Chapter 163

Yae Miko's abilities were still quite good.

But Mu Yang suspected that this crafty fox might not know the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual at all; compared to her predecessor, Kitsune Saiguu, there was a massive gap.

That fox, who only appeared in various stories and legends, the legendary "heart-thief" of Inazuma, was unquestionable in every aspect of her ability.

Mu Yang highly suspected that Raiden Makoto had prepared for her fall before heading to Khaenri'ah; she knew her sister Raiden Ei was not good at governing the country, so she equipped Raiden Ei with a talent—Kitsune Saiguu.

Whether in arts, combat power, emotional intelligence, governing the country, or the means to coordinate various relationships, Kitsune Saiguu was the top-tier kind in Inazuma.

As long as Kitsune Saiguu was still around, then Inazuma wouldn't have any problems. Raiden Makoto knew that with Raiden Ei's personality, if she were gone, Ei would inevitably listen to Kitsune Saiguu's words, because they were also the best of partners!

But who could have imagined that Kitsune Saiguu would let Raiden Ei go find Raiden Makoto, and for this, she did not hesitate to pay with her own life.

As a result, Raiden Makoto was not saved, and even Kitsune Saiguu, this "foster father" figure, was lost in the process.

And because of Kitsune Saiguu's passing, Inazuma's yokai system also ran into problems. Yae Miko, this fellow, was also an interim appointment, and in every aspect, she was far from comparable to Kitsune Saiguu.

Yae Miko's strength should still be quite good; she was even the strongest Great Yokai in Inazuma at present.

If Yae Miko really had to fight those Three-Eyed Five-Adepti, this fox could also put up a fight.

Before entering the Plane of Euthymia, Raiden Ei, worried about Yae Miko's safety, even handed the Gnosis to Yae Miko; this could be considered Raiden Ei's final tenderness toward Yae Miko.

With the Gnosis, Yae Miko had that one trump card.

As long as she didn't encounter an opponent at the level of the Seven Archons, Yae Miko could face them with ease, or at least drag things out until the Raiden Shogun arrived.

And it was impossible for the Seven Archons to come to Inazuma for no reason.

It was just that the current situation truly exceeded Yae Miko's capability limits.

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"Guuji-sama, Yumemi can't go on! We must rest!" In front of the Sacred Sakura, Yae Miko sat in the center, struggling to maintain the array. Behind her, there were quite a few shrine maidens assisting her in maintaining the magic array.

Even though Yae Miko had become the most powerful Great Yokai in Inazuma, such consumption still made Yae Miko feel enormous pressure.

But even though the entire Grand Narukami Shrine was operating at overload, the number of evil spirits they could purify was far less than the number of evil spirits gathering.

Yae Miko could clearly feel that the Sacred Sakura had reached its limit.

If the Sacred Sakura could not withstand the power of so many evil spirits, then the entire Inazuma might be finished.

And she, Yae Miko, had truly done her best.

If she continued to struggle like this, Yae Miko felt she would turn back into her original fox form, unable to even maintain her human appearance!

Now, all the shrine maidens of the Grand Narukami Shrine had also joined in here.

Regarding this matter, those fellows in the Kanjou Commission and the Tenryou Commission were the happiest.

Even people like Kujou Takayuki were very wary of Yae Miko.

Although she could not directly command them, Yae Miko was, after all, the Raiden Shogun's familiar and the Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine. If she wanted to manage some matters, these people really had no qualifications to oppose Yae Miko.

The most critical point was that they could block the Kamisato Clan from meeting the Raiden Shogun, but they couldn't block Yae Miko!

After all, she was the Raiden Shogun's familiar!

If Yae Miko told the Raiden Shogun everything about the current state of Inazuma, wouldn't they be held accountable?

Therefore, a Yae Miko who couldn't move was a good Yae Miko!

"Phew, all of you go and rest. I will maintain it from here on out; you continue tomorrow!" Yae Miko glanced at the shrine maidens behind her. Such a high-load purification ritual was unbearable even for her, let alone these shrine maidens!

Thinking of this, Yae Miko's eyes dimmed for a moment.

The current situation in Inazuma was truly too bizarre; the disorder of the ley lines combined with the gathering of evil spirits caused by the war had pushed the Sacred Sakura to a limit.

This also reminded Yae Miko of that catastrophe five hundred years ago. In that catastrophe, she had lost almost everything, even Ei had hidden inside the Plane of Euthymia and never came out again, leaving behind only a cold Raiden Shogun.

