I just wanted to cultivate immortality, but I was forced to open a harem

"What are spiritual roots?" Mai Sakurajima's attention was completely diverted.

"It means cultivation talent. In simple terms, the quality of spiritual roots represents a person's talent in cultivation and compatibility when practicing the Five Elements spells."

Sakurajima Mai's eyes lit up: "Does that mean I can also become a cultivator?"

"In theory, you can, provided that someone is willing to teach you."

Mai Sakurajima stared at Hayashi Kazuma without blinking.

Lin Hezhen shook his head and said, "Practicing is not as simple as you think. There is a difference between immortals and mortals. Once you set foot on the immortal path, you must give up everything in the mortal world.

You will watch your parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends die in front of you one by one, and eventually everyone you know will disappear in the long river of time, leaving you with only endless loneliness.

You may even have to give up your ideals. You like acting, but if you start cultivating immortality, you have to devote a lot of time to cultivation. How much free time do you have to improve your acting skills?

And as time goes by, you will have to give up acting. You can't let everyone see an impotent witch on the screen, right?

Also, this world has powerful organizations on the extraordinary side. Once you step into this world, you will inevitably have to deal with other extraordinary people, which will cause friction and even enmity.

Those people may hurt you, may threaten the people around you, or may make you fall into pain and regret.

Did you anticipate all of this? Are you sure you can accept it?

Think about it carefully. You have a bright future and ideals that you love. Is it worth it to give up your stable and peaceful daily life to pursue a vague and unknown phantom? "

Mai Sakurajima really wanted to say "I do", but Hayashi Kazuma's attitude made her hesitant.

The reason is that she is willing to transform herself into a kapok tree, stand with the oak tree, share the cold wave, wind, thunder and lightning, and share the mist, flowing mist and rainbow.

However, she was not sure whether the proud oak tree would be willing to accept her?

If she is destined to be rejected, is there any meaning in her efforts and persistence?

The girl was confused.

Seeing her like this, Lin Hezhen said in an unquestionable tone: "Tonight at 9 o'clock, I will go to your house to clear your memory and seal your spiritual roots. Just think of it as a dream. Tomorrow, everything will return to normal."

After saying that, Lin Hezhen stood up and jumped off the water tower, walking towards the door to the rooftop.

“Kazuma, no matter what, I still want to tell you that I like you!” Behind him, the girl’s tearful confession reached his ears.

Lin Hezhen grabbed the door handle with one hand, turned his back to her, and said, "Thank you, and I'm sorry, I can't fall in love with anyone because I don't belong to this world."

He pushed the door open and walked down from the rooftop, leaving his sighs and sobs behind.

Birds and fish have different paths, and mountains and rivers never meet again.

-

The interview with Murakami Maki is almost coming to an end.

As Mai Sakurajima's memory was restored, the backup plan that Hayashi Kazuma left on Maki Murakami began to take effect, modifying her and the staff's memories and cognition.

They have forgotten their original intention of "interviewing a non-existent actress" and are sincerely trying to interview Mai Sakurajima about her situation in school.

The filmed material might be able to be edited to make a decent program, but Murakami Maki is not satisfied because the core figure of the topic has not yet appeared.

After waiting in Sakurajima Mai's class for almost an hour, the heroine finally showed up.

I saw her swaying figure, with redness at the corners of her eyes on her delicate pale face. Compared with her usual dignified and generous image, she looked even more fragile, making her particularly lovable.

Murakami Maki quickly went over to talk to her.

"Excuse me for interrupting you, Ms. Sakurajima. Hello, I'm Maki Murakami from XX TV station. I'm here to interview you for a reality show. I wonder if you would be able to say a few words to me?"

Sakurajima Mai calmed down and said, "Ms. Murakami Maki? Hello, thank you for your care in the past. It is also thanks to your cooperation that I was able to return to normal this time."

"Cooperate? Return to normal? Ms. Sakurajima, what do you mean?" Murakami Maki was a little confused when she heard that.

"Nothing. Anyway, you are the 'relative who works at the TV station' that Kazuma mentioned. Although you look like you know nothing, there is no doubt that you have helped me. In return, I will provide you with some explosive information."

She took a deep breath and said to the camera: "I will resume my acting activities in the near future. I will not return to my mother's agency, but will return to the entertainment industry through another agency. I promise that I will leave the exclusive interview to your station and you."

"Huh?!" Murakami Maki was so overwhelmed by this pie that fell from the sky that she was at a loss.

This is not over yet, Sakurajima Mai continued: "I also want to tell someone, you once said, 'I will accompany you, you are not alone', does this sentence still count?"

