Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 324 Let's be the dream master!

After experiencing the dream of becoming a god, Zhao Yifu and the monkey both stayed quiet for a long time.

There was nothing they could do; the gods of the Jie Sect suddenly became energetic, calling on their friends and forming small cliques in Heaven.

They have clearly awakened, or rather, their memories of their past lives have finally begun to take over.

While the daily operations of the Heavenly Court can still be maintained, many things are clearly different.

Zhao Yifu's decision to avoid the limelight stemmed from his desire to avoid trouble.

At the same time, the insights he gained from his dream were brought into reality, and after confirming the operation of the three realms in reality, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

The previously skeletal structure of his inner world began to fill in rapidly, and because he understood the underlying logic of how the world operated, he was able to make his inner world start functioning.

His skill level thus improved by leaps and bounds, to the point that he himself didn't even know how far he had progressed.

However, the fact that his inner world was functioning already pleased him.

He recalled the parallel worlds that stretched endlessly under the 'fate' when he was weaving his dream of becoming a god... That inner world immediately changed, and it vaguely felt like it was about to become a dream world.

Zhao Yifu quickly stopped the change, because he felt that this was not right, and this was not what he wanted.

Just a moment ago, he almost felt that his inner world was about to become a dream world... or rather, the dream world was almost pulled into his spiritual aperture!
If so, the Dream Realm will likely merge with his inner world, and he will officially become another Great Golden Immortal in these Three Realms.

but……

He didn't want to do that kind of thing.

Zhao Yifu had already realized that the formation of the inner world was the key to becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and he had actually reached this critical juncture.

Therefore, the state of this inner world will undoubtedly become the key to whether a Great Luo Golden Immortal is powerful or not.

Wouldn't it be better if the dream world became his inner world?

It's not necessarily bad. If the dream world truly becomes his inner world, then it's foreseeable that the consciousness of all things in this dream world will converge into his primordial spirit power, and his strength will experience a leapfrog growth.

In a similar situation, Zhao Yifu almost instinctively thought of Moro... Perhaps the Demon Realm was evolved from Moro's inner world!
So what are the drawbacks?
The downside is that this dream inevitably exists in relation to the Three Realms.

With the prosperity of all beings in the Three Realms, there will naturally be more dreams in the Dream Realm, and Zhao Yifu, who possesses the Dream Realm, will have boundless magical power.

If the Three Realms decline, then the dreams in the Dream Realm will naturally decrease. If Zhao Yifu uses this as a basis, he will inevitably be constrained by it and decline as well.

Coincidentally, the current Great Cycle of the Three Realms is in a state of decline.

When the entire Three Realms enter a period of great decline and decay, all things will inevitably wither along with it, and the number of living beings in this world will greatly decrease.

Zhao Yifu could almost foresee this future; he felt it was a huge pitfall...

However, when he began to think about these things, he couldn't help but imagine what the entire Heaven and Earth Society would face when a great calamity struck...

Since the beings in the Three Realms are dying out, where should so many true spirits go?

Are they planning to fill up the entire underworld?
With this question lingering in his mind, he couldn't help but run over to his 'beautiful thighs' to ask.

With a tear in his Sky-Splitting Claw, his true form arrived at the gate of the Eastern Peak Imperial Palace in the Underworld.

He was puzzled when he arrived at this place, because there was no one in the palace.

Just then, a ghost servant passed by the door, and he asked, "Do you know where the Eastern Peak Emperor has gone?"

The ghost servant looked bewildered, completely clueless.

Zhao Yifu sighed inwardly and let him leave.

This ghost servant has lost much of its spirituality and looks like it's about to be reincarnated.

He then slapped his forehead, realizing that he was a direct descendant of the Taiqing lineage and that when in doubt, one should "count on one's fingers"!

So he quickly calculated with his fingers lightly touching the ground. With the help of the causal connection and his Taiqing Deduction Dao, he soon found the location of the Eastern Peak Emperor... which was in the 'Pingxin Palace' outside the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

"So it was with Consort Pingxin... I was just about to go and take a look."

As he spoke, he leaped away, simultaneously conveying a sense of peace and goodwill from afar, indicating his intention to visit.

When he arrived at the depths of the Netherworld and came to the front of the 'Peaceful Heart Palace', he saw the palace gates wide open. A goddess with a dignified and aloof demeanor, yet boundless compassion, stood at the entrance and smiled, saying, "The arrival of the Heavenly King of Prisons brings great honor to the Peaceful Heart Palace."

