My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 486: Old Chaofeng's Legacy
Jiang Xinghuo hung the box of hungry ghost worm eggs on the shrine with disgust. He didn't know the skills of alchemy and had no interest in learning those things, so he simply threw it on the shrine to sell. Unexpectedly, it was bought by someone as soon as it was hung up, and the price he got in return was quite high.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the remaining things.

"Hungry Ghost Trident (Excellent Item), the weapon of the followers of the Hungry Ghost Lord, also known as the Hungry Ghost Heaven Fork, is forged using a special craftsmanship unique to the underworld. It has a slight intimidating effect on ghosts and monsters, and has a 5% critical hit rate."

"You can use it as your own weapon equipment, or melt it down and use it as a raw material for forging and strengthening weapons. It can also be used to give other weapons a coercive effect on ghosts and monsters."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look at the description of the prop and thought that the effect of this thing was quite good, and it was better than nothing. He went back to find Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian to try and integrate this thing into Sha Xing Yaw and Dragon King Taoist Soldiers.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo put away the Hungry Ghost Fork and looked at the remaining two props related to the Six Paths of Hell.

"The admission card of the Six Paths of Hell (special item). The Six Paths of Hell is the first of the ten hells in the underworld and the birthplace of the first king of the underworld. It imitates the various horrific punishments of the Six Paths of Hell as taught by the Buddha. It is a place forbidden for the creatures of the underworld. Even the Lord of the underworld is extremely tolerant of it. Not only does he allow the Lord of the Hungry Ghosts to re-create the rules of the Six Paths of Hell, he also allows the Six Paths of Hell to be independent of the underworld, which is equivalent to completely stripping the Six Paths of Hell from the underworld."

"That is why if anyone else wants to enter the Six Paths of Hell, they must first get the approval of the Lord of the Hungry Ghost Realm. Otherwise, even the Lord of the Underworld cannot enter."

"This Six Paths of Hell admission card is the identity card given by the Lord of the Hungry Ghost Realm to his followers. It allows them to enter and exit the Hungry Ghost Hell in the Six Paths of Hell at will without being bound by the rules of the Hungry Ghost Hell."

After reading the description in this text, Jiang Xinghuo had a new understanding of the strength of the Lord of the Hungry Ghost Realm.

As the saying goes, there is no two suns in the sky, and no two kings in a country.

For a person in power, this right to dominate everything is a forbidden deed that no outsider is allowed to divide or touch.

However, the Lord of the Underworld acknowledged the Six Hells of the Lord of the Hungry Ghost Realm and tacitly acknowledged that they could exist independently from the Underworld.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't believe that the two of them just sat down to drink tea and chat and casually decided on this matter.

Thinking about it this way, even if the strength of the Lord of the Hungry Ghosts is not as good as that of the Lord of the Underworld, the difference will not be too big. Both sides are very wary of each other, so the Lord of the Underworld will allow the Lord of the Hungry Ghosts to separate the Six Paths of Hell from the Underworld.

Just like the volcanic hell he occupied, although he was the King of the Underworld in name, his strength was probably the weakest among all the kings of the Underworld, not to mention being comparable to the Lord of the Underworld.

If he dared to separate the volcanic hell from the underworld, the Lord of the Underworld would probably come over with a knife and kill him in the next second.

Jiang Xinghuo still has some idea about these things. It is a good thing to have ambition and aspirations, but if you can't see the situation clearly and act recklessly, you are a complete fool.

Moreover, with this identity card, he can enter and exit the six realms of hell freely, which will also be of great help in collecting materials on the six realms of reincarnation in the future.

Jiang Xinghuo took out the list of materials for casting the Six Paths of Reincarnation Dharma Image and took a look at it. Not only the remains of the corpses of the six evil ghosts were needed, but also the fragments of the caves and heavens of the ten hells in the underworld. Most of the materials might be found within the Six Paths of Hell.

Finally, only the fragments of the map of the Six Paths of Hell remained.

"A fragment of the map of the Six Paths of Hell (a special item). The Six Paths of Hell is divided into seven areas, guarding the palace of the Lord of the Hungry Ghost Realm in the order of the six paths of reincarnation. This fragment of the map records part of the path to the Hungry Ghost Hell, which can lead directly to a vein of the Yellow Spring."

