Qi pondered for a long time, his expression shifting between light and dark.
"Let's try to find those guys. There are risks involved, but if I were to rely on myself, it would take forever, and I might not even be able to pinpoint the location of the Dragon Vein!"
The gods revered by different countries!
This is the goal that Qi is looking for!
He believed that these beings with special powers could definitely help him, but whether they would actually help was another matter entirely!
It's just that I have the ability.
As for whether these gods truly exist, there's not much to question.
The original story provides a good explanation and proof.
The sealing techniques of the Uzumaki Clan can summon Death God, and the Jashin worshipped by Hidan are enough to prove that these non-human beings are real, which is why they disappeared later in the original work.
The most plausible proof is that the Ōtsutsuki Clan's 'tree-planting behavior' caused all these gods to lose their power and be banished to the mortal realm!
These special life forms should still exist during this stage!
As for how strong they are!
At most, he's at the Kage Level!
There might not even be one!
Of course, this is just Qi's guess.
If I guess wrong.
The result is self-evident, and this is one of the biggest risks that Qi must bear!
The decision has been made!
There was nothing to hesitate about now.
With a leap, he headed towards the largest shrine of the god worshipped in the Land of Spring.
Based on the intelligence gathered previously.
Kei knew that the largest shrine in the Land of Spring, the one officially enshrined, was located on a mountain peak outside the capital of the Land of Spring!
If one absolutely must find a so-called deity...
That would most likely be the largest shrine.
They traveled at a brisk pace.
The process proceeded without the slightest delay.
However, upon arriving outside the capital of the Land of Spring...
Qi paused briefly, not heading directly to the shrine, but instead entering the capital of the Land of Spring, a city capable of holding tens of thousands of people and already considered one of the major cities in this world, to see if he could gather more information.
You know what?
In the capital city of this Land of Spring.
Qi did indeed gain something else.
It's a really big one!
' Deer God? His divine duty is the cultivation of medicinal herbs? And he's a descendant of the Nara Clan? Then this Nara seems to be the same Nara!'
Medicinal herbs.
His surname is Nara.
They worshipped the Deer God.
This must be the ancestor of the Nara Clan from Konohagakure in the original work.
'So, the Akimichi Clan still exists in this country? Or perhaps the Yamanaka Clan?'
Suddenly, a thought popped into Qi's mind.
However, Qi has no intention of verifying these claims now.
The main target is still that Deer God.
If he's the god of medicinal herbs, then to put it bluntly, his combat power is probably questionable, right?
And these are 'inhuman beings'!
It is absolutely impossible for someone to possess Chakra.
It either uses a special energy similar to that of a Dragon Vein, or it uses the purest Natural Energy in the world!
The so-called Senjutsu of the Three Great Sage Lands in the original work are the result of the combination of their own energy and Natural Energy!
In conclusion
There's a good chance this Deer God is a complete weakling in terms of combat strength!
Of course, authenticity cannot be guaranteed!
However, this is already the lowest possible risk!
Qi glanced at the Daimyo's residence in the Land of Spring, which was not far away, took a deep breath, and then unleashed a burst of Chakra from the soles of his feet, rapidly heading towards the shrine located atop Rin'mine outside the city.
It is the largest shrine in the Land of Spring.
Every year, countless people from the Land of Spring come here to worship the Deer God, but now it is the dead of winter.
It is not the best time to worship gods.
This area basically consists of the guards that the Land of Spring has assigned to this location, as well as the most important clergy!
It is worth mentioning that all the priests in the past were from the Nara Clan, and the current shrine maiden is the younger sister of the daimyo of the Land of Spring — Nara Hanare!
In the hearts of the people of Land of Spring, his status is even higher than that of his older brother, Nara Kazan, who is the daimyo!
After all, they were people who worshipped the Deer God!
This priestess is considered by the people to be the spokesperson for the gods!
Qi had already obtained all this basic information in the capital of the Land of Spring.
Although these guards were no match for Qi, Qi had no intention of causing innocent deaths.
As long as they don't get in the way of their goals.
Therefore.
They always waited until nightfall.
Then, effortlessly bypassing all the shrine guards' patrols, they easily entered the shrine's innermost area.
This is a place that only clergy are allowed to enter and exit freely.
Others!
Even Nara Kazan, the daimyo, was not allowed to enter without the shrine maiden's permission!
Let alone ordinary people!
Then, in the innermost palace of this shrine, there is a memorial tablet for the Deer God. In the folk legends of the Land of Spring, the Deer God uses this tablet to manifest his power!
This is a separate palace.
Only Nara Hanare, who was a shrine maiden, was qualified to enter!
'Is this the main shrine of the Deer God?'
Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the main entrance of the main hall.
Immediately afterwards, his figure swayed.
They entered the main hall of the shrine without making a sound.
but.
It happened very quietly.
This only applies to ordinary people.
The moment Kei entered the shrine.
My mind went blank for a second!
It felt like being watched by some kind of being.
"Hehe, it seems I underestimated you. You must be the Deer God who protects the Land of Spring!"
With a smile on his face, Qi looked at a void on the right side of the main hall.
Those were the muscles that quietly tensed up as well.
"You're not an Onmyoji, nor do you wield the power of nature like us. You appear to be just a human. However, young man, there's a special power within you. What is it? Are you an being from this planet?"
In that void.
A blurry figure gradually emerged, with a huge deer head and limbs exactly like those of an ordinary elk. The only difference was that this 'deer' that appeared in front of Qi was standing upright like a human, and it was surrounded by a faint medicinal fragrance.
Almost no other words are needed.
Just one glance.
Qi could then confirm that the figure before him—no, the deer figure—was definitely the Deer God worshipped by the Land of Spring!
"Hehe, Deer God, who I am and where I come from are not important, are they? I have no intention of interfering with you. I just need Deer God to do me a small favor: help me find something. Once I achieve my goal, I will leave. Of course, I won't let Deer God help me for nothing. As long as it's within my Deer God, you can also make a request of me. I think this kind of deal is fair, right?"
Qi smiled slightly, not answering the Deer God's question, but instead getting straight to the point.