Kurosaki Ichigo in Konoha

"The Palace of Gaotian, is this the Palace of Gaotian we are looking for, Ichigo?" Naliko couldn't help but shuddered when the sudden cold wind blew her up. She rubbed her nose and looked at the majestic palace in the distance curiously.

As Nariko who went into the Far North Icefield to search for clues to the Grayl Stone, Kurosaki Ichigo did not hide from her the secret of the natural stone that Ichimura in the castle told her, so she also knew that the two of them entered the Far North this time. The purpose of the ice sheet.

Hearing Nariko's question, Kurosaki Ichigo did not look back. Instead, he looked straight at the palace and replied, "Well, if what Ichimura told me in the castle is correct, then I think this It should be the Hall of Heaven, the legendary residence of the gods.”

In fact, Kurosaki Ichigo had long been mentally prepared to stay here for a few years in search of the Temple of Heaven. For this reason, he also made an agreement with the village in the city to return to the All Sutra Mountain frequently for supplies.

But he never expected that after entering the far north ice field, he would be lost in a strange fog like Yan Zong Katori and others, and found it by mistake after the fog dissipated. own goals.

No matter how you look at it, this kind of thing is too much of a coincidence, but if you look at it seriously, you really can't tell what's wrong, so Kurosaki Ichigo stared blankly at the Gaotian Temple in the distance, feeling a little complicated for a while.

At this time, Nariko also saw Kurosaki Ichigo's concerns, so she walked to him, patted his shoulder gently and said softly, "Don't be stunned, since we want to find the Gray Stone." Clues, you must go to the Palace of Gaotian, don’t hesitate.”

"Yes, I understand." Kurosaki Ichigo came back to his senses and nodded. He took a long breath and took one more look at the magnificent High Heaven Palace from a distance. Then he turned around and quickly put away Naliko. Set up tents and other debris.

As you say, practice makes perfect. The experience of opening and closing the tent during this period allowed the two of them to quickly pack up their things and rush towards the Palace of Gaotian.

As the saying goes, Wangshan is like a dead horse, and the same is true for this Gaotian Palace.

Although it seemed to be not far from where he was, based on the footsteps of Ichigo Kurosaki and Nariko, they still arrived in front of the Temple of Heaven only after running for several hours and when the sky was already dimly lit.

Although the sky has become brighter now, the Palace of Gaotian looks even more eerie and terrifying against the dim light.

Looking up, the huge doorway that is tens of meters high gives people a deep feeling, as if they will be sucked in and deprived of life at any time. Just taking a look at it will make people shake involuntarily.

Looking at the Temple of Gaotian in front of him, Ichigo Kurosaki rarely hesitated, because finding the Temple of Gaotian so easily and strangely always made him feel uneasy.

Of course, Naliko understood Kurosaki Ichigo's hesitation, because even with her inexperience, she could feel that something was not right about this matter.

So Nariko did not urge Kurosaki Ichigo, but stood beside him and gently held Kurosaki Ichigo's hand for support.

Kurosaki Ichigo glanced at Nariko, and then at the towering palace gate in front of him. The hesitation in his heart was not understandable to outsiders. He only felt that he was not so hesitant when he entered Xuye Palace. Pass.

Of course, this is also because he had already made up his mind to enter Xuye Palace to rescue Inoue Orihime, he had many friends who entered Xuye Palace together, and his strength was much stronger than it is now.

Finally, after thinking for a long time, Kurosaki Ichigo gritted his teeth and made up his mind, saying to Nariko, "We have spent a lot of energy on the road. Let's rest here for a while and eat something before going in."

Naliko smiled and nodded. Since Kurosaki Ichigo has made a decision, she will not deny it, she only needs to implement it.

Soon, the two set up a tent on the spot.

The rest time lasted about an hour, and no accidents occurred during the rest period.

There wasn't much food left, but since Kurosaki and Ichigo were going to enter the Takaten Temple, which was extremely dangerous even with their butts, they didn't save anything and enjoyed a hearty meal before packing up. Things are getting ready to enter the Palace of Heaven.

When they decided to leave, it was already bright. With enough light, the Temple of Heaven in front of them was not as eerie as before.

Following the doorless doorway, you can see the thick snow inside that reflects the dazzling light, which adds a bit of brightness to it.

Under such circumstances, Kurosaki Ichigo and Nariko slowly walked into the Temple of Heaven. He held Nariko with one hand to prevent the two from being separated by any accident, and put his other hand on He reached the hilt of Zhen Heng's knife behind his back and was ready to take action at any time.

