My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 681 Zongbu Temple
Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to leave the ruins of the Beast Taming Immortal. He had already obtained all the things in it, so there was no point in staying any longer. He couldn't take the rest away for the time being anyway, so he could only seal it up with the Dragon Raising Technique.

This was actually due to Jiang Xinghuo's selfish motive. The key point was that the characteristics of those monsters were too attractive, and he didn't want to give them up for no reason. If it was something else, he would just throw it away and it didn't matter.

But these monsters left behind by the Beast Taming Immortal are no ordinary creatures, and each of them has his own abilities. He really can't let them go, but he can't break through the Beast Taming Immortal's restrictions. He plans to try again after he becomes stronger.

"Now you have obtained the relics left by the Beast Tamer Immortal and the corpse of the iodine monster deep in the mountains of Kanto. Where do you plan to go next?"

"Would you choose to explore the nearby Guandong City? Or would you choose to go to the blacksmith shop of the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian and let him forge armor for you using the corpse of the iodine monster, and then return to the ancestral hall of Huaiyin Water Palace to search for the radiation poison?"

The game gives two possible answers. Jiang Xinghuo originally planned to find the blacksmith shop of Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian and ask him to forge armor that can resist nuclear radiation, and then he would explore the map of Huaiyin Water Palace.

But the game text that popped up afterwards made Jiang Xinghuo change his mind.

"You triggered it, gossip ears."

"You took out the Divine Machine Token from your backpack and were about to go to the blacksmith shop, but at this moment you triggered your Eight Trigrams Cave Spiritual Ears and heard some whispers on a path not far away. It seemed that someone was talking there. Do you want to go over and listen to what they are talking about?"

This Bagua Ear is an organ-type magic weapon he got from the Kitchen God. It can eavesdrop on sounds and information within a certain distance around itself.

However, during the game exploration process, the probability of triggering this talent ability is much lower than that of Tathagatagarbha and other talents.

I never thought that I would accidentally trigger this ability today deep in the mountains of Kanto. Naturally, I cannot miss the mission information that is delivered to my door.

"You tiptoed towards the path and saw two woodcutters hiding behind the bushes. They were villagers from Huling Village, who lived at the foot of Huangwai Mountain. They were originally ordered to guard the ancestral tomb of Longxing Land outside the pass. However, after the night of dawn, the Lord of the Secular World fell, and Huling Village lost the clan house and my support. In order to survive, they had to find another way to make a living."

"Fortunately, people won't starve to death in the mountains of Guandong. The fertile land nurtures countless lives. The villagers of Huling Village rely on the mountains for their livelihood and the water for their livelihood. They have found a way to live comfortably. They may not be rich, but at least they have enough food and clothing. In addition, with the authority bestowed by the Lord of the Secular World, the creatures in the Imperial Outer Mountains will not harm them."

"You eavesdropped on the conversation between the two villagers behind the tree. They were discussing a recent major event in Guandong City. They said that the Zongbu Temple left by the ancient hunting god in the secular world would appear in Guandong City in the next few days. Many people wanted to see the Zongbu Temple, so they rushed to Guandong from all over the secular world."

"And there are many extremely vicious beings among them, and they are likely hiding in this Huangwai Mountain. Because there are obviously fewer prey in the mountain, this is the natural law of survival of the fittest, and it is also the deterrence and oppression of lower-level life forms by higher-level life forms in the biosphere of nature."

Zongbu God?
Jiang Xinghuo recalled the first time he came to explore the mountains of Guandong. He discovered an abandoned royal hunting ground in the heart of the Greater Khingan Range in Guandong. There seemed to be legends and stories about the God Zongbu there.

However, because so much time had passed, he could no longer remember what the game text said at the time.

Jiang Xinghuo opened the game text record and found the relevant plot information.

.........

"You traveled through the soil for more than ten miles and have arrived in the heart of the Greater Khingan Range. You broke out of the soil and returned to the surface."

“I found myself outside an abandoned hunting ground.”

"You have arrived at the abandoned royal hunting grounds."

"During the reign of the old dynasty, this was once a hunting ground for the royal family. Every spring and autumn, the Lord of the Secular World would bring his officials and relatives here to hunt."

