My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 488: Eight-Direction Spiritual Tower
"You have obtained the pawn ticket of Tiangongye (0835)."

"You have obtained the pawn ticket of the Yearly Star Lord (012)."

"You have obtained the pawn ticket of Master Zhenwu (031)."

"You have obtained Doumu's pawn ticket (073)."

"You have obtained the pawn ticket of the Lord of the World (002)."

"You have obtained the will of Chao Feng (special)."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the things he found in the ticket box. The rest were fine, and he could figure out what was going on, but what about the pawn ticket of the Lord of the Secular World? ?
As the supreme being who holds the Golden Law, the Lord of the Secular World can be said to have the entire folk world under his control. How could he make a deal with Master Chaofeng? ?

And judging from the number at the end of the pawn ticket, it seems that the two parties have conducted transactions more than once.

This made Jiang Xinghuo a little confused.

According to his past gaming experience, all the powerful people in the secular world with "Ye" or "Gong" after their names are almost all from the Exile race, that is, the native humans in the secular world.

The old Chaofeng was respectfully called Lord Chaofeng.

In theory, the two parties should be enemies who cannot tolerate each other. Even if the Lord of the Secular World really wants to mortgage some goods, Lord Chaofeng may not be willing to take this business.

Could it be that... Lord Chaofeng also defected to the enemy? ?
Jiang Xinghuo thought of the Binding Foot Master and the Longevity Master whom he had met before. Although these two were also elders of the Exile race, they abandoned their own people and defected to the enemy camp.

But Jiang Xinghuo quickly rejected his idea. If Master Chao Feng really defected to the enemy, then the other exile seniors would definitely not let him go and would not continue to trade with him.

Of course, it is not ruled out that Lord Chaofeng and the Lord of the Secular World secretly colluded and conducted transactions in private without telling anyone.

But Jiang Xinghuo always felt that things were not that simple. This matter was quite intriguing and was definitely not as black and white as it seemed.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the corresponding game text to check the specific information and descriptions of those pawn tickets.

"Tian Gong Ye's Pawn Ticket (0835). In order to help Huang He Ye control floods, Tian Gong Ye once pawned his formula for controlling gunpowder to Chao Feng Ye, and in exchange for a large amount of blasting materials from him, and also agreed that Chao Feng Ye would not disclose the formula to others until someone took the stub of the ticket to go to Datong Pawn Shop to redeem the corresponding goods."

"Pawn Ticket of the Yearly Star Lord (012). In the era when the Lord of the Secular World ruled, the Yearly Star Lord had not yet bared his ferocious fangs. He used the method of breaking the human gene lock to exchange something from the Lord Chao Feng."

"You can take this pawn ticket to the Datong Pawn Shop in Beiping and exchange it for the 'Life Transition Technique' that Zhu Sui Xing Jun pawned. Master Chao Feng has recorded the whole story in the box where the secret book is stored. You will know everything by then."

"Master Zhenwu's pawn ticket (031). In order to build his own Taoist temple, Master Zhenwu mortgaged his magic weapon Zhenwu Sword to Master Chaofeng. In exchange, he received a secret method passed down by the Taoist ancestor as the cornerstone for building his own Taoist temple."

"Dou Muye's pawn ticket (073). Dou Muye borrowed something from Chao Fengye in exchange for the secret of Ziwei, but for some reason, Dou Muye never redeemed the mortgaged item, so the secret of Ziwei has been kept in the warehouse of Datong Pawn Shop."

After reading the pawn tickets of these powerful men, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but feel emotional in his heart. Master Chaofeng was really wealthy. Not to mention the goods pawned by these powerful men with him, the fact that he could satisfy their wishes was enough to prove how powerful the old boss of Datong Pawnshop was.

However, Jiang Xinghuo was frustrated by the pawn ticket of the Lord of the World in the end, because the game text that popped up was all incomprehensible garbled text.

I don’t know whether Lord Chaofeng deliberately left some hidden means on it, or because this pawn ticket involves the master of the secular world. In short, I can’t see anything.

