My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 468: Clues to the Origin of Dao Traces

Looking at the prompt message that popped up in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and chose to activate the Tathagata talent.

He wanted to see what secrets were hidden in this piece of Mother Earth's remaining skin.

"You have activated the talent of Tathagatagarbha."

"Open your Tathagata Dharma Eye, listen to the vision of Tathagata, and observe this remnant skin of Mother Earth."

"Decoding in progress, please wait..."

"You have successfully deciphered the secrets hidden in the remains of Mother Earth's skin."

"According to the information recorded on the remnant skin of the Earth Mother, the power of the Origin Dao Mark is hidden under this sky-reaching Yin Vein. The researchers in the laboratory speculate that there may be fragments of the Origin Dao Mark hidden underneath, but we don't know the exact location, so we can only lock down a rough range."

"But they came back empty-handed after several attempts to search for it, so the researchers simply recorded this incident, as well as the method to the Yin vein under the cliff, on this piece of Mother Earth's remaining skin."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Do you choose to jump off the cliff from the broken edge, or follow the method left by the researchers and find the corresponding path to enter the bottom of the cliff?"

The game gives two options, either go down the cliff or follow the path left by the researcher.

The Origin of Dao Trace, this was the name used in the last secular civilization. In today's secular world, the Origin of Dao Trace is called the Golden Law.

The old man in the ancestral hall of Taiping Ancient Town said that when the last secular civilization was facing doomsday, it wanted to collect the original Dao traces to reverse the situation, but was finally blocked by the powerful people of the ancient times, so that the civilization was completely submerged under the natural disaster.

Now, the Golden Law has also been integrated into his body, and the completeness is not low, close to 10% completeness. If he can find fragments of the Golden Law under this Yin Vein, the completeness will be further improved.

As for how he should get to the bottom of the cliff, Jiang Xinghuo thought about it carefully. If he chose to go down from the broken edge of the cliff, he would probably be killed by the Earth Mother. There was no need to waste a life in vain.

Moreover, now that there is a way to reach the bottom of the cliff smoothly, there is no need for him to take risks. Without sufficient benefits, taking risks is not a wise choice.

"You followed the records on the remains of the Earth Mother's skin and found a secret place. There used to be an abandoned elevator here that could lead directly to the Tongtian Yinmai of this cliff."

"However, this laboratory has been unattended for a long time, and the backup power supply has gradually consumed all its stored power over the years."

"You might be able to try to use thunder magic to activate the backup battery, which might restore the elevator's ability to operate again."

Jiang Xinghuo followed the instructions in the game text, opened the skill panel, and clicked on Thunder Magic to use it.

"You awakened the Thunder Ancestor's Treasure Scroll in your body, and brilliant purple-gold lightning swept out, instantly enveloping the backup battery. Along with a burst of crackling sounds, the originally dim elevator lit up, and the sound of mechanical operation could be heard from the rusty elevator box."

"You have activated the lab backup battery."

"Do you want to take this elevator to explore the Tongtian Yinmai below the cliff?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation.

"You walked into the dilapidated elevator. The sound of the steel cable sliding was heard, and the elevator car began to slowly descend at a constant speed. This lasted for about two minutes. The elevator trembled slightly, and the sound of the machinery stopped abruptly."

"The elevator door slowly opened to both sides. Outside the door was endless darkness. With the help of the incandescent light inside the elevator, I could vaguely see a small path on the ground, winding and twisting, and leading to nowhere."

"But even so, the light can only illuminate a distance of two or three meters outside the door in front of you. The light farther away has been completely swallowed up by the darkness, and you can only see some things vaguely. What are your plans next?"

"Do you plan to close the elevator door and return to the laboratory, or get out of the elevator and try to explore in the darkness?"

"The darkness is filled with an ominous aura. If you walk out casually, you may soon be swallowed up by the darkness, and it is still unknown whether you can come back."

"Are you going to get out of this elevator?"

Two options, walk out of the elevator and return to the laboratory.

