My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 783 Headless Phoenix
While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking, a new text interaction option popped up on the screen.

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Will you choose to show up and kill these limb-jointing demons in the cave? Or will you choose to communicate with the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian through telepathy?"

Jiang Xinghuo's mind moved and he directly chose the latter. This was the option he wanted. As long as he could get in touch with Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian, he might be able to get the remains of the ancient dragon.

"You contacted Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian through telepathy."

"When he heard your voice suddenly ringing in his heart, Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian was startled at first, but then he reacted immediately. He did not show any abnormality on the surface. He was still the same as before, as if he had turned a deaf ear to Jiaolong Gui's words."

"You have expressed your thoughts and ideas. After hearing what you meant, the Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian began to think more. Since the Limb Splicer wants him to come over to help, why not give him a big favor and let him know that he is not someone to be trifled with."

"The two of you started to plan secretly through telepathy, and finally made up your mind. First, let the Taoist Master Bailian accept the invitation of the limb splicer. When you rush to the ancient imperial city of the limb splicer and see the remains of the ancient dragon, you will be summoned by the divine order. Then the two of you can work together to eat the remains of the ancient dragon."

"However, Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian is still a little worried. That is, if it accepts the invitation of the limb splicer, the other party will definitely not completely trust it. He will definitely make it sign the oath of the contract master to ensure that it will not do anything secretly. If it violates the oath, the consequences may not be something it can bear, and it may even affect the survival of the entire tribe."

"What are your options next?"

"Will you choose to tell the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian that you have the Golden Law, which can make it ignore the oath of the Contract Master? Or will you choose to tell the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian that you have the Burial Law, which can also make it ignore the oath of the Contract Master?"

The game gives two options.

The Golden Rule, the Burial Law.

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and chose the latter. He told the Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian the news of the burial laws.

He remembered that the previous game text mentioned that the Contract Master's Oath was the power he comprehended from the Golden Law. Even the Golden Law could not completely affect it, and it could only minimize the impact.

But the laws of tombs are different. This law can make all things silent. Even if the oath of the Lord of Contract is violated, he can make the retribution curse silent and it will not have any impact on the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian.

"After hearing your answer, the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian was finally relieved. He was about to accept the invitation from the limb splicer, but you suddenly stopped him."

"You suddenly have an idea and think of another reliable method. What do you plan to choose?"

"If you can lure the Jiaolong ghost out of the cave temporarily, and then use the Fetal Transformation Hundred Transformation Sutra to disguise yourself as the Divine Machine Hundred Refining Taoist, and sign the Contract Master's oath on its behalf, perhaps you can completely invalidate this contract."

"Do you want to give it a try?"

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo read the text, he felt that there was something going on. According to the contract signed by the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian and the person who spliced ​​the limbs, whichever party violated the contract would be punished by the curse from heaven.

But if it was myself who signed the contract, it would be different. I signed the contract in the name of Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian, but in fact it was the contract signed by me, the exile. It was like taking advantage of a loophole. One only contributed fame but not effort, while the other only contributed effort but not fame. Then neither Taoist Shen Ji Bai Lian nor myself would be considered to have breached the contract.

I just don't know if this method of taking advantage of loopholes will work?
Let's give it a try.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo no longer hesitated and directly summoned out his nuclear energy cicada shell clone, and launched an attack on those limb-grafting demons outside the cave.

Feeling the horrible pollution brought by nuclear radiation, the dragon ghost finally could not sit still and left the cave.

"The Jiaolong ghost has left the cave and sealed the entrance with a seal. He plans to go out and see who is causing trouble. Do you want to take this opportunity to show up?"

"You lifted the effect of the dimensional technique and appeared in front of the Taoist Master Bailian. You told him your thoughts, then obtained a drop of his blood, and performed the Fetal Transformation Hundred Transformation Sutra to transform yourself into the Taoist Master Bailian. Finally, you used the dimensional technique to hide the Taoist Master Bailian's true form."

