My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 737 Corpse Execution Immortal

"Do you want to explore this abandoned Yellow River Ancient Road right away?"

"Attention, when the Yellow River Lord was controlling the floods in the world, he left behind many abandoned Yellow River ancient roads. Most of them are buried with a lot of treasures, but some of them were ominous places back then. The reason why the Yellow River Lord abandoned these ancient roads is that the things hidden underneath are too fierce and can easily hurt innocent lives on both sides of the river."

"So, even if some ancient roads do not need to be rectified, Mr. Huanghe still spends a lot of effort, willing to spend more time and manpower and material resources to completely eliminate the hidden dangers in these ancient roads."

"You are now facing such an ancient road. Even though it has been abandoned for countless years, those gold diggers and corpse collectors still stay away from it. Even though they know that there are a lot of treasures buried here, they dare not set foot here at all."

"So far, the only person who has entered this ancient Yellow River Road alive and come out alive is Mr. Yellow River."

"No matter who the others are, even if they are the water god He Bo in the secular world, they will die if they enter here. There is no way they can get out."

"Although you have been rejected by the secular kingdom of death, there is no need to waste time here. You'd better think twice before entering it to find out what's going on."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description in the game text and thought to himself that this was a big fish. Past experience had shown more than once that the more dangerous the place, the more secrets it hid, and the greater the rewards and gains that could be obtained. It would be a pity to give up.

"You chose to enter this abandoned Yellow River Ancient Road."

"The gold diggers wandering around watched you walk into the ancient road, and they all showed incredible expressions on their faces. Some gold diggers with good intentions came to persuade you, saying that this is a cursed and ominous place. If you go in, you may lose your life."

"But after you thanked them for their kindness, you continued to walk in without hesitation. As the saying goes, good words can hardly persuade a damned ghost. Seeing that you were determined to walk in, the gold diggers stopped trying to persuade you and instead gathered at the entrance to watch the fun."

"These gold diggers have their own calculations in mind. You are an exile who is despised and cursed by the secular world. You are completely different from other creatures in the secular world. Perhaps entering there will have some different results. If you can come out alive, it means that your gains must be great. Then they can attack you in groups and wait for you to take the things from you."

"Anyway, all they have to pay is their insignificant time. Even if they don't get anything, they won't lose anything. But as long as they gain something from you, it's a huge profit."

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, thinking that these gold diggers wanted to sit back and wait for the rabbit, but who knows who the rabbit will be by then. Maybe he could get some unexpected gains.

"You walked into the abandoned Yellow River Ancient Road."

"And just as you pass through the canyon entrance, your ears suddenly become clear, and all the sounds disappear. When you look back, the canyon you came from is gone, and what appears before you is a steep mountain. Normally, this type of mountain should not appear on plains, and most of them are found in the Hundred Thousand Mountains in western Hunan or southern Lingnan."

"This blade-like mountain has blocked all the escape routes. Even if you regret it now, you cannot leave here. Unless you commit suicide and revive next to the shrine, you can only continue to move forward."

"What are you going to do now?"

"Will you choose to escape from this predicament by committing suicide? Or will you choose to continue to explore deeper into it?"

"You chose to go deeper."

"You have triggered the abandoned Yellow River Ancient Road Basin Map."

"The river basin map that the Great Ape Sage gave you is a map of the distribution of the palaces that it built in the Yellow River area. In addition to the specific locations of the palaces, it also records some strange stories about the Yellow River, including the record about this ancient Yellow River Road."

"According to records, this ancient Yellow River Road is suspected to be the place where a corpse-reincarnating immortal could practice. The Great Sage of the Ape once came here to explore and fought with a mysterious being. The two sides were evenly matched and neither gained an advantage. In the end, the Great Sage of the Ape left here."

"However, the Great Ape Sage knew in his heart that although he and the man seemed to be equally matched, he could sense a large amount of death energy in the man. The man could only exert about 70% of his peak strength. In terms of true strength, he was no match for the man."

