My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 505 Harvest
Looking at this hidden task that was inexplicably opened, Jiang Xinghuo scratched his head and thought that this was not an easy task. Although there were no restrictions on race and origin, it was not an easy task to gain recognition from more than 80% of the citizens in the city.

He disrupted the Pure World Sect's ritual of inviting gods and saved so many children who were being used as sacrifices, and only then did he gain 30% of the recognition from the citizens.

If one wants to gain more than 80% recognition from the citizens, he will not only have to clean out the evil spirits in Wuyou Cave, but he will also have to completely eradicate the hideouts of the Pure World Sect and the Natural Disaster Sect, so that Daliang City can be completely restored to its former appearance.

I don’t know whether the public’s recognition of the body recovery team can be extended to myself. If so, it can save me some trouble.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about it, a subsequent text message suddenly popped up in the game.

"Attention, when you gain more than 80% recognition from the citizens, you can become the master of this city, but you may also be stripped of your title. Only when the recognition reaches more than 90% can the identity of the city lord be bound to you. As long as you are not truly dead, other people cannot deprive you of this identity."

Tsk, the difficulty has increased again. Jiang Xinghuo didn’t take it too seriously. His current recognition level hasn’t even reached half, let alone more than 90%. He will worry about these things when the recognition level reaches half.

But then again, if he could become the lord of Daliang City, perhaps he could establish a landmark by writing books.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo began to check out his biggest gain of this trip, the bodies of the Bloodstained Bodhisattva and the Clavicle King Kong!!

Jiang Xinghuo first opened the magic bag and took a look. Two huge monsters as big as hills appeared in his field of vision, but the visual perception was completely different.

The muscles of Clavicle King Kong are knotted and he looks extremely angry, with a pair of fangs bared at the corners of his mouth and a white bone lotus in his hands. Although he has been dead for a long time, he can still give people a great sense of oppression.

The Blood-stained Bodhisattva is just the opposite. He has a plump and upright body, his eyebrows are as red as blood, and he looks quiet and compassionate.

Although the corpse still exuded a terrifying aura, it looked somewhat otherworldly, and in its hand was a jade bottle with blood patterns on it.

Jiang Xinghuo did not have any hobby of giant worship. He just wanted to see what the two big guys chasing him looked like out of curiosity. At the same time, he also had a general understanding of the power of the Son of Calamity.

Even the Clavicle King Kong and the Bloodstained Bodhisattva could not last more than three minutes together. One can imagine the opponent's strength. They were completely not on the same level as the natural disaster saint 'Sui Zhe' that they met at Ghost Lake that day.

Jiang Xinghuo was also a little curious. According to the game text, these two were siblings born from the same vine. How could their strengths differ so much?
"I wonder what your next plan is? Are you going to search the bodies of Clavicle King Kong and Bloodstained Bodhisattva?"

A new interactive option appeared in the game. Jiang Xinghuo clicked yes and then touched the corpses of the two big guys in the game.

"You searched the two bodies and found something."

"In the process of inventory, please wait..."

"You have obtained a white bone lotus, a blood jade bottle, a secret book of "Bone Transformation into Prison", a secret book of "Vague Blood Pollution God", a vajra, a human skin drum, a piece of skin of an unknown creature, the corpse of a big Yaksha Luo, the corpse of a small hungry ghost king, a dried up Yellow Spring, a large piece of blood pool rouge, a rusty broken long sword, and two corpses of three hundred years of Taoism monsters."

Wow! Wow! Jiang Xinghuo was dazzled by the sight of so many things he had found. He thought that he had finally made it. It seemed that he would have to find these big guys in the future to get sufficiently generous rewards. Ordinary monsters could not compare to them at all.

This time I really had the help of the Holy Son of Natural Disaster, otherwise with just my two skills, I would have no way to deal with the Clavicle King Kong and the Blood-stained Bodhisattva.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo began to sort these things out one by one, keeping the useful ones and preparing to sell the ones that were useless or could not be used.

"White Bone Lotus (rare item), the companion treasure of the Clavicle King Kong when it was born, can release endless bones. It complements the bone-to-prison technique and can give birth to countless bone prisons."

