My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 830 Harvest
"You tried to use the Five Ghosts Moving Method to move the bronze gong hanging on the chest of the corpse, but the corpse had a stress reaction. Its turbid and filthy eyes became as black as ink, and the corpse aura on its body gradually became thicker, lingering around its body like clouds and mist, and gradually spreading to the surroundings. What are you going to do next? Do you want to forcibly move the bronze gong hanging on its chest to your hands?"

Looking at the description in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo did not expect this situation to suddenly occur, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. Since this bronze gong caused such a big reaction to the corpse, it was enough to show that this bronze gong was extraordinary. He had to get it in his hands to see what it was.

"You chose to continue to snatch the bronze gong. You concentrated your magic power on the Five Ghosts Moving Technique. The bronze gong, which was originally tied to his chest by four thin iron chains, could not withstand the power of the Five Ghosts Moving Technique. The four iron chains broke instantly, and the bronze gong was also moved over by you using the Moving Technique."

"You only realized at this time that this bronze gong seemed to be a magic weapon used to suppress the corpse. After losing the bronze gong, the corpse's aura began to spread rapidly, spreading to the surroundings like a tide. Soon the whole street was covered with thick corpse aura. The weeds growing between the bricks also quickly withered and decayed under the invasion of the corpse aura, and then turned into ashes and dissipated."

"But contrary to your expectations, although the corpse exudes a frightening and thick corpse odor, it does not show any signs of violence."

"Once zombies lose control, they will kill all life within their sensing range. Even if there is no life around, they will vent their anger and hostility through large-scale destructive actions. It is rare to see a zombie like this one standing still, motionless, like a clay sculpture or stone carving."

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

"But at this moment, your Fiery Eyes suddenly noticed something wrong. You found that the corpse was shaking all over, as if it wanted to move its body, but it seemed unable to do so. It could only tremble desperately. At the same time, the thick corpse qi that filled the street began to flow back and forth, like thousands of rivers returning to the sea, all pouring into the body of the zombie-like species."

"The corpse has regained its composure and returned to its previous calm state. However, you saw a metal object under the messy hair of the corpse. It looked like a nail that was driven into the corpse's head. Do you want to go over and take a closer look and pull out the object stuck in its head?"

Jiang Xinghuo naturally had no reason to refuse. After seeing the interaction given in the game text, he chose to go over without hesitation.

But to be on the safe side, Jiang Xinghuo first found a corpse-fixing talisman from his backpack, and then clicked to use it.

"You have used the Corpse-Fixing Talisman."

"A talisman passed down secretly by the Maoshan sect, specifically targeting all kinds of zombies, ghosts and monsters. It can freeze their bodies and make them unable to move, but it has no effect on creatures of other races."

"You took out a corpse-fixing talisman from your body and threw it at the body. A golden light flashed and the body immediately became fixed in place like a wooden stake, not moving at all."

"Do you want to go over and find out?"

"You walked to the corpse that was fixed by the corpse-fixing talisman, and reached out to touch the bulge on the top of the corpse's head. It was indeed a cold iron nail. What do you plan to do now? Do you choose to pull out the iron nail directly? Or do you choose to leave and let the corpse fend for itself?"

"You chose to pull out the nail."

"You tried to pull out the nail embedded in the corpse's brain, but you felt a great resistance, as if there was a force fighting against you, constantly pulling at the nail and preventing you from pulling it out of the corpse. Do you still want to continue?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without thinking too much. He really didn't believe it. How could a broken nail stump him? ?

"You activated the effect of the Power God Totem."

"You activated the power of the Dragon Raising Technique."

"With the blessing of the Strength God Totem and the Dragon Vein Earth Qi, your physical fitness has been greatly improved, and your strength has increased more than ten times compared to before. You pulled out the iron nail embedded in the corpse's brain without any effort."

"You have obtained the God-Suppressing Soul-Locking Nail."

