My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 733 Yellow River Ancient Road
A few days ago, the beast-makers in the secular world held a gathering in Yanziwu. They wanted to take this opportunity to attract the ghost hunters and then use the Hun Tian Lei to catch them all in one fell swoop.

My sudden arrival and interference ruined the whole thing. I thought there would be no problem, but who knew that Yanziwu would explode in the end. Not only did those beast makers fail to escape, but all the ghost hunters who came to the island also died.

With such a big incident happening, Bafang Konglou naturally couldn't remain silent. With so many demon hunters dying at the same time, they probably wouldn't be willing to accept it if they didn't find out the truth.

Jiang Xinghuo still remembers the description in the game text. The person who guides the dead souls is a man in a black robe holding a lantern.

He didn't know whether the man in black robe was a ghost who collected souls or the instigator of the whole incident, but he was sure that he was involved in this matter.

"You activated the altar of the Bafang Linglou."

"A beam of light containing spatial power descends from the sky and leads you to the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower."

"You have arrived at the Bafang Linglou."

"The atmosphere in the Bafang Spirit Tower is different from the relaxed atmosphere of the past. The air is filled with a depressing and tense atmosphere. Many ghost hunters have arrived here and are gathering together to talk about something. Do you want to go over and have a listen?"

"You walked over and joined their conversation. Among them was a survivor of the Yanziwu explosion. It was responsible for meeting other ghost hunters outside, so it did not go to the island when the explosion occurred. That's how it managed to save its life."

"According to its description, that night was originally calm and peaceful, with no abnormalities. But when the battle broke out above Yanziwu, it saw a whirlpool appear on the surface of Songjiang River, and nearly a hundred powerful monsters of unknown race appeared outside, guarding a man in a black robe."

"The huge explosion above Yanziwu was the work of those monsters. They seemed to be able to control the power of thunder and fire, and covered the entire Yanziwu in an instant. The ghost hunters in Yanziwu had no time to retreat. The only one who was at the entrance of Yanziwu to prevent those monsters from escaping returned to the boat in time and luckily saved his life. But in the end, his soul was taken away by the man in black robe, but for some reason he let it go."

"As he spoke, the ghost hunter took out a recording stone and projected a picture in front of everyone. It was exactly what happened outside Yanziwu that night. It was exactly the same as what he had just described. Even the ghost hunter who had luckily escaped the explosion in Yanziwu still had his soul harvested by the man in black in the end."

"But the man in black robe only spared the life of the ghost hunter. Perhaps he wanted to keep it to pass the message, or perhaps he was too disdainful to kill it. In any case, it spared its life."

"At this time, the altar of the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower suddenly shone brightly, projecting an illusory figure, which took the image stone in the hand of the ghost hunter into its own hand. After the figure saw the image in the image stone clearly, it was silent for a long time for some reason, and then announced that the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower would be closed from now on. The time for reopening was unknown, and during this period, all ghost hunters could not enter the spirit tower."

"You were forcibly expelled from the Bafang Spiritual Tower by an unknown force. When you came to your senses, you found yourself back at the shrine on Xiankong Island."

what's the situation?
Jiang Xinghuo was very surprised. Why was the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower suddenly closed? He also planned to take this opportunity to go to the underground ruins of the old world to look for the traces of the Redemption Master.

But now it has been suddenly closed indefinitely. Before it is unsealed, he cannot enter the Eight Directions Spiritual Tower, let alone go deep into the ruins to look for someone.

Could it be that the illusory figure projected by the altar of the Linglou recognized the identity of the black-robed man in the image stone, so it closed the Eight Directions Linglou?
Jiang Xinghuo felt that this was the only explanation, otherwise there was no way to explain how subsequent events would develop.

"What are your options next?"

"Will you stay on Xiankong Island and explore? Or will you leave here and go somewhere else? Or will you explore the vortex that you marked earlier?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the options provided in the text, but did not rush to make a choice. Instead, he called the Public Opinion Research Bureau again.

Still no one answered.

He was always thinking about the issue of the two tombstones. If he didn't solve it quickly, he would feel uncomfortable. The problem was that he couldn't contact the Public Opinion Survey Bureau and had no idea where the two tombstones were dug out.

