Sleepwalking

Leaving a petal for the Old Monk, Liang Qu took the "Ear Consciousness Method" and the remaining twenty-nine "Lotus Leaf" back to the Quiet Room and lit the Golden Bright Oil.

There's so much more to learn.

He currently possesses two Cultivation Method techniques, three martial arts skills, and the "Ear Consciousness Method," making a total of four.

The "Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness" Spirit-Settling, Inner Vision, and Preserving Spirit the Gale Refinement, but only reaching the second level of Inner Vision.

The Dragon Subduing Tiger Taming Vajra Sutra first condenses the Dragon Tiger Golden Body, and the subsequent realms are no less complete.

The Thunder Character Seal Technique has not yet condensed into Thunder Talisman; it will take approximately two more days.

The Azure Dragon Seven Kill Spear has only reached a minor level of mastery in its first two strikes.

The Falling Star Arrow has been partially mastered, but the Moon-Sun Arrow remains a distant dream.

However, the Black Iron Great Bow, which was once seized from Liu Jie, the leader of the Whale Gang, can now be opened and closed without any problems.

It is comprehensive, excelling in ranged and melee combat, Cultivation Method are all excellent, but it lacks depth.

It's not that the Mirage Worm are incompetent, but that Liang Qu is not working hard enough.

It is inherently difficult to reach the highest level of a Cultivation Method, especially at the intermediate level or above. It usually takes an average person three to five years to achieve mastery.

Ultimately, Liang Qu's cultivation time was too short and the pace too fast, leaving no time for reflection.

Ordinary people face a bottleneck every three years and a major bottleneck every five years. Outside of normal times, they are in a bottleneck period, so they naturally have time to practice martial arts and have plenty of time to master a Cultivation Method to perfection.

Liang Qu's cultivation level was different from others, rising rapidly. He had relatively little "free time," and even using Mirage Worm to "make up for lost time" was not enough.

What if there are no bottlenecks? Fortunately, I have a powerful backer with several martial arts skills at a high level, so I won't be in the predicament of not being able to keep up with the level after mastering them.

The content of the Ear Consciousness Method is much less than that of the Thunder Character Seal Technique.

After reciting the entire manuscript from memory, Liang Qu took out a booklet from the drawer, ground the ink, and wrote it down from memory.

The comparison was correct. Seeing that there was still a candle in the West Wing, Liang Qu returned the manuscript paper and then detoured to the pond.

At the June, the fireflies had not yet matured, the crickets had not yet hatched, and only a few frogs croaked in the pond.

Four beavers lay in the unfinished wooden house, each in their own sleeping posture, with the two smaller ones half-submerged in the water to cool off.

In the pond, Mirage Worm crawled along the ripples to the shore.

Liang Qu picked up the Mirage Worm and carried it into the room, but instead of letting it spray, he communicated with Ze Cauldron in his Sea of Consciousness.

[Cauldron Master: Liang Qu]

[Refine Marsh Spirit: Marsh Ape (Azure) (Fusion Rate: 37.1%)]

[Water Essence: 1342 points]

[This consumes 1234 points of Marsh Essence to allow the Mirage Worm to grow.]

The Mirage Worm has only evolved once before, and it will require 1,500 points of Marsh Essence to evolve again.

At that time, Liang Qu needed to accumulate essence to break through to the Galloping Horse, and 1,500 was no small amount. He himself didn't have much surplus food, so naturally he couldn't do it.

Now, after saving up for almost half a month, it has more than 1,300 points. With the Mirage Worm eating some scraps of Treasure Fish every day, it's enough for it to evolve once. Let's see if there are any changes.

The thought just popped into my head.

More than 1,200 points of Marsh Essence in the Ze Cauldron transformed into trickles of water, flowing into the body of the Mirage Worm and radiating light.

As the cocoon enveloping the Mirage Worm gradually elongates, the obese Mirage Worm visibly begins to grow vertically.

Furthermore, rays of light gathered at the head of the Mirage Worm, deforming and elongating.

This is...

Is it about to grow horns?

Cannot Move its original form from when it evolved, and there is still a gathering of light on its head.

A few breaths later, the cocoon of light suddenly shattered.

The Mirage Worm's appearance has changed dramatically!

Its nearly spherical body completely disappeared, turning into something like a caterpillar, which, although fat, was long and thin.

