Inner Destroyer

　"Originally, the Kisaragi family was a family of Onmyoji responsible for breaking curses, and they also secretly performed some work on people who were cursed. After the work of breaking curses decreased, they probably wanted to take on more commissions for curses, but ended up being exposed."

　Hmm, doesn't sound suspicious.

　"Ms. Jingo, as the president of the International Exorcist Association, I now have a proposal."

　Elaine also spoke at this time,

　"We've known for a while now, even before we arrived, that for the past two months, strange, evil creatures have been appearing in Aomori Prefecture. These are the result of humans' evil hearts being extracted and attached to objects. Although you've successfully eliminated them so far, the root cause of the problem remains unresolved."

　"We now suspect that this shrine maiden calling herself 'Ise' may be a supernatural terrorist organization linked to Satanism."

　Her tone sank, and she said quite seriously,

　"Your life has been threatened, and we need to eliminate Satanists. So I hope you will allow the Association to cooperate with you in investigating and resolving this matter."

　In fact, Elaine knew very well how to talk to someone like Lin: just be straightforward.

　Because Elaine had long seen that Jin Gorin was very similar to Qi Xing. The more you go around in circles with someone like that, the more disgusted she becomes.

　"Okay."

　Sure enough, such a simple suggestion made Lin nod his head.

　"Anyway, I don't have that much time to go everywhere by myself."

　Now that the "Guardian of the North" has agreed, there won't be much resistance in negotiating with the Japanese government.

　Qi Xing also grinned: "Very good. Where should we start?"

　This kind of thing is what Elaine has always been best at planning.

　"I will arrange for relevant experts to investigate other clues as soon as possible. Many things are more convenient to investigate through an organization than through individuals."

　I only heard Elaine say that her expression was a little cold.

　"But there is one thing I need you two to do first."

　"What role did the Guitou family play in this case? You two should ask them to explain."

　"And it's best to go as soon as possible, before they destroy the evidence or even silence you."

　With these words, it seemed very legitimate for Qi Xing and Lin to kick open someone else's door.

　The smile on Qi Xing's face grew even wider.

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　Five minutes later, Qi Xing visited Guitou's house for the second time today.

　He was a guest when I visited him in the morning, but when he came this time, hey.

　When they saw Qi Xing at first, the people in Guitou's family were all smiling.

　But when they saw Kamigorin following behind, they immediately stopped laughing.

　By the way, Rin has now returned to her red and white shrine maiden costume and has changed her hair back to its long, shiny black hair.

　This meant that the person coming here now was not the high school girl Kamigorin, but the "Guardian of the North" appointed by the Emperor, Mutsu-hime Kamigorin. She came here on official business, as a frontier official patrolling on behalf of the Emperor.

　She came here to cause trouble.

　What to do now?

　Fight to the death?

　impossible.

　One Jingorin is scary enough, and now there's "Rep Jinnen"? Are you kidding me?!

　On the other hand, it was obvious that if Kamigorin knew what the Kito family had done, what they had been up to behind the scenes, they would probably suffer a fate worse than death. Just like the Kisaragi family, they would be deposed and then spend their entire lives in prison.

　For the magic family, this pain is worse than quick death!

　What should I do?!

　"Step aside."

　Just when everyone in the Guitou family was in a panic, a majestic and low voice suddenly came from behind the house, like a heavy drum hitting their hearts.

　It turned out to be an old man wearing a black coat with family crest, walking out slowly.

　Though he walked slowly, each step was like thunder. His hair and beard were completely white, his face stern as if carved by a knife. The handle of his black wooden staff was engraved with reliefs of hundreds of ghosts, and the outlines of the Eight Gates of Hellfire loomed faintly behind him.

　He is the supreme elder of the Guitou family, the ambassador, Guitou Yanzhai - the most outstanding Yin-Yang magician in the Northeast!

