Dream Travel

Chapter 540 Someone is secretly observing
"What does this mean?" Bai Wuchang looked at the large pile of incense, candles, and paper money with a puzzled expression.

"That's right. I've been chasing that serial killer for a long time, but unfortunately he's too cunning and I haven't been able to subdue him. Luckily, I met two people who captured those poor people he was using."

Bodhi Patriarch solemnly recounted the many evil deeds committed by Bai Mu. Bai Wuchang wanted to say something, but was pulled back by Hei Wuchang beside him.

He also realized there were some problems and chose to keep quiet.

"Heaven cherishes life. Since you two have come at such a convenient time, why not go all the way and give those poor souls a proper burial? This is just a small token of my appreciation. I, the Bodhi Ancestor, thank you both."

The Black and White Impermanence looked at the huge pile of incense, candles, and paper money, hesitated, suppressed the urge to curse, and finally nodded to indicate that there was no problem.

They weren't stupid; they had already sensed something was wrong. But the most important thing was the identity that Patriarch Bodhi had revealed.

As a large pile of incense and paper money was lit, the figures of the Black and White Impermanence disappeared into the night. They accepted these offerings without a second thought, and the beating they received was not for nothing.

However, having accepted the benefits, the matter still needs to be handled. As for the King of Hell asking questions, just bring up the name of Patriarch Bodhi.

Their execution process was also flawless.

However, after actually bringing these 'wandering ghosts' back, the Black and White Impermanence who were in charge of the task finally understood why this had happened.

These souls are all unregistered, even more so than wandering ghosts!
However, since they've already been sent to the underworld, we have to take them in no matter how dark it is. Besides, there are hundreds of good people among them, and even if they are unregistered residents, we can't just leave them untreated.

As for those evil spirits, they will be dealt with as appropriate after the interrogation and judgment.

In the mortal realm, after seeing off the Black and White Impermanence, Patriarch Bodhi wiped the sweat from his brow.

"You're sweating so much, are you nervous?"

"What's there to be nervous about? I, Bodhi Patriarch, am a deity after all, and I still have some influence!" Bodhi Patriarch spat, then wiped the sweat from his brow and pointed to the fire beside him: "I'm just hot!"

"Is there anything else? If not, I'm leaving!" Patriarch Bodhi glanced at the weapon box in the white curtain.

When fighting with the Black and White Impermanence, Bai Mu lost a large number of souls, but he didn't release any of the souls of the 'Bull Demons' or some other monsters.

Green lightning, hellfire, and the ability to control souls—all of these make Bai Mu seem like a villain, yet he still wants to give those good souls a good home.

Not only that, he also couldn't figure anything out from Bai Mu... well, it's not that he couldn't figure it out, but that his calculations were a bit inaccurate.

However, after leaving Wuyue Mountain, as time went by, he was able to figure something out, but when he reached this point, Bodhi Patriarch decisively stopped.

You can calculate it, but there's no need to continue. Just get some results; continuing will only lead to more trouble.

"It's alright now, I'll take you back." After dealing with those souls, Bai Mu was in a great mood, and even the weapon case felt a little lighter.

"I have hands and feet, I'm too embarrassed to do this. I can go back by myself." The Bodhi Patriarch naturally refused outright: "Don't worry about me. The green hills remain, the green waters flow on, we'll meet again—"

"Then... until we meet again." Bai Mu bid farewell to the Bodhi Patriarch who had quickly run away.

He carried the weapons case away, pondering the time he had left.

Is today the 15th or the 16th?

Looking at the moon overhead, Bai Mu pondered. He didn't plan to stay here any longer and decided to find a place to go back.

As for Lei Tianba from the Otherworldly Dream Source, Bai Mu wished him good luck.

Bai Mu wanted to leave, but found that it wasn't so easy for her to leave.

He dug a deep, winding pit more than ten meters deep, jumped down, and even though Lexonbula created a layer of shadows to shield him, he still couldn't leave smoothly!

"Holy crap, what's watching me?" Bai Mu suspected that something dirty was entangled with him.

For this reason, he even unleashed a wave of powerful energy from the Thousand Mountains. In the world where the mountain was sealed, those who practiced Qi cultivation could not outlive those who practiced True Qi or Magic Power.

However, those who practice Qigong can fight anything. Of course, such strength comes at the cost of their lives. Those who practice Qigong can live longer, but not as long as those who practice other things.

The protective energy can break the spell, but the white curtain, for some unknown reason, had entangled him, keeping him constantly under observation.

However, he could try to use his inner energy to destroy what was wrapped around him. After burning his life force to detonate the inner energy of the Thousand Mountains, the inner energy that was stuck at the third level broke through to the fourth level.

Not only that, the explosive breakthrough of the Qi even pushed it upwards again, causing the white curtain to feel a sense of stagnation as it had not yet broken through from the third to the fourth layer.

In other words, his Thousand Mountains Qi is expected to reach the fifth level in a short period of time?
"Such a good thing?" Bai Mu rubbed his stomach, feeling quite full afterward.

When the Thousand Mountains Qi was unleashed, it consumed a lot of the feeling of fullness. Now that he realized he still couldn't walk, the feeling of hunger surged up.

He even suspected that the reason his Thousand Mountains Qi could directly reach the level of almost the fifth level was because he burned a lot of his life force to unleash the Thousand Mountains Qi.

The instant he broke through from the third to the fourth level, he was still gathering his strength and burning his life force, his accumulated Thousand Mountain Qi like a powder keg. As a result, with the breakthrough of the Thousand Mountain Qi, the Thousand Mountain Qi that should have exploded outwards instead exploded internally.

