From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 282 The Wind Rises, the Hexagram Emerges

"The foundation of a nation based on faith is the self-generation of true faith! In other words, it is to find a special and suitable master for these faiths that do not belong to us but are still scattered throughout the world!"

Standing in the sky above Kyoto, Bai Yang slowly said, "These wishes will find their own vessels in this city, and we only need to make good use of the rules at our disposal to make these extraordinary individuals who bear these wishes become our providers of extraordinary wishes!"

"In this way, we can naturally obtain the energy called extraordinary willpower!"

Alvin nodded excitedly, "Yes, Your Majesty, this way we can obtain entirely new willpower, and even use this willpower to guide the arrival of a true extraordinary era!"

Extraordinary willpower, of course, is also a kind of willpower. It can be transformed into divine power in a multiplied way, or it can be used as an energy base to guide out the power of authority!

This is also Bai Yang's greatest gain from creating such an extraordinary system: a higher level of control over the power of will!
"That's just the first point. The second point is to guide the emergence of the first truly extraordinary nation!" Bai Yang said with a smile. "When extraordinary beings appear around everyone, whether they do it actively or passively is no longer important. What's important is that they will definitely make contact!"

"Once it's confirmed to be extraordinary, there will always be endless people rushing to it, no matter the cost!"

"And this country will certainly be impacted by the extraordinary power of the will system. Confucian scholars will use their words to disrupt the law, and knights will use their martial arts to break the law. This is the case!"

Bai Yang's gaze was deep, his expression cold. "Are you ready? To welcome the extraordinary and to bear the price they impose!"

"This kind of price isn't something everyone can afford to pay..."

Bai Yang waved his hand, and the willpower that had been affected by the rules he had set suddenly descended upon the city!
"Your Majesty, the essence of this wish is..." Alvin asked the last question.

“Of course it’s kindness!” Bai Yang said. “This isn’t the essence of willpower, but rather the essence of religion, the essence of humanity’s most primal thoughts!”

"The kind restrain themselves, thus creating the possibility of acquiring power, while the malicious, driven by desire, can rapidly increase their power, but also become completely lost in it!"

"By then, the officials we've designed will naturally be able to make their appearance!"

Alvin was startled; he then realized Bai Yang's purpose. "Your Majesty...you...you intend to initiate the Wish Power Harvesting Mode for the first time in this country?"

"If they truly harbor malicious intent and intend to carry it out, then of course I can take them down!" Bai Yang said calmly. "This can also be considered a way of detoxifying this country!"

As for what would happen to these people if this were to actually be accomplished, Bai Yang didn't care.

He always believed that if these people really did what he set out to do, then it was only natural for him to take advantage of them—as for no one? Ha, what this country has in abundance is people full of malice!
Death would be their inevitable future, and Bai Yang would not have even the slightest pity for them!

Alvin also thought it made sense. He even said, "We can directly monitor these people, actively guide them, and reap the benefits. The crisis on the Dylan Continent is imminent. The more special willpower we have, the higher our chances of winning will be!"

"If all else fails, we'll just surround the city and turn it into a paradise of wishes!"

He was a bit more radical; he felt that it was possible to guide the city, or even directly lead it into darkness!

Bai Yang knew all too well what this meant; it practically meant abandoning everyone in the city!

After all, the arrival of a true supernatural system will inevitably lead to supernatural battles, and ordinary people will only become the victims.

It must be said that this is indeed the fastest way, but also the most ruthless method!
This was the perspective of a deity, and these almost cruel words surprised even Bai Yang. "You seem to be going a bit too far!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Alvin bowed his head and disappeared.

Bai Yang had already arrived at his destination, in front of a very small Yin-Yang shrine.

Originally, the Onmyōryō was an official organization used to fulfill the official duties of Onmyōji (Yin-Yang Masters). However, due to the Meiji era's isolation of Onmyō-kyo (Yin-Yang practice), such an institution became history.

This so-called "Yin-Yang Ritual" is nothing more than some folk beliefs that are not recognized by Shintoism, so the building looks very dilapidated and mottled.

Bai Yang looked at this place with great interest. If he hadn't directly explored the history, he probably wouldn't have known that this was actually the direct lineage of the famous Onmyoji Abe no Seimei!

Onmyoji, a religion that flourished in Japan for a thousand years, was based on the Yin-Yang School of the Warring States period, Taoist divination theories, and the Five Elements theory. However, it rapidly weakened during the Meiji era and was eventually abandoned by Shintoism, thus disappearing from the world.

Both the Abe family, the Onmyoji clan, and the Tsuchimikado family, which later changed its name, have been completely submerged in the tide of history, and nothing remains.

