My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 704: The Palace of the Criminal Officer

Jiang Xinghuo was a little annoyed. Why were so many people coveting her body? They were so despicable! !

He originally thought that Zongbu God was a good man who really wanted to leave his heritage behind. After all, he was exiled to this land of nothingness in order to deal with those ancient gods from outer space and protect the earth.

How come it has become like this now?

The young dragon slayer finally becomes the evil dragon?

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a while. Since Zong Bu Shen didn't turn against him, he would just continue playing this drama with him to see how long he could hold on. Maybe there would be a new turn of events.

"Look at the Soul Dispersion Technique recorded on the animal skin scroll. The content is too abstruse and obscure. It is better to study the secrets after leaving here and not waste time here."

"But the spirit of Zongbu God insisted that you practice the Soul Dispersion Technique here, and said that he could help you get started quickly without taking many detours. Now that things have developed to this point, Zongbu God's purpose has become very clear."

"He just wants to disperse your soul through the Soul Dispersion Technique, and then occupy your body to leave here. As long as he can leave the Land of Nothingness, it will be easy for him to rebuild his body with his ability."

"You ignored Zongbu God's words and just said that you wanted to leave. Zongbu God's soul also became irritable and no longer concealed it. He immediately attacked you and wanted to force you to stay here. Although it would be a bit troublesome, if he let you leave, he didn't know how long he would have to wait for the next person to come here."

"However, just as the spirit of Zongbu God attacked you, the burning candles on both sides of the wasteland suddenly burst into flames, and illusory figures appeared from the flames, blocking Zongbu God's attack for you. At the same time, an illusory path appeared in front of you."

"An old hunter with a dog's head and a human body told you that you can leave this place by taking this path. He also handed you something and told you that when you go to Lingnan in the future, this thing can guide you to its residence, and it will then tell you everything."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Do you want to follow this illusory path to leave the land of nothingness?"

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a moment and chose yes. The worst outcome would be death. Besides, judging from the description in the game text, these people should not have any ill will towards him.

"You followed this path and left the Land of Nothingness. Walking on the illusory path, you discovered that different scenes gradually appeared on both sides of the road. Finally, you returned to the interior of the Zongbu Temple, completely getting rid of the troubles of the Land of Nothingness. Only the angry and crazy roar of Zongbu God remained."

"At this time, you find that the altar in front of you has been completely broken. There is no chance to use it a second time. The few straws stuck on the pile of dirt have also turned into ashes. What are you going to do next?"

"Do you want to continue to comprehend these stone tablets standing in the Zongbu Temple?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no without hesitation.

He didn't know whether what Zongbu Shen said was true or false, but he didn't dare to gamble. What if Zongbu Shen really had some means to control those who practiced those methods? Wouldn't they be at the mercy of others then?

Better be cautious!!

"You looked down at the thing in your hand again. This is the item that the old hunter gave you. When you go to the Lingnan region in the secular world, it will automatically trigger the relevant effects and guide you to find the old hunter's residence."

"You have obtained the hunting knife of Panhu God."

"Panhu God's hunting knife (excellent item). Panhu God is the ancestor of the ancient Panhu Zu. He has a dog's head and a human body. His fur has five patterns on it. He looks very energetic and can speak human language. He is also a hunting god that is widely believed in the secular world. He is a twin of Zongbu God and can be considered a brother."

"This hunting knife can not only guide you to find the residence of Panhu God, but also can deal critical strikes to the monsters in the forest, and there is a 1% chance of causing a one-hit kill effect."

Panhu God...

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and put the hunting knife into his magic bag. New game text appeared on the screen.

"What are your options next?"

"Will you leave the underground cave where the Zongbu Temple is located immediately? Or will you stay here and continue to explore?"

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to wander around here for a while, but in the end he found nothing. He occasionally passed the tests of a few stone tablets, but he did not dare to practice the inherited methods. So he simply controlled the character to leave the cave and return to the abandoned royal hunting ground outside.

