My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 770: Return to the Ruins; Message for Help

A letter from Meishan Lishi to his family.

This is an unexpected clue triggered by the Qilin's blessing.

After Jiang Xinghuo finished reading the relevant text content, he had a preliminary plan in mind. He wanted to find the undertaker to ask about the situation of the Nine-Death Cicada, and he could also explore this matter at the same time.

There is no doubt that Tai Sui God is a fake, but the key issue now is that no one knows which side this Tai Sui God belongs to.

Are they puppets of those ancient powerful men, spies of those ancient gods from outer space, or hidden nails left by the Lord of the secular world?
Therefore, we have to find a way to figure out the Tai Sui God's camp first.

Everything else is easy to deal with, no matter if they are puppets set up by ancient powerful beings or hidden backup plans left in the mortal world, at least when facing those ancient gods from outer space, they are all teammates in the same trench. Even if they have different ideas, they have common enemies, so there is no need to worry too much.

He was now worried that the other party was a spy for those ancient gods from outer space. According to what was written in the family letter of Meishan Hercules, the celebration it was invited to attend was to celebrate the birth of the offspring of Tai Sui God.

If Tai Sui God is really a servant of those ancient gods from outer space, then the offspring he gave birth to is most likely a conspiracy. Perhaps he is the offspring of an ancient god who wants to take the opportunity to descend into the mortal world.

After all, this kind of thing has happened before. Didn't the Lord of the Secular World suffer such a loss? His eldest son was the descendant of the Ancient God from outer space, and he had to strangle his own son in his cradle with his own hands!

"Where are you going next?"

"Will you go to Jiangnan City to find out what's going on? Or will you go to other places and unlock new maps for exploration?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose the former.

"You chose to go to Jiangnan City."

"Please choose your travel method:"

"Will you choose to set out directly from the mausoleum of the Wheel-Turning Emperor and head to the distant Jiangnan region? Or will you choose to go to the Wulin Alliance first to activate the shrine, and then teleport to Jiangnan City through the shrine?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw the two options given in the text, he chose to go to the Wulin Alliance first to activate the shrine. If he went directly to Jiangnan from here, it would take much longer.

Anyway, the Wulin Alliance is relatively close to the mausoleum, so going there to activate the teleportation ability of the Fengdu Shrine can save some time.

He also took this opportunity to count his gains in Luosha City and deal with the arrogant visitor from Guixu.

"You chose to go to the Wulin League to activate the shrine."

"On the way, please wait..."

"It is expected to arrive at the destination in about two hours."

Jiang Xinghuo threw his phone aside, waved his hand and unfolded the Heavenly Soldiers Map, and with a flash of his body, he entered the world in the painting.

The world in the painting, the demon-slaying platform.

Jiang Xinghuo stepped into the hall in a Taoist robe and saw a figure hanging in the air. It was the player who had come to cause trouble during the day. He claimed to be from Guixu, and said in an arrogant manner that he was barely qualified to join them.

Jiang Xinghuo was too lazy to waste time talking to him, so he simply put him in the Demon Slaying Platform and let the Iron-faced Justice give him a good lesson.

The result lived up to expectations.

Now he looked like a well-behaved kitten, standing there in a daze with a dull look in his eyes. After seeing Jiang Xinghuo coming in, there was no change in his expression, and he looked like a fool.

"You're not really fooled, are you?"

As Tiemian Qingtian was a criminal judge in the secular world, Jiang Xinghuo had no doubt about his interrogation methods. If the psychological quality of this visitor from Guixu was not good enough, he might be tortured to the point of mental breakdown.

At this time, Tiemian Qingtian also appeared in the hall. He pointed his right hand in the air, and a revolving lantern picture quietly emerged in the air. The scene shown on it was what happened to the visitor from Guixu after he was captured.

How to describe it... in four words, it is inhumane!!
Tiemian Qingtian completely treated the other party as a test subject. He tried almost all kinds of punishments in the Demon-Slaying Platform, and conducted experiments by directly extracting the soul, in order to avoid destroying the physical body, which would then be useless.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo felt a chill down his spine when he saw those horrific punishments. It would be more satisfying than just chopping off someone's head with a knife.

You can't live, you can't die.

This is the most cruel punishment in the world.

The rest is pediatrics.

No wonder this man became like this.

