Longzang

Chapter 189 Mark
Shi Meng felt that saying another word to Wei Yuan was superfluous, but Wei Yuan really didn't want revenge right now; he just wanted to return to reality as soon as possible.

In reality, the realm is under attack by the Blood Curse, and Qingming is barely able to withstand it by relying on his continuous supply of luck. Without the support of the realm's power, the defensive formations won't last long at all.

Wei Yuan learned from the Dream Eater's words that when a Blood Witch's cultivation reaches perfection, she will advance to the Nether Witch level, forming her own small world within the Netherworld. The Netherworld is a special world connecting the native realm with the outer void; there are no physical entities here, only the primordial spirit can move about. After a Nether Witch forms her own world within the Netherworld, she can borrow its power in reality, resulting in a qualitative leap in her magical power.

At this point, Wei Yuan understood: the Netherworld Witch was equivalent to the Human Race's Imperial Scenic Lord. To take revenge on a True Lord? Wei Yuan's ambitions weren't that grand.

Knowing that Wei Yuan was currently worried about the realm, Shi Meng found it hard to understand and said, "Are you worried about those things that don't even have a primordial spirit? Those people are just trash and parasites, completely useless, only adding burden to the world. The more of them die, the better, so why do you want to protect them?"

This statement instinctively disgusted Wei Yuan, but he tried his best to remain calm and said, "Every great cultivator started as a mortal and rose to power. No one is born with Dao power. According to your logic, wouldn't everyone deserve to die?"

The Dream Eater said, "Don't you know that some people in your human race are born with Dao power?"

This time, it was Wei Yuan's turn to be taken aback; he really didn't know.

"Since you don't know, I won't tell you anymore. Ask me yourself when you get back. Now I'll briefly explain the Netherworld to you, and you'll understand why I asked you if you wanted revenge."

According to the Dream Eater, the world inhabited by humans, witches, and barbarians is called the Realm of Man. Beyond the Realm lies the Outer Realm, and where the Outer Realm intersects with the Realm, all sorts of bizarre worlds are formed. These worlds are extremely strange and dangerous in the eyes of ordinary humans, and the Netherworld is one of them.

Countless terrifying monsters roam the Netherworld, some born from the invasion of other realms, others naturally occurring creatures. The Dream Eater is a powerful demon born in the Netherworld.

Although the Witches have created their own world within the Frosty Realm, at most they can only bestow upon their chosen ones a few special magical abilities. Beyond that, they have very little influence over the Frosty Realm. In the words of the Dream Eaters, they are like tenants in the Frosty Realm, merely renting a small plot of land that will be returned to the Frosty Realm upon their death.

For Dream Eaters, creatures born from the Netherworld, the world returns to the Netherworld after the death of the Netherworld Witches, and the magical power they expended in constructing their world is absorbed by the Netherworld. Therefore, Dream Eaters can tolerate the existence of Netherworld Witches, but they greatly dislike the Witch Clan followers who emerge from the Netherworld Witch Kingdom.

In the words of the Dream Eaters, these creatures roam freely, searching for the precious resources unique to the Netherworld. The lairs and offspring of monsters like the Dream Eaters are their favorite targets.

Therefore, Dream Eater joined forces with some powerful demons, taking advantage of the unique authority of the creatures of the Netherworld and the special nature of the Netherworld itself, to lay out schemes in various kingdoms of the Netherworld Witches.

All new beings entering the Netherworld will fall into a trap. Whether they can come out alive depends on their individual strength and the nature of the trap. If they manage to break free, they will be marked with the mark of the great demon who set the trap. From then on, they will generally not be interfered with by the great demon in their activities in the Netherworld, unless they do something that the great demon cannot tolerate.

Each powerful demon has a different strategy, and the difficulty of breaking through their traps varies. Once you enter the Netherworld, which trap you fall into depends entirely on luck. The Dream Eater's traps almost always result in certain death, and it is itself extremely powerful, so the Netherworld Witches are quite wary of it, even fearful of it.

It is precisely because of these deadly traps, and the extreme danger of the Netherworld itself, that the Netherworld Witches developed a spell that can directly project the target's primordial spirit into the Netherworld. If this person is not a member of the Netherworld Witches' clan, then even if they survive the initial trap, they will find it difficult to survive in the Netherworld.

Sending one's primordial spirit into the Netherworld comes at a huge cost, and the Netherworld Witches generally wouldn't use this method unless it's a very important enemy.

The Dream Eater's strategy for humans is the Ghost Marriage, while other races each have their own specific strategies.

