My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 725: Ancient God Burial Ground

"You have obtained the Buddha's bone relic."

"Buddha bone relics (special props), left behind by great monks who have attained Buddhahood. Afterwards, they were blessed by the Taoist Master with many talismans and seals. They have the function of shielding against mental pollution and can be used to resist the mental invasion of the ancient gods."

"When you obtain the Buddha's bone relic, it also means that you are not a believer of the ancient god. Otherwise, you would have been purified by the Buddha's light and destroyed by the thunder. At the same time, the Buddha's bone relic shines brightly, reflecting an illusory map. You just need to jump into the river from here and follow the direction of the water veins recorded on the map to find the entrance to the ancient god's burial ground. Do you want to go to the ancient god's burial ground immediately?"

The game gives two simple options, yes or no.

Either go there now or wait until later.

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and made up his mind. The harvest on Xiankong Island was already considerable, and it would be futile to delay any further. It would be better to go to the ancient god's burial ground first to see what was inside. It would not be too late to return to Xiankong Island after coming out.

"You chose to leave for the burial site immediately."

"You can equip the black dragon robe on your body. The dragon power it exudes can have a deterrent effect on the monsters and demons underwater, and can avoid a lot of unnecessary troubles."

"Do you want to equip the Black Dragon Robe?"

"Please note that Huaishan Xiangling Robe and Black Dragon Robe cannot be used at the same time. You need to remove Huaishan Xiangling Robe first before you can equip Black Dragon Robe."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the description in the text, he thought that this was quite troublesome, and he couldn't use both at the same time. He might as well delay a little more time and go to the Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian first to merge the two items into one, while also combining the characteristics of the Huai Shan Xiang Ling Robe and the Black Dragon Robe, and then go into the water to find the ancient god's burial place.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo immediately took out the magic order from his magic bag and clicked to activate it.

"You have activated the Divine Machine Order."

"The mysterious power of space envelopes your body, and in an instant it takes you across thousands of mountains and rivers to the blacksmith shop of Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian."

"This time, the blacksmith shop of Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian is located beside the ancient Yellow River Road. Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian is wandering in the dry river channel, as if he is groping for something."

"You went over and explained your purpose, and handed the Black Dragon Robe and Huaishan Xiangling Robe to the other party. Taoist Shenji Bailian took a look and said that he could merge the two items into one, but it would take some time."

"You asked the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian what he was doing just now. He said that he was looking for a rare metal that could only be found under the soil of the Yellow River Ancient Road."

"This metal is originally ordinary iron ore, but it has been soaked in the dragon veins and earth energy under the Yellow River for a long time. In addition, it has been washed by river water and sand for tens of millions of years, and it has also been integrated with the essence of the dead aquatic creatures. Therefore, various changes have occurred. Only a grain of rice can bring about a qualitative change in ordinary objects."

"This metal is called Dragon Pattern Gold. It only reflects the luster of metal under the moonlight. At other times, it looks just like loess and has a similar texture. It has been searching here for half a month but has not found any trace of Dragon Pattern Gold. If you have nothing to do now, you can look for it in the river. After all, you have good luck. If you can find it, it can also upgrade your weapon."

"Do you want to go down to the river and try to find the dragon-marked gold?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought that it would take some time to fuse the two items, and since he was free now, he might as well try his luck. If he really found the dragon-patterned gold, he could improve the quality of his weapon.

However, before going to the river to pan for gold, Jiang Xinghuo did not forget to open the magic bag, find out a few sticks of lucky incense, select them, and click to use them.

Fortune Incense can improve his luck and event triggering rate in a short period of time, which can be very useful when exploring some places.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo was willing to invest the money. The cost of each stick of Hongyun Incense was about two hundred incense sticks, and he would start with ten sticks each time.

The amount of incense consumed is absolutely incomparable to that of ordinary players.

Even the game player whose relic was the "Incense Burner" can only use this thing as a rare toy and will not easily use this prop unless it is absolutely necessary.

