My teacher is a bit strong

Japan claims to have 800 million gods—not all of them have their own shrines, of course—so how do these gods prove to be more capable?In Japan, it basically relies on selling character designs, but in various Japanese works, it is naturally different by inheritance.

Su Anran doesn't know the specific situation of these shrines in the world of demons, but if the person who left the inheritance in this world is really a patient with secondary illness, then he will definitely not only leave one kind of inheritance, but will leave Several inheritances.Then as an inference, is it possible for those natives of the world who received the gift from the patient with chuunibopathy to develop various abilities?

Su Anran heard from Song Jue that the demon hunters in this world don't just have the ability to draw swords. They can use quite a lot of weapons, and their abilities are also different.But these different abilities are not special, but have a taste of mass production - Song Jue must not know the meaning of the word "mass production", which is the so-called master-apprentice inheritance model .

Then take this as a starting point and think a little deeper.

Who was the master who taught these abilities in the first place?

"Yes." Su Anran nodded heavily, with a serious expression on her face, "In Japan...cough, during the First Era, monks lived in the form of tribes, and the exercises in a tribe are naturally unified, even if some The details are different, but the essence will not change... In the first era, a tribe was a gathering place around the ancestral temple. In the world of monsters, shrines like this are similar to the ancestral temple. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"Understood." Song Jue nodded, "Each shrine has different inheritances, all we need to do is to find these inheritances!"

"Hmm..." Su Anran thought for a while, he always felt that Song Jue might have misunderstood him.

It's just that there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that?

Chapter 201 The True Inheritance of the Demon World

Song Jue stared at Su Anran with wide round eyes.

It was the first time Su Anran discovered that Song Jue was actually quite good-looking...

What a ghost!

"Cough." Su Anran coughed lightly, "Maybe it's this... the people at the shrine evacuated on their own initiative, so there were no books such as exercises and classics left behind."

The main hall of this shrine covers an area of ​​about [-] square meters-not too big, not too small.If Su Anran and Song Jue were not both deeply afraid that someone would accidentally collapse the hall, they would not have spent a lot of time exploring in this hall.

But no matter whether it is the front hall, side hall, back hall, compartment, or living room, except for the bookshelves, tables, chairs, wooden beds, etc., which are difficult to carry, there is nothing left in all the rooms. , or the kind where mice will leave in tears when they come in.

So after searching around, it's no wonder Song Jue stared at Su Anran.

She originally explored it with great hopes, but she didn't even read other biographical classics, not to mention the secrets of the knife drawing technique, so she was naturally quite disappointed in her heart.

But it was different from Song Jue's goal of staring at martial arts cheats and the like.

Su Anran's attention was more focused on the building itself of the shrine hall.

When he was on Earth, he once traveled to Japan, and Su Anran naturally experienced and visited the three most famous features of Japan - hot springs, cherry blossoms, and shrines, so there is still a certain degree of understanding. learn.

Perhaps this kind of understanding cannot be too deep, after all, he is just a tourist, and he just went to see it out of interest, and he didn't want to know any secrets.But in any case, Su Anran still knows that Japanese shrines can be divided into three types: large shrines, small shrines, and regular shrines according to their size. The division of these three types of shrines mainly depends on the setting and layout of the shrines.

The shrines visited when traveling in Japan are all conventional shrines, and generally have two kinds of shrines, the main hall and the worship hall.If the income is slightly better, there may also be entertainment-oriented halls such as the Kagura Hall and Dance Hall for tourists to visit.

The layout of the halls of large-scale shrines, in addition to all the palaces set up by conventional shrines, will also add a coin hall between the main hall and the worship hall. .

As for small shrines, there is usually only one main shrine and nothing else.However, there are also specific points, such as Shinto shrines or Zongtang shrines: the former generally has Kagura halls, dance halls, etc.; the latter generally does not have so many messy palace layouts, at most it is added The last treasure hall.

Su Anran can tell from the layout of the main hall that this main hall is completely modeled on the architectural layout of those shrines in Japan.

This allowed Su Anran to fully confirm that the person who left behind the inheritance of sword drawing in the demon world is definitely a time traveler.But what he is still not sure about is which time and space this time-traveler came from—after all, there are lessons learned from the Fifth Senior Sister, the Sixth Senior Sister, and Zhu Yuan. Time and space, the same era.

