My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 699: Grain in Ear Immortal
"You activated the Fengdu Shrine in Beiping City and teleported yourself to Xishen City, where you found the followers of Tiangongye who were working overnight."

"Do you want to submit the mechanical technology in your backpack to the other party?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

Now that he's already here, there's no need to be so conflicted. Just submit the things.

"You handed over the Tiangongye craftsmanship you redeemed from Datong Pawn Shop to this Tiangongye believer, completing the task entrusted to you by the other party."

"When the Tiangongye believer saw that you redeemed this craft, he was very grateful to you. He said that if you need its help in the future, you can come to it. As long as it is within its ability, it will definitely choose to help without hesitation."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text and thought that he would be able to use you in many ways in the future.

He had already thought about it. If he wanted to replicate the martial arts arena in reality, he would have to trouble the descendants of Tiangongye's lineage.

I have done it a favor this time, and it should be much easier to ask it for help in the future.

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Will you choose to stay in Xishen City to explore? Or will you choose to return to Beiping City to explore Xiaotian Prison?"

"Today is the Grain in Ear Day in the secular world. The Grain in Ear Immortal, who is said to be a mysterious dragon that can't be seen from head to tail, is selling some things at the Ghost Market in Xishen City. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Grain in Ear Immortal?

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the entry out of curiosity and checked the related text information.

"The Grain in Ear Immortal is one of the 24 solar term immortals in the secular world. He controls the power to harmonize vitality. He is in competition with the descendants of the Empress Huang Tian, ​​but he is immortal. Even if he is killed by the Empress Huang Tian, ​​he can be resurrected on the Grain in Ear day of the next year."

"Do you want to go to the Ghost Market to see the Grain in Ear Immortal?"

"Be careful, the Grain in Ear Immortal has a relatively casual temperament. Although he appears in the secular world every year on the Grain in Ear Day, not many people can really buy good things from him. It all depends on your luck. You may buy a lot of things, but they are all junk."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw that the clue of this mission had been triggered, he naturally could not miss it easily. So without thinking too much, he controlled the character to rush to the ghost market in Xishen City.

"You chose to go to the ghost market in Xishen City."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You have arrived at the ghost market in Xishen City."

"Because Xishen City is adjacent to the Maoshan Sect, there are often disciples who practice Maoshan Law gathering here. At first, they just traded with each other and took what they wanted. But as time went on, more and more people came here because of the reputation, and the scale of the trade became larger and larger. Finally, the mayor of Xishen City and the Maoshan Sect took the lead in establishing a market, where anyone can come to trade. This is how the Xishen City Ghost Market came into being."

"Since the Grain in Ear Immortal appeared in the Ghost Market today, the number of monsters and demons that came to trade in the Ghost Market has increased by more than ten times compared to usual. They all want to obtain the treasures that can prolong their lives from the Grain in Ear Immortal."

"According to legend, there was once a woodcutter in the mountains who used a bundle of firewood to exchange for a three-longevity flower from the Grain in Ear Immortal. After taking it, he unexpectedly added 300 years to his lifespan out of thin air, and became free from all diseases. He also became a believer of the Grain in Ear Immortal and walked the earth, spreading the faith of the Grain in Ear Immortal. As long as the Grain in Ear Immortal did not die, these believers would not die."

"You have triggered the Qilin Blessing."

"You walk into the ghost market and follow the crowd to the front. Suddenly, a scavenger jumps in front of you and stealthily takes out a scroll. He says it is a painting that came from the Forbidden City and contains a terrible secret. He will sell it to you for only 988 incense sticks. Do you want to accept it?"

Jiang Xinghuo was speechless.

Does he look like such a fool?

Why was I being targeted as soon as I came in?

What are the effects of the Qilin Blessing?

Does that mean that this scavenger has something good on him?
"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You observed the scroll in the scavenger's hand through the vision of Tathagata, and found that it was a fake painting made by a poor scholar to earn money for food. You even saw what the scholar looked like when he was painting."

"Your Tathagatagarbha has been upgraded and transformed through the Buddha's remains. Not only can you see the origin of all things, you can also trace the origin and see the birth process of the corresponding objects."

