My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 648 Tongtian Yinmai
Jiang Xinghuo counted out all these things, hung those that could be sold directly on the niche, threw the useful ones into the magic bag, and finally only an ordinary soul-stunning bead was left.

"The Soul-Shocking Pearl (common item) is a rare material born from fear. It has no killing power itself, but it can create an illusion and let people see the most horrifying things in their hearts. However, as long as the mind is stable, the Soul-Shocking Pearl will naturally not be effective. It is also one of the necessary medicinal materials for refining the Calming Pill."

This last item is something that works on the spiritual level, and is also an essential medicinal ingredient for refining special elixirs. Jiang Xinghuo put it into his magic bag, teleported it to the Bafang Linglou, and found the incarnation of the King of Medicine in Baicao House.

"Do you want to hand over the Soul-Shocking Pearl to the Medicine Prince's clone?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes, and without thinking too much, he took out the things and handed them to the Medicine King.

Anyway, this thing is of no use in my hands, so I might as well give it to the King of Medicine to use in refining pills.

"You gave the things to the Medicine King, left the Herb House, and wandered around the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower."

"You have come to the dusty and closed house. The door still shows no sign of opening, but there are many ghost hunters wandering outside, discussing some things that happened in the secular world. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

"You walked over and joined the discussion of the ghost hunters."

"You have heard from other ghost hunters that Meishan in the Jiangnan region of the secular world has recently experienced some strange changes. The entrance to the tomb of the Meishan Dharma Master has appeared on the mountain, but those who went there to explore have all died at the foot of Meishan Mountain, and no one can really enter the mountain."

"The Huaiyin waterway in the Jiangnan region has become increasingly turbulent recently, and a lot of broken scales and dragon horns have appeared in the water. Some professionals have gone to check it out and said that those scales and dragon horns are from ancient times and are suspected to be related to the Great Dragon Lake among the three lakes in the secular world."

"There is also Luofu Mountain in Lingnan. Some time ago, a limb splicer from the Thirteen Palms Sect went to Luofu Mountain and found the great god Morichitian. The two of them started a fierce battle and in the end both were injured. The limb splicer had his head smashed and Morichitian had half of his body torn apart."

"The entrance to the Dragon Court Ruins in Jiuding Mountain in Guandong has also disappeared. Those who entered were forcibly expelled. A large battle broke out, killing and injuring many monsters."

"The city of Beiping has been quite lively recently. Chaoyangmen Street, which had disappeared for many years, has reappeared, attracting many interested people to explore and explore."

"..."

Jiang Xinghuo mingled with the ghost hunters and listened to their discussions, triggering a lot of new mission plots and clues.

He collected all the clues and planned to investigate them one by one, but before that, he had to finish the task at hand.

"You left Bafang Linglou."

"You are back in the old witch's yard. Where do you choose to go next?"

"Will you stay in the old witch's house and continue exploring? Or will you leave here and go somewhere else?"

"You chose to stay in the old witch's house and continue exploring."

Jiang Xinghuo did not forget that he had just explored the bedroom, and he had not yet gone to the lower room that the old witch told him to go to.

Xiawu is a northern dialect, also called warehouse, which is a place specifically for storing sundries.

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to walk into the lower house and started exploring there.

“You have gained something after some exploration.”

"But you found that most of the things you found were magical instruments for performing witchcraft, or some utensils for raising poisonous creatures. There were no items related to other magic."

Jiang Xinghuo was not surprised by this. The South Sea Wizard and the Enchanting Woman had been entrenched here for such a long time. If there were really any good things in the lower house, they would have taken them long ago and would not have been left here until now.

And judging from the game text that popped up earlier, the mysterious art of immortality is not here either, at least the enchanting woman and the South Sea wizard did not find it.

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

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment, clicked on the skill panel, found the options of "Seeing Through Fire" and "Seeing Through Walls", and clicked on these two skills to use them.

"You have activated your talent of seeing through fire."

"You have activated your talent for seeing through walls."

