Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

Only when one truly awakens to the truth can the evil thoughts in one's spirit be purified, thus allowing one to be reborn in peace.

"Is that right?"

The shrine maiden was not an unreasonable person: "I will tentatively believe your story."

"Shh! Shh!"

Mikihisa Asakura and Keiko Asakura, along with Nekomata Munemune, caught up. They had already locked onto the auras of all the demons.

Even if Daki and her brother manage to escape, the Asakura clan can still find them using divination-type magic.

"Don't bother running, you can't escape."

Mikihisa Asakura was determined to destroy these evil spirits and force them to reincarnate.

The underworld has its own rules, and the mortal world has its own order.

You evil spirits from hell have come to earth, your sins are grave, and you deserve to be judged.

"hateful!"

The Daki siblings looked at the two people and one cat from the Asakura clan with great apprehension. Even though they had been purified, their will to survive still remained.

The brother and sister remained inseparable, and it was this bond that allowed them to survive the three hundred years in hell.

If one's soul is scattered and only the true spirit is left to reincarnate, then it would be better to die completely.

"The members of the Asakura family."

Just then, the shrine maiden spoke up: "Could you give them a chance to explain?"

“I sensed it before; the evil thoughts on them were very faint,” the shrine maiden said, looking at the Asakura couple. “This is a sign that evil spirits have repented and turned over a new leaf.”

The Daki siblings were somewhat surprised; they hadn't expected this priestess to speak up for them.

"Who is this lady?"

Asakura Mikihisa seemed to only then notice the shrine maiden, and he asked with some surprise, 'Who is she? An ordinary person?'

"No, that's not right."

The shrine maiden's aura gave Asakura Mikihisa a feeling of unfathomable depth.

The other party was not an ordinary person, but a sorcerer like himself.

'But why is there no spiritual energy fluctuation on his body at all?'

In Asakura Mikihisa's memory, the only human sorcerer who could conceal their aura so well was Asakura Yoh, who had escaped from his own family.

"Ok?"

Just as Asakura Mikihisa hesitated, Nekomata Munechika narrowed his eyes, sizing up the shrine maiden.

"Hey!"

Suddenly, Nekomaru exclaimed in surprise, "You! Even you came out!!"

"You know her, Gu Zong?"

The Asakura couple were somewhat surprised. They couldn't see through the shrine maiden, but judging from Nekomata Munemune's attitude, the shrine maiden before them was definitely not an ordinary person.

"It's been a long time, Master Gu."

The shrine maiden gave an elegant bow: "I'm here to see Mr. Ye Wang. Isn't he here?"

"Ye has set off for Kyoto ahead of schedule."

Nekomata Munechika, puffing on his cigarette, said, "You came out of retirement for this reason too, didn't you, Midori?"

"Cuizi?!"

As expected of the Asakura family, a family of sorcerers with a long history, Asakura Keiko stared at Midori in shock: "She, she is actually, the legendary priestess!"

Midori was a powerful and renowned shrine maiden during the Heian period.

She carries a bow and arrows on her back and wields a katana, using magic and martial arts to subdue demons and monsters.

If Ye Wang is the most powerful Onmyoji in this world, then Sui Zi is the strongest shrine maiden in this world, unmatched for thousands of years.

Moreover, unlike Yoh Asakura, who returned to the human world through reincarnation, Midori obtained an elixir of immortality from the ordinary world, thus achieving eternal life.

A thousand years have passed, and perhaps even Yoh Asakura doesn't know what level Midori has reached.

"Yes, I came here specifically for the Kyoto Exorcist Conference."

Cui Zi possesses profound cultivation and astonishing strength, but she has not walked in the human world for nearly a hundred years, and she is somewhat bewildered by this ever-changing world.

So, Midori came to Mount Osore, intending to seek help from Yoh Asakura and then go to the tournament with him.

Midori and Yoh Asakura are extremely close friends, and even more so, they are comrades-in-arms who protected humanity together a thousand years ago and can entrust their backs to each other.

Midori has always admired Yoh Asakura's wisdom.

She didn't understand the current situation, but Midori believed that Yoh Asakura definitely knew a lot of things.

Unexpectedly, this happened to Midori as soon as she arrived at Osaka.

