My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 611 Tianjiyuan

"You started exploring outside the Star Academy and accidentally found a figure in the ruins."

"But the other person's figure was ethereal and there was a rotting corpse next to him. It was obviously the soul of a ghost who had died for who knows how many years."

"You walked over and wanted to talk to the ghost, but when you got closer, you found that the ghost was crying sadly. What do you plan to do now?"

"Would you choose to ask the other person why he or she is crying and whether you can help him or she, or would you pretend that you didn't see him or her and go somewhere else to continue your exploration?"

Jiang Xinghuo saw the two options given by the game and made his choice without even thinking.

"You have triggered the hidden mission - The Weeping Doumu Follower."

"Walk up to the Doumuye believer and ask him why he is crying. Is there anything he can help with?"

"The Doumuye believer raised his head with tears in his eyes and said in a sad tone that he had lost something, which was a gift from his teacher. If he couldn't find it back, he would have no face to see his teacher even if he died."

"Would you like to help find the other person's lost items?"

"You found that this Dou Muye believer did not seem to realize that he was dead. In his cognition, everything seemed to be the same as it was back then, and he was completely unaware of the changes in the outside world."

Jiang Xinghuo saw that he could not push away this task that was delivered to his doorstep, so he took it and planned to help the other party find the lost item.

"You asked them what they had lost, but the Doumuye believers just kept crying and didn't answer your questions. If you want to get that thing back, you can only try your luck."

Well, it's another task without a beginning or an end.

To be on the safe side, Jiang Xinghuo first found the gray stone key and the coffin nails and showed them to the other party, so that the other party would not be busy for a long time when the answer was right in front of him.

The result was no response.

Then these two things can be ruled out first.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to wander around the area, not in a hurry, just strolling and searching slowly.

Since this task is a hidden task, it means that it is most likely not in the original plot. It should be that the Fortune Incense improved his passive attributes, which triggered this task.

He now even suspected that the appearance of the Big Belly Immortal was also the result of the properties of the Fortune Incense being enhanced.

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he discovered the figure of the Big Belly Immortal and was able to compete with the Heavenly Ghost King.

"You launched an exploratory search in the vicinity..."

"Continuing exploration..."

"Please wait……"

"You came to a collapsed ruin and found a glittering object under the piles of rubble and bricks."

"Do you want to go over and pick it up?"

"You walked over and picked up the glowing object hidden under the ruins. It turned out to be a gourd made of yellow mud. It didn't look unusual, but the rough texture on its surface happened to correspond to the star pattern in the sky."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the Starlight Gourd."

"Starlight Gourd (rare item), the master of Tiangong Kaiwu was commissioned by his good friend Dou Muye to make a gourd made of the soil of the stars. It can absorb the starlight from outer space and refine it into liquid in the gourd. After drinking it, it can slightly increase the mana in the body, and can also remove all kinds of poisons and increase the affinity of starlight. It is a matching magic tool with the Moon Lamp in the Toad Palace, and can open the 'Purple Star Cave Heaven' left by Dou Muye."

What did Dou Muye leave behind?

Is this the gourd that the Dou Mu Ye believer lost?
With the idea of ​​giving it a try, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to go back and find the crying ghost.

"Do you want to hand over the Starlight Gourd?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes and handed the gourd to the Dou Muye believer. After waiting for a while, new game content appeared on the screen.

"You have completed the hidden mission - Weeping Doumuye Follower."

"You handed the Starlight Gourd to the crying ghost, and the ghost couldn't wait to take the gourd into his hands. After confirming that it was what he had lost, he was very grateful to you."

"It is grateful for your help. Although you are carrying an ominous curse, it still prepared some gifts for you."

"What are you going to choose next?"

"Will you choose to accept the thank-you gift from the other party, or take the Starlight Gourd back from the other party?"

"The Dou Mu Ye followers are in a very weak state now and cannot compete with you at all. If you want to take back the Starlight Gourd, it won't be a difficult thing."

Two options, accept the gift and grab the gourd back.

Jiang Xinghuo thought that the game text was so immoral that it would never forget to lead him down the path of crime.

But after thinking for a while.

Jiang Xinghuo gave up trying to snatch the Starlight Gourd and chose to accept the thank-you gift from the other party.

It’s not that he has any moral obsession, the key is that he feels that this matter should not be over yet.

Although retrieving the gourd completed the hidden mission, there should be some other plot developments afterwards.

To take a step back, even if the subsequent plot did not develop, it would not be too late for him to snatch it then. If that didn't work, he could just use the Sunshine Projection to do it.

But that was the last resort. In a place like the City of Origin, he really didn't want to use the Sunfire, for fear that it would cause other troubles and affect his real self.