How can it be like Jiang Xinghuo? It's like burning white wax sticks, four or five of them will burn at a time, and they are all white silver.

"You lit the good fortune incense."

"The power of the Fortune Incense spreads around your body, slowly enveloping you."

"Your luck and event triggering rate have been greatly improved temporarily."

"You walked into the river with your gold panning tools and began to search for the dragon-patterned gold hidden under the soil by the moonlight."

"Under the influence of the Hongyun incense, you soon made some progress. You discovered that the edge of an inconspicuous snake cave was gleaming with a strange metallic luster, which was completely different from the surrounding loess texture."

"Go over and take a look. It is exactly the dragon-patterned gold that Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian mentioned. However, judging from the location, this cave entrance is the nest of a poisonous snake. There is a faint fishy smell, and the yellow soil has even been stained black by the poison. Do you want to try to pick up the dragon-patterned gold?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought that this was a trap. If he dared to choose to pick up the dragon-patterned gold, the next game text would be the plot of himself being bitten by a poisonous snake.

"You took out the remaining half can of realgar wine from your magic bag and sprinkled it evenly around the cave entrance. You then used the water control method to pour the wine into the nest. You heard a hissing sound, and a colorful mountain streamer suddenly jumped out of the cave entrance. However, the realgar wine was too strong, and as soon as it rushed out, it was knocked to the ground like a stick and soon lost its vital signs."

"You have killed the mountain-passing serpent."

"You have obtained, Incense +200."

"You've gained a body over the mountain."

"The corpse of a mountain snake (excellent material). This is the corpse of an ordinary mountain snake. However, because it was contaminated with a very weak trace of dragon vein energy, its bloodline underwent a benign mutation. While its toxicity is stronger, its medicinal properties are also stronger. It is an excellent medicinal material for treating rheumatism and liver disease."

Tsk, this is also an unexpected little gain. Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to put away the snake corpse, and then picked up the piece of dragon-patterned gold.

"You have obtained the Dragon Pattern Gold."

“Dragon Pattern Gold (rare material), a rare ore created by the right time, right place, and right people, can bring about qualitative changes in other metals.”

Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the power of Hongyunxiang is really enough. The Taoist Master Shenji Bailian has been tossing and turning for half a month without any results, and he didn't even spend ten minutes to find a piece of dragon pattern gold, but this piece is a little short, and he still needs to find more to earn his share.

within the next hour.

Jiang Xinghuo did not do anything else but controlled the character to search around in the river. He found a total of five pieces of dragon-patterned gold. Including the ones for himself and the ones for the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian, it should be enough.

after an hour.

In reality, it was already past one in the morning.

A follow-up text message came from within the game.

"The tools you need have been forged. Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian is calling you to come over and take a look."

"You have obtained the enhanced version of Huaishan Xiangling robe."

"This robe combines the Black Dragon Robe with some special metals. While it remains light and flexible, it also retains the original capabilities of the Huaishan Xiangling Robe. Its defense against physical attacks has also been slightly improved."

"You have re-equipped yourself with the enhanced Huaishan Xiangling robe. What do you plan to do next? Do you want to give the dragon-patterned gold you found to Taoist Master Shenji Bailian?"

"In fact, no one knows about your finding of the Dragon Pattern Gold except you. Taoist Master Bailian of Divine Machines was busy forging tools for you at the time and did not notice your find. You could have hidden this thing yourself instead of handing it over to Taoist Master Bailian of Divine Machines. This would have been enough for you to make a fortune."

"So what are you going to do?"

Jiang Xinghuo pretended not to have seen the text and gave the things to Taoist Master Bailian without hesitation. Not to mention that the other person helped him so much for free, if he really thought that Taoist Master Bailian was not aware of his actions, then the result would be that he would die without knowing how he died.

Maybe it will even cut off the connection with the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. The gain is not worth it compared to the cost.

"You handed all the five pieces of dragon-patterned gold you found to Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian. Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian was impressed by your luck. One hour of your time was more effective than half a month of hard work."

