Seeing the two Great Demons leave one after another, Black Seimei angrily shouted, "A boy not worth planning with!"

He hurriedly entered the Imperial Palace hall, and soon wisps of black smoke could be seen emanating from it. The Orochi coiled above the Ghost Capital also gradually began to solidify.

Maple Forest.

From the mouth of the Aoandon, Su Ziyu finally learned some of what had transpired.

It turned out that the root of all this dated back twenty or thirty years ago, when Abe no Seimei had just received the title of 'White Fox Lord.' But unexpectedly, one day, a silhouette like muddy sludge emerged from within Abe no Seimei's body, transforming into another identical Abe no Seimei. After this Black Seimei appeared, he began causing chaos everywhere. It was he who released Jiutun Tongzi, and it was he who sabotaged the sealing ritual for the Great Tengu at Nachi Mountain.

Aoandon only knew that he had the support of the Nine-tailed Fox, and she wasn't entirely sure about many things.

It wasn't until Yama of the Netherworld went missing that everything suddenly erupted.

"You must be careful of Black Seimei," Aoandon said softly as she looked at Su Ziyu in front of her. "The Nine-tailed Fox has been scheming for decades and who knows what kind of tricks they still have up their sleeve."

With that, she took the Phoenix Fire to the Gap of Yin and Yang to rescue the Yama whom Su Ziyu had never met.

The Noppera-bo was gone again.

This old demon usually has no presence at all, sometimes even if you see him, you might overlook him if you're not careful.

If he wanted to leave, there was nothing Su Ziyu could do about it.

This seemed to be a sort of innate ability of his.

Very soon.

Only Su Ziyu, the Guhuo Bird, and the little girl known as 'Princess Moon' were left in the Maple Forest.

The Guhuo Bird seemed to dislike interacting with outsiders; after glancing at Su Ziyu, she sat quietly at a stone table to brew tea, appearing indifferent to all the turmoil outside. The little girl named Princess Moon followed her obediently, appearing quite well-behaved, her lively big eyes occasionally glancing at Su Ziyu and then at the Guhuo Bird.

"What are you still doing here? Aren't you cultivators fond of meddling in other people's affairs?" the Guhuo Bird said coolly, picking up a cup of tea.

Upon hearing this, Su Ziyu paused, then shook his head and said, "I am not a cultivator."

"As for meddling."

"Think what you want to think."

Su Ziyu had no desire to argue with this Great Demon, as it would be quite troublesome if it came to blows, and he wasn't confident he could defeat her.

"Outside, the Yin and Yang are reversed, and evil spirits are rampant. Why are you staying in my Maple Forest instead of vanquishing demons?" The Guhuo Bird looked at him with a face of cold disdain, as though intending for Su Ziyu to leave.

To this, Su Ziyu couldn't help but retort, "And what about you? Are you content to sit by and let all of this happen?"

"What does it have to do with me!" The Guhuo Bird casually poured herself another cup of tea and said slowly, "This is Fusang; even if Yin and Yang are in disarray, turning it into a ghostly land is their own problem."

"Would they really dare to run amok in the Huaxia Land?"

Probably not.

Unless they intended to confront Lv Chunyang, who is revered as the Ancestor of Sword Immortals. According to Su Ziyu's guess, he should still be active in the mortal realm, otherwise he wouldn't have heard of him so many times.

In the Huaxia Land, aside from certain special periods, both the Buddhist and Daoist traditions had incredibly powerful figures to hold the ground.

In the past thousand years.

There's been Lv Dongbin, followed by Zhang Sanfeng.

Even if there were demons or monsters, they probably couldn't stir up much trouble, as many have fled to Fusang, haven't they?

The greatest issue in the Huaxia Land is always man-made disasters.

The Guhuo Bird appeared rather disdainful toward cultivators and said slowly, "If there is nothing else, please see yourself out."

It seemed that this Great Demon truly did not welcome him.

Su Ziyu didn't care to linger, bowing to excuse himself as he left the Maple Forest.

The worst outcome would be turning into a ghostly land?

True.

