My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 452 Jiangnan Road

"You have awakened in the secret room. Do you want to light the ghost candle in your hand?"

Jiang Xinghuo used the scapegoat's ability and came back to life from the secret room again, but this time, he had something extra in his hand.

"You lit the ghost candle."

"The green flame instantly illuminated the dark chamber, and a chilling aura gradually spread from the flame of the ghost candle."

"This is an ominous object that belongs only to the underworld. Although the Fire Officer does not know what it is, he instinctively senses the threat. This inconspicuous candle may very well cost him his life."

"So, the Fire-wielding Heavenly Official lit up the Kitchen God's fire in his palm and transformed into a ferocious dragon-shark beast, rushing towards your position, trying to nip the threat in the bud."

"Do you want to blow out the ghost candle in your hand?"

"Please note that the Ghost Candle is a mysterious creation forged by the unique craftsmanship of the underworld. It has many incredible and strange properties. One of them is that creatures that die under the Ghost Candle will lose the qualification for reincarnation and will be wiped out of consciousness, becoming lonely ghosts wandering in the underworld. No means of summoning souls can bring them back to the human world again."

"So, it's best to think twice before using this ghost candle. If you regret it, you won't even have the chance to choose again."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Should I choose to extinguish the ghost candle in my hand without hesitation, or let the stove god fire burn me to ashes again?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that something must be wrong with this person's brain to choose the second answer so as to commit suicide.

Besides, he found Guizhu in order to kill the Fire Officer, so he did not consider the consequences.

"You extinguished the ghost candle in your hand, and the green flame disappeared instantly. At the same time, the dragon-shark beast transformed by the Kitchen God's fire also devoured your body again."

"Your body turned to ashes in the flames."

"You are dead."

"You're lost, Ghost Candle-1."

"However, before you died, you saw an indescribable look of fear on the other person's face."

"It felt that the vitality in its body was rapidly draining away, and this situation could not be stopped at all. In just a moment, the vigorous vitality in the other party's body had disappeared, leaving only a cold shell."

"The Fire Officer is dead."

"This newly emerged consciousness wanted to use the body of the Fire-wielding Heavenly Official to gain a place in the secular world, but it was defeated by your ghost candle."

"Do you want to activate the scapegoat's talent?"

After seeing the description of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo finally put his mind at ease.

He had already prepared himself mentally. If the ghost candle didn't work, he didn't plan to waste any more time. He would directly activate the teleportation function of the shrine and leave Fire Lord City to go to other places.

I can't get the things anyway, and resurrection would mean committing suicide in another way, so why bother?

Fortunately, the Ghost Candle did not disappoint him and actually killed the Fire Official who had usurped the throne. If he has the chance in the future, he can look for it again to see if he can get a few more Ghost Candles.

Maybe it can come in handy at a critical moment.

"You activated the talent of the scapegoat and woke up in the secret room again."

"Current remaining times: 0/6."

The number of scapegoats you can use today has been used up. If another scapegoat dies next time, you will have to use dog food.

"You walked to the body of the Fire-wielding Celestial Official and took the treasure from him."

"You have obtained the fire of the Kitchen God."

"The Kitchen God's Fire Qi (legendary material), a wisp of fire Qi condensed from the Kitchen God's own blood and the fires of thousands of families' stoves, was originally given to the Fire-Bearing Heavenly Official to build the 'Kitchen God's Dharma Image'."

"But it takes a lot of time to nurture the fire of the Kitchen God. The Fire Official waited for many years but the fire never came out of the furnace. Until the day of his death, this wisp of fire was still nurtured in the furnace."

"Later, a new consciousness was born in the body of the Fire-Bearing Heavenly Official, and among the incomplete memories it inherited was information about the Fire Qi of the Kitchen God."

"So for all these years, the other party has always regarded this wisp of fire as his own property and never allowed outsiders to come into contact with it. But in the end, it was all in vain, and you got it for nothing."