After Jiang Xinghuo tried twice without success, he no longer insisted on deciphering the garbled code and simply put the pawn tickets into the magic bag. When he returned to Peking to redeem the pawn tickets, he would naturally know everything.

Besides, there is a hidden mission waiting for him in Beiping, which is to help the Xianyuexian get rid of the torment of the Ecstasy Fire. (Chapter 381)
Originally he did not have the ability to complete this task, but now with the Golden Law and the Burial Law at his disposal, he estimated that he should be able to complete this task.

Finally, all that was left was the suicide note from Lord Chao Feng.

"Master Chao Feng's suicide note (special). You have read the suicide note that Master Chao Feng left before his death. Judging from the sloppy handwriting and the wrinkles on the paper, Master Chao Feng must have left this suicide note in a hurry during his brief lucid interval."

"According to the suicide note, the reason why Master Chao Feng disappeared from the secular world was because he was infected with the fire of insanity deep in the Forbidden City. Fortunately, he had a high level of cultivation at that time and had prepared in advance, so he did not completely become a crazy and disordered madman, and was able to maintain his sobriety."

"But as time went on, his lucid time became shorter and shorter. Master Chao Feng realized that if he continued like this, not only would he become Dian Huo's puppet, but his friends and family would also be implicated."

"So, Master Chao Feng came to this dark and dark Ghost Fan Tower, intending to end his life here. But he was unwilling to just sit there and wait for death, so while he was still conscious, he asked his old friend Master Zang to help him find a way to suppress his insanity."

"However, Master Zang was bewitched by the True Lord of Nanyang Wanjiao and wanted to take advantage of Master Chaofeng's dying breath to snatch the ticket box he was carrying. In this way, the goods pledged by Datong Pawnshop and other powerful people would all become his possessions."

"Master Chao Feng was already unable to resist Master Zang's tricks, so he had to pretend to be dead to lure Master Zang off his guard. Then, when Master Zang wasn't paying attention, he shattered his heart. But at the same time, the insanity completely engulfed his body, and both of them died there."

After reading the past events described in this text, Jiang Xinghuo understood why Master Zang was here. Although the mastermind behind this incident was the True Lord of All Religions, if Master Zang was not mentally weak and had the idea of ​​killing people and stealing treasures in his subconscious, the True Lord of All Religions might not be able to bewitch him.

Now that no body is left, it can only be said that it is all his own fault. There is nothing to pity about him.

"What are you going to do with these two bodies? Are you going to sell them for incense? Or collect the bodies and hand them over to their descendants? Or bury the two bodies here directly? Or burn their bodies to ashes and disappear from the world?"

This was a bit beyond Jiang Xinghuo's expectations. There were actually four options on the game interface. They seemed to be not much different, but Jiang Xinghuo knew that these options were inextricably linked to the subsequent plot.

After he looked at the four options one by one, he thought about it and finally chose the second answer and put the two bodies into the observation coffin.

In this way, when they pass it on to their descendants or disciples in the future, they may be grateful to them and thus trigger new plots and other task clues.

Take a step back.

Even if no plot is triggered, I have already obtained so many things, and no matter how you look at it, I will not be the one who suffers in the end.

It's just a matter of getting more or less.

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Will you choose to continue exploring in the sewers? Or will you leave here and go somewhere else in time while no one notices your presence?"

The game still gave two options, and it was not difficult to make a choice. Jiang Xinghuo chose to continue exploring without hesitation. But just as he chose to stay here and explore, new game text suddenly popped up on the screen.

"You are about to leave this dead end with no exit, when you suddenly hear faint footsteps behind you. It seems that someone is quietly approaching you from behind, accompanied by a faint fishy smell and murderous intent."

"You were attacked by a demon."

"But fortunately, you sensed the opponent's aura in advance, so the opponent did not cause you any harm. Instead, he was injured by your thunder method and fell to the ground."

"This ghost is kneeling on the ground, begging for mercy, begging you to spare its life. Will you show mercy and let this ghost go?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no without hesitation. It was not such a cheap thing. You came here to kill someone but failed and then you kneel down and beg them to spare your life. This was too cheap.

"You snap your fingers, and the silver-white lightning flashes like an arrow, piercing through the heart and shattering the ghost's internal organs."

