My wife's name is Platycodon

"Coral, thank you too." Mingjia looked up and said.

"It's nothing, but, Grandpa Mingjia, will the news you bring really satisfy the Shura of the Underworld?" Coral said with a worried look.

"Now that things have come to this, we can only let the Underworld Shura make the decision himself. After all, I have already tried my best." Mingjia crossed his arms across his chest. He has four hands, and the other two are spread out, looking helpless.

"If it weren't for Cong Yunya, I wouldn't have turned back halfway, otherwise I might have gained more."

Coral didn't continue speaking. She reached out to smooth her messy bangs to make herself look more energetic, then raised her legs and stepped into the shrine.

The Hades Shura had been waiting here for quite a while. He sat beside the stone table, sitting upright. When Coral and Yunmu came closer, his eyes fell on Yunmu and he said calmly, "Flea monster Mingjia, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Mingjia crawled out from Yunmu's hair, jumped hard, landed on the table, and then sat down on the table without any airs, feeling somewhat surprised. It was tiny in size and very confident in its hiding. Relying on its ability to restrain its breath, it avoided many dangers, but it did not expect to be discovered by the Asura of the Underworld as soon as it came over.

The temperament of the Hades Shura has become more stable, but why does it feel more terrifying?

"Although only a few days have passed, it must have felt like a year to you." Mingjia understood the anxiety of Hades Shura. He promised Hades Shura that day that he would help him find clues to resurrect Platycodon.

But it was somewhat difficult to explain now, so its gaze turned to the stone bench next to the Asura of the Underworld, on which was placed a slender magic sword.

Cong Yunya is back as expected.

Mingjia sighed as expected. This magic sword was thrown into the Bone-Eating Well together with Daodaosai, so it was not unfamiliar with Cong Yunya.

"Lord Shura!" Coral bowed slightly and greeted him.

"You sit down too." Hades Shura pointed to the side. Mingjia's arrival made him feel much better, and he even became more friendly to Coral.

Coral was caught off guard. In her impression, only Kagome could receive such treatment from the Underworld Shura.

The Asura of the Underworld was a man of his word and was not the type to be polite, so she did not dare to refuse and sat next to him very stiffly, feeling very uncomfortable.

Butterfly and Bird brought a tea tray and poured a cup of tea for Mingfu Shura and Coral respectively. Seeing this, Mingjia also took out his own miniature teacup from his arms and filled it with a drop of tea.

"Thank you." Coral picked up the teacup flattered.

"Mingjia, do you have an answer?" Hades Shura looked calm, but his eyes were much more serious. He attached great importance to Mingjia's next words.

Mingjia nodded, and without further ado, he went straight to the point: "I visited many monsters, but found nothing. Finally, I got the answer from a monster called the Great Saint of the Demon Spirit."

He was very optimistic about the potential of Hades Shura, and therefore was willing to make friends with him on behalf of Master Inuyasha, and even went to find the Great Sage of the Demonic Spirit, who had a good relationship with his master, hoping to solve his doubts.

Hades Shura did not interrupt Mingjia and let him continue.

Mingjia took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and continued, "According to common sense, if a soul is reincarnated, it no longer belongs to the previous life, but to this life. This is a complete reincarnation. As long as it is human, even if the cultivation is extremely high and the merits are comparable to those of nature, it is impossible to break free from this law of reincarnation. It is impossible for the body to die but the soul to live forever."

The Asura of the Underworld nodded. He didn’t care about the rules. As long as it was a rule, he could break it.

The fact that he stood here was itself a defiance of the world's rules.

"Get to the point!" said the Asura of the Underworld.

Mingjia shook his head. He was worried that the Asura of the Underworld would not be able to accept it. After thinking it over, he decided to explain the current situation clearly first.

