After experiencing so many things in one night, it was already dark.
The prosperous and huge Edo Castle is waking up from its slumber, preparing for global breaking news: the collapse of Edo Tower and the destruction of Roppongi Financial Center
By then, I don’t know how terrible the reaction will be in the world. And among the cultivation circles in various countries, there will definitely be all kinds of gossip in private.
And the originator of this "big news", just like a normal person, took the Shinkansen from Edo to Tochigi Prefecture.
Tochigi Prefecture, Nasushiobara City, in the primeval forest. There are several Japanese people with high crowns walking slowly.
Tochigi Prefecture is originally a large agricultural county with a good ecological environment and high forest coverage. Especially in the northern region, there are continuous mountains, forests, and wilderness.
This is basically the case within the jurisdiction of Nasuno, Nasushiobara City.
"Wild" in ancient Japanese language originally refers to vast grassland wilderness, forests, mountains and other geological forms. Nasuno means the large forest and wilderness in the Nasu area.
Even in modern society, this area of Nasuno is still inaccessible.
Occasionally, there are outdoor hiking enthusiasts and explorers who come here to experience it. But today, these few obviously cannot be hiking enthusiasts and explorers.
They all wore large white robes embroidered with various patterns, with very wide sleeves that fluttered in the wind. They also wore tall hats on their heads.
Overall, it is somewhat similar to the priest's dress, but more "Chinese style", so it looks better.
They are Japanese Onmyoji
However, it seems that the strength is not very strong. It is roughly equivalent to the realm of a real person in the Chinese Dao Sect. Of course, in this age of the end of the Dharma, overall it is quite powerful.
After all, 99% of the people in the entire cultivation world are below the realm of real people. In fact, it is the same as in the secular world. The weak always make up the majority.
Three onmyoji masters with high crowns and profound knowledge were walking in the forest.
It is very difficult for ordinary people to walk on mountain trails, but they can walk on it as if they are on flat ground. Because they all use Shikigami creepers.
This shikigami called "creeper" is of course not a vine. It is something similar to a Chinese Taoist talisman.
They are two palm-sized geckos cut out of yin-yang paper. After applying the secret technique of yin-yang, they are attached to the calf three inches above the left and right ankles respectively.
In this way, even cliffs can be walked on flat ground. No matter how difficult the geographical environment is, even swamps and muddy fields, it will not be affected. You can even walk on water, and the walking speed on flat ground is comparable to the 100-meter dash in the Olympic Games.
Like a champion
All in all, very magical.
At the same time, it is a secret technique unique to the Onmyoji Abe family and is specially used by the young middle-level disciples of the clan.
The three onmyojis walking in the Nasuno Forest at this time are disciples of the Abe family. Their names are Abe Koson, Abe Sanjin, and Abe Takatomo.
Sun Abe said with a smile: "This primeval forest in Nasuno has beautiful scenery. The air is fresh and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant."
Abe Mizhen, who was next to him, shook his head: "Xiao Sun, what you said is wrong. This is a place for practitioners like us to enjoy the scenery, but if we are ordinary mortals, it is a dangerous place that can kill us.
Aren’t we here to capture that harmful monster?”
"That's true, my cousin is right. What I said was a bit abrupt." Abe Xiaosun scratched his head in embarrassment.
It turns out that the three of them came here to catch monsters.
Nasuno, the northeastern area of Nasu-Shiobara City, is basically a small town scattered all over the place. Therefore, the possibility of encountering monsters and monsters is higher than elsewhere.
About a week ago, a monster appeared in a certain town
Every night, they would come out of the mountains and stroll around the town, causing people to panic. Three people had already died.
According to witnesses who survived, the monster was a black shadow that was too fast to be seen clearly. It would make a roaring sound while running, flick its tail like a steel cable, and then directly snatch people away.
This incident soon spread to the ears of Japanese righteous practitioners. The Abe family happened to have a family station in the northern part of Tochigi Prefecture, so they planned to send people there to exorcise the demon.
Abe Xiaosun and three other people volunteered to go.
Originally, according to the information passed back from below, there was no need for a "first" Onmyoji to go, only a "superior" Onmyoji was required.
But the three of them had been practicing in the clan for a long time, and they were a little bored, so they decided to go out for a tour and slay demons at the same time.
In the Japanese onmyoji training system, the most basic ones are divided into lower-level onmyoji, intermediate onmyoji, and advanced onmyoji. They correspond to the three levels of the Chinese Taoist master realm.
Further up, there are the lower onmyoji, the middle onmyoji, and the upper onmyoji, respectively corresponding to the levels from One Lu Zhenren to Three Lu Zhenren.
Therefore, when practitioners in Japan talk about "positions" of Onmyoji, they may be at these three levels.
The three of them, like Abe Xiaosun, are all low-level Onmyoji. Therefore, they are comparable to the level of a real person in the Chinese Taoist sect. In this age of the end of the Dharma, it can be considered very good.
They were walking and chatting in the forest, neither of them paying much attention to this "demon extermination" mission.
After all, according to the intelligence, they could easily defeat the monster alone, let alone three of them together. It can indeed be considered a tourist attraction.
Suddenly, Takatomo Abe stopped and sniffed gently.
