God and mystery

Chapter 366 Decisive Battle in Ping An Jing?
Heian Shrine is not too far from Honnoji Temple.

Therefore, the huge changes that happened in the Honno-ji Temple have long been known to the Heian Shrine of Shintoism, and, compared with the Honno-ji Temple that was kept in the dark, the Heian-Jingu Temple has a certain understanding of the things that are kept under the Honno-ji Temple. To understanding.

This is also one of the privileges given by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, not only because the Heian Shrine is an important place for Shintoism, but more importantly, Ghost Shinto itself is a variant derived from the fusion of ancient Shintoism with Buddhism.

And the shrine is different from the shrine, that is, the shrine itself is a place that exists as the "garden" of the emperor, and only the ancestors of the emperor's line are worshipped, and they are enshrined in different places in the form of various shrines. .

The road in front of the shrine was already lit with flames on both sides. A large number of Shinto believers found the two people who were heading here, and the leader was actually the abbot of Honnoji Temple. This made them look serious and shouted to stop!
"Stop! Abbot of the Innoji Temple, who is that person next to you!"

They were facing a formidable enemy, but of course they didn't see through Ji Xiang's identity.

And seeing the various expressions on their faces, the old abbot seemed to understand the current situation at once, and he couldn't help being a little annoyed:
"It seems that these people know a lot."

"They should have regarded the big devil as the revived Lord Nobunaga."

The feeling of being deceived was not good. Only now did the old abbot think of the important point, that is, the Jingu knew the inside story but the Honnoji itself did not. It seems that the monks of his own temple have long been regarded by Hideyoshi as food for the demon god Food is gone.

When Ji Xiang saw the Shinto monks who came out to meet the enemy, his eyes began to glow.

The strong smell of incense, although the incense on everyone's body is not enough, but it looks too much when gathered together. This is the shrine dedicated to the ancient emperor. It is different from the shrine that everyone can visit. It is the hidden place of Shinto monks. In the land of cultivation, only members of the royal family and various bureaucrats would come here to perform sacrifices.

Emperor Huanwu is the main god enshrined in this shrine, and his origin is Shintoism and Yin-Yang Taoism. He took a suppressive attitude towards Buddhism in the past. Although he also vigorously supported the Hokka Sect, it was only to suppress the old Buddhism. A little concession due to strength.

"Although the incense continues to prosper, the victory lies in its permanence."

"If I eat it, it can restore [-] to [-]% of my mana. I wonder if there will be more incense in the statue of the emperor inside the shrine?"

Ji Xiang commented on the scent of incense floating in the sky, but he didn't pay attention to the Shinto monks in front of him.To them, Ji Xiang's words were as disrespectful as blaspheming the Lord in front of Christians. At that moment, many people had ferocious faces and gradually approached Ji Xiang, but they still didn't dare to act rashly.

At this time, they whispered to each other and whispered:
"Is this person the big devil under the Inneng Temple?"

"Before, there was a shocking change in the Inneng Temple, and the devilish energy surged. I'm afraid it was him."

Some monks of the Jingu Temple only knew that there was a big demon imprisoned under the Inneng Temple, while some elders of the Jingu Temple knew the situation better.

"There are all kinds of things, all the gods in the world. This is the palace of the origin of Heianjing, the place where Emperor Huanwu died, how can it be invaded by a big demon, quickly summon the gods, and subdue this demon!"

An elderly Shinto cultivator shouted loudly at this moment. Like him, there were more than a dozen other Shinto cultivators with advanced cultivation. Ji Xiang took a rough look and found that they were all in the innate realm and the god-refining realm. levels.

However, at the end of the divine way, deep in the shrine, where the incense is most intense, there is still a big head that does not appear. It is not known whether it is the peak of the world at the pure yang level, or a fake fairy with a damaged form and spirit.

But anyway.
"In the beginning, masters didn't fight the enemy directly, but tried to make their disciples come forward to die. This is a big taboo. As a strong man, he should have a way to judge the opponent's strength, otherwise wouldn't it be let Your own disciple lost his life in vain?"

Ji Xiang's voice spread throughout the divine way, while the dozen or so highly skilled monks were staring at Ji Xiang. Hearing this, some people couldn't help laughing.

"The reason why the strong are strong is to guard the rear to reassure the army. Since ancient times, if you want to test the opponent's strength, you must send people with powerful mana, but it is by no means the strongest group of people. It is impossible for a general to come up. Just be a pioneer, if there is any mistake, if you accidentally hold grudges here, won't you be laughed at by the world?"

"You don't even understand this point, you big devil, you are really stupid."

The monks laughed, and the Shinto was full of joy.

But Ji Xiang also laughed:
"You didn't understand. I mean, you shouldn't let your disciples step forward before you."

