Chapter 559: 231: Entering the Dream_2

Chapter 559: Chapter 231: Entering the Dream_2

Lin Jing tried to dodge, but the light enveloped the entire world, leaving him nowhere to hide as a beam struck him directly…

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“Xiao Jing, wake up…”

“The sun has set, come and eat…”

A familiar voice reached his ears.

Lin Jing, groggy, opened his eyes.

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Even though he had opened his eyes, perhaps due to the long sleep, everything in front of him was still somewhat blurry.

Even his head felt heavy and foggy…

Following that.

Lin Jing turned his head toward the direction from which the voice had come…

He saw a figure that seemed long-unseen yet strikingly familiar approaching slowly.

Upon seeing this figure, Lin Jing suddenly jolted, and then the things before his eyes started to come into focus.

“Grandpa…”

Lin Jing spoke with a mix of confusion and an array of other emotions.

The kindly old man walking toward him was his own grandfather…

Seeing his grandfather, Lin Jing’s eyes unexpectedly moistened.

He felt…

He had been dreaming, a very long dream…

Lin Jing quickly turned around to take a look around.

Surrounding him was a wall built of stones, not very high, and above his head was a thick willow tree, its branches hanging down, rustling familiarly in the breeze…

And beneath him, the rocking chair a tad uncomfortable, was Grandpa’s ‘throne’…

Behind Grandpa was a deep red evening sky, the old house, and the chimney blackened with smoke, from which wisps of cooking smoke rose slowly…

“You’ve slept half the day; the sun has already set. Grandma is cooking, it’ll be ready soon.”

“Were you so sleepy today because you were up last night reading your comic books in secret again?”

The elder rambled as he walked toward Lin Jing.

When he came close, perhaps noticing something was off with Lin Jing, Grandpa quickly spoke up, asking:

“What’s wrong… Have you been crying?”

“Xiao Jing, be good, don’t cry…”

“Grandpa won’t scold you anymore. If you like reading comics, then read them. I’ll go to the market and buy you a few more…”

Grandpa said, coming close to Lin Jing, extending his rough hand and gently wiping Lin Jing’s eyes.

Lin Jing then reached out to touch the palm made coarse by years of labor.

“Grandpa…”

“I just had a very long dream…”

“In the dream, I became a celestial being and experienced a lot, so much…”

Grandpa laughed heartily:

“Haha…”

“Becoming a celestial being is good…”

“If Xiao Jing becomes a celestial being, bring back a celestial wife for me and your grandmother to see…”

Lin Jing then hung his head, his mood low as he said:

“But in that dream, Grandpa and Grandma… were both gone already…”

Grandpa reached out his hand to pat Lin Jing’s head and then spoke up:

“Foolish boy, there will come a day, eventually, when you’ll have to part with Grandpa and Grandma…”

“Don’t be disheartened. No matter where you are, your Grandma and I will be watching over you.”

Lin Jing’s body was now just like when he was a child, somewhat frail and not very tall, not even reaching Grandpa’s chest…

Lin Jing lifted his head to look at the familiar aged face and suddenly threw himself into Grandpa’s arms.

Lin Jing looked at Grandpa, about to speak…

But at that moment, a voice interrupted Lin Jing.

“Warning!”

“Danger is approaching the host, please respond promptly…”

The system alert, however, came at this moment.

As the system alert sounded, the scene before Lin Jing began to distort, and countless memories surged back into his mind…

And it was then that Lin Jing realized…

“So this is entering a dream…”

At this moment, as the dream was about to end, the surrounding environment began to warp, even Grandpa began to blur…

Lin Jing knew this illusion was about to disappear…

Afterward…

Lin Jing quickly moved past Grandpa, running towards the kitchen ahead, while Grandpa, turning around, called out after him:

“Little Jing…”

“Where are you going…”

Without looking back, Lin Jing directly spoke:

“I’m going to check on Grandma…”

While calling out, Lin Jing didn’t stop his feet, running towards the kitchen.

And the entire scene grew even more blurred, clearly indicating that he was about to completely awaken…

And the kitchen was now right before his eyes.

