My wife is horrible

Using divinity to dissolve resentment is actually using resentment to dissolve divinity, isn't it?

The Chiwa clan didn't know the specific process, but judging by the results, the Tenkai clan must have failed...

But even so, the huge foundation accumulated by the Tianhui clan over countless years still allows them to stand firm in this world...

But losing Sunshine Mountain is a loss that they cannot accept after all...

It can be known that since the loss of Riyao Mountain, the Tianhui clan will gradually decline...

But the Tianhui clan is not without any backup plans...

This is also the reason why Chiwa Fengyuan called Chiwa Itsuki over...

He looked at Chiwa Tree and said, "The opening of the seal on Riyao Mountain this time means that a Great Pillar-level priestess will start the ghost marriage ceremony. Only an existence of that level can make Riyao Mountain respond, open the seal, absorb the resentment between heaven and earth, and reshape and improve the Great Pillar's already rotten body..."

Chapter 36 Ghost Marriage Ceremony

The ghost marriage ceremony is the last resort left by the Tianhui clan on Mount Riyao. They use the priestesses of the Tianhui clan who have been buried on Mount Riyao and become human pillars for countless years as guides to allow people from the outside world to enter Mount Riyao to perform the ceremony.

The Tianhui clan has helped many families in the world in the past. Whether it was wealth or other aspects, the Tianhui clan spared no effort in helping every time.

Of course, this help doesn’t come without a price…

The price demanded by the Tianhui clan was to have the descendants of these families go to Mount Riyao and perform a ghost marriage ceremony with the priestess on the mountain...to combine with the priestess to give birth to Youquanzi, who was born with natural inspiration.

These Youquanzi are the powerful inspirers of the next generation of Tianhui clan.

The descendants of those families who go up the mountain to perform ghost marriage rituals can, as husbands, become powerful Onmyojis who can communicate with the spirits of the shrine maidens... If they wish, they can also leave their original families and become a member of the Tianhui clan... It can be said to be a step to heaven.

Of course, the ghost marriage ceremony cannot be successfully carried out just by going there.

After all, the priestesses on Mount Riyao all have their own preferences. When people who go up the mountain choose them, they are also choosing the people who go up the mountain.

Appearance, ability, age... as well as inspiration and spiritual talent, these are the standards that the witches use to measure the value of their future husbands.

After all, don't forget that these priestesses who were made into human pillars on Mount Riyao to suppress the sacred mountain were all selected by the Tianhui clan. They possessed powerful inspiration, the ability to communicate with the underworld, and the ability to read minds.

Therefore, seeing through people's souls is not difficult for them.

Moreover, the priestesses on Mount Riyao are divided into different levels according to their own resentment, strength and talent.

The higher the rank of the witch, the more picky she is in choosing a husband. Correspondingly, the benefits she will gain from a ghost marriage with the other party are also enormous.

So when the seal was opened, the Chiwa clan immediately made arrangements.

After all, if one could perform a ghost marriage ritual with a pillar-level shrine maiden and turn her into one's daughter-in-law, although this daughter-in-law might not be a living human being, the power from the other side of the world that she controls would be enough to excite the entire Chiwa clan.

After all, although the Chiwa clan possesses enormous wealth, they know that they cannot compare with the Tenkai clan. Even though they are regarded as a super clan by the world, in fact, the Chiwa clan has always felt that they are missing a lot.

For example, the power of the mysterious side... the background of another world, the extraordinary spiritual power, etc. This is the key reason why they are far inferior to the Tianhui clan.

When wealth reaches a certain level, it is just a number, but the extraordinary power in the other world can affect the foundation of survival of a large clan.

After all, no matter how much wealth Qianhui possesses, if the Tianhui clan arranges a terrifying vengeful spirit to attack them, and thermal weapons basically have no effect on extraordinary creatures like vengeful spirits... then there is only one result waiting for them... that is destruction.

Of course, the direct destruction of a super clan like Chihe would have a huge impact on the world, and the Tenkai clan would inevitably be implicated, so they would not do such a brainless thing.

However, as long as they can do it, this fact is enough to make new and powerful families like Qianhe feel insecure.

