Song Ying's illusion was different from others; she saved not a handsome man or a beautiful woman, but only Qin Luan at the Qi Refining stage.
In the illusion, Qin Luan, upon entering, was suppressed to the Qi Refining stage and was now being chased by bandits, only able to rely on Song Ying for protection.
Song Ying happily kept her mouth open for a long time.
After unifying the world, Song Ying and Qin Luan would share the throne and find any precious treasures for Qin Luan to consume, finally allowing Qin Luan to recover to the late Foundation Building stage. Afterwards, Song Ying would give up the world and retire with Qin Luan to the mountains.
The illusion judged that Song Ying had resisted the temptation of power and passed the test.
Qin Luan's eyes were dull, as if he couldn't understand everything that Song Ying had done in the illusion.
Why did the enchantress not want to disturb my heart?
Why did she save me, why didn't she consume precious treasures, why did she give up the throne, why...
Qin Luan's body trembled slightly, without speaking, but also without having the thought to watch the water mirror anymore. He got up and walked to a distance.
He wanted to be alone.
After that, people passed through the illusion one after another. However, it took a long time. The one whom Qin Luan had bet on, Qi Shaodaozi, took a year to complete it, and others took even longer. Some people even died of old age in the illusion before coming out, clearly unable to pass the test.
Dream Pure's voice came from the sky.
"All members have now left the illusion. The top one hundred fastest can enter the next level, while the others who failed the challenge will leave the illusion."
Dream Pure paid no attention to the objections of those who ranked lower, directly expelling seven-eighths of the people.
"Now, I'll announce the rankings for the first level test."
For some reason, Jiang Li heard a schadenfreude tone in Dream Pure's voice.
It was probably an illusion caused by the distortion of the sound.
"First place, Emperor Jiang Li."
"Second place, Qin Luan."
"Third place, Li Litong."
"Fourth place, Song Ying."
"Fifth place, Li Fugui, note: the Seven Kills Daoist."
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"The first one hundred..."
When the name "Emperor Jiang Li" was mentioned, the crowd exploded like a lit powder keg.
The first one is Emperor Jiang Li?
The initial reaction of the people was that there was an error in the secret realm, but they soon realized that the owner of the secret realm had fallen eight hundred years ago and didn't know Emperor Jiang Li at all!
It could only be the real Jiang Emperor who had come here!
At this thought, people's hearts were on fire, and no one cared about the second layer's test; everyone was looking for Jiang Li's figure.
Qin Luan and Li Litong's reactions were the most significant. Qin Luan stood by Jiang Li's side, and he no longer dared to be careless, becoming cautious and discreet.
Li Litong was even more tangled, whether he should shamelessly kneel and flatter Jiang Li, or act as if he didn't care to show his integrity and make Jiang Li take notice.
A sudden drowsiness surged up, even Jiang Emperor, who was excited nearby, couldn’t resist this sudden drowsiness.
Jiang Li was unaffected, but he felt that this drowsiness was related to the second layer, so he took out a quilt from his storage ring and comfortably entered the dream.
To the surprise of everyone, they found themselves at the intersection of mountains and seas, with towering mountains to the left and thousands of miles of blue waves to the right, and after entering the dream, they even saw other people.
Could it be that dreams are connected?
Li Litong knew what was going on but disdained explaining to a group of Foundation Establishment stage people.
"It's the Way of Dreams," Seven Kill Daozi, broad-minded and knowledgeable, saw what had happened.
"Everyone, don't make a fuss, listen to Li Fu Gui!" Someone maintained order, making Seven Kill Daozi's veins pop, thinking of cutting the person who shouted a thousand knives!
Oh, it's Qin Luan, so it's okay.
Seven Kill Daozi steadied his emotions and continued, "I have heard from my elders that there is a rare cultivation method called the Way of Dreams, which allows cultivation in dreams, forcing opponents to sleep, pulling them into their own dreams, and having a dream showdown, much like the current situation."
Jiang Li nodded slightly, Seven Kill Daozi’s words were correct, but he didn’t mention the most crucial point.
It was unclear whether he really didn't know or was intentionally hiding it.
"Now, the second-layer test is announced."
In the pitch-black space, Dream Pure's voice sounded again, and this time Jiang Li could be sure that she was revelling in others' misfortune.
"Now, one hundred cultivators have entered the dream. Here, you can freely imagine your own strength!"
"Please engage in combat, and the last one standing will be the victor!"
The people present were at a loss. The last sentence was not hard to understand; it meant that they had to fight. But what did the phrase "you can freely imagine your own strength" mean?
Did they think they were strong, so they would be?
Seven Kill Daozi silently clicked his tongue.
Some people vaguely understood the meaning of Dream Pure, using their hands to lift a distant mountain, and astonishingly, that mountain was actually lifted by them!
"How is this possible!"
Seeing this scene, others also understood what Dream Pure meant.
This was a dream, and you could do as you pleased!
How strong you were depended entirely on your imagination!
"I've broken through to Golden Core stage! I've actually broken through to Golden Core stage!" Someone imagined himself as a Golden Core cultivator, overjoyed at the unexpected breakthrough, becoming a top-grade Golden Core cultivator at that!
"Golden Core is nothing. Watch me break through to Nascent Soul stage!" Someone disdainfully surpassed Golden Core, imagining himself as a Nascent Soul expert, bypassing Golden Core and directly becoming a Nascent Soul expert!
"I knew I could break through realms. Watch my true form as the Kunpeng!" After speaking, the person transformed into a gigantic Peng bird that swept into the vast ocean, turning into a Kun fish that overturned the seas!
"What do the demonic clans have to offer? Come, the manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth!"
"Let's fight!"
"Let's fight!"
The Kun fish surged from the ocean, transformed into a Peng, and conjured mighty storm winds, clashing with a giant who was as tall as the heavens and earth.
At this moment, everything like the Golden Core and Nascent Soul became insignificant. The battle between the Kun fish and the manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth was no less than a life-and-death battle between a combined-grade senior cultivator!
With the Kun fish and the manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth as demonstrations, everyone truly understood Dream Pure's meaning.
In an instant, chaos broke out, with people who had long disappeared entwining with the Sun-chasing Clan to engage in a wrestling match.
Some people held up mountains and filled the seas, while others transformed into true dragons and roared, one person’s shout tearing through the heavens, and another traversing like a walking thunderstorm, reducing everything to scorched earth in their path.
Everyone was enjoying themselves, even forgetting about Jiang Li.
Being able to become stronger as they pleased, to become anything they wanted, was the dream of every cultivator!
"I control the true dragon of the four seas, who can be stronger than me!" The person transformed into a true dragon and swelled with pride, truly becoming a Crossing Tribulation stage powerhouse!
He was a body-refining cultivator, even using the best medicine bath was nothing more than diluted dragon blood, but now, taking advantage of the opportunity of dreaming, he directly transformed himself into a true dragon, making him extremely pleased!
"A true dragon is just a bit of Tribulation Dust in the hands of the one who controls the thunder tribulation!" The person who controlled the Thunder Tribulation sneered, and a bolt of thunder struck, tearing through the true dragon.
"Is that it?" The person transformed into a true dragon also sneered, quickly recovering from the injury. The true dragon was known for its robust body, so its recovery speed was naturally very fast.
The person who controlled the Thunder Tribulation became enraged, "Even a minnow dare to face the heavenly might?"
The person who transformed into the true dragon was also angered by this, "This level of heavenly might, I reverse that!"
The two of them produced a real fire, with the sound of dragons and thunder mixing together, extremely terrifying.