My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 874 Eyes in the Coffin

Looking at the two options given by the game, Jiang Xinghuo immediately fell into deep thought. He remembered that he encountered the same situation when he was projected here last time.

The ghost slave wandering in the temple came to him, but the old Tantric monk on the coffin did not let him take action. Instead, he stopped his action and said that he should just sit there and let nature take its course.

But how to choose this time?

Also, is this old Tantric monk alive or dead?

If he wasn't dead, what happened to the corpse spots and dark blue handprints on his body?

If I was dead, who was the person who put his hand on the game character's shoulder and forced me to sit on the ground?

Also, if I really take action, will I be a match for these ghost slaves?
If this old Tantric monk was killed by these ghost slaves, then there is a high probability that I would not be a match for these ghost slaves.

Thoughts flashed through Jiang Xinghuo's mind one after another. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to satisfy his curiosity.

Even if I die, I have to know how I died. At least I can see what these ghost slaves look like.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo no longer hesitated and directly chose to take action to fight against these ghost slaves.

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

"You activated the Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Technique."

"You activated the Red Lotus Karma Fire."

"You activated the Nanming Lihuo."

"You activated the Kitchen God Fire."

Jiang Xinghuo activated the effects of five skills in succession, which was almost the most powerful combat power he possessed. In an instant, he burst out and attacked the ghost slave in front of him.

But the following game text surprised him a little.

"You activated many spells to attack the ghost slave in front of you. In just a moment, you turned the ghost slave into ashes. The other party had no ability to resist at all. It was so fragile that it was beyond your expectation."

"You have killed it, ghost slave."

Seeing this game text prompt, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't help but widen his eyes and wondered what was going on.
The game text is praised to be so high, why does it become so empty when you start playing it?
He thought these ghost slaves were very powerful, but he didn't expect them to be dealt with so easily.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have to worry about it for so long. I could have just gotten started and done with it!

Jiang Xinghuo relaxed his guard and was about to control the character to continue the game when new text suddenly popped up on the screen.

"You killed the ghost slave in front of you and were about to continue your exploration, but you discovered that where the ghost slave had just turned to ashes, a pair of dark blue and rotten feet appeared. They were exactly the same as the ghost slave that had just appeared in front of you."

"Then, a pair of rotten arms with livid skin and black nails came towards your neck. You wanted to resist, but you found that your body was cold and you couldn't cast any spells at all. It was as if you were imprisoned."

"At the same time, you felt many pairs of cold hands appear on your body, evenly distributed all over your body, constantly plundering the vitality in your body. The last pair of cold hands strangled your throat, and your consciousness completely fell into darkness."

"You are dead."

"You died in the attack of the ghost slaves. You had no ability to resist at all. Before you died, you saw your corpse. It was exactly the same as the old monk on the coffin. It was covered with blue-black palm prints, as if it had been touched by countless ghost hands."

"After the ghost slave killed you, his figure disappeared into the darkness again. Do you want to activate the effect of the scapegoat immediately?"

Jiang Xinghuo took a deep breath. He didn't expect the final result would be like this. He had clearly killed the ghost slave, but it actually reappeared and killed him!
"You are activated, straw man."

"You used the characteristics of the scapegoat to escape and come back to life next to the coffin. You looked at the scarecrow on the ground covered with dark blue handprints, and a chill rose in your heart."

"You can't figure out the origins of these ghost slaves. They actually possess such strange abilities. The old Tantric monk on the coffin may have died tragically here because of this."

"At this time, you once again heard the heavy footsteps coming from the darkness. The ghost slave seemed to have discovered your resurrection and walked towards you again."

"You hold your breath and curl up quietly at the edge of the coffin. Soon, a pair of rotting feet appear at your feet. However, the ghost slave does not attack you immediately. Instead, it stops in front of you, only a few feet away from you. You can even smell the stench coming towards you. What are you going to do next?"

