He changed Tiwat

"She defeated me..."

Han Fulai silently curled the corners of his mouth.

The war against the Inazuma Shogunate was a victory for him. But that was a political victory. If he were to fight as a shogun on the battlefield, he would probably lose.

After all, Ying is the kind of person who would give up his physical body to avoid "wear and tear" and retreat to the "Pure Land of One Heart" to "face the wall" for five hundred years in order to "return to the past".

Only with such willpower could one make a judgment and put it into practice without hesitation under those circumstances.

Yes, it's fortunate that I can be friends with Kage instead of enemies.

In addition, there is one more crucial point—

The priestess is the head priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine and a key figure in the "Great Exorcism of the Divine Cherry Blossom." Only by finding the priestess can we find the source of this series of anomalies, truly solve the problem, and exorcise the calamity.

In other words, Kage essentially entrusted Inazuma's future to his shoulders.

"So, I have to live up to her trust."

Han Fulai took out the protective charm that the divine child had given him and held it in his palm.

"Your god has asked me to save you."

"Wait for me, Divine Child."

The biggest inconvenience of being a priest is that you have to dress up in full regalia and sit in the shrine hall for every festival.

Fireworks burst brilliantly in the night sky, and the shrine was bustling with noise. To have to sit solemnly inside the shrine with a dignified smile throughout such a grand event... This kind of disaster is more terrible than the complete disappearance of fried tofu from the world.

For a celestial fox with the bloodline of Bai Chen, a hundred years is but a fleeting moment.

Over the long course of life, boredom is the most difficult enemy to resist.

If one day I myself become accustomed to sitting idly all day, stubborn as rotten wood, wouldn't the world lose a clever person who is good at discovering fun and opportunities?

Therefore, it is absolutely reasonable and necessary to find some enjoyment for yourself every now and then.

Even if one were to use the authority of the palace guards in a small way for this purpose, it would be perfectly acceptable!

On the night of the festival, Yae nods in satisfaction as he looks at the Naganohara-made fireworks specially delivered by the magistrate.

The sacrificial ceremony that night was as elaborate and orderly as ever.

The dignified figure of the "Priestess" sitting upright all night inspired countless priestesses to admire her.

However, the real Yae-no-Kami herself had long since transformed into an ordinary commoner woman, strolling along the cherry blossom path of Hanami-zaka with the crowds of the festival.

Amidst the dazzling fireworks, a beautiful young girl in a pink yukata sat quietly under a shower of light as beautiful as shooting stars.

Those slender eyes followed the figures coming and going at the festival, imagining what fascinating stories lay behind each of them.

The sound of fireworks masked a whisper squeezed out from between the teeth of someone chewing an apple candy.

"When you appointed me as the priest, you never said that we could only sneak out to watch the festivals."

—The divine child awoke from his dream once more.

There were no crowds of people around her, nor were there any dazzling fireworks overhead.

Before her stood only a solitary cherry blossom tree.

There are no timekeeping tools in the space of consciousness, and the scenery is always unchanging and gloomy. The flow of time here seems incredibly ambiguous and viscous.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Han Fulai saw light.

Light emanating from Narukami Taisha Shrine.

Broken shrine beams and pillars float in the air, and faded shimenawa (sacred rope) solidifies into wave shapes in the still wind.

The pink hydrangeas emitted a faint light in the shadows. Han Fulai followed these points of light through the twelve torii gates and finally saw that pink hue.

The goddess stood with her back to him under the fox-shaped cherry tree.

On the draped shrine maiden's kimono, the ever-present dark pattern "Shadow of Cherry Blossoms" seemed to radiate an unusual light.

"I've finally found you."

Upon hearing Han Fulai's voice, the Divine Eye pendant hanging on the tip of the Divine Child's ear trembled slightly.

"Oh dear, I was just complaining to the Divine Cherry Tree that I was afraid you'd forgotten about me. Waiting in a place like this, where there are neither cherry blossom mochi nor light novels, is really unbearable."

The teasing in her voice was still the same as before.

Han Fulai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that the pink fox could still joke with him meant that it was in pretty good shape and not as bad as he had imagined.

"What's wrong with the Divine Cherry Tree? Tell me, and I'll help you fix it..."

He was about to step forward when he suddenly stopped.

Because the divine child turned around.

Han Fulai's pupils shrank sharply—the face of the Divine Child, which always carried a cunning smile, was now covered with bluish-black lines, his originally lively purple eyes were gleaming with bloodlust, and long, sharp claws had sprouted from his slender fingertips.

"Possessed by a malevolent spirit...?"

...The village chief of Hiki Village, Washizu, looked just like this when he was corrupted by the "evil spirit".