However, the family in front of us happens to still exist because, during the Meiji era, they were designated as "kazoku" (a branch of the nobility) by Emperor Meiji, becoming surviving members of the Tsuchimikado family. This family is known as "Kurahashi"!
However, the Kyoto Kurahashi family was actually more closely associated with Buddhism. Most of their graves were located in the Shinsei Gokurakuji Temple in Kyoto, making them one of the patrons of Buddhism. As a result, the family's so-called traditions were naturally largely abandoned.

Although the Yin-Yang School and Buddhism did have a good relationship in history, they never reached the point of complete merging.

For example, even before Bai Yang stepped inside, he could already hear the conversation inside: "Kiyoji-kun, stop guarding your dilapidated temple and look to the future! This time, the high monks of Gokurakuji Temple have already sent people to Calcutta, and they will be returning to Kyoto soon. When they do, the streets will surely be deserted!"

"We only need to turn around and join them to get a genuine ticket to join Buddhism. Why not?"

Two young men were persuading a young man dressed in a gray robe with a calm expression, telling him about the power and extraordinary nature of Buddhism!

Upon hearing this, Kurahashi Seiji slowly opened his eyes, closed the copy of "Taiyi" he was holding, and picked up his fan.

"Tickets? Even things like that can be bought and sold? Does the Blissful Temple really have eminent monks?"

"Hey, don't you understand? Aren't the real great monks all raised in temples like this?" the other person replied. "They are masters who don't participate in anything, they only study scriptures!"

"Does one become a high monk by not engaging in production and only eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures in the temple? You'd probably only become a fool!" Kurahashi Seiji said without hesitation. "The moment you asked me to join them, you ceased to be descendants of Lord Seimei! Now, get out!"

"You stubborn brat, you'll regret this!" the two young men said bitterly upon hearing the order to leave, and turned to go.

The two quickly reached the doorway, exchanged a glance, and said, "Damn it, this guy isn't falling for it, what do we do?"

"What to do? Of course, get rid of him! Does he think Kyoto is still the same Kyoto it was a thousand years ago? Hmph, it's not anymore!" another person said viciously!
They certainly didn't come to get him to join the so-called temple; they were just trying to trick Kurahashi Seiji into joining Buddhism so that he would hand over the land rights they held!

In the already declining Kurahashi family, a piece of land in the heart of Kyoto is naturally very valuable. Now, these spendthrift sons, after nearly ruining the family, have their eyes on this land.

Kneeling in this small room, Kurahashi Seiji could only sigh helplessly before the portrait of Abe no Seimei, "Lord Seimei, the master of the star charts and talismans, the successor of your bloodline bows here..."

"Your bloodline is almost extinct, the Tsuchimikado family has long since fallen into depravity, and the remaining Kurahashi family is already beyond redemption..."

"If you are truly in that divine realm of Takamagahara, gazing upon this place, please give me your guidance on what I should do."

As the only inheritor of the Onmyodo style in the Kurahashi family, Seiji Kurahashi knew it would be a difficult task when he took over the job from his grandfather.

Their family declined, their clan ceased to exist, and coupled with the covetousness of their master and the decline of the Onmyoji, their lives became extremely impoverished.

His father couldn't bear the darkness and ran away. When the family received the news and went to search for him, all that was left was a mutilated corpse.

"Sigh!" Kurahashi Seiji sighed, took out a tortoise shell and compass from the cabinet beside him, and began what might be the last divination of his life. "Lord Seimei, please bless me!"

The young Onmyoji, dressed in simple robes, scattered the tortoise shell in his hand on the ground, and then the wooden fan in his hand swept across his arm, cutting his palm!

His voice suddenly rang out: "Twelve Divine Generals! Lend me half a moment of the Clear Eyes!"

The next second, blood dripped onto the compass in his hand, tracing intricate and complex patterns before slowly converging at one spot!
This scene made Kurahashi Seiji's eyes widen in surprise, because this was the first time he had completed this divination ritual!

Previously, I either failed or was interrupted, could it be that...

The young man stared intently at the compass, "South Seven..."

He walked south step by step, and when he took the seventh step, he heard a strange cracking sound under his feet. "Oh no!"

He quickly looked down and saw a tortoise shell shattered before his eyes, causing him great distress. "Ah... I spent 6000 yen on this tortoise shell at the flea market, do I have to buy a new one now?"

Heartbroken by the broken tortoise shell, he bent down to pick it up to see if it could be salvaged, and then he noticed the cracks on the broken shell.

"This is... Water leaving the marsh, and wind entwining the hairpin?" The cracks that appeared on the upper and lower lines left the young Onmyoji unable to calm down for a long time.

This divination result is just too perfect!
PS: I'm still adjusting my sleep schedule, otherwise I won't be able to sleep at night. There will be two more chapters today, one is the regular update, and the other is a bonus chapter for those who give 10,000 rewards. It will be a little slow, but it will definitely happen!
(End of this chapter)