My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 445 The art of evil
After listening to Master Chen's words, Jiang Xinghuo walked over and looked at the two large water tanks stuck in the pit.

It appears to be about two meters high, and its surface is made of gold-plated and silver-inlaid craftsmanship, with some cloud-like patterns engraved on it.

Jiang Xinghuo stood there, his right eye's small pupil emerged, a faint divine light flashed, revealing his Tathagatagarbha talent.

With the Tathagata-garbha opened, Jiang Xinghuo is a walking encyclopedia. I dare not say much, but just the building materials and various data piled up in this ancient house, nothing can be hidden from the sight of the Tathagata-garbha.

However, Tathagatagarbha can only tell the age of the two water jars, but cannot tell what is inside them.

Jiang Xinghuo opened his treasure-hunting eyes again and wanted to see through the water tank to see what was inside.

The result was a blur. The cloud-like patterns on the water tank completely blocked his sight.

"Boss, how do you think we should deal with this?"

At this time, a worker nearby asked.

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a while, breathed a sigh of relief, and decided to let these workers go back first, so that they would not see anything they shouldn’t see and cause trouble if it got out.

"It's okay. You've all been working hard these days. I'll make the decision today and give you all a day off. Go back and have a good rest. I'll have someone take care of this, and you can continue tomorrow."

Jiang Xinghuo smiled and asked everyone to leave. The workers also understood the rules. The owner had something to do and it was inconvenient for them to stay here, so they were happy to go home and relax for a day.

In the end, Jiang Xinghuo and Master Chen were the only ones left in the huge yard.

Jiang Xinghuo turned around and glanced at Master Chen, "What do you think, stay here with me?"

"Hey... If the boss doesn't mind, I really want to see it. I don't know whether the things written in books by our ancestors are true or not. If I can see it with my own eyes, it will be worth my life."

Master Chen walked over to Jiang Xinghuo, looked at the two large water tanks in the pit, and continued:

"Besides, I also want to know if there are gods in this world. If there really are gods, maybe I can use the excuse of immortality to live another ten or eight years."

"All right, as long as you're not afraid of seeing anything dirty."

Jiang Xinghuo did not force the old man to leave. Besides, there was no need to do so and it was not something shameful.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo jumped into the pit, looked at the place where the molten iron was poured, and turned back and said, "Master Chen, hand me a tool, I'll see if I can pry it open."

Master Chen responded and walked towards where the tools were placed. After a while, he came back with a chisel and a hammer, bent down and handed them to Jiang Xinghuo.

"I think that seal is pretty tight. If that doesn't work, we can just smash the water tank above and see what's inside. Although this water tank is quite old, it's not worth much."

"Okay, I'll try it first."

Jiang Xinghuo picked up the iron chisel and hammer, and started chiseling with his back to Master Chen, but secretly used thunder magic. The iron chisel emitted fine silver-white electric arcs, silently destroying the molten iron in the middle.

After about five minutes, Jiang Xinghuo completely destroyed the circle of molten iron. Without the seal of molten iron, the two water tanks were not so tight.

Jiang Xinghuo was just about to move the water tank above when he heard Master Chen shouting beside him.

"Move later!!"

"what happened?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked back, feeling somewhat puzzled.

I don't know when Master Chen lit up his pipe again and squatted there, puffing away:
"You think this thing has been buried underground for such a long time, if there is something inside, it would have rotted into soup long ago, so for the sake of safety, you should come up and use tools to move the water tank away, so that you don't let the miasma and rot in it hurt you later."

When Jiang Xinghuo heard this, he thought, well, what the old man said made sense. Although he was not afraid of the poisonous gas, there was no need to take the risk.

"Okay, you are more experienced, I will follow your instructions."

Jiang Xinghuo left the pit and found a sturdy piece of wood to support the water tank. The two of them exerted force at the same time and pushed the water tank to the side.

thump!
The upper water tank fell to the side, revealing the larger water tank below. However, when the two men saw what was inside the larger tank, they stood there in a daze, not saying a word.

Because inside the big water tank below, there was a person sitting cross-legged steadily!!
He was a Taoist priest with white hair, a youthful face and ragged clothes. His eyes were slightly closed and his hands were flat on his knees. His nails were curved like argali horns, but their texture was like jade. He also exuded a faint scent of sandalwood.

