Chapter 169 ·Golden Entry, Eternal Unique Supreme Dream Master!

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He ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was now already at Human Immortal Realm Ninth Layer, only a single step away from Golden Immortal.

So ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍he simply decided to push forward in one go and break through.

Time ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍flowed like water, quietly passing by.

Fifteen ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍years passed.

On ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍this day, within Longevity Hall, Gu Yan’s aura suddenly condensed sharply.

Golden Immortal Realm First Layer.

Gu Yan slowly opened his eyes.

This breakthrough had taken fifteen years, considerably slower than before, though that was normal.

After all, advancing from Mysterious Immortal to Golden Immortal was crossing an entire major realm. Taking longer was understandable.

He examined himself internally. His Golden Immortal indestructible body had fully formed, while his fleshly body, soul, and immortal essence magic power had all been tempered to their utmost limits.

Not bad.

Thinking this, Gu Yan’s mind stirred, and the seven-colored roulette wheel appeared before him.

The Entry System granted one entry draw every hundred years.

Last year, when he turned nine hundred and twenty years old, he could already have drawn one. But after thinking about it, he decided to wait until after breaking through to Golden Immortal for good luck.

Now that his realm had advanced, it was time to draw.

The pointer rapidly swept across the seven-colored roulette wheel before finally slowing and stopping upon the golden region.

【Extraction Successful】

【You have obtained the entry: 《Eternal Unique Supreme Dream Master·Gold》】

【《Eternal Unique Supreme Dream Master·Gold》: This entry grants you the identity of Lord of Great Dreams. The Great Dream Dao is one of the Three Thousand Great Daos, governing all dreams of living beings, as well as the boundary between illusion and reality.】

【Effect One · Dream Dao Master: You become the sole Dao Master of the Great Dream Dao. Across all worlds, every law, divine ability, and creation related to dreams takes you as its source. From this point onward, any living being cultivating dream-related arts must revere you as supreme.】

【Effect Two · Myriad Dreams Upon the Self: You may mobilize the dreams of all living beings across the worlds for your own use. Wherever dreams exist, you are the ruler. You may enter the dreams of others, create illusions that become reality, and borrow the power of dreams to strengthen yourself.】

【Effect Three · Transformation Between Reality and Illusion: You may transform dream objects into reality, and likewise draw real objects into dreams. Within a single thought, truth and falsehood become indistinguishable, while reality and illusion follow your will.】

After reading everything, Gu Yan felt rather surprised.

He had actually drawn another golden entry.

This entry was extremely similar to the 《Eternal Unique Supreme Sword Master·Gold》 he obtained previously. Both involved becoming the Dao Master of a certain path.

The Sword Dao possessed the Origin Land of Myriad Swords.

So this Great Dream Dao should also have a similar place, right?

Gu Yan’s thoughts stirred.

Sure enough, within the unseen depths of existence, he sensed a certain location.

It was the source of the Great Dream Dao—the Origin Land of Myriad Dreams.

Let’s go take a look.

With a thought, Gu Yan’s figure instantly vanished.

......

Origin Land of Myriad Dreams.

This was a place existing between illusion and reality.

There was no sky, no earth, only endless hazy mist slowly surging through the void.

Within the mist, countless points of light flickered like stars, yet also like eyes.

Every single point of light was a fragment of a dream, gathered from the living beings of countless worlds, intertwining, merging, and settling here.

Gu Yan stepped upon the void and surveyed his surroundings.

This place possessed no clear boundaries and no fixed form. Everything was dreamlike and illusory, simultaneously real and false.

And deep within that endless mist stood a gigantic plant.

Calling it a plant did not feel entirely accurate either.

Its trunk was thick as mountains, entirely translucent in texture, as though countless streams of flowing light wandered within it.

From the trunk extended innumerable branches and vines. At the end of every vine hung a fruit.

The fruits varied in size and appearance.

Some were perfectly round like pearls, emitting soft halos of light.

Others possessed irregular shapes, with patterns flowing across their surfaces.

Gu Yan roughly counted them. There were at least ten thousand.

Beneath the fruits rested a strange beast.

Its body was incomparably enormous, several times larger than the giant tree itself.

Its entire body was pitch black. It resembled a qilin, yet possessed nine long tails, each with a faint point of ghostly light flickering at the tip.

Its head resembled a mountain range. Its eyes were tightly closed, and with every breath, the surrounding mist rose and fell like tides.

The instant Gu Yan approached, the strange beast abruptly opened its eyes.

At that moment, Gu Yan felt an indescribable pressure crash toward him.

He was already at Golden Immortal Realm First Layer, yet before this aura, he actually felt instinctive trembling arise within himself.

What terrifying aura.

This thing was absolutely not simple.

Gu Yan became vigilant inwardly, but in the next moment, the strange beast lowered its head, while its nine long tails lay flat upon the ground in an extremely respectful posture.

Through the information provided by the entry, Gu Yan instantly understood the origin of this beast.

This beast was called Nightmare, the guardian of the Origin Land of Myriad Dreams. Its strength was horrifying enough to rival peak Immortal King experts.

It had existed since the birth of this place, and its duty was to guard the fruits upon that tree.

And now, Gu Yan was the master of this place, so Nightmare naturally submitted.

Gu Yan looked at the respectful giant creature before him and slightly relaxed inwardly.

He had nearly thought a fight was about to break out.

Withdrawing his gaze, he looked toward the fruits upon the giant tree.

Through the information from the entry, he quickly learned the origins of these fruits as well.

These fruits were called Myriad Dream Dao Fruits, formed over endless ages within the Origin Land of Myriad Dreams using the dreams of living beings across countless worlds as nourishment.

