Chapter 594: Crisis in the Dream Realm

Great Luo Sect.

Li Fei was in seclusion, performing "Unification" on the implant 【Flame Core】.

He did not yet know that he had already ascended the overall Wind and Cloud Ranking, and his rank was even higher than "Mask".

In the battle against True Person Qingyu, the Myriad Blood Bead had absorbed a large amount of high-quality energy and was only a tiny bit away from leveling up.

On the way back to the Great Luo Sect, Li Fei took poison every day, and he completed the upgrade on the very first day of his seclusion:

【Myriad Blood Bead

Level: Level 25, 1%

Blood Soul: 739

Blood Soul Skills: Blood Rage (Strong), Blood Fiend (Strong), Blood Might (Strong), Blood Spring (Strong), Blood Breath

Transformation Skill: Blood Demon (Strong)】

This upgrade added 48 Blood Souls, bringing the total number of Blood Souls to over 700.

Feeling the surging vitality within his body, a satisfied smile appeared on Li Fei's face.

For every additional implant integrated, a martial artist's physical fitness would be enhanced, and their vitality would increase accordingly.

If the vitality of a healthy adult male were represented by the number of Blood Souls, it would be about 10.

Then the vitality of a Dao Foundation stage martial artist would be over 100!

But even for a Dao Foundation stage martial artist who had integrated five implants, it was very difficult for their vitality to exceed 200.

From the Dao Foundation stage to Martial Arts Master, after building the foundation of martial arts, a martial artist's physique would undergo a leap, receiving all-around strengthening, and their vitality would further increase.

Judging from the few Martial Arts Masters Li Fei had encountered, he estimated that a Martial Arts Master's vitality, converted into Blood Souls, should be around 500.

In other words, Li Fei's current vitality far exceeded that of an ordinary Martial Arts Master!

Of course, some Martial Arts Masters with special divine abilities might have even stronger vitality than Li Fei currently does.

As for Grandmasters, Li Fei estimated that the vitality of any Grandmaster should not be lower than his current level.

Therefore, compared to the target he wanted to take revenge on in his heart, he had only just caught up to the other party in one aspect.

The road is long and the burden is heavy!

Li Fei quickly calmed his mind and continued to perform "Unification" on 【Flame Core】.

Five days later, he ended his seclusion.

Originally, it took him ten days to complete "Unification," but now that his mental power had become stronger and his vitality had become more powerful, it only took about six days to complete one "Unification."

Compared to those martial artists who spent years, or even over a decade, on "Unification," Li Fei's speed was simply a myth!

Having completed the "Unification" of 【Flame Core】, Li Fei could now integrate his fourth implant.

The implant he needed had already been prepared for him by Wu'an University and was stored in the warehouse, just waiting for him to collect it.

However, Li Fei still had to remain at the Great Luo Sect for now, as he had to return to Lanling City with Xiang Yunshu to report on his mission.

He could not integrate the implant, but that did not affect Li Fei's ability to strengthen himself.

He began to focus on studying Lin Tian's notes.

There were still many techniques regarding "Dual Cultivation of Dharma and Martial Arts" in these notes, and currently, Li Fei had only mastered "Thought Entanglement."

Besides this, Li Fei would use the Dream-Seeking Order to enter the "Dream Realm" every night.

If he wanted to use the Dream-Seeking Order to break through to the Possession stage, he had to use this magic treasure more often and resonate with it as soon as possible.

November 7th.

Shen Zhen, a True Person of the Nightmare Sect, led over a dozen martial artists to secretly infiltrate Great Luo Town.

Starting from Qing Province, Shen Zhen and the others crossed three provinces along the way before finally arriving in Ming Province.

At this time in Ming Province, all major traffic arteries leaving the province had been blocked, and inspections for people entering and leaving were extremely strict.

Normally, Shen Zhen and the others should have been able to arrive at the Great Luo Sect a few days earlier, but from the border of Ming Province all the way to Great Luo Town, there were layers of checkpoints.

Shen Zhen was here to retrieve the sect's supreme treasure, the Dream-Seeking Order, and did not want to alert the enemy, so they passed through the checkpoints stealthily all the way, without attracting the attention of the imperial court or the Great Luo Sect.

Relying on the "Dream Realm," Shen Zhen could discover the strong individuals hidden near the checkpoints in advance.

She could obtain intelligence on the deployment along the way by probing the subconscious of others.

The most powerful point was that Shen Zhen could even change others' thoughts by secretly influencing their subconscious, thereby obtaining the results she wanted!

For example, she could "implant" some information about herself and her group into someone's subconscious, making the other party mistakenly believe that they were "compliant" and thus let them pass.

Or she could make others subconsciously feel favorable toward them, or subconsciously ignore them.

In short, by influencing the subconscious, it was easier to bewitch people's hearts than many illusions!

