My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 876

"The swordsman leader is begging you to spare his life. He doesn't want to die here. He can give you everything he has to redeem his life."

"What are your options next?"

"Will you choose to show mercy, put away the two swords in your hands, and let it live? Or will you angrily scold it: Foolish, the things will still be mine even if I kill you?"

Jiang Xinghuo read the text and did not hesitate for too long. After a little thought, he made his choice.

"You mocked the swordsman leader and asked him if he had ever thought that this day would come when he tortured those escort agency employees to death. Every sip and bite has its own destiny. Today is the day for him to pay for his sins!"

"After you said that, you slightly shifted the blade of your two-handed sword and directly cut the swordsman leader's throat. Because you drew your sword quickly enough, the blood didn't even flow out before the skin and flesh closed up, leaving only a corpse falling to the ground."

"You flicked a little fire from your fingertips and burned the body completely to ashes. There was only a Guanzhong knife and a black jade pendant left on the ground. Do you want to pick it up?"

"You walked over and picked up the jade pendant. You found that the style of the jade pendant was very special. It was carved with a Buddha head, but if you looked closely, it was half Buddha and half demon. One half was compassionate, and the other half had a green face and fangs. It was a combination of Buddha and demon."

"You have obtained the Buddha Demon Jade Pendant."

"Buddha and Demon Jade Pendant (special item). It is said that there was a genius in the Buddhist world. He became a monk and became a Buddha. He understood the devil and practiced Confucianism. He possessed all the theories of various schools of thought. Later, because he was too unorthodox, he was expelled from the Ten Directions Zen Forest by Ksitigarbha. This jade pendant is the token of that genius. It is said that as long as you hold this jade pendant, you can ask the other party to do something for you."

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows and thought, isn’t this Xie Yanke’s Xuantie Order?

However, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. This Buddha demon and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva obviously have a grudge against each other, so he may be useful in the future.

"People outside don't know what happened in the private room, but among so many people who went in, only the merchant came out alive. Anyone with a sound mind knows what happened. Even if others have ideas about you, they dare not act rashly, for fear of following the footsteps of those swordsmen from Guanzhong."

"Waiting..."

"Still waiting..."

"Still waiting..."

Jiang Xinghuo waited for nearly two hours, and just when he thought the other party would not come, the game text finally had new changes.

"You heard a knock on the door, and a barefoot monk in black suddenly opened the door and walked in."

"You have discovered it, Black-robed Monk."

"The black-robed monk is a ghostwriter walking in the secular world. He has killed countless people with the sword in his hand. But he is not here to cause trouble for you. Instead, he put half a ticket on the table."

"Take out the other half of the ticket that the old escort gave you. The two together form a complete ticket. The other party is the person you are going to deliver the goods to. Do you want to give the things that the old escort gave you to this black-robed monk?"

"In the escort business, we only look at the signature and not the person. As long as someone comes with the signature, no matter who they are, according to the rules of the escort agency, we should hand over the goods to them."

"But, you are not a member of the escort company. You can just hide this thing secretly and then find an excuse to send the other party away. So, what are your plans next?"

"Will you choose to hide the things on you secretly? Or will you give the things to the black-robed monk?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the options given in the game text and chose the latter without much hesitation.

Again, if he wanted to hide this thing, the plot would not have developed to this point, and he would have taken it for himself long ago.

"You put away the ticket on the table, took the box out of the empty drawer, and handed it to the black-robed monk in front of you. But the black-robed monk only opened it and took a look, as if to confirm whether the things inside had been replaced by someone, and then pushed the things back."

"The black-robed monk said that this mission has ended, but he has a new commission for you. Are you willing to accept it?"

"Are you willing to accept the new commission from the Black-robed Monk?"

Jiang Xinghuo raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that this was a chain task, one link after another, so it naturally could not be missed.

Because this kind of mission often involves big secrets, it might be related to that ancient powerful worldly being.

Take on this task first. It’s up to you whether to do it or not.

