My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 666 Shennong
Jiang Xinghuo took out the Shangfang Zhanma Sword from his backpack. Although it was a broken Shangfang Zhanma Sword, it could still kill officials below the fourth rank with one strike.

This has nothing to do with the strength of both sides. It is more like an established rule. Even if the Lord of the Secular World has long since fallen, this rule will still be effective.

He now only hopes that this Huaiyin Dragon King is an official of the fourth rank or below.

This way it would be easier to solve the problem. Otherwise, even with this Shangfang Zhanma Sword, it might not be possible to get rid of the opponent.

"You hold the Shangfang Zhanma Sword in your hand and swing it towards the Huaiyin Dragon King without hesitation. When the Huaiyin Dragon King sees the sword in your hand, he instinctively feels a fatal crisis coming. It is too late to escape, so he can only transform into a huge dragon, hoping to use the dragon's body to block the power of the sword."

“But the Shangfang Zhanma Sword is not an ordinary magic weapon. It is specifically designed to target evildoers with high positions. So no matter how indestructible the Huaiyin Dragon King’s body is, it still appears extremely fragile in front of this Shangfang Zhanma Sword. It easily cut off the scales on the Huaiyin Dragon King’s body, and its entire body was split in two.”

"The huge dragon body of Huaiyin Dragon King was cut in half, and it kept wailing and screaming, but in order to save its own life, Huaiyin Dragon King did not dare to be negligent. It dragged the bloody upper half of its body and fled straight to the depths of the Dragon Mansion. As for the lower half of the dragon's tail, it had no time to care about it, because if it continued to entangle, it might not even be able to save the remaining half of its body."

"You looked at the dragon's tail on the ground, which was bleeding profusely, and walked over to pick it up."

"You have obtained the remains of the Huaiyin Dragon King."

"The remains of the Huaiyin Dragon King (rare material). The remains of the Huaiyin Dragon King that were cut off after he transformed into his true form. It contains extremely strong spirituality. It can be used as a material for refining elixirs, forging weapons, and can also be used as a top-quality food ingredient."

Jiang Xinghuo secretly thought it was a pity. He didn't expect that the Huaiyin Dragon King had such a strong vitality. Even after being cut into two pieces by the horse-cutting sword, he was still able to escape dragging half of his body.

However, it is now a toothless tiger and can't make any big waves. When we go in and find it later, we will probably kill it completely with one sword.

"How do you choose now?"

"Do you choose to strike while the iron is hot and rush into the Huaiyin Dragon Palace immediately to look for the seriously injured Huaiyin Dragon King?"

"Or do you choose to hide in the dark for the time being and wait and see how the situation develops?"

"You just made too much noise in the Huaiyin Dragon Mansion, and attracted the attention of those monsters entrenched here."

"They are coming towards you. If they find that the Huaiyin Dragon King is seriously injured, they will definitely attack him without hesitation in order to incorporate the Huaiyin Dragon Palace into their territory."

The game gives two options. One is to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers, wait until the Huaiyin Dragon King and those people are both defeated, and then come out to take advantage of the situation.

Another option is to find the Huaiyin Dragon King and kill him here before those evil spirits arrive.

Both options have their pros and cons. If you choose to sit on the sidelines and watch the fight, although you can save some things, you will probably miss some things.

On the contrary, if I go to find the Huaiyin Dragon King, the other party will most likely drag me to death together. It would be difficult to deal with a dragon that has lived for who knows how many years if it really fights hard.

After some thought, Jiang Xinghuo finally decided to do it himself.

With the two weapons, the Shangfang Horse-Slaying Sword and the Dragon-Slaying Sword, in his hands, even if the Huaiyin Dragon King really had some means of mutual destruction, he could still take the other party's life. At worst, one life in exchange for another, he could always be resurrected anytime and anywhere.

"You choose to go deep into the Huaiyin Dragon Palace to look for the traces of the Huaiyin Dragon King."

"You encountered the shrimp soldiers and crab generals raised by the Huaiyin Dragon King. They rushed over fearlessly, trying to stop you, but under your attack, they had no ability to resist at all and all fell under your dragon-slaying sword."

"Incense +30, incense +50, incense +50, incense +100..."

"You entered the depths of the Huaiyin Dragon Palace, looked at the traces left in the water palace, and found the Huaiyin evil dragon curled up in the crystal coffin."

