My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 454 Tomb Tiger
Jiang Xinghuo looked at the contents of the game text. Mr. Yin Yang did not explain his guess in the blood letter. After waiting for a while, no follow-up content appeared.

Therefore, the interaction regarding this blood letter should end here. If Jiang Xinghuo wants to know what happened at that time, he may have to explore it himself.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Would you like to continue digging deeper, or fill the grave back up and leave here, pretending that you never encountered this incident?"

There are still two options: continue digging or leave here.

Jiang Xinghuo did not change his mind and still chose to dig deeper into the grave. He just wanted to see what was going on. The blood letter left by Mr. Yin Yang had aroused his curiosity. If he didn't find out the truth, he would always feel like something was missing.

"You choose to continue digging. The cloud-piercing cone breaks through the soil surface and digs more than ten meters down. In the end, you see sparks flying everywhere. The cloud-piercing cone hits an obstacle again. Do you want to go down and find out what's going on?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation. If nothing unexpected happened, the real culprit should be found this time. Otherwise, why would there be so many obstacles? This was not a Feng Shui treasure cave, but just an ordinary cemetery.

"You put away the Cloud Piercing Cone and jumped down into the grave. With the blessing of Immortal Yunya, the strength of your legs has also been increased. This height will not be a problem for you."

"You jump down and brush away the loose dirt on the surface. A coffin with a metallic sheen appears in your sight."

"But what's strange to you is that this coffin is clearly an ordinary wooden coffin, but under the moonlight it has a metallic luster."

"Also, there were a lot of poultry hair and bones next to the coffin, and the fur of some large livestock could be vaguely seen under the coffin."

"Do you want to take this coffin out of the grave?"

Two options, yes or no.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided that it would be better to move it up. Even if there was something dirty inside, it would be convenient to deal with it.

"You chose to move the coffin out of the grave. However, after you tried a little, you found that the coffin was as cold as ice for some reason. It was also very heavy, like a huge rock. It was not easy to move it to the ground."

After seeing the description of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment, then casually opened the magic bag and rummaged through it for a long time before finding something.

"Soul-Locking Claw (Excellent Item), soul-stealing and life-demanding, ruthless iron claws, a strange creature from the underworld, indestructible, able to lock anything."

"Do you want to equip this pair of soul-locking claws?"

Jiang Xinghuo equipped the iron claws on the game character, and sure enough, the game text changed.

"You took out the Soul Locking Claw from your magic bag, and immediately jumped out of the grave you were in. You gently threw the Soul Locking Claw down. The moment the iron claw rested on the coffin, it had already locked the edge of the coffin tightly. Do you want to pull the coffin up by yourself?"

Jiang Xinghuo subconsciously wanted to choose yes, but the moment he clicked it, he stopped and chose the no next to it.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo opened the acupoints on his body and released the horse-faced evil god that was trapped inside the acupoints.

"You opened your acupuncture points and summoned the muscular horse-faced evil god. You borrowed his extraordinary strength and easily pulled the coffin up from the bottom of the pit."

"What are you going to do with this coffin next?"

"Should we light a fire and burn the coffin directly, or forcefully open the coffin and see what's inside?"

There are still two options, burn the coffin and open the coffin.

Jiang Xinghuo chose the latter without much thought. If he chose to burn the coffin directly, why would he bother to bring the coffin up?

"You choose to open the coffin to see what's inside. But when you are about to remove the lid, you find that the lid and the coffin seem to be welded together. No matter how hard you try, you can't move it at all."

"You asked the Horse-Faced Evil God to attack again, but even with his power, he couldn't move the coffin at all."

"You have no choice but to peer into the coffin through the vision of Tathagatagarbha, hoping to find out the reason why you can't shake the coffin."

"Fortunately, your Tathagatagarbha can analyze everything, and you quickly found the reason why the coffin lid couldn't be moved."

"The reason why this coffin cannot be moved is because it is filled with a thick, turbid aura that wraps the coffin from the inside out, almost merging it into one."

