My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 840: Su Wang Bamboo Slips
Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the game text, and a black Taoist temple that looked like a miniature figurine immediately appeared on his palm. Its appearance was no different from that of an ordinary Taoist temple, but on the outside of the four walls, there was a relief image of the Four Saints of the North Pole, which faintly exuded an inexplicable aura, and the surrounding air seemed to be distorted by this aura.

Such a mysterious Taoist temple, even without any description, one can glimpse its extraordinaryness just by observing it with the naked eye. However, Jiang Xinghuo fell into deep thought as to how to deal with this Four Saints Tongtian Temple.

According to the description given in the game text, this Four Saints Tongtian Temple can be integrated with one's own internal organs to condense into a five-organ temple for worship and practice, or it can be integrated into the fragments of the cave heaven and evolve into a brand new cave heaven and blessed land.

Both methods are of great use to Jiang Xinghuo. By integrating with the internal organs, the great power can be attributed to oneself, and all the benefits will be directly bestowed upon oneself.

If it is integrated with the fragments of the cave heaven, a new cave heaven will be formed, but it cannot directly improve one's own cultivation.

Both have their pros and cons, but they also have their strengths.

Jiang Xinghuo pondered carefully for a while and decided to integrate the Four Saints Tongtian Temple into the world of the Heavenly Soldiers Picture.

In this way, perhaps the Taihuang Huang Zengtian in the world of the painting can be made more complete, and there is even hope of opening up the second palace "Taiming Yuxiantian".

And the Heavenly Soldiers Map will eventually become his own inherited relic. From another perspective, it can be said that the great power belongs to himself. It is just a matter of time. It can also speed up the development of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Palace as much as possible.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo no longer hesitated. He flipped his wrist and put the Four Saints Tongtian Temple on his palm into the void drawer.

Then he clicked on the screen and chose to integrate the Four Saints Tongtian Temple into the cave fragment. Immediately, the screen flashed and the game text expanded to list several options, asking which cave fragment the Taoist temple should be integrated into.

"Please select the fragment of the cave you want to integrate into the Four Saints Tongtian Temple:"

"Will you choose to integrate it into the Three Hundred and Thirty Thousand Heavenly Soldiers Map? Or will you choose to integrate it into the magic bag? Or will you integrate it into the planet formed from the corpses of the six heavenly ghosts and gods?"

The game provided three options that could be merged. Jiang Xinghuo did not hesitate and directly chose to integrate them into the Heavenly Soldiers Map.

"You chose to integrate the Four Saints Tongtian Temple into the Heavenly Soldiers Map."

"In the process of merging, please wait..."

"The fusion is complete."

"You have successfully integrated the Four Saints Tongtian Temple into the world of the Heavenly Soldiers Picture."

“The completeness of Tai Huang Zeng Tian has thus been greatly enhanced.”

"Current completeness: 50.0001%."

"The completeness of the first layer of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Palace has reached more than 50%, and the conditions for opening up the second layer of the Heavenly Palace have been met. Do you want to unlock its permissions immediately and open up the second layer of the Heavenly Palace - Taiming Yuxiantian?"

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw the content introduction given in the text, he chose yes without hesitation. He originally thought that he would have to wait until the progress of "Taihuang Huang Zengtian" was fully pushed forward, or reached more than 80% or 90%, before he could open up the second heavenly palace. He did not expect that more than 50% would unlock the corresponding permissions. Naturally, there was nothing to say, just unlock it directly.

"You chose to unlock the second heavenly palace - Taiming Yuxiantian."

"Unlocking, please wait..."

"You have successfully unlocked - Taiming Yuxiantian."

"Do you want to transform the Four Saints Tongtian Temple into the Heavenly Palace of Taiming Yuxiantian?"

"Evolving, please wait..."

Jiang Xinghuo kept the green light all the way, and whenever an option popped up, he chose it without hesitation.

Soon, the second level of Taiming Yuxiantian’s heavenly palace was successfully opened up.

"You have successfully evolved the world in the painting - Tai Ming Yu Xian Tian."

