Chapter 897: Fool Village and Dream State Soul Material
“What are you doing~?” I approached slowly a Fool Dream hiding in the grass and pretended to speak suddenly.
“Ah~ it’s Sage Sister!”
“Is Sage Sister here to play with us?”
“Today isn’t very convenient~ because Sage Sister brought an important friend to Fool Village. I want to show her the charm of Fool Village~” I crouched down and explained seriously to the Fool Dream who wanted to invite me to play.
“Is this big sister just like Sage Sister?” another Fool Dream pointed to Sister Bai who was beside us.
“That’s right~ You can call her Sister Bai, she is as important to me as all of you~”
“Wow~ Hello, Sister Bai!”
“Hello, Sister Bai~ Do you need me to show you the most beautiful places in Fool Village?”
“Don’t go with her, she must be taking you to the place she created, let me be Sister Bai’s guide!”
“What’s wrong with the place I created? I think it’s super beautiful!”
At this moment, the Fool Dreams were also gathered around Sister Bai, each of them competing to say something, yet they were more curious about the big sister called “Sister Bai.”
Since Sage Sister said that a sister is as important to the Fool Dreams in her heart, then she can also be a friend!
“Never mind, never mind… you don’t have to make it so complicated… umm, okay…”
Sister Bai was also a bit overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the Fool Dreams.
“Sisters can also have times when they can’t manage everything~ I think it’s quite interesting to watch from the side, after all, I rarely see this side of Sister Bai.”
“Xiao Cao, are you just going to watch from the side?”
“Alright, alright~ Little cuties~ Sister Bai is my friend today, so I’ll take care of her personally. You don’t have to cling to her~”
“Eh? Alright, since it’s Sage Sister personally guiding.”
“Then I’m going to play~”
“If Sage Sister needs anything, you can call me at any time~”
After helping Sister Bai out, I accompanied her to say goodbye to the Fool Dreams who were playing hide-and-seek here before finally leaving.
This place belonged to the “outskirts” beyond Fool Village.
Fool Village is where the Fool Dreams reside, while the outside is where they play. It’s a world filled with the foolish dreams and fantasies, coexisting with their careless doodles.
The breathtakingly beautiful and surreal scenery of reality combines harmoniously with the slightly naive creations, creating a splendid blend.
This place is filled with the essence of Fool Dreams.
However, it is also full of harmony.
Because part of these two elements is the Fool Dreams’ consciousness shaping the scene, a place born from experiences within the dream realm, while the other part is their subjective creation: casual, simple, joyous, yet the most sincere expression.
The place I fell into with Sister Bai was a forest under the night sky, with rolling high grounds and towering giant trees, but these trees blended so harmoniously into the vast forest that they defy general human understanding.
The human-made path through the woods naturally runs through the entire forest. Even at night, the moonlight spills down, creating an atmosphere without a heavy sense of oppression.
It is remote yet not dark.
“It’s hard to imagine, Xiao Han, that you shaped such a dream world within your own Soul Dream,” Sister Bai remarked often during our journey.
“All of this was created by the Fool Dreams~ Honestly, even I didn’t expect that they could achieve this level.”
“So, you underestimated these little ones too?”
“Yes.”
“Suddenly I feel that exchanging a Great Spellbook for such a group of adorable little ones is also quite acceptable.”
Sister Bai lay next to me on the grass, where tall trees reserved a space in the sky for us to admire the moon.
“There’s never a worth or not worth it, only whether you want to do it or not… I feel like staying here like this with you, Sister Bai, is also quite nice.”
“Yes… but what a pity.”
“What a pity?”
“What a pity that you wouldn’t let yourself stop, right?”
“You’re right. At least for now, I won’t stop. I think the scenery at this moment is beautiful, but I know that the scenery on my path ahead will be even more beautiful!”
After I finished speaking, I sat up and looked at the strange movements in the grass and said, “Don’t hide~ I see you~”
“I’ve been found by Sister Xiao Han…” After the grass rustled, a figure stepped out.
“Yulan, you’re here? What about Yuyun and Yuguo?”
“Um… Fool Star and Fool Whirlwind are resting under the Fool Dream Tree with Yuyun,” Yulan replied.
