My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 71 Madness and History

"You have obtained the immortal's suicide note."

"Immortal Burial Notes (Ordinary), you read the note left by the coffin maker after his death, got a glimpse of the whole story, and also learned the coffin maker's true identity."

"His original name was, the Buried Immortal."

"Zangxian was originally a powerful figure from the ancient times in the folk world. Legend has it that he controls the ancient law of life and death. It is a fragment of the golden law, and it is a mysterious power that he plundered from the supreme will of the king."

"Back then, some ancient warriors launched a protracted war against the Lord of the Secular World in order to overthrow the rule of the old dynasty. But just when they were about to win, for some unknown reason, a large number of warriors suddenly turned against them."

"Burial Immortals is one of them."

“Those ancient masters also failed in their mission, their bloodlines were tainted by the power of blasphemy, and they were exiled from this world.”

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo's pupils shrank slightly. He swiped the screen of his mobile phone and found the text from the first day he entered the game.

……

"You woke up in ruins."

"The fallen leaves in the distance bring a message from my hometown. In the smoke of dawn, you remember the past that you once forgot."

"Long ago, this world was ruled by an ancient king."

"Your ancestors were unwilling to be oppressed by them and wanted to overthrow that old era. Unfortunately, they failed in the end. Their souls and blood were tainted by the blasphemous power and they were exiled from this world."

"Many years later, the ancient king fell at dawn. The glory of the old era came to an end quietly. The corrupt order was silently shattered, and the earth fell apart."

"Even the golden law that maintains the order of the world and brings happiness and blessings to all living beings was broken in the turmoil."

"Now, you have returned to this land with the hopes and expectations of your ancestors..."

……

The text on the phone kept scrolling, and Jiang Xinghuo looked at it thoughtfully. According to the description above, those ancient powerful men should have had the upper hand in the war with the lord of the secular world and had an absolute advantage.

Then the question is, since he had the upper hand, why would Zangxian rebel? The logic doesn't seem to make sense?
But at this moment, the text on the screen suddenly changed, and a new game information popped up.

"Tathagata's talent is triggered."

"You found a seal set by the Burial Immortal on this suicide note. If you don't break this seal, others will never be able to see the true contents hidden underneath."

"Do you want to break the seal?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't think much about it and directly chose to break the seal. At this point, there was no reason for him to retreat. The worst that could happen was his life.

"You broke the seal of the Buried Immortal."

"You found a secret letter written by the Buried Immortal, and learned some secrets from ancient times."

"It turns out that the reason why Zangxian changed sides in the face of the enemy was actually a scheme planned by him and those ancient strongmen in order to explore the true secret of the Golden Law."

"And there is another purpose, which is to find those fence-sitters who are not determined, such as Fu Shou Gong and Bin Zu Gong. They were both famous masters in the tribe in the past."

"But he failed to resist the temptation and was poisoned and contaminated by the power of feudal law. He degenerated into a real monster and became the sharp claw of the Lord of the World to rule his people."

"Fu Shou Yan and foot cutting and foot binding are the means of confinement they developed for the Lord of the Secular World."

"Until the dawn of the night, when the Lord of the Secular World fell in the palace, the Golden Law was broken, the Forbidden City fell apart, and from then on it became a forbidden place for all living beings. The feudal and corrupt order was completely shattered."

"After Zangxian escaped from the Imperial City, he wanted to clean up the mess and get rid of Lord Fushou and Lord Binding Feet. However, he was too seriously injured and was powerless. He had no choice but to fake his death and leave this matter to the next generation."

"But before leaving, Zangxian left behind the tools to kill them."

After reading this game text, Jiang Xinghuo was greatly surprised. He didn't expect that such a big boss was hidden in a small coffin town.

But he was mentally prepared. After all, in this absurd and crazy world, anything could happen.

At this moment, Jiang Xinghuo suddenly saw a line of text flash on his phone.

"You have been spied on. The divine talisman for eliminating the filth of cause and effect has taken effect. It has obscured the secrets of heaven for you and severing the cause and effect..."

The line of words only appeared for a moment and then disappeared immediately.