With Shen Zhen's cultivation realm, she was capable of silently influencing strong individuals at the Dao Foundation and Possession stages, and by using intelligence obtained through the subconscious, she could bypass even stronger individuals in advance, so the group arrived at Great Luo Town smoothly.

After settling down, Shen Zhen once again cast the "Gate of the Dream Realm" and entered the "Dream Realm."

When True Lord Qingxu fell, the person holding the Dream-Seeking Order was nearby, so she suspected that this person might be from the Great Luo Sect.

Now that she had brought people to Great Luo Town, she could take a good look at the entire Great Luo Sect in the "Dream Realm."

If that person was still in the Great Luo Sect and used the Dream-Seeking Order to enter the "Dream Realm," Shen Zhen would be able to detect it very quickly!

That night, Li Fei finished his martial arts practice, converted his mental power into virtual thoughts, and then injected them into the Dream-Seeking Order.

Soon, he entered the "Dream Realm" again.

After completing "Thought Stabilization," he appeared above Great Luo Peak.

Looking around, the twelve peaks of Great Luo were all in view!

Li Fei had not been to other parts of the Great Luo Sect, but by probing the subconscious of the Great Luo Sect disciples, he had gradually "completed" the map of the Great Luo Sect.

Except for some forbidden areas, Li Fei now knew the Great Luo Sect like the back of his hand.

This was also the terrifying aspect of the Nightmare Sect!

However, content involving important secrets, such as the sect's high-level inheritance, would have oath spells planted on the disciples.

These oath spells would form layers of barriers in the subconscious, making it difficult for people to probe.

Therefore, it was very difficult for the Nightmare Sect to steal important secrets silently.

But even so, such an ability was still very daunting!

Thus, the "Gate of the Dream Realm" technique was only passed down to true core disciples, and for these years, the Nightmare Sect had kept the "Dream Realm" a well-guarded secret, not letting the outside world know.

Until the traitor Zhao Renjie appeared.

The other party stole the sect's supreme treasure, the Dream-Seeking Order, which also put the secret that the Nightmare Sect had kept for so long at risk of being leaked.

No matter how strong an oath spell was, it had an expiration date. Zhao Renjie had been on the run for many years, and the oath spells planted on him had long since "expired," so he could leave the Nightmare Sect's important inheritance to Zhao Yi.

This allowed Li Fei to master the Nightmare Sect's most important secret and roam the "Dream Realm."

Li Fei was actually not that interested in the various Daoist temples and cave dwellings of the Great Luo Sect.

Nor did he deliberately try to steal the Great Luo Sect's inheritance.

He was simply exercising his "water affinity" and strengthening his control over the Dream-Seeking Order by constantly probing the subconscious of others while roaming the "Dream Realm."

To him, this was a form of cultivation.

Li Fei began to "patrol" the Great Luo Sect, preparing to find a relatively weak subconscious to enter.

Suddenly, he felt something and turned to look at a shadow in the distance.

Judging from the size of the shadow, the other party was at most a Spirit Transformation stage warlock.

But for some reason, Li Fei felt a trace of danger from this shadow.

The protective shield formed by the Dream-Seeking Order could not only protect his safety in the "Dream Realm" and enhance his "water affinity," but also make his perception more acute, allowing him to detect all kinds of malice and danger.

Just as Li Fei looked at this shadow, it suddenly flew toward him from the distance, and its volume expanded rapidly!

The other party was like a small, ordinary fish that had suddenly turned into a giant shark!

Li Fei was startled and immediately realized that he had encountered someone from the Nightmare Sect.

Only a warlock from the Nightmare Sect could deliberately disguise their subconscious in the "Dream Realm" and roam in such a way.

"How did the Nightmare Sect know I was at the Great Luo Sect? Have I been exposed?"

Li Fei's first thought was that his identity had been exposed.

But he quickly realized: if his identity had been exposed, the Nightmare Sect would definitely not alert the enemy, but would secretly lay a trap.

So the most likely possibility was that the people from the Nightmare Sect were not sure who was using the Dream-Seeking Order, but had only determined the general area and were waiting for the rabbit.

The Dream-Seeking Order had the effect of concealing heavenly secrets, and the protective shield it formed in the "Dream Realm" could also help Li Fei conceal heavenly secrets and hide his identity.

Therefore, as long as he was not caught by the people from the Nightmare Sect, Li Fei's identity would not be exposed.

This was also the reason why that shadow suddenly surged and rushed toward him.

The other party wanted to catch Li Fei in the "Dream Realm" and obtain Li Fei's information!

This shadow that suddenly rushed out was none other than Shen Zhen.

She had discovered Li Fei first; the protective shield belonging exclusively to the Dream-Seeking Order outside the other party's consciousness was like a candle in the dark, far too conspicuous in her eyes!

Just as she intended to approach Li Fei silently and find an opportunity to capture his consciousness, Li Fei suddenly discovered her.

