My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 870 Ling Guang Shen

"You were burned to ashes by the firebird that flew out of the coffin. However, fortune and disaster go hand in hand. Although you died under the attack of this firebird, your Kitchen God Fire was a blessing in disguise and also gained some improvement."

"Your Kitchen God Fire level has been increased by +1."

"Do you want to use a scapegoat to resurrect on the spot?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes, and at the same time became more interested in the person buried in the coffin.

You know, his Kitchen God Fire has been upgraded many times, and it has also been integrated with many worldly flames such as the Red Lotus Karma Fire, the Netherworld Ghost Fire, and the Burn Fire. Both its power and resistance to flames have been greatly improved.

However, in front of the firebird that flew out of the coffin, he seemed so vulnerable that even the Taiyin armor on his body could not protect his life.

This is simply unbelievable.

He remembered that when he obtained the Taiyin Armor, the game text said that this item was used by Taoist Zhenyang to suppress the Sun's True Fire. It could even suppress the power of the Sun's True Fire, but it was unable to resist this tiny firebird.

This is enough to show that the corpse in the coffin is extraordinary.

"You have been used, scapegoat."

Jiang Xinghuo did not hesitate at all and directly chose to activate the effect of the scapegoat, but the game text that popped up next caught him off guard.

"You successfully activated the scapegoat, but the moment you used the scapegoat to revive, the golden-red flames began to burn on your body again."

"You have once again followed in the footsteps of the past, and were directly burned to ashes by the flames on your body. You discovered that these flames seemed to be planted deep in your soul, and they would burn again every time you were resurrected. Only when the flames are completely consumed can you escape this fate."

"You look at your floating soul, and a fire seed is planted between your eyebrows, where the Niwan Palace is located. As long as this fire seed burns, it can burn you to ashes in an instant."

Jiang Xinghuo frowned slightly. This flame was quite similar to the Red Lotus Karma Fire, but there was an essential difference between them. The Red Lotus Karma Fire used its fuel to burn people's sins, while the golden-red flame in the coffin used its nourishment from the soul.

It is hard to say which one is better or worse because they focus on different things and naturally cannot be compared. However, they do make up for each other's shortcomings together with the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

Although the Red Lotus Karmic Fire can burn people with karma, it will not cause any substantial harm to people who have no sins, except for causing some psychological shock.

If this golden-red flame can burn the soul, it can make up for the shortcomings of the Red Lotus Karma Fire, and then be integrated into the Kitchen God Fire. No matter where the opponent comes from, the Kitchen God Fire can find a loophole to harm it.

However, this golden-red flame is not so easy to tame. From the description in the game text, I will be burned to death as soon as I am resurrected. I have no chance to use the fire gathering technique. I can only see if I can get rid of this situation.

"You activated the scapegoat once again, but you still couldn't escape the fate of being reduced to ashes. However, before you died, you noticed that the fire planted in your soul seemed to have become weaker. This is a good sign. Perhaps after you die a dozen more times, this fire will completely dissipate."

Looking at the description of the game text, Jiang Xinghuo felt speechless.

But there was no way out. He had been forced to this point. Even if he wanted to regret now, it was too late. If the fire did not dissipate, he would not be able to leave here at all. Even if he left, he would be burned to ashes, not to mention triggering a new plot mission.

……

"You activated the Fall Guy."

"You are dead."

……

"You activated the Fall Guy."

"You are dead."

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"You activated the Fall Guy."

"You are dead."

……

Jiang Xinghuo never tires of dying and coming back to life.

First he was resurrected by a scapegoat, then burned to death by flames, then resurrected again, then burned to death by flames again.

After the number of times of dying as a substitute for the straw man has been exhausted, the Tiangong Temple in the body is activated, and the cycle of death continues again.

Just like that, about half an hour passed.

Jiang Xinghuo couldn't remember how many times he died, but it was at least thirty times, if not fifty times. When the inventory in his backpack was almost used up, new changes finally appeared in the game text.

