Chapter 39 Penglai Island The arrow traveling through time and space
"Would you like something to eat, Kikyo? Let's just take part in the festival a little bit?"
While taking a bite of the roasted corn in his hand, Gu Mo handed it over with his other hand and asked slightly vaguely.
The witch glanced at him, but did not refuse. Instead, she gently reached out and took the roasted corn in his hand, then looked at it for a while, opened her mouth slightly and took a small bite of the corn.
"How do you feel?" Gu Mo blinked and asked seriously.
"Very good..." Kikyo said softly.
"That's good...do you want to eat anything else?" Gu Mo looked at the long stalls in front of him. Various steaming snacks and delicacies were wafting out in the distance. Although it was the first
It is the first time he has attended a fireworks display, but in his opinion, similar festivals and celebrations around the world are all interconnected.
The special snacks at the celebration are also a major focus. Eating while shopping is the most correct way to participate in the festival, which is full of immersion.
"...Anything is fine."
The witch nodded gently.
She originally wanted to refuse out of habit, but after thinking about it, she still didn't want to lose her interest at this time. Perhaps it was because of the festival that she was somewhat infected by the festive atmosphere and no longer so
It is deserted, but with some atmosphere and heat of human fireworks.
The two of them walked slowly along the road just like other tourists, as if they were the most inconspicuous part of the crowd participating in the local festival.
Under the more thorough influence of the illusion, no one will be able to disturb them this time. It seems that in everyone's eyes, the two of them do not exist... Even if they are walking towards each other, they subconsciously let go
Regardless of clearing the road, when doing such a thing, people seem not to realize that they are avoiding it.
The night gradually becomes darker.
The atmosphere of the festival gradually became more and more lively, and finally reached the climax of the fireworks display.
Fireworks of all sizes soared into the sky, reflecting more dazzling light and shadow on the tranquil river. The roar of the fireworks echoed for a long time between the mountains in the distance and the city here, and the night seemed to have turned into a
During the day, the fireworks bloomed brilliantly and illuminated the night sky, driving away the night that was as thick as insoluble ink.
The scene is so majestic and spectacular.
The blooming of fireworks also pushed the atmosphere of the festival to its climax. It was just that the sound of fireworks was clearly deafening, but it also brought out the quiet feeling of the conference... At the moment when the fireworks bloomed,
Many people stopped and stopped talking.
People quietly raised their heads and looked up at the gorgeous fireworks that rose up and then bloomed in the night sky. While the fireworks were noisy and loud, the scene became completely quiet.
I don't know how many fireworks shot up into the sky, lighting up the night gorgeously, making it look like a dreamlike and picturesque scenery, dazzling... Even a modern man like Gu Mo was...
It felt so spectacular that the witch was naturally even more shocked.
She just watched quietly, with a strange look in her eyes.
The fireworks were fleeting, but every time they cooled off, more fireworks took off and bloomed. The roaring sound continued from the front, and it was endless. This continued for several minutes and it still did not end. In addition, the changes
At the very quiet festival site, almost everyone stopped moving, but maintained the same posture and watched quietly...
Unknowingly——
It seems like time has stood still.
It seems that the infinite beauty of this moment will last forever.
If that's the case... maybe it's quite good... Condensing the inexplicably divergent thoughts in her heart, the miko sighed slightly, subconsciously looked to her side, and found that the other party was also looking up quietly, with calm eyes.
I don’t know what to think about.
As if aware of Kikyo's gaze, the young man looked sideways in her direction.
The witch gently looked away, not to touch his gaze, and looked up in the direction of the sky again. The fireworks were still in full bloom, gorgeously lighting up the entire night sky. The colors were so colorful that they were unlike the human weather. Every time
The blooming of fireworks is like a dream.
"How does it feel?"
A gentle voice came from the side.
"..."
"..."
A brief silence.
Under the brilliant light of the fireworks, you can see that the expression on the witch's face has softened. The corners of her mouth are slightly raised, revealing a beautiful smile, as if the ice and snow are melting, the clouds are clearing, and her voice is also very soft and soft.
