Chapter 840: The Originator and the More Terrifying Dream Disaster
“Speak up~ How did you end up here?”
After seeing the village head leave, I no longer had to play the role of the kind sage. Faced with this Dream Demon, I certainly wouldn’t show any goodwill.
Even though I had lifted her confinement, her actions were still restricted.
“Who exactly are you! Why should I tell you anything?”
“Not a valuable question.” With a cold expression, I grasped her face with one hand, using the power from my body cultivation’s sense of time to distort the concept of time in the dream. In just a moment, the Dream Demon in my hand’s expression changed repeatedly.
In her perception, everything she saw felt like it was slowing down, while her thoughts remained unchanged. She was forced to maintain this state without anyone caring for her, and this unchanging situation persisted for a day… a week… a month…
This is the understanding of time through cognition, powerless and fearful!
In reality, I absolutely couldn’t achieve such a degree.
Even Bai Sister, I suspect she might not be able to do it.
Bai Sister can perfectly control her sense of time centered on her self-awareness, a demonstration of her mastery over power.
This cognition cannot influence independent cognition outside of oneself. Even if Bai Sister could instantly turn someone to dust, that person would still experience their body turning to dust in a short time, rather than observing themselves gradually disintegrating in “normal time flow” from a subjective perspective.
And I could do this, not only because this is the Primordial Dream World, where the informational framework is more outrageous than reality, but mainly due to my understanding of “emotional body cultivation,” which gives me a means to interfere with the “consciousness” outside of myself.
It can be said that every path of body cultivation has its own terrors, and emotional body cultivation is also the most bizarre power in my cognition, depriving or guiding the emotions of others.
This power is incredibly interesting.
And at this moment, the Dream Demon, who had ended her “several months” time imprisonment, collapsed onto the ground, gasping for breath.
Even though for me it was just a moment, for her, several months had already passed!
She could only maintain this action, unable to do anything, and the energy she expended, along with those feelings, memories, and tortures, were all “very tangible.”
“Now, tell me how you got here. If you keep babbling, I’ll give you another year of confinement and see if your resolve holds.” I spoke without giving her a chance, my tone completely commanding and threatening, with no concealment.
“I… I’ll tell you! Don’t make me experience that again! I… I came to this world according to Lord’s instructions and entered the Primordial Dream…”
“And then?”
“Then… then I saw something like a staircase in the Primordial Dream, and I continued to follow the Dream Creatures deeper into the Primordial Dream… and arrived here…”
“You’re quite capable; you managed to enter so deep into the Primordial Dream? It looks like you Dream Demons still have some skill~” I half-squatted down, curiously examining the Dream Demon before me.
In the past, I relied on Spirit Vision to preliminarily deconstruct concepts of Dream Demons and Nightmares, ultimately perfecting the original runes, leading to the creation of Nightmare spells and Dream Demon spells, thereby integrating the two.
If I previously operated with a floating world-level Spirit Vision, reaching “application” through “exploration.”
Now I’ve added an extra layer of “understanding.”
After so long, I was once again carefully studying the existence of Dream Demons, allowing me to realize how juvenile I once was.
And I couldn’t help but sigh at how lucky I used to be.
After teasing the Dream Demon, I began the interrogation again.
For example, how many Dream Demons had come to the Expanding Realm, and how many had reached Fool Village, as well as whether any had infiltrated.
But after a round of questioning, I found that this Dream Demon really knew nothing.
She didn’t know how many Dream Demons had come this time, it could be dozens or even hundreds.
As for whether any had infiltrated Fool Village earlier… even less possible.
According to her, she was captured by this “Dream World,” and after coming to her senses, she had no choice but to enter here, surrounded by Dream Creatures.
Then she realized this was a special Dream World deep within the Primordial Dream.
They were initially sent by the Abyss Demons to collect information in the Primordial Dream, while also passing on the movements and progress of various Extraordinary Academies.
If possible, they were also to disrupt other academies’ research and progress to hinder other Extranordinary attempts at deeper exploration of the Primordial Dream.
