My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 867: The Strange Path of the Criminal Sect Leader

"You used the power of revival."

"You injected the vitality-filled power into the sleeping Guitouke's body, restoring all the damage in his body."

"The ghost head guest sensed the vitality in his body and woke up from his slumber. When he saw you standing in front of him, he immediately ignored other things and asked directly whether you had found the truth."

"How are you going to answer the ghost head guest's question?"

"Will you tell the truth and tell the other person the truth? Or will you lie and make up an excuse to get away with it?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it and finally chose the former. There was no need to hide these things. If he told the truth, he might even get help from the other party.

"You chose to tell the truth."

"You told Gui Tou Ke what you knew, and deliberately said that the old executioner in the Grandma Temple was probably the last person the mourning master was looking for. You hoped that Gui Tou Ke could help you find out the truth and capture him."

"When the ghost heard your words, he immediately said that he had no choice but to do this. Whether it was to repay the master in mourning for his kindness, to repay you for saving his life, or to vent his hatred for the old executioner's betrayal, he had no reason to refuse your request."

"The ghost head guest agreed to your request, and then left the hut with you and walked towards the direction of the Grandma Temple."

"On the way, please wait..."

"You came to the outside of the Grandma Temple and stopped the emotional ghost head guest, saying that you should catch the thief and the stolen goods, and the adulterer and the couple. There is no clear evidence yet to show that the old executioner is the one the mourning people are looking for, so you have to test it first."

"What are you going to choose next?"

"Will you rush directly into the Grandma Temple, tear off the other party's disguise, and see how the other party reacts? Or will you choose to use other methods to test the other party's identity?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose the latter very decisively, then he took out the bricks and stones he got from the old Ripper from his backpack and clicked to use them.

"You placed the bricks and stones on the ground, and threw the pre-made teleportation talisman on them. Immediately, you saw the talisman burn into ashes, forming a teleportation formation on the ground, teleporting the bricks and stones to other unknown places."

"At the same time, a wave of power emerged from the Grandma Temple not far away. It was a wave of spatial power. It was a power that was very familiar to you. Do you want to go over and take a closer look?"

Jiang Xinghuo found a substitute paper figure and clicked to use it.

"You have used a paper substitute."

"You controlled the paper substitute and came to the outside of the Grandma Temple. You quietly spied on the situation inside the temple. You saw a pile of bricks and stones in front of the old executioner. These were the materials you obtained from the old Ripper."

"When the old executioner saw what was in front of him, he was delighted at first, but when he saw the number of bricks and stones in front of him, he suddenly became furious, because the number of bricks and stones was far less than what he needed."

"At this point, you can basically confirm that this old executioner is the mysterious person in the old Ripper's dream. He is also most likely the last person mentioned by the Master in Sackcloth and Mourning. As long as you imprison him in the Disaster Prison, you may be able to complete the Master in Sackcloth and Mourning's commission."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Do you want to arrest him and lock him up in the Disaster Prison?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes directly. Now that he was sure that the other party was the person in the old Ripper's dream, there was nothing else to say. He would rather catch the wrong person than let him go. No matter whether he was the last one to escape or not, he would catch him and put him in the Humiliation Prison first.

"You immediately rushed into the temple. When the old executioner saw you, he was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to say something, he discovered that the Ghost-Headed Guest was standing next to you. Then he saw the teleportation talisman in your hand and immediately understood what was going on. He knew that his plan had probably failed, so he roared and transformed into a black tiger and pounced on you!"

"The ghost-headed guest waved the ghost-head knife in his hand and stepped forward to block the old executioner. The blade and the tiger claws kept clashing, and countless sparks flew out."

"What are you going to do now? Are you going to join the battle and besiege the old executioner together with Guitouke? Or are you going to sit on the sidelines and wait for Guitouke and the old executioner to decide the winner?"

Jiang Xinghuo directly activated the Five Mountains True Shape Map on his body.

If the old executioner had used other means, it would have been difficult to deal with the Five Mountains True Shape Map, but it happened that he activated the power of the mountain god in his body.

