My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 494: Ruins...

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the content of the game text, wanting to activate Risui's innate ability, project his consciousness to the secular world, and have a good chat with the Taoist priest. But when he clicked on the item bar below, he was shocked by the scene before his eyes.

I saw that the panel of the backpack was empty, and everything stored inside disappeared! !
This made Jiang Xinghuo break out in a cold sweat. The backpack in the game was his magic bag. Everything he had obtained during the long time he had been in the game was placed in the magic bag. It was equivalent to all his assets.

Originally, he also had a skill called "Three Immortals Returning to the Cave", which he learned from the evil spirits of the Caixi Sect. It allows him to create a small space on his body to store some props and magical tools.

But since they were accidentally contaminated by the Evil Fire last time, the Three Immortals Returning to the Cave's Hidden Aversion Skill was also taken away from their bodies by the Evil Fire, turning them into a pile of useless ashes.

Now, he only had the Tai Sui magic bag as a storage prop, but he didn't know why it suddenly disappeared.

After Jiang Xinghuo came to his senses, he immediately took out the magic bag from his body, opened it under the light, and felt a little relieved. The magic bag in reality had not changed. All the things he found were still in it, without any mistake.

But the inventory in the game is still blank, as if everything has been stolen.

Not only that.

Jiang Xinghuo opened the skill bar again. Originally, the abilities and spells he mastered should have been reflected on the skill panel, but now most of the abilities have disappeared, and only a few abilities that are integrated with his own organs are still there.

For example, Tathagatagarbha, Eight Trigrams Ear, Six-Day Demon Eye, Treasure-Hunting Eye, Hundred Taste Eye, etc. Apart from these, all other abilities have disappeared, including the Dragon-Raising Technique, Nine-Death Cicada, Thunder Method, Dharma Image, and the monsters and demons imprisoned in the acupoints.

But just like the previous magic bag, although there is no way to use those skills in the game, Jiang Xinghuo in reality is not affected, and all abilities can be used at will.

"How strange?!"

The panic in Jiang Xinghuo's heart gradually dissipated, and was replaced by deep doubts and puzzlement. He didn't understand why this situation occurred, so he went back to read the text records. After reading the game text twice, he vaguely guessed some reasons in his heart.

According to the game text, although he is now in the ancestral hall in the backyard of the ancient house, he has actually entered the time prison created by the legendary Taoist priest. Perhaps it is for this reason that he has become what he is now in the game.

And at this moment, the new game text popped up.

"The Taoist Master Chuanshi saw your panic and anxiety, so he spoke to comfort you. The reason why you are like this is because you are in the time fragment created by the Chuanshi Law. Your physical condition has been temporarily reset by the power of time. After you leave here, everything will return to normal and you will not be affected in any way."

After seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo finally let go of his worry completely. At the same time, he also had a new understanding of the power involved in the traditional laws.

This kind of legal power involving the power of time is probably the most terrifying law in the world.

Because this kind of power is basically an unsolvable problem, the Golden Law may not be affected by the power of time, but it may not be able to suppress this power.

Whether the burial laws can compete with it is still an unknown. No wonder the handed down laws are called the most mysterious laws in the world.

This kind of power and authority involving time would be unsuccessful for anyone except the deceased lord of the secular world.

Think about it carefully: when you are facing an enemy and you are clearly evenly matched, you suddenly use the legendary law to turn the opponent into a blank slate. Even if this ability is time-limited, the brief window of opportunity left behind is enough to determine the outcome, or even life or death.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo's heart couldn't help but become hot, and he wished he could take the traditional laws for himself immediately, but he knew that this was impossible, at least not now.

The few fragments of the inherited laws in his body were not enough to support him in using such advanced techniques. He would probably have to at least become a Dao Master before he could have a preliminary grasp on the power of time.

As for wanting to manipulate time as freely as the legendary Taoist priests, it is estimated that one would have to wait until one becomes a master at the level of Taoist master, and the completeness of the law reaches more than 50%, before it would be possible to do such incredible things.

By this time, Jiang Xinghuo had been expelled from the ancestral hall by the Taoist priest, and the text in the game also indicated that he had returned to normal.

Jiang Xinghuo smacked his lips. The secret was right in front of him, but he could never reach it. He felt uncomfortable and his heart felt itchy as if it was being scratched by a cat. However, his current strength was too low and he could not unlock the subsequent plot.

In other words, his current game level is not high enough, so he cannot trigger this high-level plot copy. He can only wait until he improves his strength in the future.

But think about it, he didn't lose out. Although he didn't know all the secrets, at least he got the White Happy Lantern, as well as clues to the Golden Law and the Burial Law.

Jiang Xinghuo began to check them one by one.

"The clue to the Origin Dao Mark (special). The Origin Dao Mark is also called the Golden Law in today's civilization. When the Taoist Master Chuanshi was young, he traveled in the secular world and found some fragments of the Origin Dao Mark in a remote mountain. However, there was a dragon guarding the fragment. The Taoist Master Chuanshi's cultivation was still shallow at that time, so he gave up asking for the fragment and just recorded the address."

"You compared the map left by the Taoist priest with the mountains and rivers in the secular world today, and found that the fragment of the golden law was hidden in Luofu Mountain in Lingnan. However, after so many years, civilization and history have changed, and I don't know whether the fragment still exists..."

Jiang Xinghuo secretly remembered this matter in his heart, and when he returned to Luofu Mountain, he took the matter into consideration.

"The clue of the Tomb Dao Mark (special). The Tomb Dao Mark is also called the Tomb Law in this civilization today. It was born when all things withered and died. Legend has it that it can bury everything in the world. When the Taoist priest was experiencing the power of time, he accidentally saw a corner of the picture thousands of years later. There is a piece of fur fragment of the Tomb Law, which is treasured in the ruined Forbidden City."