"Now that you have obtained the Kitchen God's Fire Qi, what are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to directly integrate this wisp of fire into your body, or save it for later use in building the Kitchen God's Dharma Image?"

"If you choose to integrate this wisp of fire into your body, then your Kitchen God Fire will undergo a qualitative change."

“But if you do this, you will no longer be able to separate it from yourself. If you want to build a statue of the Kitchen God in the future, you must find another strand of Kitchen God’s Fire Qi.”

"I wonder what choice you are going to make next?"

Jiang Xinghuo read the description of the game text and felt that the latter was more cost-effective. Although futures were not as good as spot, what if futures prices skyrocketed?

The level of the Kitchen God's fire can be slowly improved. As long as there is a way to gather the fire, it is just a matter of time.

It is better to use the legendary material like Kitchen Emperor's Fire Qi on the blade. Maybe you can obtain the structural blueprint of Kitchen God's image in the future. If you use the Kitchen Emperor's Fire Qi, you will be helpless.

No one knows whether the Kitchen God is still alive. If he is gone, this wisp of Kitchen God's fire may be the last wisp in the world. It is not like other raw materials, which can be found again if they are gone.

After making up his mind, Jiang Xinghuo pressed the screen and chose to put away the Kitchen Emperor's Fire Qi and use it later when building the Dharma image.

However, that is something that is far off. He does not know where the structural blueprint of the Kitchen God's statue is, and it is not certain whether he can find it. Now he can only prepare for a rainy day.

"Now that you have obtained the Fire Qi of the Kitchen God, do you still want to touch the body of the Fire-wielding Heavenly Official?"

"You chose to touch the corpse."

"You carefully explored the body of the Fire-wielding Celestial Official and found some things that are excellent materials for cultivating the Fire God Form. Do you want to use them on yourself?"

The game text didn't say what it was specifically, it just asked him whether he wanted to choose to use it. After Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment, he gave his answer.

“You chose to use these materials.”

"Your Vulcan phase level has been increased by +7."

"You have already begun to condense the Fire God's form, and can increase your own magical power by controlling the Fire God's form."

"Duration: half a minute."

At the moment when the game text flashed by, Jiang Xinghuo also realized the secret of the Fire God. However, Jiang Xinghuo still suppressed his curiosity.

There was quite a bit of noise when the Fire God form was being used, somewhat similar to Jiang Miaozhen's Thunder God form. The small shop couldn't afford this kind of noise, and if it caused a fire or something, it would be too costly.

The only drawback is that it lasts too short, half a minute is about thirty seconds, not too much, not too little either. It is enough to clear out the minions, but if you are facing those real masters, thirty seconds is not enough.

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that it seemed that he had to work harder to find materials and try to upgrade the level of the God of Fire as soon as possible.

This is also to prepare for building the Kitchen God's Dharma Image in the future. He remembered that when he obtained the Fire God's Dharma Image, the game text stated very clearly that the Fire God's Dharma Image is the basis for practicing the Kitchen God's Dharma Image, and it can also be said to be a prerequisite version. One must first cultivate the Fire God's Dharma Image before further practicing the Kitchen God's Dharma Image.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo had a hidden idea in his mind, which was to build the images of the Kitchen God and the images of the laws of burials in the future game process.

Although these three forms cannot be used at the same time, don't forget that he has practiced the Martial Lord's Nine Deaths Cicada secret method. Even if it is only an incomplete version, he can still cultivate nine cicada shells.

By then, if he could find a method similar to the Taiyin Form Refining Method that could split his own consciousness, and at the same time control the remains of the cicada shells, he might be able to unleash three different kinds of Dharma powers.

However, this is just an idea in Jiang Xinghuo's mind, and whether it can be successfully implemented remains to be verified.

Because he once tried to put his own consciousness into the remains of the cicada shell, although he could freely control the remains of the cicada shell and use all the power of his body.

However, when controlling the movements of the remains of the cicada shell, the control over the main body is reduced to the lowest level, which is somewhat similar to the idle state of a game character. It can sense changes outside but cannot control both to move at the same time.

