There are no ancestors at all; I made them all up.

Chapter 241 Dream Man

From all directions, countless dark objects gathered, formed from dense Yin energy, instantly obscuring Chen Qing's vision!

"Zizzi-"

He shuddered, a sharp pain suddenly shooting through him!
The Buddha's light, which was originally as easy to control as an extension of one's own arm, suddenly broke free of control and became restless and rebellious like a living thing!

Then, the thousands of dignified golden Buddha phantoms, exuding an aura of compassion and salvation, began to distort and change!
Their faces still retained the appearance of the Buddha, with lowered eyebrows and smiling lips, but then, each of their heads strangely turned 180 degrees, revealing another face hidden behind their heads!
That face, with its blue skin and fangs, and blood-red eyes, was filled with chaos and madness!
The Buddha figures, who were sitting peacefully in meditation, were also twisting and contorting, their limbs spasming unnaturally, revealing cracks from which black energy seeped out. Two completely opposite auras, sacred and malevolent, intertwined, clashed, and mutated on their bodies!
"not good!"

Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat, a sense of foreboding rising within him!
Immediately, a vast, ancient, and historically decaying thought, following the link of the out-of-control Buddhist light, forcefully rushed into his sea of ​​consciousness, attempting to knock on the gate of the Purple Mansion!

"Buzz!"

The next moment, his sea of ​​consciousness felt as if it was about to burst, and excruciating pain struck!
Under the onslaught of that torrent of thoughts, he "saw" a blurry scene—

In the depths of the endless void, a Buddha of indescribable size sits cross-legged in the center of a nebula!
Its form was blurry, as if it were behind countless veils. However, this Buddha was not surrounded by auspicious clouds and colorful lights, but was shrouded in endless black clouds and mist!

The black mist was like a living thing, rolling and writhing, sometimes transforming into a hideous demon head, sometimes condensing into a face of painful wailing, and it even merged and transformed with the golden body of the Buddha!
Surprising!

distortion!

Ominous!

There was also a strong smell of decay emanating from it, revealing a tendency for decaying wood and all things to perish!

With a flick of the Samadhi True Fire Talisman, Chen Qing regained his senses, and a thought popped into his mind—

"This is the being sealed here by the Taiyuan Immortal Emperor! It's actually... a Buddha?! And this Buddha seems to be about to enter Nirvana. Who is He/She? Hmm!"

When he subconsciously tried to see his body clearly, he immediately felt a sharp pain in his mind. In the depths of his dantian, a faint, blurry phantom was growing. Judging from its outline, it was exactly the same as the Buddha sitting on the nebula!
Chen Qing immediately realized how serious this was!
"Do not look! Do not think! Do not ponder! Otherwise, you will be parasitized by this existence in your heart!"

He immediately composed himself, realizing that the most urgent thing at the moment was not to investigate the origins of this Buddha, but to sever this deadly connection immediately. Otherwise, he would probably be assimilated or burst apart by this ancient being in an instant!
"This is only because the Taiyuan Immortal Emperor erased the Buddha's name. If he had named him and allowed him to grow in my heart, and I remembered his name, then the fun would have been much greater!"

Chen Qing had also read many strange novels, some of which were deliberately terrifying. One of them mentioned that if one's cultivation level was not high enough, but was only a powerful or supernatural being, once their figure appeared in one's eyes and was engraved in one's heart, one would become a puppet!
"This is even stranger and more dangerous than the Taijing Daoist I met before! No wonder he was specially sealed away by the Taiyuan Immortal Emperor!"

Upon realizing this, Chen Qing immediately activated the echo within his body that shared the same origin as the Immortal Emperor!

This time, perhaps stimulated by the awakening of the sealed artifact, the Taiyuan Emperor's aura responded to him with unprecedented grandeur and vastness, as if that old friend from history was standing beside him, reaching out his hand and continuously transferring his power to him!
"Ok?"