“Resting? Did Yuyun fall asleep again?” I asked as I stood up.
“Yeah, but I’m not here to fetch Sister Xiao Han. Yuyun is quite stable with us watching over her!”
“Ah~ since you’ve already told me, how could I not care? I immediately stood up.”
“I’ll go with you,” Sister Bai also stood up and came to my side.
Feeling the figure pressed against me, I intuitively sensed the companionship and a bit of safety from Sister Bai.
Of course, I was also fully a Fool Dream at that moment, and I needed to provide them with as much of a sense of safety as possible.
I bent down and picked Yulan up, then turned to Sister Bai, “Let’s go over together.”
“Um… um.” Sister Bai hesitated but nodded. The next moment, she understood how we got there.
Because in the next moment, the place she looked at began to stretch continuously, and everything she saw was pulled into a line. By the time everything returned to its original state, she found herself under a huge and unfamiliar tree.
Although every witch’s Soul Dream is like a lucid dream, where they can do as they please, the scene of space stretching just now was clearly not the main body of the Soul Dream; it was achieved by using the authority of a lucid dream.
But just when she wanted to ask, she realized that the big tree in front of her was not the Great Knowledge Tree she was familiar with.
“This is the Fool Dream Tree, the root of the memories of the Fool Dream Clan, and also the cornerstone connecting every Fool Dream,” I saw the confused expression on Sister Bai’s face and took the initiative to explain, “The Fool Dream Tree exists on the other side of the Great Knowledge Tree. The Grand Wisdom Enlightenment Tree was taken down by me; now… there is only the En Dream Tree.”
“Is that so?” Sister Bai looked at the En Dream Tree, a little dazed. She noticed that the En Dream Tree contained a significance of faith, which was something she was aware of when she met Principal Mei at that time.
Then, Sister Bai saw En Star and En Fruit currently taking care of En Yun, who was lying under the En Dream Tree.
Sister Bai was quite familiar with these four En Dreams that followed Xiao Han, but was a bit unfamiliar with the new En Star.
“What happened to En Yun?”
“After En Yun accepted the Soul Drawing, she often falls into… sleep. Just treat it as sleeping; I still can’t understand the reason,” I explained to Sister Bai.
This matter hadn’t really been discussed with Sister Bai yet, so she naturally didn’t know the details.
“Then you will have a way, right?”
“Of course! I am the Sage of the En Dreams; how could I possibly not have a way?” I immediately replied.
After all, one of the reasons I brought Sister Bai into the Soul Dream was that the second batch of Dream State Soul Material had already been purified and perfected.
“En Star, En Fruit… and En Lan, please take the completed purified Dream State Soul Material to the Soul Realm,” I instructed.
After all, for this batch, I prepared quite a large amount of Dream State Soul Material.
Mainly because I wanted to conduct a complete soul shaping experiment during this round, while also letting the other three join in.
In that case, they wouldn’t have to compete with each other.
They were the pioneers of the Fool Dreams; they understood the dangers of becoming life but still followed me without question.
Three of them were the first Fool Dream representatives to follow me, while the other was the former Fool Village head and the guardian of Fool Village.
“Okay~ I’ll bring it over for Sister Xiao Han!”
Once they received my instructions, the three of them executed swiftly. I granted them a great deal of autonomy regarding entering and exiting the Soul Dream.
In theory, all Fool Dreams could come here; the Fool Dream Tree is their foundation, so how could they not come?
“I’m sorry, Miss Bai; I previously said I would take you around Fool Village, but we only wandered for a little while.”
“Why apologize? Did you really think I came with you just to wander around Fool Village?” Miss Bai chuckled lightly and sat down under the Fool Dream Tree with me. “I came to accompany you; isn’t this a beautiful scenery here?”
Isn’t the scenery always by our side…
Sister Bai didn’t finish her sentence because she felt it was a bit mushy; as long as Xiao Run understood, that was enough.
Before long, Yulan and the others brought in bundles of Dream State Soul Material into the Soul Dream.
Dream State Soul Material cannot be directly handled by the Fool Dreams; this was learned during the Yuyun experiment.