Shen Zhen knew that the Dream-Seeking Order could enhance perception in the "Dream Realm," but she was, after all, a True Person of the Nightmare Sect and knew how to hide herself in the "Dream Realm."

It was just that she had not expected Li Fei's perception to be so acute.

Realizing that she might have been exposed, Shen Zhen did not hesitate and chose to attack decisively!

Because Li Fei might not enter the "Dream Realm" again, this might be her only chance.

Watching the huge shadow rushing toward him quickly, Li Fei decisively turned and "swam" toward the distance.

He did not return to his "origin point" and then exit the "Dream Realm."

Because even if his true consciousness exited the "Dream Realm," his subconscious would still be projected in the "Dream Realm," and the other party would know who it was at a glance.

While "swimming" quickly, Li Fei pondered a countermeasure:

"I cannot exit the Dream Realm under the other's gaze, or I will be exposed immediately."

"I must first shake off the other's pursuit before exiting the Dream Realm. Without the protective barrier of the Dream-Like Order, my subconscious projection will be no different from anyone else's, with nothing special about it."

"In this way, if the other wants to confirm my identity, they must screen the entire Great Luo Sect. But the Great Luo Sect is full of powerful experts, and many people's subconsciouses are things the other cannot secretly probe."

After clearing his thoughts, Li Fei began to try to shake off his pursuer.

But he soon discovered that his "watermanship" was far inferior to the other's.

Even with the support of the Dream-Like Order, Li Fei's speed in roaming the Dream Realm was not as fast as Shen Zhen's.

This was a difference brought about by their cultivation realms, and also a difference in their familiarity with the Dream Realm.

Shen Zhen had already been roaming the Dream Realm for decades, so her "watermanship" was naturally excellent.

Seeing the distance between them closing, and knowing he would be caught before long, Li Fei decisively changed his strategy.

He looked around, spotted a subconscious projection on Great Luo Peak, and rushed toward it.

From afar, this projection looked only the size of a house, but only after walking close would one discover that the surrounding scenery gradually became tiny, while the projection itself began to grow, becoming like a mountain peak!

This was the subconscious projection of a Martial Dao Master!

After approaching this projection, Li Fei did not hesitate and dove straight into it.

He had already realized that it was impossible for him to shake off his pursuer in the Dream Realm by roaming normally, so he chose the subconscious of the nearest powerful expert and entered it.

A powerful expert's subconscious world is fraught with danger; if a True Person of the Nightmare Sect like Shen Zhen were to fall into the subconscious of a Martial Dao Master, she might not be able to get out!

Li Fei wanted exactly this kind of danger; only by escaping the perilous situation one step ahead of Shen Zhen would he have a chance to shake off the other's pursuit.

Shen Zhen watched helplessly as Li Fei dove into a "mountain peak."

She also saw that this was the subconscious of a Martial Dao Master from the Great Luo Sect, so she immediately understood Li Fei's strategy.

She hesitated outside this "mountain peak."

She could choose not to enter and just wait outside for Li Fei to come out.

But Li Fei could secretly stay in the "surface layer" of the other's subconscious without probing any content, which would not trigger any danger.

In that case, the two would be competing in consumption.

Roaming the Dream Realm with one's true consciousness continuously consumes virtual thoughts; no one can stay in the Dream Realm with their true consciousness forever.

Through the chase just now, Shen Zhen could confirm that Li Fei's "watermanship" was inferior to her own.

Normally, Li Fei should not be able to stay in the Dream Realm as long as Shen Zhen.

But Li Fei had the Dream-Like Order in his hand.

This was an excellent ferry boat specifically crafted for the "Dream Realm" by the founding ancestor of the Nightmare Sect!

With the Dream-Like Order in hand, even if Li Fei's "watermanship" was not as good as Shen Zhen's, the time he could stay in the Dream Realm might still be longer than hers.

Therefore, Shen Zhen did not dare to gamble.

After a slight hesitation, she also entered the "mountain peak" before her!

This was not the first time Li Fei had entered someone else's subconscious world, but it was his first time sneaking into the subconscious of a Martial Dao Master.

The scenes of everyone's subconscious world are different; for some, it is a vast ocean, for others, a barren desert, and for others, a city.

And for some, it is a prison.

Before Li Fei's eyes appeared a huge prison, a fortress cast from steel, surrounded by high city walls that enclosed the fortress within.

The entire world was in the dead of night, with only a blood-red moon hanging high, casting down desolate and cold moonlight.

Li Fei was on the playground outside the fortress, with the prison gate directly in front of him.

It was pitch black inside, and nothing could be seen.

Li Fei looked up at the sky, where a huge shadow was descending from the air!

So he no longer hesitated and stepped toward the gate in front of him.

Li Fei walked into the prison.

Sorry, I have to delay for one more day today; three chapters tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)