The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

Eirin Yagokoro (?), Kaguya Houraisan, Fujiwara no Mokou, Chang'e... The Hourai Elixir that grants immortality and eternal youth if consumed...

Recalling her own experience, Eirin Yagokoro probably thought that as soon as she created this forbidden drug, the world itself would target her and kill her.

So what was the main reason for the world's change of attitude in later generations?

It's because of the birth of the Dragon God...

The Dragon God himself replaced the world, becoming the concrete manifestation of the world's will and rules. Compared to the originally cold and ruthless world, the Dragon God was noticeably much gentler...

Thinking of this, Shi Bai subconsciously clenched his fist.

The world remains the same, unchanged. What has truly changed is the replacement of the representative of the world's will.

Xiaoye is the Dragon God of later generations. Feng Yan's words about Xiaoye's specialness lie not in anything else, but in Xiaoye herself, who was created by the Eastern God Clan to replace the world's consciousness!

To transform everything about oneself into the rules of the world, to become a cold symbol within the world, existing as a concept that is the concrete manifestation of the world's will...

"...The Dragon God?"

Shi Bai stood up from the chair, his face terribly cold.

He didn't know how the Eastern God Clan could do this, but the fact remained that his wife was about to be taken away... How could such a thing be allowed!?

Perhaps the Eastern God Clan's starting point was good. After all, only by replacing the world's original cold and ruthless consciousness with a more benevolent one could they once and for all avoid the destruction of the world like in the previous era.

But if Sayo really becomes the Dragon God... then will she still be the same Sayo she was before?

Shi Bai didn't know, and he didn't dare to gamble.

...After all, this is the wife he's already chosen! Doesn't your wife understand?!

So after figuring out the cause and effect of all this, Shi Bai made a decision in his heart in the shortest possible time.

Rather than let Xiaoye become the Dragon God, I'd rather become the Dragon God myself... Anyway, I won't die.

But first, he needs to find Xiaoye's current location, and...

Shi Bai looked at Xiao Xi, who was tied to the chair by him.

After so many years, the little girl who cried all night while hugging him after going to the Heavenly Realm has grown up, and you can still vaguely see her former appearance between her brows.

But Shi Bai never expected that their long-awaited reunion after so many years would be under such terrible circumstances.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Shi Bai walked to the other person's side, placed his hand on the other person's forehead, and then closed his eyes.

"...There's a strange force within her body interfering and conflicting everywhere. This force is corrupting Xiaoxi's own power and spirit, and it's extremely infectious and contagious...This is... filth!?"

Shi Bai suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with astonishment.

"How could filth appear in the Heavenly Realm? And this level of filth could only exist in the Underworld. Who brought the filth from the Underworld into the Heavenly Realm?!"

Filth is a mysterious force that gradually began to spread across the earth after the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld began... or it can be called pollution.

When a deity becomes defiled, it can have a significant impact on him, and in severe cases, it may even lead to death or complete depravity.

It is precisely for this reason that Tsukiyomi planned to lead the gods to escape from the earth. The plot of The Legend of the Azure Jewel is that the attack on the moon capital by Junko caused the moon capital to be filled with filth, which led to a series of events.

Compared to gods, monsters have a much higher resistance to filth, but even so, most monsters still choose to go to hell.

Generally speaking, filth is undoubtedly a rather troublesome thing for both sides, but there are always exceptions, and there are some beings that are naturally adapted to filth.

For example, Heca, the goddess of hell; the gods who dwell in the underworld; Yama, who deals with filth all day long; and humans in later generations, as well as gods and monsters born from human faith and fear.

Shi Bai himself is human, so whether something is dirty or not has no effect on him at all.

But just as the flesh of the celestials is deadly poison to the monsters of the underworld, filth is also extremely deadly to the celestials, let alone to Xiaoxi and the others.

And this level of filth, almost suppressed to the point of being tangible...

Looking down at the trace of pure black stain on his hand, Shi Bai's gaze turned icy cold in an instant.

The filth was deliberately brought into the celestial realm by certain beings and spread there, which led to the anomalies in the celestial realm and Xiaoxi and the others' rampage. And currently, there is only one place where such a concentrated filth exists... and that is the underworld.

"...Heca did it? No, given her extremely averse to trouble, it's highly unlikely she would do such a thing, and doing so would bring her absolutely no benefit..."