"The Huaiyin Dragon King is hiding in the crystal coffin. Although only the upper half of his body is left, there is no fear on his face. Instead, his eyes are wide open and he is threatening you with a vicious curse."

"You keenly noticed that the other party seemed to be deliberately provoking you, wanting you to kill it with the horse-slaying sword in your hand."

Ok?
Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking, is this a resignation of fate? Knowing that he can't escape death, so he just gave up the last hope of escape? He even prepared a coffin for himself.

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Will you choose to swing the Shangfang Zhanma Sword in your hand and completely kill the Huaiyin Dragon King in the crystal coffin? Or will you choose to temporarily spare its life and deal with it after investigating everything?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it carefully, and he instinctively felt that something was wrong. Since the Huaiyin Dragon King was determined to die, it would make no difference whether he died early or late. It would be better to save his life first, and it would not be too late to kill him after making sure that there were no hidden dangers.

"You chose to let the Huaiyin Dragon King go temporarily, sealed it in a crystal coffin, and used the power of the Dragon Raising Technique to bury the crystal coffin in the dragon vein branch under the Water Palace."

"In this way, the Huaiyin Dragon King can only lie in the coffin and cannot leave. Others will not know that you have hidden it in the dragon vein. As long as you do not take the initiative to expose its location, the Huaiyin Dragon King will most likely stay here forever."

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to explore the Huaiyin Dragon Mansion.

"After careful exploration, you have gained something and found something."

"You have obtained: a white jade brocade box with dragon pattern, the remains of the body of the Baiqing River God, a bluestone demon-suppressing tower, a Nine Palaces Dragon-suppressing Well, a fragmentary map of Huaiyin Water Palace, a broken sword of unknown origin, a broken blue dragon horn, a dragon blood fruit sapling, a pot of night clam pearls, a icy jade bed, and a copy of 'Secrets of the Imperial Palace'."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw it, he thought, wow, it has been a long time since I saw such a big reward. After all, the Dragon King who controls the 800-li Huaiyin water veins has so many good things in his house.

Jiang Xinghuo began to count them one by one with great interest. He wanted to see how many of the things Huaiyin Dragon King had collected were real treasures.

"White Jade Dragon Patterned Brocade Box (special item), a brocade box used exclusively in the palace, usually given to ministers to store the imperial edicts of the secular master. Because it has been blessed by the secular master, it can be guaranteed to never be damaged."

Imperial decree?

Wow, here comes something heavyweight at the beginning!
"Do you want to open this white jade brocade box with dragon pattern?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the content of the game text and chose yes without hesitation, controlling the character to open the dragon-patterned brocade box.

"You have opened the white jade dragon pattern brocade box."

"You have obtained the Dragon King's imperial decree."

"The Imperial Edict of the Dragon King (special item). This is the imperial edict issued when the Huaiyin Dragon King was conferred the title. It contains the golden words of the Lord of the Secular World. Because it contains a trace of the power of the Golden Law, it also has a deterrent effect on other monsters, but in general, its symbolic significance is greater than its practical significance." "Attention, this imperial edict contains a soul suppression effect against dragon monsters. When facing other dragon monsters, this imperial edict can weaken the opponent's strength by more than 50%."

Jiang Xinghuo understood after reading it. This imperial edict can only have some deterrent effect on other monsters, but for dragon-type monsters, it can directly weaken the opponent's cultivation by half, which is equivalent to a prop that can naturally defeat those monsters.

As the game text mentioned earlier, several Dragon Kings appeared near the Huaiyin waters. If you meet those Dragon Kings, this imperial edict may come in handy.

Jiang Xinghuo put the imperial edict and the dragon-patterned brocade box into his magic bag and continued to count the other things.

"The remains of the corpse of the Baiqing River God (rare material). The Baiqing River God, two bodies in one, was originally a koi in the water. Later, after accidentally eating a strange fruit in the water, it gained intelligence and possessed the strange ability of one body with two forms. No matter how serious the injury, as long as the two bodies are not killed at the same time, it can easily recover."

"The Huaiyin Dragon King used all his efforts to kill the Baiqing River God. He wanted to obtain their innate abilities by devouring the Baiqing River God's remains, but he found that he could never do so. He had no choice but to hide the Baiqing River God's body as a trophy."

