My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 581 Five Questions
Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo checked the text details of the Styx Water.

"Water of the Styx (rare material). The water of the Styx under the Sanzu River is extremely cold and gloomy. Ordinary ghosts will scatter when they touch it. However, if one can withstand the damage of the water of the Styx, then he will be reborn. An ordinary wandering ghost will also rise to the level of a ghost king."

"Note that the water from the Styx can also be used as an ingredient for elixirs. It is one of the best medicines for removing the effects of fire poison."

Jiang Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief. He had obtained the grave soil and the water from the Styx. What remained was the undried Yellow Spring and the fragments of the ten hells in the underworld. As long as he got these two things together, he could start to create the Six Paths of Reincarnation Dharma Image.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the game character and continued to search the graves in the cemetery.

He didn't have enough containers to hold the water from the River Styx now, but he didn't have to worry about the grave soil. He could just find any place in the magic bag to put it.

"You have plundered a lot of soil from graves in this cemetery, and even some soil handed down from the old times. Such a crazy move has awakened the sleeping gravekeeper. He didn't expect you to be so bold as to do such things here without any scruples."

"You have been found, gravekeeper."

"The gravekeeper of the cemetery, an ancient believer under Tubo. It is unknown what race it came from. Over the long, long years, its body has almost merged with the coffin. In order to survive these endless boring days, it can only fall into a deep sleep. Only when outsiders come here can it have a chance to wake up from its sleep."

"Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that the gravekeeper did not attack you immediately after waking up. Instead, he excitedly waved at you, signaling you to come over. What choice will you make next?"

"Do you choose to walk over and see what the other person wants to do? Or do you pretend that you didn't see the other person and ignore him?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the two options on the screen, thought for a while, and chose to go over and see what the gravekeeper wanted to do.

Judging from the description in the game text, the other party has not expressed any malice now, so there is no need for him to be overly suspicious and overly afraid of the other party. He should first go and see what the gravekeeper wants to do, and then consider how to advance the plot later.

"You chose to walk over to the coffin where the gravekeeper was."

"Only when you get closer will you realize that the gravekeeper's entire body has grown together with the coffin beneath him. This is because his skin and flesh have gradually merged with the texture of the coffin over the long years, and they are indistinguishable from each other. Only the part above the chest cavity still retains the characteristics of a living being. Perhaps after thousands of years, his entire body will turn into a statue, completely losing all the characteristics that a living being should have."

"You came to the gravekeeper, and he excitedly pulled you to sit down, saying that he hadn't communicated with anyone for a long time, and hoped to have a good chat with you so that it would have something to think about in the future and not continue to sleep in boredom."

"Would you like to have a chat with the gravekeeper?"

This reminded Jiang Xinghuo of the first ferryman he met at the River Styx after entering the game. The other party said something similar to the gravekeeper, that they both wanted to have a conversation with him because they were too bored and lonely.

This also triggered the mission for him and he also obtained a lot of things from the ferryman.

Now, a similar task has been triggered at the gravekeeper's place, and maybe the purpose of this trip will be achieved soon.

Moreover, since the gravekeeper is an ancient believer of Tu Bo, he may know something about the secrets of the underworld. This opportunity must not be missed.

"You chose to engage in small talk with the gravekeeper."

"You told the gravekeeper about some of your experiences in the secular world, as well as some of the strange things you saw and heard in the other world. The gravekeeper also greedily absorbed the information, as if he had experienced these things himself."

"In the end, the gravekeeper thanked you. What you told him was enough to make his life less boring for a long time to come."

"And to express its gratitude to you, the gravekeeper has also asked you. If you need any help, don't be polite. As long as it is within its ability, it will help you without reservation."

"Of course, it also hopes that you can come here every once in a while and describe to it how colorful the outside world is."

"Since it was turned into a gravekeeper by Tu Bo, it has gained nearly eternal life, but it is also confined to this cemetery. Unless this cemetery completely disappears, it will never be able to escape from here."

