Buddhist temple?

Shen Luo noticed that there were indeed enough temples in Heianjing, and they were still flourishing, and it stands to reason that Buddhism was officially introduced to the book for only more than 400 years.

And Shinto has existed in this land since ancient times.

In the pre-Heian Nara period, Buddhism almost became the state religion.

However, after the influence of Buddhism expanded, major monasteries began to recruit advanced samurai as monks, which gradually aroused the jealousy of the imperial family.

Today, the royal family has become significantly estranged from Buddhism.

At present, some well-known temples in Heiankyo, such as Tenryuji Temple, Kenninji Temple, Tofukuji Temple, etc., have been relatively low-key during this time.

It seems that the abbot there only knows how to take the little monk to chant the scriptures, and does nothing else.

"What do you mean......

"Those gods of Takamagahara deliberately loosened the gates of the netherworld in order to attract believers and consolidate their faith, and created this disaster in Heiankyo?"

Shen Luo noticed in the memory screen in front of Yuzao:

But the gates of the netherworld are already full of cracks, and the ghosts imprisoned inside are constantly colliding.

Even if there is no "gently" JIO in front of Tamamo, the gate of the netherworld will be broken sooner or later.

A rough estimate is a matter of a few days earlier and a few days later.

"That's right."

Tamamo nodded, and with a move of his right hand, he took out a scroll out of thin air.

He spread the scroll in the air, revealing a rough map of Heiankyo with dense numbers on it.

"Here's what I found recently."

Shen took two steps forward.

Ooh!

The data shows the trend of the average number of daily pilgrims at all shrines and temples in Kyoto over the past four months!

This...... It's too careful!

It's almost like a student who has done his homework seriously.

Yuzao pointed to a few annotations on the map and explained it to Shen Luo:

"Overall, the number of pilgrims at Kyoto Shrine is increasing day by day.

"Especially at Shinjin shrines, such as Yasaka Shrine, where the main priest is Susanoo, the number of daily pilgrims has increased by a full fourfold.

"But Buddhist temples are the opposite.

"It's like Kiyomizu Temple, compared to before the gate of the netherworld was shattered, it has shrunk to only one-third."

Shen nodded slightly.

He could roughly guess why.

Although Buddhism certainly has very esoteric and powerful spells, Shinto has been fighting against native ghosts for thousands of years, and it is certainly more efficient than monks in removing spirits.

In Heiankyo, the beliefs of the people are not rigid.

The same person often has many beliefs, and even if he suddenly wants to convert one day, there is no problem, and there is no repentance of the gods at all.

Therefore, after four long months of comparison, the gap between them gradually became apparent.

Closing the scroll, Tamamo said firmly:

"After the gate of the netherworld was broken, it was Shinto who benefited the most.

"So I'm sure it's Takamagahara's operation behind this."

"This ......"

Shen Luo always felt that this conclusion was a bit arbitrary, so he asked: "You are hiding in the palace in this matter, do you have any other important discoveries?" ”

"Yes.

"And it's a definitive discovery."

Speaking of this, Tamamo suddenly smiled, his eyes narrowed into a dangerous arc.

Shen glanced at her twice: "What do you want to do?" ”

Tamamo waved his sleeves in front of him, and showed a scene he had seen in a painting with demonic power:

In the living room, a plain-looking man sat on his knees.

He put his hands on his thighs and kept rubbing his hakama, looking a little cramped.

- This is the current lord of the country: Toba.

That is, the one who was shouting hey, hey, hey, in the dormitory behind Shen Luo.

Opposite Toba, there is a woman wearing a half-masked mask.

The woman rested her elbows on her knees and held her chin with her hands, looking very casual and showing no respect for Toba.

"Uh......

Toba blinked a little embarrassedly and said, "Grand Priest Uto, if the gate of the Netherworld continues to be broken, I'm afraid it will be ruined......

"My rule is not secure.

"Please also convey it to Amaterasu and ask him to repair it."

Shen slightly noticed the woman wearing the mask.

It's strong.

She is not supposed to be a ghost, but a pure human, but her psionic level has far exceeded the upper limit of 80 human levels, reaching a terrifying 95 level.

"Her name is Utsunomiya Ten, and she is the Pure Rank Great Priest of Ise Jingu.

"The strongest human being in the world."

Yuzao said very briefly, he didn't feel the need to introduce too many ordinary people to a true god like Shen Luo.

Ise Jingu?

Shen slightly raised his eyebrows, remembering that it was the main priest of Amaterasu.

In the picture, Utsunomiya ignored Toba's suggestion, and just said perfunctorily: "We have our own arrangements and processes for this matter, and it has nothing to do with you." ”

As she spoke, she picked up a piece of orange from the fruit bowl and stuffed it into her mouth.

Utsunomiya Tian chewed as he glanced at the dormitory:

"Your Majesty......

"Your temple seems to be mixed with something unclean."

Hearing this, the corners of Toba's beak twitched.

Not only did he not be vigilant, but a trace of obvious impatience flashed across his face:

This old ......

When you see me, you never know what it means to be respectful!

Something not clean yet?

The enchantments of the Imperial Palace were all arranged by you with the power of Amaterasu, and if a ghost sneaks in, won't it be your own face? I have nothing to do to find faults.

He smiled awkwardly:

"The Great Priest of Udu said with a smile, this is my dormitory, how can it not be clean?"

Utsunomiya waved his hand: "Forget it, it doesn't matter." ”

She stood up suddenly.

"After a while, it will be the Wind Day Festival at Ise Jingu, and Your Majesty needs to prepare in advance.

"At the festival, please pray to the eight million Shinto gods such as Amaterasu and Tsukiyozun in front of the people of Li to pray that the gate of the netherworld will be closed again."

Toba frowned, but eventually nodded.

"Farewell."

She made a symbolic salute.

Toba hurriedly took two steps forward, wanting to send her off in person.

Utsunomiya raised his hand: "No need to send it." ”

Hmmm-

Her body scattered into tiny dots of light and disappeared into the dormitory.

At this point, the picture comes to an abrupt end.

Shen pursed his lips slightly.

Obviously, the shattering of the Gates of the Netherworld is the result of certain gods of Takamagahara secretly manipulating and uniting the royal family against other faiths, and finally restoring Shinto's dominance in the human world.

For now, they are only one step away from success.

Shen slightly looked at the first two eyes of Yuzao:

"Look at you, it looks like you want to do something?"

Tamamo clenched his fists in front of him: "Of course."

"Takamaga caused my family to be ruined, I won't sit back and watch them get better like this, the Wind Day Prayer Festival held in the Ise Deep Palace in three days will definitely not succeed!"

Shen nodded slightly.

At this point, he was exactly the same as Tamamo Qian's thoughts.

If Shinto regains its dominance, and those gods can return to the mortal world, then I will not be so happy when I rise in the human world.

"The wind day prayer is indeed not successful.

"But this matter must be planned well......"