Chapter 303 The Goddess and the Moon Goddess
High in the sky, the Manjusri Sword, with its tip pointing towards the southwest, was shaking slightly.
A black fog appeared on the top of the mountain there, and a human figure was faintly visible in the black fog.
This is another of the Seven Sins, and he's been hanging around Tokyo.
He is different from the Seven Sinners who ascended to godhood. He is very good at escaping.
Whenever something went wrong, he would use the host he had prepared in advance to quickly escape.
It seems that all living beings in the world can be His hosts.
His existence is more like a demon in the heart, a demon that dwells deep in the souls of all living beings.
Any living being with a dark side in their soul is nothing but a defenseless puppet in front of Him.
He is a pure demon, without any mixture of Shintoism or Buddhism, and is far more terrifying than the two Seven Sinners who are suppressed now.
The Manjusri Sword cut through the sky, and the black fog immediately retreated, always maintaining a certain safe distance from the Manjusri Sword.
Pinggong Qianye had no intention of confronting Him, so he controlled the Manjusri Sword to return.
When Manjusri Sword left, the black fog spread and stopped at the place where the Seven Sins Lord was sealed before, observing and looking around.
"What a terrifying sealing method."
"Heh, you are all a bunch of idiots. You have been suppressed for 20 years and have learned nothing else, but you have learned most of the human moral code. You have even forgotten your most basic abilities."
"This is good, we have one less competitor."
The black fog lingered for a while, but was unable to find a flaw in the seal, so it quietly left.
Meiji Jingu Shrine. When Heimiya Chiye and others were about to leave, priests from Meiji Jingu Shrine and other shrines rushed towards this place.
He surrounded Pinggong Qianye and others with a grim look on his face.
They should have come earlier, but the intervention of Izumo Taisha Shrine, Ise Jingu Shrine, and Tokyo Daijingu Shrine was beyond their expectations and delayed them a lot of time.
"Did you kill our God?" asked the only old priest left in Meiji Shrine.
It's only been one night!
The god that they had worked so hard to confer had disappeared just like that!
Even the magatama token that had been passed down disappeared without a trace!
The spirit of Emperor Meiji was destroyed, the spirit of the gods was sealed, and the priest Xinhai also died last night...
Pinggong Qianye did not answer. Jingu Yaezakura stood in front of him and sneered, "God? Is He worthy of being called a god?"
"Of course he is a god. Last night's ceremony to confer the title of God was a success!"
"Haha, you are so stupid! How can you anoint the real gods? There must be gods before there are shrines. You don't even understand such a simple truth. No wonder Shintoism is becoming more and more corrupt nowadays!"
Jingu Yaezakura will not indulge these people, so she doesn't need to worry about anything.
"What do you, a little girl, know about gods?" a priest sneered and asked.
Hearing this, Omae stood silently beside Yaezakura, bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "This is the goddess of our Tsukimi Shrine. You can also call her the Moon Goddess."
Luna?
Is she the moon goddess?
All the priests present cast their eyes over here. Goddess and Moon Goddess, these are two completely different titles.
There is also a huge difference in their status within Shintoism.
In some famous shrines, there are shrine maidens who are specifically used to serve the gods. If these shrine maidens can gain the favor of the gods and become the gods' walking servants on earth, they can be called goddesses.
Within the shrine, the nominal status of the goddess is second only to that of the gods.
There are goddesses in many shrines.
And the Moon God is the true deity!
It is still far superior to the status of ordinary gods!
In Shintoism, Amaterasu is generally used to symbolize the sun, and Tsukuyomi is the oldest moon god.
Tsukuyomi-sama has long since fallen, and it can be said that the position of Moon Goddess has been vacant for a long time. "Daijo-no-miya, are you kidding me?" a priest said coldly with a stern face.
The chief priest of the Imperial Court said calmly, "The Tsukimi Shrine was founded to await the coming of the Moon Goddess. Tsukimi means seeing the moon."
