Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1504 1476. Guardian Spirit [Qilin]

"Whoo~"

A sound of flashing light was heard.

Although it was said to be a flash of light, Lan En's most intuitive feeling was "refreshing".

It's like being in the filthy land of Chang'an for too long and suddenly being transported to the refreshing mountains.

There are gurgling streams, dense cypress trees, and even the sound of birds and flowers.

In short, it is a harmonious and pure feeling that is completely incompatible with the eternal darkness and the ordinary world.

And in areas that ordinary people cannot see and hear.

Lan En, who was holding the hilt of the knife tightly all the time and staring at the evil monk opposite him without moving, only saw it in his peripheral vision.

A claw suddenly stepped on his side.

It was a sharp claw shaped like that of a lion or tiger, but it was covered with green scales with fine gold patterns, which looked very noble.

The perfect shape and scales actually made Lan En, who was tense at the moment, feel a sense of appreciation.

Let's not talk about the claw itself.
"Hula".

Taking the place where the claw landed as the origin, all the impure things including the filthy black smoke, the gloomy darkness, the exploding evil spirit, etc. were swept away!

The colors that were always suppressed by darkness reappeared, the green moss on the stone steps, the yellow soil in the gaps between the steps, and the slightly dim but warm candlelight in the Buddhist temple not far away.
Color and vitality returned to normal.

The thick and magical clouds in the sky seemed to reflect the situation on the ground.

The black cloud, which had been twisted and swirled into a funnel-shaped vortex by the evil monk's murderous intent, suddenly shone brightly at the center.

Then it expanded at the same rapid speed, and the dark clouds in the sky were swept away!

A powerful purifying force instantly swept away all the filth in Jiulin Mountain!
The scroll, which is the core of Chang'an, is still in Lan En's hand. Some illusory red spider lilies are still growing and withering at Lan En's feet as if they were played back a thousand times faster.

But Chang An is no longer there, at least he has been temporarily purified.

The evil monk who had been hiding behind the billowing filthy black smoke finally revealed his whereabouts.

At this moment, he was staring at Lan En and the place beside him.

The deep and demonic voice was low and angry.

"Qi! Lin!"

The ancient dragon of the New World, whose strength had been drained away in an instant and whose muscles were cramping, was just able to fall to the ground with a thump because the darkness and filth had been swept away.

Sticky saliva was dripping from his mouth, and his limbs were straightened because of the tense muscles.

Hearing the words shouted by the evil monk opposite, he felt like he had seen a ghost. He lay on the ground on his side and stared at the other party with his round eyes wide open.

But obviously, the evil monk didn't even turn his head towards Qilin for even a moment!
What he was shouting about was not the ancient dragon from the New World, but something else!
A huge amount of filth and evil spirits were eliminated, and the suppression on living beings also temporarily disappeared. Lan En's body quickly returned to its best condition in a very short time.

The viscosity of the saliva and the smell of blood quickly disappeared, and my breathing became steady again.

After the demon monk on the opposite side roared, powerful and filthy black smoke came out of his body again, and it was directly restrained into a beam of smoke with extremely obvious directionality, and rushed towards Lan En!

But just now, the entire Chang'an, along with the filth and evil spirit on the evil monk, were cleared away in one breath.

What can he do with all the noise at this moment?
The column of black smoke that gushed out towards Lan En basically dissipated three meters in front of him.

No, it's not dissipating.

Lan En's [Spiritual Vision] saw clearly that the filthy black smoke was purified into a clean state, so it was automatically indistinguishable from the air and color of the human world, and had no way of revealing itself!
It's like disappearing!
Seeing that this evil monk had the most effective method to suppress him, Lan En no longer needed to worry about it at this moment, and he had time to turn his head.

Following the claws that fell to the ground in the corner of his eye, he looked carefully at what was next to him.

Immediately afterwards, Lan En uttered the same words as the evil monk opposite him.

"Kirin?"

Then the ancient dragon of the New World lying on the ground turned his puzzled gaze towards Lan En.

The witcher blinked his eyes, looking at the image he had seen in his childhood, on New Year pictures and various red paper paintings with auspicious meanings.

"Oh, if I had known you would show up at this time, why would I have rushed to help you?"

Bai Ze, who had escaped from the filth, floated to the other side of Lan En while muttering something in complaint.

The guardian spirit [Qilin] is in the form of a common animal, standing behind Lan En on his right side.

It has a dragon head and a long beard, the body of a lion or tiger, and the tail of an ox.

The entire body is covered with green scales with gold patterns, while the chest and abdomen are covered with completely platinum scales.

The long horns on the head seem to be a pair of thick and upward antlers, which seems to be due to the popular legend of a pair of unicorn horns.

The mane on its body is flowing and soft, and when it stands still it is almost identical to the legendary [Cloud Pattern].

On the other hand.

On the body of the guardian spirit [Qilin], the end of its ox tail, in addition to a tuft of hair at the tip of the tail swaying like a white flame, is also surrounded by a string of Buddhist beads with a faint golden glow.

The string of Buddhist beads seemed to have the Qilin's tail as its central pillar, floating in the void and slowly rotating.

And around its neck hangs a luxurious necklace.

The necklace was decorated with flowing tassels, a pattern commonly used in Taoist rituals, and had three ornaments arranged in a regular pattern.