Jiang Xinghuo would definitely not choose the latter. His purpose of coming here was to find the secrets here. He did not find the law of disaster of Lord Lingguan, but he found the clue of the golden law by accident. It could be considered as luck.

"You strode out of the elevator, and an oil lamp appeared in your palm. The dim light spread outward, but was quickly forced back by the narrow darkness. The light could only be confined to about half a meter around you."

"You walk forward carefully with the oil lamp in hand, passing through the winding path. There is an exit in front of you, and the sound of mournful and miserable crying gradually comes over. Do you want to continue forward and take a look?"

"You still insisted on your decision and walked towards the exit in front of you. The faint and mournful crying gradually became clearer. Your body and mind were also greatly affected, and your health began to gradually decrease."

"Current health: 78%."

Looking at his decreasing health value, Jiang Xinghuo was shocked. The speed of decrease was really too fast, almost decreasing at a rate of 5% per second.

In less than twenty seconds, his health points dropped to freezing point, and his vitality was completely lost.

"You are dead."

"Do you want to activate the effect of the scapegoat?"

Jiang Xinghuo hesitated for a moment and chose to activate the scapegoat. However, the text that popped up afterwards was no different from the previous one. His body and mind were still affected, and his health points dropped to zero at the fastest speed.

"You are dead."

This time, he died even faster than before. In about ten seconds, his health was completely lost.

After Jiang Xinghuo tried twice, the result did not change. The closer he was to the exit of the secret passage, the faster he died.

"It seems I need to find a suitable prop..."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the results of several experiments and knew that if he wanted to get over there, he would have to find a corresponding prop.

So, Jiang Xinghuo went to the niche shop again and took a walk. He spent a long time selecting from the dazzling shelves and finally found two suitable props.

"Six Senses Crown (Excellent Item). After equipping it, you can temporarily block your five senses, thereby rapidly increasing your sixth sense and being immune to attacks against your five senses, including but not limited to illusions, poisons, and mental attacks."

"Illusionary bead (excellent item), a kind of inner elixir in the body of an illusionary beast. When worn on the body, it can be immune to most spiritual attacks. However, this item has a characteristic, that is, if used for a long time, it will be difficult to distinguish the boundary between illusion and reality. Therefore, you must be careful when using it and do not wear it for a long time."

Both of these items were sold by a player called 'Whale Hunter', and the combined price was less than two thousand incense sticks.

So Jiang Xinghuo didn't bargain, and simply paid the incense, and then the game prompted that the props had been received. Although the quality of the props on the niche shop is somewhat related to the incense, the relationship between the two is not absolute, but has a lot to do with the function of the props.

Just like some props are only excellent or ordinary, but their prices may be higher than those of rare quality props. Even legendary and epic props are closely related to their functions.

As the saying goes, the meat of the bun lies in the folds, not in the fillings; the value of an item cannot be judged solely by its quality.

After Jiang Xinghuo bought these two items, he immediately equipped them on his game character.

"You are equipped with the Crown of Six Senses."

"You are equipped, Magic Pearl."

"Except for the sense of touch, all of your five senses have been temporarily blocked by the Six Senses Crown. At the same time, your sixth sense has been infinitely amplified. Coupled with the innate ability of the Magic Pearl, you have a strong resistance to the mournful cries coming from the exit of the secret passage. Although your body and mind have been affected, the speed at which your health points decrease has been greatly alleviated."

"However, this is only a stopgap measure after all. It can only allow you to hold on for a little longer, but it cannot completely help you adapt to this environment."

"So, what are you going to do next?"

"Would you like to explore the secret passage now, or turn back and explore it later?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose to continue exploring outside. He had a hunch that if he explored outside the secret passage, he might get many unexpected gains.

"With the help of two magic tools, you passed through the exit of the secret passage. A huge cenote appeared in front of you. The ground was littered with broken stones. Looking up, you could vaguely see the outline of a broken bridge."

"Current health: 68%."

"You quickly walked to the middle of the tiankeng, looked at the ruins of the broken bridge on the ground, and found a meteorite fragment."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered meteorite fragments from the ancient planet Mars."