The Ghost Bride is specifically designed to exploit the weaknesses of the human race. Relying on the powerful Dream Eater, it can materialize the person the participant most desires and loves, turning them into a bride. Once the participant lifts the veil, it's as if their wish has been fulfilled, and they've signed a soul pact with the Dream Eater, their soul being swallowed whole by the Dream Eater.

Such a bizarre and terrifying ghost marriage naturally comes at a price: the bride must deal with the karma associated with her.

As it turned out, Wei Yuan didn't know what was going on. Each bride's turn was different, and the causes and effects were more terrifying than the last. Eventually, even the Dream Eater couldn't handle it. Moreover, Wei Yuan's primordial spirit foundation was special. In fact, the first time Wei Yuan lifted the veil, he was swallowed whole by the dream puppet that had transformed into a bride. As a result, digestion was extremely difficult, and the dream puppet couldn't last long before its chest and abdomen split open, and Wei Yuan fell out again. After that, every time Wei Yuan lifted the veil, the Dream Eater would lose a dream puppet. If this continued, there wouldn't be enough dream puppets, while only a small portion of Wei Yuan's primordial spirit was being absorbed, making it a complete deficit. The Dream Eater had no choice but to reveal itself and prepare to talk to Wei Yuan.

After explaining the Netherworld, Dream Eater said, "Your mission is to kill the followers of the Netherworld Witches. Some of the great demons are too old, their schemes have remained unchanged for thousands of years, and some have even colluded with the Netherworld Witches. As a result, there are more and more flies in the Netherworld now, and they need to be cleaned up. Don't worry, the Netherworld Witches can't do anything here. They are like the earth itself. Even if you kill their son in their kingdom, they can only watch. What you need to deal with are the followers."

"I will give you my mark so that other powerful demons will not attack you. You will get benefits for killing flies for me. But if you encounter monsters from the outer realms, remember to run away immediately."

Wei Yuan immediately caught the key point: "What benefits?"

The Dream Eater stretched out its hand, and a dark pearl appeared on its fingertip. The moment it appeared, Wei Yuan felt an intense urge to swallow it whole. This was an instinctive desire, like a traveler in the desert finding a spring of clear water.

"This is the essence left behind by powerful monsters from the outer realms after their deaths. For your human race, it has a certain chance of advancing your Dao Foundation."

Such a treasure exists?!
Wei Yuan had no doubt that his body's reaction proved the Dream Eater's words to be true. He examined his Dao Foundation and realized that while the Myriad Miles of Rivers and Mountains might not be of use to him, it was an invaluable treasure to others. Even someone as exceptionally talented as Zhang Sheng still had the potential to advance his Dao Foundation further.

"how should I do?"

"Here, all living beings can only enter with their primordial spirits and can only use the Dao foundation abilities within their primordial spirits. Therefore, everyone's abilities are very limited, and even the most powerful members of the Witch Clan will be easy to kill here."

"Okay, I agree." Wei Yuan felt that everyone else could only use the abilities of their Dao Foundation bodies, so his methods seemed quite diverse.

"I'll send you back first, and at the same time, I'll place a mark of the Netherworld in your primordial spirit. The next time you activate the mark, your primordial spirit can come over. After that, you can travel back and forth on your own. Oh, by the way, traversing the Netherworld consumes luck."

A wisp of green energy appeared in Wei Yuan's hand as he asked, "Is this alright?"

A look of surprise flashed in the Dream Eater's eyes, and he nodded, saying, "Okay."

"Then take me back."

Shi Meng placed her hand on Wei Yuan's chest and suddenly asked, "You just said I was bragging, were you telling the truth?"

Wei Yuan thought for a moment and shook his head: "I was just trying to make you angry."

The Dream Eater's brows relaxed, and he said, "That's more like it!"

She reached out and pushed, and Wei Yuan's consciousness plunged into darkness. Looking at the spot where Wei Yuan had disappeared, it felt like something was amiss.

In fact, Wei Yuan had prepared many bride candidates for the final round. The Listening Sea Immortal was just the first; there was also the Moon Laurel Immortal Branch, the Shadow in the Moon, and if all else failed, a special toad. Not Wei Yuan's own, but the one Bao Yun had years ago. That toad had an immortal seated on its head, with gods and demons dancing wildly in the moon—quite extravagant. However, the Immortal's appearance had already settled everything, leaving Wei Yuan with no opportunity to showcase his many trump cards.

(End of this chapter)