"This should be the Zongtang Shrine, and the inheritance may not be particularly good." Su Anran said, "Specifically, it is that the strength is not strong enough, otherwise it should not be evacuated so cleanly, and there is even only one main hall."

Zongtang Shrine is a shrine for worshiping ancestors. It was one of the earliest branches of Japanese Shintoism.

However, not many people know this statement.

But to put it another way, I am afraid that no one will not know.

Onmyoji.

Onmyodo is one of the branches of Shintoism in Japan, which completely parted ways with Shintoism after the Meiji era in Japan—it was out of political considerations at that time, a bit similar to China’s breaking the four olds.That is, after that, Yin and Yang Tao quickly declined, and eventually became a legend of Japanese folklore.However, if you really want to investigate seriously, in fact, Japanese Shintoism and Yin-Yang Dao have long been inseparable, including many rituals and traditions of Shintoism and local folk customs, etc., all have the shadow of Yin-Yang Dao.

There are two kinds of origins of Onmyoji's shikigami, one is from demons and goblins, and the other is from ancestors.

What the Zongtang Shrine worships is not 800 million gods, but the ancestors of an ethnic group—a bit similar to the ancestor worship in the Nordic period and the ancestral temples in China.

This is why Zongtang Shrine usually has only one main hall and treasure hall.

In Japanese shrines, the main hall in the shrine hall refers to the place where the gods live, which is the so-called kingdom of God.Taking the main hall as the worship place for the ancestors, its clear purpose can almost be said to be "Sima Zhao's heart", and because of this, there are generally no community hall layouts such as the worship hall and the coin hall - because these two halls Authority is to show the divine nature of the gods, but the purpose of the Zongtang Shrine is to allow the ancestors to protect the descendants. Naturally, they hope that the descendants can get closer to the ancestors, and they will definitely not make so many things that show the privileges of the gods.

Perhaps the relatively large-scale Zongtang Shrine may add Kagura Hall, Dance Hall, etc.-mainly to show the strength of the clan, to please the ancestors with Kagura and dance, and it is also a gathering place for large-scale ancestor worship.

However, there is nothing special about these. Anyway, as long as you have money and people, you can add whatever you want.

But the addition of the treasure hall is quite particular.

Treasure Hall, as the name implies, is a place where treasures are stored.

The Treasure Hall of 800 million gods is the place to store the treasures bestowed by the gods. Of course, it is also the place to store other treasures and trophies captured in battle. Generally, shrines often set up such a treasure hall. After all, they are gods. There is no treasure hall—even if There's nothing in it - you'd be ashamed to say hello to other shrines when it's a face-saving project.

But Sodo Shrine is different.

The Treasure Hall of Zongtang Shrine must be dedicated to the famous utensils used by the ancestors in the battle-of course, the spoils of war can also be counted.However, the prerequisite for the addition of the Treasure Hall in the Zongtang Shrine is that the ancestor must have a famous utensil that can be called a treasure. Otherwise, Zongtang Shrine cannot add a hall like the Treasure Hall.

Why is there such a regulation?

That would involve a very deformed history.

What is "a famous utensil worthy of being called a treasure"?

In layman's terms, it is something that has been consecrated - not the kind of false propaganda that sprinkles some water gods and mutters a few words, and then touches it with your hand to consecrate it.It is something that really has a certain special experience, or is accompanied by a special legend, or has some indescribable particularity or value.

For example: Miaofa Muramasa, Mikazuki Zongjin, Juyiwenzi Zongzong, Chidori Raikiri, etc.

But there are definitely not many such famous utensils, so in order to show that your clan is also very powerful, what should you do with it?

Get a pair of big armor, body balls, belly rolls, or even a long spear, a better-made sword, then make up a story, and put it directly in the treasure hall to show that your clan was once quite awesome.

And what about the result?

Almost all of these shrines are gone.

why?

In the chaotic era in Japan, when I heard that there was a treasure hall of Zongdo Shrine nearby, and there were such awesome treasures in it, it must be for those who can live there.So up to the daimyo, the city lord, down to the attendant general, the head of the group, etc., they went to visit the door if they had nothing to do. The smarter Zongdo Shrine naturally contributed obediently, and the more stubborn ones were found for a reason. Walk.

