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Chapter 735 Flowers Bloom

"Oh my, so this is my corpse? It's really subtle, looking at your own corpse."

Gang, wearing a cheongsam, stood at the edge of the bonfire, tilting her head to look at the body lying on the ground. Although the body was already rotten, with almost no intact part on the body, the interesting thing was that the facial features had not suffered any damage.

This feeling of seeing one's own corpse while still alive seems so subtle.

"Ms. Gang, how did you come back to life?" asked Yamada Asaemon Senta.

As soon as the words fell, Ruhai and Yamada Asaemon Sakiri also came over to ask. Unlike the boys who were warming themselves by the fire, the two girls also dried their wet clothes with the help of the pole.

——Unlike Xiantai who relies on himself to master magic, Gang can use magic with the help of the God's Eye given by the Bodhisattva, so it is normal for him to know this kind of life-oriented magic.

"Well... didn't I tell you? It was that senior who resurrected me. To be precise, I walked out of that flower."

"Then, that senior. Is it Xu Fu?" Zuo Qie asked. She was a good child, and she remembered everything the Bodhisattva had said before.

Gang smiled and said, "That gentleman is not Xu Fu. He didn't tell me his name either, so I can just call him senior."

"Then why is he here?"

Zuo Qie glanced at the Taoist priest secretly.

He sat in front of the campfire, with no one around. The campfire that everyone was using was relit after they arrived. There was one person who closed his eyes, as if he was sleeping, but his hands did not stop moving, eating barbecue in big mouthfuls. The taste of fat and spices aroused the appetite in his mouth.

But compared to their appetite, everyone is more wary of this mysterious Taoist priest. This island hides a great secret. Who knows what secrets are hidden behind it?

"How should I put it? In a sense, the two people fighting outside now are his clones?" Gang tried to say.

"Um???"

Sakichi was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Miss Gang is saying that Okuninushi and Hachiman Daibosatsu are both his incarnations."

"Yes."

"How is this possible?"

"Why not?" Gang said with a smile, completely forgetting that he had the same expression as Gang when he learned the news before.

She smiled and said, "Let me tell you about this slowly."

The Okuninushi and Hachiman Daibosatsu outside were not the Okuninushi and Hachiman Daibosatsu themselves in historical records. Hundreds of years ago, Xu Fu had not been dead for long. Both of them had perished together, but their names were taken over by the Taoist who arrived.

"In other words, after the two men died, the Taoist priest inherited the names of the two gods, right? This behavior is understandable. In the field of religious studies, names are very important."

name.

As far as the knowledge that Xiantai has learned is concerned, it is very important.

"Assuming that Okuninushi and Hachiman Daibosatsu are both his incarnations, why do the incarnations fight each other? Logically speaking, aren't they the same person? Why do they stand on different sides?"

Yes, even if we can accept what the Taoist said as true, then how can we explain this absurd scene? No matter what, we can't explain the weird scene outside.

"That was the result of my greed." The Taoist's voice came over. After being noticed by everyone, the Taoist said, "When I arrived on the island, I happened to see the Okuninushi and Hachiman both perished. I came to the island for Xu Fu's longevity technique, but after seeing the so-called celestial being, I knew that the longevity technique was flawed. So I had to shift my attention to the two gods. In order to achieve longevity, I replaced their names, arranged a ceremony, fell into a deep sleep, and used the Great Dream Thousand Years Technique to transform into two gods in my dream, hoping to absorb the power of the two as nutrients in this way. To do this, real things need to appear in reality."

Xiantai raised his hand and asked, "Is this the Buddhist way of attaining enlightenment in a dream?"

The Taoist nodded and said, "There is also a saying about Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly."

Xiantai explained it briefly. It was basically that the Taoist fell into a deep sleep, and in his dream he became Okuninushi and Hachiman Daibosatsu, so in reality he really replaced the two gods - even though the two gods had died first, it was still extremely terrifying.

"So, although the two gods can be said to be your clones, they can act on their own. In other words, their selves are still the dead Okuninushi and Hachiman, right?" Xiantai asked.

He, who was the most knowledgeable about various religious issues, acted as the questioner.