"What's wrong, Xiaoyou? You smell something monster?"
Abe Xiaosun tilted his head and asked him.
Yes
Abe Takatomo smiled and nodded: "You also know that I am naturally sensitive to the smell of monsters. When I left the town just now, I smelled some clothes left by the victims. This smell was on them."
Abe Mizhen rubbed his hands: "It's really effortless to get through the iron shoes and find nowhere. Get ready to take action to see what kind of little monster it is, and it dares to go down the mountain to catch people to eat."
So, the three of them speeded up and headed deep into the forest.
Ten minutes later, they stopped.
This is an open space in the forest, covering an area of perhaps thousands of square meters. There are no trees growing, only many flowers, grass and winding vines.
At the end of this open space, there is a vertical cliff. There is a dark cave on it, so the open space here looks like a garden.
Obviously, this cave is where the monster lives.
Abe's brows furrowed for a moment. Because he saw that the open space here was not without trees from the beginning, but there were many low tree stumps. Apparently there were intelligent creatures who forcibly removed the big trees here.
They were all knocked down, and a clearing area was specially created.
Abe Sanshi also put away his playful smile just now, and said in a deep voice: "A monster with such a strong sense of territoriality is probably not weak. Maybe the previous information was wrong."
That's right
Takatomo Abe was already very vigilant, and the magic power in his body had begun to work. He looked around: "Fortunately, the three of us came together, so there should be no problem. If we came alone, we might be in trouble."
The three of them have now completely put away their thoughts of traveling around the mountains and rivers, and mustered up their energy to fight the monster that harmed ordinary people.
After all, they are also Japanese righteous practitioners. The three of them are still more concerned about the safety of ordinary people.
"I'm going to see if the monster is in the cave first. It's best if it's there, without waiting, and just deal with it."
Abe Xiaosun said, his hands quickly formed a seal in front of him, and then he pushed hard.
Yanhuoyinhao fireball
Boom boom boom
Suddenly there was a sound of blazing flames all around, and a huge red flame seal flew out from his palm. It instantly turned into a large fireball with a diameter of one meter, and quickly hit the dark cave.
The fireball flew into the cave and flew straight inside. Soon there was an explosion, accompanied by an angry roar that shook the forest.
The three of them looked happy and looked at each other: "The monster is in the cave."
Sure enough, along with the explosion and roar of the fireball just now, there was a heavy running sound, which was obviously the monster coming out of the cave.
They all entered a fighting state, waiting for the monster to appear
The next moment, a smelly strong wind swept out of the cave, along with a black shadow. It rushed out like lightning, very fast.
It first pounced on Abe Xiaosun, who had just cast the "Great Fireball" spell. This monster was indeed very intelligent, and could even tell who had attacked him just now.
"Humph, that's good. I was worried that you would become a monster."
Abe Xiaosun was not afraid at all, and suddenly pushed out his hands that had already formed the seal again.
Flame Seal, Fire Net, Trapped
A large net of red flames opened instantly, covering the attacking monster. It was tightly bound and fell from the air to the ground, temporarily stopping its action.
At this moment, Abe and the three of them could clearly see the true face of this monster.
It turned out to be a black leopard.
Its hair is as shiny as satin, and its body is several times larger than the average leopard. It looks like a striking white-fronted tiger. Its body is streamlined, its muscles are strong and powerful, and it is full of explosive power. Its claws are as sharp as The steel knife, the tail is as tough as a steel whip and an iron lock.
A pair of dark yellow eyes stared at the three of them with a ferocious and bloodthirsty look. Moreover, there was a kind of human light flashing, and they were indeed very intelligent.
It struggled, and the red fire net tightened tighter and tighter. The flames were even burning its satin-smooth black fur, making a sizzling sound.
Suddenly, a painful expression appeared in the dark yellow eyes
Hahaha
Abe Xiaosun laughed: "You are a beast who does evil and harms the people, and your strength is not very good. I caught you with one move. It seems that you are just a slightly more powerful ordinary demon general. Fortunately, the three of us were worried for a while just now. It seems that our efforts were in vain. Sanzhen, Xiaoyou, you two don’t have to do anything at all. I can handle it easily by myself."
As he said that, he strode towards the black leopard demon. However, he did not notice that deep in the leopard demon's eyes, a hint of cunningness suddenly flashed through the eyes of the black leopard demon.
Just when Abe's little grandson was less than ten feet away from the black panther monster, Abe Takatomo, who had been thinking about it just now, suddenly said in shock: "Little grandson, don't get close to this monster. It's playing tricks. It's deliberately showing weakness."
What
Abe's grandson was shocked.
And the black panther monster that was bound by the fire net just now and struggling painfully suddenly emitted a powerful monster aura.
It is a demon lord level and it is not the weakest kind of demon lord.
boom
The powerful demonic energy exploded, breaking all the fire nets tied to his body.
Roar
This demon-level black panther monster suddenly pounced on Abe Xiaosun, who was only one foot away from it. For a monster like it, at such a close distance, it would definitely kill it with one strike.
"No"
Abe Xiaosun made a desperate sound. He had no time to defend himself. In his pupils, an increasingly larger black panther monster was reflected, like the shadow of the God of Death.