Turn your eyes to look at him again.
"It's beautiful..."
Gu Mo blinked and raised the camera in his hand: "Want to take a picture?"
Pursing her lips slightly, the miko obviously hesitated for a moment, but upon seeing this, Gu Mo chuckled and raised the camera, pressing the shutter to completely freeze the scene. Kikyo would actually be serious because of this
It is rare to hesitate because of something.
But since we are hesitating seriously rather than directly expressing resistance, these are enough.
Still looking away unnaturally, the miko was about to say something, but she was slightly stunned. Normally when she was like this, she sensed something.
"What's wrong?"
Amidst the deafening sound of fireworks, Gu Mo asked. He also felt something at that moment. The restrained and suppressed spiritual power quickly spread out. Invisibly, it swept across the entire festival site, and continued
It spread to the outer periphery and farther in all directions, but nothing was found.
There is no monster coming, and since the last experience, the shrine maiden has been blocking the presence of the Shikon no Tama.
As for the strange feeling just now, he didn't know what it was. He vaguely felt that something attractive appeared in a certain direction, but his thoughts extended to that direction, and he continued to exhaust the limit, but could not find out.
What's going on?
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The source has not disappeared, but it seems to exist far, far away.
"Penglai Island...appeared."
Kikyo stared at him and said calmly.
"Penglai Island..." Gu Mo raised his eyebrows. It seemed that he had just talked about this matter not long ago, and now it happened by such a coincidence... But taking fifty years as a cycle, it has happened to be the past.
In five hundred years, there is no more or less every year, so it seems to make sense that this year is my turn.
However, Platycodon does not seem to be scratched on the back by the Four Fighters like Big Coyotito -
It was both a wound and a life-and-death battle. It seemed that every time Penglai Island reappeared at the right time, the wounds left by the Four Gods of Fighters would reappear... This can also be regarded as a signal, so there is no such definite
In terms of signal, how did Platycodon directly determine that it was Penglai Island? Was it because of the strange feeling just now?
"That is the fluctuation of the roaring cauldron..."
After whispering this word, the miko frowned and stared at him with a slightly strange look.
"Penglai Island is the island of gods in ancient times. It should be the spiritual land left by the ancient immortals. It is said that the ringing cauldron was also the alchemy furnace left by those ancient alchemists in a long time ago. It is based on the entire island's terrestrial veins.
It is also the source of spiritual power on the island..."
"As long as it appears in the world, the fluctuations can be detected from a long distance away. Although it will only appear for a short period of time, just like Penglai Island, it will disappear after one night. However, over time, it will also
It has indeed attracted many people or monsters with ulterior motives..."
She has been to Penglai Island before, so she naturally understands better the reason for the strange fluctuation just now.
It must be that the island's barrier has experienced a cyclical weakening once every fifty years, allowing Penglai Island to reappear in the world of the world, and the power fluctuations of the Roaring Cauldron are emitted...
Ordinary people can't sense anything strange, but for people with extraordinary power, it's not the same thing... Well, even monsters should be able to feel it.
"Don't look at me like that, I've never been to Penglai Island before..."
Gu Mo reached out and scratched his cheek. He could understand the meaning behind Platycodon's strange eyes, but he really didn't know such a thing. Although he knew about the existence of Penglai Island, he also understood the mechanism of its periodic disappearance and appearance.
Ding, and what happened on the island...
But that’s all.
Kikyo nodded slightly, not paying too much attention to it. There are many ambitious people who pursue the power and mystery of Penglai Island. In the past, there were no fewer people than those who pursued the Shikon Jade, but there are definitely people who are not interested.
Yes, it is normal not to understand it.
Just like a big dog also knows the existence of the Four Souls Jade, but he ignores it.
The witch also subconsciously thought that this person might be the same.
"Want to go over and take a look?"
Gu Mo asked, even though he knew the answer was yes.
