My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 544: The Dragon King's Demise
The phone vibrated slightly, and another picture popped up on the screen. It was a picture of stars that was upside down.

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly felt a little troubled. The stars in the sky were complicated and changeable. Apart from the Big Dipper, he knew nothing about the positions of other stars, let alone restoring the upside-down and disordered star map in just ten seconds.

"It seems that we still have to rely on external forces..."

Jiang Xinghuo muttered something, activated the Linglou altar, and teleported himself to the Bafang Linglou.

Since he was bound to the altar of the Eight Directions Spirit Tower, he could be teleported to the Eight Directions Spirit Tower from any location in the secular world, and the Dragon King's Tomb was no exception.

Now he could only place his hope on the niche shop in the Linglou, hoping that there would be props related to the Zhoutian Xingdou in the niche shop, otherwise he would have to go to the teahouse niche shop again.

Originally, Jiang Xinghuo had a star map in his hand, which was a prop passed down by Qingnang Gong. It recorded the movement and change patterns of the stars in the sky. Unfortunately, it turned into ashes under the crazy fire.

While Jiang Xinghuo was pondering these things in his mind, he controlled his character to come to the alcove shop in Linglou and began to search on the dazzling menu.

After a while, Jiang Xinghuo actually found several suitable props, so he picked out the most suitable one and bought it for 300 incense sticks.

"You have obtained the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Atlas."

"The Atlas of the Heavenly Stars (common item), a popular science atlas drawn by the exiled astrologers of ancient times based on their observations of the movement of the stars. After using it, one can have a clear understanding of the stars in the heavens, and can also obtain general information and clues about the corresponding stars."

"Do you want to use the item Zhou Tian Xing Dou Tu Lu?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose to use it without hesitation.

"You have used the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Tu Lu."

"Learning, please wait..."

"You have mastered the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Tu Lu."

"I have detected that this ability can be integrated into your Tathagatagarbha. Do you want to merge the two together?"

Ok?
There’s also an unexpected bonus!

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly, clicked the screen and selected fusion, then he felt a slight itch and numbness in the pupil of his right eye, and countless star illusions poured into the pupil.

This state lasted for about five minutes before disappearing.

New text messages also came into the game at the right time.

"You have perfectly integrated the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Tu Lu and Tathagata Garbha. Your Tathagata Garbha level has been improved by +3."

"Your Tathagatagarbha can now distinguish the stars in the sky and obtain the approximate information of the corresponding stars."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the content of the text, stood up and walked to the window, opened the small pupil of his right eye, and looked up at the moon in the sky.

The data information also immediately appears on the retina.

"Name: Moon (Waxing and Waxing Place)."

"Orbital eccentricity: 0.0549."

"Perigee distance: 363300 kilometers."

"Apogee distance: 405696 kilometers."

"Polar diameter: 3472.0 km."

"Surface area: 3.79 x 107 square kilometers."

"Volume: 2.199×1010 cubic kilometers."

"Mass of celestial body: 7.349×1022 kg."

"..."

"..."

A series of data that he could understand and yet not understand appeared extremely clearly in Tathagata's vision.

Jiang Xinghuo was amazed and looked at other celestial bodies. Just like the moon, all the information and data appeared on his retina.

After several consecutive experiments, Jiang Xinghuo closed his eyes reluctantly and sat back on the sofa to continue playing the game.

You can watch the stars anytime. If you miss tonight, you will have to wait until next year to come to this time.

Jiang Xinghuo looked up at the time again. It was already late at night. There were about two hours left until tomorrow, so he had to advance the plot as quickly as possible.

"You returned to the tomb passage again, looking at the star map on the stone door in front of you, and quickly determined the exact direction and position. Within the time limit of ten seconds, you restored the star map to its original state."

"You have opened the Zhoutian Star Lock."

"The star pattern on the surface of the stone gate is glowing with light, forming a vortex-like mirror ripple. Do you want to step into it immediately?"

"After you stepped into the ripples, you felt your body tremble slightly. When you opened your eyes again, three forks appeared in front of you, leading to different places. Which fork do you plan to choose to continue exploring?"

"According to King Ji Le's disciples, it and the ghost-makeup girl met in the tomb behind the path in the middle. The dragon scale golden needle is also hidden in that tomb. Do you want to go there immediately?"

There is no need to hesitate. Just finish the task at hand first, and it will not be too late to explore other places later.

