Miao Yan drove faster than Chen Xiaolian imagined, and the speed of the car never fell below 150, and it only took more than two hours to drive to Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, where the Izumo Taisha Shrine is located.

But the strange thing is that during the more than two hours of travel, nothing unusual happened.

There are no landslides, no predators, no monsters coming out to attack, and not even attacks from other game participants.

The two of them drove all the way to the foot of the Izumo Taisha Shrine without incident.

While Miao Yan was concentrating on driving, Chen Xiaolian was holding a mobile phone and flipping through a bunch of information about Japanese mythology.

It wasn't until Miao Yan stopped the car in the parking lot that Chen Xiaolian put down his phone and pushed the car door.

"It's a rare calm. Miao Yan looked at Chen Xiaolian: "Did you find anything?"

In this copy, the system gave too few hints, almost equal to none. Although in terms of strength, Chen Xiaolian has nothing to fear, but it always doesn't hurt to know more about the situation of some dungeons.

"That's just a little bit. Chen Xiaolian nodded: "To put it simply, it's just a story of a fight between an alien conqueror and an indigenous snake." ”

The two of them walked towards the main entrance of the Izumo Taisha Shrine, where they were greeted by a huge torii gate, followed by a narrow boulevard.

While walking forward, Chen Xiaolian briefly introduced the information he had just searched to Miao Yan.

In Japanese Shintoism, gods can be roughly divided into two systems, namely Tianjin God and Kunitsu God.

Although there are different versions of various myths and stories, and there are many confusions and even conflicts in them, the general direction is the same, which can be summed up in one sentence - the foreign gods of Tianjin defeated the indigenous gods of Tianjin and occupied the land.

The main god of the Heavenly Palace, the god of the high nest and the god of the nest are the first three gods of the formation of heaven and earth, and the place where they live is called Takamagahara.

Subsequently, a series of deities were born, until Izanagi and Izanami, a brother and sister in the seventh generation who were also husband and wife, gave birth to a series of children, the three most important of which were named Amaterasu, Tsukiyomi, and Susanoo.

Amaterasu is the god of the sun and governs Takamagahara. Tsukiyo is the god of the moon, ruling the kingdom of night. Susanoo is the god of destruction and rules the sea.

In the Japanese mythological system, these three gods are the most revered and powerful.

However, the daily misdeeds of the god of destruction, Susanoo, who remained in Takamagahara, caused Amaterasu to be afraid and hid in the Iwato of Tenno. The world lost its light and plunged into darkness.

In order to restore the light to the world, the other gods devised Amaterasu and exiled Susanoo.

Susanoo, who was banished from Takamagahara, came to the human world known as Reedhara China and killed the famous monster Yagi Orocha.

And his descendants, the main gods of the great powers, became the rulers of Reed Plains China.

But one day, Amaterasu broke his promise and sent his descendants, Er Yimei and Jianyu Thunder God, to lead the other gods to defeat the main gods of the great powers and occupy Reed Plains China.

In this mythological system, the emperor of Japan is the direct descendant of Amaterasu and the Ori Artist.

"So, Susanoo and the lord of the big country are the kokutsu gods in the system. And Amaterasu and the others are the gods of Tianjin?" Miao Yan nodded, Chen Xiaolian tried his best to tell the information concisely, but it is not difficult to understand: "We want to lift the seal of the Tianjin God and liberate the gods of Guojin?"

Today is Monday, and there are not too many people and tourists visiting the shrine, so they walk inward in pairs and threes, and it seems to be a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.

"Yes. Chen Xiaolian nodded: "If the copy is indeed designed like the information I found, it should be the great lord who is sealed here." ”

Izumo Taisha Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Japan, is dedicated to the lord of a large country.

After passing through the boulevard, after the last bronze torii, it is the worship hall.

Further back from the worship hall, through a building gate, is the Kaguraden of Izumo Taisha Shrine.

It's just that......

Until I got here, there was still nothing unusual.

Chen Xiaolian just stood at the door of the Kagura Hall, tilting his head to look at a straw knot hanging in front of him.

It is said to be a straw rope, but with the naked eye, it is so thick that it is completely beyond the concept of ordinary people saying that it is a "rope", and even a few people can't hold it.

In front of the straw rope, from time to time there are visitors who bow their heads, fold their hands, and worship silently. The small square in front of the entire temple was a quiet and peaceful scene.

"Is that thing?" Miao Yan said to the straw rope Nunu: "What does it mean to break the seal...... Cut it?"

"Unlikely. Chen Xiaolian shook his head: "If it is really some kind of seal or something, it is impossible to put it in such a conspicuous position, and it is too unsafe." ”

He glanced around, walked around the Kagura Hall, and continued to the side and back: "Come with me." ”

Although it claims to be one of the oldest shrines in Japan, the entire Izumo Taisha Shrine covers an area that is not too large. The main buildings, namely the worship hall and the Kagura hall, are the main hall, which is not usually open to visitors.

And now the direction that Chen Xiaolian is going in is the Imperial Palace.

The main hall gate is closed, and there is a fence at the entrance, so it is only open to worship during the New Year's and New Year periods, and it is usually locked.

"There are no guards. Miao Yan looked at the front of the main entrance of the main hall, only a bunch of tourists bowed their heads to the closed gate, but they couldn't see the staff of the shrine: "Break directly?"

