"Of course! How could the Pure possibly eat food from our Peach Blossom Village?"
"The Pure? What do you mean? Aren't you all also the Pure?"
"Of course not! We are the Fallen!"
The Fallen?!
You mean... us?
Ye Liang suddenly remembered that small village where people had once eaten human flesh.
"That doesn't make sense. I thought the Fallen had no consciousness and even ate humans. From what I can see, you're clearly living, breathing humans. You don't look like them at all."
"In a hundred years, you'll understand what 'looking like them' really means!"
The old man mumbled vaguely.
!!!
A shocking realization hit him like lightning!
Unparalleled shock!
Suddenly, Ye Liang realized something was off!
There was something strange about the old man's words—something clearly wrong!
"Listen, Old Man Shizhi, stop beating around the bush! Just tell me what's really going on!" Ye Liang grew anxious.
Shizhi Xiao spoke slowly and deliberately between bites of food, sighed deeply, then finally began explaining.
"You never should've come here at all!"
"Listen carefully! Humans in Yomi are divided into two groups—the Pure and the Fallen. Although they are souls, they've essentially become two different kinds of people."
"I already know this."
Ye Liang nodded. Earlier, White Fang had already explained everything to him—that the Fallen were originally Cursed Pure.
"Hmph," he scoffed.
"There's something you don't understand..." The old man continued explaining. "We, the Fallen, are actually Pure who consumed food from Yomi..."
"The Pure can survive for a hundred years before reincarnating.
But it's actually very difficult!
To endure those hundred years, you either withstand a century of hunger or find food with absolutely no Yomi energy!
Things like mushrooms or cacti to stave off hunger."
"But!"
Old Man Shizhi paused dramatically.
"If you lack enough energy replenishment, the Pure will grow weaker and weaker!
They begin struggling with even basic movement. Their bodies turn intangible until ultimately, they become prey for lost, fallen beings!
Eventually...
They disintegrate into dust and vanish forever!"
"So, most of the Pure chose to Fall!
They began consuming creatures from Yomi—cows, sheep, horses, and most commonly, Yomigami!"
"Yomigami contain abundant Yomi energy! After consumption, the Pure grow strong enough to cultivate,
Overcoming those who had fallen.
That's us—the Pure who chose this path.
We gathered together, hunting Yomigami daily for sustenance, fighting back against the Fallen, finding new purpose in existence.
But this wasn't a permanent solution!
By absorbing too much Yomi energy, we encountered a critical problem!
We lost the ability to reincarnate!
Though our bodies brimmed with powerful Yomi energy, allowing survival in Yomi World, we became rejected by reality itself!
Even someone as mighty as Her Ladyship cannot return to the living world.
All hope of continuing our struggle for survival vanished.
Finally...
Some among us could take it no longer!
Year after year of slaughter had driven more and more people to lose themselves in Yomibitaka. They began massacring humans, hunting frantically.
Eventually, they became mindless killing beasts—the common Fallen!
Gulp!
Ye Liang swallowed hard.
If that was the case, then the old man calling him a Fallen one wasn't wrong at all!
People like them could no longer enter the living world, surviving permanently only within Yomibitaka.
Wait!
I've absorbed so much Death Qi! Could I also be unable to leave Yomibitaka?!
Ye Liang suddenly recalled his own situation. He hadn't just absorbed Death Qi; he'd also consumed beings from the Yomi World...
He had probably already violated the two greatest taboos of the Yomi World.
"In any case, you should watch yourself.
As long as you don't leave the village, under Her Ladyship's protection, you can definitely survive. When your strength surpasses Her Ladyship's, there will still be hope.
From what I remember, the Yomi deity has the ability to leave Yomibitaka."
Izanami no Mikoto could leave Yomibitaka!
That was actually good news.
Ye Liang relaxed slightly.
If Izanami no Mikoto could leave this place, then naturally Ye Liang himself could too. If someone like him—a transmigrant—lacked even this much courage,
he wouldn't deserve the title of "transmigrant"!
"Mm. I got it. You enjoy your meal." Ye Liang replied, yet he didn't touch the food on the table again.
At this moment, the boy who had been sitting upright at the desk gave Ye Liang an unusual glance. His eyes gleamed, pupils seemingly shifting slightly.
"What the hell is that kid staring at me for!" Ye Liang naturally noticed too. His head hung low over his chest, though his mind had already begun observing carefully.
There were many powerful figures here—likely all the formidable beings from the Yomi World had gathered.
Getting to know these people would certainly be beneficial.
Noticing the strange child staring at him, Ye Liang suddenly realized something: "This kid seems to be one of the Pure!" The old man said the Pure couldn't increase their power, which forced them to consume food from the Yomi World.
But that wasn't entirely clear!
The old man might not have lied, but his understanding was limited too!
"So how did this kid manage to grow stronger?"
Ye Liang felt he had found a crucial clue!
Quietly waiting for the banquet to end.
The celebration hosted by Mikamitsu Shirabe wasn't just a meal—it included three full days and nights of revelry. Ye Liang intended to investigate these powerful beings after today's events concluded.
Especially this strangely abnormal kid!
"Young Master Ye, let's meet again at the dance party."
After finishing his meal, the old man took his leave from Ye Liang, dragging Nao Uzumaki along with him.
Ye Liang's mind remained heavy. First, he inquired from the banquet staff about where these powerful individuals were staying, and after properly hiding away his treasures, he stealthily headed toward their lodgings.
Evening approached.
Ye Liang, without attending the feast, arrived at the kid's residence.
He sneaked quietly into a guestroom.
"You're here!"
"There's someone in the room."
The person wasn't tall, standing with his hands behind his back—it was indeed that same kid from today's banquet.
Didn't attend the banquet either, huh?
Ye Liang glanced at his silhouette. This child had been here the entire time—waiting just for him!
"Honored and well, Lord Ifu Kamato!" He began respectfully, raising his hands in greeting. "I'm a villager from Peach Blossom Village. Though my status is humble, I've still dared to come forward and ask a few questions!"
He stood with clasped hands, his attitude genuinely sincere.
"You really crafted a believable backstory!" The boy turned around, narrowing his eyes at Ye Liang. Suddenly, he shuddered—and before Ye Liang's very eyes, the child morphed into an adult!
[A full transformation—right before our eyes!]
Ye Liang stared in shock.
He blinked furiously, refusing to believe what he saw. Then suddenly, he recognized this grown-up face!
Sharp, chiseled features, crisp clothing, and skin so pale it looked almost fragile.
"It's you!"
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