My wife's name is Platycodon

With a cracking sound, the replica Kikyo's shoulder blade broke, his arm lost control, unable to lift it, and the heavy sword fell to the ground with a thud.

But when she turned her head, her eyes were empty and lifeless, as if she felt no pain at all, and she raised her left fist and hit Galamen in the face.

Before the attack arrived, Jialuo swung his left leg and swept the clone Kikyo off balance. She fell to the ground with a thud. She struggled to get up and fight again, but Jialuo's right foot had already kicked her away, and she hit the rock, creating countless cracks.

With a broken spine and an out-of-control body, the clone Kikyo raised his head with difficulty, blood oozing from the corners of his mouth. However, as soon as he raised his head, a beam of death came towards him.

Jialuo withdrew his fingertips with an indifferent expression.

Kikyo appeared next to Jialuo. She restrained her smile and looked at the black ash that the replica had turned into, which was blown away by the wind on the island.

Kikyo's eyes were extremely complicated, and she looked at Jialuo again, "I thought you couldn't do it."

Jia Luo was silent for a moment, and then said coldly: "Don't make such jokes in the future."

But for a moment, even Kikyo didn't know what the joke that Jialuo was talking about was.

And Jialuo turned around and left without any explanation, but his figure was quite lonely. It was just that he was sometimes not good at expressing himself and couldn't explain his feelings.

At that time, the Zishan elf also transformed into the appearance of Platycodon, and he acted without hesitation because he knew that it was not Platycodon. Now he also acted decisively, but his heart was heavy.

"It seems to have saddened him." Kikyo sighed slightly, thinking that maybe she should do it instead of letting Jialuo do it.

But, Gala, you are quite sensitive.

If only butterflies and birds were here...

However, the two of them are now in the shrine, and Kikyo doesn't want to create any more Shikigami, it's too troublesome.

Having emotions and intellect is real life, but they don’t know that having life is not actually a good thing.

The more you understand life, the more you fear death.

Kikyo came closer and looked at the ashes. She had no joy nor sadness, and her face was very calm.

"To die without knowing anything is also a kind of luck. As a replica, your body's potential has been exhausted. Even if you survive, even if you find your own 'heart', what can you do? Faced with a broken body and a short life span, you will then understand that what you have is not life and emotions, but the despair of facing the greatest horror of the world."

She spoke in a melodious voice, with calm eyes, and spoke quietly. The sea breeze echoed silently, the forest rustled, and the waves in the distance rose and fell, and the sound was already very weak when it reached here. And the black ash was rolled up again, as if it filled the world, until it could no longer be seen.

Chapter 80: Let’s Go Back

Kikyo and Jialuo came to the roaring furnace.

Those half-demon children have been sent ashore by Kikyo and told the location of Maple Village.

She can't provide much help at the moment, but she won't turn a blind eye to these children. She plans to place them in a shrine first and then make other plans.

Souji spent her entire life serving the half-demons but never got a good result, and she doesn't think she is stronger than Souji.

The ringing furnace roared open, and Zouji appeared inside the furnace.

"Hello, Jialuo, thank you very much for helping Penglai Island eliminate the Four Fighting Gods." She greeted him. It was their first meeting and she was very kind to Jialuo.

But Jialuo was in a bad mood at the moment. When she heard Kikyo mention the priestess Zouji, she just nodded and didn't say anything.

"I will sink to the bottom of the sea with Penglai Island, but before that, I can help you embark on the path to the underworld." Zou Ji explained everything concisely.

There is also a underworld path in the shrine near Maple Village, but it is a dead end and cannot be passed.

The underworld is dark and lightless, vast and extremely mysterious, and many places belong to Jedi.

But this place is different. It is a very rare way to survive. The gods have explored it and there is a chance that it leads to other worlds.

When Jialuo and Kikyo jumped into the Singing Furnace and just entered this strange space, he suddenly frowned, summoned the Sword of Hades, and noticed that it was moving unusually.

"Is this the boundary between reality and the underworld?" As soon as the Sword of Hades appeared, he looked around in doubt.

"Not bad!" Zou Ji nodded.

"But it seems a little different." The Sword of Hades felt very strange. It had never seen such a place before. It was full of flames and rocks, and the environment was extremely closed. There was a lingering smell of herbs. Could it be that its sword master was being used as an elixir?

"This is the alchemy furnace of the Penglai immortal." Zou Ji did not hide the fact that the Penglai alchemy furnace connected the real world and the underworld, so it was very special. Otherwise, how could it refine elixirs that could prolong life.

"Hmph, it's a pity that the Penglai Immortal has left, and the elixir of immortality has become a legend. No one except the immortal can refine the real elixir of immortality." The Sword of the Underworld said with a grunt.

Zouji looked at the Ame-no-Kume sword. She had not found the Penglai medicine at the beginning, but only found some useless residues at the bottom of the furnace, so she said, "You know a lot."

"But this incomplete knowledge is of no use." It did not preserve the memories of ancient times, the Sword of the Underworld said, and then it fell silent and was taken back by Garo.

