late at night. Li You called several monks from Xianfeng Temple, wrote a letter to Genichiro, and set off for Shuisheng Village. The content of the letter is very simple, that is, it explains his movements. If the inner government launches an attack during his absence, they will resist it with all their strength and support them until they return. Li You took Yuzi and Aiji to the rock gate of Shuisheng Village again, waiting for the arrival of Wolf and Yingma. They will set off from Ashina Castle and arrive here at the scheduled time to meet Li You and the others. And at the same time, Li You also asked Aiji to summon most of the night demons. In fact, Li You didn't want to take Yingma with him at first, but Yingma pulled Li You back and said that since it was to save the Buddhist sculptor, she should also go to Xianxiang together. Li You's first reaction was to refuse, but Yingma immediately said that since he wanted to search for ancient records of the past in the palace of the source, taking her with him was the best choice. Otherwise, even if Li You and the others find the library, they may not know which books are the required information. This reason convinced Li You, so he agreed to Yingma's request. Originally, he had no doubts about Yingma's strength, but he was just worried about something unexpected happening.
Soon, Wolf and Eima, along with the team of night demons, also arrived at the aquatic village. The wolf remained vigilant, carefully walking on the edge of the group to avoid sneak attacks by the aquatic villagers. Although he actually doesn't need to do this with the Night Stalkers around, the ninja's habits have been engraved into his instincts. On one side of the team, Eima, in a red skirt and black shirt, walked quietly, with a samurai sword without a blade on her waist. According to the classification, this kind of knife belongs to the white sheath knife. Indeed, it is not suitable for killing people. In the team, Gu Yingzhong sensed the night demon commanding the ordinary night demons and marched in an orderly manner. Nearly all the Night Stalkers are here, except for the bare minimum of lair guards. However, they will not all follow Li You to Xianxiang, some of them will stay in Shuisheng Village. As for what to do? The old rule, dig! The soil of the poisonous swamp at the bottom of Ashina can provide energy to the Night Demon's lair, as can the soil of the aquatic village polluted by the turbid source water. And after going to the aquatic village, Li You realized another use of the soil. There are all kinds of villagers in Shuishui Village. Everyone has a clear division of labor and performs their duties, so the Shuishui Village can be built prosperously. Among them, there is a kind of villager. They are almost naked, wearing tattered bamboo hats on their heads, and carrying a cage with fireflies in their hands. Their attack method is to dig out a piece of dirt contaminated by dirt from the ground and throw it at the wolf. As you can imagine, the power of this kind of clod attack is very low, but when the clods disperse, a cloud of smoke with a terrifying attribute attack will be produced! If this thing could be taken to the battlefield, wouldn't it be a great weapon? Including the poisonous soil at the bottom of Ashina, it can actually be used as a venom mass. Unfortunately, when Li You came here this time, he observed carefully that even in the aquatic village, there was not much soil soaked with resentment. Most of them are just ordinary soil that has been soaked in water from the source of degradation. But it's all useful anyway. Therefore, the task of the night demons is to dig soil in the aquatic village. Li You's order to them, as well as to the Lone Shadow Night Demons who led the team, was: Don't take a stitch from the villagers! Then all the soil soaked with resentment was dug away! At this moment, under the leadership of Lone Shadow and the Night Demons, they have already started working.
