The Great Master of Gensokyo

"In this world, everything that has life, once it has a beginning, will have an end, except for God." God is eternal and does not age or die with the passage of time.

"I will grant your request, Lord Serpent God."

"I will choose a young priestess to be sacrificed to the serpent god."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu bowed his head in greeting; he was very patient now.

"Interesting human. Well then, I'll wait for you to appear here with the offering I demand. Humans, whose lives are as fleeting as cherry blossoms, are pursuing something else entirely... How truly..."

Humanity has truly never changed since the Age of Gods.

"For the glory of the Minamoto clan," Minamoto no Yorimitsu replied without hesitation, his eyes filled with unwavering conviction.

He needs that power so that the Genji can maintain its current exalted status.

They will not allow someone like Abe no Seimei to replace the Minamoto clan's position and power, nor that eternal power that only gods can wield.

"Heh heh." The voice continued to laugh. "Humans... are truly naive and ignorant. I will grant your wish."

Minamoto no Yorimitsu didn't quite hear the last few words.

"Go out." As soon as he finished speaking, Minamoto no Yorimitsu noticed a change in his surroundings.

They were taken from inside the altar to outside the altar.

"Hoo." Exhaling a breath of stale air, Minamoto no Yorimitsu finally calmed down his anxious heart. "...This is the power of the gods."

"It's truly intoxicating." Humans are so weak, so incredibly weak.

The Yang realm is the world where humans live, while the Yin realm is the world where demons and monsters exist. The Yin and Yang realms coexist, but ordinary people cannot see ghosts or recognize the existence of monsters.

When ordinary people can recognize the existence of monsters, it means that evil spirits have entered reality and are affecting the normal order of humankind.

The Yin-Yang Dao, from its very beginning, existed to balance the forces of the Yin and Yang realms.

By combining Eastern Taoist practices with Japanese Buddhism and incorporating elements of Shintoism, the Yin-Yang Taoist system has been formed.

However, the Yin-Yang system is gradually collapsing.

Onmyoji are no longer able to act as balancers between the realms of Yin and Yang, maintaining the boundaries between human and yokai life.

Minamoto no Yorimitsu discovered Abe no Seimei's collusion with Mount Ōe during the demonic disturbances at Mount Ōe.

The fact that the current Grand Onmyoji is a half-demon means that Abe no Seimei will not stand on the side of humans to protect their interests.

The young Onmyoji has his own ambitions and arrogance.

He was unwilling to be subordinate to others, unwilling to be suppressed by Abe no Seimei, and wanted to defeat Abe no Seimei to obtain the supreme power that the Onmyoji now represented.

In doing so, I will act as the balancer between the Yin and Yang realms.

The idea is nice, but it's not as easy as it seems.

In the narrow space between the realms of Yin and Yang.

The narrow passage is filled with boundless darkness.

"I'll be able to see it soon, I'm really looking forward to it, it's my chance to cross the boundary between Yin and Yang."

Human beings' struggle for power and profit, ironically, gave the Yamata no Orochi an opportunity.

The chance to return to the human world is gone. Yamata no Orochi, who has been unable to return since the Age of Gods, has spent too long in solitude.

The competition in Heian-kyo is gradually unfolding, but Saigyouji Hanyu is still in a low-level development stage.

What happened has nothing to do with him now, but the impact will gradually expand.

Heian-kyo is the capital of Japan, and any changes there will affect the entire country.

For Saigyouji Hanyu, all he needs to do now is strengthen himself.

Yukari Yakumo's departure prevented Saigyouji Habu from directly returning to see Yuyuko through the gap, which he found regrettable.

However, the appearance of Yakumo Yukari solved this problem for Ōtakemaru.

"I suppose this mission is complete," thought Saigyouji Yuzuru, as he heard the system notification.

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating the demonized Ootengu.]

[Reward: Thunder Emperor Summoned (Unlocked)]

Your spell level has reached Lv3.

[Host has reached Lv3, level-up gift pack available.]

Congratulations! You have received an exclusive Onmyoji outfit and a Shrine Maiden outfit.

The exclusive Onmyoji hunting robe from before was understandable, but what's with rewarding him with a shrine maiden outfit?!

"Master Yuzuru, what's wrong? Σ(⊙▽⊙)"

Saigyouji Hanyu was stunned for a moment, until Midori tugged at him, and he came back to his senses.

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Chapter Forty-Six: Feathered Fox

"N-nothing." Saigyouji Yuzuru's lips twitched as he forced a dry laugh.

Thinking to myself that I couldn't possibly keep the last set for myself, it was a shrine maiden's outfit... I should give it to Midori.

But what reason could Saigyouji Hanyu possibly have?

Thinking about it, it really is a headache.

"Is this matter considered resolved?" Midori asked with some concern. She also wondered how Saigyouji Habu knew such a powerful demon.

Even though Yakumo Yukari just stood still, Midori could feel the pressure.

"I suppose so..." Ōtakemaru is probably not going to make it. This just solves a problem for Saigōji Hūshū.

Otherwise, it would be much more troublesome for Saigyouji Hanyu to clean up the mess.

"What a great monster!" Human strength is indeed much weaker than that of a monster.

But who can blame us when we live in an era where demons and humans coexist?