"After you have done all this, the Jiaolong ghost also rushed over from outside. It didn't find anything when it went out just now, but it instinctively sensed the problem, so it stopped talking to you. It lost its last patience. If you don't accept the invitation of the limb splicer, then you can only be killed here, because the news of the ancient dragon's corpse must not be leaked. So you now have only two choices, either accept the invitation of the limb splicer? Or become a cold corpse?"

"You disguised yourself as the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian, with a trace of confusion on your face. You acted as if you were angry but dared not speak, but you were also very embarrassed. Finally, you gritted your teeth and accepted the invitation from the limb splicer."

"The Jiaolong Ghost had already planned to kill you to silence you, but your sudden agreement surprised it. It looked at you carefully. If your aura hadn't changed, it would have thought that the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian had changed."

"The Jiaolong Ghost couldn't help but laugh. It thought you were so tough, but it didn't expect you to be so weak at the critical moment of life and death. Just now you laughed at it for being afraid of death and joining the limb splicer to become a limb splicer that everyone despised. Can you be any better than it now?"

"Then, Jiaolonggui took out a pledge from his body. Just as Taoist Master Shenji Bailian had guessed before, the limb splicer had already prepared the pledge. It is impossible to agree to such a major matter concerning one's life and property without any hesitation. Only by signing a contract can you have a guarantee and ensure that you did not deceive the limb splicer."

"What are you going to do now? Do you want to sign this pledge?"

"You have carefully read the contents of the oath. The Taoist Master Bailian will refine the ancient dragon corpse for the Body Splicer at all costs. All the expenses and costs during the process will be paid by the Body Splicer. Afterwards, both parties must keep their mouths shut. The Taoist Master Bailian cannot mention this matter to anyone, and the Body Splicer cannot kill the Taoist Master Bailian to silence him. After all the tasks are completed, he must pay the Taoist Master Bailian a large sum of money and be protected by the Body Splicer forever."

Jiang Xinghuo read it through and thought that the body splicer was quite sincere and the reward he offered was indeed generous.

Of course, the premise is that it does not have the same means of resisting breach of the contract as oneself, otherwise the things in the contract are just blank checks, more useless than newspaper for polishing shoes.

"You signed the oath of the Contract Master."

"You signed this contract as the exiled Nameless on behalf of the Taoist Master Shen Ji Bai Lian. A solemn and solemn contractual force descended from the sky, but after hovering over you for a while, it quietly dissipated without a trace, leaving only a mark on the oath."

"This mark means that the contract has been established, but it did not leave any trace on you. This means that your plan may have taken effect, but the details will not be known until the contract is betrayed."

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo summoned the nuclear energy cicada shell clone, rushed into the cave, and fought with the dragon ghost head-on. "The strong nuclear contamination radiation was in the entire cave. Except for the dragon ghost, the other limb-jointed demons were contaminated by this horrible nuclear radiation. Their bodies were burned to pieces, and they rolled back and forth on the ground, looking like they were living a life worse than death. Even the space in the cave was distorted by the nuclear radiation, and light and shadow flickered, and only some things could be vaguely seen."

"You take this opportunity to exchange yourself with Taoist Master Bailian. Taoist Master Bailian senses the nuclear radiation all around and quickly takes out two Tianshu thunderbolts from his body, absorbing all the nuclear radiation into them. In this way, the two Tianshu thunderbolts become mobile nuclear weapons. When the time comes, they will explode in the lair of the limb splicer. Even if they cannot kill it, they can still inflict some damage to it, and most of the lackeys of the limb splicer will also be killed or injured."

"The nuclear radiation disappeared, and the Jiaolong Ghost immediately looked at the Taoist Master Bailian. After confirming that the Taoist Master Bailian was not injured, he did not want to delay and entangle him any longer, so he immediately activated the teleportation talisman, grabbed the Taoist Master Bailian's arm, and disappeared into the Tai Sui Cave. As for the limb-jointing demons contaminated by the nuclear radiation, the Jiaolong Ghost did not even look at them."