"If you want to break open this coffin, you must first disperse the turbid aura inside the coffin and destroy its balance and stability. Only then can you open the coffin. Moreover, even if you want to destroy this coffin, you must first disperse the turbid aura inside."

Seeing the prompt information given by the game text, Jiang Xinghuo thought that there were quite a lot of tricks. Under the current circumstances, it would probably not be an easy task to break open the coffin.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at his phone and thought for a while, then decided to try the power of thunder first.

The power of thunder is the natural nemesis of evil things. Coupled with its powerful destructive force, it may be able to disperse the bad luck in the coffin.

And to be on the safe side, Jiang Xinghuo also deliberately used the power of the Dharmakaya, using his limbs to splice the power of the Dharmakaya, and at the same time cast multiple thunder spells to attack the coffin.

"The dazzling golden lightning quickly submerged the coffin. Under the extremely strong and fierce power of the thunder, the coffin began to tremble and shake, and many cracks and gaps appeared on the surface. Many wisps of turbid aura spread out."

"After a while, there was a loud bang of thunder and the coffin was instantly shattered into pieces. A large amount of tangible and intangible turbid air also spread out like a tide."

"How do you plan to deal with this turbid air?"

"Will you allow this turbid air to spread everywhere, or will you try to collect the turbid air that is spreading out?"

As for this problem, Jiang Xinghuo had already been prepared. He chose to use the willow wood gourd immediately after finding it.

"Take off the willow gourd behind you, pull out the stopper, and shake it towards the tide of bad luck. The bad luck that is spreading out quickly will be swallowed up by the willow gourd like a whale swallowing the sea, leaving no trace of hidden dangers behind."

"However, due to the excessive amount of turbid air in the coffin, coupled with the miasma that the willow wood gourd had previously absorbed, the gourd's storage capacity has now reached its limit. If you want to use it again, you must release the turbid air inside."

Jiang Xinghuo glanced at the text prompt and put the gourd into the magic bag. This was not a difficult task. When he went back to the underworld, he could just find a corner and put the contents of the gourd out.

The most urgent task now was to deal with the matter in front of him. "Without the obstruction of the turbid air, you can see what is inside the coffin. It is actually a shriveled and decayed corpse. The muscles on the body have been rotten, and you can even see bones in some places. However, there are only bones below the knees, without any rotten flesh."

"In addition, you found two ferocious fangs sticking out of the corners of the corpse's mouth. They are different from the fangs of ordinary zombies. They look a bit like the canine teeth of creatures like tigers and leopards in the mountains. The nails on both hands are also very long and sharp, looking like daggers."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You used your innate ability of Tathagatagarbha to learn the secret hidden by the corpse and figured out what it was."

"You have found it, Grave Tiger."

"Tomb tigers. There are zombies in the south and tomb tigers in the north. They are a kind of monsters that are reborn from corpses. According to some ancient folklore records, the conditions for the formation of tomb tigers are very harsh, and they appear much less frequently than zombies."

"It is recorded in the "A Study of Folk Customs" that there are usually three conditions for the formation of tomb tigers."

"The first is a posthumous child born after a pregnant woman died. This is a rare situation. According to legend, if a woman was pregnant when she died, then after she was buried, the fetus in her belly might become a ghost fetus. This is especially true for pregnant women who died unjustly. The fetus will continue to grow in the mother's body until it is born after ten months. The dead mother may also come back to life and feed her child with her blood."

"When this kind of fetus grows up, there is not much difference between them and normal people. At most, they have a pair of eyes that can see through yin and yang."

"However, such people must not be buried after death. They must be burned with fire and their bodies must be completely burned to ashes. Otherwise, they will turn into tomb tigers, which have the ability to hide and transform themselves, and like to eat fresh blood."

"As its cultivation grows, its rotten body will recover. When the Tomb Tiger steps on the ground, it will transform into a 'corpse demon'. In this vast world, there are only a few that can embarrass this monster."

"The second is tomb robbers who died in ancient tombs thousands of years ago. If by chance, their bodies absorbed a large amount of corpse qi, evil qi, yin qi, and bad luck in the ancient tomb, there is a chance that they will transform into tomb tigers."

