My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 795 Ancestor Chen Tuan?

Jiang Xinghuo took out the Monkey God Pill from the void drawer and threw it outside the door god barrier. The crystal clear inner pill immediately emitted a bright light, and the dark green venom on the ground began to flow into the inside of the Monkey God Pill at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Or to be more precise, the Monkey God Pill was absorbed into the inner elixir, and the poison contained in it gradually began to dissipate.

But Jiang Xinghuo noticed that as the venom was purified and disappeared, the color of the Ape God Pill also changed, from crystal clear to pitch black, without any luster emanating, just like an ordinary glass bead, nothing too special about it.

The pearl casts a secret shadow.

is perhaps the best description of the situation.

the other side.

There were also some changes on Dao Laogui's face. Although it was no longer a normal life form at this moment, Jiang Xinghuo could still feel the other party's emotional changes. At the moment when the venom disappeared, Jiang Xinghuo also sensed a hint of fear from the other party.

The power of Dao Lao Gui lies in its extremely pervasive and powerful poison. Once this means is lost, it is like a tiger without teeth. It would be good if one can use half of his ten abilities.

So after sensing this, Jiang Xinghuo struck while the iron was hot, without any hesitation or delay, and directly dispersed the door god barrier. With his hands wrapped in dazzling and brilliant lightning, he rushed towards Dao Laogui.

Dao Laogui saw Jiang Xinghuo approaching and it was too late for him to dodge, so he could only fight back and swung his knife to chop at Jiang Xinghuo's head.

But when the blade hit Jiang Xinghuo's body, it seemed to fall into the air, without causing any ripples or hurting Jiang Xinghuo at all. Instead, he was hit hard on the chest by a palm thunder.

The lightning instantly exploded along Dao Laogui's chest and quickly spread to the surroundings. Dao Laogui couldn't help but let out a painful roar, and one of his arms turned into ashes.

Thunder magic is an extremely powerful spell, and it has a natural restraint on evil auras. If Dao Laogui relies on the poison he releases, he may be able to struggle with Jiang Xinghuo, or even gain the upper hand and suppress Jiang Xinghuo.

But if it was a close combat, Dao Laogui would be no match for Lei Fa, so after Dao Laogui was hit hard, he no longer continued to fight with Jiang Xinghuo, but turned around and ran away, while releasing a large amount of poison to block him.

Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry. He threw the Monkey God Pill in his hand. The inner pill spun around in the air, protecting Jiang Xinghuo from the poison. Then he used his divine movement skills, rushed into the poisonous fog and chased after Dao Lao Gui.

The silvery-white lightning swept across like a mad dragon. The thunder method that Jiang Xinghuo performed at this moment did not originate from the Thunder Ancestor's Treasure Scroll, but was evolved from the "Fire Dragon Immortal Daowu Diagram". Although it lacked many practical abilities such as driving away locusts and curing diseases, it brought the destructive power to the fullest, and its main feature was that it was indestructible.

Jiang Xinghuo was chasing closely behind with his magical power, and lightning was pouring down on Dao Lao Gui like a torrential rain. Although Dao Lao Gui was indignant, he had no ability to resist at all. Even though he was not hit by the lightning head-on, his body was full of holes and there were jumping silver-white arcs everywhere.

Jiang Xinghuo was also very impressed by Dao Laogui's endurance. Even after being hit so many times by the power of thunder, he was still alive and kicking, and even found time to fight back.

I don’t know whether I should say that my cultivation is too weak, or that Dao Laogui’s vitality is too strong.

Jiang Xinghuo was not in a hurry. He just hung behind Dao Laogui to ensure that the opponent would not be out of his sight and control, and also prevent the opponent's attacks from affecting him.

Jiang Xinghuo had a hunch in his heart, he didn't know whether it was the talent of the gene chain clone cicada shell, or another way of using the Mengtou technique.

He always felt that as long as he followed this Dao Laogui, he would be able to gain some unexpected rewards.

And the deeper he went into the direction where Dao Laogui escaped, the stronger this feeling became. It was definitely not an illusion or fantasy in his mind.

