I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

"door!?"

Bai Qingyu suddenly realized something. If she remembered correctly, there was a Ghost Gate in Nanshan, and it was possible to enter through it. Shangchuan Prefecture also had a Ghost Gate. If the other shore flower entered through that gate, could it be understood that the Ghost Gate in Nanshan was the entrance and the Ghost Gate in Shangchuan Prefecture was the exit?

If that's the case, then everything makes sense.

The Guhuoniao must have entered the underworld through the Ghost Gate of Nanshan first, wandered around for a while, and then came out through the Ghost Gate of Shangchuan Prefecture. The location of the Higanbana is very close to the Ghost Gate of Shangchuan Prefecture, so she was able to come to the mortal world by accident.

Bai Qingyu suddenly realized the truth of the matter.

Having figured this out, she couldn't help but think about it again.

Why did the Guhuoniao go to find these demons, and why did it record all of them?

After I obtained the Demon Book, why did the corresponding aspect of the demons I encountered all light up?

What would happen if all the pages lit up?

After soaking in the hot spring for a while, everyone chatted and the atmosphere was quite lively. However, Bai Qingyu's place became quiet. Everyone could tell that Bai Qingyu was deep in thought, so they did not disturb her.

It wasn't until they left the hot spring, changed their clothes, and Bai Qingyu brought the baby back to their room and got into bed that Zhen Tiancai couldn't help but ask.

"Sister Bai, you can tell me if there's anything on your mind."

"Nothing's on my mind, I just suddenly can't figure out this demon book."

Bai Qingyu took out the Demon Book and turned to the first page, where the true form of the Guhuoniao was clearly visible. This Guhuoniao was 80-90% similar to Bai Qingyu, but some details showed that the two were not the same bird.

"This demon book was written by the previous Guhuoniao. I can't understand why she wrote it. I feel like it's very important to me, but I don't know why."

Zhen Tian moved closer, almost touching Bai Qingyu's face.

She stared at it for a long time, then suddenly thought of something. She pointed her finger at the rows of incomprehensible black characters, poured her demonic power into them, and sure enough, they became a little brighter.

"I think I understand now, Sister Bai. Look at these words, don't they look faded? It's like when we finished writing calligraphy and water was suddenly splashed on it, making the ink less visible. And these look like they were vandalized."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyu took a closer look and, sure enough, it was exactly as Zhen Tian had said. It seemed that someone had deliberately damaged the writing on it. It was because the writing was "cracked" that it was incomprehensible, like the writing from the previous dynasty.

She was able to understand a few words because the text hadn't been completely destroyed.

Bai Qingyu tried to use her demonic power to clean up the text, hoping to restore it. However, as soon as her demonic power touched it, all the text disappeared, leaving only the stroke left by her demonic power.

"this......"

Bai Qingyu was stunned. He casually drew a few strokes on it with his finger, and sure enough, golden words were left behind.

Seeing this, Zhen Tian suddenly thought of something and said, "Sister Bai, you said that this demon book was recorded by the previous Guhuoniao, so now shouldn't you be the one to record it?"

"It was because the last Guhuoniao died that her notebook turned black and was destroyed."

Bai Qingyu's eyes were solemn. He erased the golden words she had left on the page, turned to the page where Itsumade was, and carefully felt the feeling in the notebook. Sure enough, an extremely familiar feeling came over him.

"It truly is destiny..."

Previously, the changes in the Demon Book were not noticeable, but now, with the blessing of good fortune, Bai Qingyu can easily detect the subtle clues on it with a little perception.

She knew who had destroyed the notes after the death of the Guhuoniao—it was that mysterious and unpredictable Heaven.

Bai Qingyu didn't know what happened in between. Perhaps this was the mission of the Guhuoniao, but she died before she could complete it, and what she left behind would naturally become useless, waiting for the arrival of the next host.

That is, myself...

Bai Qingyu quickly flipped back and began writing with her demonic power on the page with the Guhuoniao.