"Will you choose to attack the ghost slave in front of you again, or will you choose to wait and see without responding?"

As the saying goes, every failure makes you wiser. Jiang Xinghuo had suffered a loss once, so he learned his lesson the second time. He quietly controlled his character to sit beside the coffin, ignoring the existence of the ghost slave. That was how he avoided it last time.

However, what Jiang Xinghuo couldn't understand was that the old Tantric monk had been suppressing and guarding here for many years and should have been very familiar with the rules here. How could he have died here in a confused manner?

This method of avoiding without responding was taught to him by the other party. There is no reason for him to die here!
Is there some hidden secret that is unknown to the public?

Jiang Xinghuo couldn't guess the reason, but to be on the safe side, he opened the skill panel, found the Nine Dead Cicada, and clicked to use it.

Then, he found the option of dragon-raising technique and clicked on it to use it.

"You have activated the Nine Death Cicada Divine Art."

"You have activated the Dragon Raising Technique."

"First, you make your body virtual, and then use the dimensional technique to isolate the virtual body into the dimensional space. This way, the double protection is enough to ensure that you will not be affected by external forces."

Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character and waited for ten minutes, and the subsequent game text finally appeared on the screen. "You saw the ghost slave's feet disappear into the darkness again, and the heavy footsteps were getting farther and farther away from you in the darkness. Finally, there was no sound in the huge temple, and the extinguished butter lamps were re-burned. The temple became brightly lit again. Except for some dirt left on the ground, you did not find any trace of anyone's existence."

"Look up at the old monk in the coffin and make sure that he has really lost his life. The action of pressing you to the ground just now may just be a trace of obsession in his heart. You noticed that there was a tattered oil lamp in front of the old monk's body, but it has been extinguished now, and there is not much oil left in it. Do you want to pick it up and see what is inside?"

"You picked up the oil lamp that was placed in front of the old monk's body."

"You have obtained the Soul-Calming Lamp."

"Soul-suppressing lamp (special item), a magical tool forged by the old monk using his own Buddha nature and lifespan as materials. The lamp oil inside may look ordinary, but it is actually evolved from lifespan. After being lit, it can suppress all creatures with souls within the range covered by the lamp, but it will not have any effect on creatures without souls."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows after seeing it. He didn't expect there was such a prop. Although it was very powerful, the cost of using it was not small. It required one's own lifespan to burn as fuel. Could this be the cause of death of the old Tantric monk?
While Jiang Xinghuo was thinking, new text popped up on the screen.

"You stroked the soul-calming lamp in your hand, carefully observing the details on it, and suddenly heard a strange sound in your ears."

"You looked up and around, thinking that those ghost slaves had appeared again, but the temple was clean and empty. There was only a faint knocking sound that kept coming, lingering rhythmically in the temple. After a detailed investigation, you finally found that the source of the knocking sound was the coffin under the body of the old Tantric monk!"

"You lean over and put your ear to the coffin, confirming that the knocking sound is coming from inside the coffin. This makes you suddenly startled. What are you going to do next?"

Jiang Xinghuo immediately recalled what the old Tantric monk had said.

Buried in this coffin is a six-day ghost god. And not just any ordinary six-day ghost god, but a primitive ghost god that can truly challenge the Buddha and the Taoist master. He has buried an existence that has existed for more than one era.

But this six-day ghost had been suppressed by the Buddha in the Three-World Ghost Temple, so how could it still make a sound? Didn't the Buddha kill this guy?
Jiang Xinghuo looked at the game text content and his imagination ran wild. Finally, he clicked on the skill panel, found the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, and clicked on it to use it.

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

"Your eyes were flashing with golden flames like the sun. You looked at the plain coffin in front of you. Through the bronze material of the coffin, you vaguely saw a figure lying inside. But just as you cast your gaze over, the figure in the coffin suddenly opened his eyes!"