I don't know if this is the original characteristic of the Nine-Death Cicada, or if it's because I've only cultivated fragments of it.

But no matter what, you still have to try your best. There is always a chance of something happening. If it succeeds, you will make a lot of money. If it fails, you won't lose anything.

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Should we continue to stay in this secret room, or go somewhere else?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose the second answer.

He had already gotten the things in the secret room, so there was no need to stay here any longer. He might as well go somewhere else for a while.

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to leave the secret room, and then he wandered around Huojun City.

By about five o'clock in the evening, he had explored all the remaining maps in Fire Lord City, but did not gain anything particularly great. Occasionally he found something, but they were all ordinary materials, and did not trigger any subsequent plots.

After a while, Jiang Xinghuo became a little bored and had no interest in continuing to explore.

So, he decided to leave Huojun City and visit other places.

"You left the map of Fire Lord City. I wonder where you plan to go next?"

The game text lists several maps he has visited, such as Wufu Town, Lingshen Village, Shaoxiang Village, and the earlier Dragon City, Coffin Town, Beiping, Xishen City, etc.

Jiang Xinghuo took a look and didn't pay much attention to it. He had already explored these places almost completely, and there was no guarantee that he would make any new discoveries if he went again.

So, he planned to open up a completely new map.

"You chose to go to Jiangnan Road."

"Jiangnan is a famous county of fish and rice in the secular world. It is listed as one of the three most fertile places in the secular world, along with the White Mountains and Black Waters of Guandong and the Land of Abundance of Bashu. It is also a famous big city in the secular world. Even if compared with Beiping, its prosperity and wealth are not much worse."

"Moreover, the Jiangnan region is home to many talented men and beautiful women. The 800-li Qinhuai River and 3,000 Huaiyin waterways hide countless undiscovered treasures."

"In addition, Guanglu Temple, one of the three major food organizations in the secular world, is also located in the prosperous Jiangnan area."

"Do you want to leave for Jiangnan immediately?"

"You choose to leave immediately."

"It is estimated that it will take about ten hours to reach the destination. If you have a means of transportation or a good mount, it will save a lot of time on the journey."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this, he suddenly remembered that he should go find the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian and ask him to use the spare parts and materials he found in the firearms bombing area to strengthen and upgrade the Dragon God sedan chair.

Moreover, he remembered that the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian was in the Jiangnan Dao area. If he had not left, he could probably save a lot of time.

"You have activated the innate characteristics of the Divine Machine Order."

"The mysterious power of space wrapped around your body, and you crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, and in an instant you arrived at the blacksmith shop of Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian."

"But to your disappointment, the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian has already left the Jiangnan area. It is now in an abandoned medicine house near Lingnan in the secular world."

Pity……

Jiang Xinghuo was a little disappointed after reading the text. He thought he could take advantage of the situation, but he didn't expect that the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian had already left Jiangnan.

It seems I have to run the map myself.

"You found the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian, explained your purpose, and handed over the parts and materials to him. You also specially handed over the ashes of the monsters you collected to the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian."

"When Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian saw your gift, he was very happy. These ashes of monsters and demons can be used to replace coal. I believe he won't have to worry about coal for a long time."

"Forging and strengthening is in progress, please wait..."

Jiang Xinghuo handed the things to Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian, and then just waited quietly.

Ten minutes later.

A new text message came from the game.

"The clanging sound of iron hammering gradually faded away, and Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian walked out of his studio with your things."

"Forging and strengthening completed."

"Your Dragon God Sedan's level has been increased by +4."

"The Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian added engine parts to it, which slightly increased its power and speed. When it transforms into a dragon armor, its duration is also extended."

"Dynamic duration: 15 minutes."

"Static duration: 140 minutes."

"You put away the upgraded Dragon God sedan chair, and then said goodbye to the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. Where do you plan to start from next?"

"Are you planning to return to Huojun City and then head to Jiangnan, or are you planning to start from this herbal hut and head to Jiangnan?"

(End of this chapter)