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"You can also let her be your guardian spirit like that little girl—"

This is equivalent to completing the task.

It also completed the purpose of Li Re's trip.

At the same time, he can also gain a living, special existence who is not only a boss of an ancient dungeon, but also a player in ancient times, and become his second guardian spirit.

however.

"You are right..."

Li Re took a deep breath, his smile still on his face: "But what if I don't listen?"

"I don't need a second guardian spirit either—"

Just having A Yue alone is more than enough!

"You will listen to my advice." Tian Zhinong sighed: "This is not a threat, but just advice - it is also what we both need."

"You may not need a guardian spirit. Your guardian spirit is already very strong, but the shrine maiden of Kokohana Yahime may need one... Her profession is a shrine maiden, and this profession can also have a guardian spirit - also called a 'shikigami'."

"The power of the 'Demon God' can permanently suppress and even allow her to perfectly control the demon blood in her body."

"Besides that - Izanami, you can't unleash your true power at all. There's no point in continuing, is there?"

"..."

Li Re's smile faded slightly.

indeed.

The existence of Izanami can indeed help Asamamiya Kamiko suppress the blood of demons and gods in her body.

In fact, after stepping into this copy.

Even without Li Re's ghost lock, the Tengu power in her body has always been docile.

After all, Tengu also originated from here.

It’s one of the weird ones.

What is more certain is that if the 'Ame-no-Mikado' in front of him does not take action... his soul power cannot be released at all with Izanami alone.

Then.

There is really no point in continuing.

"Of course, I will also tell you what I know about the past of this land."

"The player who sealed the 'Yellow Spring Thunder God'."

"That 'disaster' that caused our group of ancient players thousands of years ago, who have now become myths, to disappear..."

"The disaster that forced me to send Izanami back."

"That...cause me to start three disasters of death."

"Although I am only a remnant of my will now, my memory is incomplete and I naturally cannot express everything verbally, but I can still give you enough hints."

"I think you should be very interested as well."

Ame-no-Mikado spoke like this.

Izanami, who realized the truth, stood there in a daze. The haggard goddess of the underworld opened her mouth several times - but could not say anything.

The goddess of the netherworld filth, suppressed by the ghost chain,

I can only look at my 'Father God'.

And waiting for Li Re's final reply.

...

[Complete the dungeon: Sanzu River·Yellow Spring]

[Complete the main mission: Enter the core of the dungeon - Huangquan]

[Complete the quest: Purify the ghosts and gods in the 'Sanzu River' (Part 1), solve the source of the 'devil' (Part 2)]

[Obtain mission reward (main line): Evolution (Silver level 2%)]

[Obtained quest rewards (side quest): C-level ghost and god item · Three Paths Water (a drop of water weighs a thousand kilograms, and a drop of water can expand infinitely over time until it occupies the entire space), C++-level mythological item · Ten-no-Gochu Pillar (Ten-no-Gochu is the main deity in Japanese mythology, symbolizing the 'center' god, and is also the ruler of space representing the four directions of heaven and earth. By erecting a pillar with this pillar, one can create something out of nothing and open up a stable space)]

[Reward: The title of "Above Gods and Ghosts" is permanently activated]

[Obtained items: C-level mythological item · Undead Nemesis · Tianyu Yuzhan (a feather-like blade, forged by the power of creation, can sever the connection between the world and itself, and strip away the immortal power related to the world), C-level mythological item/material · Yaqi bone (bones in the body of an ancient demon god, indestructible, can be used to forge C-level and above weapon items), C+-level mythological disposable item · Huangquan Eight Thunders (Eight thunders manifested, the ultimate impact of destruction and death), C+-level mythological item · Netherworld Divine Gate (a gate to the Netherworld that can open the door to the dark side of the world)]

After a while.

Mount Fuji, in front of Asama Shrine.

As the afternoon sun set, countless neatly dressed "shrine maidens" and "priests" were waiting quietly in front of the vehicles on the roadside.

Suddenly the wind rises.

They all turned their heads subconsciously and saw a figure appear and walk towards them on the long mountain road where the cherry blossoms were falling.

They were the 'Spirit King' Li Re, the 'Goddess' Asamamiya Kamiko, and the Spirit King's guardian spirit.

But apart from them.

But there is one more person.

A strange and terrifying little girl following beside Asamamiya Kamiko, also wrapped in a shrine maiden's costume, delicately carved like a porcelain doll, and lifeless.

