Question, Understand, Become a Holy Lord

"Can you tell me now how it feels after becoming a Buddha?" Bai Hen showed a smug look to Kikyo, which made Kikyo speechless, but Kikyo was genuinely happy for the changes in Bai Xinshang.

"I can hear everyone's voices, and it makes me feel warm and at ease." Master Bai Xin smiled from the bottom of his heart, "And I can feel that there is an endless stream of power being transmitted to my heart from people's voices. The barrier of Bailing Mountain is getting stronger under the influence of this power."

"The power that comes from people's hearts?" Bai Hen nodded. As expected, it was the so-called power of faith, which can also be called incense and wish power.

"Can you use this power to respond to their prayers?" Bai Hen asked a new question.

"I'll try." Master Bai Xin closed his eyes again and concentrated. Soon after, he opened his eyes and shook his head. "No, I can only use this power on myself and on the barrier of Bailing Mountain. There is no way to use it to respond to the villagers' prayers."

"Is it because the ambition you made when you became a Buddha in this life was to protect Bailing Mountain? Or did you use it wrongly?" Although he is only a Buddha in this life, Master Bai Xin is the only deity Bai Hen can find that meets his expectations and has a high research value.

"Okay, then let's move on to the next one." After writing down the question, Bai Hen immediately started with the next question.

Time passed quickly as the two of them asked and answered each other, and Kikyo also put forward some of her own opinions from time to time. Through repeated experiments, Bai Hen had a deeper understanding of the power obtained by Bai Xinshang, and also had a new view on the power of the Four Souls Jade.

"Master Bai Xin, do you still plan to become a Buddha?" Bai Hen finally asked this question to Master Bai Xin.

Master Bai Xin naturally understood what Bai Hen meant by "becoming a Buddha". He shook his head and smiled warmly, "This is good, isn't it? I was not able to protect them all the time when I was alive. Now that I have a stronger power than when I was alive, I naturally have to protect this piece of pure land."

"Won't you feel lonely?" Kikyo asked Bai Xinren, who was completely different from the beginning.

"How could that be? They have always been with me in my heart." Master Bai Xin pointed to his chest.

"The purpose of our trip has been achieved, and it's time to say goodbye. Master Bai Xin, I hope we can see each other again in the future." The future that Bai Hen mentioned was the era of Kagome. Although no one knew what had happened in the past few hundred years that caused the mystery to almost disappear, if it were Master Bai Xin, he should be able to get through those difficulties smoothly.

"Well, see you in the future." Although Master Bai Xin didn't know when Bai Hen was talking about the future, he was looking forward to the next meeting.

"Oh, I have received such a great favor from you two, but now I haven't even asked your names. It's really rude." Master Bai Xin suddenly realized that he didn't even know the names of his two benefactors, and looked ashamed.

"I can't really be considered a benefactor. We all just get what we need. I have gained a lot from you, in all aspects. My name is Bai Hen." The fact that Master Bai Xin became a true Buddha was beyond Bai Hen's expectations. The gains from this trip were much greater than he had expected.

"My name is Kikyo. Master Bai is so polite. Thanks to you, I finally see clearly what I want." Kikyo was no longer confused.

"I will keep these two names in mind. I hope you two can achieve your long-cherished wish soon."

With the solemn farewell of Master Bai Xin, the trip to Bailing Mountain finally came to an end.

Chapter 46 Will You Be My God?

Baihen and Kikyo were walking on a small path that led to nowhere, getting farther and farther away from Bailing Mountain.

"Did you believe from the beginning that Master Bai Xin would become a Buddha?" Kikyo blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Bai Hen.

"Of course I don't know. Before this, I even doubted whether there were real immortals and Buddhas in this world." Bai Hen believed that the so-called immortals that appeared in the original plot were just people or monsters who knew some strange skills, such as Taoguoren's master. The so-called immortal power was just another kind of power different from spiritual power and demon power.

"Then why are you so confident? Aren't you worried about any accidents?" Kikyo said in a slightly teasing tone.

Upon hearing this, Bai Hen said confidently: "Of course, that's because I have a backup plan." After saying this, Bai Hen stopped.

"Then what is the alternative plan?" Kikyo smiled and continued speaking along the lines of Baihen.

