Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

After following the lightning-fast Thunder Fairy, the team of travelers arrived at the innermost space of the cave.

Luminous plants illuminate the torii gate and the thick tree roots that wrap around it.

Just as Hua Sanli had described, there were strange tumors on the roots of the tree.

As Hanasari said, after putting the talisman into the lantern, the torii gate lit up with the symbol of Thunder Sakura. After a sound of the barrier breaking, thick black fog rose from the roots of the tree, forming the appearance of several Kairanki that they had just seen today, only they were taller and more ferocious.

In this place where no one else was around, Kong freely displayed his elemental and sword skills.

Although Su temporarily stopped using elemental power due to physical reasons, the thunder method he learned from Hanasari was unexpectedly able to cause significant damage to these things.

After the "Kai Ran Ki" were defeated, they turned into black smoke and disappeared. After the tumor disappeared, the roots of the Raikage tree seemed to become much more stretched.

"That's pretty impressive." Hanasari suddenly appeared behind everyone.

Paimon was startled, “Hey! What are you doing... when... why...?” You appear and disappear like a ghost!

Hua Sanli looked at the tree roots that had been completely purified and sighed, "I was right about you. You do have the qualifications to purify."

Sora didn't put away his sword, "So, what are you?"

The "sea ghost" that the Traveler Team just destroyed was actually a demon formed from the remnants of the devil.

Sora felt it carefully and found that Hanasari also had lingering karma, and she seemed to coexist with these things and was not affected to the point of losing her sanity.

"I..." Hanasari's voice behind the mask was very lost, "As you can see, I'm just a shrine maiden who hopes to use your power to exorcise evil spirits."

"The Great Purification of the Divine Sakura should have been my responsibility, but, given my...physical condition, I cannot accomplish such a thing."

Hanasari prayed very sincerely, "The most urgent thing is still the purification. When it is over, I am willing to tell you all the reasons. Can you continue to help me - no, help this land, give me a hand?"

Sora thought of those innocent people who knew nothing and finally nodded.

"Thank you very much," Hanasari bowed deeply and led everyone to the next location. "The next talisman and barrier are both in the abandoned shrine not far northeast of Konda Village."

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A group of people came to the abandoned shrine, where the vegetation was lush and many buildings had collapsed into rubble.

All that remains of the former glory is a vermilion palace and many scattered fox statues.

Kong once again used the Lightning Element on the fox statue sitting on the stone platform, but this time nothing happened.

Paimon took a closer look and found a few lines of small words engraved on the stone platform.

[The talisman is sealed here with the spirit of words. 】

[Although I hope the seal will never be broken, and although I haven't heard from you for many years. But if the seal must be broken and the Great Purification is to be performed, I hope that the person who breaks the seal is you.]

[Hint: The third sentence is what you often said in the past. ]

"Um, this time the talisman is to be taken out through the word spirit?" Paimon stroked his chin and thought, "And this hint, is it a message for you, Hanasari? So what word spirit is needed?"

Hua Sanli hesitated: "I... don't remember."

Paimon spread his hands.

Kong and Su also looked helpless.

This time, the talisman required a voice password to unlock, but Hua Sanli had a bad memory and forgot the password.

The group of people had no choice but to search the wild for possible clues, and finally found a tattered book in a box in the shrine - "Essentials of the Great Purification of the Divine Sakura".

Paimon couldn't wait to open it, and Kong and Su also leaned over to check carefully whether there was any password recorded, but the result was disappointing.

Paimon closed the book and complained, "This book is very confusing, but apart from a few more details, it's exactly the same as what Hanasan told us. What do we do now?"

This book only proves that Hanasari did not deceive them, but it is of no help to them in completing their mission!

The entire team of travelers looked at Hanasari, hoping that she could quickly remember something about the voice code... no, memories about the Word Spirit.

Under the expectant gaze of three pairs of eyes, Hanasari couldn't help but take a step back. "Maybe I can ask... Narukami Taisha?"

