Chapter 342 - 12: Opening Up the Great Dream of Thousand Years, I See All Beings, and All Beings See Me
Chapter 342: Chapter 12: Opening Up the Great Dream of Thousand Years, I See All Beings, and All Beings See Me
Yet, if she wanted to grasp the ultimate principles of Arrays, she had no choice but to set them up.
Zhong Ming’s Great Dream of Thousand Years, however, could perfectly solve this problem.
Within the Dream World, one could construct any number of virtual Arrays without consuming a single resource.
Therefore, she could freely practice and test her theories, verifying them repeatedly. In this way, her mastery of Arrays would naturally advance by leaps and bounds, far surpassing her previous level.
This was just like scientific research in the Mortal World of his past life. Without computer simulations, many experiments would be impossible to even begin. Zhong Ming’s Great Dream of Thousand Years was an "Enlightenment Virtual Machine" that allowed Cultivators to do as they pleased, reducing the time and resource costs of cultivation to a minimum.
Not to mention, Zhong Ming’s Dream World could also forcibly raise a Cultivator’s realm.
At this moment, Luo Zhiwei, Chu Hanzhen, and Xiyue had only one worry: "This kind of heaven-defying Divine Technique is the very foundation of your power. Are you really willing to open it up to others?"
In Luo Zhiwei’s eyes, the reason for Zhong Ming’s extraordinary strength—to the point of learning the One Origin Rebirth·Chronological Tree Diagram in half a day—was very likely his Great Dream of Thousand Years Talent. In fact, Great Dream of Thousand Years, when opened to others, could indeed create geniuses and powerful experts.
And Zhong Ming’s ability to master that top-tier grand Array in such a short time was indeed thanks to the assistance of Great Dream of Thousand Years.
However, as powerful as Great Dream of Thousand Years was, it was not Zhong Ming’s true trump card.
Heaven Rewards Diligence—this One Certificate Forever ability was the secret he would bury deep in his heart and never easily reveal to anyone.
Moreover, Zhong Ming’s decision to open up Great Dream of Thousand Years was no mere whim. It came after careful consideration, once he was certain the move held countless benefits and no drawbacks. Only then did he speak of it.
There were three reasons for opening it up:
The first, of course, was to recruit followers, expand the forces of Prince Qinghe’s Mansion, and grow his own influence. This went without saying.
The second was to gather resources. He had no intention of opening up Great Dream of Thousand Years for free. Joining Prince Qinghe’s faction only granted one the right to enter. To actually experience it, one had to pay with Spirit Stones, and it would be billed by time.
’I can’t put all my eggs in one basket. With enough Spirit Stones, I should be able to buy some high-quality Sha Qi.’
Then the third, and most important, reason was to develop his Dream World.
After advancing to Foundation Establishment, Zhong Ming not only obtained four Lifebound Magic Techniques, but all his original abilities had also improved.
Among them, the transformation of Great Dream of Thousand Years was particularly significant.
Previously, Zhong Ming could dream just by closing his eyes, and the Dream World would shift according to his will.
But every time he dreamed, he would awaken in a void, and he had to build everything in the dream from scratch.
But after advancing to Foundation Establishment, the situation had changed somewhat.
Now, Zhong Ming could directly fix certain desired dreams within his Sea of Consciousness.
This not only saved him the trouble of creating a dream from scratch every time but also complemented his other Divine Technique, Mirage Dragon Illusion Qi.
With the models from his dreams, when he released his Mirage Dragon Illusion Qi to create illusions, he no longer needed to conjure them from thin air. He could simply project the scenery from his Dream World directly into reality. This wasn’t the ’Daydreaming’—the Unity of Heaven and Man—that Zhong Ming had envisioned.
The ability Zhong Ming had always been planning for was to bring the ’Personhood’ from his dreams out into the real world.
For now, however, he could only project inanimate objects like mountains, rivers, plants, and armored soldiers, or natural phenomena like Wind, Rain, and Thunder. He was still a far cry from his dream-state ability to make his words law and command heaven and earth.
’Still, even this is an extremely powerful tool against my enemies.’
Now that he had a permanent Dream World, Zhong Ming’s rationale for opening up Great Dream of Thousand Years was clear.
He could now use his mind as a mirror, completely reflecting his surroundings into the Dream World within his Sea of Consciousness. This worked well for ordinary scenery. However, he couldn’t conjure special and powerful abilities out of thin air if he had never witnessed them. Dreams don’t require logic, but for the Dream World to manifest in reality, it needed to be grounded in logic and truth.
For Zhong Ming to understand all things in heaven and earth bit by bit, to project the rules of the entire world into his dream and make the dream like reality—to do this alone would be too difficult and far too time-consuming.
But letting others enter Great Dream of Thousand Years would be a different story.
When thousands of Cultivators entered the Dream World, the insights from their Enlightenment and their understanding of the Great Dao would leave traces behind. These traces would become nourishment for Zhong Ming to perfect his own Dream World.
Even more, Zhong Ming could replicate the Cultivators themselves.
’Mirage Dragon Illusion Qi is a semi-corporeal Spiritual Qi refined using my Divine Soul and Magical Power as a catalyst. With it, I can conjure an army of thousands to aid me in battle.’
’However, the soldiers I conjure from my imagination are ultimately just smoke and mirrors, with limited strength. But if I use those Cultivators as blueprints and modify them slightly, they can become my most loyal Cultivators.’
In short, opening up Great Dream of Thousand Years and letting others cultivate in the Dream World had countless benefits and no drawbacks for Zhong Ming.
There are three realms in the world: seeing oneself, seeing the heavens and the earth, and seeing all living beings.
And now, Zhong Ming would use Great Dream of Thousand Years as a bridge to observe the Enlightenment of all beings, fuse the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, and forge a truly real Dream World!
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Because Zhong Ming was resolute, and because he had also clearly stated that opening Great Dream of Thousand Years would not harm him, the proposal was approved.
The only issue was that before the official opening, Luo Zhiwei wanted to experience it first.
"I must enter your dream first to investigate the reality of this Great Dream of Thousand Years and confirm that it truly poses no harm to you." Luo Zhiwei said with a solemn expression, adding, "Furthermore, Magic Techniques and Divine Techniques can all be amplified by Arrays. I want to see if I can use an Array as a catalyst to push the effects of this Great Dream of Thousand Years to their absolute limit."
Having said that, Luo Zhiwei prepared to pull Zhong Ming into a private chamber to investigate the abilities of Great Dream of Thousand Years.
However, before the two could even take a step, a commotion erupted outside the mansion. Immediately after, Chu Hanzhen rushed in to report that two different groups of guests had arrived at the same time, requesting an audience.