My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 669: Water God Authority
"You have returned to the Life-Substitute Immortal Temple again."

"The water ghosts that linger in the temple also rushed over, wanting to take you as a substitute for liberation again."

"But this time they didn't get what they wanted. Not only did they not hurt you at all, but you were able to swallow up most of these water ghosts by spreading your limbs and splicing your body together."

"Your limb splicing aspect level has been improved by +1."

"The remaining water ghosts no longer dared to approach you. They all scattered and hid inside the statue of the Great Life-Substitute Immortal enshrined on the altar."

"You come to the altar where the incense is fading, and take a closer look at the statue on it. You discover that this statue is not made of clay, but is made of the flesh, blood, and bones of monsters. It also contains a trace of the consciousness of the life-saving immortal. However, because the incense has stopped burning, that trace of consciousness has also fallen into a deep sleep, and there is only one chance left to wake up."

"You have discovered the consciousness of the clone of the Life-Substitute Immortal."

"The Life-Substitute Immortal is a great god under the command of the True Lord of Mountains and Rivers. He was originally an ordinary water ghost who drowned. By chance, he was enlightened by the True Lord of Mountains and Rivers and became the Life-Substitute Immortal. He has the innate ability of 'taking a body to replace a life'. He can transfer the damage he has suffered to other people by taking a substitute. He is also regarded as a life-saving medicine by the world. He can help people prolong their lifespans through this talent."

"But everything in the secular world must follow the law of conservation, even extending life is the same. No one gets longevity for nothing. If some people want to live longer, then some people have to live shorter lives."

"The Life-Substitute Immortal's innate ability is based on this principle. It can use a substitute to capture the lifespan of others, thereby filling and extending the lifespan of others."

"But the conditions required are extremely harsh. Not only must the birth date and horoscopes match perfectly, but also the method of death and the burial site must match the horoscopes. The right time, right place, and right people are all essential. Only in this way can the remaining life of the deceased be plundered. And there is no guarantee that all the benefits can be plundered. Sometimes, even if dozens of lives are killed, it may not necessarily extend the life span by a year or two."

"Although the method is a crooked one that is against the harmony of nature, and there are a lot of hidden and unknown side effects, it can indeed extend one's lifespan. It is truly a fake and youthful version of the elixir of life. People who worship the immortal can also use it to extend their lifespan, but the stolen lifespan needs to be split 50-50."

"But even so, there are still many people whose lifespans are about to end who flock to it. For them, as long as there is a glimmer of hope to live longer, they will choose this path without hesitation. After all, not everyone can face death with a calm attitude when facing death."

"Looking at the size and location of this temple, the person who built it to worship the immortal was most likely the Huaiyin Water God. The water ghosts wandering here were the victims who chose to have their lifespans taken away in order to extend their own lives."

"In order to extend his lifespan, the Huaiyin Water God sought countless methods and means, even at the cost of his own Water God authority. As long as someone could extend his lifespan, he would share his Water God authority with the other person. This caused quite a stir in the secular world. Some people were disdainful of this, thinking that the Huaiyin Water God was so afraid of death that he had lost the grace and pride that a god should have. Others understood this, after all, it was human nature to be afraid of death, and it was not shameful for the Huaiyin Water God to be afraid of death."

"But in the end, the Huaiyin Water God did not get the method to prolong his life as he wished. He also came to the end of his life in reluctance and fear of death. As a result, the Life-Substitute Temple lost its offerings and became a place where those evil water ghosts lingered. Even the consciousness of the Life-Substitute fell into a deep sleep and no longer cared about the incense of this temple."

"Now, you have come to this temple that is on the verge of being abandoned. You have two choices."

"One is to choose to awaken the consciousness of the sleeping immortal and make a deal with him to become his new worshiper, borrowing his power to extend your life. Although you still have a long life and time, there will be a day when your life will end. If you don't prepare in advance and accumulate some life in advance, when your life is about to end, it will be too late to prepare. The Huaiyin Water God is the best example."