The most peculiar feature is the head of the Mirage Worm.

It has no horns, and its entire head is covered with a layer of jade-like milky-colored bone, which gleams with a soft, oily sheen like Hetian jade under the candlelight.

At the tail end of the faceplate, a total of four narrow bony prongs extend backward, with the two at the top being long and the two on the sides being short.

He suddenly became very proud.

Above that, could it still be Mirage Worm? Ze Cauldron cast a beam of light.

[This consumes 8,000 points of Marsh Essence to allow the Mirage Worm to grow.]

Liang Qu was dumbfounded.

Even after a second evolution, it still shows that the Mirage Worm can grow rather than evolve!

Patamon is the only one that won't evolve, right?

The Mirage Worm rolled on the ground, quite pleased with its new appearance, feeling increasingly powerful and strong.

The first question was whether she had developed any unusual abilities.

No.

Helpless, Liang Qu could only check if the white smoke effect had been enhanced.

The Mirage Worm came to the bedside, thumped its abdomen, and exhaled a puff of white smoke.

White smoke slowly dissipated, pavilions and towers appeared, the Great Sun, and cranes circled overhead.

Liang Qu, who was almost asleep, glanced at it and memorized it.

In the forest, Liang Qu sat up and sat quietly for a while.

The pavilions and towers became clearer in the white mist.

The white mist spewed out by the Mirage Worm originally featured pavilions and towers, but they were very blurry, with most buildings only half visible and the rest hidden in the clouds and mist.

Now, not only are they all revealed, but there are also flying cranes soaring low and the Great Sun soaring high in the sky, making them even more real.

Could this place really exist? A fleeting, unrealistic thought crossed Liang Qu's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

He had no way of verifying whether it existed or not, which only added to his worries.

If it truly exists, and I have no way to go there now, I might as well just focus on cultivating myself.

Thunder rumbled across the sky.

Liang Qu observed the thunder and lightning, and condensed Thunder Talisman.

outside world.

The Mirage Worm circled around and climbed onto the Ice Platform, its entire body cooling down, and the sweltering night wind suddenly vanished.

It curled up comfortably and fell into a deep sleep.

No one saw that on the bed, Liang Qu slowly condensed a long, silvery talisman on the back of his right hand.

On July 1st, the sky was blazing.

Liang Qu woke up from his sleep, feeling a dull heaviness in the back of his head and quite tired.

Yesterday I dreamt of thunder, and the process of condensing the Thunder Talisman went exceptionally smoothly, almost effortlessly in the dream.

As a result, he didn't wake up in time and spent the entire night cultivating in the dream created by the Mirage Worm.

The progress is much faster than I expected. I succeeded twice in my dream, so it will definitely be even faster in reality!

Without taking a break to sleep, Liang Qu got up and rushed to the Quiet Room, when he suddenly felt something strange on his hand.

After Spirit-Settling basics of "Myriad Victory Embracing Oneness," one can independently practice the Cultivation Method.

However, today, when the Qi and Blood flowed through his right hand, it took a different and more complex path than usual.

Liang Qu raised his hand, activating his Qi and Blood. A complex rune, shimmering with silver light, flowed and appeared, resembling both a talisman and a character, perfectly symmetrical from left to right.

Thunder Talisman!? Liang Qu examined the runes on the back of his hands, confirming that they were indeed the Thunder Talisman he had cultivated in his dream!

What's going on? Is my dream reflecting reality?

Liang Qu looked at the Mirage Worm, his eyes flashing. After thinking for a long time, he overturned his own idea.

It couldn't be that bad.

The Mirage Worm's second stage of evolution has barely reached the level of Galloping Horse; if it could truly Turn Illusion into Reality, it would be far too defying the heavens.

It's no exaggeration to call it a priceless treasure; the Toad would never easily give it up.

It's more like... sleepwalking? Liang Qu thought of a word.

Ultimately, the appearance of the Thunder Talisman does not involve external objects, but rather his visualization, which is then activated and manifested through a unique energy circulation route.

Since it's also a mental activity, it's not impossible for successful thoughts in a dream to be reflected in reality.

It's like someone sleepwalking, realizing in their dream that they are constantly moving, and in reality, they are also changing their position.

Is this good or bad? Liang Qu was a little worried. Would he practice his marksmanship in his dreams in real life?

The flow rates in the two worlds are quite different, aren't they?