"The Guhuo bird has a body like a crane, a tail like a phoenix, a long beak and a red crown. It is gentle in nature, lives in the mountains and forests, and loves to raise the young of all kinds of creatures. It is an auspicious beast of heaven and earth."

hum!

As the last stroke fell, Bai Qingyu felt the Demon Book vibrate slightly. Golden, vigorous characters were printed on the illustration of the Guhuoniao, and even the font was beautified and automatically formatted.

In that instant, Bai Qingyu's eyes were filled with a white light, and she felt something descend from the sky and land on her.

Even though nothing was improved, nothing was brought, and nothing was weakened, she felt that what was falling down was extremely important to her, far more important than all the merit she had accumulated.

A tremendous wave of emotion surged within Bai Qingyu's heart.

She solemnly closed the demon book, exhaled a long breath, and then took a deep breath.

Seeing her suddenly like this, Zhen Tian wondered what had happened. For her to show this expression, it must have been something important.

After Bai Qingyu calmed down, she looked at Zhen Tian and said in a deep voice, "Zhen Tian, ​​we have discovered a great secret, a truly earth-shattering secret."

"This book of demons is indeed very important, extremely important, especially for you and me, and for all the demons recorded in it."

"This is an investiture, an investiture from Heaven and Earth..."

"What is an investiture?" Zhen Tian asked, puzzled.

"Simply put, being conferred a title is the recognition of Heaven and Earth. Living beings that are not recognized are like unregistered individuals in this world. In other words, we who are listed in the Demon Register should not belong to this world. Heaven and Earth do not recognize our existence, which is why our fate is so bumpy, and it will only become more bumpy in the future."

Bai Qingyu stroked the cover of the Demon Book, "Before you are recognized, Heaven and Earth will reject you. Heaven and Earth are far less intelligent than we imagine. Just like wild beasts, they will reject any other cubs besides their own."

"As long as we write our names and some brief introductions in this demon register, heaven and earth will recognize us."

Zhen Tian was also extremely shocked.

"Can this demon book alone achieve such a feat?"

"I don't know why this demon book has such great power, but no matter what, it's a good thing for us, a great thing."

Bai Qingyu was unaware of many of the details and could not understand them. For example, the ferocious gods and divine beasts in the second volume—weren't these all recorded? Why wouldn't they be recognized here? But after a moment's thought, she understood.

Just because you recognize these ferocious beasts doesn't mean that the world and its inhabitants recognize them.

Of course, that's not important. What's important is that Bai Qingyu sincerely felt that the previous Guhuoniao, that is, the previous version of himself, was too great.

With such a demon book in hand, the journey of life will be endless.

She carries the future of all the demon races listed in the Demon Book on her shoulders. She is willing to cross mountains and rivers and endure countless tribulations to ensure that these demon races, whether friendly or hostile to her, are recognized by heaven and earth. And judging from this Demon Book, she is almost successful.

Bai Qingyu dared not even imagine how many difficulties this would involve.

However, just when they were about to take the final step, and the story of the yokai named Shiranui was already half-written, she died.

It's hard not to feel a sense of melancholy.

He was just one step away from death, but ended up dying and all his efforts vanishing like a dream.

This also explains why the demons he encountered, even those as powerful as Shuten-dōji, were only second-generation demons.

Because each generation vanishes with the death of its predecessor.

The last Ubume was herself, just like Onikiri and Raikiri, Miketsu and Shinjo.

Strangers with the same soul.

She is herself, and he is herself.

This demon book is her deepest obsession. No wonder she felt it was very important to her after seeing it, but she didn't know exactly why.

This is something etched into my soul, something I can never let go of.

Bai Qingyu felt the pressure suddenly pressing down on her shoulders.

The small book of demons in my hand felt incredibly heavy at this moment.

I discovered this secret myself, and I also saw the responsibility that was right beside me.

In fact, she could have chosen to abandon this responsibility. She hasn't really taken care of anything since she got the Demon Book, and nothing has happened.

Of course, it hasn't happened yet, but whether it will happen in the future is uncertain.

With so much on her mind, Bai Qingyu really wanted to know how her previous self had died.