"Pay attention. When fragments of the maps of the other six hells appear around you, this fragment can guide you to find them."

At this point, Jiang Xinghuo had basically counted everything found in this ancestral hall.

In reality, it was already dawn outside, and Jiang Xinghuo had no intention of continuing to sleep, so he simply got up, got dressed, and continued his game.

"Where do you choose to explore next?"

"Are you going to go back to the front and have a good sleep, then go somewhere else after daybreak, or are you going to teleport to the Worry-Free Cave under Daliang City to see if there are any unexpected gains there?"

Then, options popped up on the game interface, with two options: return to the main hall to rest, or teleport to the Worry-Free Cave to explore.

Jiang Xinghuo chose the latter without hesitation. He planned to take a good look around the Worry-Free Cave, hoping that he could find some germs that could upgrade his Five Grains Reincarnation Body.

"You returned to the Five Grains Samsara House, activated the shrine inside the house, and teleported yourself to the ruins of the Worry-Free Cave."

"You have arrived at the ruins of Wuyou Cave."

"You have triggered the incomplete map of the Worry-Free Cave Ruins."

"This is what you found on that believer in the Five Grains Samsara. It records the residence of that believer in the Worry-Free Cave, as well as the location of the remains of the Lord of the Five Grains Samsara."

"However, the map drawn here is only the tip of the iceberg for the huge and complex Wuyou Cave. You are far from being able to get a glimpse of the entire picture of Wuyou Cave with this map. Not to mention you, even the Lord of the Five Grains Samsara may not know the specific structure of Wuyou Cave. Perhaps only the master of ink who built Wuyou Cave back then has the distribution structure map of the entire sewer system."

"Which place do you plan to explore first? Do you want to go to the ruins left by the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation? Or do you want to go to the residence of the believer of the Five Grains Reincarnation first?"

It’s still the same old rules. There are two options. Jiang Xinghuo took a quick look and decided to go to the residence of the believers of the Five Grains Reincarnation first, and then go to the ruins of the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation.

"You chose to go to the residence of the Five Grain Samsara believers first."

"You follow the route marked on the map, wading through ankle-deep sewage and walking towards the depths of darkness. The dim light can only vaguely illuminate the road ahead. From time to time, dark shadows run through the sewage. They may be some evil beasts or plague rats from the filthy land, but what's the difference? They have red eyes and are only interested in your internal organs, but they dare not get close to you because of the evil-repelling sachet on your body."

"At this moment, a confused figure suddenly walked out from the corner ahead. His whole body was burned by the flames of nothingness, and he also exuded a heart-pounding aura of madness. What are you going to do next?"

"Do you intend to hide in the shadows and avoid direct contact with this ghost wandering in the sewers, or go over and activate the power of the Golden Law to eliminate the power of the insane fire in the other party and free it from the disordered chaos and madness."

The game gave two choices. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xinghuo decided to go and face it head-on. After all, he had the Golden Law and the Tomb Law to his side, so the threat of the Mad Fire to him was not that great. "You chose to face the confused ghost head-on. His body was surrounded by the flames of nothingness, as if he had lost his way and was wandering unconsciously in this place without sunlight."

"Those illusory flames seemed to be able to burn all living things in the world. They accidentally touched a few plague rats hiding in the corners, and instantly burned them to ashes, leaving only a broken finger bone, which flickered with a faint light under the sewage."

"Driven by greed, you took the risk and touched it."

"You have obtained the broken finger bone of the old Chaofeng (rare)"

"Exile, even though you were fast enough, even though you were well prepared, even though you were very careful, you were still unfortunately infected by the power of the insane fire."

"You're insane."

"Your body and consciousness have been burned by the madness. If you don't stop it, you will probably fall into disordered madness..."

"You have triggered a fragment of the Golden Rule."

"The golden law contained in your body devoured the madness, freed you from the abyss of eternal damnation, and eliminated this disaster for you."

"Look at the broken finger bone you just touched from the sewage, and it triggers the Tathagatagarbha talent in your right eye."

