My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 534: Storyteller's Cave

"You activated the altar of the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower. Under the power of spatial authority, you crossed thousands of mountains and rivers in an instant and arrived in the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower."

"Please choose where you want to go."

Jiang Xinghuo did not hesitate at all. He took the Innate Qi Mother and Ambergris Essence and went directly to the Baicao House in the Bafang Linglou.

"You handed the materials you found to the Medicine King. The Medicine King did not expect that you could find these two rare materials in such a short time. He immediately promised you that he would be responsible for the other medicinal materials. You only need to come here in seven days when the Nine Yin is at its peak, and you can get a real 'Xiantian Fantaisi Pill'."

"The Medicine King took the ingredients and walked into the alchemy room. He needs to concentrate on refining the elixir and has no time to chat with you. You can take this opportunity to go somewhere else and maybe you will find something unexpected."

Jiang Xinghuo saw the prompt in the game text and controlled the character to leave Baicao House and come to the Linglou Hall outside.

"Please choose where you want to go next."

The game text listed some sub-maps, all of which were maps open to the public in Bafang Linglou. Jiang Xinghuo took a quick look at the options given and chose to wander around casually.

He is now just an ordinary ghost hunter with the least experience. It is difficult to trigger subsequent interactive plots when he explores those sub-maps in this state. Most of them are trivial and meaningless nonsense.

Therefore, it is better to just wander around casually, and maybe you can inadvertently trigger some interesting mission plots or clues.

"You wandered around the Spirit Building casually. The ghost hunters around you greeted you when they saw you. After some pleasantries, you came to the room in the corner of the Spirit Building. The inconspicuous wooden door was still covered in dust, but you noticed some scratches on the ground. It seemed that the door had been opened not long ago. You walked forward and took a closer look to make sure that you were not mistaken. The door was indeed opened not long ago."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo remembered the description in the game text at that time. The opening time of this door was uncertain, and even if the door was opened, only the chosen person could see it. Others could not see the opened door even if they passed by this door, let alone enter it to explore.

Jiang Xinghuo checked the text records again and found that one could come to the assembly hall on February 2, March 3, May 5, July 7, September 9, and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. If one was lucky, one might come across the door open.

There is less than a week left until the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Come back and have a look then. Maybe this door will be opened then.

After making up his mind, Jiang Xinghuo walked around the Linglou again. Seeing that no new plots or tasks were triggered, he did not waste any more time and returned to Beiping City, planning to explore the map of Qianlong Residence within the next two days.

In the next few days, Jiang Xinghuo did not continue to explore new maps as he had planned, but concentrated on exploring Qianlong Mansion.

He originally thought that without the innate Qi Mother, the evil spirits wandering around there would no longer be able to do anything to him.

But no one expected that there were many big guys hidden in the mansion. Jiang Xinghuo died several times every day, but he would get some rewards every time he died. The most valuable thing was a incomplete map.

"The incomplete map of the City of Origin (special item). This is the map that the Lord of the Secular World obtained in an ancient cave on the day he became the Lord of the Golden Law. It marks the whereabouts of a key, and that key is the key to entering the City of Origin."

"Note that only if you find the real city of origin can you trigger the hidden clues on this map and obtain the key information to obtain the key."

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while and felt that it was time to go to the Storyteller's Cave.

There are still a few days left until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so I'd take this opportunity to enter the storyteller's cave and see if I can find any clues about the City of Origin.

"You chose to go to Huangliang Hutong."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have triggered the innate effect of the Armor Fifty Seals."

"Fifty Armor Seals (Excellent Item), a rare treasure left by a strange monk. It can summon fifty mechanical armor soldiers for him to control. Although they do not have very strong combat power, they are smart and changeable. Each armor soldier has extraordinary wisdom."

"It is said that a Qimen monk once left behind five seals for soldiers. If these five seals can be combined into one, these soldiers will be given extraordinary combat power, and they will be no weaker than the Taoist soldiers."

"You triggered the effect of this armor seal while you were on the road. A dozen mechanical armor soldiers immediately emerged from the seal and transformed into a strangely shaped sedan chair that moved forward quickly. In the blink of an eye, you arrived at Huangliang Hutong."

"You have arrived at Huangliang Hutong."

Jiang Xinghuo took those soldiers back into the seal. Although these soldiers could not help much in battle, they could contribute a lot in other things. Especially after they were transformed into mechanical sedans, their speed was much faster than the Dragon God sedan, which was more than enough for traveling.

"Now that you have arrived at the storyteller's residence, do you want to push the door and go in?"

"You pushed the door open and found the storyteller who was reading a book. You explained your purpose and said that you wanted to enter the storyteller's cave to find out what was going on."

"The storyteller did not refuse your request. Instead, he took out a key that he had prepared long ago. As long as you use your magic power to activate this key, you can open the portal to the storyteller's cave. Do you want to enter it immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation.

"You hold the key firmly in your palm. As the magic power spreads, you feel a trance in front of your eyes. A rugged and winding path appears. At the end of the path is an ancient hall. It is the paradise left by the ancestor of the storyteller. Do you want to enter it?"

The game text asked twice whether he wanted to enter, but Jiang Xinghuo had no intention of changing his mind. This was the last step, so there was no reason for him to retreat. It would be worth it even if he died a few times.

"You walked along this road and soon arrived in front of the hall. Pushing the door and entering, you saw that the hall was filled with all kinds of books."