The daily life of the miners of Night Stalkers. And because Li You was paying attention to them, he didn't notice that Yingma and Lang had strange expressions. It wasn't until Li You asked Aiji to take the Night Demons into the Mikoshi Cave to prepare, and the team dispersed, that Li You saw it. In addition to Eima, there is a new member in the team. That was the tall old man in Tengu uniform who had been standing at the end of the team just now. Ashina Yishin. Li You: "???" "Old man, why are you following me here?" Yixin laughed and said: "I heard that you are going to the legendary fairyland. How can such a big event be without me!" Li You: "...I'm afraid it wouldn't be good for you to leave Ashina City at this time, right?" Isshin waved his hand: "It doesn't matter! My outstanding grandson, Genichiro, will definitely be able to take good care of Ashina Castle!" Genichiro:? ? ? Li You: "..." Fortunately, after Yingma's explanation, Li You understood the whole story. It turns out that when Wolf and Eima and their group set out from the castle tower, they happened to be bumped into by Isshin. Isshin asked and after learning that they were going to the Palace of Origin, he immediately clapped his hands and announced that he was going too. Eima could not persuade her no matter how hard she tried. During this time, Isshin's body has fully recovered, and now I feel energetic every day. He was originally a restless person and a complete martial arts fanatic. But in order to deliver a crucial blow to the inner palace during the decisive battle, although he was already well, he still had to stay in his room every day, pretending that he was still seriously ill and could not afford to do anything. At most, he would practice alone in the small dojo downstairs. sword. Yi Xin is so depressed that she panics. He had the intention to change into a Tengu suit and hunt rats outside the city, but due to the recent significant improvement in Ashina's defenses and the heavy losses suffered by the Guyingzhong and Chibei Ranbo in the inner palace, he significantly scaled back his invasion efforts. Isshin walked around Ashina Castle several times before he found a little mouse. Just as he was about to chop him with a knife, he was told by the other party that he now belonged to Ashina's party, and that he was a raccoon dog, not a mouse. Yixin: "..." Today, he walked around the city again in his Tengu uniform and found nothing. I originally planned to go back and drink some wine to relieve my boredom, but I saw Eima and his party setting off. Then he followed insistently. Li You: "emmmmm..." He took another look at Isshin and found that although he was still dressed as a Tengu, what he was holding was not the sword he used to pretend to be a Tengu, but Isshin's real weapon, his own famous sword. In the ending of Shura, it is this sword that Isshin uses to fight against the wolf that transformed into Shura.
Li You remembered that he had asked the name of this knife before, but at that time Yixin laughed and said that this knife has no name, it is just the most suitable knife for him. While drinking, he said that if he had to give this sword a name, it should probably be called "Onikiri". After all, he had used this sword to cut off the left arm of a ghost. Or, just use it in the name of others! Li You almost couldn't help complaining at that time: Doesn't that mean he still needs to have a knife? Let’s hang out! And Isshin finally smiled and said that the name didn't matter. If he didn't really see ghosts or Shura again, he probably wouldn't pull out this sword again. And now, Li You saw that the knife was quietly tucked into Yi Xin's waist. Li You understood immediately. The so-called boredom was just one of the reasons why Yixin came here. His real thought was probably that he was worried about the safety of their group. After all, in Isshin's eyes, the Source Palace was once the residence of demons. Even if he is not so hostile to the Yujiamei clan because of his father-in-law and Ba, he will never let down his guard. So, he made an excuse and came in person. The current Isshin is different from the old one in the game. He has regained his fighting power close to his prime. So he also has the ability to take action when necessary. In this case, Li You naturally would not refuse anymore and just said: "Okay, let's leave immediately." Isshin stroked his beard and smiled: "That's right! Let's go!" The group then entered the Mikoshi Cave. There was a narrow passage at the entrance of the cave, but after taking a few dozen steps forward, it suddenly became clear, and a huge cave appeared in front of everyone. The cave is low on all sides and slightly higher in the middle. There is a dilapidated mikoshi placed on it, shrouded in light from the top. Looking up in the sunlight, one can see a hole in the top of the cave directly above the mikoshi. A big hand made of straw hung motionless at the entrance of the cave. That is the driver and the vehicle that will soon travel to Fairyland. "Fortunately, Leon is not here..." This idea suddenly came to Li You's mind, and he laughed out loud. "Why are you laughing?" Aiji subconsciously complained. Li You: "I think of happy things." Aggie: “…………” Here we go again. At this time, Zhixin finished admiring the scene in the cave and looked at Li You again. "Li You, I just wanted to ask, could the gun behind your back be..." Hearing him ask, Li You also smiled slightly, took off the Odachi sword on his back, pulled out the sword and showed it. It was an Odachi sword that was almost as long as Li You's anti-material sniper rifle. It had a white rolled handle, a black lotus-shaped blade, and a double-edged blade that exuded a chilling aura. Facing Yi Xin's curious eyes, Li You nodded: "This is...another black immortal sword, open the door."
