I'm doing Jujutsu Kaisen in the ninja world.

Just as Shanhu was placing food and water at the door once again, waiting for the people inside to come out and take them, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Eight days have passed, why does the seal here look completely unchanged?"

Ziyuan replied calmly, "I've said it from the beginning: my abilities are insufficient. I need more time to weaken the power of the seal. Only in this way can there be even the slightest possibility of breaking the seal here."

"I need a month, but you only gave me ten days. Only eight days have passed. What kind of change do you want?"

"If you don't believe me, why don't you just kill me?"

Sanko squinted at the other person, while Shion met her gaze without fear.

After a long silence, Shanhu finally grinned. "Remember, you have two days. If you can't break the seal, I'll make you wish you were dead."

Without saying a word, Ziyuan returned to the ancestral hall with food and water, which at least looked quite presentable.

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The land of swamps actually refers to the land of lakes and marshes, which is famous for its many rivers and lakes.

The climate is closer to that of a tropical rainforest, with an abundance of mosquitoes and miasma.

Generally speaking, outsiders who come here are very likely to get lost without a local guide.

Every year, many people go missing, and their bodies are never found.

In such an environment, finding a special ancestral hall is a very difficult task.

So when Shinji and his group arrived in this country, the first problem they faced was that there were a large number of shrines, and they had no idea which one they were looking for.

If you can't even find the place, what are you looking for?

Left with no other option, Shinji hired a local guide and began to try his luck.

"There are tens of thousands of shrines of all sizes in the Swamp Country. How about I take you to see some of the more famous ones first?"

The local guide who was speaking was a very talkative young Black man.

Although Akagi and his group seemed like an odd combination, they were very generous, so he naturally wanted to earn more kickbacks.

However, Shinji and the others were not there for tourism; they were there to find someone.

Popular ancestral halls can be ruled out immediately.

Because if the person he's looking for were in that kind of place, it would probably have caused a huge uproar by now.

Since even the locals didn't notice, it means that the place he was looking for was probably quite remote, which is why even if he made some noise, it wouldn't attract anyone's attention.

Following this line of reasoning, ancestral halls built in places rarely visited by people are more likely to be the ones that are ...

So he suggested, "We don't like crowded places. If you know of any special ancestral halls that are rarely visited, please introduce them to us. Don't worry, if we're satisfied, you can get double your payment."

Upon hearing this, the young Black man's eyes lit up.

Making money? It's not shameful!

“Then it’s settled! I do know a few ancestral halls with very special origins, but they’re about to be abandoned because they’re so old.”

Is it far away?

"Some are not far away, but others are far away, and they require crossing swamp forests, which is very dangerous. I do not recommend going there."

What I mean by "not recommending going" is that as long as you pay enough, there's nowhere you can't go!

It seems that all that honesty and simplicity is just an illusion; yet another lay Buddhist who asks for more money.

Shinji wasn't angry about this. He didn't care about spending a little more money; he just didn't want to be taken advantage of.

"Go check out the nearby ones first, and if you're not satisfied, go to the farther ones. I don't care what methods you use, I'll give you three times the reward. Of course, if you think we're stupid and rich, and have some ulterior motives... you'd better pray you die quickly."

Shinji bent a sharp kunai around like putty before finally throwing it to him.

The guide took a look and immediately shuddered in fright.

This is not fake, and it hasn't been switched.

That must be an incredibly powerful force to do that.

The young Black guide immediately started smiling obsequiously, saying things like "No!" and "Don't worry."

Regardless of whether he had such thoughts before, at least now he dares not think about them anymore.

Otherwise, I'm really afraid that I might earn money but not live to spend it.

So, with the guide having calmed down, Shinji and his group quickly toured all the so-called 'special' shrines.

If something is considered special, it's either because the person who founded it was famous, or because of its unique design, or because of its bizarre rules.

"The special shrine I'm going to isn't what I mean by that. I mean the kind that seals away some kind of demon, or has related legends. You're a local, you should know that, right?"

"Well..."

"If you can find them, they are all yours."

Seeing the thick wad of cash that Shinji pulled out of his pocket, the black guide's eyes gleamed with greed.

"No problem, come with me. When I was little, I heard from the older generation that there was once a powerful priestess who sealed a demon in a shrine. Later, to express their gratitude for everything the priestess did and to suppress the demon, so many shrines were built."