"It won't be here. Chen Xiaolian continued to shake his head, also bypassed the main hall, and still walked towards the rear.

Bypassing the main hall, in an inconspicuous corner, there is a small stone mountain path that winds its way to the back mountain.

In front of the trail, two straw ropes are crossed and pulled next to a sign that reads "Standing Prohibited".

Chen Xiaolian stood down in front of the trail.

"Is this here?" Miao Yan saw Chen Xiaolian stop: "How do you know?"

"If you watch a lot of Japanese anime, you'll know. Generally speaking, such religious sites are one in one table. The area open to tourists outside is just a disguise, and the real core location is hidden in the back mountain, which is an old routine. Chen Xiaolian smiled: "But ...... The current situation seems a little strange. ”

"Strange?" Miao Yan didn't understand.

"Generally speaking, in order to prevent ordinary tourists from wandering around, at least one or two people will be put in the place to guard it, whether it is ordinary staff from the outside or those 'insiders'. After all, two ropes can't stop people's curiosity. Chen Xiaolian walked to the rope and tore it off casually, and walked along the trail towards the mountain: "But there is no one here empty, it's not unusual." ”

"It seems to make sense. Miao Yan smiled and followed behind Chen Xiaolian: "So what do you think will happen?"

"It stands to reason that the biggest possibility is that there is an invasion of foreign enemies. So the guards who were supposed to be here were killed, or rushed to meet the enemy. Chen Xiaolian didn't walk fast, and Youzai Youzai seemed to be still looking at the surrounding scenery: "After all, we can't be the only two game participants in the dungeon." Judging from the scale of this copy, there are five shrines where the Imperial Soul is located alone, and they are scattered all over Japan, so I'm afraid there will be no fewer people inside. We're coming by car, so there's no guarantee that there won't be other players or awakened people who ride the Shinkansen, or simply drive their own flying machines, etc., so we might be one step ahead. ”

"But there is no trace of a battle here...... Miao Yan thought for a moment, "If it was really other teams that were ahead of us, it would not be possible to do this here...... Clean. ”

"That's where I get weird. But...... It's not completely impossible. Chen Xiaolian smiled: "If it's one of my acquaintances......"

"Your acquaintance?" the corners of Miao Yan's mouth curled slightly: "How can you meet acquaintances everywhere?"

"Not really. Chen Xiaolian shook his head: "It's not that powerful, but it's ...... It's a very interesting person. ”

The two walked along the mountain road for less than two minutes, and Chen Xiaolian suddenly stopped: "It won't be wrong, it's really here." ”

"Huh?" Miao Yan stopped with Chen Xiaolian's footsteps, and just as she was about to ask a question, she saw that Chen Xiaolian had already stretched out his right hand and tapped it lightly in the air in front of her.

An extremely slight cracking sound sounded, and Miao Yan saw that the space in front of Chen Xiaolian was like a mirror, suddenly shattered, but soon disappeared without a trace.

And after the hazy "mirror" shattered, the mountain road in front of the two of them also became two bifurcated.

"A very small circle can make people lose their sense of direction in this mountain. Chen Xiaolian pointed to the mountain road on the left: "If there is no insider to lead, this road should take people back to the bottom of the mountain with a detour." ”

"But the circle is still intact. Miao Yan followed Chen Xiaolian and walked along the mountain path on the right: "So you mean, if there are other game participants who went up the mountain before us, then they will be led by insiders?"

Chen Xiaolian didn't answer Miao Yan, but continued to walk slowly upward, looking not in a hurry at all.

After walking for more than ten minutes, there was still no one left, but the mountain road finally came to an end.

In front of it, there is a large wooden gate, unpainted, maintaining the color of the log. The two large wooden doors were closed, and there was still no one to guard them.

"It's finally here. Chen Xiaolian walked to the mountain gate with a smile, glanced back at Miao Yan, and suddenly kicked on the gate.

Bang!!!

The inside of the gate was bolted, but of course the thick latch couldn't withstand Chen Xiaolian's kick, and it was kicked off heavily, and the two gates flew into the courtyard, one left and one right.

"Who !!?"

Behind the door, there was a roar of Qi Shushu.

Chen Xiaolian didn't care about it at all, and swaggered into the door.

Inside the gate was a large courtyard, and there were two rows of men on the left and right, all wearing pure white hunting clothes with wide robes and large sleeves, and black hats.

A typical Shinto priest's attire.

There was surprise and anger on everyone's faces.

"Tourists. Chen Xiaolian had a smile on his face, ignoring the anger on the faces of the priests in front of him: "It seems to be ...... here It's more fun than going down the mountain?"

"This is not a tourist area!!How did you get here!" One of the leading priests walked out of the queue with a gloomy face: "Please leave quickly, or you will ......!"

Although Chen Xiaolian and Miao Yan are only dressed in ordinary casual clothes, no one will treat them as ordinary tourists.

Which ordinary tourist enters the door with a kick?

In his right hand, he held a small wooden stick less than a meter long, and two zigzag strips of paper were tied to the top of the stick, which were already slowly waving in his hand at the moment.

Chen Xiaolian remembered that it was a magic weapon in Shintoism, called the Imperial Coin.

"Yo, is it so fierce?" Chen Xiaolian smiled on his face, but his steps forward did not stop: "Then what if...... Do I have to go in?"

When they heard Chen Xiaolian's words, all the priests' faces changed in unison.

No more asking.

It's the enemy!