"You returned to the abandoned royal hunting grounds, and suddenly found a fellow exile not far in front of you, looking murderous. Your intuition told you that the other party might have bad intentions. It didn't seem like he was here to make friends or say hello, but rather to cause trouble."

"You were invaded and hunted by the exile 'Mountain Guardian'. He used his Mountain Moving Whip to smash your head, but it was obvious that he was overestimating his own abilities. He couldn't even withstand your sporadic flames and was burned into a piece of charcoal. He died in hatred."

"You killed the Exile 'Mountain Watcher'."

"You have killed your fellow tribesmen once again. You have killed more than 20 of them cumulatively. The blasphemous and tainted power hidden in your blood has gradually become joyful. You have attracted the attention of some people."

"You have gained insight into the power of the blasphemous bloodline by killing your own compatriots. Those who also possess the blasphemous bloodline have invited you. As long as you can kill more than a hundred of your compatriots, you can initially obtain any of their power and enter the gathering place of the blasphemous bloodline to become one of them."

"Currently killed a compatriot (20/100)."

"You successfully killed your fellow exile, 'Mountain Keeper', and obtained some incense dropped by him."

"You have obtained, Incense +396."

"You used the Five Ghosts Calling the Door technique to open the opponent's storage device, and then used the Five Ghosts Moving Technique to randomly move an item from it."

Tsk, Jiang Xinghuo thought that he was really lucky, as he had just come out and a boy who brought money came to his doorstep. It was just that he was a little weak, and he was killed by someone when he was looking for trouble.

"You have obtained the Mountain Search Book."

"The Mountain Search Book (excellent item) can automatically search for the aura of the place where the treasure is hidden in the mountain, and can automatically lock the location of the treasure and whether there are powerful creatures entrenched around it."

"Note that the Mountain Search Book can only be used once every seven days. After use, it needs to cool down for another seven days before it can be used again." "Remaining cooldown time: 3 days."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows. This was a pretty good prop. It would probably make the mountain guard feel distressed for a few days.

It is equivalent to a triggering prop for an unexpected task. A task can be triggered in the mountains every seven days. There is no need to worry about no gain. Its compatibility is also quite consistent with that of the mountain keeper. As can be seen from the name, the inheritance of this relic of the mountain keeper should be inseparable from the mountains.

But he deserved this bad luck. If he didn't have some skills, he would probably have been beaten to death by the mountain guard. At that time, some of the incense and candlesticks on his body would have been taken away by the other party. If there was a method similar to the Five Ghosts Moving Method, his things would have been lost as well.

You can't just think about beating others without thinking about being beaten, there is no such thing in the world, unless your strength can crush everything and make others act according to your wishes.

"You left the abandoned royal hunting grounds. Where are you going next?"

"Will you choose to stay in Guandong City to explore and unlock new maps? Or will you choose to return to Beiping City to explore the small prison that the Grand Judge told you about?"

"Or maybe, go to the Longmen area to explore the unknown ancient Yellow River Road?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked up at the time. It was already dawn, past four o'clock. There was no point in sleeping any longer, so he simply decided to go to the Ministry of Justice in Beiping City to see if he could enter the Xiaotian Prison.

"You chose to go to Beiping City."

"You activated the Fengdu shrine outside the Royal Hunting Grounds and teleported yourself to the shrine in Beiping City."

"You came to the Ministry of Justice with ease. After the night of dawn, this place became the residence of the usurping immortal. Outsiders dared not easily set foot here. But because you have been here before and gave the usurping immortal two jars of wine, the monsters wandering in the darkness did not attack you. Instead, they opened the door and welcomed you in."

When Jiang Xinghuo read the description in the text, he thought that since they had accepted him in, he could not be ignorant, so he took out a few jars of wine from his magic bag and placed them at the door of the Ministry of Justice.

After a moment, new game text appears.

"Several puppets came out from the Ministry of Justice, carrying your wine and drinks into the courtyard, and left a few silver coins. These are specially given to dead ghosts, and they can be used to invite wandering ghosts to do things for you."

"You have obtained the Silver Dollar for Suppressing Evil."

