Chapter 34 - Destiny, Perhaps Never to Meet Again! (Please support with reads)
"Who!?"
Tsukuyomi looked warily in Bai Ye's direction; a subtle sound she had just inadvertently heard made her notice the person peeking around.
Her spiritual power sensed Inuyasha Bai Ye's aura, and even though it was well-hidden, the one peeking around her was a Yao Guai.
After Tsukuyomi spoke, Kira also looked warily at Bai Ye's position. She felt a bit annoyed that she hadn't discovered him earlier. If Tsukuyomi hadn't noticed, and the Yao Guai had launched a sneak attack, Tsukuyomi might have been injured.
"Kira, help me entangle him for a while first."
After Tsukuyomi finished speaking, Kira responded and immediately charged towards Bai Ye's direction.
"Is she Tsukuyomi?"
Bai Ye glanced at the woman in the lake. He had found her somewhat familiar before, and after hearing the name Kira, Bai Ye realized it was most likely Tsukuyomi.
This era was the Heian period. Yao Guai were very strong, and similarly, there were many strong humans.
Like Monk Kukai, the priestess Tsukuyomi, Onmyoji Seimei, and samurai who slew great Yao Guai with human bodies.
Any strong individual from this era would be a hegemon in the Inuyasha era.
However, before he could think further, Kira had already arrived in front of Bai Ye, swinging her sharp claws at him.
Tsukuyomi was a priestess, and the newcomer was a Yao Guai. Kira naturally regarded Bai Ye as an enemy, and since he had approached silently, he must have intended to ambush her. She, of course, would not hold back.
"Too weak."
Judging by Yao Guai standards, Kira's strength was only that of a third-rate Yao Guai, though her speed was quite fast.
According to the timeline, Kira was probably still in her infancy at this point.
Bai Ye knocked Kira down with a single claw. The next second, just as he was about to leave, Tsukuyomi had already changed into her battle attire, holding a great sword and looking warily at Bai Ye.
She had initially thought it was a Yao Guai with very weak demonic power, which was why she hadn't detected its aura. But upon seeing his appearance, Tsukuyomi realized that this Yao Guai seemed to have the potential of a great Yao Guai and had already achieved a perfect human form.
However, judging by the demonic aura emanating from him, she seemed to have never encountered Bai Ye before. His demonic aura was very unfamiliar, and it didn't seem like he was here for revenge.
But when he arrived, he most likely saw her in that state. Although Tsukuyomi was a priestess and could usually face anything calmly, a ripple of emotion inevitably flickered in her heart.
"Yao Guai, why have you come to Exorcist Village?"
The spiritual power emanating from Tsukuyomi made even Bai Ye feel a certain dread.
Is she truly the strongest priestess?
Other priestesses fought with bows and arrows or cast spells. Only Tsukuyomi fought Yao Guai with a sword in close combat. She fought Yao Guai for many days, and in the end, due to exhaustion, she merged with a Yao Guai to form the shikon jewel.
However, it seemed Tsukuyomi didn't intend to directly fight Bai Ye. She didn't sense any bloody or evil aura from him.
Tsukuyomi hated evil. She would definitely eliminate an evil Yao Guai to prevent it from causing more trouble, but she wouldn't kill just any Yao Guai.
Just as there are good and bad people, there are good and bad Yao Guai.
But even if she didn't sense an evil aura from him, she didn't dare to let down her guard. Yao Guai could disguise themselves with treasures, or even disguise themselves naturally.
This person, who could arrive beside her without any sound, was not a simple Yao Guai.
"I walked over."
"..."
Is that what she wanted to know?
Upon hearing Bai Ye's reply, Tsukuyomi's vigilance intensified.
"Priestess, I'll leave if there's nothing else."
Bai Ye pondered for a moment, not wanting to get entangled with Tsukuyomi.
Although Tsukuyomi's appearance and figure from that fleeting glance were deeply etched in his mind, Bai Ye knew very well that Yao Guai who were with priestesses never had a good outcome.
Priestesses and Yao Guai were inherently opposites. No matter how much they loved each other, it would only lead to a tragedy like Inuyasha and Kikyo's. In fact, in the world of Inuyasha, there were already many such examples.
Bai Ye did not want to get entangled with a priestess.
