The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 652: The Journey to the Mountain of Osorrow (5)

Everyone slept well that night. Qian Xiaoyi had originally planned to ask them to get up in the middle of the night and walk around nearby, or find a deserted place for special training. However, they were met with collective protests from everyone, on the grounds that they had been having a very difficult time during this period. Qian Xiaoyi had no choice but to give up and let them have a good rest for the night.

In the morning, after breakfast, everyone went out and took the bus. After about forty minutes, they arrived at the Bodhi Temple located on Mount Osore.

"Wow~ There really is a very strange aura." As soon as Suzuna got out of the car, she sniffed and said, "There's also a stench of sulfur in the air..."

King Kong nodded: "Yes, even I can feel a creepy sense of oppression. This place is indeed special."

Terao Yu smiled and said, "That means your recent special training has been very effective. If it were in the past, you might not have felt anything."

"That's true~" King Kong touched the back of his head and laughed.

In fact, when they were on the bus, these psychics had already begun to have strange feelings. As the bus went deeper, they seemed to have come to a place different from the human world, and everything became a little unreal.

"The knowledge accumulated over the past few hundred years is indeed extraordinary..." Qian Xiaoyi stroked his chin and thought, "It's comparable to some places in China. I wonder if there are any special ghost areas."

There were already some tourists wandering around and taking photos. Qian Xiaoyi and his strange group were quite conspicuous and attracted a lot of attention. In the same bus were high school students from the supernatural department, who were excitedly discussing various horror legends not far away.

Qian Xiaoyi stopped thinking, turned around and said to the others, "We finally got here, why not take a look around? Granny Tao's people who are waiting for us haven't arrived yet, let's go buy tickets first."

"Eh? Do we still need to buy tickets?" Suzuna asked, "We are exorcists, not real tourists. Can't we just let someone take us in?"

Qian Xiaoyi explained: "Grandma Tao's temple is not here, it is deeper in Mt. Osorezan. This place is not under her jurisdiction. We came here because the bus only goes here. We still have a long way to go."

"I see." King Kong nodded, and then said excitedly: "Then let's go for a good stroll. Come to think of it, I haven't traveled outside for a long time."

After buying the tickets, they entered Osoreyama Bodhi Temple and began to visit this famous sacred place in Japanese culture.

Going up along the mountain gate, the roadside piles of rocks were filled with colorful windmills, toys, and Ksitigarbha statues of various sizes spinning in the wind. In the eyes of these psychics, many transparent and chaotic short shadows were swaying around in these places.

"It's worthy of being called Mount Osorezan~" Terao Yu sighed, "Even in the daytime, you can see so many ghosts within the temple grounds. The aura is so strong that it's not surprising that they have directly entered the spirit world."

King Kong said: "Because this is a place to worship those children who died young, right? Many tourists come here specifically to commemorate their children who died young. Every windmill is a bunch of thoughts~"

Suzuna said in surprise: "Hey~ Kongo, you can actually say such emotional words."

She thought this guy would only say things like "Fighting is awesome!", "Passion! Perseverance!"

"I also read about it in a magazine," King Kong said. "The day before we set off, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep, so I read through all the travel guides."

"Are you an elementary school student before the spring outing?" Terao Yu complained.

However, after listening to King Kong's words, everyone was also infected by the slightly sad atmosphere here and became quiet. The atmosphere here was somewhat solemn and dignified, and even the high school students behind did not dare to chatter anymore, but looked around curiously.

"Ah, look over there, there are so many people queuing in that room." Yui Komaeda said, pointing in a direction.

"Let me see..." Kawasaki pushed his glasses, then became excited again and said, "Oh! It's a psychic! Because the Osorezan Festival is coming soon, many psychics near Osorezan will come to participate. It seems that this person here is very popular. Do you want to go and see?"

Kawasaki's excited voice even reached Qian Xiaoyi's ears. He turned his head to look, and then lost interest in an instant.

This kind of medium is called "Itaoki" locally. It is a type of shrine maiden unique to Mount Osore. It is usually a woman with visual impairment. It is said that it can summon the dead to possess it and then communicate with their living relatives.

In fact, it is similar to the fortune-teller in China.

Then Qian Xiaoyi and his friends went to take a look at "hell". Although it is called hell, it is actually a strange terrain caused by volcanic activity. This area is full of white volcanic rocks with holes in them. Occasionally, a wisp of white smoke floats in the cracks of these stones, and the air is filled with the smell of sulfur.

This place is extremely desolate, without even a single weed to be seen, and is totally unsuitable for life. There are only various porous stones piled up into small hills, which are totally out of tune with the surrounding green mountains and clear waters. It's like a scene from hell in the legend.

"What a strong aura!" King Kong exclaimed: "Is this the place that is said to be closest to hell? It is exactly the same~"

Qian Xiaoyi smiled inwardly. Are the scenes in hell exactly the same as here, or do people construct their fantasy of hell after seeing the scenes here?
After walking around the lake in the crater, everyone returned to the temple.

Suzuna covered her chest and said, "As expected of the Osorezan Sacred Ground, it makes me feel a little breathless... I always feel like something horrible is going to happen here."

Kongo and Terao Yu nodded in unison.

Even Gui Teng Long Guang was silently reciting Buddhist scriptures, with his rosary in his hands, and he seemed to be under some pressure. Only Takuya kept his head down and sorted out the video footage without saying a word, not forgetting his job.

Qian Xiaoyi was not surprised. Psychics are inherently more sensitive than ordinary people. The aura here will constantly stimulate them. It is a good place for spiritual practice.

"Mr. Qian, has the person who is supposed to pick us up not arrived yet?" Lingna asked. Her legs were a little sore after walking around for so long.

King Kong touched his stomach and said, "I feel a little hungry."

Qian Xiaoyi checked the time on his phone and said, "It's almost time for us to meet up. Now is a good time to go over and see if she's here, and then ask her to take us to Granny Tao's place."

They walked all the way to the mountain gate. On the other side, Inuyama Heita touched Kawasaki who wanted to queue up to see the psychic and said, "Senior, Brother O and the others are going that way."

Kawasaki immediately changed his mind and said excitedly, "Are you going to see another exorcist? Let's follow him quickly!"

(End of this chapter)