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly realized that this was an ability that Tathagatagarbha did not have originally. Tathagatagarbha, which had not seen the upgrade of Buddha's remains, could only see the secrets hidden beneath the surface, but after the upgrade, Tathagatagarbha could not only see those things, but also see the process of the birth of the corresponding objects.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo subconsciously opened his Tathagata storehouse, walked to the window, and wanted to look up at the moon in the sky.

Unfortunately, it is a cloudy day today and the moon is covered by dark clouds and does not appear in the sky.

Otherwise, he really wanted to try to see if he could see the forging process of this artificial celestial body.

"You rejected the scavenger's sales pitch and continued walking forward on your own."

"But this scavenger is like a dog-skin plaster, clinging to you and insisting that you buy it. It has stayed here for several days. It is not so easy to meet a fool like you who looks incompetent and is a stranger."

"The scavenger lost his patience, took out a sharp ox-ear knife from his bosom, and put it against your chest to threaten you. Today, whether you want it or not, you must buy this scroll. If you pay less than 1988 incense sticks, you will not be able to leave here today."

Wow! Not only was the purchase forced, but the price was also raised! It was more than doubled!
"Do you want to commit to buying this scroll?"

You definitely can't admit defeat.

Jiang Xinghuo directly chose no.

"You rejected the scavenger's threat and raised your fist to smash his head. In an instant, thousands of peach blossoms bloomed and the scavenger's headless body fell to the ground. Fortunately, in order not to attract attention, the scavenger pushed you into a secluded alley, which also led to his death. Except for the two beggars, no one else discovered it. Do you want to go over and kill him to silence him?"

Jiang Xinghuo is not that cruel. He is not a psychopath. The other person did not provoke him and there is no conflict of interest. Why would he go over and kill the person?

"You killed the scavenger."

"You have gained incense +120." "Do you want to touch the corpse of the scavenger?"

"I am searching the corpse, please wait..."

"You have found a black token."

"You found that the only valuable thing on the scavenger's body was this token that looked plain but smelled like the sea."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent again."

"You used your innate ability of Tathagatagarbha to observe this token and gained insight into the secrets hidden beneath its surface."

"You have discovered the badge of Bu'erqin."

"This badge is the centurion commander badge of the Bu'eqin army under the command of Poseidon. With this badge, you can dispatch a Bu'eqin army of less than 100 people."

"But you can only use this Spirit Centurion Waist Badge when you go to the Dead City under the Nanhai Sea. It has no use anywhere else."

Jiang Xinghuo put the badge into his magic bag. It was an unexpected gain. He didn't expect to find Bu'erqin's badge here.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to continue exploring the ghost market.

"You come to the Mangzhong House of the Mangzhong Immortal, and see many people gathered around, all of whom are here to seek Mangzhong treasures. However, the Mangzhong Immortal does not show up, but hangs lanterns outside the house with different items inside. As long as you spend 300 incense sticks, you can choose one to take for yourself, but what is inside the lantern depends on your luck."

"Moreover, each person can only choose one lantern in front of the Grain in Ear House. There is no second chance to choose, and after choosing, you cannot regret it or exchange it with others."

"Would you like to spend three hundred incense sticks to choose a Grain in Ear lantern?"

Looking at the description of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo thought that there were quite a lot of rules, but there were only 300 incense sticks in total, which was nothing to him, so he just regarded it as joining in the fun.

However, before making a choice, Jiang Xinghuo first took out three lucky incense sticks from the magic bag and lit them in the incense burner.

"You have lost the incense - 300."

"Please choose your Grain in Ear Lantern:"

After the game text popped up, the phone screen flashed and a dynamic picture appeared on the screen with a starry sky as the background.

Lanterns were floating in the air with the word "Mang" written on them, flashing a faint golden light, and behind them was an exquisite and elegant house.

Is this to let you choose at will?
Jiang Xinghuo glanced at the screen, selected a lantern at random, and the animated picture disappeared instantly.

"You have chosen the Grain in Ear Lantern."

"Opening, please wait..."

