My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 693 Targeting
"Tiger Head Guard has told you about Teng Yunxian's past. Teng Yunxian's most proud weapon is the Soul Shattering Palm, which is a unique skill taught to him by the Martial Lord. It can easily shatter the souls of other creatures, but it will also cause shock to his own soul at the same time."

"The reason why the martial master taught Teng Yunxian this skill is to make him think twice before killing someone. Moreover, when this Soul-Breaking Palm causes shock to one's soul, it will gradually strengthen one's soul and can resist some evil spells that shatter the soul, so as to prevent Teng Yunxian from being bewitched by outsiders and falling into evil ways."

"But now it seems that the Lord's efforts have been in vain. Teng Yunxian has not only failed to reform, but has become even worse. Not only has he helped the tyrant to commit atrocities and killed innocent people, he has also defected to other Taoist masters and wants to provoke a fight between the Lord and King Taiping. He has not taken into account the Lord's kindness in teaching him in the past."

"Fortunately, the Martial Lord made some preparations in advance. He left behind a few things specifically for cleaning up the mess and dealing with Teng Yunxian."

"Tiger Head Guard said that he wants to stay in Wulin League to prevent King Taiping from causing trouble. He can't go with you to clean up the mess. Now he is giving you the things left by the Martial Lord. He hopes you can help him get rid of the scum Tengyunxian. It would be best if you can find out the identity of the mastermind behind it."

"You have received the gift package from the Martial Lord."

"Do you want to open this gift package?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation.

As for who the Taoist master behind Teng Yunxian was, he had some vague guesses in his mind.

According to the old storyteller, the dragon snake is a form of witchcraft brought from Southeast Asia, so the Taoist master behind Teng Yunxian is most likely the Lord of All Religions who occupies the South Seas.

The Lord of All Religions dominates the secular Nanyang region. As can be seen from his name, the Dharma lineage of all religions in Nanyang is basically passed down from him.

However, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the relationship between the True Lord of All Religions and the True Lord of All Temples. The two titles are not only only one word different, but the True Lord of All Temples is also the ancestor of all witchcraft in the secular world.

He even suspected that the True Lord of Ten Thousand Religions might be the descendant or disciple of the True Lord of Ten Thousand Temples, and that the True Lord of Ten Thousand Temples used this method to strengthen and reinforce his own Taoist symbols and cultivation, so as to further achieve the goal of controlling the entire secular world.

But these are just guesses in his mind. Things may be as he imagined. Of course, it may also be a coincidence. There is no relationship between the True Lord of Ten Thousand Temples and the True Lord of Ten Thousand Religions.

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, discarded the messy thoughts in his mind, continued to advance the game text, and checked the gift package left by the Lord of War.

"You opened the gift package left by the Martial Lord."

"You have obtained a Soul-Suppressing Armor (rare), a Dragon-Binding Rope (excellent), eighteen Soul-Locking Nails (rare), and a Dragon-Suppressing Seal (special)."

"Soul Calming Armor (rare item), a soft armor forged by the Martial Master using Kunwu Mountain Iron. When worn, it can resist attacks against the soul. It is also the nemesis of the Soul Crushing Palm. When the palm strikes you, it will not only not cause any harm to you, but will instead rebound and injure yourself."

"Do you want to equip this soul-soothing armor?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without much thought.

"You have equipped the Soul-Calming Armor."

"Your physical defense ability is slightly improved, +1."

"Your soul defense ability has been greatly improved, +5."

"Note that the Soul-Suppressing Armor will only be effective when facing soul attacks. When facing other attacks, the defense power will be reduced by half."

With this item, if he faced Teng Yunxian, he would not have to fear the opponent's Soul-Breaking Palm. However, Jiang Xinghuo was also very clear that with Teng Yunxian's cultivation level, it would be easy for him to kill him even without using the Soul-Breaking Palm.

"Dragon Binding Rope (Excellent Item), a rope made of dragon tendons by the Martial Lord. He once secretly took a drop of Teng Yunxian's blood and blended it into the rope. Therefore, it is extremely sensitive to Teng Yunxian's aura and can automatically lock onto Teng Yunxian and bind him. When used together with the Soul Locking Nail, it can imprison the circulation of the true qi in his body."

"Soul Locking Nail (rare item), an item used in conjunction with the Dragon Binding Rope. It can block the eighteen vital acupuncture points on the body, imprisoning the flow of vital energy in the body while preventing the soul from leaving the body. It can completely imprison the soul in the body."