Dream State Soul Material is essentially Dream Demons, and contact between Dream Demons and Fool Dreams could cause the Fool Dreams to “fall” into chaotic Dream Creatures.
The Dream State Soul Material also has similar characteristics but won’t turn the Fool Dreams into such Dream Creatures.
What turns the Fool Dreams into those beings are the aspects of the Dream State Soul Material that have been purified.
Within those aspects, there seem to be not just negative concepts but many other unknown concepts as well.
This is the primary reason for the frequent failures of my other purification methods. Whether through information accumulation or other purification techniques, I aimed to eliminate things like negative emotions and wicked thoughts.
Only the nurturing purification method conducts indiscriminate purification through Soul Drawing experimentation.
Of course, doing so comes with its own costs. But to me, who was in the “know nothing” phase, these costs were trivial.
Regardless, it was still risky for the Fool Dreams to engage with Dream State Soul Material without my guidance.
The experimental purification of the Dream State Soul Material is done with protective measures in place.
This is to protect the Dream State Soul Material and also to ensure the Fool Dreams stay safe during collaborative experiments.
I took the Dream State Soul Material from Yulan and then “unleashed” it.
They floated in the Soul Dream, encircling the Fool Dream Tree. After all, if I didn’t place them this way, there would be no other space in the Soul Dream to hold so much Dream State Soul Material.
“Yulan, tell the nearby Fool Dreams not to curiously touch these Dream State Soul Materials, and also… bring all the Dream State Soul Materials that were prepared using the nurturing purification method over here.”
“Okay~ Wait! Sister Xiao Han, is that all of it?” Yulan hesitated and asked.
“Yes, all of the materials purified with the nurturing purification method,” I nodded to confirm again.
“But… didn’t Sister Xiao Han say some should be given to those Witch Sisters for research?”
“There will naturally be leftovers sent to them. Next, I want to help Yuyun complete the incomplete previous Soul Drawing experiment and conduct the same soul shaping with you all, so your matters are prioritized, understand?”
“Got it!”
After Yulan understood what I said, she happily went to handle it.
As for the matter I mentioned earlier, of course, there needs to be some leftovers!
After all… I want to give the Fool Dreams the best; that’s not a joke.
In fact, I purposefully produced a bit more Dream State Soul Material for this session.
Having leftovers is guaranteed.
“Freely floating Dream State Soul Material… looks just like the dream bubbles floating in dreams. Who would have thought that such things are intentionally created raw materials for life?”
At this moment, Sister Bai looked at the Dream State Soul Material floating under the Fool Dream Tree and sighed.
Soul Material cannot be measured using traditional methods, so the Dream Souls released from the petri dish quickly expanded, transforming like bubbles.
They were controlled by my power to avoid floating too far, while Yulan was busy advising nearby Fool Dreams on some precautions.
I could have directly used forceful means to restrict the Fool Dreams from coming closer, but I didn’t want to be too strict with them just yet, so I let Yulan persuade them.
If any disobedient little Fool Dreams appeared, I would let them know that their Sage Sister also has a strict side!
After all—simply indulging them also teaches them bad habits; I do not want them to recklessly explore their unknown paths.
As Yulan and the others brought more Dream State Soul Material into the Soul Dream, a large amount of Dream State Soul Material, floating like bubbles, gathered by the Fool Dream Tree.
“Sister Xiao Han—everything has been brought over!” Yulan and the others excitedly came to tell me.
“So soon? Really efficient~” I squatted down and rubbed Yulan and the others’ little heads. Who could resist such a tempting gesture when the Fool Dreams looked so excited to have their heads rubbed?
Moreover, this Dream State Soul Material is what will shape their essence of life next, so they were naturally even more excited.
The situation by the Fool Dream Tree also attracted quite a few onlookers among the Fool Dreams, but they spontaneously advised the newly arrived Fool Dreams not to approach.
Because those bubble-like things were very “dangerous” for the Fool Dreams.
Of course, some Fool Dreams, upon seeing these things, would also exclaim.
“What beautiful bubbles~ I want to create such bubbles and decorate the sky with them! All of them!”
“I want to draw them!”
