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But at the same time, Tian Xiegui also discovered that he couldn't hurt Kaima either.
The demon god carries a "sword" on his back, which looks like a sun, giving him a divine feeling. He also has a "divine whip" tied around his waist, which are all sacred artifacts from shrines such as Sengen Shrine and Mishima Taisha Shrine.
To ordinary people, it is just an antique, but in the hands of these mysterious people, it can indeed play a role in consolidating faith.
At a certain moment, Kaima suddenly took out a bronze mirror from his waist.
Tianxiegui subconsciously felt that something was wrong, because that divine object was totally not on the same level as the 'Imperial Sword' and the 'Divine Pattern Whip'.
At this moment, a huge sun rose up, and the mighty power of heaven pressed down from the sky.
Ordinary people cannot detect it, but if there are demons and ghosts hiding around Tokyo, they can see the extreme burst of divine light.
The special energy was so great that even the TAC team's radar responded.
The demon realized what it was—
Amaterasu!
It was the Eight-foot Mirror, the legendary incarnation of Amaterasu. The demon god had even stolen the Eight-foot Mirror! The legendary god on the highest throne of Takama-ga-hara was certainly not something that a mere Ama-shaku could resist.
Not to mention resisting, he couldn't even think of resisting the slightest bit.
Since the mythological era, before Heian-kyo was built, and even before Okuninushi founded the country, Amaterasu had never appeared on earth again.
He is only praised by the people and mentioned in Shinto scriptures, but even in mythological stories, there is no rumor of his coming to the world.
A myth within a myth.
Let alone the Tianxie ghost, even if the general... no, even if all the ghosts were still there, and they gathered their power into one body through the night ritual, facing such a force, there would be no other possibility except to turn into ashes.
That is the power of the supreme god in the myth that has been passed down for thousands of years, the supreme throne of Takamagahara. Even though Takamagahara has long since collapsed, the Eight-foot Mirror, as one of the three sacred treasures that protect the country, gathers the faith of the people, and with this as an anchor, its power remains as strong as ever.
The divine light suppressed him, and Tian Xiegui could not resist at all. He wanted to pray to the gods, but what he really said were the three words "Miss".
Suddenly, Amazawa felt the pressure ease. Amaterasu's divine power suddenly stopped, as if it had never appeared.
The Yata Mirror, which lost its support, fell from the sky and was caught by a hand.
The Tianxiegui lying on the ground gasped for breath. The pressure at that moment was really beyond his ability to bear. It felt like a hundred years of torture in just a few seconds.
Fortunately, the eldest lady arrived before the divine punishment really came.
Lingye looked at the Eight-foot Mirror in her hand, something she had only heard of in legends in the past, and it didn't look anything special.
It is just an ancient bronze mirror. According to the terminology of that era, it should be called "jian". A mirror was opened in the half-acre square pond. This is a Taoist magic tool, which was introduced into Shintoism.
I don’t know how long ago it was made, even the pattern on the back is almost worn away.
It has a bit of patina, but it's not serious. It doesn't look like an antique, but it doesn't look like a high-end item.
The kind that no one would pick up if you threw it on the street.
"Are you OK?"
Tianxiegui shook his head and quickly got up, feeling a little embarrassed.
The demon god Kaima has disappeared. He used the Eight-foot Mirror as a means of escape and disappeared into the void without a trace.
Chapter 262: Master of Kagura Palace
Throwing away the Eight-foot Mirror was not part of Kaima's original plan. This mirror has a more important use.
But it had to give up.
Because the extraordinary thing that came was a blessing from God that was beyond its imagination.
I knew long ago that since Tian Xiegui could borrow the name of "pardon", it would definitely not be easy. Only the king on the highest throne could issue an order, and their oral orders could be called pardons, even now.
But even if it was mentally prepared, when it really faced the coming of the gods, it still found that it was too insignificant, and it was not something that could be dealt with just by being prepared. To describe it as "dealing with" was too arrogant, and it was even unbearable to look at.
It's like an ant looking up at the sky.
It did not see the God's appearance, not because God concealed his appearance, but because Kaima knew very well that if it really stayed there when He descended, then there would be absolutely no chance for it to escape. So the moment it felt the vast will falling from the sky, the Fire God Kaima did not hesitate, except to escape, without the slightest hope of luck.
All it could do was to leave behind the Eight-foot Mirror, betting that the artifact would attract His attention. Whether it was Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, or Susanoo, they would not turn a blind eye to the Eight-foot Mirror, after all, in mythology it was Amaterasu's incarnation. It was not only a divine artifact, but also a sacred artifact used to look down on the human world and conclude a covenant between humans and gods.
The human world was handed over to the descendants of Okuninushi (humans), and the gods were returned to heaven. This agreement established the rule that the human world belonged to humans.
Such artifacts exist in almost every mythology. For example, the Ark of the Covenant in the Bible contains the stone tablets of the "Ten Commandments of Moses", the covenant between God and man. The final result of the covenant between God and man is that the gods return to heaven and the world belongs to humans.
The importance of such a magical artifact is self-evident.
Such a national treasure can only buy him a moment of time to escape.
But it had no right to choose between the two. If it stayed there, it would undoubtedly be suppressed again. Facing such a god, it could not even think of resisting, let alone resisting.
It already understood why Tian Xiegui was "recruited". That was not recruitment, that was deification, not a verbal promise of "temporary work" as a deification, but a true deification! It was a god recognized by the way of heaven and engraved in the laws.
Today, Tenshaku is already a true god, no different from gods like Inari and Ebisu.
