Chapter 2851: Relics of the Illusory Music Goddess

But the Night Wanderers of the Earth Mother Plains found him a second one.

He also observed that the purple specks of light inside the bag fell onto the gem's surface and were quickly absorbed into it.

Bao Chihai explained, "When the Night Wanderers first caught these things, they were all caterpillars larger than a palm, hidden at a depth of six zhang and six chi underground, and they basically all appeared before and after the human dwellings inside the Trapped Dragon Cave."

"These purple caterpillars should be the array bases of the Joy Goddess's Dream Realm; they contain abundant dream power. It is precisely because of them that although no one in the Trapped Dragon Cave dreams, the Dream God Realm can still exist for a short time."

He Lingchuan understood: "So these array bases continuously supply power to the Dream Realm?"

"You could put it that way; they are the reality foundation of the Dream Realm." To be honest, this point was also very inspiring to Bao Chihai; the Illusory Music Goddess truly is an innovation prodigy.

He pointed at the bag again: "But after we caught them and put them in the bag, not long after, they melted and turned into this state."

They are merely the foundation of dreams. Whether fireflies or caterpillars, they are only an appearance.

"What about this gem in the middle?

"It does not exist inside the Trapped Dragon Cave; rather, one of our Night Wanderers discovered it unintentionally on the other side of the mountain while searching for these array bases in the northwest of the Trapped Dragon Cave." Bao Chihai said, "This thing was hidden in the belly of a large fish, swimming happily in a deep ravine. If not for the Night Wanderers' especially keen sense of smell for dreamlike things, other immortals or Celestial Demons passing by would not have detected its existence at all."

He Lingchuan examined the purple gem up close while asking him: "What do you think this is?"

Observing from close range, he saw it exceptionally clearly. Although it is called a gem, this thing looks somewhat soft, and its center seems to have some kind of substance that can flow.

Like light, yet also like... He Lingchuan murmured: "Divine Soul?"

"Your Majesty sees clearly." Bao Chihai thought to himself, great minds think alike, "The dream aura on this gem is hundreds of times denser than the other array bases; we believe the Illusory Music Goddess may have placed a portion of her divine soul, divine power, divine authority, and perhaps even memories inside it."

He Lingchuan blurted out: "To resurrect after death."

The Red General did say the Illusory Music Goddess had a record of resurrecting after death, and twice at that. "It seems this is the secret of the Illusory Music Goddess's resurrection."

Who could not guess the Battle of the Earth Mother Plains was extraordinarily perilous? As a precaution, He hid a fragment of Himself in this purple gem — or Dream Cocoon — beforehand, placing it outside the Trapped Dragon Cave.

Should the main body fall in the great battle, His fragment would remain. Given time, His fragment could break out of the cocoon and become the new Illusory Music Goddess.

Memory constitutes personality.

With past memories intact, He would still be the Illusory Music Goddess; this would merely be a rebirth after a tribulation, the cost being the loss of the main body's power and a gap in memories from during the great battle.

Compared to falling forever, this is a completely bearable loss.

Bao Chihai pointed at the slowly disappearing blue specks of light: "The Illusory Music Goddess's Dream Cocoon is absorbing its own original energy."

"Look, when will He be able to break out of the cocoon?"

Although Bao Chihai is a Nightmare, this is also the first time he has encountered such a thing, and he has no certainty.

The only thing he can be sure of is: "The energy of this Dream Cocoon is very stable; it should maintain this state for a period of time."

Since that is the case, there is no rush to deal with this right now; He Lingchuan has more important matters at hand. He was about to casually put away the Dream Cocoon when Bao Chihai suddenly said: "Why doesn't Your Majesty eat it?"

"Hm?" He Lingchuan was a bit surprised.

"The battle of dreams is also a battle of divine souls; You have suffered damage, and next You must face several Celestial Demons, so You ought to take care of Your sacred body." Bao Chihai pointed at the Dream Cocoon, "Soul injuries heal very slowly; usually there is no fast-acting medicine, but the Illusory Music Goddess's Dream Cocoon should be an exception."

He Lingchuan hesitated slightly: "This is the Dream Goddess's fragment, right?"

"Of course, but He is still in a chaotic state, with only pure soul energy and no consciousness, just like an egg." Bao Chihai laughed, "We eat eggs normally, don't we?"

He continued: "Whether the Illusory Music Goddess or Nightmares, they normally feed on human soul energy. Conversely speaking, it is a supreme tonic for Your current state."

Others may not know what state He Lingchuan's divine soul is in, but Bao Chihai knows it all too well. For some reason, before entering the Illusory Music God Realm, the Emperor's divine soul was already severely injured; then he went through the vicious battle in the God Realm against an expert like the Sea Emperor Xuandu; his current state should be adding insult to injury, urgently needing recuperation.

Otherwise how can the coming battles be fought? Bao Chihai shudders just thinking about it.

He makes sense. He Lingchuan shook the sheath bag, and after the purple specks were all absorbed by the Dream Cocoon, he fished out the round cocoon.

Following Bao Chihai's instruction, he did not swallow it in one gulp, but pierced it and placed it at the philtrum position, inhaling through both mouth and nose simultaneously.

The purple qi inside the cocoon was simultaneously inhaled through mouth and nose; it did not go down to the stomach, but entered the brain directly.

The feeling was just like eating ice cream in the height of summer — from the five senses to the brain it was cool and refreshing, rushing straight to the crown of the head.

Riding this momentum, He Lingchuan entered the pagoda to regulate his breathing for a small half incense stick of time, guiding the Illusory Music's soul power to repair his injuries.

Time is especially precious, but sharpening the knife does not delay the woodcutting.

When he walked out of the pagoda again, his expression was clearly different; his face had color, no longer as deathly pale as before.

He Yue looked at him and let out a breath of relief, saying happily: "Big Brother, the blood swelling in your eyes has faded!"

He Lingchuan's right eye has basically recovered; although there are still a few bloodshot veins, it is no longer a blood eye looking at people.

"I'm fine, don't worry." He Lingchuan felt his soul injury was seven or eight parts healed; the continuous dull pain in his mind had basically disappeared, like someone who pulled two all-nighters finally getting three hours of deep sleep and waking up — even his thoughts became much more agile.

With his mind clear, his whole being felt relaxed.

The medicine he previously took from the Julu Tree Box didn't have this good an effect. The Illusory Music Goddess lives up to her name; the Dream Cocoon was indeed a supreme tonic for him, the energy within exceptionally pure, not a trace of dregs, directly absorbable.

He Lingchuan thought of the other Dream Cocoon taken away by Chaos. What does the Great Square Pot intend to do keeping that one?

Seeing how carefully Chaos guarded it, not even letting him touch it, this thing must be very important to the Great Square Pot, right? The pot hasn't asked him for anything in a long time, but the Illusory Music Goddess's divine authority and talent are both unique; perhaps the Great Square Pot is very interested in Him and plans to study Him carefully?

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