My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 577: Chishiro's Remains
"Yin Peach Wood Dagger (rare item), this dagger was made by Master Lunhui from the Yin Peach Wood that grows in the underworld. It can cause critical damage to creatures in the world of the living. If used on oneself, one can fall into a state of suspended animation, thus having a chance to save one's life."

"All things in the world embrace Yin and carry Yang, and they are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. Pure Yang peach wood in the Yang world can cause critical damage to ghosts and monsters with Yin attributes, but it has limited effect on ghosts and monsters living in the Yang world. Similarly, pure Yin peach wood cannot cause damage to ghosts and monsters in the Yin world, but it can cause critical damage to creatures in the Yang world. At the end of dripping blood to recognize the master, it can make oneself enter a state of suspended animation. Only great practitioners can see through it."

After reading the description in the text, Jiang Xinghuo had a new understanding of the function of this dagger. It can not only cause harm to creatures in the underworld, but also allow him to fake his own death and seek refuge. It is truly a rare treasure.

Especially in the underworld, this thing may help you avoid several crises.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the reincarnation ceramic doll again.

"The Samsara Porcelain Doll (rare item). When Samsara was free, he used the water from the Yellow Spring and the soil from the grave to make this porcelain. It has the power of reincarnation, but it can only be used by fellow exiles. If ghosts and gods of other bloodline races use this doll, their souls will be crushed by the power of Samsara. After using it, creatures of the Exile bloodline can be resurrected and reincarnated on the spot, but it can only be used in the underworld."

“Can be used number of times per day (3/3).”

"Note, after activating the reincarnation puppet's talent three times, you need to cool down the reality for 24 hours before you can use it again."

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes lit up. Isn't this the underworld version of a scapegoat? And it's the kind that is exclusive to a certain race! !

Lord Samsara is really anxious about others and knows what he lacks most now.

However, this also made Jiang Xinghuo understand one thing, that Lord Samsara and himself should be from the same race. He had suspected this a long time ago, but had never found enough evidence to prove it.

Moreover, it is still in doubt whether Lord Samsara is one of the thirteen ancient masters.

If he was one of the thirteen Dao masters, why did he participate in the siege of the Lord of the World?
Judging from the clues that have been obtained so far, the reason why humans in the secular world were exiled to Earth is obviously due to other unknown secrets, and both sides are very likely to be on the same side.

As the saying goes, don't put all your eggs in one basket. Perhaps human beings are the backup plan left by the Lord of the secular world.

But if that's the case, Lord Samsara has no reason to participate in the war at dawn night.

Is there any unavoidable reason?
Jiang Xinghuo thought of the group of Shanhe Jishi Zhenjun and Fushuai Baoyun Xianshi. The thirteen ancient masters seemed to be high and mighty, above the myriad creatures and races in the secular world, but in fact they were puppets manipulated by the real masterminds.

They are the ones who are behind the siege of the Lord of the Secular World. Lord Samsara may be one of the puppets, but this puppet is just not very obedient.

Jiang Xinghuo's guess was not groundless. He had imagined that when he came into contact with clues related to Lord Samsara, the game text had mentioned that Lord Samsara had hidden in the underworld after the night of dawn. With the strength he had shown, he could have fled into this vast underworld only if he had been besieged by other masters or encountered some unknown danger.

Of course, this is just Jiang Xinghuo's own reasoning and guesswork, and it cannot be said to be the truth of all things. Maybe Lord Samsara is just tired of staying in the world of the living, so he came to the underworld to live in seclusion. Before finding enough evidence to prove his guess, it is better to be cautious.

As for visiting Lord Samsara, that is even more impossible. Unless he successfully establishes a Dao sign one day, or becomes a Dao master, he will consider meeting Lord Samsara. Not only Lord Samsara, but other Dao masters as well.

Jiang Xinghuo equipped the Yin Taomu dagger on the game character, put away the Turtle Spirit Seven Treasures Sword, and then controlled the character to walk towards the stone door on the left.

"Have you really decided to step into that stone door? Once you step into that stone door, there will be no chance to turn back. It's not too late for you to regret now!!"