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly. He knew in his heart that someone was deducing his causal traces. Fortunately, the [Divine Talisman for Eliminating the Traces of Causal Evil] solved this problem.

And even the only evidence, which was the text record in the game, was destroyed, so that no one could find him.

But who is this person?
Jiang Xinghuo had a vague idea of ​​the answer in his heart, and the game text that appeared next confirmed his idea.

"You discovered the treasure left behind by the Immortal Burial—the Immortal Burial Wooden Slip."

"The Burial Immortal Wooden Tablet (rare item), a communicator left behind by the Burial Immortal. You can communicate with the Burial Immortal through this wooden tablet, but you may not know whether the other party will respond."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the phone and clicked on the relevant text. A mottled wooden tablet appeared in his hand, and a chat input box appeared on the screen.

Jiang Xinghuo tried to type a few words in the chat box, and the corresponding fonts immediately appeared on the wooden tablet, as if an invisible hand was writing on it.

"Are you from the Exile Land?"

A few words slowly appeared on the wooden tablet.

"You found it, Zangxian."

Looking at the words appearing on the wooden slip and then looking at the text message that popped up, Jiang Xinghuo was surprised and happy.

The characters he had met in games before could only be communicated with through fixed options, and he could not make the choices he wanted. The options given were also random and he could not decide on his own.

But the situation is different now. With this wooden tablet for burying immortals, he can communicate with the other party at will. You have to know that this is a big shot from ancient times, and there are countless secrets hidden in him.

As long as I can communicate with him, I can get as much information as possible, and then I will...

While Jiang Xinghuo was still daydreaming, the words on Mudu had already changed.

"I never thought that I would meet the people of the Exile Land in this life, but you came too late, my child. The rage in my body is almost uncontrollable. While I am still sober, if you have any questions, I will do my best to help you...

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the words appearing on the wooden slip, he felt as if cold water was poured over his head, and his restless heart quickly calmed down.

He had too many questions in his mind about the relationship between the game and the folk world, and what the so-called exile land was.

But Zangxian said that he didn't have much time left and couldn't hold on for too long, so he could only ask the important questions.

"What's this game about?"

Jiang Xinghuo typed the first question in the chat box, which was also the most troubling question in his mind.

Soon, a response appeared on the wooden tablet. "Game... You must be referring to the road home..."

"That's something a few old friends have researched. It allows our people in the exile area to return to our homeland through the projection of their minds. It guarantees your safety and allows you to gain powerful enough strength."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the words on the wooden slip, and now the problem was explained clearly.

He remembered that when he entered the game on the first day, the text described it very clearly that the player was a cursed being and would be maliciously targeted by the world.

The projection of consciousness is much safer than the real body.

"And what is the Golden Rule?"

Jiang Xinghuo typed a few more words on his phone, then immediately looked at the wooden slip next to him.

Because he found that the words on the wooden slips would only last for about five seconds, and then gradually disappear, as if they had never appeared.

Even text messages on mobile phones do not leave any records and messages sent disappear quickly.

Soon, there was a response on the wooden slip.

"It's complicated to explain, and for your safety, I can't tell you too much."

"You just need to know that this was the will that once dominated this world. His power was above all life in the secular world, and all living beings had to obey His command."

"In order to ensure his absolute rule, he will choose a spokesperson, the so-called Lord of the World. If anyone goes against his will, they will suffer a catastrophic disaster."

"Kid, I can't hold on for much longer. You have one last chance to ask questions."

Jiang Xinghuo was silent. He typed some words in the chat box and then deleted them. After repeating this many times, he finally sent only five words: What is Dianhuo?
Zangxian also responded quickly.

"That is a mad fire that can burn everything to ashes."

"Humans in this world are cursed by the insane fire, so they have to go to the exile place outside this world."

"The Land of Exile is outside the secular world, with a solid barrier to isolate the curse. No force can have an impact on it."

"But now cracks have appeared in the barriers of the Exile Land. I'm afraid it won't last much longer..."

"I have been on the verge of death for many years and can no longer help you. I still have some things to do while I am still sober. You will have to walk the rest of the way by yourself..."

After saying this, Zangxian became silent. No one knew whether he was burned to ashes by the evil fire or the conversation was interrupted for other reasons.

