Gu Qiushui’s gaze was exceptionally determined.
Chen Yuyang raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at her.
“You’re going?”
“That’s right. Let me go. I can definitely wake Master up,” Gu Qiushui said with a firm tone.
Chen Yuyang shook his head, his voice tinged with a hint of helplessness.
“It’s not as simple as going in, finding Master, and telling her ‘this is a dream’ to wake her up.”
Pausing for a moment, Chen Yuyang continued, “If Master’s obsession isn’t resolved, you will be trapped in her dream instead. It could be for one year, ten years, or even longer, until your own consciousness is assimilated and even you forget that it’s a dream.”
Gu Qiushui pursed her lips, her beautiful brows furrowing as she seriously considered Chen Yuyang’s words.
But a moment later, she still insisted, “Then I must go regardless. Master saved my life. Now that she is in trouble, I cannot just sit by and do nothing.”
Chen Yuyang shook his head again.
“No. Senior Sister, you are currently the one with the highest cultivation in our Hehuan Sect. The entire sect needs you to take charge right now.”
“If you aren’t here and something unexpected happens to our Hehuan Sect, who will hold the line?”
The Nascent Soul Realm was not the most powerful in the Realm of Cultivation, but it was considered having one foot in the ranks of experts.
With a Nascent Soul expert holding the fort, they could at least settle matters with some small-time troublemakers.
Currently, the eldest Senior Sister had been out for training and had not returned for many years.
The second Senior Sister remained in seclusion year-round, yet her realm was stuck at Level 9 Gold Core.
The third Senior Sister had less talent and was similarly stuck at the Gold Core stage, showing no growth for several years.
To put it bluntly, if something truly happened to Tai Lingxuan, only Gu Qiushui could support the future of the Hehuan Sect.
Gu Qiushui opened her mouth to argue, but she found that what Chen Yuyang said was an irrefutable fact.
Of course, what Chen Yuyang didn’t say was that with Gu Qiushui’s conscious strength, if she encountered rejection or resistance from Master’s subconscious in the dream—or was even viewed as an enemy—she wouldn’t be able to withstand it at all.
Her consciousness would collapse in an instant.
Having experienced 100 cycles of reincarnation, his soul was far stronger than an ordinary person’s.
Even if he sustained serious injuries, he could ultimately endure it.
“Then let me go!”
The previously silent Ling Xi suddenly bit her lower lip and stood up from her seat, her hands clenched into fists.
“Master loves me the most. I will definitely be able to wake her up!”
Chen Yuyang shook his head again and said half-jokingly, “You’re already silly enough. What if your consciousness gets damaged again? Do you want your Senior Brother to take care of you for the rest of your life?”
Ling Xi was rendered speechless by Chen Yuyang’s words, her small face turning beet red.
She wanted to snap back ‘who wants you to take care of them’, but she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
She could only clench her fists and glare at him huffily.
“In short, I will go.”
Chen Yuyang stopped looking at the two of them and stood up straight.
His tone was decisive as he made his final call.
“Besides, this secret technique is complex. I wouldn’t be able to teach it to you in a short amount of time.”
“But…” Gu Qiushui was still worried and wanted to say more, but Chen Yuyang interrupted her.
“Enough, Senior Sister. Say no more.”
“I know what I’m doing.”
The youth paused and added, “For now, we return to the Hehuan Sect. I need to find a quiet place to perform the technique with peace of mind.”
Gu Qiushui and Ling Xi looked at each other and finally nodded.
Things had reached this point; further talk was useless.
They could only choose to believe in Chen Yuyang.
Chen Yuyang placed Tai Lingxuan’s body back into the small world within the Polar Disk.
He laid out a formation around her to gather spiritual energy and nourish her body.
Although it couldn’t stop the collapse, it could greatly delay the process.
Afterward, Chen Yuyang shouted, “Elder Yan, please show yourself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a streak of fiery red light flashed, and Yan Dangmo’s burly figure appeared before everyone.
