Chapter 873: The Second Example of Dream Realm?
Inside the laboratory.
Bai Yu’s soul is curled up in the Primordial Dream. What was originally a controllable Primordial Dream the size of a fish claw is now large enough to accommodate the soul of an adult witch.
This expansion did not come without cost. After some compromise, our laboratory along with several surrounding labs has been incorporated into the dream overlap buffer zone.
At this moment, the reality safety area of this laboratory has gathered dozens of witches.
Even Principal Mei Linde sent a clone here to witness this exhilarating moment for the witches.
It has been nearly half a month since Bai Yu arrived at this laboratory, stating her intention to conduct the verification experiment of the “Dream Realm.”
This special “Primordial Dream Laboratory” has spread among a certain group of special witches, and the number of witches applying to conduct experiments and data collection here has reached several dozen.
However, the witches have gathered here today not for their own experiments, but to witness the birth of miracles after hearing some rumors.
“Dream Realm.”
A professional term that confuses many witches is gradually spreading within this group.
After all, this group of witches has already come into contact with the essence of Primordial Dreams.
Since they could come to this laboratory, Mei Linde naturally shared many restrictive pieces of information with them.
For example, this special Primordial Dream Laboratory in the experimental area is built on the foundation of a successful little witch who has mastered the Dream Realm.
If the ability to access the Dream Realm were merely a unique and irreproducible ability, then it would only provide temporary convenience.
However! If this ability could be learned and mastered…
That would be something else entirely!
This discovery that self-awakened body cultivation could produce self-generated magic power still shocks witches.
After all, such a phenomenon benefits non-extraordinary groups, but now this ability is even envied by those in the Holy Realm of the extraordinary.
Who wouldn’t want to master a realm of their own in the Primordial Dream?
The witches watched Bai Yu curled up at this moment, feeling very anxious.
Bai Yu is not in a state of coma, nor is she lost in consciousness; she is very clear-minded and is undergoing a continual baptism from the Primordial Dream.
Bai Yu is not a self-awakened body cultivator; she is merely on the path of body cultivation. However, the essential power granted by body cultivation is her capital to persist within the Primordial Dream.
The core of the Dream Realm is to structure a realm’s order, essentially shaping a special kind of order.
For example, in the Spell Field shaped based on Fa Mu’s book, the internal order is that very spell itself.
Take the Fireball Spell for explanation— the order within the Fireball Field is dictated by the Fireball Spell, and this order is executed by the realm’s master. Thus, no matter the circumstances, the spellcaster can unleash the Fireball Spell in the realm; with a thought, the fireball can appear anywhere in the field, even inside the bodies of enemies within the realm.
This is a very vague description, and it’s the most fundamental capability and application. This represents the lower limit of realm power, while the upper limit depends on a person’s imagination and capability.
In the Primordial Dream, the Dream Realm also constructs order, but there are none of the orders and frameworks of reality; therefore, spells are ineffective here, and Spell Fields are not compatible with Dream Realms.
Additionally, realms also require vast amounts of energy. For example, within the witch’s system, a realm requires one hundred million units of magic source to complete energy self-circulation, which is a basic requirement.
However, there is also no energy within the Primordial Dream.
For this reason, it has been inherently understood that constructing a realm within the Primordial Dream is impossible.
Moreover, body cultivation focuses on the essence of life. In the era when soul material life dominated, there was even less space for the practice of body cultivation.
But now, witches have mastered the Great Knowledge of Souls and have developed a body cultivation system that applies the essence of life, creating a practical application in the Primordial Dream.
The first step is the basic five senses.
Accompanied by a subjective awareness of the essence of life within the dream, order is birthed.
Thus, in the Primordial Dream, there is no order besides chaotic and falsehood; perception itself is the most intuitive order within the Primordial Dream.
The extraordinary system utilizing this order is quite simple: body cultivation, or more specifically—Five Senses Body Cultivation.
Five Senses Body Cultivation is considered a “rather” niche choice in body cultivation because it mainly focuses on perceptual channels, with advancement only possible through an “extraordinary” tier.
From the five senses to true five senses, this crossing surpasses the boundary of real time.
