My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 453: Followers of Yin Yang Gong
Jiang Xinghuo looked at the prompts in the game text and tried starting from outside the medicine house first.

"You choose to head toward Jiangnan Road from outside Yaolu. It will take about 12 hours to reach your desired destination."

"However, if you have a means of transportation or a mount, you can shorten the journey time."

"Do you want to set off immediately?"

When Jiang Xinghuo read the text, he wondered why there were two extra hours. Well, let's just take Huojun City as the starting point.

So, Jiang Xinghuo used the teleportation function of the Divine Machine Order and returned to the outside of Huojun City.

"You have returned to Fire Lord City."

"You chose to go to Jiangnan Road."

"Take out the Dragon God's Palanquin from your magic bag as a means of transportation. This will greatly shorten your travel time."

"On the way, it is estimated that we will reach the Jiangnan Road area you want to go to in about three hours."

"Please wait..."

The game has entered a semi-idle state, and there is no subsequent interactive plot to trigger for the time being.

"Do you want to activate the Dragon God's gift of 'Pray to the Gods'?"

Just like before, every time he used this item, it would trigger the Dragon God Sedan's innate skills, allowing him to be mentally prepared in advance.

"Pray to the gods and ask for fortune and misfortune. The fortune and misfortune are being deduced. Please wait..."

"You have obtained a medium fortune."

Ok?
Average fortune?

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows. This was the first time such a result had occurred. What did it mean? Did it mean that his luck was neither good nor bad?
Or there are other directions or meanings.

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while but couldn't come up with any clue, so he simply stopped paying attention to it. He would know the answer when the time came.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo threw his phone aside to charge and went to the kitchen to cook dinner.

A plate of twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, a big bowl of rice, and a glass of ice cola.

This is Jiang Xinghuo’s dinner today. The greasy pork belly exudes a shiny luster, the scrambled eggs with tomatoes are tempting in color, and are garnished with green chopped green onions. It is paired with a big bowl of freshly cooked rice.

Jiang Xinghuo sat on the sofa and ate with his mouth drooling. After his taste buds received the ultimate enjoyment, his mood was also affected and became happy.

After finishing the meal, Jiang Xinghuo washed the dishes and sat on the sofa drinking Coke and watching Detective Di Renjie on TV.

Suddenly, the phone that was charging nearby rang and a new message popped up.

Jiang Xinghuo went over and picked up the phone to see that an unexpected plot was triggered while he was on the road.

"You found a dry grave on the roadside while you were on the road. It looked out of place with the surrounding environment because the graves were all covered with weeds, but there was no grass growing on that grave. Even the soil and rocks were dry and cracked, as if they had been scorched by high temperatures."

"After seeing this scene, you were very surprised. Do you want to go over and explore it carefully?"

There are two options: continue on your way or stop to explore.

Jiang Xinghuo chose the latter answer without much thought. Since the relevant interaction had already been triggered, he had no reason to refuse.

"You chose to continue to explore the past carefully."

"You have triggered the talent of treasure-hunting eyes."

"There is a bright light flashing in your left eye, trying to see through the secrets hidden under the cracked soil and rocks."

"However, your treasure-hunting eyes only saw a thick and turbid aura, and you couldn't see clearly what was underneath."

"Do you want to go explore again?"

Jiang Xinghuo still did not choose to refuse, but took out the willow wood gourd from the magic bag. In case the turbid air surged up after the grave was opened, he could use the willow wood gourd in time to absorb the turbid air.

"You stepped down from the Dragon God's sedan chair, waded through the withered weeds around you, and came to the front of the grave."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to use external force to forcibly break open this tomb, or will you use the power of the underground dragon vein to raze this tomb to the ground?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a while and chose the former. He decided to use external force to demolish the tomb. If he used the dragon-raising technique of the clan house, if there were any good things in the tomb, they would be easily buried deep underground.

"You took out the Cloud Piercing Awl from your magic bag, and with the power in your body, you broke open the tomb in an instant. Stone and dirt flew like locusts. But after you broke open the tomb, you found that there was no coffin inside, only some broken pieces of tattered clothes."