Bai Mu felt that if the explosion had been more powerful, it could have blown all the way to the fifth floor.

However, the price of doing so is severe for ordinary people. A large amount of life force is burned, and the Thousand Mountain Qi that explodes beyond its limit causes him to suffer severe internal injuries.

All of this was offset by the feeling of fullness he had accumulated.

"Since things have come to this, let's go eat first." Although he couldn't leave the Otherworld early using the Dreamwalker's talent, he had found a shortcut to improve his Thousand Mountain Qi, so Bai Mu was in a good mood.

He wasn't prepared well enough this time; otherwise, he would have definitely put in a much bigger effort and might have been able to blast the Thousand Mountains Qi to the sixth level.

Shan Qifeng had evaluated his physique; with his extraordinary constitution, he could easily reach the fifth level of the Thousand Mountains Qi cultivation, and do so in a short period of time.

After all, his physique was strong enough to carry the Thousand Mountains Technique with him, at least up to the fifth level.

However, Shan Qifeng misjudged... If the old man could come back to life and see Bai Mu using this method to improve Qian Shan, he would probably misjudge again.

With this experience, things will be much easier in the future. Bai Mu plans to continue blowing things up whenever possible in a safe environment.

Once you reach the critical point for breaking through the Thousand Mountains Technique and blast through the bottleneck, you can try to break through the next level with unstoppable momentum.

As for the issue of insufficient stamina... as long as his physique is strong enough, there is no problem with insufficient stamina!
In the town where I bought things yesterday, there was a funeral procession. It was for a well-known philanthropist who had died, the one whom the Black and White Impermanence had summoned last night.

Bai Mu found an inn to eat at. He had plenty of money, but the food was insufficient. As he ate, the people in the inn started looking at him like he was a monster.

Without any hesitation, Bai Mu finished the last meal and left the town.

He started rummaging through his inventory in the weapon crate.

He had been accumulating fleshy balls transformed through demonic rituals. These things might expire when they were no longer needed, but it was always good to have them in reserve.

Just like now, he felt that even eating several cows wouldn't make up for the lack of satiety, but the flesh ball transformed by the demon ritual could quickly replenish his satiety.

“We can find a crowded place, and I’ll perform a demon sacrifice for you. That will create an energy-rich crystal,” Luxenbra suggested to White Curtain.

If we disregard the uses of the crystals and focus solely on accumulating energy, then he has countless ways to do so.

Anyway, it's all for energy. All sorts of resentment and other things can be mixed in to ensure that Bai Mu can become a big fish in one bite, as long as he can digest it.

"That would be going too far. I'll just stick to hunting normally. This place is beautiful with clear waters and abundant resources; I'll have enough to eat." Bai Mu looked at the mountain in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

All he needs to do now is stall for time, stall until he's kicked out of the Otherworld. At that point, even if something is secretly watching him, it won't be able to stop him.

It's only a day or two, and enjoying some wild delicacies from the mountains and fields has its own unique flavor... right?

On a dark and windy night, Bai Mu, who was gnawing on a bison leg, saw a shadow.

The Bull Demon King stared at the roasted meat in Bai Mu's hand: "How dare you! You actually dare to eat the old bull's offspring!"

"Ah...no, what do you want from me?" Not wanting to waste anything, Bai Mu quickly finished the bison leg in his hand and swiftly retreated to avoid the fork that had fallen to the ground.

The fork smashed the fire he had lit, and the Bull Demon King stared at the bones on the ground with a hostile expression. The huge bull had been eaten clean by the white curtain.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me where Patriarch Bodhi is, and I'll spare your life. If you can find Tang Sanzang, I'll even give you a piece of Tang Sanzang's flesh!"

You're quite loyal, aren't you...

Bai Mu took out a combination knife from the weapon case: "We parted ways yesterday. I have no interest in Tang Sanzang flesh. Can you pretend you didn't see me? Let's go our separate ways?"

"Hahaha, if you're not interested, why are you still near the Spider Cave? Since you're not going to talk, then prepare to die!" Of course, the Bull Demon King didn't believe Bai Mu's words.

The lice he released searched for traces of Supreme Treasure and the others, mainly looking for them, and after a long search, they finally found the Spider Cave.

Then he rushed over to block the door, only to encounter the white curtain.

The Spider Cave is here, and the White Curtain is here too. This guy says he's not interested in Tang Sanzang's flesh?
Eager to find Tang Sanzang, the Bull Demon King didn't want to waste any more time with Bai Mu. He decided to kill this guy first, then go to the Spider Cave to capture him. If he couldn't find Bodhi Patriarch, he would capture Sun Wukong's reincarnation first. He believed he could find Tang Sanzang.

As for Bai Mu, he ruined my plans last time, and he's still unwilling to cooperate this time. We absolutely can't let him stay, or he'll cause more trouble!
The Bull Demon King charged forward with great strides. Despite his human-sized stature, he was strong but not bulky or slow; on the contrary, he was very fast.

The good news for Bai Mu is that although the Bull Demon King is fast, he can still react.

The bad news is that the Bull Demon King is very powerful, and it would be difficult for him to fight him head-on. The even worse news is that he can fight the Bull Demon King, but he can't break through his defenses...

If you lack strength, you can use technique to deal with it; as long as your speed is about right, it's fine. But if you can't break through someone's defense, then no technique seems to have much meaning.

(End of this chapter)