"This meteorite fragment is mixed with pure flaming sun power. Although it cannot be compared with the fragments of solar skyfire, it can also be used as a raw material for forging and strengthening weapons. It can also give equipment a weak flaming attribute."

"You can go find the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian and ask him to purify and refine these fragments, and then fuse them into your evil star bite."

"Your Star Bite was originally forged from meteorite fragments. It has a strong compatibility with meteorite iron from outer space and will not cause any rejection."

"Do you want to go find the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian right away?"

Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry to go, so he chose no first. However, from the description in the game text, the broken bridge on the cliff seemed to have been collapsed by a meteorite, otherwise there would be no sinkhole under the cliff, nor would there be any ruins of the stone bridge or meteorites.

The only thing that disappointed him was that the meteorite that collapsed the stone bridge came from the ancient star Mars. Although it was also one of the nine heavenly fires, he had collected this kind of heavenly fire a long time ago.

Jiang Xinghuo collected the meteorite fragments from Mars and continued to advance the plot.

"You found a lot of bone fragments in the tiankeng. They were all smashed by external forces. There are still a lot of charred marks on the surface, as if they were burned by fire."

"Moreover, you also found the remains of many extinct ghost races among these bone fragments."

"You have found the body of the Vajrapani."

"You have triggered the Encyclopedia of Ghost and God Races."

"This is a race of monsters that have long been extinct in the last civilization. They are born with extraordinary strength that is beyond the reach of monsters and gods. In addition, every Vajra Warrior has a unique talent that is born with them."

"However, although this race has unique abilities, it also has a terrible weakness, which is that they are too arrogant and conceited. They think they can override the rules and even make the rules so that everything in the world develops according to their will."

"It was precisely because of this that the Vajra Warriors met with a catastrophe and were attacked by many masters. The few surviving tribesmen and bloodlines were protected by the Naihe Bridge Laboratory and cooperated with researchers to conduct various experiments. They wanted to extract the genes in their bodies and copy them into the bodies of other creatures to give them the power of the Vajra Warriors."

"Do you want to use the limb splicing method to devour the corpses of these evil spirits and merge them into it?"

"You unfolded your limb splicing form."

"Countless black mists surged out from behind you, transforming into withered limbs and broken arms, merging the scattered bone fragments on the ground into them."

"You have devoured and fused a large number of corpse fragments in recent days, so the level of your limb splicing method has also been improved, +1."

"Do you want to continue exploring?"

"You continue to walk deeper into the tiankeng with the lantern in hand. You will find a pool of mud in the middle of the tiankeng. In the pool of mud is a copper coffin floating in the dirty muddy water. Do you want to find a way to fish it out?"

Jiang Xinghuo took out the Soul-Locking Claw from his magic bag.

"You gently threw the Soul Locking Claw in your hand out, and the iron claw slightly rested on the edge of the coffin. Then you pulled it back with force, and the copper coffin was pulled out of the mire by you."

"You have obtained the unknown bronze coffin."

"Do you want to open this bronze coffin immediately?"

"You used the method of seeing through walls to observe this bronze coffin and found that there was a body wrapped in white cloth buried in the coffin. Do you want to open the coffin and conduct an autopsy?"

"You chose to open the coffin and perform an autopsy."

"You manipulated the power of the Limb Reconnection Dharma to open the bronze coffin from more than ten meters away, exposing the body inside."

"Current health: 26%."

"The body in the bronze coffin was wrapped in dirty white cloth, with no part of the body exposed. What was even more amazing was that even though the coffin was floating in the mud, the body and the shroud inside were not affected at all."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You discovered that the body in the coffin was hiding some unknown secrets. Even the dirty shroud seemed to have a mystery."

"You have discovered the Shroud of the Anointed One..."

I may need to take a day off tomorrow, it depends on the situation. Even if I want to update, I have to wait until this time. I sincerely ask everyone to bear with me.

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(End of this chapter)