“Since the great shrine maiden thinks they are fine, then the Asakura family has no problem with it.”

Great Shrine Maiden is a title for a shrine maiden, but it is very rare and belongs to the realm of legends, meaning the spokesperson of the great god.

"Thank you for the Asakura family's understanding."

Midori asked Daki and her brother about her plans to go to Kyoto to attend the Exorcist Conference, but she was not good at opening the gates of hell.

If it were just a matter of sending off a spirit, Cui Zi could do it simply by raising her hand.

But hell...

Its compatibility with Midori was too poor; even this legendary shrine maiden couldn't send the brother and sister back silently without disrupting the hellish timeline.

"Would you two be willing to accompany me to Kyoto?"

Kyoto today is full of talented and extraordinary people, including many sorcerers who are proficient in the Hell system.

Leaving aside others, among those that Midori knows are Higa Kotoko and Asakura Yoh.

Chapter 214 Mount Hirose

A day and a half later, Gu Yun, who was sightseeing in Kyoto, split up the group.

He took Hayasaka Nao, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and Asakura Yoh and Osoriyama Anna to the barrier set up by the Ten Famous Gates and checked into a Japanese-style inn specially prepared for exorcists.

As for Yukino and Haruno, Tamaki Iijima will come personally to pick up these half-daughters and take them home.

"lady."

"Ah."

Tamaki Iijima said to Nao Hayasaka, "Thank you for your hard work, Nao."

The government will also send representatives to this conference.

However, the current official system is essentially a one-man show run by the Iijima family.

In theory, certain members of Japan's upper class are qualified to know about the Exorcist Conference, a supernatural event involving supernatural forces and deities.

As times changed, the old aristocracy fell from power, and those in power became capitalists.

These people might have been just ordinary people a few hundred years ago.

They may have heard of paranormal events, but almost no one knows the significance of a major event like the Exorcist Conference.

It is no exaggeration to say that the exorcist tournament summoned by Higa Kotoko this time has already included the top masters in all of Japan.

The strongest Onmyoji, the strongest Shrine Maiden, the strongest Swordsman in a thousand years…

One by one, figures who existed only in legends emerged from the mountains.

If the official representatives knew about this, the news from the exorcism world would surely cause a huge uproar in the upper echelons of society.

Who wouldn't want to control this power?

Exorcists are much more likely to commit evil than ordinary people, and it is difficult to convict them under the law.

The reason why most exorcists are law-abiding is twofold: firstly, they are supervised by ten powerful figures above them, and secondly, they are deterred by the power of the underworld.

After all, if you do bad things, no matter how much wealth and luxury you enjoy in life, you will have to pay for it after death.

A truly accomplished exorcist who wishes to travel to the afterlife and see the Yellow Springs has a way to do so.

And when these people learn the truth about what happens after death, it is to be reunited with their loved ones.

In the eyes of sorcerers, the Yellow Springs is the Penglai Wonderland, a paradise of ultimate bliss.

How many reasons do they have to give up the chance to go to heaven for a few decades of earthly wealth?

Surely no one is that stupid.

"I know what to do."

"Ah."

Tamaki Iijima nodded: "I've always trusted you to get things done."

Even though this is a job related to the supernatural that Nao Hayasaka has never done before, with her outstanding abilities, there shouldn't be any problems.

"With me here, anyone who dares to bully Nao-nee will have their ashes scattered."

Gu Yun is Nao Hayasaka's military guarantor, and she is the perfect representative of the government.

"Let's go."

After bidding farewell to their mother and the Yukinoshita sisters, the group headed straight for the venue of the tournament—Konose Senjuan, or 'Senjuan' for short.

Sengju-an is an inn that specializes in accommodating exorcists and non-human beings. It has a very long history, having been open to guests since the Heian period.

Its most famous feature is its unique medicinal hot spring, which has the dual effect of healing both the soul and the body.

"The Xianshou Temple is still there, that's amazing."

Asakura Yoh walked beside Tanigumo with a grin, his hands tucked into his pockets.

They have now arrived at Mount Hisai, where the Senjuan Temple is located. This place is shrouded in a huge barrier that will keep ordinary people out.

Even if someone accidentally wanders in, the yokai living on Mount Hirose will safely escort them out.