My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 503: God Invitation Ceremony
Jiang Xinghuo imprinted the tattoo pattern of the dragon-raising technique on the body of the captain of the corpse-recovery team, and the captain's bloodline began to transform.

After about five minutes, a new message came from the game.

"Bloodline transformation is complete."

"Under the power of the dragon-raising tattoo, the captain of the corpse-retrieving team's bloodline genes have undergone a fundamental change, becoming the new river god of Daliang City. As long as there is enough incense supply, his power will become stronger and stronger."

"Pay attention, the captain of the corpse recovery team relied on the power of the dragon-raising technique to transform his bloodline, so he needs a large amount of incense to supply it. Otherwise, his power will gradually weaken until the day he dies."

"But since the corpse recovery team has already accepted you as their leader, you can take 30% of the incense power obtained by the River God Temple for your own use, and the rest will be returned to the River God Dharma Body of the captain of the corpse recovery team."

The power of incense? ?
Jiang Xinghuo raised his brows slightly, thinking that with the corpse recovery team's current state, there is probably no way for them to accumulate the power of incense, unless the corpse recovery team can restore its former glory in exchange for the support and faith of other citizens.

Now, this corpse-recovering team can be considered his own private team. At least their loyalty can be guaranteed and he doesn't have to worry about being backstabbed.

Therefore, within the scope of his ability, he could think of some ways to try to expand the influence of the corpse recovery team in Daliang City.

Perhaps, this ceremony of inviting the gods is an opportunity.

Thoughts flashed through Jiang Xinghuo's mind, and he was ready to plan some benefits for his private army.

At this time, new game text also popped up on the screen.

"The captain of the corpse recovery team has undergone a transformation through the Dragon Raising Technique and has transformed into the body of a river god. He can clearly feel the power of the gods within his body. It is an unprecedentedly powerful force that is enough to allow him to protect his colleagues and brothers."

"You have gained the loyalty of the captain of the corpse recovery team (75%)."

Loyalty increased again?
Seeing the increased loyalty of the captain of the corpse recovery team, Jiang Xinghuo was naturally happy to see it. The higher the loyalty, the more reliable the team was.

On the contrary, if its loyalty drops below 50%, Jiang Xinghuo will have to consider cleaning up the house to avoid being stabbed in the back by Zilai at a critical moment.

"At this time, the captain of the corpse recovery team made another plea to you, asking if he could tattoo the river god talisman on his body on the bodies of other corpse recoverers so that they could also possess the power of the river god."

"Do you want to agree to the request of the captain of the corpse recovery team?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think much about it and chose to agree without hesitation. If they wanted to spread the influence of the corpse recovery team in the city, it would not be possible to rely on just one person. The more corpse recovery people there were in the corpse recovery team, the greater the influence would be.

But if you want to gather enough corpse lifters, you have to have something that can attract people. Otherwise, why would they follow you? Especially when it comes to salvaging river floating bodies, which is a weird business that involves dealing with the dead.

"You agreed to the captain's request and allowed him to tattoo the River God Talisman on other corpse retrievers. With the blessing and protection of the River God Talisman tattoo, the physical conditions of those corpse retrievers have improved. Not only have all their chronic illnesses been cured, but they have also gained the power of the River God. Although they are not as powerful as the captain of the corpse retriever, ordinary evil things cannot get close to them."

"Your reputation as a corpse retriever has been improved again, +10."

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo sent these corpse retrievers out to gather information, and the game entered a semi-idle state. It is estimated that some clues will be obtained by tomorrow morning.

As for now... Jiang Xinghuo looked up at the time. It was already late. Okay, then, let's end the game and go to bed. We can talk about anything else tomorrow morning.

The next morning, Jiang Xinghuo entered the game again.

"You opened your eyes in the River God Temple. Where do you plan to go this time? Do you plan to walk around the River God Temple? Or go to other places in the city? Or maybe swim a few laps in the water to see if you can find some good stuff?"

This time, the game gave three options. Jiang Xinghuo took a quick look and decided to walk around the temple and wait for the corpse retrievers to come back, which would trigger the subsequent interactions.

