Chapter 432: Am I One of the Ancient God Specimens Too?

Tokyo, Japan, Arakawa Ward, apartment.

After sending back the three Jiuzhou Di Yi Xian, a cold system notification echoed in Kamikawa Mitsu's mind.

The script points for the ancient Babylonian mythic world's script have been credited.

Looking at the script points column on his system panel—its number of digits stretched beyond sight—Kamikawa Mitsu grinned broadly.

So many script points are enough to grant him immortality.

But Kamikawa Mitsu had no intention of using them now; his next script would require a massive amount of script points, and completing it would essentially solve everything at once, eliminating any fear of otherworldly invasions.

"Once I complete the next script, I can achieve immortality and enter Yin Tu to find out the truth."

Kamikawa Mitsu glanced at the corpse of the double-pupiled immortal beside him; over these days, he had been trying to gather more clues about the world within the mysterious mist.

He had entered the meteor-light space multiple times.

Unfortunately, the information he extracted from the meteor lights was minimal, mostly useless.

Only two pieces of information proved useful.

In those two meteor lights, Kamikawa Mitsu saw the double-pupiled youth leave that sacred land and enter a world ravaged by catastrophe to undergo trials.

Then, during one perilous moment, a celestial deity happened to pass by and saved him.

The celestial deity was known to the double-pupiled youth—he was a friend of his father.

It was this friend that startled Kamikawa Mitsu once again.

The double-pupiled youth's father was identical to Cangjie, the figure Kamikawa Mitsu had created; and the friend of the double-pupiled youth—Kamikawa Mitsu didn't just recognize him, he was indistinguishable from one of the ancient gods Kamikawa Mitsu had created.

Kamikawa Mitsu had encountered yet another virtual character he himself had created…

That ancient god bore an uncanny resemblance to one of the ancient gods from the memory of Su Daji's Qingqiu clan's destruction, which Kamikawa Mitsu had crafted in the corner palace of Heian Kyoto.

In the memory scene:

One day, the ancient god and the great demons fought their way to Qingqiu Mountain; the Qingqiu clan was caught in the crossfire and utterly annihilated, leaving only Su Daji alive.

That battle was the final confrontation between Huang Di and Chiyou.

Chiyou died on Qingqiu Mountain; Huang Di and Yandi became the Two Ancestors of Yanhuang.

The celestial deity who saved the double-pupiled youth, as seen in the immortal corpse, was none other than the ancient god who had triggered the Qingqiu clan's destruction by fighting the great demons.

Simultaneously, this ancient god had been placed by Kamikawa Mitsu into Su Daji's corner palace in Heian Kyoto.

That's right!

This ancient god had become one of the divine-demon specimens in Su Daji's palace, still displayed there to this day.

First, he encountered a double-pupiled being identical to the virtual character Cangjie; now, he encountered a celestial deity identical to one of Huang Di's ancient gods he had created.

Crucially, the double-pupiled being knew the celestial deity—they were friends.

Kamikawa Mitsu had designed Cangjie based on Chinese historical mythology: Cangjie was a subordinate of Huang Di, and this ancient god was also a subordinate of Huang Di.

Logically, Cangjie and this ancient god, both serving Huang Di, could be considered friends—they were on the same side.

Too coincidental…

"Is he really Cangjie?" Kamikawa Mitsu murmured.

His tone wasn't questioning—it was a statement phrased as a question.

All clues pointed to the double-pupiled being being Cangjie; perhaps Kamikawa Mitsu's initial world-building wasn't pure fabrication—it might have been, as his sister Chiaki's enlightened mouth had once claimed, somehow correct.

"Wrote and wrote… and it became real?"

Kamikawa Mitsu grimaced. Was he and his sister Chiaki truly seers—speaking something and having it come true, inventing something and having it materialize?

This thought grew stronger in Kamikawa Mitsu upon obtaining the second useful meteor-light clue.

The second meteor-light clue:

It occurred during the double-pupiled youth's training years, when he had already entered the realm of celestial demons.

One day, by chance, the double-pupiled youth passed by the ancient god's cave residence; remembering how he had once been saved by him, and recalling how his father always returned wounded, he decided to seek out the ancient god and glean some clues.

Result:

At the ancient god's cave residence, the servant informed him that the ancient god hadn't returned to his residence in many years.

It was said that on the very day the ancient god saved him, the ancient god had already left his residence.

The reason the ancient god never returned home, remaining absent and unreachable, was because he was searching for something—though no one knew what.

The servant merely said:

"My lord departed only saying he wished to atone, knowing that the sins he committed still left a spark behind; he sought a way to atone, waiting for the spark to reappear."

Instantly, Kamikawa Mitsu thought of the Qingqiu clan's annihilation.

"Sins committed, yet a spark remains"—wasn't that Su Daji? "Waiting for the spark to reappear"—wasn't that knowing he would one day be turned into a specimen, awaiting atonement?

Seeking a way to atone? Reviving the Qingqiu clan? Or gaining Su Daji's forgiveness?

No wonder Kamikawa Mitsu jumped to this conclusion—it was because… the place the ancient god departed for was a mountain range.

That mountain range bore an uncanny resemblance to the destroyed Qingqiu Mountain!!

"Did I accidentally predict it… or did I already know this past event, and merely assumed it was my own fictional creation?"

Kamikawa Mitsu pondered.

This wasn't wild speculation—he had first encountered Cangjie, then the ancient god, then the Qingqiu plot he had created; too many coincidences could no longer be dismissed as chance.

Add to that the Yin Tu's Underworld, the Yellow Springs, and the Wheel of Reincarnation—he couldn't help but wonder: had he, in a past life, witnessed these events—or even participated in them—thereby retaining these memories?

Thinking of this, Kamikawa Mitsu's mouth twitched.

"Could I be one of the ancient god specimens myself?"

If he had participated, then whether he was an ancient god or a great demon, he was Su Daji's enemy—and would be turned into a specimen by her.

He desperately wanted more clues, but fate opposed him—he could no longer extract any useful meteor-light information.

"I can only wait until I achieve immortality and journey to Yin Tu to investigate."

Kamikawa Mitsu put away the immortal corpse; today he had arranged to go out for a BBQ together with Ri Kuai, Tsuchimikado Xia Mei, Mizushima Iori, and Matsuka Chisato.

"Nisan, this is probably the first time Xia Mei, Ri Kuai-nee, and Matsuka-nee have met, right?"

"That's right."

"Nisan, is it really okay for you to be this clueless about women?"

……

"Want to get off one today" chat group.

The three Taka Xiang Hong returned to their respective worlds and opened the chat group.

Then they saw the chat group was currently exchanging messages.

Mi Tian Da Sheng Jun: 【So many days have passed, why is there still no news from Immortal Zun and the others? They can't all be dead, right? Sigh, let's find a time to get together and hold a funeral for them. What does everyone think?】

Xi Tian Mo Yao Fei: 【Da Sheng Jun, are you cursing them to death? It's not necessarily that something happened — they might have run into trouble along the way and are still out on the mission.】

Mi Tian Da Sheng Jun: 【That's true, but it's also possible something happened. People can't always think on the bright side — you have to prepare for the worst. The more hope you give yourself, the more despairing the result will be. Better to think of despair from the start.

Then if the result turns out to be hope, it'll be a pleasant surprise; even if the result is despair, it'll still be easier to take.

Just like when you, Mo Yao Fei, went on your first mission — in my heart I was already thinking you might have run into trouble.】

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