Zhai Nan

Kaidan (Kaidan refers to eerie tales of strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching ghosts and monsters from Japanese folklore.) feed on cognition, wield information as weapons, and use information as currency, existing between the peculiarities of neither life nor death.
They exist in human rumors and dwell in the shadows of the world.
"Does this mean I will become a Kaidan?"
In ancient times, they were worshipped as deities, empowered by faith.
"Then I am a deity!"
In more recent ancient times, they were regarded as demons and fed on fear.
"I will become the master of Kaidan!"
However, as the tides of time washed over, they gradually vanished, leaving behind only texts considered to be delusions.
"To restore the glory of Kaidan is an undeniable duty of ours."
But you are not yet a Kaidan, hmm, nor a person.
"Well, becoming a Kaidan counts as success."

Master of Kaidan

Hearing Feng Xue bring up Kaidan, Old Li's voice grew a bit weathered—


"Whether it's Anomalies or rumors, in the end, they amount to nothing. Given some time, the influence they've manufactured will gradually fade away. But Kaidan is different—it has become a cultural symbol. If you can embed your existence into a region or even a country's culture, becoming common knowledge that is universally recognized within a certain area and does not fade with the passage of time, then you have become a Kaidan. At that point, your label will integrate further and be sublimated into a more powerful form, known as a 'Kaidan entry.' Of course, I've only heard about this; I don't know the specifics."


"Hmm, like the 'Hanako of the toilet' kind of thing?" Feng Xue, finding Old Li's somewhat evasive explanation, couldn't help but recall the nearly household Kaidan legend of the Eastern Country.


Chapter 99: The Path to Kaidan