Observing intently: "...As expected." "However, doesn't this sword have to be immortal and cannot be pulled out?" Li You had just opened the door and unsheathed it, but nothing happened to him. He replied with a smile at this moment: "That's true. Hei Immortal can open the door. Unlike worshiping tears, it can be pulled out without the power of immortality." "But correspondingly, the ability to open the door is also different from that of worshiping tears. If you don't offer the blood of Long Yin, its characteristics cannot be exerted. Only the passive effect of killing the undead can take effect. At other times, it is like an ordinary There is no difference with the Odachi." After Li You got the door opener, he quickly found Night Demon as a test subject to try it out, and finally confirmed that opening the door was indeed different from praying for tears. You won't die just by drawing a knife. But he doesn't have the power of Long Yin, so he can't activate the door to release the miasma, and of course he can't use Immortal Slash. So Li You could only carry it on his back and use it as an undead execution device. ...At least it has an outstanding effect on the villagers of Shuishui Village. Isshin also nodded: "That is to say, after all, Long Yin's power is still needed to open the door and reveal the full picture." On the other side, the wolf is ready. Because the mikoshi going to Xianxiang is too small, no matter how crowded it is, it will be high enough for three or four people to sit in it. And with so many people on Li You's side, it's definitely not possible for them all to go up. So what to do? Li You also thought of a way. The wolf entered the mikoshi and sat down safely. Everyone only waited for a moment before the huge scarecrow arm on the top of the mikoshi suddenly crashed down! "boom--!" The scarecrow's fist crushed the mikoshi completely, and the wolf was included in it. "Now!" Li You shouted. So Yuzu jumped up and landed on the fist of the scarecrow. He stretched out his tentacles and grabbed the knot of the straw. Then, he stretched out his other hand, stretched out his tentacles, and grabbed Li You, Aiji, Ying Ma, and Yi Xin, and pulled them up. As for the night demons who had been prepared, they jumped up one by one and grabbed the fist of the scarecrow. As the scarecrow raised his arms and stood up, Li You and his party were also pulled up and flew up to the sky on the scarecrow's hands! Such a unique way of traveling shocked even Ying Ma, who was calm in the face of danger, and Yi Xin, who had seen the world, "There is such a way!" Under the moonlight, the scarecrow slowly straightened up from the mountains. It stretched out its long legs and walked towards the Palace of Origin. Looking down from the scarecrow, the mountains below were surrounded by clouds and mist, and it was almost impossible to see the bottom. It felt like flying in the clouds. In the game, the part where Didi hit the straw man was indeed very shocking. However, this scarecrow is not as high as it looks... If the scarecrow stands up completely and is placed on the battlefield of Otemon, then the scarecrow's head should be almost level with the top of the castle tower.
