Yes, Su Shi felt his mind growing increasingly muddled. He did not want to keep walking; he only wanted to lie down where he stood and sleep.
Yet his consciousness told him with perfect clarity that he could not do that.
Because once he fell asleep, he might sleep forever.
Just as Su Shi was still struggling with himself, an exceptionally cool voice sounded beside him.
"According to legend, a Nightmare Demon is a demon formed from different people's nightmares.
"Put simply, it is a nightmare that has gained sentience, developing thoughts and awareness of its own.
"That is why all the clones you see are merely masses of black mist. It has no physical body at all.
"Demons without physical bodies are actually very difficult to capture, because even if their main body is sealed away, there is no way to be certain whether any clones remain outside.
"Formations loosen after being used for a long time. With demons that have physical bodies, that is still manageable; a loosening formation alone will not let them escape.
"Nightmare Demons are different. They can split off clones and send them outside to continue wreaking havoc.
"If they merely wandered around, it would not be so bad. But the very nature of these creatures means they are destined to do more than wander forever.
"They need food too, and their food comes from the nightmares of other living beings.
"Only, not all living beings have nightmares. Especially cultivators like us-we do not even need to rest, so where would our nightmares come from?
"To survive, they have no choice but to create nightmares.
"Do you know how they create them?
"Yes, exactly as you just experienced. They create wounds on your body and burrow through it into your sea of consciousness.
"They