Qing Province, Huaide Prefecture.
Illusion Dream Lake.
This lake was Huaide Prefecture's top scenic attraction, drawing many tourists from other provinces who came for its fame.
The lake covered more than fifty square kilometers. It was known for "one mountain, two towers, three islands, four embankments, and five lakes," each of which was a famous attraction.
The "three islands" were Illusion Moon Island, Illusion Heart Island, and Illusion Dream Island.
These three islands were not open to the public. Ordinary boats were strictly forbidden from approaching them, because they were the headquarters of the major martial world sect, Nightmare Sect.
Nightmare Sect was one of the few sects in the martial world devoted purely to cultivating the Art Path. Its founding ancestor had been a True Lord. At its height, it had possessed a structure of one True Lord and five True Persons, making it unquestionably a top-tier martial world sect! But now, Nightmare Sect had only two True Persons and just over a hundred official disciples.
Although Nightmare Sect was somewhat weaker than top-tier sects such as "One Pavilion, One Tower, Three Mountains, Four Sects, and Seven Great Families,"
it possessed the "Dreamscape Evolution" technique. Many sects sent their elite disciples to the island to ask Nightmare Sect to cast its techniques and create dreamscapes for them, allowing them to hone their martial arts.
Fighting to the death against others in a dream, even while knowing it was fake, could still build experience and temper one's martial skills.
It was the safest way to cultivate! As a result, Nightmare Sect had ties with many of the martial world's top sects. It had extensive connections and was well-liked everywhere.
On Illusion Dream Island, a beautiful woman dressed in a pale-white robe, with a crescent-shaped jade pendant at her waist, arrived