Chapter 204 The Soul-Calling Shrine (2/3)
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She pulled Yan Yu to a flat grassy area, took out the yellowed map of the Cherry Blossom Country from her storage bag, and spread it out.
Ruan Tang took out another black pen, removed the cap, and squatted down.
She closed her eyes.
The massive energy network diagram that he had captured with his divine sense on the plane was now clearly recreated in his mind.
When she opened her eyes again, she was holding a pen, her fair fingertips quickly sketching on the map.
The black pen tip glides across the yellowed paper, leaving clear trails.
Yan Yu stood beside her, his tall figure shielding her from all the invisible disturbances, watching quietly.
Soon, a dense, ominous black spider web covered the entire map.
The main vein that was forcibly pulled from the Yalu River, after entering the sea of cherry blossoms, branched out into thousands of tiny tributaries, all of which she accurately replicated.
The endpoint of each branch line corresponds to a point on the map.
Temples, shrines, and even some seemingly ordinary old manors.
After finishing the last stroke, Ruan Tang straightened up and rubbed her slightly sore wrists.
She pointed to the ugly black spiderweb on the map and said to Yan Yu, "Brother, look, this web is too dense. The temple we are in now is just one of the larger nodes."
“If we cut off the earth’s energy here, it’s like severing a thread in a spider web.”
"The owner of this net will notice immediately."
Ruan Tang's almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile, her voice still sweet, but her words carried a hint of cunning, like a little fox.
"I don't recommend a direct confrontation. Let's come quietly, get things done, and leave quietly. They'll suffer losses without even knowing who did it. Wouldn't that be more interesting?"
This "quietly making a fortune" style is her favorite.
As Yan Yu listened to her words, the coldness in his eyes melted away, replaced by a smile. Sure enough, his little girl was so clever.
He nodded, his voice low: "What do you want to do?"
"Let's not rush into action."
Ruan Tang stretched out her finger and gently traced it across the map, finally stopping at a location in the central area of the entire energy network.
It was a place highlighted in red, with three characters written in neat regular script next to it—Edo Shokonsha (Edo Shrine for Summoning Souls).
"Let's take a look at the other key nodes first, get a clear understanding of the situation, and then deal with this place last."
Yan Yu's gaze fell on the three words "Soul Summoning Society," and his brows furrowed.
Ruan Tang noticed his confusion and began to explain.
“Brother, in the cultivation world, the soul truly exists. If a person has great attachments after death, they may remain in the mortal world and become a ghost cultivator.”
"But in the mortal world, without the support of spiritual energy, the souls of ordinary people will soon dissipate and return to the world."
"To forcibly keep souls in the world, or even to gather them together, one must rely on a very powerful formation."