Before Paimon could ask where the Narukami Taisha Shrine was, Hanasari, sensing someone coming, disappeared into the air.

"Hello, fellow travelers from afar," a witch dressed normally greeted the group of travelers in a friendly manner, "I am Inashiro Hotaru, the witch of Narukami Taisha."

Speaking of Narukami Taisha Shrine, someone came to Narukami Taisha Shrine. What a coincidence?

The travelers looked at each other, and Paimon appeared again, "Um, do you know about the Great Purification of the Divine Sakura and the Word Spirit that takes out the talisman?"

Daocheng Yingmei nodded, "The Great Purification of the Divine Sakura is a very important ceremony, and there are indeed relevant records. However, the specific method of doing it has been lost. The outline in your hand is a very valuable historical material. Lord Yaejo and Lord Kamisato were also troubled by this matter before."

"As for the matter of the Word Spirit you mentioned, although I don't know what it is specifically, I am not completely ignorant of it either."

"Generally speaking, the first sentence expresses one's reputation in Inazuma, which is something plus the word [imperial envoy]. The second sentence explains the source of one's power, and the third sentence can be used freely, and anything is possible."

The shrine maiden of Narukami Taisha Shrine said a lot, but the traveler team still had no idea what the specific words were.

"Okay, after going around in circles, we still know nothing in the end. Inazuma is doomed~" Su's tone was very bad after hearing a bunch of nonsense.

The Great Purification of Kamizakura is so important in Hanasari's eyes, and it seems that she has been working hard for it.

As a result, the shrine maiden of Narukami Taisha Shrine, who was supposed to be responsible for this matter, knew nothing about anything and did not seem nervous at all.

"This little thing may be able to help you." Daocheng Yingmei took out a small round mirror.

"This is the [Memorial Mirror]. Have you heard of the Recording Machine? It is a device made in the foreign country of Fontaine that can record images."

"A long time ago, so long ago that the outlying islands were just being built, the then head of the Hiiragi family, Hirotsugu-sama, imported many new products from foreign countries to promote the many benefits that the construction of a commercial port could bring to the people of Inazuma."

Paimon couldn't help but sigh, "That remote island and that Hiiragi family once had the intention to seek welfare for the people of Inazuma."

Su, who had a lot of complaints about Lidao and the Hiiragi family, curled his lips and said, "As a result, the offspring rotted."

The witch pretended not to hear and continued telling stories from the past.

"For example, we used the blast furnace purchased from the Kingdom of Winter to transform the old house of the Hiiragi family next to the castle tower into a hot spring and gave it to the Ogosho-sama as a token of our gratitude to the Ogosho-sama."

Su looked at the knowledgeable Paimon, "Lord Ogosho? Who is this?"

Paimon leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered, "It's the Inazuma people's respectful name for the Thunder God."

Inashiro Hotami continued, "Afterwards, Master Hiroshi used the mirror for exorcism that Master Kitsusai-gū had given to the Hiiragi family as a lens, installed it on a specially customized camera that could record thoughts and memories, and gave it back to the shrine as a token of his cherished friendship."

"As time passed, the camera itself lost its function, but the lens blessed by Master Kitsai-gū can still see things that no longer exist in special places."

"Konzai Palace? The village chief of Konda Village also mentioned this name. Who is this?" Su felt that there were too many names and he couldn't remember them and didn't want to remember them.

"He is the former chief priest of our Narugami Taisha Shrine and a close friend of the Grand Lord."

Inashiro Hotaru showed a look of longing, "Legend has it that when Lady Kitsusai disappeared, her followers on Narukami Island turned into sleeping statues in various places, waiting for her return. If you observe them with a memorial mirror, you may be able to discover things that you can't see normally."

Daocheng Yingmei, who specially delivered the key props, bowed to the traveler team, turned around and slowly left.

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"The more I think about it, the more timid I become." Under the thunder cherry tree at Naruto Grand Shrine, a pink-haired figure reached out to catch a falling petal, "I dare not see my old friend..."