My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 500: The Shackles of the Oath-Promised Lord
"Do you want to explore the secret cave of the Medicine King?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the two options given in the text and without much hesitation, he directly chose to explore the secret cave.

If you have any problems, wait until you get the benefits. The worst result is nothing more than losing a few lives. Anyway, as long as you get the things, they will not fall from your body even if you die.

"You have searched the secret cave. Please choose where you want to explore first? Do you want to go to the alchemy room to see if there are any relics left? Or should you open the alchemy furnaces made of different materials in the yard first?"

The game gave two options. After reading the text content, Jiang Xinghuo decided to stay in the yard first. Perhaps there were some treasures in these furnaces.

"You set your sights on those alchemy furnaces, walked over and looked inside, but were infected by the remaining medicinal gas in the furnaces. The horrible medicinal properties instantly spread throughout your body, and you could feel your body rapidly decaying."

"You are dead."

"These furnaces were originally used by the Medicine King to refine elixirs. Logically, the residual medicinal gas would not cause any harm to the body. However, this secret cave is isolated from the world and is located deep underground. It reacted with those ancient life cells and formed the remains of germs with terrifying toxicity."

"Your Five Grain Samsara Body has never obtained a cell sample of this pathogen, so it is not immune to the damage caused by this pathogen."

"However, your Five Grains Samsara Body is also based on the biological technology of the Medicine King, so it can automatically absorb cell samples of other pathogens."

"As long as you put the corresponding cell samples into the hotbed of pathogens, you can upgrade the level of the Five Grain Samsara Body and gain the ability to be immune to this pathogen. Do you want to go back and upgrade immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text silently, first chose "no", then activated the effect of the scapegoat, and came back to life in the secret cave of the King of Medicine.

It's not that he doesn't take this matter seriously. The key is that according to the description in the text, there are quite a few alchemy furnaces placed in the secret cave. If there are remains of this kind of pathogen in every alchemy furnace, it would be better to wait until all the samples are collected before going back to upgrade, thus saving time from making trips back and forth.

The subsequent plot development was just as Jiang Xinghuo expected. Most of the furnaces in the secret cave courtyard contained mutated germs. The number of times the straw man was used up was quickly used up, and even the dog food in the magic bag was gradually used up. But nothing valuable was gained.

Finally, Jiang Xinghuo opened all the alchemy furnaces and absorbed samples of dozens of different pathogens into his body.

"You opened your eyes beside the shrine in Wuyou Cave. What are your plans next?"

"Will you choose to return to the Five Grains Samsara House in the ancient house and put the dozens of cell samples you obtained into the hotbed of pathogens to improve the level of the Five Grains Samsara Body? Or will you return to the secret cave of the Medicine King and continue exploring?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a deep breath, activated the teleportation function of the shrine, and returned to the Five Grains Reincarnation House in the ancient house.

"You dropped the cell sample into the hotbed of pathogens. Your Grain Reincarnation Body level has been increased by +5."

"Your Five Grains Samsara Body has reached the advanced stage. Next, as long as you absorb a sufficient number of pathogen samples, the level of your Five Grains Samsara Body will continue to improve."

Jiang Xinghuo upgraded his Five Grains Reincarnation Body, but was not in a hurry to go back and continue exploring. Instead, he went to the niche shop to buy some materials and made some dry dog ​​food.

There was nothing that could be done about it. He had used up all his scapegoats and dog food when he opened those furnaces. If he died again today, he would have to wait for the cooling time of the physical penalty, which was about four hours.

Jiang Xinghuo hasn't experienced physical punishment for a long time since he deciphered the recipe for making dog food.

It is precisely because of this that he has several times, or even dozens of times, more exploration time than ordinary players. Otherwise, he would not have the strength he has today.

You should know that the time in the game also moves forward. It is not like ordinary online games where the game can continue after the character dies and is resurrected, and time also stagnates. But in the game of Folk World, time does not stop. If you miss some opportunities and tasks due to the death of the game character, it is not certain whether you can meet them again in the future.

If Jiang Xinghuo didn't have the dog food on him, he would have missed a lot of mission clues and opportunities. Now he might be in some corner, relying on constant death and resurrection, struggling to advance the plot.

