Chapter 278 Tianming Shrine, a Weird Nightmare

Lin Xun returned to the library, preparing to use the newly acquired blacksmith body to tailor a legendary weapon for Lord Greedy Wolf Star.

The effect of 'Dragon Sword Masamune' only applies to the assassin's body. It can exert its full power in the hands of a ninja master. It is not suitable to be used by Tanlang Xingjun.

He obtained ten kinds of forging materials from the 'Knifemaker', which were just in use.

However, the customization drawings found in the 'Artisan's Book' show that the quality of the weapon can only reach Epic+ level if it is forged with existing materials.

If you want to upgrade the quality of the weapon to the legendary level, you need to replace several low-quality materials in the blueprint with high-quality ones.

Lin Xun checked the prices of the required materials according to the drawings, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​building weapons after checking.

"It's better to wait until you make money from your crafts, and then make weapons for Lord Greedy Wolf Star..."

…

When Lin Xun entered the game again, it was already noon on the second day.

Since the upper limit of his soul strength was increased to 4 points, it was the first time that the resurrection coins were not enough.

The main reason is that in the previous Easter egg chapter, the ‘Ogiwara family’s command flag’ was used to consume the soul strength to only one point.

Yesterday, he summoned the "Red Army" to escort the little monster out of the city, and then was killed twice by the general. For a while, his soul strength was stretched thin.

After reshaping Tanlang Xingjun's body, the soul strength is 2/4, but the shikigami "Slippery Ghost" has not yet been resurrected.

After "Slippery Ghost" releases his ultimate move, the True Form of the Sky Demon, plus Lin Xun's forbidden Onmyoji technique "Condensation Nirvana", it is equivalent to a continuous overdraft of vitality, and the soul strength required for resurrection changes from one point to two points.

Some, like the double penalty for death of the 'Discipline Knight' body during implementation, can also be filled with soul strength one after another. After filling two points of soul strength, it can be summoned again.

【……】

[You get up and leave the ‘High Throne’ and walk outside the throne room...]

[At this time, a retainer hastily reported to you, claiming that a personal handwriting from the general was sent from Kyoto, requesting you, the head of the family, to send samurai troops to garrison the 'Faxiang Temple' to enforce strict siege. 】

[If someone appears out of thin air at the 'Faxiang Temple', the person must be captured alive at any cost. After being captured alive, the person's limbs can be cut off to make it impossible for him to escape, and then he can be escorted to the Kyoto Imperial Palace. 】

[After the deed is accomplished, the general will be rewarded heavily...]

[After reporting the matter, the retainer approaches you and whispers that it has received the news, and ‘Fukang City’ also received the general’s handwriting, but the encirclement was at an abandoned port. 】

[After the retainer finished speaking, he bowed his head and waited for your reply order...]

[You can faithfully carry out the general's will, you can also be obedient and only send a few warriors to garrison, or you can even refuse the general's order. 】

[The retainers are your confidants, and Qianhuicheng is all under your control. You can give orders at will without worrying about the rebellion of the retainers or the mutiny of the army. 】

[But rejecting the general's order is very likely to attract Kyoto's counter-rebellion army, so please choose carefully! 】

Lin Xun frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows.

After his two rebirths and the teleportation back and forth to walk the dog, the general should have figured out the secret.

Therefore, an order was issued asking the city lord Daimyo to capture him alive and escort him to Kyoto instead of killing him directly.

It's just that the city lord's name has long been replaced by Lin Xun, and it's too easy to cheat.

[You issue an order to your retainers to strictly implement the general's decree and send elite warriors to surround the 'Faxiang Temple'. No one is allowed to enter or leave the 'Faxiang Temple' except you. Anyone who violates the rules will have their limbs cut off and be escorted to Kyoto! 】

[The retainers took the order and left...]

"I am both a thief and an official; I am a player and a referee...it is not that easy to catch me."

Lin Xun used the body of Greedy Wolf Star Lord and arrived in Kyoto with his sword.

This time he decided to meet up with the senior sister first.

