The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

"I already said, Lord Dragon God is..."

"So, you Dragon Palace envoys have never actually seen the Dragon God, right? So your impressions of the Dragon God are all just your own imaginations, isn't that right?"

"While that is true, but..."

"If that's the case, then why can't the Dragon God be as I described!?"

"...Alright, since you firmly agree with this view, then let the facts speak for themselves."

Removing the other person's hand from her shoulder, Iku Nagae spoke with a hint of helplessness.

"He told you his name, didn't he? Then let's find him together. As the beings closest to the Dragon God, we Dragon Palace Envoys are somewhat familiar with the Dragon God's aura. Whether the 'he' you're talking about is the Dragon God or not, I only need to take a look to know."

"But he's always been elusive; if he hadn't found me before, I would never have..."

"As long as you know the name, there won't be any problem. You might not be able to find it if you go looking for it, but you definitely won't find it if you don't go looking for it."

"Alright, that's settled then!!"

After a moment's hesitation, the emperor nodded decisively.

The Queen of the House of the Ninja originally thought this would be a very time-consuming search process, but to her surprise, it didn't take too long before she and Eijū found each other.

only……

"A song that breaks the heart, where can one find a kindred spirit in this world? Please listen to my song, 'Night Song of Xiaoxiang,' for this song exists only in heaven and is rarely heard on earth."

Beside the orange stand next to the train platform, a rather familiar-looking guy was holding an erhu, waving at passersby with a passionate expression.

"A ray of light on the righteous path, offered to everyone!! Thank you!!!"

Bina, the emperor: "..."

"...Let's go."

After a moment of silence, he covered his face with one hand and, feeling even hotter than the Emperor's face, reached out and tugged at Yongjiang Yijiu beside him.

She didn't know why, but seeing the other person playing the erhu and soliciting customers, she felt inexplicably ashamed, as if she wanted to disappear into the shadows.

The Dragon God is like this? What a joke… It's just wishful thinking after all…

However, to the surprise of the Empress, Nagae Iku remained motionless for a long time. When she turned her head to look at Nagae Iku's face with some curiosity, what she saw was a face with a mixture of shock, confusion, bewilderment and other emotions. It was the first time she had ever seen such an expression on Nagae Iku's face.

"Uh... Iku?"

"Your Majesty, do you have any money on you?"

Turning her head blankly, with a complex mix of emotions—the feeling of her idol being shattered—Nagae Iku asked Hina Nami Tenshi beside her.

As the sole messenger appointed by the Dragon God, the Dragon Palace Envoy immediately recognized that the other party was not human... well, she immediately recognized the strong aura of the Dragon God hidden within him.

Although she really didn't want to admit that the guy singing with an erhu was the Dragon God she respected most, seeing is believing, and she had no choice but to believe it.

The extremely strong aura of the Dragon God was unmistakable; she had once heard the Dragon God's decree and was intimately familiar with that aura.

"I still have some pocket money on me... What's wrong?"

Some people, not quite understanding what was going on, took out all the money they had on them, and the emperor couldn't help but ask them more questions.

"Ha...haha...The Dragon God is busy making a living, so naturally I should offer my support..."

As a result, compared to the money in the emperor's hands, Yongjiang Yijiu walked stiffly toward the orange stand.

"I'm going to buy some oranges. You stay here and don't move."

The emperor, who was named Bina, was left speechless.

P.S.: Good morning!

Chapter Twenty: Touhou Gensokyo!!

Today is destined to be a very meaningful day for Shi Bai.

Because he... finally made money with his music.

However, when he excitedly shared this good news with Kazami Yuuka and the others, the pitying looks they gave him hurt him deeply.

Shi Bai felt that they were jealous of his talent.

After the changes, everything in the celestial realm began to approach peace and even stability, and then developed rapidly over time.

This was probably the first time he had been able to have such a long period of peaceful rest.

Hina Nagai Tenshi drew the Scarlet Sword, but refused the position of chief judge in the highest court of the Heavenly Arbitration, instead spending all her time with Eijiro Iku.

To be honest, Shi Bai still didn't know what was going on. How did Yongjiang Yijiu, such a normal child, suddenly become a little fangirl following him around? And for some reason, she acted extremely respectfully towards him. If anyone disrespected her, even the emperor, she would dare to argue with them on the spot.

...Iku has probably really fallen in love with her music? After all, true listeners are hard to find...

The emperor was still the same as before. Although his arrogant and conceited personality had been somewhat corrected, Shi Bai felt that the change was insignificant, but it was still a change.

Shi Bai could sense that there was definitely some secret between Yongjiang Yijiu and the Emperor, but he didn't have a penchant for prying into other people's privacy.

