The night was as deep as water, and the village was silent. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

If it is in the future after 500 years, not to mention that it is just past seven o'clock in the evening, even if it is eleven or twelve o'clock, and it is one or two o'clock in the morning, there are still many people. There are even people who cultivate immortals all night, and they don't know why, so they pursue to drive the crane west and ascend to the immortal realm at a young age. After staying up for a few nights, he almost went mad and died suddenly on the spot, thinking that he had done a good job, and he almost wanted to become an immortal......

Pei Chen used to be one of the best, and after not being a person, he even cultivated the skill of staying up late to cultivate immortals without sleeping to the legendary level.

After all, people sleep to replenish their mental strength, and the average person can't hold it up if he doesn't sleep for a few days. But he was different, from not sleeping for three days, to not sleeping for ten days and half a month, and then - he himself has lost count of how long he hadn't closed his eyes. Because when sleep is no longer a necessary physiological function, it is only a matter of pure enjoyment.

But now he doesn't even have time to sleep in his incarnation, and it is even more impossible for him to have such enjoyment when he grasps everything and runs the sun and moon.

However, in this era, people have no nightlife, and they generally cannot afford to buy such an expensive and unnecessary luxury as lamp oil. As soon as the sky is dark, everyone is generally night blind, and the night is the time when many nocturnal beasts and even monsters are infested, no one wants to risk their lives and continue to work in the fields in the middle of the night under the moonlight.

Not only is this unwise, but at the same time it is easy for something to target itself as the fruit of their labor......

So as soon as it gets dark, the villagers hurry up and go home, close the doors and windows, cook food, and then go to bed to rest or something...... Other than that, there are no other options for action.

Anyway, Pei Chen squinted his eyes and looked around, but he couldn't see any of the houses with lights on. No one has a light stock, and no one is stupid enough to light an open fire at night and taunt the predators who might exist.

The village of Kaede at night and the village during the day are simply two scenes, not to mention human voices, even livestock, such as cows, horses, chickens and ducks, etc., do not dare to make a noise easily, but stay very quietly where they should be, as if they all understand the rules of survival in this era.

The forests in the distance, the mountains at the end of the sky, were only a rough outline at night.

Pei Chen just paced back and forth outside the house with his hands behind his back, and then turned around on the path on the ridge, kicking his steps boredly from time to time, trying not to let his mental power deviate into Granny Feng's house. Although it is worth watching the confusion mixed with a sad expression of Kikyo Adult, if she dares to look at it, she may be annoyed and angry and settle accounts afterwards......

Besides, what is the matter with the two sisters saying something considerate and keeping an eye on themselves?

And......

He doesn't need to pay too much attention to it at all, he can even casually simulate hundreds of possible situational dialogues in his mind, and the accuracy rate of each one is more than half, which is because he knows Kikyo very well, but his impression of Granny Kaede only stays in those two-dimensional memories of the past. In such a comprehensive way, what the two of them will say, they will naturally be able to guess seventy-seven-eighty-eight or even more than ninety.

However, with the passage of time, the moon is in the sky, and Pei Chen is slowly a little embarrassed, do you have so much to say?

Fortunately, he was indeed patient enough, and seeing that he still had to wait for a while, he simply found a big tree in the field next to him, sat on it, leisurely took out a black cover and a parchment book depicting a human head and skull, and began to study black magic under the moonlit night - it was not necessary to let this avatar master the actual ability, otherwise a random idea would be able to load this avatar with a magic module.

In a multi-battlefield battle, the enemies faced are all another self in another time and space, and the universe has not only the destructive power of completely different power systems, but also the corresponding realms, perceptions, experiences, and other expansion skills and branches. And because they are all real, they even have weapons that they actually have-

Just as Pei Chen hooked the fragments in one hand and the spear of the main god in the other, the other selves that can be the enemy, the so-called 'me' who are not me, must also have a powerful artifact in their hands to be able to fight each other, and only then can they be qualified to enter the battlefield.

And because of the special battlefield law setting, everything of the fallen will be achieved by others, including not only the invisible realm of martial arts and mana perception, but also the tangible things outside the body will be taken by others...... As a result, Pei Chen, as the final winner, is now equivalent to obtaining a huge number of top-level materials and equipment covering various fields and systems out of thin air.

Including but not limited to various equipment, props, materials, cheats, etc., they are all things collected from the lifetime experience of their own time-space isotopes.

The number of them is so great that the Buddha-figure would need to open up an equally large half-dimensional space to be able to store it.