"The deity worshipped in the hunting ground is the legendary Zongbu God, who is also the hunting god in the secular world."

"In ancient times, the human race in the land of Guandong suffered from the bullying of demons. They were often captured and preyed upon by those demons, and their lives were precarious. Only when the god Zongbu stepped forward and used his bow and sharp arrows to eliminate all the demons, did peace return to the land of Guandong."

"But these are just folk legends. In Kanto, there is indeed a custom of worshipping the god Zongbu to bless hunting and harvest, but no one has ever seen Zongbu. It is just passed down orally, and the story has been passed down from ancient times to the present day."

.........

According to the original game text description, this Zongbu God is a great secular god whose existence is a mystery.

But judging from what the two woodcutters said, it is highly likely that the Zongbu God exists, and the Zongbu Temple will appear in the Kanto region.

"Now that you know the information about Zongbu Temple, what will you choose next?"

"Will you choose to stay in Guandong City and wait quietly for the appearance of the Zongbu Temple? Or will you choose to go to other places to explore first?"

"After all, the Zongbu Temple has not appeared in Guandong City yet. It's just rumored that it will appear soon, but the time is not guaranteed. It may appear in Guandong tomorrow, or it may take some time."

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly. This was a bit difficult. If he waited in Guandong City, who knows how much time would be wasted.

But if we leave Guandong and go to other places, we may not be able to catch up with the birth of the Zongbu Temple. Then we will be left behind, and the good things may fall into the hands of others.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about these things, he saw new content pop up in the game text.

"The guardian of the Kangning Gate God knows your worries. He said that when he was traveling in the secular world, he met a follower of Tiangongye. The other party developed a wonderful magic weapon that can sense abnormal magnetic field fluctuations."

"It has also heard of the legend about Zongbu God. There are two versions of this in the secular world." "The first version is that Zongbu God is actually the Ling God of the past, because the behaviors and legends of the two have many overlaps, and both are great gods who purged the demons outside the Great Wall."

"The second theory is that Zongbu God has an even longer history than Ling God. He is very likely an ancient and powerful being that existed in the secular world when this planet was first created. He is a great god of the same era as Tu Bo, Master Fu Shuai Bao Yun and others."

"However, due to some unknown reasons, God Zongbu had a conflict with those ancient strongmen and was exiled into the cracks of history. Therefore, no one has ever seen him in the secular world today. Only a few of God Zongbu's believers have passed down stories about him in the form of legends."

"There are many supporters of both versions, and each has their own evidence to prove that what they say is true and accuses the other side of making up stories."

"But in the eyes of the guardian god Kangning, both statements are correct, because he has already learned the truth of the matter from the followers of Zongbu God."

"Zongbu Shen was indeed a powerful person from the same period as Tu Bo and Master Fu Shuai Bao Yun. However, because of his different views on some things, he was besieged by other powerful people of the same level and exiled to the cracks of history. He can only hide in the unknowable, invisible and inaudible torrent of history."

“But the Zongbu God is not an ordinary person after all. Even if he was exiled into the cracks of history, he still found a way to leave behind his stories and heritage, creating the lineage of hunting gods and the lineage of mountain keepers.”

"Lingshen is the last successor of Zongbu God. In order to avoid being slaughtered by the outside world, Lingshen fled to the mountains when he was young and inherited the legacy of the hunting gods and mountain keepers. He inherited Zongbu God's will and most of his unique skills, which led to the overlap of the legends about Lingshen and Zongbu God."

“But it is precisely because of this that the Mountain God was hunted down by the Mountain and River Sacrifice Master, because they would not allow the Zongbu God to return to the secular world again. The hunting god lineage and the mountain guardian lineage had to disappear and hide in the secular world. They dared not reveal their identity information, for fear of attracting the destruction of the roots.”

"Now, the Zongbu Temple may return to the secular world from the lost history, so it will inevitably cause strong magnetic field fluctuations before it appears."

"You can go find that Tiangongye believer, get the item from him, and place it inside Guandong City. When he senses abnormal magnetic field fluctuations, he will naturally notify you. Then you can rush to the place where Zongbu Temple appears in advance and gain the upper hand in entering the temple."