【……】

[‘Tenming Shrine’ is the highest-level shrine in Sakuraluo, and it enshrines the statue of ‘Canggu Tianyan’. 】

[The shrine is not within the city of Kyoto, but on a sacred mountain called ‘Tianming Mountain’ in the suburbs. 】

[Even though we are in a remote place, there is still an endless stream of pilgrims who go up to the ‘Tianming Mountain’ to worship the God of Yama, which is even more lively than when you see the sacrifices at the ‘Wuzhi Shrine’. 】

[‘Tianming Mountain’ is majestic and majestic. When you look up from the foot of the mountain, you can’t see the top of the mountain. Your view is blocked by layers of clouds and mist on the mountainside. 】

[You can only see the stone steps winding around the mountain. The road is densely covered with tall dark torii gates, too many to count. 】

[You follow the pilgrims up the stairs. Every time you pass through a torii gate, you can feel the power of the divine realm here. 】

[If you climb the top of the mountain and enter the shrine, the power of the divine domain here will be blessed to a very terrifying level. Even ordinary clergy have great power that mortals need to look up to! 】

[It took you a long time to pass through the 'Senbon Torii Gate' before finally reaching the top of the mountain...]

['Tenmei Shrine' is vast and solemn, and the style of the hall is extremely simple. Apart from the necessary luxurious decorations, even the wood used to build the hall maintains its original color. 】

[There are many pilgrims here, but no one is making any noise, and there is an oppressive silence. 】

[People kept silent and, under the guidance of the official, washed their hands in the 'hand water house' before entering the shrine to worship and show their piety to the gods. 】

[You also follow the crowd and complete a set of 'heart-cleansing rituals' before you can enter the shrine. 】

[You know, a shrine maiden’s daily job, in addition to cleaning and wiping the statues, is to dance the shrine dance. 】

【Where are you going? 】

The underworld game pops up a lot of options, such as the God's Palace, the Worship Palace, the Coin Palace, and the Main Palace.

If 'Moon City Purple Leaf' successfully joins the 'Tenming Shrine', it will most likely be in the 'Shenre Palace'.

Lin Xun is currently possessed by the body of an 'exotic mage'. As long as he can find the senior sister, he can start the subsequent plot.

[When you arrive at the ‘Shenre Hall’, many pilgrims are kneeling on the ground, indulging in the holy dance of the witches. 】

[And the several shrine maidens who are dancing the divine dance are not the 'Moon City Purple Moon', obviously it is not here. 】

【Where are you going? 】

"If you are not in the shrine hall, you should be wiping the statues in the main hall."

Lin Xun used his body to circle around the entire shrine.

'Tenmei Shrine' is the same as 'Wuzhi Shrine'. The statue of 'Canggu Tenyan' is in the main hall, and there is a 'Tama Wall' built outside the main hall, forming a more solid and grand barrier.

Outsiders are also prohibited from entering this temple, and only internal clergy can enter.

"Damn! Don't you have to spend spiritual energy to break the barrier to get in?"

Although the last time I spent my spiritual energy to break the barrier successfully, I was still discovered by the 'Slippery Ghost' in the end, which was a waste of spiritual energy.

As a prostitute, he didn't want to make the same mistake again this time... But apart from breaking the barrier, there seemed to be no other way to enter the temple.

Lin Xun thought for a while and suddenly came to his senses.

He slapped his forehead and secretly cursed himself for falling into a rut without realizing it.

His purpose is not to enter the palace, but to find the senior sister. It is impossible for a shrine maiden to live in the main hall, let alone build a floor next to the statue. After completing her work, she must return to the shrine to rest.

Just stay at the entrance of the hall and wait for Senior Sister to get off work, right?

With this in mind, I might as well use the most primitive method—just wait and wait!

【……】

[You are standing outside this hall with nothing to do, looking around. 】

[I saw two strange-style palaces standing in the distance. 】

[The halls in the shrine all have straight roofs and cantilevered roofs without bends. The front of the hall has four large pillars and a three-chambered main entrance in the middle. 】

[Although the roofs of these two halls are similar to those of the other halls, the four large pillars are missing from the main entrance. There is only one independent bay, which is the "Kirizuma-zukuri" Gochiden hall of ordinary shrines. 】

[You were very confused, so you pulled over a passing official and asked. 】

[Chushi gives you a cold look and warns you not to make any noise. 】

[Perhaps you disturbed the purity of the shrine and caused displeasure. It told you in a cold tone that in addition to the worship hall, coin hall, and main hall, there are also branch shrines dedicated to other gods in the shrine. 】

[The two halls with different standards are the branch shrines. One is the 'Shesha Shrine', which worships the three pillar gods under Yama; the other is the 'Mosha Shrine', which houses the statues of many minor gods under Yama. Statue of God...]

