Chapter 424. Moon Phases (8000 words)
Immortal and immortal.
This is exactly what countless people have pursued throughout the ages.
Who wants to be turned into a handful of loess after death?
For the sake of the medicine of immortality, the Sifang family was willing to fill the Yellow Spring with the lives of their own people.
This is where the Altar of the Four Directions was born.
The accumulated moonlight was not only used to suppress the Yellow Spring and the Obscure Moon, but also a considerable part of it was used to complete the elixir of immortality.
"In fact, the family heirloom spirit tool is only the Moon Mirror." Sifang Kaguya looked at the spirit mirror on his chest: "The moon mirror was made later... The key to unlock the fifth altar, but even if you make a moon mirror... It is also only a semi-finished product, and it can only be used as a key after being fully warmed by Yuehua. β
She continued.
At that time, rumors were already circulating among the Shifang clan that the elixir of immortality had been completed, and Shifang Kaguya, who was the witch of the moon at that time, was also attracted by this fantasy of immortality, so she went to the Eclipse Cave alone and took down the moon mirror enshrined in the shrine.
And that was also the beginning of the decline of the Sifang family.
Because at that time, the moon scope was only a prototype and a semi-finished product. After being detached from the help of the shrine, it was unable to restrain Yuehua at all.
The huge amount of Yuehua accumulated over the years blew up Kaguya's body into plasma in an instant.
After losing his physical body, Kaguya placed his spirit in the Moonlight Mirror.
Her spirit is well preserved, but the Moon Witch who has lost her body will not be able to perform her role.
For this reason, the head of the Quartet family made a choice.
Re-election of the Moon Shrine Maiden as a substitute... In fact, it is to find another body for the four directions Kaguya.
And this goal is the four directions to look at the moon.
Give the Lunar Mirror to the Quartet Mochizuki, and send her to the Eclipse Cave to undergo the Yellow Spring's Qi to change her body, making her unable to resist the Sifang Kaguya.
Things are going very well.
The moon in the four directions becomes the night of the four directions, and the ceremony can continue.
"But no one expected it. Kaguya's greed for immortality has not dissipated at all. Right? β
Kitagawa Temple spoke.
Human greed is endless, and it is precisely the greed of the four directions that causes the ritual to fall short.
β... Well. Sifang Kaguya nodded: "The obscure moon came as usual, and the four altars were activated... The hidden fifth altar also appeared..."
The altar that hid the elixir of immortality appeared, and the Sifang Kaguya, as the witch of the moon, did not complete the ceremony, and she went to the fifth altar and only left this moon mirror at the entrance of the altar.
The Sifang family collapsed, and the clansmen took away this moon mirror to form the current Sifang family.
After a long period of recuperation, the spirits hidden in the Lunar Mirror reappeared.
It's the four directions Kaguya who should have died many years ago.
She told the current Sifang family master that as long as she paid a small price, she could restart the Sifang Altar and recreate the elixir of immortality.
For this reason, the current Shifang Kaguya has become the next target of the other party's body.
"I was forcibly given the name of Kaguya Shifang, as a new generation of Moon Shrine Maiden... Just as Master Kitagawa had seen. Kaguya lowered his head.
Because of staying with the moon mirror for a long time, she was contaminated with the breath of another four-sided glowing night.
The other Kaguya had gradually become able to control her body.
But the rejection of the spirit and the body still exists, and it is not so easy to control the body of the main body, the four directions of Kaguya.
This is probably also the reason why the other Quartet Kaguya chose to let go of his body control outside the spiritual realm.
And these... Shifang Kaguya himself knows it.
But what can you do knowing this?
She was adopted as the daughter of the head of the family, bearing the name of the witch of the last moon, and even in order to prevent her from committing suicide, the clansmen of the Sifang family have been monitoring her for a long time.
The reason for everything is simply because of the concept of 'immortality'.
Oh, yes... No one wants to die like this, everyone wants to live forever.
In this whirlpool of greed, the meaning of Kaguya himself is irrelevant.
"The closer you get to the Shikata Shrine... The more scared I am..."The more Kaguya Quataka tugged at his snow-white hair, trembling all over: "I don't know what to do next... Another Kaguya... She has gradually mastered my body and is able to defy my will and manipulate me strongly. I know I'm not Kaguya..."
