My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 851: Thread Master

"When you found that the woman in the crystal coffin had opened her eyes, you were startled and subconsciously took several steps back, fearing that the person in the coffin would jump out and take revenge on you for disturbing you."

"Fortunately, the woman in the coffin had no ill intentions towards you. She just opened her eyes and looked at you, then closed them again and fell into a deep sleep."

"But the feeling of déjà vu becomes stronger and stronger, lingering in your mind for a long time and unable to dissipate. It's like an invisible barrier blocking your memory. No matter how hard you try, you can't remember where you have seen this person before."

"At this time, your Sky-Watcher Eyes analyzed the detailed data of the creature in front of you and presented it to you in a way that you can understand."

"You have discovered the perfect creation of the Gushe Immortal."

"The red-shirted woman in this crystal coffin is the most perfect creation of the Gushe Immortal. Unlike those defective creations that have a short lifespan and cannot cultivate, this creation has almost perfectly avoided those shortcomings. It just needs a long time to continue to grow until it truly becomes an independent life form."

"What are your options next?"

"Will you choose to forcibly destroy this crystal coffin and wake up the woman inside and let her out? Or will you choose to carry this coffin with you, perhaps it will come in handy in the future?"

"Of course, you can also choose to ignore it and pretend that you have never found this crystal coffin. Keep it as it is and don't make any changes."

The game gave three interactive options, but before Jiang Xinghuo could make a choice, new text popped up on the screen.

"You have triggered the effect of the Kirin's Blessing."

"You have activated the power of the law of cause and effect."

"You have somehow glimpsed a trace of cause and effect that remains here, and vaguely sensed the cause and effect information related to the Gushe Immortal. Even though it is not very clear, or even vague, it is indeed the regret left by the Gushe Immortal."

"Do you want to trace this causal line back to its source and explore the past causal relationship with the Gushe Immortal?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this good opportunity, he chose yes without hesitation.

"You have captured the causal force that remains here, and have gained a glimpse of the whole story."

"The reason why the Immortal Gushe left this creature behind may be because she had her own ideas. It is very likely that she wanted to take over this body, so as to get rid of the shackles and constraints of the Law of Snow and Wind, and live a new life."

"Although the Gushe Immortal has mastered the Law of Snow and Wind, the real master of the Law of Snow and Wind is an ancient deity named 'Qingnv'."

"The Wind and Snow Law of the Gushe Immortal is restricted by it, and even she herself will be affected by it, so this body is likely a life form she created in order to get rid of Qingnv."

"But unfortunately, before her plan could succeed, King Taiping usurped the throne and took away her laws and power, so that all her plans came to naught."

Green girl?

After reading the content of this game text, Jiang Xinghuo thought of a passage recorded in Huainanzi. In the rural folk customs of the ancient Qin and Han Dynasties, there was indeed a god named "Qingnv", who was called the god of frost and snow.

There are ancient records: Qingnv, the goddess of heaven, the Jade Girl of the Blue Sky, is in charge of frost and snow.

There is also a legend that this Green Lady is actually the sister of Wu Gang, the boss who cut the laurel tree in the Moon Palace. She is in charge of the entire Guanghan Palace and the matters of making snow and frost fall on the mortal world.

Could it be that the Green Lady recorded in Huainanzi is the ancient deity in the mortal world who controls the laws of wind and snow?
But one thing is beyond doubt, that is, there is definitely a relationship between the two, but no one knows whether this green girl is from Earth or a secular person.

No wonder the immortal Gushe came up with this idea.

The laws in the secular world each have their own master, although many people can practice different laws, master different powers, and even possess power that is not inferior to that of gods.

But that only applies to ordinary people. In front of the real holders of the law, these holders of the fragments of the law here are equivalent to puppets and have no power to resist at all.

This kind of crushing of the superior over the inferior cannot be compensated by the time spent practicing or the thickness of magical power; it is a kind of absolute control in essence.

It was precisely because of this that Jiang Xinghuo found the laboratory left over from the old secular world and dissolved the owned fragments of the law in his body, leaving only a few ownerless fragments of the law.

Although his own cultivation and authority have been weakened, at least he does not have those worries. He does not have to worry about getting nothing, working hard and making countless efforts only to make wedding dresses for others.

The Gushe Immortal should have had the same idea. He didn't want to be trapped by Qingnv, so he took a gamble and cut off the source of the trouble, hoping to use this method to break free from the bondage.

