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

Evil omens possess an instinct similar to that of wild beasts, a fact well known to Feng Xue, and beyond instinct, they also have certain tendencies based on their "type."


These tendencies are somewhat akin to the corrupt gods poisoned by faith in novels read before traversing, simply put, "What they are rumored to be, they become."


For instance, if undead creatures are universally believed to loathe the living, then undead omens will show intense hostility toward living people; similarly, if giant dragons are thought to covet treasures, then dragon omens will take valuable items they see back to their nests, even though they can't understand the true worth of these items.


However, playing dead is different because it involves "proactivity" and "choice."


Although dragon omens will take treasures they encounter back to their lairs, they do not actively seek out treasures as if hunting, which reflects whether they are proactive.


Chapter 121: Encirclement