My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 873 The Dead Old Monk
"You have discovered the Three Ghost Temples."

"Do you want to enter it immediately?"

Two options given by the game text popped up on the screen. They were nothing more than two choices: enter or leave.

Now that Jiang Xinghuo is here, he naturally won’t choose the latter, otherwise his trip would be in vain!

"You chose to enter the Three Ghost Temple."

Jiang Xinghuo is now looking forward to what he will encounter this time. When he came here for the first time, he obtained the Six-Day Ghost Eye by chance, which allowed him to peek into things that cannot be observed by the naked eye.

But later he was destroyed along with Tathagata Zang by the Water Ape Great Sage of the Yellow River Ancient Road, and was replaced by a pair of Fiery Eyes with the same ability, or even stronger.

When he came in for the second time, he met an old Tantric monk and the Great Glaze Venerable who was contaminated by the Scarlet Corruption Curse. This also caused Ksitigarbha to completely tear off his disguise and want to kill himself and seize the remains of the Great Glaze Venerable's body.

I don’t know what I will encounter when I come in for the third time.

Moreover, he did not forget that when he first came in, he picked up a "cheap wife", a little girl in a wedding dress who called him "husband" as soon as she opened her mouth. But later, something unexpected happened and the little girl ran to the depths of the Three Life Ghost Temple. No one knew whether she was still here.

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about these things, he controlled the character and walked into the Three Life Ghost Temple.

"You have entered the Three Ghost Temples."

"You walked into the Three Ghost Temple. There were still a large number of stone statues of the Six Heavenly Ghosts on both sides of the bluestone road. These Six Heavenly Ghosts that were once invincible in your eyes are now just so-so in your eyes."

"Although you can't kill them all at the same time, if you fight them alone, you won't necessarily lose to them. You might even be able to kill the weaker ones among them."

"You walked towards the hall in front of you. The stone statues beside you began to stir. Finally, the six heavenly ghosts could no longer bear the temptation and suddenly attacked you."

"You were attacked by the Six Heavens Deity, White Tiger Bodhisattva."

"The White Tiger Bodhisattva's thoughts are transformed into a ferocious tiger, carrying a fierce aura like a violent storm, and it suddenly pounces on you!"

“How are you going to deal with this?”

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the options listed in the game text, activated the Jiuxiao Yuqing Demon-Slaying Divine Thunder, and started a duel with this damn White Tiger Bodhisattva.

"You have activated the Nine Heavens Jade Purity Demon-Slaying Thunder."

"The golden lightning was like a river falling from the sky, crushing the White Tiger Bodhisattva's thoughts like a dead tree or rotten wood, and rushed towards the imprisoned White Tiger Bodhisattva with a vast and domineering aura."

"But the lotus platform around the White Tiger Bodhisattva flickered, and the white petals closed instantly, blocking all the lightning outside, making it impossible to harm the White Tiger Bodhisattva inside."

Jiang Xinghuo saw the description in the game text, clicked on the skill panel, found the Red Lotus Karma Fire and Nanming Lihuo, and clicked to use them.

"You have used the Red Lotus Karma Fire."

"You have used the Nanming Lihuo."

"The two flames intertwined and swirled around the White Tiger Bodhisattva, finally transforming into a sky-high blazing flame that trapped his body tightly inside."

"The voice of White Tiger Bodhisattva gradually changed from angry to shrill. As a six-day ghost who once roamed the secular world, who knows how much blood and food he devoured and how much karma he accumulated. The Red Lotus Karma Fire came in handy. Coupled with the Southern Ming Fire that burned with souls as nourishment, the pain that White Tiger Bodhisattva endured is difficult to describe in words."

"However, these six heavenly ghosts and gods are no ordinary people. I saw a statue next to it swaying slightly, and it actually drew out all the karma accumulated in the White Tiger Bodhisattva. Without the karma, the Red Lotus Karma Fire naturally could no longer play a role and was extinguished in an instant."

"And the Nanming Lihuo wrapped around the White Tiger Bodhisattva was also gradually peeled off from the White Tiger Bodhisattva under the control of another Six Heavenly Ghost God, and turned into a golden fire python dragon hovering in the air, and finally condensed into a golden chain shaped like a dragon, and fell neatly at your feet."