"The suppression of the Five Mountains True Shape Diagram on the power of the mountain gods can be said to be crushing. The old executioner immediately felt his body sink, as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him. He immediately fell to the ground and could not move at all."

“Not only that, it also felt that the power of the mountain god in its body was being gradually stripped away by some special force, and its body also changed from a colorful black tiger to its original old shell.”

"You used the Five Mountains True Shape Map to strip the old executioner of the mountain god's power. What are you going to do with this old executioner next?"

Jiang Xinghuo opened the skill panel again, found the Door-Breaking Palm and clicked on it to use it.

"You have used the Gate-Breaking Palm."

"You slapped the old executioner on the head, and destructive power surged into his body, instantly destroying his meridians and acupoints. The old executioner's already dilapidated body aged a bit more."

"All the skills it has acquired through years of hard training have now left it. Even if you release the old executioner, it will be no different from an ordinary old man. Not to mention being able to lift a knife to kill people, it's even questionable whether it can lift its arms."

"The ghost is getting angry and wants to chop off the old executioner's head with a knife. Do you want to stop him?"

Jiang Xinghuo quickly chose yes.

He had finally found the culprit behind the scenes, but he couldn't let the ghost-headed guest kill him with one knife, otherwise he would not be able to give an explanation to the master in mourning.

Besides, he still has a lot of things to make up for this old executioner. No matter it is moral or logical, he cannot let him die, at least not now. He has to wait until he has utilized all his value before he can die.

"You stopped Gui Tou Ke's actions and said you would take him back and hand him over to the Master in Sackcloth and Mourning for treatment. When Gui Tou Ke heard this, his blood boiling head became much clearer."

"You took the opportunity to grab the old executioner from the ground and threw him into the world of the Heavenly Soldiers. In the process, you also used the Soul Searching Technique on the old executioner." "The Soul Searching Technique is said to be derived from the Xingmen Sect. The old executioner must have a way to resist. Unfortunately, his cultivation has been abolished by you. He has all the skills but cannot display them. He can only watch you use the Soul Searching Technique to wipe out all the memories in his mind."

"You also learned the true identity of the old executioner during this process. Just as the old judge guessed, this old executioner is the last leader of the Xingmen Sect!"

"Back then, the God of Mountains carried a deep hatred and started a bloody massacre in the secular world. The Xing Sect was the first to bear the brunt of the attack. The leader of the Xing Sect knew that he was no match for the God of Mountains, so he used the Soul Stealing Technique to devour the elders of the sect, and at the cost of his own spirit and soul, he faked his death in front of the God of Mountains and escaped."

"Over the next few hundred years, the leader of the Criminal Sect used the Soul Stealing Technique to repair his own injuries. In the process, he also learned about the 100,000 dead souls that broke through the hell."

"And by chance I found the Three-Life Stone left by the Lord of Mount Tai, from which I learned about my past and present lives. I knew that I was one of the 100,000 dead souls back then, and that the Lord would never let me go in the future when I was in mourning. Rather than waiting for the Lord to come and kill me, it would be better to strike first and find a way to get rid of the Lord. At the very least, I could conceal my identity."

"But the Lord of Mourning, with the help of Immortal Master Fu Shuai Bao Yun, forcibly changed the fate of 100,000 dead souls. Under the mysterious cause and effect, the leader of the criminal sect still came to the medical school in Lingnan City."

"However, due to the effect of the Soul Stealing Technique, the aura of the leader of the Xing Sect is extremely mixed, and the original cause and effect karma has long been confused, so that the Lord of Sackcloth-Daimou has not noticed it for many years. If it had not been so daring as to want to use the Soul Stealing Technique to take away all of the opponent's power for its own use while the Lord of Sackcloth-Daimou was seriously injured, I'm afraid the Lord of Sackcloth-Daimou would not have discovered its problem."

"However, because the Lord of Mourning had almost lost his soul and spirit in order to gather the 100,000 dead souls together, he was completely unable to deal with such a powerful monster as the head of the Xingmen Sect. He could only reluctantly trap him in the Grandma Temple, and he could only regain his freedom for a few hours a day. He planned to use this method to delay until his injuries recovered."