[I came out to answer your questions and then left straight away. The whole process was unusually indifferent. 】

Lin Xun's eyes lit up. Even if 'Yuecheng Ziye' successfully joined the shrine, she was still a new witch, and the job of wiping the main statue would probably not be her turn.

And she used to serve the second of the three pillar gods in the 'Wu Zhi Shrine', but it is very likely that she was arranged to work in the 'Shrine Shrine'.

[You leave the scope of this temple and stride towards the ‘Sheshe Temple’...]

[There is no ‘Tama Wall’ outside the ‘Sheshe Temple’, and there is no barrier to block or protect you, so you can enter the temple smoothly...]

[There are no other pilgrims in the hall, and it is extremely cold. There is not enough light in the huge hall, and it has a dark and gloomy atmosphere. 】

[You look around. Except for the three statues of different gods enshrined on the altar, there is nothing else worth noting. 】

[Obviously ‘Moon City Purple Leaf’ is not here either. 】

"Tsk... Could it be that Senior Sister went to the 'Moshe Temple' to wipe the statues of those little gods? This is too miserable."

Think about it, new mikos who join must go through a process of promotion.

[The three statues on the altar are brightly painted and lifelike. Except for their blurry faces, they are no different from normal statues. You can look at them for a while and prepare to leave. 】

[Suddenly, an invisible hand puts a hand on your shoulder and forcibly drags you to a dark corner of the hall. 】

[You were startled. Just as you were about to raise the 'knowledge grating' to protect yourself, you saw a graceful figure appear in the darkness. 】

[The beautiful shadow gradually turns from blurry to clear, and the person coming is none other than ‘Yuecheng Ziye’! 】

[It is dressed in a shrine maiden costume with white and scarlet hakama, and the 'Hillary God' embroidered pattern on its chest has become the unique symbol of 'Tenmei Shrine' - a ball of pitch-black flames. 】

[‘Yuecheng Ziye’ looked very haggard, as if it had not had enough sleep for a long time. It looked nervous and asked in a low voice, my benefactor, why are you here? 】

[It raises its index finger to its lips, signaling you to answer softly. 】

[I don’t know if it’s your imagination, but you actually read a hint of fear in its expression. 】

[You can only answer it in the same soft voice, claiming that you happened to be in Kyoto, and heard from its master that it serves Yama in the ‘Tenmei Shrine’, so you came here specifically to see how it is doing recently. 】

[But I saw 'Yuecheng Ziye' shaking his head and saying, you are its savior. Together with the master, you risked your life to save it, so that it could escape from the clutches of 'Slippery Ghost'...]

[It should have repaid you well, but now... Benefactor, you'd better stay away from here as soon as possible. 】

[You can’t help but wonder about the cause and effect. ‘Moon City Purple Leaf’ doesn’t seem to want to involve you in it, and keeps urging you to leave the shrine. It’s best to leave Kyoto, or even Sakuraluo. The farther away the better. 】

[Are you going to follow the advice of ‘Yuecheng Ziye’? 】

Lin Xun raised his eyebrows, understanding that the senior sister must have gained something by 'undercovering' Tianming Shrine.

Now it is obvious that the follow-up plot has started, and it would be a shame to give up.

[You know that ‘Yuecheng Ziye’ is using another way to repay kindness and advise you to stay away from danger, but what you like most is to solve danger. 】

[You take out the 'Dragon Sword Masamune' and tell it that the 'Ninja Master' gave you the sword before it came here and asked you to perform the responsibilities of the master. Now that you see it is in danger, how can you ignore it? 】

【If you can save it once, you will definitely be able to save it a second time! 】

[‘Moon City Purple Leaf’ looked at the magic weapon in your hand and hesitated for a long time before revealing the truth...]

[There was a hint of fear in its eyes, and it said slowly, the people in the 'Tianming Shrine' are probably no longer human...]

[It followed its master’s instructions and came to the ‘Tenmei Shrine’ to continue its work as a shrine maiden. Everything went smoothly. The Shrine Master just glanced at it and nodded in agreement for it to join the ‘Tenmei Shrine’. 】

[The job of a miko is very boring, and it actually doesn’t like this position because of its cheerful nature. Compared to a miko, it prefers to be an unfettered ninja, wandering in the shadows of the night...]

