My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 754: Tian Gang Great Emperor? ?

Looking at the contents of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but fall into deep thought. The Demon Hunting Department, the Dragon Guarding Court, the Eunuch Building, and the Tianlu Pavilion, these are four brand new maps, and he has never come across related clues before.

If the red book and iron certificate left by the Lord of the Secular World had not been triggered this time, I am afraid that these potential hidden maps would not have been discovered.

It was also thanks to the fact that he gave up other things at the beginning and got the red book and iron certificate from the Taoist Xuankong.

"You saw the message left by the Imperial College Priest in the cell, but your sharp eyes noticed that the carvings at the end of the message were disorganized and the words were not systematic, like scribbled words. However, you were still able to piece together a piece of information that was erased by the Imperial College Priest from those carvings."

"You learned from the erased inscription that this Rakshasa City contains an unknown curse. No matter what race you are from in the secular world, you will have an immortal body in this Rakshasa City. Even if you die without a complete body and turn into ashes, as long as you wait until the sunrise the next day, you will be resurrected in this city again."

"But every time you are resurrected, your soul will be affected by Rakshasa City, and the blood in your body will also change, until you completely become a Rakshasa monster. On that day, you will no longer be able to escape the shackles of Rakshasa City, and can only be imprisoned in the city forever like a ground-bound spirit."

"Moreover, your cognition will gradually change, and many more memories will appear in your mind, making you think that you are a native of Luosha City, and you will have an almost pathological sense of belonging."

"The Imperial College's chief priest was able to barely resist this force by relying on the righteousness in his body, but in the end he still sank into this confusion."

"However, I don't know if it's because the Imperial Academy's chief priest's righteousness is too strong. Although he is trapped in the curse of Luosha City, he has two hours of clarity every day. So he took advantage of the clarity to record the whole story here, and then he went to the place with the heaviest evil spirit in the city, hoping to find a way out. If he can drag the mastermind behind the scenes to die together, it will be worth it for him to read the books of sages for decades."

"I am good at nurturing my righteous spirit. These are the last words left by the chief priest of the Imperial College. Caring for the world, upholding righteousness and warding off evil, cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the country and bringing peace to the world, these are the beliefs in the hearts of all Confucian scholars. Even if they die a hundred times, they will have no regrets."

After reading this game text, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but feel a bit of respect for the Imperial College's chief academic officer.

Keep to the right path and ward off evil.

Everyone can say and write these four words, but how many people are willing to sacrifice their lives for them?
Although this chief academician of the Imperial College was a monster in the secular world, he was able to perform such a heroic act, which made him a thousand times better than those petty-minded people, and he deserves to be called a great scholar.

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Do you want to leave this prison immediately and explore the two abnormal places in the city?"

Jiang Xinghuo still chose no.

It's bright outside now, but it's not the time to go out and do anything. If you want to do anything, you have to wait until it's dark and windy.

"You chose to continue to rest in prison with your eyes closed."

Jiang Xinghuo glanced at the time. There was still some time before dark, so he thought he could have some peace and quiet for a while. However, he never expected that there were so many secrets and clues buried in this small cell.

"You lie on the straw with your eyes closed, pretending to be asleep. Suddenly, you feel something sticky underneath you. You turn over and sit up. You see a few inconspicuous dry bones buried under the straw. The outlines of their bones look like broken ribs and clavicles."

"Would you like to pick it up and look at it?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw that the interaction had been triggered, he decided to just pick it up and see what it was without even thinking about it.

"You picked up these bones and found some densely packed small characters on them. Upon closer inspection, you discovered that they were actually left behind by our ancestor, Xiling."

"You have discovered the relics of the old man Xiling."

"The four branches of moving mountains and removing ridges, stealing gold and digging hills, and robbing tombs were famous in the northwest, but now they have all disappeared. Except for the ancestor of the Xiling branch whose whereabouts are unknown, the ancestors of the other three branches are dead and can't be deader."

This reminded Jiang Xinghuo of his experience in exploring the northwest. The Mojin ancestor killed the ancestors of the Banshan and Fachio lineages for his own selfish reasons. Only the Xiangling ancestor saw that the situation was not good and fled from the northwest in time. Since then, he has disappeared from the secular world and no one has seen him again.