The so-called true five senses refer to the contributions made by true five senses body cultivation in exploring real time.
Therefore, Five Senses cultivation is often treated as a means to be utilized rather than a primary power system.
Moreover, another advancement route of Five Senses Body Cultivation is even more difficult, which is the birth of the sixth sense, seventh sense…
Thus, Five Senses cultivation becomes the first choice in a mixed cultivation approach but can certainly not be the main cultivation system.
Currently, Bai Yu is utilizing the power of the five senses from body cultivation to adapt continuously to the environment of the Primordial Dream.
Indeed, adaptation is the most basic and effective method.
If asked what the greatest ability of extraordinary life is, many might think of strength, spells, etc., but the most powerful ability of the extraordinary is “adaptability”!
Even those who have not advanced to the extraordinary will possess “undying” essence once their life essence reaches a certain stage. This undying quality is the foundation enabling extraordinary life to wield self-adaptability!
Understanding that the extraordinary can survive in the “Void” beyond the world exemplifies extraordinary adaptability.
Bai Yu is moving forward in this manner, using the power of body cultivation to influence her soul essence while adapting to the Primordial Dream.
Before many witches explored the original dream, they adapted to the Primordial Dream through similar means. The Primordial Dream is dangerous and unknowable, but that doesn’t mean extraordinary witches cannot explore it; it merely indicates the difference between those who can return and those who cannot.
Through this method, Bai Yu uses her five senses to acquire information from within the Primordial Dream, understanding this information through her sixth sense and heart sense.
She does not have the Knowledge Tree, so she cannot process these necessary insights quickly.
But Sister Bai possesses an advantage that no other witch has—that is… me.
Although the Knowledge Tree can only retain the [Extraordinary Knowledge] upon entering the Primordial Dream, I have completed the reconstruction of this grand spell function through the informational processing approach of the Great Knowledge Tree.
Otherwise… how would the original dream version of the Great Knowledge Seed be born? How would the information exchange channels within the Primordial Dream be constructed? How would information between the Dream and Reality be interconnected?
Moreover, Sister Bai isn’t the only witch striving; am I just going to watch from the sidelines?
Of course not.
In half a month, Sister Bai has made such progress, which is already an extremely ideal situation.
If it were another witch with Sixth Sense Body Cultivation attempting this, would she expect to make progress by adapting her body within half a month?
Don’t even think about it!
Not to mention, what would those witches lost in the Primordial Dream for hundreds of years feel then?
Now, Sister Bai has adapted to the information from the Primordial Dream using her heart sense, transforming this “cognition” into an instinct.
Even if Sister Bai lacks the [Extraordinary Knowledge] as an additional preparation, she is still capable of structuring her order within the Primordial Dream.
That would be the most basic order of the “five senses.”
However, even if well-intentioned witches provide Sister Bai with a copy of [Extraordinary Witch], I actually do not recommend Sister Bai using it carelessly.
Because Sister Bai has no understanding or familiarity with it and does not comprehend its characteristics. If its characteristics are unhelpful within the Primordial Dream, then this [Extraordinary Knowledge] is better off not being there, as it may even become a burden.
More importantly, Sister Bai cannot grasp it… My success is largely attributed to fortunate coincidences, aided by the Great Knowledge Tree and the properties of the Fool Dream Sacred Object, enabling me to utilize this power.
As Sister Bai’s soul form opens her eyes, a shadow-like image resembling an eyelid seems to flash across the localized Primordial Dream.
But I clearly understand that this is the initial success of establishing the order of the five senses within the Primordial Dream!
I hastily prepare to squeeze Sister Bai back from the Primordial Dream since this is the agreed protocol—when Sister Bai encounters something, she opens her eyes, and I will immediately pull her into the shallow area of the Primordial Dream.
“Hold on, Xiao Lian…”
Sister Bai’s voice spreads throughout the Primordial Dream and reaches the reality.
Actually, this is a very natural transmission; neighboring witches can generally achieve similar communication.
However, Sister Bai’s voice presents a problem because in the original dream, her message is conveyed through a special channel.
“True Auditory Perception”!
This feeling is somewhat akin to the basic concept of manipulating a fireball with bare hands compared to releasing a fireball within a fireball realm.