All living beings across all worlds—

Whether mortals from mortal worlds, cultivators, demons, devils, and ghosts from Middle Thousand Worlds, or even immortals from Great Thousand Worlds—

As long as dreams existed within their hearts, a trace of their aura would flow into this place and become nourishment for the Dao Fruits.

The dreams of mortals were the most numerous and also the most chaotic.

The dreams of cultivators were purer and contained Dao charm.

As for the dreams of immortals and higher existences, they were the rarest and most precious.

Within each Dao Fruit were contained countless dream fragments. Eating a single fruit was equivalent to experiencing countless lives and comprehending countless states of mind.

Gu Yan examined the effects of the Dao Fruits.

Below Human Immortal Realm, consuming one fruit meant no cultivation and no tribulation crossing were needed. One only needed to sleep and awaken as an immortal.

Above Human Immortal Realm, consuming one fruit could greatly strengthen divine sense, expand the range of divine sense, and improve one’s perception and control over spiritual-type laws.

At the same time, the countless dream fragments contained within the Dao Fruit allowed one to experience innumerable lives within a short time, offering enormous benefits to tempering the heart state and comprehending the Dao.

Beyond that, the Dao Fruits possessed all kinds of miraculous effects.

They could dispel heart demons, stabilize Dao hearts, strengthen soul defenses, and protect the soul from dispersing at the brink of death through dream power.

Simply put, this was a divine object capable of allowing mortals to directly become immortals and enabling immortals themselves to undergo complete transformation.

Looking at the entire tree full of Myriad Dream Dao Fruits, Gu Yan’s heart stirred slightly.

Should he... eat one to try it?

He hesitated briefly, but ultimately restrained himself.

Because this thing possessed a side effect.

After consuming a Myriad Dream Dao Fruit, one would enter a prolonged drowsy state.

The duration varied by person, ranging from several months to several years.

During that period of drowsiness, the soul would immerse itself within the dream fragments of countless living beings and find it difficult to extricate itself.

The side effect was not fatal, but to Gu Yan, it was completely unnecessary.

He had no desire to sleep for several years in one go.

Moreover, with his current aptitude and cultivation method, reaching Immortal Emperor through steady cultivation was only a matter of time.

To him, the Myriad Dream Dao Fruits were tasteless to consume, yet regrettable to discard.

Then Gu Yan changed his perspective and felt this thing could still serve other purposes.

In the future, if disciples of Taiyi Dao Sect or members of the Great Love Alliance rendered great merit or encountered bottlenecks in cultivation, he could reward them with one.

......

Spirit Realm, Central Lands.

Before a remote thatched cottage.

Tao Qian lay upon a bamboo chair with his eyes closed in cultivation.

He had now switched from primarily cultivating the Sword Dao to cultivating the Great Dream Dao.

Among the three thousand Great Daos of this world, too many people fought over slaughter paths, while too many competed for longevity paths.

Fortunately, there still remained this unpopular and neglected Dao.

Who first awakens from the great dream? All my life, I alone have known.

Yet at this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and leapt up from the bamboo chair.

His face was filled with confusion.

No, what was going on?

Just moments ago, he had still been cultivating the Dream Dao. He had clearly sensed himself drawing closer and closer to the source of that Dao. According to his calculations, within several hundred more years, he might have touched its threshold.

So why had the source of that Dao suddenly gained a master?

The Dream Dao had an owner now?

Standing before the thatched cottage, Tao Qian’s expression shifted unpredictably.

He had cultivated the Dream Dao for so many years and never once sensed an owner.

This sort of obscure and unpopular Great Dao—who would possibly come compete with him for it?

One had to know that the opportunity and secret to becoming the master of any Dao—

He only learned of it accidentally back when he stood at the Immortal Emperor Realm and sought to impact a higher realm, only to perish amidst reincarnation and glimpse a hidden secret by chance.

Ordinary cultivators, even Immortal Emperors, rarely knew of such things.

But now...

Tao Qian remained silent for a long time before slowly sitting back down in his bamboo chair. Looking up at the sky, he released a long sigh.

In the distance, Ling Wuchen squatted upon a field ridge pulling weeds.

He noticed the movement from Tao Qian’s side and looked up briefly, seeing the man leap from his bamboo chair in confusion, stand there blankly for quite some time, then sit back down again.

Ling Wuchen felt curious inwardly but did not dare ask.

He had learned his lesson now.

Back when Tao Qian dug him out from the ground, he discovered all his injuries had healed, but his cultivation... was gone.

Not dispersed, nor crippled. Rather, it was as though someone had used some unknown method to bury his cultivation deep within his body.

He could still sense power inside himself, yet he simply could not use it.

He had wanted to leave this place.

But after walking for three days and three nights, he discovered that no matter where he went, he always returned before the thatched cottage in the end.

This place contained a formation.

From that point onward, Ling Wuchen resigned himself to fate.

He knew that although Tao Qian appeared to possess only Transformation Spirit Realm cultivation, he was definitely some deeply hidden old monster.

Possibly a Tribulation Crossing Realm great expert, perhaps even an immortal.

Anyway, since he could not leave, he might as well stay.

Ling Wuchen had suffered too many hardships throughout these years.

He was truly exhausted.

He no longer wished to compete for opportunities or explore secret realms.

Now, simply staying here waiting for death while eating and drinking seemed quite good too.

Thus, he remained here just like that.

Ling Wuchen withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to continue pulling weeds.

Far away before the thatched cottage, Tao Qian had already reclined once more upon the bamboo chair.

He slowly closed his eyes and continued comprehending the Dream Dao.

In his heart, he believed that the Dream Dao suddenly gaining a master was perhaps merely his own nightmare...

Surely once he awoke from his next sleep, everything would return to normal once more...

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