"The leader of the criminal sect also took this opportunity to destroy the plan of the Lord of Mourning. He has been to prison more than once, but in the end he failed to find the whereabouts of those dead souls, so he placed his hopes on you."

"However, man proposes, God disposes. Although you entered the Disaster Prison and found the whereabouts of those dead souls, you did not release all the dead souls as it expected. Instead, you reached an agreement with the Lord of Mourning, trapped yourself in a cocoon, and sacrificed your life."

"When you searched his memory, you also learned one thing, that is, when he gave you the Tiger Whisker Bracelet, the leader of the Criminal Sect used the Soul Summoning Technique on you."

"This is a secret technique of the Xingmen Sect. It can induce others to reveal the secrets in their hearts. It was originally a technique used by the Xingmen Sect to interrogate prisoners. It can subtly plant seeds in the hearts of others, so that they will follow the wishes of the caster without realizing it. They will only think that they wanted to do so anyway."

"The leader of the criminal sect planted this magic in you just in case. It is said that when you see those dead souls, you will break the prison without hesitation and release the imprisoned souls."

"But you didn't do that. That's because the soul-calling technique of the leader of the Xing Sect can't affect you who has mastered the Ten Directions Glazed Spirit Calming Technique."

Jiang Xinghuo secretly thought that he was lucky. These old guys were really no good. They hypnotized him without anyone noticing. If it weren't for the Ten Directions Glazed Glass Calming Technique, his plan might have succeeded.

Now, all of this guy's plans have come to nothing, and even the memories of those spells have become his own.

"You have obtained the method of practicing the Soul Stealing Technique."

"You have obtained the method of practicing the soul-calling technique."

"You have obtained the method to practice the Soul Fixing Technique."

"You have obtained the location of the treasure house left by the leaders of the Xingmen Sect."

"You have obtained the whereabouts of the Three-Life Stone."

"You have obtained the cave map left by the Lord of Mount Tai."

"You have obtained..."

"..."

"..."

The game text popped up a long stream of text, all of which were about the various techniques of the Xingmen meridian and information about related treasure troves.

But only the information related to Lord Taishan immediately attracted Jiang Xinghuo's attention.

"The Three Lives Stone is a treasure left by the Lord of Mount Tai. It is said to have the ability to see through the past lives of all living things. The Three Lives does not simply refer to three lives and three worlds, but it means the three lives of all things. As long as you stand in front of the Three Lives Stone, you can see all your past lives."

"But since the mysterious disappearance of the Lord of Mount Tai, the whereabouts of the Three Lives Stone has also been unknown. Unexpectedly, relevant clues were found in the memory of the leader of the Criminal Sect."

"According to the memory of the leader of the Criminal Sect, the Three Lives Stone is in a remote place in the underworld. It was also the stone that he saw when he was being chased by the old antique in the underworld and was fleeing in panic."

"But since I was just trying to escape, I only have a rough idea of ​​the location and don't have an accurate memory of it."

After reading it, Jiang Xinghuo thought that as long as there were clues, he could slowly look for it himself and he would find it sooner or later.

Then, he looked at the cave map left by the Lord of Mount Tai.

"Since the leader of the criminal sect encountered the Three-Life Stone, he has been interested in the inheritance of the Lord of Mount Tai. He began to secretly inquire about it in the secular world, and finally obtained a scroll passed down by his ancestors from a drug addict, and found the cave map left by the Lord of Mount Tai from it."

"But the location marked on this map is deep in the Guixu Sea Eye, where all the waters converge. Even the strongest monsters cannot withstand the pressure of all the waters."

"So, the leader of the Criminal Sect thought about looking for a watercraft that could withstand the pressure of the deep sea. However, before he found a suitable target, he was forced to enter the Town of Disaster. This clue and map were given to you for nothing."

Jiang Xinghuo thought that the leader of the Xingmen was truly a fortune-giving boy. Fortunately, he stopped the Guitouke, otherwise the news would have probably disappeared along with him.

"What are your options next?"

"Do you want to take the leader of the criminal sect to report to the master in mourning immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation. Now that he had found the person, it all depended on whether the Lord in mourning would fulfill his promise.

(End of this chapter)