As Dongguan fell asleep in the depths of the Dream Domain, his avatars elsewhere retained some awareness, but their condition was affected as well.
Under these circumstances, the Reincarnation Demon's activities naturally came to a temporary halt.
However, speculation about the Reincarnation Demon's identity did not stop.
Although Dongguan had concealed his identity, his methods had still given something away.
"Progenitor!"
In the dream, Dongguan seemed to have become a certain being, going to pay his respects to the "Progenitor."
The figure called "Progenitor" was extremely indistinct, surrounded by endless Great Daos.
Only a single eye remained.
"No!" He abruptly jolted awake.
He looked around. It was dark all around him, inside a cavern in the Dream Domain Deep Layer.
"Finally awake. That was far too dangerous." Dongguan recalled his earlier memories, but he had forgotten most of them.
"As I thought, the dreams in this Dream Domain should be the past experiences of some innate Hunyuan creature, or several innate Hunyuan creatures. And the Progenitor... I stayed here far too long this time."
He sensed his own will. "Still at the pinnacle of the ultimate realm. The God Emperor realm is inches away, yet worlds apart. Perhaps I need some kind of opportunity."
Dongguan shook his head and decided to leave the Dream Domain.
"Perhaps this time, I can go take a look at the Heaven Pillar Realm."
He recalled testing an Emperor Lord's strength last time. Although he had a time limit, merely breaking inside would be no problem.
Emerging from the cavern onto the surface, he looked farther into the Dream Domain, toward that increasingly dark place.
"I should wait until my will breaks through again before coming back!"
There were fewer Dream Domain Creatures in the Dream Domain Deep Layer than in its middle layer, but