"The tattered clothes (common materials) and the rags buried in the graves have lost their value for reuse because they have been eroded by soil microorganisms underground for many years."

"Would you like to pick up those rags?"

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You find that although those rags have no value for reuse, the soil microorganisms and bacteria in them react and seem to have undergone some different changes."

Seeing the hint given in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment, then picked up the scraps of cloth. Although he didn't know what these things were used for, he decided to keep them for a while. If they were of no use, he could just throw them away. Anyway, there was enough space in the magic bag.

"You have collected the rags buried in the grave, what are you going to do next?"

"Should we continue digging deeper, or fill the grave and leave?"

There are still two options, either continue digging or leave here.

Jiang Xinghuo thought that since he was already here, it wouldn't hurt to stay here for a while longer. He wanted to see if there were any unknown secrets under the tomb.

"You chose to keep digging."

"The cloud piercing cone continues to dig deeper under your control. After digging about five or six meters deep, you suddenly feel that the cloud piercing cone seems to encounter resistance, as if something is blocking the cloud piercing cone. Do you want to go down to see what's going on?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

"You jumped to the bottom of the grave and found that the object touched by the Cloud Piercing Cone was actually a withered corpse. Judging from the clothes it was wearing and the things scattered around the corpse, it should be a follower of Yin Yang Master."

"Master Yin Yang, the ancestor of Yin Yang masters in the secular world, is proficient in various methods, including but not limited to Yin Yang, Five Elements, Eight Diagrams, Feng Shui, and physiognomy, etc."

"Most of his followers are Yin-Yang masters who walk the earth and specialize in exploring graves and exorcising ghosts and demons. They have always had a good reputation among the people." "This corpse was a Yin-Yang master before his death. Judging from the completeness of his body, his Taoist skills should have been quite high before his death. Do you want to touch his corpse?"

"You chose to touch the body of this Yin Yang Master."

"You searched the body and found something."

"You have obtained a set of Heavenly Dragnet Five Dragon Flags, a peach wood inkstone, a box of peach wood scraps, a string of green aphid copper coins, a broken True Fire Talisman, a Heavenly Crafts Ruler, a pot of black dog blood with medicine added, and a blood letter from Mr. Yin Yang."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look at what he had found and thought that he had gained quite a lot. He hoped that there would be some good things.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo began to count them one by one.

"The Sky Net Five Dragon Flag (rare item), a unique magic weapon of the Yin Yang Master lineage, is divided into thirty-six pieces, the number of dark and heavenly, which can block a fixed area and form an invisible prison to prevent the trapped enemies from escaping. The flag is embroidered with five elements of dragon patterns, which can trap the enemy while also using the power of the five elements to attack and suppress the enemy."

"Duration: 20 minutes."

"Attention, although the Five Dragon Flags can be used to trap the enemy, if the enemy breaks through the blockade of the Heavenly Dragnet, the Five Dragon Flags will no longer play any role within 24 hours."

Jiang Xinghuo brought the thing into reality. It was a wooden box as big as a small suitcase, with thirty-six Five-Dragon flags inside.

It doesn't look like there's anything special about it, and I don't know what level of monsters it can stop.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at it for a while, then threw the thing into the magic bag. He would try it again when he had the chance.

"Peach wood inkstone (excellent item), made of pure yang lightning-struck peach wood mixed with black dog blood. It can not only measure houses and buildings, but also form an ink net to seal dirty things with evil spirits."

Jiang Xinghuo is not unfamiliar with this thing. It can even be said that everyone who has watched Uncle Ying's movies will not feel unfamiliar with it. It is a magic weapon he often uses to deal with zombies.

"Peach wood debris (excellent material), the debris powder of peach wood struck by pure yang lightning. The smoke emitted after burning can drive away evil spirits and cover the eyes of ghosts and monsters. It can also be used as a raw material for refining elixirs."

"Green Fly Copper Coins (Excellent Item), seventy-two ancient copper coins soaked in green fly blood. Wearing them on your body can ward off evil spirits, and keeping them at home can also keep your home safe."

