My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 869: Seven Southern Mansions
"You decided to release all the souls that were extradited here by the Lord in mourning back to the secular world."

"You walked into the Hell of Disasters and told the dead souls your thoughts, saying that you wanted to let them go. They could return to the secular world and do what they wanted, including getting married and having children, or rebuilding a medical school, without any restrictions."

"Moreover, you said that you would use the soil to reshape their bodies so that their souls would have a place to stay and their lives would not be affected in any way."

"After hearing what you said, these dead souls were a little bit unconvinced because they had never thought that they would be able to escape one day."

"But you have proved this with your actual actions. You took out the soil of the earth that the clay figurine craftsman gave you. It was only a little bit as big as a fingernail, and with your magic power, it turned into countless clay figurines. As long as these dead souls enter the clay figurines, they will automatically evolve into their appearance when they were alive."

"These souls rushed into the clay figurines one after another. With the fluctuations of life-giving power, these clay figurines all turned into flesh and blood, and the dead souls all came back to life at this moment."

"However, what these dead souls don't know is that when they merged with the Xirang clay figurines, you used the authority of the King of the Underworld in the Disaster Hell to perform the Soul-Guiding Technique on these resurrected dead souls."

"You have buried a seed in the hearts of these people, but they themselves will not be aware of it at all. When they leave here, this seed will immediately take root and sprout, spreading your stories and legends in the secular world, spreading the existence of the Disaster Hell to the entire secular world, thereby increasing your influence in the secular world."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded with satisfaction. Spreading his legend and influence was his ultimate goal. Otherwise, he would not have wasted a treasure like Hou Tu Xi Ran to reshape the bodies of these dead souls.

Hou Tu Xi Ran is a legendary item, one of the seven treasures of the Sea God. It is a material that is said to be able to fill up the eye of the Guixu Sea. It is a bit of a waste of talent to use it to reshape the bodies of these dead souls.

But if you want the horse to run fast, you have to let it eat grass first. If you don't offer some tangible benefits and advantages, and expect others to do things for you, that's simply a joke. Even if they agree, it will be a waste of effort.

Therefore, this little thing cannot be saved, and the money should be spent. After all, the wool comes from the sheep. After these dead souls die, that piece of Xirang Houtu the size of a fingernail will still return to them and will not be taken away by others.

In addition, since these dead souls have been marked with the mark of the Hell of Disaster, even if they are controlled by the Pool Collection Method or other soul-binding methods, they will be forcibly sucked back by the Hell of Disaster, unless the opponent's strength can break the rules of the Hell of Disaster.

But except for the King of the Underworld and those big guys who live in seclusion from the world, no one else has this ability.

"You used Hou Tu Xi Ran to reshape the bodies of these dead souls, and then left the Hell of Disasters, promising to release them when you return to the secular world."

"Where are you planning to go now?"

"Will you choose to continue to stay in Yang Town and explore? Or will you choose to leave Yang Town and go somewhere else?"

The game gave two choices. Jiang Xinghuo originally wanted to continue wandering around Yang Town, but unfortunately the little medical officer, the avatar of the Lord in mourning, ordered him to leave.

"You expressed your wish to continue exploring in the town, but the young medical officer shook his head and rejected your idea. He said that now that he has released the shackles contract on his body, he will completely seal off the town. Only after he has completely recovered from his injuries will he reopen the town."

"Otherwise, Yang Town will forever sink into the cracks of time, floating between the past, future, and present, and no one will be able to accurately find the location of Yang Town."

"If you are willing to stay, he will definitely not drive you away. Instead, he will pass on all his skills to you and let you become his successor. But you will also be trapped in this disaster town until the day when the disaster town is completely unsealed."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Do you want to stay in the town?"

As soon as Jiang Xinghuo saw this game text, his mind immediately became active. The lord in mourning was a strong man who survived the previous civilization. If he could inherit his mantle, it would be of great help to his own strength.