"That's right." The Taoist said, "I didn't expect the current situation to develop. The Great Okuninushi in my dream was sealed, and Hachiman Great Bodhisattva was watching from outside. To be honest, the seal in the dream was not perfect, or it conflicted with the seal left by Xu Fu, causing the Great Okuninushi's power to leak out and realize that he had already died. It even eroded the celestial being, resulting in the current situation."

"Then why does the situation in the dream have to remain the same as before?"

"Because we want to deceive the world. This involves metaphysical reasons. After the Age of Gods disappears, if a god dies, his essence will quickly dissipate. I was late for a while, which caused the essence of Okuninushi and Hachiman to disappear. We had no choice but to use this method to cover up the truth of death, deceive the world, and use faith to make up for the loss of essence."

The Taoist said calmly: "This is a territory you cannot enter. You will know once you understand a little."

"Then how do we solve the current situation?" Xian Tai said, "Why did the Bodhisattva say that he wanted to sacrifice himself?"

"This is about the Okuninushi God. The ancient god is indeed an ancient god, even if it is the ancient god that I transformed in my dream. After realizing his own situation, he knew how to retaliate against me. He sought to kill all the people in Japan and become a symbol of doomsday, so that he could make the false become true and get rid of my bondage. So he corrupted the celestial beings, used the news of the elixir of immortality to attract generations of people, and prepared to refine a big pill as a primer. When the time is right, he will send a celestial being to the outside world of Japan to refine the whole of Japan into an external pill. So he waited for me to wake up and then break free from the seal and resist with his own strength. If he does not return to my body, he will go to Japan to swallow the pill and have the symbol of doomsday. Then he can fight with me.

The Great Bodhisattva Hachiman inherited the name of Hachiman God and fought against the Okuninushi God for his bloodline descendants in Japan. Even though he realized that he was a fake, he still fought against the Okuninushi God. Releasing the seal of the Okuninushi God in advance will cause the flowers to bloom, because this is also one of its seal nodes. And this will also wake me up. At the same time, because the timing is wrong, the Great Pill is not completed. Even if people are sent to Japan, they cannot destroy all the people in Japan, which is a symbol of doomsday. "

After a long speech, everyone knew the whole story. It turned out that all the fighting and chaos were just the result of this person's miscalculation.

Silence suddenly enveloped everyone's heart.

Gang asked, "Senior, now that things have come to this, should you solve all these problems?"

"Well, the time is not right yet. Although I am awake, I am not fully awake yet. I still need to wait for time..."

Then, the Taoist looked into the distance. The storm barrier suddenly became transparent. He could see what was happening outside Penglai. At that moment, a bright light appeared, and the Great Bodhisattva Hachiman transformed into a Buddha, smiled at a flower, and passed away.

The black dragon snake seemed to have suffered a severe blow.

Then the Taoist laughed: "The time is ripe."

When the Bodhisattva fell, it was as if a ray of golden light flew from the Penglai area into the Storm Barrier and merged into the flowers.

Then, the flowers bloomed.

Seven hundred and thirty-six chapters are like a dream bubble.

When the flowers bloom, everything comes to an end.

This is what the Bodhisattva told everyone. But at that time, the Bodhisattva just brushed it off and did not say why it ended. It seemed that as long as the flowers bloomed, the world would be peaceful.

At that time, no one thought much about it, because the Bodhisattva's guidance was the only way. But now, when the flowers bloomed... the answer is obvious.

When the buds first bloomed, two chains appeared in the sky. The two chains spanned the sky, and did not change at all under the heavy rain. One end of the dark chain was on the Storm Barrier, and the other end was on the body of the Great God.

The chain pierced through the dragon's bones of the Great Okuni God, and the length of the chain prevented it from flying across the sky or diving into the deep sea.

The sound of the dragon's roar spread, and it roared in frustration: "Hachiman God!!! Do you have to retreat and die with me?"

Clouds and mist rolled up. Along with roars and howls, wind, rain, and thunder and lightning came along. The strong wind began to sweep across the ground, passing over the walls of Penglai, and rolling up the dust in the Fangzhang area, carrying rain, and blowing towards the Yingzhou area. Soon, it became a typhoon.

Japan is an island country. An island country is a country surrounded by the sea, so the entire country will be affected by typhoons, and there is nothing we can do about it.

Because we encounter this situation frequently, we have accumulated experience in dealing with it.

