My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 471: The Art of Expanding Territory

Jiang Xinghuo triggered the mechanism of the secret passage in the main hall. Without much hesitation, after thinking for a moment, he chose to go down and explore.

"You are walking in a narrow secret passage, when suddenly a black cloud surges in front of you, transforming into a blurry human figure in front of you, and bowing to you. Before you can react, you feel a trance, and your consciousness has been pulled out of your body. With a thud, you fall to the ground."

"You are dead."

Ok?
Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering what's the point of this, before killing someone, you have to worship, where did you learn this habit?
Also, he had no idea how he died. According to the description in the game text, the other party bowed to him, his consciousness was pulled out of his body, and he died in a daze.

Weird...

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about this matter in his mind, he activated the effect of the scapegoat and resurrected again in the narrow secret passage.

But before that, Jiang Xinghuo first took out the magic bead from the magic bag and activated the effect of this magic weapon.

According to the description in the game, he might have been attacked by an illusion or a spell like soul-snatching.

He didn't know whether the magic bead would be useful for this thing, so he decided to give it a try and see how it went.

"You are resurrected in the secret passage, and the black cloud sweeps over again. Just like before, it transforms into a human form and bows to you."

"The magic beads on your body have no effect at all. You can clearly feel your consciousness gradually becoming blurred, and your body is getting colder and colder, as if it will be swallowed up by the thick darkness at any time."

"But at this moment, you suddenly feel the Yellow Spring Lamp in the magic bag trembling slightly. Do you want to take it out of the magic bag?"

Jiang Xinghuo immediately chose yes, opened the magic bag, and took out the Yellow Spring Lamp.

"The Yellow Spring Lamp emits a dim light, instantly pulling your consciousness back into your body and binding the illusory figure in place."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You observed the illusory figure in front of you through the vision of Tathagata, and soon saw through the secret hidden under the other party's strange form."

"You have discovered the consciousness of the Nightmare Immortal's soul."

"The Nightmare Immortal was originally one of the Eight Immortals in the secular world. He was proficient in spells of exorcism, witchcraft, and dream magic. After his death, a wisp of his spirit remained in his body. It devoured the remaining power in the Nightmare Immortal's body and became an extremely special existence. He is immortal and can absorb the spirits of others to enhance his own power."

"It is said that as long as it can absorb the essence of three thousand living beings, it can turn the virtual into the real and possess the same flesh and blood as the ghosts and gods in the secular world. At that time, this Yin Meridian will no longer be able to bind it here."

Nightmare Immortal...

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly, looking thoughtful. Of the so-called Eight Immortals in the secular world, he has now come into contact with two of them.

One is the fairy in the mirror, the other is the fairy in the nightmare.

When he had nothing to do in the past, he had also opened the storyteller's golden box collection function, hoping to find some information about the Eight Immortals in the secular world.

However, what he found were all insignificant bits and pieces of information. The specific details and identities of the Eight Immortals in the secular world were considered high-level information in the Golden Chamber collection, and he was not qualified to view them for the time being.

He only knew that the Eight Immortals were active in ancient times. They came from different races and had different abilities. They gathered together because of their similar ideals and never cared about worldly grudges or right and wrong. Therefore, they were respected as the Eight Immortals.

As for other information, he knew nothing about it. He did not expect to meet another nightmare fairy here.

But then again, that black cloud was the consciousness of the dead soul of the Nightmare Immortal. Could it be that the Nightmare Immortal died in this secret passage? ?
While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about these things, he saw new interactive options pop up on the screen.

"How do you plan to deal with the consciousness of the Nightmare Immortal's soul?"

"Do you choose to let this consciousness go and let it fend for itself here, or do you choose to summon the Free and Easy Dream Butterfly in the acupoint and let it devour this consciousness, which may increase the level of the Free and Easy Dream Butterfly."

There are two options, either let the Nightmare Immortal's soul go, or let Xiaoyao Mengdie swallow it to enhance your Taoism.

