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With a strong Kansai accent.

Li Re, who heard the voice, understood it with the help of the park's built-in translation system.

He was not as surprised as Gong Shenzi, but looked in the direction of the sound as if it was natural, and responded clearly in Daxia language: "This world is always full of unexpected paths, isn't it?"

The man raised the corner of his mouth immediately after hearing that.

"well said--"

The man was squatting in an open space halfway up the mountain, his long black hair messy and casually draped over his shoulders, revealing an untidy face with a scraggly beard - not only his face, but his body also looked like he was wearing a piece of rag casually, the edges of the outer coat he was wearing had jagged marks on them, and the lining inside was also stained.

The hems of the trousers of the man squatting on the ground were casually lifted up to reveal his hairy legs.

But this man seemed unconcerned.

He smiled without caring how he looked in the eyes of others.

However, before he could say anything... he saw Li Re reached into his pocket, took out a coin and threw it in front of him.

"keep the change."

"???"

This...are you treating yourself as a beggar?

You?, shouldn't I look like a hermit? And, you only have a dime, what do you want me to do with you?!

The man was immediately so angry that he laughed - or rather, he was amused.

He was just staring at the coin, but was stunned for a second. His smile disappeared and he became serious in an instant.

He said seriously: "It seems that I was rude."

"Today is not the time for a visit—I will come another day!"

After saying this, he stood up and walked towards the mountain road in the other direction. His tall and sloppy figure soon disappeared from sight.

He could even feel Li Re's gaze still behind him...

"'Spiritual King' Li Re is indeed terrifying!"

After walking for half a mile, the man finally felt Li Re's gaze disappear and stopped moving forward, unable to help but exhaling.

The trees on both sides of the flat road were swaying as they went down, and two figures were seen walking up.

"Master, why did you come down so quickly? Did you see the 'Spirit King'?"

"How is it? Is that guy really as the legend says? You still look safe and sound. Is that guy afraid to accept your challenge?"

"But it's true. Although you haven't reached the Silver level yet, you once challenged the Shogun and survived. Even a Silver level player probably wouldn't want to offend you..."

Two young Japanese men in kendo uniforms started talking in Japanese.

They also seemed to have confidence in this sloppy middle-aged man who came down from the mountains.

The middle-aged man shook his head and said solemnly, "I saw him, but it's not that he didn't dare to fight. It's that I didn't challenge him."

Why...?

The two young men were stunned at the same time.

Immediately, the middle-aged man picked up the coin that Li Re had just given him.

He said, "You will know when you see it."

What to look at?

The two young men looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the surface of the coin was extremely smooth, reflecting the sky and the earth, as well as Mount Fuji in front of them... and the cherry blossoms falling halfway up the mountain.

Cherry blossoms!?

Their pupils shrank slightly and they looked up suddenly, and saw that the sacred mountain of Japan, which was originally lush and green with a hint of late autumn yellow, was now covered with pure cherry blossoms.

Cherry blossoms halfway up the mountain.

Just as the world is divided and twisted.

Half of the mountain is still in late autumn, but the other side seems to be full of spring.

And the other side was exactly where the 'Spiritual King' Li Re had just walked past!

"Stealing the heavens and the earth, plundering the power of ancient gods and Buddhas, and changing the celestial phenomena just by existing... How can I treat such an existence casually?" The sloppy middle-aged man said. If he hadn't seen such a scene in the coin, he would not have given up the challenge -

"Wait until I have bathed and fasted for seven days and seven nights, then come back!"

"Yes, master!"

The two young men then became serious!

...

Li Re, who was sitting in the open space on the mountainside, also withdrew his gaze at the same time.

He glanced at the place where he had just thrown the coin and thought to himself that this guy was quite patient... He could leave so easily even when he was treated as a beggar by him.

"Are all the top players in Japan so tolerant?"

Li Re looked at Gong Shen Zi: "Do you know that person?"