"This ancient magic sword is a sharp blade forged by gods when they conquered the underworld. It has the power of curse. It is said that every sword owner will not have a good end. You must make good use of it." Then, Zou Ji said to Jialuo.

"I have no interest in its origins." Garo said. The Sword of Hades is now in his hands, and he doesn't care about the past of this magic sword.

"Well, for some things, knowing too much is actually a burden." Seeing his attitude, Zou Ji didn't say much.

The three of them dived to the bottom, where they saw a sea of ​​fire. The flames were burning fiercely and would never go out, but the space was very spacious.

In the past, the flames here could be called fairy fires, and mortals were not allowed to touch them, otherwise their souls would be burned. Now that the Penglai immortals have disappeared, the fairy fires have also lost their magical powers and turned into ordinary flames.

But here, gravity almost disappeared, as if being in the universe. Three figures floated in the air, looking down.

This is the bottom of the Roaring Furnace, and further down is the underworld.

"If you try to open the underworld, the Ringing Furnace will lose its last bit of power, and Penglai Island will stop moving." Zouji said. She has mastered some of the uses of the Ringing Furnace over the years. "There is only one chance, seize it."

Then most of the green light that made up her outline gathered in her hands, making her hands clearly visible. Zouji began to make seals with her hands. It was an extremely mysterious hand seal that only Kikyo could roughly recognize. This hand seal was very similar to the legendary method of immortals making elixirs.

Finally, the boundless sea of ​​fire was split by Zou Ji, revealing thousands of white bones. These were the corpses of half-demons thrown down by the Four Fighting Gods in the past two hundred years. And just below these corpses, a dark path led straight downwards. It was a place that not even fire could illuminate, true darkness.

Kikyo and Jialuo continued walking.

Just as she was about to disappear into the darkness, Kikyo looked back and saw Zouji nodding slightly.

"Go!"

She whispered, the seal was released, the entire ringing furnace rumbled, the sea of ​​fire suddenly boiled, closing the ancient road and flooding the bottom again. At this moment, the vast power impacted the entire space, completely out of control.

The numerous huge rocks floating in the air above could no longer stay in the air, and they fell to the ground one after another, colliding with each other and falling down with a loud bang.

As the boundary between the underworld and the real world, the Roaring Furnace could no longer maintain its space and collapsed and exploded. In this natural disaster-like scene, fires were raging and rocks were falling.

But Zouji looked calm.

A body also fell down, it was her remains.

The corpse was dried up, skin sticking to bones, and the once beautiful black hair had fallen out, no longer able to see the heroic appearance when alive. As a shrine maiden from 200 years ago, Souji's dress style was similar to that of Tsuiko's era, both wearing armor, carrying swords, and wearing a cross-shaped hair crown.

She is also proficient in close combat and has an extremely strong body.

The equipment worn by the clone Kikyo is what she left behind.

Zou Ji sighed softly, and the green light turned into countless rays of light and merged into her own corpse.

In this place where the rules of the underworld and the mortal world conflict violently, the mummy quickly filled up, as if resurrected, and she regained her state before death.

This was a powerful and fierce witch, with extremely beautiful features, like a lotus in clear water, black hair hanging down to her waist, cold armor, and a sharp sword flashing with cold light. She had an extremely strong aura, and the spiritual power in her body was as vast as the surging ocean, and her powerful aura filled the entire Ringing Furnace.

Zouji swung the sword in her hand, and a line of white light burst out, shining the entire space in an instant, and then the entire ringing furnace was cut from the inside out. In the outside world, Penglai Island was turned upside down in an instant, and the island suddenly split into dozens of fragments. When it was shattered, some smaller fragments sank directly to the bottom of the sea, and the remaining fragments were also slowly sinking to the bottom.

In this chaotic scene, Zouji walked towards the corpses of the half-demon. She looked determined and walked firmly, but there was great sorrow in her eyes. As soon as she arrived at the pile of corpses, she saw a shadow approaching quickly from above, and a large rock 100 meters wide suddenly fell.

The boundless sea of ​​fire suddenly erupted into flames, and Zou Ji's figure disappeared in it. Nothing could be seen, and all that could be seen were sparks and rubble.

"It's better to go home, it's better to go home..." The ethereal voice gradually became louder, like the cry of blood of a cuckoo, full of sadness and helplessness.

A ray of green light rose from the sea of ​​fire in the distance. It transcended life and death, followed the ancient road, and rushed towards the underworld.

Chapter 81: Gatekeeper of the Underworld (Subscription Request)

The dark underworld is extremely empty and there is nothing else here.

Kikyo made the Pure Land Seal with her hands, her whole body was radiating light, even her hair was emitting a soft glow. She walked in front, lighting up the long road, with Gala following behind her.

Suddenly, a faint green light came from behind, passed through Jialuo, and finally sank into Kikyo's body.

Kikyo's expression was moved as she received the last bit of Zouji's soul. Even though she already knew everything and was mentally prepared, she couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

She didn't look back, but continued to move forward with Jialuo.

There is no light in the underworld, only endless darkness. Any light here seems extremely weak. There are also many creatures native to the underworld lurking. They are different from the living creatures in the world. They were born from the underworld and belong to another kind of creatures.

