Chapter 200: Speculations on the Land of Demons and the Interface of the Heavens (4K)

Da da da……

The sound of footsteps echoed in the empty and silent temple.

The furnishings in the hall are no different from those in ordinary shrines. However, the golden statue enshrined on the shrine is not in the image of a human being, but a giant cat lying lazily on the ground.

“Ah woo…”

An anthropomorphic yawn interrupted Xia An’s observation and thinking.

“Ah, the winner of the third session, is that you?”

The sound came from the direction of the giant cat statue.

Now Xia An’s senses were extremely sharp. He locked onto the source of the sound in an instant and couldn’t help but narrow his eyes slightly.

It was actually on top of the giant cat statue.

There, lying there, was a chubby calico cat with fur of three colors.

Most of its body and paws are pure white, but the hair from its back to its forehead is yellow and gray.

Overall, this calico cat looks like the classic lucky cat, cute and adorable, giving people a feeling of blessing and non-threatening.

“My name is… Madara!”

spot?
Xia An saw a calico lucky cat introducing himself seriously, and his face looked a little strange: “Are you the owner of Cat Island? The god worshipped in this shrine?”

“I am not a god. I am just following my friend’s request to protect a ‘paradise’ in this dark place. The people there regard me as a patron god.”

“By the way, you may have heard about the ‘Demon Village’ from Dong Ye Gang and the Sun family.”

“That paradise is called the Land of Monsters!”

The lucky cat’s voice suddenly became serious:

“As is customary, I have to ask you something before granting you the right to travel through the Land of Monsters.”

“Are you willing to become a ‘Spirit Master’?”

Xia An was slightly stunned, and blurted out: “Isn’t he an Onmyoji?”

The lucky cat changed from a prone position to a half-sitting position, yawning continuously, and rolling its eyes in a very anthropomorphic way:

“Onmyoji is just a minor figure, only able to control monsters or shikigami.”

“But the ‘Spirit Masters’ of the Demon Land have a different path. They can control everything in the world!”

“Even the beasts that you gourmet hunters call ferocious can be made obedient by casting a divine favor spell on them…”

Oh?
Now, Xia An became interested.

He thought to himself:

“My ancient regeneration master heritage is precisely the ‘beast control style’. Perhaps I can learn from this ‘spirit control master’ path in the demon village and make progress together?”

With this in mind, Xia An calmly met the lucky cat’s eyes full of scrutiny:
“I am not against the way of the Spirit Master.”

The barely perceptible nervousness in the lucky cat’s eyes suddenly disappeared.

It was indeed a relief.

In fact, among the winners selected from the previous two Cat Island Festivals, Sun Ning was the one it was most satisfied with. As for Higashino Tsuyoshi, he was relatively old and his talent as a spirit master was rather mediocre.

As for Xia An, the lucky cat named Ban has been observing him secretly for the past three days.

It faintly captured a hint of the “coordinate point” in Xia An.

Interesting and interesting!

An alien that can travel through time at any time?

Of course, the lucky cat is not interested in the “coordinate points” themselves.

It is already content to be able to protect Cat Island and the Land of Monsters. The unfamiliar “coordinate point” means a vast unknown area and potential powerful enemies. The Lucky Cat does not want to be spied on by the powerful enemy and bring disaster to the Land of Monsters.

So, in the eyes of the Lucky Cat, Xia An’s control over an unknown “coordinate point” means that he has infinite resources at his disposal.

Therefore, Xia’an’s potential far exceeds that of the previous two winners.

After all, no matter what path or inheritance, resources are always scarce, so the more the better.

“You can’t become the shrine’s ‘candidate priestess’, but I can give you an extra treasure as compensation in addition to the shuttle qualification.”

The lucky cat said slowly.

At this time-

The side hall door covered with talismans slowly opened, and the lucky cat jumped down from the top of the statue. “Come here, I’ll take you through it once.”

“Next time you come, you don’t need to call me, just go directly into the side hall.”

Xia An followed.

In the ten-square-meter space, torn black lines appear from time to time.

Faintly, a mirage-like scene appeared.

A village shrouded in darkness!
Depression, darkness, despair…

Full of negative energy surged out from the cracks in the world.

“Boo!”

The runes on the talismans in the room all lit up, suppressing the wave of negative energy.

“Here, take it.”

The lucky cat slowly stepped into the black turbulence, and a piece of talisman paper floated into Xia An’s hands.

Xia An looked down at the dazzling talisman paper, held it tightly in his palm, and followed the lucky cat into the crack.

Ding–

【Captured unknown coordinate point (9633, 11257)】

In the dark crevice, Xia An paused, his face slightly strange.

Can you do this?

Xia An continued to walk and catch up with the lucky cat in front of him, while opening the God of Cooking panel.

