This Japanese Story Is Not Too Cold

Immortal.

This is exactly what countless people have been pursuing throughout the ages.

Who wants to turn into a handful of loess after death?

In order to obtain the elixir of immortality, the Sifang family was willing to fill the underworld with the lives of their own people.

This is how the Sifang Altar was born.

The accumulated moonlight was not only used to suppress Huangquan and Huiyue, but also a considerable part was used to complete the elixir of immortality.

"Actually, the only spiritual tool passed down from the family is the Yue Hui Mirror." Sifang Kaguya looked at the spiritual mirror on his chest: "The Moon Observation Mirror was made later...the key to the fifth altar, but Even if a moonglass is made...it is only a semi-finished product and needs to be fully warmed by the moonlight before it can be used as a key."

She continued.

In Shifang Mochizuki's time, rumors had been circulating among the Sifang clan that the elixir of immortality had been completed. As the moon witch at that time, Shifang Kaguya was also attracted by the fantasy of immortality. She went to the Lunar Eclipse Cave alone. Remove the moonglass enshrined in the shrine.

And that was also the beginning of the decline of the Sifang family.

Because the moonscope at that time was only a prototype and semi-finished product. After being separated from the help of the shrine, it was unable to contain Yuehua at all.

The huge moonlight accumulated over many years exploded Kaguya Shifang's body into plasma in an instant.

After losing his body, Kaguya Shifang entrusted his spiritual body in the Yueyue Mirror.

Her spirit body is well preserved, but the Moon Miko cannot function without her body.

For this reason, the Sifang family leader made a choice.

Re-electing the substitute Moon Miko... is actually to find another body for Shigata Kaguya.

And this goal is to look at the moon in all directions.

He gave the Yuehui Mirror to Sifang Wangyue, and sent her to the Moon Eclipse Cave to undergo the underworld's energy to change her body, making her unable to resist Sifang Kaguya.

Things went very smoothly.

Shifang Mochizuki turned into Shikang Kaguya, and the ceremony could continue.

"But no one expected that. Shifang Kaguya's greed for immortality has not dissipated at all. Right?"

Beichuan Temple said.

Human greed is endless, and it was Shifang Kaguya's greed that caused the ceremony to fall short.

"...Yeah." Sifang Kaguya nodded: "The dark moon arrives as usual, and the four altars are activated...The hidden fifth altar also appears..."

The altar hiding the elixir of immortality appeared. Kaguya Shifang, as the witch of the moon, did not preside over the completion of the ceremony. She went to the fifth altar and only left this moon-dark mirror at the entrance of the altar.

The Sifang family collapsed, and the clansmen took the Moon-Hide Mirror away, forming the current Sifang family.

After a long period of warming, the spirit body hidden in the moonlight mirror reappeared.

It was Kaguya Shigata who should have died many years ago.

She told the current head of the Sifang family that as long as they pay a small price, they can restart the Sifang altar and recreate the elixir of immortality.

For this reason, the current Kaguya Shifang has become the next target of the other party to seize the body.

"I was forcibly named Shifang Kaguya, as the new generation of Moon Miko...just as Master Kitagawa saw it." Shifang Kaguya lowered his head.

Because she stayed with Yue Huijing for a long time, she was tainted with the aura of another Sifang Kaguya.

The other Kaguya also gradually became able to control her body.

But the exclusion between the spirit body and the physical body still exists, and it is not that easy to control the body of Shifang Kaguya.

This is probably also the reason why Kaguya Sifang chose to let go of body control outside the spiritual realm.

And these... Kaguya Shifang himself also knows.

But what can we do if we know this?

She was adopted as the daughter of the head of the family and bore the name of the Witch of the Moon. In order to prevent her from committing suicide, members of the Sifang family had been monitoring her for a long time.

All the incentives are just because of the concept of "immortality".

Yes... no one wants to die like this, everyone wants to live forever.

In this whirlpool of greed, Shifang Kaguya's own thoughts no longer mattered.

"The closer I get to Shifang Shrine...the more scared I am..." Shifang Kaguya pulled her hair that had turned white, trembling all over: "I don't know what to do next...another Kaguya. ..She has gradually taken control of my body and is able to control me forcefully regardless of my wishes. I know that I am not Shifang Kaguya..."