"Hoo." With a light exhale, Saigyouji Yuusuke put the remaining shikigami back into the Shikigami Record in the Onmyōryō.

Of the three summoned shikigami, Inugami is probably the most seriously injured.

This time, thank you for your hard work, Inugami Ryo.

After all, the opponent they were facing was Ōtakemaru, a demon god.

"Let's go, let's go help the next village," Saigyouji Yuusuke said. The matter of Ōtakemaru's death was still unclear, and there were still quite a few yokai active in this area.

It's just a pity that this village has been destroyed.

If Saigyouji Hanyu had arrived a step earlier...

"Mm." Midori nodded gently and followed Saigyouji Hanyu's steps.

One of them was a priestess, and the other was a priestess, but they were tasked with spreading the faith in the gods.

At the foot of Mount Nara, all the monsters that existed were eliminated by Saigyouji Habu and Midori.

Gradually, many people came to know that there was an Onmyoji (yin-yang master), a shrine maiden, and a deity at Suwa Shrine.

The number of worshippers at Suwa Daishin Shrine has gradually increased significantly.

Both Suwako and Kanako felt their powers being restored. Human faith continued to grow.

Humanity's fear of the dark gave rise to monsters, which grew stronger by exploiting human fear.

With the blessing of the gods and the protection of Onmyoji and shrine maidens, Suwa Shrine naturally became a source of hope for humanity.

...

Even Kamo no Tadayuki could not have imagined that his good apprentice would gain such great fame at the foot of Mount Nara in just half a month.

Saigyouji Hanyu's reputation as an Onmyoji spread rapidly.

This place is in Heian-kyo (Kyoto).

A storm is brewing.

"A bunch of useless trash! Why did you let her escape?" Abe no Seimei, furious and shocked, reprimanded the twelve divine generals present. Tengshe and Gouchen exchanged a glance, trembling with fear, while Tianhou, Taiyin, Zhuque, and others lowered their heads.

"I'm sorry, Lord Seimei." The Six Directions General dared not raise his head at this moment, knowing that he had truly made a huge mistake.

As a result, his comrades were also reprimanded.

"You, bring her back to me. No matter what, she inherited my mother's power as a white fox, and only she can fulfill my expectations."

"Idiot, what an idiot, to let her get away like that."

How could he not be angry? Abe no Seimei had used a resurrection technique to try and bring his mother, Kuzunoha, back to the mortal world.

Therefore, a white fox's body was specially prepared for his mother, Kuzuha, to be resurrected.

However, Abe no Seimei could be considered both a success and a failure.

His mother did not come back to life as he had hoped; instead, a true demon among demons—Hagoromo Gitsune—was born from the white fox.

The fox spirit was created by combining a portion of his mother's soul power.

"I'm giving you five days. If you still can't find Yu Yi Hu in five days, you know what the consequences will be."

"My plan cannot afford to fail."

This is crucial to whether Abe no Seimei can truly become a great demon, capable of ruling Heian-kyo for eternity, and becoming the master of both the mortal and spiritual realms.

The world that ordinary people live in is the Yang realm, while the world that ordinary people cannot see with their naked eyes is the Yin realm.

He not only needs to gather the fear of a hundred demons to strengthen himself.

There is also a guarantee that at the end of his life, he can return to his mother Kuzunoha's womb through a soul-returning technique and be reborn into the world through childbirth.

"Five days..." Liuhe and the other twelve divine generals turned pale.

However, under Abe no Seimei's fury, the Twelve Divine Generals dared not utter any rebuttal.

The importance of Hagoromo Gitsune to Abe no Seimei lies not only in the fact that she is a fox spirit who inherited the remnant soul of a white fox, but more importantly, in the fact that she is a demon from a chaotic era.

She is the ultimate embodiment of darkness, capable of reincarnation, radiating hatred, jealousy, anger, and despair from the heart of politics to strengthen herself. If Abe no Seimei were to be born as Hagoromo Gitsune's son, it would mean inheriting her 'fear'.

With the power of Hagoromo Gitsune, Abe no Seimei could become an unprecedentedly powerful yokai.

Originally, Abe no Seimei wanted to influence Hagoromo Gitsune's mind and establish a good relationship with her, so that Hagoromo Gitsune would believe that Abe no Seimei was her child.

The Great Onmyoji's ambition lies in whether he can become the true master of demons and monsters.

With the power of Hagoromo Gitsune, Abe no Seimei no longer needed to make many plans.

Heian-kyo will forever be under his control.

"Just a little bit more." Enraged, Abe no Seimei appeared extremely agitated. Rokugo's mistake had led to Hagoromo Gitsune's escape.

Meanwhile, in Heian-kyo, the Kamo and Kakain families were colluding and eyeing him covetously, and the damned Minamoto clan was acting ambiguously. At such a critical moment, this incident occurred. How could he not be furious?

Where has Hagoromo Gitsune fled to now? It's heading in the direction of Mount Nara...

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Chapter 47 The Appearance of the Feathered Fox

Mount Nara.

This place used to be haunted by many ghosts and monsters, but under the influence of Saigyouji Hanyu, the monsters of Mount Nara disappeared without a trace.

Everyone knows that there is a shrine at the foot of Mount Nara. And on the shrine live an Onmyoji (yin-yang master) and a shrine maiden.