A thick mist rose on the calm sea, and the white expanse looked miserable, chaotic, and boundless.

The sound of the oars swinging slowly across the quiet sea faded away.

On the outline of a small boat, two figures loomed, sitting at the two ends of the bow and stern, silently speaking.

“……”

“……”

I don't know how long time has passed, the demon king with a quiet and noble posture, a solemn and gentle expression, finally asked with a serious face when he was paddling on the side-

"Kikyo...... Then again, where exactly are we going now? ”

The shrine maiden stared at the calm sea and the vast mist of mist and retracted her gaze when she heard this, and subconsciously glanced at the person sitting opposite. The moment in her eyes flashed was a touch of melancholy.

"Penglai Island......" lowered his eyes slightly, and the bellflower said slowly. It's already in the sea not far ahead. ”

"Penglai Island...... Is it? ”

Mo Chen sighed, in fact, he probably thought of this place, and now he just got confirmation from the witch's mouth.

"That's right."

Kikyo stroked his long hair lightly, and once again cast his gaze on the calm sea shrouded in mist, which seemed like yesterday, but it was fifty years ago.

"You've probably heard of Penglai Island, right? It is said that in times even more distant before it was the abode of the immortals......"

However, it was only a rumor, and it was as if the real gods had left the world one after another, and the "heavens" they had established had disappeared, and the real immortals were only rumored.

Until then, though, Penglai Island was still a secluded and independent hideaway, and its character was no less than that of Avalon, the mecca of Celtic mythology.

However, according to Kikyo's explanation, Penglai Island was once only the residence of the legendary immortals, but later it became a paradise inhabited by half-demons who were not recognized by humans and were not treated by monsters.

Moreover, a huge time barrier has opened on the island, isolating the entire island from the outside world.

In addition to the effect of isolation, the enchantment of time can also make the flow of time inside and outside the island different, and the people who live in it can easily feel the feeling of "nostalgic empty chanting and listening to the flute, and turning over the countryside like a rotten Ke person......

"But there is a problem with the enchantment, that is, it can't be maintained like this forever, there will be a transformation every fifty years, during which the enchantment will weaken, and Penglai Island will return to the present world again......"

Kikyo said softly, and there was no panic in those water-cutting eyes, and there was calm.

"That's why back then, there were four powerful monsters known as the "Four Fighting Gods", who coveted the Cauldron of Ringing left behind by the suspected immortals on the island, and took that opportunity to attack the half-demon inhabited paradise and slaughtered it......"

"Wait, Ringing Cauldron? …… What is that? ”

Mo Chen was a little puzzled by this term, although he still had an impression of the plot of Penglai Island, he had long forgotten all the details.

So he didn't know what it was.

He'd heard of the Cauldron of Almighty, but it didn't seem like the two had much in common other than its name, so he didn't believe that there was a Holy Grail on the island that would stir on its own.

"It's not a stand-alone artifact, it's a huge furnace on the island, perhaps forged by the immortals of the past...... I don't know exactly what it does, but it's probably only known to the Four Fighting Gods and the shrine maiden Sohime on the island......"

Kikyo's face was still calm, and she responded, but when she said this, she paused slightly, as if she had thought of something, and her delicate brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

"But I do remember that the furnace has a rather wicked and bloody usage, which is not the right way at all......"

"......" Mo Chen blinked, waiting for the following.

Glancing at him gently, the witch opened her lips lightly: "That is the blood sacrifice of others, and the transformation of power into one's own ......"

The Four Fighting Gods invaded Penglai Island and slaughtered them, but in the end, they were taken from their souls and sealed away by the shrine maiden Sohime who guarded the island.

And the four fighting gods were forcibly deprived of their souls, and the existence itself should have gradually disappeared, and it was absolutely impossible to continue to live......

But they found out at the last moment that as long as the half-demon was thrown into the cauldron of sound and burned, burned alive, and completely burned the blood and demonic power of that body-

Then they can get strength from it, restore a little bit of their origin, and survive......

Mo Chen couldn't help but frown, and after the bellflower said this, he also thought of something:

"So they've been relying on this to renew their ...... Lingering? ”

"That's right, at least fifty years ago, when I first landed on that island, they were still alive......

The shrine maiden sighed silently and said softly, her long eyelashes drooping, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"And the island is originally a paradise for half-demons, and there are a lot of half-demons, plus the existence of the enchantment of time, it is not surprising that they have survived until this time......"

"So that's why we're here to fix this?"

Mo Chen raised his eyebrows, and he also looked behind the witch maiden and looked ahead of the boat.

The fog in front of us gradually thinned, and the shadow outline of a large mountain faintly appeared.

Naturally, there could be no big mountains on the sea, so it could only be an island.

“…… After all, this is a cause and effect that was formed fifty years ago, and it cannot be avoided...... I was going to come over and settle this matter myself, but you have to come along. ”

After a long silence, the shrine maiden spoke calmly, and glanced at someone again, as if inadvertently.

"Ahem, because Kikyo you didn't say anything, and suddenly said that you were leaving, which is really reassuring......"