"But Kikyo's problem is extremely complicated. As a human being, she completely disappeared fifty years ago, but Rito dug up her grave and extracted Kagome's soul with ghost magic, attaching it to Kikyo's ashes. Only Kagome's soul received Kikyo's memories and resentment hidden in the ashes, instead of recovering Kikyo's soul, so in essence..."

It talked for a long time and suddenly got stuck. It didn't know how to continue and was worried about upsetting the Asura of the Underworld.

The shadow in front of Mingjia suddenly expanded. Mingfu Shura suddenly stood up, blocking the sunlight. The shadows on his face were intertwined, giving people a strong sense of oppression. He said coldly: "So the Kikyo now is not 'Kikyo' at all!"

Coral was shocked. The attitude of Hades Shura was not right. Could it be that this bolt from the blue was too severe, causing him to become overly paranoid and lose all hope? Was this a sign of going crazy?

Mica's fury flared up, and she stared at Hades' Shura with vigilance. If the situation turned bad, she would grab the coral and run away as soon as possible.

The Hades Shura ignored them and said expressionlessly: "Kikyo thought she was the remnant soul of Kikyo, but in fact, she only separated a trace of her soul from Kagome's. It was only because she completely inherited Kikyo's memories and received Kikyo's hatred when she was alive that she mistakenly thought she was Kikyo, right?"

Mingjia swallowed his saliva, his lines were taken away, resulting in nothing to say. At this time, shouldn't the Hades Shura be heartbroken, flipping the table, kicking the stool, and breaking Congyun Ya be a normal development?

"Do I care about this? Does Kikyo care about this? Are you going to tell me that the current Kikyo is fake?" Hades Shura asked back.

"Well, it can't be said to be fake." Meika pondered. The reason why Kagome's other souls were not affected by Kikyo was because this soul was split off in time. She should have taken revenge on Master Inuyasha as a lingering resentful soul and dragged Master Inuyasha to hell with her.

But no one expected that Kikyo would find herself again and calm her resentment in this state.

When she abandoned everything in her life and found peace of mind, all the past disappeared, and what appeared next was a shrine maiden who carried out Kikyo's will but gained freedom and liberation.

Chapter 16: Taishan Lord Ceremony

The real shrine maiden has died, and now Kikyo is a lonely ghost wandering on this land.

Perhaps Kikyo also noticed this.

But she never let this bother her, and her temperament remained peaceful and tranquil.

The Asura of Hades will not seek trouble for himself.

He didn't know the witch from fifty years ago, he only knew Kikyo now. Her gentleness, her compassion, her persistence and hard work, her deep mind and great love, she was willing to give up all her remaining strength for him.

No one has ever done this for Hades Shura, and no one has ever been able to really get close to him, influence him, or touch his heart. Even in his destined long life, Hades Shura cannot guarantee that he will meet the second one.

He stared at Mingjia, his words steady but powerful: "I don't care about anything you said, I just want a way for Kikyo to be reborn!"

Mingjia was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the Underworld Shura would accept everything so calmly.

Even if the priestess from fifty years ago traveled through time and space and appeared before him, the Shura of the Underworld would choose this fake soul without hesitation.

"You are worthy of being the overlord who can subdue Cong Yunya! Hades Shura, according to the information I got, the Taishan Lord Festival may be able to revive Kikyo." Mingjia sighed first, and then told everything. It saw the shadow of the past Inu General in Hades Shura. Both of them possessed firm will and amazing courage.

"Sacrifice to the Lord of Mount Tai?" Shura of the Underworld frowned slightly. His memories of his previous life were vague, but he vaguely remembered that in the legends of his previous life, the Lord of Mount Tai was the supreme god in charge of the underworld, and this world should be no exception.

Now that he had a clue, his expression suddenly eased a lot: "Tell me in detail."

Mingjia was not surprised by the capricious attitude of Hades Shura. He had gained a lot from the Demon Spirit Great Sage. Now that the biggest problem had disappeared, the rest would be much easier.