Platycodon grandiflorum watched the fireworks in the sky gradually dissipate. Until now, this grand fireworks party has finally come to an end. There is no more sound of fireworks, and the gorgeous and dream-like ending makes people feel so much in their hearts.
A hint of melancholy.
"Well, go ahead..."
This is also a knot in her mind. It was a problem that was not solved at the beginning. Now that she has the opportunity, she has to take another look... Maybe it is too late, but at least she has to take a look at what happened back then.
How did it end?
Thinking of this, the miko couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
She had thought about this when she left the island. She didn't know if she would have another chance to solve the demonic chaos on the island. After all, Penglai Island would only appear once every fifty years, and the people on the island had lost their lives due to the speed of time.
Immortality is not the case in the outside world.
What the miko didn't expect was that not only would she not be able to wait fifty years later, but she would even come back from the island in the same year...
She died.
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Not long after.
"Although the cycle is fifty years, according to common sense, Penglai Island will appear directly after nightfall..."
Riding on the dead soul insect, my long hair was blown by the night wind on the sea, and Platycodon's whisper sounded in the wind.
Because it was almost late at night, the power fluctuations of the Roaring Cauldron suddenly appeared, which meant that the barrier only disappeared at that time...
"Maybe there are no people on the island anymore, and only the barrier that I set up is left to run spontaneously according to the previous cycle. There is no one to maintain and adjust it. It will naturally deviate over the years. This should be
Is that normal?"
Gu Mo said, he is not the innocent and cute person he once was, and he no longer knows anything.
Maybe he's still a little dazed, but being dazed is better than not knowing anything at all. He has also mastered some basic mysterious knowledge, especially enchantment, which he has recently taken as an elective subject. In addition, he has benefited from the old immortal's knowledge.
The inheritance from a high position, I have never eaten pork and seen pigs running, so it is somewhat guessing.
"That's probably the case..."
The witch lowered her eyes and eyebrows, her tone a bit unbearable.
"It's just that, if this is the case, those children on the island may all..."
After a pause, she didn't say any more, just sighed softly. Penglai Island was invaded by four monsters known as the Four Gods of Fighting, who ruthlessly ruled and massacred the island's residents, and eventually fought with the island's guardian witch.
Among them, the result was that both jade and stone were destroyed——
The shrine maiden named Tsumugi single-handedly took away the power of the Four Gods of Fighting, and then fell into the cauldron and died.
The Four Gods of Fighting were destined to die because of this, so they went crazy and threw the surviving children on the island into the cauldron, imitating the ancient immortals refining precious medicine, refining those children and extracting their essence to barely sustain themselves.
The existence will not disappear directly because the origin is taken away...
Now five hundred years have passed. If the problem has not been solved, I am afraid that the four madmen will have burned all the surviving residents on the island, and they themselves will finally perish in the madness because they have no way to save themselves.
……
"This is not necessarily true. Maybe this matter was solved five hundred years ago. What we see now is only Penglai Island in this era. As for how it ended before, we don't know.
..." Gu Mo is quite optimistic about this.
During the Warring States Period, Penglai Island will definitely appear again, and the protagonist group will definitely settle the score with the Four Fighters on the island.
Even if Er Gouzi doesn't go, the big Gouzi who was plotted at the beginning will definitely not be able to swallow this breath, so there is no need to worry too much... It is this matter that I and Platycodon probably can't catch up with, because although it is difficult to judge Penglai Island.
Which stage the plot takes place between the main plots can be roughly deduced.
Because when destroying the Four Gods of Fighting, Inuyasha used the "King Kong Blast Burst" combo for the first time.
As for now, Ergouzi has probably just started to come into contact with "Wind Wound", and "Blast Burst" is still far away, let alone "Vajra Gun Burst". As for the move that combines the two... it feels really good.
It happened a long time ago, and Gu Mo felt that he would definitely not be able to catch up.
Now he has stayed in this dungeon for more than a month. Although there is no rush now, there is really no way to stay forever, and the day of return is approaching.