"You used Palm Thunder."

"You killed the Limb-Girdle +13."

"You gained incense +3769."

"You obtained the corpse of the limb-grafting demon +13."

"The corpses of these limb-grafting demons are very popular with corpse-carriers and forensic coroners. You can sell them to these professional monsters and demons, and I'm sure you can get a lot of money in exchange. But you'd better absorb the nuclear radiation left on the corpses to prevent it from spreading and killing other innocent people."

Jiang Xinghuo followed the instructions in the game text, absorbed the nuclear radiation from the corpse, and then threw it into his backpack.

At this time, new game text popped up again.

"You received a message from the Yaksha King."

"The Yaksha King said that he and the Rakshasa King are waiting for you in Jiangnan City, and asked when you will go to find them?"

"How are you going to answer that?"

"Will you let the Yaksha King and the Rakshasa King walk freely in the secular world? Or will you let them come to Tai Sui Cave to look for you?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and decided to let the two of them travel around the secular world on their own. The Yaksha King had been influenced by the God-Binding Immortal Talisman and was loyal enough to him. Although the Raksha King had not been planted with the God-Binding Immortal Talisman, having the Yaksha King around would not affect anything.

Allowing these two powerful monsters to move freely in the secular world might trigger some quest lines outside the original plot.

"You chose to let the Yaksha King and the Rakshasa King act on their own."

"Where are you planning to go next?"

"Will you choose to stay in Taisui Cave and explore new places? Or will you choose to leave Taisui Cave and go to other places?"

Jiang Xinghuo opened his backpack and took out the map left by Cai Suiren. Now this was the only task left to complete.

"You activated the map of the Cai Sui people."

"You return to the entrance of Tai Sui Cave, and then follow the map and the route recorded on it, and start heading towards the end of the map."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You followed the route on the map and went deep into the Tai Sui Cave. You soon completed two-thirds of the journey, but unexpectedly you did not encounter any danger along the way. You did not even find the Tai Sui growing on the stone wall. This made you vaguely aware that something was wrong."

"There are usually only two possibilities for this situation. One is that this place is too desolate, so there is no trace of life. The other is that this place is too dangerous, so all life has migrated from here to other places, or even been swallowed up by the danger in the dark."

Looking at the description in the text, Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes slightly. He certainly hoped that it was the first case, but based on the momentum and style of this game, it was most likely the latter.

If it was really an ordinary and desolate place, it would be impossible for Cai Suiren to obtain this map in his dream.

"Do you want to go deeper?"

Jiang Xinghuo still chose to continue without hesitation.

"We are still on our way. Please wait..."

"You have reached the end of the path, and there is a cliff in front of you. There is fog on the other side of the cliff, and there is a cave behind the fog. Do you want to continue moving forward?"

"You unfolded your limb splicing form."

"Countless broken limbs and arms carried your figure up into the sky, transforming into two black cloud-like wings that swept across the sky and arrived in front of the cave on the other side of the cliff."

"At this moment, you suddenly heard a strong wind coming from under the cliff covered by fog. It blew away all the fog and exposed the real scene under the cliff. A mighty river of blood stretched under the cliff. You didn't know where it came from or where it ended. It seemed endless."

"What's even more shocking to you is that above this sea of ​​blood, there are two corpses floating, one phoenix and one phoenix. Their wings are shining with golden light as if they were made of pure gold, but their heads have been cut off by sharp blades. Blood is constantly pouring out of the corpses and merging into the sea of ​​blood flowing below, as if they were just cut off by someone."

“Seeing this scene, a terrifying thought arises in your heart. Perhaps the bloody river below the cliff is the product of the blood flowing from the two headless phoenixes. They have been floating for an unknown period of time, perhaps a thousand years, perhaps ten thousand years, and finally gathered into this mighty long river!”

(End of this chapter)