Start from a baby to become a Taoist

Chapter 36: The Third Sequence! Weird Dream? This Isn't Me!

The headmaster was so optimistic that Ye Ping was speechless.

After a long silence, he took out the jade flute again, put it to his lips and played.

Invisible ripples collided and rippled in the corners of Jing City... searching for the breath of the nightmare mother.

"Director, there's no trace of the Nightmare Mother in the city..."

The headmaster was puzzled: "Could it be hidden outside the city?"

Ye Ping: "It's possible. Hiding outside the city can also affect the entire city. Go outside and take a look?"

The headmaster shook his head: "Rest first tonight and look for it slowly tomorrow. You are really tired."

Ye Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Okay."

The next day.

Everything was going on as usual at the Demigod Kindergarten. The headmaster took Ye Ping with him to get familiar with the place, and then the two flew out of the city to search for the traces of the Nightmare Mother.

Searched for several days.

no result!

Yuan Yan, the head of the investigation team, said in a panic, "Inspector Ye... this is a bit too tricky!"

Ye Ping patted Yuan Yan's shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. This Nightmare Mother is a very high-level rare monster even on the Ghost Planet. Its destructive power is definitely not that strong, otherwise it wouldn't have been hiding for so many years."

"I guess its strongest point is its hiding ability. As for other aspects, there's no need to be afraid of it."

Ye Ping's analysis hit the nail on the head, and Yuan Yan suddenly felt less panicked: "As expected of Chief Inspector Ye, you see through the truth."

Ye Ping smiled calmly: "Oh, if we can't find it, we can only wait for it to show up on its own initiative and then kill it."

"I just don't know how strong it will be the next time it appears. I heard from strong people in other regions that they saw black air rushing towards Jing City last night. The true form of the Nightmare Mother is probably getting stronger."

Yuan Yan: "Ah?"

"It's okay. Jing City now has seven Yue Realm cultivators. I will also invite two spiritual masters from other cities. It will be enough to deal with it."

Ye Ping prepared for the battle with all his strength.

If there was no other way to move the city, he would definitely choose to move it.

But when I think about it, the Nightmare Mother can hide quietly in Jing City, so even if the entire city is moved, its ghost will still follow, so there is actually no difference whether the city is moved or not.

Only by killing the Nightmare Mother can all problems be solved.

But where exactly the Nightmare Mother is hiding, no one knows...

Ye Ping's eyes were cold. He really hated this kind of battle where he had to passively take a beating. It was so annoying!
……

Time passes day by day.

The media had been following up on the news of the Nightmare Mother on television, in newspapers, and the news was abuzz, but the investigation team had made no progress. The investigation team dug deep into the ground and could not find any trace of the Nightmare Mother. Even someone as powerful as Ye Ping had no clue.

It was as if the monster that caused the nightmare for the entire city had never appeared in the world and was just a dream.

The nightmare of the mother has not been resolved yet, and the sky over Jing City is shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

The citizens are feeling gloomy.

Xu Ran also had a gloomy feeling in his heart - he always felt that the second abduction would be blamed on the "nightmare mother".

"God bless!"

"Let my magical skills reach the third level before I kidnap and sell them!"

A slight premonition of crisis made Xu Ran more proactive in self-discipline.

Darts in the morning, feeding animals + nutrient extraction after breakfast, body skills in the morning, whispers of terror + fear dispelling in the afternoon, swimming after finishing, super-speed healing + gecko wall climbing skills at night.

Terrible people are always self-disciplined.

As a result, Hu Niu and others became self-disciplined.

Just like that, a hundred days passed in a flash.

There is no news from the nightmare mother.

Xu Ran, on the other hand, had a great harvest—all his progress increased dramatically! Aside from a few difficult ones, all his progress points increased by +10000 points, and his HP also increased by 1632... reaching 15744 points.

I'm making progress every day, and it feels so wonderful.

Calculating the time, there are only 90 days left until I turn six and break free from the second shackles imposed on humans by the rules of the universe!
There are only 230 days left until multiple magical skills reach the third level!
Xu Ran held his breath and said, "I hope nothing unexpected happens during these 230 days... If the Nightmare Mother is to come, I'll have to wait days..."