After first coming up with this idea in his mind, Shi Bai shook his head.

"If it's not Heca, then it must be one of the gods or beings in the underworld... Let's start thinking from the beginning."

Shi Bai reached up and pressed his forehead, continuing to explore his distant memories.

"Hou Yi... Chunhu... Chang'e... Chunhu killed Hou Yi, and Chang'e was imprisoned in the Moon Capital. For a thousand years, Chunhu has attacked the Moon Capital repeatedly in an attempt to kill Chang'e... No, that's not it... It's the plot of *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*... Chunhu's ally is Heka. Why would Heka help Chunhu attack the Moon Capital? Right... because Heka also harbors hostility towards Chang'e... Why? What is the reason for Heka's hostility towards Chang'e? There shouldn't have been any contact between them..."

Shi Bai groped his way over and pulled up a chair to sit down.

"...Right, I remember now, Heca's reason for being hostile to Chang'e was also because of Hou Yi...When Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, he also shot down Apollo, the sun god of the West...Because the intense light was lost, the darkness of Hell was also weakened, and while Hell was harmed, Heca was also harmed...But since Hou Yi had been killed by Chunhu, Heca transferred her hatred to Chang'e...Found it."

A cold smile curved his lips as Shi Bai slowly raised his head.

"The culprit behind the anomalies in the heavens... is it the Western gods? Apollo, the sun god? Hades, the god of the underworld, brought those filthy beings out of the underworld, didn't he? You..."

"...Do you really want a Ragnarok that badly!?"

P.S.: Tickets

Chapter Fourteen: The Dark History of Shinki and Shihaku

Some things are actually very difficult to explain clearly.

Just as no one in this era would have imagined that the world would be ruled by a group of humans with an average lifespan of less than a hundred years in the future, no one could have foreseen that the filth from the underworld would have such a profound impact on these beings in the heavens.

When the world is against you, even if you have real luck and immortality, you will become extremely miserable. What's more, those filths are poisonous to the beings of the heavens.

Although Shi Bai doesn't consider himself a good person, he always adheres to his own principles. And without a doubt, the actions of those Western deities violated those principles.

Regardless of their motives for bringing filth to the Celestial Realm, their fate will certainly not be good. After all, although they were corrupted by filth, it is also a fact that these beings in the Celestial Realm went berserk and killed those beings who did not belong to the Celestial Realm.

Even he was surrounded and hunted down, let alone those Western gods who were plotting something.

In some ways, filth is more like a stimulant for these immortal beings in the celestial realm...

"Fortunately, the situation hasn't reached its most critical point yet."

Putting aside those inexplicable thoughts for the time being, Shi Bai breathed a slight sigh of relief as he looked at Xiao Xi, who had fallen into a deep sleep.

He arrived just in time, so the situation didn't deteriorate to its worst point. Otherwise, if the situation had worsened further, even he would have found it extremely difficult to handle.

"...Okay, take a nap. When you wake up, everything will be back to normal."

After carrying Xiaoxi to the bed and covering her with a blanket, Shi Bai chuckled and gently stroked her nose with his finger before standing up from the bedside.

He certainly didn't have the ability to solve all the problems of all beings in the Heavenly Realm, but he had no problem helping Xiao Xi alone.

—Unless he can kidnap all the others one by one, just like he kidnapped Xiaoxi.

However, just because he was very familiar with Xiaoxi's personality and habits didn't mean he was familiar with the personalities, habits, and hobbies of other people. Things like filth were really nothing to him.

"So next up is about Saya... What exactly was the opportunity that led her to become the Dragon God?"

Squinting, Shi Bai turned his head to look at the gloomy sky outside, which looked as if it was about to rain at any moment, and frowned.

However, at this moment, his gaze inadvertently caught something, and his expression immediately became extremely strange.

In this ruined area, where ninety percent of the buildings have been destroyed, not far from his dilapidated house, an overturned trash can is slowly crawling towards the center of the ruins...

Based on the style of that trash can, Shi Bai vaguely remembered that it was an environmentally friendly trash can that he had built when he was building a large-scale construction project in the Heavenly Realm. He still had a deep impression of it.

After all, it's hard to forget. After he proposed his advanced ideas about garbage sorting and environmental protection, he tormented all the beings in the heavenly realm to the point of wanting to live or die. His daily mantra was, "What kind of garbage are you?" Then one morning, when he woke up, he found himself sleeping in a garbage can labeled "non-recyclable waste."

