Chapter 430: Deep in Kurosawa
There are actually only two things to do when going up the mountain. Give Baiju's Jixiang to Baiju to help him resolve his emotional knot, and then go to Kurosawa on the top of the mountain to rescue Fengshi and save Mihua at the same time.
As for the Gate to the Underworld, just use a large blazing spirit stone brought from the Nioh world as the source of spring water to close the Gate to the Underworld.
It's not like he doesn't have higher-level spirit stones, but there's no need for them. If he didn't feel it was necessary to be cautious, he would have wanted to use the Dahui spirit stone.
Not long after, Xia Yu returned to the Katashiro Shrine. After walking through the corridor of disheveled dolls, Xia Yu met Bai Ju who pretended to be a doll too.
"I'm here to keep my appointment."
Xia Yu squatted in front of Bai Ju, took out the strand of white hair and shook it in front of Bai Ju.
In an instant, Bai Ju opened her eyes, and all she could see was her own white hair. Then, she looked at Xia Yu.
"You brought my fragrance, you fulfilled your promise!"
"Yes, I fulfilled my promise to you."
Xia Yu placed Jixiang in Bai Ju's hand. He understood what the girl meant.
What Shiragiku wants is the feeling of the agreement, not the person of Aso Kunihiko. Otherwise, in the game, Ren Fangsheng will not be able to help Aso Kunihiko resolve Shiragiku's emotional knot.
Moreover, in the end, Bai Ju let go. She did not perform the ghost marriage ceremony with Fang Shenglian, but chose to continue to bear the pain herself so that the person who had the appointment could die naturally.
"Thank you ……"
Holding her own Jixiang, Baiju choked up a little. Someone understood her, and this was the best comfort for her.
"Don't worry, you will be able to put down your burdens soon and start a new life. After all, this is why I'm here." Xia Yu rubbed Bai Ju's head and comforted her.
Hearing this, Bai Ju raised her head and stared blankly at the person in front of her who was coming for the appointment. At this moment, the knot in her heart from the past that had once bound her was finally untied by her.
After chatting with Baiju for a while, Xia Yu left the Xingshiro Shrine and walked towards the top of the mountain again.
There is an area on the top of Rishang Mountain called the "Land of Great Disaster". It is covered with volcanic rocks. Because high-temperature steam often spews out from between the rocks, there is almost no vegetation.
At first glance, the scene is desolate, like hell.
In the crater of the volcano in the realm of disaster, there is a lake. The beach beside the lake is covered with white fine sand, which looks extremely beautiful.
But this beautiful beach is surrounded by fog all year round, like the world after death.
Therefore, the lake was named " The Other Shore Lake".
According to legend, the depths of the Other Shore Lake is the hidden world, that is, the world after death. Whenever the sunset sinks into the lake and the fog dissipates, the hidden world will be connected with the real world.
Xia Yu's body was suspended in the air. He saw the lake was filled with negative energy and all kinds of resentful spirits were soaking in the lake, like poisonous snakes waiting for an opportunity to strike.
After taking a look at the black box deep in the lake, Xia Yu lowered his body and landed on the lake surface.
Suddenly, ripples appeared on the water surface, and wet hair emerged from the lake and entangled around his legs.
The hair bundles gathered together like black ropes. Seeing this scene, Xia Yu nodded. This was like a horror movie.
I don’t know if it’s a custom, but if the ghost in the horror movie is a female, wet hair will definitely appear, most likely as a means of attack.
Facing the attacking black hair, Xia Yu felt a chill all over his body. In an instant, the lake water and black hair around him were completely frozen.
Um……
Although it's a supernatural game, physical attacks are also effective.
Wait, is this a physical attack? Should it be a spell attack? Or a magical attack? An elemental attack?
As his thoughts wandered, Xia Yu strode forward. Wherever he walked, the cold air spread and the lake water froze into ice.
In a moment, a torii gate hidden in the mist appeared before his eyes. It was the entrance to the palace deep in the lake.
The palace in the lake is a shrine called the "Water Palace", and the Gate to the Underworld is located deep in the Water Palace.
There flows the water of the Yellow Spring as dark as the night, which is the Night Spring, and the source is called Kuroze.
If the Night Spring overflows, it will cause disaster. At that time, the boundary between the real world and the hidden world will become blurred, people's souls will not be able to flow, and those who die in the water will become vengeful spirits wandering around.
Just like the sun rising over the mountain at this moment, it is filled with resentful spirits and a gloomy aura.
After walking for a while, the water palace hidden in the mist appeared completely in front of Xia Yu.