Considering that the level of pollution here isn't particularly severe, other worlds have managed to hang on for a long time, and even if Fusang fell completely, it wouldn't affect other places immediately.

"What about Fusang's gods and buddhas?" Su Ziyu asked suddenly before leaving.

He had a suspicion.

Which was that although there were demons and monsters in this world, he had not encountered any of the gods and buddhas mentioned in Fusang's legends. He wasn't sure if it was due to energy levels or if they were just myths from later generations. The most powerful beings he had encountered were merely Mountain Spirits.

"Gods and buddhas?" Upon hearing this, the Guhuo Bird seemed somewhat puzzled, as if curious why Su Ziyu would ask such a question. She thought for a moment and said, "Never met them."

"There are some guardian spirits worshipped in the shrines, revered by mortals as divine spirits with incense offerings."

"I once met an old man named Ebisu who had some Divine Dao methods, but he wasn't very powerful."

"Have you met real gods and buddhas?"

Su Ziyu shook his head and said, "No."

"Aren't gods and buddhas conferred by you cultivators?" The Guhuo Bird expressed some surprise and said, "Zhang Daoling's descendants conferred so many celestials; instead of asking your elders, you're asking me?"

"If you want to see divine spirits, go to the Marquis Hanshou's temple."

Marquis Hanshou?

Guan Yu!

Upon hearing this, Su Ziyu paused, then remembered that even the Jade Emperor didn't exist in this era. That was something Daoism in the Song Dynasty created. In Huaxia, the current deity worshipped was the Emperor Haotian, a personification of the sky.

The 'Old Heaven' mentioned by the descendants of Yan and Huang referred to him.

Apparently, many divine spirits were indeed conferred by Daoism later on, which explains why the Guhuo Bird seemed indifferent when mentioning divine spirits. Perhaps some divine spirits appeared even later than her.

This Guhuo Bird was likely a Demon from the Han Dynasty.

Back then, even Queen Himiko of Fusang hadn't been born yet!

But this one was rather unfortunate, clearly being a Demon from the Han Dynasty, yet forced to Fusang.

Guhuo Bird, known as the Ghost Bird by people, abounding in Jingzhou.

No wonder this Great Demon mentioned Marquis Hanshou; it seemed her old home was in Jingzhou.

Feeling much lighter after leaving the Maple Forest, Su Ziyu headed back to Kyoto. Before reaching Kyoto, he saw a crowd fleeing elsewhere. Nobles and officials were relocating with their carriages and retinues, and common folk were dragging their families and carrying their belongings as they rushed out. A glance showed a stream of people stretching for over ten miles, as if the entire population of Kyoto was fleeing.

What happened in Kyoto?

Su Ziyu quietly blended into the crowd and soon learned what had happened: the previous night, Kyoto truly experienced a hundred demons' nocturnal parade, with a third of it reduced to ruins by fire, leaving an unknown number of casualties.

Kyoto is haunted!

After enduring a terrifying night, the second day saw everyone, regardless of gender, age, or status, fleeing outward.

This vast Kyoto became desolate within a day, with more than two-thirds of the population fleeing.

"My goodness!"

"I was scared to death! So many ghosts appeared all at once! Let's go to Edo instead!"

Su Ziyu stopped walking.

He saw two dusky brown weasels clinging to the back of an aristocratic carriage. They didn't seem to notice Su Ziyu and were still saying, "Yes. Let's head elsewhere. I heard that the raccoon from Left Kyoto was eaten by evil ghosts. When a person turns into a ghost, they become truly terrifying!"

"It's really frightening for us demons!"

These two weasels were well hidden; Su Ziyu stopped for a moment, shook his head, and directly entered Kyoto.

Even the demons were preparing to flee?

The streets of Kyoto were empty and desolate. Even though it was still sunny outside, it was gloomy weather within Kyoto, as though something shrouded the sky. Su Ziyu looked around and saw almost no one. In the distance was a wasteland left by a great fire, and there were closed shops everywhere. Occasionally, a passerby would rush by hurriedly.

In just one day, Kyoto seemed to transform into a ghost city.

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