"Are you going to agree to the gravekeeper's request?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw these two paragraphs of text, he thought that it had finally arrived. The reason why he chose to tell the story to the gravekeeper was to trigger related options and interactions.

Moreover, the gravekeeper's attitude was not very high, it could even be said to be a little low. It was a request rather than a condition.

If the gravekeeper took this as a condition, Jiang Xinghuo would not have any other ideas, but it was not certain when he would come over in the future.

But now that it is a request, Jiang Xinghuo might come over and chat with the gravekeeper for a while when he has time in the future.

no way,
He is a person who responds to soft words but not hard ones.

If you insist on coming, I will fight you to the end. Even if I can't beat you now, I will find a chance to beat you in the future.

"You agreed to the gravekeeper's request and promised him that you would come and have a good chat with him whenever you have time."

"The gravekeeper was very happy to hear this and asked if you could help me with anything."

The game interface flashed and a dialog box popped up.

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and typed a few words on it:

Anonymous: The whereabouts of the soul-eating insect.

Anonymous: The key to the Yinshan Ancient Tower.

Anonymous: The location of Huangquan Lord’s Taoist temple.

Anonymous: The method to kill the Dayan Immortal.

Anonymous: How to obtain the ten hell fragments in the underworld.

.........

Jiang Xinghuo didn't hesitate, and tapped the keyboard repeatedly, typing in the questions he wanted to ask. Five questions in a row.

These are all clues to the tasks he has already triggered.

Regarding the question about the Dayan Immortal, Jiang Xinghuo changed the way he asked the question. According to what Zhi Shilang said in his suicide note, if they found the inheritance left by Tu Bo, there might be a chance to kill the Dayan Immortal.

But it was just a chance, and Zhi Shilang couldn't guarantee whether he could kill the other party.

So, he simply gave up other unnecessary questions and asked directly for a good way to kill the other party.

"After hearing your questions, the gravekeeper fell into deep thought and began to answer them one by one."

"First, the Soul Devouring Gu you are looking for is in this cemetery. It was made by a dead Gu Master using the Soul Gu from the underworld."

"From where you are now, walk 81 steps southwest and you will see two collapsed and dilapidated graves. The Soul Devouring Gu should be in one of these two graves."

"The key to the Yinshan Ancient Tower is also in this cemetery, but not in the cemetery you are in. It is in the cemetery on the other side. However, the gravekeeper of that cemetery has long since turned mad over the years. Once he senses someone coming in, he will immediately wake up from the coffin and brutally kill the intruder."

"But you don't have to worry too much. The gravekeeper took out something from the coffin beneath him. He said that this thing can temporarily isolate your breath. As long as you hold it in your mouth, it can block the perception of the other gravekeeper."

"You have obtained the Jade of the Dead."

"Dead Jade (rare material), the jade cicada in the mouth of a dead person has been soaked in the Yin Qi in the cemetery for many years, causing it to undergo some unknown transformation. As long as you hold it in your mouth, the Yin Qi in it will flow through your body instantly, so that you and the cemetery become one in your senses, indistinguishable from each other."

"Be careful, although this jade cicada can block sensory perception, it cannot block vision. If the other party sees you with their own eyes, they will still find your trace and figure."

Jiang Xinghuo was familiar with this thing. It was a mouthpiece, also called a jade mouthpiece, which was specially used for burying the dead. Ordinary people used copper coins or shells, while rich people used gold, silver, jade and other stones.

Fortunately, this thing does not need to be used in real life, just let the game character hold it in its mouth, otherwise you have to think of other ways.

He doesn't have such a strong taste as to suck something used by a dead person.

Jiang Xinghuo continued to push the text forward.

"Once you go to another cemetery, just find a golden coffin and what you want will be there."

Of the five problems, two have been solved, leaving three to be solved.