“Kid, how is the situation? Is your Master alright?”
Chen Yuyang gave a bitter smile.
“It’s hard to say regarding Master’s situation, but I have a way. I just need some time.”
As he spoke, Chen Yuyang cupped his hands toward Yan Dangmo.
“For now, I must trouble Elder Yan to send us back to the Hehuan Sect.”
Yan Dangmo nodded and didn’t ask much.
With a wave of his hand, he said, “Everyone, let’s go out.”
The three of them followed Yan Dangmo as he flew into the air.
With Yan Dangmo in the lead, he threw a palm strike toward the void, shattering space.
A moment later, the three of them saw the familiar Shanmen of the Hehuan Sect once again.
After landing, Chen Yuyang cupped his hands again.
“Thank you, Elder Yan. I have troubled you greatly this time. I will surely do my best to repay you in the future.”
“Now, I need to go into seclusion for a period to handle Master’s matter.”
Yan Dangmo waved his hand, not particularly caring about the promised reward.
In his view, having this kid become Luobo’s husband in the future would be the greatest reward.
However, he wasn’t in a hurry now.
He also knew that with the Hehuan Sect undergoing such a disaster, this kid wouldn’t be able to get away for a while.
Even if he could, he probably wouldn’t have the heart for romance.
Thinking of this, Yan Dangmo pulled a red jade token from his robes and tossed it to Chen Yuyang.
“Kid, this is my communication jade. You can contact me directly. If your Hehuan Sect encounters trouble, just call. Additionally, if you meet a powerful enemy, crushing this jade will manifest a clone of mine to resist the foe.”
Chen Yuyang took the jade token and bowed solemnly again.
“Thank you, Elder Yan.”
Yan Dangmo gave him a deep look, then turned around, shattered space, and departed.
He didn’t plan on staying as a guest.
His original purpose was to see if he could invite Chen Yuyang again.
But seeing that the boy’s current situation wouldn’t be resolved quickly, there was naturally no need to continue wasting time.
Besides, he had already provided enough help in their time of need.
The more favors this kid owed him, the harder it would be for him to refuse when Yan Dangmo brought up the matter of Luobo in the future.
Thinking to himself, Yan Dangmo returned to the Yan Family to explain the situation to Yan Luo.
After Yan Dangmo left, Chen Yuyang immediately began setting things up.
Once his Senior Sister and Junior Sister were busy, he took out spirit stones and a set of formation flags to set up a defensive array outside the Hehuan Sect’s Shanmen.
Afterward, he handed the jade token to Gu Qiushui and instructed her not to go out easily during this period.
After settling everything, Chen Yuyang delayed no longer.
Carrying the Polar Disk, he went to the seclusion area at the back of the sect.
There were several hidden caves there with dense spiritual energy and great tranquility.
Chen Yuyang chose the most secluded cave in the corner and stepped inside.
The heavy stone door slowly lowered, completely sealing the entrance and isolating all the noise from the outside world.
The light inside the cave was dim, with only a few night pearls embedded in the walls emitting a faint glow.
Chen Yuyang set up a formation to prevent any disturbance, then came to the center of the cave and set down the Polar Disk.
In the next second, he stepped into the space within the disk.
Here, Tai Lingxuan’s eyes were still tightly closed, her expression peaceful as she remained in a deep slumber.
Chen Yuyang took a deep breath and sat cross-legged in front of Tai Lingxuan, his gaze gradually turning solemn.
He extended his right index finger, condensing a faint but pure trace of spiritual energy at the tip, and gently pressed it against Tai Lingxuan’s brow within the Polar Disk.
He slowly closed his eyes, and his soul power began to surge like a tide.
[Secret Technique — Spirit Wander into Dreams!]
Chen Yuyang’s consciousness followed his fingertip and began to touch Tai Lingxuan’s consciousness, sinking into her mental domain.