"The Dragon Seal (a special consumable item) is a magical tool that the Martial Lord forged specifically for Teng Yunxian. It has only one purpose, and that is to clear the door. As long as this seal is placed on Teng Yunxian's head, all of Teng Yunxian's Taoism can be abolished and his true spirit can be shattered. No matter how great his abilities are, he will not be able to display them and will only die."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the descriptions of these props and thought that the Martial Lord was really foresighted.

Leaving these things behind allowed Teng Yunxian to make clear arrangements, taking every place into consideration.

Whether it's the Soul-Suppressing Armor that resists the Soul-Shattering Palm, or the Soul-Locking Nail and Dragon-Binding Rope that imprison the true Qi, to the Dragon-Suppressing Seal that clears the house, the main purpose is to cut the grass at its roots and not give Teng Yunxian any chance to resist.

Either don’t do it or never do it.

There is no third way.

It seems that Lord Wu knows his disciple very well.

The twelve disciples of Lord Wu correspond to the twelve zodiac signs. Teng Yunxian should correspond to the dragon, so he is also the most powerful among the twelve disciples.

If it weren't for the props left by the Martial Lord, it would be impossible for me to deal with a strong man like Teng Yunxian with my own abilities.

"Tiger Head Guard has entrusted you with the task of cleaning up the mess. I hope you can get rid of this evil for the Wulin Alliance. Now his senior brother Wuzhu is missing. If there is a conflict with other forces again, the situation of the Wulin Alliance will only become more difficult."

"If you can solve this problem, it will decide for you and let you pick two treasures from the Wulin Alliance's treasure house as a thank you and reward."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Will you choose to return to Beiping City to deal with Teng Yunxian's matter? Or will you choose to stay in the Wulin League and wander around?"

"You chose to return to Beiping City."

Jiang Xinghuo teleported himself back to Peking through the Fengdu shrine, came to Huangliang Hutong and entered the storyteller's cave again.

Now, he has found out the identity of Teng Yunxian from Hutou Taibao, but there is still one problem that has not been solved, that is, why Teng Yunxian wanted to kill the mob and the old storyteller.

If Tengyunxian wanted to kill Longpi Taibao in order to stir up disputes between the Martial Lord and King Taiping, then why did it kill the mob and the storyteller?
Could it be that they wanted Wuhemai and the storyteller organization to join the fight against Wulin League? ? The whereabouts of the Wuzhu are unknown now. If Wulin League is jointly suppressed by the Taiping Army, the storyteller, and Wuhemai, I am afraid it will be completely wiped out.

"You found the storyteller and the leader of the mob and told them the news you got from the Wulin Alliance. When they learned that it was Tengyunxian, who was expelled from the sect, who killed so many people and Longpi Taibao, they also keenly realized that there was a big conspiracy hidden in it."

"But now everything else is easy to resolve, except that Longpi Taibao died at the hands of Tengyunxian. The Taiping Army will certainly not let this go. Longpi Taibao's brothers are probably on their way to Beiping, and they will arrive in Beiping in a day or two. If we can't explain the past to them by then, I'm afraid the dispute will be difficult to resolve. More importantly, if the Taiping Army wants to use this as an excuse to start a new separatist war, it will be useless even if there is evidence to prove that the Wulin Alliance didn't do it."

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly, but then relaxed his brows. Whether a separatist war was fought or not had nothing to do with him.

He even hoped that the world would become a mess so that he could take advantage of the situation and gain greater benefits and interests.

Therefore, the current situation is not a problem for him at all.

He just needs to get the Tengyunxian out and kill it, then go to the Wulin Alliance to complete the mission and get his reward. Everything else has nothing to do with it.

"You ask the leader of the mob to spread the word that the people under the King of Taiping have already arrived in Beiping and are now at the old storyteller's place in Huangliang Hutong. If Tengyunxian really wants to start a war between the masters of the Dao, then he will definitely not miss this opportunity and will definitely come and kill everyone in person. In this case, no matter how much the Wulin Alliance explains, it will be useless. There will definitely be a battle between the King of Taiping and the Martial Lord."

"At this time, the storyteller suddenly reminded you that the Ten Directions Soul Awakening Formation outside was triggered, and someone came to Huangliang Hutong. Through the water mirror technique arranged outside, you can see that the person who came here is just like Longpi Taibao, with all kinds of complicated dragon tattoos all over his body. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be one of the Thirteen Taibao under the throne of King Taiping."