"The remains of the Baiqing River God are excellent materials for forging protective gear and armor. You can go find the Taoist Master Shenji Bailian, who can maximize the value of the remains of the Baiqing River God."

Jiang Xinghuo put the things into his backpack, planning to go find Taoist Master Bailian of Divine Machine after leaving here and ask him to make full use of the remains of Baiqing River God's body.

"Bluestone Demon Suppression Tower (rare item), this is an artifact that the Huaiyin Dragon King dug out from the underwater mud when he was developing his own water palace. It has a strong suppressing effect on monsters and ghosts, and is suspected to be a talisman thrown into the water in ancient times."

"Jiugong Zhenlongjing (excellent item). Many years ago, a monster who called himself the Dragon Locking Monk came here and said that he wanted to use the Zhenlongjing in his hand to subdue the Huaiyin Dragon King and make the Huaiyin Dragon King willingly become his slave and thug."

"The Huaiyin Dragon King was furious and started a fight with the dragon-locking monk. In the end, the dragon-locking monk was shed blood in Huaiyin and was chewed up and swallowed by the Dragon King. Only the Jiugongzhenlongjing was left."

"Pay attention, this Jiugongzhen Longjing has a very strong suppressive effect on dragons, snakes, monsters, or other monsters with related bloodlines."

"Be careful, this Jiugong Zhenlong Well was hit hard by the Huaiyin Dragon King in the past, so it has considerable damage inside and outside. It's okay for ordinary monsters, but if it encounters a monster with profound Taoism, I'm afraid this Zhenlong Well will be in danger of collapse."

The Demon-Suppressing Tower and the Dragon Well.

Well, there is some conflict between the abilities of these two things. I'll ask Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian to see if I can melt these two things and re-forge them.

"Incomplete Huaiyin Water Palace Map (Ordinary Item). After becoming the local water god, the Huaiyin Dragon King once explored the ancient Huaiyin Water God's palace. However, with his dragon body and position as a water god, he could only explore the outer area and was unable to explore deeper. He almost lost his life."

"Later, it drew a map of the places it had explored and had people spread it out, hoping to attract more adventurers to explore the minefields for it, so that it could reap the benefits."

Tsk, that old loach has a really dirty heart.

Jiang Xinghuo put the map away casually, planning to visit the Huaiyin Water Palace after finishing his work here.

Danger is the least valuable thing to him.

At worst, you can use the number of resurrections to advance the progress.

As long as I die enough times, nothing can stop me.

"A broken sword of unknown origin (junk), a broken sword that the Huaiyin Dragon King accidentally picked up underwater. It is made of a special material. Although it is extremely blunt, it is extremely hard. The Huaiyin Dragon King tried many ways but was unable to destroy the broken sword. However, the broken sword also cannot harm people."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You observed this broken sword through the vision of Tathagatagarbha and discovered the secret hidden beneath its surface."

"You have discovered the broken Shennong ruler."

"The Broken Shennong Ruler (Legend), a strange and magical object in the myths and legends of the old secular world, is said to be a medical product of the last civilization, a combination of folklore and legends and various unimaginable medical methods."

"It is said that although the Shennong ruler is a weapon, it has no ability to cause harm. It can only be used to cure illnesses and save lives, not to kill. However, since the destruction of the last civilization, the Shennong ruler has been missing. I didn't expect it to fall into the hands of the Huaiyin Dragon King."

"According to some ancient texts and documents, if you want to use and unleash the power of the Shennong Ruler, you must have a compassionate and non-killing heart. Otherwise, even if you have the Shennong Ruler in your hand, you will not be able to unleash its original power."

Shennong ruler...

Jiang Xinghuo smacked his lips and thought to himself that this was a good thing that could save his life. More importantly, this thing appeared in the waters of Huaiyin.

The game text makes it very clear that since the collapse of the last secular civilization, the Shennong ruler has disappeared without a trace.

Why are you here?

Is it...

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly thought of a possibility. Could there be a relic of the old world hidden in the place where the Huaiyin Dragon King picked up the Shennong ruler?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a possibility.

But his own reasoning is useless, he must find clues in the game to trigger the subsequent plot content.

It seems that this matter still has to be placed on the shoulders of the Huaiyin Dragon King.

At least we have to know where the Shennong ruler was picked up.

Otherwise such a large area of ​​water.

Trying to find that place is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Not to mention time-consuming and laborious.

It may not be found yet.

(End of this chapter)