"The barrier will also disappear after Master Bai Xin leaves, right? If Master Bai Xin fails to become a Buddha, I will change the question to 'Do you want me to help you keep the barrier of Bailing Mountain?', and maybe I can persuade Master Bai Xin to stay in the world in the end, what do you think?" Although keeping Master Bai Xin was a spur-of-the-moment idea, Bai Hen felt that it was feasible.

"Oh? How can we do that?" Kikyo continued to cooperate with Baihen's performance.

"Remember the big fuss that Manjumaru made before? That huge Tree of Ages is now thriving in my shadow. Use the branches of the Tree of Ages to make a statue for Master Bai Xin, transfer the power to maintain the barrier into it, and then seal it up. It will last at least one or two hundred years." The Tree of Ages has this kind of magical power. Inuyasha was shot into the Tree of Ages by Kikyo's Sealing Arrow, and after being sealed for fifty years, he looked almost unchanged, as if he had just woken up.

"The Tree of Time really does have incredible magical powers. It can even do things like travel through time." Kikyo thought of her soul reincarnation from hundreds of years later - Kagome, and felt a sense of emotion in her heart.

"From now on, Bailing Mountain will surely become a real holy place, and more and more people will gather here. After all, there is a real living Buddha sitting here." Looking back at the more sacred Bailing Mountain, Bai Hen suddenly had some new ideas, but for now he decided to say goodbye to this place.

"I think I have got all the answers I was looking for." Kikyo suddenly stopped moving forward.

"Everyone will have troubles and confusions. There is no one in this world who is not a bit filthy. People who want to remain noble all the time, people who are selfish and unscrupulous, people who have committed many evils, no matter who they are, they all want to be redeemed." Kikyo looked up at the sky. At this time, the moon had already disappeared and the sky was getting light.

"Before, I always thought that I had let it go completely. I let go of my feelings for Inuyasha and the sincere blessings I sent to him and Kagome; I let go of my adherence to the duties of a shrine maiden and let my spiritual power disappear; I let go of my attachment to the human world and decided to return to dust after everything is over." Kikyo laughed at herself.

"But I was wrong. Just like Bai Xinshang was sad about his own weakness, I chose to escape because of the fear from my heart." Kikyo raised her head, and a ray of light from the early morning was shining on her resolute and beautiful face.

"Because I understand that it's already impossible for Inuyasha and I to be together. Kagome has already occupied everything of Inuyasha. Inuyasha didn't fall in love with her just because she is my reincarnation. In his eyes, Kagome is just Kagome, just like Inuyasha is just Inuyasha in Kagome's eyes. She never cared about who Inuyasha is."

"Because I understand that Kagome is very strong, Inuyasha is very strong, and especially you, are very strong. Your existence allows me to enjoy this short period of freedom and unfettered life without having to be responsible for my negligence in my lifetime, and without having to worry about Naraku and the Four Souls Jade."

"Because I understand that you are very accommodating to me, and they don't know how to properly face me, a person who passed away fifty years ago. So I feel at ease to return to dust and enjoy the happiness of being a living person."

"Actually, I'm just afraid. I'm afraid that Inuyasha will abandon me in his choice; I'm afraid that I, who have been negligent in my duties, will not be able to complete my responsibilities perfectly; I'm afraid that I will die." Although she was describing her own unbearable situation, Kikyo looked extremely confident and beautiful at this moment.

The morning sun was rising slowly from the horizon at this time. Platycodon's beautiful and delicate face was bathed in the sunset glow, her slender hair fluttered in the wind, her bright eyes under her thick and long eyebrows seemed to contain countless stars, and under her small and delicate nose, a touching smile was outlined at the corner of her mouth.

"But now, I won't be afraid anymore. It's not only Mr. Bai Xin who has gained a new life in Bailing Mountain, but also me." Facing the morning glow, Kikyo walked towards Baihen step by step.

"After being redeemed, Master Bai chose to live on and continue to protect the people he loved. And I, too, received my own redemption."

As the two of them got closer, Kikyo's slightly thin figure burst out with powerful momentum.

"I will sincerely offer my blessings to Kagome and Inuyasha; I will try my best to fulfill my duties as a shrine maiden; I will proudly say that I want to live freely!" Kikyo stopped in front of Baihen and raised her head slightly. Her eyes as soft as moonlight stared at Baihen's somewhat bewildered eyes.

Although Bai Hen has never concealed his desire for Kikyo, it was more due to the impression of Kikyo in his memory and his appreciation and possessiveness of beautiful things. Bai Hen has never thought much about it. He just took action because he wanted to get it. He never thought that he would face such a scene one day.

