God of Pets

Chapter 700 The Witch
That creaking sound was the sound of the wooden door opening.

The two saw an old woman with a cane come out of the wooden house.

The old lady's cane was about 1.45 meters long, and the old lady was hunched over, like a shrimp, and was much shorter than the cane.

The wrinkles on her face were layered upon layered, making her face look as if it was nothing but wrinkles, which was both eerie and terrifying.

"You've arrived." The old lady looked up, sizing up Chen Guan and Shang Ziyi outside the giant pit, and said.

However, the wrinkles on her face had completely covered her eyes. She could only use one hand to pry open the wrinkles around her eyes, revealing her cloudy eyes, and use that one eye to examine Chen Guan and Shang Ziyi.

Chen Guan and Shang Ziyi exchanged a glance, realizing they had stumbled upon a secret realm ruin.

As far as Chen Guan knew, these secret realm ruins should be products of an earlier human civilization, but he didn't know which civilization or generation the wooden house ruins belonged to.

Judging from the appearance of this little old lady, if she were a human, she would probably be someone who has lived for countless years.

If she were a human who had survived from several generations ago, then her age would be impossible to estimate.

"You recognize me?" Shang Ziyi asked, staring at the old woman.

"I don't recognize them." The old lady slowly shook her head, her voice sounding like that of a decaying coffin: "Guests are always welcome. Please come in and have a cup of tea, you two children."

"Grandma, what's your name?" Chen asked with a smile as he looked at the little old lady.

"In our generation, people called me a sorceress, someone who guided people to communicate with the gods," the old woman replied with a smile, but her smile was more frightening than a cry.

"A sorceress?" Chen Guan pondered to himself, not expecting any information related to her. At least he was certain that this ruin did not belong to the Great Xia Dynasty.

“Your generation is too young, and your civilization is too short-lived. It’s understandable that you don’t understand the importance of communicating with the gods. Since you have come here, it means you are destined to be with the gods. I, this old woman, can guide you to communicate with the gods, receive their protection and blessings, and become true strongmen…” As she spoke, the old woman turned and walked towards the wooden house, gesturing for them to enter from the doorway.

Chen Guan also wanted to see what kind of existence this generation was. As a member of the ten major families, Shang Ziyi had also heard some things about the ancient generations, so he was not surprised.

The two walked toward the old woman's wooden house. The old woman, leaning on her cane, slowly led them into the house.

From the outside, the wooden house doesn't look very big, about the size of a large single room, taking up only about 20 or 30 square meters.

However, upon entering the wooden house, they discovered that the interior space was much larger than the exterior. Inside was a huge wooden temple, with hundreds of wooden tablets representing deities enshrined on the temple walls.

Chen Guan glanced at the names on the wooden tablets of the deities, which read "Heavenly Spirit Supreme Great Bright Peacock Holy God", "Pure Land Holy God, Holy Son and Holy Mother, Three-in-One God", "Ancient Zaxu Sect Nine Star True God", and "Great Bright Holy Angel Supreme True Holy Great God".

Chen Guan looked over and saw that the names of the gods enshrined on the palace walls were all extremely exaggerated, and they all looked quite powerful.

The old woman walked to the wall and pointed to the divine tablets, explaining, "These were the supreme and great true gods of our generation. Anyone who gained the approval of any one of them could become a god's representative, possessing divine power—truly a demigod." She sighed, "In the battle against the Sky Spirits, countless great gods were summoned by our warriors to help us fight them. Although we were ultimately defeated, we preserved the divine tablets of these greatest gods here, awaiting humanity's resurgence, so they may have the resources to rise again."

"This Holy Land God, who is a trinity of Holy Son and Holy Mother, was an omniscient and omnipotent being in our generation. If one could gain his favor, one could become an invincible being in the world... This Heavenly Spirit Supreme Great Bright Peacock God..." The old woman introduced the glorious achievements and abilities of these gods one by one.

“You may choose a deity to worship. Once you have gained their approval, they will descend upon you when needed and bestow upon you boundless power.”

Chen Guan knew that the cultivation methods of each generation might be somewhat different, but he did not expect that the cultivation methods of the old woman's generation would be so different from theirs.

Their cultivation methods back then involved worshipping deities, which was completely different from what they do now.

Chen Guan hadn't felt much different during the previous generation of the Great Xia King, but now he completely didn't understand what the old woman meant by the gods.

"Grandma, what kind of being is this deity you're talking about?" Chen Guan didn't choose a deity to worship as the old woman suggested, but instead wanted to find out first.

"Gods are the spirits who guide and protect humanity. It is because of their existence that humanity possesses great power, the ability to fight against mysterious spirits, and ultimately, humanity can become demigods comparable to the gods..." The old woman spoke with a face full of piety.

"So, can you show us what kind of abilities the gods possess?" Chen Guan had been listening for a while but hadn't heard the key question, so he simply asked directly.

He wouldn't worship something he doesn't understand at all; even if there are benefits, he must figure out what those benefits are.

Shang Ziyi had the same mindset, so he remained silent while Chen Guan spoke.

"Your generation has lost your faith. Don't you know how great God is?" The old woman sighed and shook her head. "Very well, then let you see the power of the gods."

As she spoke, the old woman bowed to one of the ancestral tablets, then formed various hand seals with her fingers and chanted incantations.

She looks so old, her skin is all wrinkled, and her legs are not very agile.

But after putting down the cane, his ten fingers moved rapidly, forming various difficult hand seals, while one foot kept stomping on the ground.

Those who knew her were asking the gods for help; those who didn't might have thought she was possessed by a ghost or had epilepsy.

Just as Shang Ziyi and Chen Guan were filled with doubt, they suddenly felt a terrifying surge of energy rushing towards the old woman, enveloping her entire body and forming a strange light and shadow that exuded a terrifying aura.

The old woman's body, which had been hunched over, was now standing straight, completely unlike her previous frail appearance. Even the wrinkles on her body quickly disappeared, her skin gradually became supple and elastic, and her hair turned from white to black.

In a short while, the old woman who looked like she was about to die transformed into a tall female warrior with sharp eyes, staring intently at Chen Guan and his companion.

(End of this chapter)