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Hua Sanli raised her head slightly and said nothing: "..."

"If the previous riots caused this, it would probably become an extremely large disaster." Kujo Sara said seriously: "If the miasma begins to spread to the ground, those who inhale the miasma and are weak in body will probably die on the spot.

Even beings with strong wills may suffer the same contamination as the warrior from whom you, Fanyu, learned the art, and sooner or later fall into karmic madness."

When she said this, she asked Hanasari seriously, "Can you tell me the location of the leak? I need to report to Inazuma Castle and Narukami Taisha Shrine and have them prepare."

Hanasari: “No…”

Kujo Sara paused: "No what?"

Hanasari wasn't someone who could withstand such a resolute Tengu. She could only politely inform him, "It hasn't come to that yet, Mr. Tengu..."

"what?"

Hua Sanli looked at Fan Yu and spoke slowly from beneath the mask, "Although the earthquake altered the ley lines and broke several barriers and seals around Yingxiang Mountain, it also changed the direction of the miasma."

Fan Yu: "Then I did a good thing."

"Yes." Hua Sanli nodded. "It's just that there is still a seal at the foot of Yingxiang Mountain, which is also the center point of the original formation. It can still be maintained for now."

As she spoke, the figure slowly retreated.

From the perspective of Fan Yu and the other two, the foot of the mountain where cherry blossoms were originally in full bloom suddenly had its curtain torn open as if in an illusion.

I saw the cherry tree in front of the hanging rock, with a huge hole underneath. From inside, majestic purple thunder was released, and the air was filled with monstrous miasma.

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Fan Yu: "..."

Kujo Sara & Kamisato Ayaka: "..."

How can this be considered maintained?

The meaning expressed in "Flowers Scattered" is still too light and airy. Compared with the beauty of the cherry blossoms just now, the scene presented at this moment is like a doomsday catastrophe.

Kujo Sara stared at the scene in front of him, then looked up. On the top of the long mountain, there was a huge sacred cherry tree.

Kujo Sara estimated that the area they were in at the moment was exactly at the foot of Yingxiang Mountain.

She asked the miko in front of her uncertainly, "Hana Sanri, when you said 'changing the direction of the miasma', you don't mean that it will all flow towards the main trunk of the sacred cherry tree, right?"

Hua Sanli hummed, "That's what happened."

Kujo Sara's expression changed instantly.

Kamisato Ayaka, who was standing by, saw her expression and asked, "Has this situation become very serious?"

Kujo Sara said nothing, his eyes fixed on Hanasari.

Hanasari's expression was unrecognizable, but her tone remained calm. "If you say it's serious, then the current situation is indeed very serious. The seal of the Divine Cherry Blossom Purification was originally based on the Divine Cherry Blossoms of the Kagemukaiyama Narujin Taisha Shrine, and then formed nodes around the Divine Cherry Blossoms, each converging into a large formation.

At this moment, all the sealed miasma in the surroundings gathered together, creating a most dangerous situation."

"But—if it's not dangerous, it's not serious either.

Because of the landform transformations made by His Excellency Fan Yu, a lot of miasma has flowed into Shenying, but the power of the earth veins has also nourished the original sealed barrier. For now, it can still prevent the miasma from entering the ground..."

Fan Yu listened to her words and became thoughtful.

What Hanasari said sounds like a pond that was originally polluted, and then several pits were dug around the center point to drain the sewage, and then put in a water purifier.

After he used the [Star Core] to transform the influence of the earth veins, all four pits merged with the original pool again, but at the same time, the water purifiers also accumulated together, forming a multiple power effect.

It sounds like two negatives equal a positive, but the feeling the environment gives Fan Yu at this moment...

He looked at the raging field below: "How long can this last?"

"Based on the current time, it will be almost over by dark." Hanasari looked up and said.

Kamisato Ayaka's face suddenly showed some surprise: "Doesn't that mean it won't be long?"

The sun is shining in the sky now, and it is almost noon.

At this time of year, Inazuma's dark season is less than half a day away.

Hanasari: "Hmm... So, I hope that Your Excellency and a few others can help search for the talisman that caused the leyline to change and reseal it."

Kujo Sara: "Is this why you waited for us? But——"

She glanced at Fan Yu and said, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. You must take responsibility for this."

Fan Yu: "I have no intention of avoiding it. However, this area is the boundary of Yingxiang Mountain. Have you warned Mingshen Taisha?"

Hanasari shook her head. "I'm responsible for maintaining the barrier here. I can't leave the area around the formation, otherwise the miasma will leak out immediately. And ordinary people can't see me directly. So the message hasn't been delivered yet."

However, considering the appearance of Konda Village, the castle tower soldiers should have noticed something unusual there. Could it be that the sealed files arranged by Harunosuke were not preserved intact?

