My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 850: Gushe Immortal's Laboratory
"You have discovered the test subject of Gushe Immortal."

"This corpse whose head you cut off is, as you previously suspected, indeed a man-made product. However, it is not the rebellious act of some biochemical madman. Instead, it is a perfect creation made by the Immortal Gushe using his power of harvest, using grains as raw materials and supplementing them with his own genetic cells."

"This creature completely conforms to the golden ratio of the human body, without the slightest flaw. However, as the saying goes, when the moon is full, it wanes, and when the water is full, it overflows. Although this artificial creature is nearly perfect, there is no incense in its body, and it cannot practice any magic. Its lifespan is similar to that of ordinary non-human creatures, and it can only live for 20 years at most. As a result, the Gushe Immortal closed his laboratory and stopped the research."

"And those artificially created test subjects gradually disappeared from this world because of their short lifespans. I never thought there would be survivors here, and you happened to run into one."

Jiang Xinghuo read the game text twice and suddenly found a flaw in the text. According to the game text, although the creatures created by Gushe Immortal have perfectly proportioned bodies, their lifespan is only about twenty years, so Gushe Immortal closed the laboratory.

Theoretically, these man-made products can only live for twenty years at most. However, many years ago, the Gushe Immortal was killed by King Taiping. Then there was the Dawn Night when the Lord of the Earthly World fell. Now the players in the exile land have returned to the earthly world. Although he doesn't know how many years have passed, it is definitely far more than the limit of twenty years.

So according to this theory, the experimental subjects created by Gushe Immortal back then should have turned into ashes over the long years. How could they still be alive today and allow himself to encounter them?
Think about it.

There are only two possible answers.

Or, these artificial experimental subjects have broken free from the shackles of their twenty-year lifespan and have survived from the time when Gushe Immortal existed to the present day.

Or, someone inherited the legacy of the Gushe Immortal, restarted the research, and produced a brand new experimental product.

That was the thing that had just died under his peach wood sword.

But all this is just his guess. The truth of the matter will probably have to be revealed as the plot continues. Perhaps all the answers are in that dusty underground autopsy room.

At the same time, new text interactions were also reported in the game.

"What are your options next?"

"Will you continue to go down the stairs and look for the closed underground autopsy room? Or will you turn around and leave here immediately to avoid unnecessary trouble for yourself?"

The game gives two choices, go down and leave.

Jiang Xinghuo chose to move on without hesitation. Things had developed to this point, and it would be a shame if he gave in and left. Even if he died down there, he had to find out the truth before dying.

"You chose to continue exploring downwards."

"There was a bright light like the sun in your pupils. The darkness in the corridor did not affect your vision at all. But what surprised you was that the number of floors in this underground staircase was far beyond your imagination."

"You have walked down more than ten flights of stairs, but you still haven't reached the end. Instead, you feel the yin energy around you getting heavier and heavier, and the stairs are becoming damp and slippery. You have to be careful with your steps, otherwise you will easily fall to the ground."

"Do you want to continue going down?"

Jiang Xinghuo still chose yes. He had come this far and could only go down this path. No other options were within his consideration.

"You continue to go down the stairs..."

"Finally, you came to the end of this underground staircase. On the way here, you counted the number of stairs you walked. It was exactly thirty-six floors, no more, no less. I don't know if it was a coincidence or if Gushe Immortal did it on purpose."

"But you think it's most likely the latter, because at the level of Gushe Immortal, everything he does is predetermined, and there will never be coincidences or unintentional actions. The number thirty-six is ​​also very particular in Taoism. It corresponds to the thirty-six heavenly palaces and the thirty-six heavenly stars, and the thirty-six hells and the thirty-six Yin gods of the netherworld. Gushe Immortal is also a Taoist master belonging to the Xuanmen lineage, so he naturally knows this."

"You walk down the last flight of stairs and see an iron door embedded in concrete on the moldy wall in front of you. The iron door is a whole piece without any trace of splicing. There is only one keyhole on the door, and there are traces of spells on the iron door and the surrounding concrete."

"This shows that Gushe Immortal has been prepared. Apart from using the key to open the door, other escape techniques, wall-penetrating techniques, and lock-picking techniques will fail. Unless your cultivation power is superior to that of Gushe Immortal, it is almost impossible to force your way in."

Looking at the content of this game text, Jiang Xinghuo found the key in his backpack and clicked to use it.

"You inserted the key given to you by the medical examiner into the lock. The rusty lock made a creaking sound. You were afraid that the brass key in your hand would suddenly break, and then all your efforts would be in vain."

"Fortunately, your hands were steady. You slowly turned the key for a circle, and then you heard a "click" sound. The door lock opened, and the iron door slowly opened a gap, only half the width of a finger. It was pitch black behind, and even your sharp eyes could not see what was behind it."

"And the moment you opened the door, you felt a sense of being watched from behind the door, as if there was a creature you couldn't see hiding behind the door and spying on you. The warning sign of the Mengtou Jutsu also came, causing your heart to start pounding."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Would you choose to close and lock the door immediately, then destroy the key and pretend that you have never been here? Or would you continue to explore further without fear of death?"

It's still the same old two options, and Jiang Xinghuo didn't do what he always did, stubbornly choosing to go all the way.

"You ignored the warning signs brought by the Mengtou Technique and resolutely opened the iron door and walked straight in. The dusty and rotten smell rushed towards you, and a strong feeling of suffocation arose spontaneously. This is because there has been no ventilation for many years, and a large amount of dust and foul air have accumulated. Fortunately, your physical fitness has been improved many times, and you naturally entered the fetal breathing state. You don't need to breathe through your mouth and nose at all, so these foul air and dust naturally have no effect on you."