The only thing that is helpless is that because of the existence of the law of fishnets in the multiverse, even the participants need to use the life and death tribulation caused by the resonance of the multiverse, and attack the space-time where other people are located from the grid dimensional channel that appears in the tribulation, which means that it is difficult for existences above seven stars to truly cross borders. In the same way, the same is true for weapons and equipment above seven stars, because the law of multiple levels is aimed at the essence of existence.

Therefore, although Pei Chen finally obtained all the other other materials, he was unable to get the most valuable part - just like if his body fell, it is estimated that only the spear of the main god, the flame demon sword or something will not be taken away.

- As for the Gouchen Fragment or something, it is an outlier, but only the non-self 'I' who also owns the Gouchen Fragment can sense and take the Gouchen Fragment owned by another person.

…… To be honest, after coming to this stubble at the beginning, he found that he was watching countless seven-star artifacts pass by in front of his eyes, and Rao was in a ruthless state close to the Great Dao in his body, and he almost couldn't help but vomit blood. After all, if you can get all those artifacts, not only will the main body be able to arm to the teeth, but even the choice of five thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine transfiguration bodies will not need to be entangled at all.

Even if it is directly decomposed and re-refined with the remaining materials, it may not be impossible to refine a higher-level military uniform!

Seven-star weapons are primeval divine weapons that can be called artifacts in the true sense, but eight-star weapons are the heavenly holy relics that pass through the ten thousand worlds.

Thinking back to such a thing that was definitely not pleasant, and could even be said to be itchy at the root of his teeth, he casually spread out the magic book that gave people an ominous and mysterious feeling on the cover alone, and Pei Chen began to study all kinds of black witchcraft knowledge by moonlight.

……

I don't know how long it has been, Pei Chen just knew that he had studied several palm-thick ancient books, and when he looked up into the distance, he found that the skyline had begun to turn white.

The night is coming to an end, and the dawn is approaching.

But at this time, the whole night was consumed, and Pei Chen didn't care about continuing to consume the little time left. Fifty years of joys and sorrows, whether it is for Kikyo or Granny Kaede, is not a lucky thing, and the feeling of dislocation of time and space is really incomprehensible. In such a situation, just talking all night long is considered very concentrated...... What's more, after this time, there may never be a chance to meet again, and Kikyo will naturally not be treated hastily.

Thinking so, Pei Chen sighed, let go of the book in his hand, and let it fall freely under the tree, and then fished it out of the void with one hand, and the space rippled like the surface of the water, and he directly pulled out a new book. As the so-called review of the old and learning the new, it does not mean that he has memories of these things, and they can all be searched from the huge and perfect information base of the ontology, and he can completely ignore them.

It can be said that it is precisely because Pei Chen, whether he is an ontology or an incarnation, is constantly deducing all kinds of 'knowledge' at all times, constantly integrating and complementing each other, that he will continue to increase the level of knowledge he has mastered.

Soon, when he threw down another magic book in his hand, and was about to pull out a new book from somewhere, he found that the bellflower had come under the tree.

"......" turned her head slightly, avoiding the heavenly justice of the thick ancient books, the witch glanced at the monster on the tree with a frozen expression, leaned down and picked up a magic book, and suddenly Pei Chen's cold sweat was even more, it was a leather book, and most of the records were some terrifying and unimaginable dark 'skills'.

For example, the technique of completely peeling off a whole human skin, the ritual of using the blood of a living person to enhance the effect of black magic, and the processing of freshly cut out children's hearts to store magic for use as materials...... And so on.

"That-" I was about to stop Kikyo, but it was too late. The witch gently pinched the magic book, then raised her eyebrows, and the next moment she reached out and opened the book, Pei Chen covered her eyes weakly.

Sure enough, as long as you are a 'human' with all kinds of distracting thoughts and irrational thoughts, you are bound to make mistakes. If it weren't for the character of this personality of oneself, if it was the ontology, he wouldn't have done such an irrational thing at all, right? - Laziness and greed, so much so that frivolous pastimes, cannot be His justification.

The shrine maiden's face changed slightly.

But unexpectedly, she didn't say anything in the end, just glanced at Pei Chen who jumped down, and then picked up all the magic books scattered on the ground and stuffed them all back into his arms. "Let's go, let's ...... That's the main problem with the Jade of the Four Souls. She said so softly, turned around and looked again, hiding all the reluctance and loss in her eyes, and then turned around and left without hesitation.

"Wait, wait......"

Hurriedly throwing all those things back into the half-dimensional space, Pei Chen was stunned for a moment, and immediately followed. He took the time to look back, only to see that Granny Kaede's house was still dark.

"That...... Did you talk to her? ”

I didn't know how to explain what I just happened for a while, and the monster decisively chose another entry point.

