A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Chapter 94: Chang Ruo's Royal Son

"Let me see who you really are."

Seeing the shrine maiden being helped up by Sōki and Kō, Taichi appeared unmoved on the surface, but secretly activated the system.

"This is so fake..."

Even though he had prepared himself mentally, Taichi's heart still skipped a beat when the shrine maiden's data was displayed on his retina.

Meanwhile, the shrine maiden who was thanking Zoche seemed to sense something as well, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye with a thoughtful expression on her face.

[Name: Bian Ruo's Royal Son]

【age:???】

[Life span:? ? ? 】

【Essence: ???】

[Shen Soul:? ? ? 】

She's actually a transformed god! That means Mi Niang is still alive!!!

"Oh dear, you samurai are really rude, staring at people like that."

"You already have two such beautiful older sisters by your side, aren't you satisfied?"

Unlike her serene demeanor in the game, Mi Niang at this moment is just like a vibrant young girl.

Even when the other party was pointing fingers at him and criticizing him, Taiyi still sneered inwardly, while his face remained expressionless.

No need to think about it, meeting her here is definitely not a coincidence.

Furthermore, the appearance of Miko also signifies that the Sekiro storyline in this world is a continuation of the ending that I least wanted to see.

"The dragon's return home? Or perhaps it should be married into the belly of the white snake."

While inwardly sneering, Taiyi slowly lowered his head, a grin spreading across his face. His left thumb moved from the hilt of the sword to the scabbard, pressing against the guard.

"Infinite rotation, red and white buds. Unique bloom, pure white flower."

"You must feel bad about swallowing other people's things, right?"

click!

"this......!"

Just as Taiyi pushed open the sword guard with his thumb, his true energy surged, and he was ready to draw his sword and fight to the death.

As if teleporting, Mi Niang disappeared from Zuo Qie's side in the blink of an eye, and when she reappeared, she was already pressed tightly against Tai Yi.

Time stood still at that moment, and the whole world seemed to turn into a white light.

The air currents created by their movement caused their long hair to flutter. The tall samurai looked down at the petite shrine maiden in front of him.

Mi Niang tilted her head back, a smile playing on her lips, and touched Taiyi's lips with her cold, pale fingers.

With his other hand, he placed the top of the sword hilt and slowly pushed the already partially drawn Futsu-no-Mitama back into its sheath.

“The weapons of the old friend should be wielded against external enemies, not against me.”

"You who have gathered up the souls that Amaterasu has scattered among the people should uphold her will and make the yin disappear from this land."

"If you encounter difficulties, ignite the karmic fire within your arms and burn away all the enemies before you..."

Whoosh~ A gentle breeze blows.

By the time everyone came to their senses, Mi Niang, who had just been in front of Taiyi, had vanished.

Taiyi kept his head down, but the look of surprise he had just seen had disappeared.

His brows furrowed slowly, and a ferocious smile reappeared on his face.

"Inheriting Amaterasu's will?" Taiichi raised his head, shook his neck, and, sensing that Mi Niang's presence was no longer around, said with a cold laugh:

"I will not adhere to the will of any being; only I can decide which path I choose!"

All this ambiguity and mystification, isn't the ultimate goal just to get me to deal with Sakura Dragon?

Sekiro's story takes place during the Sengoku period, hundreds of years ago, yet Miko is still alive, and even her own system can't discern her opponent's strength.

Her presence here can only mean one thing: Mi Niang, oh no, the White Serpent Goddess, has successfully swallowed part of the Sakura Dragon's primordial spirit into her belly!

The reason why Taiichi dislikes the ending of "The Dragon's Return" the most is because the true purpose of this plan is a conspiracy by the native god of Sakura to manipulate the Sakura Dragon and restore himself.

The son of the dragon's blood is actually a human whose soul has been possessed by a part of the Sakura Dragon's primordial spirit.

The so-called "severing of immortality" and "return of the dragon" are said to be creating a cradle to seal the dragon's blood, but in reality, it is just sealing the part of the Sakura Dragon's primordial spirit, which is then devoured by the White Serpent God.

