Taking advantage of the master's recovery in the past few days, the dedicated little old man has used his body army to search the underground area of Shuisui Country.
Different from the situation inside the stone tower that leads to the underground, the stone tower is still guarded by the Kagome Goddess and a group of Numagozen. But in the huge underground world, no "living beings" can be found.
Kamiyagawa: "No 'living creatures' were found, nor were the tombs of the emperors of the past dynasties found?"
"Abba!" The little old man nodded truthfully.
As the scout said, there were no monsters, no humans, no gods in the underground of Shuisui Country.
To be more precise, I haven't seen any "living gods" yet.
Under the leadership of the little old man, Kamiyagawa and Yatatori trekked all the way to the depths of the underground forest.
This place is indeed different from others, so it’s worth noting.
In addition to the twisted and dark trees, there are many pyroxenes standing in the center of the forest. These strange stones are like some kind of crystal, gray-white, turbid, and shining with a pale light.
Along the way, you can see that this kind of pyroxene crystal appears more and more frequently. The largest one is three to four meters high, with phosphorus and phosphorus standing out.
It is also because of the existence of these gray-white crystals that the center of the forest is much brighter than other areas.
"Aba Aba!"
Since he was almost at the destination of his trip, the little old man quickened his pace.
There is an open space in front of it, and a giant crystal that is nearly ten meters long and cannot be hugged by seven or eight adult men stands erected in the open space. Its bottom is deeply rooted in unknown rocks, and the whole is stable and solemn.
The luster of this stone crystal is brighter than others, but because the crystal itself is not translucent, and is even a little turbid, the light spots and textures on its surface and inside appear ambiguous, and it is impossible to completely see the inside of the stone.
the real structure of.
"This crystal..."
Kamiya narrowed his eyes and observed carefully.
Using his otherworldly visual abilities, he saw something seemed to exist in the center of the huge crystal.
It looks like a curled-up humanoid silhouette, and even some clothing accessories can be vaguely discerned.
"There seems to be a woman inside."
Kamiyagawa immediately thought of a text description he had seen on the top of the stone tower before -
[Today, the thirteenth generation of Emperor Yanbo and Lianwu rebuilt the Imperial Mausoleum and Longevity Palace and enshrined the long-lasting god Ban Changji in it, hoping that his life would be long and his country would last forever.]
"Is the person in this crystal the Princess Changpan? Yanbo Tengwu sealed her into the crystal?"
Although I have such a guess in my mind, I can't verify it.
I don’t know if it’s because of the sealing of the huge crystal, but Kamiyagawa can’t feel the obvious presence of the god’s aura in the center of the forest.
He had a feeling that even if the woman sealed in the crystal was really Nagawahime, the God of Eternity, then she was definitely not still alive.
"Aba whined."
The little old man began to explain the situation of this huge crystal again.
One of his incarnations found it here four days ago and has been guarding it since then.
Considering that there must be something fishy about this place, the little old man did not act rashly. He just guarded here the whole time, hoping that the matter here could be decided by the owner himself. During the time when the scout was guarding here, the huge
The crystal didn't show any abnormalities.
After standing in front of the huge crystal cylinder and observing it for a while, Kamiyakawa held his breath and stared, tentatively raising his hand to touch the surface of the crystal.
The touch returned from the fingertips was hard but cold, but that was it, no noteworthy changes occurred.
"If the woman in the crystal is really Nagawahime... then what is the significance of sealing her in this crystal?"
With this thought, Kamiya suddenly had a bold idea. He reached out and touched the [Mirage Cloth Bag·Change] hanging on his waist.
[Mirage Bag] After conquering the Kingdom of the Sea, it was upgraded and transformed, mainly by incorporating the power of night food into it. Since the power of night food envelopes the inside of the small bag, the props stored inside will no longer have any aura.
leaked out.
The privacy is very good, which is equivalent to a space inside the bag that is completely independent from the outside world.
Correspondingly, if the props stored inside the bag can "interact" with the external environment or other objects, then they must be taken out.
What Kamiyagawa took out from the [Mirage Cloth Bag] were several broken spines, with emerald green color and surging power of hair growth.
This is the bone of Muhuakaiyeji.
I bought it after conquering the Aokigahara Sea of Trees a few years ago.