"You walked through the gate and arrived at the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. You could vaguely see bloodstains on the ground, and there were a large number of torture instruments placed on both sides. It looked extremely horrifying."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"According to the chief judge who told you the news about the Little Prison, if you want to enter the Little Prison, you must first find the Judge's Palace located between the Yin and Yang worlds. The way to find the Judge's Palace is in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice."

"But your Tathagatagarbha did not find any clues. Everything seemed normal. There was no clue about the Punishment Hall at all."

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly. He thought that Tathagata Zang could find some clues, but who knew that Tathagata Zang was useless. That would cause some trouble in the future.

"You have activated the soul-calling flag."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw that Tathagatagarbha was not working, he could only resort to some unorthodox methods. He took out the soul-calling banner he got from the spirit-writing boy. Since the Hall of the Judges was located between the Yin and Yang worlds, the souls of the dead might be able to find a way.

"You activated the soul-summoning flag's ability to 'gather souls and spirits'. Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew, and all the wronged souls and evil spirits within a few miles were attracted to the soul-summoning flag. Especially the souls of the dead who were tortured in the hall of the Ministry of Justice, they gathered under the soul-summoning flag at the first moment."

"However, these dead souls are extremely vicious. The moment they see you, they pounce on you and want to tear your body into pieces and swallow it into their stomachs."

"You cast the Kitchen God's Fire, punished them slightly and warned them severely, subdued these violent ghosts, and asked them if they knew about the affairs of the Punishment Hall."

"Many dead souls looked at each other, wondering what you were talking about. Someone said that the place you are in right now is the Criminal Court Hall, the Ministry of Justice lobby is the Criminal Court Hall, and the Criminal Court Hall is the Ministry of Justice lobby."

"After a long time, a ghost with mutilated limbs and blood all over his body said that when he was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, he happened to hear the jailer mention the Palace of the Judges. He said that it was located between the Yin and Yang worlds. He needed to walk seven times counterclockwise in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice when the sun has not risen, the moon has set, and the world is in chaos, while using paper money to clear the way, and then he could find the Palace of the Judges hidden between the Yin and Yang worlds."

"But it doesn't know whether this method is true or not. It just heard the jailer mention it a few times. After all, given its crimes and identity during its lifetime, it is not necessary to specially open the Judge's Hall to try it."

Jiang Xinghuo learned the method to enter the Hall of Punishment from the evil spirit. He planned to buy some paper money to test it out and see if it would work.

He first went to the niche shop to buy a large amount of paper money, and then returned to the lobby of the Ministry of Justice. It was just dawn, which met the prerequisite that the world was in chaos.

"Following what the evil spirit said, you start walking counterclockwise in the hall of the Ministry of Justice, throwing paper money as you walk. When you reach the seventh circle, you suddenly hear the sound of a bell. A thick gray fog suddenly appears in front of you. Behind the fog, there is a heavy door standing vaguely. In the middle, Yazitun holds a sword in his mouth, emitting a piercing coldness. It seems to have life and is slowly staring at you."

"You have discovered the gate of the Palace of Punishment."

"Do you want to enter the Hall of the Judges behind that door?"

Jiang Xinghuo immediately chose yes.

"You walked to the front of the gate and handed over the paper money in your hand. Yazi swallowed the paper money immediately, and the sword in his mouth also lost its edge. Then the gate slowly opened to you."

"You have entered the Hall of the Judge."

"You walked into the Hall of the Officials of Justice and found that the furnishings and structures here were no different from the lobby of the Ministry of Justice outside. They were exactly the same, except that in the middle of the lobby, there was a scaly beast with a single horn placed on the ground. It was the legendary magic beast Xiezhi. It looked like it was carved out of stone, but the moment you walked in, the stone body of the magic beast Xiezhi suddenly trembled rapidly, and spider-web-like cracks appeared. Then a living Xiezhi appeared in front of you."

"You have discovered the remaining spirit of the magical beast Xiezhi."

"Xiezhi exudes an aura of justice. It does not judge for its own selfishness or personal desires, but only based on reason and justice to judge everything."

(End of this chapter)