Whether it's to restore himself or to continue breaking through, doing this is definitely not really about returning the Dragon's Blood.

Actually, every time Taiichi hears this ending, he feels it's ridiculous.

Ugh, the power of the Dragon's Blood is harming the cherry blossoms, and then you send this harm back to the dragon's homeland.

After sending it there, what then? Tell it not to harm the cherry blossoms, but to go and wreak havoc on the dragon's hometown?

And another thing, if you say you'll send it back, will they accept it?

When Yinglong fled to Sakura, it coincided with the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Baekje. Perhaps Yinglong was a local tyrant, responsible for protecting the Baekje Kingdom.

Then, when Tang was about to destroy Baekje, Yinglong stepped forward to show off, but was brutally beaten by the powerful cultivators of the Tang Dynasty. His physical body was shattered, and only his severely injured primordial spirit escaped to Yinglong to heal.

The reason for this inference is that Taiyi would read some myths about cherry blossoms when he was reading the Daoist Canon.

Later, after comprehending the yin and yang energies and encountering cannibals, he specifically collected some stories about local gods with yin attributes.

One of them particularly interested him at the time.

That is, Tsukuyomi once sent the water of eternal life, the water of death, also known as the water of the underworld, to the human world through her divine servants.

As a result, after the divine servant came to earth, he went off to do nonsense, which led to the Water of Immortality, a symbol of longevity, being stolen by a snake.

Fearing that Tsukuyomi would blame him, the divine servant gave the dead water to humankind. When he returned to report, he said that he had given all of this water to humankind.

As a result, snakes gained immortality, while humans continued to die and be reincarnated endlessly.

That's how the story goes, but Taiichi felt that some of the things in it were probably true.

For example, Tsukuyomi once stayed on a cherry blossom tree in the human world and left behind the Water of Transformation and the Water of the Underworld.

After she left, a snake used the cherry blossom tree as its den for cultivation.

Then, Sakura Dragon discovered the tree, chased away the snake, and used the Elixir of Youth to heal his wounds.

However, when the snake fled, it took the Yellow Spring Water with it, which later became a belief of the locals, leading to the establishment of religions such as Xianfeng Temple.

The water that turns into immortality symbolizes longevity; to sever it, one needs the water of the underworld.

The so-called immortality-severing sword, the Immortal Blade, and the Opening Gate, especially the Opening Gate katana, should have been forged using the waters of the underworld.

This is why Genichiro was able to open the Gates of the Underworld and summon the old sword saint after sacrificing himself.

"Brother Taiyi, where do we go next?"

When Zoche recovered from his daze and walked over to him, he casually asked about his next plans.

Seeing the other party's seemingly amnesiac expression, Taiyi guessed that Mi Niang had used some kind of trick again.

"Let's go to the hotel. We should get some rest."

Taiichi smiled and pointed to an inn called Azalea House in front of him.

......

night.

"When faced with difficulties, do you ignite the karmic fire in your arms?"

Alone in the Japanese-style room, Taichi held the prosthetic arm at his lower back, recalling what Miko had told him earlier that day, and then sneered:

"Do you really think I'm a complete novice in cultivation?"

"Karmic fire can burn enemies, but it can also burn oneself. Why would a human, who is an Asura, lose himself and become a monster of slaughter?"

"That's because karmic fire can refine the soul as well as the primordial spirit."

After carefully putting away the prosthetic arm, Taiichi roughly guessed what the White Serpent God, also known as Mi Niang, meant when she asked him to use it.

"But speaking of which, this guy Yu Hu gave me this thing, could it be that he...?"

Zheng~

As Taiichi was rubbing his chin and talking to himself, he suddenly heard the sound of a shamisen being strummed.

Immediately afterward, the space shifted, and I found myself in an unfamiliar Japanese-style room.

"You just said that the jade pot... gave you what?"

A sinister, cold voice rang out. Taiyi rested his chin on one hand, his eyes slowly widening. A bead of sweat trickled down from his temple to his chin.