Someone to Share His Dream!

The Purple Treasure Firmament Hall stood in the depths of chaos, enduring since time immemorial.

As the mighty experts listened to Hongjun expound on the Dao, they were utterly absorbed and entranced. Three flowers gathered above their heads, and they gained a great deal.

Only Lin Yunji slept soundly, gaining nothing at all!

Thirty thousand years quietly passed.

Boom!

Hongjun fell silent and slowly opened his eyes, which were filled with chaos. His gaze settled on Lin Yunji, who was still asleep. His lips twitched, but he said nothing.

One after another, the mighty experts emerged from the influence of the profound Dao resonance. The three flowers returned to their bodies, and they resumed their original appearances.

All of them looked excited. They had gained a great deal, and the things they had once found obscure and difficult to understand had been answered during the Saint's lecture. They felt they had gained some faint enlightenment, which would surely help them advance their realms in the future.

"Thirty thousand years have passed. You have heard the Great Dao, but you must still ponder and comprehend it yourselves. Now, return at once!"

Saint Hongjun's gaze swept over everyone in the hall once more. In a deep voice, he said, "In three thousand years, the doors of the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall will open again. You are all welcome to return and listen to the Great Dao once more."

Hum!

As soon as his words fell, before anyone could react, Hongjun's Dao body vanished from its place with a sudden rumble.

It was as though he had never appeared.

"We bow and thank you, Teacher!"

On hearing that they would be able to listen to the Great Dao again in three thousand years, the mighty experts were excited and all bowed to Hongjun.

Only then did they rise and prepare to leave.

"Huh?!"

Just then, a cry of surprise rang out in the hall.

Fuxi, who was beside Lin Yunji, had noticed that he had not bowed to Hongjun like everyone else. Puzzled, he looked closer and saw that Lin Yunji's breathing was steady, with faint snores coming from him. The lecture had ended, yet he seemed completely unaware.

"Hmm?"

Daoist Fuxi's puzzlement drew the attention of the mighty experts around him, who all looked over.

"Young friend Lin Yunji?" Fuxi called again.

"Huh???"

Only then did Lin Yunji slowly open his eyes. He looked over, bleary-eyed and bewildered, and took quite a while to come to his senses. "Ah! Is the lecture over? Then let's go back!"

As he spoke, he could not help yawning.

At that moment, everyone in the hall was still immersed in thoughts of the Great Dao they had just heard, and hardly anyone was speaking. Lin Yunji's voice therefore stood out, and everyone heard every word.

Those who had been sitting with their eyes closed opened them, while those who had risen to leave stopped in their tracks.

An uproar broke out.

The mighty experts were in an uproar. They all looked at Lin Yunji and began discussing him.

"This brat is truly ridiculous. It actually looks as though he slept here for a full thirty thousand years!"

"How dare he sleep in the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall! This really is disrespectful to Teacher!"

"What nerve!"

"Such a lazy, foolish, and negligent fellow! First, he refused to compete for a round seat, and then he slept soundly while Teacher lectured. He paid no heed to the Great Dao, had no desire to improve, and gained nothing! What a sin!"

"..."

Each had something to say, and before long they had disparaged Lin Yunji as utterly worthless. His name had almost become synonymous with laziness and stupidity.

The Three Pure Ones heard them too. Seeing Lin Yunji rise to his feet, bleary-eyed, stretch, and prepare to leave, their faces turned green with anger.

"This infuriates me!" Cult Master Tongtian raised a hand and pointed at Lin Yunji, livid. "You, you, you unfilial disciple! You dared to ignore the Dao's teachings and pay no heed to the Great Dao, sleeping for thirty thousand years?"

"Nephew Yunji, why did you do this?" Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi's face turned cold as he demanded an answer.

"Such a great fortuitous opportunity-if it had not been yours by fate, that would have been one thing. But it was right before your eyes, and you missed it because you were too fond of sleep... Sigh, what a sin! Nephew, you have truly wasted all our painstaking efforts this time!" Laozi sighed, a faint note of reproach in his voice.

"You'll be the death of your master sooner or later!" Cult Master Tongtian scolded loudly, beside himself with anger.

Faced with the Three Pure Ones' anger, Lin Yunji felt not the slightest bit sorry. Instead, he was extremely relieved.

Of course!

He was not relieved that the Three Pure Ones were scolding him. Rather, he was relieved that, despite listening to the Saint's lecture, his cultivation had made no particular progress. His realm remained at Mid-stage Golden Immortal!

There had been no system notification!

He had gained no cultivation points!

"This is truly a stroke of luck! What a stroke of luck!"

Lin Yunji checked himself and felt delighted.

He had made no breakthrough and had wasted thirty thousand years.

The realization put Lin Yunji in such a good mood that a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

Naturally, he paid no attention to the Three Pure Ones' scolding.

After all, as far as the Three Pure Ones were concerned, they naturally hoped Lin Yunji would grow quickly and cultivate diligently.

"You! Well, well, little jade bamboo, you really did fall asleep?"

While Lin Yunji was still happy, Nüwa's voice suddenly rang out beside him.

He had not expected Nüwa to ask him of her own accord, and he could not help smiling. "That's right. Not only did I fall asleep, I had a dream. I dreamed I traveled with you through magnificent mountains and rivers, roaming countless miles and taking in all the beautiful sights of the Primordial Wilderness. We were carefree and happy. Alas, what a pity! In the end, it was only a dream, and I was woken up!"

Nüwa gave him a reproachful glance. Ignoring his glib tongue, she said instead, "Such chances are rare. How could you waste a fortuitous opportunity like this? It was truly unwise!"

But then she remembered Lin Yunji saying that he had spent time with her in his dream. Her pretty face flushed, and an image of herself traveling through the Primordial Wilderness with Lin Yunji actually appeared in her mind.

"As I said, it's a fortuitous opportunity. You can't force such things. If it isn't mine, how can I ask for it?" Lin Yunji said, uncharacteristically serious.

Nüwa did not believe him. "Glib tongue!"

Although the Three Pure Ones were angry that Lin Yunji had wasted the opportunity, there was little they could do. The lecture on the Great Dao was already over, and Lin Yunji had slept through it. They could hardly drag Daoist Hongjun back and have him give Lin Yunji a private lecture!

So what else could they do?

Wearing dark expressions, the three of them gave Lin Yunji a thorough scolding, then took him with them and fled into the chaos.

The main reason was... it was too embarrassing!

If they stayed, the other mighty experts would only laugh at them. Better to leave early, where they would neither see nor hear it!

In any case, the mighty experts who had listened to the lecture in the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall now remembered Lin Yunji. Not only had he refused a place on one of the six lotus seats, he had also slept soundly through the Saint's lecture. More remarkably still, his realm was only Golden Immortal!

Before long, everyone else had left the hall.

For a time, only Haotian and Yaochi remained in the great hall.

"I never expected Fellow Daoist Lin Yunji to fall asleep while Teacher was giving his lecture. I even reminded him beforehand, hoping he would compete for a lotus seat!" Haotian said regretfully.

"Hee hee hee." Yaochi giggled. "I imagine Fellow Daoist Lin Yunji must have had his reasons for doing that! He really has a personality of his own!"

Haotian strongly disagreed with what Yaochi had chosen to focus on. "What reason could he have? Sleeping in the Purple Treasure Firmament Hall and wasting such a great fortuitous opportunity-there's definitely no one else like him!"

"Interesting, interesting! Fellow Daoist Lin Yunji really is terribly interesting!"