Longzang

Chapter 647 Speak Well
Wei Yuan was originally concerned about Bao Yun's Dharma form, but after sensing Tian Yuan's aura, Bao Yun postponed the matter of achieving her Dharma form and spent some time with the extraterrestrial demons in the Netherworld every day.

Wei Yuan was somewhat worried, so he asked what had happened. Bao Yun said that she was intimidated by the aura of the nascent Heavenly Demon that day, and thus realized that she still had a weakness. Therefore, she decided to come here every day to comprehend the aura of the Heavenly Abyss, until one day even the Heavenly Abyss could not subdue her, which would be the time for her to manifest her Dharma form.

After hearing this, Wei Yuan opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. When did this guy secretly cultivate an invincible aura?

Right now, Wei Yuan knows of at least three or four people around him who are cultivating an invincible momentum, not counting Wei Yuan himself and Feng Chutang, who was forced back onto the right path by his elders.

Have the younger generations of disciples at Taichu Palace become a bit arrogant lately?

But Bao Yun insisted, and Wei Yuan felt that it didn't matter whether the Dharma Image was to be created sooner or later, so he let her go. After saying goodbye to Bao Yun, Wei Yuan returned to the ground to supervise the progress of the project.

Wei Yuan turned and took a few steps, then suddenly felt something and looked back, only to see Bao Yun still standing there quietly watching him.

Wei Yuan sighed, returned to her, and asked gently, "What's wrong now?"

“It’s nothing, but…” Bao Yun suddenly hugged him and sealed his mouth with hers, a warm fragrance wafting in.

Wei Yuan snorted, his eyes lighting up as he activated his Void-Suppressing Divine Light. However, Bao Yun before him remained Bao Yun, her eyes closed, focused on gagging him.

Wei Yuan pushed her away, looked around, and said, "Come out, this trick isn't fun."

"How come you always see through me?" The darkness beside them seemed to solidify, and the Dream Eater emerged from within.

Today's Dream Eater is slightly different from when we first met. Her face has become more innocent and pure, making her look so pitiful that I feel an urge to deceive her.

"How did you find out?" Dream Eater asked curiously.

Wei Yuan snorted and said calmly, "When I was at the Dao Foundation stage, your dreams couldn't trap me. After I reached the Dharma Aspect stage, I cultivated the Heavenly Eye Divine Power, and my spiritual consciousness is undimmed. You have even less chance of deceiving me."

The Dream Eater stuck out its tongue and said, "Okay, that's not fun. I won't play with you next time."

Wei Yuan coldly said, "If I didn't still need your help, I would never have let this sneak attack on me go so easily!"

She wasn't afraid, though; she covered her mouth and chuckled softly, her body trembling with laughter, revealing her two round, snow-white thighs from beneath her skirt. She was barefoot and floating in mid-air.

Seeing that she showed no fear, Wei Yuan sneered and produced a ball of black and red flame in his hand. This was karmic fire taken from the Red Lotus Bodhi, and he had taken a third of it at once.

Therefore, although the flames were not large, they were extremely terrifying in the eyes of those who truly understood them. The karma that Wei Yuan burned away in one go that day, amounting to hundreds of thousands of Wu Clan soldiers, was only slightly more than this ball of flames.

The karmic fire had almost no light, yet it immediately revealed the true form of the Dream Eater.

It was a shapeless monster, resembling an octopus, with its head and body fused together. Its enormous head was covered with eyes, at least a thousand of them. These eyes varied in size and shape, each independently gazing in all directions. Wherever their gaze fell, ripples would spread out.

If a living being is within its sight, these ripples signify an alteration of that being's dream. Wei Yuan is surrounded by dense ripples, at least half of which are watching him, attempting to manipulate his dream.

The monster extended a long tentacle, at the tip of which grew a girl—this was the Dream Eater Wei Yuan had seen. She stood suspended in mid-air, not because she could levitate, but because her support was directly provided by that massive tentacle.

Illuminated by the red and black flames, the Dream Eater instantly closed most of its eyes, unable to look directly at the flames in Wei Yuan's hand. Its voice also became harsh and unpleasant: "How can you have such flames? How can you have so many?!"

Wei Yuan said calmly, "Not only do I have it, but I have even more, and I can use it like this: 'All dharmas in the world should be viewed in this way...'"

"Stop, stop, stop! I believe you now, stop reading it!" the Dream Eater cried out in a mournful voice.

Wei Yuan stopped chanting the Red Lotus Salvation Mantra and said, "Now can we have a serious talk?"

"I was very serious about it! Look how much effort I put into making this doll! It was made especially for you, taking into account all your normal preferences!" The Dream Eater shifted slightly, a surge of emotion rising in his chest, before showing off his thighs.

Wei Yuan felt like a calamity was about to strike him, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Which eye of yours saw that I like this kind of thing?"

The Dream Eater touched her lips with a finger and chuckled, "Don't be shy. Haven't we played the Paper Wedding Dress game many times? I have so many eyes, I've seen it all. Oh, some of the fetishes that don't quite fit the mainstream human tastes, so I didn't bring them out for you. Do you want them now?"

Wei Yuan sighed softly, "It seems you still refuse to speak properly."

He raised the flame to his mouth, ready to blow it out.