The dozen or so great monks of the Shinto religion looked at each other in blank dismay, but they didn't take Ji Xiang's words to heart at this time, and laughed at them:

"Now this kind of arrogant remarks can only be said at this moment, otherwise, after a while, you, the devil, will be out of your wits, and there will be nothing left, let alone talk."

At the same time, the old man of the Shinto religion who spoke before said to the other great monks of the Shinto religion in a firm tone at this time: "This person's body is not the body of Lord Nobunaga. Although he has not seen the body again for more than ten years, is it For Mr. Nobunaga, I can still recognize him."

"Whether it is the appearance, the appearance of the corpse, or the breath on the body, they are all very different, and there is nothing that can correspond to the past Nobunaga."

A big monk next to him moved his eyes slightly, and said in a low voice: "Didn't you say that the corpses of Akechi Mitsuhide and others were used for stitching? , shouldn't be difficult."

"It's better to be cautious! If he is really a monster born from Nobunaga's corpse, we have a countermeasure. If he is not, let the disciples around him test his method first, and we will prescribe the right medicine."

After the Great Xiu finished speaking, he scolded the surrounding disciples again, and those disciples did not dare to wait any longer, they saw seals in their hands, chanting mantras in their mouths, their eyes glowed, and smoke rose from their ears and noses.

"Taiyuan respects the gods, clean inside and outside, and the country is always respectful. The gods are in the king's inner body, and they are merciful and compassionate;

As they recited, on the pillars on both sides of the Shinto, including the firelight, even the shadows, the sky, clouds, clothes...wherever there is breath, all the strange shapes and spirits appeared.

"In heaven and earth, there are eight million gods!"

The old Shinto cultivator stared at Ji Xiang: "Use the power of the gods to bring down and kill the great demon."

The Shinto floor tiles were also lifted up, and the mud surged as if it had life. The Shinto monks took two treasures from their bodies, one was a mirror and the other was a puppet.

Afterwards, those strange shapes and spirits with changing breaths attached to the puppet, and then, halos appeared on the mirror, and these halos shone on the puppet.

Suddenly there was a drizzle between the sky and the earth.

But the incense was flickering in the drizzle, and the lights were also flickering. Instead of going out, they became brighter.

The old abbot watched this scene and explained to Ji Xiang:
"This is 禊祓. Shintoism does not have scriptures and books. All their mana comes from 'divine offerings'."

"The so-called 禊祓 originated from the Han and Tang Dynasties in the middle land. It essentially refers to the ritual of washing dirt by the river in March. In the magic of the god sacrifice, when the gods start to be summoned, there will be a drizzle between the sky and the earth. "

"Then...look, they started dancing."

At this time, the monks of the Shinto religion were dancing, and at the same time there were bursts of divine sounds from the heaven and the earth, appearing out of thin air, making it difficult to concentrate, and even the breath was disordered. If the monks with low cultivation bases would be shocked by the Shinto music and dance that appeared at this time Shocked, he lost his will to fight.

"boom!"

With a gunshot, the power of the gunpowder disappeared without a trace when it approached the Shinto monks.At the same time, small wooden plaques appeared in front of those Shinto monks, with traces of gunpowder smoke appearing on them.

This surprised Ji Xiang, and the old abbot was even more surprised.

When someone zooms in and casts a spell, why are you an old man who doesn't talk about martial arts like this? You don't have any defenses when you suddenly hit someone.

"It's useless to shoot with one shot. When the firearm actually fails, is it because of the rain? No, my firearm can also be used when it rains."

Ji Xiang patted the Wuthor machine, thinking that the small pistol was broken, the old abbot coughed lightly, and explained:

"Although the power of the firearm is powerful, it is useless in some cases. Although the firearm in your hand seems to be an advanced product, in short, it is a powerful method called 'Guardian'."

Ji Xiang understood immediately.

"It turned out to be like this, a method of protection with the help of the breath of the gods."

Amulets are actually talismans, which are essentially body protection spells cast with the help of divine power. One person's body protection spells are not enough, but the combined protection of a group of people and a group of gods is very powerful.

The power of a pistol is still small.

Ji Xiang wondered if he would be able to blow up these people if he brought a red cannon down.

With such a long forward swing of the big move, it is indeed a bit defensive.It's almost meaningless to hit the gods with firearms.

The old abbot said again:
"This is Kagura. It is a song and dance used to worship the gods. Shintoism pays special attention to praying for victory in war. Therefore, every time there is a war, a large number of Shintoists pray for victory."

Stomp, the music and dance stop!
The old abbot was shocked, clasped his hands together, and immediately retreated behind Ji Xiang.

"God is coming."

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of "gods" appeared in front of Ji Xiang!
In just a split second, the place where the incense is flourishing becomes a place where ghosts walk at night!

Countless shadows pressed towards Ji Xiang amidst the drizzle and firelight, accompanied by hundreds of gods descending and appearing through the medium of puppets and magic mirrors, their aura sealed off the whole world for a while.