Jiang Xinghuo ignored the warnings in the game text and controlled the game character to continue moving forward.

"You have entered behind the stone gate."

"Walk forward along the dim corridor, follow the instructions on the map, and carefully avoid the traps hidden in the dark."

"But just when you reached the end of the corridor and thought you had safely passed this checkpoint, you didn't expect a dragon-suppressing stone to suddenly fall from above your head. You didn't have time to dodge and were directly crushed into a pool of meat paste by the dragon-suppressing stone. Blood slowly flowed out along the cracks until it seeped under the bricks and stones."

"You are dead."

"Do you want to activate the innate ability of the reincarnation doll?"

"You used it, the reincarnation doll."

"The power of reincarnation permeated the remains of your body, and you regenerated your body not far away and came back to life."

"The reincarnation puppet is in effect."

"You have been resurrected."

"The current number of uses remaining (2/3)."

Jiang Xinghuo secretly cursed his bad luck. It was fortunate that he had the map and the reincarnation doll in his hands. If he didn't have these two things, he would have been finished as soon as he pushed open the stone door.

"Look back at the dragon-suppressing stone behind you. This huge stone is made of Yellow Spring Iron and can easily suppress a dragon. Even if you have a force of a thousand kilograms, you can hardly move this huge stone at all."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text and thought that this was cutting off his retreat. He didn't know if the Nine Deaths Cicada could pass through the Dragon Suppressing Stone after its illusory form appeared. He thought it shouldn't be a big problem.

The reason why he died under this stone just now was because the incident happened suddenly and the character had no time to react. If he had time to prepare, he might have been able to avoid the stone.

But it doesn’t matter. Jiang Xinghuo is too lazy to waste any more time and continues to advance the plot.

"You looked up at the building in front of you and found that it was also a Taoist temple with white bones. Its shape and style were exactly the same as the one you saw before. Even the cracks in the details were the same."

"how so??"

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly. Was he teleported back again, or were there really two identical Taoist temples?

"Do you want to enter this Taoist temple to explore?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think much about it. After pondering for a while, he controlled the game character and walked in.

Whether there are dates or not, just give it a try first.

Even if it means death, I have to see what's inside.

"You chose to enter the Taoist temple to explore."

"You pushed open the door and walked into the temple. You found that the structure inside was exactly the same as the other temple. The only difference was the statues enshrined there."

"At this moment, the statue that appears in front of you looks like a Taoist priest, but there are several hideous and terrifying ghost claws growing on his chest and abdomen. One of them seems to have been broken by someone, and blood is still dripping down."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have learned the secrets hidden beneath the appearance of this statue."

"You have discovered the Taoist Master of Controlling Ghosts." "The Taoist Master of Controlling Ghosts was a powerful Taoist master before the fall of the last civilization. He held the four powers of conferring gods, commanding ghosts, controlling souls, and imprisoning people. He was also the founder of the lineage of controlling ghosts. He once used himself as a prison to seal dozens of hideous and ferocious ghost kings. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured in the catastrophe of heaven and earth when the old secular world was destroyed, and it was difficult for him to suppress the ghost kings in his body. In order to prevent those ghosts from disrupting the new civilization, the Taoist Master of Controlling Ghosts sacrificed himself to suppress them in this Taoist temple of bones until the day of his ascension to heaven."

"Those hideous arms on his body are the demons and monsters suppressed in his body. Even after countless years, these demons and monsters are still unable to break free from the restraints of the Taoist Master of Controlling Ghosts."

"At this moment, a tempting voice suddenly sounded in your ears. The monsters and demons suppressed in the body of the Ghost Tamer began to tempt you to step forward and unlock their cages. They would serve you as their master and hand over all the inheritance of the Ghost Tamer to you."

"What are you going to choose next?"

"Do you choose to accept the instigation of these monsters and demons, go forward to destroy the corpse of the Taoist Master of Controlling Ghosts, and release those terrifying monsters and demons?"

"Or should we just pretend that we didn't hear the voices of these monsters and ghosts, and ignore their bewitching voices and temptations?"