Jiang Xinghuo could only give up for the time being. He had already waited for a long time, and a few more days might not be a big deal. When they returned from their business trip, he would naturally understand everything.

"You chose to explore the marked vortex."

"You activated the anchor point of the carving boat to find the sword ruler."

"Now that you have obtained the coordinates of the vortex, do you want to set off immediately to investigate?"

Jiang Xinghuo took out the fishbone boat from the magic bag and clicked to use it.

"You take the fishbone boat and float on the water, heading towards the coordinates sent by the carving boat and sword ruler."

"On the way, please wait..."

Jiang Xinghuo waited for about two hours, until the sun went down in the evening, when the subsequent game text came from the game.

Jiang Xinghuo thought that this was quite far. A two-hour water journey, at the speed of a herringbone boat, was enough to get from Binhai to Guangdong in reality.

"You have come to the depths of the Fudi in Songjiang, and you see a huge whirlpool spinning on the water surface. You can vaguely see a bronze gate under the water surface. Do you want to go underwater and explore immediately?"

"You jumped into the water, and the Huaishan Xiangling Robe automatically triggered its related abilities, protecting you as you swam underwater. But even with the protection of the Huaishan Xiangling Robe, you still felt the strong water pressure coming towards you from all sides. This terrifying pressure was beyond your tolerance, and also exceeded the range of pressure that Songjiang could produce."

"The source of Songjiang water is located in Longwang Mountain. To put it bluntly, it is just a big river. It is impossible for it to be so terrifying. The pressure is comparable to that of the deep sea. You can even feel your skin cracking and your bones starting to crack. In the end, they are actually broken directly inside your body. Do you still want to continue?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without much thought. As the saying goes, the more bizarre a place is, the more secrets it hides. He had no reason to give up this place and go somewhere else.

"You ignored the pressure you could bear and continued to swim deeper. Your injuries became more and more serious. The Qilin Regeneration Technique and the Dead Tree Resurrection Technique were unable to repair your body in time."

"But you were getting closer and closer to the bronze door. By the time you were within reach, most of your bones had already been broken."

"But just when you wanted to push open the bronze door, you suddenly felt your hands were empty. The bronze door had no entity. It was as if it was just an illusory projection. You couldn't touch the door at all."

"At the same time, a stronger water pressure suddenly hits, completely crushing your body underwater."

"You are dead."

"Do you want to activate the scapegoat to resurrect underwater?" Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description in the text carefully. The bronze door that seemed to exist was actually an illusory projection. This situation was very similar to the effect of dimensional magic.

So, he chose to activate the scapegoat, and at the same time opened the skill panel, found the dimensional technique, and chose to use it.

"Your scapegoat took effect. You came back to life underwater. The terrifying water pressure enveloped you again. You cast dimensional magic on the bronze door, but the result remained unchanged. Your hands still did not touch the bronze door."

"You were once again crushed into pieces by the powerful water pressure, but this time you did not gain nothing. You sensed a familiar aura behind this bronze door, which is very similar to the Dragon Slaying Sword left by the Great Dragon King. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be a fragment of the Dragon Slaying Sword hidden behind this door."

"In addition, you also noticed that the dimensional magic is not ineffective against this door, but your cultivation is too low, and the dimensional magic you cast cannot affect this door. When your cultivation gradually deepens and becomes stronger, you may get unexpected gains by trying again."

Jiang Xinghuo saw that since the dimensional magic could affect the bronze door, the whole thing could be easily solved.

The most difficult thing about everything is that you have no idea where to start and there are so many things to sort out. But if you can find a clue, other things will be easy to solve. It’s just a matter of spending more time or less time.

Just because his dimensional skills are not strong enough now doesn’t mean that they won’t be strong enough in the future. He can just come back when he becomes stronger.

"You used dog food."

"You woke up next to the shrine on Xiankong Island."

"Where do you choose to go next?"

Jiang Xinghuo sorted out his thoughts. After two deaths, he concluded that there was a fragment of the Dragon Slaying Sword hidden behind the bronze gate under the vortex.

