Chapter 1759: The Path to Demigodhood

Having asked a question related to his own origins, Xia De had expected scenarios such as "the crystal ball exploding, granting him double coins" or "the divination yielding a result, revealing part of the situation regarding the ancient Moon Gao Ta that toppled in the Karas Mountain Range in the spring of 1853."

But this time, Xia De was completely wrong. After waiting less than a second, a hissing sound, indistinguishable in gender like a snake, whispered in his ear:

"The mist parts, the past reveals: You appeared due to an accident that absolutely could not occur; you appeared due to the chaos of collapsing time and space; you appeared due to someone's desperate prayer; you appeared due to a chain of errors. Audience beneath the stage, welcome your arrival."

A moment of astonishment:

"What?"

Xia De was completely unprepared to actually hear content. The very first second the voice fell, he could not believe what he had heard. Then, with his thoughts spinning rapidly, he did not even process what he had heard before immediately trying to place the last two coins in his hand back onto the scale:

"I want to continue divining."

But this time, the black shadow sitting behind the table was faster. It raised its hand, picked up the crystal ball and its base, then stood up and made a gesture of dismissal.

Xia De, shocked, held the coins and watched this scene. Young Lady Higgins, standing behind him, dared not ask more, fearing she might hear something she should not:

"It seems the divination has ended. Let us go."

She warned cautiously. Xia De did not even realize he had subconsciously nodded, his mind still echoing those words:

"What do 'impossible accident,' 'chaos of collapsing time and space,' 'someone's desperate prayer,' and 'a chain of errors' mean? My arrival in this world as an outsider truly has a reason!"

He had originally known that "transmigration" was likely some kind of absolutely impossible accident, but hearing the divination now made him understand that besides the accident, there must be some cause leading to this accident.

But the good news is, if this divination is correct, his arrival was absolutely not a plot by an existence like an "Ancient God," nor was he placed as a pawn in the chaotic Sixth Era, nor was this place still the hometown Earth, just tens of millions of years later.

It is just that Xia De is quite puzzled; these four sentences of the divination result seem to have no connection at all to the Gao Ta of last spring.

Regardless, this is the first time he has known so much about the reason for his arrival here. Based solely on these four sentences, this "Black Mist Camp" adventure is more valuable than most of the Time Key adventures he has undertaken.

The demon face spoke truly; he indeed can obtain many messages in this camp that he would absolutely never hear elsewhere.

"Wait, could this be a trap deliberately arranged by the demon to induce me to spend? No, even a demon could not arbitrarily arrange an Unknown-grade Relic."

While pondering, he had already walked out of the tent behind Young Lady Higgins, accompanied by Grandma Miles who had just removed her earplugs.

The Witch did not disturb his contemplation, but the "she" in his ear suddenly spoke:

【Outsider, why "I" was born, why "I" am "I," is the ultimate answer all life seeks.】

"I know, so..."

【You are exploring your own starting point; you have embarked on your own Demigod Path.】

Xia De's steps paused for a moment. Although it was another accident, this information did not surprise him as much as what he had just heard:

"Wait, what does this have to do with Demigods? Moreover, I am only at the Sixth Ring; I am still far from the Thirteenth Ring."

Furthermore, Xia De did not care much about Demigods; what he wanted was to become a God.

The experience at the Silver Snow Mountain and Chloe's Demigod Path made Xia De vaguely understand that the Demigod Path of every Witch is different. Although a Demigod is still a mortal, the meaning it represents is absolutely incomparable to what mortals can achieve.

He was not quite sure if he needed to become a Demigod after the Thirteenth Ring, since the "Twelve Divinity Sublimation Path" leads directly to Godhood upon reaching the Thirteenth Ring. But since there was an additional possibility, he was still very happy.

"Her" hint stopped there, providing no detailed explanation of the so-called "Demigod Path," as if Xia De only needed to figure out his origins to instantly become a Demigod. But regardless of whether he needed to achieve Demigodhood, Xia De would definitely continue to investigate the question of why he came.

He originally thought that unless he became a God, he would never know the answer to the question. He did not expect the Black Mist Camp to hold such a surprise. This also means that even without becoming a God, there will be more opportunities to answer his doubts. And perhaps, within the Black Mist Camp, there exist other similar opportunities.

After the accident at the Divination House, the rest of the journey was exceptionally smooth. Xia De, distracted, even felt it was only a few steps before Young Lady Higgins led the three of them to the final destination, the merchant's location guided by the demon for Grandma Miles.