Kikyo walked and nodded slightly, his eyes complicated: "...... I'm sorry for her, this may be- it's the last time we'll see each other in this life, right? ”

"This ......" Pei Chen said suspiciously: "Not necessarily, if you want, it's not impossible to stay in this world forever-"

"So, what about your choice?" The shrine maiden suddenly stopped and turned her face slightly.

"What my choice?" Pei Chen asked inexplicably.

There was no answer.

……

……

"I always feel that the "Taketori Monogatari" in this world is distorted to the point that it can't be seen——"

In Honshu, deep in a primeval area near the Pacific coast, a group of several people groped their way to the wrong destination in the dark forest, someone complained.

"The original form of the unknown youkai devoured the Celestial Maiden...... Who knows what her body is? Hurry up, don't grind, and get to that place as soon as possible while there is still the moon...... Last time, I finally teamed up with that old monk to seal her, but now I can't let her come out easily......"

"Wait, you suppressed her?!" One asked, confused.

"You're a newcomer who joined in the last mission, and it's normal not to understand-" The man with a scar on his face and an almost cold expression said coldly, "Anyway, as long as we know that our mission this time is to kill or prevent the false goddess from getting out of trouble for a long time, it means that someone in this team battle must have received the opposite task to us, such as unsealing the god for a long time and helping that woman deal with us or something......"

"But it's been so long, and it's not there yet...... It can't be the wrong way, right? "There was another dissent in the ranks.

The young man who walked at the front, with four flexible and flexible mechanical arms behind him, turned around and explained expressionlessly: "That's because this world has passed another fifty years, and the previous road is long gone, even the original village is gone...... Now it can be located so quickly because of the existence of the lake where the legendary goddess bathed. ”

"Besides, how could the reincarnation space let us pass the level so easily? This situation may be a deliberate attempt to create difficulties for us, to let the opposing team release their gods for a long time, so that the contrast between the 'potential' and 'strength' of the two teams is close to equilibrium - well, it's the front, wait, it seems that we are indeed late. He suddenly looked into the forest in front of him, and suddenly a large clearing appeared.

A ruined stone formation, the spirit mirror covered with rune paper suppressed in the eyes of the array has disappeared.

The moment they saw it, the sky, which had begun to glow slightly, suddenly darkened, like night.

An unusually large, spell-made 'full moon' suddenly appeared in the sky, and a circle of pentagram was expanding around the moon.

"Damn, it's really unsealed...... What's next?! ”

"Don't worry—" The scar-faced man still looked cold, "It's only the youkai with the form of a celestial maiden who has sealed the rune paper and unsealed it." If she wants to return to her full state, she will need to collect five more treasures and sink into the Fuji Five Lakes to resurrect her former monster vassal country 'Dream City', and then she will become the world's top monster-"

"Next, let's start with the five treasures as well."

……

……

There is a clear lake near Kaede Village, and the lake is cold all year round, and the former bellflower bathes here, and Kagome visited it not long ago.

And next to the lake there is a hillside with a very hidden cave on it.

It used to be hidden enough, but now it has been abandoned for half a century, and the spreading weeds, vines, etc., have completely entangled the cave, if it weren't for the bellflower to lead the way, Pei Chen's spiritual power might not be able to find this place if he swept it shallowly.

"This is the cave where the ghost spider healed back then...... Kaede and I found a burned, mortal thief floating upstream from the river, broken all over his body, dying, and I rescued him and placed him in this cave to heal - you know what happened. Kikyo walked into the dim cavern first, and his voice was very calm.

It's so calm that it's like you're stating something that has nothing to do with you, as if you're telling it from the perspective of a bystander.

Pei Chen's mind was still immersed in the question of the witch not long ago, and when he heard this, he raised his head and glanced around, and immediately frowned: "This kind of evil aura is a little too strong...... Fifty years have passed, and it hasn't completely dissipated, which means that the guy you saved in the first place has nothing to do with the concept of being human, except that he was born in human skin. ”

"That's true...... Kikyo unexpectedly agreed, nodded slightly, and walked to the center of the cave.

Although the light was dim, both of them were non-human, and naturally they could see at a glance that there was a vague humanoid outline there, as if the flames had burned the person lying there to ashes. The color of the dirt in that area was noticeably different from the surrounding area, and Kikyo leaned down and grabbed a handful of dirt for a moment of careful observation.

"I'm going to use this clay to repair this clay form...... she said suddenly, pressing her hand on her right shoulder, "that way, the half-demon Naraku who was born out of the body of the demon spider won't be able to hurt me...... With a little bit of help, I was able to take the initiative to locate him......"

