My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 749: Death of Taishan Queen
"The Corpse Immortal's cultivation has reached the level of rebirth with a drop of blood. All the tendons and bones in its body have transformed into incorruptible bones. Unless its body can be completely destroyed in an instant without leaving even a trace of ash, the Corpse Immortal will use the resentful evil spirit to revive again."

"Mr. Qing Nang once came to a conclusion. He said that if one wants to completely kill a corpse immortal, then one can only use the black hole in the outer space. Otherwise, even the power of the Golden Law can only suppress the corpse immortal and make it fall into a coma forever, but it cannot completely make it disappear from this world."

"It is precisely because of this unique property that among the four evolutionary branches of the corpse family, the corpse immortal is the most powerful, but also the most difficult path to practice. The right time, right place, and right people are all essential."

"Soon, the Corpse Immortal successfully restored its original appearance with the help of the evil spirit in the Taishan Hell. Although its strength has not yet recovered to its peak, the corpse aura it exudes is still extremely terrifying. You were standing by and watching the excitement, and you were also affected by the corpse aura. Your body began to change in the direction of corpse transformation. Not only did your nails become as sharp as knives, but they also produced a strange corpse poison."

"Your vitality is affected by the corpse qi and begins to decline rapidly. At the same time, your physical condition also begins to transform into a zombie."

"Current health: 43%."

"At this moment, the corpse fairy suddenly opened its eyes and waved its right hand. The corpse poison that was raging in your body was actually sucked out of your body by it, and the nails on your hands also returned to normal."

"However, you can clearly feel that as long as you think about it, your nails will turn into zombie claws again, and they will be filled with highly contagious corpse poison. The creatures scratched by your zombie claws will also be transformed into followers who obey your orders."

"You have obtained the zombie claw."

"Zombie Claw (special state), this is a gift from the Corpse Immortal to you, as a reward for freeing it from hardship. This state will not change your bloodline or race, but is hidden within your gene chain. You can decide whether to take effect according to your will, and it can also be inherited through blood. When your descendants reach the age of eighteen, or encounter a life-and-death crisis, the Zombie Claw will awaken and revive, thus protecting your bloodline descendants."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the description in the text, he thought that this was truly a great gift. The methods he possessed now were all acquired through learning, and it was impossible for them to be passed on to his offspring like instinct.

But the state of this zombie claw has broken through this barrier. Even if one's offspring is a pure waste of cultivation, he can awaken the zombie claw when he turns eighteen.

This state of blood inheritance is much stronger than ordinary magic.

"After the Corpse Immortal recovered, he did not speak to you. He just glanced at you and transmitted a picture to your mind. Then he waved his hand to break through the space of Taishan Hell and flew out of Taishan Hell. Do you want to follow him and leave here?"

Jiang Xinghuo's spirits suddenly lifted, thinking that there was finally a way to leave, otherwise he would have to continue to be trapped here.

"You unleash your limb-joining ability, and countless decaying corpses transform into a black mist, enveloping you and rushing out of the Taishan Hell, returning to the outside of the Taishan Goddess Temple."

"And the Goddess of Mount Tai also sensed the drastic changes in the Hell of Mount Tai, and immediately appeared outside the temple. When she discovered the existence of the Corpse Immortal, her expression immediately became extremely ugly, as if she had not expected that this Corpse Immortal would appear here."

"After seeing Lady Taishan, the corpse immortal's expression suddenly turned cold. The majestic corpse energy surrounding his body rolled like water, condensing into more than a dozen corpse energy spears, which instantly pierced through space and nailed Lady Taishan to the ground."

"Although Queen Taishan tried her best to resist, she still couldn't break free from those Yin Qi spears. However, the Corpse Immortal didn't kill Queen Taishan. Maybe it was because he was disdainful, or he was cautious, or maybe he wanted to leave you a choice. The Corpse Immortal only controlled Queen Taishan, and then turned into a black cloud and disappeared without a trace."

Wow, he really shows the demeanor of a master.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text. The other party did not communicate with him at all, but left him three gifts.

【The permanent state of zombie claws.】

【A video clip. 】

【The controlled Queen Mother of Mount Tai.】

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the three lines of words flashing with dazzling red light and clicked on the entry of [Screen Image].

