This Japanese Monogatari Isn't Lame
Chapter 133 - 132. Shrine (2nd Update)

Chapter 133: Chapter 132. Shrine (2nd Update)

Kikuchi Yu was exorcized by Beichuan Si.

Of course, Beichuan Si was not certain if it could really be counted as an exorcism.

He just plunged a knife into the opponent’s head and, turning his wrist to exert force, Jian Ding rotated several times inside the opponent’s skull.

It probably wasn’t too painful, right?

After all, the opponent didn’t even make a sound of pain.

Beichuan Si shook his head.

These things were not within his consideration.

What he needed to do was to record everything as it was.

Accompanied by the system’s crisp notification sound, 1.5 skill points were gained.

"It seems Shenzhu Mountain really does have the effect of bewitching the minds of ordinary people."

In the notes of various victims, statements like ’the mountain is calling me’ and ’the mountain wants to merge with me’ had appeared more than once.

From this, one could also see that this mountain was truly extraordinary.

"The spiritual realm... fortunately, this place is not too famous."

Beichuan Si muttered.

If young people knew about the abnormalities here, who knows how many more corpses there would be in Shenzhu Mountain.

After all, there are many young people in the world who love adventure activities, and many even specifically ask on websites where exactly the spiritual attractions of Beichuan Si are located.

"Let’s keep moving."

Beichuan Si had reached halfway through the Divine Wood Forest and had no reason to stop.

He rubbed Nishijou Kurenai’s little head and walked toward the depths of the dense forest.

However, he hadn’t taken two steps before a huge rock rose in front of him, blocking the path.

It might be the result of a mountain collapse that occurred over the past nine years.

The huge rock was positioned right in front of him, blocking all the paths on the left, and to the right, next to a cliff, it was all thorn bush forest; if you couldn’t see your feet, it was very easy to fall into the mountain stream.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have turned back by now, but Beichuan Si was clearly not an ordinary person.

His prowess had risen to a medium level, possessing a certain shaping ability, and coupled with the sharp Jian Ding and excellent physical condition, overcoming the obstacle in front wasn’t much of a problem.

Beichuan Si called out to Nishijou Kurenai, "Kurenai, hold tight."

Once Nishijou Kurenai nodded to indicate she was ready, Beichuan Si stepped hard, leaping high into the air.

First, he stepped on the smooth surface of the stone to gain more height, then Jian Ding was thrown out and sharply embedded itself into the uppermost part of the rock face.

The death energy sharply contracted, using the force of Jian Ding digging into the rock, Beichuan Si then steadied himself on the smooth rock, the energy built up under his feet burst forth, and he cleared the huge rock in one leap, descending from above.

In the instant he landed, Beichuan Si expertly tucked and rolled, using his back to disperse a good amount of force.

After completing these actions, he looked ahead.

Exiting the path of Divine Wood Forest, naturally, he came across Shenzhu Shrine.

The tiered path laid before him, and a rough count showed there should be over forty steps, and the Torii gates, having faded from vermillion to a bleak red, were laid out every ten steps, like the gaping maw of vengeful spirits.

Sacred ropes were interconnected in layers, stacking upward—

To be honest, the height of this path wasn’t very high.

At the bottom of the path were stone lanterns placed on each side, and from a distance, the deep black lantern holes seemed to have spiraling vortexes inside.

Beichuan Si did not care about these.

He moved his feet, passing through the stone lamp road to the bottom of the path.

Only then did he notice that not only were there sacred ropes on both sides of the path but also small paper lanterns hanging.

Having undergone the test of time, they were mostly tattered and no longer intact.

The path above was paved with sand and stone.

This was more in line with the standard of paths at Japan Shrines.

It was said that walking over these sand and stone, situated in a ’Divine Realm’, could cleanse the dirt from one’s soul.

But—

"The Torii gates are different."

Beichuan Si quickly noticed the differences.

The blood-red torii generally resembled the form of an Inari Torii, but upon closer inspection, it was not made of wood but stone.

Moreover, the kasagi normally found on torii was missing, leaving only a single ishizuka, giving it a lonely appearance.

The foundation stones supporting the torii were also different from normal.

If Beichuan Si wasn’t mistaken, they were shaped like a flower.

A captivating flower, filled with a haunting beauty.

The flower seemed to envelop the stone pillars, as if imparting a soul to the torii.

Only simple characters were left on the lintel of the torii.

"Shenzhu."

This torii was too unorthodox, causing Beichuan Si to be unable to determine which shrine’s torii it resembled.

But with the flower as its base—

"Could this flower be the Soul Summoning Flower?"

Beichuan Si carefully caressed it.

The floral foundation stones almost seemed to pulsate on their own, extraordinarily eerie.

After touching it for a while, Beichuan Si stood up again. The path leading to the shrine, though not long, somehow felt elongated to his senses, yet his emotions remained undisturbed.

If he were to be scared by just this, then he should forget about fulfilling his quest and obligations.

He took a deep breath and took the first step onto the path.

And at the moment when he stepped onto the path—

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Flames suddenly rose from the empty paper lanterns on either side, connecting into lines as they ascended.

Firelights also flickered behind him from stone lanterns, unbeknownst to when they started.

The flames brought not the slightest warmth to Beichuan Si; instead, an indescribable chill swept over him.

Regardless, Beichuan Si couldn’t feel the slightest hint of welcome from these malicious flames.

Beichuan Si didn’t hesitate; he had no reason to look back after taking the first step.

He proceeded step by step, steadily advancing.

From this moment, he was truly entering the spiritual realm of Shenzhu Mountain.

...

The path of over forty steps wasn’t actually long, but Beichuan Si constantly felt uneasy.

The closer he approached Shenzhu Shrine, the stronger this discomfort became, only alleviated when he channeled his life force.

"This is... Shenzhu Shrine."

Beichuan Si glanced over.

The premises of Shenzhu Shrine were expansive.

There was no typical purification basin that most shrines have, the place commonly referred to for soul cleansing and calming.

Instead, the whole shrine complex was built over water.

Originally, Shenzhu Shrine wasn’t located on land but over a pond.

With a height of about six meters including the roof, the shrine was meticulously laid out.

An old wooden path extended from beneath Beichuan Si’s feet, laid over the water surface as a road.

However, parts of the path were submerged by the murky pond water.

Of course, Beichuan Si chose to walk on the wooden path.

And as Beichuan Si looked around, a sudden coldness assailed him!

In the pond water, there floated numerous corpses!

Shrine maidens, priests... Great Priests...

Their eyes bulged, staring fiercely at Beichuan Si.

Their expressions, with eyes not closed in death, sent chills down one’s spine with just one glance.

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