Hogwarts Summoning Guide

After the great battle, Bai Lin and Yuan Bojia prepared to rest for one night before setting off at dawn.

Now that he had formed an alliance with the Genji, Bai Lin could not be stingy with the information he had obtained. He summoned Yuki-onna again and asked about the origin of the Yasakani no Magatama.

The Snow Woman kept her eyes closed, seemingly having no recollection of the "enhanced aura of destruction" state caused by the magatama's possession. After a long pause, she said, "I was originally a human raised by my parents, but I unintentionally perished in the snow sea. A wisp of my soul was about to vanish into nothingness, but fortunately, I accidentally inhaled the Emperor's Elixir and became a demon. I have lived alone in the Great Snow Mountain for a hundred years, never descending to cause trouble... But a month ago, a fellow Daoist who lived at the foot of the snow mountain came to my door, saying he would help me return to human form..."

The men exchanged glances, all familiar with the various legends of the Snow Woman, most of them similar, sensual yet tragic stories: a lost young man encounters a woman in white on a snowy mountain, falls in love, only to discover she is a demon, and abandons her, ultimately suffering the Snow Woman's revenge. The Snow Woman, who so desperately yearns for true love, must surely desire to return to human form.

"Was it Yaodao-hime who contacted you?" Bai Lin asked.

The Snow Woman replied, "It is Jorogumo. We share the same plight and have known each other for a long time. It was she who brought that treasure, saying it contains the essence of ten portions of the Emperor's Essence, which will surely help me in my cultivation." ..."

"Jorōgumo?" Hakurin recalled for a moment and said, "Oh, that giant spider... Sigh! If it could really return to human form, wouldn't she have used it herself? Would she have sent it all the way to you?"

The Snow Woman's pale face seemed to flush slightly. Of course, she had thought of this before, but her desire to become human was too strong, and she had not found any way to achieve it in the past hundred years. Therefore, in her desperation, she believed the nonsense of the Jorogumo. She said, "It's not for free. She wants me to help her get the passage documents from the envoy returning from Ezo."

"So that's why you summoned the demons of the Great Snow Mountain to attack the delegation, right... It must have been Yasha-hime who acted as matchmaker on Mount Oe. The women of the Yasha clan are ugly, so you must have used that to control Yasha-hime and make her give the Kusanagi Sword to the Yasha, which allowed the Yasha faction to become powerful!" Bai Lin stroked his chin.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu slammed his fist on the ground and cried out, "That wretched woman! She's going to destroy Japan's millennia-old foundation!"

Bai Lin glanced at him, thinking to himself: What a load of rubbish about a thousand-year-old foundation! If I ever had the chance, I'd want to blow your lousy island to smithereens...

Minamoto no Hiromasa said, "The matter is quite clear. Fujiwara no Takeko intends to eliminate all power in Kyoto, so that the imperial relatives can then hold absolute power and control Kyoto! The full moon will be in seven days, and then she will carry out that final step!"

Minamoto no Yorimitsu said bitterly, "We cannot sit idly by and wait to die. After I inform my father, I will gather the old Minamoto clan forces, storm Kyoto, and rescue our Emperor!"

Looking at his righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, Bai Lin couldn't help but sneer inwardly: "You're not here to defend the emperor, you're here to seize the opportunity to rebel and overthrow the shogunate... But that's none of my business. If Tamamo-no-Mae doesn't open the gates of the underworld, where will I find the source of my chaos?"

The next morning, Bai Lin and Minamoto no Hiromasa traveled light and rode away from Haiqin Village. Although seven days was short, the Minamoto clan didn't need to gather an army of 100,000. Three to five thousand men rushing to Kyoto would be enough to give Tamamo-no-Mae a hard time. On the contrary, Bai Lin's mission was more urgent. He didn't have much time left. He only had two of the Four Saints' Blood left, and he could only hope that the trip to Karasan would yield some results.

After traveling for most of the day, the horse and the rider were exhausted, and they couldn't find a post station. Bai Lin made a tough decision, grabbed Yuan Boya and used Phantom Shift to travel quickly, covering dozens of kilometers each time, which was much more efficient than riding a horse. Anyway, there were only a few days left, so there was no point in preserving their strength.

