Chapter 1088: Foundations Within the Primordial Dream
After settling the Fool Dream without any lingering concerns, I also took the Fool Dream and left this place.
I planned to spend some time looking for my sister.
Spending tonight was secondary.
What I really wanted was to complete an experiment together with my sister during the holiday.
Dream Editing Technique!
I hadn’t summarized this technique yet, but it essentially derives from the Real Editing Technique. Therefore, I needed a witch proficient in this technique to provide me guidance.
Indeed, among the witches I know, Instructor Belika is the best when it comes to demonstrating practical editing techniques. However, she is too unsuitable, and moving over to Principal Mei and the busy witches is not an option. My sister is the best choice.
After all, only my sister can accompany me into the Primordial Dream for this experiment.
The Dream Editing Technique is a special skill realized within the Primordial Dream. It requires one to be proficient in the Real Editing Technique, to have unrestricted freedom within the Primordial Dream, and to be someone who is closely bonded with me—only my sister fits that description.
Once I found my sister.
“You mean… you need me to cooperate with you to complete the creation of that Dream Editing Technique?”
“Exactly, Sister Bai! This idea stems from the Real Editing Technique. Although I understand the theoretical knowledge of this technique quite well, I still can’t master it. I need someone as experienced as you to help me!” I nodded vigorously and said.
“But there are many witches who are more proficient than me in practical editing techniques, right? Or is it…”
“But I’m working on the Dream Editing Technique! Only you, Sister Bai, can stay with me for a long time in the Primordial Dream to help me complete this hypothesis, so you were the first person I thought of!”
“Alright, it seems like it can only be me.” Sister Bai didn’t pursue this flawed excuse but unconditionally agreed to cooperate with this experiment.
“However, before that… Sister Bai, haven’t we gone a while without having any fun?” In Sister Bai’s embrace, I looked up, a sly smile appearing on my lips.
Upon noticing my hint, Sister Bai immediately understood, “Xiao Han, do you want to…?”
“It’s just to let off some steam! So that the upcoming experiment won’t be disturbed by these distracting thoughts!” I defended myself!
Believe it or not, I didn’t believe it myself.
Entering the Instance Realm, after arranging for Yu Lan and the Four Little Ones to temporarily settle in the wooden house beneath the He Ya Tree, I went with Sister Bai to a villa by the island shore.
In the dim light, a spell enveloped the wooden house, isolating it from everything outside.
The Fool Dream had already fallen into a deep sleep.
The Instance Realm was silent throughout the night.
…
A new day.
I felt refreshed, as if the pressure and fatigue of the past had dissipated with the night. Even in the morning, Sister Bai’s complexion was rosy, and her spirit was high.
It had been a delightful night.
After taking a shower and enjoying a delicious breakfast, it was time to devote myself to a grand experiment. Under such conditions, going several days without sleep or food was no big deal.
For a transcendent being, this was nothing at all; even I, as a little witch, was nearly the same.
After preparing a sumptuous breakfast for Yu Lan and the Four Little Ones along with a big glass of Fool Dream Drink, we began the formal experiment.
Participants in this experiment included me, Sister Bai, and the Four Little Ones.
The help the Four Little Ones could offer was limited, but they were indispensable; they were the pioneers among all Fool Dreams, possessing the highest aptitude development and control over the Dream Transformation ability. They directly informed me that the Dream Editing Technique would be a pivotal moment for the evolution of the Fool Dream’s bloodline talent.
As for Sister Bai, she would resonate with me through special heart sense throughout the process. Once we truly entered the Primordial Dream, the Mind Communication Magic would no longer function at this level, making the sixth sense based on Soul Essence and Body Cultivation especially important.
Sister Bai would constantly feedback me thoughts and insights on the Real Editing Technique, allowing me to build the framework for the Dream Editing Technique.
Likewise, Sister Bai had the ability to correct mistakes in this process.
Whenever my thinking hit a dead end or my ideas went in circles, she would help me come back to reality.