"The remains of a corpse-reincarnated immortal (rare material), the remains of a Taoist master who practiced the method of corpse-reincarnation. This method emphasizes dying first and then shedding the body, abandoning the physical body and focusing on the original spirit, like a cicada that keeps its skin but changes its bones, so it is also called the immortal of the mortal world."

"However, this corpse-reincarnating immortal has not yet mastered his cultivation, and his skills have not yet reached perfection. It will take quite some time for him to recover."

Um? ?

Looking at the information in Tathagata's field of vision, Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself, what does this mean? Could it be that the other party could come back to life in the future? ?
"Master Chen, this is the corpse-reincarnation immortal you mentioned, right?"

Jiang Xinghuo turned around and looked at the master beside him.

Master Chen tapped the pipe in his hand and nodded:

"This situation is similar to what is recorded in that ancient book. If the book is not false, this corpse is probably the legendary corpse reincarnation immortal."

"Boss Jiang, what are you going to do with this body?"

Master Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Of course I've called the police."

Jiang Xinghuo pointed at the body in the jar and said:

"No matter if he is a corpse immortal or not, if we dare to burn him today, we will probably have to work on the sewing machine tomorrow. It is better to leave it to the relevant professionals."

"That's a good idea..."

As he spoke, Master Chen took out his cell phone from his pocket, took a series of photos of the corpse, and said:
"I will write a book when I retire tomorrow. I will write down all these strange things. Maybe I can write a famous book like Pu Songling and pass it down to future generations."

After Jiang Xinghuo heard this, he suddenly asked curiously, "Are there many such things?"

"Quite a bit."

Master Chen said seriously:

"I have been repairing old houses all my life. I have traveled all over China and encountered many strange things, many of which cannot be explained by science."

"Then please tell me about it if you have the chance..."

Jiang Xinghuo also took out his cell phone from his pocket, took a few photos of the corpse, and then called Lin Tianshou and Jiang Miaozhen. Half an hour later.

Two jeeps were parked outside the old house, as well as a large commercial truck.

Lin Tianshou and Jiang Miaozhen walked in directly with their people.

When they saw the figure in the water tank, they couldn't help but be shocked. Although over the years, the Public Opinion Research Bureau and the Archaeological Bureau have discovered many things related to worldly powers throughout the country.

But never before had such a lifelike corpse been found. It looked as if it was asleep, without any signs of death or illness.

Moreover, according to folk legends, only those masters who have reached a very high level of spiritual practice will exude the scent of sandalwood.

People who have reached this level are called earth immortals in Taoism, arhats in Buddhism, and sages in Confucianism.

Ordinary people only emit body odor from sweat. Even those who pay great attention to health care and regulation can only make their body odor as close to zero as possible.

"Boss, this body still has vital signs. Although the heartbeat is very weak, it still maintains three to five beats per minute, but it is extremely weak."

A member of the Public Opinion Research Bureau used a machine similar to an electrocardiogram to conduct a preliminary examination on the Taoist priest who was sitting cross-legged in the water tank, and finally came to this conclusion.

"This is normal……"

Jiang Miaozhen walked to the edge of the pit, looked at the jade-like nails on the Taoist's hands, and said:
"It is recorded in the Taoist scriptures that corpse transformation is the transformation of corpse form, the refining and transformation of the true nature, and the transformation of the body. Although it is a lower level of immortality, there are many ways to achieve transformation. Some may hide in forests and springs, some may travel around foreign lands, some may die in an empty valley, some may transform into a secluded rock, some may keep their hair in a bun, some may keep their clothes tied, and some may even be refined in water and fire and resurrect after thousands of years, and some may be injured by weapons or have their limbs broken but still live..."

"It is recorded in the Records of Strange Things that in ancient times, Peng Zu met an immortal who could transform corpses into immortals in the mountains. He was taught the method of prolonging life and lived to be 800 years old before he died without any illness."

"There is also Zhao Chengzi, a disciple of Shangqing's first ancestor Wei Huacun, who is also an accomplished corpse-transmigration immortal."

"The condition of this corpse is similar to that of Zhao Chengzi, but his cultivation has not yet reached maturity, so he can only maintain his vitality in this state. Perhaps in a few decades or even hundreds of years, he will be able to complete his merits and be ranked among the immortals, and live forever."

Master Chen was listening to the conversation between the few people nearby. He couldn't help but pull Jiang Xinghuo's sleeve and asked about the backgrounds of these people.

He doesn't look like a policeman, but he speaks in such mysterious language, talking about being an immortal and living forever.