"You're probably looking for the same one from back then. Not many people know about him now, so you're lucky to have met me."

The young Black man kept talking incessantly, but he moved swiftly, borrowing a boat and taking Shinji and the others deep into the dense forest.

There were countless snakes, insects, and rodents along the way, but after they sprayed themselves with a special powder, they immediately became something that these poisonous creatures avoided at all costs, which amazed everyone!

The young Black man was very proud; he enjoyed seeing the surprised looks on the faces of outsiders.

Unfortunately, some of them had poker faces, and one guy wearing a mask wasn't cooperative enough.

After many twists and turns, the young Black man finally stopped the boat.

"From here on out, it'll be a matter of walking. Stay close to me; the real danger is just beginning. If you hadn't given me so much, I would never have ventured this far!"

[Chapter 488 Breaking the Shackles]

Led by the guide, Shinji and his group gradually ventured deeper into the area.

Vibrant, multicolored venomous snakes; ferocious crocodiles lurking in the swamp; and terrifying miasma that can cause hallucinations in just two seconds...

Any one of these dangers, taken individually, would be enough to kill an ordinary person.

The guide was extremely careful before daring to proceed slowly.

This was all for the money; after all, money makes the world go round, and that's absolutely true.

As long as the money is right, even completely destroying the ancestral hall is not out of the question!

However, this level of danger was not enough to Shinji and his group.

He looked relaxed the whole way, almost like he was on vacation, a stark contrast to the cautious guide leading the way ahead.

Finally, after several hours, they arrived at a dilapidated shrine that had long been overrun by wild animals.

"This should be the place. I came here once when I was a child."

Blackie tried hard to recall his childhood memories, quite confidently.

Shinji shook his head in disappointment. "The journey has been so dangerous. How could you have possibly reached this place when you were a child?"

“It’s true! I remember it very clearly. I secretly followed the villagers here, and then I got lost. In the end, my second uncle found me in this ancestral hall and rescued me.”

Blackie retorted loudly, whether out of guilt or because it was true, it was clear that Shinji's questioning had angered him.

"Alright, even if you came here once when you were little, how can you be sure that this ancestral hall in front of you is the one you stumbled upon back then, after so much time has passed?"

"I... I just know! You guys don't want to pay, you want to renege on your debt? Let me tell you, getting in is hard, getting out is even harder! Without me, you can just stay here and wait to die!"

Shinji didn't care about the guy's attitude and was too lazy to argue with him anymore.

He carefully observed the ancestral hall and finally determined that it was definitely not the place he was looking for.

Under the gaze of the Eye of the Azure Sky, there was not even a trace of a seal around here, nor could one sense even a fluctuation of chakra!

Wait a minute, where is this chakra fluctuation coming from?

Having changed his mindset, Shinji suddenly looked in one direction, and then the Eye of the Azure Sky began to unleash its power.

Shinji's gaze began to rise higher and higher, then moved forward, finally landing on a place emanating an ominous purple-black chakra fluctuation.

Then consider the people and things he's looking for this time.

He knew immediately.

"As expected, it's impossible to hit the target with just a random guide. The shrine that truly seals the monster is located elsewhere. However, this guy wasn't entirely useless; at least he saved us a lot of trouble, so the money wasn't wasted."

Shinji pulled out a money pouch and threw it at the other person. "This is the payment I promised you. You don't need to do anything else. You can leave now."

The fact that Blackie received so much money so readily left him stunned.

In the past, it would have been good if the final payment was half or a third of what was initially agreed upon.

After all, there are far more customers who talk a big game than who are actually generous.

"It's only right to do things for money! Don't worry, since I've taken your money, I'll definitely take you to the right place and then take you out!"

Blackie thumped his chest, making a loud thud.

Shinji was both amused and exasperated: "Really, it's not necessary. The place we're going to next is going to be very dangerous."

"It's precisely because of the danger that I can't let you go on your own. At least with me here, I might be able to save your lives at a critical moment."

Shinji's gaze pierced through the dense forest and landed on a certain spot.

"gone."

Shinji ignored the black-skinned man who kept professing his loyalty and led his men to continue their journey.

"Hey, wait for me! Don't wander off! It's dangerous over there!"

As Blackie shouted, he saw Shinji and the others disappear in front of him in a few leaps.

It was only at this point that he realized the people he had brought with him were not ordinary people.