Tokyo: Starting with the Shrine Maiden

"You're too young to understand how formidable he is."

Yuan Neng shook his head and said, "He is hailed as the greatest Onmyoji of our time, but that comes from his skill, not his fame."

Miao Yan still didn't believe it, but just as she was about to speak, Qing Yan interrupted her.

"No matter what, facing Abe no Seimei is unavoidable."

"Daoman is right."

Yuan Neng let out a breath and said, "And maybe we'll get lucky and be able to avoid Abe no Seimei."

Isn't this just admitting defeat?

Haruhiko twitched the corner of his mouth.

But they also realized just how great Abe no Seimei's reputation was in the eyes of the Onmyoji.

Even Yuan Neng, who was also an enemy, felt deep fear.

"But before we can unleash the curse, we must infiltrate the residence of the Grand Minister of State, where Fujiwara no Michinaga resides."

Yuan Neng took out two scrolls and said, "These are the maps I collected before. Memorize them."

Haruhiko took one of the scrolls, opened it, and glanced at it; it was quite detailed.

He closed it again and waited for Yuan Neng to give him instructions.

Although we don't know what Ashiya Dōman usually does, he seems clueless now, so this is all we can do.

If you accidentally expose yourself, then try to cover it up.

If all else fails, we simply won't use this illusion.

"Once we obtain the medium, we will be able to cast the fifth-tier spell, the Curse of the Evil Spirit."

Yuan Neng explained, "This spell requires the three of us to work together to cast it. It can take effect even from a distance of thousands of miles, causing Fujiwara no Michinaga to die silently without leaving any scars."

Haruhiko suddenly realized something.

Since Yuan Neng explained it so clearly, does it mean that Ashiya Dōman originally didn't know this spell?

If he knew how, he wouldn't need to explain so much.

As he pondered, Yuan Neng took out two more scrolls.

"It contains the specific details of the evil spirit's curse."

He explained, “As your deputies, you don’t need to learn it; you just need to master the steps.”

"Ok."

Haruhiko opened the scroll, glanced at it, and immediately understood his meaning.

This is not a single spell, but a complex spell.

In simpler terms, it's a magic circle.

"Then let's wait for tomorrow's orders."

Yuan Neng patted Qing Yan on the shoulder and said, "In my opinion, your talent and strength are second only to Abe no Seimei. I'll need to trouble you more in the future."

"I will try my best."

Haruhiko nodded.

The three of them parted ways.

He returned to his room.

Since I have nothing else to do, I might as well learn this curse.

After all, it's the fifth tier.

If taken outside, they would be top-tier weapons.

[Curse of the Evil Spirit: A fifth-tier curse that uses the target's personal belongings to unleash a deadly curse from an extremely long distance. The victim will be silent and leave no trace, as if the work of an evil spirit.]

Haruhiko's mind raced as he saw the game panel that appeared before him.

The fact that it can still be used within illusions is undoubtedly good news.

The only pity was that he had no idea what kind of magic Ashiya Dōman possessed.

Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.

Ashiya Doman is full of Onmyoji.

There are many types of Yin-Yang techniques, but there is one that every Yin-Yang master must learn.

That's the first-tier spell, summoning a shikigami.

Haruhiko didn't learn it, but he knew the spell and incantation of this spell.

Moreover, the first-level spell can be learned in less than an hour.

If he learns and uses it, he can summon the shikigami that has signed a contract with Ashiya Dōman.

Thinking of this, Haruhiko was immediately motivated.

Whether it succeeds or not, it's always a possibility; you have to try to find out.

About half an hour later, Haruhiko had mastered the spell to summon shikigami.

He took a deep breath and began chanting a spell. Two seconds later, he felt a significant loss of spiritual energy within him.

However, on the game panel, he was still at full psionic energy.

This demonstrates that he effectively utilized Ashiya Dōman's own spiritual power.

As the psionic light shone, Haruhiko suddenly sensed that there was some creature with whom he had a faint spiritual connection.

He issued a summons, and the fluctuations of psionic energy before him grew increasingly intense before finally stopping.

A white figure appeared in front of Haruhiko.

He had black, raven-like wings, hovered in the air, wore a demon mask, and exuded an extremely strong aura.

"Daitengu?"

Haruhiko was startled.

This is the king of the Tengu clan, a true fifth-tier great demon.

"The Way is complete."

A calm voice rang out, "What do you want from me?"

"fine."

Haruhiko paused for a moment, then casually made up an excuse, saying, "We might run into Abe no Seimei tomorrow, so I'm letting you know in advance."

"Abe no Seimei?"

The Great Tengu's tone wavered slightly, "I've wanted to see his shikigami for a long time, it's something to look forward to."

Haruhiko was slightly startled.

If he remembers correctly, Abe no Seimei had twelve shikigami.

He had already met one of them, Tengshe, who possessed the strength of the fifth rank.

What else is there to fight?

Chapter 279. Murasaki Shikibu

Haruhiko released the summons, the Great Tengu disappeared, and the room fell silent once more.

He let out a breath and lay down on the bed.

He was naturally not confident in facing Abe no Seimei.

But he did not forget that he was in an illusion, and everything he was about to experience was not real.

He was more curious about how to break the illusion.

Under normal circumstances, illusions affect the mind and can be dispelled by specific spells.

Haruhiko has already tried it.

The illusion is too powerful to be broken.

The only possible solution may truly be rescue by Tsuchimikado Mari and others.

But does this illusion have no other purpose?

Haruhiko touched his chin.

Ashiya Dōman could have easily set up a second trap after they were trapped in the illusion, thus eliminating them all.

Moreover, the content is his own past memories, which is obviously abnormal.

Who would show their memories to someone else?

Or is it a test?