"However, this tomb tiger is not much different from ordinary zombies, and it is relatively easy to deal with. All you need to do is burn the corpse into ashes with real fire, and it will not leave the ancient tomb."

"There is another way to raise a tomb tiger. If a creature bitten by a tomb tiger is lucky enough to survive and is not infected with corpse poison, then there is a chance that it will transform into a tomb tiger after death."

"However, this kind of tomb tiger is not interested in blood, and its strength is relatively much weaker. In the ancient feudal dynasties, this kind of tomb tiger was usually used to guard the mausoleum and deal with tomb robbers."

Jiang Xinghuo read the description in the text and found that the legend about tomb tigers is also circulated in reality, mostly occurring in Inner Mongolia or the Northwest.

But there are different opinions about what the tomb tiger is. Some say it is just another name for a zombie, but it has been given other names due to geographical factors and cultural differences.

Some people also say that the tomb tiger is actually an ancient tomb guardian beast. Because the images of tomb guardian beasts are mostly based on tigers and leopards, with the addition of human creativity, a new species was derived, so it is called a tomb tiger.

Folklorists have different opinions on this. Jiang Xinghuo also looked for information, but most of them are nonsense. Many people say they have seen it, but they can't provide any evidence. The time period is also very consistent, all in the 1960s and 1970s.

Jiang Xinghuo read the text again. According to the book "A Comprehensive Examination of Folk Customs", there are three reasons for the formation of tomb tigers.

The one he has discovered so far is most likely the first type, which is also the type of tomb tiger with the most stringent formation conditions.

It is impossible for there to be a thousand-year-old tomb here in broad daylight, so the second theory is naturally ruled out.

If the third theory is true, that kind of tomb tiger does not like blood, but the fur and bones in the pit cannot be explained.

Therefore, the most likely statement is the first one.

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about these things when he saw new game text pop up on the screen.

"What are you going to do with this tomb tiger now?"

"Will you choose to burn this tomb tiger with fire, or imprison it in the cave and use it for your own benefit?"

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw the text, he thought to himself that he was not the kind of person who was not picky about food. Not to mention that he already had the Hanba, whose power was definitely superior to that of this tomb tiger. Even if there was no Hanba imprisoned in the acupoint, he would not be interested in such a monster.

It’s better to burn it with fire.

"You picked up a pile of firewood and weeds from the local area, surrounded the corpse of the tomb tiger, and tried to start a fire to burn it to ashes."

"However, you find that the firewood cannot be lit at all. The flames will be extinguished as soon as they are lit. It seems that there is no condition for ignition at all."

"Instead, the tomb tiger, which was originally sleeping, began to tremble, and the amplitude of the trembling became stronger and stronger. I don't know when its cloudy and dim eyes quietly opened and stared at you, as if it would pounce on you at any time."

Eh?
Do you still want to pounce? ?
Jiang Xinghuo thought, you'd better stay here honestly, so he took out the Five Dragon Flag he had just obtained from his magic bag.

"Do you want to use this item to trap the tomb tiger?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation.

"You have used the Five Dragon Flags of the Sky Net."

"Thirty-six five-element dragon-patterned flags were inserted around the tomb tiger, forming an invisible barrier that trapped the tomb tiger firmly inside."

"What are you going to do with this tomb tiger next?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text. Since ordinary flames didn't work, he decided to try other flames.

He remembered the True Fire Talisman he found on Mr. Yin Yang, and clicked on the item to use it.

"You have used the True Fire Talisman."

"The True Fire Talisman can stir up the pure Yang energy between heaven and earth. It is not an ordinary mana fire, so the firewood was quickly burned."

"The tomb tiger was also wrapped in the burning pure yang fire. It kept roaring and trying to escape, but was blocked by the dragnet of the Five Dragon Flags."

Recently, Liu Yifei's weight loss method has been widely circulated on the Internet. I also tried it. In five days, I lost 13 pounds. My face became thinner, my chest circumference became two centimeters thinner, and my waist circumference became one centimeter shorter. But I did feel a little hungry. It will definitely not work in the long run. I will see if I can gain weight back in two days after eating normally.

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