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312 Journey to the East, Part 13

He continued his cultivation. The cultivation method Shangguan Yun was currently practicing was one provided to him by the system.

This technique, derived from the Five Elements Escape Technique, is a cultivation method simulated by the system. It can absorb the spiritual energy of the five elements in the world to cultivate, and is called the Mysterious Heaven Five Elements Qi. Circulating the technique can also activate the Mysterious Heaven Sword Technique, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

This is the advantage of the system: one set of techniques can be used to cultivate many spells.

Shangguan Yun had no doubt that if he encountered any spells related to the Five Elements in the future, he would be able to easily master them with the help of this technique.

Midnight is the best time for cultivation, and an hour is enough. Shangguan Yun glanced at Xuanxuan, who was fast asleep with a slight smile on her face, and a warm feeling flashed through his heart.

It's been a while since I left Xiaobao, and now there's a little girl by my side calling me "Dad," which is undoubtedly a very loving thing.

Nothing more was said that night. The large ship sailed out to sea and finally arrived in Honshu the next morning. It eventually dropped everyone off at the foot of Wakayama and then turned back to continue its mission.

Wakayama is the most convenient location. Shikoku is too close to Kyushu, so going to Wakayama is like going to the main island of Honshu.

After disembarking, Shangguan Yun took Xiao Xuanxuan and rented a carriage, heading leisurely towards Osaka Prefecture, which was Shangguan Yun's plan.

He planned to first tour the beautiful scenery of Japan, then go to Nagoya to teach the ninjas a lesson, and then return to Liaodong. His family was busy with a lot of things to do back home, so he had no intention of going back to bother them.

As they traveled north, the two chatted and laughed, and didn't feel bored at all. Since Song Xiaoyun fell seriously ill, Shangguan Yun hadn't spoken so much with anyone.

Xiao Xuanxuan is very cute. She's a lively seven or eight-year-old who talks about this and that all the time. Whenever she sees something interesting on the way, she asks Shangguan Yun to buy it for her.

Then she would coax Shangguan Yun into granting her some outlandish wishes, chattering on and on, but Shangguan Yun didn't find it annoying at all; on the contrary, he was happy to accept it.

Osaka Prefecture is a famous major city in Japan, and was once the capital of Japan during the reign of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, so its history and culture are naturally extraordinary.

Osaka Castle, Shitennoji Temple, Dotonbori and other famous places in Osaka. Shangguan Yun and Xiao Xuanxuan stayed in Osaka for one night, visited a few places, and then set off north to Kyoto.

Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Nijo Castle, the Gion geisha district, and Yasaka Shrine—all bear the traces of the two.

When Shangguan Yun saw the golden pavilion reflected in the water at the Golden Pavilion Temple on Mount Kita, he also exclaimed in admiration.

Xuanxuan was very well-behaved. She was wearing a small floral kimono that Shangguan Yun had bought for her, and wooden clogs on her feet, making a "creak...creak" sound as she walked.

She would occasionally look up at Shangguan Yun, revealing a bright smile, as if she had completely forgotten about revenge.

In late autumn, Kinkaku-ji Temple is ablaze with red maple leaves, complemented by the yellow Golden Hall. The evergreen pines and cypresses add to the autumnal ambiance, attracting throngs of visitors. The refreshing atmosphere creates a truly beautiful landscape.

Feeling moved, Shangguan Yun noticed a small pavilion in the temple where visitors could leave messages, so he picked up a charcoal pencil and wrote something elegantly.

The wind rustles across the land to the east, and ancient pines adorn the northern peak.

Cultivation knows no time, the leaves of the Golden Pavilion are turning red.

He then laughed heartily and led Xiao Xuanxuan eastward, leaving behind a large group of tourists who were marveling at the sight.

Nagoya is located in the heart of Ise Bay and doesn't have many famous historical sites, but it was an important destination for Shangguan Yun on this trip.

Because that was the headquarters of the Iga ninja clan of Japan, and Nagoya was just a short distance away from Nara, it wasn't convenient for Shangguan Yun to bring Xiao Xuanxuan with him. So he settled her with a family in a small town in Nara and then went to Nagoya by himself.

Little Xuanxuan cried her eyes out and made many demands of Shangguan Yun. In the end, she said that he must come back to pick her up, or she would die in front of him. Shangguan Yun was covered in sweat. After calming the little girl down, he headed straight for Nagoya.

The Japanese ninjas targeted Shangguan Yun repeatedly. Although the danger they posed was limited, they had long become a thorn in the side of Shangguan Yun and everyone in the Tiger Guard Army, who were determined to get rid of them as soon as possible.

Shangguan Yun's low-key operation, without revealing his identity as a cultivator for the past few days, was aimed at investigating the strength and weaknesses of the local cultivation forces in Japan.

However, most highly skilled cultivators live in places with beautiful scenery and abundant spiritual energy. So he specifically chose several famous mountains and rivers that he thought might hide cultivators, and he actually found them.

It wasn't that he ran into them, but rather that he discovered the presence of cultivators in several places through his divine sense. However, since his divine sense had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and with the system's concealment, he could detect them with his divine sense, while they were unable to detect him no matter what.

Although the other party's cultivation level was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, it still surprised Shangguan Yun greatly. In China, cultivators are very mysterious beings, usually hiding in deep mountains and forests or in sects, and they do not easily venture into the secular world.

However, he discovered the existence of cultivators in all three cities. It has to be said that the cultivation forces in Japan are quite powerful. It's just unknown how much they interfere in worldly affairs.

What shocked Shangguan Yun the most along the way was the concentration of spiritual energy in Japan. It was on a completely different level from that in China, at least twice as concentrated as that in Liaodong.

Although Japan is an island nation, it has a high vegetation coverage and is home to many beautiful mountains and rivers.

Even though the island nation has completed industrialization and is quite polluted, its cultivation environment seems to be largely unaffected. The spiritual energy on each island seems inexhaustible, which is baffling.