Chapter 2000 - 75: Finally Meeting Ni Yang (Part 2)

Zhang Xiaoman was utterly stunned; he never expected to see a cluster of buildings here.

This is the Chaotic Void, a place even the Demon Clan avoids, so how could civilization appear here?

Yet, everything before him was undeniably real; he had just sensed that those buildings were indeed real, not some illusion.

"A dream sometimes isn’t false; it can come true."

Ni Yang repeated what was just said, this time prompting Zhang Xiaoman to reflect deeply.

"Are you saying the world we’re in now is actually within this guy’s dream?"

"Not the world, but this entire area you think is the Chaotic Void is indeed generated by its dream..."

"You must understand, the Chaotic Void is a real abyss; every step here is perilous. How could you and I have ventured so deep into this place with such ease?"

"So, in reality, we haven’t truly entered the Chaotic Void. Instead, we’ve been lingering on its periphery, and this peripheral region is its Dream Realm!"

"The noise from my fight with the snake just now was too loud, likely drawing its subconscious attention, so we need to avoid it. Once it wakes up, this entire area will collapse!"

Zhang Xiaoman felt a tingling sensation on his scalp, and couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.

Evolving reality from a dream — what kind of existence could orchestrate such a colossal feat?

A few words instantly popped into his mind.

Upper Transcendent Level!

Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t fathom who else could achieve this level apart from an existence like that.

Thinking of this, he even felt his heartbeat quicken.

An Upper Transcendent Level being—this was the first time he was genuinely this close to such an existence. Even though he hadn’t seen the face of the other party until now, the overwhelming sensation had already made him aware of the gap between them.

"Who are they? And where are they?"

Zhang Xiaoman voiced the question in his mind.

Ni Yang shook his head and said:

"I don’t know where it is, I only know its name, Yan."

"Yan!?"

Zhang Xiaoman trembled all over.

"Yan? Could it be him?"

Those two words immediately surfaced in his mind. He never expected he would encounter the other party in this place.

But... this all seemed a bit nonsensical...

If the Demon Lord were sleeping, why had he sensed that terrifying aura several times?

Just like recently on Destruction Star, where the Destruction Commander even summoned the presence of his consciousness general through a ritual. From this, he certainly didn’t seem to be asleep.

"Could it be another consciousness apart from his physical body? With his strength, using the Divine Separation skill should be quite manageable..."

Zhang Xiaoman was also somewhat puzzled now, but if the name spoken by Ni Yang was anything to go by, then this Yan and the Demon Lord should indeed match. Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen?

"Ni Yang, since you know the Demon Lord is sleeping here, why did you come? If he hasn’t discovered us yet, let’s leave quickly!"

Zhang Xiaoman advised.

But Ni Yang shook his head and said:

"I won’t be leaving for now; I have a reason I must come here for. I need to find her; I’ve lost her once, and I won’t fail this time! Also... I can sense... she needs my help..."

Zhang Xiaoman rubbed his temple helplessly; why was this guy so persistent, who was he searching for?

Seeing that he couldn’t persuade the other for a while, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Ni Yang, tell me the whole story! I’ll help you find her! You’re too injured, you can’t do it alone!"

This time, Ni Yang didn’t refuse immediately but fell into a long silence.

Zhang Xiaoman waited beside him, his hands not idle. The Primordial Power transformed into Life Energy once more, helping him heal his wounds.

"Fine..."

He suddenly sighed, his body relaxing, his gaze cast far away, as if mixed with a tinge of nostalgic sadness.

"She was... once my master..."

"What!?"

The first sentence startled Zhang Xiaoman so much that his hands froze.

There was no way around it; it wasn’t that he couldn’t stay calm, but this news was too explosive. Just the beginning was enough to ignite his burning Eight Diagram soul.

Ni Yang glared at him discontentedly, seeing him wisely shut his mouth, he continued:

"You heard right, and don’t be too surprised. Indeed, I once had a master, she was called Zizi..."

"At that time, I had just recently been born, was hunted by a powerful Spiritual Beast, and was in a life-threatening situation. She was the one who saved me."

In Ni Yang’s eyes, nostalgia began to surface.

"Back then, she lived alone, without any relatives, without friends, just like me..."

"At the time, I was still young, my inherited memories hadn’t fully opened, and in my naivety, I became her little follower..."

At this point, Zhang Xiaoman noticed a trace of a smile unconsciously appearing at the corner of its mouth.

"So we lived in the Immortal Realm, carefree, she taught me many things, including cultivation techniques and various combat skills."

"But I never took the learning seriously. I thought my life at the time was already the most wonderful, what was the point of learning so many things? I just wanted to play with her and never thought of wasting time on those things..."

In Zhang Xiaoman’s mind, a scene of a Green Little Dragon playing with a young girl unconsciously emerged. That girl had just scolded it for not seriously cultivating, yet come dinner time, she’d bring back a whole bunch of delicious food that the Little Dragon loved.

Ni Yang shook his head, the smile on his face gradually fading, eventually turning into a trace of gloomy resentment.

"Just when I thought we’d live like this forever, one day, she suddenly vanished without a word. I stood at the door day after day, waiting, and I don’t even remember how long I waited, until the vegetation renewed, the trees decayed, our little house turned to ruin, and I reached adulthood, she never returned..."

"I knew she wasn’t dead, because my Talent allowed me to sense the presence trace of those closest to me, but I also knew she wouldn’t return. From that moment, I left my original dwelling place and went to the Netherworld Jade Spring."

"Until later, when you brought me to this world, I suddenly sensed her aura, it was strong, I knew I wasn’t mistaken, she was here, in this vicinity..."

"So... you came without hesitation?"

Zhang Xiaoman looked at him, no longer with the initial complaints in his eyes.

So this was why Ni Yang came here; behind this seemingly mighty and invincible old fellow lay such a past.

Ni Yang thought for a moment and said:

"I don’t know how to put it, but in the darkness, I feel as if I can sense she’s here. So I came, I have to find out why she left so decisively!"

Zhang Xiaoman patted its head with a peculiar expression, as a sign of consolation.

Well, now there’s this kind of feeling, like listening to a melodramatic romance drama, Ni Yang somehow turned into a role of an abandoned little grievance woman.

"But Ni Yang, why couldn’t I sense you through the ring, where is your ring?"

Zhang Xiaoman immediately asked another question on his mind.

Ni Yang bared his teeth, looking very irate as he said:

"My ring was stolen! I was unknowingly pulled into a Dream Realm, and then the ring was snatched away! That guy said he needed the power inside my ring, I hardly had any resistance, and the ring just disappeared!"

Zhang Xiaoman’s expression turned serious.

"Dream Realm? Could the guy who took your ring be..."

"Exactly! It was Yan!"