The huge lake is just quiet, and in the winter sun, the frozen surface of the lake is like a mirror, and the shore is crushed with ice, and all around you are a natural beauty away from the world.

And there is a very miraculous phenomenon on the surface of the lake, the ice rises upwards as much as a meter, like a bone plate on the back of a stegosaurus erected near the crack, like a raised and beautiful chain of ice picks.

This phenomenon is called "Mijinto" because from a distance, it looks as if a god has passed over the frozen lake.

The scientific explanation is that the lake freezes across the lake and the ice on the lake surface reaches a certain thickness, and then the ice shrinks and expands due to the temperature difference between day and night.

For example, when the temperature drops at night, the ice shrinks and the lake cracks. During the day, when the temperature rises, the ice expands, and the cracks are subjected to pressure on both sides, making a noise and bulging.

Therefore, in the end, the ice on the surface of the lake pushes against each other, and produces a linear uplift, which is a very scientific natural phenomenon.

But......

You can't talk too hard, you must know that there are really gods in this world. There are so many extreme examples of non-scientific and supernatural that legends cannot be true unless they are tasted.

For example, maybe this phenomenon is really the trace left by a god walking on the surface of a frozen lake?

"There seems to be a very powerful geogency here......"

Halfway up the mountainside to the west of Lake Suwa, Mu Xiu watched the whole picture of the huge frozen lake from a distance, and in his eyes, the entire lake and the surrounding mountains and rivers seemed to exude a different atmosphere.

Specifically, it is to have a strong spirituality.

All things have spirituality, not only human beings and animals and other life, but also the sun, moon, mountains and rivers, trees, flowers and birds, etc., all have spirituality, and even all natural objects will begin to be deified after the spirituality accumulates to a certain extent.

The reverse can also be said if the spirituality of a piece of land is particularly strong.

- Most likely, there are already spirits and even gods born in the area.

"Tsukami? …… Oh, are you talking about the god of the land? The voice of Penglai Mountain Kaguya came from behind him, and it sounded like the princess was quite absent-minded.

"Yes, if I guessed correctly...... The deities of this region may not be one, but two. ”

As he spoke, Mu Xiu launched a wide-area search, but he was unable to detect any special changes in his aura. Or maybe it's because you perceive it, you can't see anything.

Just as a drop of water is best hidden in the sea and a grain of sand is best hidden in the desert, the entire Suwa region is filled with that divine aura.

In such a vast area, the gods born of faith themselves have no real entity, so it is basically difficult to find them directly.

However, Mu Xiu didn't want to find out the gods of this land, knowing that one was enough trouble, if it was two, he didn't want to provoke at all.

Along the way, when he arrived in the surrounding area, he could clearly see that the population density within a radius of thousands of miles was much higher than that of other places.

If nothing else, those should be believers in the local gods. For the belief in God, having a sufficient and stable source of faith in this era is the greatest capital.

In other words, in this land, it is as if an earthly kingdom of God appeared out of thin air, and the closer you get to the center of this kingdom of God, the stronger the power of the master of the kingdom of God becomes.

Mu Xiu's rough estimate is that this is already the limit of safety, and if he continues to move forward, if he continues to approach, he will have no chance of winning if there is a conflict over something. Although I am not afraid of trouble, I can still save it.

It's enough to get here anyway.

He knew his goal very well, and he had traveled all the way for half a month, in addition to hunting those terrible aliens along the way, just to go to the border land deep in the mountains far away from Japan, which was the predecessor of Taoyuan Village, which had been forgotten by time and the world.

Therefore, he naturally will not abandon the basics and make extraneous branches.

"Two gods? So who is the master of this land? Penglai Mountain Kaguya raised his head in a little surprise, "Or does one mainly rely on the spirituality of the land itself, and the other relies on faith?" ”

"I don't know about this, after all, there is no research, is there any difference?" Mu Xiu withdrew his gaze and turned his head.

Behind him was a piece of snow that had obviously been artificially well-groomed and spacious, and there was an outdoor tent that was out of place for this era, and a noble and elegant black-haired girl was bowing her head in front of the tent door, engrossed in ...... Play with PSP in your hands.

The nature is revealed.,Obviously, I used to dislike "house power" so much.,But now it's evolving into an otaku girl at a rapid pace......

Mu Xiu complained silently in his heart, although he said that he was the initiator, but when he saw such a scene, he would always have some ridiculous feelings. But he doesn't have such a thing as a conscience, and Penglai Mountain Kaguya is gradually overlapping with his impression.

"This concubine is not too clear, but I heard Yonglin mention that the difference between believing in gods and ancient gods is not the most fundamental divinity, but the direction of development after having divinity."

The black princess pressed the pause button of the PSP in her hand, she thought about it for a moment, and said in a very casual tone.

"The power of the former is mainly embodied in the realm of "priesthood" like the authority of the law, while the power of the latter is the absolute "power" formed by the fundamental concept of divinity......"