"No!" the Dream Eater shrieked, then said pitifully, "I'm just trying to make it pleasing to your eye! When Uncle Li was around, he loved looking into my eyes. How about I switch to my original form?"

"...Then let's use this one."

Wei Yuan extinguished the karmic fire, and Shi Meng indeed dared not speak recklessly again, asking, "What do you need me to do?" "Last time you said I was undermining Shu Li's foundation, so you gave me spiritual items that could enhance my Dao foundation. Now I've taken over his entire kingdom, where are the spiritual items?"

Shi Meng drew a line in the air with his finger, revealing a spring, and said, "There are two kinds of spiritual objects. One is the water of the Nether Spring. This Nether Spring is now in your hands. I have a drop that Uncle Li gave me in the early days."

"Anything else?" Wei Yuan asked.

"The other type is the remnant of extraterrestrial demons. When they are seriously injured, their wounds secrete a kind of spiritual dew, which has a miraculous effect on improving the primordial spirit. However, the problem is that they must withstand the baptism of the demonic energy of the Heavenly Abyss. If they cannot withstand it, they will be reduced to ashes."

"I want that drop of Nether Spring." Wei Yuan made his choice without even thinking. Even he himself didn't want to experience the taste of the Heavenly Abyss Demonic Qi again.

A black jade bottle flew out from behind the Dream Eater, who then said, "Remember to return the bottle after you're done! You clearly have the Nether Spring yourself, yet you still insisted on taking mine..."

This bottle can be both real and illusory, making it a rare treasure.

Wei Yuan took the bottle and put it away, naturally not mentioning that Youquan had already dried up, and that Shuli wouldn't leave such a good thing for him.

In fact, Wei Yuan suspected that those herbs and the spirit embryo of the witch were left behind because of the red leaves. According to the information about Shu Li's personality, he should have burned them all without leaving Wei Yuan a single hair.

Wei Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "A friend of mine has encountered a problem with his Dao heart. Do you have a way to resolve it?"

Shi Meng said, "Isn't that easy to handle? The so-called problems with one's Dao heart are mostly due to obsession and affectation. In my dreams, as long as the root cause of the problem with one's Dao heart is found, most problems can be easily solved. But my dreams are not omnipotent; they are useless against those stubborn mules."

"That's good. You've helped me resolve that person's problem with their Dao heart, so I'll reward you accordingly. What do you want?"

The Dream Eater's eyes flickered as she said, "Tell your spirit to stop staring at me with that Spring Flame all the time. I'm just here to collect some dreams, nothing else. If you'd like, I can prepare a paper wedding ceremony for you, like the one for Uncle Li."

"A spirit?"

“Your boundary stone has its own spirit, but it probably hasn’t fully awakened yet. As the realm lord, it should listen to what you say. I don’t want to be hit by a Spring Fire for no reason.”

"What do you do with collecting dreams?"

The Dream Eater said, “All sentient beings rest and dream. The more dreams I collect, the stronger I become. Don’t you have a friend who wants to resolve his Dao Heart issue? Even if I can’t resolve it now, letting me collect a few types of dreams from your realm will solve the problem.”

Wei Yuan realized that the more dreams the Dream Eater collected, the more realistic the dream world it created became, somewhat similar to an illusion, but far more sophisticated. Moreover, the dream world was fraught with danger; if one died there, it would be a true death.

After being intimidated by the karmic fire, the Dream Eater knew that Wei Yuan had the ability to kill him, and believed that he would not dare to act recklessly.

So the two sides agreed that Wei Yuan would go to the northern mountain gate to pick up his senior sister after he left.

Suddenly, Shi Meng extended his fingertip and touched Wei Yuan's chest, saying meaningfully, "Actually, my ability is very useful. You'll be unable to live without me in the future."

Wei Yuan was puzzled, then he saw Shi Meng point to Bao Yun, who was standing motionless not far away. Wei Yuan immediately understood.

He snorted and said, "Not interested."

Helpless, Shi Meng withdrew from the dream and watched Wei Yuan's figure disappear. He said, "Hmph, they're all the same. Shu Li was like a stone at first, but later he kept sneaking into my dream every few days, didn't he?"

At that moment, Wei Yuan's vision shifted, and he found himself standing at the ground teleportation array. This teleportation array was extremely important, so Wei Yuan had his Dao Foundation Warriors guard it, strictly prohibiting any unauthorized personnel from approaching.

Wei Yuan checked the time again and realized that not much time had passed. It seemed that in the dream, because both of their primordial spirits were very powerful, the Dream Eater deliberately slowed down the perception of time. In fact, the two were talking at a fairly high speed.

Wei Yuan seemed to be thinking about this. In this way, communication would be much more convenient when one's cultivation level was high enough.

At this moment, Wei Yuan heard the voice of the Dream Eater: "You still haven't told me why you were able to see through my dream so quickly this time!"

"Guess!" Wei Yuan replied, then strode away.

Wei Yuan would never tell Shi Meng that the reason he saw through it was because the angle at which the soft fragrance entered his mouth and the subsequent actions were wrong.

But when he thought of what the Dream Eater had said at the end, Wei Yuan's heart stirred slightly. And once that stirring began, it became uncontrollable.

At this moment, the Daoist warriors stationed at the border sent word: Tianyu has come again, and has brought a new vehicle.

(End of this chapter)