There is a bell hanging on the left side, which is the "Emperor Bell", also known as the "Sanqing Bell".

The bell has a handle, the end of which is called a "sword" and is shaped like a "mountain", which is a tribute to the Three Pure Ones: Yuqing Yuanshi Tianzun, Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, and Taiqing Daode Tianzun.

There is a plate hanging on the right side of the necklace, on which is an octagonal Yin-Yang Bagua pattern engraved. It is a Yin-Yang Bagua order.

This card symbolizes the balance and order of the harmony of yin and yang.

There is also a sign in the middle, but it is simple and plain, with only two Chinese characters written on it: Su Wang.

According to the legend in Western Japan, before the birth of the Great Sage, a Qilin came and spit out a jade book, which read "Descendants of the water spirit will decline the Zhou Dynasty and become the king."

It means "Confucius is not an ordinary person, but the essence of the water virtue of the Five Elements. He has the virtue of an emperor but does not occupy his position."

The old goat Bai Ze and Lan En looked at the guardian spirit [Qilin] together.

The old scholar gritted his teeth and his mouth twitched when he saw the pile of stuff on the other person.

It is not uncommon to see traces of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism appear on the Qilin at the same time. After all, the legend of the Qilin does run through the three religions.

But the problem is, this is Japan!

Pushing up his small round-frame glasses, Bai Ze struggled to divert his attention away from those things that looked extraordinary at first glance.

Only then did we finally see some Japanese decorations with paper pendants hanging on the shimenawa rope on the main body of the Qilin.

It feels like I'm actually in Japan.

But isn’t this even more exaggerated?!

Being in Japan, he was chosen by the guardian spirit to possess a body, but the final guardian spirit had the dual characteristics of the Western continent and the Japanese archipelago!

From such a long distance, have you managed to attract the faith of the Western Continent? !

Who on earth is this person?!

Although when they met for the first time, Bai Ze, relying on its special type of guardian spirit and rich knowledge, could roughly figure out what kind of guardian spirit was residing in Lan En.

But the moment the [Qilin] actually appeared, the old goat had to admit: There are always such exaggerated and fresh things happening in this world!
'A divine beast that holds the virtue of thick earth.'

Like a researcher, Bai Ze carefully looked at his 'temporary colleague'.

After all, it is now possessed by Lan En's spirit.

Bai Ze muttered and analyzed to himself.

The Qilin is a mythical animal that is widely spread. Its status is so high that it is beyond words.

Therefore, the symbols underlying identity become more and more complicated.

Not to mention, the [Qilin] that appeared on Lan En's body was obviously abnormal. Not only did it combine the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism from the Western continent, it also incorporated elements from native Japan!

In Taoism, Qilin is a mythical beast that is known as one of the "Four Spirits" along with the dragon, phoenix and turtle.

In Buddhism, Qilin is either a guardian beast or the mount of Buddha. It is even qualified to stand on a lotus platform and carry a halo behind it, which symbolizes the "enlightened one"!

In the widely circulated legend of the five elements and five divine beasts, it is the divine beast sitting in the central position of Wu Earth.

He is the leader of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

Although Shintoism and Onmyoji in Japan did not copy the Five Elements Theory from the Western continent due to their localization.

But this [Qilin] has either the Three Purities Bell or the Yin-Yang Bagua Bell on its body. You say it is restricted by the stereotypes of native Japanese beliefs. Can Bai Ze believe it?
Among the five elements, earth is the foundation of all things, which means "nourish, purify, and bear".

This is different from the general belief that the first two items should be classified as wood and water elements.

The main meaning of the Wood Element is 'growth and development'

The water element is 'flow and change'.

'It is still dark here, but it is only temporarily suppressed by the purifying power of the earth.'

Bai Ze looked at the land beneath his feet. As a guardian spirit, he could easily feel that the essence of the power in the land remained unchanged.

But this only made Bai Ze feel that the [Qilin] that appeared was even more terrifying!

It is not difficult to break the lord of Chang'an. A demon hunter like Wuming has encountered the lord of Chang'an in his career and then killed him. Chang'an can be said to have been broken by the demon hunter.

However, when the nature of this land was still connected to the underworld, the Qilin used its own power of purification to suppress the power of the underworld!

This Jiulin Mountain was not "breaking the eternal darkness and returning to the living world", but "the land is still connected to the underworld, but the power of purification forcibly purified the underworld into the appearance of the living world"!

Even if this thing really went down to the underworld, it wouldn't be able to purify a piece of "eroded landform" similar to the present world in the underworld, right? !
Bai Ze had been to hell before, but he had never seen such a scene.

But no matter how knowledgeable Bai Ze was, after taking a few glances, he made many guesses about the nature of the guardian spirit [Qilin].

Lan En has begun to quickly get used to this guardian spirit that truly belongs to him.

In the dreamy light and shadow, the guardian spirit [Qilin] lowered its head slightly and moved closer to Lan En's profile.

The witcher vaguely felt the same warmth as he had felt when he slept peacefully that night, a large and familiar beast right beside him.

Its long whiskers fluttered automatically without wind.

The majestic eyes on the dragon's head were always staring at the filthy enemy opposite.

Beside the unknown demon monk, the Dream-Eating Tapir also appeared in front of everyone as if in response.

It seems that the Dream-Eating Tapir is indeed not the guardian spirit of Master Hirugo himself.

(End of this chapter)