"You didn't ask for the details of the mission, but just put away the things on the table and calmly accepted the commission from the black-robed monk."

"The black-robed monk took out a crystal sword and a crystal-carved talisman from his body, indicating that the talisman was a Yin-crossing talisman, carved with Earth-core crystal. There is no limit to the number of times it can be used. As long as you want, you can use it to travel back and forth between the Yin and Yang worlds at any time. The crystal sword was also melted from Earth-core crystal, and it has a strong restraining effect on the monsters in the underworld."

"The mission entrusted to you by the Black-robed Monk is to take these two items into the underworld and then deliver the contents of the box to the Black Mountain Temple. Then someone else will come to communicate with you."

Black Mountain Temple?
Jiang Xinghuo felt that the name was somewhat familiar, as if he had come across related information before, so he immediately clicked on the text record, entered the search, and found the relevant information.

This was a temple outside the city of Peking. For unknown reasons, it sank into the Iron Wall Mountain in the underworld overnight. Later, with the help of Ksitigarbha, some disciples broke out of the Iron Wall Mountain and left behind the Black Mountain Temple's tradition in the underworld.

He still had a map to the Black Mountain Temple, but he had never gone back in time to go there. He didn't expect to trigger this mission here again.

"The black-robed monk left the room after entrusting the task. Now you are the only one left in the room. What are you going to do next?"

"Will you go to the Three-Life Ghost Temple to see if you can rescue your original body? Or will you go to the Prison of All Things and try to cooperate with the old man in the ancestral hall to kill the Blissful Buddha?"

"Or, activate the Yin-crossing Talisman given to you by the Black-robed Monk, go to the underworld to explore, and complete the task entrusted by the other party?"

There are three choices. After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xinghuo decided to explore the underworld first. He didn't plan to go to the Three Ghost Temple for the time being. The main body of the game character was already trapped there. If his clone was trapped there too, he might not be able to continue the game. It is better to be safe.

As for the Buddha of Bliss who is the prison of all things, he is not in a hurry. He has already learned the method of collecting things and can go over and take the umbrella away at any time. It is just a matter of time.

Therefore, the most urgent task now is to explore the missions in the underworld first. He has several missions related to the underworld on hand. In addition to the commission from the black-robed monk, there are also two masters of the clay figurine craftsman. The Hou Tu Xirang in his hand was left by one of them.

In addition, there is the whereabouts of the Three Lives Stone triggered by the leader of the Criminal Sect, as well as clues related to the Five Turbid Hells.

These tasks are no different from those in the secular world, and are even more mysterious.

"You chose to explore the underworld."

Afterwards, Jiang Xinghuo controlled the character to leave Fuchun Teahouse, found a secluded and safe place, and activated the crystal cross-Yin Talisman in his hand.

"You have activated the Yin Talisman." "You feel a strong Yin energy emanating from the talisman, which soon envelopes your body. When the Yin energy dissipates, you have disappeared from the spot."

"You have entered the underworld."

"You have once again set foot in this kingdom of death. The thick Yin energy is rolling in from all directions like a tide. However, for you, the king of the underworld, there will be no discomfort or uneasiness. All you will feel is the pleasure of being a fish in water."

"Where are you going now?"

Jiang Xinghuo opened the backpack panel and found the map of Black Mountain Temple. He had a hunch that after he delivered the things to Black Mountain Temple, a new chain of tasks would be triggered, and Black Mountain Temple was most likely not the final destination of this thing.

"You chose to go to the Black Mountain Temple."

"On the way, please wait..."

"Do you want to release the aura of the King of the Underworld to avoid some unnecessary trouble and harassment?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose no.

He was thinking of fishing. If he released the aura of the King of the Underworld, other monsters would not attack him. Otherwise, he would be attacked by other monsters.

Those are all offerings that come right to your doorstep, so you should definitely give them up. After all, they were the ones who attacked me first, so I don't have any psychological burden.

Besides, these monsters in the underworld have nothing to do with him, so it doesn't matter even if he kills them all.