So this led to the later Zongtang Shrine not daring to set up treasure halls indiscriminately. After all, the disaster of extermination is not a joke.

This Zongtang Shrine has only one main hall, and there is no treasure hall or other side halls, not even a social affairs office or a conferment office—Su Anran estimates that the shrines in the demon world should not have such things—think about it It is impossible for this clan to be too strong, so it is normal to say "the inheritance is not very good".

Of course, when Su Anran said this, she didn't actually think about these things in her heart.

Rather, he could at least use this bit of architectural layout to infer that the traverser was probably a Japanese, and he had experienced that chaotic era, or was simply a person after that chaotic era.

Judging from the timeline, it should be between the middle and late period of the Warring States period and the early period of the Meiji period.

After all, the art of drawing swords has been inherited since the Warring States Period, and Yinyang Dao completely declined and disappeared after the Meiji Restoration, becoming a folklore-it disappeared at the same time, and there are also a large number of Zongtang shrines.Even the Zongtang Shrine of later generations of chaebols was gradually rebuilt after World War II as the Japanese economy began to recover, but in essence it has only become a place of worship similar to the ancestral hall of the ancestors, and has no relationship with Yin and Yang.

However, Su Anran would not explain these things clearly to Song Jue.

He just briefly explained why the inheritance of Zongtang Shrine is not very strong.

"In other words, if a Zongtang shrine has a treasure hall, then the inheritance of this shrine will be strong?"

"It's not very strong, but at the very least, it can be considered as a Zongtang Shrine with a solid foundation." Su Anran replied, "But for things like drawing swords, it doesn't mean that they are strong if they have a strong foundation, although they usually have enough foundation. The inheritance must not be weak, but this phenomenon is not absolute, after all, there are too many uncontrollable factors, and the monsters in this world are also a little too strong."

"I understand." Song Jue nodded slowly, "But after listening to what you said, I remembered something."

"what's up?"

Song Jue turned around, pointed to the two tables placed one behind the other in the front hall of the hall, and then said: "I have been to many temples, and some temples are indeed quite large, with at least a dozen halls. However, some shrines may only have one or two halls, which should be the main hall and the accommodation side hall as you said...But no matter whether it is a large or small shrine, there will be two worship places in the main hall."

"two?"

"Yes, two." Song Jue nodded, "And no matter which shrine, one of the sculptures enshrined in it must be a young man wearing a knee-length gown. He doesn't wear any sword, and I can't see it either." More specific and detailed things. However, according to the rumors I have learned, he seems to have the ability to control spirits."

"Spiritual body?!"

Su Anran already had some guesses in her heart.

"Yes, it's a bit like the ghost control technique in the way of gods and ghosts." Song Jue nodded, "But these are just hearsay, I don't know the truth, but if the demon hunters in this world are not talking big If so, the strength of those spirit bodies should be very strong, almost enough to be regarded as a ghost cultivator."

Hearing this, Su Anran was already sure.

The traverser who left a legacy in the world of demons is not really good at drawing swords or the like, but yin and yang!

This kind of yin and yang technique is completely different from the yin and yang technique of Xuanjie.

Although Japanese yin and yang art traces its roots, it was introduced by the theory of yin and yang and five elements in the Tang Dynasty of China.But don't forget that Japan still has Shintoism with 800 million gods, so the theory of yin and yang was introduced to Japan, and then combined with Shintoism, it became a branch system of Shintoism.Its main feature is the manipulation of shikigami, the use of talisman seals - divination, sacrifice, geomancy and other things that are mainly in the category of Onmyoji, but are infinitely weakened.

If it was on the earth, Su Anran would definitely not believe this, anyway, it was just a thing made by the religious system to fool believers.

But in this real world with demons, Su Anran couldn't ignore the ability of Yin-Yang Dao.

Especially the manipulative shikigami, which is the most important thing in Japanese Onmyodo.

Compared with the shikigami inheritance of Yin Yang Dao, anything like drawing swords can only be regarded as a small way.

"So, the ancestors of these Zongdo Shrines can all be traced back to that young man?"