However, the Neon Island in this fragment of history seemed very different from the map in Bai Lin's memory. Its area was at least twice as large, and he didn't know how to explain it. He used Phantom Shift more than ten times, and he was really dizzy. Minamoto no Hiromasa couldn't bear it any longer and directly leaned on a big tree and vomited. The legendary Dry Mountain finally appeared before their eyes.

Bai Lin flew into the air and looked around. The barren mountain was unexpectedly vast, covering at least several hundred miles in circumference. It was shrouded in clouds and mist, with towering trees and treacherous terrain. It was a dangerous, uninhabited area, unlike anything seen at 20 or 30 degrees north latitude. Instead, it resembled the legendary 100,000 mountains of the southwest in the East.

Having calmed down a bit, Minamoto no Hiromasa covered his mouth and glared at Bai Lin a few times, seemingly quite dissatisfied with Bai Lin's various mysterious abilities. Finally, he calmed down and said, "This place was once the land of Izumo in ancient times. After the Mingzun killed the Yamata no Orochi, he sealed his demon body here, and this demon forest grew."

Bai Lin stroked his chin, recalling the legend that the Yamata no Orochi was the ancient demon of the East—the nine-headed serpent Xiangliu. After Yu the Great cut off one of its heads, it fled here. Xiangliu was born in the jungle and swamp, so this seemed reasonable.

Bai Lin's ears twitched. Since being infused with the power of chaos, his senses had become incredibly sharp, and he seemed to hear the sounds of fighting in the distance.

Bai Lin's ears twitched. Since being infused with the power of chaos, his senses had become incredibly sharp, and he seemed to hear the sounds of fighting in the distance.

He grabbed Minamoto no Hiromasa and, before he could prepare, used Apparition again.

Minamoto no Hiromasa felt a churning in his stomach, bile rising to his throat, and the back of his head felt like it had been hit hard. Before he could curse, he heard a familiar voice.

A clearing was cleared in the forest by the immense destructive force, and two groups of people stood on the left and right, all of whom were familiar faces of Minamoto no Hiromasa.

On one side was Seimei, whom they hadn't seen for several days. The Onmyōryō (Yin-Yang Bureau) personnel stood on the perimeter to provide support. Seimei transformed into Hakuzosu and personally took to the field. Shikigami such as Aodō-yō and Ōtengu stood on either side. There were also two Shikigami that Hakurin had never seen before: two boys, one black and one white. The black boy held a huge scythe, while the white boy held a huge soul-summoning banner.

Discover the neutral shikigami – Kurodoji, LV: 9. Seimei, who was expelled by Fujiwara no Michinaga, unexpectedly encountered the mysterious demigod – Enma. Enma lent Seimei the Kurodoji, the soul-binding messenger from the Land of the Dead, to help him cope with the impending upheaval of the world.

It turns out that when Seimei returned to Kyoto after parting ways with Bai Lin, he didn't get a friendly reception. However, he did have a wonderful adventure, which can be described as a blessing in disguise. This black and white boy looked extremely powerful.

Looking at the opposite side, the leader was an old monk, followed by many monk soldiers and guards, protecting a person who appeared to be a high-ranking official. The old monk wore a yellowish-brown robe, his face was withered, and his shikigami radiated golden light, resembling a two-faced Vajra. : Neutral shikigami discovered—Ryomen Sukuna, lv: 9. The monk Ashiya Dōman, who devoted himself to spiritual practice, made a vow to Buddha and obtained the shikigami Ryomen Sukuna. Wrathful Vajra wields lightning, and Joyful Vajra wields the wind, possessing boundless power. This is the first time I've seen a summoning encyclopedia describe a shikigami's ability as "boundless power," demonstrating Ryomen Sukuna's strength. No wonder he could fight against overwhelming odds and deal with the siege of Seimei's many shikigami.

The two were standing quite far apart, so Seimei didn't see them. Minamoto no Hiromasa was about to step forward when Bai Lin stopped him: "Wait, have you decided who to help?"

Minamoto no Hiromasa was taken aback, and his expression immediately became somewhat awkward. Of course, he should help Seimei based on their friendship, but Seimei's identity was delicate at this moment. It was still unknown whether he was here on the orders of Fujiwara no Takeko. Moreover, the Ashiya Road opposite was full of Fujiwara no Akimitsu's faction, and it was equally difficult to distinguish between good and evil.

"Let's see how it goes." Bai Lin gestured for him to calm down, and Yuan Bojia nodded reluctantly.