"You walked out of the dilapidated River God Temple. The sun was shining on the earth, and the air was still filled with the smell of Fu Shou tobacco. You looked up and around, and found that there were many opium addicts and drug addicts wandering around the River God Temple. They were staring at you eagerly, as if they regarded you as a fat sheep delivered to their doorstep. They were thinking about how to pluck out your internal organs and take them to the meat cabinet of the pawnshop to exchange for opium. Moreover, they felt that your skin was also very good. If they took it to the corpse tailor's shroud shop, they would probably be able to exchange it for a lot of money, enough for them to squander for a long time."

"You were attacked by the Smoky Man."

"You were too lazy to waste time with these filthy creatures in a place like this, so you directly opened your acupoints, summoned the Black and White Impermanence in your body, and started a killing spree in front of the gate of the River God Temple."

"You used this power wantonly at the entrance of the River God Temple, and therefore attracted the attention of some people. They are all disciples of Tianzai Dao Ren and Jingshi Tathagata. It seems that they came here with those big smokers."

"You have killed the Big Smoker, Incense +20."

"You have killed the Big Smoker, Incense +20."

"Incense +20, incense +20, incense +20, incense +100..."

Ok?
Why is there another big one?

Jiang Xinghuo was just wondering when he saw new text appear.

"The disciples of Tianzai Daoist mixed in and attacked you, but they were seduced away by the Black and White Impermanence."

"When the other disciples of Tianzai Daoist saw this, they immediately gave temporary blessings to the big smokers who were besieging you, greatly improving their physical abilities. They attacked you fearlessly."

“However, these despicable species, whose bodies have already been hollowed out by the smoke, cannot pose any threat to you. Even before the Black and White Impermanence can make a move, they cannot withstand the power of the natural disasters in their bodies and die of exhaustion due to their marrow being drained.

"You have obtained, Incense +20..."

Jiang Xinghuo curled his lips and took back the Black and White Impermanence, thinking that the game was still as stingy as ever by increasing the difficulty of the monsters but not increasing the incense benefits. "The strength you just showed shocked those people with evil intentions. They dared not linger here any longer and turned around to escape."

"Do you want to catch up with them and ask a few questions?"

"The Pure World Tathagata and the Natural Disaster Taoist have always been at odds with each other, and their disciples are also incompatible. But today, they have gone against their will and come together to the River God Temple. They have also driven those big smokers to attack you. Perhaps they are hiding other secrets. Do you want to chase them?"

The game text has said this so far. If Jiang Xinghuo still doesn't understand, then he would have wasted all his time in the game.

"You used your divine movement skills, and your figure turned into a stream of golden light. You quickly caught up with the fleeing disciples. After a not-so-intense battle, most of them died in your hands. Only two people were left alive, and you brought them back to the River God Temple."

"You approached them and asked them why they were lingering outside the river god temple. At first, the two men were still stubborn and quibbling. But after you treated them well by giving them a gift, they started to tell you everything."

"They came to the River God Temple to look for a treasure left by the Yellow River King. But when they came, they happened to run into a few corpse collectors. Seeing the strange tattoos all over their bodies and the tyrannical power emanating from their bodies, they knew that something had changed. These corpse collectors were no longer the little characters they could manipulate at will. That's why they found those big opium men as scapegoats to see what happened in the River God Temple."

treasure?

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the text. Could it be that King Huanghe really left some treasure here?
But when he was in the temple yesterday, he didn't trigger the relevant plot. Was it because the triggering conditions were not met, or there was nothing in the temple at all, or some other reason.

"You asked them what treasure they were looking for, but they just shook their heads and said they were ordered to look for suspicious items, but they didn't know what they were looking for."

"What are your plans next? Are you going to let these two followers of the Master Dao go?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no. No matter how small the mosquito legs were, they were still meat. It would be a waste to let them go, so it would be better to make the best use of them.

"You have obtained, Incense +300."

After killing these two insignificant monsters, Jiang Xinghuo summoned the Great Treasure God who lived in his pupil, wanting to borrow the power of the Great Treasure God to see if there were any treasures in the temple.

