69novels Chapter 56 Domain Expansion: The Pure Land
Chapter 56 Domain Expansion: The Pure Land
"The sorcerers' years of research on me have not been in vain, but they have gone in the wrong direction."
"The real way to make the [Immortality] spell work on others is not by consuming my physical body, but by 'soul'."
The shrine maiden Tengen smiled as she looked at Gojo Satoru, completely unaware that she was saying something truly chilling with her innocent and pure face.
"The core of a technique is its soul."
"My soul is immortal. Anyone who can obtain a portion of my soul and merge with me can become immortal like me."
"But the problem is, I only have one soul, and there are so many humans who want to live forever. What should I do?"
The shrine maiden Tengen wore an innocent and bewildered expression, but Gojo Satoru felt a chill run down his spine, and even his fingertips trembled.
Does this woman really know what she's saying?
Even though she was talking about something as cruel as dividing one's soul among others, she acted as if it were none of her business, showing no fear or apprehension whatsoever.
According to Gojo Satoru.
The Holy Spirit True Man used the actions of a "demon" to make him experience "divinity".
The current shrine maiden, Tengen, used the actions of a "god" to make him feel the "demonic nature".
This love is more twisted than hate.
The shrine maiden Tengen ignored Gojo Satoru's reaction and continued blinking as she spoke to herself.
"Your first ancestor of the Gojo family, who was also the first six-eyed sorcerer I knew, Sugawara no Michizane told me."
"The key to achieving immortality for all humanity lies in the 'reversal technique'."
"Reverse spell? You mean... positive energy?!"
Gojo Satoru immediately understood the meaning behind the shrine maiden Tengen's words. His eyes widened instantly, and he said with an incredulous expression.
"Yes, it's positive energy."
The shrine maiden Tengen snapped her fingers lightly, and soon, a massive amount of positive energy condensed in her hand, transforming into a substantial ball of light, which she then crushed.
There are countless instances of this level of positive energy within the soul channel.
"The power of the incantation after the reversal will be transformed into positive energy to nourish my soul."
"Because of the [Immortality] spell, my soul is presumably never to be truly 'healed,' so I can absorb endless positive energy, as if my soul is being healed by the Reversal spell without end, making my soul infinitely large."
"You should know this best, right?"
Upon hearing the words of the shrine maiden Tengen, Gojo Satoru's expression darkened, realizing that the method of use she was referring to was feasible.
The reason he can keep the "No Limits" technique running forever is because he keeps using the "Reversal Technique" to treat his brain without stopping.
However, he was only human after all, and the limit of his healing ability was limited to his physical body and soul. But Tianyuan, who possessed the [Immortality] technique, was different; his healing ability had no limit.
"Thanks to Sugawara no Michizane, he showed me the right path: to absorb the positive energy of the whole world and transform my soul into a 'world' that can support all of humanity!"
"Wouldn't everyone then be able to live forever?!"
At this point, the shrine maiden Tengen revealed a slightly yandere-like expression of infatuation.
Even after all these years, whenever she recalls her conversation with Sugawara no Michizane that day, she still feels a tremor in her very soul.
Sugawara no Michizane was the most learned sorcerer of his time.
If Ryomen Sukuna is the undisputed "strongest," then Sugawara no Michizane is the undisputed "wisest," and still enjoys the reputation of "god of learning" in Japan.
Its research in barrier techniques, spells, and reversal techniques is far ahead of the modern spellcasting community.
"Impossible, that's impossible. The number of people in all of humanity is simply too vast. No matter how much you extract, it's impossible..."
"Wait, could it be a barrier?!"
Just as Gojo Satoru was about to refute the shrine maiden Tengen, he suddenly remembered someone they had almost forgotten—
Barrier.
That barrier that covers all of Japan and concentrates the world's "magic power" (and positive energy) in Japan.
If everything the priestess Tengen said is true, then the true purpose of that barrier wasn't actually to restrict the cursed spirits, but rather...
Create an immortal world!
"No, it can't be called a barrier."
"How can there be a barrier in this world that lasts for a thousand years without dissipating and even gets stronger?"
The shrine maiden Tengen smiled, and her figure slowly dissipated.
Instead.
It is an omnipresent echo, like the sound of heaven and earth, constantly reverberating within the soul's passage.
"That's me."
Rumbling--
As the shrine maiden Tengen uttered those words, the long-sealed soul passage finally opened.
A brand new world appeared before Gojo Satoru's eyes.
"This is……"
Gojo Satoru and Otsukoshi Yuta stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, speechless with astonishment.
Buddhist temples from the Nara period.
The imperial court during the Heian period.
The shogunate during the Warring States period.
A geisha district during the Edo period.
For over a thousand years, Japanese architecture, culture, and history from all eras have appeared simultaneously in this world.
He saw monks dressed in Nara-era attire nodding and greeting samurai from the Sengoku period, chatting and laughing. The two men got along very well and agreed to go for a stroll through the geisha district of the Edo period together.
He also saw courtiers from the Heian period quickly boarding a steam train from the Taisho era, rushing towards the high-rise buildings of the Showa era amidst billowing smoke.
These scenes are so dreamlike, so amazing, so exaggerated, just like the anime "Doraemon," making people feel like they are visions that only people in the future can see.
"Welcome to my kingdom, the Pure Land of Heaven."
The shrine maiden Tengen gently nudged Gojo Satoru and Otsukoshi Yuta from behind, gesturing for them to enter this world of souls for a visit, and said.
"With Sugawara no Michizane's help, I mastered the domain expansion."
"And my domain is to transform my own soul into a 'Pure Heaven,' where anyone who merges with a fragment of my soul is qualified to enter the heaven and enjoy eternal life."
As the shrine maiden Tengen spoke, she tore off two fragments of her soul and handed them to Gojo Satoru and Otsuko Yuta, her expression unchanged.
The "soul fragments" she separated and the "seeds of curse power" that Lu Ping bestowed upon the saints are completely different concepts.
Lu Ping can create tens of thousands of spell power seeds from the "soul" of an ordinary person. With the soul enhancement brought by the same body and the spell power increase brought by Dynamax, there is actually very little loss when he creates those spell power seeds.
For every person the priestess Tengen grants immortality, she has to consume a complete portion of that person's soul, which is also a great pain for her.
After all, she did not have the ability to "transform through inaction" and could not arbitrarily change the state of her soul. Every split required her to endure the pain of being torn apart.