This was also the reason why the Eight-foot Mirror did not turn him into ashes in the first instant. If it were an ordinary ghost, even a wisp of the Eight-foot Mirror's breath would be enough to shatter his soul in an instant.
Kaima tried his best to escape, gathering all his strength, and some of the fires in Tokyo that could not be extinguished began to go out. He could feel that the gods were looking for him, no, the whole world was looking for him.
His will is the will of Heaven and the will of the entire world.
Kaima didn't dare to move any further, knowing that if it moved even a little, it would be found. It could only restrain everything it had, including its strength, its breath, and even its five senses, and remain motionless, just like the stubborn stone that had stood on the mountaintop for the past hundred years and served as the divine body.
At this time, a father and son walked by.
The father was wearing a lion head and talking proudly, with the child following behind him.
After coming down from Yuefeng Mountain, Xintai and his father were walking on the way home. After the New Year, his father had a rare opportunity to dance the lion again, and he was very happy. This hobby doesn't cost much money, and it is much better than other bad habits, so his family doesn't care about him.
At this moment, Xinta tripped, staggered and almost fell.
"You have to watch the road when you walk. I've told you so many times."
His father's voice made Xintai grumble a few words. He looked back and thought that it was a stone on the side of the road that tripped him, but he found that it was not.
"Dad, look, what is this? A statue?"
"Don't touch unknown things on the roadside!" Xintai's father said and looked over. It was indeed a statue.
"What kind of god is this? It feels so weird."
The statue is not like an ordinary Buddha, flying celestial being or fairy. It looks a bit like a guardian Vajra, with a sun behind it.
"Isn't this a demon?"
"Idiot, the demon god only has a divine body, how can there be a statue? It's probably a guardian deity like the Four Vajra Kings."
As he was speaking, Xinta's father's expression became confused for a moment. He seemed to hear some voice murmuring in his ear, but it seemed like it was just an illusion caused by a brief tinnitus.
This happens all the time to older people.
Not taking it seriously, he walked forward and picked up the statue.
"Dad, didn't you say that we can't pick up things on the roadside?"
You can't pick up things on the roadside, that's true. The man's eyes regained clarity for a moment, but the voice in his heart told him that he really wanted the statue. Soon, he became confused again.
"It's a Vajra statue. Take it home and worship it. It will bring good luck." As he said this, he hid the statue in his pocket regardless of his son's doubts.
"Let's go, let's go home."
Shinta felt like his father had become different, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
illusion?
Shinta shook his head, picked up the lion head thrown on the ground by his father, and followed his father towards home.
The empty bath center was in a mess. There were traces of burning everywhere. The flames had been extinguished, but the air was still filled with a burning smell.
Ling was wearing clogs, stepping on the dusty floor, holding a bronze mirror in her hand.
No matter whether the bronze mirror looked ordinary or not, there was no unusual feeling when it was held in Lingye's hand, but it was one of the three sacred artifacts after all.
"I'm sorry, miss, I couldn't keep it."
"No, that's enough. Thank you for your hard work, Tian Xiegui."
Just get the Eight-foot Mirror back. As for the demon god, to be honest, he is quite weak, not even as good as the 'Black Bag Monk' she met before, and does not have the pure malice that curses everything. Rather than calling him a demon god, he is more like a spirit, a spirit born from the concept of fire.
Now that we have sensed its presence, no matter where it is hiding, as long as it remains on Earth, it should not be difficult to find it again.
Maybe?
Lingye said this and disappeared again.
After bringing the bronze mirror back to Tsukimine Shrine, she contacted the TAC team.
Upon learning that the Eight-foot Mirror had been found, Beidou hurried to the shrine. Not only him, but also Captain Long came, as this was the top priority at the moment.
The Eight-foot Mirror is stolen, and the Metropolitan Police Department is forced by the Cabinet to solve the case within a deadline.
The news of the entire incident has been blocked from the outside world and has not yet been announced to the public. Once the public knows about it, public opinion will definitely be overwhelming.
The pressure on the cabinet comes from the royal family. If the Eight-foot Mirror cannot be recovered in the short term, this cabinet will come to an end.
Standing in a row and bowing together will not solve the problem. We will have to push a few unlucky guys out to show off their dignity and "voluntarily" perform caesarean section for the people of the whole country.
The three sacred artifacts have such influence.
Although the theft of the artifact theoretically had nothing to do with the TAC team, they also felt the pressure that was transferred to them. Although they didn't emphasize it, they knew very well that the royal family, the cabinet, and the Metropolitan Police Department were all counting on the TAC team.
So when they suddenly learned that the Eight-foot Mirror had been found, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Along with Beidou and Captain Long came a shrine maiden.
"This is the Lord Kagura of Ise Shrine," Captain Long introduced.
The palace master is also the master of the fasting room.
Kanno Shrine is called Sai, and Imperial Shrine is called Gong. Ise Shrine has served the royal family since ancient times and is the most orthodox imperial shrine.
The head of Kagura Palace was a woman who looked to be around 175 years old. Even in the loose shrine maiden costume, one could still see her exquisite figure. She was tall, estimated to be over cm tall. Her fullness was visible, and her slenderness was very thin due to the corset.
She is an example of the perfect body for a grown woman.
Don't envy me, as long as you drink more milk, you will have it in the future, Ling also told herself.
When the Kagura priestess stepped into the main hall of Tsukimine Shrine, the first thing she noticed was the bronze mirror enshrined in front of the deity.
Yes, that is indeed the Eight-foot Mirror!
"Excuse me!" Kagura bowed to Lingye in a very solemn kneeling ceremony, "I am Chizuru Kagura of Ise Jingu. We at Ise Jingu will never be able to repay your kindness in finding the Eight-foot Mirror!"