At this moment, Gu Mo's mind was racing, and he quickly sorted out all the intelligence clues he had.
Platycodon was once injured on Penglai Island, probably because of her spiritual power, so the Four Fighters later used her blood to create a clone by unknown means... However, it seems that there is no complete copy of the miko that can be achieved. The power did not produce the desired effect in the end.
After Souji took away the origin of the Four Fighters, she threw herself into the cauldron with the idea of perishing together, but she did not die completely. At least in the original plot, she still entrusted the jade box that sealed the Four Fighters to Inuyasha and the others. , Only then did the soul truly disappear.
This shows that before the Four Fighters were eliminated, her soul actually remained in the Roaring Cauldron.
So now use this body to act...
The person who emerges from the roaring cauldron...
At least apart from the miko Suo Ji, Gu Mo couldn't think of any other more suitable possibilities.
At this time, the woman on the stone steps spoke calmly, her voice was the same as Platycodon grandiflorum, like the exquisite clear spring in the mountains, but her tone was obviously completely different, relatively speaking, she seemed gentler: "You two, we We finally meet again...but for you, this is the first time."
She paused for a moment, put her hand on her chest, and continued softly: "I am Suuji, the shrine maiden who protects Penglai Island. I am very grateful for your help before."
It really is true...
Gu Mo twitched his lips, but this situation was reasonable, at least understandable. If the other party was not Zuo Ji, he would be confused.
"The previous help..."
Kikyo raised her eyebrows slightly. Although she had already made a guess, she still felt quite weird when it was confirmed.
"..."
"..."
"...Perhaps I should say, thank you for your next help?"
The woman who called herself Zuo Ji was silent for a moment and said this uncertainly. She was probably slightly confused because of this weird time cycle situation.
Is it the previous help or the next one? This is something that has happened in the past, but it is also something that will happen next... It is indeed easy for people to get involved in it unknowingly. After all, it always seems weird when it involves time travel and closed causal loops.
"I have probably guessed a little bit, but please explain it carefully..."
Kikyo nodded slightly, his slightly weird eyes roaming around Suuji's body. No matter how you put it, the feeling of seeing another "self" is a particularly weird thing.
"It's a long story..."
Suuji sighed softly, looking at the two of them quietly with her water-sharp eyes that were no different from those of a miko, and at the same time, she stepped lightly down the stone steps.
"Lord Gu Mo, Lord Kikyo, is it okay if I call you this?"
Being able to name two people at once was another proof, but Kikyo shook her head slightly: "Just call me by my name, Ms. Suuji." At the same time, she looked at someone next to her inexplicably. At first glance, his eyes were calm and there seemed to be no special mood swings.
She couldn't stand it when the miko in front of her called her "sama"... No matter how you put it, this one was the real senior, at least when Kikyo was still alive, Suuuki She is already the guardian witch of Penglai Island.
Even according to some of the deeds that Kikyo knows, when she first landed on the island, Suuji may have been guarding Penglai Island for two to three hundred years...
emmmmm...this is still a conservative estimate.
"Okay, then let me first talk about the question that you may be more confused about, Miss Kikyo, about why I look like this..."
Glancing at Gu Mo, who was still deep in thought, Zuo Ji walked down and nodded gently, then continued in that gentle tone -
"That was during the eleven "rotations" so far. Miss Platycodon, you have been to Penglai Island once... "Rounds" is the term on this island, because every once in a while, the sounding cauldron will It will be silent and no longer sound, and the barrier protecting Penglai Island will also disappear. That is the reason why Penglai Island appears every fifty years in the eyes of the outside world. "
"At that time, Miss Kikyo, you came here. You fought with the four gods of war and were injured... The four demons were afraid of your power, but they also wanted to use your power, so they used the sages on the island. We are trying to create a Miss Kikyo who is false but may have the same power..."
Staring at Kikyo not far away in front of her, Suuji gently pressed her heart and said seriously:
"This is the origin of this body. I took away the origins of the four demons, and then jumped into the roaring cauldron. Only the soul remained. I also borrowed this body to be able to continue to act... "
At this point, she stopped and turned around to look at the blazing cauldron behind her.
"But that's all. The Roaring Cauldron did not completely burn my soul, but also protected my soul. However, as a price, I can no longer separate from the Roaring Cauldron. I cannot leave this place too far. Being able to move around in this area..."
This is in a sense...
Became a being like the weapon spirit of this huge alchemy furnace?
Gu Mo nodded thoughtfully and carefully looked at the condition of Zuo Ji who was not far away, and he could see some clues.
"I see..." Kikyo thought for a while, sighed softly and said, "That's why there are no monsters in this area. Is it because of you, Ms. Suoji?"
This can be considered a blessing among misfortunes, but it still cannot hide its sad nature. This incident is ultimately a tragedy.
"The people on Penglai Island have left long ago. I let those children go...but the barrier will still open every once in a while, and monsters from the outside will still be attracted. I rely on this body now, We can easily annihilate them by borrowing the power of the Roaring Cauldron, but we can only take care of this area..."