The "quality" of Konohana Kaiyehime's divine bones is not as complete as those of the divine bones collected and used by Kamiyagawa later, and so far no Aragami under his command has been cultivated that matches this skeleton.
And logically speaking, even if this relatively broken divine bone is to be used, it will be used by some "non-main force" subordinates.
The upper limit may be used to help the suitable Aragami break through the threshold of godhood. If you want to further cultivate a top god in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to do so.
In short, this divine skeleton has been kept at the bottom of the box since it was acquired.
"According to mythological records, Nagawahime represents eternity. And his sister Konohanayehime represents prosperity... The divinity of these two goddess sisters is directly related to the national destiny of Weiyuan Kingdom..."
With this thought in mind, Kamiyakawa lifted up the broken green divine skeleton in his hand.
The huge crystal pillar in front of me has really changed due to the appearance of Konohana Kaiyeji God's skeleton, and the original pale light on the pillar has become more translucent.
Puff——Puff——
Some emerald green plant vines and branches sprouted out of the burnt black mud, and extended at an extremely fast speed. Not only around the Kamiya River, but everywhere in the dark forest, there were also plant buds growing.
stand up.
Suddenly, the dead underground forest actually had a sense of vitality, with all things competing.
Green vines spread up to the crystal pillar, and the branches and leaves pulled out, wrapping it up. The originally pale white crystal glow was mixed with emerald green luster.
The situation in the surrounding areas is the same.
The surrounding crystals were also covered with green plants, and the light became a bit stronger, and the glow reflected by all the crystals seemed to be absorbed by the huge crystal in the center.
The gray-white crystal appears a bit translucent. The white and green light shuttles and refracts inside the crystal, forming dreamlike beams of light. And because the angle of the light changes slightly, the entire crystal shows a completely different appearance.
.
The woman sealed in the crystal finally became a little clearer.
Although the woman's face is still invisible, the vivid details of her gorgeous clothes can be seen, and her outline is also lifelike.
Kamiya seemed to see the body of the woman in the crystal twitch violently.
Immediately afterwards, white and green light burst out from the crystal pillar, like an invisible and huge soft hand caressing the central area of the forest.
Kamiyagawa and his party were also enveloped in this strange glow.
…
The soft light in front of me faded away, and the floating Kokakuyeji's skeleton fell back into Kamiyagawa's palm.
He looked around and found that the crystal pillar that seemed to be wrapping Changpanji, as well as the underground forest that had just changed from dark to emerald green, were no longer there. When he looked up, he could see the bright sky and sunlight.
"It seems that I have 'left' the underground and come to a new environment."
Buzzing.
The phone in my pocket vibrated.
I took it out and saw that it was "Kaitan Monogatari" that played a new text prompt. The content was very simple, only the place names in the introduction——
[Mizuho Capital]
"Kamiya... Sir, where are we now?" The Yata bird on the side shook her thick black hood, and she was probably observing her surroundings. Her speaking voice was very calm, and did not fluctuate much due to the sudden change in the environment.
"It seems to be the capital of Mizuho Country."
The surrounding environment is indeed like an ancient city, with palaces and buildings, strict city gates, and stone-paved streets to communicate with each other. However, there is no human figure, and there are still large and small objects on the earth, stone and wooden beams of the streets and buildings.
Gray-white crystals grow mosaically.
"There are those crystal stones again, they are here too, they are the same as the one that sealed Changpanji."
Kamiya is now basically certain that the one sealed in the huge crystal pillar he saw just now is Changpan Ji.
After all, those crystals will be "activated" by the appearance of Konohana Kaiyeji's skeleton.
Combined with the information given in "Kaidan Monogatari", the current place is the capital of Mizuho.
"Outside in Weiyuan Shuisui Country, no ruins of the city capital have been found, either above ground or underground, nor the tombs of the human emperors... It seems that everything we are looking for should be here."
"Speaking of which, the 13th generation Emperor Yanbo Tumu of the Tiansun lineage hoped that the Weiyuan Kingdom Zuo he ruled would last forever, and therefore worshiped Changpan Princess. And what he did, could it be through someone
In this way, the entire capital was sealed into Changpanji's body...is it such an eternal existence?"
"But what is the purpose of such extreme behavior?"
Kamiyakawa vaguely guessed a certain possibility.
