My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 615 Door God
"The rice dumplings you threw attracted the attention of Master Tianlu. Master Tianlu immediately set his sights on the rice dumplings and pounced on them to devour them."

"Soon, the rice dumpling you threw out was swallowed by Master Tianlu, and the look in his eyes when he looked at you became much softer."

"It knows that it is affected by the power of the end, so sometimes it becomes crazy and bloodthirsty. Many of the Tibetan guards who used to feed it were killed by it. They dare not take another step underground, so it has not eaten these things for a long time."

"Although you died under its claws, it did not bear grudges. Instead, it returned the favor by bringing you food it likes. Regardless of your purpose in doing this, it has done you a favor and prepared something for you in return. Do you want to accept the thank-you gift?"

As the saying goes, one should be grateful for what one has received. After Uncle Tianlu ate Jiang Xinghuo's rice dumplings, he naturally felt embarrassed to compete with him and gave him a gift as a thank you.

Jiang Xinghuo was naturally happy to accept the other party's gift of thanks and was unwilling to give it up.

"You chose to accept the gift from Master Tianlu."

"You have obtained the Immobilization Mirror."

"Immobilization Mirror (rare item). This is a mirror that Master Tianlu made by polishing his own scales. It has the ability to immobilize and lock souls. As long as you shine the mirror at someone, the light from the mirror will freeze the soul of the person in place, making them unable to move and at the mercy of others. Time limit: 2 minutes."

"Attention, anyone who has been illuminated by the Immobilization Mirror will become immune to the effects of the Immobilization Mirror within one hour after the immobilization is lifted."

Simply put, as long as you are illuminated by this mirror, the immobilization mirror will have no effect on you within the next hour, and it will take an hour for it to return to normal.

But this is enough for Jiang Xinghuo. Two minutes is enough to solve many problems. Even if he encounters powerful monsters, he can use this mirror to give himself time to escape.

Especially in the City of Origin, the help this mirror brought him was far greater than other offensive magical tools.

"Do you want to equip the Immobilization Mirror?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation and equipped himself with this mirror.

"What are your options next?"

"Will you continue to explore here? Or leave here and go somewhere else?"

Jiang Xinghuo had not yet achieved his main goal, so he naturally would not choose to leave. He immediately chose to stay and continue exploring.

But he never expected that the guardian of the underground floor, Mr. Tianlu, would not let him have his wish.

"You were planning to continue exploring here, but Master Tianlu stopped you with a sly look in his eyes. He said that if you wanted to continue exploring, you had to exchange it for zongzi. He gave you ten minutes for each zongzi."

"The rice dumplings you brought today have been replaced with a fixed mirror, so you don't have time to continue exploring."

Jiang Xinghuo was speechless, thinking to himself, you are an auspicious beast after all, why have you become like this now?

"How are you going to deal with this situation?"

"Will you choose to turn against Master Tianlu and fight him to the death? Or will you wait until you get the Zongzi before coming here to explore?"

"Of course, you can also try the power of the Immobilization Mirror to see if you can freeze Master Tianlu's body, and then take the opportunity to sneak in and play hide-and-seek with him."

Looking at the three options given by the game, Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment and made his own decision.

Turning against each other is definitely the most unwise choice.

Although this Mr. Tianlu has been infected with the power of the end and sometimes falls into madness and confusion and hurts people, he is the guardian of this place after all and probably knows a lot of secrets.

If he turned against him, he would have no chance to find out these secrets. More importantly, Jiang Xinghuo could not beat this Uncle Tianlu at all.

This is the crux of the matter.

If Jiang Xinghuo's strength could crush Uncle Tianlu and kill him here, then he naturally wouldn't have to worry about these things.

It's not like he hadn't thought about using the 'God-binding and Immortal-commanding Talisman' to subdue Master Tianlu and use him for his own purposes.

But he was worried that the power of the end in the other party would have some impact on him, and in the end it would be more trouble than it was worth.

Among the remaining two options, using the Immobilization Mirror on him is not a very cost-effective thing, and it may also cause a fallout with Uncle Tianlu.

Therefore, the best option is to bribe the other party with rice dumplings.