And this is the value of the extraordinary power in the other world. In various countries of this world, many super clans are currently researching and developing this power... and have also achieved many results, but these results have undoubtedly become the foundation of these clans and are impossible to be announced to the outside world.

Take the Tianhui clan for example. Do they really think that the bloody and horrific rituals they have held on Mount Riyao for countless years are simply a belief and worship of gods? The fact that the Tianhui clan has been able to survive to this day without falling is not just due to luck.

Therefore, the Chiwa clan and other large clans attach great importance to the ghost marriage ceremony held by the Tianhui clan on Mount Riyao. After all, the Tianhui clan has always made very few mistakes, and the possibility of them making a major mistake and then exploding some gold coins was something they dared not to think of in the past.

This time, the Tianhui clan had to open the ghost marriage ceremony on Mount Riyao to the outside world in order to regain the divinity of Mount Riyao. This was a very important transformation opportunity for other major clans in Japan.

After all, it would be much more comfortable to study rituals blindly than to just pick up a finished product prepared by Tianhui.

Before, the Chiwa clan had sent their members to try to enter Mount Riyao to gain the favor of the shrine maiden and perform a ghost marriage ceremony.

But the Chiwa clan has such an idea, and other big clans also have such an idea. However, the Tianhui clan does not target any clan, and never opens back doors for other clans. As long as you are willing, you can let males of appropriate age go directly to the mountain.

As for why it has to be men of the right age, generally older men will be regarded as provocative and disgusting by those terrible priestesses on the mountain, and will be directly made into the lowest type of human pillars, living in pain forever.

After all, they are not cute and kind-hearted young ladies.

Every witch on the mountain was cruelly turned into a human pillar through special means in her most beautiful years. Her body was chopped into pieces, placed in a small coffin, and soaked in the water of the eternal world.

They will not die, because the water of eternity can maintain the immortality of their souls and the flesh and blood will always be fresh and alive.

Therefore, every witch in the coffin endures the despair and pain of having her body shattered but unable to die at every moment.

It is precisely because of this that they are able to continuously generate terrible resentment and serve as human pillars to suppress Mount Riyao.

The low-ranking priestesses, because their souls and hearts are not pure enough, cannot always stick to their true selves, so as time goes by, their souls will be distorted due to the broken flesh and blood. In this way, even if they have the opportunity to grow flesh and blood again during the ghost marriage ceremony, the distortion of their souls will usually turn them into monsters with twisted flesh and blood after leaving the coffin.

Ugly, horrible...

The witches can see through the hearts of those who are engaged in ghost marriages. They were usually beautiful girls in their previous lives.

Therefore, as long as they have the slightest rejection in their hearts during the ghost marriage process, the witch will directly transform into a horrible evil ghost and devour the other party.

Therefore, selecting a lower-level priestess to perform a ghost marriage ritual is very risky. After all, the lower-level priestess' souls are distorted, which in itself represents extreme instability. For an ordinary person, it is very difficult and painful to control them.

Chapter 37: The Witches

"I have already informed the head of the Tianhui family in advance. You can get a spirit puppet in advance for this ghost marriage ceremony..." Qianhe Fengyuan's eyes were deep...

"But this time, it's not just our Qianhe clan that is preparing to take action. Other large clans, even some large clans abroad, will have people of the right age coming... But you have an advantage over them because you have a spirit puppet. Even though it's just a soulless thing, at least you can bring her out... This is your advantage..."

He seemed to have thought of something and sighed: "But don't let your guard down. After all, only a small number of priestesses yearn for freedom. What really makes them choose you may come from your own nature... Although it is not clear which great pillar-level priestess will start the ghost marriage ceremony this time, every great pillar-level priestess, whether in life or after becoming a sacrifice, is a rare beautiful woman in the world. I hope you cherish this opportunity..."

"Because such a person is someone you can't get no matter how little money you spend..."

"I understand, father. I will bring my future wife to the Chiwa clan. No matter what she looks like, I will love her deeply..."