The thought popped into Chen Qing's mind and inexplicably sent a chill down his spine!
However, this was not the time to delve into the matter. He skillfully guided the imperial aura, transforming it into sword light, and slashed down with it!
"Crack!"

With this powerful force, Chen Qing forcibly severed his mental connection with the distorted Buddhist light and the Buddha behind it!
The immense pressure on his soul suddenly eased, but when he steadied himself and looked around, he found himself no longer at the bottom of that eerie and gloomy hell, but in a strange city.

The city was bathed in a warm glow, with wide, clean streets and well-arranged houses.

Passersby all had peaceful faces and devout smiles. Regardless of age or gender, they would put their palms together in greeting and chant indistinct Buddhist mantras when they met.

A faint scent of sandalwood wafted in the air.

At first glance, it seems to be a paradise where everyone lives in peace and contentment, with their hearts turned to the Buddha.

"here it is?"

After a brief moment of emotional turmoil, recalling Qingyuan Daoist's reminder, Chen Qing quickly calmed down.

"I've fallen into someone else's dream! Perhaps this is a dream of that great supernatural being! But didn't my senior brother, the sect leader, say that the great supernatural being has awakened?"

As various thoughts swirled in his mind, Chen Qing strolled through the streets, observing with a detached eye. He saw believers offering their meager earnings from hard work to the Buddha statues in the shrines on street corners without reservation, while he himself wore a happy smile, content with his poverty.

He saw someone collapse in pain from illness, and instead of offering help, the people around him gathered around and chanted scriptures even more fervently, believing it to be a test from the Buddha.

But soon, the man was on his deathbed and barely breathing.

Immediately, a devout believer said, “Your life has been fulfilling. You have worked diligently, raised your family and children, endured poverty, and even made offerings to the Buddha. This is an act of kindness and righteousness. If your family members later offer your life savings to the true Buddha, you will surely be able to return to the Pure Land…”

The man listened, smiled, closed his eyes, and felt that his life was complete.

Then, a rich incense offering arose within him and gathered in the sky! In that sky, there was a black and white hurricane, swirling up clouds and mist, stretching out in a mighty torrent to the distant horizon!

"What a paradise! The wealth of the poor is money and food, but the wealth accumulated by the gods and Buddhas here is the very poor themselves who have exhausted their faith and given everything!"

Chen Qing gazed at the center of the hurricane in the sky, sensing the ever-changing yin and yang forces within it, and understood what was happening.

"This place is a dream, but it is also the second level of the hell!"

A voice came from not far away.

"The first layer at the bottom of hell is the realm of ghosts and demons, where ghosts roam everywhere. It is the place where the living seek longevity in the underworld, and it is the true realm. The second layer, however, seems ordinary, surrounded by Buddhist light, peaceful and serene, but it is actually a dream. The beings within are real, created from nothingness. However, if the dreamer changes their mind, this world will be destroyed. After reincarnation, the world will be reshaped, and it may be a different landscape, a different group of beings. This process can take as long as a thousand years or as short as a few days."

The man who spoke was dressed in a Taoist robe, full of vigor and vitality, with a strong and intense aura. He was none other than the Taoist Taijing!

Upon seeing the man, Chen Qing immediately became alert and, with a thought, moved over a hundred feet, revealing the exterior of the Stele Forest.

However, he had just activated his Destiny Connection, and his Imperial Aura was boiling and at its peak. If the other party remained hidden and did not show himself, it would be a waste for the Imperial Aura he had gathered to dissipate.

However, as soon as Chen Qing had a thought, he found that the surrounding scenery blurred, and his own blood and qi seemed to be severely damaged, causing it to fluctuate suddenly!
“If I were you, I wouldn’t use any supernatural powers right now.” Daoist Taijing glanced at him and laughed, “The master of this dream has already awakened. The reason the dream still exists is because he is not completely awake yet. His thoughts are confused, and he still retains the aftertaste of the dream. You are now a person in the dream. If you make any noise and wake up the master of the dream, you will disappear along with the dream. Otherwise, why would I be saying these things to you here? It’s time to take action.”