"Those are a pair of fierce eyes filled with wildness and hostility. They do not contain the slightest human emotion, only endless murderous intent and anger. You only feel a sharp pain in your eyes. Your fiery eyes are actually hurt by the other person's gaze!"

As the text flashed in the game, Jiang Xinghuo also felt a pain and itchiness in his eyes in reality.

Tears flowed uncontrollably, and he hurried to the window, looking at the sun high in the sky. His pupils, as big as the sun, flashed with golden flame patterns, and it took him a long time to suppress this power.

"Such a fierce look..."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the screen of his mobile phone with lingering fear. The moment the text popped up, a pair of eyes seemed to really appear in front of his eyes. They seemed to be made of blood and contained endless murderous aura.

He even had a feeling that if he stared any longer, his Fiery Eyes would probably be severely damaged.

Fortunately, it was only a moment and did not cause anything irreversible.

Jiang Xinghuo continued to push the text forward.

"At this time, the knocking sounds inside the coffin became louder and louder, and the vibration of the coffin became stronger and stronger. Finally, the whole coffin began to shake violently, and the coffin lid was trembling non-stop, as if something was trying to break free from it."

"However, due to the corpse of the old Tantric monk on the coffin, the thing inside was barely suppressed. However, this only temporarily slowed down the speed at which the thing escaped. If it continues like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before the thing inside will be completely free."

"What are you going to do next?"

"Would you choose to get up and leave here immediately, and not care about what happens next? Or would you choose to do something to see if you can suppress the things in the coffin?"

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo immediately thought of the soul-calming lamp he had just obtained. Since this thing was placed on the coffin, it meant that it must have a special use. Could it be that it was a backup plan left by the old monk to suppress the coffin?
Jiang Xinghuo tried to find the soul-calming lamp, clicked and chose to use it, and sure enough, the subsequent text proved his guess.

"Put the soul-calming lamp back on the coffin lid. The weak flame immediately turns into a golden light, enveloping the entire coffin. The vibration of the coffin also gradually decreases. In just a few breaths, the coffin returns to calm again, as if nothing had happened."

"What are you going to choose now?"

"Will you choose to put away the soul-calming lamp and flee from here immediately, regardless of the flood that will follow? Or will you choose to abandon the soul-calming lamp and leave it here to suppress the body in the coffin?"

The game gives two choices. Jiang Xinghuo really covets the effect of the Soul-Calming Lamp, but the Soul-Calming Lamp is the key prop to suppress the corpses of the Six Heavenly Ghosts and Gods. If he snatches the thing away, the Six Heavenly Ghosts and Gods inside will definitely escape.

Even though there is something tall to hold up the sky if it collapses, who can guarantee that the grandson won’t find the location of the earth?

If he comes to Earth and causes trouble, it will be difficult to suppress him again.

So it is better not to do such immoral things. Leave the soul-calming lamp here so that it can play its corresponding role.

"You cut off the greed in your heart and gave up the idea of ​​taking the Soul-Calming Lamp. In addition, in order to prevent anyone from coming here again in the future, you also used a black-quality breath-hiding talisman and the authority of the law of cause and effect to reduce the presence of this coffin to the minimum. Unless it is a master who also possesses the authority of the law of cause and effect, it is almost impossible for them to discover your backup plan."

"Are you going to continue wandering around this temple? Or are you going to leave this temple and go somewhere else?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose the latter. This temple was filled with evil, so it would be better to leave as soon as possible.

According to the construction layout of the Three Generations Ghost Temple, the first hall after entering the mountain gate is considered the first level, and this temple is considered the second level. As for what is behind the second level, he will have to wait for him to go in and explore it himself. Hopefully there will be some good things.

Besides, his time in this Three Life Ghost Temple is limited, and he doesn't have much time to waste here.

"You chose to leave this temple and continue to move deeper. You looked around the temple carefully and found a hidden door, which should be the door leading to the depths of the Three Ghost Temple..."

(End of this chapter)