It is obvious what choice Jiang Xinghuo should make.

"You summoned the Xiaoyao Mengdie who was sleeping in the acupoint, and the spirit of the Nightmare Immortal immediately attracted the Xiaoyao Mengdie's attention."

"The level of Xiaoyao Mengdie has been increased by +2."

"The Dreaming Butterfly has devoured the consciousness of the Nightmare Immortal's soul. It needs to sleep for a while to digest and absorb the extra power in its body. When it wakes up again, it may have a chance to undergo a new transformation."

Jiang Xinghuo took the Xiaoyao Mengdie back into the acupoint, and then controlled the game character to continue exploring.

"You continue to walk down the stairs. You will see some scattered bones along the way. In particular, in the corner not far ahead, there is a white jade snake bone shining. Do you want to go over and pick it up?"

"You went over and picked up the snake bone, and through your innate vision of Tathagata, you saw the origin of the snake bone."

"You have found the skeleton of the Bone Crusher."

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

"Bone-crushing snake (excellent), an ancient snake species that has long been extinct in the last civilization. Although it has no power to protect itself, it has the ability to 'restore a broken mirror'. Even if its bones and flesh are crushed, as long as a little bit of debris remains, the bones can be restored and new flesh and blood can be born."

"It is precisely because of this characteristic that bone-crushing snakes are often used as excellent materials for bone and limb replacement."

"Some are even more willing to endure the pain of broken bones and corroded tendons, and use the bone-crushing snake to connect all their tendons and bones, thereby gaining the bone-crushing snake's innate ability."

Tsk, this is really a good thing. Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description in the text and put the snake bone away.

However, there should be some cost to using this thing, otherwise, wouldn't everyone have to use this thing to improve their muscle and bone strength?

Just as Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about it, he saw new text pop up.

"Be careful. Although the Bone Crusher Snake can give people the ability to regenerate broken bones, the more you use it, the greater the impact on yourself. Not only will you have the habits of snake creatures, you may even turn yourself into a drug man and become a bone source for those with evil intentions."

"So, do you want to integrate the skeleton of this bone-crushing snake into your body?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at it and nodded repeatedly, thinking that the sequelae of this thing were quite strong, and he was not lucky enough to enjoy it. "You refused to use this item, and I have to say you made the right decision, but you can try to integrate it into the weapon, and perhaps give its innate ability of reconciliation to the weapon equipment, so that you don't have to worry about the consequences."

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes lit up slightly. It seemed that this could be tried. He turned back to find the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian and asked him to fuse the skeleton into the Taoist soldier of the Dragon King.

Even if it cannot be given the ability to mend broken mirrors, it can improve its quality level. At the very least, it can repair the damage to the Dragon King's Taoist soldiers.

"Do you want to keep going?"

Jiang Xinghuo still chose yes.

"You walked along the bluestone steps for about half an hour and arrived at the end of this secret passage."

"A heavy stone door is blocking your way. There is a very complicated maze engraved on it. If you want to enter this stone door, you must solve the maze on the door within the specified time."

After the game text flashed, Jiang Xinghuo felt his phone vibrate slightly, the screen flickered, and a complicated maze map popped up.

When Jiang Xinghuo looked carefully, he felt dazzled. He could only see the exit and the entrance, and the route between the two was difficult to distinguish.

There is also a ten-second countdown in the upper right corner, which means that you must solve the maze within these ten seconds to successfully enter the space behind the stone door.

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while and took out the Tianmu Demon Glasses from his magic bag. This was the prop he got from the private detective when he was exploring Xishen City.

According to the description in the game text, no clue can escape the exploration of this pair of glasses.

Jiang Xinghuo put the glasses on his nose and looked at the maze map on the screen. His vision became much clearer. The originally complicated and chaotic route seemed to become orderly.

Jiang Xinghuo quickly found the correct route. He pointed his finger at the entrance and the countdown started. Jiang Xinghuo quickly slid his finger from the entrance to the exit, just getting stuck in the last moment of ten seconds.

