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"Shirou, Shirou, help me take a picture with Bai Letian." Kasumigaoka Utaha grabbed the boy's arm and shoved the mirrorless camera into Shirou's hand.

Then she ran to the stone statue, which was about two meters tall, and urged it on. After all, her favorite poet was Bai Juyi, whom she greatly admired and loved. She felt that he was no less talented than Li Bai and felt sorry for him.

"Yes, yes." Shirou reluctantly took out his phone and agreed. This senior was not only a fan of Lushan, but also a fan of Bai. However, she was much cuter than her usual sarcastic self.

Shirou took out his camera and snapped a picture of the headband-wearing senior hugging the stone statue in a cute and innocent way.

'Hmm... The camera has Wi-Fi, so it seems like it would be fun to transfer the data and send it to Eriri.'

Li Bai was the "Poet Immortal" with his unrestrained imagination, and Du Fu was the "Poet Sage" who worried about the country and its people, wanting to shelter all the poor and make them happy. However, since Tang poetry was introduced to China from ancient times, Bai Juyi has been admired by everyone from the emperor to the nobility. For a long time, they have been fond of and favored Bai Letian (Bai Juyi's pen name). They collected Bai Juyi's poems, compiled them into the "Bai Family Anthology," held lectures and poetry gatherings, and even had princes and ministers imitate Bai Juyi's style to create their own poems.

On the one hand, it has the poetic style of Bai Juyi, and on the other hand, it is straightforward and easy to understand, even for an old woman with white hair.

On the one hand, it was also because Bai Juyi's personality, as reflected in his poems of "contentment with one's lot and living in Chang'an," contrasted with the fact that the emperors and nobles of Kyoto during the Heian period had lost real power and no strong figures had emerged to reclaim the land from the warlords who controlled the regions. As a result, they began to escape reality and indulge in the romantic and poetic world of nature.

Bai Juyi's leisurely and melancholic poems, such as "The flowers of April have all faded in the human world, but the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are just beginning to bloom," brought the pleasures of nature to the declining nobles. His poems like "The Song of Everlasting Regret," which depicted local rebellions and the decline of imperial power, resonated with them. How could he not be loved by the emperor and nobility?

Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his Four Heavenly Kings were military commanders of that era.

The virtuous wife, Tama, also infiltrated the palace at the end of the Heian period, indulging in debauchery with the emperor, which caused the emperor to fall seriously ill. She was then driven away by Abe no Seimei and many other powerful figures, though the method is unknown.

When Minamoto no Yoshitsune's elder brother, Minamoto no Yoritomo, established the Kamakura Shogunate, ending the Heian period, the samurai class officially seized power. This also marked the complete decline of the aristocratic class, with the emperor becoming a puppet. The court never recovered after that, neither during the Teramachi period under Ashikaga Shogun and Ikkyu, nor during the Sengoku period under Oda Nobunaga and Miyamoto Musashi.

Thus, influenced by generations of disillusioned nobles, Bai Juyi remained highly sought after during the Tokugawa era, becoming the most famous and influential poet in Japan.

After that, everyone took a private car and arrived at Jinxiu Valley.

The valley here is famous for its strange mountains and rocks, and there is a natural stone cave called Fairy Cave, which is seven meters high and more than ten meters deep.

There is also a sky bridge, which is a huge rock that extends long from the edge of the cliff, like a stone bridge suspended in the air.

Zhou Meimei acted as the tour guide and introduced to everyone: "There is also a legend here. Back then, when Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought a great battle at Poyang Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang, whose troops were initially weaker, was forced to flee to Mount Lu. However, he was chased to the edge of a cliff by the pursuers and was powerless to turn the tide."

A golden dragon descended from the sky and transformed into a seven-colored stone bridge. Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly led his troops across the bridge to escape danger. The stone bridge then collapsed, preventing the pursuing troops from catching up. This allowed Zhu Yuanzhang to turn the tide and achieve victory.

"So, you mean there wasn't originally a bridge here?" Shirou asked, looking at the cliffs on both sides.

"It was like this at least when the Ming Dynasty was established. But I quite like these kinds of legends, like the legend of the first female emperor in history who shone with the sun and moon in the sky. They're pretty good," Zhou Meimei said, shrugging.

Hiratsuka Shizuka remarked, "This is just photo fraud. Oh well, let's hurry up and move on to the next attraction!"

On the western peak of Mount Lu, there is a rectangular pool with emerald green water. It is divided into two sections by a small bridge and the water flows continuously all year round. This is the Great Heavenly Pool.