"You observe the whole house from these two unique perspectives. You find some marks in the inconspicuous corners of the wall, but when you walk over, you see that they are just ordinary scratches. They should be caused by something that was once placed here and then moved away."

"You feel a little disappointed and want to leave this room..."

"You lit the good fortune incense."

"The power of the Fortune Incense has enveloped you, giving your luck a temporary boost."

"You discovered the fluctuations of spatial power on a worn-out table. You observed the table through the vision of Tathagata and found some complex and intricate yet inconspicuous patterns on it."

"You have discovered the spatial latitude map."

"The spatial latitude diagram is a spatial array pattern passed down by the Yearly Star Lord. As long as it is engraved on the surface of an object, it can form a fixed dimensional space. External forces cannot have any influence on it. The method to open this dimensional space is also very simple. Just destroy the patterns on it and let the two spaces gradually merge. Naturally, you can see the hidden things."

found it! ?

Jiang Xinghuo's heart moved. It was not surprising that Zhusui Xingjun, who held the power over space, left behind this method of opening up a dimensional space. However, this method was very covert.

If I hadn't used the power of the Hongyun Incense to sense the faint fluctuations in spatial force, I would have never discovered the secret of this table.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo discovered that this method was very similar to the dimensional technique in dragon-raising techniques, both of which could place objects or creatures in an unreachable dimensional space.

I don't know if there is any connection between the two.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about these things in his mind, he controlled the character to destroy the spatial latitude map on the table.

"You have successfully destroyed the spatial latitude map."

"Accompanied by a surge of spatial power, a few objects appeared on the empty table. Do you want to pick them up?"

"You picked up those things on the table and gained something."

"You have obtained: a torn scroll of the Art of Immortality (rare), a copy of the Secret Methods of Witch Doctors (rare), thirteen ghost gate golden needles (rare), and a map of the Heavenly Yin Meridian (special)."

After reading the introduction of these things in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo set his sights on the incomplete volume of the Art of Immortality.

The old witch's nephew was not lying. This scroll of immortal secrets really existed. Although it was incomplete, it at least proved that such a technique existed in the world, and he could look for the complete immortal technique in the future. "The incomplete immortal technique (rare item) originated from a secret technique of the last secular civilization. It can integrate oneself with the world, thereby shedding the shackles of the human body, and the consciousness of the soul will be upgraded to a new dimension, and then reach the state of immortality."

"However, since there are only a few fragments left of this volume of immortality, it can only be used to absorb and exhale spiritual energy to achieve the purpose of strengthening the body. If you want to truly merge with the heaven and earth and become an immortal creature, you must find the complete immortality technique."

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly as he looked at the description in the text. From the meaning between the lines, he realized that if he wanted to cultivate this immortal art, he must give up his body. It was only that his consciousness would be immortal and exist forever in the world, but it was not true immortality.

The body decays, but the consciousness lives on.

This kind of immortality is not necessarily a good thing.

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and put the scroll of the secret of immortality into his magic bag. He had no intention of practicing the above method. If he practiced the above content when the method was incomplete, he would have no place to cry if something went wrong.

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the remaining things.

"Witch Doctor Secrets (Rare Item). In ancient times, witchcraft and medicine were inseparable. A good witchcraft master must also be a skilled doctor. This secret book records the methods of using witchcraft to treat various diseases."

"When you carry this book of wizard secrets with you, if you encounter a related disease recorded in the book, the corresponding healing magic and interaction will be automatically triggered."

Jiang Xinghuo is quite satisfied with this item. It is a prop that can add interactive options and trigger new plots.

"Golden Ghost Needle (rare item), an item used by ancient witch doctors to treat patients. It can not only remove the evil spirits in the patient's body, but also lock the soul to prevent the soul from leaving the body."

"The map of Tongtian Yinmai (special item). Tongtian Yinmai is a relic handed down from the old secular world. It is said to be a broken road to heaven. Before the destruction of the old secular civilization, it wanted to continue this broken road to heaven, but it failed for various reasons. Only a map was passed down to later civilizations."