The maze on the phone screen also quietly collapsed, and new game text popped up.

"You have solved the maze on the stone door. The heavy stone door has gradually opened a gap, enough for one person to enter sideways. Do you want to go behind the stone door?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a deep breath, chose to enter, and was also prepared to die.

"After you walk into the stone gate, a wide square appears in front of you. The dome is like a starry sky, with stars twinkling everywhere. The square is full of bones, but most of them are broken into pieces. There are only some things scattered under the bones. Do you want to search carefully?"

"You have made a careful search and have found something rare."

"You have obtained a volume of the immortal art "A Dream of the Yellow Millet", a volume of "The Great Law of the Sea of ​​Gods", a thousand-year-old water vein, a stone carving of the dragon-raising technique, a piece of flesh and blood of an unknown being, a broken bronze tripod, and a weapon that can kill dragons against the way of the Tao."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the things he found and began to count them one by one in order.

"A Dream of the Yellow Millet (a rare spell), a magical spell created by the Nightmare Immortal. It can force people into a dream and make them fall into a deep sleep. However, they cannot resist this power and will fall into a deep sleep as well. The range of the spell depends on the caster's cultivation level."

Well, Jiang Xinghuo smacked his lips and thought, isn’t this just a map cannon, the kind that can’t distinguish between friend and foe.

However, if one can prepare means ahead of time to avoid being affected by this spell, the power of this spell will be quite astonishing.

At that time, you can drag the enemy into a sleep by force, and keep force yourself. Then, doesn't that mean you can do whatever you want to the enemy?

"Do you really want to use this prop?"

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You analyze the origin of this technique through the vision of Tathagata. It will not cause any harm or hidden dangers to you. Instead, it will enhance your mental resistance. When facing other attacks on the mental level, you will have better adaptability and resistance."

Without any worries, Jiang Xinghuo had nothing to worry about, so he simply chose to use this prop.

"You have mastered the method of the Yellow Millet Dream."

Jiang Xinghuo knew all the tricks of this technique, as if he had practiced it for many years. All the key points were firmly imprinted in his mind, without any obscurity or unfamiliarity.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the remaining things.

"Spiritual Sea Method (Excellent), a small method developed by Nightmare Immortal when he was young. It can transform some scattered memory fragments into a boundless sea of ​​spiritual consciousness, storing and backing up all of one's own memories in it."

"In this way, even if I forget some memories for some reason, I can find them again through this sea of ​​divine power without worrying about losing them."

Jiang Xinghuo didn't care when he watched it for the first time, but when he watched it for the second time, he realized it. Isn't this equivalent to a memory cloud? ?

Transfer memories to the cloud and download them back when needed. Having a backup does not interfere with daily use.

This ability does not improve one's own combat effectiveness much, but it is also a very practical little trick.

"You have mastered the Divine Sea Method."

Jiang Xinghuo quickly mastered this "cloud" memory method. His eyes became blurry and an illusory ocean appeared. He backed up all his memories in this illusory ocean. Every wave represented a memory of his.

He had even forgotten some of these things for many years, but his memories from the time he was born to the time he could remember were also clearly seen in this ocean.

"It's really interesting..."

Jiang Xinghuo's mind moved, and the sea in front of him disappeared without a trace. When he thought about it again, it reappeared before his eyes.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the water vein again.

"Millennium Water Vein (rare material), a kind of monster born in rivers, shaped like a rope, without head or tail. Although it has thousands of years of cultivation, it has no killing power. It can protect lakes and seas from drying up. It is also the raw material for refining Taixi Pills."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look, unfolded the Heavenly Thunder and Earth Sea, threw it into the sea, and then checked other things.

"Dragon-raising Technique Stone Carving (Rare Item), one of the nine dragon-raising techniques passed down by the Lord of the Secular World. The method recorded on it is the technique of expanding territory among the dragon-raising techniques."

(End of this chapter)