Inuyasha's journey to immortality

Chapter 58 Cry and laugh, the Shenmu Mask! (Please read it, please vote!)
  "Feel sorry.

The person I hope can make a contract with me is Inuyasha. "

The spirit of the sacred tree showed a trace of guilt.

Immediately afterwards, a very understandable explanation was given:
  "The reason why I was able to give birth to spiritual intelligence so quickly is inseparable from the power of Kikyo and Inuyasha. It is precisely because of the miko spiritual power contained in the sealing arrow Miss Kikyo shot into the tree trunk, and the demon blood flowing in Inuyasha's body. With the nourishment of the demonic energy emanating from me, I found an opportunity for transformation, and gradually channeled and gave birth to spiritual wisdom.

And this four-soul fragment only slightly catalyzed the process in advance.

In other words, even without the help of the Four Soul Fragments, it would have taken me hundreds of years to be where I am today.

Everyone, my body has been engraved with the marks of Miss Kikyo and InuYasha; therefore, please allow me to become InuYasha's shikigami. "

She just wants to be Kikyo or Inuyasha's shikigami.

Even the girl A Li who can travel through time and space is just a candidate for her.

As for Li Xia, an ordinary person? It doesn't catch her eye at all.

"Natsu-kun, as Inuyasha's companion, you won't force others to do anything, right? You won't be stingy with this contract opportunity for your companions, right?"

This sacred tree from the Warring States Period really posed a big problem for Li Xia.

If he refuses directly or forcibly concludes a contract, how will his friends around him view him?

After all, the spirit of the sacred tree didn't say it wouldn't contract with the team. They just wanted to change the contractor. Considering the special relationship between InuYasha and this sacred tree, InuYasha is indeed more suitable as a contractor.

But the problem is that he has wasted so much thought and effort, and will also consume many personal belongings prepared in advance, not to make wedding clothes for others.

Furthermore, the other party said they were thanking him, but actually they wanted to embarrass him!
  Why do you say this?
  How much do you despise him to say such words that imply hostility and provocation?
  Li Xia felt quite unhappy about this.

However, he still gave a touching reply:
  "If you want to complete this shikigami contract of my Li family, you must meet the five major elements of [altar], [shrine], [spiritual sealing talisman], [spirit of contract], and [contract magic formula].

I can provide the altar here. Even if the contract altar as a consumable can only be used for the last time, I can give it to a teammate who is more suitable for it.

I can also provide shrines, even if I only have this last shrine left in my hand.

As for the intermediate spirit-sealing talisman that meets the standard? I have 4 cards left in my hand, so what if I take them all out? "

While talking, he took out several intermediate spirit-sealing talismans given to him by the clan elder after he had subdued the demon-worshiping child spirit and the little ghost Mayu earlier.

Because one of the contracted Osmanthus Masks was used up, there are still four left.

Then Li Xia gave three of them to Inuyasha, A Li, and Miroku each.

He really means it.

He has proven with his actions that he is not the type of person who only talks.

Prove that you value your companions:

"In order to help my partners and improve the overall strength of the team, it is not unacceptable for me to sacrifice this!
  but…"

At this point, Li Xia paused, and then continued:
  "The Contract Technique is the core inheritance of my Li family. Li once promised with an oath that he would not teach it to anyone else, including my father and brother. If you ask me to break the oath and hand over the Technique... I'm sorry, I will do it. Not even."

"If you, the spirit of the sacred tree, insist on forcing others to do something difficult, and use this little trick to sow discord between me and my companions, making everyone feel grudge against each other, I will have no choice but to be ruthless and forcefully subdue you."

This sudden change of verbal counterattack made everyone look at Li Xia with complicated eyes.

One look at the exquisiteness of the intermediate spirit-sealing talisman in their hands, and they knew that this thing was very precious and rare.

This is true for several soul-sealing talismans, let alone the only altar and shrine.

But Xia Jun was willing to share it for his partner.

What kind of emotion and trust is this?
  This sincere and profound friendship moved them so much!

"It's just a vow. If you pass it on to your partner, it won't hurt you much, right? And I don't want to sow discord between you. I just want to choose a more suitable contractor. "

The spirit of the sacred tree was quite unwilling to do so.

"Okay, Spirit of the Sacred Tree, you don't need to say any more; even if Lord Xia is willing to tell us the secret of the contract, we won't listen to a word more."

Ali took back the soul-sealing talisman in the hands of Inuyasha and Miroku, and then returned it to their partner Li Xia together with the one he just got.

Then he looked at the sacred tree in front of him, with a bit of anger on his face:
  This psychic sacred tree is not a good tree, but it wants to drive a wedge between them? If Xia Jun hadn't been sitting upright and upright, they would have fallen into each other's tricks unknowingly, leaving a thorn in Xia Jun's heart.

