đź“– Chapter 1308 - Dream Dao!
In the thirty-ninth territory of the Immortal Astral Continent’s seventeenth domain, there were hundreds of mortal nations. Actually, it wasn’t wrong to say that each of the cities was actually an independent nation.
These nations all had monarchs, and where there were monarchs… naturally, there were also kings.
But the forty-third city of this thirty-ninth territory, the nation of Zhao, was different from the others. In this place… there was only one king.
No matter how many years passed, no matter how many times the monarch changed, the king stayed the same. Every generation of monarch would remain humble and polite in front of the king’s household.
Even if the royal family was changed after invasion by other nations, the new royal family would continue the tradition of respect toward the king’s household. They wouldn’t even change the name of the nation; it always stayed Zhao.
Therefore, in this forty-third city, there was a saying that circulated since ancient times.
It’s better to rebel against the royal family than to mess with the Situ household!
The Situ household was none other than the king’s household. Although it wasn’t as vast as the royal palace, it wasn’t too different. The Situ mansion was gorgeous and luxurious, full of carved railings and jade inlays. There were numerous guards and even more maids.
And higher in number than the guards and maids were the dancer girls. The king liked watching girls singing and dancing, so enchanting beauties could be seen everywhere in the mansion. It was like a paradise on earth.
Although the master of the house wasn’t present, the mansion was still filled with laughter. Beautiful girls sang and danced, putting on a show for a young man sitting in the main hall.
This main hall was like a palace itself, supported on ninety-nine gigantic coiling dragon pillars. Each of the dragon pillars was golden in color, and the dragons carved on them were extremely lifelike. Listening closely, it was even possible to hear faint roaring.
The floor tiles were all made of top tier immortal jade. Boundless immortal qi spread through the hall thanks to them. All of this wasn’t even to mention the light sources in the mouths of the coiled dragon pillars…
Those light source were all pearls that exuded a shocking aura. It could be imagined that if these pearls made an appearance in the outside world, countless cultivators would go crazy fighting over them.
But here, they were merely used to provide light.
The majesty of the hall had reached an indescribable level. At the same time, the young man sitting at the head of the hall had a helpless look on his face.
This young man was dressed in exquisite clothes. Brows furrowed, he was seated on a luxurious throne that was inlaid with precious gems conducive to meditation. Two rows of guards lined the hall below him, each with a determined expression, a powerful cultivation base, and a pair of eyes filled with cold killing intent. Looking closely, it could be seen that all these guards were paying close attention to the young man on the throne.
It was as if, as long as the young man said the word, these guards would unhesitatingly draw their swords and massacre all directions.
Between these two rows of guards was hundreds of beauties singing and dancing gracefully, as well as dozens of musicians playing wondrous music. All of this could only be described as extravagant and lavish.
However, no matter how beautiful the music and dancing was, the young man’s brows remained furrowed. Seeing this, the guard standing at the front looked at the dancing beauties and calmly spoke.
"Change!"
As soon as he spoke, the dancing girls all left one after another. Then… another group came from outside the hall, like celestial fairies descending to earth. As they streamed in, they too began to dance.
The young man sighed as he watched all this. This young man… was Chen Qing.
After following Situ to this place, he had been taught a certain divine ability. This divine ability didn’t have a name, but according to Situ, he had to go through all the trials of the mortal world before cultivating to success.
Thus, on the second day after he arrived, the trials began.
The world’s rarest wines, the world’s most delicious foods, the world’s greatest beauties, so much money it could never be spent, and enough authority to decide the life and death of countless people with a single word.
Things that countless people could only dream of were all placed right in front of him, waiting for him to cultivate…
Chen Qing continued cultivating with a helpless look on his face. No one had noticed that at some point, two figures had appeared in this main hall. They were a man and a woman, Wang Baole and Wang Yiyi.
Both of them had strange expressions on their faces.
“Baole, your senior brother’s cultivation method… is actually so unique.”
“…” Wang Baole didn’t know what to say. After thinking for a while, he forced a chuckle and spoke.
“Senior Situ must have a reason for doing this. Maybe it’s to test his Dao Heart.”
“You seem envious?” Wang Yiyi said, seemingly casually.
“Fleeting clouds and drifting smoke, it’s all illusory.” Wang Baole smiled lightly. His gaze passed over the dancing beauties and looked at the young man sitting on the throne. Gentleness appeared in his eyes.
After a while, he withdrew his gaze. Turning around, he began walking away.
"Let's go."
“Aren’t you going to meet with him?” Following, Wang Yiyi asked.
“We can meet anytime.” Wang Baole smiled and walked out of the hall. Wang Yiyi also smiled. She glanced back at the young man sitting on the throne before leaving the hall with Wang Baole.
Just as the pair exited the hall, Chen Qing suddenly raised his head and looked at the empty door. There was obviously no one there, but for some reason, he had a vague feeling that someone extremely important to him was leaving.
Wang Baole left the mansion, and Wang Yiyi left with him. In the following days, they walked all across the Immortal Astral Continent. They went to the mountains in the far east and watched the suns rise, then went to the sea in the far west and watched the suns set.
They went to a forest in the far north and picked a vine called Yearning Soul, then went to a plain in the far south and planted a flower named Entangling Dream.
Finally, they returned to their starting point at the foot of the first Heaven Trampling Bridge. Here, Wang Baole wove the Yearning Soul Vine into a flower crown and placed it on Wang Yiyi’s head.
“Take care of yourself. The fate of my past and future are both with you.”
Wang Yiyi was silent. She stared at Wang Baole for a long time before nodding. Then, with Wang Baole’s wave sending her off, she turned around and walked toward the horizon. After taking just over ten steps, she turned back and looked at Wang Baole, who had sat down cross-legged in meditation.
She walked a few dozen steps and looked back again. It was the same.
She walked a hundred steps, a thousand steps, ten thousand steps… Turning her head, she looked back many, many times. Eventually, she could only see a blurry figure. Sighing softly, Wang Yiyi touched the Yearning Soul Vine on her head and gradually moved into the distance.
Now, at the foot of the first bridge, there was only Wang Baole. Sitting cross-legged, he waved his hand, and a jade slip that recorded a certain divine ability appeared.
The divine ability contained in this jade slip was called the Dream Dao.
For cultivators of the third step, the Dream Dao technique was profound and difficult to comprehend, but for fourth step cultivators, it was easier. As for cultivators of the fifth step, who could make use of all of existence, cultivating this technique took only a moment.
In an instant, Wang Baole had already gained enlightenment. A hazy air appeared on his body, and he became illusory. It was as if he was sleeping, as if he was… dreaming.
The world of his dream was a faraway starry sky. In this starry sky, there was endless red mist. In this mist, there were 108 different universes, and one of these universes… was where his dream began.