Tokyo: My Hundred Demon Scroll

Are there any taboos surrounding exorcism circles?

"there is."

Grandpa said, "If the other party is an evil sorcerer, we can take action, but this is a family matter of the Wood Forest Clan."

"oh, I understand now."

Since he has no power to interfere with the fate of the Kinomoto family, Gu Yun will not force himself to do so.

"So, I'll go back?"

"Don't rush," the snail quickly stopped his grandson, "Since you're already here, stay with your grandpa a little longer."

"Well, Huan just happens to be away."

Just in time, Grandpa thought it was time to take Gu Yun to meet an old friend and broaden his grandson's horizons.

Chapter 60 Strange Tales Bus

"Okay."

When Gu Yun heard that her grandfather was going to take her to visit relatives and friends, she was naturally willing.

He really liked this supernatural world and couldn't wait to explore it more.

However, the old man did not take him immediately. Instead, he waited at the Iijima old house for an entire afternoon until 11 p.m. before finally calling him to his side.

"Out-of-body experience?"

"Ah."

Grandpa smiled and said, "My friends have been gone for many years, but they still live in the underworld and have not embarked on the path to the afterlife."

Tonight, Grandpa is taking Gu Yun to no other place than the final resting place of all living beings—the other side of the Yellow Springs.

"The Yellow Springs exist in another dimension, where nothing of the material world exists."

They could use clairvoyance to enhance their own existence and thus make contact with the spirits of the underworld, but that would be too troublesome.

The best way is for the soul to leave the body and then, like any other deceased person, go to the afterlife according to the rules.

"The hardest part about going to the underworld is not how to get there, but how to get back."

This has little to do with the warlock's skill level; it mainly depends on their spells and connections.

The former refers to a method similar to clairvoyance, which allows one to travel between worlds, similar to exploiting loopholes in the rules of the world to escape by taking shortcuts.

Connections are essentially about whether you know the divine.

The divine beings are of a higher status than the spirits of the underworld, so they are able to guide some souls back to the mortal world.

Of course, the soul here refers to the person who has not died.

The underworld has its own rules; the dead cannot return, and even divine intervention is useless.

"If you die, you can't come back?"

"They're not coming back."

Grandpa said, "But we are only leaving our bodies, not dying, so the laws of the underworld don't apply to us."

Therefore, Gu Yun and his grandfather could go to the Yellow Springs and then return to the human world with the help of the gods or by using the power of spiritual vision.

Grandpa's clairvoyance wasn't advanced enough; he couldn't travel freely between different worlds like Mr. Kogoro.

However, my grandfather knew many powerful gods. In the past, before going to the underworld, he would make an appointment with them in advance or borrow some divine artifacts so that he could travel back and forth between life and death.

"Xiao Kong..."

Gu Yun asked, "Is that alright?"

"of course can!"

Grandpa laughed and said, "With Lord Tianhu around, it will be much more convenient for you, Gu Yun, to travel between the two places than it is for me."

Friends are just friends, but the gods are willing to help Grandpa.

They were simple-minded; helping their grandfather was like making friends with him, and they couldn't wait for him to come and play with them more often.

Grandpa felt really bad for troubling them time and time again.

In terms of philosophy, Grandpa was a proponent of "not getting too involved." He had previously mentioned to Gu Yun that she shouldn't delve too deeply into another world.

"It doesn't matter to Xiao Kong, she's one of us!"

Kong Huan is different; she is Gu Yun's fox spirit, and it is only natural for her to help Gu Yun travel back and forth to the Yellow Springs.

"Having a deity in your own home is truly reassuring," Grandpa chuckled.

"Okay, let's get started."

The grandfather and grandson entered the bedroom, where two quilts, one large and one small, were placed.

The two had already told Grandma Yaeko and Juanjuan Iijima that they would be resting in the same room tonight.

"Prajna, Xiaobai."

Gu Yun summoned two shikigami: "After my grandfather and I go to the underworld, I entrust my body to your care."

After the soul leaves the body, the body enters a state of deep sleep.

If, at this point, someone with ulterior motives discovers and sabotages the spirit, it will be judged as 'dead'.

If at that time, I happened to be in the underworld and had not left.

Then, the entire underworld will directly regard you as a 'dead person'.

In other words, you can't come back.

Even with divine help, you can't come back.

"Leave it to us, Master."

With Hannya and Shiro present, along with several high-level demon-level shikigami prepared by Grandpa, no one could touch their physical bodies unless a great demon himself arrived.

"Ah."

Gu Yun lay down and then silently recited a spell.

Before long, a person who looked exactly like Gu Yun appeared from his body like smoke.

"Is this... out-of-body experience?"

Gu Yun glanced at himself lying there, feeling a sense of novelty.

"The soul state is indeed very convenient."

"Hey?"

Gu Yun looked up at the sound and her eyes widened: "You, you're Grandpa?"

Standing before Gu Yun was not an old man, but a young man dressed in an old-fashioned kimono.

He wore round glasses, was handsome, and had a gentle and refined demeanor, just like a scholar from a previous era in Japan.

"Ok?"

As the young man spoke, his form shifted, and he transformed back into the appearance of an old man: "That was my appearance when I was young. Is this the first time Gu Yun has ever seen me like that?"

"So this is what Grandpa was like when he was young!"

Gu Yun asked, "Does this mean that in our spirit form, we can change our appearance at will?"

After saying that, Gu Yun also began to circulate his spiritual power, wanting to become an adult.

Unfortunately, no matter what she does, Gu Yun remains the same.

"Um…"

Grandpa laughed heartily at Gu Yun's actions: "Little Gu Yun, do you want to become an adult?"

"I just tried it, but it doesn't seem to work."

Gu Yun discovered that he could not grow bigger, which puzzled him.

So Gu Yun looked at the old man expectantly, hoping he would teach him how to change his age at will while in a spirit form.

"Is there a spell that can make a spirit age longer?"

"Well, if we're talking about illusions, there are some."

“But to actually grow bigger,” Grandpa shook his head and said, “I can’t do that.”

"its not right!"

Gu Yun had just used his spiritual vision to see what his grandfather looked like in his youth. The other party was definitely not using illusions or tricks, but had truly made his soul younger.

"This is the Soul Imprint Technique."

Simply put, it is about artificially imprinting a spiritual image so that it can be used in old age.

In fact, many powerful female sorcerers freeze their spirits in their most youthful and beautiful state.

However, this engraving technique is unique.

In other words, you can only freeze one form. You can change it, but you can only imprint one at a time, and it must be the state you are in at that time.

Gu Yun's physical body is still that of a child.

If he becomes a teenager in the future, he can freeze his teenage form and continue to freeze his form when he gets old, thus maintaining the youthfulness of his spirit.

But it's impossible to make it bigger now.

"Perhaps there are other spells that can do this, but Grandpa really doesn't know how to use those spells."

Grandpa said helplessly, "I'll teach you the magic later, but given your age, Gu Yun, you probably won't need it for now, right?"

"Um…"

Gu Yun said speechlessly, "Besides being visually appealing, this spell also has..."

"Ah."

Grandpa chuckled softly, then transformed back into his youthful self, opening his arms to let Gu Yun observe him closely.

"I see."