Jiang Xinghuo spent more than 1000 incense sticks and made a box of fresh dog food, then he returned to the secret cave of the King of Medicine with peace of mind.

As for the ancient house outside the Wu Gu Lun Hui House, there were no abnormal changes. The subsequent plot should have been the seventh day, but Jiang Xinghuo burned the corpse.

The secret of the ancient house has been solved. I guess the subsequent plot will end here and it has nothing to do with Jiang Xinghuo.

"You have returned to the secret cave of the Medicine King. Where do you plan to go next?"

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the game character and walked into the alchemy room, hoping that there would be some good things left by the King of Medicine.

"You walked into the alchemy room, and saw that the room was full of dust that had not been cleaned for years. There were a lot of medicinal liquors on the shelves next to it. Apart from that, there was only a locked wooden cabinet. Do you want to explore here?"

"You explored the alchemy room and gained something."

"You have obtained: a pot of liver-nourishing and eye-brightening wine (excellent), a jar of herbal body-quenching liquid (excellent), a recipe for Ma Fei San (rare), a medicinal gourd seed (excellent), a key to the City of Origin (legend), and a piece of flesh and blood of an unknown creature (special)."

"You found these things in the alchemy room, but when you wanted to open the locked wooden cabinet, you found that the seven-treasure key in your hand could not open the iron lock on it."

Um? ?

Jiang Xinghuo was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there was a lock that the Seven Treasures Key couldn't open. Could it be that this lock was not constructed based on mechanical kinetic energy?

However, he did not think too much about it. Since the Seven Treasures Key could not open it, he would use other methods. He was not in a hurry to open the lock and would count the things he found first.

"Liver-nourishing and eye-improving wine (excellent consumable item), a medicinal wine personally prepared by the Medicine King. It has the effect of nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. With the help of the characteristics of the wine, the medicinal power can be brought into play to the extreme without any waste. It can also treat some stubborn eye diseases."

"Do you want to use this item?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no. It would be a waste to use this thing on himself. He should keep it for his family. He is in good health now and enjoys everything he eats. Using this thing would be a waste.

"Hundred Herbs Body Tempering Liquid (Excellent Consumable Item), a liquid medicine developed by the Martial Lord and entrusted to him by his good friend, the Medicine King, specifically for training horizontal training kung fu. It can not only relax the muscles and activate blood circulation, but also greatly improve the strength of the body's muscles and bones, as well as the ability of the muscles and bones to repair damage themselves." "Note that the Hundred Herbs Body Tempering Liquid is most effective only when used for the first time. Just dissolve it in hot water and then completely immerse your body in it."

Jiang Xinghuo took the thing out and took a look. It was a black porcelain jar the size of a fist. He opened the lid and smelled it. A refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted into his nose, somewhat similar to the smell of borneol and mixed mint.

This thing is not bad and I can use it. I will find a place to take a bath and use this thing. Although his horizontal training kung fu has been ruined, it can improve the strength of his body's muscles and bones, which is always beneficial and harmless.

"Ma Fei San (rare formula), an anesthetic formula jointly researched by the Medicine King and the Medical Immortal Qi Huang. As long as it is dissolved in water and taken, it can paralyze the nerves of the whole body, and one will not feel pain even if cut by a knife or an axe. Moreover, after being improved by the Medicine King, it can not only dissolve in water, but also blend into the air. When ignited by fire, the smoke can directly paralyze people. It is a must-have medicine for home and travel."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look at the medicinal materials needed for the recipe. Most of them could be found in reality. Only a few of them needed to be planted in special environments in the secular world, but they were not that difficult to find. The main feature was that they were convenient and simple.

After a short while, Jiang Xinghuo bought all the herbs at the niche shop, and found a mortar and pestle, and pounded all the herbs into powder. It didn't smell like anything, but when he ignited the powder and smelled the aroma of the powder, he suddenly felt his body numb and fell backwards.

"Fuck! Are you in such a hurry?"