Of course, he couldn't leave his real body in the disaster town, so he planned to leave behind the nine-death cicada shell on his body.

He now has three Nine Deaths Cicada Shell clones, one of which is in the Dragon Court ruins in Kanto, and the remaining two Cicada Shell clones were formed after unlocking his own gene chain.

Among them, the nuclear clone is in the Fuchun Teahouse in Lingnan City. At this moment, he only has one Wuji clone on him. If the Lord of Mourning agrees, he can leave this clone here.

But just as Jiang Xinghuo had this thought in his mind, the Lord in mourning seemed to sense something, and new game text popped up directly on the screen.

"The young medical officer noticed your thoughts, glanced at you and said that if you want to stay here, you must be the real body. You think too much of him, the master in mourning, by wanting to inherit his legacy with just a clone."

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Xinghuo knew that his plan had failed. Come to think of it, the master in mourning was after all a top master. It was indeed disrespectful to want to inherit all of his skills with just a clone.

"After you heard the words of the Lord in mourning, you expressed your regret and sorrow. It's just that you have too many complicated affairs in the outside world and you can't stay in the town for a long time, so you can only wait for a chance to visit again in the future."

"The Lord of Mourning seemed to have known that you would make this choice. He simply waved his hand, and you felt the surrounding environment begin to change rapidly. The town of disaster was rapidly stretching and shrinking backwards, and soon it would completely disappear from your sight."

"You have triggered the Qilin Blessing."

"You find yourself in a desolate wilderness with withered grass growing all over the ground. The town of Yang has completely disappeared. Even if you fly high into the sky, you can't find any trace of the town. As far as you can see, there is only an endless desolate wilderness."

Tsk, he is really ruthless, just leaving as soon as he says so, so straightforward!
Jiang Xinghuo complained in his heart, clicked the screen, opened his backpack, and was about to find the ticket for the hearse to use.

As a result, the screen flashed and a new text message popped up.

"When you were searching for the traces of the town in the sky, you suddenly discovered a wilderness with strange terrain. It was completely different from the surrounding wasteland covered with dead grass. Not only was there no grass growing there, but it was also burnt, as if it had been burned by a raging fire."

"Do you want to go and take a closer look?"

Jiang Xinghuo was deeply surprised. He didn't expect there would be such an unexpected gain.

The Kirin Blessing Technique is worthy of being one of the Eight Hundred Kirin Techniques. If one could master all of the Eight Hundred Kirin Techniques in one person without using any other messy techniques, he would probably be able to become the top of the pyramid in the secular world.

Now that a new mission has been discovered, it certainly cannot be missed easily. Jiang Xinghuo directly chose yes and controlled the character to fly forward.

"You chose to go to the prairie fire area to explore." "We are on the way, please wait..."

"You used the Golden Light Technique and transformed into a tangible golden light. You soon arrived in front of the scorched earth."

"Instantly, you feel a rolling heat wave coming towards you. Although this place has been desolate for countless years, it feels as if the fire has just been put out. You can feel suffocation and stuffiness every time you breathe. This terrifying high temperature and the remaining smell are no worse than your stove fire, and even worse."

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

"You carefully observed everything here through your flaming eyes. Suddenly, two dragon-like golden-red flames shot out from the charred ground, entered your flaming eyes, and swirled around your pupils."

"Your Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils have been upgraded to +2."

"At the same time, you also found a hidden stone door under this scorched earth. Do you want to dig it out?"

Jiang Xinghuo naturally would not choose to refuse.

"You have triggered the innate ability of the Bagua map. The power of heaven and earth lingers between your hands, instantly cracking the ground and exposing the stone door hidden underneath."

"You found that there seemed to be a pattern carved on the stone door, but there were only crude and simple lines, and it was impossible to tell what it was."

"You have triggered the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Tu."

