The Grandeur of the Eternal Way

(Place to store your brain)

"Uncle Xu, let's take your car to the cemetery. Today's a good day for burial."

The young man held the small urn in his hands. To some people, it contained their entire world.

"Alright, alright."

After Xu Nian's relatives and friends had all left, the two got into Xu Nian's car.

Lin Yiyi covered the ashes with a yellow cloth and placed a talisman on top to settle the deceased's tiny soul.

Ten minutes later, they arrived at Nanshan Cemetery in Guo City.

It was a public cemetery, where most of the departed were laid to rest.

After Xu Nian negotiated the price with the staff, the cemetery workers got to work.

"Uncle Xu, I've done everything I needed to do. You can handle the rest yourselves."

The young man took off his Taoist robe, folded it neatly, and stuffed it into his backpack.

"Alright, alright. I've really troubled you, Xiao Lin. You've helped me so much."

Xu Nian wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and revealed the most sincere smile.

The young man did not dare look at that smile. It was the voice of a heart that had finally let go.

"Oh, right. Since fate brought us together, take this. It's a peach blossom talisman. I hope it helps you."

As Lin Yiyi spoke, he pulled out a talisman depicting two little figures, a man and a woman. This talisman could help its owner meet their true love sooner.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two parted ways. What had happened between them came to an imperfect end.

The young man fastened his cowboy hat and set off on his own journey.

He did not know where he was going, nor did he know what dangers lay ahead. He simply wandered onward, searching for his own answer.

What was the meaning of my cultivation?

He wanted to go back and ask his master again, but knowing that old man, he definitely would not tell him.

Under the strange gazes of passersby, Lin Yiyi sat in meditation where he stood and pondered bitterly for an entire morning, yet still found no satisfying answer.

With a sigh, the young man hailed a cab and returned to the city.

He suddenly remembered that Chen Yue, the girl who had kicked someone's spirit money the day before yesterday, had told him there would be a convention on Saturday.

Checking the date, he found that today was Thursday.

Alright! After everything I've been through these past two days, I'm going to have a Crazy Thursday meal!

With that thought, the young man navigated toward a KFC.

The moment he pushed open the door, the smell of fried chicken hit him.

He looked around and found the place packed to the brim. People were mostly gathered in groups of three or five, making him look painfully awkward on his own. He had no choice but to back out again.

At that moment, an inexplicable voice kept calling out in his heart, Let the Narukami Duo hang out with you! Let the Narukami Duo hang out with you!

Ei loved sweet treats so much, and KFC had them. A deity's familiar followed its god, so Yae Miko would surely come too, right?

The two of them must want to try something new as well, right?

Lin Yiyi's desire to invite Ei and Miko had reached its peak, but he worried that they would not deign to come somewhere like this.

"Mom, Mom, look at that sanitation lady. She looks like she's working so hard. Can I buy her a bottle of water?"

"Of course you can. People aren't divided into high and low. Sanitation workers do so much for us, and it's a wonderful thing to give something back."

A passing mother and son suddenly caught Lin Yiyi's attention, and he smiled.

That was right. How could people be divided into high and low?

Even if one of them was a god and the other a fox immortal.

The sights of another world would be appealing to anyone, wouldn't they?

Lin Yiyi struggled inwardly again and again, until his withdrawal symptoms finally overcame his anxiety.

He ran up to the rooftop of an apartment building and opened that familiar app.

Looking at the familiar pink-haired woman, he saw that every character on the interface looked exactly like the character portraits in his game.

Except the four-stars had purple backgrounds, while the five-stars had golden ones.

Opening Yae Miko's profile, the young man tremblingly tapped the confirm button.

Then, a dimensional rift appeared, rimmed in pale purple light and accompanied by faint crackles of lightning.

Lin Yiyi only managed to see a towering tree before he could search more carefully. His hairs suddenly stood on end!

"Whoosh—"

At that critical moment, Lin Yiyi dropped to both knees without hesitation and bent forward. A purple sword aura grazed his hair and shot into the sky.

Before he could stand, a sense of danger surged through him. He pushed off the ground fiercely and somehow performed a backward flip from his knees!

The most terrifying part was that he was still wearing his backpack.

The instant he leaped up, another sword aura skimmed past his shoulder!

After landing steadily, Lin Yiyi's hairs stood on end again. With no time to think, he could only dive sharply to the side and roll with the momentum, finally gaining a brief moment to catch his breath.

The moment he got to his feet, another fierce blade flash came at him.

The young man hurriedly dodged. In the blink of an eye, he threw off his backpack and tossed it aside, then performed several back handsprings to open up some distance.

But the cold gleam before him pursued him relentlessly, leaving him no time to evade.

After pushing off during his next handspring, Lin Yiyi simply sprang upright in a kip-up, kicking out with both legs and finally forcing back the oppressive pressure before him by a little.

Rising with the momentum, Lin Yiyi finally got a clear look at his attacker.

Just as he expected, she had an incredibly conspicuous long purple braid. That detail alone was enough to identify her.

"To evade my blade techniques so easily, you too are an exception."

Raiden Shogun snorted coldly, and the Chakra Desiderata behind her lit up.

"And yet you can easily open a rift in the Abyss and appear in Inazuma out of thin air. You must be eliminated."

The originally cloudless sky suddenly darkened, and faint purple lightning could be seen amid the gathering storm clouds.

Lin Yiyi looked at her, drenched in sweat.

"Enough, Ei. He didn't make a single move just now, so I doubt he means any harm."

"Why be so hostile?"

Then Lin Yiyi heard a seductive voice. Peeking around Raiden Shogun, he saw a pink-haired woman in very light clothing standing behind her.

The sky, which had seemed as though dark clouds were about to crush the city, instantly cleared.

Lin Yiyi's face darkened. Great, now there was no way to explain this weather anomaly.

Still, there were professionals to deal with that. It had nothing to do with him.

At that moment, Raiden Shogun's eyes glowed with purple light, indicating that Raiden Ei was now controlling this body.

Holding Musou Isshin, Ei asked coldly, "Explain yourself, outsider."

"Why did you trespass into Inazuma? Why can you wield the power of the Abyss?"

Lin Yiyi climbed up from the ground. Holy shit, I actually dodged the Raiden Shogun's attacks. I'm amazing.

"Hey, you over there. If you don't want to take a few more slashes, you'd better explain your crimes properly."

Yae Miko looked like she was enjoying the show, making cold sweat pour down Lin Yiyi's back.

Lin Yiyi scratched his head before saying,

"The place you're in right now is my world."

"Also, you can't go back for the moment."

"Hey, hey, hey, listen to me, sis! Don't just start fighting!"

Watching Ei's braid begin to glow purple again, Lin Yiyi was honestly a little intimidated.

I can fight ghosts, zombies, and jiangshi, but you're the Raiden Shogun—an actual god! How the hell am I supposed to fight you?

"As you can see, I'm from another world. I somehow gained a power similar to the Abyss before, and it lets me somehow open dimensional rifts to invite you over to our world for a visit."