So according to this calculation, the fairyland where the Palace of Origin is located is not much higher than Ashina Castle in terms of altitude. But this is also true. Otherwise, how could the Ugami clan of the Palace of Origin in ancient times invade Ashina? You can't take the rope man lift back and forth every day, right? If that were the case, it is estimated that after the scarecrow goes back and forth twice, the Ashina people would be scared to surrender, and there would be no fight back. It is also good news for Li You to confirm that the actual distance of the Palace of Origin is not that far. Otherwise, he would have to worry about how to return to Ashina Castle after finishing his business in the Palace of Origin. The scarecrow took only two steps and stopped next to a high mountain, then raised his arms and hit the cliff with his entire upper body. Everyone came out of the fist of the straw rope man, and along his arm, they came to the mountain road. The place where the straw rope man leaned was an ancient mountain road. The way back was broken, leaving only a cliff, and only the lingering clouds could be seen below. And in front of him was a red and purple gate. The gate painted with red paint was half open, and you could see the red bridge with maple leaves and white snow behind. Li You certainly knew that if he went further, he would face a real top power in the game, the Palace Broken Monk. That is, the real body of the Phantom Broken Monk. The Palace Broken Monk, the iconic BOSS of Sekiro, was one of the first BOSSs announced when the game was not released. And the Palace Broken Monk's BOSS battle also relied on its excellent quality and amazing art style to impress many players. In the game, most elites and bosses have two health bars, and there are only four bosses with three health bars: Ashina Genichirō, the Royal Monk, the Ghost of Resentment, and the final boss, Sword Saint Ashina Isshin. However, Genichirō is often excluded from the list of three-health bosses because of the CG performance inserted between the two boss battles and the embarrassment of being an early boss. From the perspective of plot positioning, he is indeed not as strong as the three behind. If Genichirō is ignored, the remaining three are all top-level strongmen who are far beyond the human category. The Royal Monk, whose real name is Yaobikuni, is a woman in ancient Japanese legend who was cursed with immortality because of eating mermaid meat. In the world of Sekiro, she is a monk who defected to the power of the Palace of Source. Possessed by insects but not dead, she guards the gate of the fairyland forever. The ghost of resentment is the ghost that the Buddha sculptor turned into after being devoured by the fire of resentment, and the final boss Sword Saint Yixin is even more needless to say. So it can be said without hesitation that the palace monk who broke his precepts will be the strongest enemy that Li You will face in this world. Li You glanced at Yixin not far away, but still did not add the word "one". After all, he had only symbolically exchanged a move with Yixin in a weak state before, and that did not count. Lang, Yingma, and Yixin were all looking at the gate at this moment. The warrior's intuition told them that there was a very powerful enemy waiting behind the gate. Lang and Yingma both looked solemn, while Yixin was solemn and eager to try. After all, it was the martial arts fanatic Sword Saint Yixin. Aggie was commanding the night demons to line up and prepare for battle. Because of the power of the Sakura Dragon, the Palace of Origin was always shrouded in moonlight, so the night demons did not have to worry about the threat of ultraviolet rays and could exert their full strength. Seeing that everyone was ready, Li You said, "Behind this door is the guardian of the Palace of Origin, the palace monk who broke her vows. She is a rare strong person in the world, and we cannot be careless." Lang and Yingma both nodded, and Yixin stepped forward: "In this case, let me be the first to learn from her!" Li You: "emmmmm..."
In fact, he wanted to fight with the monk who broke her vows himself... After all, she is a rare top master, and Li You also wants to verify how strong he is now. Even if he can practice with Yixin on weekdays, in Yixin's own words, this kind of childish practice is meaningless. Li You also agreed with this. Luckily, when he was still struggling with how to start, Yixin had already seen what he wanted to say from his face. So Yixin smiled: "So that's it, Li You, you want to fight with her." "Very good! Swordsmen of my generation must constantly pursue higher realms! "In that case, I won't fight for your opponent. Just go!" Li You was a little surprised, but then a smile appeared on his face: "Thank you, old man." Yixin waved his hand and returned to the door. Li You let out a long breath and slowly drew the knife from his waist. For now, he is more accustomed to the knife given by Genichirō. As for the door behind him, as he said before, it is just an executioner. Not only that, Li You stretched out his hand, and the original spear with a short handle also appeared in his hand. Yixin's eyes lit up: "Oh? " Finally, Li You inserted the Original Spear upside down into the ground, reached out and grasped the soul pendant, activated the headless residual soul inside, and then took out the divine paper and sprinkled it on his body. Agong's imperial spirit descended! God's flying snow! Red spiritual light entangled, purple flames rose, Li You pulled out the Original Spear and strode towards the red bridge! As he stepped onto the red bridge, a familiar burly figure jumped down from the top of the gate at the other end of the bridge and landed heavily at the end of the red bridge. The heavy cassock, pale The Prajna mask, the extremely heavy long-handled naginata, and the real body of the phantom that Li You had killed before appeared in front of him. Compared with the illusory and ethereal phantom form, the courage of the palace monk who broke the precepts is ten times stronger! Just the wind pressure generated by her swinging the naginata when she landed made Li You feel the murderous intent contained in it. In this world, she is the first enemy who has given Li You such great pressure. But Li You will no longer be affected by this little pressure , he clenched his weapons in both hands, and rushed towards the Broken Monk facing each other! The Broken Monk swung her naginata from bottom to top, and Li You blocked it with the samurai sword in his hand, and accurately blocked her attack with his Qi. However, the Broken Monk was not comparable to those ordinary opponents. Although the attack was blocked by Li You's Qi, her sword was not affected. The heavy naginata turned and slashed at Li You again! This time, Li You swung the original spear in his left hand and the samurai sword in his right hand at the same time, blocking the Broken Monk's attack, and successfully interrupted her offensive through the invasion of Qi. But the strength of his left hand was inferior to that of his right hand, so he was knocked back a step to the side and back. Moreover, Li You also found that the Broken Monk not only had extremely profound Qi cultivation, but also had a terrifying pure power that could completely overwhelm him.
