My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 97 The Art of Raising Ghosts

"You have seen the suicide note left by the Medicine Master before his death. Do you want to follow the Medicine Master's last words and leave this Tianshi Temple as soon as possible?"

Jiang Xinghuo hesitated for a moment, clicked the screen and selected "No". If he died, he would just have to wait a few more hours. He wanted to see what was in this temple.

"You placed the two skeletons in place and explored the temple carefully. You found a book on palm thunder, a thunder-struck peach wood sword, a peach wood sword technique for dispatching troops, a divine talisman, a ghost-sealing altar, and a demon-revealing mirror."

"You have triggered the Tathagata's talent."

"You found a mezzanine in the Tianshi Temple and found a small box. When you opened it, you found a book on the art of raising ghosts in the five internal organs."

"You have obtained the technique of raising ghosts in the five internal organs."

Seeing the texts listed in the game, Jiang Xinghuo was greatly shocked. He never expected that such a small Tianshi Temple could hide so many things.

"Palm Thunder (Ordinary Technique), a minor thunder technique inherited from the Heavenly Master Dao, can condense a bolt of lightning in the palm of your hand. Although its power is not strong, it is fast and consumes little energy, and it has a bonus on the lethality against ghosts and spirits."

"Lightning-struck peach wood sword (excellent equipment). This peach wood sword is made of lightning-struck wood. After being baptized by Taoist scriptures, it is extremely positive and can be used as an upgrade material for sword-type weapons, and can also be used as a magic weapon."

"Ghost Sealing Altar (Ordinary Item), a magical device commonly used by Taoists to subdue demons. It can seal ghosts and spirits into the altar."

"The Demon Mirror (common item), a magical device commonly used by Taoists to subdue demons. It can reflect ghosts, monsters, and demons without physical form."

"The Peach Wood Soldier Sword Technique (Excellent Technique), a secret calligraphy of the Tianshi Dao, uses the lightning-struck peach wood sword as a medium to manipulate the soldiers in the altar or the souls of the dead in the underworld for one's own use."

"The Divine Travel Talisman (a common consumable item) has a talisman that can travel a thousand miles. If you stick it on your body, you can travel three hundred miles a day. However, you cannot eat meat while using it."

Jiang Xinghuo clicked on the text and took out the things one by one to take a look. The power of the palm thunder could not be compared with his Five Thunder Technique, but it was fast and consumed little, so it could be used as a normal attack.

The Thunder-Struck Peach Wood Sword and the Peach Wood Military Sword Technique are complementary. They can only exert their power when used together. To put it bluntly, they are used to shake people.

The magic talisman is a simplified version of the magic technique. Even ordinary people can use it easily. Just stick it on your body.

As for the Ghost Sealing Altar and the Demon Mirror, they are used to deal with demons and monsters. However, judging from their grade, they are ordinary items, and the demons they can deal with should not be particularly strong.

Finally, the only thing left was the book on how to keep the internal organs healthy.

This is something Jiang Xinghuo discovered after triggering his Tathagata-garbha talent, so its value is self-evident.

But looking at the name of this technique, which involves raising ghosts with one's own internal organs, and then thinking about the descriptions of the deaths of the pharmacist and the temple master.

Jiang Xinghuo had a vague guess in his heart that the two of them were most likely killed because of this magic.

"The Five Internal Organs Temple Raising Ghosts (a rare technique) is derived from the Taoist technique of raising ghosts. It imitates the Taoist method of opening a temple and installing internal organs. It uses the body as a temple, invites little ghosts into the five internal organs, signs a contract with them, and uses them for its own benefit."

"However, ghosts are inherently vicious, and the more powerful the ghosts are, the more so. Therefore, most of the Taoists who practice the art of raising ghosts in the five internal organs do not die at the hands of their enemies, but die from the backlash of the little ghosts in their own bodies."

After reading the description of the technique of raising ghosts in the five internal organs, Jiang Xinghuo was secretly shocked. No wonder the pharmacist and the temple master died so strangely. It must be because the little ghosts in their bodies backfired and broke their internal organs and chest cavities.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xinghuo's expression suddenly froze. Since the little ghosts in their bodies ran out, would they still stay here?

Probably not?
Whether from the description of the small medicine hut in the forest or from the text description of the Tianshi Temple, these two places must have been abandoned for quite some time.

Even if those little ghosts stayed there for a few days after running out, they should have left long ago. However, the following text shocked Jiang Xinghuo.

"You carefully explored the dilapidated Tianshi Temple and wanted to leave after making sure that there was nothing you missed."

"But just as you were passing the main hall of the Tianshi Temple, the painted door gods on both sides suddenly came alive, waving their steel whips and iron maces and smashing towards you."

"You were caught off guard and hastily parried. Although you blocked the attacks of the two statues, you were suddenly pierced through the chest by a large sword."

"You were attacked by a sword demon."

"Your internal organs were crushed by the blade."

"You are dead."

dead again!
Jiang Xinghuo let out a long sigh and thought to himself how unlucky he was. Who could have thought that after so many years, those ghosts were still there.

I glanced at the time and it was already six o'clock in the evening. I could only wait a few more hours.

At this moment, a news alert suddenly popped up on the phone.

"warn!!!"

"An earthquake occurred suddenly in Qingxiu Mountain in the coastal suburbs. Many places in the city and surrounding cities felt the tremors. The earthquake ended within three minutes."

"It is preliminarily determined that this disaster did not cause any casualties. Please rest assured and do not panic. It is not clear whether there will be aftershocks. The roads leading to the suburbs are temporarily blocked and militarized. Citizens are advised not to go there in the near future."

"warn!!"

"An urgent news interruption. The National Astronomical Observatory has discovered through observations that a large-scale meteor shower will pass over the country in the coming days. Please reduce nighttime travel to avoid being injured by meteors."

Two pieces of news popped up in succession. They seemed to be ordinary natural disasters, but Jiang Xinghuo knew very well that these were precursors to the outbreak of abnormal creatures.

The monsters and demons from that world will arrive with the meteor shower tomorrow night. The reason why the roads are blocked by militarized management is to prevent ordinary people from getting hurt.

Of course, this is also to stop those players who want to take advantage of the situation.

Those evil spirits came to the earth, bringing danger as well as opportunities. If they fell into the hands of people with ulterior motives, who knows how much trouble they would cause.

But now the military has blocked the road, and ordinary players cannot enter Qingxiu Mountain at all. If they dare to force their way in by relying on their special status, they will not know how to behave themselves after they lose the weapons in the hands of the soldiers.

Jiang Xinghuo sat on the sofa, thought for a long time, and began to prepare for the action tomorrow night.

He originally wanted to ride a griffin over there, but the griffin was too big and would easily attract the attention of bystanders.

Fortunately, Jiang Xinghuo had learned the Wood Release Technique in advance.

Qingxiu Mountain has not yet undergone modern development, and the most common things in the mountain are various towering trees. For him who has the Wood Release Technique, he can move freely in the mountain without worrying about being discovered by others.

(End of this chapter)