Priesthood? Power? Mu Xiu was thoughtful.

Penglai Mountain Kaguya may want to relax or change his mood, so he said in detail: "Belief in God needs to rely on faith to maintain its own divinity and strength, when faith reaches its peak, whether it is the sky or the ground, there is no threat at all......

"But faith will fade." Mu Xiu interjected.

Yes, mere faith always fades.

Because unless the gods always show miracles and prove their existence and power to everyone, it is impossible for the gods to favor everyone, and then there will naturally be doubts. But if the gods always show miracles and prove their existence and power to everyone—

How much divine power does this have to consume?

And the more believers there are, the larger the scattered area, and the more divine power is needed to perform miracles...... This is a situation in which there is no way to develop an absolute positive correlation in any case.

In the end, if he did do this, the god would actually be strong and weak, and what he would get in the end would not be enough to spend.

"yes, isn't it normal to have gains and losses? The characteristic of believing in gods is that they can quickly gather strength and grow, and theoretically there is no upper limit to their power...... But once you lose your faith, your power will begin to decline, and in the end you will not be able to maintain your own existence. ”

With a slight pause, Penglai Mountain Kaguya continued.

"The ancient gods are actually generally called the gods of nature, and their power does not come from faith, the power of faith can be used for them, but it is not fundamental, and even if they rely too much, their divinity will be tilted towards the belief in the gods, like a wonderful poison that is useful to the gods."

Mu Xiu pondered for a while, and then understood.

The so-called real "priesthood" is actually the authority of the law, because if the conditions are met, the world will open up a certain amount of authority to you. Belief in God itself can be said to have no concept of attributes, and its power mainly comes from the additional effects of the "priesthood".

For example, a god who became a mountain god because he was sacrificed naturally has the power of the mountains and the earth, and it is because he is a mountain god that he has such power.

The so-called real "power" is the power of the gods themselves, which is probably also involved in the origin of existence, and finally extracts the concept from the root of divinity, and condenses into absolute authority.

This kind of god is not without a priesthood, but it is not because he has a priesthood that he has the corresponding power, but because he has absolute power, he is attached to the corresponding priesthood.

- Just because of the difference in order, it means that the two beings are diametrically opposed in nature, and only have the same name.

"There are actually fewer and fewer ancient gods, just like many monsters are born from rumors and grotesque fears, and pure inhuman aliens have become extremely rare."

At this time, Her Royal Highness seemed to think of something, and said with regret.

"For example, if the mountain we are on can naturally accumulate spirituality, and finally the whole mountain comes to life in the true sense, it is the purest deity or non-human. But as long as there is a little faith before that, there is no hope......"

Mu Xiu looked at the snow under his feet, and looked thoughtful again.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. Now, didn't you say that the border is the place you're going to, why don't you keep going and stop here? Penglai Mountain Huiye opened another topic with interest.

"It's an uninhabited border area of the Eastern Country, a sparsely populated area infested with youkai, or rather, an area with a large concentration of youkai, such as the Tengu and the Oni Clan, and there is a ......direct road to hell," Mu Xiu explained.

"As far as I know, the top big monsters are the big tengu of the Tengu clan, and the ghost clan is now the gathering of the four heavenly kings - that is to say, there are five big monster-level combat power on the surface, and it is too unwise to rush over without making any preparations."

After finishing speaking, Mu Xiu couldn't help but sigh again.

Another reason is that he doesn't know the specific area, because Gensokyo is not Gensokyo at the moment, and there is a time difference of 1,300 years from the later generations, and the geography and landform are estimated to be completely different.

He only remembered that "Yokai Mountain retains the original appearance of Yatsugaku before it was destroyed by Kihana Saki, the god of Mt. Fuji, out of jealousy", so he was able to roughly narrow down the scope to the current vicinity.

If you think of the ruins of Yatsugatake as the Yachidake Renfeng in the Yachitake Chushin Kogen National Park, which is located between Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures, then you can get an approximate location.

In addition, the lake under the mountain is Lake Suwa, which is the origin of the name of Suwako, which is located nearby, so the mutual proof of the clues will naturally be more powerful.

Therefore, it can be concluded that the predecessor of Gensokyo, that area should be in the vicinity. Anyway, it's not a big deviation, maybe they're on the edge right now.

But in this case, when the Moriya Shrine was re-moved to Gensokyo, it was actually equivalent to a revisit to the old place?

Mu Xiu couldn't help but diverge his thinking.

"And what is your purpose?"

And at this time, Penglai Mountain Huiye finally couldn't help but be curious, she had been watching this guy do this for half a month, but she just didn't explain the reason, she always felt that things shouldn't be so simple.

Mu Xiu gave her a strange look, blinked and replied, "Didn't I say it, I've found meaning for my existence, but it's too difficult to understand that meaning, so I'm going to do what I can do now." ”

"--Anyway, in the end, this matter must be inseparable from me, isn't it more advantageous for me to become active in advance?"