The Blade-Wielding Legend

"The Honnoji Temple Incident?!"

The others were still calm, but Tanui Nagashige’s breathing became rapid.

In an instant, he thought of many things.

Kong Shangzhao nodded slightly, pointing to the blurry text on the ancient scroll.

"Look here! ’On the first day of June, 1582, obtained a fragment of the tail scale of the Eight-headed Serpent, sealed within a soul box.’ ’On the last day of the same month, fragments of the skull of Great Mountain Pill were discovered deep in the gorge of Linglu Mountain, the resentment reached the sky, requiring the Nine-Character Slash for suppression day and night.’..."

"Their initial experimental subjects were not just ordinary resentful spirits or little demons! But those Great Demons and Ghosts from Japanese mythology that once brought storms of blood."

"Shuten Doji, Yumizakai, Great Mountain Pill... they attempted to harness the powers of these Great Demons and Ghosts."

"The scroll finally mentions, ’However, the forces of the Great Demons are too wild and rebellious, either they backlash, or disintegrate, or escape, ordinary bodies and artifacts are hard to bear the weight. Only by taking their Sha Core Fragments, supplemented by the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade array, can they fuse into the bodies of the Hundred Ghosts, transforming into Ghost Generals...’"

"Ghost Generals?"

Wang Daoxuan pondered with a sharp gaze, "Could those be what we saw?"

"Exactly!"

Kong Shangzhao nodded, "The successors apparently followed this path! Instead of trying to resurrect or create a single Artificial Demon God comparable to ancient Great Demons, they fragmented and diluted the original powers of those Great Demons and Ghosts!"

He flipped through the subsequent records, his tone increasingly heavy:

"Look here! ’During the Enpō Era, the Sha Core of Shuten was divided into seven, implanted into seven Ghost Soldiers, forming the Shuten Seven Ghosts, controllable!’ ’In the early Edo Period, a strand of Yumizakai’s life Demon Fire was divided and implanted into the foreheads of nine demon soldiers, forming the Nine-tailed Heart Connection Formation, the power of Demon Charm greatly increased, backlash controllable!’..."

"Each body only bears a fragment of the Demon God’s power."

"This is truly terrifying! A single Ghost Soldier might be limited in power, but when they are combined in specific formations, like the Seven Ghosts or Nine-Tail Formation, their might is immeasurable."

"And their numbers... are likely already enormous!"

"Based on our intelligence, Toyotomi Hideyoshi opened the Gate of the Land of the Dead, and these Ghost Generals leading the Hundred Ghosts were likely meant to invade Korea and even the Divine State with the demon army!"

The temperature in the cellar seemed to drop suddenly.

Sha Lifei gasped, "Damn it... these people are lunatics!"

Li Yan’s eyes were sharp as knives, he had been listening quietly, finally speaking: "What about the Artificial Demon God?"

Kong Shangzhao mused, "It probably was only broken through in the past two years!"

He quickly flipped, finding the last few pages of the ancient scroll a much newer secret record, stamped with the "Kamo" red seal.

"Look here, it mentions ’Divine Fence’ and ’High Heaven’..."

"High Heaven!"

Tanui Nagashige exclaimed softly, "That’s the legendary abode of the gods!"

Though there was no intel on Oda Nobunaga, this news was undoubtedly more shocking.

"The root seems to be right there..."

Wang Dao Xuan pondered, while others exchanged glances.

Because Tanui Nagashige was present, some words were better left unsaid, but they all knew that this "High Heaven" was most likely similar to "Penglai," a crevice between the Daluo Technique realm and the Human World.

According to the intel, with the assistance of Jianmu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had completely occupied it.

Legendary Demon Gods of Japan had all become experimental subjects.

The undying Demon God’s Qi is likely hidden there as well.

The question is, how to enter?

Li Yan pondered for a moment, "First, we need to pinpoint the location."

"The leader of the Yin Yang Hall, Kamo Tadayuki, should be the key!"

......

Deep within the Kyoto Imperial Palace, a courtyard isolated by ancient, dense trees.

Moonlight fell in mottled patches, a solitary lamp flickering low.

The air was thick with the old scent of paulownia oil and incense stick, mingled with a faint, unnoticed tang of blood and rust.

Flickering candlelight cast the shadow of a slender female figure upon the sliding doors.

She knelt on the ground, her black robe clinging close, her face covered with an emotionless lacquer-white mask, her voice cold:

"The Asura Gorge in Tsushima, the Mourning Ghost embryo is lost, signs of Thunder Astral marks, fragments from firearms explosion coincide with the Twelve Primordial Spirits’ tactical use in Guangzhou Prefecture. The elite flag bearer third team... annihilated, scene showing signs of uncontrolled fight among Hundred Ghosts, suspected deliberate release by intruders to cause chaos..."

"North of Kyoto, the Return Bridge Yellow Springs Cave was attacked last night. The outer seals were broken, and seven ninjas and Onmyoji guarding the area perished, methods were swift, remnants of Thunder remain. Experiment records, soul box within the cave... plundered completely. Track remnants, cloth pieces indicate it’s likely the same group, numbering no less than six, including experts in breaking seals..."

"In the Central Plains, the Night Collection reported: Great Xuan Dynasty Southeastern maritime area has been pacified, South Sea Countries, fearing military might, have submitted by letter. Two armies are advancing: one advancing by land from Liaodong to quell Korea; another... gathering ships from Dengzhou, Fuzhou, and Guangzhou, carrying elite troops, aiming directly at Jiuzhou, Kyoto! Intent on avenging the Guangzhou disaster and coastal raids."

The masked female ninja paused, seemingly confirming the will of the figure in the dark, then continued: "All clues point to Li Yan and his Twelve Primordial Spirits."

"They... have already infiltrated deep within Kyoto."

The candlelight crackled softly, illuminating Zhao Changsheng’s face partially.

That face retained a touch of elegance, yet its eyes were as deep as ancient wells and profound pools.

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