Chen Qing frowned, half believing and half doubting.

Master Taijing continued, “The bottom of Nirvana was actually built by my master Taiyuan, modeled after the ‘Avici Hell’ in the Western Wilderness, to suppress the Demon Buddha and obliterate its origin. This Demon Buddha must have had an extraordinary background, but because my master erased its name, even I have no way of knowing its past deeds. However, it must be close to immortal, so my master sealed it here and found a treasure that can nurture dreams, causing this Demon Buddha’s dreams to continue, eventually turning reality into illusion, from its immortal true body into the dream, and finally disappearing with the bubble.”

At this point, he calculated with his fingers and sighed, "According to the timeline, in another thousand years, this demonic Buddha should completely disappear into the dream world and cease to exist in the human realm. His position as Buddha will then be vacant, allowing one person from the Immortal Dynasty to achieve it! It's a pity, a pity, that you interfered, and I'm afraid there will be another change."

At this point, the Taoist priest stopped smiling and looked at Chen Qing with a serious expression: "If this fiend escapes because of this, the cause and effect of the crime will all lie with you!"

Chen Qing felt a strong sense of unease. He knew that the other party was not telling him these secrets out of kindness, but rather to unsettle him.

However, if this place is truly so dangerous, are Qingyuan Daoist and his companions also trapped here now?

As if seeing through his thoughts, Daoist Taijing said leisurely, "Your fellow disciples are deeply loyal and risked their lives to break in and help you. Unfortunately, the bottom of the Hell is no ordinary place. Qingyuan's cultivation is still decent, so he may be able to hold on for a while longer, but the others..." He shook his head, "They do not know the way to break through, and they will all perish in the dream."

"What do you intend to do?" Chen Qing secretly activated his profound power, and both the landscape outside the Stele Forest and the pseudo-Mysterious Gate were poised to unleash their power. He even planned to unleash his imperial aura to shatter the illusion and escape from this dream!

But as the other party said, once this thought arose, I immediately felt an invisible constraint around me, as if every move I made would cause unpredictable consequences. It was precisely because it was difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood that I was hesitant to act rashly.

Master Taijing's smile remained unchanged as he said, "I am very interested in the unbreakable karmic connection between you and my master, Immortal Emperor Taiyuan. Hand over your method of communicating with the Emperor's aura, open your soul, and let me see for myself. Perhaps I can tell you how to escape."

"Such behavior truly tarnishes the name of the Immortal Emperor!"

Chen Qing spoke coldly, but knew there was no room for compromise on this matter. Once the divine soul was opened, life and death would be out of control, and all secrets would be exposed. At that time, not only himself, but also the Hidden Star Sect and even the main body outside the dream might fall into an abyss of no return.

Taijing Daoist sighed: "I am not a Celestial Emperor. It is because of the various constraints of the Celestial Emperor's position that I, Taijing, have suppressed too many thoughts, which is why I exist. However, since you are so stubborn, I will take it myself! The Scroll of Heaven and Earth, open!"

Suddenly, a scroll unfurled in the void, spreading in all directions to envelop the entire city!

Upon seeing this, Chen Qing assumed that what the other party had said was all a lie, so he also unleashed his supernatural powers, shaking the spiritual gate!

Unexpectedly, the surrounding scenery suddenly distorted, and a sense of impending awakening and self-destruction erupted in my heart!

Master Taijing laughed and said, "This dream world is maintained by my master's supreme treasure. As his disciple, I also have the means to manipulate the power of the treasure. However, you do not have such abilities. If you rashly use your power, you will surely be devoured by the dream world! Li Qing, surrender now."

As if to confirm his words, a phantom suddenly appeared in the sky, entwined with clouds and mist!

But the moment this thing appeared, Chen Qing suddenly shuddered, and then white mist spread out from all directions, obscuring his vision!
"This is?"

He had a thought in his mind.

"Is the dream about to end again? No! It's the white mist from the Dao Evolution Record that's being drawn out by something!"

(End of this chapter)