But the God of Treasures did not find anything. Even the most suspicious statue of Hebo, Jiang Xinghuo took a look at it with Tathagata Zang, but the result was that it was a piece of waste and had no value in use or repair.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo went for a walk outside the River God Temple, but still did not find any valuable clues.

Just like that, a whole morning passed. When Jiang Xinghuo was taking a break for lunch, the game prompted that the corpse lifters had returned with the information.

Jiang Xinghuo finished his meal as quickly as possible, then wiped his mouth, opened the game and logged in.

"You wake up in the River God Temple and open your eyes. You look at these tattooed, muscular corpse-retrievers in front of you and ask them if they have found anything in the city?"

"The young corpse-recoverers in the lead were very excited. They said that when they were gathering information on the street today, they beat up the hooligans who had bullied them before, and they also got some information out of them."

"According to the descriptions of those hooligans, the followers of the Pure World Sect have recently started to buy up various materials, including sandalwood and lotus. They have also adopted many homeless children. Even the two orphanages in the city have been bought by the Pure World Sect."

"I heard that the Pure World Sect will hold a ceremony to invite the gods in the near future. At that time, all the children will be taken to the Pure Land by the Buddha and escape from the suffering and troubles of the mundane world."

"But those hooligans don't know the exact date of the God-inviting Conference, because they can only help run errands outside and have no access to the core secrets and content."

"You triggered the inspector's notes."

"Remember the notes left by the chief inspector of the police station, in which you read about a missing child case. The perpetrator of that case was a beggar dressed as a monk. He was proficient in the art of bewitching animals and kidnapped many children in the city, especially in the shantytowns in the north of the city. Almost every family had a missing child."

"Finally, the inspector of the police station found the monk in a brick kiln outside the city and rescued all the children he had abducted. The monk was shot dead on the spot by the police. However, when performing an autopsy afterwards, the inspector of the police station found the identity certificate of the Pure World Sect on the monk's body. Only then did he realize that this case was related to the Pure World Sect."

"The followers of the Pure World Religion want to use the flesh and blood of those children as sacrifices to quickly invite the Buddha they believe in to descend, and then occupy Daliang City with overwhelming force, clearing away all obstacles, so that the faith of the Pure World Tathagata can be expanded to another city."

"Now, you have understood all the conspiracies of the Pure World Cult. Next, you just need to find out the time of the God Summoning Ceremony, and then you can find a way to disrupt the ceremony."

"At this time, the captain of the corpse recovery team also came in from outside with his men. There was still some fresh blood on his body, and the Golden Rooster Soul-Calming Spear in his hand was also stained with blood. It seemed that he had killed a lot of people."

"The captain of the corpse recovery team said that he brought a few old brothers from the corpse recovery team to the city lord's mansion occupied by the believers of the natural disaster. He also found information about the Pure World Sect's summoning ceremony in the study of the city lord's mansion."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text and couldn't help but suck his teeth, thinking what kind of person is this? He just obtained the power of the River God Tattoo and dared to lead people to challenge the believers of the Master. As a result, he not only succeeded in killing people, but also robbed the opponent's stronghold.

"You learned from the intelligence the captain of the corpse recovery team found that the time for the Pure World Cult's God-summoning Ceremony is tonight at 8 o'clock. If you want to successfully stop them from summoning the gods, you must rescue those children during the ceremony and then disrupt the ceremony to prevent the Pure World believers from being desperate and using their own lives to summon their own gods."

Tonight at eight o'clock?

There is still time.

Jiang Xinghuo had already prepared himself mentally, and through interactive communication in the game, he instructed the corpse retrievers to take advantage of the chaos to rescue the people.

This is also the quickest way to restore the incense of the River God Temple.

After solving the problem of the Pure World Sect, we will try to destroy the Worry-Free Cave as well.

If this can be achieved, the influence of the corpse recovery team in Daliang City will reach its peak in the shortest time, and the believers' incense will become more and more prosperous, and their own income will naturally increase.

(End of this chapter)