"You chose to accept the other party's thank-you gift."

"You have obtained the map of Doumuye's secret cave."

"Dou Mu Ye's secret caves (cave heavens). As an ancient powerful being in the secular world, Dou Mu Ye left many secret caves and cave heavens in the secular world, which contain many treasures and secrets. However, only his disciples know the locations of these cave heavens. Without a map, it is impossible to find the way to enter the secret caves."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the mission reward, he did not show much emotion. He just took a look at it and put it into his magic bag.

At the same time, new game text popped up on the screen.

"The Doumu followers recovered the lost Starlight Gourd, and the last obsession in their hearts quietly dissipated. The lost souls regained consciousness and remembered everything that had happened."

"It looked at the decaying body beside it, with a trace of sadness and sorrow in its eyes. Then it placed the Starlight Gourd in its hand on the stone next to it, and once again expressed its gratitude to you. This Starlight Gourd is its last token of gratitude."

"You have obtained the Starlight Gourd."

"The followers of Doumu have told you to be careful of the power of the end that permeates the city. It was because of the influence of the power of the end that it has been wandering here for many years in a daze, and it was only today that it was completely freed."

"Moreover, you also learned during your communication with the other party that Dou Mu created two props, the 'Star Gourd' and the 'Moon Lamp'."

"When these two things are put together, you can get clues about Ziwei Cave Heaven from them."

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the entry for Ziwei Dongtian and looked at the relevant detailed description.

"Ziwei Cave Heaven, this is the place where Dou Mu Ye practiced and lived in seclusion. It was forged with the stars from outer space as the cornerstone, hiding all of Dou Mu Ye's inheritance and a large number of treasures and secrets."

"But since Dou Muye disappeared from the secular world, Ziwei Cave Heaven also disappeared with him."

This is the end of the game text.

Jiang Xinghuo not only obtained the map of Dou Muye's secret cave, but also got relevant clues about Ziwei Cave. The gain was considerable, but there was still a question lingering in Jiang Xinghuo's mind, and he had not found the answer yet.

That is the relationship between Dou Muye and the City of Origin.

Or,

What is the connection between Dou Muye and Xingchen Academy?
Now he only knows that Dou Muye is related to the Star Academy, but he has no clue what the relationship between them is.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about it, the new game text popped up.

"Where are you going next?"

"Will you choose to explore the interior of the Star Academy? Or will you continue to wander around the ruins outside?"

This time, Jiang Xinghuo still chose the latter.

Unfortunately, he was not so lucky this time. He wandered outside for more than two hours without triggering any new plot.

There is no way,

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to control the character to go to the Star Academy.

"You chose to go to the Star Academy." "On the way, please wait..."

"Do you want to use the Nine-Section Staff to open the door to the Star Academy?"

"You have used the Nine-Section Staff."

"The Star Academy has been opened."

"Do you want to enter it immediately?"

"You have successfully entered the Star Academy."

Jiang Xinghuo breathed a sigh of relief. He finally entered this map. He didn't know what kind of crisis he would face next.

"You walked into the Star Academy that had been sealed for many years, but the scene you saw chilled your heart. You saw countless disordered people infected with the power of the end wandering on the streets inside the Star Academy."

"They wandered around the streets unconsciously, and the majestic power of the end enveloped the entire Star Academy."

"Your spirit was also affected by the power of the end, and you gradually lost your sanity. You lost your clarity and rationality, and were left with endless confusion and madness. Your head was also shattered by the impact of the power of the end, and was replaced by a vortex of confusion burning with flames."

"You died on the square of the Star Academy."

"You are dead."

"Your body was burned to ashes by the insane fire."

"You have obtained, Robbery Ashes +5."

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes slightly. Since entering the game, the only thing he didn't know the use of was the ashes produced by the burning of this crazy fire.

This ashes come from objects that have been burned by the evil fire, including but not limited to props, skills, corpses, materials and so on.

Every time it appears, it is just a simple reminder, and its purpose is never mentioned.

Jiang Xinghuo also put it away every time. Although he didn't know what this thing was used for, he didn't sell it to anyone, just in case it could be used in the future.

"Do you want to activate the effect of the scapegoat?"

Jiang Xinghuo activated the scapegoat and continued his exploration.

"You woke up again in the place where you died, but as soon as you opened your eyes, the boundless power of the end descended from the darkness again and enveloped you."

"Your mind was once again polluted by confusion, your clear mind was soon replaced by madness, and the fire that burned everything was rekindled in your body."

"You died on the square again."

"You have obtained, Robbery Ashes +3."

"Do you still want to activate the effect of the scapegoat?"

"Pay attention, you have reached your limit of dying today. If you continue to persist, it is likely to cause irreversible damage to your body."