Though both are fireballs, the fireball in the realm conveys a higher significance!
Thus, Sister Bai specifically used this method to halt my next move.
“Did it succeed?!” I widened my eyes, feeling somewhat incredulous!
This method would only be feasible if Sister Bai established the order of the five senses within the Primordial Dream; otherwise, it would not be possible at all!
At this moment, Sister Bai did not respond to my words; she is again immersed in her own understanding, completing what she has imagined in her mind.
At this point, Sister Bai can only rely on herself, and only she can help her; even I cannot interfere.
After all, I have said what I needed to say, and Sister Bai must generate her own understanding to achieve her breakthrough.
Moreover, nearby witches were deeply intrigued by my exclamation of “Did it succeed?”
After all, if she truly succeeded, they would be witnessing history!
“Really? Did Bai Yu succeed?”
“I can’t tell what she did. This is a miracle only achievable by thoroughly understanding your method, leading to her own interpretation…”
“Well… I don’t even know how to define success. The Dream Realm doesn’t have a systematic classification yet; there’s not even a clear boundary between success and failure.” I shook my head, indicating uncertainty but still striving to clarify, “What I can be sure of is that Sister Bai completed the construction of the order of the five senses; the appearance of this order means… a further step would be to create the realm-form of the physical world.”
“So… is that success? Doesn’t that mean… Bai Yu can also casually summon disasters in dreams in the future?”
At this moment, another witch seemed to be fantasizing, immediately contemplating many things. When a method has no countermeasures, it turns into a dimensionality reduction attack!
Just like in history—no, like the small worlds emerging when spells were just rising. When the societal structure first encountered shaping spells, and everyone played with water, fire, wind, and thunder elements, suddenly someone grasped techniques of mental illusion. Without conventional defenses in place, this is a dimensionality reduction attack.
Moreover, if we broaden our perspective further.
This is also why extraordinary races need to develop comprehensively across all extraordinary systems.
Because… if a particular realm has a vacancy, it will be targeted by other races, and that race will be close to extinction.
If the concept of the “Dream Realm” were exposed, it would be like the first “Holy Realm” birthed in the initial void, bringing only absolute oppression!
This incessant conflict would only end when competitors emerge.
“No, Sister can’t reach that level yet.” I shook my head, interrupting this witch’s fantasies.
“Not to mention that the characteristics of order determine what can be done; the current five senses order definitely can’t reach that level, especially since Sister isn’t a self-awakened body cultivator. The foundational framework nodes of the Dream Realm are unstable, making it uncertain how much she can command order in the dream…”
“Alright… I guess it needs to be done step by step?”
“Mm.”
I nodded and didn’t say anything more, just quietly waiting for Sister to transform everything she understood into her power.
At this moment, I put aside my experiments on dream demons and dream state soul material.
The other four Si Mengs were beside me, eagerly watching the events unfold. Seeing that I wasn’t moving, they also quieted down.
It was as if they were praying for their sister to succeed quickly.
My sunlight pressed against the order images beside Sister. I could feel that this Primordial Dream descending into reality wasn’t nearly enough for Sister to fully unfurl.
“Principal, could you help me take a look? I’ll take Sister to a deeper area of the Primordial Dream; this place might not be enough for her to fully display herself.”
As my voice came through, my body directly collapsed in the reality because I had entirely devoted myself into the Primordial Dream.
“Sister… I’ll take you to a bigger stage where you can unleash your power.” My voice resonated through the true auditory channel constructed above Sister’s soul essence.
In the next instant, both Sister’s and my soul essence disappeared from the laboratory.
Only a small vacant section of the Primordial Dream remained.
“Wait, I’m just a clone; how do I see this?” Principal Mei knitted her brows, finding it somewhat challenging as she merely sent a clone to the scene.
Entering the deep Primordial Dream would completely exhaust this clone.
She would need to think carefully before entering the Primordial Dream in her original form, let alone a clone?
“I’ll do it, Principal.” At this moment, a witch nearby spoke up, and then her shadow manifested at the center of the laboratory’s original dream zone, splitting apart to meet one.
“Thanks a lot.”
“It’s no trouble, just a small act.”