Jiang Xinghuo just took a quick look at the two things and then threw them into the magic bag without paying too much attention to them.

"True Fire Talisman·Remnant (rare consumable item), a talisman that Master Yin Yang painstakingly researched over many years. It can draw out the true fire yang energy in the world and is a natural nemesis of those evil things."

"However, the True Fire Talisman in your hand is incomplete. The talisman on the yellow paper is only half written. It seems that for some reason, you had to stop writing this talisman."

"But you can try to use your Tathagata's talent. Perhaps you will have a chance to comprehend the principle of making the True Fire Talisman and thus complete this True Fire Talisman."

"Do you want to activate the innate ability of Tathagatagarbha?"

Two options, yes or no.

Jiang Xinghuo certainly would not choose to refuse, and immediately clicked the yes option, and the game text changed accordingly.

"You have activated the innate ability of Tathagata to analyze the origin of all things."

"Analysis in progress, please wait..."

"..."

"You have successfully deciphered the manufacturing principle of the True Fire Talisman."

"You have obtained the formula for the True Fire Talisman."

"You now have the recipe for the True Fire Talisman. As long as you have enough materials, you can complete this unfinished talisman."

Jiang Xinghuo watched the game text flash on the screen, and his mind was suddenly enlightened. The related secret tricks immediately flooded into his mind.

"Do you want to complete this True Fire Talisman immediately?"

"You chose to complete this True Fire Talisman, but to complete this True Fire Talisman, you still need some materials."

Following the instructions of the game, Jiang Xinghuo went to the niche shop again and bought a piece of chicken blood ink that had been refined for more than ten years. Only ink dissolved with pure yang blood could be used to draw a complete true fire talisman.

"The talisman is being completed..."

"You have completed the True Fire Talisman."

"The True Fire Talisman (a rare item) can draw the pure Yang energy between heaven and earth into flames. If it is supplemented by peach and cypress wood, it is enough to kill most demons and evil spirits."

Jiang Xinghuo put the things away and continued to count other things.

"The Tiangong ruler (excellent tool), also known as the Mengong ruler, was originally a measuring tool made by the God of Heaven. Later, it was modified by the Yin-Yang God and became a tool for measuring the fortune of a house. It can determine the feng shui and geography of a house."

"Black dog blood (common item). A pot of black dog blood mixed with secret medicine can dispel evil spirits and exorcise evil spirits. It is also the nemesis of evil spirits and sorcerers. If a sorcerer gets this black dog blood on him, his mana will be temporarily ineffective and cannot be restored in a short period of time."

Up to this point, everything found on the Yin-Yang Master has been almost counted, with only the last letter written in blood from the Yin-Yang Master remaining.

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the corresponding text and began to look at the contents of the blood letter.

"You read the blood letter left by Mr. Yin Yang and got a glimpse of why he died here."

"According to the records written in blood, the owner of this withered grave was the village chief of Sangtian Village not far away. He died of old age and illness and was eventually buried here."

"But since the death of the village chief, many strange things have happened in Sangtian Village. First, a large number of poultry were lost in the village every day, and then gradually large livestock, such as cattle, horses, sheep, mules and the like, were lost."

"Moreover, there was no trace left at the scene, as if it had disappeared out of thin air. The villagers were puzzled. It happened that Mr. Yin Yang passed by here and learned about this. He knew there was something strange, so he took his men to wander around the area and finally locked his target on the new grave."

"Mr. Yin Yang explained the general situation and wanted to open the coffin for an autopsy. The villagers agreed with him and took the initiative to help."

"Who would have thought that when they dug up the grave, they found that it was completely empty. There was nothing inside. No one knew where the coffin and the body had gone."

"Seeing this scene, Mr. Yin Yang's heart sank. He knew that this matter was a bit tricky and he was afraid that he could not solve it."

"He could have just given up and left, but based on his duty as a Yin-Yang master and the moral principles in his heart, he decided to give it a try and risk his life to resolve this matter."

"This blood letter was left by Mr. Yin Yang when he was alive. It records his experiences this time and his speculations about this situation."

"He suspected that the body of the dead village chief had turned into a legendary monster..."

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