"You activated the Tiangong Temple."

"You came back to life in the tomb once again, but this time you were not burned to ashes. Only a wisp of fire burned on your body, but it was quickly extinguished by the cold and yin properties of the Taiyin Armor."

"You can feel that the fire planted in your soul has dissipated and can no longer pose any threat to you."

"Although you died dozens of times this time, you did gain something. Not only did your Kitchen God Fire level increase, but you also developed a certain resistance to this kind of flame, which gives you a better chance of containing this kind of flame."

"What are your options next?"

"Will you choose to continue exploring here? Or will you choose to leave here immediately to avoid being attacked by that strange flame again?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself, I have died so many times, even if I die dozens of times, I can't just leave like this, otherwise all the previous deaths would be in vain!

"You chose to stay here and continue exploring."

"You walked carefully to the side of the coffin, fearing that another firebird would fly out and burn you to ashes. But until you reached the edge of the coffin and saw the body lying inside, nothing unusual happened."

"Perhaps, the firebird was just the remaining spirit that escaped from the corpse after its death, and it completely disappeared without a trace after it dissipated."

"You carefully looked at the body in the coffin and found that it was covered with a faint red light. You couldn't see its specific appearance at all, nor could you tell whether it was a man or a woman. You could only feel the destructive power and the majestic aura that had not dissipated even after death."

"You have triggered the Sky-Watcher's Eye."

"You have used your talent of Sky-gazing Eyes to discover the identity of this person. He turned out to be the Lingguang God who has been missing in the secular world for a long time!" "You have discovered Lingguang God."

"Lingguang God is one of the four spiritual gods in the secular world. He symbolizes the Suzaku who protects the southern land. Together with the eastern Azure Dragon "Mengzhang God", the northern Black Tortoise "Zhiming God", and the western White Tiger "Jianbing God", they are all revered as the four spiritual gods."

"According to legend, the Four Spiritual Lords were all personally enlightened by the Dao Ancestor, who personally taught them various techniques and the power of the four spirits. Their status is so high that they are even higher than the Ten Great Lords."

"However, although the Four Spirits Lords are famous gods in the secular world, they never intervene in the disputes of the secular world. Even when the Taoist ancestors cut down mountains and destroyed temples, the Four Spirits Lords still guarded the four directions and never left the area they were in."

"But no one knows when the Four Spiritual Lords suddenly disappeared from the secular world. Even the emperors don't know where they went. Only the empty dojo is left. No one is seen alive, and no body is found dead."

"Some say they have left this world and are heading out to explore the starry sky. Some say they have long since perished in an unknown place. Others say they are living in seclusion in an unknown place in this world, unwilling to participate in the disputes and wars of the world."

"But these rumors are all nonsense without any evidence. I'm afraid no one knows the truth except the Four Spiritual Lords."

"But you never expected that you would find the body of the Vermillion Bird Lord Lingguang God here!"

"You feel very sad. A great emperor died silently in such a place. Even the tomb is so simple, as if it was hastily built."

"At this time, you saw some messy scratches on the inner wall of the coffin. After careful observation, you found that they were actually the last words left by Lingguang God. However, they were written in ancient totemic characters. Not many people can understand this kind of characters nowadays."

"You have triggered Longtan Moyan's talent."

"You carefully read the totemic characters engraved on the inner wall of the coffin and quickly deciphered its meaning. It describes what happened to Lord Suzaku back then and why you ended up in such a situation."

"The will said that Ling Guangshen and three other Heavenly Sovereigns had teamed up to hunt down an ancient god. In the end, they trapped the ancient god in an abandoned old world relic. They were about to completely wipe out the ancient god, but at the last critical moment, the other three suddenly turned against him and attacked him."

"Ling Guangshen didn't expect that he would be stabbed in the back by his three companions. He was caught off guard and severely injured on the spot. His spirit was shattered and his soul dissipated. He could only give up his last glimmer of hope and escape from the hands of the three traitors."