"You have to take responsibility for what you said. I'm not a woman you can just dump!"

"No matter how my memory is tampered with, no matter how much suffering I have to endure, no matter how long it takes, I will definitely think of you, and then, let you spend your whole life to fulfill your promise!"

Even though Lin Hezhen rejected her, after an hour of thinking, the girl decided to stick to her feelings.

I love you, what does it have to do with you?

Even if you are the one I love, it can't stop me from liking you!

Chapter 57 Breakthrough

Murakami Maki was shocked by Mai Sakurajima's bold remarks.

Whether it was her comeback declaration or her love declaration, Murakami Maki was ecstatic.

I didn't expect that just coming to be interviewed for a reality show would actually catch such a big fish.

Mai Sakurajima is no ordinary actress or idol.

Although she has not appeared on the screen for almost 2 years, the national popularity she has accumulated will not disappear so easily.

Besides, her love declaration contains a lot of information, and one can easily imagine bloody plots such as misery, heartbreak, rejection of confession, and unrequited love.

Maki Murakami is sure that as long as the show is broadcast, the ratings will explode.

The only question is, how does she know Kazuma? What is the relationship between the two? Could it be...

Before she could figure it out, Sakurajima Mai had turned and entered the classroom, and the bell rang.

It was obviously impossible to continue the interview during class time.

Although she felt a little regretful for not being able to dig out more detailed information, Murakami Maki decided to leave school and return to the TV station to try to broadcast the program before the news spread.

-

There is a cedar hill in the suburbs, and the Onmyoji people have already sealed it off tightly.

The Yin-Yang Master He Maoren stood under a tall cedar tree and surrounded the tree with several powerful Yin-Yang masters. They chanted spells and made seals with their hands. The powerful spiritual energy fluctuations covered the entire cedar tree.

He Maoren raised his hand, and a suction force was released from his hand. The trunk of the cedar tree suddenly rippled, and an ancient bronze mirror flew out of the trunk and fell into his hand.

At the same time, the cedar trees died at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if all their vitality had been taken away.

The ancient mirror emitted a hazy light, and there was a hint of green flowing on the mirror body, as if it were a living thing. The mirror surface was composed of spiritual energy and the power of faith, and it was shimmering but did not reflect anything.

He Maoren held the ancient mirror carefully and sighed, "Fortunately, the Zhenjingjin Mirror is the best at concealing its aura, so that the cat demon and the Heavenly Dynasty Qigong practitioner did not find the magic mirror in the ancient cedar. Now that the magic mirror has been repaired, the long-cherished wish of our He Mao clan will surely come true!"

"Congratulations, sir. The rise of our clan is just around the corner." Several other Onmyojis from the Kamo family congratulated.

"There was a little accident before. The actress named Sakurajima Mai actually caused the divine mirror to resonate, causing a large-scale interference in reality. Fortunately, the impact was not great and no damage was caused."

He Maoren placed the Zhenjingjin Mirror into a suitcase that had been prepared nearby. With the help of various talismans, spells, and barriers, the spiritual fluctuations of the magic mirror were completely concealed.

"This matter must not be known to the Tsuchimikado family, otherwise you will be the only ones to be held accountable!"

"I understand!" several people said in unison.

He Maoren nodded and said, "We are here to investigate the large-scale magic array that appeared inexplicably before. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Then go investigate." He Maoren waved his hand and asked them to leave.

He Maoren carried his suitcase, walked to the foot of the mountain, got into a black Toyota Century, and returned to Onmyoji.

After driving on the road for a while, his cell phone vibrated.

He Maoren took it out and saw that the caller ID was his daughter He Mao Ayame.

"Acorus, what's the matter?" he asked.

"Father, I have something to report. I have already found out the information of the casual cultivator named Lin Hezhen. He is 17 years old, his ancestral home is in the Celestial Empire, both his parents are deceased, his previous experiences were very ordinary, and he started practicing about a month ago."

"He just started practicing a month ago. Doesn't that mean he is only in the body-building stage now?" He Maoren was a little surprised.

Hemo Ayame felt ashamed and angry.

I, who claim to be a genius and am about to be promoted to the Foundation Establishment Stage, was actually scared away by a guy in the Body Tempering Stage who had just practiced for a month. It was absolutely ridiculous.

She wished she could pick up a knife and cut Lin Hezhen into pieces immediately to vent her hatred.

