The Self-cultivation of the Passerby Male Protagonist

"I feel... nothing. It's just that I suddenly gained great power. After practicing for so long, I haven't been able to do it all at once... eh?"

Wu Ye said that he was suddenly stunned. When he looked at the ancestor witch again, he felt that he seemed to understand what the so-called "cheating" meant.

Chapter 20 The Fate of Hakurei Miko

"Could it be that the power of Hakurei Miko is also like this...?"

Looking at the smiling attitude of the previous priestesses, Wu Ye felt an indescribable strangeness in his heart, that they were actually the same.

Same way.

He never thought that he was so similar to Reimu, both human beings, who both obtained incredible power from incredible places.

Wu was also very surprised, but only to the extent of surprise. The power of the Hakurei Miko was unreasonable. No matter how strange the way and principle were, he would be surprised at most, and there seemed to be no more emotions.

Even if the power of Hakurei Miko is "inherited" from previous generations of Miko, so what?At most, it is special, is there any other secret?

Wu also guessed well, judging from the expression of the previous priestess who was only one step away from forcing a smile, it seemed that there were other secrets.

"The power of the first-generation shrine maiden is unimaginably powerful. 'The Hakurei shrine maiden is an invincible existence in Gensokyo'—I didn't really understand the true meaning of this sentence until that day when I knew everything."

The ancestor shrine maiden shook the empty beer can in her hand, and her upturned face was a little sad: "Hakurei shrine maiden is invincible in Gensokyo, because Hakurei maiden is the real Hakurei Great Barrier."

"...What?" Wu also admitted that his brain was not enough, Hakurei Miko is, Hakurei Great Barrier?What does it mean?

"Literally, Hakurei Miko is the Hakurei Great Barrier itself."

The ancient witch tilted her head, her eyes drooped down her long hair, and she threw the empty wine can into the trash can in front of her. With a bang, it echoed in this pale world, like the midnight bell, heralding the end of a beautiful fairy tale. .

"Hey, Takeya, have you heard of it? There will be a large-scale 'mutation' every 60 years in the Great Barrier of Hakurei."

"... I heard Zi said," Wu Ye was a little afraid of the ancestor maiden at the moment, he replied cautiously: "It seems that for some reason, the power of the enchantment will become thinner, so the contact with the outside world will become weaker. more, leading to mutations.”

"Yes, but you know, why every 60 years?"

"……do not know."

The ancient priestess grinned, and her plain tone suddenly changed: "Because, the average lifespan of a Hakurei priestess is 60 years."

"Eh?"

"No, I'm sorry, I made a mistake. It should be that the lifespan of Hakurei Miko is only 60 years."

"..."

At that moment, Wu Ye seemed to feel the air was stagnant.

"The power of Hakurei Miko is inherited from the first generation of Hakurei Miko, but it is not to inherit her skills or secrets, but to pass on the power she had back then."

The ancestor maiden spoke, her eyes gradually drifting away, and her tone carried a taste of memory.

"So the criteria for choosing a Hakurei Miko does not rely on simple conditions such as talent or perseverance, but depends on the degree of fit, and the degree of fit with the power left by the first Hakurei Miko."

"The only condition for becoming a Hakurei Miko is to be able to accept the power of the original Miko and master it."

"But this does not mean that each generation of Hakurei Miko can directly obtain the power of the first generation. The so-called Miko is just a container, a container for receiving the power of Hakurei."

"It is the spiritual power of the first Hakurei Miko that supplies the entire Hakurei Great Barrier to operate, and this enormous power is the inheritance of the Hakurei Miko."

"Every generation of witches will draw power from the Great Barrier little by little, and then use their own body to fuse it. When Hakurei Miko absorbs all the power in the Great Barrier, she will become a complete state Hakurei Miko."

"In other words, it is a powerful existence at the same level as the legendary first-generation Hakurei Miko."

"And this cycle is roughly 60 years, that is to say - when Hakurei Miko grows to the strongest moment, her lifespan will also reach the end, no, it must reach the end."

"Because the Hakurei Priestess has completely absorbed the Hakurei Great Barrier, after absorbing all the power of the first-generation Miko, the Hakurei Miko will become a new Great Barrier together with her own soul."

"!!"

The ancestral priestess who had said so much in one breath finally showed a satisfied expression, pouring out this secret that had been hidden for many years as if venting, which made her feel a little happy.

Especially when she saw Takeya's expression that gradually changed from sluggish to terrified, she felt a kind of pleasure of revenge. Of course, it was not for Takeya, nor for Yakumo Zi, but for that person.

That, the sad and hateful first-generation shrine maiden who gave Hakurei shrine maiden such a cruel fate.

"Do you know now? Takeya, Hakurei Miko is not an orderer who exists for protection at all, but just a tool!"

"Because of the instability of the enchantment, someone must be the 'repairman'! And this person is Hakurei Miko!"

"Each generation of witches uses their own body as a container to nourish the entire Great Barrier, and in the end they will be annihilated by the spiritual power of the first generation for no reason and then become part of the New Hakurei Great Barrier!"

"This is Gensokyo! This is Paradise! This is the last hope for humans and non-humans!"

"Hakurei Priestess, that's a pathetic person who exists for sacrifice, a poor creature born just to die!"

"In this world where anyone can laugh, if anyone has the right to cry, it's us Hakurei Miko."

The voice of the ancient priestess became thicker, which was a manifestation of anger.

"60 years of life, that's the last mercy of those guys."

"The selected Hakurei Miko will receive the baptism of the power of the first-generation Miko from an early age, but it is at the age of 20 that she actually begins to absorb the power of the Great Barrier."

"When the witch grows to 20 years old, the body has already become somewhat resistant to external forces, so the speed of absorption will slow down, and this will add 40 years to the full growth later."

"But, not without exception—"

Saying that, the former priestess set her eyes on Takeya, and the two looked at each other the same way. The latter suddenly sensed something, and suddenly became excited, and he blurted out: "Wait, then, according to this, Reimu she...!"