Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

Since they don't have any game cheats, fighting monsters is pointless and would only waste their spiritual energy.

To be honest, in their eyes, Haruhiko was just bored and rich and reckless.

After all, third-tier talismans are quite expensive.

Led by Tsuchimikado Mashiro, they continued on their way and gradually arrived deep into the forest.

At this moment, a thick fog rose.

What followed was an earthquake.

In the blink of an eye, a bottomless crack appeared.

"It's in there."

Tsuchimikado Mashiro was somewhat surprised and said, "Is it welcoming us?"

"welcome?"

Mari Tsuchimikado said with a faint smile, "What just happened was hardly a welcome sight."

"You stay up here, Mari and I will go down."

After pondering for a moment without finding a solution, Tsuchimikado Mashiro spoke.

"I'll go as well."

Haruhiko certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity to join in the fun.

"There is a fifth-tier great demon below, and the situation is unclear. It would be too dangerous for you to go."

Tsuchimikado Mashiro glared at him and said, "You stay here obediently."

She made no attempt to hide her concern for Haruhiko.

Mina and Minami Utsunomiya already knew this and were quite used to it.

But for the rest of the people, many were people he was meeting for the first time.

They finally understood why Haruhiko was the head of the Utsunomiya clan.

"There's no danger."

Haruhiko slightly raised his hand and said, "I have the ring that Mari-nee gave me."

Tsuchimikado Mashiro ground his teeth.

This made her even angrier.

Haruhiko was implying how good his relationship with Tsuchimikado Mari was.

Although he didn't mean it that way.

"Then let's go together."

Mari Tsuchimikado said with a faint smile, "I can still protect him."

"..."

Tsuchimikado Mashiro bit her lip in anger, said nothing more, and jumped down into the crevice.

Tsuchimikado Mari reached out and grasped Haruhiko's hand.

A psionic aura enveloped the area.

The two people slowly sank.

As the light turned into darkness, Haruhiko felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the outer psionic shield had a faint glow, so it wasn't completely dark.

"Such rich psionic energy."

Haruhiko realized what was happening and couldn't help but say something.

The deeper he went, the more psionic energy he accumulated, so dense that it brought him back to the ruins of Takamagahara.

However, it is slightly inferior to the ruins of the Great God of the Ninja Kingdom.

It roughly corresponds to the second level of the Takamagahara ruins.

Haruhiko wouldn't go so far as to take out a mask and put it on.

When he reached the bottom, he looked around.

It looked like a valley cleaved open by a sword, quite desolate.

But the ground was covered with bones.

They are not human, but all sorts of monsters.

"What's going on here?"

Tsuchimikado Mashiro frowned slightly and asked.

The current situation resembles a battle between monsters.

As for the cause and the result, it is impossible to know.

“Look over there.”

Mari Tsuchimikado sniffed and said, "I smell a familiar scent."

Haruhiko looked in the direction the other was pointing and saw a deep pool of water.

In the dim light, it resembled ink, so thick it couldn't spread, a mass of black.

As you get closer, it gets even darker, and you can't see the bottom of the pool at all.

Tsuchimikado Mari squatted down and extended her finger.

A bright yellow light appeared.

Her fingers looked as if they were on fire.

The pool reflected the flames, just like a mirror.

When Tsuchimikado Mari's fingers touched the water, the flames immediately went out, and the room became dark again.

She paused slightly, and four words flashed through her mind.

"Jade Marrow Elixir".

Tsuchimikado Mari stood up and explained, "Fourth-tier spiritual energy materials have a great effect on youkai. If used during advancement, they can increase the success rate."

"These are all of them?"

Tsuchimikado Mashiro paused for a moment, then asked.

"All of them."

Tsuchimikado Mari smiled slightly and said, "We got a great deal."

Chalcedony elixir is actually somewhat like stalactite; it is a elixir formed from jade under the long-term influence of spiritual energy.

Generally speaking, they are man-made, and usually not in large quantities.

Such a large quantity of chalcedony elixir is truly unprecedented.

Tsuchimikado Mashiro was so happy because this thing was a divine artifact to the Onmyoji family.

It can accelerate the growth of your own shikigami, and its function is self-evident.

Haruhiko's mind stirred.

His family has two demon-controlling beasts.

Lime is alright; it has the feathers of a black peacock, and given enough time, it can advance to the next level.

But not Izumi.

It's been so long and we're only at the second stage.

Its growth rate is far slower than Haruhiko's.

Its biggest function so far has been to be cute.

If I had the Jade Marrow Elixir, I might be able to advance to the third tier.

"Where is that fifth-tier great demon?"

Haruhiko suddenly realized the key point.

The valley was completely clear, and the fifth-tier demon that was suspected to be a Teng Snake was nowhere to be seen.

"It's in the pool."

Tsuchimikado Mari pointed to the water and said, "And it's dying, it's just clinging to life with the help of Jade Marrow Elixir."

"Is he dying?"

Haruhiko's eyes widened in surprise.

Ordinary monsters wouldn't surprise him so much.

But this is a fifth-tier great demon.

Some monsters are even immortal.