It is no exaggeration to say that he guided and completed almost half of the construction of the Heavenly Realm. These buildings, as well as the clean and bright city and streets, were all designed by him. Basketball courts, chess and card rooms, and other facilities were also provided.

He gradually changed the living habits and behaviors of those immortal beings, starting with their daily lives. The legendary chief engineer of the celestial construction refers to him.

Since I have done so much for the construction of the Heavenly Realm, it is only natural that I can do whatever I want in the Heavenly Realm as long as I mention my name.

"........."

Watching the trash can marked "non-recyclable waste" slowly move forward, Shi Bai remained silent for a moment before stepping forward and blocking its path.

The trash can paused for a moment, thinking it had bumped into the wall, and moved aside before slowly moving forward again.

"...So you're here to be funny?"

Shi Bai removed the trash can from the other person's head and looked at the being hiding inside, giving them a knowing look.

"Huh—? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?!"

After a moment of astonishment, Shen Qi's eyes widened as she looked at the man in front of her, who was covering his forehead as if he couldn't stand her anymore, with an ancient bronze bell on his head.

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"Didn't you say you had no way of getting into the Heavenly Realm? Then what's going on now!?"

Inside the dilapidated house, Shenqi angrily spoke to the man in front of her.

"That's not important right now... What's important is what you were doing just now?"

With a slight headache, Shi Bai pressed his forehead with his hand. Looking at Shen Qi, who looked like she was about to interrogate him, Shi Bai suddenly felt a toothache.

"With a trash can or something on his head..."

"Don't tell anyone what just happened!!!"

Before he could finish his sentence, Shen Qi, with a slightly embarrassed expression, leaned forward, supported herself on the table, and spoke loudly and fiercely at him.

"If you dare to expose this dark history, I'll reveal all the dark secrets I know about you to the world!!!"

"...So what were you doing just now?"

Shi Bai turned his head away speechlessly.

"Do you think I want this? If those berserk beings discover my tracks, do you think I can beat them?!"

Sitting back down in her chair, Shenqi began to speak with a hint of resentment.

"But just as you wouldn't notice an ant, if you use a trash can as cover to move forward, they won't even notice a trash can slowly moving forward in the ruins. This is a piece of experience that I've painstakingly come up with... You absolutely mustn't tell anyone!!"

"Based on experience..."

Looking at Shen Qi, who was staring at him with a fierce expression, Shi Bai's lips twitched slightly.

"Why would I go around spreading your dark history? Do you have nothing better to do?... By the way, where's the succubus? Now that I've found you, that's perfect. What exactly happened between you two during this time?"

"Of course we should hide. If we don't hide, are we just going to wait to be killed?"

With a soft hum, Shen Qi turned her gaze to Xiao Xi lying on the bed. After a moment's hesitation, she began to speak.

"To be more specific, it's roughly like this..."

Compared to the usually composed succubus, Shinki's personality is noticeably more unconventional. While the succubus's plan is to remain hidden in that cave and wait for a turning point, Shinki's is different.

There is no disaster without a cause. If we can find the source of a disaster, we may be able to solve it at its root.

So during the time she was trapped, she would go out to search for clues almost every now and then.

"...I understand. So, have you found any clues?"

After hearing Shen Qi's words, Shi Bai nodded slightly.

However, despite saying that, he didn't actually have much hope for it.

After all, if moving things around with trash cans could lead to any clues, he'd just eat the whole table in front of him on the spot!

"There are no clues yet, but this calamity in the heavens is most likely related to the Western gods, such as the Western sun god Awa... What are you doing?"

"Oh, I'm hungry. I suddenly want to eat something to fill my stomach."

Without changing his expression, Shi Bai broke off a piece of wood from the table in front of him, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it. Shi Bai nodded.

"You go on."

"Uh... as far as I know, the power of the Golden Crow was transmitted to the outside world through the heavens using the power of the sun god Apollo."

Shenqi's expression appeared slightly somber.

"Although their power has gone berserk, subconsciously they still want to leave the Celestial Realm and return to the world. If we really let them leave the Celestial Realm..."

"That's not important right now. Take me to Xiaoye's place first."

Shaking his head, Shi Bai stood up from the table.

"I was thinking of going to great lengths to find you, but it seems I'm quite lucky... Take me there."

"What about her? Isn't Xi going with us?"