Pei Chen couldn't help but interject: "If you want, now I can-"

"No...... This is the only thing I have to do by myself. With an inexplicable firmness, the shrine maiden said slowly.

"Well, if you insist......" Maybe thinking that he might not have the opportunity to have such a trip in the future, the monster softened, and sighed softly and agreed.

Kikyo paused, lowered his eyes slightly, and nodded slightly.

Then, a minute passed.

She looked up at Pei Chen, but the monster was still standing quietly in place, blinking as if waiting for something.

With a flicker of eyes, a holy light appeared between the witch's fingertips, and the demon-breaking spiritual power bloomed. The monster seemed to have woken up to what he should do, and hurriedly waved his hand again and again, smiling and exiting the cave and turning away from looking.

After about a few seconds, the cavern was filled with the sound of a silk squeeze, the sound of clothes rubbing against skin.

"That...... Kikyo, what do you mean by that question you said earlier? ”

After thinking about it, he always felt that he was inexplicably concerned about this matter, and Pei Chen, who was facing the cave with his back, couldn't help but ask.

The voice in the cave paused, and then the witch replied softly, "Pei Chen, I remember what you said before...... If all this is already predestined, all you need to do is try to make everything go according to the 'historical' record. So, the day you collect all the Jade of the Four Souls is also the day when the Nine-Tails will lead the aliens who are unwilling to give in to officially rebel against you - and then you will drag all the aliens into the junction of the human world and the other side, and the Lord of Imagawa will also appear on the final battlefield, yes or no? ”

After hesitating for a moment, quickly recalling what he had said, and after making sure that there was no problem, Pei Chen nodded with some uncertainty: "That's right." ”

Why do you want to get involved with the lord of the country again? Could it be that you really want to go the route of the dark witch?

There was no sound in the cave again, and Pei Chen could only helplessly knock on the corner of his forehead, and then wanted to say something more.

But at this moment, Kikyo's voice came out again: "Your situation...... Something is very wrong. ”

“…… Is there something wrong? Pei Chen's smile was a little stiff.

"It's because it's too normal, so it's not normal...... the shrine maiden said indifferently, "Your emotions weren't so diverse a long time ago, although for me...... Our attitude towards us has not changed, but our mind has always been transforming. But right now you give me a very unreal feeling, you seem to be deliberately acting out 'emotion'-"

“……”

“……”

"Do you think—annoying?" The youkai asked in a low tone.

Kikyo didn't answer quickly this time, as if after thinking for a while, he said slowly: "No, I don't know what's wrong with you, but since you're still willing to deliberately perform on me, it means that you don't really care about anything......"

There was silence again.

Pei Chen looked straight ahead and said lightly: "...... It's not a deliberate performance, but the only sensibility I have is pinned on this body, and if it's gone, it's really nothing......"

He was 'man' in the past, but now He is 'God'.

“…… What the hell is going on? After a long silence, Kikyo's unusually calm voice came from inside the cave.

"The path of belief does not allow turning back, whether it is to forge one's own 'Tao' or to be assimilated by 'Tao' is the difference between personification and impersonalization...... Unfortunately, I ascended too quickly and found out too late. After a slight pause, Pei Chen looked at the sky, and his gaze even exceeded the distance of 380,000 kilometers and landed on the moon.

It seems that there is a sleeping will slowly awakening on the desolate lunar surface. But he didn't care at all, such a thing didn't even have the value of giving him a second look.

"Equivalent exchange is the principle of this world, and there is no such thing as a harvest without paying a price...... From the beginning when I came into contact with the power of time, and now I am harnessing time, I have discovered ...... I have always been washed and eroded by the river of time at a deeper level than others, even if I ascended to the dimension, the change of existence form and power, but the essence has not been able to keep up immediately......"

He smiled with a mocking smile that he didn't know whether it was mockery or self-deprecation, and whispered, "...... So the conclusion is that everything is fate, and 'people' will die. ”

“……”

I don't know when, Kikyo, who was getting dressed again, had come out of the cave and stood quietly behind him. Hearing such a whisper, the shrine maiden's fingers trembled imperceptibly. It turns out that when I was entangled in obsession and worried about not being redeemed in the past, this monster's former soul was about to die?

"I'll — accompany you to the end." Sadness welled up in her heart, and she sighed a little sadly, hesitated for a moment, and finally raised her arm to hug the youkai from behind.

My soul, imprisoned by revenge for a long time......

The desire to be haunted by distress......

If you forgive me for salvation......

Then only the king's peace and silence sleep......