Chapter 244: Satiated

Chapter 244 -160: Satiated

With this method, the twenty-fourth place finisher isn’t necessarily the weakest.

But the champion will definitely be the strongest.

Nan Xun was a little surprised.

She hadn’t come for the title of champion, but rather intended to see how she measured up against the prodigies of the White Realm. The rules of this competition didn’t affect her much.

“Senior Sister Bai, Junior Master Qiu, the rules set by the Qingcao Sword Sect are really simple. Not like us—we had all sorts of fancy trials back then, like testing one’s heart and sword.”

Nan Xun turned to look at Qiu Yuehan and Bai Lu, only to find them both completely calm, as if they’d wear the same expression even if the sky were falling.

Qiu Yuehan found martial stage number five and said flatly, “Then I’ll go on stage.”

The Black Skirt Fairy leaped onto the stage, where someone was already waiting for her.

Her opponent was a man carrying a coffin on his back.

What a coincidence.

A man from the Corpse Puppet Sect.

Qiu Yuehan still remembered how three sects had joined forces to attack Miao Yu Palace.

The Blood Demon Palace was now in ruins after she and Lu Changyuan had wreaked havoc there. The Canglan Sect was in the Black Realm, far away and difficult to reach. So, naturally, the Corpse Puppet Sect was next in line for a beating.

With this in mind, Qiu Yuehan decided not to hold back.

“I await your instruction, Daoist of Miao Yu Palace…”

The man chuckled sinisterly, but he never finished his greeting, nor did he get to release the spider from his coffin. The smile froze on his face.

A terrifying Sword Qi, one that chilled you to the bone and was wreathed in dense Nether Qi, had already torn through the air to reach him.

BOOM!

It was as if Qiu Yuehan’s sword strike was so fearsome that the heavens themselves had cracked open, unleashing a savage bolt of lightning.

In an instant, boundless clouds swallowed the last sliver of daylight, and the long-overdue rain finally began to pour down.

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“Slow down.”

The Silver-haired Maiden, holding a fox, looked at Lu Changyuan, not quite knowing what to say.

“Young Master Lu, what is it that you cultivate… These dreams are all so muddled. Absorbing them all at once like this might be detrimental to your Dao.”

“It’s fine.”

For those who pursue Cultivation, the purer their Dao, the better.

The same was true for Lu Changyuan, but the spell he practiced, the Five Desires and Six Dust Heart Transformation Technique, was derived from the Desire Demon. The Desire Demon consumes only the most essential part of human desires, and the spell had naturally inherited this trait.

All the muddled intent within the dreams was filtered out, leaving only pure dream essence.

It only consumes the best.

Lu Changyuan grabbed another dream and absorbed it into his hand.

“This group of Dream Demons has collected far too many dreams. There must be at least a decade’s worth accumulated here. These Dream Demons have really been making some big moves in secret.”

Now, it was all to Lu Changyuan’s benefit.

Su Youwan no longer tried to stop Lu Changyuan. Instead, she asked curiously, “Young Master Lu, what does it feel like when you eat these dreams?”

Lu Changyuan thought for a moment. “I don’t feel much, really. It’s more like different emotions arise. This dream, for example, has a bitter taste with a hint of sourness… Why does it seem to have a bit of Kai Yang’s flavor? Oh well, I’ll eat it all the same.”

Lu Changyuan had already finished eating the dreams from the Mortal Dynasty; what he was eating now were the dreams of Cultivators.

His speed wasn’t slow. Or rather, the Five Desires and Six Dust Heart Transformation Technique digested them very quickly. The moment Lu Changyuan touched a dream, it would be consumed in an instant.

“I see.”

Su Youwan stared at Lu Changyuan, making him feel a bit bewildered.

“Young Master Lu, your line of fate seems to have changed somewhat.”

“What kind of change?”

“It’s as if it’s become…” Su Youwan didn’t know how to describe the line on Lu Changyuan.

After a long moment, the Silver-haired Maiden finally said, “It’s as if someone has stolen a part of your past fate, Young Master Lu. It’s only a very small part, but your line has become somewhat incomplete, more illusory.”

Lu Changyuan understood. He had now confirmed the Dream Demon’s plan.

“I think I know why.”

“As long as you’re aware of it, Young Master Lu. I wonder how those Dream Demons will react when they return to the Cloud Sea someday and find this place eaten clean by you. They’ll probably be furious.”

“No matter how indignant they are, they’ll just have to stomach it,” Lu Changyuan said faintly. “They did wrong in the Human Race’s territory, so they must pay the price.”

He still didn’t understand the Dream Demon’s true objective.

Creating an illusion of the Chang’an Daoist, using Possession, colluding with the Qingshi Sect—these were all just methods. But what was the goal?

Su Youwan didn’t dwell on it. The maiden held her fox and walked deeper into the area.

Before long, the maiden stopped.

A massive stone stele had appeared before her.

The body of the stele was covered in marks of wind erosion, a clear sign of its great age. Yet despite this, one could still clearly make out the ancient script and strings of brilliant golden symbols engraved upon it.

“Young Master Lu, something’s strange.”

“Hm?”

At first, Lu Changyuan paid it no mind, merely glancing at the stele from afar before lowering his head to continue devouring dreams. But that single glance made him suddenly look up again. He strode over, placed his hand on the stele, and felt its surface carefully.

‘An ancient Spell? This is… the Heaven-Stealing Substitute Body Technique!’

“Young Master Lu?”

“This is the Heaven-Stealing Substitute Body Technique!”

Back when Ancestor Red Simurgh had tried to use Possession on the Little Fairy, she had used a similar Dharma. But that wasn’t the true Heaven-Stealing Substitute Body Technique. The real version was far more domineering, capable of subtly altering the perceptions of those around the user.

This Dharma was simply too vile, and it had an enormous, destabilizing influence. That was why Lu Changyuan, in his time as the Chang’an Daoist, had already completely destroyed it.

This Spell hadn’t been seen in the Cultivation Realm for a thousand years.