"The broken finger bone of Lao Chaofeng (special material). The tail finger bone of the right hand of Lao Chaofeng, a powerful man in the secular world, was swallowed by the plague rat for some reason. Because it retains a trace of magic power from his lifetime, it cannot be digested by the plague rat. It can be used as a material for forging and strengthening weapons, and can also be used as a material for refining some special pills."

The broken finger bone of Lao Chaofeng? ?
Jiang Xinghuo looked at the content given in the game text, and thought to himself, the old Chaofeng had been missing in the secular world for a long time. How could his finger bones be swallowed by the rats in the sewer? Or was the old Chaofeng hiding in this sewer that never sees the sun?
At this moment, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly noticed a detail described in the text message.

The game text description said that this finger bone retained a trace of the old Chaofeng's magic power when he was alive, so it could not be digested by the plague rat. Could it be that the old Chaofeng had died here, and the plague rat saw his corpse and gnawed off a finger from the corpse? ?

While I was thinking about it, there was new news in the game.

"What are you going to do next? Are you going to free this lost soul from its disordered madness?"

"You activated the golden law fragments in your body to devour all the crazy fire on the lost soul, but the other party had been contaminated by the crazy fire for too long, and the vitality of the soul had been exhausted."

"When he was freed from the insanity, the last bit of life he had was completely gone, leaving only an ancient copper coin on the ground."

"Do you want to go over and pick up that copper coin?"

"You have obtained the token from Lord Chaofeng."

"Old Chaofeng is also known as Chaofeng Ye in the secular world. This copper coin is his token of trust. As long as someone holding the copper coin finds him, he can ask the other person to fulfill a wish for him."

"Now, this copper coin has fallen into your hands. As long as you hold this copper coin in your hand, you can follow the guidance of the copper coin to find the hiding place of Master Chaofeng. Do you want to go over and investigate carefully?"

It's really the old Chao Feng!!

After reading the text, Jiang Xinghuo confirmed his guess in his heart. When he saw the finger bone, he suspected that this ghost was the reincarnation of the old Chaofeng after his death. Now this game text has further confirmed his idea.

Needless to say, Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation and followed the guidance of the copper coin to find the remains of Lao Chaofeng.

"You followed the guidance of the copper coin in your hand, shuttled through the dirty and filthy sewer, stepped on the stains of the remains in the sewer, and came to the end of a dead end in Wuyou Cave. An iron gate covered with yellow talismans appeared in front of you, as if it was sealing and suppressing something."

"You walk forward and look behind the iron gate, but you can't see anyone. Do you want to untie the chain tied to the gate and explore deeper?"

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows and thought, here it comes, this is the critical moment, if nothing unexpected happens, the body of the old Chaofeng should be behind this iron door.

However, given the nature of the game and its demands on players, if you want to get in smoothly, it will probably be impossible without losing several lives.

But Jiang Xinghuo still chose to untie the chain on the door. Although it was obvious that there was a trap ahead, you still had to jump in unless you wanted to give up this plot and the rich rewards that might come with it.

"You took out the Star Bite from your magic bag and struck it casually. The already rusted and corroded iron chain instantly broke, and the iron gate opened with a crack. At the same time, the yellow talismans on the door also burned into ashes in an instant, with only a few residues falling on you."

"Do you want to push the door and go inside?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes, but the following game text really surprised him.

"You pushed open the iron door and walked in, but suddenly you heard a thump behind you, as if something had fallen to the ground. When you turned around, you saw a dead body that looked familiar. Then you suddenly realized that it was your own body."

"Your soul has been captured by the charm on the door."

"You are dead."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text speechlessly. He knew that things would not be so easy, but he did not expect to die so quickly. Those talismans were obviously burned to ashes, so how could they take him away?
"You activated the effect of the scapegoat and reawakened outside the iron gate. After taking a closer look, you discovered that the soul-calling talisman was carved on the wall. Whenever someone walked by, their soul would be called away by the talisman's power."

"Do you want to destroy the mark of the soul-snatching charm on the wall?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and chose no. Then he took the initiative to open the Tathagata Garbha, wanting to use the Tathagata Garbha's ability to analyze everything to analyze the recipe for this soul-calling talisman.

(End of this chapter)