Unconsciously, Jiang Xinghuo had followed Dao Laogui to the end of the yellow mud path. Dao Laogui was beaten by him until only half of his body was left.

But Dao Laogui suddenly stopped, and what appeared in the sight of the man and the ghost was an ancient building, which was somewhat similar to the scale of an underground palace, but lacked some luxury and grandeur. However, it did not look like an ordinary ancient tomb building, so let's call it an underground palace for now.

Dao Laogui stood in front of the gate of the underground palace and pressed a few times randomly on the side. The metal gate immediately opened up a gap that was just enough for two people to pass through.

Dao Laogui turned around and pointed at Jiang Xinghuo, a provocative smile appeared on his ferocious face. Then he turned around and pointed at the gap in the door behind him, then jumped up, broke into the door and disappeared.

But the metal door was not closed and was still wide open, as if it was waiting for someone.

Jiang Xinghuo understood immediately that it was a challenge from Dao Lao Gui. Its provocative smile was a challenge. If he accepted it, he would have to enter. If he didn't dare to enter, he would be a clown after all the trouble. Although there was no third party watching, Dao Lao Gui also showed his full face.
Then there is nothing to question. If he were really here, he might really hesitate.

But now there is a clone here. Not to mention the power this clone possesses, even if this clone is really killed in it, there is nothing to regret. As long as the secret behind Dao Lao Gui can be found out, everything will be worth it.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo no longer had any worries or hesitations in his heart, and he walked towards the door in front of him.

Walking through the metal gate, a long and narrow corridor came into view. Jiang Xinghuo's eyes narrowed slightly and his gaze was fixed on the incandescent lamp above his head.

"interesting……"

Jiang Xinghuo thought of several old secular ruins that he had explored before, and they were very similar to the scene he saw before him.

Could this also be a relic of the old world?

Jiang Xinghuo suppressed his curiosity and continued walking forward. There were various rooms with closed doors on both sides of the corridor. He pushed open a door and saw nothing but emptiness. He was prepared for a monster to rush out as soon as he opened the door, but unexpectedly the room was very clean, clean in the literal sense, without any dust, as if someone cleaned here every day.

"No way?"

Jiang Xinghuo felt that his guess was outrageous. If there really was someone cleaning here every day, wouldn't that mean that besides Dao Laogui and himself, there was a third person here?

Or is it a mechanical creation left behind by the puppeteer?

After all, judging from the historical process of the previous civilization, it is not a particularly difficult task for a puppeteer to develop a robot that can exist for a long time.

But after some investigation, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but laugh. He found that he was overthinking. The reason why this place is kept so tidy and clean is not because of any puppets or other people cleaning. In fact, there is an array pattern engraved on the ceiling, which starts automatically at a fixed time every day to clean up the dust in the room.

Jiang Xinghuo looked at several rooms and found them all the same, so he lost interest in exploring further and continued walking along the corridor, finally arriving at the deepest part of the underground palace.

A large secret room appeared before his eyes.

This secret room looked to be about the size of two basketball courts. The walls, ceiling and floor were all forged with white metal. It looked seamless, without any gaps or other debris.

The only thing is that there are many mysterious and complex patterns carved on the wall with cinnabar, some of which are similar to Buddhist Sanskrit, but some are not. The same is true when compared with the Taoist Yunji Fulu, which is like a new type of writing formed by combining Taoist talismans and Buddhist Sanskrit scriptures. The cinnabar has not faded with the passage of time, but is still as bright as when it was first painted.

This is not due to any supernatural reason, but mainly because cinnabar is a mineral, and it is not easy to fade without exposure to air oxidation.

Moreover, there was no light in this secret room. The reason why Jiang Xinghuo could see the situation inside clearly was because there was an extremely strange object placed in the middle of this secret room.

It seems like a...black box?

The cinnabar patterns on the surrounding walls spread down from high above and finally gathered at the bottom of the black box. The same patterns were also engraved on the mechanical body, flowing with faint golden light.

"Is this... a computer server?"