It wasn't a very expensive item anyway, and a few hundred incense sticks could buy him a lot of time for exploration. From any perspective, he wasn't at a disadvantage.

At worst, we can just send a few Tibetan guards outside to make up for the loss of incense offerings immediately.

"You did not break up with Master Tianlu, but chose to leave the library temporarily."

"When you walked out of the secret passage, you immediately alerted the Tibetan guards lingering above. After a strenuous battle, you died under the siege of many Tibetan guards, but you also dragged a Tibetan guard with you to die together."

"You have received incense +500."

"You have obtained the body of the treasure keeper."

"You woke up next to the Skywalker's monument."

Jiang Xinghuo used dog food to wake up next to the stone tablet, then controlled the character to leave the City of Origin, activated the teleportation function of the Linglou altar, and returned to the Bafang Linglou.

He has now unlocked the map of the City of Origin and can teleport outside the City of Origin at any time through the map, so that he can explore without time constraints.

"You have arrived at the Bafang Linglou."

Jiang Xinghuo first went to Medicine King's Herb House and handed over the materials he found in the City of Origin to him. After Medicine King received those things, he said that he would refine them into pills and would naturally notify him to come and get them.

In addition, the King of Medicine also gave Jiang Xinghuo another medicine.

"You have obtained the Fire Dragon Pill."

"Fire Dragon Pill (rare consumable item), the Medicine King used the young eggs of the Fire Control Gu as raw materials, supplemented with various precious medicinal materials to refine this pill. After taking it, you can gain the innate effect of the Fire Dragon's blessing."

"Fire Dragon Blessing: It can greatly increase one's resistance to high temperatures of flames, and at the same time, it can condense the Yang energy in the body into a fire dragon to attack the enemy."

"Please note that this is a method that mainly uses one's own Yang energy, so it is not considered a magic. It can only be considered a natural ability and is not restricted by related magic."

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes suddenly lit up. He had almost forgotten about this matter. It was when he was exploring the mining city.

He secretly killed a ghost-faced Buddha from Nanyang in the Tianhuo Mine, and also obtained a lot of props and materials of Nanyang Dharma lineage from him.

The young eggs of the Fire Dragon Gu are one of them.

But he didn't know how to deal with it at that time, so he threw it to the Medicine King's clone and enjoyed the fruits of his labor. But later he forgot about it, and didn't expect that the Medicine King actually made the elixir. Moreover, this elixir is just right for him to use now, and it will not be affected even in the City of Origin. The game text clearly states that this is not a magic, but a power similar to talent.

"Do you want to take the Fire Dragon Pill?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation and swallowed the Fire Dragon Pill into his stomach.

"You have taken the Fire Dragon Pill."

"Your resistance to the high temperature of flames has been improved, +4."

"You have mastered the talent of the Fire Dragon's blessing."

"You can transform the Yang energy in your body into a fire dragon to cause burning attacks on people."

As the text prompt flashed in the game, Jiang Xinghuo also felt the changes in reality. He felt a sudden sense of heat in his body, which continued to rise like a furnace.

Until it reached a certain limit, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly roared, and the yang energy in his body turned into a fire dragon and flew out of his body. The room suddenly became hot and dry, as if a raging fire was burning.

Jiang Xinghuo noticed that the books on the table were already emitting white smoke and the edges and corners were showing signs of burning. Fearing that a fire might get out of control, he quickly retracted the fire dragon back into his body.

At the same time, text messages came from the game again.

"Be careful, because the fire dragon evolved from the Yang energy in your body, if it is taken away and refined by a special item, you will also be affected."

Jiang Xinghuo secretly kept this in mind, then left Baicao House and went to Linglou Kanpu for a stroll.

"You have lost, incense -500."

"You have obtained, Egg Yolk and Meat Dumpling +25."

"Egg Yolk and Meat Zongzi (Ordinary Consumable Item), a specialty food from the southern part of the secular world. It is made of three ingredients: snow glutinous rice, mandarin duck egg yolk, and earth dragon meat. After eating it, you can restore some of your lost physical strength."

"You have lost, incense -300."