Zhao Yifu dared not be arrogant and quickly stepped forward, saying, "This humble one, Fu Yinzi, greets Lady Pingxin."

This is Consort Pingxin.

Beneath the dark sky of the Nine Netherworlds, the Pingxin Palace was dotted with countless clusters of soul light appearing in the dark doorway. They did not seem eerie at all, but rather added to the tranquil and mysterious atmosphere.

Then the voice of the Eastern Peak Emperor rang out: "Come in quickly, we were just talking about you."

Then, the Eastern Peak Emperor, dressed in a black Taoist robe, stood behind Consort Pingxin... These two actually came out to greet her together!
Zhao Yifu felt extremely apprehensive.

He quickly replied, "I am truly humbled that you two have come out to greet me."

Empress Pingxin smiled and said, "You have received the imperial decree from the Heavenly Court and are now the Prison Guardian King, whose rank is only below the Four Emperors. It is only right that I come to welcome you."

Zhao Yifu repeatedly said he dared not, saying, "Your Majesty has already said that in terms of rank, I am below you."

Empress Pingxin chuckled and said, "Then let's not talk about rank, and we don't care about that either."

Zhao Yifu immediately felt the gentleness and kindness of Consort Pingxin.

So the three of them went into the Pingxin Hall together.

The Pingxin Hall is filled with countless souls floating around, which doesn't seem like much from the outside, but now it looks crowded.

Dongyue Mulu had already sat down in front and said, "This place is already crowded with souls 'queuing up'."

Zhao Yifu immediately realized upon hearing Him mention it: because the number of lives lost in the Three Realms had exceeded the number of lives born!
He sat down next to Dongyue Mulu and asked, "What will be the consequences of this?"

Lady Pingxin sat down on the ground opposite him and said, "There won't be any until my place is full, but when my place is full too, then the souls of the dead will wander the earth, and the distinction between Yin and Yang will no longer exist."

Dongyue Mulu said, "I'll use my place as a transit point to store some of it for now, but that won't last long."

Seeing the two goddesses of the underworld looking troubled, Zhao Yifu couldn't help but ask, "If this continues, what will happen to these souls...?"

The Goddess Pingxin said, "The longer they remain in the world without a physical form, the weaker they become, and the more they lose their spirituality. Until finally, they become a blank true spirit again."

"And once the true spirit returns to emptiness, it can only return to the long river of true spirits, no longer lingering in the world, its destination unknown."

"Correspondingly, the number of souls reincarnating in the Three Realms will decrease, and the world will wither as a result."

Zhao Yifu said thoughtfully, "In other words, the more souls the two empresses retain at this time, the more capital this world can preserve to restore its prosperity."

"But I wonder where the original true spirits in the Three Realms came from?"

Mu Lu said, "They came from the primordial chaos." Lady Pingxin nodded and said, "According to my inherited memories, there were countless chaotic demons in the primordial chaos. They did not have individual consciousness, but were aggregates of endless true spirits."

"Therefore, after the Father God created the heavens, they would rush into the newly created primordial wilderness in a swarm."

"It's not that they want to destroy this world, but rather that the instincts of the true spirits make them want to take it away!"

"Afterwards, the Father God slew these Chaos Gods, and their bodies transformed into mountains and rivers. The true spirits within them became the ones that have multiplied on this earth today."

Zhao Yifu instantly realized that the true spirit was actually a 'non-renewable resource' within the Three Realms!
Mu Lu asked, "You've come looking for me, haven't you? What do you want with me?"

Zhao Yifu said, "I sought out the Emperor to ask what would happen to the Underworld when all living beings in the Three Realms are in decline... Now it seems that everyone in the Underworld is already troubled by this."

Upon hearing this, Consort Pingxin said, "It seems that you have also been worrying about the affairs of the Three Realms. We must be kindred spirits."

Dongyue Mulu then said, "Sister Pingxin mentioned you earlier, saying that you should be a very important person."

Zhao Yifu was surprised to hear this and asked, "What's so crucial about me?"

Lady Pingxin said, "I heard that you led the prisoners of the Heavenly Prison to victory against the Heavenly Army and were eventually appointed as the Heavenly King of Prisons. That's when I suddenly had a whim and realized that you are closely related to my Underworld. Perhaps you are a solution to the future calamities of the Three Realms."

After listening, Zhao Yifu began to make calculations.

He didn't know how he could possibly help the underworld.

But this did not prevent him from making some calculations based on the biggest troubles facing the underworld now and in the future.