Mingjia sat down with his legs crossed and said in a deep voice: "The Taishan Palace Lord Ceremony is a secret of Yin-Yang Taoism. The method of performing the ceremony is to sincerely pray to the Great God of Mount Tai in Dongyue, and ask him to exchange his life for the life of the deceased."

"Exchange lives?" The eyes of the Hades Shura moved slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

Mingjia nodded: "Yes, the Lord of Mount Tai is the most ancient god in the Celestial Empire. He is a legendary figure even in the Heavenly Court. He controls the underworld and is in charge of the underworld. People in the Eastern Han Dynasty were very fond of offering sacrifices to this god of the underworld who sits on Mount Tai."

But later, the situation in the Eastern Han Dynasty became turbulent, the Han Dynasty declined, and the Three Kingdoms period began. Ming Jia lived in a thatched cottage in Nanyang.

The master of the house, Zhuge Liang, was a man of astonishing talent, with the ability to bring peace to the country. Needless to say, his wisdom was great. Mingjia was like the rats and scorpions in front of the Buddha's lamp, and was considered to have been blessed with great fortune. Mingjia would often lie on the beam and watch Zhuge Liang read classics and deduce formations.

According to common sense, when one person succeeds, everyone around him will benefit. Although Zhuge Liang is not on the level of Buddha, Mingjia does not need to be compared with those female monsters in Journey to the West.

After staying in the thatched cottage for many years, I have ended up like this. I still don't have the power to call the wind and rain. I am well-informed and have rich experience, but other than that I have nothing.

In the monster world where the strong are respected, if he had not gotten to know Inu no Taisho, become his retainer, and then used Inu no Taisho's name to make friends with a number of big monsters, he would have been trampled to death by a passing monster.

Mingjia said that there is a reason for this.

The main reason is that the metaphysical books are too profound, the battle formations rely on understanding, and the strategies rely on the heart. He watched the sleeping dragon practice at night, and the study was filled with a variety of ancient books. But even so, facing the "Tao Te Ching", "Lianshan Guizang", "Yin Fu Jing", "Bagua Tu", etc., as well as the annotations written by Zhuge Liang himself...

At present, Mingjia only remembers that the first page of the Thirty-Six Strategies that Zhuge Liang often opened had a line of big words written on it - Among the Thirty-Six Strategies, running away is the best one.

It still felt that it had benefited a lot, mainly thanks to this strategy. Meijia had lived freely for thousands of years, never put itself in a dangerous situation, and had outlasted the most powerful monster, Inu Taisho, and was now preparing to outlast Inuyasha.

Of course, Mingjia was also deeply saddened when he later learned that Zhuge Liang devoted all his energy to Zen and eventually died in Wuzhangyuan.

If he had not followed Liu Bei out of the mountains, if he only sought to protect himself, no one in the world would have tried to kill him. With his wisdom, he would most likely have become a truly immortal immortal, and it would only be a matter of time before he transcended the rules of the underworld.

But Zhuge Liang, like Inu no Taisho who died to save Lady Izayoi, died in the place they most desired. Otherwise, with Zhuge Liang's wisdom, how could he not understand the truth that running away is the best strategy.

But perhaps this is why they are outstanding people, while it can only be an unknown recorder.

Closer to home.

Mingjia knew a lot about the Taishan Lord Sacrifice, as he had seen related records in Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage as early as the Three Kingdoms period.

It says: "The people of the Celestial Empire believe that for the Lord of Mount Tai, life and death are equal, and equal amounts of life have equal amounts of death."

More than 600 years ago, Abe no Nakamaro entered the Tang Dynasty and introduced the secret art of Taishan Fujun Festival to Japan. At that time, the Japanese Onmyoji were greatly shocked and regarded it as the supreme secret art, believing that it could change the entire Onmyoji system!

From then on, Onmyoji no longer walked among the human world, but possessed the power to intervene in the rules of the underworld.