　He stared directly at Jin Gorin and Qi Xing standing in front of the gate, his expression unwavering as he said in a deep voice, "Since the Guitou family has nowhere to retreat, I, Yan Zhai, will cast this spell and challenge for the final victory!"

　He raised his hand, his sleeves swirling as eight layers of Yin-Yang magic arrays appeared beneath his feet, swirling and overlapping. The air seemed to be burning with invisible will-o'-the-wisp fire, and the Eight Gates of the Prison slowly opened, and the power of the curse surged!

　Fight!

　There is the glory of death, but no shame of life!

　The supreme elder of the Guitou family, Guitou Yanzhai, is hailed as the founder of Guitou spells eight hundred years ago and the reincarnation of Guitou Yuande!

　He inherited a family name that has held authority for eight hundred years, and he will never be defeated easily!

　"Open the eight gates of hell and offer sacrifice to the spirits of the hundred demons. I will use my life as fuel to offer this flame to Yama."

　In the center of the magic circle, thousands of ghost shadows roared and rose up, and the red flames gathered into a ghost-faced flame god, who opened his mouth and roared angrily!

　"[Ghost Path·Forbidden·Eighth Tribulation Fire Formation]!!"

　It's too late, it's faster than that!

　Hundreds of feet high red flames suddenly poured down like a waterfall, condensing the hatred of hundreds of ghosts and the weight of the curse. With one blow, even the clouds in the sky were dyed red and black!

　The fire of catastrophe, with unstoppable force, hit Qi Xing hard!

　——Pfft.

　It's like dropping a firebomb into the Pacific Ocean.

　The will-o'-the-wisp fire hit Qi Xing and collapsed immediately, without even a ripple, as if it had crashed into the abyss of the sea, without even a fart.

　“…” The scene fell into dead silence.

　Guitou Yanzhai didn't move, his face stiff.

　He didn't even have time to yell "Watch out" or "Take my hit" before it was over.

　"So fast?"

　Qi Xing scratched his head, looking puzzled.

　"You didn't even let the other tribesmen try to buy time first, but took the opportunity to chant for three minutes before using your ultimate move, using all your strength and chance to gamble on this one strike."

　"This is a fight that's not really thought through, so of course there can only be one outcome."

　After saying that, Qi Xing gave the "Master" command and punched Guitou Yanzhai in the face.

　"Now can you tell us, 'What do you, the Guitou family, know?'"

　And so they confessed honestly.

　Everything they knew about the new Shinto mystical sect "True Buddhism" that emerged after World War II.

　084: She is proud of her own amazing wisdom

　"True Buddhism".

　The first time the Kito family came into contact with them was actually two and a half years ago, when the Kisaragi family had just embarked on an evil path and had their power crippled by Shingorin.

　The fact that a distant relative's family was killed by the newly appointed "Guardian of the Northern Territory," representing the central government, was truly terrifying to the local tyrants. This shouldn't be difficult to understand without further explanation, right?

　At this moment, a mysterious girl who claimed to be the leader and Ise, and dressed like Amaterasu, suddenly appeared in front of the panicked and terrified leaders of the Onitsu clan.

　She displayed considerable magical power—of course, it wasn't as overwhelmingly powerful as Jin Gorin or "Repu Jinnen," but it still astonished the elders and patriarchs of the Onitsuka family.

　After all, she looks like she is only in her teens or twenties at most.

　Then she took out another thing.

　"money."

　Guitou Family's Grand Elder, Guitou Yanzhai, obeyed Qi Xing's "command" and gave his full confession.

　"The down payment is 10 billion. She wants us to cooperate with her to set up a shell organization and acquire a hospital or something to use as a laboratory. After the deal is done, she will pay another 15 billion."

　"Furthermore, she is willing to spend extra money to buy beautiful young girls with the qualifications of a shrine maiden, 200 million each."

　Twenty-five billion, two hundred million.

　How much are these roughly?

