How did I, an Onmyoji, become the Lord of Yokai?

"How do we get there? Hmm... we'll walk, of course."

"Walk?"

The girl's matter-of-fact expression made the boy blink. "What do you mean by 'go'?"

"It means exactly what it says."

With a hint of pride, the girl raised her hand and gently made a slash in the air, and then a crack appeared before the four of them.

It was a crack wide enough for two people to pass side by side. Although it looked ordinary, Shimizu Asahi could feel it.

On the other side of that crack, an extremely powerful aura of death permeated the air!

"Is the other side of this crack the underworld?"

The older sister's effortless action surprised Shimizu Asahi. This... this opened the gates of the underworld?

Although they didn't ask their teacher how to open the passage to the underworld, the Minamoto clan had already expended so much effort and resources to open the rift between Yin and Yang, so the preparations needed to go to the underworld must be considerable.

But now...

Well, he shouldn't be so surprised; this kind of thing should be a piece of cake for his sister.

He also needs to get used to this new identity that suddenly appeared.

With a silent smile, Shimizu Asahi waved to the three people who were seeing him off.

"Then, let's set off."

"Okay, take care on your journey. Remember to come back soon."

Soon, Shimizu Asahi and Shimizu Mio disappeared into the crack, and the crack quickly closed up and vanished...

......

After traversing a relatively short passage, Shimizu Asahi and Shimizu Mio finally arrived in the underworld.

"Is this the underworld?"

Unlike the outside world, there is no sun, no moon, and no so-called radiance here. Only darkness and death permeate this region.

Upon first setting foot here, Shimizu Asahi clearly felt uncomfortable, as if this world was resisting his existence.

"The underworld is different from other places because it is where the dead live, so it is especially suitable for the dead to live in. The environment is naturally exceptional as well."

"Living people who step into this place will be repelled by the death energy. If they stay here for a long time, they will even be invaded by the death energy and slowly lose their vitality."

"But Chaoyang, you don't need to worry about so much. We're only staying for a short time, it's nothing serious."

"Alright, let's go."

After offering a brief explanation, Shimizu Mio stepped forward. Upon hearing this, Shimizu Asahi also composed herself and followed her sister.

The underworld is different from the human world. The underworld is divided into regions. When the dead come to the underworld from the outside world, they need to go through a long journey to be judged and then reincarnate.

The specific process is roughly as follows: first, one passes through the gates of the underworld, then crosses the River of Three Crossings and the River of Oblivion, undergoes judgment, drinks the Meng Po soup on the bridge to forget past memories, and is eventually reincarnated.

But because of her sister, they crossed the gates of the underworld and arrived at the Sanzu River. And to everyone's delight, the source of the Seizure River was right there in the Sanzu River... Chapter 506, Part 503: Am I beautiful?

The Sanzu River, also known as the Sanzu River, is the legendary boundary between the world of the living and the world of the dead.

This boundary has the power to devour souls. The dead have no choice but to take a ship from the underworld to cross it. However, there is only one ship on the Sanzu River, which can only carry a few people at a time. Therefore, many dead people have accumulated in the Sanzu River area.

The ghost messengers ordered the spirits to wait here, escorting them away time and time again. However, when the ghost messengers left, some spirits would obey their orders and stay here, waiting for the opportunity to cross the river, while others would ignore the ghost messengers' warnings, leave this safe passage, and head towards the vicinity of the Sanzu River.

Those who leave the passage either fall into the River of Three Crossings, unable to be reincarnated, or are bewitched by the spider lilies and become their fertilizer.

As an aside, the Sanzu River has no buoyancy and contains a deadly poison that corrodes the soul. Therefore, souls that fall into the river never have the chance to return to shore and can only become water ghosts in the Sanzu River, eternally suffering the torment of its icy coldness.

Under such torment, these water ghosts became jealous of other souls who still had hope of reincarnation. Once a dead soul fell into the water, they would swarm up and drag it to the bottom of the river, turning it into a water ghost as well, and subjecting it to the same suffering.

Even if the dead do not fall into the water, they will search for the dead who are close to the river and then pull them into the Sanzu River.

In addition, the spider lilies around the Sanzu River have a bewitching power. Any spirit that approaches the spider lilies will be bewitched by their fragrance, then step into the spider lily field, and finally be completely devoured by the spider lilies.

The Sanzu River and the spider lilies are just the initial dangers of the underworld, yet even so, many souls die here every year, unable to be reincarnated.

Asahi Shimizu and Mio Shimizu stepped onto the Sanzu River, which leads to the passage, and arrived at the riverbank.

Perhaps because of what Shimizu Mio did, the surrounding spirits did not notice them, nor were they bewitched by the spirits of the Sanzu River or the fragrance of the spider lilies.

Their journey was very peaceful and uneventful, just like a tourist trip.