After reading the story of the guardian god Kangning, Jiang Xinghuo learned about the relationship between Lingshen and Zongbushen. These secrets are probably not known by many people in the secular world today. He was lucky to have met the guardian god Kangning, otherwise he would not have known this information.

"You have obtained clues about the residence of Tiangongye's followers. They live in Xishen City. Do you want to go and look for them immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think too much about it and directly chose yes. He teleported himself to Xishen City through the shrine in Guandong City.

If the magic weapon in the hands of Tiangongye's believer is really as the gate god said, then when searching for and exploring the Zongbu Temple, he will have the upper hand and can enter the Zongbu Temple before others.

"You have arrived at Xishen City."

"Following the guidance of the guardian god of Kangning, you traveled through the Wedding Clothes Lane in Xishen City and found the believer of Tiangongye at the last store in the box."

"When this Tiangongye believer learned about your purpose, he readily took out the thing, but at the same time he also wanted to ask you for help."

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself that he knew it was not so easy to get a bargain. Since the other party gave him the thing so readily, he must pay the corresponding price.

"This Tiangong follower said that he inherited a Tiangong pawn ticket from his master, and it is in the underworld stall of the Datong Pawn Shop in Beiping City. He was born with pure yin in his horoscope, so he is prone to attracting shameless people. The underworld stall of the Datong Pawn Shop is located between yin and yang, life and death, so he dare not approach it, fearing that it is easy to get in but difficult to get out. So he hopes that you can make a trip for him and take out the things pledged in the underworld stall. He will also pay for the redemption, but you need to pay in advance."

"Do you want to agree to the request of this Tiangongye believer?"

Jiang Xinghuo took one look and thought to himself, this guy is really something. Everything else is easy to deal with, but why don’t you let me pay for the redemption first?
What if you don't admit it then?
Jiang Xinghuo thought about it carefully. In order to get the prop, he really had to agree to this believer of Tiangongye. However, he also thought that if this guy dared to deny his promise and wanted to eat and take it for free, he would not be able to be polite. Not only could he not give you the redeemed items, but he would even have to give you your life.

After making up his mind, Jiang Xinghuo no longer hesitated and directly chose to agree to the other party's request.

"You agreed to the request of the Tiangongye believer and were willing to go to Peking on his behalf to redeem the things that Tiangongye had pawned in the pawnshop."

"The Tiangongye believer saw that you were willing to help him, and he thanked you profusely. He took out the pawn ticket and the things you wanted, and handed them to you."

"You have obtained the pawn ticket of Tiangongye (1031)."

"Tian Gong Ye's pawn ticket (special prop). When Tian Gong Ye was traveling in the secular world, he was short of money, so he pawned some of his craft skills to the Datong Pawn Shop in Peking and received a large sum of money. This is the pawn ticket."

Jiang Xinghuo was no longer surprised by this. He had long known that Master Tiangong never brought money with him when he went out. When he ran out of money, he would pawn his craft. Fortunately, this master knew a lot and had pawned more than a thousand kinds of crafts, and he still had things to pawn.

Jiang Xinghuo casually stuffed the pawn ticket into his magic bag. The next prop he was going to look at was the one he wanted most.

"You have obtained the magnetic field detector."

"Magnetic field detector (rare item) can detect all abnormal magnetic fields within a radius of 100 miles, and can lock the exact location of the magnetic field anomaly and transmit it to the user's mind. The accuracy rate can reach a perfect %. It can also automatically distinguish the properties and strength of the magnetic field, as well as possible dangers."

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text, took out the thing and took a look. It was a mechanical sphere with crystals inlaid on it to look like talismans. As for the detailed structure inside, he had no idea. This kind of high-tech stuff was not what he was good at. He just needed to know that this thing worked.

"You have said goodbye to this follower of Tiangongye. Where do you plan to go next?"

"Will you choose to continue exploring in Xishen City? Or will you choose to return to Guandong City immediately? Or will you choose to explore the Maoshan Sect Altar?"

(End of this chapter)