Chapter 951: Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra

Chapter 951: Chapter 951: Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra

"Guan Ling is right! Even a Dream True Immortal who is as indifferent to worldly matters as Senior Dream will lend a hand when it involves remnants of the old era," Shen Mo thought to himself.

Just as he was about to express his gratitude while the Dream True Immortal was "awake," that profound and vast consciousness quickly withdrew, and the shallow layer of the Dreamland he was in returned to its usual state; it was clear that after imparting the Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra, the Dream True Immortal had slipped back into deep slumber.

"Forget it. I’ll repay Senior Dream’s kindness when I have the chance in the future!" With a thought, Shen Mo’s consciousness left the Dreamland.

The Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra is the main cultivation method of the Dream True Immortal, as significant to him as a technique that has undergone six deduced paths of the Chaotic Yuan and One Qi Technique is to Shen Mo, not to be easily passed on to non-disciples; merely accepting thousands of Dreamland copper coins was entirely due to the Dream True Immortal knowing that Shen Mo wanted to deal with the remnants of the old era and, thus, offered him a friendly price!

Besides that, there were actually two other reasons...

First, Shen Mo’s Great Path is already set, and the "Path" he achieved is not considered low.

After learning the Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra, Shen Mo could not easily change his course to follow the Dream True Immortal’s path of entering the Dao through dreams; in this way, even if he became a Heavenly Immortal in the future and stepped toward the Eighth Realm, he would not compete for the Dao with the Dream True Immortal or pose a threat to his path!

Second, this cultivation method was imposed with a restriction by the Dream True Immortal; apart from cultivating it himself, Shen Mo cannot impart it to others.

Of course, Shen Mo could completely deduce through "Performance Martial Arts" Destiny to break this restriction and pass this method to others, but doing so would be an ungrateful act and would make him a sworn enemy of the Dream True Immortal.

Moreover, due to the uniqueness of entering the Dao through dreams, once others cultivate their own Dreamland, the Dream True Immortal can sense it and, without expending much mana, easily destroy it, severing their path; Shen Mo teaching this method to others would effectively harm them!

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After his consciousness left the Dreamland, Shen Mo donned "Performance Martial Arts," using the Martial Performance Body to practice and improve his proficiency in the Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra.

He only wanted to create an independent Dreamland to perfect his subsequent plans, not to delve deeply into the Dream Path, so he only planned to cultivate this method to a "Senior" level, which is the standard "Entering the Hall" on the panel.

Months later, Shen Mo awoke from cultivation, a thoughtful look in his eyes: "With the mysteriousness of the Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra, cultivating it to the ’Entering the Hall’ level is sufficient to radiate across nine adjacent worlds. However, unlike the Dream True Immortal, I can’t sleep every day; I can only let my Standing fall asleep to construct a Dreamland!"

"But if the Standing is maintained in the Divine Bridge Realm or even the Formless Realm, it can only sustain for a short time; once the Standing dissipates, the constructed Dreamland will collapse with it. If the Standing is maintained in the Golden Core Realm, the constructed Dreamland can’t accommodate the consciousness of billions of cultivators and will also collapse!"

"A strong Demon Soul General is needed to serve as the cornerstone for building the Dreamland..."

Images of Six Rank Demon Soul Generals like Fairy Pei Yu, Ghost Bride, and Possession Ghost flashed through Shen Mo’s mind, but he soon dismissed them; none of the top Demon Soul Generals in his banner could bear this responsibility.

Subsequently, he set his sights on the Ten Thousand Races of the Immortal Realm, and the legendary auspicious Spirit Beast, the "Dream Tapir," was undoubtedly the best choice, but such exotic beasts are extremely rare, and it’s feared that even searching the entire Immortal Realm could not find a Dream Tapir of the sixth class comparable to Formless; legend has it that a seventh class Dream Tapir is beside the Dream True Immortal, but he wouldn’t dare ask the Dream True Immortal for his Spirit Pet, fearing that merely opening his mouth would irreparably offend this powerful Immortal!

Aside from the exotic beast Dream Tapir, the Smoke Demon categorized as "demons and monsters" by cultivators seems to be a good choice, too.

As the name suggests, Smoke Demons are strange entities akin to smoke.

While still in the Primordial Realm, Shen Mo had dealt with many Smoke Demons that had descended;

Nowadays, the Cave Paradise Demon Zone of Green Cloud Cave also rears tens of thousands of Smoke Demons, but the stronger ones would threaten Shen Mo’s prohibitions set up in the Demon Zone, hence whenever a Class III Smoke Demon is about to advance, it would be dragged out and killed by the stationed disciples, its "smoke" collected as materials for Artifact Refining!

These demons, due to their smoky form, can transform into a myriad of live and dead things at will;

They possess a trace of the extraordinary methods of a Formless Realm expert’s "clairvoyant consciousness, indefinite in color and form," but only superficial and do not encapsulate its true essence, their nature unchanged post-transformation, unlike a true Formless who possesses the characteristics and instincts of varied races!

Their way of cultivation is also unique, growing by absorbing the thoughts, emotions, and desires of other creatures.

To make these seven emotions and desires purer and stronger, the Smoke Demon race particularly loves to torment and toy with other creatures... Not just human immortals and mortals, but the rest of the Ten Thousand Races are also on their "prey" list.

If the prey is a human immortal or mortal, the Smoke Demons will go to any lengths, using all sorts of methods to provoke people’s "joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, and desire," gaining greater benefits the purer and more extreme the emotions and desires they absorb; thus, any humans in their grasp, be it cultivators or mortals, are mostly driven to gnosis obliteration and soul collapse.

If the prey is another alien tribe creature, they will tailor different setups according to the characteristics of the tribe;

Even for the primal Heaven Demons who act purely on instinct, they can play them with techniques that cater to their simple primal desires for "Demon-corruption" and "devouring blood meals."

It’s safe to say that Smoke Demons are demons of "ultimate evil," much like the Longevity race, and in the Immortal Realm, they’re a race everyone calls upon to strike.

But also precisely because of this, the Smoke Demon, this unique life form, is extremely suited to serve as the cornerstone for constructing a Dreamland, albeit, they must be "living" Smoke Demons.

Once killed, their primal Essence and Qi would dissipate like smoke, making them unusable even if one wanted to refine them into a Soul General!

"With my methods, subduing a late-stage Class VI Smoke Demon is not difficult." A glint of unusual light flickered in Shen Mo’s eyes, and he then used the Perception Magic to plunge his consciousness into the Dreamland once more.

The cultivators in the Dreamland hail from various immortal continents, the information on buying and selling transactions is all-encompassing, and it wasn’t hard to inquire about the whereabouts of a Class VI Smoke Demon; the only difficulty was that Shen Mo had spent all his Dreamland copper coins "purchasing" the Great Dream Enlightenment Sutra and couldn’t agree on a price in advance, leaving him to accrue debt and settle it later once he earned back the copper coins!

After acquiring the clue on a Class VI Smoke Demon, Shen Mo was about to leave when he turned and bumped into Tang Chan, the young master of Luofu Mountain, who had transformed into Wang San’s likeness.

"Senior Brother, please wait!"

Tang Chan called out to Shen Mo, her consciousness form floating over quickly, looking troubled as she said, "My Master has been missing till now, and reciting his name yields no response. Could Senior Brother help me deduce his whereabouts and situation?"