"Later, the Great Sage of the Water Ape came here again and again to investigate, and finally found some clues. The unknown existence is very likely the immortal who has been transformed into a corpse in Taoist legends. He died and transformed again and again in his lifetime, and finally achieved true immortality."

"According to ancient legends, a corpse immortal needs to go through nine lives and nine deaths. If all nine transformations are successful, they can be transformed into a spirit of the void world. Even the Golden Law and the power of the end cannot have any effect on such a creature."

“The Water Ape Great Sage doesn’t know how many times the corpse-reincarnating immortal has transformed, but he is certain that the corpse-reincarnating immortal is very close to the nine rebirths and nine deaths.”

Jiang Xinghuo became interested as he read the description in the text. He had met two corpse-reincarnating immortals before.

One is the old white ape in the underworld. It hides on the cliff where the coffins are hanging. It dies first and then transforms, living life after life. No one knows how many times it has transformed.

There was another one that happened in real life, which was a Taoist priest who was found in the two large vats under the ancient house. He was later taken back by the Public Opinion Survey Bureau.

I don't know what its current situation is. Is it being sliced ​​and studied as an experimental sample, or put into the prop library as an antique, or does it have some other use?

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to continue moving forward.

"Follow the mark left by the Great Sage Aquatic Ape and go deeper along this ancient Yellow River Road. You will soon arrive in front of a cave. A damp smell is coming from inside the cave. Do you want to enter?"

"You walked into the cave..."

"You feel your legs sinking into the mud, and it seems as if there is a pair of hands dragging you down. Soon half of your body is submerged in the mud, and your breathing starts to become rapid, with a slight feeling of suffocation."

"You have triggered the innate talent of Bagua."

"The power of the mountain and the swamp glows and diffuses around your body. The mud that had been piling up inside you is automatically pushed away by this power. You escape from the predicament easily. At the same time, you reach out and pull up a pitch-black mud figure from under the mud."

"You have discovered it, clay Buddha."

"Clay Buddhas are a kind of monsters in the secular world. Although they are called Buddhas, their magical powers and status are very ordinary, and they are far from the real Buddhas." "These monsters are usually born in temples with poor incense. The clay statues on the altar are influenced by the incense and absorb a lot of dirty air, so they have the chance to evolve into these monsters. Because they are essentially clay spirits, they have the ability to control mud, but they cannot create mud out of thin air."

"You just felt someone dragging your legs down under the mud. It was this mud Buddha hiding under the mud who did it. What do you plan to do with this mud Buddha now?"

"Would you choose to kill it directly and take away the incense from it? Or would you choose to keep it alive and use it for your own service?"

"This clay Buddha is the first barrier to entering the cave. Over the years, I don't know how many explorers who wanted to enter here have been killed by it. In addition, it was originally influenced by the incense and became a spirit, so it also has the same ability as the Exile, and can plunder incense from the dead monsters. Although it can only keep less than 30%, but the number is enough, it is also a considerable windfall if accumulated."

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and did not choose to kill the clay Buddha. Instead, he took out a talisman to bind gods and command immortals and injected it into the body of the clay Buddha.

"Under the effect of the Binding God and Commanding Immortal Talisman, the Clay Buddha has become a subordinate that you can command at will. He will not have any intention of betraying you."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded with satisfaction. He didn't care much about the incense on the clay Buddha. What he needed was the information in its brain.

This cave is most likely the place where the corpse-reincarnating immortal resides, and it must contain a large number of mechanisms and ambushes.

If you rashly go in to explore, you might die inside. Since the clay Buddha is also one of the mechanisms, maybe he knows how to safely enter the depths of the cave.

"The cave is completely dark. Apart from the correct path, there are all kinds of dangerous traps around. Without a map or the correct path, it is not easy to pass through this secret passage safely."

"Fortunately, the Clay Buddha has had nothing to do for so many years, so he has explored this cave thoroughly. Because he is a spirit made of mud, and he can control the mud, most physical attacks are ineffective against him. Even if his body becomes tattered, he can just roll in the mud and it will be back to normal."