Sinking into the world of her dream.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Yuyang snapped his eyes open.
Before him was a desolate land.
The cracked earth extended to the horizon, and not a single blade of grass grew.
A dull, lightless sun hung in the sky, emitting faint heat, while a sense of eternal, unmelting cold condensed in the air.
Chen Yuyang tried to circulate the spiritual energy in his body, only to find that the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth in his surroundings was so thin it was almost negligible.
Standing in the center of the wasteland, Chen Yuyang looked up at the dying sun, his heart filled with dread.
The sun was about to go out.
The spiritual energy was exhausted, and the world was dying.
Why had it become like this?
What exactly had happened?
No… that wasn’t right!
‘This is a dream!’
Right, he had used the Spirit Wander into Dreams secret technique to enter Master’s dream.
Which meant… this place was…
‘This is my own dream!’
After performing the Spirit Wander into Dreams technique, one would first enter the shallow layer of their own dream before using it as a springboard to enter the other person’s dream.
Chen Yuyang hadn’t truly dreamed in a very long time.
It took him a moment to realize that he was in a dream.
“Is this… my dream?”
Chen Yuyang muttered to himself.
The desolate scene was unfamiliar, yet it carried an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
It was as if in the depths of his long-forgotten memories, he had seen this scene before.
But when he tried to recall it carefully, he couldn’t remember anything.
Just then, the light of the sun in the sky grew even dimmer.
Its edges began to blur, as if it were about to be completely extinguished.
As the sunlight faded further, the earth turned grayer, and the already weak spiritual energy dissipated rapidly.
Chen Yuyang frowned slightly.
‘My dream is truly strange.’
The youth shook his head, no longer dwelling on it.
“Forget it, this isn’t important. What matters is Master.”
Chen Yuyang took a deep breath, preparing to mobilize his soul power to shatter this shallow dream layer and head toward Tai Lingxuan’s consciousness domain.
Suddenly, the world beneath his feet trembled.
It wasn’t a physical earthquake, but a vibration of the dream itself.
Then, he saw a blinding red light suddenly soar into the sky from the distance, like a meteor—except it was a meteor flying upward, heading straight for the dying sun in the sky.
Boom!
The moment the red light collided with the sun, Chen Yuyang seemed to hear a dull roar.
Within it was also a crisp, slightly sharp cry.
The cry of some sort of avian creature.
At that moment, the dim sun began to shine brilliantly once again.
Golden sunlight pierced through the clouds, dispelling the cold as the feeling of warmth returned.
On the desolate land, patches of green began to sprout at a visible speed.
The thin spiritual energy also began to revive, flowing naturally.
Chen Yuyang’s pupils shrunk as he stared fixedly in the direction where the red light had vanished.
In a trance, he seemed to see a stunning woman dressed in red standing within that distant red light.
But when he tried to see the woman’s face clearly, his mind went blank.
No matter what, he couldn’t capture any specific outline.
Just like… a dream.
“Who is that?” Chen Yuyang was astonished.
The phenomena in this dream were far too bizarre.
And who was that woman in red?
Why would she appear in his dream?
The youth’s brow furrowed tighter as the confusion in his heart deepened.
An inexplicable sense of irritability rose within him.
“Nonsense.”
With a low curse, Chen Yuyang forcibly suppressed his stray thoughts and ignored the anomalies in this dream.
Master was still waiting for him; he couldn’t waste time here.
Chen Yuyang’s gaze sharpened, and his soul power suddenly erupted.
Crack!
A crisp sound like shattering glass echoed, and the surrounding scenery collapsed rapidly.
A moment later, Chen Yuyang stood in a void.
He saw golden meridians extending forward.
At the end of those meridians was the connection to Master’s consciousness.
The form of Chen Yuyang’s consciousness turned into a streak of light, rapidly following those meridians as he charged toward Tai Lingxuan’s sea of consciousness.