Moon Viewing Square.

A black-robed elder walked along the street, blending into the crowd.

"It's been days since Ting Chao Pavilion Master was last seen. Cultivating the 'Taishang Essence Severing My Lifeblood Scripture,' he must have gotten himself into a frenzy, right? Hehe... No matter how much one esteems the Xuanmen Orthodox, there's still the danger of Dao transformation... It's not as carefree as my 'Great Dream Heart Scripture.'

The elder appeared to be in his sixties or seventies, with white hair and beard. His head had only a few strands of hair, and his looks were quite ordinary.

Thrown into the crowd, he would be completely unrecognizable; even recalling him would merely result in a vague impression.

This person was the 'Black Nightmare Elder,' the master of Moon Viewing Square, a loose cultivator of the eighth realm.

Among loose cultivators without fundamental method inheritance, reaching the eighth realm was already an achievement worthy of admiration.

"Recently, Tingchao Pavilion has grown increasingly uncanny. From the last exchange, it seems they're targeting a newcomer, a Deciphering Master..."

Black Nightmare Elder muttered to himself, yet no one around paid attention to him, treating him as invisible.

He arrived in front of Ting Chao Pavilion, hesitating slightly: "Although Ting Chao Pavilion Master might have gotten into trouble, a cultivator who has transformed into madness is even more terrifying in battle!"

Considering this, his figure suddenly shattered like a soap bubble.

At the same time, a slightly ethereal silhouette emerged from the previous shadow, swaggering into Ting Chao Pavilion.

In the next moment, this silhouette also shattered.

"Well, Ting Chao Pavilion Master indeed lives up to his reputation!"

A passing loose cultivator raised his head, revealing a peculiar smile.

Immediately, this trace of a smile spread rapidly, and most of the cultivators on the street unconsciously turned their heads, showing a strange grin.

In their dreams, a united dreamscape emerged.

Woosh!

The sound of splashing water was earth-shaking as a cliff rose abruptly, with a vast black ink-like liquid flowing down, forming a waterfall.

Literary aura overflowed, and in the midst of it, tails of Golden-Backed Dragon Whisker Carp appeared, striving to swim upstream against the waterfall, attempting to surpass that Dragon Gate.

This was a dreamscape created by Black Nightmare Elder.

When he wanted to test Ting Chao Pavilion Master, he had already hidden within the subconscious dreamscape of all beings, then summoned a clone to enter Ting Chao Pavilion.

Upon discovering the destruction of the clone, Black Nightmare Elder quickly constructed a new dreamscape world as defense.

"The book mountain has water, Mo Chi has fish!"

Accompanied by a clear voice, Qin Weiyin steered a leaf boat, drifting into this dreamscape world.

A lone boat sailed on Mo Lake, with drizzling rain falling from the sky.

Each raindrop carried Qin Weiyin's aura, her pollution, aiming to transform this entire dreamscape world.

"Ting Chao Pavilion Master!"

Above the waterfall, countless splashing water droplets converged into an aged face: "Congratulations on your recent liberation, in this aspect... I've also had a helping hand, as for that Fang Lang matter, it was suppressed by me, does the Pavilion Master not value old ties?"

"Black Nightmare Elder, your reckless intrusion into Ting Chao Pavilion and your attempt to spy on my secrets, today you shall face retribution!"

Qin Weiyin's body holding an oiled paper umbrella abruptly exploded, transforming into the shape of a civilization demon.

Black Nightmare Elder cultivated the 'Great Dream Heart Scripture,' his body hiding within the dreamscape, while the civilization demon is an information entity, capable of entering and exiting ethereal dreamscapes, making them well-matched contenders.

At this moment, the gigantic jellyfish pulsed like a heart, releasing circle after circle of scarlet light.

Within Mo Chi Waterfall, each Golden-Backed Dragon Whisker Carp suddenly turned violent, struggling madly as their forms underwent horrifying transformations.

They seemed to have received information from the void and grew elongated, with their bellies swelling into small bumps.

Rip!

Finally, the bumps burst open, revealing numerous appendages, some resembling eagle claws, others akin to centipede legs... bizarre and varied.

The scales on the carp also became extremely distorted, their dragon whiskers seeming alive, constantly wriggling, with the ends splitting open, revealing ferocious mouths...

Neither dragon nor serpent, neither snake nor tortoise, neither fish nor centipede...

These carp had transformed into oddly shaped—dragons! Then, swimming upstream, they all passed through the Dragon Gate.

Carp transformed into dragons, crossing the Dragon Gate!

These strange dragons left the waterfall and Mo Lake, immediately brandishing their claws and fangs, pouncing towards Black Nightmare Elder's true form in mid-air...

Thud! Thud!

The claws and fangs of the odd dragons were sharp, their tentacles seemed to have turned into iron whips, and beneath their scales, there appeared to be numerous worm-like Iron Worms hidden.

They swarmed, tearing apart the massive face instantly.

"Tongyou?!"

Black Nightmare Elder's surprised voice echoed as a drop of fresh blood fell into the waterfall, transforming into a sea of blood, emanating a sweet fragrance.

Those odd dragons abandoned their original target in an instant, rushing towards the blood sea, feasting voraciously.

The gigantic face in mid-air crumbled and scattered, Black Nightmare Elder's departing figure barely visible: "Pavilion Master's Mysterious Skill has made progress, truly commendable... A congratulatory gift shall be sent later!"

The moment his voice fell, he'd already walked far in the dreamscape...

...

"The moment it's unfeasible, he runs quite swiftly!"

Inside Ting Chao Pavilion, Zhong Shenxiu remarked sarcastically.

Not long after, Qin Weiyin arrived: "Master, I have driven away Black Nightmare Elder, but unfortunately, capturing this villain was beyond my grasp..."

"No matter, you've done well enough."

Zhong Shenxiu offered reassurance, then began contemplating his own matters.

He had concealed his presence and entered this world originally to conduct investigations.

Only by understanding the patterns of the entire world could he truly comprehend everything and make the right choice.

"Currently, through extensive reading, I have a rough understanding of the issues this world is facing... but I'm unclear about the causes."

For beings like Outer Gods and True Gods, there are countless worlds, no need to stubbornly stick to this one.

Unless there's some irreplaceable benefit...

Perhaps, a unique divinity?

"It doesn't quite seem so; surely the world's unique divinity resources aren't abundant enough to attract so many Outer Gods? And Time's Ouroboros and Dragon Gate's Master could easily flee, so why don't they?"

"Outer Gods frequently invade, trying to pollute this world, even at the expense of expanding texts and recruiting traitors among humans... But why?"

Zhong Shenxiu sighed deeply, as there were still many mysteries in this realm difficult to unravel.

"Therefore... next, it's best to take a look at the Heavenly Demon Battlefield? It's not quite the time yet...."

"So, I should first investigate a few Great Evil Demons on-site, then go talk to a Daoist Great Saint. They hold the power in this realm and surely know many secrets, right?"

Currently, Moon Viewing Square's assistance to Zhong Shenxiu was minimal, and he had no feelings of attachment, promptly deciding to continue on his journey.

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