Mo Chen coughed a few times in embarrassment, and stopped paddling by the way.

Immediately after, he pulled out the pitch-black magic sword Cong Yunya, and without looking at it, he went straight to the sea next to him and plunged it straight into the sea!

Poof!

Even the sound of splashing water could not resist the clear sound of the blade entering the body and cutting the flesh, and a stream of black blood mixed with a large number of bubbles came out from under the water.

It's not a monster that's too strong, otherwise, it wouldn't have come to the door without opening its eyes, and a simple physical blow was enough to make it die on the spot.

Drawing back the magic sword, he simply inserted it into the scabbard again with precision, and Mo Chen continued to paddle the work.

The enchantment of Penglai Island is very troublesome, making its spatial orientation relatively erratic, not that it will be banned by other means, but honestly taking the waterway is the best way to ensure that it can successfully reach the island at one time.

"Penglai Island has reappeared now, the time is only tonight until dawn, after dawn it will disappear again, and the next appearance will be fifty years later......"

Kikyo didn't hold on to the previous topic, just shook his head slightly.

"Well, I see, it's just about taking this opportunity, right? Don't worry, I promise that I will cut off all four of them without leaving them behind, and give them to Kikyo for your ......"

Mo Chen nodded again and again, and said with a serious face.

The witch frowned slightly, and then very decisively and indifferently rejected Mo Chen's kindness:

"I don't want it."

"Huh?"

Penglai Island appears once every fifty years, and this characteristic will not change unless the foundation of the island is destroyed and the existence of the Temporal Barrier is broken.

So if you don't solve the problem at this opportunity, then you will either have to wait for another fifty years, or you will not leave Penglai Island and solve the problem directly on it - but it will also be far away from the world with Penglai Island.

Although it may not take too long to return to the present world again due to the different speed of time passing, relatively speaking, fifty years have passed in the present world......

This fact will not change!

Although Mo Chen is not afraid of trouble, he ...... Well, he's actually afraid of trouble, so there's no suspense about what solution he should choose.

It's just that listening to his statement, people who don't know may still think that the existence of the Four Fighting Gods and the like is nothing more than a chicken and a dog, anyone can do it, as long as they blow a breath, they can kill them all......

……

……

"The smell of blood is so strong...... Has there just been a massacre on this island? ”

Mo Chen, who jumped off the boat and boarded Penglai Island, looked around, and then was a little disappointed to find that this place was not like the fairyland on earth in his imagination.

After all, it's "Penglai", just hearing this word should subconsciously associate that aspect.

There are long-term scenes, mountains and rivers where the sun and moon never sleep. The treasure covers the platform, and the four o'clock is bright. The golden pot holds the wine of immortality, the elixir of longevity in the glaze, the fragrance of the peach tree, the thousand years of thanks, the cloud Yingzhen knot, and the ......

Ten continents and three islands, the blessed land of the heavens, the fairy world on earth...... How many of these concepts can be separated from the legendary Penglai Island?

But now, the fairyland on earth has not been seen, and the gloomy atmosphere is very miserable and depressed, and there is a mess everywhere, as if a huge typhoon has passed through and raged.

Although this can be said to be a long time ago that the immortals have left, this is no longer a legendary fairyland of ancient times-

It's like a house that has always been famous for hygiene, cleanliness, neatness, brightness, brightness, etc., but then the host moved away, and the second and third new tenants moved in.

They can't keep the house in its old style, and the original owner is not to blame for this.

However, even if it can't be kept the same way it was, it won't be like it is now. It was gloomy and sluggish, the bloody atmosphere was strong, and it was a mess in the eyes, and there were gusts of demon wind blowing from time to time......

- It doesn't seem to be the legendary Penglai Island, but more like a gloomy and desolate ghost domain on earth.

"Hmm...... Looks like we're a step too late? ”

The strong smell of blood was already somewhat stinking, and it was brought by the sea breeze from the beach on the other side of the island.

And when Mo Chen and the witch walked to the scene, they saw a monster with a giant turtle-like body the size of an island, lying on the beach like that.

The huge head was gone, with neat incisions, as if it had been cut off with a direct blow from some sharp weapon.

It is conceivable that the blood gushing at that time must have turned this beach into a blood-colored lake, and as far as Mo Chen could see now, all the places were dark red coagulated blood clots, faintly blackened.

But it is estimated that this hunt took place not long ago, and perhaps only an hour or two has passed.

After all, Penglai Island only began to appear after dusk and nightfall today, and no one else could land on the island before that, and there should be no one on the island who could threaten this kind of monster.

But...... Such a powerful monster, just two hours after death, will not corrupt so quickly!

The blood stinks and blackens...... It's so unrealistic, but the blood of ordinary youkai can maintain its activity for about a day or two!

"This is the Gangra ...... among the four fighting gods"

Kikyo frowned slightly and took a closer look at the scene.

"But who killed it?"

"I seem to have found a familiar remnant of demonic energy...... Sesshomaru has already been here. ”

Mo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, he seemed to have received valuable information from the sea breeze around him.