Tears poured out in large drops, and she murmured hoarsely:

"But who am I...? I don't even have a name...I'm just an ordinary ephemera...a ephemera that has no position, no ideas, can't think, and can't decide. I have no foothold from the beginning. .”

The girl in front of me was confused.

Shifang Kaguya is not her name.

Her purpose is just to give up her body and let another Shifang Kaguya take her body.

Just when she was thinking this——

Consciousness sank again.

The personalities of Shigata Kaguya in front of Kitagawa Temple were exchanged again.

Her tears stopped and she couldn't help but grin: "As this little girl said, she is just a mayfly. She had no choice from the beginning."

"No matter how powerful you are, you can't change this fact."

'Shifang Kaguya' sneered: "My soul and her soul have begun to be entangled. Unless I voluntarily leave her body, she will always be under my control. Although I can't beat you, but now There's nothing you can do against me."

Kitagawa Temple frowned.

He did not talk to the 'Shifang Kaguya' in front of him, but just reached out and patted the Kagura bell inserted in the water bag.

Along with the crisp ringtone, Asamiya Nagase and Kamizaki Maki also appeared.

Asamiya Yongse's eyes sparkled with crystal brilliance. She looked at 'Shifang Kaguya', and after a while she shook her head: "Tera-kun, as the person in front of me said, her soul and the soul of her body have been They are entangled together, and it is difficult to separate their spirit bodies through external force. It seems that the Yuehui Mirror not only has the effect of warming and nourishing spirit bodies, it can also slowly change the nature of other people's souls."

Kitagawaji looked at the god Makie again.

Kamizaki Maki also nodded silently.

"Give up your useless thoughts. Apart from killing me together with this girl, you have no other way. You are just helpless now!"

‘Shifang Kaguya’ said without mercy.

Seeing the other party's arrogant attitude, Nishikujo, who had been lying on Kitagawaji's shoulder, couldn't help but jump up and deftly kicked her on the side of the face.

it hurts!

‘Shifang Kaguya’ lowered her head in pain.

After finally relieving the pain, Sifang Kaguya raised her head again, just about to drop a few more sarcasm——

"Don't you want to live forever?"

Kitagawa Temple, who had been silent all this time, spoke.

The content of his words is still as easy to understand as ever.

‘Shifang Kaguya’ was stunned.

Immortality has always been her long-cherished wish, but what did Beichuan Temple in front of her say?

"What... do you mean?" 'Sifang Kaguya' didn't expect that things would take a turn for the worse.

"It's just like the literal meaning." Beichuanji flicked his fingers and asked without changing his expression: "Aren't you very persistent in immortality? Don't you want to see the medicine of immortality with your own eyes? Now you have Yue Wang. In the case of Mirror and Yue Huijing, opening the fifth altar is no longer a problem, right?"

"..." 'Sifang Kaguya' was speechless, and the thoughts that had been silent resurfaced in her mind again.

The elixir of immortality...

Legend has it that it is a magical elixir that can truly make people immortal.

When the last dark moon came, she died in the last step of obtaining the elixir of immortality because she lacked the key moon telescope.

The body of Si Fang Wang Yue that she had taken away was also left in the fifth altar.

But with the warmth of the elixir of immortality, her body left beside the altar should still be usable.

And that body looking at the moon in all directions is not like this body.

It has no time limit for use.

Moreover, the elixir of immortality can be used even by spirits... It is the secret elixir that truly transforms people into immortal beings.

Kaguya Shifang hid all the expressions on her face.

The words "The spirit body has become entangled and Beichuan Temple can't do anything to her" in front of Beichuan Temple were actually bluffing in a large sense.

After all, there is a time limit for her use of this body.

If Kitagawaji figured out a way to resolve the entanglement of spirits while she was sleeping...then her position would be truly dangerous.

Now Beichuan Temple's meaning is already very clear.

He is willing to take her into the fifth altar to get the elixir of immortality hidden in the altar.

With such a good opportunity in front of her, she had no reason not to agree, let alone no room for not agreeing.

‘Sifang Kaguya’ tentatively spoke:

"You mean... you are willing to take me to the altar to get the elixir of immortality, as long as I get out of this girl's body?"

"After you have the elixir of immortality, you don't need her anymore. After all, the elixir of immortality can be used by spirits."

‘Shifang Kaguya’ stopped talking.