“Blood Jade Purifying Bottle (rare item), made by the Bloodstained Bodhisattva using his own bones, a strange craftsmanship forged in the underworld. The bottle contains some broken fragments of the Blood Lake Hell, so it can release endless filthy blood water. In conjunction with the filthy blood magic, it has the ability to rot bones and flesh, and dissolve souls and spirits.”

These two props are the signature items of Clavicle King Kong and Bloodstained Bodhisattva, each has its own unique features, but they must be combined with their innate abilities to bring out their due capabilities.

Jiang Xinghuo checked the two skill books again, and was a little disappointed. The two skills had occupational restrictions, and one had to join a Buddhist sect in the secular world to successfully practice the two skills. This meant that the two props obtained previously could not exert their original abilities.

Tsk, what a pity! Jiang Xinghuo can't sell himself to the secular sect just for these two skills, so he can only throw these things into the magic bag and wait and see if there are other ways later. If that doesn't work, he can only sell them or trade them with other players.

"Vajra (excellent item), a weapon forged from meteorites and metal materials. It has the ability to destroy evil with Buddha's light. It can be used as a weapon and can also be used as a material to strengthen and improve the level of weapons."

"The Human Spirit Drum (special item), which was accidentally found by the Bloodstained Bodhisattva in a ruined temple in the underworld. After beating this drum, people can hear the wailing and crying of evil spirits. It can not only break the magic of hallucinations and nightmares, but also make people feel as if they have fallen into the netherworld and their souls are out of control."

Jiang Xinghuo curiously took out the human spirit skin drum, which looked similar to the diabolo played by children.

There were many strange spells painted on the drum surfaces on both sides, and when you tapped them lightly, they made a sound like a heartbeat, accompanied by a lot of sharp and piercing wailing sounds, which almost drowned it out completely.

Fortunately, when Jiang Xinghuo realized something was wrong, he immediately pressed down the vibrating drumhead, and the sound disappeared.

At the same time, new text prompts came from the game.

"You struck the human-skin drum. The mournful sound it emitted resonated with your burial laws, and a map appeared on the drum."

"You have obtained the map leading to the Black Mountain Temple."

"Black Mountain Temple was originally a Buddhist temple outside the city of Beiping in the secular world. It had a close relationship with the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva of the Ten Directions Zen Forest. But countless years ago, Black Mountain Temple sank into the underworld overnight. All the monks in the temple disappeared, and their lives or deaths were unknown. Only a ruined temple was left, located on the Iron Wall Mountain in the underworld."

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva personally went to the underworld to investigate at Mount Iron Wall, but he did not discover what had happened. Furthermore, there were no bodies in the ruins of the temple, and no one knew where the monks had gone."

Jiang Xinghuo read the description in the text and unexpectedly got an unexpected gain. He actually got a map of the underworld. He would definitely explore it when he gets the chance.

After putting away the human spirit skin drum, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the remaining things. "The skin of an unknown creature (special prop), a piece of skin picked up by the Bloodstained Bodhisattva on the bank of the Yellow River in the underworld. Although it is as thin as a cicada's wing, it is extremely tough. There are some blood-streaked lines on it, which seem to be the Taoist Yunji seal characters. However, the Bloodstained Bodhisattva does not know the essence of Taoism, so naturally he cannot decipher the content on it."

"You can use this skin to go to Beiping City to find 'Master Dao'. As one of the twenty-four contemporary priests of the Tianshi Fadao lineage, he is proficient in the cloud seals and talismans of all branches of Taoism in the world. He also likes to be a role model for others, impart knowledge and answer questions. As long as you ask sincerely, he will teach you everything he knows."

Jiang Xinghuo took note of the name of Mr. Dao, and planned to ask him to decipher the text on the skin when he went to Peking in the future. Maybe it would trigger a new plot.

Continue counting.

"The corpse of the Great Yaksha Luo (excellent material). The Great Yaksha Luo is one of the Asura evil ghosts in the six reincarnation hells mentioned by the Buddha. He is vicious and likes to kill. He is fearless and has no fear of death. He fought with the Little Hungry Ghost King and died together. The corpse can be used as a material for refining elixirs, and can also be used as a material for strengthening the level of weapons."

One of the six evil spirits? ?
Jiang Xinghuo was delighted because the casting materials for the Six Paths of Reincarnation Dharma Image included the corpses of the six evil ghosts.