"Thank you, I was just getting hungry." The goddess still had a smile on her face, as if she were sitting and enjoying tea when a friend came to visit, and that friend had thoughtfully brought delicious tea and snacks.

But in Han Fu's view, the Divine Child's smile was full of bloodlust.

...Presumably, he was that "delicious refreshment".

The bell rang.

The priestess summoned the Kagura bell that symbolized the priestess of the shrine, "the true meaning of Kagura."

The bells that should have been adorned with pink petals have now transformed into the pitch-black "Eye of Evil".

Countless evil spirits opened their eyelids, and purple-black lightning burst forth from the bell, striking Han Fulai's face.

Fortunately, he had already activated the Jade Shield.

Golden light and purple lightning collided, creating ripples.

The shrine maiden's toes touched the air, each step subtly following a mysterious rhythm—the "Divine Cherry Blossom Dance" secretly passed down by Narukami Taisha.

However, the Kagura dance, which was originally meant to be offered to the gods, has now become the dance of death.

The beams suspended in the sky collapsed with a deafening roar, as if bitten off by giant teeth; the broken shimenawa rope twisted into venomous snakes, coiling around the jeweled shield layer by layer; the entire shrine seemed to open its bloody maw, determined to swallow its prey whole.

Amidst the chaotic howling of the demons, a resolute voice rang out:

"...The demons roamed freely, dispelling all thunder and lightning."

Thousands of heads are cut off, tens of thousands of shapes are cut.

Those who obey me will live, those who oppose me will perish.

"Disobeying my orders in the slightest is tantamount to defying the Emperor."

Chapter 233 The Final Step of the Divine Cherry Blossom Exorcism [4k]

As the incantation was chanted, a shimmering blue die rose from Han Fulai's hand.

A golden talisman, shaped like a helmet, burst forth from it, illuminating all directions.

Suddenly, stars appeared on the barren land, shining as brightly as the sun.

The golden seal slowly grew larger, transforming into a golden-armored warrior wearing a jeweled crown and holding a jeweled umbrella.

The golden-armored warrior opened the treasure umbrella in his hand and slowly spun it.

A powerful suction force suddenly appeared, drawing in the purple-black lightning, shrine ruins, and broken shimen ropes—all the demonic obstacles—that the divine child was wielding.

In an instant, the entire Narukami Shrine vanished into thin air, leaving only the sacred cherry tree and the Yae no Miko hiding behind it.

In fact, if she hadn't been holding onto the sacred cherry tree, even the divine child would have almost been unable to resist the suction force—her white robe and crimson hakama were sucked away by the treasure umbrella, leaving only a tight-fitting kimono barely covering her body curves; the slightest movement would likely have resulted in a wardrobe malfunction...

Han Fulai clasped his hands together, withdrawing his immortal power, and the golden-armored warrior in the air immediately vanished without a trace.

The umbrella in the strongman's hand transformed back into the Salt Sorrow Spear and fell back into his grasp.

Han Fulai secretly rejoiced: "Luckily, I really did learn some immortal techniques before coming to Daocheng, otherwise it would have been troublesome..."

When Boyang and Fushe sealed that underground space with the "Taiwei Yipan," they used a complex and profound incantation. When Han Fulai and Yelan reversed time and space to escape the underground space, they also used that same incantation.

Four of them are:

"Stars are scattered across the sky, and divine power descends swiftly."

Demons and monsters vanquished all thunder.

It captures spirits and subdues ghosts, allowing true Qi to circulate.

The Emperor's decree and mandate stipulate that the matter must not be delayed.

At that time, Han Fulai simply copied Boyang's incantation without understanding its meaning.

It wasn't until later, when he practiced Ye Lan's family's secret techniques together, that he received a detailed explanation.

Bo Yang's incantation was created on the spot and had no precedent, but Liyue's talismans are, after all, celestial secrets, and tracing their origins through celestial arts can still lead to their source. In fact, Bo Yang used a "combined incantation," which is to disassemble many different talisman incantations and combine them together to create a new incantation.

According to Ye Lan, the incantations that Bo Yang deciphered originally came from the "Talisman of No Taboos".

In ancient times, Liyue was rife with demonic obstacles. Even with the Geo Archon and the immortals patrolling day and night, they could not necessarily protect everyone. To ensure that the common people would not be powerless against demons, the Geo Archon specially created a batch of "Talismans of No Taboos," sealing them with immortal power to protect the people. As for mortals using these talismans to assist the Archon in the war against demons, that was not the Archon's intention.

Those Liyue sorcerers who truly received the celestial talismans were able to glean many celestial mysteries from the "Talisman of No Taboos" created by the Emperor.

