The mountain road is long, and there is no trace of the small village in the middle of seven turns, but when you look up, you can see the tall trees not far away, standing like a flock of chickens in the sea of trees.

Japan has done a good job of protecting the environment, but the main reason is that Japan's land boundaries are too small, and the boundaries of the Japanese archipelago were even narrower before the reclamation project began. Every inch of this land is very precious, and the trees and vegetation are protected as pearls in the palm of the hand. For many years, Japan's vegetation coverage rate has been in the world's leading stage, and nearly 60% of the country's land is covered by tree vegetation, and there are countless dense forests. As a result, many of Japan's mountains look very mysterious, and Japanese private expeditions go into Japan's various mountains every year to do research.

We are now in the forest, and according to the route, when we reach the end of the path, we can see the huge old tree. And that thousand-year-old ancient tree is the entrance to the Divine Realm, and it is also the location of the High Heaven Plain Enchantment.

"That's it." Qianli Yulang pointed to the big tree in the distance and said. Even though there are countless trees in front of you, you can still see the huge tree that stands out from the crowd, at least five or six meters higher than the surrounding trees, and the whole top of the tree is like a big green umbrella that is stretched out. It feels like a big brother sitting in a sea of trees.

"Damn, it's huge." I muttered.

"Huh? It's not big. Unexpectedly, the former Li Yulang suddenly scratched his head and said strangely.

Hearing this, I was also stunned, scratched my head and asked, "It's not big?" They are all five or six meters higher than the surrounding trees. ”

At this time, the former Li Yulang reacted, and hurriedly shouted: "You are wrong Brother Shan, it's not that tree, you look straight ahead, at the end of the road." ”

I was stunned, and I looked away from the big tree and landed at the end of the road, but the trees at the end of the road looked ordinary. Only the one in the middle looks like it is about to decay, the branches and leaves are withered, the trunk is old, and it seems that it may be robbed of its vitality in the next second.

"I didn't see it." I said strangely.

"Do you see the old tree? It's the old tree that looks like it's about to wither, yes, it's the one, see? He pointed forward, and only then did he confirm that he was talking about the old tree that looked sick and dying.

"Wouldn't it? You're talking about this one? This tree looks like it's dying, could it be that this is the barrier of Takamagahara? "I can't believe it, the oldest in this forest, the thousand-year-old immortal sacred tree, should be green and upright, but if you don't look closely, this so-called divine tree in front of you will be considered a dead tree.

"That's it, let's go......" At the same time as the former Li Yulang pulled me forward, the people of the Abe family had already walked in front of the god tree and held the ceremony of opening the barrier.

The ritual is not simple, and if you want to open the barrier to enter Takamagahara, you must prove that you are a devout believer, and you are not allowed to enter Takamagahara unless you have the qualifications of a god. Of course, the rituals here also require the help of shrine maidens.

The onmyoji were neatly dressed, holding ritual weapons in their hands, and a bonfire was lit in the middle, and Haruko's sedan chair fell in front of the brazier, and the ground was covered with white cloth. She slowly stepped down from the sedan chair and stepped on the white cloth, and then slowly knelt in front of the brazier in the direction of the sacred tree. After kneeling three times and bowing nine times, she raised her hands and began to shout some strange words in her mouth. These words are probably not Japanese, but something like a mantra, and the shouts are incessant, and the voices are high and low. If ordinary people don't understand what she's doing, they will probably think that the person they see is a crazy woman.

I stood aside, surrounded by not only Maetoyuro but also Abe Izukawa.

"Does it work?" I didn't know much about Japanese shrine maidens and rituals, so I asked curiously.

"It must be useful, Haruko is very spiritual, and her shouts will be accompanied by her mana to reach the ears of the old gods. Upon hearing her plea, the Old Gods will open the barrier within the Sacred Tree. Then let us in......" Former Li Yulang hurriedly explained.

