Chapter 730 - 392: A Very Simple Name (Part 2)

Combine that with Pan Shi’s earlier words and the inexplicable instructions from Meat Tree True Master in the Illusion Realm.

When he connected all these pieces, the only explanation was that Life Crane had known Can Meng Daoist and Meat Tree True Master for a very long time.

That could only mean they met during the era of the Five Great Celestial Sects.

Life Crane had been able to hide his identity, founding the Life Crane Sect outside the continent as Elder Life Crane.

It was possible that Can Meng Daoist and Meat Tree True Master had also hidden their identities to found the sect of Sansong Mountain.

Life Crane had once been a member of the Earth Immortal Dao Sect. There was no guarantee that Can Meng Daoist and Meat Tree True Master weren’t also from one of the Five Great Celestial Sects.

’And... they probably share a common goal!’

’That would explain why Life Crane had him travel all this way to deliver the Command Token to Pan Yu.’

’As for being "devoured by a celestial calamity"—that was probably all bullshit. It was likely a ruse deliberately created by Can Meng Daoist and Meat Tree True Master so they wouldn’t have to enter this Illusion Realm with Pan Yu!’

’In that case, whatever Can Meng Daoist says next will likely reveal their objective! And by extension, Life Crane’s objective as well!’

The mere appearance of Can Meng Daoist had allowed Yang An to connect many dots.

’These old schemers... so everything we’ve ever seen was just a facade.’

’The Life Crane Sect is a front, and Sansong Mountain is hardly any better.’

’And now, whether it was him or the pair of Pan Yu and her sect brother Pan Shi, all of them gathered here were likely just pawns in their hands.’

As he thought of this, Yang An’s gaze toward Can Meng Daoist grew hostile. He had once thought Sansong Mountain was a rare and righteous sect, but now it seemed these old geezers were all cut from the same cloth.

’So... what is your ultimate goal?’

"Master, weren’t you devoured by the celestial calamity?"

Pan Yu stared at Can Meng Daoist in disbelief, while Pan Shi also wore a look of utter confusion.

Having grown up within the Sect and always been under the protection of Sansong Mountain, the moment they heard Can Meng Daoist’s voice, they felt a surge of doubt. But deep down, they also yearned for their master to truly be alive.

"Yu’Er, you need not doubt my identity. Both your Martial Uncle and I are still alive.

Listen to me carefully now. My time is limited, so you must commit my next words to memory."

Can Meng Daoist’s voice emanated from behind the mask, his tone filled with solemnity.

Hearing Can Meng Daoist’s words, Pan Yu immediately nodded.

She had practically been raised by Can Meng Daoist himself, so she knew him intimately. She could spot if anything was even slightly off and immediately tell if the person before her was an impostor.

Now she was certain. The man before her was, without a doubt, the real Can Meng Daoist. Her master. There was no mistake.

"First."

Can Meng Daoist didn’t beat around the bush, getting straight to the point.

"The cultivation technique you practice, the *Micro Dream Scripture*, which is Volume Three of the *Charming Record*, actually has another name: the *Food Realm Record*. Cultivating this technique allows you to sense another real, existing world from among thousands of others by entering it as if in a dream. Ultimately, it allows you to take control of that world, turning illusion into reality."

"What?"

Pan Yu’s face was a mask of astonishment. Can Meng Daoist’s words had completely upended her understanding of her own cultivation technique. Then, a sudden realization dawned on her.

"So, the place you are in right now is a real world. It’s just that only the areas you have mastered are real. The rest is all illusion."

"This room was once an illusion, but because you mastered it, it became real. When you master more distant places—until you master the entire world—they will all become real as well."

Can Meng Daoist tilted the masked head upward, scanning the room with its empty eye sockets.

Standing behind Can Meng Daoist, Yang An had an epiphany. He suddenly understood why the information box had displayed the word "Space" instead of "Illusion Realm" when he’d obtained Pan Yu’s heart’s blood.

’From another perspective, Pan Yu’s cultivation technique allows her to enter this world as an illusion, then slowly take control of it, turning the illusory into the real.’

’He’d always suspected that this place wasn’t just a simple Illusion Realm, and it turned out he was right. He just hadn’t imagined this was how it worked. No wonder the cultivation technique was called the *Food Realm Record*.’

"To master this place, you will have to face this world’s will. This place is different from our Origin Realm. The Origin Realm has no Celestial Dao, but this one does.

All the attacks and dangers you’ve encountered here originate from this world’s Celestial Dao. They are all incarnations of its will.

Kill them. Devour them. And you will be able to master more of reality."

Can Meng Daoist continued, but by now Pan Yu was too shocked to speak. Her thoughts couldn’t even keep up.

Everything Can Meng Daoist had suddenly revealed was simply too incredible for her and Pan Shi to process.

Before Pan Yu could react, Can Meng Daoist’s voice sounded again.

"Second."

"The Origin Realm is on the verge of collapse, being devoured by a celestial calamity. Everyone is searching for a way out, and you are now our only hope.

I raised you, guided you onto the path of cultivation, and taught you the *Food Realm Record*, all in preparation for this very moment.

Therefore, you must master this world! Turn this world into a new Origin Realm!"

Can Meng Daoist’s tone was dead serious; he was not joking.

But upon hearing this, Pan Yu’s mind went completely blank. Pan Shi, at her side, was the same, his mouth hanging open, utterly speechless.