Later, Abe no Haruaki carried it forward and it was unrivalled in that era. But after Tsuiko, the Onmyoji lineage was cut off and there were no newcomers for hundreds of years. It gradually declined, and the Taishan Fujun Festival also disappeared from the public's view.

"Then do you know the ritual steps of the Taishan Lord Festival?" Mingfu Shura asked. If Mingjia shook his head, he could go to Heian-kyō right now and find the Onmyoji's lair. He believed that these Onmyoji would get along with him right away and would enthusiastically teach him the spells and steps of the Taishan Lord Festival.

Mingjia nodded: "Although the Taishan Fujun Festival has disappeared in the past few hundred years, if you live far enough, there are still many monsters who have mastered this ritual. It is not very mysterious."

The Great Sage of the Demon Spirit is undoubtedly one of them. As a retired great monster, he has a very good relationship with Inu no Taisho. He is knowledgeable enough and is a very rare great monster with a kind attitude.

The Great Sage of Demon Spirits taught Mingjia the correct way to perform the Taishan Lord Sacrifice. The ritual itself was not complicated, but it required the user to possess profound powers, so for hundreds of years only Ampere Qingming could use it.

"The gods of the underworld are in harmony with heaven and man, and they invoke all righteousness, hiding the mountains and embracing the seas; they walk in yin and yang, understand the dark and the bright, and expound the subtle meanings..."

"...The ancestral land of that world is dark and difficult to sink. Souls float in the underworld. Qi originates from the universe. All living things perish and return to matter!"

Mingjia started to read out the complete scripture, which had hundreds of words in total, with profound meanings and profound meanings. Shanhu became more and more confused as she listened, and she felt sleepy unconsciously. Yunmu patted her gently at her feet, and she stopped dozing off.

Hades Shura was very sober and nodded slightly. After his mental transformation, he was able to remember everything he heard, so this passage was not difficult for him.

Mingjia then detailed the preparations for the Taishan Lord Festival. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Kikyo's situation is complicated. Her soul has already been reincarnated. Now her remaining soul cannot bear her consciousness. Therefore, even if Kikyo's spiritual power is profound, it cannot change the current situation of her soul gradually breaking apart."

It doesn't know much about the priestesses, but it knows that their spiritual power comes from heaven and earth. The priestesses can use their spiritual power to cast spells, set up barriers, and shoot arrows to break demons.

But all spiritual power needs to be controlled by the will of the priestess, and Kikyo's will is too strong, almost to the point of being unreasonable. Without a healthy enough soul, if the soul power is not endless, it will not be able to support Kikyo's consumption.

"Underworld Shura, you have to be mentally prepared. If you perform the Taishan Fujun Festival on Kikyo, then after the ceremony, it is possible that Kagome will be summoned..."

It is also possible that the priestess from fifty years ago could be summoned, but Mingjia didn't say, because whether it was the former or the latter, it made no difference to Hades Shura.

That was his beloved Kikyo, who would never come back.

Cong Yun Ya is a magic sword. It was it and Inu Taisho who conquered this magic sword, which caused countless powerful people to fight for it. It was much more exaggerated than the Four Souls Jade today. At that time, many big monsters were coveting Cong Yun Ya's power.

But even so, under its strong protection, Inu no Taisho, as a newly-become great monster, resisted the temptation of the magic sword, and crushed other great monsters with an absolute attitude, completely securing victory.

Looking back now, that period of turbulent and magnificent years is still the peak moment of Mingjia.

And now the one holding the magic sword is Hades Shura. Mingjia can be sure that Inu Taisho will not vent his anger on the world because of the loss of his loved one, but he is not confident that Hades Shura will do the same.

Those who value love and friendship will inevitably be hurt by themselves. This is an eternal truth.

The Hades Shura was calm and composed, his calm face could not reveal what he was thinking. He said in a deep voice: "I know, thank you for your hard work during this period."