He found the body of a skinny hungry ghost from the hungry ghost realm in the ancestral hall of the ancient house in Yanshi Town. Now he has found the big Yaksha from the Asura realm. Two of the six evil ghosts have been found, which can save some unnecessary trouble.

"The corpse of the Little Hungry Ghost King (excellent material). The Little Hungry Ghost King is one of the six evil ghosts in the six realms of reincarnation. He was greedy and died in a fight with the Big Yaksha. His corpse can be used as a material to upgrade and strengthen items, but it cannot be refined into pills and eaten, otherwise there is a high probability that he will be assimilated into a hungry ghost."

These two corpses also became the basic materials for Jiang Xinghuo to build the Six Paths of Reincarnation Dharma in the future.

According to Jiang Xinghuo's guess, the power of the Dharma image after it is successfully cast should have a lot to do with the quality of the materials used.

In short, the better the materials used in casting the Dharmakaya, the stronger the power of the cast Dharmakaya will likely be, and you will also avoid some detours in the future.

Jiang Xinghuo put away the two corpses and looked at the last few things.

"Dried up Yellow Spring (waste material). A Yellow Spring that has been dry for who knows how long. It has lost its value for use. However, if it can be watered with the power of the underworld, it may have a chance to regain new vitality."

The Yellow Spring, this is also one of the necessary materials for casting a Dharma image. Jiang Xinghuo sucked his teeth. He finally found another material for casting a Dharma image, but he didn't expect that it had lost its value for use.

Although the game text indicates that there is still a chance to awaken this spring, the probability is estimated to be close to zero.

Jiang Xinghuo sighed softly, thinking that this might be just luck. It’s impossible for all good things to happen to him. He should be satisfied with getting so many things.

When the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon is full, it loses.

Sometimes finding too many things is not necessarily a good thing.

Jiang Xinghuo could only comfort himself this way.

What else can I do?

We can't just throw this Yellow Spring into the underworld and wait for it to bloom and bear fruit. Not to mention whether this spring can come back to life, even if it can come back to life one day, how long will it take?

Instead of trying to save a dried-up spring, it would be better to spend time creating a new one.

Jiang Xinghuo collected the spring and threw it deep into the magic bag.

This spring looks like an ancient octagonal well, but it is only the size of a palm. There is nothing underneath the well except a piece of dry and cracked land. Apart from that, there is nothing else.

"Blood Pond Rouge (Ordinary Item), made by the Bloodstained Bodhisattva from the mud of the blood pond. Applying it on your face can reduce your popularity and may attract ghost messengers from the underworld, thus opening the way to the underworld. However, it will also attract attacks from other ghosts and monsters."

"A rusty and broken long sword (special item). This is the broken sword that Bloodstained Bodhisattva found next to a corpse. The blade is blunt and the blade is broken. It has no value at all. However, Bloodstained Bodhisattva instinctively feels that this sword has a secret that he has not discovered."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You used your innate ability of Tathagata to observe this broken sword, and soon saw through the secrets hidden beneath the surface of this long sword."

"You have discovered the Dragon Slaying Sword."

“Dragon Slaying Sword (Epic Item·Incomplete), a precious sword forged by the Great Dragon King, the master of dragon-type monsters, with his own scales. It has the eight magical properties of water blocking, stopping the flow, walking on rivers, freezing ice, bewitching, stunning, slaying dragons, and slaying dragons. It can suppress dragon-type monsters below the epic level by more than 70% and cause critical hits.”

"However, this sword has lost its sharpness and no longer has the divine power it once had. Only by using the horns of a heavenly dragon as the sword core and sharpening and tempering the sword again can this dragon-slaying sword regain its former sharpness."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the attribute power of the Dragon Slaying Sword and couldn't help but gasp. Epic-level props were second only to the mythical level. Looking at the secular world today, the only people who were qualified to master epic-level props were probably those who controlled the Dao, except for the relics of a few players.

However, as the lord of all dragon-like monsters and demons in the mortal world, why did the Dragon King forge such a sword that could bring devastating disaster to dragon-like monsters and demons?

From the words between the lines of the text, it can be seen that the purpose of the Great Dragon King forging this sword seems to be to deal with a certain person, or... a certain dragon?

These eight different magical powers seemed to be tailor-made for the opponent, and they were extremely targeted...

This chapter is a bit watery, but it has a lot of threads, and the content is related to the main plot, not just for the sake of watering down the word count.

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