It is the oldest temple on the summit of Mount Lu, founded in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was named Huguo Tianchi Temple by Zhu Yuanzhang. Although the temple is now abandoned, there are many ancient and elegant buildings around it, such as stone walls and pavilions. Outside the temple stands a 20-meter-high stone pagoda, surrounded by towering pine trees.

A high platform has been built to the west of the stone pagoda. Climbing up there and looking out, one can see the surrounding green mountains rising and falling in layers, just as Su Dongpo described: "Viewed horizontally, it's a range of peaks; viewed from the side, it's a single peak; its appearance varies from near to far, high to low."

“Now that it’s winter, all the small animals hide away, otherwise you could see monkeys fighting with people for food here,” Zhou Meimei said with a smile.

Descending several hundred meters along the steps from the lower left side of the Great Heavenly Lake, you'll see a cliff that appears bottomless, like an abyss. Only at the very top hangs a long, pointed rock, resembling a dragon raising its head, hence the name Dragon Head Cliff.

When Shirou arrived here, he sensed something was amiss. The air here was much more turbid than in other places, a result of the oppressive power of magic. There was an aura similar to another dimension in the void outside the cliff.

"Is this the place?" Shirou asked, taking out his phone to contact Leonardo da Vinci at Chaldea.

“Yes! The source of the magic is here, confirmed, coordinates locked,” Da Vinci replied.

“Let’s go in and take a look,” Shirou said.

“Wait! Don’t go on this adventure alone!” Leonardo da Vinci shouted.

But the boy instantly projected an invisible cloak, put it on, leaped over the guardrail, and jumped into the bottomless abyss beyond the cliff.

After a while.

"Hey, Shirou? That's strange. Weren't we here just now?" Hiratsuka Shizuka said, looking around curiously with her camera in hand.

The boy jumped off the cliff, but instead of falling all the way down, he entered a gray-black alternate dimension through a hole.

The space was several hundred square meters in size and dimly lit. In front of it was a door that emitted a faint light. Walking forward and looking out of the door, one could vaguely see green trees and mountain peaks. Unexpectedly, entering this place connected to another world.

Shirou, wrapped in an invisibility cloak, cautiously moved forward, but before he reached the entrance to that world, he was discovered.

"I just got back from a walk in the mountains, and I didn't expect to be followed by rats! Come out!!!" The lean man with red hair tied in a messy ponytail roared imposingly.

Shirou felt a strong gust of wind rushing towards him. Unable to dodge in time, his cloak was lifted by the force of the punch, revealing his true form.

"Are you the Black Mud Servant this time? Your class is Lancer, and your true name is..." Shirou activated his Mystic Eyes, and in the dim space, he saw the other's appearance clearly and asked in a cold voice.

Standing opposite him was a short, thin, and wiry middle-aged man, wearing an orange mandarin jacket and black trousers, with long, thick, red hair tied back, and carrying a 3-meter-long black-handled spear.

“Li Shuwen! A famous Bajiquan master in China, has someone like you been corrupted by the black mud and turned into an evil spirit?” Shirou asked.

“I’ve never considered myself a hero. If I had to say anything, before all this, I was a martial artist, someone who longed to challenge the strong and fight the strongest martial artist,” Li Shuwen replied, his eyes glowing red.

Shirou knew this was no ordinary opponent and instantly activated the pseudo-spirit origin within him. This time, the figure he possessed was the one he knew best: a tall man with white hair, brown skin, and a red battle robe, who instantly projected black and white twin blades into his hands.

"Hmm... those eyes, that figure, Shirou Emiya, you're quite interesting indeed." The red-haired man said, looking at the boy with great interest.

The battle is imminent!

“I was originally planning to stay here and not seek you out, intending to challenge you after you became stronger. I didn’t expect you to come looking for me personally,” Li Shuwen said to the young man.

“That’s only natural. In this state of being corrupted by the black mud, you can no longer be called heroic spirits, but evil, monstrous ghosts who disregard human life. I cannot allow you to remain in this world,” Shirou said resolutely.

"Hahaha, you call us evil? Hahahaha." Li Shuwen laughed loudly, with twisted black mud oozing out from around his orange jacket.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Shirou asked the Black Mud Servant.

"It's nothing. Since that's what you think, let's fight! Let me see what you're really made of!" Li Shuwen said with a smile.

Shirou didn't say anything, but responded with his actions!

The boy instantly unleashed his fastest speed, rushing towards the red-haired man. He knew that facing such a powerful opponent, he had to finish the fight quickly, or he would be the one killed in the next moment.

The first pair of black and white blades were thrown! They flew towards Li Shuwen's back.

"Honestly, I don't know whether to call it luck or bad luck, but since we've met, let's fight! This is a life-or-death battle, victory or defeat is irrelevant!" The red-haired man raised his spear and thrust it towards the boy.

