This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

The sky outside was still gloomy, giving people an extremely depressing feeling.

In this spiritual realm, does the sky change? But as soon as it entered the 'night' time period, Beichuan Temple already noticed something was wrong in the air.

Beichuan Temple looked outside the room in silence.

In the sight of Beichuan Temple, dry branches spread out on the faces of the resentful islanders with chapped skin on their hands and feet. The terrifying and weird look made Beichuan Temple couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Just as Iginaru said, entering the 'night', the evil spirits will spread out unconsciously.

In addition to these ordinary vengeful spirits, there are also some vengeful spirits that cannot even form human forms.

The whole body of these resentful spirits is made up of crowded pink sarcomas, with deformed eyeballs hanging upside down on the sarcomas. A putrid and rotten smell emanates from them, and you can smell it clearly even if they are about forty or fifty meters away. .

"That's the evil thing." Beichuan Temple murmured to himself.

It is a thing of the underworld.

Unlucky to see you all.

Therefore it is unknown...

These are the records that Beichuan Temple saw in ancient books.

According to records, the stench of these sarcomas can weaken the bodies of ordinary people, so these evil things are also called ominous things.

Of course, these evil things are not only useful for the stinky smell on the body.

Beichuan Temple looked attentively.

As he watched, the sarcoma suddenly separated from the middle, revealing the densely packed fangs inside.

The terrifying mouthparts and gleaming fangs make people feel chills in their hearts.

No wonder there are records in the back of ancient books that say that these wild and evil creatures can swallow living creatures, and you must avoid them when you see them.

After taking this bite, an ordinary person would estimate that just a few chews would result in foamy flesh flying, limbs tearing, and blood splattering.

Just as Beichuan Temple was thinking, a voice came from behind Beichuan Temple:

"Half the islanders were devoured by these things."

Beichuanji looked in the direction of the sound.

A woman with pale golden air entangled in her body and wearing a white hunting coat stood behind Beichuan Temple.

It was Ihu Naraku.

Her eyes did not stay on Beichuanji, but just passed him, looking deeply at the squirming tumors underneath.

There was even a bit of sadness in her always leisurely and calm tone. She looked at the disgusting squirming tumors and said word by word: "The evil thing is not something that exists in this world. It is not just for living things." Or, it has enough lethality against the heavenly beings on the island...the great heavenly beings of the past generations..."

When Iginaru said this, his tone fluctuated slightly and he did not continue.

It doesn't matter.

Iginaru clenched her fists quietly.

It does not matter.

As long as it works this time... it won't matter.

Yihui Naluo's gaze was deep, and from this deep gaze, a trace of madness flashed quickly and covertly.

"It's almost time now, Master Beichuan, it's time to rest. We will go directly to the shrine tomorrow."

"I know." Beichuan Temple responded.

Today, Beichuan Temple's group traveled a long distance from the other side of the island to this side. During the process, they encountered many resentful spirits. Even though Beichuan Temple's upper limit of death energy had exceeded 200 points, they could not withstand such consumption.

After all, Yi Huiguang Juju and Yi Huijuxu were brought along this time, and a lot of time was wasted due to their physical strength and traveling speed.

If Beichuan Temple is alone, the eight-hour journey can be controlled in more than two hours.

At this time, Kitagawa Temple and the others were staying in a two-story Japanese-style mansion not far from Ihui Shrine.

As Ihui Naraku said, the closer you get to the Ihui Shrine, the fewer wild evil things and resentful spirits there are. Even if a resentful spirit occasionally walks in, it will leave quickly, as if there is something here that scares them.

"Sure enough...or...is it because of that? Beichuan."

At this time, Makie, the god who had not appeared until now, floated out.

She stretched out her finger and pointed at the Yihui Shrine not far away.

To be more precise, he was not pointing at the shrine, but at the giant tree inside the shrine.

Because this giant tree is so conspicuous, it is almost impossible to remove it from sight.

This is not because of the overall height of the giant tree, but because of its exaggeratedly large crown.

If you simply visually inspect it, you will find that the crown of this giant tree is twisted and spread, covering an area of ​​50 to 60 meters in radius.