Was it a betrayal by the Fate Cult, or by Heaven itself, or perhaps by some hidden enemies...?

Zhen Tian knew Bai Qingyu's thoughts at that moment. She hugged Bai Qingyu and, even though she knew she was weak, she still spoke gently, "Sister Bai, no matter what decision you make, I will believe in you. No matter where you go, to the ends of the earth or to the underworld, as long as you don't despise me, I will always be by your side."

The discovery of the Demon Book is extremely important. It can be said that tonight's discovery will affect Bai Qingyu's life from now on and change her destiny forever.

It's absolutely impossible to say that she wasn't under pressure at that time.

Bai Qingyu snapped out of her daze and nestled into Zhen Tian's arms. "Do you know what it means for you to come with me?"

"I know, so what?"

"Sigh, you know, although I feel the pressure now, it's not as great as you think. The Demon Book isn't something I'm obligated to make. I'll travel the world, and if I see one, I'll record it. If I don't see one, I'll just forget about it. I won't put too much pressure on myself."

After speaking, Bai Qingyu paused.

"But thank you, Makoto, it's really good to have you by my side."

"Yes, I feel the same way. With Sister Bai by my side, even the bleakest life is full of color. Sister Bai makes me feel the warmth of home."

"True Heaven..."

Bai Qingyu sat up, grabbed Zhen Tian's hands, and turned to look at him. The distance between them kept closing, and their cherry lips were about to touch. At this moment, even Bai Qingyu's eyes were a little hazy, not to mention Zhen Tian's.

Just then, Bai Xiaoya, who had been standing there in a daze, suddenly cried out and crawled towards Bai Qingyu and Zhentian.

The brief atmosphere that had been building up was completely ruined by her childish voice. Zhen Tian came to her senses and became shy, wanting to turn her head away. However, as soon as she turned her head away, Bai Qingyu grabbed her chin and pulled her back.

Cherry lips lightly touched Zhen Tian's lips, like a dragonfly skimming the water, leaving no trace. That soft touch penetrated deep into Bai Qingyu's heart.

This kiss was to fulfill Zhen Tian's earlier words, but unfortunately, she was also extremely shy. Although she was holding Zhen Tian's chin domineeringly, she was actually flustered inside. She really couldn't bring herself to give him a passionate and deep kiss!

As for overthrowing the true heaven, that's even more out of the question.

Both of them were embarrassed. Bai Qingyu awkwardly said, "Um, Zhentian, I'll help you record this later. You can see what to write."

"Sister, sister is fine, I, I can do it all." Zhen Tian's voice was barely audible, and she was so shy that she didn't dare to look up.

Even after sleeping together for so long, this is still the case. Sometimes Bai Qingyu feels that he is really lame.

Bai Xiaoya continued to wail, seemingly using baby talk to accuse her two mothers of being too busy kissing and cuddling, neglecting her, and saying that no one cared when she cried, making her the most pitiful baby.

After whimpering for a while and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Bai Xiaoya turned her head away and focused on "grinding her teeth" on Bai Qingyu's pillow, leaving the pillow covered in saliva.

Bai Qingyu continued to lean against Zhen Tian's chest, reopened the Demon Book, and discussed with Zhen Tian how Zhen Tian should write it.

Zhen Tian's true form is a snake with a human face, bird feathers and claws, and golden feathers. She can breathe fire and there are many things that can be written on her. The two discussed it and soon wrote down Zhen Tian's things. Sure enough, a white light flashed in Zhen Tian's eyes, and she also felt the feeling of being conferred a title.

I wouldn't say I felt bad, but it felt like nothing had happened.

"Let's gather everyone together tomorrow and talk to them about this. First, let's bestow titles upon all the monsters around us, and then we can talk about what's happening outside."

"Yes, I agree with my sister's opinion. Let things take their course."

Bai Qingyu flipped through the demon register, pausing for a moment at the entries for the Great Tengu, Snow Child, and the demons under Xu Yuanlang's command, led by the Snow Maiden.