"Starting from the gods seen in the classics, birds, beasts, vegetation, mountains and seas, etc., all extraordinary people are called gods. Not only the outstanding, kind, and meritorious. All the vicious, strange, and terrible are also called gods.”

Seeing this battle, the old monks of Shintoism felt that they were all set and there was no need for them to do anything more.

A hundred gods manifest, a hundred ghosts walk in the night, gods, ghosts and ghosts, what is the difference in essence?Those who can be controlled and driven by humans are gods.

The snake god, the one-eyed god, the long-sleeved god, the flying head god, the mask god, the land god, the wood god, the dark god, the firewood god, the palace god, the brick god, the monkey god and the most famous fox god, that is, the rice god. God of lotus.

However, Ji Xiang didn't pay much attention to these gods. Facing the crowd of hundreds of gods pressing up, Ji Xiang pulled out his hands on his waist.

Cold light flickered on a large number of swords!

"They are gods, and they are sacrificed with incense, right?"

"Yes"

When the old abbot heard Ji Xiang's question, he answered in an affirmative tone, and Ji Xiang had already sensed that the bodies of the gods in front of him contained incense!

Puppets and mirrors are the medium, and gods have to rely on incense to come to the world. Even the 36-day gods have to rely on incense to survive, and the small folk gods are no exception. Demons, as long as they are gods, they must have incense on them!

"Arrogant, want to kill a god with an ordinary weapon?"

The monks of the Shinto religion were all sullen, and someone spoke with a distorted expression: "The gods are here, and you don't kowtow, dare to swing your sword at the gods, you are really audacious, and you will be sentenced to death!"

"If you are really a devil, you don't respect gods!"

Another human said: "This devil is so arrogant, I'm afraid it's really transformed by the devil's energy in Lord Nobunaga."

The big monks are talking here.

Many Shinto disciples urged the gods to move forward!
The gods move forward.

Beheaded by a sword!
A sword light pierced the sky, and the gods were blinded by just swaying it. The next moment, a dog-headed god was hit by a sword, and the god's head was cut into two parts on the spot!

Even if a large number of swords cannot be moved, this is a divine weapon in itself. Even a hammer is not a mortal thing. With one blow, it can smash the head of a rushing god dog. !

And a few gods died.

A smile appeared on the corner of Ji Xiang's mouth.

boom!
The sudden strong wind swung the other gods back, and the beheaded gods began to spew incense from the gap in their bodies!
Ji Xiang opened his mouth and took a breath!
The incense turned into a strong wind, and it all entered the mouth!
"Huh! Happy!"

Sensing the gradual recovery of mana, Ji Xiang showed a ferocious smile, and this sudden change caused a commotion among the Shinto disciples in front, even the dozen or so big monks looked at each other in shock, not knowing what happened .

"He killed the god and swallowed the incense?"

The old Shinto cultivator stared at the battlefield, suddenly got excited, and shouted: "Take back the gods!"

"late!"

Although he didn't know what happened, the judgment made by the old monk was correct, but Ji Xiang naturally couldn't make him wish, the moment his mana recovered!

From the beginning to the end of this straight Shinto, suddenly parted a long line.

The earth was split straight, like the dividing line between the sky and the earth when the morning and evening alternate.

The old monk dodged the blow.

But there was Xiantian Daxiu who didn't care, and his whole body was divided into two parts under a silent blow.

No, it wasn't silent, but when the sword was swung down, people and everything had been cut open, and the speed of the sword's swing was faster than the sound.

then
The booming sound swept the world!

There was a strong wind and huge waves, and a sword opened the mountain. The old monk was so scared that his face turned pale. At this moment when the world changed drastically and the roof tiles turned into ruins, he roared loudly!

"A lot of swords!"

How could this ancient magic weapon that went to the frontline battlefield appear in this place?
No, the other party is not transformed by the demonic energy of Lord Nobunaga, the person in front of the demon with a lot of swords is...!

Ming Kingdom's Sea Crossing Sky Demon!
Ji Xiang laughed, the first sword cut vertically, and the second sword cut horizontally!Two swords go down, cut the world!

All the gods were wiped out, incense poured into Ji Xiang's body, and mana began to recover!
And the slashing of a large number of swords stopped at a hall deep in the shrine, and a vast yang energy rushed out of it, already possessing the power of immortality!
The real big man was forced out by these two swords, Ji Xiang saw the yang energy rushing towards him, and his left hand was on his waist again.

A golden light suddenly waved down.

"Purdu Heavenly Man!"

The torrent of Yang Qi was sent flying into the distance with one blow!

The golden light flowed, and Ji Xiang showed a sinister smile:
"The golden hammer is the most cost-effective to use only when you are weakest!"

"I'll see where you will hide from your next attack!"

Ji Xiang threw the golden hammer, the golden light shone, and the figure in the rush of Yang Qi was obviously shocked, and was hit in the head by the golden hammer the next moment!
(End of this chapter)