Little Dream God Lotus

Clang.

Bang.

Clang.

Su Ye was laboriously digging and smashing with the Adamantine Staff in his hand. The earth here had been drenched in divine blood; even after endless ages, it remained imbued with Dao Patterns and was incredibly sturdy, causing extensive wear on the Adamantine Staff.

Of course, it was not the copper pillar encased within that was breaking, but the outer shell Su Ye had cast using precious metals.

This shell was forged from Purple Gold Meteorite, a top-tier material for crafting king-tier artifacts that was both precious and incredibly durable, and it had even been inscribed with runes. Yet, it was still sustaining damage.

"Are you certain it's here?"

Su Ye communicated his thoughts to the God Emperor. He had just used his Samsara Eye to inspect the area, but he could only see surging auspicious mists and a powerful force beneath, nothing more.

"I do not know."

The God Emperor replied, "Sacred herbs all possess spirits and can fly through the heavens or burrow into the earth, let alone divine herbs. Of course, what is here is merely a segment of a root, not a true divine herb. Even if it has a spirit, I imagine it cannot simply flee, otherwise, it would have escaped at the very first opportunity."

Su Ye felt this made sense, so he continued to dig. With a single hand exerting a force of one hundred thousand jin, combined with the powerful Adamantine Staff, he soon excavated a massive tunnel.

Bang.

The Adamantine Staff erupted with immense power, smashing directly through the rock barrier below. Instantly, auspicious mists gushed forth, rays of light soared, and a terrifying torrent of energy erupted outward.

Hum.

The void rippled, and a root segment, crystalline as jade, broke free from the torrent of energy, as if attempting to merge into the void.

"Running away? I've been digging my heart out here for ages, and you think I'll just let you run off like that? Wouldn't all my hard work be for nothing?"

Runes swirled within Su Ye's pupils as he exerted his full power into the Samsara Eye. Mists permeated the air, and patterns manifested in the void, locking it in place.

Hum.

The jade-white root segment sensed danger and trembled. Auspicious mists diffused, and a rich, intoxicating fragrance filled the air. In an instant, the narrow cavern was flooded with dense divine radiance, as if it were a celestial realm.

Su Ye caught a whiff of that rich fragrance, and his mind grew hazy. He felt as if he were about to ascend to immortality, to become the supreme sovereign of heaven and earth, commanding the universe with all celestial gods and spirits bowing at his feet.

Hee hee...

Suddenly, a laugh like silver bells rang in Su Ye's ears. The sound was melodious and enchanting, making his expression even more relaxed. Within that dreamscape, the most beautiful fairy in the world leaned into his embrace, and then...

Boom.

Power erupted within Su Ye's body, and he threw a punch, striking the rock beside him.

Hiss.

Su Ye bared his teeth in pain. It hurt too much. The rocks here had been bathed in divine blood and were incomparably hard; even divine metals were damaged, and his punch against them was like an egg hitting a stone, nearly shattering his fist.

Auspicious mists permeated the air, and divine light swirled.

Looking at that jade-like root segment, Su Ye's expression turned grave. Although he didn't know what had just happened, he had felt a lethal danger in that split second.

"Do not be deceived by it. Although it is only a small root segment, it is, after all, a root of the Little Dream God Lotus. It contains the power of the Little Dream God Lotus and can cause one to fall into a dreamscape without even realizing it."

"Between the real and the illusory, the illusory and the real—in the ancient era, the Great Dream God Sect relied on the Great Dream Divine Art, which they comprehended from the Little Dream God Lotus, to cause a powerful True God to fall silently."

The God Emperor spoke. Although he could easily suppress it with his own power, his strength was currently trapped within the Totem Pillar. Unless his power was channeled out, he could not interfere with the outside world.

Hee hee...

The laughter rang out once more.

Specks of light and auspicious radiance filled the air. Within that glow, graceful figures seemed to appear. These figures were extremely hazy; if one looked closely, there was nothing there, but when Su Ye relaxed his mind, a dozen figures would appear again. Each was as beautiful as a fairy, lithe and graceful, their bodies wreathed in light, swaying their slender waists with movements that were both elegant and filled with extreme temptation.

Su Ye shook his head, and the scene before him vanished once more. Nothing remained; that root segment was still suspended there, surrounded by dense radiance, while a "gurgling" sound emanated from below as the precious liquid sealed beneath continued to surge out.

"It's just a small root segment, how can it be so bizarre?"

Su Ye forced himself to calm down. He did not rush to retrieve the root segment.

As for letting the God Emperor take it?

He didn't even consider it. To draw out the God Emperor's power, he would need to worship him and provide him with the power of faith, but that was absolutely impossible.

Although he kept the God Emperor by his side, it did not mean he trusted him. None of these old monsters who had survived since the ancient era were simple. If he truly trusted him, he wouldn't even know how he died.

"Little Dream God Lotus... 'Dream' implies that its method of attack is mental. Although my cultivation is weak, my spirit is strong, and I possess the Heavenly Eye. If I focus, I can resist the power it radiates. But once my spirit fluctuates, it will take advantage of the opening. Moreover, the closer I get to it, the stronger the mental attack becomes. Once the distance is too close, even if I focus my mind, I won't be able to resist."

Su Ye analyzed the current situation. Based on the circumstances, he could only look and not touch—wasn't this just torture?

At this moment, the laughter appeared again, and the scene before him changed. Graceful figures emerged from the light rain, their postures lithe, their skin as white as mutton-fat jade. Dressed in daring attire, they walked with elegant lotus steps toward Su Ye and began to dance around him.

Their waists swayed, their bosoms heaved, and their eyes were as alluring as silk, captivating the soul.

Su Ye was dazzled, but he paid no attention to their dance or their slender jade hands wandering over his body. Instead, he was puzzled: he hadn't relaxed his mind just now, so why had he fallen into the dreamscape again?

"Hey, stop swaying, you're making me dizzy. Is that all you've got?"

Su Ye said with some impatience. More and more runes swirled within his pupils, and his eyes grew increasingly brilliant. Under his gaze, the fairies before him all dissipated, leaving only the jade-like root segment suspended there, swaying continuously.

Clearly, everything just now had been an illusion. It wasn't the fairies that were swaying, but the root of the Little Dream God Lotus itself.

The root of the Little Dream God Lotus stopped swaying, and the power it was emitting began to retract.

Su Ye felt the invisible mental pressure around his body gradually weakening, which made him feel much more comfortable. With the heavy oppression gone, he looked at the root segment with great satisfaction and said, "As expected of a divine herb; even if only a root segment remains, it still possesses intelligence."

"It is not that the divine herb is extraordinary, but that my power is primarily mental. Therefore, even if it is only a root segment, it still possesses a sufficiently powerful mental consciousness."

A melodious voice rang in Su Ye's ears, sounding like silver bells.