Here, it is even difficult to perceive the passage of time, and there is no way of knowing how much time has passed. It is extremely dark next to him, and he cannot see his hand in front of him. Even with his eyesight, he cannot see through the darkness of the underworld.

The road ahead was endless, with no scenery appearing in between. It felt claustrophobic, as if they were locked in a small dark room. This made Jialuo feel like they were standing still.

But Kikyo did not show any confusion as she made the Dharma seal with her hands, nor did she look irritated. Her steps were steady, as down-to-earth as an ascetic monk, and she was very patient. This lonely and monotonous journey was not even a test for her.

In fact, Jialuo can endure loneliness. Although the environment in the underworld is extremely bad, when she is upset, she looks up at Kikyo's back, and her originally uneasy heart can get a lot of comfort.

Finally, the road ends.

A stone gate blocked the way ahead. The gate stood in the air, twenty meters high and fifteen meters wide, with a solid base, giving people an unshakable feeling.

There are steles on both sides, with the words "Not a god or immortal" and "Do not enter this door" engraved on the left and right respectively.

There are two stone statues guarding the bottom of the monument. They are in the image of two evil ghosts, five meters tall, and their weapons are tridents. They have green faces and fangs and look extremely cruel.

Kikyo stopped in front of the door and did not choose to go around it, because she couldn't go around it, this was the rule of the underworld.

Sensing someone approaching, the stone statue awakens and transforms into a living evil spirit.

The evil ghost on the left said: "Neither a god nor an immortal!"

The evil ghost on the right then said, "Don't enter this door!"

Kikyo took a look at them and knew that these two evil spirits were most likely the true protectors left behind by the gods, who were ordered to guard the gate here.

"Is there a new world behind this door?" Kikyo looked up and asked when she saw the huge size of the evil ghost.

The two evil ghosts were very rude and did not answer the question. Instead, they said in unison: "No one except the gods is allowed to enter without permission. Mortals should return the way they came."

"What if we insist on going in?" Jialuo asked. Penglai Island had sunk, and the exit to the underworld was at the bottom of the sea. Most importantly, they had not seen the scenery beyond the underworld. He still had some interest in other worlds.

The evil ghost on the left glanced at him and said in a very domineering manner: "Kill yourself here, and we can send your body over."

Only the dead can pass through, because this is the underworld, so it will not hinder any dead.

"Is there no other way?" Kikyo sighed softly. In fact, even if she was a god now, she would probably be trapped here, because the Protectors were created in the past and were only loyal to past gods. They would not recognize the new generation of gods because there was no intersection between them.

The two evil ghosts did not answer and behaved extremely stubbornly. It was unclear whether they were puppets set up in advance.

However, this is also a necessary process. Kikyo did not find it strange. The Singing Furnace on Penglai Island was unmanned, so it would naturally be arranged in the second half of the journey.

The reason why this gate exists may be to test the ability of later comers, or it may be for other reasons, Kikyo does not know.

"Gialo, what do you think?" Kikyo turned around and asked.

Without saying anything, Jialuo raised his hand and shot out a beam of death.

The black demonic power exploded on the surface of the evil ghost, but did not cause any damage to the opponent. Jialuo narrowed his eyes. This did not seem to be a sign of high defense, but rather an ineffective attack, so the evil ghost did not even need to make a symbolic defense.

"This is the rule of the underworld. All worldly powers will harm lives that cannot enter the underworld." Kikyo explained. This is a very tricky rule, because strictly speaking, spiritual power is also worldly power, not to mention demonic power.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Heavenly Dao Priestess has great potential, comparable to gods, but cannot prolong her life. It is not that her spiritual power is not strong enough, but that she lacks the means to deal with the life in the underworld.

When she is old and weak, even if her spiritual power does not weaken, the soul-catcher from the underworld will come and take away the soul of even the most powerful person.

When Abe Haruaki died, some people also saw a large number of soul-catchers appearing in the Onmyoji.

"Is there any way?" Jialuo stood up and looked up at the gate. He didn't think that these rules of the underworld were invincible.

"Of course there are, such as divine power, immortal power, or magic power..." Kikyo is very clear about these things. The power of the mortal world cannot harm the life in the underworld, but it does not mean that non-mortal things are difficult to find.

The gods and Buddhas in heaven, or even immortals, all have the ability to kill lives in the underworld.

Garo seemed to be thinking about something, then he drew out the Sword of Hades, and a surge of magic power swept out.

The two evil ghosts were immediately shocked when they saw this. They had never expected that the magic sword was held in the hands of a human being. Just as they were about to open their mouths to let it go, they saw a sword light coming quickly in front of them and directly cutting off their heads.

The two heads fell to the ground at the same time, without even a trace of blood. They rolled to the ground and said to Jia Luo, "Please don't kill us completely."

"Are you begging for mercy now?" Jialuo said coldly. The Sword of the Underworld has the ability to absorb souls, and now a thought came, which means that the two souls of the underworld can be subdued.

"You hold the magic sword and represent the gods. We have no intention of being your enemy." said an evil ghost.