Although Xia De was still wondering if the previous incident was a "spending trap" set by the demon, he still looked at the goods in front of this merchant.

There were five items on the stall. The two exposed ones were a fist-sized heart soaking in liquid and a golden Demon Eye spinning constantly.

The other three items were covered by black mist. Only after Grandma Miles proposed a trade did they reveal their appearance. This time, there was no need to make a choice between three or two, because among those three items, Xia De and Young Lady Higgins each recognized one:

"Shou Mo Yin Zhang?"

Indeed, in places related to demons, one would likely encounter such Relics.

"Oh! Infant Fruit!"

The item recognized by Young Lady Higgins was a pink fruit placed on a tray. Its appearance was completely that of a curled-up infant, except for a green fruit stem existing at the position of the bald head.

Xia De had never heard of this thing. Young Lady Higgins explained excitedly:

"Although it is a derivative of a Relic, this is a good thing. The Infant Fruit is named for its shape; only the Relic tree species named 'Longevity Tree' can produce a small amount after successfully crossing an Era.

After complete consumption, there is a 2% chance of pregnancy, regardless of gender, but it is ineffective for Witches;

A 12% chance for the body and soul to return to age 18, without erasing soul memories or muscle memories, and before death, one will maintain a permanent state of 18. If consumed when one is under 18, it takes effect after growing to 18;

A 19% chance to gain the ability to manipulate plants, and one can convert sunlight into Qi, similar to the Witch Secret Art 【Photosynthesis】 and ancient Druidic spells; this needs no further explanation;

A 33% chance to extend life by 300 years, and the recovery speed of Qi increases to a near-infinite degree; this is an temptation for everyone;

A 33% chance for one's body to possess the following trait: after copulation with the opposite sex, both parties' power will increase slightly, but this increase has a limit and cannot exceed racial limits. Furthermore, if the offspring is female, she will definitely awaken as a Witch and will definitely possess astonishing talent;

Finally, a 1% chance of immediate death. And regardless of what trait the Infant Fruit displays, after the consumer dies, the corpse will turn into a 'Longevity Tree' sapling; this is likely the reproduction method of this Relic tree species."

After explaining in one breath, she looked at the fruit with hesitation. Even knowing she should not spend anymore, she could not help but consider whether she should buy this fruit.

Although Xia De brought news of coins and danger to his companions, this camp had plenty of ways to make these visiting guests voluntarily surrender all their "existence." This kind of "spending trap," Xia De had just encountered.

Young Lady Higgins started with a total of 23 coins. After spending 17 coins last time and 2 coins this time, only the final 4 remained. Whether she could buy the fruit before her eyes was truly uncertain.

As for Grandma Miles, she gazed at the third item that neither Xia De nor the Witch recognized; obviously, this was her target for this time.

It was a tattered notebook. For some reason, Xia De thought of the Angel-grade Relic 【Puppeteer's Notebook】, but obviously this was not that thing. The notebook had a blue cover with curled corners, and the blue was mottled with traces everywhere as if faded.

Because it was a notebook, there was certainly no name on the cover, which meant there was no way to know what this actually was.

Before Xia De and Young Lady Higgins had even moved, Grandma Miles actively placed the scale on the table:

"I want this one."

She actually placed all three of her coins on the scale at once. The scale immediately tilted toward her. The Witch hurriedly helped her remove one coin, and only then did the scale return to balance.

The old woman reached out and took the notebook from the table, then, with a dazed expression, followed Xia De and Young Lady Higgins, who had resolved not to be tempted, all the way back to the campsite by the bonfire.

There was not a single person in the camp. The boy who had returned early still had not appeared. As for the giant demon face made of coins, there was no trace of it; it had probably hidden back into the fire. Because this movement was swift, everyone's torches still had light, so they did not need to rush back like last time.

After the three sat by the fire, Lady Miles warmed herself by the fire to rest, while Xia De and the Witch separately examined the notebook she had bought. Flipping through quickly, it indeed contained blank pages, except for the last page, where written in ornate letters that only Xia De could identify was—

【If my memory cannot record her, then please come to record her story.】

"Memories will always fade. But recording them with a pen onto paper, if luck is good, perhaps past memories can be preserved for a longer time."

After hearing Xia De's translation, Miss Higgins sighed and then told Xia De what it was.

PS: Illustration for this chapter: "Fate Pedestal"