Dream Picking Records

"Boom...boom..."

Not long after, the world was once again flooded with the sound of two bells.

"The bell rang three times, calling the world to fight for the dragon's luck.

Zu Mengran stood up and thanked the man. She absorbed the blood and regained some strength. Her face became rosy and she was no longer in danger.

"Thank you for teaching me the technique, may I ask what your name is?"

Wang Xiao read the scripture again and interrupted his state of meditation.

The man regained his normal demeanor and said, "People call me Hong Sheng, so you can call me that. By the way, which dynasty are you going to?"

"Senior Hong also knows it?"

"Well, the Dayu Dynasty is mysterious and ancient. I have heard of its legends when I started my cultivation journey, but unfortunately I have never had the chance to see it. Let's talk about it as we walk. I don't have much time left, so I'd better go and see it for myself."

Hong Sheng flew towards the direction where the bell sound came from. Wang Xiao and Zu Mengran followed him.

"The imperial bell will ring a total of nine times, divided into three times, with three days between each time, to give people in the world time to prepare." Zu Mengran explained.

"It seems that I was too impatient, haha!" Hong Sheng smiled, but did not slow down his pace.

The two felt that something was fishy. No matter how curious they were, they shouldn't let a once-powerful person react like this.

"I see that you are in good shape and full of energy. How can you say that time is running out?" Wang Xiao asked.

Hong Sheng was silent for a long time. "People yearn for immortality, but who can live forever? I just relied on a restriction left before I died to suppress the spirit body that was growing remnants of regret. Striving to cross, striving to cross, in the end, I am just a passer-by in the world. Even the talented and brilliant Demon King Iron-eating Beast, whose cultivation is unprecedented in history, unfortunately could not pass that level."

"Is it true that no one can be immortal?"

The two looked at him with some anticipation.

"No one has ever heard of a truly immortal being, but there is one thing that lasts forever."

Hong Sheng suddenly stopped. Those bones and flesh were trembling as if they were about to be resurrected. Although he was restraining himself, there was still a hint of coldness in the air.

"To be precise, it is a calamity that has been inescapable and unavoidable for eternity. It is an eternal calamity."

"Eternal disaster?"

"Well, people like me who have attained enlightenment have a life span of ten thousand years. It seems very long, but compared with the life span of heaven and earth, it is just a wave in the long river of time. Time flies, and after ten thousand years, we will inevitably become a handful of yellow earth."

“And it runs through the entire ancient history and is never absent.”

Hong Sheng's eyes were bright as he looked straight ahead, as if he wanted to see through the void and through time.

"Shen Lake!" He slowly said its name.

"Shenhu Lake!" Wang Xiao exclaimed in shock. How could it be related to him again?

"Young man, do you know anything about him?" Hong Sheng asked in surprise.

"I have met it a few times." He continued, "It is now called Mingdao Lake. I have heard people say that it often appears out of nowhere and specifically harms the world's geniuses. It has been in a deep sleep recently, but even so, it has devoured countless lives."

"It is indeed it. From what I heard, my friend, it has awakened again?"

Wang Xiao nodded, "Yes, I once borrowed the blood of my predecessors to enter its interior to save people. I saw many peaks there, and on the peaks were trapped cultivators of the same realm as me. After I came out, it woke up and came to the door."

"Mengran received news that a young man from a prominent family who had gone mad because of Mingdao Lake woke up inexplicably. It turned out that it was the young master's work." Zu Mengran was surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect so many things to have happened to him.

Hong Sheng looked at him as if he were a freak and said, "Since ancient times, people have been trying to avoid it. I never thought that you would dare to walk into its trap."

"Hey, I just took a risk and tried it once. Can you tell me more about it?"

"Are you afraid it will come back again?"

"Since you have seen through it, please don't say it out loud!" Wang Xiao looked embarrassed.

Hong Sheng returned to his serious tone and said, "Based on what you said, it must have been seriously injured and will not be able to come out and cause trouble in the short term."

Wang Xiao thought about it and it made sense. When they were in Tianshang Valley, the other party didn’t make things difficult for him, as if there was something more urgent.

"Actually, it's useless to say all this. In the end, you still have to rely on yourself. Only if you are strong enough can you escape this disaster. But conversely, only if you are strong enough will it find you." Hong Sheng said.

Wang Xiao agreed. As an eyewitness, he knew exactly what he needed to fight against.

"Senior said that it is the disaster of immortality. Is it related to its ability to capture geniuses?" Zu Mengran asked after listening to the conversation between the two.

"Yes, our predecessors have deduced that it must have used some means to hunt down the top geniuses in order to survive in this world, or it may have a bigger plan."

"Does it want to become an immortal?" Wang Xiao asked. He remembered the mark that the Lord of Mingdao City had shown him. The drop of blood was still in the finger bone.

Hong Sheng couldn't help but look at him a little more, then sighed and said: "Immortality is too illusory. Even the predecessors who stood at the top have never set foot there, and can only look forward to it. It may just be a beautiful fantasy."

"Really not?"

"The past is not entirely clear, and the future is unpredictable. Seize the present." Zu Mengran said.

"He is worthy of being the candidate chosen by my remnant spirit. He is smart." Hong Sheng said with a smile.

"Thank you for the compliment, Senior! How about looking at me from your perspective?"

"He is gifted and intelligent, which is rare in ancient times."

"Do you also like to be polite, senior?" she joked.

Wang Xiao was not stubborn. He was just at the Dao state, and there was still a long way to go before he could reach the highest state. It was too early to talk about this. As Zu Mengran said, taking every step well was the key.

……

"Boom...boom...boom..."

In a blink of an eye, three days passed and the Imperial Dragon Bell rang through the world again.

Wang Xiao and the other two saw a huge city in the distance. The city wall, which was hundreds of miles long, lay like a giant dragon among the mountains. It was majestic and spectacular.

"It's ten times bigger than the Great Xia Imperial City!" Wang Xiao exclaimed.

"Be careful, we are about to reach the Imperial City, and there may be ambushes nearby." Zu Mengran reminded: "The true dragon has appeared, and the king's destiny is unified. Now that the prophecy has appeared, whether it is true or false, all parties will most likely use various means to reduce the number of competitors as much as possible. There are only three days left before the Imperial Dragon Court opens, so we'd better be careful."

"I heard that the parties have built a small city outside the imperial city for rest and recuperation. Let's go there first."

"Well, it was built by several major forces, so the rules were set at the beginning. No fighting is allowed in the city, otherwise it will be considered as an enemy and will be attacked by all parties. However, it is different in the outside world. No one cares whether you fight to the death. Young Master and Senior, please follow Meng Ran."

"Please lead the way, fairy."

"It's troublesome."

Hong Sheng stared at the city for a long time before he looked away.