[World Gate Lv.3 (88%)]

[Current coordinate recording slot: ① (used)]

[Coordinate point (x18325, y12555) (named as Volcano Island)]

[Coordinate slot ②: can record coordinate points (9633, 11257), do you want to record? ]

“The World Gate has quietly risen to Level 3?”

Xia An was stunned. He opened the log and looked at it, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

hiss.

Before the Cat Island Festival, [Gate of the World] was still at 1% of Lv.50, and he won the championship of the Cat Island Festival on the final day today.

After everything was settled, the level of the World Gate soared like a rocket to 3% of Lv.88.

Jumped two levels in a row and gained a lot of experience, and is not far from Lv.4!

“So after upgrading, I gained two coordinate slots?”

Xia An hesitated for a moment and decided to record the new coordinates of Cat Island.

Even though he has obtained the qualifications, he can use the coordinates of the Cat Island Temple to travel at any time.

Coordinate points can be recorded on the panel, which has many benefits and convenient capabilities.

Take the most important function for Xia An for example. If Xia An encounters danger in the food world area opposite the coordinate point, he can hide back to Blue Star with just a thought. This life-saving ability can be said to be invincible.

and.

Xia An knew that he couldn’t stay in Neon in the physical body for a long time.

There are too many cultural and tourism invitations and cooperation backlogs in the country. Lu Jiaxin, who helps him take care of the children, is almost unable to withstand the enthusiasm of various local cultural and tourism bureaus and departments in the country. She has repeatedly complained to him and asked him when he plans to return to China.

This way.

Record the coordinates and travel back and forth at any time in the country.

It is equivalent to turning a fixed portal into a private channel, which is wonderful.

“arrive.”

Without the lucky cat’s reminder, Xia An was awakened by the strong evil thoughts coming towards him.

“This world…”

Xia An was frightened. He looked up at the thick black fog pressing down on his head. It seemed that there was no end in sight. A sense of despair naturally arose in his heart, and even a trace of self-destructive tendency that he had never experienced before was gradually brewing.

Compared to the vast dark sky.

The villages and towns on the ground seemed extremely small.

There are not many houses, probably only a few hundred, scattered on a green hill.

There are terraced fields at the foot and hillside of the mountain.

Further out, there are high fences and wooden walls.

Outside the wooden wall, there was a wasteland. There was no vegetation on the land, it was bare, and even the stones were gray.

“Is this still considered the world of gourmet food?” Xia An took a deep breath and tried to wipe his mind to keep it clear.

Seeing that he quickly adapted to the environment, the lucky cat praised him:

“Of course it’s the food world. According to the records of your blue planet, the continent where the demon land is located is called the Dark Continent, the Pitch Black Continent, the Misty Continent…”

“There are many names for it anyway!”

“Our blue planet?” Xia An heard the hidden meaning.

The lucky cat said: “As you can see, this mountain and this village in your field of vision originally belonged to another blue planet. But after being forced to integrate into the food world, only this palm-sized place and a few hundred normal human residents are left.”

Xia An’s pupils contracted sharply, and he was horrified.

Could it be that the world of food is constantly integrating multiple planes and dimensions to form an infinite interface of the heavens?

“If the interface of the heavens is being formed, then it can explain why Liu Maoxing and his predecessors suddenly disappeared after opening up the food world.”

“I’m afraid they are far ahead of this era and are venturing out on landmasses similar to the Dark Continent.”

Just like the lucky cat said.

Even the oldest and most profound Shenzhou food industry and the official Shenzhou Association only know the name of the Dark Continent or the Misty Continent at best, and know that this land is shrouded in fog all year round.

what–

wrong!

Xia An frowned, and suddenly remembered the notes that Senior Tang Meijun left in the coffin in the ruins of the pyramid in the underground cave.

The expedition team in the 90s was the first group of humans from the Blue Star World to set foot on the Dark Continent.

Of course, due to limited intelligence, the expedition team attracted the attention of an indescribable existence during their search for the ingredient called “God”…

Thinking of this, Xia An felt a slight tingling sensation on his scalp:

“Could it be that the cause of the ‘darkness’ of the Dark Continent is closely related to the ingredients in the name of God?”

Even if the two are not related.

Since there are traces of the existence and activities of [God] ingredients.

That is enough to show that the combat power ceiling of this dark continent beneath our feet is inestimable!

“No wonder this cat god who calls himself Ban seems so cowardly.” Xia An thought.

The lucky cat naturally didn’t know that Xia An secretly despised its fighting power. It jumped forward, and the next moment, it brought Xia An to the shrine platform on the top of Qingshan Mountain.

clang–

The sound of the bell resounded throughout the green hills and spread far away.

Countless black air rose up from the houses and fields, and was cleared away in the air by the sound of the bell.

“Lord Cat God——”

People faced the shrine on the top of the mountain and worshiped devoutly and spontaneously.

“It’s the Lord Cat God who has returned.”