However, at this moment, Bai Hen looked at the Platycodon, which was as beautiful as a painting against the backdrop of the morning glow, and looked at the eyes that reflected his own face.

Her eyes were not crystal agate, but all the rare treasures of the East were not as beautiful as her eyes, for there shone a sweet light in them, and at this moment these charming eyes looked at him with a smile.

Bai Hen felt as if time had stopped at this moment, and the whole world fell into silence. Only the Platycodon in front of him was emitting a warm and dazzling light.

"Then, would you like to be my god?" As the golden light of the rising sun spread across the earth, the beautiful and holy priestess made an invitation that was irresistible.

Chapter 47: The Shadow Corps' New Path

"It seems that there is still some time before Penglai Island appears in the world, so let the Four Fighting Gods live for a while longer." Bai Hen looked at the boundless sea, feeling the slightly salty sea breeze brushing across his cheeks, and said with some regret.

"If Inuyasha were here, there might be a way. He has the mark left by the Four Gods on his body, and maybe he could follow that mark to forcibly open a road to Penglai." Kikyo, who was standing by, gently tucked her fluttering hair behind her ears, and a bright smile bloomed on her face, which made Baihen stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong? My dear God." The smile on Kikyo's face became more and more obvious.

"Who are you? Where did you hide my cold and aloof Kikyo?" Bai Hen couldn't stop himself from seeing Kikyo's demeanor after she had completely untied her knot. Bai Hen couldn't resist her occasional bit of evil.

"It seems that Lord God likes the way we first met more? Let me think about it. Oh, I still remember that when Lord God looked at me with disgust at the beginning, his heart seemed to beat very fast. Does he like being looked at by me like that? He is really perverted." Kikyo's expression and tone changed with her words. When she said the last sentence, she had the cold and serious expression at the beginning. Her eyes also tried to restore the appearance at that time, but the smile in her eyes could not be concealed.

"Well..., please give me more if possible. Let me make it clear first, I don't like being looked at like this, I just like being looked at by you like this." Bai Hen's heartbeat did not speed up this time. After all, it had almost reached its peak before.

Now it was Kikyo's turn to lose control of her expression. The beautiful yet shy smile that bloomed like a flower after the iceberg melted made Bai Hen feel the feeling of his heart being pounded again.

"Sure enough, you've been targeting me from the very beginning. You didn't even let go of a clay doll. You're really desperate." Kikyo turned her head away somewhat unnaturally.

"No, it's just that the person I like happened to become a clay doll. Besides, isn't he soft and fragrant now?" Bai Hen stretched out his hand and hugged Kikyo into his arms, burying his head in Kikyo's neck. His breath was filled with the reassuring faint fragrance of Kikyo.

Kikyo's body stiffened at first, then softened a little bit, and she collapsed in Bai Hen's arms, with her hands around Bai Hen's waist. She felt extremely at ease with the aura of Bai Hen lingering around her.

"Haven't you hugged me enough?" After an unknown amount of time, Kikyo's murmuring voice was heard. If Bai Hen's physical condition had not been greatly improved by the transformation of the black energy and the Four Souls Jade, he might not have been able to hear Kikyo's voice clearly.

"Of course it's not enough. I want to hold you like this forever." Bai Hen whispered in Kikyo's ear.

"It's almost there, we still have a long time in the future." The warm breath coming from her ears made Kikyo dizzy, but she still managed to hold on to her last clarity of mind.

"I don't want to let go first. I will let go if you let go first." Bai Hen not only did not let go, but he used force with his arms to press their bodies closer together.

"Well, then hold me for a while longer..." Kikyo also enjoyed Baihen's warm embrace and was unwilling to let go easily.

"Come to think of it, it seemed like there was a full moon the day before yesterday, right?" Bai Hen looked at Kikyo's round earlobes and suddenly thought of the full moon.

The day before yesterday? The full moon? Kikyo's head was dizzy, maybe that was the reason.

"Although it was almost dawn when I came out of Master Bai Xin today, and I was suddenly attacked by you afterwards, but now that I think about it, it seems to be a full moon." When Kikyo heard Bai Hen mention what happened in the early morning, a blush instantly spread across her face.

She didn't know what was going on at the time. The sense of relief from the bottom of her heart made her unable to maintain her rationality, and she acted impulsively...

"Continuous full moons? It's indeed unusual." Kikyo just wanted to change the subject quickly at this time, so she quickly interjected.