"The Soul-Locking Nail (rare item) is a product forged by the strange craftsmanship of the underworld. It is made of metal ores unique to the underworld and is made through various complex processes. If you insert it into the Baihui acupoint on the top of your head, it can seal all the acupoints in your body. Even if you die in an unexpected disaster, your soul will not enter the underworld, but will be imprisoned in your body. However, you need to pay attention to one thing about this item. After using it, although your soul will be imprisoned in your body, you will have to endure the pain of the needle all the time."

"Now that you have pulled out this soul-locking nail, you have freed the soul of the deceased from its suffering. This rotten body that should have long since turned to dust has also met its final end. It will soon turn into a puff of ash and disappear completely from the world."

"A phantom ghost of the dead gradually appeared on the street. The hazy figure was like a dream bubble, as if it would completely dissipate at any time."

"You have discovered the ghost of the descendant of the executioner."

"I don't know if it's because his soul has been trapped in his body for too long, or because his consciousness has been partially erased due to the long-term torture. The soul of the descendant of the executioner has become confused and it is impossible to communicate with him normally."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo opened the backpack panel, found the fountain of youth that specifically nourishes the soul, and then clicked to use it.

"The polluted Fountain of Youth (consumable material) comes from the Fountain of Youth in the Jiulao Immortal Cave in Qingcheng Mountain in Shu. It has the effect of nourishing the soul and developing the potential of the human body. However, because it is polluted by external impurities, most of the medicinal properties have been lost, and the effect has been greatly reduced."

“You poured half a pot of water from the fountain of youth on the descendant of the executioner, but the confused state did not disappear. Instead, it became more serious than before, and the speed at which the soul dissipated became much faster. This is because most of its consciousness has been erased, and it has become like rotten wood. Unless it can be soaked in the real fountain of youth, it will be difficult to recover completely.” Jiang Xinghuo sucked his teeth. This pot of contaminated water from the fountain of youth was a material he accidentally found when he was exploring the northwestern mining city.

But it has never been used, so I just threw it in the backpack. I thought it could have some effect on the soul of the descendant of the executioner, but I didn't expect it to increase the speed of the soul's dissipation.

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Will you choose to sit back and watch the soul of the descendant of the Executioner gradually dissipate? Or will you choose to use the soul-searching technique to read out the memories in his soul before it completely dissipates?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw these two options, he knew that he had no other choice. If he wanted to know what the descendant of the criminal officer had experienced, he could only use the soul-searching technique to read his memory. Although the speed at which the consciousness of the descendant of the criminal officer dissipated would increase again after the soul-searching technique plundered his memory, it was better than just watching it dissipate and getting nothing.

"You chose to use soul-searching on the souls of the descendants of the executioner."

"Put your palm on the head of the soul of the descendant of the criminal officer. The power of the soul-searching technique will surge out immediately, quickly penetrating the soul of the descendant of the criminal officer and quickly reading out the remaining memories in his mind."

"Perhaps it is because the descendants of the criminal officer have a deep obsession in their hearts. Although most of their memories have collapsed, only the last memory has been preserved particularly well."

"According to the remaining memories, the fate of this criminal officer's descendants is almost the same as that of the criminal officer's disciples. Their ancestors committed evil deeds that triggered the curse of Lord Luling, and then brought disaster to their descendants. The difference from the criminal officer's disciples is that the descendants of this bloodline can only live to the age of thirty. Once they pass their 30th birthday, they will encounter all kinds of misfortunes. No matter how many descendants they have, the result is always the same. There has never been an exception."

"So, the descendants of the criminal officer have been searching for a way to break the curse for generations. Finally, they found traces of Master Luling hiding in this abandoned medical school. By chance, they met a disciple of the criminal officer who also wanted to break the curse. The two decided to explore together and try to find Master Luling to break the curse on him."

"The difference is that the descendants of the executioner prepared very well for this day. They were covered with various magical instruments, which included multiple magical inheritances. However, even so, they could not escape the invasion of the evil spirits in the abandoned medical school. Although they managed to escape with their dying bodies, they did not have much time left. They could only use the death-enduring technique to turn themselves into zombie-like living dead, and used the soul-suppressing nails to imprison their souls in their bodies. In order to prevent their bodies from leaving here after death, they also used the soul-suppressing gong to restrict themselves, so they could only wander on this street."