"Your Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils talent sensed the darkness and automatically released golden flames, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day. You then realized that you were actually in a sophisticated laboratory, surrounded by biological chambers more than a person tall, filled with turbid nutrient solution, soaking one perfect creation after another."

"You have discovered the laboratory of Gushe Immortal."

"The Immortal Gushe holds the power of harvest and is also well versed in biotechnology, especially in the creation of artificial ghosts and gods. It is said that the limb splicing method developed by the Medical Immortal Qihuang is the result of her and the Immortal Gushe's joint research."

"This laboratory is where she cultivates biological ghosts and gods. She uses her own genetic cells as a basis and combines them with various biotechnologies to develop this nearly perfect organism, except for its lifespan and inability to cultivate."

"But as you go deeper, you suddenly find that several biological capsules are in a broken state. The nutrient solution inside flows onto the ground, leaving a large pool of dried marks. The organisms inside have long disappeared."

Jiang Xinghuo's heart trembled, and he remembered the test subject he met outside. Could it be that he ran away from here?

But on second thought, Jiang Xinghuo rejected his guess, because when he came in, the game text clearly stated that the door was closed. Not to mention that these organisms did not understand magic, even if they knew magic, they might not be able to break through the restriction of Gushe Immortal. If the test subject really escaped from here, there was only one most reasonable explanation, that is, there was a road leading to the outside world in this laboratory.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo immediately controlled the character to explore the laboratory.

"Exploring, please wait..."

"You conducted a thorough search in the laboratory, hoping to find some clues that matched your speculation, but the result disappointed you greatly. You searched the laboratory but did not find any suspicious places. Even your keen eyes did not find any secret passages or secret doors."

"You can't help but wonder in your heart, are you thinking too much? There is no secret passage or secret door at all?"

"And just when you felt surprised, the treasure god in your body suddenly appeared, squatted on your shoulder, and started croaking in a certain direction."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo's heart suddenly moved.

The Treasure God has the ability to hunt for treasures, and he is also the only monster that can freely enter and exit his body without being controlled. Could it be that the Treasure God has discovered something?
So, with the idea of ​​giving it a try, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to act according to the guidance of the Treasure God.

"You walked towards the direction where the God of Treasures was shouting. There was just an ordinary wall there, nothing unusual at all."

"The God of Treasures motioned for you to look upwards. You followed his line of sight and saw an inconspicuous gap between the wall and the ceiling, with a yellow talisman stuck on it."

"You are feeling very strange. You just explored this place and found nothing. How come a talisman suddenly appeared?"

"And looking at the fading marks on this talisman, it's obvious that it's been stuck here for a long time, not just now. Do you want to take it down and have a look?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation.

"You took the talisman off the wall."

"You have obtained the Elephant Invisible Talisman."

"The Elephant Invisible Talisman (rare item), the Great Sound is Silent, the Elephant Invisible, one of the two divine talismans in the secular world's legends. Although the quality is not high, it has the effect of shielding people's senses. As long as the talisman is posted on the wall or carried with you, people can subconsciously ignore the target blessed by the talisman. Even if they pass in front of it, they will naturally ignore its existence. They can even idealistically virtualize the form. As long as someone thinks there is no obstacle in front of them, they can freely shuttle through it without affecting the target in reality."

See the description of this talisman.

Jiang Xinghuo finally understood what was going on. No wonder he didn't notice the existence of the talisman just now. It turned out to be because the power of this talisman was so strange.

The power of my thinking!
This is roughly what the Elephant Invisible Talisman means.

"You took off the elephant invisible talisman. You discovered the secret hidden in the wall that you thought was flawless. The wall and the ceiling are not sealed together, but there is a not-so-obvious gap. If nothing unexpected happens, the wall should be able to be moved."

"Are you going to try to push it?"

Jiang Xinghuo directly chose yes, and deliberately activated the Hercules Totem to increase the power of the game character.

"You activated the Power God Totem."

"You put your hands on the wall and start pushing it hard. Soon you feel the wall slowly turning, revealing a staircase extending upwards. Do you want to go up and take a look?"

Found!
Jiang Xinghuo's eyes lit up and he immediately controlled the character to walk forward.

"You go up the stairs and come to a smaller room. It is similar to the laboratory below, but it does not have all those miscellaneous things. There is only a crystal coffin placed in the middle. There is also a secret door not far away. It should be the exit to the outside world."

"Are you going to check the coffin first? Or are you going to check the secret door first?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and took out a substitute paper figure from his backpack.

"You activated the paper substitute and controlled it to walk to the secret door, then opened the door and walked out."

"Your vision is shared by the paper substitute, and you find that the stairs you came down from are just outside the secret door."

"It's just that this secret door is a one-way portal. You can leave from the inside and go outside, but from the outside, no matter how you look or touch it, it's just an ordinary wall. You can't enter the room you are in now."

"Even if we use violence to break open the wall, we will only destroy this secret door and will not be able to go back inside."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo immediately understood that the escaped test subjects left through this route.

Just like the test subject that he killed.

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to come to the crystal coffin.

"You came to the crystal coffin and found a woman lying inside. She looked to be in her twenties, wearing a long red dress and lying peacefully inside the coffin."

"But for some reason, you always feel as if you have seen this woman somewhere before. Her facial features seem more and more familiar, but you just can't remember where she is."

"And just as you were thinking about this, the woman in the coffin quietly opened her eyes..."

(End of this chapter)