These fragmented pieces of information came together for a very routine exploration of the Primordial Dream.
Only layered with the games and minor actions between the Expanding Realm and various Extraordinary Academies, along with uncontrollable accidents in the Primordial Dream, did it ultimately lead to my encounter with this Dream Demon in Fool Village.
However… what intrigued me more was the concept mentioned by the Dream Demon.
She said that the culprit behind the dream disaster in the outside world was the anomaly of this Dream World.
Isn’t that indirectly saying the originator was my doing?
This made me pay attention to my actions in the Primordial Dream and the “aftershocks” they produced.
In the Primordial Dream, forcibly shaping the Dream Realm Order under my control and anchoring it in the special dreams between reality and dreams…
I honestly had not considered what impact this might cause; I only thought this means was powerful… and then it stopped there.
There wasn’t even much tangible sensation.
After confirming that this Dream Demon truly only knew this bit of information, I kicked her aside.
Then I actively contacted Bai Sister again through the Great Knowledge Tree.
I needed to confirm something again.
I remembered Bai Sister telling me that the invasion of the Primordial Dream into the Expanding Realm had entered a relatively “gentle” stage.
Earlier, I was thinking that since the Primordial Dream has entered a gentle stage, it coincidentally matched the timing I wanted to anchor Fool Village, entering the shallow dream.
This led me to think of a terrifying possibility.
If my previous actions had already caused such a large-scale dream disaster, then… if I forcefully anchored Fool Village into the shallow dream through [Extraordinary Knowledge], wouldn’t that mean…
Thinking of this, I suddenly realized that the so-called gentle period seemed not to be a sign that the Primordial Dream was calming down, but rather the calm before the storm!
If I compared my previous actions to waves crashing against the shore, then this was about to raise a super tsunami!
“Oh no…”
Just thinking of this possibility made my head ache.
Even if all this was just my speculation, if I “guessed right,” the consequences would be unimaginable!
I looked at the communication between Bai Sister and me on the Great Knowledge Tree.
However, the distance of dreams and reality, even using the Great Knowledge Tree as an anchor for exchanging information, I still couldn’t establish an absolutely equivalent order to reality on a macro level.
In the Primordial Dream, order is always a special circumstance; chaos and disorder are the main tone of the Primordial Dream.
I no longer had the mind to care about the life or d*ath of that Dream Demon. After sealing her away again, I focused on the information from the Great Knowledge Tree.
At the same time, I regained my absolute control and perception over the field.
Normally, I wouldn’t go through such trouble; after all, being in a constant state of receiving and processing vast amounts of information is really exhausting.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have directly targeted the “Nightmare” concept for filtering, aiming to solve the trouble at once.
This also resulted in the Dream Demon nearly breaching my defenses against dream creatures.
Fortunately, everything could still be salvaged, and the village head was quite the help.
As expected of the village head who watches over Fool Village.
To avoid such situations happening again, I took up the burden of vigilance again. Although it was very exhausting, it was indeed unavoidable.
After a long time, the Great Knowledge Tree finally received a response from Bai Sister.
My inquiry was simple; I asked about the current situation of the Primordial Dream, whether it was gradually calming down like before.
After all, my previous thoughts might have only been speculation, and verifying that would require my cooperation.
However, Fool Village’s current situation didn’t suit me leaving, so verifying it was quite difficult.
Bai Sister’s response was very formal, lacking the warmth of private conversations.
Perhaps this was what Bai Sister had mentioned.
This was currently the only communication channel with the Primordial Dream, so the content would be somewhat public.
“Has it started to gradually recede?” I looked at Bai Sister’s response, which was quite detailed.
The information included the current extent of the Primordial Dream’s impact on reality, along with comparisons and data statistics from before, as well as real-time updates on how many people were trapped in the Primordial Dream, etc.
I could already imagine the scene of Bai Sister replying to me while the Academy Head and a large group of witches were observing nearby.
Bai Sister was really put to the test.
I wondered what impact my baseless “speculation” would have if I were to relay it to them.
After all, I had no evidence to prove that all of this was my doing, and the current calm was merely a prelude to the storm.