"Look at the image that the corpse-raising fairy left in your mind."

"This scene, which is imprinted deep in your mind, records the whole story of why the Corpse Immortal was imprisoned here."

"It turns out that this corpse immortal is actually the leader of the ten generals under the seat of Taishan Lord. When Taishan Lord was rampant in the secular world, in addition to Taishan Goddess, he also had ten generals under his command, each of whom was in charge of the life and death of a different race."

"The Grand Protector is in charge of the lifespans of the corpse-like monsters. In theory, the corpse-like monsters have long since escaped reincarnation and are no longer bound or restricted by their lifespans. Therefore, the strategy adopted by the Lord of Mount Tai against these corpse-like monsters is non-aggression."

"But later, for some unknown reason, the Lord of Mount Tai suddenly issued an order to encircle and eliminate the zombies of the corpse clan, and began to slaughter and eliminate the zombies in the secular world, including the drought demons, the golden armored corpses, the corpse immortals and the like."

"Although the Great Protector was puzzled, he still carried out the order. However, the clay pot is always broken when it is close to the well mouth. In the process of conquering the secular world, the Great Protector received a gift from an immortal bone before his death."

"That Immortal Bone forcibly gave all of his power to the Great Protector, and turned him into a corpse fairy. He changed from a Yin Lord who held the power of life and death to a corpse fairy. Although the Great Protector's power was improved, he was feared by the Lord of Mount Tai."

"So, the Lord of Mount Tai took advantage of the fact that the Great Protector was not paying attention and embedded the 'Moshen Talisman' behind the Great Protector's head, and threw him into the depths of the Taishan Hell, trying to use the power of the 'Moshen Talisman' to completely wipe out the Great Protector's soul consciousness."

"But no one knows why Lord Taishan did this, not even his closest subordinates know."

After reading this passage, Jiang Xinghuo finally understood the identity of this corpse immortal. He turned out to be a capable general under the command of Lord Taishan.

But why did the Lord of Mount Tai want to kill the Great Protector?

Could it be that after becoming a corpse fairy, the Great Protector also began to have evil intentions?
Or is it for some other reason?
Another question is why did the Lord of Mount Tai start a massacre of the corpses, demons and monsters in the mortal world?

This is probably the real reason for everything.

Jiang Xinghuo set his sights on the Queen Mother of Mount Tai again. Others didn't know the reason, but the Queen Mother of Mount Tai should know something about it, right?

He clicked on the entry [The controlled Queen Taishan].

The relevant game text popped up immediately.

"How do you plan to deal with Lady Taishan who is controlled by the corpse qi?"

"The Queen of Mount Tai is now like a lamb to be slaughtered. She is completely unable to resist your God-Slaying Sword. You only need to lightly wave the Evil Star Bite in your hand to reap the Queen of Mount Tai's life."

"The Queen Mother of Mount Tai seemed to sense the murderous intent emanating from you, and quickly said that as long as you destroy the corpse spear on her body, she would be willing to give you the fragments of the law of cause and effect in her body, and she could also tell you how to separate the volcanic hell from the underworld. If you still have a grudge about what happened before, the Queen Mother of Mount Tai could also give you the incense accumulated in the Mount Tai Temple as a token of her apology."

Tsk, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description in the text and always felt that something was wrong. Was the bone of this Taishan Lady a little soft? After all, she was a great god in the secular world and was in charge of Taishan Hell. Why was she so afraid of death?

Normally, shouldn't a god of this status be a ruthless character who can remain calm even when facing a catastrophe?
How could the Queen Mother of Mount Tai be so unbearable?
Could it be that his temper and backbone have been completely worn away over the long years?

Is this why he is like this, with only the desire to live left?

"Empress Taishan saw that you were indifferent and made a lot of promises. Her purpose was to hope that you could destroy the corpse spear on her body. So what are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to let Queen Taishan go and destroy the spear on her body? Or will you choose to kill Queen Taishan and take the things on her body for yourself? Or, will you first resolve the doubts in your heart?"

The game gives three options: destroy the spear, kill Lady Tarzan, and solve the mystery.

Jiang Xinghuo chose the last answer without hesitation.