If we choose to go somewhere else first, I'm afraid the ghost-makeup woman would have already left the tomb and gone to other places, and this mission would be completely shelved, which would be a loss.

"You chose the middle fork."

"Soon you'll have walked this distance and come to a relatively empty tomb chamber."

"In the middle of the tomb stood a stone platform, and next to it was a charming figure wearing a red wedding dress and a brocade veil."

"You have been discovered, the ghost-makeup girl."

"When the ghost-made-up girl saw a stranger coming here, she thought you were also here to look for treasure, so she immediately attacked you."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo quickly found the basin of bliss water, clicked on it to use it, and splashed it at the woman in ghost makeup.

"You have used the water of bliss."

"Bah!"

"The fragrant water of bliss was poured onto the ghost-makeup girl without reservation. She also let out a cry that was not like a human's. But no matter how you listened to it, it felt a little wrong. It didn't sound like a scream of being severely injured, but rather like a groan after bliss..."

"After you heard this cry, you also felt your internal organs boiling, your blood flow quickening, your whole body heating up, and your mind becoming restless and confused."

"Your energy is slowly draining away, -10."

Blood deduction?
Jiang Xinghuo complained speechlessly, thinking that he knew that this bliss water was not a serious thing. It was directly used to attack all enemies and friends, and everyone was affected.

"After you splashed the water of bliss, you waited at a distance for a while, until the girl in ghost makeup collapsed to the ground and kept twisting her body like a maggot, then you felt relieved. What are you going to do next? Do you want to go over and take a look at the specific situation?" Tsk, it's really something that is restricted to 18+.

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character and walked over.

"You have come to the ghost-makeup girl's side. An indescribable special smell has entered your nose. The ghost-makeup girl has completely lost the ability to resist. What are you going to do next?"

"Are you planning to use the God Binding Talisman to suppress it, or send it to its doom with a bolt of lightning?"

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have gained insight into the origins and details of the ghost-makeup woman."

"The ghost-made-up girl, who had practiced Taoism for 120 years, died unjustly on her wedding night. The evil spirit still lingered, and her corpse regained a trace of consciousness. After a drop of blood from the Empress of Heaven enlightened her, she became a monster with an evil spirit."

"Talent: Happy Evil, Ghost Covering the Eyes."

"Happy Evil: A kind of evil spirit that can burn a person to ashes in an instant, but it is not an unorthodox method, and ordinary methods of breaking evil spirits are useless against it."

"Ghost Covering Eyes: The Ghost Makeup Girl can cause high-intensity interference to the perception of other targets within her own field of vision, making it impossible for them to make correct judgments, including but not limited to creating something out of nothing, losing direction, and constructing illusions..."

Looking at the description in the text, Jiang Xinghuo's expression became somewhat solemn.

If he initially just wanted to watch the fun, his attitude has changed now.

Because, he now keeps his distance from any ghosts, gods, monsters, and demons that have any connection with a powerful being like the Queen Mother of Heaven. If he can ignore them, he will do so. If he encounters them for some reason, he will kill them to silence them and destroy the bodies. He will never leave the Queen Mother of Heaven any chance.

Then this woman in ghost makeup cannot be kept. If she is suppressed in the acupoints, she might be sensed by the Queen of Heaven.

Then you will definitely be the one who suffers, and it will be the worst kind of bad luck that will last for the rest of your life.

"Pity……"

A trace of regret appeared on Jiang Xinghuo's face.

It wasn't that he had any thoughts about the woman in ghost makeup, but he was mainly attracted by her talent of covering her eyes with a ghost.

With this talent, you are equivalent to a king's assistant in a fight and can easily hide from the opponent's perception.

But now he had to kill this woman in ghost makeup, and this talent would probably disappear into thin air.

"You used Palm Thunder."

"Because of the influence of the blissful water, the ghost-makeup girl had no ability to resist and could only watch the brilliant lightning drowning her."

"You have successfully killed the ghost-makeup girl."

"You have obtained, Incense +1000."

"Do you want to touch the corpse of the ghost-makeup woman?"

"You searched the corpse of the ghost-masked woman and found what you wanted."

"You have obtained: a dragon scale golden needle (rare), a red wedding brocade veil (rare), a pair of mandarin duck embroidered shoes (common), a piece of happy and evil bone (excellent), a round dragon satisfaction stick (excellent), and a piece of the Dragon King's remains (special)."