Moreover, dimensional magic does have an effect on the bronze door, but my attainments are too shallow and I cannot really open the bronze door.

Once these two points are clear, with goals and methods, the rest is just a matter of wasting time.

When his cultivation becomes stronger, he can come again and perhaps open the bronze door.

Anyway, the Sword-Seeking Ruler is not a consumable item. As long as it is not destroyed, it can be reused continuously.

The map of Xiankong Island is over and it’s time to go to other places.

Jiang Xinghuo began to check the clues on the map he had in his hands.

Most of them are new sub-maps within each city, such as Longcheng, Beiping, Xishencheng, Guandong, Jiangnan, and Longmen. The only map that has not been set foot on is the Lingnan area in the secular world.

However, the Lingnan region is a large map and cannot be fully explored overnight, so there is no need to rush to explore it.

Moreover, most of the maps in Lingnan are high-level copies, which are either related to mountain gods or sea gods. With his current strength, he doesn't have much hope of getting there.

"You chose to go to the Yellow River Ancient Road."

He now has two mission clues related to the Yellow River.

One is the animal skin map I got from Lady Blood, and the other is a rotten corpse found at the bottom of the river in Daliang City. From the corpse, I got a river engineering token and a fragmentary map of the Yellow River Basin. "

Both maps involve the ancient Yellow River Road, so now is a good time to explore it carefully.

"You activated the Divine Machine Order."

Jiang Xinghuo was too lazy to run the map again. Even if he was teleported through the shrine, he still had to run the map again in the end. He simply used the Divine Machine Order to teleport himself to the blacksmith shop.

Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian was on the bank of the Yellow River a few days ago, and no one knows whether he has left now.

"You were teleported to the blacksmith shop of Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian."

"The Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian is still searching for the existence of the Dragon Pattern Gold in the ancient road, and he has had quite a bit of friction with others over this. When you teleported over, he had just killed a corpse retriever with a hammer."

"The corpse retriever had received the money and was going to retrieve the body for the victim. However, the Yellow River was too turbulent and the body might have been washed away long ago. After a few days without any results, the corpse retriever became anxious. In addition, he had already received the money and his employer was pressing him, so he had a dirty idea. He wanted to kill the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian and throw him into the river to soak for a few days. When the body became buoyant, he would disguise it and hide it from the world without anyone being able to detect it."

"But the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian was not one to sit there and wait for death. He picked up his hammer and started fighting with the corpse collector. The corpse collector was no match for the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian, and his head was smashed by the hammer."

"Master Shen Ji Bai Lian was just about to throw the body into the furnace when you came over and saw it. Do you want to go forward and help?"

"Go over and help throw the Yellow River corpse fisherman's body into the furnace. Although this corpse fisherman looks skinny and weak, he is actually very heavy. He is heavier than a dozen ordinary people combined."

"The Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian explained that this is because the corpse retrievers carry too much resentment. As they have been retrieving corpses for many years, the resentment is entangled in their bodies and cannot be dispersed. Therefore, their bodies are oppressed and become abnormally thin. After death, their bodies are also heavy as stones. This is also the fate of the corpse retrievers in the Yellow River."

"You helped the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian to deal with this corpse retriever. He asked if you needed any help with forging this time?"

"You explained your purpose and took out the two maps. When Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian saw them, he took something out of his box and said it might be useful to you."

"You have obtained the Box of Ten Thousand Beasts."

"The Ten Thousand Beasts Box (excellent item). This is a prop forged by Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian, imitating the Heavenly Secret Box of Master Tian Gong. Master Tian Gong's Heavenly Secret Box can use the fragments of the mechanism to piece together the forms of all kinds of creatures in the secular world, and it has a powerful attack power. However, the Ten Thousand Beasts Box imitated by Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian can only piece together various ordinary birds and beasts in the secular world, and it does not have unique thinking ability and magic power. It can only be used for surveillance, or to test the hidden mechanisms and weapons in ambush, without having to take risks yourself."

After reading the description, Jiang Xinghuo thought, isn't this just a combination of a mechanical dog and a drone? Not to mention, it can be used to explore ancient tombs.

(End of this chapter)