Dream Walker: Feng Shui Master Bai Ya

Seeing Shang Muchen timidly hiding from the black bear, the maid Amy said with a smile, "Brother Chen, his name is Xiaoshanjun. He is the mascot of Qingming Temple and a guardian bear. He is very timid, so it's okay. Don't be afraid."

As she spoke, Amy rubbed the black bear's fluffy head with both hands, like rubbing a teddy bear.

Shang Muchen could see the look of fear on the black bear's big black face. He didn't know if it was because the bear was really cowardly, or if this sweet-looking, lively and cute Miss Amy was actually a very terrifying and ruthless character, and the bear was afraid of her.

The older brother, familiar with the place, led Shang Muchen to the backyard of Qingming Temple, and they walked all the way to the garden in the backyard, where they sat down at a stone table.

The big black bear obediently went inside to fetch tea and snacks, carefully laid them out, and stood tremblingly to the side.

"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of things here. Go and guard the door." Amy waved to the black bear, and the big black bear, as if it had received a release order, couldn't wait to run away.

"Try this, it's a local specialty, what's it called again?" the older brother said to Shang Muchen, pointing to the strange, all-black pastry on the plate.

"Golden Crow Marrow Refining Paste," Amy chimed in from the side.

"Oh, that sounds pretty impressive..." Shang Muchen picked up a piece, carefully bit off a small tip, tasted it, raised an eyebrow in surprise, and said, "Chocolate?"

"Yes, haha, it's similar. It's extracted from the kernel of a local plant called 'Jia Guo,' and it has the effect of invigorating the spirit."

"That's just chocolate," Shang Muchen nodded as he ate.

The experience of eating chocolate in a dream is truly unique.

Just then, a rustling sound suddenly came from the courtyard, and then, without anyone knowing when, a huge water buffalo appeared out of thin air in the courtyard.

On the back of a water buffalo lay a disheveled, drunken middle-aged Taoist priest.

Shang Muchen recognized the old Taoist priest at a glance as the one he had bumped into when he was chased here by the Flying Bat Woman.

The water buffalo shook itself without any politeness, throwing the old Taoist to the ground, and complained in a very dejected and gloomy female voice: "Is the wine really that good?"

You always get so drunk you're practically dead, and you still make me pick you up!

If you get this drunk again, I'll throw you into the Yangchang River and drown you!

While complaining, the water buffalo shook its huge head and slowly walked towards the cowshed.

When Shang Muchen first heard the water buffalo speak, he was startled. But after thinking about it, he realized that since bears could guard the gate, the fact that water buffalo could talk didn't seem so strange after all.

The old Taoist priest got up from the ground, looked up, and saw the Shang Muchen brothers sitting in the garden. He grinned and said, "Hey, buddy, you're here?"

"Big Fish, you're drunk like this! If your wife sees you, she'll give you a piece of her mind!"

"Jiaojiao took the kids to their exams, otherwise, I wouldn't dare drink like this." The old Taoist's speech was slurred, and he chuckled through his drunken eyes, "Shang Muming, what fun things did you bring me?"

"I didn't bring anything, but I brought my younger brother. I need your help with something."

"Where? Your brother..." The old Taoist priest staggered over, squinting his unfocused eyes, craning his neck, and earnestly pointing at Shang Muchen and his brother Shang Muming with his right finger, tilting his head and counting to himself.

"One, two, three, four... I can't see anything clearly! How many of you have come?"

"Xiao Chen, say hello to Master Wang." The older brother gently nudged Shang Muchen's back and introduced, "This is the famous local immortal, Master Wang Kun, the 'Wu Shen Dao Ren' under the Wuliang Jingguan Palace."

Shang Muchen thought to himself, "The title 'Wu Shen Dao Ren' is quite fitting. This old Taoist doesn't look very old, only about thirty years old. He is quite handsome, but he has a scraggly beard, dull eyes, a listless spirit, and is unkempt. He looks rather shabby and doesn't look like an immortal at all."

"Master Wang, hello." Shang Muchen bowed slightly. "My name is Shang Muchen, it's an honor to meet you."

"I've heard so much about you, it's so kind of you." The old Taoist's tongue was already short, and he nodded in a daze, leaning to the side, and barely managed to give a bow.

"Big Fish, I'd like to borrow the 'Boundless Return to Emptiness Mirror' to heal my younger brother and, incidentally, remove the lock on his brain."

"Take whatever you want, it's in the study..." The old Taoist casually pointed to the study, then hesitated for a moment before adding, "Never mind, you don't know where it is, I'll find it for you..."

After saying this, the old Taoist staggered toward the study. He pushed open the study door, tripped on the threshold, and almost fell over. He stumbled several steps before he could barely stand up by holding onto the table.

