Whoosh!
After a while longer, the three of them successfully cleared away the heavy snow as well. The danger posed by the avalanche was finally resolved perfectly by Moriyama Yeren and the other two domain-level experts.
Looking at Fushi Mountain, which had completely returned to calm, even someone as powerful as Moriyama Yeren could not help but let out a long breath, a trace of relief flashing through his eyes.
However, Moriyama Yeren soon grew tense again and began looking around. Earlier, he had devoted nearly all his attention to stopping that terrifying avalanche. Now that it had been stopped, he still felt as though he had forgotten something.
"Great Elder, what's wrong?"
Yamamoto Ryuichi's arm had already returned to normal. As he rubbed his sore, weak arm, he looked doubtfully at Moriyama Yeren, who was scanning the surroundings.
"I don't know either, but I keep feeling like I've overlooked something!"
Moriyama Yeren shook his head with a puzzled expression. He had just inspected the area and found nothing amiss. He even wondered whether he was simply being paranoid because he had been too tense earlier.
"Is it because of the shrine?"
Yamamoto Ryuichi paused slightly before asking in confusion.
"No, that's not it!"
It would have been fine if Yamamoto Ryuichi had not mentioned Sakura Shrine, but the moment he did, intense killing intent surged into Moriyama Yeren's eyes. Still, he quickly suppressed the boundless murderous intent in his heart for the time being. He knew that the faint feeling he had was not related to Sakura Shrine.
"No... the shrine, the barrier, the Yata Demon Realm... Oh no!!!"
However, when Moriyama Yeren inadvertently glanced at the ruins of Sakura Shrine, it was as though he had been struck by lightning. He instantly realized what he had forgotten, and