The chat box also disappeared and turned into a one-way text game.

Jiang Xinghuo put away the wooden tablet and took a long breath. Based on Zangxian's description and some reasonable speculation, he had roughly outlined the cause and effect of the matter in his mind:
The birthplace of mankind should be the folk world, which was once ruled by the Golden Law. But later for some reason, mankind wanted to overthrow the rule of the Golden Law, but failed and was cursed by the insanity fire.

In order to avoid all the tribesmen being burned to death by the mad fire, some powerful humans brought their tribesmen to the Land of Exile, which was the Earth in ancient times.

Because there is a solid barrier between the earth and the folk world, the will of the Golden Law cannot reach here, so humans can rest and develop various brilliant civilizations.

They are the ancestors of modern humans.

But thousands of years passed, the barriers of the Exile Land gradually loosened, many cracks appeared, and the will of the Golden Law began to have an impact on the world.

Therefore, this game came into being.

Through games, humans on Earth can project their consciousness into the folk world, thereby gaining enough power to fight against the monsters and demons of that world.

Jiang Xinghuo guessed that the meteor shower in two days might be a test of the Exile Land by the Golden Rule.

Of course, there are still many things that are not explained in detail, and players need to slowly explore them in the game.

For example, who broke the Golden Rule?
What happened in the Forbidden City on the night of Dawn? And who killed the Lord of the World?

There are too many mysteries waiting for players to explore and uncover the truth.

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and turned to look at the last thing.

According to the description in the text, this should be the prop left by the Buried Immortal, used to clean up the house.

"You have obtained the Crazy Fire Fragment."

"The Crazy Fire Fragment (a legendary consumable item), which Zang Xian accidentally found in the Imperial City. It is burning with blazing flames. He once saw with his own eyes a powerful monster being burned to ashes by this thing. The monster died in the madness and had no ability to resist."

Good guy!
Jiang Xinghuo thought that it was really dark under the lamp. The Zangxian actually placed the fragments of Dianhuo in the abandoned coffin shop.

The key point is that this coffin shop is connected to the mansion of Lord Fushou.

If Fu Shou Gong knew that the thing that controlled its fate was right under its nose, I wonder if he would be so angry that he couldn't sleep.

But such a good thing cannot be enjoyed alone.

"You came to another room."

"You walked into the room and found that it was filled with half-finished coffins. You searched carefully and found a few inconspicuous items."

"Mandarin Duck Window Paper-Decoration (Common Item), a common window paper decal used by the people, can be transformed into two mandarin ducks to help the soldiers in battle."

"Big White Funeral Candle (Ordinary Material), a candle commonly used in funerals, can provide candlelight for lighting, and has a slight effect of calming the soul and soothing the mind."

"The copper coins that ordinary people hold in their mouths after death can suppress the foul air in the corpse and prevent the corpse from resurrecting."

"Red Sorghum Water (Ordinary Item), the most common sorghum wine. After drinking it, you can slightly restore your physical strength."

"Longevity Pillow (Ordinary Item), an item that can provide rest and slightly relieve mental fatigue."

Jiang Xinghuo took a look and saw that the few things he found were all rags, so he simply threw them into the magic bag. They didn't take up much space anyway.

"You took out the map of the Water Armor Soldier and found the fifth coffin on the right according to the instructions on the map. Then you opened the coffin lid and knocked on it a few times in a certain order."

"After a while, you heard the sound of the mechanism turning, and a ladder appeared under the coffin."

"The secret passage is completely dark. Apart from the correct path shown on the map, there are dangerous traps all around. Only those who hold the map and know the correct path can pass through the secret passage safely."

"Under the guidance of the map, after some exploration, you successfully reached the exit of the secret passage. After opening the mechanism, you successfully arrived at the secret prison under Master Coffin's mansion."

"The prison was stinking and corrupt, with hideous torture instruments hanging on the walls. There was still blood on them, as if they had been used not long ago."

"You looked around and suddenly found a bloody figure in the corner. It had two iron hooks piercing its scapula and was lying there groaning."

"You discovered..."

Sorry, I didn't finish writing this morning, and I continued writing at noon so it was a little late

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