"Before he died, he came here and happened to find an empty grave, so he buried his body here and left his life fire, the 'Nanming Lihuo'. If someone can find his body in the future, they may be able to inherit his Nanming Lihuo."

After reading the last words left by Ling Guangshen, Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows and instinctively felt that something was wrong.

If the other three Heavenly Kings really betrayed Lingguang God, they could have been killed in advance. There seems to be no need to wait until the last moment.

But the facts are here now, Ling Guangshen is indeed dead. Could it be that Ling Guangshen is confusing right and wrong?
In fact, he had surrendered to the ancient god, and was killed by the other three? Was he trying to put the blame on others to flatter himself?
Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while, but felt that he had no clue, so he stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, the people are already dead. No matter who betrayed whom, it has nothing to do with me. The benefits in front of me are the most important.

In his last words, Ling Guangshen said that he left behind his own life-giving fire, the "Nanming Lihuo", which is the greatest treasure left by Ling Guangshen!
Jiang Xinghuo continued to push the text forward.

"You checked inside the coffin of Lingguang God and didn't find any fire. You couldn't help but wonder, could the firebird that burned you to death dozens of times be the fire left by Lingguang God?"

Can't you?
Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but murmur, if this was true, then all his efforts would be in vain, because the fire had already dissipated, and he shouldn't be so unlucky.

Think for a moment.

Jiang Xinghuo opened the skill panel, found the method of gathering fire, and clicked to use it.

"You have used the method of gathering fire."

"A red light appeared between your hands, and then it formed a talisman spell. Then you felt a blazing power coming from Lingguang God's body. A golden-red flame as crystal clear as agate slowly emerged from Lingguang God's heart and floated quietly above the body. It was the Nanming Lihuo fire seed you wanted."

"You have discovered the source of the Nanming Lihuo."

"Do you want to absorb it into your body immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose yes.

"You absorbed the fire into your body without hesitation. The golden-red flame began to travel along your meridians and finally gathered in your heart."

"Among the five internal organs, the lungs belong to metal, the spleen to earth, the kidneys to water, the liver to wood, and the heart to fire. Therefore, the forces related to fire will flow along the heart meridian in the human body."

"All you have to do is let the Nanming Lihuo travel through your heart meridians. This way you can successfully tame the Nanming Lihuo and use it for your own benefit."

"But if you can't tame the Nanming Lihuo, you will most likely be burned to ashes by the Nanming Lihuo."

Jiang Xinghuo continued to push forward the text without taking it seriously.

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

If it happened in reality, Jiang Xinghuo would definitely not dare to take it lightly, and would make adequate preparations when absorbing the Nanming Lihuo.

But now we are in the game, and it is the game characters who are bearing all this, and it has nothing to do with our real selves.

Jiang Xinghuo waited for about half an hour, and suddenly felt a burning sensation in his body, so he stood up subconsciously!

Then, the clothes on his body turned into ashes in an instant.

Golden-red flame patterns also appeared on the skin, quickly outlined along the fingertips, all the way up to the heart area, and then quickly spread to the whole body, forming a set of golden-red soft armor, and a pair of wings made of energy bodies stretched out behind him.

At the same time, new text prompts came from the game.

Jiang Xinghuo looked down.

"You have successfully integrated the Nanming Lihuo."

"You have become the new master of Nanming Lihuo, but you are not the only one who can master Nanming Lihuo. There are still other people in the secular world who can master Nanming Lihuo. In order to improve the level and quality of their own flames, they are likely to hunt you down if they meet you."

"You have obtained the Nanming Lihuo."

"The Nanming Fire is a magical flame that is on par with the Red Lotus Fire and the Sun Fire. It can not only burn physical matter, but also use the souls of living things as nutrients. Only when the soul power is completely burned out can the Nanming Fire be truly extinguished."

In reality, Jiang Xinghuo put down his phone, his mind moved slightly, and two golden flames burst out from his palms, emitting terrifying high temperature and power.

"Is this Nanming Lihuo?"

(End of this chapter)