I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 452 A Rise of Heroes
"What?! The Takeda clan has been defeated?!"

Many forces that heard the news showed no joy whatsoever, not even the daimyo who were enemies of the Takeda clan.

What they are concerned about is:

"Who did it?"

The Takeda clan is no weakling; if a group of high-ranking samurai charged in, even a great demon would be chopped into mincemeat.

They also have thousands of elite soldiers, making them a well-known and powerful force in this 'world'.

Who could defeat the Takeda clan?
Western country?

Leopard cat collar?
The bird demon of the Land of Fire?

Could it be Kirinmaru?
These are all renowned demon forces, whose leaders are only slightly weaker than demon kings. They would certainly have no problem dealing with a human daimyo's forces.

However, if a force of this size were to launch a large-scale attack on a daimyo, all human factions would immediately unite: no single yokai force would dare to face a large number of samurai, sorcerers, exorcists, and priestesses alone.

Two hundred years ago, even the Demon King Dog General had to transform into human form and enter through the main gate to see his wife.

After all, it's almost impossible for monsters to unite, but humans understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'.

"He is a demon general who calls himself the 'Demon King'."

"He's holding the divine sword 'Congyunya' from two hundred years ago!"

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A large number of messengers rode out on horseback.

Carrier pigeons, shikigami, and yokai carrying letters constantly shuttled through the sky.

Soon, all the major and minor factions in the 'Warring States Plane' received news of the reappearance of 'Tsurugi' and the rampage of the 'Undead Army'.

As for that 'Ghost General'?
It's just a knife holder!

Kill him.

They snatched the divine sword 'Congyunya'.

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"Master, should we get involved too?"

The little girl named 'Xiaochun' looked up at the young 'priest' beside her.

As a 'magic professional', the student codenamed 'Priest' wouldn't openly reveal his name like his classmates: there are countless legends about spells that use names, hair, and blood to curse opponents.

Therefore, he has never mentioned his own name, and even now, his countless followers still call him 'Priest'.

In any case, in this world, there is only one Inari God 'Miketsuhime'.

The priest of Inari must be referring to him.

As the granddaughter of the first village's 'guardian shrine maiden' she encountered, the little girl 'Koharu' had already become his apprentice and joined the glorious Inari God's ranks, becoming a shrine maiden herself.

In Xiaochun's view, that 'Sōun-ga' was something that samurai and great demons fought over; they were Inari gods.
It doesn't seem to have anything to do with swords at all, does it?
"How can it be unrelated?"

The boy, codenamed 'Priest', patted the girl next to him, gesturing for her to sit down.

"Do you know why the 'Cloud Fang' is so powerful, that the wielder can be called a 'Demon King'?"

Xiaochun shook her head. She used to be just the granddaughter of the "guardian witch" of a small village, and she learned a few exorcism techniques from her grandmother. She had never even left the village, and all her knowledge came from her grandmother's oral traditions. Although she knew more than the average villager, her knowledge was still limited.

What's more, it involves weapons that are among the world's deepest 'secrets'?

"That's because the Murakumo-ga contains fragments of the 'Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi'!"

At this point, the priest couldn't help but clench his fist slightly.

Those are the Three Divine Artifacts!

The Kusanagi Sword, the Yasakani no Magatama, and the Yata no Kagami.

As is widely known, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi was obtained by Susanoo from the tail of the Yamata-no-Orochi after defeating monsters and acquiring equipment; the Yasakani-no-Magatama was bestowed upon Amaterasu by Izanagi as a symbol of her legitimacy; and the Yata-no-Kagami was a divine artifact created by the gods and hung at the entrance of the Ama-no-Iwato (Heavenly Rock Gate) to "lure" Amaterasu out of seclusion.

After all, she's a goddess, so it's normal for her to feel sorry for herself, which gave the Heavenly Hand Man the opportunity to pull her out.

Later, Amaterasu bestowed the Three Sacred Treasures upon her grandson, Ninjaku-no-Mikoto, who then used them to slaughter Kunitsu-no-Kami, who had refused twice.
“In the ‘main world’ where I am, the Three Sacred Treasures were lost during the Genpei War a thousand years ago; now that this ‘small world’ has fragments of the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, how can we remain indifferent?”

Furthermore, Inari was born to Susanoo and Ōichihime, the daughter of Ōyamatsumi.

This Kusanagi sword originally belonged to 'His family'.

As a priest of Inari, how can he not share the burdens of his own god but still expect to receive "gifts"?
What a joke!
"Therefore, I must go to deal with this chaotic situation."

"Summoning devout believers—"

Even if we can't seize the fragments of the divine sword, we should at least let 'those above' see our efforts.

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"Congyunya?"

Standing on the road littered with corpses, Yukino Satsuki, with her white hair and a backpack full of knives, guns, and swords, tilted her head.

"Yes, yes, sir."

The man who collapsed in front of her was a bandit leader wearing inlaid armor.