Moreover, if I were wrong, that would be quite a blunder…
“Calm down… I’m not the same person I used to be… Why couldn’t I create such a huge commotion?” I patted my face, reassuring myself.
“Extraordinary is merely touching real time… and I reached the Primordial Dream, shaping the Dream Realm… Why can’t I be the Holy Realm within the dream?”
I kept comforting myself, even rambling a bit, but I was very clear on what I lacked.
I lacked the correct self-awareness… confidence!
Back to the old cliché of root causes from the original family…
For this, I could only smile gently, but I made the final decision.
“Bai Sister… the tranquility of the Primordial Dream may represent the calm before a greater disaster. I’m not good at explaining what I’ve done, nor do I have evidence to prove this relates to me, but please take this seriously… the real dream disaster may descend at some point afterward.”
After I edited this message and transmitted the information through the Great Knowledge Tree, a weight finally lifted off my heart.
Indeed… I still hope to do this, no matter whether my guess is right or wrong.
This is my intention.
Just shortly after sending this message, I sensed that beyond the Dream World Scroll, another “presence” from outside the Dream Creatures had arrived.
I gazed solemnly into the sky, preparing to welcome them.
Were these beings still Dream Demons or students lost in the Primordial Dream?
Or… were they those Extraordinary Witches walking on the path of the Soul Great Topic?
I did not know, but the answer would ultimately be revealed.
Soon, that figure appeared again.
The second “visitor”… was still a Dream Demon!
Seeing this result, my mood swiftly took a turn for the worse.
…
In reality.
“Little Bai~ hasn’t received a reply yet? The time difference between the Dream World and reality is that large?”
“Not yet,” Bai Yu shook her head in response.
At this moment, she was surrounded by a group of witches, in a temporary observation station built at the forefront of the Primordial Dream that broke through the boundaries of reality.
As for Bai Yu’s ability to communicate with the Primordial Dream, none of the witches who knew about it informed others from other academies; this fortune was naturally meant to be a secret profit for themselves.
Most of the witches surrounding her were those who enjoyed watching the excitement.
Of course, this included Mei Linde, the Academy Head, and Sheril, the Betrayer Witch.
Naturally, letting Sheril know was because they couldn’t stop her, and if possible, Mei Linde actually did not want her to be aware of this matter.
If she intervened or created trouble regarding this, the situation could turn even more complicated.
“Xiao Han sent a message!” As Bai Yu’s voice rang out, it immediately attracted the attention of many witches.
However, as soon as the group of witches saw the content, they all fell silent.
The message mentioned “the real dream disaster” and “the calm before the storm,” leaving the group of witches deeply silent.
To be honest, they couldn’t falsify this speculation either. Even if Xiao Han couldn’t provide evidence, the conclusion she reached must have sensed something.
The calm before the storm was indeed a fitting description for the current state of the Primordial Dream.
This was a possibility they hadn’t considered before, or even if they had, they didn’t think the probability would be high.
But now that Xiao Han suddenly brought it up, they genuinely needed to take this opportunity to think carefully.
However, before any discussion took place, Mei Linde already roughly guessed the outcome: no witch would back down.
After all, witches are not beings that would retreat in the face of disaster, especially when there was no evidence to support the message, how could they just back down?
“Why is everyone silent? I think Xiao Han makes a lot of sense; aren’t you going to discuss it?” At this moment, Sheril took the initiative to break the ice, bringing the topic to the forefront.
…
In the Primordial Dream.
Fool Village.
With the arrival of the Dream Demon, Fool Village began to receive new visitors in succession.
As of now, I had already “hosted” four Dream Demons and two weakened consciousnesses that had fallen into chaos and madness.
These two fragile consciousnesses had even made their dream bodies blurry, a result of the collapse of their self-awareness.
These were likely the students that Bai Sister mentioned, pushed out by other Extraordinary Academies to serve as experimental cannon fodder… For this, I could only silently mourn for a second.
Even if their physical bodies in reality were still living, it was evident that they were already akin to d*ath.