"You have received personal guidance from the Grain in Ear Immortal."

"This Grain in Ear Lantern can allow you to obtain guidance from the Grain in Ear Immortal. You can choose from two options."

"You can choose to enter the Grain in Ear House and follow the guidance of the Grain in Ear Immortal? Or you can choose to give up this opportunity and choose another lantern?"

"This is some compensation for giving up the guidance of the Grain in Ear Immortal, so what choice will you make?"

The game gives two options: abandon the advice of the Mangzhong Immortal and choose a new lantern, or enter the Mangzhong House and have a conversation with the Mangzhong Immortal.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it carefully, and finally chose to enter the Mangzhong House and have a good communication with the Mangzhong Immortal to see what kind of advice the other party could give.

If he gave up this opportunity and made a new choice, it would not necessarily be better than the guidance of the Grain in Ear Immortal.

"You chose to have a conversation with the Grain in Ear Immortal."

"You entered the Mangzhong House and saw the lazy Mangzhong Immortal. The first time he saw you, he said that you didn't have the chance to come in, but it was the Fortune Incense that boosted your luck, so you got this opportunity."

"But isn't this also your own fate and luck? Since you have entered the Grain in Ear House, it can't let you come in vain. Moreover, it has noticed your identity. Exiles are creatures rejected by most races in the secular world, but you two are in the same camp, because the Grain in Ear Immortal has sensed the cause and effect between you and the Queen Mother of Heaven through you. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. It has fought with the Queen Mother of Heaven for many years and has been killed by her at least a hundred times. If it hadn't been born in the twenty-four solar terms and had the ability to revive infinitely, I'm afraid it would have been crushed to ashes by that old hag long ago."

"Afterwards, you also learned from the Grain in Ear Immortal about the grievances between it and the Queen Mother of Heaven. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than a matter of inheritance of faith. The Queen Mother of Heaven controls the cultivation of farmland and the division of the four seasons. She is also the disseminator of the farming festivals of this secular civilization."

"However, in the process of spreading, civilizations of every era will be born out of their own unique disseminators. Without the Empress of Heaven, is there no one in this secular civilization who can spread the art of farming seasons?"

"The twenty-four solar terms immortals were born to spread the knowledge. But because of this, the Queen Mother of Heaven regards them as a thorn in her side and wants to get rid of them as soon as possible. However, they are derived from the rotation of the four seasons of the heaven and earth. Unless the Queen Mother of Heaven destroys this heaven and earth, they can be resurrected infinitely and live forever."

Jiang Xinghuo also felt a little funny in his heart. He couldn't scold him but couldn't beat him to death.

When the Queen Mother of Heaven faced these solar term immortals, she must have felt very difficult. If she did not take action, these people would compete with her for faith, but taking action would be useless as they could be resurrected again.

There are twenty-four solar terms in a year, and if we only target these solar term immortals, then the Queen Mother of Heaven will have nothing to do but chase after these people every day.

"Since you are standing against the Empress Huang Tian, ​​it means that you are in the same camp with her. The grudges between the Exiles and those old antiques are grudges that cannot be resolved in the secular world. They will not end until one side dies. Even if you want to take the initiative to surrender, they will not accept you. After using you, they will just bury you in the flowerbed as fertilizer."

"So, the Grain in Ear Immortal also gave you a gift, so that you can save your life from being hunted by those old monsters."

"The Grain in Ear Immortal waved his right hand slightly, and you felt that the Phoenix Feather in the magic bag and the Life-Substitute Gu sleeping in your heart automatically broke free of their restraints and flew in front of the Grain in Ear Immortal."

"The Grain in Ear Immortal took a rice seed from his body, extracted the essence of the Life-Substitute Gu and the Phoenix Feather, blended it into the rice seed, and injected it back into your heart."

"The Grain in Ear Immortal said this is a gift from him to you. If you are killed one day, as long as this seed is still there, you can be resurrected on the Grain in Ear day of the following year. This can be used three times in a row. After three times, this seed and your body will become nutrients that nourish the land, and can grow rice that harvests nine times a year."

(End of this chapter)