So-called inlaid armor is simply leather or cotton armor with iron or bone pieces haphazardly sewn on as armor—in short, it's the standard equipment for mountain bandits: lacking stable logistics, they can only improve their defense in this way.

"We were blind and ignorant, please spare our lives!"

Besides the bandit leader wearing inlaid armor, there were other bandits with equally dirty and tattered armor; scattered around were sickles and bamboo spears belonging to bandits who were half civilians and half bandits.

"You think you can get involved?"

No, these guys.
After a moment's thought, Yukino Satsuki understood.

These bandits weren't there to steal the Murakumoya, but to carry out a 'Fallen Warrior Hunt'.

Target lone, heavily wounded samurai and steal their prized swords, armor, and money.
Thinking of this, Yukino Satsuki placed her hand on the snake bone knife behind her back.

"Rao——"

Pfft

The serpentine scimitar snaked past, and instantly a pile of heads shot into the sky.

"Let's go, Qibao."

After eliminating the bandits, Yukino Satsuki turned around.

"Sister Yukino, where are we going?"

"Of course I'll go—"

Seize the Cloud Fang!
Sesshomaru, Naraku. If she didn't find some enemies, Yukino Satsuki wouldn't know what else she could do in this 'other world'.

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The outskirts of the Western Kingdom.

The Western Country is the territory of the "Dog General," but the Dog General has been dead for two hundred years, and his former nemesis is stirring again.

"Big sister, have you heard?"

Inside the castle tower of a city, four young people are discussing something.

No, although they look very similar to humans, their pointed ears still betray the fact that they are monsters.

The speaker was a girl with short red hair, dressed as a ninja, with an orange-yellow tail behind her; she exuded a tomboyish wildness and competence.

Her name is Xia Lan, and she is the third of four siblings.

"Um,"

Of the four, the one sitting at the head of the table was a long-haired, aloof woman dressed in traditional women's clothing. She was clearly in a high position and gave orders, but behind her was a black tail.

"Cong Yunya has been born."

The woman who spoke coldly was named Donglan, and she was the eldest of the four siblings.

"Sesshomaru will definitely head there. What should we do?"

Another beautiful girl with light brown hair, wearing a short mini-skirt with a yellow-green hem, spoke up.

This beautiful girl gives off a lively yet charming vibe, full of allure; however, anyone who becomes infatuated with her beauty will likely die without even knowing how.

She is Chunlan, the second oldest of four siblings, and is skilled in illusion magic.

"Let's go too!"

The fourth person was a burly, muscular man with a youthful face, and his hair crackled with electricity as he spoke.

"Kill Sesshomaru! Destroy the Murakumo!"

"Young man, please calm down."

A beautiful girl in a short mini-skirt and kimono comforts the youngest of four siblings.

Because of their father's 'laziness,' this burly man's name was naturally: Qiulan. "Sesshomaru is not so easy to deal with, let alone the famous sword of my father's enemy, the Sounaga."

They are: the Four Heavenly Kings of Leopard Cats!
The four children of the Leopard Cat Lord are also the mortal enemies of the 'Dog Clan' who rule the Western Kingdom.

On one side are the cat tribe, and on the other are the dog tribe; it would be abnormal if they didn't fight. Hundreds of years ago, the leopard cat lord 'Qinfang' led his cat demons in a great battle against the dog-wolf demons led by the dog general. As a result, the leopard cat lord was defeated and killed, and the cat tribe was suppressed by the dog tribe.

At that time, a big-faced wolf demon named 'Wild Wolf' was a subordinate of General Dog.

Later, the dog general perished along with a human warrior because of a human woman; the cat tribe, led by the Four Heavenly Kings, made a comeback and routed the dog tribe.

Later, Sesshomaru, the eldest son of the Western Kingdom, barely managed to hold them off, and the hatred between the two sides has been entangled for hundreds of years!
As for someone named Inuyasha...
I don't know where they were playing in the mud.

This is why most of Inu no Taisho's subordinates do not recognize Inuyasha: not only did his mother kill the master, but he also disappeared during the great battle. Who would recognize such a "second son"?
Now, the enemy's sword, 'Congyunya', has been born;
It would be strange if the leopard cat clan remained indifferent, given their long-standing rivalry.

"Big sister, give the order!"

The fiery red-haired tomboy: Xia Lan volunteered.

"Let's seize this opportunity to eliminate Sesshomaru and Murakumo in one fell swoop and bring the western lands back under the rule of our Leopard Cat clan!"

"Um,"

Sitting in the head seat, the aloof woman pondered for a moment.

"Notify all cat-like demon generals!"

"This time, we must avenge our previous defeat!"

"Yes!" X3
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the other side,
On the territory of Kirinmaru, the ruler of the demon realm in the Eastern Kingdom.

"The sword of that faithless dog, General Inu?"

In the main hall of the castle tower, a female demon dressed as a noblewoman frowned slightly. She wore a married woman's hairstyle, applied purple-red eyeshadow, and wore a magnificent 'twelve-layered kimono' adorned with gold and jade hairpins, exuding elegance and nobility.