"What are you going to do with the body of the ghost-makeup woman?"

"Should we burn it to ashes, or leave it here and let it slowly turn into a pile of inconspicuous bones as time goes by?"

Looking at the two options on the screen, Jiang Xinghuo thought for a while and chose to burn to ashes.

Chopping the grass does not remove the roots, but the spring breeze blows and regenerates.

Since we have decided to destroy the body, we have to do it thoroughly. If we spend a little more effort now, we may save a lot of trouble in the future.

"You lit the stove god fire, and with the characteristics of the burning fire, you ignited the evil spirit on the corpse. In the blink of an eye, the corpse of the ghost-made-up woman was burned to ashes, leaving no trace at all."

After doing all this.

Jiang Xinghuo began to count the things he found.

"Dragon Scale Golden Needle (rare item). This golden needle is made of dragon scales and contains the spirituality of the Dragon King. It can remove all abscesses, evil poisons, and is also the nemesis of unorthodox techniques."

"Red and Beautiful Embroidered Veil (rare item), the life-saving magic weapon of the Ghost Makeup Girl. As long as you put it on your head, you can trigger the innate ability of Ghost Blindness within your sight range. The duration and range depend on the user's cultivation level."

"Please note that you must put a veil on your head when using this item, otherwise the gift will not take effect. After each use, you need to offer red candles and wax, otherwise you cannot use it again."

Jiang Xinghuo sucked his teeth. The good news was that the talent of blinding eyes was retained. The bad news was that when the talent of blinding eyes was triggered, he had to put on the red veil.

Tell me what this means. When using this prop in the future, he must ensure that there is no third party around. Otherwise, if someone sees him wearing a red veil, he will lose all face.

At that time, either kill someone to silence them or commit suicide to silence them.

"Mandarin Duck Embroidered Shoes (Ordinary Item), the embroidered shoes of the ghost makeup girl, small and exquisite, with beautiful workmanship. You can use them as materials to strengthen and upgrade props, or you can sell them to some special enthusiasts, which will surely bring you a lot of incense."

"Happy and Evil Bone (excellent material). The ghost-makeup girl died unjustly on her wedding night and pulled out a section of her ribs. She used the Happy and Evil Qi to nourish them and planned to refine a magic weapon. However, due to lack of materials, it was never completed. However, after being soaked in the Happy and Evil Qi over the years, this section of the remains also gave rise to a trace of Happy and Evil Qi. An ordinary person would be immediately turned into ash if they saw it."

"Tuanlong Chengxin Ruyi Stick (excellent prop), the ghost makeup girl made a weapon out of the Chengxin stick she used to lift her veil on her wedding night. The size, thickness, and length can be whatever you want, so it's called the Ruyi Stick."

"Attention, this Ruyi Stick is also the key to unlock the residence of the Ghost-Makeup Girl. As long as you use your magic power to activate this Ruyi Stick, it will guide you to find the residence of the Ghost-Makeup Girl."

This is the only decent prop material out of all these, it's a task triggering prop. As for the pair of embroidered shoes, Jiang Xinghuo threw them directly onto the niche, and the Xisha bone was thrown into the magic bag, not sure if it could be used.

Finally, only the remains of the Dragon King were left.

"The remains of the Dragon King (special material). The remains and bones left by the Great Dragon King are the supreme treasures that can improve the quality of props and magical instruments that match their properties. However, if you encounter magical instruments that do not match their properties, they are no better than firewood on the roadside. At least the latter can be used to start a fire."

"Do you want to activate the Dragon King's Legacy to test whether you have a compatible magical weapon?"

Jiang Xinghuo immediately chose yes.

"Testing, please wait..."

In Jiang Xinghuo's imagination, whether it is the Dragon King's Taoist soldiers or the Dragon-Slaying Sword, they should be consistent with the Dragon King's relics.

But to his surprise, after a series of tests, he did not have a single item on him that matched the properties of the Dragon King's legacy, including the Dragon King's Taoist soldiers and the Dragon-Slaying Sword.

What's the situation?
Jiang Xinghuo was a little confused, but he quickly came to his senses and put the Dragon King's remains into his magic bag.

He is very open-minded. Although there is no suitable target now, it does not mean that there will be no suitable target in the future. In short, just keep this thing and find it when you can.

"What are you going to do next? Are you going to go back and treat that disciple of King Bliss?"

(End of this chapter)