His soul consciousness was almost completely exhausted, and now only the last bit of instinct remained to maintain his vital signs.

In other words, even if we let this guy out of the world in the painting now, he would still be a confused walking corpse, even worse than a vegetative person.

Because a vegetative person still has consciousness, but his limbs cannot move. However, apart from the instincts such as heartbeat, breathing, swallowing, and excretion, he will not have any independent thinking or consciousness.

“That’s cruel enough…”

Jiang Xinghuo shook his head, dispersing the revolving lantern in the air.

But he always felt that something was not right. Although the other party was somewhat unworthy of his reputation, his ability to endure was too weak.

This is not the Red Lotus Karma Fire, which can cause a person to suffer from thousands of years of burning pain in one second. This is less than a day, and no matter how much torture it has done, it will not turn into this horrible state.

Pretending?

Jiang Xinghuo opened his flaming eyes, and a light as bright as the sun flashed in his eyes. He quickly noticed the subtle changes in expression. Although the other party hid it well, he still could not escape the observation of his flaming eyes.

However, Jiang Xinghuo had no intention of exposing the other party's disguise.

Since he pretended like this, it meant that he still had the ability to think, and he just wanted to make himself relax his vigilance. Instead of fighting with the other party endlessly, it would be better to directly use the soul-searching technique to plunder the memories in his mind.

By then you will naturally know everything, and you won’t have to worry about the other party deceiving you with lies.

Jiang Xinghuo raised his right hand slightly and activated the power of soul-searching technique.

Dozens of sinister chains quickly spread out from his palm. Before the other party could react, they had already invaded his cerebral cortex and began to read the memories in his mind.

Pictures kept flashing through my mind.

Jiang Xinghuo quickly understood the other party's identity and the reason why he came to find him.

He comes from an organization called Guixu.

The inherited relics of the players in the organization are also inextricably linked to the rivers, lakes and seas of the secular world.

The leader's name is "Kunpeng".

He once fought a great battle with the original Maitreya, and the two sides were evenly matched, and Maitreya even had a slight advantage in terms of hard power. The inheritance of this man is called: Fisherman.

His innate ability is the ability to sense the presence of other players. His position in the Guixu organization is equivalent to a headhunter, specializing in recruiting other players to join the organization.

But first one must pass his assessment. Those who pass can join Guixu, while those who fail will die from various sudden illnesses.

Jiang Xinghuo finally understood what was going on. It turned out to be the secular version of HR. If he had not passed his test, he would have died of a heart attack by now. By then, the news would just say that young people should stay up late less, and no one would notice it.

"You really deserve to die..."

Jiang Xinghuo withdrew the effect of the soul-searching technique. He mercilessly plundered the fisherman's memory and caused severe damage to his brain.

Of course, this was also something Jiang Xinghuo did deliberately.

This fisherman has killed many players. If I were not stronger than him today, I would probably have died.

Therefore, this guy must not be allowed to leave.

After Jiang Xinghuo destroyed his brain with the soul-searching technique, a little Kitchen God Fire popped out, and the blazing flames instantly enveloped his body.

There was only a whimpering scream, and the whole person instantly turned into ashes and disappeared, without even any ashes left.

However, the things on him were left behind. In addition to the Mirage Dragon Pearl that could transform into a mirage, there were also many strange props. Some of them really caught Jiang Xinghuo's attention.

"The Sea Mirror (epic item), a relic left by the Sea God in ancient times, can emit endless rays of light, illuminating the deep darkness under the ten directions of the sea. It is the treasure coveted by countless fishermen and boatmen. After the death of the Sea God, this Sea Mirror fell into the hands of the 'Golden Water Ghost' among the seven major aquatic organizations."

"Jiaolong Boat (Super Rare Item), a deep-sea submarine made by a divine craftsman from the Tiangong lineage using a Jiaolong skeleton as material and combining it with technological forging techniques from another world. It can dive to a maximum depth of three thousand meters and reach a maximum speed of twenty nautical miles per hour. It comes with three Dragon Breath Cannons that can automatically absorb the essence of seawater to replenish ammunition, and has the ability to become invisible, evade, and automatically repair itself."

"Galaxy Fishing Rod (rare item), a fishing rod once used by the Galaxy Immortal. It can attract a large number of aquatic creatures without bait, and has a chance to attract rare underwater monsters. Once bitten by the hook, they can never get away."