"Of course, you can also choose to destroy the temple of the Life-Substitute Immortal, because as long as this temple exists, you will not be able to enter the heart of Huaiyin Water Palace. In order to prolong his life, the Huaiyin Water God became the servant of the Life-Substitute Immortal, and the power of the entire Huaiyin Water Palace fell into the hands of the other party. If you do not release that part of the power, you can only wander around the outer boundaries of Huaiyin Water Palace and cannot explore deep into it."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the two options given by the game and thought that this immortal who took lives at the expense of others was really difficult to deal with. Relying on the enlightenment of the True Lord of Mountains and Rivers, he turned from a water ghost into a monster who controlled the world of others. Even a real god like the Huaiyin Water God became his slave.

According to the game text, he now faces only these two, or three, choices, because he also has the choice of leaving. As long as he gives up exploring the Huaiyin Water Palace, whether the temple is destroyed or preserved will have nothing to do with him.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it carefully. He really didn't want to give up this map until the last moment. As for the remaining two options, it was wishful thinking for him to become a slave of the immortal.

There was no need to hesitate, Jiang Xinghuo directly chose to destroy this great temple of the immortal.

"You chose to destroy this temple."

"You unfolded your limb-joining form, and countless broken limbs and arms whizzed out, engulfed in countless black clouds that rolled and raged. In the blink of an eye, the entire temple building was destroyed, leaving only the statue of the Great Life-Substitute on the altar, which was temporarily preserved intact by the maintenance of those water ghosts."

"Moreover, your actions seem to have also triggered the consciousness of the Life-Substitute Immortal, which is sleeping. Once the consciousness of the Life-Substitute Immortal is revived in this statue, even if you have the Soul-Locking Nail to protect your soul, you will not be able to save your life in front of him."

"So your wisest choice now is to take out the incense and offer it immediately to soothe the consciousness that is about to wake up and make it fall asleep again. This is the only way to save your life."

"Do you want to take out the incense and offer it to the immortal?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no without even thinking about it.

He doesn't even have enough incense to support himself, so where would he get the spare money to worship such a stupid god? The worst possible outcome would be death.

He could die countless times, as long as he could start over again. He didn't believe that he could not delay the death of the immortal.

"You refused to offer incense to the Great God of Life-Replacing, and still insisted on your original intention, constantly manipulating your limbs to form Dharma images to attack the statue."

"Finally, under your persistent attack, the statue on the altar was shattered, and the many water ghosts hiding inside also lost their hiding place and were swept away by your limb splicing method."

"Your limb splicing aspect level has been improved by +3."

"But you didn't notice that the broken remains of the statues began to slowly wriggle on the ground. Soon they recovered and evolved into flesh and blood. The consciousness of the Life-Substitute Immortal also reawakened in this body."

"As soon as the Life-Substitute Immortal was revived, he discovered that his temple had been destroyed. He was furious and immediately attacked you."

"You were attacked by the immortal."

"You have triggered the effect of the Soul Locking Nail."

"The God of Substitutes' innate abilities do not work on you. He did not take you away as a substitute."

"However, the magical power of the Life-Substitute Immortal is far greater than yours. Although his talent of using his body to replace his life has no effect on you, his powerful magical power is not something you can resist. He shattered your Dharma image with just one blow."

"You were severely injured by the God of Life." "You feel your life force slowly fading away."

"Your head was smashed by the Mountain and River Stick in the hands of the Life-Substitute Immortal."

"You are dead."

After seeing the death notice, Jiang Xinghuo immediately chose to activate the scapegoat and then released all the monsters in the acupoint.

"You released the monsters in the acupoints, and released the cloud dragon and the river boy in the sea of ​​thunder and lightning. The singing of the mermaids echoed in the surrounding waters. You tried your best to temporarily control the immortal."

"Then, you unfolded the innate ability of the Eight Diagrams and controlled the Red Lotus Karma Fire to burn the Life-Substitute Immortal."

"Your Red Lotus Karma Fire had a miraculous effect on the Life-Substitute Immortal, forcing him to be unable to dodge and could only face it head-on. He was soon transformed into a torch by the power of the Karma Fire and burned fiercely in the water."