The game gave two optional items, and Jiang Xinghuo made a decision quickly.

He rejected the temptation of these monsters and demons.

the reason is simple.

Can't play!
Judging from the description in the game text, although the Taoist Master of Yugui can suppress these monsters, the prerequisite is that he himself cannot be seriously injured, otherwise these monsters will retaliate against him.

Unlike the talisman that can bind gods and command immortals, it can directly bind evil spirits and demons. These evil spirits and demons may rebel at any time. Even if they are suppressed by force, they must be prevented from causing trouble in the body at all times.

Compare the two.

The inheritance of the Ghost Tamer is too uneconomical.

Although it can bring powerful strength and control dozens or even hundreds of ghosts and gods to help, the hidden dangers are much greater than other methods.

Even a master like the Taoist Master of Yu Gui was unable to curb this situation, let alone an ordinary little practitioner like him.

It’s better to stay away from it.

"You ignored the temptations of those monsters and demons, and continued to look around in the Taoist temple, ignoring the curses and threats coming from behind you."

"Exploring..."

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to explore the Taoist temple, but did not find anything else. He had to find the map again and clicked to use it.

"You unfolded the map that the owner of Liuhe gave you and found a hidden secret room marked on it. It's on the east wall of the Taoist temple. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes and controlled the character to walk over.

"You came to the east wall and followed the instructions on the map. You twisted the Bagua diagrams on the wall. Then you heard a clicking sound and a hidden entrance to a secret passage appeared in front of you. You stood at the entrance and threw a torch down. A human face suddenly appeared in the flickering light, but it quickly disappeared. When you took the torch to look again, the secret passage was empty and there was nothing there."

"What are you going to choose next?"

"Would you like to leave this Taoist temple and go to the second floor of the ancient building via the stairs outside, or go into the secret passage to find out what's inside?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose to enter the secret passage to explore.

Now that I have found this place, I will always feel like something is missing if I don’t go down and take a look.

"You chose to enter the secret passage."

"But the moment you stepped into the secret passage, two golden lights suddenly flashed from the walls on both sides and shone on you. After a brief moment of surprise, you discovered that the source of the two golden lights was actually two cinnabar talismans engraved on the wall. They did not cause any harm to you."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You looked at these two talismans through the vision of Tathagata, and soon learned the names and abilities of the two talismans."

"You have discovered the Three Yang Talisman."

"Three Yang Divine Talisman (rare), one of the twenty-seven talismans passed down by Taoist Master Lushan, made of cinnabar condensed from pure Yang energy. It has no effect on creatures in the Yang world, but has unparalleled lethality to creatures in the Yin world. Ordinary ghosts and spirits will be shattered in an instant if hit by the talisman. It is a tool specifically designed to deal with ghosts and monsters. It is precisely because of this that you were not hurt by the Three Yang Talisman."

"Do you want to try to decipher the secret recipe for making the Three Yang Talisman?"

Jiang Xinghuo naturally would not miss this opportunity. He controlled the character with the ability of Tathagata and began to try to crack the production method of the Sanyang Divine Talisman.

"Decoding in progress..."

"Please wait……"

"You have successfully deciphered the secret recipe for making the Three Yang Divine Talisman."

"The materials for making the Three Yang Talisman are as follows: ..."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look at the materials given. They were all easy to find, but they still required a second ritual of refining.

"Do you want to continue exploring?"

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to continue walking down, and soon arrived at the end of the secret passage, appearing in a narrow secret room.

"You entered the secret room and found that there was only a stone bed with a ragged corpse sitting on it and a human-faced goblin squatting beside it."

"You have discovered the human-faced demon."

Jiang Xinghuo first turned his gaze towards the human-faced goblin and checked the specific text description.

"The Man-faced Mandrill is the offspring of the Mandrill King and a human. It looks just like a human, but cannot speak. It is extremely powerful, invulnerable to swords and spears, and has slender limbs, like an ape."

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly understood that the first human face he saw should be this human-faced goblin.

Then he turned his gaze to the skeleton on the stone bed.

"You have discovered the remains of Chishiro..."

(End of this chapter)