Sister Bai didn’t even need to understand whether my thoughts were right or wrong to assist me. After all, the state of my thought determined whether the ideas and paths were smooth.
As Sister Bai lay back on a lounge chair in the room, preparing her soul to enter the Primordial Dream, we were about to embark on this “great attempt.”
But I hesitated and didn’t transform into the Fool Dream form to begin the Dream Transformation immediately.
“What’s wrong?” Sister Bai asked at the right moment, since we hadn’t started yet.
“Um… I was wondering if the ability of Dream Transformation is detached from the nature of the life series and bloodline power, transforming into a conventional type of power?” I spoke up.
I had this thought because sister needed to cooperate with me in the separation of soul and body. Though it posed no major problem for transcendent beings, the body cultivation witches in the Primordial Dream Laboratory had demonstrated that when the soul leaves the body for an extended period, adapting to reunite soul and body takes time, and it could even lead to a slight regression in the body’s strength.
Therefore, this method was essentially “harmful to the body.”
However, I also understood that the life sequence of the Fool Dream derived from “sacred objects,” namely [Extraordinary Knowledge], or rather a manifestation of power similar to the Great Spellbook.
The characteristic of [Extraordinary Knowledge] is that it cannot be replicated. There is no identical or similar technique derived from [Extraordinary Knowledge]; whether it’s nurturing purification techniques or any other technique I have mastered, this holds true.
Of course, there is one exception: the Wanlian Main Network Tree crafted from the derived techniques of the Great Knowledge Tree. Since I dispersed the power of the Great Knowledge Tree in the form of the Great Knowledge Seed, the extension of power allowed for the application of techniques.
Unfortunately, the model of the Great Knowledge Tree cannot be replicated.
Or rather, it’s not something that can be template-copied.
However, it seems that the Fool Dream Realm has also achieved something similar, but what it dispersed was not the Great Knowledge Seed, but rather… the individual Fool Dreams.
And it was done in terms of individuals and bloodlines.
Unless I let my sister possess the Fool Dream bloodline, but that is impossible.
Or let her master the Fool Dream Transformation Technique, but that is even less possible.
Because I created the “Primordial Great Fool Dream Transformation Technique,” and the original spells are the initial spell templates, theoretically allowing for the creation of similar “Fool Dream Transformation Techniques.” The problem is that it itself is a Great Spellbook; the status of a Great Spellbook prevents it from being taught or learned like an ordinary spell.
So even if I perfected the Primordial Great Fool Dream Transformation Technique, I couldn’t create an ordinary Fool Dream Transformation Technique. I could only create a similar Fool Dream transformation, but that would be merely a transformation in appearance; it wouldn’t hold the same essence, nor could it utilize the Fool Dream’s bloodline talent.
Because its threshold is based on the effects of a Great Spellbook.
“Xiao, there’s really no need to stubbornly cling to this issue. The ability of Dream Transformation is inherently astonishing; it belongs solely to the Fool Dream, and that’s enough.”
“I understand; the more irreplaceable the Fool Dream’s abilities are, the more its inherent value will be appreciated. I’m not truly selfless; the reason I’m pondering this idea is to prove that extraordinary power can be obedient to my will under the creativity of wisdom. I’m pursuing an almost omniscient and omnipotent ideal state.”
Human capacity is limited, and omniscience and omnipotence are too ephemeral. However, having absolute confidence to solve any problem encountered is, in itself, another interpretation of omniscience and omnipotence.
“Sister, do you really have such grand pursuits?” Sister Bai was shocked by my sudden statement. Although she had long harbored such thoughts in her heart, hearing it in person was far more profound than her own guesses.
“Oh, it’s just like life always has a grand ideal and a near-term goal. It’s merely a matter of how one handles it.” I waved my hand and then seemed to remember something, “By the way! Sister, is there any means within extraordinary spells to share a form of power? For example, the borrowing contracts we needed when we first entered the Fool Village Secret Realm?”
“The borrowing contract only specifically targets tangible items like spellbooks. Neither spells nor contracts have conceptual means relevant to that idea,” Sister Bai replied, “Xiao Han, are you thinking about whether there’s a way to share with the Fool Dream or to borrow this talent or the bloodline power, right?”