I don’t know if the prayer worked.

Or maybe the nightmare mother is gathering strength and dare not reveal herself.

All in all, Jing City ushered in a long period of peace.

Time flies.

The trees in the yard turned from green to yellow, then fell off, and then sprouted new leaves and branches grew lush.

A young boy under the tree threw his flying knife gracefully and handsomely, and never missed the target.

He would then perform the Cloud-Tibet Jump under the tree, lightly jumping onto the trunk, or perform the Phantom Step.

The struggling figures, the sunrise and sunset, the changing seasons, and the withering and flourishing trees overlap and blur, like a quickly flashing movie scene.

Two hundred and thirty days have passed in a flash!

The 2324th day of childhood is six years and five months.

night.

A day of self-discipline ends.

The progress of magical skills has achieved an unprecedented leap!!!
The skills of Tiyunzong, Mizongbu, Qinggong Flying on the Grass, Xiaoxu Flying Knife, Origami Psychic, Body in the Mysterious Clouds, Seeing Through the Flaws, and Mastering the Language of Animals...all have entered the third sequence!

Cloud Jump (Beginner) - You can jump into the clouds in one go. After mastering it, you can jump multiple times in the clouds.

Invisibility (Beginner's Guide) - Allows you to become invisible, but don't use it to get yourself killed.

Three Thousand Thunders (Beginner's Guide) - Extremely fast, as hard to chase as lightning across the sky.

Divine Weapon Throw (Beginner) - Throw weapons from a long distance to injure the enemy.

Paper-folding to capture the soul (beginner's guide) - deprive the enemy of their soul and capture it in paper-folding, allowing all aspects of your paper objects to be improved to a higher level.

Fraudulent Substitute (Beginner) - Combined with the paper man, you can replace a fatal attack with the paper man.

Double Pupil Technique (Beginner's Guide)——Can see through the enemy's combat habits and routes, predict the enemy's weaknesses, and catch the enemy off guard.

Pressure Simulation (Beginner) – Simulate the aura of creatures you’ve seen, and even simulate the pressure.

Looking at the series of magical skills that have reached the third sequence, Xu Ran felt very relieved.

Self-discipline is the best medical beauty for men!

A woman may betray you, but self-discipline will never let you down!

From birth to now, at the age of six years and five months, his Qi and Blood value has reached a whopping 19424 points! To describe him as a super genius is far from enough. After all, the data of "Humanity's Light Adam" at the age of six was only 3500 points!
Not even one-fifth of Xu Ran's...

If Adam is the light of mankind, Xu Ran is the young god!

Of course, having said that, measuring Xu Ran's strength solely by Qi and blood can only reveal the tip of the iceberg of Xu Ran.

Xu Ran's true strength is invisibility + fake death trick to hide heartbeat and breath + pressure simulation + paper-wrapped spirit binding + magic weapon throwing.

The combination of various magical skills is enough for him to easily assassinate a strong man with 30,000 health points.

"Oh, now I feel 98% less anxious."

Xu Ran felt refreshed and relaxed. He stretched and fell asleep peacefully.

The dreamland was gentle. Xu Ran, who had never dreamed before, actually dreamed—

His perspective was floating in mid-air, and below him was the familiar building for the families of martyrs.

The family building, which was once peaceful, was now shaken by the sharp alarm. Residents rushed to escape with their children, and the scene was chaotic and noisy.

"Evacuate the residents! Evacuate the residents!"

"Black smoke! Purify the black smoke and don't let it spread to other places!"

"What are you still standing there for? Run!"

A practitioner shouted loudly.

"Okay. Thank you, sir."

The boy nodded and rushed out quickly pushing the wheelchair. A thin girl was sitting in the wheelchair. She held the wheelchair tightly, her short yellow hair flying in the wind.

In mid-air, Xu Ran frowned.

"This man's temperament and appearance are simply a replica of me, right?"