"Be careful, the level of the monsters that the Xinghe Fishing Rod can attract is uncertain, and their level of cultivation may be far higher than that of the fisherman. At that time, the fisherman may be killed by the prey."

The fisherman had a lot of things, but Jiang Xinghuo only liked these three things; the others were not enough to attract him.

Moreover, these three things will be of great help to him when he opens up the sea map in the future, especially the galaxy fishing rod, which may be able to catch something from the sea.

Finished dealing with the fisherman.

Next up is the prison of the Demon Hunting Bureau.

Snow and Wind Prison, Thunder Prison, and Yellow Sand Prison.

These are the fragments of the cave left behind after the death of the three dragon lords who guarded the Dragon Court.

At that time, they took advantage of the chaos in the Forbidden City to escape and seized the four prisons of the Demon Hunting Bureau. Except for the Heavenly Demon Prison which is now missing, the other prisons are in their hands.

So how to deal with these three prison caves becomes the current issue that needs to be considered.

Jiang Xinghuo originally planned to integrate it into the Heavenly Soldiers Map to open up the second and even the third heaven.

However, after obtaining the Qiankunjian, he had a different idea. Instead of integrating these three prison caves into the Tianbingtu and abandoning their original abilities, it would be better to keep them in their current form, and use the Qiankuntu to open up the underworld in the future and use these three prison caves as new hells.

Moreover, the origins of these three prison caves are now in his hands. He can activate the relevant abilities and use them at any time without worrying about putting them aside.

After some consideration, Jiang Xinghuo had made a decision in his mind to leave these three prison caves for the time being.

Anyway, the Map of Heavenly Soldiers has not been collected completely yet, and there is no point in opening up so many space caves. It will not be too late to consider other things after all the fragments of the Map of Heavenly Soldiers are collected.

After dealing with the matters in the world of the painting, Jiang Xinghuo left the Heavenly Soldiers Map and returned to reality.

The fisherman's bones have been turned to dust. Unless Kunpeng, the leader of the Guixu organization, can create the dead fisherman out of nothing and reunite him, no one will be able to find any trace of the fisherman.

Jiang Xinghuo waited for another half an hour.

A new game text suddenly appeared in the game.

"You can feel the Divine Machine Order in the Void Drawer buzzing. It seems that Taoist Master Bailian of Divine Machine is trying to contact you through the Divine Machine Order. Do you want to take it out and have a look?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a look and chose yes without much thought. It was rare for the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian to contact him on his own initiative.

"You took out the Divine Machine Order."

"You received a distress message from Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. The message only told you a location, and there were no other clues. It seemed to have been sent in a hurry."

"You have received a distress message - Tai Sui Cave."

"The clue that Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian passed on to you is the place name Tai Sui Cave, and there is also a torn and damaged map. It seems to be a certain passage in Tai Sui Cave. Do you want to go over and explore it immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly.

Tai Sui Cave is located in the Jiangnan area and has a close relationship with the Tai Sui God.

First there was the letter from Meishan Lishi to Taoist Kenjing, and then there was the message for help from Taoist Shenji Bailian.

These two seemingly unrelated events are both vaguely related to the God Tai Sui, coupled with the ceremony to celebrate the birth of the God Tai Sui's offspring.

Jiang Xinghuo would never believe that there was no connection at all.

Since he was going to the Jiangnan area as well, it would be a good opportunity for him to rescue the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian first.

This man is his personal blacksmith, skilled in craftsmanship and easy to talk to, so he must not be defeated like this.

after an hour.

Jiang Xinghuo arrived at the shrine of the Wulin League.

"You activated the Fengdu Shrine. The power of space enveloped your body and brought you to Jiangnan, a thousand miles away."

"You opened your eyes beside the shrine in Jiangnan City."

"Although it is already early morning, the world is in chaos, and the sun and moon are not yet bright, the city of Jiangnan is brightly lit and bustling with people. All kinds of monsters and demons have been invited to participate in the celebration of the birth of the offspring of Tai Sui. What are your plans next?"

"Will you choose to enter the city and explore first? Or will you choose to go to Tai Sui Cave to look for the traces of the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian?"

"You have triggered the talent of Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils."

"You noticed that among the shop assistants passing by, there seemed to be a creature that shouldn't be here..."

(End of this chapter)