She looked at Kujo Sara with some confusion.

Kujo Sara stated bluntly, "The soldiers of the Tenryo Bugyo should have noticed the anomaly in the Konda Village area long ago, but they haven't been able to react to the Shinzakura Great Purification. Perhaps it's because the seal was sealed too long ago."

If it weren't for Kujo Sara, the General of Tenryo Bugyo, who had to investigate some files for his work and accidentally saw the files about the Kamizakura Purification, ordinary people would never have been able to see the mountain of files that were shelved.

"Compared to Tenryo Bugyo, this place is closer to Narujin Taisha Shrine. Didn't the chief priest notice it at all?" Kujo Sara couldn't help but feel puzzled.

This place is at the foot of Yingxiang Mountain. The sacred cherry blossoms have been contaminated, and the palace priest should have noticed it long ago.

After all, the other party is not only a friend and relative of the Shogun, but also a great monster who survived the war that affected the entire Inazuma area five hundred years ago, and the successor of the fox demon clan - Yae Shenzi.

……

Shadow Mountain, Narukami Grand Shrine.

Nestled between the mountaintops, it is a shrine dedicated to the deity "God of Thunder/Thunder General" (God of Thunder/Thunderbolt General).

In the past, General Raiden thundered over Inazuma, driving away all the filth from the land and bringing peace. As a result, people and monsters spontaneously created this shrine to worship the shrine.

As time goes by, Narujin Taisha has also developed some businesses.

If someone has a wish, they can climb to the top of the mountain step by step, symbolizing a pious walk, pass through the torii gates with many red pillars, look for the dancers living in Narujin Taisha Shrine, ask for a fortune, and seek the protection of Narujin Taisha.

If the user possesses the Eye of the Thunder Elemental God, he can ride the thunder pole around Naruto Grand Shrine all the way up to the top of the shrine covered by a huge sacred cherry tree.

At the center of Narujin Taisha Shrine, there is a huge cherry tree called "Kamizakura", which covers the entire Kyomukai Mountain all year round.

The sacred cherry blossoms always bloom, just like eternity.

In the legend of Inazuma, the sacred cherry tree is a sacred tree that favors Inazuma, and there are many branches separated from it, scattered all over Inazuma.

The people of Inazuma believe that the Divine Cherry Blossom uses the Thunder Cherry Blossom to purify the land from miasma and protect the soil and water. For travelers it favors, the Divine Cherry Blossom uses "Thunder Seeds" as its messengers to help them overcome difficulties.

In general, it is an efficacious place for prayer.

Today, the shrine maidens at Narujin Taisha Shrine are still working as usual. Some of them are responsible for meeting pilgrims who have come all the way to the top of the mountain in front of the shrine and guiding them on their journey to pray for blessings.

There will also be witches holding white paper "coin bundles" and gently patting the pilgrims, which represents the ritual of removing filth from the body.

But more pilgrims come here to ask for divination from Shenying for their careers, children, wives, and parents.

At this moment, people are coming and going, it is very lively.

The enshrinement site behind Narujin Taisha Shrine.

A fox girl with pink hair and purple eyes, she was wearing the robe of the chief priestess. She had a lazy look on her face as she looked at the chubby raccoon cat tied with ropes in front of her with a playful look.

"What a rare guest we haven't seen in a long time, Gohyakuzo~!"

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Yae Shinko looked at the opposite side with a smile.

Gobazo had a swollen raccoon face, which looked quite desolate after a raccoon's defeat. However, it had not traveled all the way here with the little raccoon for this ending.

Its eyes held an unyielding determination. "Breaking the seal is just a matter of a flick of my finger. I've been feeling bored lately, so I couldn't help but come out for some fun. But you, a fox, I never thought that after five hundred years, you've replaced Kitsusaigumi as the head maiden of Narujin Taisha Shrine."

There was a certain air of superiority in Gobazo's tone, which, combined with his bruised face and nose, made him look rather comical, as if his mouth was harder than stone.

Yaejinko wasn't angry, instead she said teasingly, "The topography of Konda Village has changed, causing changes around Inazuma Castle. This has indirectly affected the seal left by Korekami Harunosuke. You were sealed in the Guardian Forest, and you just happened to escape when the opportunity arose, right?"

Gobazo's true situation was exposed, and his expression suddenly became panicked: "Well... that was just a deal between us and humans, not an escape."

Hearing these words, Yae Shinko keenly noticed that Gobazo was talking about other people, and she couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Of course she knew the past of the demon fox in front of her!

Gohyukō was originally a vagrant, second-rate youkai in the world of yokai. Because Kitsune Saigū wanted him to avoid misguided paths, he accepted his commission from the Shogun. Later, influenced by the miasma of Inazuma, this mischievous raccoon stole the "talisman" originally used to seal the miasma at Narugami Taisha Shrine, ultimately being sealed away by the human onmyoji Korekami Harunosuke.

of course……

This stupid fox understood this, but Yae Shinko also knew something else.