After only two moves, Li You felt the pressure doubled. But he became excited instead: "Okay, that's it! " Li You stomped his left foot heavily on the ground, and a layer of blood suddenly surged in his eyes. The hunter's frenzy special effect has been activated! With a wave of his hand, the original spear changed from short to long and was carried on his shoulder. Li You waved the knife in his hand again, and the energy burst out. He took a step forward and slashed at the monk who broke the precepts! "Dang--! ! " The monk who broke the precepts raised her naginata to block Li You's attack, but Li You's sudden burst of power was beyond her expectations, and her subsequent counterattack was stillborn. The monk who broke the precepts was about to move her feet to better switch the offensive, but Li You had already waved the original spear with his left hand and swept towards her! "Dang--! ! " The monk who broke his vows reacted quickly and blocked again, but Li You did not retreat. He launched a continuous attack with both sword and spear. The samurai sword slashed, stabbed, and blocked, and the primitive spear swept, smashed, and lifted. Although Li You was much smaller than the monk who broke his vows, he used all his strength and tried his best to suppress the monk for a while. Li You was indeed intentionally imitating Isshin's fighting style in the form of a swordsman. Although the Ashina style was still mainly based on swordsmanship, Isshin's unconventional fighting ideas were also clearly revealed in it. So Li You also tried to fight like Isshin in his prime. "Wow-ha! ! ! " The monk who broke the precepts was suppressed by Li You, but she was not panicked. She used her naginata to block most of Li You's attacks, and the few that fell on her could not cause much damage at all. Li You was not discouraged and maintained a fierce offensive, but it was still difficult to make a breakthrough for a while. The next moment, the red and purple lights wrapped around Li You suddenly dimmed, and the purple flame on his weapon also went out! Li You was also shocked: Has it been so long? The BUFF time is up!? His distraction at this moment gave the monk who broke the precepts a chance to suddenly swing a slash from bottom to top! Li You responded hastily, raised his sword and spear to block, but because his energy could not keep up, he did not completely block this With one move, the whole person was sent flying! Li You was flying in the air, and heard the crisp sound of a blade breaking, and a numb feeling came over his chest. All this made him realize that he had just lost a move, and paid a heavy price. But... this was nothing! Li You suddenly widened his eyes, and the broken monk had already jumped up and swung his sword to cut! Li You raised his hand, and the broken samurai sword was thrown down by him, and a flash bomb was thrown out, which exploded on the face of the broken monk. Although the effect of flash bombs on those strong people has become smaller and smaller as the difficulty of the world increases, the explosion close to the face can still have a delaying effect. And Li You popped out the grappling hook again, and used the force to spin in the air, and landed steadily on the ground. Seeing him land, the people outside the door behind him were relieved and retracted their moves. The wound on Li You's chest was in intense pain until this moment, but he ignored it. He took out the Black Undying Slash from behind and opened the door. He shook the handle and the scabbard flew out.
It took Li You too long to open the door, so he put away the Original Spear this time, then held the knife with both hands and looked at the monk who had just recovered. He exhaled slowly and said, "Come again!"