"The thin girl in the wheelchair looks 80% similar to Hu Niu, except that she is thin and pale, and sits in a wheelchair. She seems to be suffering from illness... But even so, she is very optimistic and has a bright smile on her face."

For some reason, when Xu Ran saw the girl in the wheelchair, his heart suddenly began to ache uncontrollably.

But on second thought, Xu Ran felt something was wrong.

"When I was two years old, Hu Niu and I moved out of the Martyrs' Family Building. We came to the Banshen Kindergarten and spent four years there peacefully."

"Tiger Girl can't be sitting in a wheelchair, suffering from illness!"

"And that boy should be fourteen years old. His Qi and Blood value is definitely higher than that of a mountain realm. How could he escape in such a desperate state? I, Xu Ran, would never be so cowardly!"

Xu Ran stared at the scene below with indifference.

"Zizzi-"

The picture looked like an old TV, with dense white dots filling the field of vision.

Wait until the picture becomes clear again.

The boy and girl took refuge in the evacuation area. The boy pushing the wheelchair had a huge cut on his shoulder, and the nurse was bandaging it.

"Does it hurt?"

"No pain!"

The girl in the wheelchair had a distressing frown on her face: "It must be very painful."

“It doesn’t hurt at all!”

The girl pursed her lips, "You're being stubborn. Sigh... I wonder what's become of Commander Li Songlin, the man who saved us..."

Even though she was suffering, her kind heart still worried about others.

suddenly.

A shadow fell over the boy.

"That's him! This is the guy. The captain fought Yan Yasha to save him, but was shot through the chest and died on the spot!"

The tall shadow was furious and lifted the boy half a meter off the ground. He was about to vent his anger, but then he calmed down and put the boy down with red eyes.

"hateful!"

He clenched his fists, took heavy steps, and fled.

The young man was left with his head down in silence.

The girl in the wheelchair pushed the wheelchair by herself and hugged the boy's face: "Brother..."

The young man's body was as stiff as a fossil for a long time. "I want to be a cultivator. Why can't I be a cultivator? How great it would be if I had a natural aptitude!"

The boy pounded the floor with a ferocious look on his face.

"Zizzi-"

The picture once again flickered like an old TV, with dense white dots.

The following images were blurry, and one could vaguely see the scene changing several times, and then the images became increasingly difficult to distinguish.

But suddenly, a red-gold light shone, mixed with dazzling blood, and then the girl's gentle and peaceful voice was heard: "Brother..."

what happened?
Just about to listen carefully to the key information.

"boom--"

For some unknown reason, there was a crisp sound, and the glass in the picture was smashed into pieces and shattered.

"what--"

Xu Ran suddenly woke up from his sleep, sat up straight, covered his aching heart with both hands, and gasped for breath.

what happened?

Fourteen-year-old me?
Hu Niu in a wheelchair?

Escape in a panic...Without a strong foundation, I cannot practice cultivation.

What kind of outrageous dream is this?

Xu Ran was confused: "It was clearly a dream, but every frame in the dream was so real, as if I had experienced it countless times!"

"And yet, I didn't hear the final crucial message. What happened?"

"Why is my heart out of control and hurting like a knife..."

Xu Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead.

I glanced at the time and it was exactly 3:20 in the morning.

Get up.

Stand at the window and look at the trees in the yard.

Xu Ran frowned, "The only thing that is certain is that it is absolutely not reality.

Hu Niu and I both live in the Demigod Kindergarten. With four instructors and over a hundred guards protecting us, the safety factor is already maxed out. "What kind of rubbish is Yan Yasha? He'll be killed instantly, okay?"

"Besides, I'm only six years and five months old, but my HP is already 19424 points. I even have eight third-order magical skills. I'm not a complete loser!"

"On the other hand, even six years and three months old Hu Niu's Qi and Health have reached 3700 points. She absolutely cannot be confined to a wheelchair. Her physique and potential are extraordinary, and the headmaster has named her the Valkyrie. We all have a bright future!"

"The dream I just had was complete nonsense. Haha."

Xu Ran chuckled and shook his head, then went back to bed to sleep.

Silent all night.

……

The next day.