The second group of people who came to the island were all very capable. With the guidance of Yamada Asaemon Juhe, they successfully found the lair of the gate monster, which was a large natural pit. Here they could avoid the typhoon.

Along with the roar of the dragon, the violent howling of the typhoon covered the sky and the sun. No other sounds could be heard in the ears, only the sound of the typhoon's evil wind.

Shihe leaned against the wall, looking at the corpses of the door gods not far away, holding a piece of weed in his mouth, looking nonchalant.

This nest is better than everyone imagined. Originally, they thought it was just a natural cave, but when they moved in to avoid the typhoon, they found that it was not only a place to take shelter from the rain, but also had an excellent drainage mechanism, so that it would not become a river valley during heavy rain.

There were naturally traces of artificial excavation during this period, so the religious people brought with them began to study whether there were any clues around.

Shi He, who was resting with his eyes closed, heard footsteps, no... it should be said that he saw footsteps. In this typhoon-ravaged environment, the terrifying sound suppressed other sounds.

A typhoon like this is a good time to kill people.

"Shihe. Are you watching?"

Wei Shan spoke very loudly, and it was necessary to speak like this on this typhoon day.

He walked all the way from the coast to the middle of Yingzhou, and witnessed the fight between the Great Okuni God and the Bodhisattva. To be honest, he couldn't understand the fight between myths and legends. Just raising his hand could change the sky and shake the earth. If it was a fight in Edo Castle, how much damage would it cause?

Is God so powerful?

Wei Shan, who has a heavy responsibility and an identity, feels very troubled. The temptation from the great god of the country makes the general tempted, and the political sense makes Wei Shan understand that when he returns next time, the whole of Japan will undergo earth-shaking changes. Once upon a time, the general was already the highest point of power. But the current changes make him seek further space...

I can't think about it anymore. As a member of the Yamada Asaemon family, I don't need to think so much.

Therefore, we must be extremely cautious in this matter.

"Senior Wei Shan, I don't really know everything. For example, I don't know which beauty the general will sleep with tonight."

"Shihe, I'm not kidding. Is your ability still useful now?"

"It's useful. How can it not be useful? It's extremely useful."

Shi He continued to close his eyes, and Wei Shan fell into a subtle silence. He saw that Shi He was still using his ability.

Yes, how could he not be afraid and worried when witnessing the fight between those mythical characters? His abilities were working almost all the time, but just like before, his abilities were limited at this time. Occasionally, he could only see darkness, and he had no idea what would happen.

The images he watched were intermittent, which was unprecedented. But the occasional images he saw made Shihe make a crucial choice, such as hiding in this place...

It's like someone is guiding me from nowhere.

As soon as this thought came to mind, Shihe saw another picture. There was a place sheltered by the storm in the typhoon, where the storm was used as a wall to separate the inside and the outside. It was also one of the sources of the two chains, and there was an extreme plant growing inside a storm barrier.

The plant was incomparably huge, more majestic than a mountain. And now the flower buds hanging at the top were unfolding leaf by leaf.

Subtle, as if time had sped up, the bud opened up in an instant, fully blooming.

There was another Taoist priest among them. The Taoist priest in moon-white robes seemed to have just woken up, and then he smiled at him as if he noticed his sight.

——Yes, I’m making fun of myself.

Suddenly, Shihe understood. His ability seemed to be a kind of help.

"The wind and rain are about to stop."

Shihe spoke.

And in the next second, the wind and rain stopped.

……

……

It's like time has stopped.

The horrible typhoon weather had suddenly come to a complete standstill. The raindrops in the sky had stopped, and the dust in the air had solidified in place. Everything seemed to have been paused.

The world became so quiet.

To the extent that you can even hear the sound of clothes rubbing against each other and the sound of firewood exploding in the campfire.

The Taoist walked out from the flowers and opened his eyes.

At some point, the Taoist with a white crescent-shaped face disappeared from Gang's sight and appeared in the flower bud... No, it should be said that the Taoist was in the flower bud from the beginning. The one who communicated with him and others was just an existence in the dream.

From illusion to reality, the "baby" left the womb. The Taoist's eyes showed green square pupils.

"It is said that the green square pupils are the symbol of immortals..." Xiantai's explanation reached his ears. Under the night, Gang didn't seem to care much about Xiantai's words.