However, after carefully passing through the tall doorway, nothing happened. What came into Kurosaki Ichigo and Nari's sight was an area of ​​thousands of square meters covered with nearly two meters of snow. Grand square.

Kurosaki Ichigo took Naliko and walked two steps to the walls next to the tall doorway. These walls were more than ten meters high, so the snow could not bury them all.

Under the gaze of the two of them, the white walls made of jade had scorched marks that looked like smoke. The dried and blackened blood stains and the deep knife marks that penetrated three-thirds of the wall looked particularly dazzling.

Then Kurosaki Ichigo's sharp eyes casually swept across the thick snow, and he pulled Nariko back to the gate, pulled out the Zhenheng on his back, gave a light drink, and then shouted at Ichigo. Snow waved.

In an instant, a huge chakra twisted to form a long knife-shaped sword energy and slashed out. The snow that had been covered here for countless years was swept away by this sword energy, revealing those who had been covered by it. What they cover up.

The dry moss on the ground had long since died, but after the snow that had covered it for thousands of years disappeared, it still stubbornly revealed its own color with a little vitality, which formed a sharp contrast with the whiteness of the surrounding snow. .

"Ah" Naliko screamed softly.

It turned out that after the snow was blown away, apart from the moss, the ground was covered with skeletons and bones wearing various clothes and holding rusty weapons in their hands.

This had to make Naliko, a girl, feel fearful. She saw that she was holding Kurosaki Ichigo's hand tightly, and the other hand was holding the ninja tool from her waist. He took out a kunai from his bag and pointed at the dead bones with trembling.

"Don't be afraid. According to my speculation, these should be the corpses of the warriors who followed Yan Zong Katori into the Temple of Heaven more than 200 years ago." Kurosaki Ichigo turned back and patted Nariko's little hand and said calmly.

As a former god of death, he would maintain respect for the dead, but he would not feel any fear of these tattered bones.

Obviously, Kurosaki Ichigo's calm performance gave Nari a lot of confidence. The fear in her heart gradually disappeared, and she was able to muster the courage to look directly at those guys who had been dead for who knows how long.

Looking at Nariko, whose hand holding the kunai no longer trembled, but still held the kunai tightly, Kurosaki Ichigo smiled silently, then pulled her forward and came to a corpse. .

"What are you doing here, Kurosaki Ichigo?" Although the fear in her heart was greatly reduced, in such an environment, Nariko still felt a little uncomfortable. After hearing Kurosaki Ichigo's words, she quickly asked.

Kurosaki Ichigo shrugged and said in a matter-of-fact manner, "Of course I will check these corpses. I hope I can get some clues from them."

As he spoke, he squatted down, grabbed the rotten clothes on the corpses and rubbed them in his hands. After feeling the texture of the fabrics on his hands, Kurosaki Ichigo frowned and stood up, "There's something wrong with this."

Naliko secretly glanced at the bones around her. The courage she had finally mustered up in her heart was beginning to fall back, so she quickly diverted her attention and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Looking at the appearance of these corpses, they must be those samurai who inexplicably killed each other more than 200 years ago," Kurosaki Ichigo analyzed calmly, pointing to the skeletons, most of which had weapons stuck in their sternums.

Although analyzing this matter has never been what a guy like Kurosaki Ichigo who is not good at thinking is good at, he can still see some superficial things.

Na Li nodded without understanding, "Yeah. But what does this mean? There is something wrong."

It is worth mentioning that Kurosaki Ichigo is not very patient in most cases, so when faced with Nariko's question, he looked defeated and said, "Why don't you understand? Have you forgotten Ji?" Is the temperature in the Arctic ice sheet below minus [-] degrees all year round?"

Naliko showed a hint of understanding, "What do you mean?"

"Yes, how can these corpses that have been dead for less than 200 years rot like this here? And their clothes are very well preserved in comparison. This is completely contrary to common sense," Kurosaki Ichigo nodded.

After Kurosaki Ichigo said this, Nariko also thought about this problem. She couldn't help but frowned and looked at the surrounding scene, feeling that this place was full of unknown dangers.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time." Kurosaki Ichigo stood there and thought hard for a long time but couldn't come up with any clues. He could only shake his head with a wry smile. After saying that, he took Nariko's hand and moved toward Gao. Go deeper into the Temple of Heaven.

Along the way, Kurosaki Ichigo did not use his sword pressure again to blow away the obstructing snow, but walked on the thick snow with Naliko, and the snow under their feet made a sound under their tread. A crunching sound.

Originally, this kind of sound was very nice, and it was also a great pleasure when walking in the snow, but when placed in such an empty and dilapidated palace, it seemed very gloomy and strange.