"The original intention of the descendants of the criminal officer was to let their descendants come to explore and find the precious magic tools it carried. Unexpectedly, it was not its descendants who came to explore, but you, the uninvited guest from the Land of Exile. Perhaps its descendants gave up exploring this place, or perhaps it was for other reasons. In short, the things it left behind were given to you for nothing."

"The already fragile soul of the descendant of the criminal officer became even weaker after being squeezed by the soul-searching technique. It could no longer hold on and soon turned into wisps of smoke and dissipated, completely vanishing from this world."

"You have obtained, Incense +138."

"The incense power in the body of the descendant of the criminal officer has also been lost over the long years. Even if you are an exile with the power to plunder incense, you cannot take the dissipated incense for yourself. Only this little bit of incense that remains has been taken into your pocket."

"You have read the memories of the descendants of the criminal officer, and combined with the clues left by the criminal officer's disciples, you have also gained some understanding of the hidden dangers in the abandoned medical school. What are you going to do next?"

"Will you leave this street and explore the interior of the medical school? Or will you leave here and explore other places in Lingnan City?"

Jiang Xinghuo still sticks to his original idea, which is to continue exploring deeper into the medical school.

His interest has now been aroused, and he would be unwilling to leave just like that. Even if he dies in there dozens of times, Jiang Xinghuo thinks it is worth it as long as he can explore the truth of this abandoned medical school.

"You chose to stay here and explore."

"But before you go deeper into the exploration, you should first count the things on you. These are all the props and materials you carried from the body of the descendant of the criminal officer. They are also the confidence that the descendant of the criminal officer used to deal with the abandoned medical school. Although it failed in the end and lost its life, it does not mean that these things are useless."

"After checking and counting the things that were taken from the descendants of the criminal officer, you have indeed gained quite a lot."

"You have obtained eighty-one Taihang Mountain bricks (excellent), eighty-one Wangwu Mountain bricks (excellent), one thousand kilograms of Jinghe River silt (excellent), a motto left by the Mountain Moving Master (special), a sedan chair with eight ghosts carrying a coffin (excellent), a mandarin duck coffin dripping with blood (excellent), a mourning suona (excellent), a beast-headed soul-calming gong (rare), a Changchun Taoist's blue steel magic sword (rare), a hundred treasures necklace and blissful cassock (rare), a nine-star pile of human-headed bird-patterned golden staff (epic), a copper-horned golden coffin of the Miaojiang Miao King (rare), a Wanxian blue and white bowl left over from the palace (rare), a bag of aged Baijia rice (common), a peach wood carved parade mask (excellent), a listening shell pendant (rare), and a locust wood carved axe for going down to the ground (excellent)."

Looking at the objects listed in the game text, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but gasp. He didn't expect that the descendants of the executioner would have so many things. He hadn't seen such a big harvest for a long time, and the quality and effects were quite extraordinary. There were even epic props.

"Eighty-one Taihang Mountain stone bricks (excellent material). In ancient times, there were two sacred mountains, Wangwu and Taihang, in the secular world. Because the mountain gods were causing trouble and harming the people on earth, Banshan Ye personally killed the mountain gods of the two sacred mountains and moved the two mountains away from the secular world. His whereabouts are unknown, leaving only eighty-one Taihang stone bricks and a proverb for future use."

"Eighty-one Wangwu Mountain stone bricks (excellent material). In ancient times, there were two sacred mountains, Wangwu and Taihang, in the secular world. Because the mountain gods were causing trouble and harming the people on earth, Banshan Ye personally killed the mountain gods of the two sacred mountains and moved the two mountains away from the secular world. His whereabouts are unknown, leaving only eighty-one Wangwu stone bricks and a proverb for future use."

"Qianjun Jinghe River Silt (excellent material). The silt deep in the Jinghe River contains the power of water essence, has extremely strong viscosity and gravity, and can also isolate the invasion of various forces. Only the Jinghe River Dragon King can mine this kind of silt. Even if others can go deep into the water, they cannot mine it out."

(End of this chapter)