He originally did not want to reveal the goddess' true identity to the public, but now that the goddess has chosen to enter the world, then he is the well-deserved Moon God!
There was another commotion among the crowd. All Shinto priests should respect the gods, especially the ancient gods.
They are not canonized by shrines, but are true gods.
After making a fuss for a while, they bowed to Yaezakura Jingu one after another, pinching their noses to recognize this moon god who suddenly appeared in the world.
But soon, someone shouted: "We are here to bring these Buddhists to justice! Don't let them get away!"
Akechi Mitsuhide was not pleased with this and yelled at them, "Who ran away? Which eye of yours saw us trying to run away?"
Facing the messy and noisy crowd, Pinggong Qianye gently clapped his hands together, and an invisible pressure radiated throughout the whole place, making everyone's heart tremble, and subconsciously shut their mouths and stop quarreling.
"We are here at the invitation of Izumo Taisha Shrine to help the Moon Goddess solve the demon chaos, not to trespass into Meiji Shrine without reason."
Hiramiya Chiya explained, and Iori and Daimasa echoed: "The priests of Tokyo Daijingu can all testify to this."
……
Weilian Ancient Temple.
After returning, Saburo Takeda and Mitsuhide Akechi almost collapsed on the ground and didn't want to move.
Forcibly stopping the Seven Sin Lords last night was far less painful than arguing with those priests.
If we were not living in a society ruled by law, they would have fought their way out long ago, and there would be no need to waste so much time and effort.
In the end, it was the Izumo Shrine, Ise Shrine, Tokyo Daijingu Shrine and other shrines that stepped in to put a not-so-perfect stamp on this matter.
As for Meiji Jingu Shrine, they are the biggest loser.
The spirit of Emperor Meiji was executed, the seven sinners were sealed, two old priests died, the inheritance token was lost, the main temple was destroyed, and finally he had to stand up and explain to the people, taking all the blame on himself.
The biggest winner was the Tsukimi Shrine, where the Moon Goddess descended to the world, killed the spirit of Emperor Meiji, fought a fierce battle with the Seven Lords of Sin, and finally sealed the Seven Lords of Sin inside the Kagura Bell.
Any of these events would be major enough to cause turmoil within Shintoism.
The name of the Moon Goddess has gained true recognition.
After leaving Meiji Jingu, Yaezakura quickly returned to Tsukimi Shrine to meditate and prepare for the next step.
"I just prepared a pot of vegetarian hotpot, but looking at you guys, I think you can't finish it, right?" Ruyi came from the kitchen in the back.
Hearing that there was something to eat, Saburo Takeda and Mitsuhide Akechi hurriedly got up from the ground, their eyes shining green.
In the main hall, Pinggong paid homage to Mahavairocana for a thousand nights.
Take the Manjusri sword out of the sword case and place it on the altar in front of Vairocana Tathagata.
Although he used his own blood to remove the blood of the seven evil lords that had stained the Manjusri Sword last night, the Manjusri Sword was still damaged. In addition, it had saved lives and punished sins last night, and had gained great fortune.
Placing it before Vairocana Buddha can effectively help it grow and transform.
But how did it pull the magatama off the Seven Sinners?
Pinggong Qianye looked towards the tassel of the Manjusri Sword, where an emerald-like magatama had appeared at some point.
The aura exuded by the magatama is very ancient, and it should be an ancient artifact that has been handed down for a long time.
This should be the token of inheritance that the old priest of Meiji Shrine mentioned.
"Do you like it very much?"
"Buzz!"
After getting the answer from the Manjusri Sword, Pinggong Qianye let the magatama be tied to the tassel of the Manjusri Sword as an accessory.
After finishing all this, Pinggong Qianye came to the backyard to visit Qingxuandeng. Seeing that she was still sleeping, he went to wash his face and then went to the kitchen to eat hot pot.
(End of this chapter)