The miko seemed to have just come to her senses and nodded.

"Um.."

But to be honest, she was also a little surprised.

Who was that person just now? It was impossible for her not to know him.

"You should have guessed it - that person is a Japanese bronze player who was once as famous as me and the 'Shogun' Minamoto Musashi. His player code is 'Sword Saint'..."

"I don't know much about him. I only know that before Minamoto Musashi was promoted to Silver, he had always been fighting against him and was evenly matched with him. Before that, he also had 3,000 disciples and formed an organization called 'Shinsengumi', which was evenly matched with the Shogun. His behavior was just like his name. He was a 'Kendo Grandmaster' who studied Kendo and tried to promote his own Kendo... But according to rumors, this person likes to fight strong enemies. Even more than ten days ago, when the Shogunate was fighting to wipe out the Shinsengumi, facing Minamoto Musashi who had just been promoted to Silver and was coming with great momentum, he never retreated a single step. He was even defeated by Minamoto Musashi because of his persistence, but he did not die. He was just seriously injured and disappeared."

"He shouldn't be the kind of person who gives up so easily."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

A guy like this coming here must want to challenge Li Re!

"The master of kendo... that's such a pity." Li Re touched his chin and sighed a little, but did not express too much regret.

He did guess that this guy was the "Sword Master" who had no presence in the past few days when he was in Japan. No matter how little presence he had, he was still a top player in Japan and a second-top powerhouse in the world. Without the intervention of a silver-level player, there was no way he would disappear from the face of the earth.

He also felt that this top Japanese player who had suddenly arrived was interesting.

But it's just interesting.

It might be considered a good appetizer before the Shogun's arrival... but it is only an appetizer.

If he is not a silver-level player, he will not pose any threat to Li Re.

"Then let's continue walking up."

He held the ghost girl's hand and spoke like this.

"Yeah." Gong Shen Zi nodded slightly.

But perhaps it was because it was dark under the lamp... At this moment, even Li Re didn't notice the cherry blossoms that suddenly bloomed among the grass and trees around her that Ah Yue casually moved.

It blooms suddenly, but withers quickly.

The flowers fall without a trace.

This was exactly what she had quietly "intercepted" - the power of the "authority" displayed by the talisman left by Kikukashi the day before!

Chapter 459: Thoughts on Occupational Classification and the Crack of the Killing Stone

However, Li Re and A Yue are almost one and the same after all, and the darkness under the lamp is only temporary.

He continued to climb to the top of Mount Fuji under the guidance of the miko. Soon he felt something in his heart and looked back at Xinggong Yue beside him. He also found the traces of cherry blossoms left behind him halfway up the mountain - he immediately understood and became even more speechless!

He clearly understood why the 'Japanese Sword Master' just left decisively with a terrified look.

He was even more speechless that this girl had used the power of the Ghost Face Owl soul core to steal something incredible without him knowing...

It can make the whole mountain of cherry blossoms bloom.

This is undoubtedly the power of the talisman left by the ancient player "Kokohana Yeji" in the Sengen Shrine.

Obviously -

This power was demonstrated once yesterday.

Then it was intercepted by the evil ghost girl.

No wonder the energy in the 'suppressant' was exhausted after only one blooming of the flower yesterday, and it needs to be re-nurtured... The real loss of feelings is not in the blooming of the flower, but in the theft of power!

However, facing Li Re's understanding and silence, A Yue, who displayed the power stolen from the ancient player and the Sakura Princess, just tilted her head and picked a cherry blossom that was blooming at hand.

"If Ah-je likes it, I'll give it to you."

"It's a surprise."

The girl spoke expressionlessly, but her red lips looked very sincere.

Li Re was also surprised and stretched out his hand to rub the girl's head, knowing that she instinctively intercepted the power entirely because of his words of regret - after taking the cherry blossom, he turned around and put it on her head.

“I just like to watch.”