"Furthermore, the elder sister of a pair of goddess sisters, the goddess Nagawahime, who symbolizes eternity, serves as the 'lock' of the Mizuho Kingdom. And the Konohana Kaiyehime, which represents prosperity, seems to have some of its divine bones acting as the 'key' to unlock the lock.
…”
This is somewhat of a hell.
After confirming the current area, Kamiya put away Konohana Kaiyeji's skeleton and briefly checked his own status.
The accompanying Yata bird and the little old man were by his side.
The connection between the shikigami and him is also very clear, and they can appear at any time.
The Demon King's Hammer is even more full of energy.
Our troops and horses are strong!
Once upon a time, before Tiansun came to Weiyuan, the Jianyu Thunder God sent by the old Gao Tianyuan forces only brought one messenger god, the God of Birds and Ships, to suppress Weiyuan's resistance, and established the foundation for the subsequent Tiansun to take over the Kingdom of God on earth.
Base.
And now, Kamiyagawa, the leader of Shintaka Amahara's forces, apparently brought only one "messenger god" Yatatori with him, and also arrived at the capital of Ashihara Mizuho Kingdom.
Heaven and earth can go, and so can I.
It belongs to the reincarnation of heaven.
What's more, the once most powerful martial god in Weibara's power, Takemikata Kami, has now turned into a god's skeleton and is lying in the [Mirage Bag] of Kamiya River.
"Let's go, little old man, Yatatori. Let's see what's in the capital of Ashihara Mizuho."
…
Walk along the streets paved with smooth tiles.
The pavilions and houses on both sides of the road are scattered in a well-proportioned manner. Although they are old, the architectural details are carefully crafted and the overall preservation is very intact. It feels as if someone lived here yesterday.
Moving forward, the gray and white crystal stones on the street become more numerous and larger.
Although it is not as big as the huge crystal pillar that I saw earlier, gray-white crystal pillars that are as tall as a person are beginning to appear.
Kamiyagawa and Yatatori saw the outlines of human figures in these larger stone pillars, which were also "people" sealed in the crystals. There were old and young, male and female. Since these crystals were relatively small,
It is small, so the people sealed inside can be seen more clearly.
Most of these "people" are no different from humans.
But there are also a few that have the characteristics of monsters, such as long horns, long tails, long scales and so on.
"So these are actually human grass."
The passage of time seems to be unable to affect the capital city hidden in the body of the goddess, whether it is the buildings here or the residents here.
It seems like eternity here.
Lifeless eternity.
Walking among the pillars of spar, Kamiyagawa could feel more and more that although the entire Mizuho Country was in deathly silence, there was something there that seemed to be malicious towards him, an outsider, and this malice continued with his exploration.
is becoming increasingly clear.
Walked some distance again.
"Abba!"
The little old man gave a warning.
At the corner of the street far ahead, Kamiyakawa saw a blurry figure.
It is not human grass sealed in those crystal stones, but a "living creature" that can move freely.
It should be a man, wearing a dark, loose robe. The man is short in stature, with a crown on his head, and the crown is about 40 centimeters long when standing upward.
Through such attire, Kamiyagawa could vaguely determine the identity of the other party. That strange-style crown should be a tassel crown, which represents the highest power in Japan.
"Is that...a certain Human Emperor?"
The man who was suspected to be the emperor staggered and seemed to have been seriously injured. His pale face was stained with dried blood.
There was a large gash in his abdomen, but he completely ignored the intestines flowing out of the wound. He just limped and continued to approach Kamiya and the others, getting faster and faster, and finally almost running wildly.
While running, the man suddenly raised his head.
His rotting head shook due to the violent movements, and half of the shriveled eyeballs embedded in the hollow eye sockets fell to the ground with a clatter.
Swish! Swish!
There is no need for Kamiya to open his mouth.
The Yata bird who was following him swayed and turned into a dark phantom to come forward. The thick black robe moved automatically without wind, and a sickle appeared from her left and right hands.
The two scythes have different styles, but both are shining with cold light. One of the scythes has an extremely wide blade, while the other scythe has an extremely long and narrow blade, with one blade on the left and right, like a soaring crow. It's eerie.
Ghost energy and strong winds spiraled into the sky from the heads of the two sickles!