The boy charged forward without fear, dodging the thrust of the spear tip, and projected a second pair of black and white blades that slashed down!

But the spearhead in Li Shuwen's hands was as agile as a snake, instantly retracting, changing direction, drawing two circles, and knocking away the double blades in Shirou's hands.

The two blades, which had been launched into the air, swirled in the air before crashing into the black and white blades that flew back from behind, thus breaking the previous two consecutive attacks.

At this moment, the boy who rushed forward projected the third pair of black and white long blades, which slashed towards Li Shuwen.

In that instant, the gun straightened and thrust towards the boy's chest. The blade was sharp and overtook the boy's strike, its speed surpassing the boy's attack. It seemed that the gun would pierce the boy's chest in the next instant.

Shirou sensed danger and at the last moment raised his enhanced and lengthened Gan Jiang and Mo Xie to block the spear tip that was thrusting at him. He felt the immense force of the spear, like a giant hammer, smashing down on him, and he was sent flying backward.

Gan Jiang and Mo Xie's blades, which were as hard as A-rank Noble Phantasms, shattered, and his proud Crane Wing Triple Strike failed just like that.

Chapter 126 The Battle of Dragons and Tigers at Mount Lu

Shirou, who had been thrown away, struggled to his feet. His opponent's spear technique was truly terrifying. It wasn't magic or a natural talent; it was simply a skill honed to its extreme. His body remained stationary, but the spear moved around as if it were alive.

Shirou clearly realized that he had no chance of winning in close combat. Even if Cú Chulainn, the Child of Light, were here, he wouldn't be a match for him in spearmanship alone.

Li Shuwen's eyes flashed with a battle-crazed red light as he beckoned to the boy in front of him and said, "Good! That move was quite good. What other moves do you have?"

Shirou activated his Mystic Eyes, projecting a longbow, and then created distance to engage in combat using suppressive firepower.

The spiral-shaped sword projected in his hand, transformed into a slender spiral arrow under the enhancement and modification of magic. This sword is the 'Kaladboga' of Fergus, a hero from the Celtic myth of Ulster, who was the close friend and adoptive father of the Child of Light and a member of the Red Branch Knights. It means 'Strike of Heavenly Thunder'.

"Will you use a bow this time? If you don't attack, then I'll show you the ultimate in martial arts! Hah!!" Li Shuwen raised his spear and charged forward.

Shirou's entire body emanated a strong magical energy fluctuation, and the arrow nocked on his bow flashed with a dazzling red light. The moment his fingers released the string, it transformed into a shooting star that spun like lightning, flying towards Li Shuwen and exploding with a bang.

"—Broken Phantasm!"

The immense power exploded like a missile in front of the target, transforming into a circle of red flames and heat waves, which stirred up strong winds and billowing smoke, enveloping the Black Mud Heroic Spirit within.

Shirou's offensive was not over yet. His Mystic Eyes peered through the smoke, and he knew that such an attack was not enough to defeat the Black Mud Heroic Spirit.

This being, whose spirit origin is borrowed from a simulation, comes from another distant world. As a concept of justice, this other being is almost identical to Shirou Emiya—'The Iron-Forging Heroic Spirit—Nameless.'

Having the same figure and the same Noble Phantasm as the Heroic Spirit Emiya, he is also one of the possibilities for Emiya Shirou.

Chant the incantation to deploy the inherent barrier.

"I am the bone of my sword."

(I am the bone of the sword I wield; this body is formed from the sword...)

The alternate dimension was transformed into a wasteland, a steel mill, and filled with all sorts of swords and magical artifacts...

Behind him is a wall protecting the Earth, formed by Shirou's unique belief in protection.

Dozens of longswords flew out from behind Shirou in an instant, completely surrounding Li Shuwen in the smoke.

He thrust his spear forward, using his unique circle of energy to deflect the endless stream of iron swords flying from all directions until the attack ceased, leaving him unharmed and without a single scratch.

"Interesting! This is also a manifestation of power reaching its limit." Li Shuwen said with great interest, scanning his surroundings as he observed this wondrous little world.

While searching for the boy who had vanished from his spot and disappeared without a trace, caught in the smoke and attacks.

Li Shuwen scanned his surroundings with his eyes and listened intently, but all around him was silent.

At that moment, a chilling aura emanated from above, and a boy descended from the sky, raising his massive axe blade high with both hands and bringing it down.

"What?" Li Shuwen looked up in surprise. He didn't expect the boy to have the courage to fight him hand-to-hand. It was too late to raise his gun to attack. He could only raise the gun above his head to block.