Xiaoye is still incredibly busy every day. As the Dragon God, she not only has to manage the Heavenly Realm, but also every corner of this world to prevent accidents and mistakes. However, thanks to his involvement, his workload has been greatly reduced.

Xiao Xi was still the same as always, she couldn't see anyone else besides Xiao Ye and him. She would ignore everyone else who greeted her, no matter who they were.

After trying for a few months, Kazami Yuuka gave up, but Kokoro Meiling tirelessly invited her to play every day. Apart from the time she was suffering from the aftereffects of being slain by her original body, she was full of energy.

Unfortunately, in Xiaoxi's eyes, who doesn't allow anyone else to enter her world, all her actions were in vain. But Xiaohong Meiling had no intention of giving up and continued to do it every day with great enthusiasm.

Kazami Yuuka seems to have recently fallen in love with reading, and has taken on the role of editor-in-chief of the Celestial Newspaper without hesitation. Whenever Shi Bai occasionally takes the time to write about his past experiences as a novel, Kazami Yuuka will always be his first reader.

As for Huo Qing'e, she became a famous top reporter in the Heavenly Realm through her own efforts and talent... although that doesn't seem quite right.

Shi Bai had overheard Kazami Yuuka mention that one of her students had secretly used a pseudonym to submit articles to a newspaper, supposedly specifically to tell stories about her and her teacher. However, when Shi Bai asked Kazami Yuuka for the manuscript, he was told that it had been rejected because it did not conform to the laws of fact and was mostly fictional.

As for Heng'e... it seems she never appeared in the Heavenly Realm again after that. Bai specifically asked Xiaoye about it, but was told that she was carrying out a very important mission. As for the details of the mission, Xiaoye refused to say.

In short, Shi Bai's life in the Heavenly Realm was as peaceful and uneventful as ever, though there were some things that made him laugh or cry at the same time.

For example, there are stories about how one day most of the people got drunk and, in their confused state, all went the wrong way and ended up in his room, forcing him to send them back one by one.

There was also the major news about how he, the Emperor, and Yi Jiu became the public enemy of the entire Sky City in Scarlet Fantasy in just two days, and were chased by the furious people of the city for a whole day, which shocked the entire Heavenly Realm.

Overall, however, this period was quite enjoyable for Shi Bai. He hadn't been able to completely let go of those trivial matters and wholeheartedly enjoy life like this in a long time.

Shi Bai was quite satisfied with this vacation.

Time flies, and life is fleeting.

Unbeknownst to them, more than 100 years had quietly passed in the celestial realm. However, for the beings in the celestial realm, a hundred years was but a fleeting moment.

However, within this relatively short timeframe for the people of the Heavenly Realm, the changes that occurred there were earth-shattering.

With the dragon veins severed and the bridge between heaven and earth closed, immortals could no longer freely travel to the lower realms as before. Similarly, during this period, the number of immortals and celestial beings who ascended to the heavenly realm decreased rapidly to a visible degree. The isolation from the lower realms caused most of them to focus their attention on the heavenly realm itself.

Over the past hundred years, Sky City in the Scarlet Sky has become the central area of ​​the Celestial Realm, a place where many races mingle and prosper. It is truly the largest city in the Celestial Realm, where all races thrive.

Because of these strikingly contrasting changes occurring in the celestial realm, immortals who secluded themselves for hundreds of years often experienced a sense of disorientation when they emerged from seclusion.

The development of the Celestial Realm has gradually gotten on the right track, just as someone predicted.

At the end of that year, after spending the New Year with Xiao Ye and Xiao Xi, the power of the Donghuang Bell, which had been hanging over Shi Bai's head, was finally about to be exhausted.

After properly handling the relevant newspaper matters and other affairs, amidst the New Year's firecrackers and while Xiaoye and Xiaoxi were fast asleep, Shi Bai left a letter for each of them and then quietly departed from the Heavenly Realm with Fengjian Youxiang and the others.

He hated the atmosphere of saying goodbye.

Will we come back next time?

Leaning on Shi Bai's shoulder, watching the familiar courtyard and town gradually recede from her sight, Xiao Hong Meiling's words revealed a hint of regret.

She tried for over a hundred years, but in the end, Xiaoxi never said a single word to her.

"Of course I will, this is my home."

With a smile, Shi Bai hugged Xiao Hong Meiling in his arms a little tighter.

"Go to sleep if you want to, there's no need to force yourself. We'll come back in the future."

"Um……"

He seemed to nod slightly, and then Little Red Meiling fell into a deep sleep on his shoulder.

The destruction of her physical body not only caused her to fall into a deep sleep from time to time, but also led to a significant decline in her personal strength. The nurturing she received in the Heavenly Realm for more than a hundred years only slightly improved her condition. However, she behaved quite obediently, even to the point of being pitiful.