Jiang Xinghuo was also shocked by the effect of Ma Fei San. While the medicinal effect had not yet spread throughout his body, he quickly circulated the Lei Zu Bao Lu among his internal organs. Strands of silver-white electric arcs traveled along his body surface, expelling all the medicinal properties from his body.

"Oh my goodness, I almost fell down..."

Jiang Xinghuo got up from the ground and touched the back of his head which was sore from the bump. It felt really uncomfortable.

Without any warning, all the bones, muscles and nerves in my body became uncontrollable in an instant.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the powder in his hand and thought that if this thing was used well, it would be a powerful weapon. As long as you stand in the right place and sprinkle it, no matter how many people you have, they will all be knocked down without even a chance to fight back.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Xinghuo found a small bottle and collected all the medicine powder in the mortar. It depended on who was lucky enough to enjoy it.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the remaining things.

"Medicine gourd seeds (excellent material), gourd seeds that contain medicinal properties. The gourd grown from them is a spiritual medicine gourd, which can restore the user's physical strength. It can also be integrated into the spiritual medicine gourd to increase the level of the spiritual medicine gourd."

"Your Medicine Fairy Gourd can also devour this gourd seed to upgrade. Do you want to integrate the gourd seed into the Medicine Fairy Gourd?"

"Your Medicine Fairy Gourd has been upgraded, +3."

Jiang Xinghuo melted these seeds into the Medicine Fairy Gourd, and the level of the gourd was upgraded accordingly, allowing it to restore physical and mental strength faster.

Finally, there are only two things left.

"The key to the City of Origin (legendary prop). The City of Origin is a legend that has been circulating in the secular world for a long time, so long that no one knows the origin of this legend. All we know is that this City of Origin is likely the source of secular history and civilization. Many adventurers and ancient scholars once wanted to explore the location of this City of Origin, but in the end they all returned empty-handed and found no clues."

"However, you have now obtained the key to the City of Origin, and also learned some clues about the City of Origin."

"The City of Origin is not an illusory legend, but a place that really exists in the secular world. However, the path to the City of Origin is only known by an old storyteller."

"If you want to find the way to the City of Origin, you must find the old storyteller."

"He was once the great elder of the City of Origin. He is also the only one still alive in the secular world and knows the exact location of the City of Origin."

"The flesh and blood of an unknown creature (special item). The Medicine King once entered the City of Origin and obtained this piece of flesh and blood from it. The Medicine King wanted to refine it into a pill, but the power contained in it made the Medicine King feel uneasy. He felt that this thing was a disaster, so he put it aside and no longer used it to refine medicine."

"Once you carry this piece of flesh and blood and enter the City of Origin, you will be able to find the specific locations of the other pieces of flesh and blood."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the descriptions of these two items and thought that this was another endless task.

According to the game text, the path map of the City of Origin is in the possession of an old storyteller. However, there are many old storytellers in the storytelling lineage, so how can he know which one is the real one? It is like looking for a needle in a haystack, so Jiang Xinghuo had to put this task on hold for the time being.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the game character to come to the front of the wooden cabinet, wanting to see what secrets were hidden in the cabinet.

"After careful observation, you discovered that the lock on the cabinet is not an ordinary iron lock, but a restriction blessed by the power of keeping secrets. If you want to open this iron lock, you must first break the power of keeping secrets on it."

The power to keep secrets?

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description in the text, thought for a moment, took out the secret color box from the magic bag, and used up his last chance.

"You used the power of the Secret Color Box to crack the Secret-Keeping Power on it. At the same time, you also lost the right to use the Secret Color Box."

"You have lost the Secret Color Box -1."

"Without the blessing of the secret-keeping power, you used the Seven Treasures Key again and opened the cabinet easily."

"You have obtained the shackles of the Oath-King."

"The Shackles of the Oath Master (special item), a pair of shackles carefully crafted by the Oath Master, which can force someone to make an oath with you, and neither party can break the oath, otherwise they will be punished by heaven and die."

"You have obtained the rumors about the Gate God (clues)."

"The Lord of Oath wanted to use this item to capture the Door God, but for some reason he gave up the idea and left the clue on the shackles instead. Anyone who obtains the shackles can get the rumors about the Door God."

(End of this chapter)