"On the other side, the six heavenly ghosts who extracted the karma from the White Tiger Bodhisattva also spoke up, saying that they are willing to tell you the method of extracting karma, but as a price, you are not allowed to attack them in this Three Worlds Ghost Temple, and they will not attack you again."

“Moreover, as long as they are inside the Three Worlds Ghost Temple, even if you have the Red Lotus Karma Fire and the Southern Ming Fire, you will not be able to completely kill them.”

"Back then, the Buddha imprisoned them here with the supreme Dharma, hoping to use the Buddha's light to erase the viciousness and hostility in their bodies. However, in order to prevent them from dying under the Buddha's light, the Buddha specially endowed them with the characteristics of immortality. As long as they are in this Three Worlds Ghost Temple, even if they are attacked, they will not be in any danger of life. Your Red Lotus Karma Fire and Nanming Li Fire can only magnify their pain, but cannot completely burn their spirits and souls."

"What are your options next?"

"Will you continue to burn these six heavenly ghosts and gods with the Red Lotus Karma Fire and the Southern Ming Fire? Or will you choose to take back the benefits and promise not to attack them anymore?"

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while, but did not rush to make his choice. Instead, he activated the Sky-Peeking Eye first.

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

"Use the Sky-Watcher's Eye to carefully observe the surroundings and find that what the six-day ghost god said was not wrong. The Buddha did leave a ban in the Three-Life Ghost Temple. As long as the Three-Life Ghost Temple still exists, these six-day ghost gods cannot escape, nor can they die. They can only be imprisoned here forever."

Jiang Xinghuo thought that if this was the case, there would be no point in continuing. It would just be a waste of time arguing with each other. It would be better to just take the benefits directly and gain some actual benefits.

After you have determined your own ideas.

Jiang Xinghuo made a decision in his heart.

"You chose to follow the advice of the Six Heavenly Ghost God and stopped using the Red Lotus Karma Fire and the Southern Ming Fire to embarrass them. You also got the method of extracting karma as you wished."

"You have obtained the Three Worlds Sutra."

"The Three Worlds Sutra is a secret technique developed by the Six Heavenly Ghosts and Gods, the Three Worlds King. This secret technique does not directly bring powerful strength to the practitioner, but is a method and means to target karma. It can extract the karma from other people's bodies at will and use it for other purposes, including but not limited to refining certain magic tools, practicing certain calligraphy techniques, and even forcibly infusing the karma accumulated in other people's bodies into other people's fates."

After Jiang Xinghuo saw it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought that this was the magic prepared for the Red Lotus Karma Fire, which could be said to perfectly make up for the shortcomings of the Red Lotus Karma Fire.

As long as you practice this Sutra of Three Lives, you can turn karma from nothing into something, regardless of whether there is karma in the other person’s body!

Then the Red Lotus Karma Fire will naturally play a corresponding role! However, this Three Worlds Sutra is a method given by the six heavenly ghosts and gods after all, and I don’t know if there will be any tricks left in it. Instead of trusting the conscience of these six heavenly ghosts and gods, it is better to check it yourself.

"You activated the Sky-Watcher's Eye."

"You used your talent of the Sky-Gazing Eye to analyze the method of understanding the Three Worlds Sutra, hoping to see if there was any backup plan left by the King of the Three Worlds."

"Analysis in progress, please wait..."

"Analysis completed."

"The Third King did not leave any hidden dangers in this method. Anyone who obtains this method can practice it and master the method of extracting karma."

"Do you want to practice immediately?"

When Jiang Xinghuo read the text content, he knew that the Third King had not left any backup plan in the method, so he naturally did not hesitate any more and directly chose yes.

"You chose to practice the Three Worlds Sutra."

"Cultivating, please wait..."

"Practice completed."

"You have successfully mastered the Three Worlds Sutra."

In reality, Jiang Xinghuo felt a stream of fresh air flowing in his mind, and all the cultivation tips and methods of using the Three Worlds Sutra appeared deep in his mind.

Jiang Xinghuo tried to use the Three Lives Sutra on himself and could clearly feel a sense of detachment coming, as if something in his body was being drawn out. Finally, a black and red light condensed in his hand.