"But you used your piercing eyes to carefully observe the lines on the stone gate and found that their traces were vaguely similar to the distribution map of the seven southern stars in the starry sky. Could this be a map of the stars?"

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows slightly.

The Seven Southern Stars are also known as the Vermillion Bird in Taoism, and also refer to the Vermillion Bird, one of the Four Spirit Gods who guards the southern sky. Considering the surrounding environment that is burning like a prairie fire, could this stone gate have some connection with the Vermillion Bird?
With this thought in mind, Jiang Xinghuo opened the skill panel, found the Kitchen God Fire and clicked to use it.

"You triggered the Kitchen God Fire."

"Press your hands on this stone door. Black flames will spread out from your palms, winding along the marks on the stone door and emitting rays of light. Its shape is no different from the star map in the sky. It is the symbol of the seven southern stars of the great god Suzaku."

"Then the stone door slowly opened, revealing the hidden entrance to the tunnel below. A stone staircase extended downwards, leading to an unknown place. Do you want to go in and take a closer look?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose without much thought.

"You chose to enter the secret passage and explore."

"You walk down the long and narrow stone steps, and the temperature around you gets higher and higher, as if there is a volcanic lava ahead that could erupt at any time. If you were not extremely resistant to the high temperature of flames, you would not be able to withstand such high temperatures. Ordinary creatures would find it even more difficult to resist. I'm afraid you would die as soon as you come in because of the evaporation of water in your body."

"And by the end, you were already feeling the strain, your skin was cracking due to dehydration. If you continued walking, the outcome would probably not be any better. What are you going to do now?"

"Will you choose to go deeper? Or will you choose to turn around and leave?"

The game gave two options, and Jiang Xinghuo would naturally not choose to leave. He directly found the Taiyin Armor from his backpack, and then clicked to equip it on the game character.

"Taiyin Armor (rare item), armor forged from Taiyin meteorite fragments. It can give the wearer the ability to resist high temperatures, but it can also give the wearer frostbite from low temperatures, and can even freeze the wearer to death."

"Attention, in addition to offsetting the damage caused by the high temperature of the flame, the Taiyin Armor can also be used as a sealing item, which can reduce the activity of an item to a minimum, thus preventing it from getting out of control and causing harm to the user."

He got this item from the Tarzan Hell, and he doesn't have many opportunities to use it on a daily basis.

Because this set of protective gear is a double-edged sword. While it can resist high temperatures, it will also cause harm to yourself. Only in such an extreme environment will there be a chance to use this prop.

"You have equipped the Taiyin Armor."

"The moment you put on this set of protective gear, you will feel the temperature around you drop rapidly. Although you can still feel some temperature, it will no longer have any effect on you."

After seeing the description in this text, Jiang Xinghuo took out the medicine gourd from his backpack, restored the character's lost strength, and then controlled the character to move forward.

"Under the protection of the Taiyin Armor, you unleashed the Golden Light Technique and ran all the way along the stone steps. Finally, you came to the end of the stone steps, and a spacious stone room appeared in front of you."

“You have just discovered that this is actually a tomb and this stone chamber is where the main tomb is.”

"At first you were curious why there was no ambush here, but once you thought about it, you understood the key point."

"Because of the high temperature in the tomb passage, no matter what kind of mechanism it is, it will be destroyed over time. Moreover, the high temperature in the tomb passage is a natural barrier, which is enough to kill all those who have evil intentions."

"You walked into the tomb and came to the sarcophagus in the middle. The high temperature in the tomb comes from the person buried in this sarcophagus. What choice do you plan to make now?"

"Do you want to open the coffin immediately and see who is buried inside?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes without hesitation.

"You chose to open the coffin. You placed your hands on the edge of the coffin lid, and then used both hands to lift it up, directly flipping the lid aside."

"But just as you leaned forward to check, you suddenly heard a loud cry, and then saw a firebird fly out of the coffin and burn you to ashes in an instant..."

(End of this chapter)