"But you found these dragon pattern golds, so you should have a share. You can integrate two pieces of dragon pattern gold into your weapons and armor to greatly enhance the capabilities of your weapons or armor."

"Please select the item you want to upgrade:"

The game text listed several names. Jiang Xinghuo glanced at them and chose Dragon King Daobing and Shaxing Yao, as well as the Huaishan Xiangling robe on his body.

These three items have been with him for quite some time, and he has no plans to replace them in the future, so he might as well use dragon-patterned gold to improve their quality.

As for other props, they are just clouds. If you find better ones, just replace them directly. There is no need to spend too much time on them.

"In the process of merging, please wait..."

Jiang Xinghuo waited for more than half an hour before the game text sent follow-up information. The quality of the three items was improved, and a new ability was added.

"Because these three items are integrated with dragon-patterned gold, they are endowed with relevant properties."

"When you hold or equip three items, you can recover your consumed physical strength and mana by absorbing the earth's energy, and the effects can be stacked. If you equip these three items at the same time, you can recover all the consumed strength within 30 seconds. However, you cannot be attacked during this period, otherwise the recovery process will be interrupted and you will need to cool down for one minute before you can use it again."

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it, isn't this equivalent to returning to the spring?

There's just a one-minute cooldown period.

But it is enough to use it at the critical moment, especially since the cooling time is not long. He can use various methods to continue using this ability.

After finishing the things here, Jiang Xinghuo teleported back to Xiankong Island, controlled the character to run around the map again, and came to the top floor of the Tower of Babel.

"You followed the map reflected by the Buddha's relic and jumped from the high tower into the dark and cold river. It was late at night and no one was around, so your fall into the water did not attract any attention."

"The moment you entered the water, you saw dozens of bloated, pale corpses swimming towards you, wanting to use you as a substitute and drag you underwater to drown, thus freeing themselves from the pain."

"But these water ghosts have no idea how powerful you are. The aura emitted by the Huaishan Xiangling robe makes these drowned ghosts feel a strong threat. They are terrified and dare not approach you. Instead, they quickly flee into the distance, fearing that if they are a step slower, they will anger you, the 'Dragon Lord' and bring themselves to death."

"You followed the water flow marked on the map and walked towards the deepest part of Songjiang River, until you came to the bottom of Xiankong Island."

"You can see that there are eight gates on the stone pillar in front of you. A formation has been set up according to the eight gates. No matter which direction you enter, you will trigger the murderous intention inside and die without a burial place. The only way to break the situation is to press the hidden mechanisms on the stone pillars in a specific order, so that you can successfully enter the stone pillars under the island."

"You have triggered the talent of the exquisite eyes."

"You used the Delicate Eye to copy the layout and key core of this formation. As long as you find the relevant raw materials, you can copy this formation in other places at any time."

"You have obtained the formation diagram of the Eight-Gate Life and Death Formation."

"Follow the instructions on the map and press the hidden switches in order. Then you will hear the sound of the mechanism operating. Four of the eight gates - life, death, shut-in, and opening - will open. An undercurrent will surge out, repelling the surrounding river water and pulling your body into the gate of life."

"You have entered the ancient god's burial ground."

"This stone pillar is the center of Xiankong Island and the burial place of the ancient god's head. It has stood under the river for countless years and has become extremely solid. Even with the most powerful firearm, it cannot destroy this stone pillar. That's why Xuankong Dao chose to bury the ancient god's head here."

"You walk along the dark corridor. With the help of the Buddha's light emitted by the Buddha's bone relics, you can vaguely see that the walls are covered with murals. However, these murals are not carriers of past history, but a scroll of the Ten Directions Emperor Conquering Demons, which can be transformed into the Ten Directions Emperor in Taoist mythology to attack anyone who trespasses here without permission."

"The Buddha bone relic in your hand is the key. Without this relic, you will be attacked by the Ten Directions Emperor even if you enter this place."

(End of this chapter)