"You have killed the demon +1."

"You have obtained, Incense +200."

"You have obtained the corpse of the demon."

"Ghosts are a very special race in the secular world. They may have come from different races, but after being entangled in a large number of sins and evil karma, they will degenerate into ghosts that never see the light of day. Everyone wants to kill them, and they are even worse than those heavy smokers and drug addicts."

"However, the corpse of the demon has a weak effect of purifying sins, which gave rise to a new profession, the demon hunter."

"The Ghost Hunters take it as their duty to hunt down and exterminate Ghost Goblins. Ghost Goblins' ears are their proof of reward. You can take Ghost Goblins' ears to the Ghost Hunters' headquarters, exchange them for merits, and open the niche shop there."

"You have unlocked a new map clue, the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower."

"The Eight Directions Spirit Tower is the gathering place of the ancient ghost hunters. It is also the place where ghost hunters in the secular world exchange information. As long as you can kill ten ghosts and cut off their ears, you will be qualified to be led into the Eight Directions Spirit Tower and become a true ghost hunter."

"Ghost Goblin's Ear (1/10) quantity."

"Please note that the Eight Directions Spirit Tower is only a gathering place for ghost hunters. You can think of it as a place to relax. It is not a real sect, and there is no leader. You can leave or stay as you wish. You can remove your ghost hunter identity at any time. It will not have any impact on your future life."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text and thought to himself that it was a real surprise. He didn't expect that a new profession would be opened up.

He didn't really care about his identity as a Goblin Hunter. The key point was that they could communicate with each other and exchange information, which was the most important thing for players like them.

Because in this word game, only by mastering first-hand information can you have more opportunities to trigger unknown tasks and discover more secrets.

In short, in the secular world, information is power. The more information you obtain, the more plots can be triggered. Conversely, the fewer options there are, and the more difficult it will be for subsequent plots to unfold.

This is what Jiang Xinghuo likes about the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower.

Jiang Xinghuo secretly made up his mind that since he had to harvest ten ghost goblins' ears before he could be led into the Eight Directions Spirit Tower, he had to put in some effort. It happened that there wasn't much else in the Worry-Free Cave except for a lot of weird and filthy things, so it probably wouldn't take too much effort to gather ten ghost goblins.

Next, Jiang Xinghuo set out on a journey to find the address of the believer in the Five Grains Reincarnation.

"You turned a corner and suddenly stepped on a sewage outlet. You stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, you have trained your lower limb balance and your waist is stable, so you can easily stabilize your body."

After Jiang Xinghuo was infected by the Dianhuo, he lost many of the skills he had learned long ago, including all the martial arts he had mastered.

However, although his martial arts heritage was lost, the physical fitness improved through training and practice did not disappear and was still well preserved in him.

"You keep going..."

"You spotted a figure dragging a corpse ahead."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the ghost +2."

"Are you going to go ahead and harvest their ears?"

Jiang Xinghuo walked over holding the Evil Star Bite. Two minutes later, a new prompt message came from the game.

"You have killed the demon +1."

"You have obtained the corpse of the demon +2."

"Ghost Goblin's Ear (3/10) quantity."

"You found that the body being dragged on the ground was also a ghost goblin. These two ghost goblins had a fight in a private place in order to compete for the prostitute in Wuyou Cave. Unexpectedly, one of them was too heavy-handed and killed the other. They were just looking for a deserted place to dispose of the body, but unfortunately they ran into you."

"However, his misfortune is my great fortune. You have harvested the ears of these two ghost goblins, and you are one step closer to becoming a ghost goblin hunter and being led to the Eight Directions Spirit Tower."

What happened next was not complicated. Jiang Xinghuo walked and stopped in the sewer. Just as he had thought before, there were quite a lot of ghost goblins.

In less than an hour, most of the required quantity had been collected.

"Ghost Goblin's Ear (7/10) quantity."

Jiang Xinghuo put these things away and continued to move forward according to the instructions on the map.

Finally, the residence of the believer of the Five Grains Reincarnation in the Worry-Free Cave was found.

(End of this chapter)