It has to be said that this is indeed a good idea, and the success rate is not low, but man proposes, God disposes. The Immortal Gushe probably did not expect that King Taiping would rebel and usurp the throne and take away her authority and power.

I don’t know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for the Gushe Immortal. She did achieve her goal of depriving the Wind and Snow Law, but she also lost her life.

The four words "blessings and misfortunes are interdependent" are truly perfectly embodied in the life of the Immortal Gushe.

Jiang Xinghuo's mind was full of thoughts. He was trying to guess the whole story and cause and effect of the incident based on the text. Finally, his eyes were fixed on the interactive options that popped up on the screen.

"What are you going to do with this crystal coffin?"

There are three options: break the coffin, take away the coffin, or ignore it.

Faced with these three options, Jiang Xinghuo first ruled out the last one.

Because everything was just his guess based on the text information. If he wanted to really know what happened, he had to find out the truth himself.

Then this crystal coffin must not be given up.

As for which of the remaining two options to choose, Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and made a decision.

Instead of smashing the coffin to let the person out, it is better to take out both the shell and the flesh, and then stuff it into the world in the painting of the Heavenly Soldiers Picture. This will neither affect one's subsequent actions nor cause damage to the creatures in the coffin. The Heavenly Soldiers Picture can also serve as a prison to trap them, so that no trouble will occur.

Jiang Xinghuo made his choice without hesitation.

"You unfolded the world in the painting of the Heavenly Soldiers, directly put the crystal coffin on the ground into it, and suppressed it on the Demon Slaying Platform of Emperor Huang Zengtian with a talisman." "But just as you put away the crystal coffin, a strong wind suddenly swept behind you, as if someone attacked you."

"You activated it, the Uranus Bell."

"The golden bell formed by the condensation of magic power instantly protected you inside, and the strong wind also hit it at the same time. A figure was thrown backwards and fell heavily on the wall and slid to the ground."

"You were attacked by the exile 'Thread Master'."

"The Thread Master is an outlier among the Exiles. He can manipulate living and non-living things to launch powerful attacks on other targets, while hiding in the dark to ensure his own safety."

"You discovered that the creatures attacking you were creatures left behind by the Gushe Immortal, and they were controlled by the Master of Threads with secret techniques, which is why they attacked you. Unfortunately, these creatures were too weak, and after being knocked out by you, they broke all their bones and muscles, and lost their vital signs on the spot."

"And you didn't find any trace of the Master of Threads. Although he is most likely hiding here, he has a unique way of hiding his aura. Even your sharp eyes can't accurately find his location."

"You have triggered the law of cause and effect."

"You have activated the talisman that eliminates disasters and saves the world."

"You used the ability of this divine talisman to erase the causal line and traced back to its source. You found the causal line between you and the thread puller. Although this causal line will break soon, it is enough for you to find the other party now."

"You have discovered the exile 'The Thread Master'."

"But the other party doesn't know that you have discovered him yet. What are you going to do now?"

"Will you choose to be merciful and pretend that you didn't notice him, letting him leave? Or will you choose to be vindictive and attack him to teach him a lesson?"

When Jiang Xinghuo saw it, he thought, how can it be so easy? You flirt with someone first, and then expect the person you flirt with to let you go. What a joke.

"You decided to teach the thread lifter a lesson."

"You pretended not to notice the trace of the Thread Master and passed by his hiding place in a pretentious manner. But the moment you passed by the Thread Master's hiding place, you fired the Nine Heavens Jade Purity Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder. The golden lightning was like a dragon, instantly tearing the Thread Master's body into pieces, and you also touched him with the Five Ghosts Moving Technique."

“You only heard the word ‘despicable’ come out of his mouth, and then you saw his figure turn into ashes and dissipate.”

"You have been killed, Master of the Thread."

"You gained incense +136."

Jiang Xinghuo curled his lips. It seemed that the game protected the players quite well. Whenever players played against each other, the losing party would basically not suffer a big loss. The amount of incense lost would not exceed 200. Most of the time it would be around , and a few would exceed .

The murder of this thread puller was no exception.

However, Jiang Xinghuo has the Five Ghosts Moving Technique in his hands, and can often obtain things beyond theory, but what he can obtain depends entirely on his luck.

"You used the Five Ghosts Moving Technique to obtain a gift bag from the thread puller."