Jiang Xinghuo did not give a direct answer, but just said "special department" to stop the old man from talking.

It's already a special department. If I continue to ask questions, I'll just get myself into trouble.

"Team Leader Lin, Sister Miaozhen, what do you think we should do with this body? Should we just dispose of it right away, or should we take it back and study it slowly?"

Jiang Miaozhen: "Let's move it back and let the people from the Archaeological Bureau study it to see if there are any other discoveries."

Lin Tianshou: "That's good. Even if there is nothing to gain, I can still get some relevant information. It's not a loss at all."

Afterwards, Lin Tianshou ordered his men to pull the two large water vats and the Taoist priests sitting cross-legged in the vats into the commercial truck.

Master Chen was also invited back. He witnessed these things with his own eyes, so they had to talk to him.

Jiang Xinghuo also took a ride and returned to his shop.

The matter in the old house has come to an end for the time being, and the subsequent matters will be handled by the Public Opinion Survey Bureau, and he is too lazy to get involved.

In the afternoon, Jiang Xinghuo did not open the store, but locked the door and continued playing his game.

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Most of the buildings in Fire Lord City are dilapidated, and only a few buildings still retain their former appearance."

"Are you planning on heading to the abandoned and dilapidated City Lord's Mansion, or heading to the central square where the Left-Way Warlocks roam, or heading to the bombing area of ​​the Firearms Battalion in the city?"

The game provides three options: the abandoned city lord's mansion, the square market where the left-handed sorcerers roam, and the bombing area of ​​the firearms battalion.

Jiang Xinghuo took a quick look. The game didn't give a detailed description, only the place names and options. So Jiang Xinghuo didn't know the difference and could only explore them one by one in order.

"You chose to go to the square market where the left-handed sorcerer lingered first."

"On the way, please wait..."

"The square market in Fire Lord City was once a famous place. Because the city lord has always been fair and strict, transactions here are very safe."

"But since the night of dawn, Fire God City disappeared from the secular world, and Fire Lord City also fell into decline. The city lord mysteriously disappeared and his whereabouts remain unknown to this day."

"This place has also become a battlefield for the war between ghosts and gods. Under the baptism of continuous artillery bombardment, this majestic ancient city has been reduced to ruins. The city is full of resentment, and countless resentful souls who died in vain linger in the city. Over time, it has attracted many evil sorcerers who want to use the resentment here to practice and improve their own strength."

"Before you even reached the market square, you found a number of deformed and festering corpses on the street. They looked disgusting and unacceptable."

"These corpses were created by someone practicing witchcraft. It has some similarities to witchcraft, but is also fundamentally different."

"The main method of breeding Gu worms is to feed them with various strange and highly poisonous substances, and then let them fight and bite each other. With the help of the blood of the refiner, the Gu worms can be controlled as if they were one's own arms."

"But the magic of ghosts is exactly the opposite. It does not use various strange and poisonous materials, but instead plants insects on the corpses of monsters and demons. After absorbing the nutrients in the bodies of these monsters and demons, it then generates all kinds of terrifying powers."

"You were attacked by a sorcerer."

"The witch doctor is from the same lineage as the Gu Master in Miaojiang. He is best at controlling various poisonous insects. He is even more ruthless than the Gu Master. He has no concept of good and evil and only acts according to his own preferences."

"A cloud of black insects, controlled by the magician, are flying towards you. They can turn you into a pile of bones and skeletons in an instant by biting you."

"How are you going to fend off these bugs?"

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the weakness of these insects. All insects fear extreme environments the most, and even these highly poisonous insects are no exception."

Seeing the prompt message in the game text, how could Jiang Xinghuo not understand the reason? Isn't the Kitchen God's Fire specially designed to deal with this kind of situation?

"You used the Kitchen God's Fire."

"You gathered the Kitchen God's fire around your body, forming a Dharma body that was glowing with fire."

"Before those insects could get close to you, they were burned to ashes by the scorching heat..."

The update has been late recently. On the one hand, I have no time to slack off at work, and on the other hand, I am not feeling well. I beg everyone to forgive me. In fact, how to write the follow-up is all in my mind. Two million words will not be a problem. The main reason is that I can't muster the energy. I don't feel any pain or itchiness all over my body, but I feel weak, tired, and have a dry cough. I don't want to move. I just want to close my eyes and don't even want to play with my phone.

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(End of this chapter)