Wondrous Form and the others' foremost objective now was to break through the barrier before them.
Let alone being held back by it for too long—even a slight delay would mean everyone had to consider retreating.
The longer the night, the more dreams it brought. Clearly, this was not yet Heian Capital's strongest defense; Heian Palace ahead surely held even more powerful forces.
It was even possible that gods and demons might manifest in the world.
If they could not break the barrier before them with ease, what awaited them would be a prolonged tug-of-war.
That was unacceptable to all of them.
After all, their goal was to plunder the divine artifacts within, not to truly attack and occupy Heian Capital.
Of course, to Wondrous Form, whether or not they obtained the Yata Mirror was not important.
What mattered was shattering Heian Palace's defenses.
Lu Qing had already led a squad of Night-Pacifying Division members into Heian Capital, and they were currently in Nijo District of the Left Capital.
They had investigated nearly every place in Heian Capital that could be explored.
They had also found a Rashomon located in the Divine Shrine District of Nijo District.
From the looks of it, this gate served as an important route for Japan's gifted individuals to travel between reality and instances.
Guarded by the Divine Court Squad, it bore the responsibility of serving as a gateway between two worlds.
Thus, it had been discovered by them with ease.
However, the other Rashomon was not within Abe Seimei's residence.
That made the most likely location the Onmyo Bureau within Heian Palace.
Under normal circumstances, every entrance to Heian Palace was guarded by gods and demons, above and below alike.
Making it impossible for Lu Qing and the others to infiltrate it.
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