However, her cold aura and dark gray clothing gave her an unapproachable air.

Kirinmaru's older sister: It's Lu!
Kirinmaru, as the ruler of the Eastern Kingdom, was both an enemy and a friend of Inu no Taisho: the two once resisted the calamity of a 'demon star' falling from the sky together, and also fought a hundred-year war, which ended with Kirinmaru losing one of his horns: so he was slightly inferior.

Since ancient times, beauties have loved heroes. As Kirinmaru's older sister, Ruya also falls in love with Inu no Taisho, but—

"I heard his eldest son lost a hand recently?"

"Yes,"

The demon general, kneeling on one knee before the noblewoman, reported the situation.

"According to reports from spies, Sesshomaru was then assassinated by the 'Seven-Man Team,' and his servants, maids, and even his mount were killed."

"Die well!"

The noblewoman, consumed by hatred born of love, sneered repeatedly.

If that man had married her back then, with the combined strength of their two families, ruling the world would have been a piece of cake.

Even if all the human experts joined forces, could they possibly defeat her brother and that man?

pity--

The falling flowers are full of affection, but the flowing water is heartless.

"Send more manpower,"

After thinking for a moment, the noblewoman gave the order.
"I need to know who has taken Cong Yunya's place."

"Yes!"

The demon general accepted the order and withdrew.
Because of the death of Inu no Taisho, Kirinmaru, feeling that he was 'no longer invincible,' chose to go into a deep sleep.

Therefore, the ruler of the Eastern Kingdom was actually his sister, the noblewoman Shiru.

"Dog General"

Fighting tooth king!
In the deserted, desolate hall, only the noblewoman's murmurs, filled with love and hate, could be heard.

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at the same time,

In a castle located in the clouds,
"Lord Sesshomaru, are you leaving already?"

The little girl, Rin, followed behind the fully armed Sesshomaru, jogging along and asking questions.

"I'll go fetch Ah-Hong over here~~"

"No need."

Sesshomaru calmly refused the little girl Rin's offer to lead his mount.

Not to mention that he usually flies when he goes out and rarely rides the two-headed mount named 'Ahun', just this time, the danger alone—

It's not suitable to bring people along.

"Ling, Madam went to great lengths to revive you."

The heretical rebuke, carrying a staff bearing human heads.

"Don't go and cause trouble."

“wrong views,”

The old man demon, interrupted by Sesshomaru, immediately looked up and awaited instructions.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru!"

"You stay too."

"Hey?!"

"Lord Sesshomaru, how could you do this?"

The heretical view was shocked, and the heretical view shed tears.

"Ah la ah la~~"

Just then, a gentle voice rang out.

A cold and aloof beauty walked over, wearing a white fox fur coat, a purple gown, long silver-white hair, bangs parted to the sides, high ponytails tied on the back of her head, a purple crescent moon mark on her forehead, and golden eyes.

Are you seeing your son off?

!

"Lord Immortal Fairy Ling Yue,"

"lady."

Upon seeing the newcomers, Ling and Xiejian immediately bowed in greeting.
This aloof beauty is none other than Sesshomaru's mother, Inu no Taisho's wife: Lingyue Xianji.

It was she who used the treasure to revive Rin, who had died for the second time; this is also the reason why Sesshomaru and the others are here.

The seven-man squad were professional mercenaries, employing poison, assassination, traps, and sneak attacks without restraint. Sesshomaru was powerful enough to defend himself; however, Rin was just an ordinary person, and Jaken, without his staff of severed heads, was merely a minor demon on par with an ordinary person. The result was:

Even his mount 'Ahun' was forced to use its 'resurrection armor'.

In this situation,
Sesshomaru would never dare to take them out again.
Although the Seven-Man Squad has been wiped out, Sesshomaru remembers that there was still a 'Snow Bone';
Furthermore, this time he was going to retrieve his father's sword, 'Congyunya', and the dangers involved were self-evident.

"You two can stay here as guests."

The noble lady, 'Lingyue Fairy,' waved to Xiang Ling and Xie Jian.

"I'm leaving, Mother."

Sesshomaru, who bore an eight-tenths resemblance to this noble lady, nodded slightly, took to the air, and flew directly down from the cloud castle.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" x2
"If a man goes to war, all we should do is wait for him to return victorious."

The lady gently patted Ling's hair.
"But I am a servant!"

The words of the evil-minded person beside her made the noble lady unable to help but look up at the sky.

"Evil View, your power is truly astounding."

Although she was her son's "retainer," even she, as his mother, could hardly stand it anymore.

"Let me take this opportunity to teach you a lesson!"

"Hey, hey, hey?!"

With a wave of her hand, the noble lady conjured several enormous wolf demons out of thin air; baring their teeth, they began to put on a restricted-rated show: Jaken Muzan!
"follow me,"

Holding Ling's hand, the noblewoman prepared for the little girl:

"How about I teach you barrier techniques to protect yourself?"

"Yes, I'll do whatever you say, adults."

"Call me Madam~~"

(End of this chapter)