"When you step into the Forbidden City, the fragments of the Tomb Law in your body will automatically guide you to find other fragments. However, whether you can successfully find the corresponding fragments of the law depends on your luck at that time."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the two clues, the corners of his mouth twitched twice. Neither of them was a good place to deal with. Not to mention the broken Forbidden City, whoever entered would die, without exception. Luofu Mountain was not a good place either, it was shrouded by the power of King Taiping, and there were many great gods hiding in it. It was not an easy task to find the fragments of the Golden Law, and they might have already fallen into the hands of others.

After a while, new text messages appeared on the screen, and three different options were presented to Jiang Xinghuo.

"You left the ancestral temple of the ancient house. Where do you plan to go next? Go back to the front yard to bury the body of the Taoist priest? Or just leave it there and wait until the seventh night of the return of the soul to see if there will be any new changes? Or burn it to ashes?"

There are three options: either dig a pit and bury the body, or wait for the seventh day after death, or burn the body.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided not to bother with it. Anyway, this ancient house was covered by the laws of the past. No matter what he did, it would be reset again after seven days. But he thought again, since the ancient house had the power to reset time, then no matter how he prepared the corpse, there would probably be no problem.

So let's take this opportunity to do more things, the result can't be any worse anyway.

So, Jiang Xinghuo moved his finger slightly and chose the option to burn the coffin together with the body.

"Look at the coffin in the main hall. Zhang's palm ignites a golden-red fire, like a fire dragon sweeping out. In an instant, it engulfs the coffin and the body inside, and soon burns them into a pile of ashes. Among the ashes, there seems to be an object shining, as if it is some treasure. Do you want to go over and pick it up?"

Shipped? ?

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes suddenly lit up. He had originally wanted to give it a try. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to join in the fun and didn't expect to gain anything. Unexpectedly, he actually got an unexpected surprise.

"You went over and picked it up, and found that it was actually a crude mask made of a piece of yellow paper. The expression on it was extremely distorted, as if it was crying and laughing. It looked very uncomfortable."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have seen the secret behind this mask."

"You have obtained the Yellow Official Paper Mask."

"Yellow Official Paper Mask (rare item), a special item that evolved from ancient punishments. It has two functions. One is that it can kill the target. As long as the target's emotions fluctuate too much, the mask's fatal effect will be triggered. Every time a person is killed, the mask's level will be slightly improved."

"Legend has it that when this mask was created, it was just an ordinary item. It took a Taoist priest from ancient times hundreds of vicious people's lives to upgrade this item to a rare quality. One day, it may be able to reach a higher level."

"The second function is to conceal one's own aura of the living and attract the ghost officials of the underworld."

After Jiang Xinghuo saw this, he became interested. He didn't expect that it was a prop that could be continuously upgraded. This kind of prop is not common in the secular world and is considered a rare thing. What's more, this prop can also attract ghosts, and its value is much higher than usual.

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Because you destroyed the body in the coffin, you violated the taboo of this ancient house. You will be expelled from this ancient house in thirty seconds and will not be allowed to enter again within three months."

"So, are you planning to leave here and go back to the Yanshi Town to explore? Or are you going to return to the Five Grains Samsara House in time and hide inside to avoid the troubles of the rules and order outside?"

Two options appeared before Jiang Xinghuo: leave the ancient house and return to Yanshi Town, or hide in the Five Grains Samsara House.

Moreover, the game did not give much time for consideration, only less than thirty seconds. After thinking for a while, Jiang Xinghuo made his decision and returned to the Five Grains Reincarnation House.

"You chose to return to the Grain Wheel House."

"You made a very correct choice. The House of the Five Grains Samsara is not troubled by the rules and order of the outside world. As long as you hide inside the House of the Five Grains Samsara, the rules of the ancient house will not be able to do anything to you."

The reason why Jiang Xinghuo chose to return to the Five Grains Samsara House was not because he could circumvent the rules of the ancient house here.

But if you want to get to Wuyou Cave in the shortest time possible, you can only do so through the shrine in this room.

The ancient house is now no longer eligible for exploration, so he plans to go to Wuyou Cave first to explore and see what secrets are hidden in that filthy sewer.

However, there is a disadvantage to doing this, which is that you cannot do the tasks outside for the time being, and can only explore the map inside the Worry-Free Cave. There are pros and cons, and you can only choose one aspect to proceed.

"Do you want to activate the power of the shrine and teleport yourself to the Guifan Tower to explore?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation.

"You reactivated the shrine's teleportation function and teleported to the infamous Guifan Tower once again."

"Where are you planning to go next?"

Jiang Xinghuo found the fragment of the map given to him by the inspector of the police station from his magic bag. Among the three places recorded on it, one corresponds to the remains of the Lord of the Five Grains Reincarnation.

The remaining two places are in different directions.

"Where do you plan to explore first?"

Jiang Xinghuo randomly chose an answer and then controlled the game character to walk over.

For him, it doesn’t matter what he chooses, he just has to follow the order. What matters is what he can get in the process of exploration.

"You stepped on the stains of the remains under your feet and came to a hidden place. Although it is also at the end of a dead end, there is no talisman on the iron gate, and the door is not locked. You can vaguely see a non-existent temple building behind the door, but the state of the temple is a collapsed ruin. Do you want to go in and take a look?"

"You pushed open the iron gate and walked to the end of the dead end. Only then did you realize that the temple behind the iron gate was actually a phantom, and the real source was the strange corpse on the ground."

"It was a skinny naked corpse. Its skin-and-bones appearance made people feel extremely uncomfortable. It could be considered the corpse of a carbon-based creature, but from the waist upwards, the body was covered by a large amount of ruined temple ruins..."

(End of this chapter)