"Forget it, Ali, let's go to the opposite side of the Bone-eating Well and ask if you want the sacred tree in your house... What do you think?"

As he spoke, he took off the four-soul fragment on the trunk of the sacred tree in front of him, causing it to "degrade" back to a weak state where it was unable to speak and the energy fluctuations it emitted plummeted.

"Okay, Mr. Xia, let's go back to the other side of the well."

Opposite the Bone-eating Well is Higurashi Shrine.

Here, there is also a sacred tree.

And this sacred tree is much older than the sacred tree from the Warring States Period.

With Li Xia carving a lifelike face for it, and with a four-soul fragment embedded in it, the tree also came alive and could speak human words:

"Miss A Li, I just fell into a trance and fell asleep for a while. You have grown so big..."

The voice from this sacred tree is older, but also more kind and gentle.

There was also a hint of sadness. “Oshenmu, do you know me?”

Ali said in surprise.

"When you were a child, you loved playing with your grandfather under the shade of my branches. During the day, you liked to accompany your grandfather here to pray or do homework that only witches would do; on summer nights, you always enjoyed the cool under the trees. , looking at the stars in the sky in a daze. At that time, there were not so many buildings around here, and there were still a lot of farmland under the hillside..."

"Later, you had a younger brother, and the five members of your family, including your father, even took a family photo together under my tree."

"Everything at that time was really good."

"In the blink of an eye, the little girl back then is now slim and graceful."

There is no doubt that this sacred tree has witnessed more different eras and witnessed many episodes of Ali's growth from childhood to adulthood.

Perhaps this is another reason why the sacred tree is called the "Tree of the Ages".

"Miss A Li, you used the power of the four soul fragments to wake me up, but how can you use it to get me?"

The spirit of the sacred tree asked softly.

The tone was calm.

When the girl heard this, she was deeply moved, and then she explained her purpose:
  "... "

"I see…

Xia Jun, I can be your shikigami and entrust you with my power...

But please use my power well and protect A Li! "

This sacred tree in Higurashi Shrine in the modern world has been quietly watching the shrine being passed down from generation to generation since hundreds of years ago. Ever since Ali was born, he has been watching the little girl grow up day by day.

This can be seen from the fact that Ali was noticed by the sacred tree when he was playing under it.

It is precisely for this reason that the sacred tree at Higurashi Shrine in the modern world is the most beloved of Ali.

However, if she was asked to choose between Li Xia and Inuyasha, she would prefer the former.

Because Inuyasha on this timeline in this world, like Kikyo, has long since died.

In addition, Ali's current heart is more inclined to Li Xia than Inuyasha.

Under these various factors, the balance in her heart also completely tilted towards Li Xia.

"Don't worry, I won't let you and Higurashi-san down..."

What's more, even if this didn't happen, he would protect A Li with all his strength.

...

Wearing a sacred tree mask that represents the "future", the two returned to the Warring States Period through the Bone-eating Well.

Immediately afterwards, Li Xia placed the mask just right on the sacred tree next to the wellhead that represented the "past". To be precise, it was the lifelike human face that had been carved earlier.

What does he want to do?

"Absorb all the power of this tree. You are the most complete you when the past and the future overlap!"

Li Xia spoke to the mask inlaid with four soul fragments, thus possessing complete wisdom.

Don't the gods of this era look down upon him?
  Well, let's let the other you in the parallel world eat yourself, satisfy yourself, and replace yourself... This shouldn't be too much, right?

...

The contract ceremony is ready.

The contract begins.

Whether it is the shrine made of soul-raising wood or the altar given as a reward by the elder of the Li family, they are all consumables.

The soul-nurturing wood obtained from the Smith family only produced two high-quality shrines; one was used when contracting the Great Osmanthus Mask, and now the second one has been used.

The altar, which was carefully crafted from rare and precious jade, was weathered into dust with this use. This also means that the mysterious power contained in it has been exhausted.

Soon, a card with a purple-gold border appeared.

[Second Shikigami], Mikami Mask...the contract is completed.

However, it is not a single picture, but two pictures of one smiling and one crying.

"Xia Jun, how are you?"

Everyone came forward and expressed concern.

"It feels pretty good! Thank you, the spirit of the sacred tree!"

Li Xia forced down her excitement and smiled back at her friends.

Wearing either of the two masks, he could feel an abundant amount of energy in his body, a power that was far stronger than the Great Osmanthus Mask.

And this energy is so powerful that even the poisonous dragon's demonic power seems to be inferior.

(End of this chapter)