I didn't expect to encounter the relics left by the ancestor Xiling in this Rakshasa City.

He continued to push forward into the game text.

"You found that these withered bones were left by the old man Xiangling. In order to avoid being involved in the conspiracy of the old man Mojin, he left the northwest with Xiangling Armor. He wanted to find a place to live in seclusion in the Wulin League, but he accidentally discovered the existence of Luosha City."

"So, the Xiangling Patriarch hid in Luosha City, but soon he discovered the hidden problems in the city just like the Imperial Academy Priest. In order to find out the truth, he relied on the ancestral skills of the Xiangling lineage to dig holes in the mountains and enter two places where evil spirits gathered in the city. As a result, he found a terrifying existence inside, which directly dispersed all the vitality in his body."

"Ancestor Xiling dragged his seriously injured body into the prison and recorded his findings on his bones, so that they would not be destroyed even after thousands of years. He hoped that people in the future would be able to find these things here, and he would disappear into thin air and become nothing, without becoming a puppet of Luosha City."

"In addition, you also found several secret techniques on these broken bones, as well as a simple but very clear map."

"You have obtained the secret book of the Xiling Bone Shrinking Technique."

"Xiangling Bone Shrinking Technique, this is the unique bone shrinking technique of Xiangling lineage, which is completely different from the bone shrinking technique of Xifa Sect. The bone shrinking technique of Xifa Sect is to pluck off one's own bones to shrink one's body. Although it can pass through some small areas, it is inconvenient to move. If you encounter a sudden attack, you can only wait for death."

"The bone-shrinking skill of the Xiling lineage can completely shrink the body, but it does not affect one's movements at all. Various methods can be used at will without causing any harm or hidden dangers to oneself."

"This is also the specialty of the Xiangling lineage. As long as the head can enter a cave, the Xiangling warriors can smoothly enter and explore it."

"Do you want to use this item to practice the bone-shrinking technique described on it?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

This skill may not be very helpful in fighting, but it is much more convenient for exploring maps and escaping.

"You chose to practice bone shrinking skills."

"Learning, please wait..."

"Study completed."

"You have successfully mastered the art of shrinking bones."

As the game text flashed in the game, Jiang Xinghuo felt his body joints crackling, as if beans were bursting, and the method of bone shrinking appeared in his mind.

"disease!"

According to the memory in his mind, Jiang Xinghuo put his right hand in front of his chest and made a hand seal. Then he felt a surge of power in his body, and his whole body began to shrink rapidly.

Not only his body, but even his clothes were affected by this force and shrank along with his body. In the end, he became almost the same size as a figurine.

"My dear..."

Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but be shocked. Is this called the Bone Shrinking Technique? Is this called the Size As You Want? ?
That’s the extent of Monkey King’s abilities. He can only shrink, but not grow bigger. To grow bigger, he needs to rely on the talisman that can control the heaven and earth.

Then I can be considered to have a weakened version of the Big and Small Ruyi.

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly remembered that there were thirty-six Tiangang techniques in mythology and legends, and the methods he now mastered were consistent with many of the techniques, except that the power was slightly weakened compared to the original version.

For example, among the 36 Tiangang, there is the mastery of the five thunders, so now he can use thunder magic at will. Another example is standing upright without a shadow. Judging from the name, it may be to virtualize his own body shape, which is similar to the magical power of the Nine Dead Cicada.

There is also the ability of the golden light that draws the ground to compete with the Dragon Vein chapter of the Dragon-Raising Technique, not to mention the fetal transformation.

There is also the ability to bring the dead back to life and move mountains and rocks, which he can do with the help of some worldly props.

"Interesting... coincidence?"

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head and thought that one day, he might be able to collect all the secular versions of the Thirty-Six Tiangang Techniques. At that time, he would call himself the Great Emperor of Tiangang and maybe he could fool some people by pretending to be a god.

"untie!"

Jiang Xinghuo made another hand gesture, and his shrunken figure quickly returned to its original size, as if it had never been smaller.

After learning this skill of shrinking bones, Jiang Xinghuo continued to move forward with the text.