　Because the numbers sound a bit large and might lose their realism, I'll give an example here.

　A Japanese middle

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　The annual profit of listed companies, such as local banks and second-tier technology companies, is probably around 10 billion yuan.

　Twenty-five billion yen is enough to cover the entire operating expenses of the Onitsuka family for several years at least. If managed properly, it can even be doubled through investment.

　If placed in places like Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, this money would be enough to arm a small paramilitary force of several hundred people, complete with weapons and equipment, training, smuggling links, etc.

　It is also enough to infiltrate some political systems of small and medium-sized countries, or support local governments, militia forces, etc.

　So, even in a pornographic and absurd urban fantasy world, money is still very useful... Or rather, it may be because it is a ridiculous urban fantasy world that money is particularly useful.

　——After all, even the strong will be stuck in the small yellow oil, and may be stuck with money, and then have to sell it█!

　"Where does their money come from?"

　That's why Qi Xing was puzzled.

　Although he is not short of money now, with the Holy See as his backup, when he first traveled through time and space and became a lone ranger, he understood too well the feeling of "a penny can make a hero fall."

　"It's impossible that they're capturing a bunch of witches for spring sales, right?"

　This doesn't make sense, does it? Even in the world of adult entertainment, money can't just appear out of thin air, right? Impossible, right?

　In any case, no matter where the money came from, under the power of money, the elders and heads of the Onitsuka family chose to cooperate with the mysterious "Ise".

　This is an extremely confidential collaboration. Even within the Guitou family, only a few people know about it, and there is not much actual interaction.

　However, during their interactions, the elders of the Guitou family gradually came to understand some of the conditions of "true Buddhism".

　For example, they don’t seem to have many in-house staff, most of whom are outsourced personnel who are connected through money and connections.

　For example, they not only have such dealings with the Guitou family, but also with other demon-exorcising families from all over the place - of course, the Guitou family does not know the specific list.

　For example, judging from her occasional remarks, it seems that this is a secret sect that was established after World War II. Although it believes in the Buddha Mother Avalokitesvara, its teachings are not ordinary tantric teachings.

　"They...believe that the Peacock King is the root of all gods and Buddhas, and interpret the Shinto figures Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susano as the 'three great manifestations' of the Buddha Mother."

　"They say the 'three heads and six arms' of the Peacock King are the incarnation of the Three Noble Sons."

　"Amaterasu is the source of light, order, and life. The sun mirror in her left hand represents her right to rule, while the ear of rice in her right hand symbolizes fertility and growth."

　"Tsukuyomi represents secrets, divination, and the cycle of life and death. The left hand holds the magatama, which predicts fate; the right hand holds the bow and arrow, which judges sins."

　"Susanoo controls the power of destruction, purification, and rebirth. In his left hand, he holds the Ten-fist Sword, slashing away impurities; in his right hand, he holds the Wine Gourd, harnessing the wind and summoning thunder."

　Guitou Yanzhai paused here, as if he was carefully checking whether anyone would slap him to death immediately.

　However, Lin and Qi Xing clearly had no such intentions. Lin simply frowned, while Qi Xing asked with interest, "Anything else?"

　"That's basically it..."

　Guitou Yanzhai said fearfully,

　"All gods are unified under the transformation of the 'Buddha Mother'."

　“This is what is called ‘true Buddhism.’”

　In fact, the idea that all gods in the world are incarnations of a single god or Buddha is not uncommon in Tantric religions and emerging religions.

　As a demigod, Qi Xing had his own perspective on Eastern religions. Guitou Yanzhai's explanation didn't surprise him.

　The only problem is that it happened to be the Peacock King.

　Qi Xing had some knowledge of the Peacock King. While he was somewhat well-known in Japan, he wasn't a traditional Buddhist deity. From a mythological perspective, he was likely a deity from ancient Persia, the region of present-day Iran and Iraq, and was later absorbed into Buddhism.