Hogwarts Summoning Guide

The Battle of Karasan left Seimei completely isolated. It was uncertain how many of the monks and samurai in the Onmyōryō who were willing to follow him would survive such a catastrophe.

Although Seimei still looked like a young man, he had actually been navigating the treacherous waters of officialdom for decades. While he felt some compassion and mourned his fallen subordinates, he was more preoccupied with contemplating his own future and destiny. And the one treasure Seimei was betting on was naturally Bai Lin.

According to the traditional Japanese belief, the Japanese emperor is a descendant of Amaterasu, the sun goddess. Therefore, for thousands of years, the Japanese emperor has been the nominal ruler of this island nation. Even though countless "generals" have seized power and made the Japanese emperor a puppet, no general has ever dared to force Emperor Xian of Han to his death like Cao Pi, or to kill Cao Mao in the street like Sima Zhao. In the end, the concept of divine right of kings is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Following this logic, the Japanese do not revere power or the imperial family itself, but rather the supreme goddess Amaterasu. Since Emperor T represents the will of the gods and can expel Seimei with any fabricated reason, Seimei must also obtain the will of Amaterasu if he wants to return to Kyoto. Therefore, he needs to create another messenger representing the will of the gods to help him clear his name. And as if a pillow has been delivered to him when he was sleepy, whether Hakurin is truly the messenger of the sun god is no longer important to him.

After spending this time together, Seimei had basically figured out Bai Lin's purpose—to pursue power, but not to be interested in power in the imperial court. This did not conflict with Seimei's path. And most importantly, Bai Lin was an Easterner and could not possibly gain the complete support of the Japanese. If one day Seimei wanted to turn against him, he could simply tell the world that Bai Lin had been corrupted by evil spirits and was no longer the messenger of the gods, thus removing the halo around him.

In a glance between them, the two instantly understood each other. Bai Lin also approved of Qingming's open strategy. After all, Bai Lin would be returning to the real world in a few days, but he still needed Qingming and Minamoto no Hiromasa, two experienced helpers, in the next few days. Even if these little guys were not very strong, having more helpers could at least draw some fire.

After the battle at Karasan, Bai Lin was deeply worried about the final battle in Kyoto. Just the resurrected Yamata no Orochi would require the use of "antivirus software," which would cause Tamamo-no-Mae to open the Gates of the Underworld and release the indistinguishable "Izanami." Wouldn't that destroy the Earth?

Thinking too much was useless. Bai Lin enthusiastically helped his kneeling teammates and little monsters up one by one, delivering a barrage of brainwashing lectures reminiscent of university political theory. His title of "Messenger of the Sun God" was now firmly established. Then, the messenger waved his hand: "Rest for a day, then head to Kyoto to meet up with the Genji!"

Although the lesser demons were still shaken and covered in wounds, the atmosphere had been built up enough that, pressured by the prestige of the "Messenger of the Sun God" and the life-saving grace they had just received, they all submitted to Bai Lin. Under Sifugar's healing, Phoenix Fire and Ichimokuren were naturally subdued by Bai Lin and made into shikigami. Seimei's heart bled at the sight; the "Summoning of All Spirits" that he had used at great cost had now been reaped by Bai Lin.

Although Song Quan was seriously injured, Catherine used her secret technique of soul coordination to save his life. However, his monstrous, gorilla-like appearance could not be restored, and he would probably have to spend the rest of his life as a monster. Song Quan remained silent, showing neither sorrow nor joy.

Successfully activated the Shikigami Contract, obtained the Shikigami Phoenix Fire, and obtained the Blood of Vermilion Bird.

Successfully activated the Shikigami Contract, obtaining the Shikigami Wind God Ao Lian and the Blood of the Azure Dragon. (Here's a small detail: Sifuka's healing unexpectedly restored Ichimokuren's missing eye, allowing it to regain the divine status of "Wind God." Although this divine status isn't particularly noble, it's already far stronger than that of an ordinary LV9 yokai.)

Secret Realm Quest: Blood of the Four Saints (Completed). The four ancient sacred beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird—have disappeared into the annals of history, but their bloodlines have manifested in their descendants. Successfully collect the blood of the four saints to obtain the secret realm reward.

Obtain Secret Realm Rewards: Permanently acquire the Secret Realm Skill Nightmare Summoning and the Secret Realm Skill Dream Observation.

Nightmare Summoning (Upgraded to LVMAX): Through the judgment of the Seven Deadly Sins, summon the target's inner nightmare, reducing all attributes by 3550 and randomly disabling 12 passive skills. (No longer allows for error correction)

Dream Observation: Casting time 1 second. Use the gaze of the God of Dreams to observe the target's deep dream.

Bai Lin looked at the large amount of refreshed information on the system interface and felt a strange power enter his consciousness, but the feeling was very vague. It should be the power of the so-called "God of Dreams".

Having completed the secret realm quest, Bai Lin finally obtained the full version of Nightmare Summoning. He was quite satisfied with this powerful weapon. He could easily overcome many formidable enemies he couldn't defeat, as long as he guessed the correct option. At first glance, although its power had increased, the loss of the one-time margin for error and the reduced hit rate to one in seven seemed less easy to predict. However, the system seemed to compensate him by gifting him a second skill, "Dream Observation," which perfectly solved this problem. It should provide clues to find the opponent's nightmare.

The shikigami had already been recalled by Bai Lin and Qingming. Song Quan, who was like a walking corpse, and the monsters hid in the surrounding mountains and fields and did not follow. Only Bai Lin, Qingming, and Minamoto no Hiromasa traveled together towards Kyoto.

The group finally found an inn, which provided them with a place to stay. There were a large number of villagers outside the inn, who seemed to have fled from disaster. Bai Lin initially thought they lived in the area near the dry mountain to the east and had fled because of the sudden disaster. However, he soon learned that they had all fled from the area around Kyoto.

"Ghost soldiers! Ghost soldiers!" The villagers looked terrified, as if the mere mention of it terrified them. The lower-class villagers in Japan have extremely low levels of education; not only are they literate, but most of them can't even speak properly, let alone get any answers from the questions asked.

The villagers were not allowed to enter the post station. When they finally entered, they found that the postman was long gone, but there were quite a few people inside and outside the small house, who seemed to be the families of officials who had fled.

"I've recovered some of my magic power, so I should be able to put on a show..." Seimei whispered to Bai Lin.

Seeing Seimei's eagerness, Bai Lin was naturally willing to go along with it and let him make the arrangements.

As expected, Seimei was adept at using people's hearts. He first contacted the fleeing officials and solemnly introduced Bai Lin's identity. Then, at noon, he had the officials gather the villagers and, in the name of "Amaterasu Omikami's divine intervention," released a large-scale "Higanbana" (flowers of the other shore).