This is the sacred tree of the people of Yihui Island that has been hidden in the spiritual realm...the tree of the gods.

It's just that the current God's Tree looks extremely dry, and there are not even a few leaves hanging on the crown. The extremely decayed appearance makes people even wonder whether the tree is completely dead.

But under Beichuan Temple's sight of death, a faint light was shining on the God's Tree.

"It should be the reason for that." Kitagawa Temple tore into the dried meat and continued while chewing: "The Godly Wood must also have some abilities that we don't know about yet... But compared to that, I want to know more, Have you done what I asked you to do?"

After listening to Beichuanji's words, Kamizumi Maki also patted his chest with confidence and said with a small stutter in his voice: "No problem, I, my results will definitely surprise you."

"That's good." Beichuan Temple was reluctantly relieved.

If the god-in-chief Makie dares to come out to chat without even completing what he asked, then Kitagawaji's subordinates will not show mercy.

After chatting with the god Makie for a few more words and explaining a few words, Kitagawaji sat directly on the tatami that had turned black due to the moisture.

He was going to take a short break.

After all, there is Ihui Shrine to explore tomorrow, so I can be lazy for a while.

And when Kitagawaji closed his eyes for almost two minutes——

He opened his eyes again and looked in front of him.

Before he knew it, a little girl wearing a white miko uniform stood in front of him.

However, the white miko uniform on the opponent's body was stained with a lot of mud due to the day's march, and the cuffs were even darker.

Yi Huiguang lives there.

"I'll leave it to you tomorrow. Master Beichuan."

Yi Huiguang greeted Beichuan Temple without changing his tone.

"I know, leave it to me."

Beichuan Temple also said in his usual tone.

The two simply greeted each other.

There doesn't seem to be any deep communication.

...

The next day. In fact, about five hours after Kitagawaji closed his eyes, Iginaru walked up and woke him up.

"It's time, Master Beichuan."

"..." Beichuan Temple.

Kitagawaji patted the dust on his backpack and stood up from the tatami without changing his expression: "Let's go."

Next, we will set off to enter the interior of Ihui Shrine.

After more than ten minutes of small twists and turns, everyone had arrived at the door of Yihui Shrine.

However, it can also be seen from the specific location that this is not the main entrance of Ihui Shrine, but a direction similar to the side entrance.

The door of this Iki Shrine is tightly closed, and when the two doors are closed, the mark of the Kaji pattern can be seen on it.

However, due to the long period of exposure to wind and rain, the marks on the Kaji pattern are no longer clear, and only a rough outline can be seen.

The originally white exterior wall has been stained with a light gray-black color due to the erosion of time, and some wall tiles have fallen to the ground, giving a feeling of ruins.

Ihui Naraku was not in a hurry to let Beichuanji and the others enter directly. Instead, he looked at Yihui Guangju next to him.

Yi Huiguangju quickly understood her signal and took out a small and exquisite hourglass from the package he was carrying.

The fine dust in the hourglass is slowly seeping out.

"When the hourglass falls completely, the gate of the underworld will be completely opened. If the sacred tree cannot be awakened to hold the ceremony before then, the consequences will be disastrous." Ihui Naraku held the hourglass in his hand and said with a slightly solemn expression. There are still eight hours from now until night. And there are five places we have to pass.”

Iginaru slowly stretched out five fingers, and the solemn words were spoken one by one from her mouth:

"The hand cave."

"Foot Corridor."

"The Gate of the Waist."

"The room of eyes."

"Between the skull."

Words came out of her mouth one after another, and combined with the already extremely depressing atmosphere, it made people feel even more unhappy.

"Is this...a trial for heavenly beings?" Beichuan Temple reacted after thinking for a moment.

Isn't what Ihui Naraku said the content of the ancient poems of Ihui Shrine?

Hands, feet, waist, eyes, skull...

Each item represents ancient and cruel folk customs.

"That's right. This is Yihui Yutianxu Ci." Yihui Naluo admitted without hesitation.

She has already mentioned this, and it is very difficult not to admit it.

She continued: "As you can see, Master Beichuan, where we are now is not the main entrance of Yihui Shrine, but a side door. And if you want to become a heavenly being through the side door... officially enter Yihui Shrine, You must pass these five tests.”