Turning around, he saw Amy covering her mouth and laughing. Shang Muchen stared at him, his eyes wide. The old Taoist priest was a little embarrassed, his face flushed, and he waved his hand, saying, "Hehe, wait a moment, okay..."

As he spoke, he swayed and walked towards the inner room of the study.

Once inside, I heard him rummaging around with a lot of banging, and finally he came out carrying a huge book box.

The old Taoist priest slammed the book box onto the table in the center of the study, waved his hand, and said, "You can find it yourselves, I can't take it anymore..."

After saying that, he lay down on the bamboo couch in the study and fell into a deep sleep.

Shang Muchen didn't dare to move, standing there stunned as he watched. His brother stepped forward, opened the book box, and Shang Muchen saw that it was filled with all sorts of strange and unusual things:

There are those exquisitely crafted jade ruyi that emit a dazzling seven-colored light and look extremely rare and magical;

There are also skull daggers that are shrouded in yin energy and have a ghostly aura, making them look extremely sinister and strange.

Intuition told Shang Muchen that the various treasures in the box might all be strange and mysterious items with some story behind them, so he didn't dare to touch them and just waited for his brother.

The older brother rummaged through the box for a while, pulled out a bronze mirror, and said with a smile, "Alright, this is it."

Shang Muchen curiously examined the bronze mirror, which was smaller than a round fan.

Compared to the other outlandish items in the box, this bronze mirror was quite unremarkable, with nothing unusual about it. The mirror surface was not very clear, and it was slightly rusted, so one could not see very clearly.

"Xiao Chen, come over here." The older brother beckoned Shang Muchen to the courtyard and said, "Next, I'm going to use this magic treasure called the Boundless Return to Emptiness Mirror to cleanse your life information field."

You might have some strange sensations, but don't worry about them.

I'd like to draw your attention to something.

Do you remember what I mentioned to you when we first met? That you should actively create an "anchor point"?

If you lose your 'anchor point', you will be lost in the boundless universe.

Have you decided what to use as the 'anchor point'?

Shang Muchen nodded and said, "I've made up my mind. I'll use the 'Golden Rooster' that Liu Qingyang gave me."

"Your choice is wise. The image of the 'Golden Rooster' sculpture is very distinctive, and it also contains the high-dimensional element of Mo. Nothing is more suitable as an anchor point than this."

From now on, you must hold fast to the 'anchor point,' I'm about to begin the illumination."

"Grasp the anchor point? How do I grasp it? I didn't bring it..." Before he could finish speaking, Shang Muchen felt a heaviness in his pocket. He reached in and found that the golden rooster ornament was actually in his pocket.

As they were talking, a bright light shone from the mirror in the older brother's hand.

In an instant, Shang Muchen felt himself being disintegrated.

This feeling was indescribable. In an instant, Shang Muchen felt as if he had become one with everything in the world: the heavens and earth were me, the clouds were me, the mountain wind was me, and the river was me...

There was no love, no hate, and no desire. An indescribable sense of relief instantly overwhelmed Shang Muchen's thoughts. A feeling of detachment, that "everything that happened was reasonable," instantly replaced "self" and enveloped Shang Muchen's consciousness.

All senses have disappeared, yet the existence of everything seems perceptible. This is not a contradiction or a denial, but rather a kind of sublimation—a sense of detachment from the first-person perspective to the third-person perspective.

All the sensed signals seemed to have been transformed into data indicators: 100 points of photon input, 200 points of electromagnetic wave input, 30 points of gravitational wave input...

Shang Muchen felt—no, there was no longer an independent individual named "Shang Muchen" in the world—that everything he perceived was a false illusion.

At this moment, an electromagnetic wave signal was transmitted, which, after analysis, could be restored to a sentence: "Xiao Chen, hold onto the 'anchor point' and come back."

Anchor point?

Golden Rooster Sculpture...

With this thought, the independent consciousness of "Shang Muchen" seemed to have re-formed.

An invisible sound signal input:

"Xiao Chen, I have completely unlocked the brain lock that restricts the limits of human brain capacity, and I have also removed the nanobots that the 901 Research Institute placed in your brain. Within the limits of science, I have optimized your life information field to the greatest extent possible."

Currently, your body possesses athletic abilities comparable to an Olympic champion, survival instincts comparable to top special forces soldiers, immunity to all viruses and most microorganisms, and the most efficient self-healing ability achievable by humans.

Of course, you still can't withstand bullets, can't fly, can't withstand high temperatures and excessive radiation, and can't regenerate severed limbs.

Essentially, you have become the most powerful and perfect human being, but you are still just a human being, not a superman.

To achieve those outrageous supermodel superpowers, you need to enlighten yourself and attain enlightenment...

The voice gradually faded away, growing fainter and fainter, until finally, it was impossible to hear what he was saying anymore.