Chiwaju agreed with what her father said. The beauty of the shrine maidens of the Tenkai clan was a common knowledge known to most males from the major clans in this world.

It is precisely because of this that those people are willing to give up their wealth and power and come to Mount Sunshine, just to have a ghost marriage with a witch who has the same beautiful appearance as she did in life.

Although most of them were chosen by low-level priestesses, were frightened half to death on the day of their ghost marriage, and then eaten by angry priestesses, there were also lucky ones who gained the favor of middle-level priestesses, successfully performed the ghost marriage ritual, and gained extraordinary powers... and... a super powerful terrifying spirit wife.

Usually, as long as one can marry a middle-level middle-pillar-level priestess in the ghost marriage, the ghost marriage can obtain the spirit puppet given by the Tianhui clan...

The Spirit Puppet is a precious item that can carry the spirit of the witch away from Mount Riyao... It is also an item developed by the Tianhui clan and can only be made by the Tianhui clan.

However, according to the rules of the Tianhui clan, lower-level priestesses can also obtain spirit puppets. However, the success rate of ghost marriages for lower-level priestesses is too low, and if the lower-level priestesses are taken away from Mount Riyao, their unstable spirit forms may very likely cause some innocent casualties. Therefore, the Tianhui clan gave up on giving spirit puppets to those who were to marry lower-level priestesses.

After all, since even a lower-level priestess is willing to get married, it is hard to imagine what the ideology of those who marry after death is like. Therefore, the Tenkai clan created a special shrine for the lower-level priestess who marry after death.

This item can confine the spirit of the shrine maiden in the shrine, which is equivalent to the small house of the lower-level shrine maiden. Those who enter into ghost marriages can enter it and live and have children with the lower-level shrine maidens. The only drawback is that the lower-level shrine maidens cannot leave the shrine.

A mid-level priestess can maintain her soul unchanged. Even if she leaves the coffin, she can quickly recover to her original beautiful appearance. Apart from having to return to Mount Sunshine to replenish her resentment at regular intervals, she has almost no disadvantages.

This level of priestesses also accounts for the majority of all priestesses. Their number is lower than that of lower-level priestesses, but much higher than that of higher-level priestesses.

The middle and lower positions, when Riyao Mountain was still under the control of the Tianhui Family, were mainly responsible for the resentment cycle of the entire Riyao Mountain, including the collection of resentment for those who died miserably in the ceremony.

Although their bodies were sealed in the coffins, their spirits were able to leave the coffins and maintain the operation of the entire Riyao Mountain in a goddess-like manner.

And a high-ranking priestess at the level of a great pillar.

They are the gathering place of resentment of the entire Riyao Mountain.

Carrying a mountain of resentment with one's own soul.

If the middle and lower-level priestesses are responsible for the operation of Mount Sunshine and the collection of resentment, then the pillar-level priestesses use their incredibly powerful inspiration and soul to carry the resentment of all those who died in the rituals of Mount Sunshine.

Resentments cannot be eliminated except by absorption and digestion by the soul. They are like a kind of poison that cannot be treated. They can only be absorbed and carried by the soul and finally decay along with the soul.

This is the role of the pillars. They sleep in the deepest part of Mount Sunshine, carrying the pain and resentment of countless dead with their own souls. Only high-ranking priestesses can maintain their true self in such terrifying resentment and dispel those resentments with illusory dreams.

Therefore, every pillar-level priestess is unique. They are also the most talented and beautiful women in the history of the Tianhui clan. They have left countless beautiful and moving legends in the Tianhui clan and even in the world.

In the entire history of the Tenkai clan, no one has ever been able to enter into a ghost marriage with a shrine maiden of the pillar level.

After all, love is a burden to beings of that level, and they don't need anything like love at all.

Therefore, this time it is very likely that a pillar-level priestess will choose a husband for a ghost marriage, which makes all the big families in Japan, and even the Tenkai family, feel incredible.

But then the thoughts of each major clan began to stir, and they felt an unconcealable passion and greed.

After all, marrying a pillar-level shrine maiden home basically means successfully marrying the most beautiful girl of an era in the Tenkai clan, and it also comes with a large amount of wealth and unimaginable supernatural powers. Any man would be moved by such a thing.