"This is the ritual of the partial celestial beings. Through the pain of cutting the waist, taking away the eyes, removing the head, cutting the feet, and amputating the hands, you can completely abandon the physical body and achieve the effect of separating the spiritual body from the physical body. As long as you endure these five kinds of pain, you can Able to become a heavenly being.”

Yes, cutting off the waist, blinding the eyes, cutting off the feet, amputating the hands...these are all just to make the Yihui Islanders completely abandon their bodies and turn into spirits.

The fact that this process can withstand two rounds...that is, amputation of the hand and foot is already a remarkable thing.

In ancient times, the medical level of Yihui Island was not very advanced. Cutting off one's arms and legs and dying of blood loss were basically inevitable.

Beichuan Temple asked: "Why don't we go through the main entrance?"

Ihui Nara shook his head: "The reason why Ihui Shrine has not been invaded by resentful spirits for a long time is because there are earth spirits in this shrine as 'human pillars'. Those people voluntarily serve as 'pillars' to protect the shrine when they die... If we enter through the main entrance, these human pillar spirits that have not been controlled by anyone for a long time will definitely attack us."

She looked a bit self-deprecating: "The earth spirits who are the defense facilities of the shrine would actually attack us... This is really..."

Yihui Naraku changed the subject:

"In short, the strength of those earth spirits is very amazing. Basically every one of them has the same strength as me. Entering through the main entrance will only waste energy for no reason. If we make a mistake, we may all die here. "

This is why Iginaru gave up the main gate.

Beichuan Temple could also detect the slightest sense of helplessness in her tone.

Indeed, who would want to take a side trip if they could get through it easily?

So cutting the waist, blinding the eyes, cutting the feet, and amputating the hands sounds very scary, but what can be done?

The words have reached this point, and there is no need for Iginaru to hide it anymore.

She looked at Beichuan Temple and said word by word: "Master Beichuan, hasn't he always been curious about why I brought two witches with me? Although the alternative witch is an option, the most important thing is..."

Yihui Naluo turned to look at Yihui Guangju and Yihui Juxu.

At her greeting, Sister Yihui came to her side with heavy steps.

Yihui Naluo stretched out her palm and gently stroked Sister Yihui's cheek, with a hint of unbearable flash in her eyes.

But she still hardened her heart and said in a tone that was lowered several times: "This is the main reason."

"Because we need living sacrifices to pass through the cave of the hands, the corridor of the feet, the door of the waist, the room of the eyes, and the space between the skull. If there are no living sacrifices, we will still be attacked by the earth spirits... But if someone is willing to stand Come out and sacrifice yourself...the earth spirits will acquiesce that we are the ones who have passed the trial, and will not stand up to attack us."

After hearing these words, Beichuanji's expression did not change at all. He said bluntly: "If the arms and legs are cut off directly, the huge amount of blood loss will quickly cause people to go into shock and die. Are you sure one of them can withstand it?" Such a cruel ritual?"

Yes, as mentioned before, humans are very fragile.

There is no person in the world who can still jump around with less arms and legs.

Generally speaking, if a person's arm is completely cut off and there is no first aid, the most basic thing is to lose the ability to move. As the amount of blood loss increases, shock, convulsions and other symptoms will quickly evacuate the injured person's vitality.

Like in movies or novels, it is impossible for a person to be able to jump around with only a few legs, and be a good man with only a few arms and a little bandage... It is impossible to exist.

Therefore, Kitagawa Temple felt that it was impossible for anyone to complete such an exaggerated trial.

At most, the person would die directly from blood loss if he walked to the foot corridor.

Under Beichuanji's words, Iginaru's expression did not waver at all.

She had been planning it for twenty years and no one could convince her in a place like this.

"Actually, those who serve as living sacrifices do not have to complete all five trials."

The fanatical look in Igina's eyes could no longer be concealed.

Under the gaze of Beichuan Temple, she said slowly: "As a former shrine maiden of Ihui Shrine, I know that as long as we go through the two trials of Hand Ninja and Foot Corridor at the beginning, the earth spirits will no longer attack us. Attack."

She turned her head and looked at Sister Yihui——

His eyes were cold and forbidding.

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