This is the karma that has accumulated in his body over the years. Although it is not much, it is present, because there are quite a few people and monsters who have died directly or indirectly at his hands.

After learning the Three Life Sutra, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to pick up the chain on the ground.

"Dragon Lock (rare item), the Six Heavenly Ghost God 'Geng Jin Dajiang' used his own power, mixed with the evil spirit of the White Tiger Bodhisattva, and forged with your Nanming Lihuo. It has the ability to transform into a giant python dragon and automatically chase the enemy. After entangled with the enemy, it can seal the magic power in its body."

Jiang Xinghuo thought that this was really a good start. Before he even did anything, he had already obtained a rare quality item and a secret technique for extracting karma.

"What are your options next?"

"Will you choose to fulfill your promise and go deep into the Three Worlds Ghost Temple? Or will you choose to use the same old trick to deal with the other six heavenly ghosts and gods and see if you can get something out of them?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the text and was really tempted, but in the end he suppressed his greed. Steady and long-term success is the serious matter. It would be easier to talk to him in the future if he left a way out now. If he overturned his previous promise, let alone whether he could extort some benefits, at least he would lose his credibility in front of these six-day ghosts and gods. Even if they did not value credibility, it would be difficult to trigger the corresponding plot.

So after thinking for a while, Jiang Xinghuo decisively chose to go deeper.

"You pushed open the temple door in front of you and walked out from the back. This temple that once brought you great fear no longer posed any threat to you."

"You have discovered the secret of this temple through your innate ability of the Sky-Watcher's Eye. It turns out that this temple is actually the internal organs of a demon. It does not appear abnormal on weekdays, but when the incense and candles in the temple are burned out, the demon will wake up from its slumber, and its empty body will reappear. At that time, it will digest all the creatures in its body to fill its stomach."

This reminded Jiang Xinghuo of the first time he came in. It was in this temple that he was attacked by unknown creatures. If he hadn't lit a stick of incense in time, he would have become food for this monster.

"You have passed the first temple and come to the second temple at the back. Do you want to enter it?"

"You walked into the temple. The dim temple was filled with the aroma of ghee. A skinny monk was sitting on a coffin, with his entire lower body fused with the coffin. It was the old Tantric monk you met at the beginning."

"However, at this time, the old Tantric monk had already lost his life force. His body was covered with corpse spots and dark blue handprints that gathered around his neck, as if something had strangled him to death."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo was shocked. He didn't expect that this old Tantric monk was actually dead! !
The last time he came here, he heard the old monk say that in the coffin under him, one of the most primitive six-day ghosts was suppressed, and the old monk's duty was to prevent the other party from escaping.

In addition, there are an unknown number of ghost slaves wandering around in this temple, just to find the whereabouts and traces of the six-day ghost god.

The last time he used the Sunshine Projection, he met a ghost slave, but due to the old monk's warning, he did not look directly at the ghost slave.

Moreover, he remembered that the old monk seemed to be very afraid of these ghost slaves at that time. Looking at the description in the game text, the old monk seemed to be strangled to death by something. Could it be those ghost slaves?

While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking about it, new game text popped up again.

"You were carefully observing the old monk's body when you suddenly felt a chill rushing towards you. What shocked you even more was that you found that the dead monk had opened his cloudy eyes. The burning butter lamps in the temple immediately went out, and the entire temple was plunged into pitch-black darkness."

what's the situation!
Although he was only observing from a third-person perspective through text, Jiang Xinghuo still couldn't help but shudder.

Is this old monk dead or not?
The game text continues.

"At this moment, you felt a hand on your shoulder, a cold and stiff hand, which pressed you down to the ground with a little force. At the same time, heavy footsteps could be heard in the darkness, walking towards you."

"After a while, you vaguely see a pair of bare feet in front of you, emitting an unbearable stench."

Jiang Xinghuo thought that it was exactly the same as what he saw in the last projection.

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Will you attack it immediately, or will you sit there motionless and pretend you didn't see the pair of feet appearing in front of you?"

"Because judging from the position of the feet, this 'person' is standing in front of you. Maybe it is looking down at your head and is ready to attack you at any time."

(End of this chapter)