"The world in the painting - Taiming Yuxian Heaven (special), one of the thirty-six heavens left by the Taoist master in the Heavenly Soldiers Map, and also the location of the second palace of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Palaces. According to Taoist legends, after the corpse-reincarnated immortals ascend to the immortal world, they can ascend to this heaven after completing their merits in Taihuang Huangzeng Heaven."

"Of course, this is just a rumor recorded in Taoist allusions. The so-called fairyland is nothing but a void world constructed by the Taoist ancestor."

"In the past, the Taoist ancestor preached the Dharma throughout the world and spread many methods of cultivation. Those with inferior roots but great perseverance and great opportunities can cultivate into an immortal body."

"People with average aptitude and who have accumulated virtue and done good deeds in their past lives can cultivate into earthly immortals after entering the Dao."

“But if the Earthly Immortal wants to go further, then, like the Corpse Transmigration Immortal, he must enter the blessed land of the cave created by the Taoist Ancestor and constantly cleanse himself with the essence of the Tao. Only in this way can he go one step further and perhaps achieve the status of a Yang God and aspire to become a Heavenly Immortal.”

"At the same time, the blessed land in the painting world can also be used as a prison to imprison and suppress those vicious monsters. The strength of Taiming Yuxiantian is more than twice that of Taihuang Huangzengtian, and the number of heavenly soldiers and generals that can be awakened is also incomparable to the first heaven."

"Taiming Yuxiantian: 7.9906% (completeness)."

The completeness of Taiming Yuxiantian is less than 10%, so opening the third heaven is a long way off. However, this time it gave him a reminder that as long as he could find props of high enough quality, he would be able to quickly unlock the thirty-six heavens in the Tianbingtu.

Maybe once he has collected all the fragments of the Heavenly Soldiers Map, the rest of the Heavenly Palace will open on its own.

The game continues.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to go deeper and reach the end of this prison of all things? Or will you choose to leave now and perhaps escape from here?"

Jiang Xinghuo did not rush to make a choice, but instead discovered that the four words "Prison of All Things" mentioned in the game text were faintly flashing red, which meant that relevant entry information could be viewed through the Golden Box Collection.

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text message that was flashing red, and the entry content immediately popped up on the screen.

"You have triggered the storyteller's golden collection of books."

"You want to know relevant information about the "Prison of Everything"."

"Searching, please wait..."

"Because you do not have sufficient permissions, you cannot view all the information about this entry. We are editing a new entry for you." "Please wait..."

"Entry editing completed, reading in progress..."

"Please read the new entry:"

"The Prison of All Things is a legend that has spread throughout all secular civilizations. No one knows its specific origin, and no one knows who built this place. All we know is that when one's cultivation reaches a certain level, information about the Prison of All Things will naturally appear in one's mind."

"According to the old storytellers, the Prison of All Things is a prison formed by the universe itself. Those imprisoned there are all powerful people who have escaped the cycle of life and death. For example, those who have established Dao signs in the secular world, or Dao masters who have been killed by others, will be imprisoned in the Prison of All Things after death."

"And once you are trapped here, there is basically no possibility of escape. However, through some specific methods, creatures who have not established Dao signs or have not reached the level of Dao Master can still temporarily enter this prison of all things. But whether you can get out depends on your luck."

After reading this incomplete information, Jiang Xinghuo also understood the origin of the Prison of All Things. It seemed to be similar to what he had previously guessed. The Prison of All Things was the place where those masters of the Dao went after their death.

Perhaps they were worried that the souls of those Dao masters would cause damage to the underworld and other countries where ordinary creatures go after death, so this world condensed into a place specifically for imprisoning and suppressing the souls of those Dao masters after their death.

"You have now gained a preliminary glimpse into the secrets of the Prison of All Things. Will you stick to your principles and continue to search for the unknown Taoist master?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a deep breath and without much hesitation, he chose to continue exploring further.

Things have developed to the point where he can no longer follow his own wishes.

Even though he is fine now, if he really dares to commit suicide and leave here immediately, the Taoist master who has been fooled will probably directly imprison his soul here, which will waste time.

It's better to first see what the Taoist master wants to do. If that doesn't work, it won't be too late to escape by slitting one's throat.

"You chose to go deeper..."