He knew that Mingjia had put a lot of effort into this matter. This was also its advantage as a monster. It had lived long enough, and even if it was something he had not seen, many of his monster friends had heard of it.

Asuka and Butterfly inherited Platycodon's knowledge, but neither of them had ever heard of the secret Yin-Yang Taoist art of Taishan Fujun Sacrifice. It can be imagined that Taishan Fujun Sacrifice is not the secret art that Mingjia said was everywhere.

Mingjia said seriously: "Kikyo is a rare priestess, and she is no less beautiful than Cuizi. Although I, Mingjia, am used to seeing life and death, I don't want to see such a bright star fall."

Mingfu Shura could not deny it. He neither believed nor doubted Mingjia's words. He nodded gently: "If you need my help in the future, you can come to the shrine to find me."

When Mingjia heard this, he knew it was safe, and said modestly: "In fact, I didn't do much. Madam Lingyue Fairy should know more about the underworld. Unfortunately, she usually lives in the cloud castle and rarely comes to the ground. And because of the master, she doesn't like me very much. But if there is a chance, I can ask Madam Lingyue Fairy for some other clues. I think there should be a better way."

"Fairy Lingyue?"

"Master Seshomaru's mother, Master Inu Taisho's wife. She possesses a Mingdao Stone, which is said to be able to illuminate the underworld and has the power to resurrect the dead."

Hearing this, Hades Shura looked up at the sky and said, "A castle in the clouds?"

Mingjia was startled, thinking that he had set his sights on Lingyue Fairy, and quickly said, "This is just a rumor, it has not been confirmed, so it should be impossible. The master's natural teeth can also revive the dead, but they are of no use to Kikyo."

Hades Shura glanced at him and said, "I understand."

What Kikyo lacks is a soul, not the means to resurrect.

According to Mingjia, the Taishan Lord Ceremony can communicate with the rules of the underworld and exempt the soul from the state of death. Perhaps the rules of the underworld can be used to complete the soul and truly be reborn from the dead.

This is also the reason why Kikyo can enter the underworld freely, but he cannot.

Because once he enters the underworld, he will automatically be recognized as a dead person by the underworld and will not be able to escape.

Of course, if you hold Cong Yun Ya, it’s a different story.

At this time, Cong Yunya suddenly spoke up: "Taishan Lord Festival? I haven't heard of it. Hades Shura, if you want to complete Kikyo's soul, why don't you ask me?"

It listened for a long time and, as the Blade of the Underworld, felt that it had a say.

Mingfu Shura sneered. He was the sword master, so how could he not even understand Cong Yunya's ability? He glanced at Cong Yunya and said, "If you really have a way, I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble."

Cong Yunya was a little annoyed, but in order to avoid being put into Kikyo's body by the Asura of the Underworld, he endured it.

It hopes to stay in the hands of Shura of the Underworld. This human will never be content with peace. This road is full of thorns. Compared to staying in Platycodon's body and not seeing the sun for years, it craves the blood and life of its enemies more.

"Hmph, no matter how things change, they still remain essentially the same, Hades Shura, you are still too weak. The rules of the underworld will give way to the strong. If you become as strong as Inu no Taisho, then Kikyo will be your toy. By then, you can easily cut off her death and complete it however you want."

Cong Yunya's words were very deceptive because they were true. Mingfu Shura didn't take it seriously: "It took me two years to grow to this point. What's next? Should I ignore Kikyo?"

Seshomaru is still far from his peak, but his monster form can easily defeat him. Even Inuyasha, the half-demon, can cause him some trouble after his monster blood awakens, which is enough to prove the power of Inu no Taisho.

Shanhu knew more or less about the past of Hades Shura, but she was still shocked to hear this. She had been trained as a demon hunter since she was a child, and it was extremely difficult, year after year, and she finally developed this skill, but even so, she couldn't even get the tail gas of Hades Shura.