Zuo Ji smiled helplessly: "As time goes by, they no longer dare to come near here, but I really can't control the outside..."
Kikyo nodded, roughly understanding what was going on, but his brows were still slightly frowned and did not relax. She did not solve the problem on the island, and she was injured when she left, but she did not expect that the blood she shed would be used like this.
Even if the opponent tried to curse her through blood as a medium, it was still within her expectation. After all, when she was guarding the Four Souls Jade during her lifetime, she also encountered too much malice, not only from demons, but also from others. People with less ambition regard her as a thorn in their side and try their best to get rid of her. They have never tried any sinister means.
but……
This situation was still far beyond her expectation.
"Okay, I already understand the general situation..."
Gu Mo raised his fist to his mouth, coughed and cleared his throat: "Now let's talk about another question, Miss Zuo Ji, may I ask, did we solve the Penglai Island matter five hundred years ago? And after that, you You have been waiting for our arrival on the island, and you want to tell us about this matter and let us solve the problem of Penglai Island?"
The situation is relatively easy to understand. He and Kikyo should have received Suuji's commission here, triggered the mission, and then returned to the Warring States Period 500 years ago through the Bone-eating Well, and landed on Penglai Island at that time to solve the problem. The demonic disaster caused by the Four Fighting Gods...
Then he helped Souji get out of the predicament at that time, and also told her the relevant information, so Souji at that time continued to watch on Horai Island until he met the two of them again five hundred years later, and then something happened again The situation at the beginning...
It's like a snake biting its own tail, it's a closed loop.
"It's great that you understand..."
Zuo Ji breathed out softly and nodded vigorously. Although the other person's words seemed a bit confusing, she understood that the other person had already sorted out his thoughts, which made her sigh in relief.
They could react immediately, so she didn't need to waste any words... To be honest, she didn't know how to explain it clearly. When she was lonely on the island, she would occasionally think about it. Find out the whole story.
——But many times I got myself involved...
——It's not that I can't understand it, but after I understand it, I become more and more puzzled by the weirdness...
Zuo Ji stared at the person in front of her and said in a very serious tone: "Although I don't know how to do it, but judging from what you have told me before, you can go back to the era five hundred years ago. ...Although to me, that is something that has already happened, but I still ask you now to help Penglai Island in the past."
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Gu Yu
"..."
There was brief silence, with only the sound of the huge flames burning in the alchemy furnace.
Gu Mo thought seriously for a moment, then looked at the expressions of the miko next to him, and saw that Kikyo nodded to him seriously, even though it felt weird and subtle, especially looking at Zuo Ji's current appearance, it was even more disturbing. The miko felt particularly awkward and unnatural.
But that's the kind of person she is. She can't turn a blind eye to suffering, and all of this has left a destined mark on the scale of time. Naturally, she has no reason to refuse.
Zuo Ji didn't say anything, she just looked at them seriously and waited patiently.
After thinking about it for a while, Gu Mo raised his eyes again and looked at Zuo Ji in front of him, a woman who looked just like Kikyo. At the same time, he tried hard to suppress the strange feeling in his heart, not to express it, but to organize his words and slowly Said: "I still have a question here..."
"The life cycle of Penglai Island is relatively fixed. We can indeed go back five hundred years ago, but it should still be quite some time before Penglai Island appeared at that time, at least according to my understanding. …And I may not be able to wait until that time.”
This is a reality that must be faced face to face. He cannot stay in this copy forever.
Kikyo next to her was suddenly startled, and she raised her eyes to look at this person in astonishment.
"Yes, Mr. Gu Mo, you did tell me..." Zuo Ji pursed her lips gently, looked at the two people in front of her, hesitated for a moment, "But you also told me to solve it. The solution, if possible, could you please extend your hand, just a moment."
"so?"
Gu Mo blinked and stretched out a hand... It shouldn't be something he's good at, right?
Zuo Ji stretched out her hands and held his wrist directly. He only felt a warm and soft feeling, and then his eyes narrowed slightly, because he found that the miko in front of him... no, it should be said to be the real body behind her. , a deep connection suddenly appeared in that cauldron.
Like a link established at the soul level, experience is in the concrete aspects of spirit and perception.
That is the spiritual source of the island, connecting the core of the entire Penglai Island. At this moment, man and the earth merge, and his perception seems to be along the magnetic field of the earth, rapidly spreading in all directions... He can see the Penglai Island. Everything, including rolling mountains, majestic forests, quiet lakes, etc., every corner.
The birds in the forest are sleeping soundly...
Dewdrops slowly slide down on the leaves...
Insects sing their cheerful monotonous chirps on summer nights...
There are also many ghosts and monsters dormant in mountains, forests, rivers, and even the depths of the earth, and various movements of monsters that appear in the darkness...
Everything on the island can be seen clearly, although it is only perception, and there is no powerful ability increase or other effects. At most, I feel that I can get a majestic energy supply near the roaring cauldron, or directly trigger the flames in the cauldron.