Chapter 456: Ancient Events, the Goddess’s Intentions

Li Re finally accepted the proposal of 'Tianzhi Yuzhong'.

Since the 'Yellow Springs Thunder God' alone cannot completely drag out his soul, then there is really no point in continuing - in comparison, knowing the deeds of ancient players may be more meaningful to Li Re. Getting a living 'ancient player' and 'ancient copy boss' is also a very rewarding thing.

Not to mention, this ancient player and dungeon boss is also the 'Goddess of Creation' of the island nation of Dongying!

Of course, just as he said, he did not let "Izanami" become his guardian spirit. Instead, he bound her power with ghost chains and made her sign a guardian spirit contract with Asamamiya Kamiko, becoming the guardian spirit of this priestess.

That was the delicate little girl who was following the witch now and was also dressed in witch's clothes.

At this moment, at the top of Mount Fuji, the snowflakes seen from afar are still in full bloom, like a pure white feather.

Even the bright sunshine at noon cannot completely dispel the chill of late autumn.

The vehicles stopped in front of the Sengen Shrine and everyone stood there. Li Rexing, who walked out of the torii gate Kobe erected on the mountain road and returned to the real reality from the real copy, paused in front of him, and the "copy mission settlement" related to this action emerged in his mind.

Not only him, the same is true for Asamamiya Kamiko - but compared to Li Re, this priestess did not do much in this line of work, and did not complete any side quests. She was even unable to obtain the two points of evolution rewarded by the main quest because her own evolution level had reached the bronze limit and could not continue to rise.

But she had no complaints about this. For her, being able to completely eradicate this copy that was a hidden danger to the Japanese people was already the biggest gain.

Not to mention that she also gained a terrifyingly powerful "guardian spirit"... or, "shikigami".

The profession of Miko relies on props and the fighting power of "Shikigami".

But it is hard to find a suitable shikigami.

Previously, the shrine maiden profession of 'Asamamiya Miko' had always relied solely on the Heaven's Clothes item.

Now we have real "Shikigami".

Thinking of this, Asamamiya Kamiko glanced sideways at the delicate little girl behind her. This appearance was completely different from the 'Goddess of the Underworld' who had appeared in the Underworld before, but she was also the real 'Izanami' - this appearance was exactly her original appearance after Li Re locked her power with the 'Ghost Lock'.

Izanami was originally a young girl who was sculpted by Ame-no-Mikado using rare earth and her own blood. From a human perspective, her mental age is actually still very young.

Facing the sidelong glance from Asamamiya Kamiko, this meticulously carved 'Goddess of Creation' subconsciously took two steps back, then suddenly disappeared - her spirit body hid.

He just left behind a sentence "I...I'm going back to the underworld first" and then disappeared.

Seems a little...shy?

Asamamiya Kamiko's eyes moved slightly. Relying on the contract, she knew that Izanami still existed, but not here. Instead, she returned to the underground space before. Although she certainly couldn't completely control the extremely powerful Izanami now, she could feel that the Tengu blood in her body had become very docile and had no possibility of rioting because of the guardian spirit contract with Izanami. She even felt that even if she took off the ghost chain on her hand, nothing would happen.

But the witch didn't do that.

For her, this ghost chain not only locks up the evil nature of the ghosts and gods in her body, but also reminds her at all times of the kindness of the Spirit King to her.

In the meantime, the cherry blossoms that had fallen on the mountain road in front of the Sengenomiya Shrine withered and finally covered the ground, as if the flower season had passed in an instant, and the flowers and leaves that had originally covered the treetops also disappeared. The petals on the steps of the mountain road withered and disappeared in an instant, as if they had never existed - because the source of the seal that existed under Mount Fuji had officially left, and Yaqi had been completely killed, the Sanzu River and the double-layer copy of Huangquan located in it were naturally removed - yes, although the seal was removed and the copy no longer existed, Huangquan still existed, but it was no longer a copy, but a space that existed alone in the dark underground.

The 'Gate to the Netherworld' that Li Re obtained leads to there.

Izanami's true form is still there as well.

What appeared was only her 'projection'.

This projection can naturally return there.

And here, the power of the talisman left by Konohana Yeji in the Sengen Shrine seems to no longer be activated on its own...

But in the meantime, the priests and priestesses at the end of the mountain road became even more awed when they saw the figure returning.

