Chapter 280 Tianming Shrine, a weird nightmare(1/2)
Lin Xun returned to the library, preparing to use the newly acquired blacksmith body to tailor a legendary weapon for Lord Greedy Wolf Star.
The effect of 'Dragon Sword Masamune' only applies to the assassin's body. It can exert its full power in the hands of a ninja master. It is not suitable to be used by Tanlang Xingjun.
He obtained ten kinds of forging materials from the 'Knifemaker', which he could put to use.
However, the customization drawings found in the 'Artisan's Book' show that the quality of weapons can only reach epic level if they are forged with existing materials.
If you want to upgrade the quality of the weapon to legendary level, you need to replace several low-quality materials in the blueprint with high-quality ones.
Lin Xun looked up the prices of the required materials based on the drawings, and immediately gave up the idea of building weapons after checking them.
"It's better to wait until you make money from your crafts, and then make weapons for Lord Greedy Wolf Star..."
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When Lin Xun entered the game again, it was already noon on the second day.
Since the upper limit of his soul strength was increased to 4 points, it was the first time that the resurrection coins were not enough.
The main reason is that in the previous easter egg chapter, the ‘Ogiwara family’s command flag’ was used to consume the soul strength to only one point.
Yesterday, he summoned the "Red Army" to escort the little monster out of the city, and then he was killed twice by the general. For a while, his soul strength was stretched thin.
After reshaping Tanlang Xingjun's body, the soul strength is 2/4, but the shikigami "Slippery Ghost" has not yet been resurrected.
After "Slippery Ghost" releases his ultimate move, the True Form of the Sky Demon, plus Lin Xun's forbidden Onmyoji technique "Condensation Nirvana", it is equivalent to a continuous overdraft of life force, and the soul strength required for resurrection changes from one point to two points.
For some, like the double penalty for death of the body of the 'Discipline Knight' during the implementation, the soul strength can also be filled one by one. After filling two points of soul strength, it can be summoned again.
【……】
[You get up and leave the ‘High Throne’ and walk outside the throne room...]
[At this time, a retainer hastily reported to you, claiming that a personal handwriting from the general was sent from Kyoto, requesting you, the head of the family, to send samurai troops to garrison the 'Hoshoji Temple' to enforce strict siege. 】
[If someone appears out of thin air at the 'Faxiang Temple', the person must be captured alive at any cost. After being captured alive, the person's limbs can be cut off so that he cannot escape, and then he can be escorted to the Kyoto Imperial Palace. 】
[After the deed is accomplished, the general will be rewarded heavily...]
[After reporting the matter, the retainer approaches you and whispers that it has received the news. ‘Fukang City’ has also received the general’s handwriting, but the encirclement is at an abandoned port. 】
[After the retainer finished speaking, he bowed his head and waited for your reply order...]
[You can faithfully carry out the general's will, or you can defer and only send a few warriors to garrison, or you can even refuse the general's order.]
[The retainers are your confidants, and Qianhuicheng is under your control. You can give orders at will, and you don’t have to worry about the rebellion of the retainers or the mutiny of the army. 】
[However, refusing the general’s order is very likely to attract Kyoto’s counter-rebellion army, so please choose carefully!]
Lin Xun frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows.
After his two rebirths and the teleportation back and forth to walk the dog, the general should have figured out the secret.
Therefore, an order was issued asking the city lord Daimyo to capture him alive and escort him to Kyoto instead of killing him directly.
It's just that the city lord's name has long been replaced by Lin Xun, so it's too easy to cheat.
[You issue an order to your retainers to strictly implement the general's decree and send elite warriors to surround the 'Faxiang Temple'. No one except you is allowed to enter or leave the 'Faxiang Temple'. Anyone who violates the rules will have their limbs cut off and be escorted to Kyoto! 】
[The retainers took the order and left...]
"I am both a thief and an official; I am a player and a referee...it is not that easy to catch me."
Lin Xun manipulated the body of Greedy Wolf Star Lord and arrived in Kyoto with his sword.
This time he decided to meet up with the senior sister first.
【……】
[‘Tenmei Shrine’ is the highest-level shrine in Sakuraluo, and it enshrines the statue of ‘Canggu Tianyan’. 】
[The shrine is not within the city of Kyoto, but on a sacred mountain called ‘Tianmingshan’ in the suburbs. 】
[Even in a remote place, there is still an endless stream of pilgrims who go up to the ‘Tianming Mountain’ to worship Yama, which is even more lively than when you see the sacrifices at the ‘Wuzhi Shrine’. 】
[‘Tianming Mountain’ is majestic and majestic. When you look up from the foot of the mountain, you can’t even see the top of the mountain. Your view is blocked by layers of clouds and mist on the mountainside. 】
[You can only see the stone steps winding around the mountain. The roads are densely covered with tall dark torii gates, too many to count.]
[You follow the pilgrims up the stairs, and every time you pass through a torii gate, you can feel the power of the divine realm here.]