Tears were squeezed out in large drops, and she muttered hoarsely:
"But who am I...? I don't even have a name... I'm just a normal mayfly... A mayfly that has no position, no idea, cannot think, cannot decide. There was no foothold from the start. β
The girl in front of her was confused.
Kaguya Shifang wasn't her name.
Her use is just to give up her body and let another Shifang Kaguya take her body.
Just as she was thinking thisβ
Consciousness sank again.
The personality of the Quartet Kaguya in front of Kitagawa Temple was exchanged again.
Her tears stopped and she couldn't help but grin: "As this little girl said, she is just a mayfly, and she has no choice from the beginning. β
"No matter how powerful you are, you can't change that fact."
'Sifang Kaguya' sneered: "My soul has begun to entangle with her soul, unless I voluntarily leave her body, she will always be in my control." Although I can't beat you, there is nothing you can do about me now. β
Kitagawa Temple frowned.
He didn't go to talk to the 'Shikata Kaguya' in front of him, but just reached out and patted the Kagura Bell stuck in the water bag.
Accompanied by the crisp sound of the bell, Asamiya Eternal and Kamiji Maki-e also emerge.
There was a glittering brilliance in Ma Miya's eyes, she looked at the 'Sifang Kaguya', and after a long while, she shook her head: "Si-kun, as the person in front of her said, her soul and the soul of the main body have been entangled, and it is difficult to separate the spirits of the two through external forces. It seems that the Moon Mirror not only has the effect of warming the soul, but it can also slowly change the nature of other people's souls. β
Kitagawa Temple looked at the god Makie again.
Kamiju Makie also nodded silently.
"Give up the idea of uselessness, you have no other way than to kill me with this girl. You're just helpless right now! β
'Quartet Kaguya' said mercilessly.
Seeing that the other party's attitude was so arrogant, Nishikujo, who had been lying on the shoulder of Kitagawa Temple, couldn't help but jump up and deftly kicked her in the side of the face.
It hurts!
'Kaguya Quartet' bowed his head in pain.
After finally relieving the pain, the Quartet Kaguya raised his head again, and just wanted to drop a few more words of sarcasm-
"Don't you want to be immortal?"
Kitagawa Temple, who had been silent, spoke.
The content of his words is as easy to understand as ever.
'Quartet Kaguya' was stunned.
Immortality has always been her long-cherished wish, but what did the Beichuan Temple in front of her say?
"You... What do you mean? "'Quartet Kaguya' didn't expect the peak to turn around.
"Literally." Beichuan Temple flicked his fingers and asked with an unchanged expression: "Aren't you very obsessed with immortality?" Don't you want to see the elixir of immortality with your own eyes? Now that you have the Moon Mirror and the Moon Mirror, it's not a problem to open the fifth altar, right? β
"......" 'Quartet Kaguya' was speechless, and the thought that had been silent resurfaced in his mind.
The elixir of immortality...
Legend has it that it is an elixir that can truly make people immortal.
The last time the Moonlight Hour arrived, she was missing the crucial Lunar Scope, and died in the final step of obtaining the Elixir of Immortality.
The body of the four directions of Mochizuki that she had taken was also left behind in the fifth altar.
But with the warmth of the elixir of immortality, the body she left by the altar should still be able to be used.
And the body of the moon in all directions is not like this body.
It has no time limit for use.
And the elixir of immortality can be used even by spirits... It is the secret medicine that truly turns people into immortal beings.
Kaguya hid all the expressions on his face.
Saying in front of Beichuan Temple before, "The spirit body has been entangled, and Beichuan Temple has no way to take her" is actually bluffing in a large sense.
After all, there was a time limit for her to use this body.
If only during the time she was asleep, Beichuan Temple had figured out a way to solve the entanglement of the spirit body... Then her position is really dangerous.
At present, the meaning of Kitagawa Temple is also very clear.
He was willing to take her into the fifth altar to retrieve the elixir of immortality hidden in the altar.
With such a good opportunity in front of her, she has no reason not to agree, let alone no room not to agree.
'Kaguya of the Quartet' tentatively spoke:
"What do you mean... Are you willing to take me to the altar to take out the elixir of immortality, as long as I get out of this girl's body? β
"With the elixir of immortality, you don't need her. After all, the elixir of immortality can be used by spirits. β
'Kaguya of the Four Directions' stopped talking.