“Even without you, she would have been born, so there’s no need to blame yourself anymore.”

As if she had noticed something, Kazami Yuuka suddenly reached out and took his hand.

"Although the future version of herself she saw lived quite optimistically without your presence, you gave her something that her parallel world self could not have, didn't you?"

"Ha... Of course I know that. Even if I hadn't fixed the Nine Provinces Dragon Vein, someone like Shi Hong, Shi Lan, Shi Hei, or Shi Cifang would have done such a thing. After the Dragon Vein was severed, she would have escaped with her life by chance and become a monster of unknown origin wandering the Divine Continent. Later, she would drift to the Western World, meet Wei Yan, and begin her life as a legendary sect member... I know all of this."

Shrugging, Shi Bai walked forward.

"Come on, it's time for us to leave."

"........."

Following behind the three, Huo Qing'e watched her teacher and the woman beside him holding hands in front of her. After a long silence, she turned her head away expressionlessly.

...If I had known there would be no chance now, I should have been bolder and raided the teacher when we were alone together...No, if I raided, the teacher would send us all back one by one...I'll just put some drugs in her food and force the issue first...

A rather dangerous thought flashed through the mind of a certain evil immortal.

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The lower realm can also be called the mortal realm, or it can also be called the main world, it doesn't matter.

Because whether it's the celestial realm, the underworld, or even the lunar capital far above the moon, all exist in dependence on this world.

More than 100 years have passed since the landmark event of the dragon veins being severed and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth being depleted. In these 100 years, the situation of monsters has become increasingly precarious.

The depletion of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has a fatal impact on both gods and demons.

—Of course, this applies to the gods who live at the lowest level and the monsters who live at the lowest level.

For example, the gods in the Far East reside in Takamagahara. As a world created by Shinki and existing above this world, Takamagahara is still not affected by the depletion of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. However, this has led to a rather cruel phenomenon.

The size of Takamagahara is limited, and the number of gods it can accommodate is also limited. The Far East is said to have 800 million gods, and Takamagahara simply cannot accommodate so many gods. Those gods in high positions need to ensure their own interests and survival, so they will inevitably have to streamline the gods in Takamagahara.

Those weakest gods who had no voice were even directly relegated to the ranks of false gods, worshipped gods, corrupt gods, and calamity gods. They were expelled from Takamagahara and unilaterally stripped of their divine status.

These expelled gods, in the current state of the world, can only eke out a living in their own shrines.

Their weakened divine power prevented them from performing miracles, leading to a lack of faith. This lack of faith, in turn, further weakened their divine power, creating a vicious cycle that continued until their faith was stripped away by other gods, ultimately resulting in their disappearance and death.

In the more than 100 years since the decline of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, countless weak gods have been forgotten by mankind and died due to the weakening of faith. Taking advantage of this opportunity, a very strict hierarchical system was established in Takamagahara, which is completely different from the Takamagahara of the past.

Because of this strict hierarchical system, even some gods who were qualified to live in Takamagahara chose to leave. They were unwilling to accept that hierarchical system, so they stubbornly chose to leave.

According to this hierarchical system, even if Amaterasu Omikami, who had once disappeared, were to return, she would be collectively expelled from Takamagahara by the gods of Takamagahara.

Among the gods who chose to leave Takamagahara, the most representative are the Moriya Twins. As powerful gods who have existed in Takamagahara since a very distant era, they resolutely chose to leave in the face of Takamagahara's strict hierarchical system.

Unfortunately, because of the choice they made today, they were suppressed by the gods of Takamagahara in the future, and eventually they were reduced from powerful gods with a large number of believers to the point of almost having no believers left.

Of course, this is something to talk about later.

The changes that have occurred among the gods are not limited to this. The weak also have their own way of life, and those gods living at the lowest level are not necessarily doomed.

Roads are made by walking, and solutions are found by thinking. Faced with a life-or-death crisis like this, those gods judged by Takamagahara as false gods, calamity gods, or worshipped gods chose to side with the monsters.

For example, the sisters Aki Shizuha, the goddess of autumn leaves, and Akiko, the goddess of harvest, and the goddess of misfortune, Kenzan Hina, were quite fortunate to be accepted by the Youkai Mountain and allowed to live there, weak gods who survive on the faith of the Youkai.

Monsters and gods are inherently incompatible according to the laws of nature, but under such a peculiar environment, they live together quite harmoniously.

However, the realm of monsters is not the only option for those weaker gods. Some gods choose to roam the human world on their own. The most representative of these is the legendary Twin Gods, who are the most ferocious and evil.

The goddess of poverty is Isaac, and the goddess of plague is Isaac.

They wander through the world, surviving on the faith formed from the negative emotions people emanate.

—This is the change that has occurred among the gods over the past hundred years.

P.S. !!

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