Only then did Jiang Xinghuo realize that he was actually feeling tired.

That feeling is like the intuitive feeling of staying up for several nights and forcing yourself not to sleep.

“It really has an impact…”

Jiang Xinghuo muttered a few words, took out the medicine gourd and wanted to feed himself a sip, but before he could use it, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Snoring soon began to sound in the living room.

Jiang Xinghuo slept for a full ten hours. When he woke up, it was completely dark outside.

"this late?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the medicine gourd that fell to the ground in astonishment, then looked up at the wall clock. It was almost nine o'clock in the evening. He didn't expect that he had slept for such a long time.

"what happened……"

Jiang Xinghuo sat on the sofa and pinched his nose. After a day's rest, his spirit recovered and his mind became clearer. He began to think about what happened in the morning. Besides feeling scared, he also discovered some situations.

Although he entered the Star Academy, he did not have time to explore inside before he was contaminated by the power of the end that covered the entire academy, and died twice in succession.

Logically speaking, he has fragments of the Golden Law in his body. When faced with the invasion of the power of the Law of the End, the Golden Law will automatically devour it, thus eliminating the potential disaster that has not yet occurred. Why did it suddenly fail today? ?
When Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about this, a new message popped up in the game.

"The remaining poison of the End in your body has been completely eliminated by the Golden Law."

"Be careful. Although the Golden Law can eliminate the disasters brought by the power of the end, the fragments of the Golden Law in your body are not complete enough. Therefore, when facing the majestic power of the end in the Star Academy, it can only ensure that you will not be completely killed by the crazy fire, but it cannot guarantee that you can continue to move forward under the cover of the power of the end."

Tsk, Jiang Xinghuo finally understood what was going on. To put it bluntly, it was because his strength was too weak.

Just like water can put out fire, but a bottle of water can only put out a limited amount of fire. Once this limit is exceeded, it will no longer have any impact on the fire scene.

At best, you can only barely ensure that you are not burned to death by fire.

So... what to do now?
Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly. He had finally entered the Xingchen Academy. He couldn't leave here and go somewhere else just because of these hidden dangers, right? ?
In other words, since there is such a vast and powerful force of the end in the Star Academy, other places are probably not much better.

If I don't find a way to solve this problem, I will be unable to move forward here and can only wander around some unimportant places, which will waste the value of this map.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it for a long time but couldn't think of any good solution. The key was that there was no precedent to learn from.

In the end, he could only push forward, take one step at a time, and try to survive first.

"You activated the talent of the scapegoat."

"You woke up again in the Star Academy. Before the power of the end that permeated the city descended, you deployed the authority of the Golden Law and reached a stalemate with the power of the end. You had a short period of time to act."

"Please select where you want to go:"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't have time to look at them. Just when he was about to choose one at random, he saw all the options suddenly disappear, replaced by a new place name.

He didn't have time to think about it and just clicked it.

"You chose to go to Tianjiyuan."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have arrived at Tianjiyuan."

"The golden law in your body began to collapse. When you arrived at Tianjiyuan, the power of the end descended upon you again."

"You are dead."

Although the result did not change much, the process at least changed, and at least a sub-map was unlocked.

But Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry to resurrect. Instead, he clicked on the text details and checked the information of Tianji Academy.

"Tianji Academy is an institution within the Xingchen Academy that specializes in the research and development of magical instruments. Almost all of the magical instruments used by Xingchen Academy disciples were designed by the alchemists within Tianji Academy. The master of Tiangong Kaiwu was also a lecturer here for a period of time."

"Tianjiyuan..."

Jiang Xinghuo was thinking in his mind that this map should be the same as the mission of Dou Mu Ye’s followers, both of which were not within the original mission line.

It's just because his passive attributes have been improved that these tasks and interaction options are triggered.

But now that this map has been unlocked, I can only explore it here first, because I can't go anywhere else anyway.

"You activated the effect of the scapegoat."

"Current remaining times: 0/7."

"You woke up in the main hall of Tianjiyuan. It was covered with rotten dust. It was obvious that no one had taken care of it for a long time. Do you want to explore it first?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

The scapegoat has been used up today. If any accidents happen again, he can only use grave cakes and dog food.

"You started exploring in Tianjiyuan, but after searching for a while, you didn't find anything useful. There were only two dried corpses wearing star robes."

"Most of the other things have lost their original spirituality and capabilities over the long years, and have basically lost their value for reuse."

Jiang Xinghuo felt a little disappointed. How come there was no useful information left on such a hidden map?

Isn’t this an institution that studies magical instruments and props?
When the power of the end descended upon the Star Academy, was there no measure of resistance at all?
Just accept your fate like this? ?
(End of this chapter)