"You have obtained the relic of the Japanese swordsman."

"This is the gift bag that the Exile Master obtained after killing the ghost of a Japanese swordsman in the Onmyoji. It has not been opened yet, and I don't know what is inside."

"Do you want to open this gift package immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

He had never had much contact with things from the Japanese territory in the secular world. He only had a deal with a poison gas depot in Kanto once, but it was not challenging and he killed them all by directly detonating the poison gas.

"You opened the relic gift pack of the Japanese swordsman."

"You have obtained: a Kikumaru Cross Cut (excellent), a Dragonfly Cut (excellent), a Royal Hand Pestle (excellent), a Swallow Return Blade Skill Secret Book (rare), a Tooth-Thrust Assassination Skill Secret Book (excellent), and a letter from a Japanese swordsman (common item)."

Jiang Xinghuo first checked the suicide note from the Japanese swordsman.

"You read the suicide note of the Japanese swordsman and learned about his past experiences. This Japanese swordsman was the descendant of the Sword Saint. He was equipped with the unique swordsmanship and wanted to go to Middle-earth to challenge the heroes. Unfortunately, he failed. As soon as he stepped into Middle-earth, he met the descendant of the Sword Immortal and was defeated in three moves. He was devastated and thought that he had brought shame to the name of the Sword Saint. Therefore, he left a suicide note and committed seppuku in anger."

Then, Jiang Xinghuo looked at the things it left behind.

"Kikumaru Cross Cut (Excellent Item), the companion weapon of the demon sword Murasamemaru. Although it is not as evil as the demon sword, it is extremely sharp. It once split a chrysanthemum petal in two with its sharp aura. As the name suggests, it is Flying Kikumaru. Because the user is good at cross cutting skills, it was renamed Kikumaru Cross Cut."

"Tongqiri (excellent tool), a sword used by the young swordsman during the Japanese Warring States Period. It is forged in imitation of the famous spear, the Toongqiri. It is even sharper than the Kikumaru Cross Cut, but blood will be drawn when it is unsheathed, otherwise it will injure the holder."

"The Imperial Hand Pestle (excellent item), one of the three famous spears in Japan, was originally a rare quality item. The user was a certain daimyo demon king in the Warring States Period. He fought all over the four islands of Japan and was invincible. Later, driven by ambition, he attacked Xianzhou. Xianzhou was defeated and asked for help from the suzerain country. As a result, the Imperial Hand Pestle was cut off by the general under the command of the Lord of the World, and it dropped to excellent quality. The daimyo demon king was also beheaded with a sword, and only the remaining soul lived in this spear, waiting to challenge the general again."

"The Secret Book of Swallow Sword Skills (Rare Item), a unique swordsmanship created by the genius swordsman of Japan. It can temporarily fly in the air and control the wind, and kill people with sword energy without being seen. It is also a unique skill passed down by the ancestors of the swordsmen of Japan. In fact, it is only the entry-level sword control method, which is difficult for ordinary warriors to match. However, it is full of mistakes and omissions in front of the real sword immortal."

"Ya Tu Assassination Technique (Excellent Tool), an assassination technique from the Japanese shogunate period, only has one move, but the emphasis is on going all out, destroying everything, even gods and ghosts. It has a huge flaw and is extremely powerful. Either the enemy dies or I die. It is an unorthodox sword technique and is not an orthodox sword technique."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the few things he had found. Although the descriptions were pretty good, they were of no use to him.

The Cross Cut and Dragonfly Cut are no match for his Evil Star Bite, let alone compared with the Xuan-Yuan Sword. Even if the Imperial Pestle is in perfect condition, it is still vulnerable in front of the Dragon King's Taoist Soldiers and the Overlord Halberd, not to mention that it is now a broken defective product.

As for the two sword skills, Yan Fan and Ya Tu, they were not worth mentioning to him who had mastered the sword skills. They were not even worth mentioning. They could only be said to be for fun. He simply threw them all on the niche and planned to use them to sell incense.

However, Jiang Xinghuo left a restriction when using the VIP privileges of the Kanpu, that is, these things can only be traded with domestic players within the country, and are not allowed to be traded to foreign players, otherwise the Kanpu has the right to automatically recycle these weapons.

As for what the players who bought these things do with them, it’s up to them. They can use them themselves or melt them down to forge other weapons. As long as they don’t sell them to foreign players, it’s fine.

(End of this chapter)