The days of sword practice slipped quietly by in sweat and repetition.
Tu Hu gradually gained some understanding of the plain sword moves infused with emotion. As he swung his heavy sword, its pale golden essence of protection grew ever more solid.
But as his training deepened, his curiosity about the old man Cang Xuan only grew stronger.
What sort of past did this man have, who had willingly perished alongside his civilization yet left behind a shadow to pass on his "Dao"?
And why had the Dreamweaver Tribe perished?
What other secrets lay hidden in this backstory?
These questions scratched at his heart like a cat's claws.
At last, unable to contain his intense curiosity, he called out inwardly during a break in training:
"Guide Bro, I need you."
[Spit it out.]
"I want to know Cang Xuan's past."
[30,000 Sacrificial Power.]
"Done."
As his words fell, the Sacrificial Power was automatically deducted, and a screen of light unfolded before Tu Hu.
Dreamweaver World.
This was a world whose technological growth was driven by Dream Power.
Here, dreams were not phantoms of sleep, but the foundation of civilization.
The development of the entire civilization rested on conducting Dream Simulations through a subconscious network.
Thousands of years earlier, the world's development had already branched into many paths.
At its core were four major systems.
They were the Technological Dao, Dreamweaving Dao, Psionic Dao, and Genetic Dao.
Researchers of the Technological Dao used dreams as the most powerful simulator, performing countless material syntheses and energy formula calculations in dreams before bringing successful results into reality, much like Earth's virtual technology.
Cultivators of the Psionic Dao tempered their minds in dreams, learning to move objects with their thoughts and weave illusions.
Explorers of the Genetic Dao analyzed the blueprints of life