"So you're also feeling shy about what happened this morning? You made me so embarrassed back then, you have to compensate me well." Bai Hen's subtle changes did not escape Kikyo's eyes, and he stretched out his finger and poked Kikyo's red cheek.

"You are going to release the seal of Kamiya Kuya. The precursor to her appearance is the continuous full moon. You asked Kagura to collect the sealed objects, right? Now such a strange change has occurred. Could it be that something unexpected happened to Kagura?" Kikyo forced herself to calm down and analyzed the information for Baihen.

"This phenomenon should appear after the seal of Kamiya is broken. Although I don't know whether Kagura intends to abandon the agreement or is being controlled by someone again, since Kamiya has already started her action, it's time to go back." Bai Hen was fascinated by the touch of Kikyo's warm face.

"Stop messing around. That's a monster that can devour the legendary fairy. We can't be too careless." Kikyo grabbed Baihen's restless hand in annoyance.

"What Miss God's Messenger said makes sense. Let's go." Bai Hen had his hand moved away by Kikyo, but he did not resist. Instead, he grabbed Kikyo's hand and held it in his backhand.

"I know that makes sense, so why don't you let me go." Kikyo struggled a little, but when she found that Baihen had no intention of letting her go, she gave up resisting. The words that came out of her mouth sounded more like coquettishness than complaints.

"Why should we let go?" Several figures of the black shadow army emerged from Baihen's shadow, and turned into a pool under the feet of Baihen and Kikyo, forming a carpet made of shadows. Then Baihen endowed them with floating divine power, and a brand new fully automatic flying carpet equipped with intelligent AI came out.

Bai Hen fell down with Kikyo's body. Several hands stretched out from the flying carpet to control Bai Hen's body and gently lean it on the recliner made of shadows.

"Let's go!" As Baihen, holding Kikyo in his arms, gave the order, the flying carpet rose steadily from the ground, all the way up to above the clouds, and then flew towards Maple Village.

"Is this what you use your ability for?" Kikyo glared at Baihen in annoyance, but still lay obediently in Baihen's arms and set up a barrier to block the wind.

Bai Hen said proudly: "What else? It's rare to have so many abilities. What's the point if I can't even do these." He took out various snacks from the shadow space.

"Ah~" Bai Hen brought the pastry in his hand to Kikyo's mouth.

"I'll do it myself." Kikyo couldn't accept this kind of feeding play for a while, and snatched the snack from Baihen's hand.

"Do you want to try this?" Bai Hen took out a bottle of happy water and shook it in front of Kikyo.

"Okay." Although it looked strange, Kikyo believed that Baihen would not cheat her.

Chapter 48: Kagura is controlled again

"Master Maitreya, don't you have information about Shen Jiuye to tell Master Shendu? Why don't you go quickly?" Coral quietly approached Maitreya and encouraged him.

"Even if you say so, I don't really want to get close to them now. Why is the atmosphere between them so weird after not seeing them for a few days?" Since it was related to Bai Hen, Maitreya didn't even have the thought of touching Shanhu secretly.

"Do you think that the two of them now look like Inuyasha after he made Kagome angry?" Shippo popped his head out from between the two.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem like Inuyasha and Kagome's daily life." Coral nodded.

"Because the contrast from usual is so great, we didn't dare to confirm it for a moment just now?" Maitreya looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Ah! Maitreya, what are you doing!" Qibao suddenly let out a strange cry, covering his butt and moving away from Maitreya.

"Oh, Qibao, when did you come here?" Coral looked at Qibao's appearance, then at Maitreya's regretful expression, and instantly understood what had happened.

Duang——

"Really? There's been no improvement at all." Putting down the flying bone in her hand, Coral sighed helplessly.

Now let’s shift the focus to Baihen.

"So Kikyo hates this kind of joke? I shouldn't have done it earlier." Baihen believed that a life without the experience of being sprayed with carbonated drinks would be an incomplete delicious experience, so he shook the Coke a few more times when handing it to Kikyo. Although he cleaned it up for Kikyo in time afterwards, the consequence was that Kikyo still ignored him.

"I felt so strange before, now I just take this opportunity to calm down." Kikyo was not angry about the Coke incident, but she felt that their relationship was progressing too fast, although she was indeed very comfortable in Baihen's arms...

In short, Kikyo planned to take this opportunity to clear her mind, otherwise she felt that her brain might burn out if she continued like this.

