Chapter 393: Chapter 226: Tiansui Blooming Rice’s Harvest Sickle_2
"The Yellow Bishop can be the first to get eliminated from the LSP."
"The other blacksmiths, Earth Giants, direct chairmen, Little Dragons... they don’t seem inexperienced..."
Although there are many Shells in the Shell column, it’s not easy to tell at a glance which Shell meets the criteria. To ignite the red smoke, one can only try one by one.
But he only has one incense left, no room for errors.
Lin Xun was at wits’ end for a moment, unable to find a solution.
Suddenly his gaze fell on the ’Purple-Red Incense for Worship’ in the items column.
There were still seven high-level incenses left after the last Dragon God worship, but these incenses were for worship, not for detection, so it wasn’t appropriate to use them here.
He slapped his thigh suddenly and a light flashed across his mind.
Directly materialize the ’special incense’ into reality...
After some operations, he stuffed the incense back into the game.
He continued playing the game with his bandaged finger.
"The craftsman should be pure enough..."
[...]
[The Authority Representative returns to the shrine and sees that the incense in your hand is covered with blood.]
[It takes the incense, recites the spell again and soon the crimson smoke rises slowly.]
[You lift your chin, staring straight at the Authority Representative, who after a hesitation, finally announces that you have passed the test to become a shrine maiden!]
[The Authority Representative takes you away from the shrine and to a ’Society Lodging’ for resting.]
[It tells you, the shrine maiden’s outfit, magical artifacts, and the score for the Kagura Dance are all in the cabinet by the bed.]
[Your first duty as a shrine maiden is to clean the third shrine.]
[Once you are dressed, it will report to the Palace Master and the Master of God, to remove the restriction of the third shrine so that you can clean it.]
[After the Authority Representative finishes giving instructions, it leaves the Society Lodging...]
[You go to the bedside and open the cabinet to find a familiar white robe and red hakama.]
[These clothes are different from the ’Special Shrine Maiden Outfit’ you obtained in the fairy town. These are traditional divine garments.]
[In addition to the white robe and red hakama, there is also a small gold hand bell and an old book in the cabinet.]
[You have acquired ’Shishan Society Shrine Maiden Outfit’ (Rare Level Equipment)]
[You have acquired ’Shrine Maiden’s Kagura Bell’ (Rare Level Weapon)]
[You have acquired ’Kagura Dance of Urayasu’ (Rare Level Item)]
Lin Xun examined the descriptions of the three items.
The Shrine Maiden Outfit provides a defense boost, greatly reducing the damage taken as long as it’s within the radiation range of the Divine Domain power.
[’Shrine Maiden’s Kagura Bell’ (Rare Level Weapon): A small gold hand bell with three bells attached to the handle. A wonderful crisp sound can be produced by shaking it gently. It’s a magical artifact needed for the Kagura Dance.]
[The use of this weapon will slightly enhance the power of related divine arts.]
[’Kagura Dance of Urayasu’ (Rare Level Item): The book records a martial dance that the shrine maiden would perform during the sacrificial ceremony. The Kagura Dance usually assists the ceremony. Legend has it, Kagura Dance is a dance that brings joy to the gods.]
[By using this item, you will acquire a skill called ’Kagura Dance of Urayasu’.]
[’Kagura Dance of Urayasu’ (Rare Level Skill): The use of this skill will recover a certain amount of HP for a designated Shell.]
[This skill can only be successfully released after being learned by a pure Shell.]
Lin Xun’s eyes widened.
Wasn’t this the healing skill he had been longing for?
However, the skill to restore health has significant constraints. Although it doesn’t stipulate gender, it does mandate one condition—’purity’.
He tried clicking on the skill book, and found that none of the Shells in the column had the ability to learn, obviously they all failed to meet the requirements.
"After all this... turns out I’m the only pure one."
Lin Xun put away the skill book and put the shrine maiden equipment on the Shell.
[After you get dressed, you leave the Society Lodging...]
[Soon, the Authority Representative arrives again and leads you deep into the shrine, close to the third simple and unadorned small shrine.]
[The Authority Representative gives you some cleaning tools and takes out a token from its bosom and hands it to you.]
[You have acquired ’Access Token to the Third Shrine’ (Key)]
[It tells you that the third shrine is protected by the power of the Divine Domain and normal people are not allowed in. Only after the ’Palace Master’ and ’Master of God’ lift the prohibition and with the token in hand, can one enter...]
