Book 3: Chapter 281: Dream Secret Art · Silver Wax Leaf Ring

After resting for two days, Sylutia went to the top of the Sky High Tower to report the results of this exploration. Sordas was quite pleased, but also reminded Sylutia not to bring out too many "lunar phase crystals" at once in the future.

"3-5 pieces each time, that will be much safer."

Huh, that few? Sylutia felt that reducing it to 7-8 pieces would probably be enough to handle things, but she didn't act on her own judgment and said she would pay attention next time.

After returning to the Black Rose Palace, Sylutia rested and adjusted her state. With the experience from last time, she perfected her ritual preparations, and used the two "lunar phase crystals" and "silver wax tree leaves" obtained from the previous dream entry to craft a small arm ring, which she wore on her arm.

【Silver Wax Leaf Arm Ring】(Fourth Tier · Superior): Made from the silver wax tree leaves of the "Land of the Moon," it allows the wearer to maintain clarity during dream entry and slightly increases mental resistance. (Dream Clarity +3, Mental Resistance +2)

The quality wasn't particularly high, because the silver tree leaves used had limited grade, and not many "lunar phase crystals" were mixed in.

Making this was just practice for Sylutia; it wasn't that impactful for her, but having something was better than nothing. She thought that after completing her advancement, she would carefully craft a better dream-entry tool.

The protective charm that His Majesty "Sordas" had given her was indeed powerful, but precisely because it was so powerful, she realized this was probably an extremely precious treasure. After the exploration of the "Land of the Moon" was over, she would return it to His Majesty.

Afterwards, Sylutia began her second dream entry.

Smoothly traversing the chaotic Twilight Sea, Sylutia descended once again into the Land of the Moon. This time her spirit was much more condensed, allowing her to explore faster and sense places farther away.

Perhaps this was the balance of the "Threefold Law." After the "practice" from last time, the previously accumulated "knowledge" and "power" had partially transformed into real strength. The "Luminous Moon" Aspect she had accumulated had also greatly increased, vaguely reaching the Third Tier level. However, because the Fifth Tier advancement was being integrated, it could only be suppressed by "Secret Word" and temporarily couldn't take effect.

Upon arriving at the "Land of the Moon," that relaxed and carefree feeling returned once more. But this time Sylutia was much more clear-headed. She didn't immerse herself in aimless play and exploration. After obtaining 5 "lunar phase crystals," she extracted herself and left, carrying the small light particles as she crossed the Twilight Sea.

On this return trip, she didn't attract the attention of major demonic creatures. Only some scattered wandering demonic beasts, when they drew near, were attracted by the faint glow and tried to approach.

At this moment, activating that special protective charm would create too much of a commotion, like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. Moreover, Sylutia didn't know how many more times this treasure could be used. Holding onto the principle of saving the good stuff for later, she didn't immediately activate the charm, but first tried using the arm ring she had crafted to deal with the situation.

In the real world, the silver leaf arm ring on Sylutia's arm emitted a faint halo, and then her dream self also gave off a subtle radiance, causing those approaching demonic beasts to feel a slight stinging sensation.

Seeming to sense that Sylutia wasn't someone to mess with, these wandering demonic beasts didn't recklessly advance, only following with some caution and greed.

Sylutia ignored them. As she continued ascending and left the bounds of the Twilight Sea, these demonic beasts gradually faded away, not following her all the way up.

Awakening from the dream, Sylutia sat up and checked the duration of this dream entry.

Only two and a half days had passed in reality, which seemed much more efficient.

She rested for a night, reported the situation to Sage Aitos, and then prepared for the third dream entry.

Going back and forth like this, Sylutia gradually became proficient with the process, learning the habits of those demonic beasts in the Twilight Sea.

On one occasion, when she was about to leave the Twilight Sea, she didn't immediately return. Instead, she turned around and engaged the last remaining demonic beast in combat, wanting to know just how strong it really was, or what the outcome would be after a fight.

Because she was in a state of conscious dream entry, she couldn't cast spells the way she normally would. She could only rely on several limited dream secret arts to fight.

At the first exchange, that demonic beast wandering the Twilight Sea suddenly pounced down, its body abruptly dissolving like mud, transforming into a vast expanse of white mist that enveloped Sylutia. Then it rapidly contracted, and a bone-chilling mental impact swept through her consciousness. If she were a being with insufficient mental resistance, she would likely have her consciousness shattered by such an attack, falling unconscious, and then her consciousness would scatter, sleeping forever within the dream.

After the white mist, a silver flower bud shimmered into existence, blocking that bone-chilling mental impact. Then the bud bloomed, and Sylutia's figure emerged.

She gently spread both hands, and silver wax tree leaves appeared before her, converging into a ring.

Afterwards, those silver leaves spun, gradually coated with a layer of sacred patterns. Then they rapidly rotated and expanded, piercing through the enveloping white mist, and relying on the light they emitted, split it into countless fragments.

With a barely audible sound, that mass of white mist shattered forever, dissipating into the Twilight Sea.

【Dream Secret Art · Silver Wax Leaf Ring】(Luminous Moon): A secret art that can be cast within dreams. It can resist nightmares and mental impacts, and can disperse powerful dream invaders.

Did she win?

Sylutia drew back the silver leaves, extending her perception to check her surroundings. She found that the demonic beast was indeed dead, and within the surrounding space she could detect consciousness fragments dissipating.

These demonic beasts were not living beings with physical forms, but consciousness-based lifeforms existing in the blurry boundary between dreams and reality. They were very similar to "specters," but they were even more ethereal, unable to directly interfere with reality, only able to affect dreams and the spiritual world.

Logically speaking, "Nest Mother," as an Hours being who controlled the three Aspects of "Bloodline," "Distortion," and "Beast Fang," didn't involve the three moon-related Aspects, and shouldn't have been able to interfere with the spiritual consciousness domain.

But now it seemed things weren't that simple. The "Distortion" Aspect had blurred the boundary between reality and dreams, and coincidentally, the "Twilight Sea" itself was permeated with heavy "Nightmare" and "Mist Shadow" aura. Catalyzed by these two moon-attribute Aspects, these demonic beasts existing in dreams were born.

After returning to reality, Sylutia woke up, counted the gains from this exploration, and then looked at the small "silver wax tree branch" in her hand. This was her first time attempting to bring something from the dream back using the Picture Book, and the result seemed to work.

The "Land of the Moon" was a truly miraculous place. Some things inside it could be brought out and manifest as physical entities, such as the leaves and branches of the silver wax trees. But other things, like the pool water, soil, and stones inside, couldn't manifest outside the dream, as if they had never existed at all.

With this experience of fighting a dream demonic beast, Sylutia felt her dream-entry abilities had improved another level, and the "Luminous Moon" Aspect had also seen a slight growth when she shattered the demonic beast.

Aspects were the manifestation of concepts. If one's actions and behaviors aligned with the concept of an "Aspect," then that Aspect would gradually accumulate until one day it broke through the critical point and advanced.

Specifically manifested as: "Verdant Nectar" required nurturing plants, allowing life to grow and bloom perfectly; "Gold Steam" required forging and crafting tools, and reshaping all things; "Luminous Moon" required keeping the spirit and intellect active, and manifesting its clarity and purity.

Compared to other Aspects, accumulating the "Luminous Moon" Aspect was much more troublesome and difficult. Many beings might never come into contact with related fields in their entire lives.

All three supreme Aspects were like this. Although they were far stronger than other Aspects, their advancement difficulty was also greatly increased.