Xu Ran got up early. He folded some new paper objects, cultivated them with a drop of blood, and then put them in his pocket, patting it with satisfaction.

A name comes to mind.

"Li Songlin... do you want to go and see who he really is? In my dream, he fought and sacrificed his life to save Hu Niu and me..."

"Let's go and have a look..."

Xu Ran suddenly became invisible, hiding all his breath, and then released a substitute paper man.

"Mom, I'm going to eat."

My mother naturally didn't notice: "Okay, be careful. I won't accompany you."

Go out.

The guard followed Xu Ran.

The guard also didn't realize that the person she was protecting was a "paper man".

"Let's see if the director can see through it. If he can... then I have to open it again... No, I have to practice more."

Zhen Xuran, who was following the guard, nodded secretly in his heart.

"Headmaster. Good morning."

When I met the headmaster on the way, the paper man greeted him warmly.

The headmaster stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the paper figure quietly and examining it carefully.

He was very surprised. With his hands behind his back, he walked around the paper man. His scrutinizing expression gradually turned into surprise and shock.

"Can you use your understanding like this? Why am I finding it increasingly difficult to see through you, Xiao Ran?"

I heard the principal's words expose it.

Xu Ran: “…”

Well, I've been seen through! It seems that the entry-level Paper Binding Spirit can deceive those below the Yue Realm, but it can't deceive practitioners above the Yue Realm. This is the upper limit of the entry-level [Paper Binding Spirit]. You must remember this limit and not jump around in front of Yue Realm masters.

Xu Ran nodded secretly.

Then the paper figurine spoke, "Sister Guard, please wait for me in the distance. I want to have a private conversation with the director."

The female guard raised her eyebrows and glanced at the director. The director nodded, and the female guard turned and left, with her back to the two of them two hundred meters away.

Behind a big tree more than a hundred meters away.

Xu Ran was just about to use his skills to get in front of the headmaster.

Who would have thought that a steady hand would gently rest on his shoulder.

Xu Ran: "...The invisibility technique has been discovered!"

Looking back, it turned out to be the middle-aged uncle Ye Ping.

At this moment, the middle-aged uncle Ye Ping was looking at Xu Ran who had just revealed himself with a look of shock on his face. "Kid, you...how can you still be invisible? Did you master a new ability from your root bones?"

Ye Ping's face was full of curiosity. He carried Xu Ran and rushed in front of the headmaster.

When he saw the other Xu Ran, his expression became particularly strange: "What the hell? Invisibility and a substitute? Kid, what exactly is your root bone?!"

The headmaster also looked puzzled: "Is this the root of enlightenment?!"

Xu Ran helplessly spread his hands: "It's a new ability... I originally wanted to ask the director to test the upper limit, but I didn't expect to be discovered. Well... My current level of deception and invisibility is only effective against practitioners below the Yue realm."

Hearing this, the headmaster and Ye Ping were shocked: "At such a young age, you can deceive practitioners below the Yue realm?"

"Yes, the mountain guard sister didn't notice it just now."

The headmaster and Ye Ping looked at each other in surprise. "Is this the bone of enlightenment? Why is it a bit strange... It's definitely not the bone of enlightenment, perhaps it's some kind of invention..."

The two of them analyzed it seriously.

Xu Ran smiled and shook his head, thinking: Are you stupid? I am cheating.

Of course he wouldn't say this.

He only stated his other purpose: "Director, I want to go to Jing City alone. Can you grant me permission?"

The headmaster was curious: "You want to go for training? How long will it take?"

"About five or six days. I'll be back soon."

The headmaster said sternly, "No, you're not even eight years old yet. What's the point of training? Just stay in kindergarten and eat and drink well!"

Xu Ran: “…”

"Okay, it looks like I can't get out. It doesn't matter. Dreams and such have nothing to do with reality!"

"Anyway, with my current abilities, if I continue to exercise self-discipline, the things in my dream will definitely not happen, not a single one!"

Xu Ran stared intently, his eyes flickering with a fire of confidence.

"I...will crush everything!"

(End of this chapter)