Jiang Xinghuo felt a little absurd, but it also seemed to make sense. The mysterious signal transmission light paths above kept flashing faint lights.

Jiang Xinghuo was in a state of confusion and bewilderment, and the Sky-Peeking Eyes could not reveal any clues.

If it is a talisman or spell, the Sky-Peeping Eye should be able to see its details. If it is technological means, it should not be difficult to distinguish. But now that these two things are combined together, it makes people feel a little embarrassed.

Jiang Xinghuo walked over and tried to tap it, using the most primitive repair method. As a result, the next moment, the sound of the fan turning quietly rang out.

A holographic projection was also projected in front of him from the black box-like mechanical body.

Jiang Xinghuo took two steps back. It wasn't that he was not surprised, but mainly because this cicada shell clone didn't have such big emotional fluctuations.

Moreover, he had come across this kind of thing before. When he was in the Ghost Gate Laboratory, he saw the projection left by the researcher and obtained the incomplete and broken Sky-Peeking Eye.

So now that this situation has occurred, Jiang Xinghuo doesn't feel surprised. Instead, he wants to know who this projection is.

"Hello, latecomer, Jiang Xinghuo."

The holographic projection was of a young man in a black robe. Although his body appeared illusory and transparent, his eyes were as bright as stars. He looked in the direction where Jiang Xinghuo was standing and spoke a word.

These eight short words were like a bolt from the blue, hitting Jiang Xinghuo's heart hard.

He appeared calm on the surface, but he was obviously not that calm in his heart. He didn't understand why this projection knew his name?
Could it be that this projection was not prepared in advance, but that there really was a person talking to himself through the projection?
"You...can see me?"

Jiang Xinghuo asked with a frown.

"Don't worry, I can't see you, and I don't have the ability to read your mind. This projection was left by me many years ago. It will only be triggered when outsiders come here."

The man in black robe spoke with a warm smile, but his words not only failed to dispel Jiang Xinghuo's vigilance, but made him feel even more incredible.

If it was really a holographic projection prepared in advance, wouldn't this method of almost face-to-face conversation be even more frightening?

Could it be that the other party even knows what he is going to say?
“What does one plus one equal?”

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly asked a nonsensical question.

If this projection was really prepared in advance, then he would not have known his own question, and the following answer would certainly be irrelevant.

But the result made Jiang Xinghuo fall into silence again.

"Equal to two."

The young man in black robe raised his right hand and made a "yeah" gesture.

"..."

Jiang Xinghuo continued to ask expressionlessly: "Guess what I will do next? Smash this broken machine? Or continue to hang around here with you?"

"Forget it, I'm not kidding you anymore..."

The young man in black robe waved his hand and said seriously: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhenwu. I am considered your senior. However, I have another name in the Exile Land. You can also call me Chen Tuan like them."

"Chen Tuan?"

Ancestor Chen Tuan!

Jiang Xinghuo suddenly raised his head. Was it the sleeping immortal Chen Tuan, the great Taoist master, the master of Zhang Sanfeng, the old immortal who had played chess with Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and won Huashan into his own hands?
So... Lord Zhenwu once incarnated as the Taoist master Chen Tuan to preach on Earth?

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and felt that this was indeed possible.

Patriarch Chen Tuan accepted a disciple named Fire Dragon Immortal, who passed on his skills to Zhang Sanfeng. Zhang Sanfeng founded the Wudang sect and after his death, he buried his body in the Zhenwu Cave.

There is indeed some causal relationship between them.

Jiang Xinghuo didn't say anything, but just continued to look at the projection in front of him, quietly waiting for the follow-up.

The young man in black robe took two steps forward, then turned back and pointed at the large mechanical box behind him, and asked with a smile: "Are you curious about that thing? Do you want to know what it is?"

Jiang Xinghuo nodded subconsciously, but then he realized that if what was in front of him was really a projection, he would not be able to see himself nodding.

To be honest, he still has no idea whether this black-robed man who claims to be Master Zhenwu has the ability to communicate with him. He can only go with the flow and push the communication process forward to see if he can find any clues.

(End of this chapter)