Sure enough, Beichuan Temple had investigated the secrets of the Sifang family, and actually knew about such things.

But knowing that the medicine of immortality had such terrifying effects, he still didn't hesitate to take him there.

You must know that she is the person who is most familiar with the fifth altar. When she has fully understood the situation inside the altar, there will be no problems in grabbing the elixir of immortality.

What does this young man seek?

Are you really just worried about the situation of Kaguya Shifang?

She glanced at the other person's face.

Kitagawaji's expression remained unchanged, and Shifang Kaguya couldn't figure out what this cold young man was thinking.

In her sight, Kitagawaji pulled out Kanesada, pointed the shining dagger tip at her head, and said in a steady voice:

"Make a decision, either go to restart the altar as I said, or die here with Kaguya Shifang's true self."

He didn't intend to give Shifang Kaguya too much time to think.

"I understand." 'Sifang Kaguya''s face changed drastically, and she hurriedly said: "I will do as you said, I am willing to give up this body, but in exchange, you must give up the immortal body. Give me the medicine."

Kitagawaji took back the death energy chain and Kanesada, and said calmly:

"...Then the negotiation has been established here. Let's go and open the altar."

"I see."

‘Shifang Kaguya’ nodded and stood up again.

No matter what Beichuan Temple's plot is, as long as she can get the elixir of immortality, everything will be decided.

As an immortal, she will no longer be afraid of Kitagawa Temple's Rei Dagger Kanesada. Similarly, he will be easily eliminated by herself...

‘Sifang Kaguya’ shivered.

She thought that she had been thinking the same thing when she got the moonglass just now.

She hesitated for a while and changed the thought in her mind from 'Beichuan Temple will be easily solved by herself' to 'Beichuan Temple will be solved with difficulty by herself'.

Because this young man simply cannot judge by common sense.

Behind 'Sifang Kaguya', Beichuanji's eyes flickered, not knowing what he was thinking.

...

On the map obtained by Beichuan Temple, there was an area that was not divided.

And that area is——

"Between the moon mirror." 'Sifang Kaguya' raised the flashlight, and the vertical light also shone into this area.

Just as the name mentioned by Shifang Kaguya, this is a room full of simple round mirrors.

The circular mirror is fixed with a similar arc. When the flashlight shines through, the light will be transmitted along the mirror surface.

In the center of the room, there is a raised stone platform, with a supporting stone frame on top of the stone platform.

"Only by finding the Moon Observation Mirror can the Four Directions Altar be reopened...I'm not deceiving you about this. Because it is a spiritual tool left over from emergencies...because today's moon phase is dim...so it can only be used. It's gone."

'Shifang Kaguya' explained, and then stepped into the room.

Under Beichuan Temple's gaze, she gently removed the two-piece round mirror from her chest and placed it on the stone shelf.

After doing all this, 'Shifang Kaguya' exited the room and stood next to Kitagawa Temple.

next moment--

Pure moonlight gushes out from the mirror.

Through a specific angle, the moonlight slides into the first round mirror, then into the second round mirror, and then into the third and fourth round mirrors...

After overlapping reflections and superposition.

The surging moonlight rushed towards the transparent roof.

Yuehua separated at the next moment!

Rushing towards the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest!

Boom boom boom! ! ! !

The ground is shaking.

It was like something bursting out of the ground.

After almost two minutes, the entire spiritual realm returned to its original appearance. 'Sifang Kaguya' also took down the round mirror with a much darker surface from the stone shelf. She looked at Beichuan Temple and said in a deep voice:

"The four-sided altars of New Moon, First Quarter, Wangyue, and Last Quarter, which symbolize the phases of the moon, have been restarted. Next is the most important fifth altar."

These five altars actually symbolize the cycle of moon phases.

The moon always goes through five stages: dim, bright, waxing, full, waning, and dim.

Therefore, the Sifang Shrine actually has five shrines.

And the fifth altar actually symbolizes the moon entering a new reincarnation——

"Altar of the New Moon."

Yes, there are actually two New Moon altars, and the fifth altar is the New Moon altar that symbolizes the end and beginning of time.

And this is in line with the concept of the elixir of immortality.

Beichuanji touched the items in his pocket and his eyes flashed:

"lets go."

Thanks to book friend 120***534 and book friend 175***317 for their tips! Thank you so much!