As core members of the shrine and veteran players of the park, it was natural for them to know clearly that their return meant the success of the trip and that the extremely terrifying Sanzu River copy had been perfectly pulled out.

Under this, everyone greeted him respectfully, and no one dared to speak.

There was only a gentle breeze on the road at the foot of the mountain, whistling continuously, blowing the trees standing in the mountains, blowing the fallen leaves all over the sky, and the autumn atmosphere became more intense.

Li Re, who stopped at the Torii gate at the end of the mountain road, breathed a sigh of relief - he glanced at the task settlement information that emerged in his mind and thought that this was a great harvest... Even if we don't count the 'Izanami' he brought out and the real deeds of the ancient players he learned from Amanomichi later, just looking at the summary of the gains in the paradise task settlement, it can be said so... and he also activated a permanent title of 'Above Gods and Demons'. It depends on the situation. In the future, even if it is not in a specific copy, this title will play a role.

I just don't know what kind of copy is needed to activate other titles, such as the 'Throne Stealer' obtained in the magical invasion incident a long time ago?

Maybe in the 'magic world'?

Of course, the past narrated by 'Izanami' and Amenomichu is the biggest gain!

"The ancient players who came across the sea brought disaster to the ancient players...that's really interesting." Li Re chewed on it, recalling the last information that Tian Zhiyu told him.

The information was not much - just as Amanohisahara himself said, a lot of the information was just the remnant of his will and he was unable to express it directly.

But even if it is not much information, it is very "heavyweight".

"'Disaster'?..." Asamamiya Kamiko heard Li Re muttering to himself subconsciously. She stopped behind Li Re and was slightly startled.

Naturally, she also heard what the demon god whose real identity was 'Amenomichu' said.

But let's be honest.

She still feels a sense of unreality about this manager.

Leaving aside the Yamata-no-Orochi, Izanagi and Izanami, even the truly supreme being in Japanese mythology, 'Ame-no-Mikaku', showed up - I can only say that if Li Re had not come for this mission and I had acted on my own, let alone Izanami, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to get past those derived ghosts and gods!

These beings are still like this.

This is especially true of the messages that came out of His mouth.

Hearing the slightly unreal murmurs from the shrine maiden's mouth, Li Re looked back at her. His eyes swept over the beautiful shrine maiden who was standing tall and slender at the steps in front of the Torii Kobe, wearing a laurel crown and a haori, and he couldn't help but smile.

He said:

“It’s really incredible.”

"An ancient player who came from outer space to seal the Yellow Springs Thunder God, a disaster that caused the gods to disappear..."

The origin and end of the ancient players in the land of Japan.

This is also the information revealed by "Tianzhiminaka".

Regarding the experience of this 'Ame-no-Minaka' himself, many things are very similar to Li Re's initial inference. Just as the archives left by the Sengen Shrine recorded, he was the earliest paradise player in the land of Japan. Before him, let alone players, there were not even decent human settlements in the land of Japan. Civilization only appeared after him. He was also the first ancient player to enter the Sanzu River, go deep into the underworld, and reach a transaction agreement with the sealed 'Underworld Thunder God'. After that, he used the power from the 'demon god' Underworld Thunder God who was the source of the seal to establish his position as the leader of that generation of players.

What happened afterwards was just as he said. He fulfilled the contract with the Demon God, used the rare earth given to him by the Yellow Springs Thunder God and his own blood to create a new being called "Izanami", making her the second generation player after him and his own biological daughter.

In the process, he developed a true father-daughter relationship with this newborn "demon god".

That's how Izanagi was born.

After that, Izanagi led Izanami into the underworld, just to keep her alive under the protection of the seal.

What's more, there was the incident in which Susanoo went deep into the underworld for the third time, holding the Ama-Habakiri, but he was just one step away from killing the Yamata-no-Orochi, and the Ama-Habakiri was lost as a result.

According to the ghost god 'Otakemaru' who was transformed from the remaining consciousness of 'Ame-no-Mikado', after leading Izanagi back to the underworld - he had actually died once.

Not just Him.

The players of the Seven Generations of Gods and the Gods - the first two generations defined as myths by later generations - are all dead.

Died from the 'disaster' he mentioned.

The disaster came suddenly, causing the prosperous Japan to fall and suffer severe damage. The flourishing civilization stagnated as a result, and the paradise stopped in this world for a full hundred years.

It wasn't until a hundred years later that new players emerged.