"You asked the question in your heart. Why did the Lord of Mount Tai start a massacre of corpses, demons, and monsters?"

"After hearing your question, Taishan Goddess's expression changed slightly. She said that it was just the Lord of Taishan who was eliminating harm to the secular world. These zombies were cruel and brutal. They lived by devouring the blood of living beings. Wherever they passed, there was grief and suffering everywhere. No grass grew, and people and animals were exterminated. That's why the Lord of Taishan launched a hunting operation, intending to kill all the zombies in the secular world to avoid harming innocent lives."

"Although Queen Taishan's words are sincere and seem to be true, you can feel that Queen Taishan's words are completely nonsense. She just made up a lame excuse to fool you."

"But no matter how you threatened and questioned her, Queen Taishan kept saying the same thing. Even if you threatened to kill her, Queen Taishan still didn't tell the truth."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Do you want to continue questioning?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw that Queen Taishan refused to confess, there was no need to continue asking. Besides, it didn't matter whether to ask or not, because her reaction was enough to prove everything.

"If you don't continue to ask about the whole story, then do you want to let Taishan Queen go in exchange for the fragment of the law of cause and effect in her body?"

Jiang Xinghuo still chose no.

It is absolutely impossible to let go.

He was originally worried about whether he could kill Queen Taishan.

After all, this is a god born and raised in the mortal world. Even if he has the God-Slaying Sword in his hand, he may not have a chance to kill him. But now he doesn't have to worry about this. The Corpse Immortal has already handled everything for him. He just needs to take action and everything will be fine.

"You chose to kill Lady Taishan."

“You infused the power of the God-Slaying Sword into the Bite of the Evil Star, and slashed at the body of the Taishan Goddess, intending to kill her once and for all here.”

"And Taishan Queen's eyes also showed a hint of joy. It turned out that she had already made psychological preparations. If you choose to cooperate with her, then everything will be fine. But if you choose to kill her, then at the last critical moment, she will use the long-lost Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique in the secular world. At that time, she will be able to escape from your sword, and you will not be able to pose any threat to her. Instead, she can take this opportunity to counter you."

"However, just after the evil star in your hand bit into her body, the expression of Taishan Niangniang suddenly changed horribly. She felt a powerful force raging in her body and constantly destroying her vitality. She couldn't use the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique at all."

"The Queen of Mount Tai never expected that you would possess the God-Slaying Sword. The God-Slaying Sword left by Fengdu was not within her perception. Even the Lord of Mount Tai might not know about this. Therefore, the Queen of Mount Tai suffered a great loss under the God-Slaying Sword."

"She is unable to resist the destruction of her soul by the God-Slaying Sword, and begins to lower her posture and beg for mercy from you. As long as you can spare her life, she is willing to give you everything, including what you want to know."

"Do you want to put away the God-Slaying Sword?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no without even thinking about it.

Either don’t do it or never do it.

If you stop halfway, the other party will not only not be grateful to you, but will also try every means to kill you, and it will be difficult for you to take action again.

"You ignored Queen Taishan's pleas and requests for mercy, and continued to use the God-Slaying Sword. Queen Taishan's vitality was completely exhausted, and she gradually lost the ability to resist."

Jiang Xinghuo waited for about five minutes.

The subsequent text came from the game.

"You have killed, Lady Taishan."

"You gained incense +500."

"You discovered that the incense that overflowed from the body of Taishan Niangniang was actually transmitted to the hands of an unknown person through the altar in the Taishan Niangniang Temple, leaving only a little scrap for you to take."

"But her body and the Taishan Niangniang Temple have not disappeared. If you are lucky enough, you may have a chance to find something more valuable from the body and the temple."

"Be careful, if you kill Taishan Goddess, you will become the mortal enemy of Taishan. All the evildoers of Taishan will hunt you down until the day you die."

Looking at the text, Jiang Xinghuo didn't take the threats mentioned between the lines seriously at all.

As for who the incense in the body of Goddess Taishan was delivered to, Jiang Xinghuo could guess roughly in his mind.

It is most likely the Lord of Mount Tai.

No one else would have this ability.

Queen Taishan probably never expected that everything about her life and death would be arranged clearly by someone.

(End of this chapter)