If Qianhe Fengyuan wasn't already old and the only outcome of going to Mount Riyao would be death, he would probably want to give it a try.

Just as he said.

This is something that cannot be purchased no matter how much money you spend.

Moreover, the other party is not short of money at all. Every pillar-level priestess is the most noble woman in the history of the entire Tianhui clan. If you can marry them, it basically means reaching the top in one step and becoming the most noble person in the Tianhui clan.

So looking at Chiwa Tree's face full of expectation and eagerness to try, Chiwa Fengyuan inexplicably felt that the previous feeling of relief in her heart that her son was better than herself disappeared, and was replaced by a trace of envy and jealousy.

Why didn’t this happen to me when I was young?

The most beautiful girl of a certain era of the Tianhui clan, he had never dared to imagine such an existence... After all, they were noble beings that were out of reach in the eyes of all the eligible people of the major clans.

Just like everyone knows that fairies in the sky cannot come down to earth, in their eyes, pillar-level witches are just such creatures.

But now, when I can no longer do it, you tell me that fairies in the sky can fall in love with mortals, and everyone has a chance.

Qianhe Fengyuan let out a sigh of relief. He looked at Qianheshu and said, "Okay, I have arranged some things for you. Please go visit the Tianhui clan as soon as possible..."

Chapter 38: A Kaleidoscope World

At night, there was a bright moon hanging high in the sky. Feng Shi, who was sleeping in her little bed, suddenly opened her eyes. She seemed to feel something.

Her bloodshot eyes looked out of the window on the second floor, where she saw a dark figure standing quietly. Her long dark hair absorbed the surrounding moonlight, making it impossible to see her face clearly. She stared straight at Su Wu who was sleeping on the bed.

Fengshi didn't say anything. She pulled the small quilt covering herself, as if she was a little scared. She stretched out her little round hand towards the figure outside the window.

……

Click... click...

The sound of gears rang in his ears, and the noise of machinery running filled this unreal, dream-like world. Su Wu looked around vigilantly.

The world is upside down and the buildings are broken. This is an extremely strange world.

Architectural ruins of various styles are suspended in this world, and a large amount of rubble is floating in the air.

This is... the world in the painting...

He was pulled into the world of the painting by the woman in the painting. Su Wu was now in a building in the style of the Republic of China period, with a British Gothic flavor.

In front of him was a corridor. The broken windows on both sides of the corridor reflected the strange and distorted world outside.

It is like a gorgeous combination in a kaleidoscope, with a strange beauty.

At this moment, Su Wu's attention was attracted by a clock at the end of the corridor.

Click... click...

The pointer turned, making a crisp buzzing sound, and the world seemed to change with it.

[In 1914, the Xiao Family Huaqing Apartment was built. This would be the starting point for the Xiao family in Xinghai. In order to develop their own business in Xinghai, the Xinghai Municipal Government gave great support to this initiative and hoped that the Xiao family could settle down permanently in Xinghai...]

[In 1924, a gas pipeline explosion occurred in Huaqing Apartment, causing heavy casualties. Due to the huge impact, Huaqing Apartment was demolished and rebuilt by the Xiao family, and the Xiao Family Courtyard was built on the original site...]

[In 1934, the Xiao family suddenly announced their relocation. The head of the Xiao family suddenly went crazy that night, and since then, the Xiao family has completely disappeared from Xinghai City...]

……

In this distorted world, on the wall next to Su Wu, there is a tattered display board with newspapers from various eras posted on it... As the clock hands rotate, the information on it is constantly changing.

There was a lot of information on the display board, but what Su Wu could "see" was only information related to the Xiao family, just like this world only recorded information related to the Xiao family.

The Xiao family... It reminds me of the strange yet familiar woman in the painting.

Is this the dream Xiao Ruoling had?

But she also said before that she had never been pulled into the painting.

Su Wu looked at the clock not far away...

Click!

As the pointer jumped, the surroundings changed dramatically in an instant.

When Su Wu suddenly realized it, the buildings around him changed.