"You took back the monsters you released. Under the attack of the Life-Substitute Immortal, they were also seriously injured and need to recuperate for a while."

Jiang Xinghuo waited for a while before a new text prompt came from the game.

"The consciousness of the Life-Substitute Immortal has been obliterated by your Red Lotus Karma Fire. Although it is not completely dead, it can no longer pose a threat to you."

"Although you have wiped out the consciousness of the Life-Replacing Immortal, it has not had any effect on its body. Instead, it has made it aware of your presence. If you appear in front of it in the future, it will immediately realize that you have wiped out its consciousness, and it is self-evident how it will deal with you."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to let go of the body of the Life-Substitute Immortal, so as not to offend the Life-Substitute Immortal completely? Or will you simply kill it with a knife and release the Water God's authority that it has taken over?"

"Please note that after the Water God's authority is released, it will not fall on you, but will spontaneously select appropriate water-attributed monsters to cultivate a brand new Huaiyin Water God."

Jiang Xinghuo felt somewhat disappointed after seeing this. He thought that after releasing the authority of the Water God, he would be able to take advantage of the situation and seize the authority of the Water God for himself. He didn't expect that he was overthinking.

But it doesn’t matter. If you get it, it’s luck. If you lose it, it’s fate. Since you can’t force it, then don’t force it.

As for letting this immortal who could take his place in the world let go, that was absolutely impossible. Not to mention that he had already offended it to death, even if he wanted to enter the Huaiyin Water Palace to explore, he had to kill this guy, otherwise the power of the Water God could not be released at all.

"You chose to kill the clone of the immortal who took over life."

"You took out the evil star bite and cut off the head of this body, and crushed its heart. Then you used the stove god fire to burn this alien creature made of the flesh and blood of other monsters into ashes."

"You have killed the consciousness of the immortal's clone."

"You gained incense +1000."

"You are being watched by the God of Life."

"When the followers of the Life-Substitute Immortal meet you, they will attack you without hesitation. There is no way to reverse the hostility between you, unless the Life-Substitute Immortal or you die completely."

"The authority of the Huaiyin Water God has been released."

"The road leading to the deep hinterland of Huaiyin Water Palace has also appeared before you."

"You found something in the ashes of the remains of the immortal. Do you want to pick it up and take a look?"

"You have obtained: a mountain and river stick, a severed finger of the Huaiyin water god, a scale of a dragon, an old mirage elixir, two eyes of a green-eyed golden-eyed toad, and a skin of a sea beast."

"Mountain and River Stick (rare material), the Immortal Life-Defending used the blessing of the True Lord of Mountain and River Sacrifice to extract a branch of the Huai River to refine a weapon. It can be used as a personal weapon, and can also be used as a spiritual spring to nourish the blessed land."

"The broken finger of the Huaiyin Water God (rare material). When the Huaiyin Water God built a temple for the Life-Replacing Immortal, he cast one of his broken fingers into the statue to show his loyalty and sincerity. It is a good material for refining medicine and can also be used as a Feng Shui charm."

"The scales under the jaws of a dragon are indestructible and contain the dragon's innate ability to stir up water and waves. After integrating them into the body, one can gain the dragon's ability to control water."

"Be careful, dragons are lustful. Although the reverse scale contains the opponent's power, it is also mixed with the opponent's nature. After it is absorbed into the body, it will take a long time for men and women to have sex before this piece of dragon can be refined."

Ok?
After Jiang Xinghuo saw the refining conditions of this reverse scale, several question marks popped up in his head.

He had obtained the dragon's reverse scale before, but he had never mentioned this. It turned out that there were such conditions to refine the scales.

I don’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

All I can say is that it depends on the person.

Mr. Jiang does not have this blessing.

Jiang Xinghuo transformed the Mountain and River Stick into a stream of water that flowed directly into the cave in the magic bag, and he also collected the broken finger and reverse scales of the Huaiyin Water God.

He planned to go find the King of Medicine in the future and ask him to make full use of the thing. It would be a waste to keep it in his own hands.

(End of this chapter)