Looking at Bai Ye's departing back, Tsukuyomi hesitated for a moment, then finally put away her weapon. She also didn't want to become an enemy of a somewhat mysterious Yao Guai.
Since there was no evil aura emanating from him, he at least didn't look like those other Yao Guai.
The two turned their backs to each other, Tsukuyomi heading south and Bai Ye heading north. Just before leaving, Bai Ye, as if sensing something, turned his head to look behind him. He saw that the other party had also turned her head to look at him. Looking at Tsukuyomi's eyes, Bai Ye withdrew his gaze in just an instant. Perhaps after this time, the two of them would likely never meet again.
Because her destiny was to become the shikon jewel.
However...
If he changed this plot, and Tsukuyomi did not become the shikon jewel, would that count as completely changing all of Inuyasha's storylines? Would that be a huge change?
Bai Ye thought silently to himself, and finally decided to go find Totosai first. Perhaps only later would he know if, by fate, they might meet.
He wasn't sure if changing this one event would cause the entire plot to change later. But if it was only his one change to the plot, wouldn't that be a loss?
"Let's go, Kira."
Tsukuyomi patted Kira's small head, finally withdrawing her gaze. She shook her head, a little surprised in her heart as to why she suddenly wanted to look at that strange Yao Guai.
Kira rubbed against Tsukuyomi, a human-like look of apology flashing across her face. She was also apologizing for what had just happened.
If she had discovered him earlier, perhaps Tsukuyomi wouldn't have gone through what just happened.
"It's fine, no need to apologize. We probably won't encounter that guy again. I was a bit careless myself."
Tsukuyomi smiled gently. She thought it might be because she had been a bit lax recently.
She had already killed a batch of surrounding Yao Guai, instinctively believing that no Yao Guai would dare approach, and Kira would definitely detect any humans.
She hadn't expected such a Yao Guai to appear.
However, what had just happened did indeed create a ripple in her heart. The Yao Guai's face was like that of a refined young master, with a slender build. Even though both of them had deliberately avoided mentioning that matter.
But Tsukuyomi could be sure that the other party had seen it. She was a priestess, but also a woman.
Forget it...
They probably wouldn't meet again, right?
Tsukuyomi sighed in her heart, hoping that they wouldn't meet again. Perhaps they truly wouldn't. She was a priestess, and he was a Yao Guai. They were inherently in opposition. Even if not hostile, they weren't friendly, so how could they possibly see each other again?
With that thought, she withdrew her gaze and then left the riverside.
"Kira, you should rest well these next few days. In a few days, we'll leave Exorcist Village and go to the lord's mansion to complete the exorcism mission."
"Chirp!"
Kira responded.
"Totosai, forge me a sword."
"Young Master Inuyasha Bai Ye?"
Totosai poked his head out of his smithy, looking at Bai Ye with some surprise. Then, upon discovering that Bai Ye already possessed the power of a first-rate Yao Guai, he was greatly astonished.
He had initially thought Bai Ye was only a second-rate Yao Guai, wanting to forge a good weapon to boost his strength to first-rate with the weapon's enhancement, and then go to the battlefield.
It seemed he had underestimated Bai Ye.
"Then, Young Master Inuyasha Bai Ye, have you brought the materials?"
"Isn't it enough to just have my fangs?"
In the original work, didn't Inuyasha just use his fangs to reforge Tessaiga?
And Sesshomaru and the others, didn't they just throw in a Goshinki's fangs, and that was enough?
Why did he need other materials?
Upon hearing Bai Ye's reply, Totosai was completely flustered.
Who told you that forging a sword only required fangs?
Indeed, for a suitable sword, only one fang would naturally suffice. But Totosai clearly didn't want to forge that kind of suitable sword for Bai Ye. If he was going to forge one, he wanted to forge the best sword he could currently make, and the one most suitable for Bai Ye.
"Young Master Inuyasha Bai Ye, while that's true, using fangs to forge is just the basic. If you also want to incorporate other characteristics, you'll need other materials. For example, Baoxian Ghost's diamond fragments can make your sword even harder, and integrating certain special demonic powers into a demon blade will also give it different characteristics."