After entering the palace, the vengeful spirits emerged because they sensed the breath of living people, but when they realized that the newcomer was someone they could not afford to offend, the vengeful spirits shrank back.
Xia Yu walked through the dilapidated palace, and soon he arrived at the main hall of the Water Palace.
The interior of the main hall was dilapidated, with a large box placed in the center. That was the black box for placing the human pillar, and Kurosawa Mika was placed in it.
With a wave of his hand, the lid of the black box opened, and Kurosawa Mika, who was soaked in the night spring, appeared in front of Xia Yu.
But before Xia Yu could wake up Kurosawa Mika, Kurosawa Mika woke up on her own.
When Kurosawa Mika woke up, she was confused for a moment, but the next second, she reacted. Although she didn't know the man in front of her, she knew that this man was here to take her away.
"I can't leave..."
Kurosawa Mika leaned against the black box filled with Night Spring, hugging herself tightly with her arms: "I have become a human pillar. Only if I stay here, Night Spring will not erupt..."
There was determination and sadness in Kurosawa Mika's eyes. The moment she sank into the night spring, she understood everything about Rishang Mountain.
A long, long time ago, the Night Spring once erupted. Three powerful priestesses volunteered to serve as human pillars and threw themselves into the Night Spring, which eventually suppressed the spring.
After that, unable to bear the mental burden, the three pillars collapsed and merged into the Night Spring and disappeared. In order to prevent the Night Spring from overflowing again, people used a similar method to suppress Kurosawa with the bodies of the shrine maidens.
However, suppressing Kurosawa as a Jin-Haku is an eternal pain. When the shrine maiden's mind collapses, her body will turn into a night spring and flow out of the box, ending her duties as a Jin-Haku.
Only a witch with a strong mind can survive for a long time in the Night Spring in the form of an everlasting flower.
In order to suppress the night spring gushing out from Kurosawa, it is necessary to cast a barrier on the land of Higashiyama using a box containing the shrine maidens. The shrine maidens who serve as human pillars are also divided into three levels according to their strength.
First , the most powerful priestess was given the name of Kurosawa. They would enter the black box from the Water Palace, sink into Kurosawa, and become the pillars guarding the Night Spring.
Secondly, in order to prevent the night spring from seeping into the mountain soil, coffins will be buried in various shrines in the mountains, and the shrine maiden who serves as the central pillar will be placed inside them.
Finally, in order to prevent the seeping Night Spring from silting up, countless bandit boxes had to be sunk into the waters at various locations on Rishang Mountain. This is also the origin of the bandit girl.
Shiragiku, who is at the Katashiro Shrine, is the middle pillar among the three pillars. In fact, with Shiragiku's spiritual power, she could become the big pillar, but at that time the big pillar of Higashyama could still hold on, and Shiragiku did not live to see the big pillar collapse, so she became the middle pillar.
Because of its strong spiritual power and the fact that the middle pillar does not bear as much pressure as the big pillar, Baiju has become the longest surviving middle pillar so far.
However, as time goes by, once the original shrine maiden who serves as a human pillar collapses, a new human pillar must be added.
This is why young girls are constantly lured up the mountain, and this is also the reason why Kurosawa Mika is reluctant to leave.
Because she knew that the big pillar on the mountain today was on the verge of collapse, and if it was not replenished, a more terrible disaster would occur.
For the sake of the people she cares about, she cannot leave. She must stay here as a pillar to suppress the increasingly restless Kurosawa.
After the one-sided hardcore conversation, Xia Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. This Kurosawa Mika is quite responsible.
Would you rather endure pain for the sake of the people you care about?
"I agree with your idea, but it's no longer necessary."
Xia Yu suddenly stepped forward and violently pulled Kurosawa Mika out of the black box. Putting aside Kurosawa Mika's determination, in terms of spiritual power, she was obviously unqualified as a pillar.
In addition to a strong mind, spiritual power is also essential to becoming a great pillar. With Kurosawa Mika's weak spiritual power, she can only last a few years before collapsing.
Instead of doing this useless work, it is better to let him close the gate to the underworld once and for all.
"No, I can't leave. Only if I stay here can Xili be saved. I can't let her fall into danger."
Kurosawa Mika, who was pulled out by Xia Yu, kept shaking her head and wanted to return to the black box. The next second, Xia Yu suddenly gave her a slap in the face.
Boom!
Does it sound good? If it sounds good, it's a good start.
"Just shut up."
After suffering a critical hit on the head, Kurosawa Mika gasped in pain. In the second dimension, she saw a big round bump on her head, which was smoking.