"So it's just right that you wear it for me to see, isn't it?"

Li Re clapped his hands and said so.

Ah Yue nodded as if she understood, raised her hand and carefully touched the petals on her head - and then carefully put her hand down.

At the same time, Asamamiya Kamiko in front of her also glanced back. She was stunned when she heard their voices and saw the cherry blossom on the head of the evil ghost girl.

Where did the cherry blossoms come from...Miko-san was confused.

Li Re didn't respond, but just looked in front of him: "What is that?"

At this time, they had crossed the halfway point of Mount Fuji and reached the top of the first peak.

Mount Fuji, the ancestor of all the mountains in Japan, certainly has more than one peak. Its highest peak is located in the center, which is the lava crater covered with snow, while countless undulating hills are scattered around it, guarding the highest mountain like guards.

Standing on this first peak, the highest mountain covered with snow seems to be within reach - but there is still some distance.

To go down from this peak, you need to climb again.

But between the mountains, there was a dark and desolate land as deep as the frozen soil. It was different from the lush scenery they had just seen along the way. The countless rugged rocks scattered around also seemed eerily quiet.

In the middle of it, there is a huge rock standing up.

Tied with pure white ropes—joined knots.

What Li Re was pointing at was this huge rock. Asamamiya Shenzi took a look and was slightly startled. He no longer bothered about the origin of the cherry blossom and just said:

"That's the 'Killing Stone'."

"The Killing Stone?" Li Re paused, and the look in his eyes when he looked at the stone changed instantly - there are many well-known legends in Japan, but among these many legends, the legend of the Killing Stone is definitely one of the top ones.

Its source, which is generally listed as one of the 'three great demon gods' like the 'Tengu' in Gong Shenzi's body, is an ancient Japanese monster named White-faced Golden-haired Tamamonomae. Its story also involves the famous Japanese Onmyoji 'Abe Haruaki' - it is also related to the ancient emperor and even to Daxia. It can be said that it covers a very wide range.

The rumored white-faced golden-haired Tamamonomae was a great monster that escaped from the Great Xia Kingdom. He disguised himself as a peerless beauty and took the opportunity to sneak into the palace, causing the emperor, who actually ruled Japan at the time and whose power had not yet fallen into the hands of the shogun, to become drunk and lose weight. Finally, he was seen through by the great onmyoji "Abe Haruaki" who served in the court and his true identity was revealed in court.

The exposed Tamamonomae fled all the way out of the palace, but was eventually besieged in Nasuno near Mount Fuji by Abe Haruaki, who led an army of 100,000 and many Onmyoji, and was killed by them with the power of the gods on Takama-ga-hara.

But after Tamamonomae's death, her resentment did not dissipate and turned into the 'Killing Stone'. It is said that any creature that touches the 'Killing Stone' will die instantly. When the Killing Stone cracks, it means that Tamamonomae's resentment begins to wreak havoc on a large scale - a huge disaster will occur on the earth.

There is no definitive answer as to whether Tamamonomae is related to Daxia. If the myth is classified as the deeds of ancient players, it may be that a player from Japan obtained the professional inheritance power passed down from Daxia.

However, the Killing Stone actually exists in Japan.

It not only exists in Nasuno, but also in various other places - and every time the Killing Stone cracks, disasters of varying degrees do occur in the local area.

Such as droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc.

For a long time, the Japanese have even regarded it as a warning from God.

This is obviously the case with the 'Killing Stone' that exists beneath the highest peak of Mount Fuji... The 'linking rope' tied around it is itself a pious tribute to the celestial warning.

of course.

Before the advent of the Paradise Era, many scholars believed that the Killing Stone was actually just the condensation of miasma or the remnants of volcanic rocks, which was why it caused the death of living beings and would suddenly crack due to changes in air humidity when the weather changed drastically.

But after the advent of paradise, such existence obviously has a different meaning...

【Killing Stone (D)】