As the savior, I only want to play single-player games.

Is that the depths of the spirit world?

"What are you saying?" Tendou Kagura turned to ask Kenji. He sensed something speaking in the void, but couldn't hear it at all.

Seeing that Zi looked a little stunned, he shook his head and said, "I don't understand."

It was an extremely obscure language, like a cat scratching glass or fingernails scraping a blackboard—sharp, piercing, and painful to the eardrums.

After a moment of contemplation, Tendou Kagura raised his hand and placed it on Miko's head.

His eyes gleamed as he linked his own mental fluctuations with those of Jianzi, resonating with his senses.

Jianzi shuddered, feeling extremely uncomfortable. A feeling of coldness mixed with warmth silently came over her, as if she were shrouded in a thin veil, and she could also sense a huge presence through this veil.

It is neither ice nor light, yet it is indestructible, like a giant standing beside you.

She vaguely understood that it was the spiritual symbol of the Heavenly Way and Divine Music.

What's going on?

As she conceived this idea, this sentence echoed in her mind.

'We are connected at heart. I need your senses.'

The calm and serene words of Tendou Kagura echoed in her heart.

He cannot directly contact the spirit world unless spirit beings interfere with reality, otherwise he cannot detect them and needs to use indirect methods.

'Huh? Did it have any effect?'

'A spiritual connection means sharing thoughts and ideas.'

'Sharing? Won't that reveal that I like you? No, no, I don't like you, nor do I hate you. Actually, I like you a little bit, just a little bit, but why did I say it all out loud...' Jianzi was panicked, her deepest secret exposed.

She felt a deep sense of despair in an instant; her persona had completely collapsed, and she wished she could die.

Why did this happen? Everything's been exposed! I want to die! Why wasn't I pulled into the spirit world just now...?

Just when she saw that Zisheng had lost all will to live, a voice in her heart spoke a word that left no room for doubt.

'Mute me!!'

In an instant, Jianzi realized that she could no longer 'speak,' as if she had become 'mute.' Although she could still think, she could no longer express herself.

After the silence.

Kagura's voice came again: 'I didn't intend to pry into your past; I only used your eyes and ears, never expecting to cause you any inconvenience.'

He truly hadn't expected that Jianzi, seemingly calm and reserved, actually had such a complex inner world...

He thought that Jianzi was similar to him, with a strong inner world and good self-control, but he didn't expect that she couldn't even control her own thoughts.

So after he said that, he remained silent for a long time.

The ability of mental linking is not a truth serum; it is an ability meant to be used on companions. It cannot be used to interrogate criminals because for the strong, controlling their thoughts is a simple matter. What they don't want to say is buried deep in their hearts, and what they want to say is on the surface.

However, if the spiritual entity of the linked person is not strong, the whole process will be dominated by him, which can easily cause her to lose her original judgment and be influenced by her emotions.

This is a side effect of the psychic's abilities.

However, since the treasure guards Jianzi's spiritual world, the side effects can be ignored, and Tiandao Shenle does not believe that Jianzi will really be affected.

"Calm down and gather your thoughts," he patiently instructed. It was an extremely simple thing, and there was no reason why Jianzi couldn't do it.

After waiting a moment, he lifted the silencing order on Jianzi.

See the child: '...'

She did indeed do it, and now she feels utterly ashamed and furious. In a panic, she completed her self-destruction and no longer wants to live on Earth.

"Don't take what happened just now seriously." She managed to stammer out a sentence after a long pause, feeling extremely embarrassed.

"Thoughts are fleeting, and human nature is complex. It doesn't mean I really think that way. You don't need to worry about it." The mental fluctuations on Tendou Kagura's side remained as stable as ever.

The Heavenly Way God Music tells us that the human heart is a dark place, and everyone has a dark side, thinking about things that seem evil and absurd to outsiders.

"...Thank you." Miko was very grateful to Tendou Kagura for giving her a way out by giving her a reward.

"It was my oversight. I thought you had already transformed and could easily control your thoughts." Kagura Tendou's words were calm and composed.

Seeing that Zi felt extremely guilty, she felt that Tendo Kagura was saying that her mental fortitude was inadequate.

Indeed, after experiencing so much, she should have matured a lot, but she still couldn't stay calm in the face of the sudden accident.

However, she really hadn't expected that Kagura Tendou possessed the ability of spiritual empathy. If she had been told something earlier or given a heads-up, she wouldn't have panicked so much.

That's it, we're completely ruined. We've lost all our semblance of decency.

I wonder if Katz knew back then that the sun was actually intelligent and was watching him.

The fastest way to communicate is through thoughts.

When Kagura saw that the child had regained his senses, he said, "Repeat what you said again."

He saw those so-called spirit beings through the eyes of the child.

He ignored the door and the two strange hands, focusing his attention on the creature inside.