It wasn't that Yae Miko hadn't thought about telling Raiden Ei, but Raiden Ei wouldn't even see her.

She simply thought Yae Miko was trying to tease her and had the Raiden Shogun directly refuse her meeting.

After all, from the Raiden Shogun's perspective, Inazuma was peaceful and prosperous, yet Miko was saying Inazuma was about to be finished.

Even if it were a joke, it shouldn't be told like that!

Although Raiden Ei trusted Yae Miko more, she couldn't handle Yae Miko's long history of past offenses; it wasn't as if she hadn't used similar excuses to trick her out before.

And in the end, nothing happened.

She still had to contemplate eternity inside the Plane of Euthymia; where would she find the time to keep playing with Yae Miko?

Yae Miko, knowing this, was helpless. Was this what they called reaping what you sow?

Because she had played too many pranks, it led Raiden Ei to believe she was pranking her again!

But Ei, if you continue like this, I'm afraid you'll lose me!

Of course, Yae Miko also knew that even if she told Raiden Ei, it wouldn't change the current situation; at most, it would just mean more people dying.

In the end, she wasn't Kitsune Saiguu, and Raiden Ei wasn't Raiden Makoto!

"Guuji-sama, please take care and rest!" Seeing Yae Miko tell them to rest once again, the head shrine maiden hesitated before speaking.

Guuji Yae-sama hadn't slept or rested for half a month.

Usually, they could get rest every night, but Yae Miko had never rested.

Facing such a situation, other than sighing that Guuji Yae-sama was indeed the familiar of the Narukami and the Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine, there was nothing they could do.

It was just that they were also worried: if things continued like this, could they really clear away this filth?

"Hmm!" Yae Miko silently closed her eyes; she needed to conserve her energy while presiding over the ritual...

At this moment, any word was superfluous.

The shrine maidens left quickly. Looking at the scene where only she remained, Yae Miko felt a secret sorrow.

She silently looked at the Sacred Sakura in front of her. At this moment, she missed the past immensely; back then, she didn't need to worry about these things.

Makoto would handle everything, there was Ei to resolve strong enemies, and there was Kitsune Saiguu-sama—although she liked to tease her, she was truly very, very powerful!

Now, Yae Miko was prepared to use the power of the Gnosis. This would be very dangerous; the power of the Gnosis was simply not something she could withstand at present. She might even die!

But if she could resolve Inazuma's crisis, she could consider herself as not having failed Kitsune Saiguu-sama's entrustment, and she would be worthy of Ei, her friend, right?

"You seem very troubled!!" Suddenly, a figure appeared by Yae Miko's side, silently looking at the Sacred Sakura not far away.

"Who!?" This sudden figure made Yae Miko raise her guard.

Her heart was extremely tense. Who exactly was this?

How did they manage to appear by her side so abruptly?

In her current state of weakness, even if she were to ask Raiden Ei for help, it would likely be too late.

"Me? Mu Yang! You can also call me the Heavenly Principles!" Mu Yang stared at Yae Miko and said meaningfully.

"What? You are the Heavenly Principles?" Yae Miko looked at Mu Yang with an expression that said, "I may be young, but don't try to fool me."

"The previous Heavenly Principles has fallen to protect the Teyvat continent. I have only recently become the Heavenly Principles and need to unseal a portion of my power. You should know what I need!

That thing will also give you a hint! It should already be showing signs of movement now." Mu Yang said pointedly: "The current Raiden Shogun is indeed somewhat unqualified.

Now, the entire Inazuma has become a hidden danger to the Teyvat continent and could explode at any moment.

The filth in the ley lines is constantly increasing, and the aura of the Tatarigami over at Tatarasuna is also constantly growing. In the future, Inazuma will very likely become a breakthrough point for the Abyss's invasion!"

"You!" Yae Miko looked at Mu Yang in disbelief. At this moment, she also discovered that the Gnosis in her bosom was indeed acting very restlessly.

Could it be that the person in front of her was truly the Heavenly Principles?

But how could the Heavenly Principles fall?

And the Heavenly Principles said Ei was not a qualified Raiden Shogun—was he going to strip her of her position?

But if that were the case, could Ei handle it?

She had no sister left now; Inazuma was what Makoto left for her. Ei valued Inazuma more than her own life, otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen eternity.

At that time, Ei would probably choose death, right?!