"The source of the Sei River is where the Sanzu River flows out and where countless souls gather. The fastest way to find the source of the Sei River is to go upstream along the Sanzu River."

"However, the source of the River of Sera is different from other places in the Underworld. It is the most dangerous and mysterious place in the Underworld. Even Yama does not want to set foot there easily."

As they walked, Shimizu Mio explained to Shimizu Asahi the dangers of the source of the Sai no Kagawa River.

No one knows why the source of the Seizure River appears or why the Sanzu River was formed. Even Enma and Shimizu Mio don't know. But they do know that the source of the Seizure River is shrouded in a special power, and under the range of this power, the passage of time within the source of the Seizure River becomes very strange.

For example, sometimes you go in and stay inside for a day, but when you come out, only a second has passed. Other times you go in and come out the next day, but a year has already passed.

Therefore, virtually no one wants to step into this mysterious and unpredictable realm of time change.

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Asahi was momentarily stunned.

He remembered what the Fate Watcher Huang had told him a few years ago.

As long as he doesn't tell Reiko the truth, Reiko won't have to endure three hundred years of torment.

So... was this the place Ara was talking about back then?

Reiko spent some time inside, and was that three hundred years?

So that's how it is... Huang didn't lie to him.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickened his pace.

As they walked upstream along the river, the siblings had been walking for about two hours. The number of spirits around them decreased over time, and gradually, apart from the water ghosts in the river and the spider lilies on the bank, they saw no one else.

But then, his feet involuntarily stopped, and Qingshui Chaoyang blinked, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.

"Is someone there...?"

A woman appeared on the bank of the Sanzu River in front of him.

A black-haired woman dressed in a black and white kimono with a blue belt around her waist and white feet in clogs stood there, as if using the river water to reflect her image.

"That's... a monster?"

"A monster from the Sanzu River?"

Shimizu Asahi quickly identified her. The only beings here besides the dead were demons. Moreover, the woman's aura was very similar to that of the surrounding spider lilies, almost identical.

If I'm not mistaken, she should be the spider lily spirit born from the Sanzu River.

Perhaps it was because the sunlight was too direct, but the woman whose image was being illuminated suddenly looked up and gazed in their direction.

With this action, he was able to see the woman's appearance clearly.

With an exquisitely alluring face and blood-red eyes, this was someone who, at first glance, was clearly not human.

"Oh? I didn't expect to find a living person in the Sanzu River. That's quite rare."

Unexpectedly, but with a hint of curiosity, a voice reached their ears. The woman stood up and walked towards them. Shimizu Asahi and Shimizu Mio glanced at her subconsciously.

He was probably pondering whether or not to pay attention to the woman in front of him.

The being that appears in the Sanzu River and transforms into a demon is probably not a good person. Although Shimizu Asahi is somewhat naive, he will not be naive at this time.

Even with his sister by his side, it doesn't mean he can act recklessly and do whatever he wants.

However, while they were pondering, the woman had already arrived in front of them.

Its red eyes swept over the two of them, and a strange smile appeared on its exquisite and bewitching face.

"...Um, is there anything I can help you with?"

After a brief silence, Shimizu Asahi took the initiative to speak, breaking the sudden and awkward atmosphere.

"Hehe...hehehe, humans...they really do have the temperature of living people."

"I never expected to meet a living person here, it's so rare."

The woman suddenly looked up and met Qing Shui Chaoyang's gaze. Her slender, clean hand covered her face as she whispered something.

"I ask you, am I beautiful?"

In an instant, the strange atmosphere vanished, and Shimizu Asahi and Shimizu Mio both froze on the spot.

What kind of question is this?

Judging from the atmosphere and expressions just now, they all thought they were about to engage in battle, but they didn't expect... this is the problem!

"Um...um, that's really good."

Although he didn't know why the woman asked that question, Shimizu Asahi still gave an honest answer.

P.S.: Before meeting the Genji Onmyoji, Hana was actually quite narcissistic.

Chapter 504, Section 507: Sister, wait for me here.

"Hehehe... How honest you are, I also think I'm very beautiful."

"So...would you like to stay by my side?"

Unconsciously, a pink scent spread out, a faint yet unforgettable aroma that entered Qing Shui Chaoyang's nostrils.

Almost instantly, he instinctively shielded his sister behind him and used his spiritual power to separate himself from the woman.

"Who are you? Why are you attacking us?"

"Why... of course, it's because I'm a little bored."

Naturally, the woman said softly in the tone that should have been there, "There are very few people I can talk to in this underworld. Apart from the ghost messengers, there is only that rabbit and Meng Po on the bridge, but they are unwilling to step into this place. I am really bored by myself."

So...wouldn't it be better for you to stay with me?

"Didn't you acknowledge my appearance?"

"For you humans, this physical body is the greatest temptation."