"The so-called Taishan Fujun Ritual is a ceremony in which the practitioner sincerely prays to the God of Mount Tai in the East to grant the life of the deceased. Of course, this is only one of the uses of the ritual. In fact, the essence of the Taishan Fujun Ritual is equivalent exchange; as long as you pay a sufficient price, you can get everything you want."
Kaguya Shinomiya coldly said:
"That's just a legend."
"It's not just a legend!"
Suzuka from Dalianji Temple turned her gaze away from the window and said softly:
“As early as the Heian period, Abe no Seimei once held the Taizan Fukun Festival to resurrect the dead. Half a century ago, Tsuchimikado Yako also attempted to perform the Taizan Fukun Festival to reincarnate the dead. However, because Taizan Fukun is the main deity of the Abe family, only members of the Tsuchimikado family can perform the ceremony.”
Dalian Temple Bell paused slightly, gently shaking the crystal-clear lollipop in her hand, revealing a sweet smile:
"That's why I came to you, Kaguya-neechan."
Kaguya Shinomiya frowned and asked:
"What does this have to do with me?"
"Of course there's a connection, because you're a descendant of the Tsuchimikado family."
"Ok?"
Kaguya Shinomiya, filled with questions, looked up at the petite girl in front of her and began to wonder if there was something wrong with her mind.
No, there's definitely something wrong with it!
Would a normal person attempt to hold a ceremony to honor the Lord of Mount Tai?
Obviously not!
Suzuka Dairenji gently straightened Kaguya Shinomiya's body and patiently explained:
"More than three hundred years ago, a member of the Tsuchimikado family defected from the Shinto world to the world of sorcery because he was not valued by his family. But this still did not change anything, because his talent was too poor, and no matter how hard he tried, he was destined not to become a top expert."
"Therefore, his defection from the world of sorcery was merely a means for him to buy time; his true purpose has always been the sacrifice of the Lord of Mount Tai."
"While using the power of the magic world to fight against the Shinto world and the Tsuchimikado family, he also joined forces with the Shinomiya family to secretly collect materials to build a Temple of Heaven identical to the one built by the Tsuchimikado main family. He eventually succeeded in holding the Taishan Fujun Festival at the replica Temple of Heaven, thus becoming one of the strongest people in the world—albeit a dead one."
Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes flickered slightly, while in the back seat, Un'taka Shinomiya, bound like a dumpling, also looked on in disbelief.
Suzuka Dairenji, who had been secretly observing Kaguya Shinomiya's reaction, chuckled:
"Kaguya-neechan guessed right, this person is the lake god that Shuchiin Academy has always worshipped."
"By sacrificing eight teenagers who had already awakened their spiritual vision, he successfully elevated himself to a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, surpassing even the highest-ranking Onmyoji in the country, and successfully defeated the two highest-ranking Onmyoji from the Tsuchimikado family who came to exorcise him. However, instead of killing the two Onmyoji, he chose to spare their lives in exchange for reconciliation between the two sides."
"In order to cover up the truth of the past, the 'lake god' worshipped by the Shinomiya family was transformed, and the Shinomiya family also established Shuchiin Academy nearby in an attempt to cover up what happened back then. The Tsuchimikado family has always regarded this matter as a disgrace to their family, so they chose to seal this history away."
"Hearing this, Kaguya-neechan, don't you find it strange? Why is the Shinomiya family involved in this whole affair from beginning to end?"
Kaguya Shinomiya remained silent and did not answer, but she had already vaguely guessed the truth.
A slight smile played on the lips of Suzuka from Dalian Temple.
"Because the Shinomiya family are descendants of the 'Lake God'!"
"How could he possibly entrust the construction of the Temple of Heaven, such a secretive matter, to outsiders?"
"The so-called Shinomiya family is actually the family established by his illegitimate son who severed ties with him beforehand. In other words, you are all descendants of the Lake God, and you all have the blood of the Tsuchimikado family in your veins. Otherwise, why would you have been able to enjoy the Lake God's protection for more than three hundred years?"
"Unfortunately, perhaps because of the price paid for the Mount Tai Lord Festival held more than three hundred years ago, none of the descendants of the Shinomiya family have been able to become Onmyoji, or even to awaken their spiritual consciousness, nor to communicate with the Lake God."
"The Shinomiya family has always simply followed the ancient rituals, offering sacrifices to the lake god on time in exchange for the lake god's protection."
"And you."
Suddenly, Suzuka Dairenji brought her face close to Kaguya Shinomiya's, staring intently at her:
"Kaguya-neechan, you are the only Onmyoji born in the Shinomiya family in over three hundred years. And only you can revive the long-abandoned Mount Tai Fujun Festival!"
I won't help you!
Even though they were so close, their faces almost touching, Kaguya Shinomiya's expression remained icy.
"It's okay, I didn't expect anyone to help me anyway."
Suzuka Dairenji's expression was somewhat self-deprecating, but she quickly revealed a sly smile, "What I've always needed is just your spiritual power."
