Chapter 588: Smashing the Mountain

As a series of crooked, circle-drawing sword moves—as if playing—were used one after another by Kurama Heihachi, the woman in the priestess's robes, who was inches away, froze.

Her expression began to change rapidly.

Panic, anger, sorrow, fear, gratitude, killing intent—they alternated on her face like a revolving lantern. Her blade fell and rose, trembling constantly.

And Kurama Heihachi also kept coughing up blood.

Although this sword move looked simple, it was a peerless method left behind by Master Zhang Sanfeng. Its essence was to use one's life to forcibly link with the nature, shaking the mind of the person opposite. Even when Kurama Heihachi was intact, it was very difficult to use, let alone in his heavily injured state.

But he had long been prepared.

The Kurama Sect had already been destroyed. He had accepted the Gu poison of Ji Tianrui and would die within three days; he no longer had the motivation or hope to cling to life... All he wanted was to use his own life to carry out a clean revenge.

As long as he could take away the devil residing in the body before him, he would die without regrets!

And in the middle of the corridor, within the Jizhao illusion, Li Miao squinted at Ji Tianrui and asked with raised eyebrows.

"Sect Leader Ji has dug quite deep."

Ji Tianrui chuckled lightly.

"Originally, I just wanted to collect the four paths of the Original Intent Sword Art in advance and deduce the True Constancy cultivation method, using this as a bargaining chip or bait to once again lure Lord Li to join me in smashing the Ise Grand Shrine."

"I didn't expect Kurama Heihachi to hide such important information in his mind. The old events of seventy years ago were almost missed. That was close."

"Has Lord Li seen anything?"

Li Miao rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said in a low voice.

"It's wrong."

"Judging from the reaction of the woman in the priestess's robes, what Kurama Heihachi said is not entirely correct, and there are even very important omissions."

"Is this why you were unwilling to make a move? You wanted me to see her reaction and judge whether your guess had any omissions?"

Ji Tianrui nodded with a smile.

"Half of it is that."

"When Lord Li conquered the Izumo Taisha before, you also saw these shrine maidens. They are essentially brainwashed, similar to the pupa-women under my command, and interrogation is useless."

"Only when facing an opponent who poses no threat will she listen to these words to confirm whether the information has leaked, and reveal a trace of reaction. If it were you or me asking, we probably wouldn't even see this little bit of reaction."

"As for the other half of the reason... I promised Kurama Heihachi that I would give him a chance for revenge, so before he dies, I will not make a move."

Li Miao raised an eyebrow and said playfully.

"Sect Leader Ji still cares about reputation?"

Ji Tianrui shook her head.

"That is Lord Li's misunderstanding of me. I value my agreements with others very much, and I never like to lie... I just add to what they have and give them what they need."

"The Yang family, Lan Lechuan, Kurama Heihachi, the Ming Sect members—they don't have the ability to realize their wishes, and I just lay out the conditions for them to choose for themselves: whether to live on or make a deal with me."

"I have never lied to them."

Li Miao sneered.

"Sect Leader Ji is a master at persuading people to die."

Ji Tianrui was not annoyed at all; instead, she smiled beautifully.

"I am indeed very good at reading people."

"Especially those who want to die."

The meaning was not fully expressed, but Ji Tianrui did not say the next sentence; she just closed her mouth lightly and put on that playful smile like a mask again.

"Back to the main topic."

"Xu Fu's eastward voyage, the establishment of Shinto, the two martial arts masters arriving one after another—these things are already clear. The Emperor's lineage itself is the bloodline of those boys and girls brought by Xu Fu; this can also be confirmed."

"It can be said that we have generally figured out the events from the time Master Bodhidharma traveled east to the present. What needs to be determined next is what happened before that."

"Xu Fu was not sure if Master Monk was in Dongying before he went to sea. Was the establishment of Shinto before or after Master Monk came to Dongying?" ===== CHAPTER 589 =====