Kamo Ayame tried to keep her sanity and said, "That's true in theory, but his spiritual power is very powerful. To me, he's even more terrifying than the ancestor of the family. Moreover, he doesn't know about the Onmyoji, and what he practices doesn't look like the Onmyoji of our island country."

"I understand." He Maoren pondered.

"This person may have inherited the Qigong tradition from the Heavenly Dynasty and possessed a powerful magical instrument. And I suspect that the large magic formation that appeared in the Yibenshan tree earlier was also related to him. After all, the cultivation tradition of the Heavenly Dynasty has long been cut off, and it is impossible for several Qigong practitioners to suddenly appear."

"Acorus, try to contact this person. It would be best if you can get him to hand over his inheritance. He may have a powerful magic weapon and a powerful formation inheritance. Even if he is a kid in the body-building stage, you can't take it lightly."

"I understand, father." Kamo Ayame responded respectfully.

After hanging up the phone, He Mao Ayame looked at the walls covered with photos, handwriting, and the network of relationships connected by red lines, and smiled.

That was exactly what she had gotten from her investigation of Lin Hezhen. She even knew everything about him being bullied at school and beating up a few bad boys a while ago. She had completely investigated his entire family.

"Lin Hezhen, you are just a waste in the Body Refining Stage, how dare you fool me! I will make you suffer so much that you will kneel before me and cry bitterly, and regret living in this world!"

She threw out three darts, which hit three photos respectively. They were Hayashi Kazuma, Murakami Maki, and Sakurajima Mai.

-

In the evening, after enduring the usual "mental attack" from Yukinoshita Yukino, Lin Kazuma finally returned to his home.

He poured the boiled medicine into the bathtub, sat in and began to practice.

He had a feeling that this would be the last medicinal bath.

After a month of training, his body has been trained to perfection.

In addition, the golden finger of idle practice continuously absorbs spiritual energy for tempering, and the realm of practice has reached the perfection of body forging, and a breakthrough can be made at any time.

Once he entered the Qi training stage, he wouldn't have to go through the trouble of taking medicinal baths and doing body-building exercises every day.

While cultivating spiritual power, one can also improve physical fitness. With the automatic cultivation golden finger, he is like a sports car driving on an empty highway, and traveling thousands of miles a day is not a dream.

After the medicinal bath, Lin Hezhen took a quick shower and went to the living room to turn on the TV.

He drank the last bowl of body-building medicine, then started boxing.

On TV, Maki Murakami's reality show is being broadcast.

In order to release the first-hand news about Sakurajima Mai as soon as possible, she not only worked overtime to finish this program, but also persuaded the TV station to temporarily give up the prime time to broadcast her column.

When Hayashi Kazuma heard that Sakurajima Mai announced that she would return to the entertainment industry through another agency in the near future, he was quite relieved. However, soon, he could no longer laugh.

"I'm also going to tell someone that you once said, 'I'm here for you, you're not alone', does that still count?"

"You have to take responsibility for what you said. I'm not a woman you can just dump!"

"No matter how my memory is tampered with, no matter how much suffering I have to endure, no matter how long it takes, I will definitely think of you, and then, let you spend your whole life to fulfill your promise!"

Lin Hezhen smiled bitterly. Is this considered shooting himself in the foot? Fortunately, everything will end tonight.

After completing a set of punches, as the last bit of medicinal power in the body was absorbed and transformed, Lin Hezhen's bones crackled all over his body, and his soul seemed to break through an invisible membrane and step into a new realm.

Chapter 58: Shadow Approaches

What do you think of Sakurajima Mai?

Lin Hezhen asked himself.

To be honest, Mai Sakurajima is a very dazzling beautiful girl with a gentle and rational personality.

She is a little sharp-tongued, but not hurtful; a little bit tsundere and sadistic, but she knows how to strike a balance very well, making Lin Hezhen feel very comfortable getting along with her.

Because of this kind of comfort, coupled with the tacit understanding that the memory will be erased after the incident is over, he would deliberately say some jokes when he is with Mai to make her relax.

He will also tolerate her coquettishness and willfulness and act as her "boyfriend for a day".

He would also comfort her, encourage her to continue pursuing her dream of becoming an actress, and help her make up her mind to meet her mother.

In short, this is a kind, gentle, strong, mature and sensible girl, the ideal girlfriend that all men dream of.

If Hayashi Kazuma had met Sakurajima Mai before traveling through time, he would probably have been very happy to accept her confession, date her with trepidation, and give her everything he had.

But Lin Hezhen has been a human for three lifetimes, and has embarked on the long journey of pursuing the immortal path, destined to be accompanied by loneliness.