"However, if too much demonic power is integrated, this sword will become very evil, commonly known as a demon blade. A demon blade will backfire on its owner, but the power of a demon blade is also the strongest among all swords, so it has its pros and cons. If Young Master Inuyasha Bai Ye only wants a sword that looks decent, then your fangs will suffice!"
Totosai simply explained the principles of sword forging to Bai Ye.
He could help Bai Ye integrate all of this, but the more power integrated, the more problems might arise later.
Of course, if Bai Ye only needed a weapon made from his own fangs, he naturally wouldn't have this trouble.
"I see. If I need to find materials, let me think..."
Bai Ye sat down directly on the ground, propping his forehead as he began to ponder.
What treasures were there in this world, after all?
It seemed to be just Baoxian Ghost's diamond fragments, but wasn't that just a Tessaiga version of the Adamant Barrage?
Bai Ye wasn't making a weapon based on Inu Daisho's. Tessaiga was somewhat of a bug; it could absorb a Yao Guai's demonic power and evolve.
But it clearly wouldn't be that simple for him to create such a weapon.
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [Everyone, help me think. I want to forge my own demon blade. Besides my fangs, what else should I add?]
Perhaps...
He could use treasures from other worlds?
Pirate Bai Ye: [Later, if I have Vegapunk research how to make swords eat Devil Fruit, I wonder if I can enchant your weapon with it.]
Weapons eating Devil Fruit, later on, Vegapunk deciphered the secret of the Lineage Factor and applied it after further research.
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [I can consider that. If possible, having this sword eat a Weapon Fruit would be best.]
A sword that eats a Weapon Fruit can transform into various weapons.
Thinking about later, Tessaiga slaying tens of thousands of Yao Guai with one strike, and him, a little boy, instantly destroying a city. "Adults, times have changed!"
Naruto Bai Ye: [Do you want me to have Orochimaru research it for you?]
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [Orochimaru doesn't specialize in this area. Besides, you'd probably have to pay some price to get Orochimaru. You haven't even solved your own problems yet. The Uchiha Clan's situation isn't very good.]
Although he felt Orochimaru might give him some miracles, he didn't want to make things difficult for the Naruto world's Bai Ye. The Uchiha Clan's situation hadn't been resolved yet.
Naruto Bai Ye: [Actually, I'm fine. The main thing is, Pirate Bai Ye, you need to work hard! Develop your Rumble-Rumble Fruit and your Three Colors Haki well. Later, when I fight, do you understand the value of an Eneru's Raigo?]
The range of Raigo could directly destroy a Sky Island.
His Raigo could completely destroy Konoha.
Pirate Bai Ye: [Cough, cough, working hard, working hard, don't rush!]
He had discovered that this thing was a bit difficult to develop. The main reason was that he didn't want to carry a drum for storing electricity on his back, so discharging electricity with bare hands consumed more. And although he had Eneru's template to follow for development, he felt that developing it was indeed not simple.
Nichijou Bai Ye: [I don't have anything I can give you here.]
Damn it!
Why was it that he not only had no strength but also no possessions? He was still the poor one!
Zombie Bai Ye: [Speaking of which, do you want to imbue your sword with corpse qi and corpse poison? Also, a trace of pure spiritual energy can be injected into the sword for fusion, and then you can fuse your own demonic power into it. Then, find some treasures from your world to fuse together.]
Naruto Bai Ye: [How do you even have corpse qi and corpse poison? Did you go down an evil path, buddy?]
Zombie Bai Ye: [I'm the only one left in the entire sect now, and a senior sister is missing. Originally, the sect master should have been the senior sister. This corpse qi and corpse poison should have been preserved by the former sect master after killing evil cultivators. Although I don't know why they were preserved, I can give them to you if you need them. These things have been around for too long, so they probably won't turn people into zombies, but they can make people fall into a weakened state, similar to a curse. And wounds will be corroded by corpse poison and corpse qi for a long time, preventing them from healing. I was originally going to destroy them, but if you want them, I can give them to you. I'll also give you a trace of our patriarch's spiritual power to help you suppress it. It's just that I don't know Three True Samadhi Fire. If I knew that, I could even refine it for you!]
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [Okay! Thank you then. Also, I'm planning to go find the Tree of Ages, a time-traveling item in this world. I wonder if fusing it in will give the sword the ability to cut through time and space with one strike.]
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