"On the way..."

"You soon felt something approaching you. It was a mist ghost wandering in the underworld, which could devour the souls of other creatures through mist."

"This mist ghost didn't feel the threat from you. It thought you were a novice and wanted to find a chance to swallow you. Do you want to take action to get rid of it?"

Jiang Xinghuo thought to himself, what you wish for will come true. Since you brought it to me yourself, don't blame me for being ruthless.

"You took out the black-robed monk's crystal sword and slashed at the mist ghost hiding behind the fog. When the sword flashed, you only heard a shrill scream, and the mist ghost completely disappeared into thin air."

"You have killed the mist ghost."

"You gained incense +500."

"Continue on the road..."

Jiang Xinghuo used this method to fish. On the way from Huangquan Road to Heishan Temple, he killed more than twenty monsters of all sizes. The number of incense sticks he obtained was about to exceed ten thousand, and finally he attracted a big guy.

"You have attracted the attention of the God of Incense."

"The God of Incense is a demon born from the resentment of incense. It has all the resentment of the deceased gathered in its body, so it is cruel and violent. It is extremely sensitive to the power of incense. Once it senses the smell of incense, it will come and take away the incense."

"You were attacked by the God of Incense."

"The behemoth formed by the condensation of incense launched a fierce attack on you. It sensed the strong smell of incense on your body. Once it swallows you into its stomach and digests you, its strength will be raised to a higher level."

"How are you going to deal with this incense god?"

"Will you choose to kill it here? Or will you choose to take it for your own use?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't rush to make a choice, but first checked the entry for the God of Incense.

"The God of Incense is formed by the remaining resentment in the bodies of dead monsters. It has the power to breed incense and can produce varying amounts of incense every day."

Seeing this, Jiang Xinghuo's eyes suddenly lit up. Can it give birth to incense?

In other words, this incense god is equivalent to a laying hen, which can lay varying numbers of "eggs" every day. This big guy must never be killed. If you can use it for your own benefit, doesn't it mean that you can sit at home every day and earn enough incense?
Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo immediately made his choice.

"You chose to take this monster as your own. You took out the dragon lock from your backpack and threw it at the incense god in front of you."

"The dragon lock grew in the wind, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a dragon, roaring out with its fangs and claws bared, and quickly tied up the incense god tightly, and sealed off the magic power in his body."

Jiang Xinghuo immediately opened the skill panel, found the mountain man's enlightenment and chose to use it.

"You have been activated, the mountain man has enlightened you."

"You placed your finger on the center of the Incense God's brows. The power of the hermit's enlightenment quickly spread out and began to tamper with the Incense God's cognition and thinking. The violence and murderous aura in the eyes of the Incense God gradually dissipated, and the way he looked at you also changed."

"You have successfully tampered with the memory of the God of Incense and Fire, and made him your own follower and slave."

The moment the game text flashed by, Jiang Xinghuo felt as if there was something extra inside his body.

Jiang Xinghuo subconsciously opened the acupoint, and a hazy human figure made purely of incense appeared in front of him. The rich smell of incense instantly spread to the entire living room.

“Is this the God of Incense?”

Jiang Xinghuo was very curious about this and observed carefully with his fiery eyes. He found that the Incense God had no real flesh and blood body. His body was completely condensed from incense and was immune to most physical attacks.

But the premise is that the opponent does not have a weapon that can hurt it, such as the crystal ring knife in his hand, which is not something the Incense God can resist.

Moreover, Jiang Xinghuo discovered that in addition to being able to give birth to and nurture incense, the Incense God could also evolve into pure incense power.

Jiang Xinghuo can completely use the Incense Technique to control the power of incense to attack.

Of course, the incense evolved from the God of Incense will be used less and less. If it cannot be replenished in time, when the incense is exhausted, the God of Incense will disappear into thin air.

After carefully experiencing the abilities and uses of the Incense God, Jiang Xinghuo put the Incense God into his acupoints and continued to push the text down...

(End of this chapter)