The biggest problem in the underworld is, of course, that it is overcrowded and there is nowhere to put people!

When Lady Pingxin said that she might be able to help the underworld, did that mean she had a way to settle these souls?

Zhao Yifu began to ponder.

They might even take drugs again to enhance their deductive reasoning abilities.

Such extravagant spending left the two empresses speechless.

Zhao Yifu's first thought was the Heavenly Prison. Although the Heavenly Prison was a place of punishment, its ability to imprison souls could also temporarily preserve a large number of souls.

however……

This is not a long-term solution.

The environment of Heavenly Prison would likely only unleash the resentment and malevolence within a soul.

Where else could he place his soul?
As the Enlightenment Elixir exerted its medicinal power, Zhao Yifu, while pondering this question, also took the opportunity to summarize and categorize all the abilities he currently possessed.

As a result, the realm he had forcibly stopped began to rise again, and the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal was right before his eyes.

However, at this moment, his inner world was adjusted in a way similar to the dream world. If he continued to break through his realm, he would have no choice but to accept the situation of turning the dream world into his own inner world.

Is this situation bad? Actually, it's not bad either. After all, even saints can't do anything about Mara, the ruler of this realm.

However, to say that it was good is probably not entirely true. Take Mara as an example; even the saints and their disciples never paid him much attention.

In that instant, he suddenly understood something.

Is his dream world capable of containing these souls?

He snapped out of his daze and looked at Consort Pingxin, asking, "Your Majesty, could you tell me the reason why a soul loses its spirituality, or how to maintain its long-term existence?"

Seeing that he seemed to have some thoughts, Lady Pingxin patiently explained: "The activity of the soul lies in 'thinking'. Once 'thinking' stops, its spirituality will be lost. This is also true for living people."

"And the soul needs flesh and blood to nourish it. Without flesh and blood or any form of existence to support it, it will only become weaker and weaker."

Zhao Yifu asked, "Then what kind of existence can be relied upon?"

Empress Pingxin said, "You can see any form of existence in the Three Realms."

Zhao Yifu was greatly inspired.

Then he suddenly slapped his forehead, and there was a 'pop' sound, as if he had knocked out a stopper.

The next moment, a misty, dreamlike cloud of smoke suddenly poured into his head.

Dongyue Mulu asked in surprise, "What is this?"
He was clearly lacking in insight.

After careful examination, Empress Pingxin said, "Beyond the Three Realms, on the edge of Chaos, lies the Dream Realm, a place where the dreams of beings from the Three Realms intertwine."

"And what is flowing into his spiritual aperture at this moment is this dream world!"

Dongyue Mulu asked, "The Dream Realm? I've never heard of it."

Empress Pingxin asked, "If I were to mention the Demon Realm, would you know it?"

Dongyue Mulu replied, "I know about the Demon Realm, of course, but this Dream Realm..."

Lady Pingxin said, "The Demon Realm was originally a place where the dark desires of all beings in the Three Realms intertwined. It was originally a land without an owner, located on the edge of the primordial wilderness outside the Three Realms. Until a demon named Mo Luo appeared in this world and refined it into the Demon Realm..."

Mu Lu asked in surprise, "Is Fu Yinzi following a path similar to that of Mara?"

Empress Pingxin nodded and said, "It is a similar path, but different people will inevitably have different results when they walk it."

"I just didn't expect you to break through at this time, young friend..."

Zhao Yifu did indeed make a breakthrough, using a method he originally didn't want to use.

The reason he is now so resolute is partly due to the influence of Consort Pingxin's great love for all living beings in the Three Realms, and partly because he feels that he is being too sentimental.

He has naturally come to this point in his life, it is simply his destiny, so why be picky?

He didn't have a better option, so he started nitpicking because he saw some minor flaws... To be honest, he was quite arrogant.

Now he realizes that he might actually be a solution for all beings in the Three Realms during the great calamity, and he is willing to do so.

Therefore, we might as well just let nature take its course.

Without suppressing his cultivation level, the inner world within his spiritual aperture took shape.

It possesses a complete structure of the three realms, and is also composed of boundless dreams.

Not only did the dream world become the foundation for his enlightenment, but his understanding and perception of the world also led to a certain degree of sublimation in the dream world.

"Your Majesties, I think I can store a part of a soul here as well."

After he completed his breakthrough, he smiled at Consort Pingxin and Mu Luqian, speaking like a shy young boy.

From this moment forward, he is the master of dreams.

(End of this chapter)