Beneath that heavy seal, there was also a strong sense of protection for Gohyukura, a simple youkai who knew nothing of the world. Given the miasma and wars of that era, being sealed in the Guardian Forest to escape them might have been easier.

I just didn’t expect that…

The seal set by Yushin Harunosuke, who had returned from practicing the immortal arts in Liyue in the past, was unexpectedly broken.

Yaejinko asked in a gentle and persuasive manner, "Who was the person you were trading with?"

Gobazo had no doubts about these words. He just felt that Yaejinko still didn't believe him. He said with resistance, "Of course it was that abominable human. He defeated our worshipful subordinates without any explanation and messed up our fiefdom."

If we hadn't displayed such powerful demonic power that the other party was wary, that human might have used thunder to destroy the Guardian Forest as well."

"..." Yae Shinko automatically filtered out some of the flattery in Gobazo's words. She caught the sharp keyword - a human who can use thunder.

The holder of the Eye of Thunder Elemental God?

Considering that Inazuma is now in seclusion, the Eye Hunter Order can still be so active, which can only mean that the other party has extraordinary powers.

"So you understand, if it weren't for the agreement, you would never have caught me. Put me down now!" Gobazo protested loudly.

Yaejinko was speechless. She sighed, "The five-hundred-year seal has just been broken, and you're already stealing at Narukami Taisha Shrine. Haven't you learned enough from Korekami Harunosuke back then?"

Wu Baizang had no way to refute this. It came back to seek revenge!

"What about that fox? When I return, the first thing I will do is of course to let that fox realize that the great me has returned." Gobain snorted, full of sophistry.

However, Yae Shinko remained silent in response to these words.

The fox that Gobazo was referring to was naturally not him. The playful little raccoon cat was pursuing the deceased former shrine maiden Kitsune Saigū of Narujin Taisha Shrine.

"She's gone now, Gohyukura."

Gobazo: "Hmph... I don't believe what you fox clan say."

Its tone is a bit weak.

Yaejinko smiled. While Gobai was naive, it was impossible for him to escape without sensing some changes outside the Guardian Forest. He simply didn't want to believe he'd been away for so long.

The truth that things change and people change is probably the cruelest thing for such a natural optimist.

Yaejinko had no intention of forcing the other party to believe this, so she changed the subject: "Well, then tell me about your escape. A human who could fight the legendary Demonic Rat King—and the Hidden God Hoshoji Sho Goheizo—must be extraordinary."

Gobazo immediately started talking.

As it began to complain about how it had been staying peacefully in the Guardian Forest, yet was easily suppressed by a human who was completely unafraid of youkai, and how it had reached a humiliating agreement, although there was still some self-praise in Gohyuko's words, Yaejinko could already sense it.

A clearer image of a human being, as well as the power he possesses, appeared in the mind of Yae Shinto.

Soon after……

During the conversation between Yaejinko and Naruto, a shrine maiden dressed in red and white asked to come in from the lobby of Naruto Taisha Shrine.

She hurried to Yae Shinko and told him what she had discovered: "Palace Master, thunder suddenly spread from beneath the Divine Cherry. I'm afraid the miasma is beginning to seep in. Should we begin to disperse the pilgrims and prepare for the Divine Cherry Great Purification ritual to exorcise the miasma?"

The usually calm and relaxed Yaejinko, upon hearing this, also showed a cautious look on his face: "So soon?"

Yaejinko had long considered preparing for the Shinzakura Grand Purification Ceremony, but due to shifts in Konda Village's ley lines, the process had to be temporarily suspended. Honestly, the sudden emergence of hidden dangers from five hundred years ago made her, a chief priestess who often enjoyed spending time at the shrine reading novels, feel her leisurely days were over.

"It's time to get ready."

Yae Shinko stared at the dense purple electric light beneath the distant divine cherry. Now, with the radiating thunder, the surface of the divine cherry had become extremely shining, but at the same time it had also become more dangerous.

However, just as she was about to depart for the ceremony, an unexpected guest arrived at Narujin Taisha Shrine.

Whoosh!

The black feathers reflected in Yaejinko's eyes. She was extremely surprised and asked, "The general of the Heavenly Court... I wonder what's going on?"

Kujo Sara said bluntly, "The miasma has begun to rage beneath Kagesho Mountain. It's probably too late for you to set off. We have special personnel to deal with it."

Yae Shenzi: "Oh?"

Reflected right below the Naruto-jin Taisha Shrine, Fan Yu, dressed in black and holding a thunder sword, overlooked the surging electric light and mixed black air below.