Lin Jing could even see the blurry figure that was busy…

“Grandma…”

Lin Jing called out…

And that figure seemed to have heard him, turning around…

Although it was blurred, Lin Jing could still feel the kind smile…

Just at that moment, the dreamscape shattered…

Before Lin Jing’s eyes, the scene shifted again, revealing a towering black sword formed of Demonic Qi, plunging towards him.

Behind the massive sword was the Moon Demon Sect Leader, his eyes blood-red and face ferociously twisted.

By the time the giant sword reached Lin Jing, he had no means of escape.

However, looking at the massive sword, Lin Jing showed no panic, his face calm and even a hint of disappointment in his eyes…

When the sword struck where Lin Jing stood, a golden light reflected off him.

At the same time, the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Robe on his body emitted a burst of intense light, blocking the sword’s strike in its entirety.

Following that.

In the astonished gaze of the Moon Demon Sect Leader, the massive sword that struck Lin Jing actually shattered.

And Lin Jing was unharmed.

“You…”

“How did you wake up so quickly?”

“And what kind of Magical Treasure is that robe you’re wearing, to leave you completely unscathed?”

After speaking, the Moon Demon Sect Leader looked at Lin Jing warily:

“Could it be that you were prepared all along, knowing I would sneak attack you?”

Lin Jing looked at the Moon Demon Sect Leader, then replied:

“Isn’t a sneak attack quite normal?”

As he spoke, Lin Jing released a burst of Spiritual Power from his hand, striking Ye Yun and Yan Xiong.

The two suddenly came to their senses.

Upon awakening, Ye Yun and Yan Xiong first looked confused for a moment, but then broke out into a cold sweat…

Just now.

They had inexplicably fallen into a dreamscape without any prior warning.

“You two should leave first, otherwise when a fight breaks out later, I won’t have the energy to protect you.”

Seeing the situation, Ye Yun and Yan Xiong realized they were not only useless here, but might even become a burden to Lin Jing.

Without a second word, they boarded the Flying Boat and immediately steered it away.

Throughout this process, Lin Jing kept his eyes fixed on the Moon Demon Sect Leader, ready for any sudden moves.

And the Moon Demon Sect Leader was all too aware that the Lin Jing before him was the real threat, and he dared not let his guard down.

As Ye Yun left, the Sect Leader only glanced at them briefly, then paid them no more attention.

Though the Moon Demon Sect Leader also wanted to keep them here, after all, it was related to the Enlightenment Elixir, tied to his hopes of advancing to the Divinity Transformation Stage.

But Lin Jing’s watchful eyes meant he dared not make a careless move.

The Moon Demon Sect Leader stared at Lin Jing, his brow furrowed:

“Being reflected by the Great Dream Ancient Mirror and entering a dreamscape, you are the first to awaken prematurely without being startled…”

Once reflected upon by the Great Dream Ancient Mirror, a cultivator is pulled into a dreamscape, those who are pulled in won’t usually awaken prematurely without external stimuli.

Additionally.

The use of the Great Dream Ancient Mirror is also linked to the user’s Cultivation.

Unless the one pulled into the dreamscape is much stronger than the user, it is impossible to wake up so quickly.

The Moon Demon Sect Leader was at the Nascent Soul Peak Stage, and with the Great Dream Ancient Mirror, even a Divine Transformation Cultivator pulled into the dreamscape wouldn’t be able to escape prematurely.

Let alone Lin Jing, whose Cultivation was even lower than the Moon Demon Sect Leader’s, which was precisely why the Sect Leader was so shocked.

And his attack, striking Lin Jing, had no effect.

On the one hand, it was due to Lin Jing’s body-refining achievements, on the other, it was the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Robe he bore.

Though the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Robe might not compare to the Great Dream Ancient Mirror, it was still a rare and valuable Magical Treasure, whose defensive capabilities need not be further explained.

Another thing was…

Before this, Lin Jing had already learned from Wei Zhengqing that the Moon Demon Sect Leader, although a Demon Cultivator, was not skilled in offensive techniques.

Otherwise.

Armed with the Magical Treasure Great Dream Ancient Mirror, he wouldn’t have any solutions against a Divine Transformation Cultivator and would have had to flee…