Gu Mo couldn't help but glance at the witch next to him. Under the blowing of the night wind, Gu Mo put his hand on his chin and began to think seriously.
Cross the sea on a dead soul insect and fly in the deep night...
This scene is actually very artistic, but Gu Mo found out in a daze that since when, his heart seems to have no trouble because of this kind of thing, just like the faint scent of medicine around him, after getting used to it
Just like the air, many times we don’t pay attention to it.
Mastering a spell for the first time, flying into the sky for the first time, escaping from the constraints of gravity for the first time... are actually very exciting and exciting things, but they are limited to the first experience and feeling, and these changes are probably
It also implies that his body and mind are undergoing transformation unconsciously.
He looked forward, squinting his eyes slightly in the oncoming sea breeze. Under the deep dark night ahead, a chaotic and confusing thick fog appeared on the sea level. The thick gray fog filled the sea.
It cannot be torn apart or broken into pieces, nor can it be blown away by the sea breeze. The sky is connected to the sea, and the sea is connected to the sky.
And in the thick fog, there was a huge black shadow, which seemed to be the silhouette of an island, completely shrouded in fog.
A legendary island that only appears once every fifty years...
"The evil spirit is so heavy..." He frowned. Even though his perception was not as sharp as the shrine maiden's spiritual sense, after awakening the "Heart's Eye", it was much stronger than before, not to mention the evil energy emanating from the island.
It is unabashed, huge and complex.
"There are many little monsters. This island should have been deserted for a long time. Even if it appears once every fifty years, many monsters will seize the opportunity to get in and build their nests..."
The miko nodded, she was also aware of this, but although the monster energy was extremely strong and thick, it was the result of stacking up "quantity", and it was not a powerful monster.
As he spoke, the dead soul insect slowly flew into the mist and approached the island.
The island is not small, and most of the area is covered by dense forest vegetation. Only the coastline is relatively desolate and is a clean beach.
The two of them came down on the beach and took a look at the surrounding environment. They had just arrived, but there were already many bloodthirsty guys taking notice. In the forest not far from the coast, there was a strange roar, and then
The trees were shaking, as if something was about to come out.
Then——
With an extremely brilliant holy light, the Demon-Destroying Arrow roared into the forest.
Because the layers of trees obscured the line of sight, I don’t know how many monsters were easily evaporated by this blow, but the movement in that direction stopped abruptly, and the monster energy was cleared, and suddenly became a little lighter.
And the remaining parts are still dissipating...
"..."
"..."
The air seemed to be suffocated. The originally dense sense of surveillance and the swarming malice suddenly receded as cleanly as the tide receded. The originally quiet island was even more terrifyingly silent at this moment, and there was no more.
Any sound is made.
The ferocious monsters that were unruly and unruly just now, trying to catch the wind, are probably all huddled in their nests, trembling with fear, hoping that this long night will pass as soon as possible...
"Let's go and take a look at the center of the island."
The witch lowered her long bow and said calmly.
Gu Mo opened his mouth. This scene was really a bit inconsistent. Why did he feel that those monsters seemed to be like the villagers who could only wait helplessly and fearfully for dawn, but his side took advantage of the dark night to attack the village, so that
The former is a trembling and cruel enemy...
He shook his head, collected his thoughts and followed.
But before she had gone very far, Platycodon stopped, gently leaned over and reached out to pluck something from the beach at her feet, and then pulled out something buried in the sand... It was an arrow, it seemed.
It was inserted deeply into it, and it was only when she sensed it that it came to light again.
The arrow body is intact and the tail feathers have not peeled off. It seems that it has not been damaged by time at all...
"This...can't be Kikyo's arrow, right?"
Gu Mo looked at it curiously and asked casually.
"Yes..."
The witch nodded slightly, her tone a little strange: "These are the arrows I made with the sacred wood before...the mark is exactly the same."
She took out an arrow from the quiver and compared it carefully.