"You walk on the dry, black earth. There are countless powerful creatures hiding in the surrounding ravines, but none of them show any malice or try to stop you. Occasionally, there are a few huge figures that are ready to move, but they are quickly dragged into the darkness by hands that emerge from the shadows."

"You walked for an unknown amount of time before you finally reached the end of the Prison of All Things. The reason why this is the end is because there is thick black fog ahead, and there is no road to pass through."

"Of course, there may be new secrets hidden behind that thick black fog. You can also go in and explore. What do you plan to do now?"

"At this moment, there are three ancient and old ancestral halls and temples in front of you, arranged evenly in a V-shaped pattern in front of you."

"The door of the ancestral hall on the left is wide open, and you can vaguely see a clay statue with a thousand hands and eyes. It should be the powerful person who taught you the Hand-Eye Sky-Connecting Technique."

"The temple on the right is half-open, and you can vaguely see the mottled Buddha statues and the sound of wooden fish coming from inside, but you can't see clearly what's inside."

"The gate of the Taoist temple in the middle is closed. You can only see a Tai Chi diagram in the middle of the temple gate. Nothing else can be seen."

"Are you planning to explore these three buildings in detail? Or are you planning to go behind the black fog behind the buildings?"

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes slightly and thought carefully in his mind. Although he didn't know who was enshrined in these three buildings.

But the strength displayed by the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Dharmakaya and the locations of the three buildings are enough to show how extraordinary these three people are. All three of them must be at the Dao Lord level.

But even these three Dao Lord-level masters did not enter the black fog to explore. As an ordinary exile, wouldn’t it be asking for trouble if I went in?
Maybe there are great opportunities and treasures hidden behind it.

But a bird in the hand is worth a thousand in the bush.

Instead of pinning your hopes on illusory luck, it is better to take the benefits that are available to you first, and then consider those opportunistic things.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo quickly made his own decision and directly controlled the character to stay here, ready to explore and unearth the secrets of the three buildings.

"You chose to stay here and explore those three buildings instead of rushing into the black fog."

“I have to say that you made a very wise choice. There is indeed a huge secret hidden behind the black fog, but even the three Dao Masters in front of you dare not easily set foot in the world behind the black fog. If you rush in rashly, I’m afraid you will never come out again in this life.”

Jiang Xinghuo secretly rejoiced in his heart, it seems that being a little timid sometimes is not a bad thing.

If he really relied on the Exile's immortality and rushed around the secular world without any scruples, he would probably have been trapped somewhere long ago and would no longer be able to advance the game's plot.

"Which building do you plan to explore first?"

"Would you like to go to the ancestral hall on the left first? Or the temple on the right first? Or the Taoist temple in the middle?"

The game gave three choices. Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and chose to go to the ancestral hall on the left to find out what was going on.

The magical power of hands and eyes that he possessed was given to him by the other party, and he also accepted the other party's invitation. Regardless of whether it was reasonable or not, he should choose to go here first.

"You chose to explore the ancestral hall on the left first."

"You arrived in front of the ancestral hall and saw a bronze plaque hanging above the entrance. It was engraved with two large characters written in a flamboyant style. Although you did not know how to pronounce the characters, you knew their meaning the first time you saw them - Su Wang."

"Su Wang is a man of great virtue in ancient times. He has the virtue of an emperor, but not the status of an emperor. However, his words and deeds are the standards for the emperors of later generations to rule the world."

"You entered the Suwang Temple. There were no exaggerated and luxurious furnishings in the temple. There was only an incense burner, three sticks of incense, and an elegant and simple clay statue. It was completely different from the Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Dharmakaya you just saw."

"And the moment you walked into the Suwang Temple, a voice came to your mind. It was the Suwang enshrined in this temple."

"King Su is very pleased that you can come here as promised. It is worth it for him to save you from the fortune-grabbing boy and teach you the Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Technique."

"And King Su asked you to come here this time because he has something to ask of you. He hopes that you can take the bamboo slips in his hand to the secular world outside and give them to his successor in this era."

"This scroll contains the essence of what he has learned throughout his life. It would be a pity if it were buried in the Prison of All Things. If it could see the light of day outside, maybe one day he could completely break free of the shackles of the Prison of All Things and return from silence."

"You have obtained the Suwang Bamboo Slips."

(End of this chapter)