[Now that you are considered one of them, it kindly reminds you, no matter what you see inside the third shrine, do not publicize it.]
[After the Authority Representative finished speaking, she hastily left.]
[Do you wish to proceed into the humble little temple before you?]
After a moment of consideration, Lin Xun clicked ’Yes’.
He currently had the soul secret of ’everlasting flame’, so he could retreat unscathed even in dangerous locations like the ’Cage of Impounding Stars’.
He had come a long way, and the temple was now right in front of him. It would be a shame to quit halfway.
Even if there was danger inside, he wanted to check it out.
[In your hand, you hold the pass for the ’Third Temple’. You approach the small door of the temple...]
[A surge of immense divine power flashes by and you push open the little door and step inside...]
[Inside the temple, there is no window, only darkness and silence. As soon as you step on the floor of the temple, the small door behind you squeaks shut.]
[Rows of candles within the temple light up by themselves, illuminating everything.]
[On the shrine, a strange statue stands tall; the statue is of a woman with only her upper body.]
[The woman’s face is blurry and indistinguishable, but by looking at her body, one could guess she was struggling.]
[The fully extended arm and twisting fingers exude a sense of despair, as if she is stuck in a swamp.]
[Although the statue does not portray the surrounding mud, you can clearly sense that the woman in front of you is about to be swallowed by the dark swamp.]
[You have discovered the statue of ’Tiansui Blooming Rice’!]
"I knew the story wouldn’t be that simple."
Combining the current scene with the previous statue of the girl, it’s likely that ’Tiansui Blooming Rice’ is seeking his help...for rescue!
Lin Xun opens his inventory.
The item named ’God-given Rice Seedlings’ is described not as ’rescuing’ but as ’awakening’.
By clicking on the items given by the statue of the girl, he can awaken ’Tiansui Blooming Rice’ who is struggling.
The question is, what power could cause a deity to be on the verge of death.
Lin Xun could only speculate on the likelihood of a higher-ranking deity...
"This is probably another highly difficult challenge."
He grits his teeth and clicks on the item.
[You have used the ’God-given Rice Seedlings’!]
[The young green rice seedlings emit numerous shining green spots. You can clearly sense the breath of growth within them.]
[The shining green spots pour into the statue, into the body of the woman who is stuck in the swamp.]
[You feel a sense of dizziness and the view around you changes abruptly.]
[Before your eyes is a boundless black swamp. Bubbles pop up sporadically from the churning swamp and when ruptured, they release winding trails of black smoke.]
[This black smoke is extremely familiar to you. It’s exactly what was wrapped around the ’Chaos Origin Dragon’.]
[A woman is trapped in the swamp in front of you, wrapped in black smoke.]
[The swamp has swallowed half of the woman’s body, and her exposed face is twisted in despair.]
[’Tiansui Blooming Rice’ seems to be aware of your arrival, and she slowly opens her eyes.]
[A wave of thoughts is poured into your mind...]
[......]
[Legacy of the old gods, please put down your past hatred. The world has now been tainted by ’malice’.]
[Whether it is the new gods or the old gods, whether it is the devout believers or the faithless people, all of them are being driven by the terrifying god’s ’malice’.]
[You are the only one in the world who can save the gods, so please abandon your old grudges, cut off all malice, and rescue our lord while saving the world!]
[......]
[’Tiansui Blooming Rice’ reaches out with a muddy hand and a small rusty sickle appears out of nowhere.]
[She wipes off the spots of black mud on the sickle and hands it over to you...]
[You have received ’Tiansui Blooming Rice’s Harvest Sickle’ (Legend+ level weapon)!]
[Once again, you feel a sense of dizziness as the view in front of you changes back to the small, dimly lit temple.]
[The statue in front of you still has a blurry face, but it no longer struggles, waiting for the nonexistent swamp to slowly engulf her...]
Lin Xun takes a deep breath and opens his inventory.
[’Tiansui Blooming Rice’s Harvest Sickle’ (Legend+ level weapon): The weapon of the goddess who once ruled over the harvest. Now, it is rusted and worn. It seems to have been corroded by some kind of mud that contains endless ’evil’, causing this once-divine artifact to fall into disrepair.]
[This weapon is still sealed and requires the completion of related tasks from characters in the story to unseal.]