"You have discovered the technique of splitting mountains and digging the earth."

"The Dividing Mountain Digging Technique is the unique secret skill of the Xiling lineage. It can dig out the desired hole with just one's hands without relying on external forces. Rocks and soil cannot stop it, but it cannot break through the metal walls of the tomb. It has its own advantages over the Banshan lineage's Iron Melting and Metal Melting Technique."

"Do you want to learn the art of digging mountains and earth?"

Jiang Xinghuo still didn't choose to refuse.

five minutes later.

The technique of dividing mountains and digging the ground also appeared in his mind.

But there are not many places where this technology can be used, and he has no intention of being a pig.

It can only be said that it is just preparation for a rainy day.

Finally, there is a map.

This is the tunnel dug by the old man Xiangling in the two desperate places in the city, which can be used to sneak into the two desperate places quietly.

Jiang Xinghuo put the map away and planned to take a look at it in the evening.

After dealing with this plot.

There are no new interaction options for the game text.

Jiang Xinghuo finally had some free time.

Until around seven in the evening.

The subsequent text content was only released in the game.

In reality, it is still bright outside. After all, it is summer now. It will not get dark until after eight o'clock, and the sun has not completely set at six or seven o'clock.

But it's already night in the game.

"The night of the secular world has fallen and enveloped Luosha City. Do you want to leave the prison where you are imprisoned immediately and go out for a detailed exploration?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

He waited for a whole day, and finally it was late at night when everyone was asleep, and it was time to take action.

"You used the Nine Deaths Cicada to easily escape from the prison cage. When you were walking outside, you happened to meet the patrolman who was coming back from buying supper."

"When the two patrolmen saw you dare to escape from prison, they immediately swung their batons at you, but after two flashes of lightning, the two patrolmen turned into two pieces of charcoal."

"You have killed the Rakshasa Patrolman."

"You gained incense +1000."

Ok?
When Jiang Xinghuo saw the incense donations, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there would be so many incense donations after the death of these two patrolmen.

Is it because of race?

He discovered this very early on. The amount of incense that overflowed from the body of a monster after his death was not entirely determined by strength, but had a lot to do with race and status.

If he killed the offspring of a Taoist master now, even if the other party was a newborn baby, he could obtain a considerable amount of incense, much more than those powerful ghosts and gods that seemed to be extremely vicious.

"You continued to walk outside, but just as you were about to leave the prison, you suddenly discovered that the bodies of the two Rakshasa patrolmen you killed had turned into ashes and dissipated, leaving only two bones flashing with electric patterns."

"You have discovered the lightning-struck Rakshasa bone."

"You picked up the two pieces of Rakshasa bones and found that in addition to the origin of lightning, they also contained a pure evil spirit. However, after the evil spirit was tempered by lightning, the hostility contained in it had dissipated without a trace, and it turned into a material that could resist evil spirits."

This was an unexpected surprise. I didn't expect that I could get this kind of thing by killing these Rakshasas with thunder magic.

"Be careful. The Rakshasas killed by your thunder magic will lose the chance to be resurrected. This is because thunder and lightning are the most masculine and righteous things in the world, and are the natural nemesis of the evil spirits in the Rakshasas. If you only kill a few Rakshasas, it may not cause the mastermind to be wary, but if you kill too many, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble."

"Current quantity: 2/10."

Jiang Xinghuo knew in his heart that this meant that he could only kill ten Rakshasas with thunder magic at most. Once this number or limit was exceeded, it would attract the attention of the mastermind behind the Rakshasas.

It is possible that the real mastermind behind this will be revealed.

"You left the police station in Luosha City."

"Where do you choose to go next?"

"Will you go to the east or west of the city first?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and chose to go to the east of the city first, which was where the skinning murder took place, the home of the old Rakshasa who died outside the city.

"You walked on the deserted streets late at night, quickly heading towards Old Luosha's home. The difference of Luosha City was revealed at this time. Other large cities were still bustling and noisy on the streets even at night, with more people coming and going than during the day, but Luosha City was completely deserted. It looked like a dead city, with only a few lights on. There was hardly any light anywhere else."

(End of this chapter)