However, despite Ziling's strong vision, she was essentially just an ordinary girl, so he was unable to observe the scene in greater detail.

Although it was somewhat different from what he had expected, physical form and appearance were irrelevant to Tendo Kagura.

What he cares about is the essence of the spirit world.

A mysterious voice came from the other side: "(You are using that human body to peer into the spirit world. This power is not magic; you are not a psychic.)"

This time, Tiandao Shenle heard it clearly: the mysterious language is more widely applicable than human language and can be transmitted in nothingness and chaos.

His eyes were cold. Having reached this level, some things were self-evident without being said. He cut to the chase: "The psychics have long since disappeared into history. And the world is facing a crisis, with no one to deal with it."

"(A calamity is approaching, and rumors are circulating in the spirit world.)" A voice came from there, without any nonsense or daring to be arrogant, sensing that they were being watched.

The human stood there, calm and indifferent. Even though he couldn't see the spirit world, the human made him feel that he was in imminent danger and that his life was in danger.

I immediately realized that I had run into the wrong person. What changes had occurred in the real world?

Why would such a god-like powerhouse appear?

"When will the spirit world return?" Tendou Kagura asked as soon as she opened her mouth.

"(The spirit world has always existed, but it's separated from the mortal world by a barrier, severing the two realms.)"

Where are your gods?!

"(I am God.)"

"You're not qualified."

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Chapter 41: The Stars Symbolize the Gods

The other side fell silent, no longer speaking, and began to consider retreating.

Tendou Kagura continued, "I have heard that the gods of ancient civilizations ruled the sky and the earth, and then mysteriously disappeared into the depths of the spirit world, their whereabouts unknown. I ask them to come out and meet me."

He spoke concisely and succinctly, without being arrogant, and his expression remained stern throughout.

After a long pause, a message came through the gate: "(It's impossible.)"

"(Those ancient gods you speak of are not in the same place as me...)" Moreover, he has no power to command those even more ancient gods.

The figure who claimed to be a god stood behind the door, along with other creatures standing behind him like servants; several figures appeared and disappeared in the distance.

This figure possesses intelligence, clear reason, and the ability to think, unlike those evil spirits.

The figure claimed that the spirit world is unpredictable, and even gods need to act with caution.

During this process, the idea that there are demons in the spirit world was mentioned.

After hearing this, Kagura Tendo suddenly asked, "What's your name?"

That mountain god was at most a wild god and a hairy god, so he didn't take it seriously. Even when the mountain god swallowed Jianzi, he wasn't moved because he couldn't sense any threat to Jianzi's life.

But the deity before them was far stronger than the mountain god. He could pull Miko into the spirit world. If he hadn't arrived in time, Yurikawa Hana might not have been able to protect Miko. If they had tried to snatch her by force, they would most likely have only managed to grab half of Miko's body.

“(I am Myoken-no-Mikoto.)”

Jianzi felt that the name sounded familiar. After thinking for a moment, she was surprised. She was spiritually linked with Tendou Kagura, who used her senses to communicate with her and she could also obtain information from them and translate those mysterious languages.

'Myoken-no-Mikoto is the deity worshipped in this city.'

She heard the voice of the child, and knew that she had visited Chiba Shrine when she was young, was interested in ghosts and monsters and horror stories, and had some knowledge of this person's name.

Chiba Shrine, also known as Myoken-gu Head Shrine, holds the Myoken Grand Festival every year.

Kagura Tendou is not a local and may not be aware of this.

However, to everyone's surprise, Kagura Tendou brought out this being who had always lived in legend.

And the legend turned out to be true.

Although according to Granny Sanzhi, the gods did exist, but they had all disappeared, and she herself had come into contact with the mountain god.

But Myoken-no-Mikoto was different; as a true deity, he was now truly present before her.

It stood there, its form blurry and indistinct, reminding me of the blood-red tongue and hundreds of pale arms protruding from that doorway...

She didn't look well.

I wondered, is this really the deity enshrined in the shrine?

Meanwhile, Yurikawa and Yūria stood behind Miko, watching as Tendo Kagura placed her hand on Miko's head and uttered strange words, seemingly communicating with someone.

But there was nothing in front of him except two cherry blossom trees.

As the warm breeze of early summer blew, the two felt a bit chilly.

"A god? Or a demon?" Tendou Kagura looked on indifferently, staring into the void.

“(All humans are potential evil spirits.)” Myoken no Sondo.

"(But it's an undeniable fact that gods originated from demons...)"

After observing and deducing for a long time, Tendou Kagura concluded that the mysterious language spoken by Myoken-no-sama must have originated from the spirit world, perhaps to conform to the rules of the spirit world, otherwise communication would have been impossible.

Myoken-no-Mikoto is indeed a god.

"I want to see a more powerful god."