"But before taking you deep into the cave, the clay Buddha first jumped into the mud, took out the things he had accumulated over the years, and handed them to you as if offering a treasure to you."

"These are the personal belongings it took from the adventurers after it killed them. You actually saw some good stuff in there."

"You have obtained: a Tiangong measuring instrument (excellent), a Bai Ze pen (excellent), an umbrella that blocks out the sun (rare), a rowing puppet (common), and a set of finished Arhat wooden puppets (excellent)."

"Tiangong Surveyor (Excellent Item), a tool commonly used by disciples of Tiangong Master's lineage. It can obtain relevant data by scanning the corresponding object, but it is ineffective against items above the excellent level."

Jiang Xinghuo took the thing out and took a look. Its appearance was similar to the Sky-Peeking Eye, both of which were in the shape of a mechanical sphere with a blue crystal similar to an eyeball in the middle. It could scan everything it saw and give corresponding data information.

"Its function is quite similar to Tathagatagarbha..."

Jiang Xinghuo played with the thing in his hand with great interest. Although it could not compare with the omnipotence of Tathagatagarbha to see through the origin, it could at least meet the corresponding needs.

Moreover, this thing reminded him that although he had lost the Tathagatagarbha, he still had the Sky-Peeking Eye, which was the cultural crystallization of the previous secular civilization. The Tathagatagarbha was only strong, but unfortunately it was severely damaged and could not exert its corresponding ability. It seemed that he had to pay attention to finding the fragments of this prop in the future and strive to complete the Sky-Peeking Eye as soon as possible, so that it could replace the ability of the Tathagatagarbha.

Jiang Xinghuo put away the Tiangong survey instrument and continued to count the remaining items.

"Bai Ze Pen (Excellent Item), a pen made of Bai Ze's hair by the Secret Keeper. It can automatically answer questions written on paper, but it can only be used three times a day. It cannot be stacked, accumulated, or transferred. Moreover, the answers to questions of different difficulty levels are also different."

"The umbrella that blocks out the sky and the sun (rare item). It looks like an ordinary umbrella, but it is embroidered with many talismans and spells in gold thread, which can be infinitely magnified. Theoretically, as long as the magic power is strong enough, it can also block out the sky and the sun. It has three innate abilities: evasion, invisibility, and imprisonment."

"The Rowing Doll (Common Item), a prop made by the exile 'Rowing Man'. Once activated, it can automatically drive the boat according to the user's wishes.

"The finished product of the Arhat Wooden Man (excellent prop), one of the components of the Wooden Man Lane training room. As long as the talisman is engraved on the wooden man, it can be put into use immediately."

Among the things handed over by the Clay Buddha, only these few were of any use. Jiang Xinghuo flipped through the other odds and ends, but couldn't find anything he could use, so he let the Clay Buddha keep them.

Then, continue to advance the text plot.

"With the help of the Clay Buddha, you avoided all the traps and came to the deepest part of the cave without any harm."

"But what appears before you is nothing but a crystal coffin. Do you want to go up and take a closer look?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it, took out the Tiangong measuring instrument from his magic bag, and planned to use it to measure it first.

"You have used the Celestial Measuring Instrument."

"A beam of light swept across the crystal coffin, and the material and data were quickly analyzed. It was just an ordinary crystal coffin. The material was considered inferior among crystals, and was full of impurities. It was not even as valuable as a piece of good glass."

"But what's inside the coffin cannot be seen by the Tiangong Surveying Instrument. You need to go and observe it with your own eyes."

Well, it's a waste of time.

Jiang Xinghuo thought that he had to go himself, and it seemed that he had to be ready to be a scapegoat.

While he was thinking, he controlled the character to walk over.

"You came to the crystal coffin and lifted the lid with force. A lifelike corpse appeared before your eyes."

"You have discovered the immortal body of corpse transformation."

(End of this chapter)