"I asked some people, but they didn't know very well. They only said that their ancestors had followed that lord." Song Jue said, "But according to my observation, their inheritance is varied and messy. Yes, but it is the only one that does not have the ability to control ghosts."

"No?" Su Anran froze for a moment.

If before, his goal was to investigate and understand the situation of the demon world, then after knowing the inheritance of the Yin-Yang Dao, his goal shifted to the Yin-Yang Dao.But now Song Jue said that the inheritance was obtained by the natives in the world of monsters, and did not include the manipulation of the shikigami by the Onmyoji, which made Su Anran feel a little incomprehensible.

Did the traverser not leave this inheritance, or did the natives of this world break this inheritance?

If it's the former, then Su Anran can only look at the ocean and sigh. After all, if the other party didn't leave any inheritance, then even if he turned the whole monster world over, he would never find it.But if it is the latter, then through some clues, relevant clues can still be found, so as to restore this part of the inheritance.

There are examples of this.

After all, Xuanjie is now in the third era, and basically all the exercises are derived from the second era and the first era.

"As far as I know, there is none." Song Jue said.

"No matter what, we should find a way to learn enough about the world now." Su Anran thought for a while, and then said, "Whether it is the current era or the era of the 'adult' they called , must find a way to understand. Only in this way can we find enough benefits in this world, otherwise, even if there are any good things in this world, it will be difficult for us to understand. "

Chapter 202 Departure

On the first night spent in the demon world, Su Anran felt as if she was in a small dark room.

Song Jue said before that the nighttime in the demon world is quite dangerous, and he didn’t pay much attention to it at first—it’s not that he didn’t take it seriously, it’s just that he didn’t pay much attention to it. night vision capability.

So when Song Jue said he couldn't see it, Su Anran naturally wouldn't doubt it.

It's just that at that time, he didn't expect it to be so serious.

The whole world seems to have fallen into chaos, not to mention that you can't see your fingers, even your spiritual perception is completely blurred, and you can't even be sure if there is anyone around you.

In this case, if you encounter an attack, you can imagine what will happen.

And even if Fan Huo is lit, the brightness is extremely limited, and there is no gain for Su Anran and Song Jue.

Only candles made of demon corpse oil can disperse chaos.

"Is this the demon oil candle?"

Su Anran looked at a black candle about two inches long and two fingers thick, her face was full of curiosity.

"En." Song Jue nodded, "The demon oil candle is made of ordinary demon corpse oil. When lit, it can illuminate things within a range of about five meters around... In fact, it is to dispel the chaos in this world, but it can only Let our spiritual perception spread out, and slightly perceive the surrounding things, so as not to be discovered by close-up attacks."

The purple-red flame lit up on the black candle looked a bit eerie.

It didn't have the fishy smell that Su Anran imagined, but instead had a smell similar to sandalwood.

It smells good.

Moreover, after the candle was lit, there was also a faint light within five meters around it—it was not an illusion, but the surrounding area was indeed much brighter, and the range of spiritual perception could also spread out through this.

But as Song Jue said, it was only limited to five meters.

Beyond this range, there will be a feeling of mud cows entering the sea.

"Is the lighting range of the demon oil candle fixed?"

"The lighting range of demon oil candles is generally about three to seven meters. This is quite normal for me. After all, black-hearted businessmen can be found everywhere." Song Jue shook his head, "However, those demon hunters who have the strength to go out to hunt down demons generally They will use a special kind of torch, which seems to be a secret of the shrine, and private transactions are not allowed."

Su Anran nodded.

He can understand.

How dangerous the night in this world is, he can know a thing or two just by looking at the current environment.

And if the demon hunters can go out to hunt down demons at night without worrying about being attacked, then the value of these torches can be imagined.If Su Anran was in charge, she would definitely not let these torches wander outside, but would take certain measures to strictly control them.

In addition, there is another thing that bothers Su Anran and Song Jue, which is the atmosphere of chaos.

The so-called chaos refers to the meaning of "chaotic and heterogeneous".

At night in the demon world, the aura of chaos is very active. Neither Su Anran nor Song Jue can meditate to absorb the aura at this time, because this world has no aura at all at night.Even in the daytime, the chaotic breath didn't disappear, but just became less active - at this time, Su Anran and Song Jue were able to absorb the free spiritual energy without damaging their own foundations.