I nodded suspiciously, then smiled and said, "If the barrier is not opened, you can't get in?" What if I forced my way in? ”

At this time, Abe Idekawa explained unhurriedly: "Similar things have often happened in the past, and there are indeed people who want to break through the barrier of Takamagahara. But the ancient gods were merciful, and they would not harm those who tried to break into Takamagahara, but would only keep them out of the divine realm. Only those who mess around with bad intentions will be punished by the Old Gods. ”

Hearing him say this, my heart was suddenly filled with curiosity, and I could even say that I was a little eager to try, thinking about what would happen if I broke through this enchantment? Haruko Shrine Maiden had prophesied that I would be punished by the old gods when I entered Takamagahara, because I was a person hated by the old gods. So what if I force my way into Takamagahara? Will it be directly punished by the ancient Japanese gods?

The more I think about it, the more I have an impulse to make trouble, obviously in front of Lei Chi may die if he crosses over, but there are always some people who have to try even if they risk the possibility of death, and they don't cry when they don't turn back and hit the coffin until they reach the south wall, and I belong to such people.

After all, the former Li Yulang was much more familiar with me, and at this time, seeing the change in the expression on my face, he guessed a little, pulled me aside and whispered: "Brother Shan, you don't want to break in, right?" Brother Shan, let's not be impulsive, this place is not a joke. ”

I laughed and said, "What are you worried about, it's okay, I'm sure I'll keep to myself." ”

The former Li Yulang looked at me with suspicion, which showed that I really didn't have any abnormal movements and thought that I was thinking too much. However, as soon as he turned his head, I raised my foot and walked in the direction of Shenmu. By the time the former Li Yulang reacted, I had already walked to the side of Shenmu, and at the same time, the people who were staring at me didn't know about the former Li Yulang, and many people in the Abe family noticed my inexplicable move to the side of Shenmu, and looked at me with wide eyes one by one.

In the next second, I looked intently, and under the effect of the cave sea, I could vaguely see a layer of aura blocking the divine tree, and there was indeed an enchantment here to protect it.

Naturally, Haruko Shrine Maiden noticed my move, but the ritual could not be stopped yet, so she looked at me with cold eyes with a frown. I discovered the existence of the enchantment, stretched out my hand and tried to touch it, and immediately there was an electric shock sensation from my fingertips, and the slight tingling of the skin on my fingertips made me quickly withdraw my hand.

"Brother Shan, what are you doing?" The former Li Yulang walked over in surprise and asked.

"It's okay, I'm just curious about what Takamagahara's barrier looks like, hehe......" I replied rubbing my fingers.

"Don't make a mess at this juncture, come down quickly, and we'll follow the Abe family in after the ceremony is over." It's not that the former Li Yulang is timid, but it's that it's really dangerous for me to do this. If you anger the ancient gods, it is very likely that you will directly send down divine punishment, and all of us will suffer.

"Hmm...... You wait, I want to try again. ”

"What? Want to try again? Brother Shan, stop playing! "The former Li Yulang was about to cry, and all the facial features on his whole face were grouped together, so he almost knelt down for me.

"Wait a minute, don't worry about this expression, I know it in my heart. This is just an enchantment, to put it bluntly, it is the gate of the divine realm, is it possible to install the gate and not let people knock on it? "I turned around and walked over to the Divine Tree again, the barrier was the same as before, and it was clear that my previous touch didn't put too much pressure on the barrier, so it didn't change.

I took a deep breath and slowly stretched out my hand in the direction of the barrier, in fact, I just wanted to take this opportunity to verify one thing. When I first surrendered to the door in Raven Ridge Fort, this evil god used to be very afraid of me, or the one in my sea of consciousness. An existence that even the evil gods are afraid of will definitely not be worse than the ancient gods.

Since there are two conditions for entering Takamagahara, I think that if this person in my sea of consciousness is really stronger than the ancient gods, and is an existence that makes the ancient gods fear, then it will definitely not be a problem to enter Takamagahara. I might be able to meet the requirements for being the first to enter the Divine Realm.