Chapter 756

"I just awakened this morning!"

He Pingsheng stared at the Great Lun Ming Wang: "May I ask, Your Majesty, when did you awaken?"

The Great Lun Ming Wang smiled, still leaning against He Pingsheng, and said: "A long time ago... shortly after I gave birth to Yuqing, I'd say about five or six years."

"You..."

He Pingsheng's breath caught.

Damn, this woman's been awake all this time and just watched silently?

Didn't even wake me up?

"What?" The Great Lun Ming Wang sneered. "Do you think I took advantage of you?"

"He Pingsheng... what we've done as husband and wife in this dream must never be told to anyone!"

"I am pure and chaste; since I began cultivating, I have never engaged in any intimate act with a man!"

"Today, tricked by you in this dream, I became intimate with you and bore you two children—this was never my intention!"

"I merely thought that experiencing the mortal world in this unprecedented way might help me break through the bottleneck of Mahayana Emperor Realm. That's all—nothing more!"

"After this dream ends, you and I will have no further ties!"

"What do you say?"

The Great Lun Ming Wang tilted her head, looking at He Pingsheng.

Their faces were less than an inch apart, each breathing the other's air.

He Pingsheng said nothing, made no reply—he simply leaned down and kissed her.

This was different!

Before, it was Jiaojiao.

Now, it's the Great Lun Ming Wang!

This is the exalted demon emperor herself!

The Great Lun Ming Wang said nothing in response.

After a few breaths, she turned her head away, breaking free of He Pingsheng: "Enough. I won't stop you from leaving—but I have three conditions!"

He Pingsheng said: "Speak."

"First!" The Great Lun Ming Wang said: "You remain He Pingsheng, I remain Kong Jiaojiao—we continue as husband and wife in this dream!"

"My understanding of mortal desires is still insufficient!"

"You must keep returning to help me experience the mortal world!"

"Second, remember your promise: return in three months!"

"Lastly... don't forget the children!"

"Though these children are but a dream, and when this Dreamweaving Array shuts down, over ninety percent of the illusory beings here—including the two children—will vanish, right now the Array is still active, and the children still exist!"

"I expect you to fulfill your duty as a father—don't let my children be disappointed!"

At the mention of the children, He Pingsheng's heart stirred.

Leaving aside the newborn son, just thinking of his daughter Yuqing made him ache.

He hadn't known Yuqing was an illusion before, so their bond was real; now, though he has awakened, his memories and feelings remain unchanged.

In other words, he has already developed paternal affection for this illusion.

Even knowing it's an illusion, he cannot let go.

"All dreams must end, and they too will vanish one day... what do you plan to do?" He Pingsheng looked at Kong Jiaojiao.

Kong Jiaojiao said: "The third layer of this Array multiplies time flow by ten thousandfold—three days of mortal dream here equals thirty thousand days, nearly eighty years!"

"Thirty thousand days in the dream—nearly their entire lifetimes... born naturally, dying naturally, no need to interfere!"

He Pingsheng nodded, then asked: "What determines awakening in this dream? Is it tied to talent?"

Kong Jiaojiao said: "No... I believe it's tied to cultivation base. I'm higher in cultivation, so I awakened earlier."

"You're lower in cultivation, so you awakened later."

"Just now I heard there was a riot among the imperial concubines in the palace's inner court—likely tied to awakening."

"Perhaps some of the concubines have awakened."

After the Great Lun Ming Wang spoke, He Pingsheng frowned.

That makes sense.

One could suppose: that lustful dog emperor, eager to possess beauties, must have dragged many talented cultivators into this dream—only for them to awaken and realize they'd been turned into concubines by a dog emperor, leading them to revolt. It's possible.

"By the way, one more thing!" The Great Lun Ming Wang said: "In this dream, magic power is gone, spiritual sense drowned—we're both ordinary mortals!"

"But I recall you have an internal martial art—could you leave it with me for protection?"

"I'll practice it too."

"This is my third condition."

He Pingsheng said: "Fine..."

He didn't want to take anything gained in this dream with him.

Once he reached the Spirit Realm, this martial art and internal cultivation method would be useless.

He Pingsheng immediately fetched brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and wrote out the first half of the 【Tai Chu Xuan Su Jing】, then tossed it to Kong Jiaojiao.

For an ordinary person, achieving mastery would take twenty or thirty years of hard work.

Even for a prodigy, it would take at least ten years.

Before awakening, He Pingsheng had trained for over a decade.

But for cultivators, there's another shortcut—perhaps mastery could be achieved in just a few years, even within a year.

"Excellent!" The Great Lun Ming Wang picked up the Tai Chu Xuan Su Jing and said: "I've participated in previous Three Dreams of Mortal World—elements here mostly arise from the arranger's will."

"My three selves never imagined this world would contain mortal martial arts!"

"It seems someone besides my three selves can alter the rules of this world!"

"Huh..." The Great Lun Ming Wang shook her head: "But who could possess such power? It truly baffles me!"

He Pingsheng said: "Regardless, it's fair."

"True," the Great Lun Ming Wang agreed, yet added with concern: "If you can possess martial arts, then this world surely isn't limited to just this one. I fear others here may have martial arts—even more powerful ones!"

"So when you leave, be extra cautious."

He Pingsheng smiled: "Your Majesty, are you concerned for me?"

The Great Lun Ming Wang said: "I am no longer the Great Lun Ming Wang—I am merely... an ordinary mountain girl, Kong Jiaojiao!"

"I'm exhausted," Kong Jiaojiao waved her hand. "Go... remember your promise: return in three months!"

"Oh... before I fell unconscious, I saw a stone turn into golden light and land near the 【Lan Ruo Temple】—it's in Lan Ruo County. You should go there and take a look."

He Pingsheng left the western wing room and walked to the door, lifting the iron chain off the giant black dog: "Kong Kong Prince, come with me."

He Pingsheng flipped onto Kong Kong Prince's back.

He doubted the Great Lun Ming Wang's theory.

If awakening depended on cultivation base, then Kong Kong Prince should have awakened too.

Why hasn't this bastard awakened yet?