Through the enhancement of his Mystic Eyes, he projected the final form of the weapon wielded by Hercules, a giant axe inlaid with gold. The projected monstrous strength was then added to his arms, and he cleaved down at the black mud spirit below.

"Then try taking this move! aaaa!!!" Shirou roared.

"You've got guts! Then let's see what happens!! Drink up!" Li Shuwen was provoked and exerted force with both hands, shaking the gun barrel to meet the giant axe that was coming down.

Li Shuwen, the Bajiquan master, was a heroic figure of modern times. He reached the pinnacle of martial arts, but the weapon in his hand was ultimately just an ordinary one. Even though Li Shuwen had superb martial arts skills and great agility, and could use force to deflect it.

However, when the power you face has reached the level of 'Tao', even a moment's skill will be broken by force!

Under the unreasonable and monstrous force, the spear in Li Shuwen's hand could not withstand the weight and eventually broke.

Shirou's axe blade broke through the spear shaft and cleaved towards the black mud spirit beneath him.

However, for a martial arts master, the spear is merely an extension of his body; his own strength is not diminished in the slightest.

"Truly magnificent! Like being tempered a thousand times, like a mind constantly fighting against fate, with unwavering will and courageous and decisive action! Amazing, young man! But it ends here."

Li Shuwen threw down the broken spear, and instead of retreating, he advanced, pushing off with both legs and appearing in front of Shirou in an instant, as if shrinking the ground.

The giant axe severed one of Li Shuwen's arms, but at that moment, another fist struck the boy's heart.

"Shirou!" At that moment, a woman jumped into the alternate dimension and happened to witness this scene, exclaiming in surprise.

It's unclear whether it was the woman's mournful howl, a sudden impulse, or simply the loneliness of being alone on the mountain.

The instant Li Shuwen struck the boy, he withdrew his 'qi' and transformed the force of his punch, reducing its power somewhat. The force of his punch also changed from damaging internal injuries to targeting the physical body.

After the punch landed, Shirou felt as if his internal organs were being burned, and he was dizzy. The immense force sent him flying, tumbling out of the alternate dimension, and he was about to fall into the bottomless abyss below the cliff.

At that moment, the woman jumped high into the air, caught the seriously injured boy, placed Shirou on the ground in the alternate dimension, pressed her hands against his injured abdomen, and emitted a miraculous holy light to heal his wounds.

Shirou, nearly unconscious, had his internal organs shattered from the shock, but thankfully, the 'scabbard' was activated, repairing his wounds. Even though they were thousands of miles apart, Artoria had indeed appeared in this world; the connection between the girl and the boy had activated the scabbard, saving the boy's life once again.

Sensing the state of the boy's body, the woman finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As Shirou gradually recovered, he opened his eyes with difficulty and looked at the woman apologetically.

"Don't speak, just rest!" the black-haired woman said softly, raising her finger to touch the boy's lips.

"..." Shirou looked at the woman with emotion. Although he felt sorry for getting her involved, he felt really at ease having such a reliable person by his side at this crucial moment.

Immediately afterward, the woman, her hands clad in steel gauntlets, pinched the boy's cheek, twisting it, and said viciously, "Once you recover, I'll slowly teach you a lesson! Just you wait, Shirou! If you understand, blink!"

"..." Shirou blinked resignedly, wincing in pain.

Chapter 127 Sword Debate at the Summit of Mount Lu

"Good! Now, next..." The black-haired woman smiled and gently patted the boy's head, smoothing his messy bangs. She stood up, turned around, and glared angrily at Li Shuwen with her spirited face, "You bastard, you really dared to hurt one of my important students!"

"I forgot to check the almanac before I went out today. Is today some kind of auspicious day? Powerful figures are appearing one after another." Li Shuwen said with a wild laugh. Black mud gushed out from the severed wound, reconnecting his broken arm to his body and repairing it. He could now move freely.

“问答无用！铁拳制裁！”女子握紧了钢铁拳铠，黑色长发飘扬在身后，快步冲了上去，此时她唯一的想法就是要将伤害自己可爱学生的家伙，痛揍一顿！

Shizuka Hiratsuka, when Shirou entered the alternate dimension and was engaged in a fierce battle.

She received a summons from Chaldea. In fact, she had formed a connection with one of her Heroic Spirits in the game some time ago. Now, with the help of Leonardo da Vinci in Chaldea, Hiratsuka Shizuka, eager to help her students, asked the Heroic Spirit Martha for help.

"Please, Martha. Lend me your strength! I must protect my students!"

"If this comes from your heart, then so be it. I will always bless you and walk alongside you! Let's go save the world!"