"Attention, when you activate this map, it will automatically lock your location and select a relatively safest path so that you can reach the legendary Tongtian Yinmai."

"Do you want to activate this map now?"

Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry to open up this new map, but chose no first and put the map away.

He had come across related drama plots about Tongtian Yinmai before. Like places like the Three Life Ghost Temple and the Earth Mother Cave, it was a relic handed down from the previous secular civilization.

These relics of the old world contain countless secrets. If you go exploring without preparation, you will waste your resurrections and gain nothing obvious.

Therefore, he planned to find someone to inquire about this Tongtian Yinmai first to see if there was anything that needed preparation.

As for who to find to inquire, Jiang Xinghuo has already chosen the target. The old monk in the Three Generations Ghost Temple and the old man in the ancestral hall in the Taiping Ancient Town are both the best candidates to inquire.

In particular, they have no ill will towards me, so I don't have to worry about them plotting against me.

However, it is quite troublesome to enter Taiping Ancient Town and the Three Life Ghost Temple. To enter the Three Life Ghost Temple, you need the Eight Treasures Ruyi Incense to lead the way.

To get to Taiping Ancient Town, one must either take a hearse wandering in the secular world, or go to the Dujiang Emperor's Mausoleum in the secular land of Bashu and find the entrance and path leading to Taiping Ancient Town hidden inside.

I'll look for a chance to get a few more tickets. It would be best if I could enter Taiping Ancient Town by hearse.

The matter of the old witch Zhu has come to a temporary end.

Anyway, these people did not die unjustly. None of them were good people. Their death saves them from continuing to cheat others.

But just when Jiang Xinghuo was about to leave, he saw the game screen flash and a new text message popped up on it.

"As you were walking out, you noticed a clay doll hanging on the wall. It looked very similar to the old witch and was waving at you to come over. Do you want to go over and take a look?"

Jiang Xinghuo walked over thoughtfully.

"You come to the clay doll, and the old witch's voice comes out of the clay doll. It asks you to throw the clay doll to the ground, and then it can return to the world of the living from the underworld. Do you want to help it?"

Tsk, Jiang Xinghuo thought for a while, took out a few things from the magic bag, clicked to select use, and then controlled the character to throw the clay doll to the ground.

"You broke the clay figurine on the wall."

"A black insect flew out from the clay figurine fragments, fluttering its wings as thin as a cicada's clothing, and flew towards your face at lightning speed."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have discovered the soul-stealing insect with five sense organs and seven orifices."

"The Five Senses and Seven Orifices Soul-stealing Insect (Rare), a strange technique passed down in the Wu Gu vein. It requires first removing part of one's own soul, and then using secret methods to raise it into an insect that can drill into a person's five senses and seven orifices to seize the other person's body."

"Be careful, although this method can take over the body of another person for your own use, the success rate is less than 30%, and after the takeover is successful, your own magic power will also be lost by 70%."

"So unless it is absolutely necessary, wizards of the Wu Gu School rarely resort to this method, because that would mean that their decades of hard training would be completely wasted."

"This soul-stealing insect with five senses and seven orifices flew in front of you, but before it could get into your five senses, it was killed on the spot by a powerful force. The soul-stealing insect transformed from a soul was instantly reduced to ashes, without even a chance to resist."

"Your charm has taken effect."

"You killed him, old witch."

"You have obtained, Incense +800."

"The old witch's plan was ultimately in vain. Not only did he fail to possess your body, but you killed him here as planned, completely cutting off the possibility of his resurrection."

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that you are asking for death.

When he saw the old witch Zhu asking for help, he became alert and took out the soul-calling talisman and the soul-calming talisman from his magic bag.

These are all talismans passed down by the Taoist master of Lushan, which are specifically designed to restrain ghosts and monsters. They are used just because people are worried that the old witch will attack them.

In order to prolong his own life, the old witch implanted a life-changing nail into the body of the enchanting woman.

It is not impossible for him to attack himself in order to survive now.

Isn’t this a prophecy coming true?
(End of this chapter)