Ch. 1461A Thousand Years in a Great Dream
Key Plot Points and Events
- Duan Yeliang is saved and brought to the Tai Hao Sect, one of the most powerful sects in the Southern Continent.
- He participates in and wins the sect's grand competition, becoming an inner disciple and receiving top-tier cultivation resources.
- After becoming an immortal, Duan Yeliang returns to his homeland but finds it has changed drastically. He searches for the Nascent Soul cultivator who massacred his city but finds only a decayed sect.
- Duan Yeliang focuses on the Way of Chess, neglecting cultivation, and eventually fuses his Dao with chess, reaching the peak of the Immortal Dao.
- After a thousand years of confusion, Duan Yeliang realizes that he is not real but an illusion created by Yuan Du Battle Venerate to teach him the supernatural ability Falling Stars.
- Ye Tian, the real protagonist, finally comprehends the Falling Stars ability after nearly ten thousand years in the dream.
Character Developments
- Duan Yeliang: Starts as a child prodigy, becomes a powerful cultivator, and eventually fuses his Dao with chess. He is later revealed to be an illusion created by Yuan Du Battle Venerate.
- Ye Tian: Initially forgets his identity and becomes Duan Yeliang, but eventually realizes the truth and comprehends the Falling Stars ability.
Significant Themes
- The pursuit of power and enlightenment.
- The passage of time and its impact on individuals and societies.
- The blurring of reality and illusion.
Character Interactions
- Duan Yeliang and Heavenly Secrets Taoist: Master and disciple relationship. The Heavenly Secrets Taoist guides Duan Yeliang and eventually helps him realize his confusion.
- Duan Yeliang and Ye Tian: Although they are the same person, they interact as two distinct entities. Ye Tian eventually comprehends the Falling Stars ability through Duan Yeliang's experiences.
- Ye Tian and Yuan Du Battle Venerate: Ye Tian receives the Falling Stars ability from Yuan Du Battle Venerate, who is later revealed to be the creator of the ability.