"This is the treasure that the storyteller's ancestor left for future generations. As long as you can enter this hall, you can read and view the books in the hall at will. However, whether you can find what you want and whether you can remember all the contents depends on your luck."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to read the books in the hall from the beginning step by step, or will you take a different approach and look at the books here from a different perspective?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a moment. Logically, he should choose the former to avoid missing any erroneous information. However, doing so would not only be time-consuming, but there would also be a high probability that he would not gain anything.

He remembered that when he first came to inquire about the City of Origin, the storyteller said that this might be a rumor that had been circulating for many years.

You know, the storyteller can come in here at any time to read the documents in the hall. If there are really records about the City of Origin in the hall, then he should be able to discover something.

But the storyteller regarded this as a rumor. Of course, this does not rule out that the other party is deliberately confusing me, but if he wanted to hide it from me, there is no need to tell me about the storyteller's cave. He could just find an excuse to get away with it. There is no need to do this at all.

Jiang Xinghuo still tends to believe that there is really no information related to the City of Origin recorded in this hall, at least that is the case on the surface.

So, after some thought, Jiang Xinghuo chose the latter and planned to find a different way to look at the books here from another perspective.

"You didn't want to repeat the mistakes of your predecessors. You didn't start from the beginning and opened the Six Heavens Devil Eye between your brows. You used this unique Devil Eye to observe this palace."

"Sure enough, you found something wrong."

"Observe the surroundings through the eyes of the Six Heavenly Ghosts and Gods, and you will find that in the center of the hall, there is an ancient bronze table. It is shining with golden light, without any rust or damage, as if it is a newly made bronze object."

"And on this table, there are three ancient books neatly placed. Do you want to go over and pick them up?"

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Jiang Xinghuo was cheered up, thinking that the clue was indeed here, but it was hidden by the ancestor of the storyteller. Without special methods, no trace of it could be detected.

"You walked over and tried to pick up the three ancient books on the table, but when you reached out your hand, you found that you couldn't even touch the table. It was like a mirage, seemingly there, but in fact, it was empty."

"As you were in shock, you saw the three ancient books on the bronze table suddenly merge together, gradually forming a small and exquisite Luogeng that appeared in front of you. Do you want to pick up this Luogeng?"

Jiang Xinghuo immediately chose yes.

"You picked up the Luogeng on the ground. When you looked up again, the hall had returned to normal. The bronze table had disappeared. Only the Luogeng proved what had just happened."

"You have obtained the token of the City of Origin."

"This Luogeng is your token for entering the City of Origin. The City of Origin does not exist in the secular world, but is located in the cracks of time and space. Without the token, you cannot enter it at all."

"Now that you have obtained the token of the City of Origin, you can use this Luogeng to find the way to the City of Origin on the day of Jingzhe every year."

"Attention, once you successfully enter the City of Origin and gain its recognition, you will no longer have to stick to time limits. You can enter and leave the City of Origin at any time as long as you wish."

The day of Jingzhe?

Jiang Xinghuo walked over and flipped through the calendar on the wall. This year's Jingzhe Festival falls on the same day as the Dragon Raising its Head, so there is still more than half a month left.

If you miss this opportunity, you will have to wait another year.

Jiang Xinghuo secretly made up his mind that on February 2nd, the first thing he would do when he entered the game was to go to the City of Origin. No matter what, he had to get the approval of the City of Origin first and open the teleportation point, otherwise he would have to wait another year.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you continue to look through the ancient documents in the hall, or will you leave the storyteller's cave and explore somewhere else?"

This time, Jiang Xinghuo chose the latter. Since he had already obtained the token of the City of Origin, there was no need to waste time any longer.

Moreover, there are countless documents and ancient books in this hall. Even if he stays here for ten or eight years, it is estimated that he will only see a drop in the ocean and it is difficult to get a glimpse of the full picture of those ancient books.

"You left the storyteller's cave. The storyteller was surprised to see you come out so quickly. He asked you if you had found any relevant clues."

"How are you going to answer the storyteller's question?"

"Will you choose to tell the truth and say that you have obtained the token of the City of Origin, or will you make up a lie and keep it to yourself?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose the second answer.

Although the storyteller had no ill will towards him, he should still be careful to avoid complications and other problems.

"You made up an excuse, saying that the collection of books in the hall is as numerous as the stars, and even if you spend your entire life reading, you may not be able to finish reading all the classics, so you should not delay any further."

"You bid farewell to the storyteller and left Huangliang Hutong. Where are you going next?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the map he had unlocked. Except for the Forbidden City, he had basically explored all other places.

But he did not plan to explore the Forbidden City immediately, because he currently had too few clues related to the Forbidden City. If he went in, it would be a waste of opportunity. It would not be too late to explore the forbidden area for living beings after accumulating more clues.

As for now...

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the map and decided to go to the northwest of the secular world to explore the mining city.

When he was exploring the secular world, he obtained many clues about the tasks related to the mining city, but he never had the time to go back. Now was a good opportunity to go over and take a look and complete the tasks on hand.

In addition, the game text has clearly mentioned that the Dragon King is living in seclusion in the northwest, and perhaps we can get some clues and see if we can find the fragments of the Dragon Slaying Sword.

"You chose to go to the mining town in the northwest of the secular world."

"It will take about ten hours to reach the destination. If we have a mount, the travel time can be shortened."

"Please select your mode of transportation:"

"Dragon sedan chair: It is expected to arrive at the destination in about seven hours."

"Armored Seal: It is estimated that we can reach our destination in about five hours."

I was greedy last night and ate a bowl of boiled pork slices. This whole day and night almost killed me. My stomach was in so much pain. I will never be greedy again.
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(End of this chapter)