For example, the phrase "to subdue spirits and ghosts, and to circulate true qi" in the Boyang mantra comes from the "Heming mantra," which can subdue the mind and spirit, and expel evil.

The phrase “All demons and evil spirits are subdued by thunder” comes from the “Dubha Bhiksha Mantra”, an ancient demon-subduing seal passed down by the Rock King Emperor.

In ancient times, the Emperor commanded four guardian warriors wearing "Dhva" (a type of crown), known as "Eastern Dhritarashtra," "Western Virupaksha," "Southern Virudhaka," and "Northern Vaishravana," each carrying an ancient demon-subduing seal to suppress the four directions of Liyue.

Just like Shen He's "Goddess's Spirit Summoning Technique", those four guardian warriors are actually talismanic summons like ice puppets. Their essence is the transformation of the ancient demon-subduing seal, and they have no real bodies.

The golden-armored warrior that Han Fulai just summoned with the "Dubhabisha Mantra" is the so-called "Northern Vaishravana Dubhabishamon". The treasure umbrella in his hand can absorb all evil spirits and filth, and it is the right medicine to deal with the Yae no Shinji who is "possessed by evil spirits".

The ancient seal used by the Emperor to absorb and seal evil spirits was called the "Talisman of No Taboos". Later, the Liyue sorcerers used this seal to absorb evil spirits using magical artifacts such as "Peach Talisman" and "Vine Man".

He doesn't have any similar talismans or magical artifacts on hand right now, so he can only make Salt Sorrow Spear eat a little more "dirty stuff"—after all, he made Salt Sorrow Spear do this kind of "dirty work" back in the Snake Bone Mine... practice makes perfect, right?

Across the sacred cherry tree, Han Fulai asked the divine child, "Lord Miyaji, are you a little more awake now?"

"You're awake now..." The goddess cautiously peeked out from behind the tree, her face still flushed slightly: "What are you trying to do by taking my sister's clothes, you little pervert?"

"Cough, that was an accident..." Han Fulai silently took off his coat and tossed it to Shenzi, but his eyes never left Shenzi's body.

This wasn't because he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to feast his eyes, but rather to observe the condition of the divine child—it seemed that the "Dubhabisha Curse" had taken effect, at least the black lines on the divine child's face and the sharp claws on his fingertips had faded.

The fact that her shrine maiden robes were sucked away was not simply an "accident"; it meant that a divine spell had absorbed the impurities from her body.

The priest put on his coat behind the tree before coming out.

Hmm... a mere coat couldn't cover the deep valley of her chest at all, and the close-fitting rupan was even more drafty. To put it simply, wearing clothes was not much different from not wearing any at all.

Han Fulai looked away.

However, the die in his hand was still spinning.

A blue "life-binding thread" shot out and wrapped around the Divine Child's wrist, just like the ancient physicians of Liyue "diagnosing pulses by suspending a thread".

"Wait a moment, I will use the 'Heming Mantra' to calm your mind and subdue evil spirits, preventing any 'evil spirits' from remaining. Recite it after me..."

"The mind unites with the spirit, the spirit unites with the vital energy. The vital energy unites with the true essence, yin unites with yang..."

Han Fulai used the "Life-Binding Silk" to transmit divine power and guide the divine child in reciting incantations.

The goddess chuckled as she read, her fingertips lightly flicking the "life-binding thread": "I've never seen a man use silk thread before... This, isn't it another girl's?"

Han Fulai paused for a moment: "Uh... that's right..."

Come to think of it, back at the bottom of the Abyss of Layered Rocks, Yelan also taught him to chant spells by suspending his wrist with silk threads in the same way…

The goddess's beautiful eyes flickered, and her smile deepened: "Then aren't you afraid of making me angry if you use something given to you by another girl?"

"This was to save someone." Han Fulai smirked and retracted the silk thread with annoyance: "Looks like you're alright now, and you still have the mood to tease me."

"Of course, I am the current White Star Fox King, the only 'Heavenly Fox' of Inazuma." The Divine Child spun around on the spot as if showing off, and deliberately lifted her blouse to let people see the absolute territory at the base of her thighs... well, it was pink.

Han Fulai quickly lowered his head and changed the subject: "So how exactly did things turn out like this? Why were you possessed by evil spirits, and what happened to the 'Divine Cherry Blossom Great Exorcism'?"

"Oh, you know about the 'Divine Cherry Blossom Great Exorcism', so you must have received the message I left, right?" The Divine Child blinked.

"The information you left..." Han Fulai thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Ah, those ley line memories! No wonder it was such a coincidence that every ley line memory that appeared in front of us was related to the 'Dark Calamity' and the 'Divine Cherry Blossom Great Exorcism' five hundred years ago!"