Beichuan Temple really investigated the secrets of the Quartet family, and even knew about this kind of thing.
But knowing that the elixir of immortality had such terrifying medicinal effects, he did not hesitate to take himself with him.
You must know that she is the person who is most familiar with the Fifth Altar, and when she has already figured out all the situations in the altar, it is impossible for her to have a problem seizing the elixir of immortality.
What is this young man seeking?
Is it really just that I'm worried about the situation of the four Kaguya deities?
She glanced at the other man's face.
Kitagawa Temple's expression still didn't change, and the Quartet Kaguya couldn't figure out what this cold and hard young man was thinking.
In her sight, Kitagawa Temple pulled out Kaneda, and the flickering dagger tip was aimed at her head, and the voice remained unchanged:
"Make a decision, either go and restart the altar as I said, or die here with the deity of the four directions Kaguya."
He wasn't going to give Kaguya Shifang much time to think.
"I see." 'Sifang Kaguya''s face changed drastically, and she hurriedly spoke, "Just do what you say, I am willing to give up this body, but in exchange, you must give me the elixir of immortality." β
Beichuan Temple took back the chain of death and the combination of the dead, and said in a flat tone:
β... Then the negotiation is also established here. Let's go, go open the altar. β
"I see."
'Quartet Kaguya' nodded and stood up again.
No matter what plans Beichuan Temple had, as long as she could get the elixir of immortality, everything would have been decided.
She is immortal, she will no longer be afraid of the spirit dagger of Beichuan Temple, and in the same way, he will be easily solved by himself...
'Quartet Kaguya' struck a stir.
She thought the same way she had thought when she got the moon goggles.
She hesitated for a moment, and changed the "Beichuan Temple will be easily solved by herself" in her heart to "Beichuan Temple will be solved by herself with difficulty".
Because this young man can't live with common sense at all.
And behind the 'Sifang Kaguya', Kitagawa Temple is eyes flickering, not knowing what to think.
......
On the map obtained by Kitagawa Temple, there is an area that has not been demarcated.
And that area isβ
"Between the Moonmirrors." The 'Quad Kaguya' raised the flashlight, and the vertical light shone into the area.
As the name suggests, it is a room full of quaint round mirrors.
The round mirror is fixed in a small arc, and as soon as the flashlight shines through it, the light will be conducted along with the mirror.
In the center of this room, there is a raised stone platform, on top of which is a supporting stone frame.
"Only by finding the Lunar Mirror can the Altar of the Four Directions be reopened... I am not deceiving you about this. Because it's a spiritual tool left behind by an emergency... Because today's moon phase is dim... So that's all it can do. β
'Kaguya' explained, and stepped into the room.
Under the gaze of Kitagawa Temple, she gently removed the round mirror on her chest and placed it on the stone frame.
After doing all this, 'Shikata Kaguya' exited the room and stood next to Kitagawa Temple.
The next moment-
Pure moonlight poured out from the mirror.
Through a specific angle, the moonlight slides into the first round mirror, then into the second round mirror, then the third and fourth round mirrors...
After repeated overlapping reflections, after superimposing.
The surging moonlight rushed to the transparent roof.
Yuehua parted in the next moment!
Rushing in the four directions of southeast, south, west, and north!
Boom Boom Boom !!!
The ground is shaking.
It was as if something had burst out of the ground.
After almost two minutes, the entire spiritual realm returned to its original appearance, and the 'Sifang Kaguya' also removed the round mirror with a much darker surface from the stone frame, she looked at Beichuan Temple and said in a deep voice:
"The New Moon, the First Quarter, the Looking Moon, and the Second Quarter, the four altars that symbolize the phases of the moon have been restarted. This is followed by the most important fifth altar. β
These five altars actually symbolize the reincarnation of the moon phases.
The moon always goes through five phases: obscure, bright, waxing, full, waning, and obscure.
As a result, the Altar of the Four Directions actually has five altars.
And the fifth altar is actually a symbol of the moon's entry into a new cycle -
"Altar of the New Moon."
Yes, there are actually two New Moon Altars, and the fifth altar is the New Moon Altar, which symbolizes the end and beginning of time.
And this is also in line with the concept of the elixir of immortality.
Kitagawa Temple touched the items in his pocket, and his eyes flashed:
"Let's go."
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