"The storyteller asks you what to do now? Do you want to take him into the storyteller's cave?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and chose no. If he led the other party to the storyteller's cave, and if they turned against him and attacked him, he could be resurrected after death, but those storytellers and the mob would have no chance of survival, so it was better to be careful.

"You ask the storyteller to give you the body and coffin of Dragon Skin Taibao, and you plan to go out and negotiate with the other party yourself. Even if the other party turns hostile and wants to attack you, you can use the undead nature of the Exile to escape from his hands safely without causing irreversible consequences."

"You left the storyteller's cave with the body of Longpi Taibao and appeared in the storyteller's yard."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You have seen through the other person's identity through the innate vision of Tathagatagarbha."

"You have found it, Big Dragon."

"The Great Dragon Head, also known as the Dragon Head Guardian, is the leader of the Thirteen Guardians under the Taiping King. He is also the chief instructor of the Taiping Army. His strength and skills are unrivaled in the entire Taiping Army. He can be said to be a master second only to the Taiping King. He is also the adopted son of the Taiping King."

"After King Taiping learned of the death of Longpi Taibao, he immediately sent Longtou Taibao to investigate. If it was really the Wulin Alliance who did it, he would go to the Wulin Alliance in person to seek justice."

"The Dragon and Tiger Guardians were famous in the secular world back then. They have always been close friends, so it will be much easier for us to do things."

"The Dragon Head Guard saw you appear in the yard, looked at the coffin next to you, and asked about your identity and the past events."

"You did not hide these things. You told the Dragon Head Guard in front of you all the information you found out and your plan to lure Teng Yunxian here."

"After learning about your plan, Longtou Taibao agreed with it. In order to make the play more realistic, he also used a puppet to create an avatar, and hid himself in the dark, lest Tengyunxian saw it and dared not show up. As for what to do next, we will talk about it after Tengyunxian is dealt with."

Jiang Xinghuo was surprised at how easy it was to talk to Dragon Head Guard. He thought it would take some effort and he would have to die a few more times before he could convince him.

Now with the cooperation of Longtou Taibao, things have become much simpler.

"The leader of the rabble asked the rest of the rabble to spread the news that the people of King Taiping have arrived in Peking and are discussing all matters with the storyteller and the rabble."

This is where the game text ends.

The next step is to wait.

Jiang Xinghuo put his phone aside, looked at the heirloom lamp on the cabinet, and then looked at the wall clock.

Half past eleven at night.

I don’t know when the subsequent plot will be triggered.

Jiang Xinghuo had no choice but to lie on the bed, watching videos on his phone while waiting for follow-up news.

I have to say that the efficiency of the mob is still very high. Less than half an hour after the message was released, follow-up text popped up in the game.

"You sense a powerful aura approaching the courtyard quickly. The power of the other party is somewhat similar to that of Tiger Head Taibao. It should be the Tengyun Immortal you want to lure over."

"Sure enough, a moment later, a figure emitting a terrifying aura appeared above the courtyard. The powerful true energy turned into a huge palm print, which descended from the sky and pressed down on the entire courtyard."

"Teng Yunxian wanted to use the Soul-Breaking Palm to kill everyone in the courtyard, but unfortunately the storyteller and the mob hid in the paradise. The Dragon Head Guardian's strength was beyond the reach of Teng Yunxian. The only one who could be killed by Teng Yunxian was you, and you happened to be wearing the Soul-Suppressing Armor that was specifically designed to resist the Soul-Breaking Palm."

“So much so that Teng Yunxian’s full-strength attack did not cause any harm to anyone, because the Soul Shattering Palm only hurts the soul and not the real thing. Even the houses in the courtyard were not affected.”

"This scene was somewhat unexpected for Teng Yunxian. He didn't expect that his all-out attack would not cause any damage. He instinctively felt that something was wrong and was about to leave when a rope suddenly appeared behind him, tightly wrapping around his body and causing him to fall from mid-air to the ground in the courtyard."

"You have used the Dragon Binding Rope."

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw that the Dragon Binding Rope was effective, he immediately found the Soul-Locking Nail and clicked to use it, to prevent Teng Yunxian from breaking free from the Dragon Binding Rope.

"You have used the Soul Locking Nail."

"When Tengyunxian felt his inner energy being restrained, he knew that this was something specially prepared for him. There was only one person in the secular world who knew this well, and that was his teacher, who was immediately frightened out of his wits..."

(End of this chapter)