"You have obtained Red Date Zongzi +15."

"Red Date Zongzi (Ordinary Consumable Item), a specialty food from the northern part of the secular world. Made from three ingredients: Ganlin glutinous rice, blood jade dates, and red bodhi. After eating it, you can recover some of your lost mana."

The price of these two kinds of rice dumplings is the same, 20 incense sticks each. Meat rice dumplings restore physical strength, while date rice dumplings restore magic power.

In simple terms, one restores mana and the other restores health.

Jiang Xinghuo bought a lot of them at once, mainly to deal with Uncle Tianlu, but also to use them himself.

In addition to these two kinds of rice dumplings, Jiang Xinghuo also bought a bottle of elixir in case of emergency.

"You have lost, incense -300."

"You have obtained, Yang-boosting Pill +10."

"Yang-boosting pill (common consumable item), a pill that can quickly restore and replenish the body's Yang energy. It is suitable for people who are weak and sickly, have pure Yin in their horoscopes, and are tired and weak."

The purpose of Jiang Xinghuo buying this bottle of Yang-boosting pill was that he was worried that the fire dragon transformed from Yang energy would encounter its nemesis, and then fall into the opponent's hands, which would be too unprofitable.

"You walked out of the altar and came to the assembly hall of the Eight Directions Spirit Building. You saw many ghost hunters gathered together, as if they were discussing something. Do you want to go over and listen to what they are talking about?"

Jiang Xinghuo came closer out of curiosity. Usually, this kind of situation would trigger some unexpected mission clues.

But whether the task is good or bad, and how much the reward is, depends on your luck.

"You walked over and joined the discussion. When you talked with other ghost hunters, you learned that they were discussing information related to the gate god."

"You have triggered the rumors about the gate god that are circulating among the people."

"The rumors about the door gods (special) spread among the people. They are a kind of monster born from the streets and rivers. They have the ability to bring good luck and protect the family."

"According to the Folk Customs Magazine, the Door God often appears in the streets and rivers. Whenever they encounter injustice, they will attack in secret. They like to eat wormwood dumplings, red dates, egg yolk and meat dumplings, and rice dumplings with fermented rice wine. If someone can capture the Door God and use him for their own benefit, then they will be invincible."

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw the description in the text, he immediately remembered that when he was exploring Huojun City, he met a sorcerer. After killing the other party, he obtained relevant information from him.

I never thought that this clue would be triggered again by the mouths of these ghost hunters.

"Keep listening. According to what these ghost hunters said, the door gods who were born in the market seem to have appeared in Daliang City in Jiangnan Road in recent days. They also helped the local corpse retrievers to block the attacks of the natural disaster road."

"But the door god's appearance was only a fleeting glimpse, and no one actually saw him. It was only based on the remaining blessing power that it left that people judged that the door god might have appeared in Daliang City."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Now that you have learned about the door gods, will you choose to go to Daliang City in Jiangnan and try to find the door gods, or will you ignore this news and go to other places to explore?"

The game gives two options: go to Daliang City or go to other places.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't hesitate at all. The moment the game interaction popped up, he chose to go to Daliang City.

It was not just because the door god might appear there, but more because he saw from the game text that the local corpse lifters were attacked by the Natural Disaster Sect, and the situation did not seem optimistic.

He is now the boss of this corpse-recovery team. How could he just ignore the attack on his own forces?

"You chose to go to Daliang City."

"You activated the teleportation function of the Spirit Tower Altar. The power of spatial authority surged out, enveloping your body. In a flash, you crossed thousands of mountains and rivers and were brought to Daliang City in the Jiangnan area of ​​the secular world."

"After you entered Daliang City, you went straight to the River God Temple. You saw a semicircular golden light covering an area of ​​100 meters around the River God Temple. No one could force their way in."

"And outside that ray of light, there were many followers of the Way of Natural Disasters, holding weapons and constantly attacking the semicircular golden shield."

“But no matter how these Scourge believers attacked, the semicircular golden shield remained as solid as a rock, without even a ripple.”

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the auspicious blessing of the door god..."

Last month, 19 words. This month, I will strive to exceed words.

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