Chapter 65: Reputation Shop Opened

【Side Mission: Blood Purge extra reward obtained. Each member participating in the mission receives D-rank Singularity *1; XX53562211 (Tao Baibai) receives C-rank Singularity *2】

【Hidden Mission: Fallen Divine Trace, progress updated. Shintoism Faction Reputation increased. Current: Reverence (15/100)】

【Main Mission progress updated. Current power balance between Demon Slayer Corps and Muzan Faction is: 63:37. Settle now?】

"No."

【Demon Slayer Corps Faction Reputation increased significantly. Current: Reverence (45/100)】

【Kibutsuji Muzan Faction's reputation toward you has solidified as: Hatred】

Bai Cangshu was clutching the heads of two Upper Ranks in his left hand, only now finding the time to look at the lines of prompts refreshing before him.

He did not know if it was a bug in the mission determination or if this advanced mission simply allowed for the acquisition of multiple heads.

At this moment, the two heads in Bai Cangshu's hands were both determined to be mission items that could be taken out of the space; he placed the two Upper Rank heads into his Backpack.

Afterward, he paid no mind to the Professor and Elizabeth, who were attempting to use technological equipment to locate the fleeing Kibutsuji Muzan.

He lowered his head to scan the basement as the smoke cleared.

As the sun rose, sunlight began to spill into the basement.

Within the chunks of flesh he had nearly severed from Muzan's body, specks of blue starlight began to converge.

When Bai Cangshu noticed it, a blue card appeared directly before him.

【You have obtained a Drop Card (Blue)】

Bai Cangshu looked at the 【Drop Card (Blue) of Biwa Ghost · Nakime】 in his hand, his heart stirred, and he put it away; Nakime's Blood Demon Art might possess extraordinary value.

At this moment, his figure began to slowly shrink, and intense pain followed.

It was not just the pain as if his hands were broken, but also the severe agony coming from his abdomen.

Bai Cangshu walked into the sunlight outside the wooden hut and sat down cross-legged; his muscles began to spasm, and his physical state plummeted rapidly.

Coincidentally, in the city outside, following Hirohito's death, the Professor and the others had used modern weapons combined with high-explosive grenades to rout the garrison; Kyoto had once again returned to the hands of those traditional noble clans like the Tsuchimikado.

These people had long ago sent men ahead to the former Edo, now Tokyo, to report the matter of 【the man-eating ghost slaughtering Prince Hirohito】 to the Taisho Emperor.

Religions like Shintoism and Onmyodo were once the state religions of Japan and held significant influence over the Emperor; now, with Hirohito—the partner Kibutsuji Muzan had chosen—dead,

these people naturally would no longer allow Muzan to seize power.

They had to strike back as much as possible, publicizing the terror and danger of the man-eating ghosts.

The hundreds of people who died in Kyoto City were the best proof.

Bai Cangshu leaned against the ruins of the wooden hut, the stench of blood on his body making the passing Onmyoji feel afraid and unwilling to approach.

"My god truly did not misjudge you; you actually managed to thwart Kibutsuji Muzan's conspiracy."

A Shrine Priest dressed in white robes and wearing a crown cap appeared before Bai Cangshu; this old man with white hair and beard was beaming, clearly feeling extremely proud.

He reached out, preparing to help Bai Cangshu up, but upon lifting with force, he found him immovable.

The Shrine Priest tried again, eventually stepping back two paces, looking at Bai Cangshu, who was observing him with amusement; the old fellow finally stopped putting on an act.

"Your injuries are not light; why not return to the shrine with me first? I can treat your wounds for you."

The Professor walked out from the shadows of the wooden hut ruins at this time, looking at the old Shrine Priest with a guarded expression.

She had also discovered that the Reputation gained after killing Hirohito and these man-eating ghosts of the Upper Ranks was completely different. In other words, these so-called big shots of the hidden factions were, in essence, not opposing Kibutsuji Muzan at all, but were acting for their own power and status.

She had to intervene to prevent the other party from casting aside the Ubuyashiki Clan and the Demon Slayer Corps too early, as that might cause the completion rate of their Main Mission to plummet.

Moreover...

The Professor looked at Bai Cangshu's injuries and was also worried that this Shrine Priest harbored ulterior motives.

But Bai Cangshu only smiled and followed the Shrine Priest away.

"Professor, Muzan has likely split into hundreds or thousands of pieces of flesh and escaped through the hole dug by Hantengu. If you want to pursue a perfect completion rate, you can try to blockade Kyoto and coordinate with the noble clans for a carpet search."

"Nakime is dead; Muzan... cannot run far."

After Bai Cangshu finished speaking, he followed the Shrine Priest toward the 【Fushimi Inari-taisha】 outside the city. Blood dripped along the way, but soon, the blood on Bai Cangshu's hands began to diminish.

The Professor squeezed a shattered sapphire in her hand; suddenly, she opened her eyes, looked at the departing Bai Cangshu, and asked in surprise, "Moon Breathing?"

Bai Cangshu walked behind the Shrine Priest; the breathing frequency between his nose and mouth was indeed completely different from before, and with the change in his breathing frequency, the wounds on his hands began to contract, and blood stopped flowing.

However, the abnormal, intense pain in Bai Cangshu's abdomen continued to worsen.

The muscle spasms made his state look very poor at this moment.

The two walked through fields and past bombed-out train tracks, arriving at the shrine entrance on the mountaintop via the mountain gate passage formed by thousands of torii gates.

The Shrine Priest turned around, looked at Bai Cangshu, and said, "How did you know that was not a divine oracle?"

Bai Cangshu curled his lips, thinking to himself that if the Inari God could still send down divine oracles, these major religions would not have been suppressed by Kibutsuji Muzan.

But he was too lazy to explain to the other party, only saying,

"I don't care about your goals, and what you do has nothing to do with me."

"However, I killed Hirohito and made things convenient for you, so you must pay the reward; otherwise..."

Bai Cangshu raised his head, looking at the old Shrine Priest—who was able to perform some divine wonders using hundreds of years of incense in this largest shrine in Kyoto—and revealed a chilling smile.

The taste of blood still lingered between his lips and teeth.

"Otherwise, I wouldn't mind creating a few more massacres."

Bai Cangshu spoke casually, and his gaze was not even fixed on the old Shrine Priest.

But at this moment, the old Shrine Priest felt a chill down his spine; an inexplicable killing intent radiated from the other party—that was likely an aura that could only be gathered after killing countless people.

At this time, that petite fox girl appeared once again behind the old Shrine Priest, her scarlet eyes fixed on Bai Cangshu.

But Bai Cangshu was dauntless; if this thing truly had special combat power, it would likely have been sent out long ago by this old fellow who was willing to plot the murder of Hirohito for the sake of power.

The reason their group's actions had been so smooth was none other than the fact that this old fellow had long been in cahoots with those stubborn factions.

They, these Reincarnators, had acted as a sharp blade.

"Heh, sir, you joke. You slew the evil ghosts for us and have done a great favor for Kyoto and all of us; how could we not reward you?"

He lowered his body, holding a Talisman in both hands, and Bai Cangshu took it, with a large amount of information immediately appearing before his eyes.

【Plot Character·Dashen Zhengzai has opened the Reputation Store for you; you can use Reputation here to exchange for hidden faction items】

Bai Cangshu looked at the list that appeared before him, which contained various items and cultivation methods left behind by Shintoism, once the largest religion in Japan.

(End of this chapter)