The twin-tailed loli reached out and pinched Kaguya Shinomiya's chin, forcing her to open her mouth. With her other hand, she took out a yellow talisman with blood-red runes drawn on it. With a flick of her wrist, the talisman instantly transformed into a folded 'bee' and flew into Kaguya Shinomiya's mouth.
Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly opened her eyes wide, instinctively wanting to resist.
At the same time, Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly discovered that her spiritual energy was beginning to converge uncontrollably towards her throat.
Something is stealing her psychic energy!
Is it that talisman?
No, those are special shikigami!
Kaguya Shinomiya immediately recalled the common sense she had learned from Miss Meimei—
Generally speaking, the use of psychic powers outside the body is greatly limited.
In order to make the most of their magical power, sorcerers usually transform their magical power into specific spells before releasing it out of their bodies.
Onmyoji fight by summoning shikigami, because shikigami are essentially an extension of the Onmyoji, and the flow of spiritual energy between them is almost unrestricted.
But in contrast.
The flow of psychic energy within the body is unrestricted.
Suzuka Dairenji knew that Kaguya Shinomiya wouldn't help her, so she chose to take it herself!
Not long after.
The bee shikigami flew out of Kaguya Shinomiya's mouth, its body enveloped in golden light, which was spiritual energy plundered from Kaguya Shinomiya's body.
Snapped!
Kaguya Shinomiya slumped weakly in her chair, her body incredibly frail from the loss of her psychic powers.
Suzuka's lips curled slightly upwards:
"You'd better stay here quietly for a while longer. I'll let you go once I finish the ceremony."
Snapped!
She reached out and pushed open the car door, jumped out of the truck, and disappeared.
Seemingly feeling that Kaguya Shinomiya had lost her threat, she even thoughtfully untied the spider silk binding Kaguya Shinomiya's hands.
"No, no, we can't just wait like this!"
Kaguya Shinomiya was extremely anxious. She didn't know if Suzuka Dairenji was performing the ritual to seek power, like her ancestors had done, or if she wanted to resurrect the dead. Whatever Suzuka Dairenji's intentions, Kaguya Shinomiya didn't want her to succeed so easily!
Snapped!
With her last bit of strength, Kaguya Shinomiya gritted her teeth and pushed open the car door.
She glanced at Sigong Yunying in the back seat, ignored him, and jumped off the carriage with all her might, but fell to the ground due to exhaustion.
Even so, the girl gritted her teeth and got up from the ground, staggering towards Shuchiin Academy, which was not far away.
In fact, when Kaguya Shinomiya appeared on the road outside the school, she had already entered the shrine's barrier.
Kaguya Shinomiya felt a blur before her eyes, and she was already inside the main hall of the shrine, having traveled from the street outside the school.
In front of her, a girl with long, straight black hair in a Hime cut was looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Geng Xizi asked, somewhat puzzled:
What are you doing at school so late?
Kaguya Shinomiya had seen her before and knew that she was the 'Goddess of Twilight' who protected the school. Just as she was about to speak, her body weakened and she collapsed.
Fortunately, Geng Xizi reacted quickly and managed to subdue her.
Kaguya Shinomiya said weakly:
"Suzuka from Dalian Temple...she...she's going to hold the Taishan Fujun Festival..."
"Hmm~!"
As soon as she uttered the words "Mount Tai," Kaguya Shinomiya suddenly felt a strange sensation in her mouth.
She wanted to cover her mouth, but she was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.
She could only watch helplessly as a 'bee' flew out of its mouth and, to Geng Xizi's astonishment, pierced her fair neck with its stinger.
Kaguya Shinomiya could only watch helplessly as Yuuko Kō collapsed; she couldn't stop it.
At the same time, a loud bang was heard outside the shrine.
boom!
A giant steel spider, five meters tall, is rampaging through the school, smashing through the school gate and torii gate, heading straight for the main hall of the shrine!
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Outside Shuchiin Academy, Kaguya Shinomiya's figure vanished into thin air from the road.
The door of the gray truck was opened again, and to Shinomiya Un'taka's incredulous gaze from the back seat, Dairenji Suzuka, with her spiral twin ponytails, returned to the truck, a slight smile playing on her lips:
"Oh dear, Kaguya-neechan is so naive~!"
The deity of Shuchiin Temple is, after all, a special-grade deity, and a legitimate deity with offerings and a protective barrier.
Even if she wanted to deal with you, it would be very difficult. How could she possibly break into the barrier of Shuchiin Academy so easily?
This was just a facade put on for Kaguya Shinomiya.
As for now, Kaguya Shinomiya should have already brought her shikigami before that god of twilight, right?
Whenever she tries to reveal anything about the 'Taishan Fujun Festival,' the word 'Taishan' will activate the shikigami. While the deity is in shock, steal his spiritual power.
Only when the enemy is weakened should she make her move!
The Suzuka of Dalian Temple murmurs softly:
"Unleash your spell, come forth, Earth Spider!"
boom!
A heavy thud was heard as the truck's cargo box was breached from the inside, its outer shell destroyed, torn apart, and shattered into pieces, falling to the ground.
In the darkness, a tall, hazy figure stood proudly.
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