“Exactly… But is there really nothing?” I asked stubbornly.
“Sorry, I don’t know much about this area. Based on my knowledge, I truly don’t know,” Sister Bai shook her head.
“No worries~ I have some immature thoughts. I can record it as a memo for now.” I smiled and shook my head, planning not to delve into this inspiration yet, as I had more important matters to attend to.
Of course, what I just said wasn’t simply wishful thinking. The essence of power wanting to achieve “sharing” is also essentially “power linkage” or “coverage of power effects.”
This is similar to the “halo effect” derived from my Great Knowledge Tree, which can also cover powers outside of myself.
So I aimed to explore this sharing concept, hoping to find a breakthrough at the boundary of the Dream Transformation talent and test out the boundary of the effect coverage, thereby discovering ways to interfere with it.
Reining in these thoughts, I quickly transformed into the “Fifth Dream” here.
Then, I entered the Primordial Dream through Dream Transformation.
This was my first time entering the Primordial Dream and interacting with my sister through Dream Transformation.
If I had previously been unable to distinguish between Dream Transformation and the essence of the soul entering the Primordial Dream, after engaging with my sister in this form, the subtle differences became apparent in comparison.
The conceptual issue of Dream Transformation is about where the “material vessel” existing in reality goes after the transformation.
However, this question itself is misleading.
Things like matter and energy cannot simply vanish without reason. If you cannot understand it, then it must exist in a reasonable yet incomprehensible way.
Dream Transformation is both a talent and a descriptive term.
If one cannot understand it, then it is likely due to inaccurate expression that led to misunderstanding. It must unify the “properties between reality and dreams” in a special way, breaking the long-standing inherent cognition that “reality and dreams cannot cross.”
When many things begin to show signs, everything hidden within will unfold like a row of dominoes.
Just like when a person realizes they are breathing, they will notice the intermittent changes between warmth and cold in their nostrils, the rhythmic movements of their chest, ribs, diaphragm, and a series of pulsations, including the compression of their internal organs and fluctuations in their abdomen.
Is there the concept of “entity” in the dream?
From a reality perspective… no.
But from a dream perspective?
Absolutely!
Once transformed, the soul doesn’t directly endure the intrusions of the original dream, which is a guarantee not found when the true soul essence enters the Primordial Dream.
Just like in reality, souls and soul materials, when not maintained by external powers, will gradually dissipate. However, having a body to sustain the soul means that the body is the perfect cycle for maintaining the existence of the soul essence.
This contrast revealed to me even more foundations within the Primordial Dream!
Entering the Primordial Dream can take many forms. The most common is conscious entry, such as dreaming, which is the consciousness wandering in shallow dreams. Unless one recklessly jumps into deep dreams, they won’t become lost.
Then, there’s the soul entering the Primordial Dream and the Dream Transformation into the Primordial Dream.
This corresponds to reality, much like the differences between independent consciousness, independent souls, and independent individuals.
Becoming lost in the Primordial Dream with one’s soul is akin to the difference between independent consciousness, souls, and dreams.
Souls exist in reality, and without any external force to maintain them, they will continue to dissipate.
Entering the Primordial Dream through Dream Transformation is like an independent life walking in reality.
This does not mean there are no dangers, but at least there is some assurance. Reality holds many dangerous environments and enemies, and the Primordial Dream is no different.
However, Dream Transformation into the Primordial Dream ensures the ability to do anything within the dream.
The repeatedly emphasized foundation carries such a meaning.
As for the Dream Editing Technique—it is foundational, utilizing the means of the dream environment.
It’s a prerequisite for “creating tools” within dreams.
Its significance is akin to how primitive humans developed the technique of drilling wood to make fire, enabling civilization to progress.
For me, creating the Dream Editing Technique is the starting point for constructing the dream system!
“Sister Bai, let’s begin! Indeed, with you by my side, I always gain different inspirations and new discoveries.”