[Making friends with other clergy is undoubtedly the best remedy for a boring life. 】

[It took the initiative to talk to other witches, but what it got in return was a very strange indifference. Not only this witch, but every person in the palace, from you to the official. 】

[It has been at the ‘Tenming Shrine’ for some time, but it has never seen any clergyman show any other expression. It is always that kind of weird indifference. 】

[It seems that they are not human beings, but puppets without souls. 】

[It felt more and more that something was wrong with the 'Tenming Shrine'... until one day, it woke up in the middle of the night because of a nightmare. 】

[In the dream, all the clergy of the ‘Tianming Shrine’ were worshiping fervently in front of a terrifying and evil god in the temple... That was definitely not the ‘Canggu Tianyan’! 】

[After it woke up, it couldn't fall asleep for a long time. It only felt that the situation in the nightmare was extremely real. It got up and left the dormitory in a trance, and went to the residence of other clergymen. 】

[As a result, it was horrified to find that the dormitories were empty, and all the clergy who were supposed to be sleeping were missing. 】

[At that time, it had only one thought in its mind. Are all the scenes in the dream real? Late at night, every clergyman except it was worshiping enthusiastically in this temple? 】

[The divine power of the shrine has the effect of revealing and breaking the invisible, but as an orthodox witch, it is naturally not affected by this power. 】

[Before it used its escape technique to come to the main hall, it saw that the main door of the main hall was tightly closed and blocked by a jade wall, making it impossible to enter. 】

[However, the candles in this temple remain on all night, and the dense black figures projected on the window paper tell it that all the clergy are in this temple at this time. 】

[As the figures rise and fall together, it knows that whether it is the Palace Secretary or Ni Yi, or the Palace Palmist and the witch Zhu Bu, they are all worshiping...]

[It gritted its teeth and maintained its escape skills, waiting for those 'people' to complete the worship ceremony. 】

[I don’t know how long it took, the worship ceremony ended, the door of the palace opened, and the palace minister was the first to walk out. 】

[For the first time, it saw the Lord Palace Master smiling, no, it was all the clergy smiling. 】

[The eyes were wide-eyed, and the smile that stretched almost from the corners of the mouth to the ears was abnormally twisted, with unspeakable malice. It was not an expression that normal humans could make at all. 】

[The moment the door of this temple opened, it saw a twisted and evil terrifying shadow deep in the temple through the gap in the door...]

[In an instant, it lost consciousness and passed out. 】

[When I woke up again the next morning, it was lying on its bed in the dormitory. 】

[After getting up and leaving the dormitory, every clergyman's face returned to his usual indifferent expression. No one asked about what happened last night, as if it was an absurd nightmare. 】

[But it knew it was not a dream, because it would not dare to sleep every day from now on...]

[Every late night, everyone will leave the hotel together to complete the terrifying and fanatical worship ceremony. 】

[It was the only one hugging the pillow tightly, staying in the dormitory and waiting for dawn. 】

【……】

[After ‘Yuecheng Ziye’ told the whole story, she finally regained some of her energy, and the haggard look on her face softened a bit. 】

[You didn’t ask stupid questions like why it didn’t escape from the palace, but gently patted its shoulder to show comfort. 】

['Yuecheng Ziye' looks at you and persuades you again, benefactor, you should go down the mountain as soon as possible... Also, you must not tell these things to the master. 】

[Its eyes are full of pleading, obviously it doesn’t want you and the ‘Ninja Master’ to be in danger again. 】

[It is extremely clear that this crisis may affect the entire Kyoto, and even the entire Sakura Fall, and it is no longer something that human power can resist. 】

[I am afraid that the only way to survive is to escape to the 'Ukai Island' far away from Sakura, or to escape to a foreign country in the far west. 】

[Are you going to follow the advice of ‘Yuecheng Ziye’? 】

According to the senior sister's description, the shadow that is worshiped by everyone in this temple is absolutely inseparable from the 'extremely evil consequences'.

But with his power, can he deal with that terrifying unknown shadow?

Lin Xun rubbed his eyebrows.

The general has not been solved yet, and now there is another BOSS who doesn’t know how powerful it is. In the second half of this chapter, the hell-level difficulty is really disappointing.