"As the most powerful and ancient ghost god in the underworld, the Lord of Yellow Springs has an extremely respected status. Although everyone knows that his dojo is located at the source of Yellow Springs, no one has ever found it. Even the lucky ones who have met the Lord of Yellow Springs were directly taken to the dojo by him. As a result, apart from the Lord of the Underworld, other kings of the Underworld probably don't know the exact location of the Yellow Springs dojo."

"However, the gravekeeper once learned from others that if you go to the source of the Yellow Spring and offer sacrifices to the Yellow Spring Lord according to the ritual of offering sacrifices to the heaven, there will be a certain probability that the gate to the Yellow Spring Dojo will be opened."

"Unfortunately, the ritual of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony was lost when the old secular world was destroyed. It is unknown whether you can find some clues in the secular world now. It all depends on your luck."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly remembered the murals of the heavenly offering ceremony he found when exploring the Yellow River Underground Palace. At that time, he had collected those murals with the idea of ​​better doing wrong than letting them go, and he didn't think they would play any role. Who knew that they would be used here.

Now that he knows this method, after leaving the Yinshan Ancient Tower, he can go to the source of the Yellow Spring to find out.

To be honest, Jiang Xinghuo felt that the Lord of the Underworld was also weird. Since you had issued the task, there must be a place for people to hand in the task after completing it. It turned out that in the end you still let others look for it on their own initiative. It turned out that this task had to be done in several parts.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the answers to the last two questions.

"The gravekeeper knew you wanted to kill the Great Evolution Immortal. After thinking for a while, he said that the Great Evolution Immortal was once the gravekeeper chosen by Tubo just like him. But he was so lucky that he got the Great Evolution Law. It was with the power of the Great Evolution Law that he was able to avoid being hunted down by Tubo. It was also because of the Great Evolution Law that he escaped the catastrophe of the fall of the old secular world."

"However, the Great Evolution Immortal was once branded as a tomb keeper by Tu Bo. As long as we apply the blood essence left by Tu Bo on the Great Evolution Immortal's brand, we can easily kill him."

"The gravekeeper took out a red crystal dagger. This was forged with the blood of Tu Bo. If you can use this dagger to pierce the gravekeeper's mark on the opponent's chest, you can achieve your goal."

"You have obtained Tubo's blood essence."

"You now have this dagger forged with Tu Bo's blood. You can keep it and use it against Dayan Immortal in the future. You can also stab it into the heart of the gravekeeper. It only takes a moment to kill the other party and obtain all of his inheritance."

Tsk, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text and thought to himself, you are such a wicked thing, you really are not on the right path.

"Unfortunately, you missed a chance to make a fortune. If you had stabbed the dagger into the opponent's heart the moment you took it, you would have received a considerable reward."

"But it was because of your frankness that you gained the gravekeeper's trust. The gravekeeper told you that if you had killed it with this dagger, you would be the next gravekeeper until someone used this dagger to free you. This is just a curse that Tubo left for the usurper."

"Since Dayan Immortal betrayed Tu Bo, he is not protected by this curse. You can kill him without any worries, and you can also avenge the gravekeeper."

Jiang Xinghuo thought that these old men were not easy to deal with. They were full of dirty tricks and one would fall into their trap without knowing it if he was not careful.

But there was nothing to worry about. Even if he really killed the gravekeeper, the Golden Law and the Burial Law could erase the curse and it would not have any impact on him.

Finally, the only thing left is how to obtain the fragments of the ten hells in the underworld.

Among the five questions raised by Jiang Xinghuo, the last one is probably the most difficult.

The masters of hell are all well-known powerful men in the underworld. Even though the gravekeeper has a special status, he is just a believer of Tu Bo, not Tu Bo himself. Facing those kings of the underworld, he has to kneel.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't hold out much hope at first, he just planned to give it a try. If it worked, that would be great. If not, he wouldn't lose heart and could just look for other ways.

(End of this chapter)