"Master Maitreya, you should be clear about the matter of Shen Jiuye. Have you got answers to the questions I left before?" Ignoring the conspicuous big bump on Maitreya's head, Bai Hen asked Maitreya.

"I have read the secret letter left by my grandfather, which records in detail the information about his sealing of the god Jiuye. There is no record about the substitute for breaking the seal. After all, my grandfather's original intention of sealing the god Jiuye was not to allow future generations to break the seal." Maitreya shook his head.

"But regarding the sealed object, I do have an idea." After a brief pause, Maitreya continued.

"The five treasures needed to break the seal of Shen Jiuye correspond to the five elements respectively. If they are replaced with other treasures of corresponding attributes, it is possible to lift the seal." This is similar to what Bai Hen thought.

However, the legend of Kamikyuya is based on "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter". It is hard to say whether these five treasures from the legend can be replaced. We can only hope that they are worthy of the title of treasures and will not be easily destroyed.

"Master Shendu, although from my personal point of view, I don't want you to break the seal of Shen Jiuye, after all, it is a monster that ate the legendary goddess, and my grandfather only sealed it reluctantly when Tian Zhiyuyi was not with her. But since this is your decision, Master Shendu, then I will not stop you. I just hope that Master Shendu can take me with you when you break the seal of the monster. After all, this is a trouble left by my grandfather, and I also want to do my part." Maitreya said to Bai Hen with a righteous and sincere face.

"You just want to see how beautiful the legendary celestial being is, you damn lecherous wizard." Qibao hid behind Coral, still brooding over what had just happened. The little fox almost thought he was going to be killed.

"This is one of the reasons, haha, ah it hurts." Maitreya smiled embarrassedly when he heard it, scratching his hair, but because he accidentally touched the bulge caused by the coral, his laughter turned into a cry of pain.

"The problem now is that some accident happened to Kagura, who I entrusted to find the treasure, and the seal of Kamiya Kyuya has begun to be broken. The most urgent task is to find Kagura first." However, although it is a top priority, it is not urgent. After all, Bai Hen learned that Inuyasha, who was holding the Fire Rat Fur, is now in a sweet duo with Kagome in modern times, and Kamiya Kyuya will not be able to get all the sealed objects in a short time.

But speaking of the modern times, Bai Hen had the idea of going to the modern times to see Bailing Mountain, wanting to know whether Master Bai Xin is still alive after these hundreds of years.

"Oh? Speak of the devil." A familiar evil aura suddenly broke into Bai Hen's detection range. It was the Kagura who was mentioned just now.

Considering Kagura's current condition is unknown, Bai Hen does not intend to let her into the village, so he takes a group of people to the outside of the village to welcome Kagura.

From a distance, Bai Hen saw that Kanna, who was inseparable from Kagura, had a new mirror in her hand. Her original Mirror of Death had been destroyed in the battle in which Naraku disappeared. If nothing unexpected happened, this mirror would be the Mirror of Life that sealed Kamiya.

After sensing the aura released by Baihen, Kagura and Kanna stopped moving and stayed where they were, waiting for Baihen and others to approach.

"My Lord Shendu, we have successfully obtained the Dragon Head Pearl, the Penglai Jade Branch, the Stone Bowl in front of the Buddha, and the Swallow's Shell, and have thrown them into Lake Yamanaka, Lake Shojin, Lake Kawaguchi, and Lake Sai respectively according to Shen Jiuye's instructions. Now all that's left is to throw Inuyasha's Fire Rat Fur into Lake Motosu, and then we can lift the seal." Kagura saluted respectfully to Baihen. Her attitude was impeccable, but her words were a little subtle.

"Also, these are the fragments of the Four Souls Jade that I collected in the process. Please accept them." Kagura took out six fragments of the Four Souls Jade from her arms, held them up in both hands and handed them to Bai Hen.

"Six pieces, it should be the two pieces from Steel Fang and Bird of Paradise, plus the one I encountered by chance." Considering that there are indeed not many pieces of the Four Souls Jade still out there, six pieces at once is not a small number, Bai Hen made a guess.

'However, Kagura has really been influenced again, right? 'When Bai Hen watched this plot back then, he couldn't figure out why Kagura would agree to let Shen Jiuye collect the Sealed Objects for her. Now that he saw it in person, it turned out that Kagura's consciousness was influenced by Shen Jiuye without her knowing it.