Many women dressed in shrine maidens’ costumes hurried over from all over the shrine.

There are mature wives, cool queens, and petite sweet girls…

Xia An counted carefully in his mind and found that there were eleven people in total.

“Sure enough, they don’t recruit men.” He muttered to himself, “Is there no such thing as a male god servant?”

Although he complained like this, it is absolutely impossible for him to be a god’s servant and a cat slave.

“Shion, take this chosen one to my treasury to pick out something.” The lucky cat yawned lazily, jumped forward and disappeared in front of everyone.

The gentle and mature witch who took the lead stepped forward and bowed slightly:

“God’s Chosen One, please follow me.”

Xia An and she went through the Yingyingyanyan.

Most of the witches looked at him with curiosity and kindness.

But there are exceptions.

A shamanic witch with a domineering and queen-like demeanor, her eyes were rather indifferent.

When Xia An passed by her, he glanced at her twice without leaving a trace.

“The Chosen One, her name is Asakura Ritsuki.”

When they reached the empty back hall, the mature witch who led the way smiled and said, “Li Yue is just like that, but she is also the one most praised by Lord Cat God among our group of God servants.”

“Do you know ‘Spirit Master’?”

See Xia An nodded.

The mature witch continued, “Li Yue is the most talented and powerful spirit master. She even had a heart-to-heart with a ‘descendant of the king’ and successfully signed a partnership contract.”

Afterwards, this mature and talkative witch told Xia An in detail about the King’s Forbidden Zone and the King’s descendants.

The so-called [King’s Forbidden Zone] is an area where king-level beings exist.

The “king level” is the ruler of a piece of land or a territory in the outside world. His blood is naturally noble, and he is also called the great god or heavenly god by the residents of the demon land.

“The eight known kings are the Wolf King, the Ape King, the Whale King, the Horse King, the Dragon King, the Deer King, the Bird King, and the Snake King.”

“Li Yue’s partner, the descendant of the king, is a majestic white deer, and the source of his bloodline is the legendary Deer King.”

“It is said that the Sky Deer King’s authority is over weather and meteorology. He can freely control the weather.”

As she spoke, the witch took Xia An to the underground treasure house covered with barrier talismans.

“Here are all the treasures of Lord Cat God.”

“In the past, only a very small number of God’s Chosen Ones took away some treasures.”

Hearing this, Xia An asked tentatively: “Shiyuan Witch, do you know which treasures are the most valuable?”

The shrine maiden named Utsunomiya Shion couldn’t help but smile and shook her head:

“No.”

“You’ll have to pick your own.”

Xia An was just asking deliberately to tease the witch. In fact, he didn’t need any help. With the “data eye” attached to the panel, it was not an exaggeration to call himself the king of bargain hunting.

Compared to the Nakiri family treasure house and the Sun family treasure house.

The private treasury of Lord Cat God Ban has collections that are several levels higher in average quality.

Xia An quickly glanced at several items marked with purple text…

“This account book?” Xia An’s eyes paused, and he felt a strong sense of déjà vu. He picked up the ancient booklet that looked like an account book, flipped through it, and then his eyes twitched.

[Strange Item: Yokai Notebook] (Replica)

I go?

It actually records the names of monsters, monster drawings, and some ancient and secret agreements between humans and monsters.

I saw Xia An stop and carefully read the notebook.

Utsunomiya Shion said with a look of regret:
“This monster notebook is indeed a rare treasure. Unfortunately, the Monster Town exists in name only. Most of the monsters in the notebook have disappeared, and the remaining ones are hiding in the fog and darkness. Perhaps they have already undergone changes…”

Xia An sighed and put down the notebook.

That’s right.

It can only be said that times have changed.

It is impossible for the food world to have the scene of hundreds of demons parading at night, so there would be no place for Onmyoji or demon tamer.

“Now is the era of spirit masters.” Utsunomiya Shion emphasized.

Xia An nodded, and as soon as his eyes moved away from the monster notebook, he was immediately attracted by a giant egg not far away.

The giant egg is as big as a washbasin and its surface is covered with colorful patterns.

But if you feel it carefully, you will find that the dome exudes an atmosphere of deathly silence.

“This is a dead egg.” Utsunomiya Shion sighed, “This egg has been stored here since I became a miko and not yet a priestess.”

“Master Cat God said that this is what He is most proud of…”

After a pause, the mature witch seemed to realize that she was about to let the cat out of the bag, and quickly covered her red lips with her hands to stop talking.

But the sly smile in her beautiful eyes was not concealed at all.

In fact, even without the deliberate reminder from the witch, Xia An’s “data eye” also captured the information.

[Strange Item: God’s Egg]

【grade:??】

[This dead egg laid by God still has a faint trace of life. You can try to sign a symbiotic contract with the tadpole life inside and transfer vitality.]

(End of this chapter)