[If you climb the top of the mountain and enter the shrine, the power of the divine domain here will be blessed to a very terrifying level. Even ordinary clergy have great power that mortals need to look up to! 】
[It took you a long time to pass through the 'Senbon Torii Gate' before finally reaching the top of the mountain...]
['Tenmei Shrine' is vast and solemn, and the style of the hall is extremely simple. Except for the necessary luxurious decoration, even the wood used to build the hall maintains its original color. 】
[There are many pilgrims here, but no one is making any noise, and there is a depressing silence. 】
[People kept silent, and under the guidance of the official, they washed their hands in the "hand water house" before entering the shrine to worship and show their piety to the gods. 】
[You also follow the crowd and complete a set of 'heart-cleansing rituals' before you can enter the shrine.]
[You know, a shrine maiden’s daily job, in addition to cleaning and wiping the statues, is to dance the shrine dance. 】
【Where are you going?】
The underworld game pops up a lot of options, such as the God's Palace, the Worship Palace, the Coin Palace, and the Main Palace.
If ‘Moon City Purple Leaf’ successfully joins ‘Tenmei Shrine’, it will most likely be in ‘Shenre Palace’.
Lin Xun is currently possessed by the body of an 'exotic mage'. As long as he can find the senior sister, he can start the subsequent plot.
[When you come to the ‘Shenre Hall’, many pilgrims are kneeling on the ground, indulging in the holy dance of the witches. 】
[And the shrine maidens who are dancing the shrine dance are not ‘Moon City Purple Moon’, obviously they are not here. 】
【Where are you going?】
"If you are not in the shrine hall, you should be wiping the statues in the main hall."
Lin Xun used his body to circle around the entire shrine.
'Tenmei Jingu Shrine' is the same as 'Wuzhi Shrine'. The statue of 'Canggu Tenyan' is in the main hall, and there is a 'Tama Wall' built outside the main hall, forming a more solid and grand barrier.
Outsiders are also prohibited from entering this temple, and only internal clergy can enter.
"Damn! Don't you have to spend spiritual energy to break the barrier to get in?"
Although the last time I spent my spiritual energy to successfully break the barrier, I was still discovered by the 'Slippery Ghost' in the end, which was a waste of spiritual energy.
As a prostitute, he doesn't want to make the same mistake again this time...but apart from breaking the barrier, there seems to be no other way to enter the temple.
Lin Xun thought for a while and suddenly came to his senses.
I slapped my forehead and secretly cursed myself for falling into a rut without realizing it.
His purpose was not to enter the main hall, but to find the senior sister. It was impossible for a shrine maiden to live in the main hall, let alone build a bed next to the statue. After finishing her work, she had to return to the shrine to rest.
Just stay at the entrance of the hall and wait for Senior Sister to get off work, right?
With this in mind, I might as well use the most primitive method—just wait and wait!
【……】
[You are standing outside this hall with nothing to do, looking around.]
[I saw two strange-style palaces standing in the distance.]
[The halls in the shrine have a straight-line roof with no curved gabled roofs. The front of the hall has four large pillars and a three-room main entrance in the middle.
[Although the roofs of these two halls are similar to those of other halls, there are no four large pillars at the main entrance. There is only one independent bay, which is the "Kirizuma-zukuri" Gochiden hall of ordinary shrines. 】
[You were very confused, so you pulled over a passing official and asked.]
[Cushi looks at you coldly and warns you not to make any noise.]
[Perhaps you disturbed the purity of the shrine and caused displeasure. It told you in a cold tone that in addition to the worship hall, coin hall, and main hall, there are also branch shrines dedicated to other gods in the shrine. 】
[The two halls with different standards are the branch temples. One is the 'Shisha Shrine', which worships the three pillar gods under Yama; the other is the 'Mosha Shrine', in which many small gods under Yama are erected.
The statue of the god...]
[I came out to answer your questions and then left straight away. The whole process was unusually indifferent.]
Lin Xun's eyes lit up, even if 'Yuecheng Ziye' successfully joined the shrine, she was still a new witch, and the job of wiping the main statue would probably not be her turn.
And she used to serve the second of the three pillar gods in the 'Wuzhi Shrine', but it is very likely that she was arranged to work in the 'Shesha Shrine'.
[You leave the scope of this temple and stride towards the ‘Shrine of Photography Society’...]
[There is no ‘Tama Wall’ outside the ‘Sheshe Temple’, and there is no barrier to block or protect you, so you can enter the temple smoothly...]
[There were no other pilgrims in the hall, and it was extremely cold. There was not enough light in the huge hall, giving it a dark and gloomy feel.]
[You look around, and there is nothing noteworthy except for the three statues of different gods enshrined on the altar. 】
[Obviously ‘Moon City Purple Leaf’ is not here either. 】
"Tsk... Could it be that Senior Sister went to the 'Moshe Temple' to clean the statues of those little gods? This is too miserable."
Think about it, new mikos who join must go through a process of promotion.
[The three statues on the altar are brightly painted and lifelike. Except for their blurry faces, they are no different from normal statues. You can look at them for a while and prepare to leave. 】
To be continued...