At the same time, there was a familiar harsh noise ringing in his ears, as if electric current was flowing through the cerebral cortex. Among the fragments of unknown meaning, there were barely distinguishable fragments - "Player symbol detected... condition... %￥ #@&...Zizi... Do you confirm that you are currently selected as your home? There is currently a vacant spot..."
"This is……"
Gu Mo was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that there did seem to be a gameplay such as Laoshizi's homeland and territory in the mental retardation system. However, since he had never obtained any territory after being in Lushan City, even if it was just a temporary ownership, this gameplay There is not much sense of existence.
Strictly speaking, the "Taoyuan Township" or "Dream City" obtained later is not a real territory, because its body is a special high-level prop. This is probably why there is no prompt in this regard.
As for now, it seems that Penglai Island has finally met the requirements of the system?
"I can make the Roaring Cauldron recognize you as its master. Now... the position of leader of Penglai Island belongs to you." Not knowing what he had brought to the other party, he just let go of Gu Mo's hand. With both hands, Zuoji said softly, with a trace of reluctance in her eyes, but more of a feeling of relief.
Penglai Island is no longer the warm and peaceful paradise where humans and monsters coexisted before. Now she is the only one left. Therefore, there is no need to miss anything anymore. It is the best way to use this as a bargaining chip to solve the most urgent problems in history. important things.
"Is this the solution?"
Kikyo couldn't help but frowned and asked, seeming to have some doubts about this.
Obtaining the recognition of the Roaring Cauldron in the current Penglai Island and becoming the leader of the island... is it only limited to this era, right? After returning to the past, what kind of help can be obtained? Will Penglai Island in the past also receive management rights from future generations?
"I only know that this is it..." Suuji looked at the miko, smiled and said very seriously at the same time.
Kikyo looked at Gu Mo and saw the latter raising his hand, while half-closing his eyes as if thinking about something: "Wait a minute, let me stroke it first..."
This time is different from the last time in Lushan City. It seems that it is because it has been recognized by the Roaring Cauldron and has truly obtained the ownership of this spiritual land. The system prompts that you can choose to unlock it as your home. It seems to be permanent. , rather than a temporary agent like Lushan City.
In other words, belonging is the harvest that can be taken away from this copy.
But this is not unconditional. The prerequisite is not only to actually obtain land ownership in some sense, but also the sea needs to charge... three golden keys.
He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Shen Jiuye's scene settlement finally gave him two golden keys. That is, adding his previous remaining accumulation, there were only four golden keys. It turns out that this place is so good, I will be charged a handling fee of three coins in one fell swoop...
But strictly speaking, it is definitely worth it. The area and ecology of the entire Penglai Island, whether it is the legacy of the immortals, the strong spiritual energy training conditions, the roaring cauldron, the barrier of time, etc., all these add up It is definitely a great resource worth investing three golden keys to obtain.
There was almost no need to worry, Gu Mo had already made his decision.
"Wait a moment, I'll deal with some minor issues..."
He raised his head and looked forward. A large mirror appeared in the air. This was the result of the projection magic quickly outlining and materializing the outline. He was already very good at doing this kind of thing, and he could do it with just a thought. The projection can be completed.
"..."
"..."
The two witches looked at the scene in front of them quietly and with strange eyes. They didn't know what this person was doing, because all they could see was a normal mirror reflection.
He quickly completed the necessary operations through the mirror. Gu Mo watched as three golden keys were deducted from his funds. He took a deep breath and waited expectantly...waited...Another minute passed like this. For many minutes, nothing happened.
Um? Is this the end?
Gu Mo's expression froze slightly. He tried to open the home page and found that the management panel composed of various values on the island had appeared.
"Is it okay?" Kikyo, who had been waiting patiently since just now, asked calmly.
"Well, it should be fine..." Nodding slightly uncertainly, Gu Mo reached out and removed the mirror. The fantasy instantly disappeared and disappeared into the air. He thought there would be some big news next, or that the entire Penglai Island would be transformed into a portable space.
But now it seems that this is not the case... As for what is going on, he still doesn't know, he can only explore slowly later.
The only thing that can be confirmed is that he has indeed become the leader of Penglai Island.
"Do you think it's feasible?" the witch asked slightly doubtfully.
"It should be no problem. If you want to, Platycodon, we can give it a try now..." Gu Mo gave a more confident answer. Penglai Island itself may not synchronize the permissions of other times, but the dog system is enough. Awesome, although there are a lot of cheating places, but he is never ambiguous when it comes to money and goods.
And Suuji only gave such an answer, indicating that this was indeed enough.
"Let's wait for this first..." Kikyo looked directly at him, the look in her eyes was very serious. "What did you mean by what you said before?"
"Why do you say you can't wait until that time?"
"This..."
Gu Mo laughed, it seemed that he should really talk about this matter——
"I may have to leave this world soon..."
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