Using dreams as wings, Liu Chen traversed between bizarre dreamscapes as light as a bird.
The first dreamscape he entered was that of a Mortal, a blacksmith who, in his entire life, only reached a Two-Turn cultivation level.
In the second dreamscape, he became a Beastman. At that time, the Five Regions were still the world of variant humans, who hunted the Human Race for food. However, this Beastman's Aptitude was not strong either, and his cultivation only reached Rank 4.
In the third dreamscape, he became a swimming fish roaming the great ocean until he was eaten by a large fish.
He continued to traverse one dreamscape after another.
This time, he stepped into a vast and boundless azure world, as if he were in the middle of a vast starry sky. Looking up, the stars twinkled across the sky like countless brilliant gems embedded within; looking down, there was a surging and majestic blue sea of clouds, dreamlike and intoxicating.
Just then, a deafening roar broke the silence. Liu Chen looked closely and saw a massive Azure Blue Marten riding a rolling torrent, charging straight ahead like an unstoppable crashing wave. The Azure Blue Marten's entire body was covered in a layer of smooth, soft fur, like a fine silk garment, shining with a mysterious and alluring light.
Facing such a powerful attack, an old man standing on the opposite bank showed no fear. His body was shriveled and thin, and his face was twisted and hideous, revealing an air of madness and violence. Clearly, this old man was one of the three Supreme Refinement Path Great Grandmasters of the Gu World that Liu Chen already knew well—Old Immortal Kong Jue!
Seeing the scene before him, Liu Chen marveled inwardly: "It really is the Primeval Desolate Beast Azure Blue Marten and the Primeval Blue Heaven..."
While secretly activating his dream wings to constantly change shape to better hide his figure and observe the surroundings, he recalled the Long Hair Refinement Path True Inheritance. That set of true inheritance happened to contain a secret technique that Old Immortal Kong Jue excelled at—the Immortal Aperture Displacement Technique.
Just then, Old Immortal Kong Jue suddenly extended his right hand, chanting under his breath, and instantly unleashed a peerlessly powerful Immortal Path Killer Move!
In an instant, the space around that Azure Blue Marten seemed to become distorted. Vaguely, circles of transparent light bands emerged, trapping it tightly like invisible walls.
The Azure Blue Marten was locked within a giant cubic cage; no matter how it struggled, it could not move an inch. The originally surging and aggressive waves also seemed to lose their backbone, quickly calming down.
"Hahahaha... Good marten! This Immortal will definitely see the plan through to success this time!" Seeing his masterpiece, Old Immortal Kong Jue laughed triumphantly.
While laughing wildly, he waved his finger again and made a light stroke. A mysterious and unfathomable power immediately gushed out from his body.
Next, an astonishing scene occurred—a Gu Master who had already fallen into a coma appeared out of thin air! Not only that, Old Immortal Kong Jue reached out his left hand without hesitation, reaching into the cube where the Azure Blue Marten was, and easily took out its entire stomach! Then, with a swift stroke of his hand, he mercilessly cut a deep gash in that Gu Master, appearing as if he intended to forcefully stuff the Azure Blue Marten's stomach into this poor Gu Master's body!
Facing this soul-stirring scene, Old Immortal Kong Jue remained oblivious, continuing to perform various Killer Moves as if no one else were there. After a series of complex and tedious operations, he actually succeeded in transplanting the Azure Blue Marten's stomach into the Gu Master's body!
However, the good times did not last. Before anyone could react, something shocking happened again: the Mortal Gu Master who had just finished the surgery suddenly had his muscles begin to melt and collapse at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a short moment, the entire person turned into a puddle of slimy, disgusting liquid, with only the Azure Blue Marten's stomach floating alone in the air.
"Failed again..." Old Immortal Kong Jue muttered to himself, his face full of unwillingness. He had tried countless times, but every time ended in failure—Mortals simply could not withstand the power contained within those dao marks.
Just then, Old Immortal Kong Jue suddenly looked up, his gaze as sharp as a hawk's, locking tightly onto Liu Chen. Immediately after, a powerful and mysterious energy erupted, forming an invisible spatial barrier that firmly trapped Liu Chen within and instantly teleported him to his front.
Facing such a turn of events, Liu Chen couldn't help but be startled: "Hmm?!"
However, he did not panic. Instead, he immediately circulated the spiritual energy in his body and activated the brilliant dream wings on his back. With a gentle flap, the dream wings carried him through that seemingly indestructible spatial barrier as fast as a flash of lightning.
Seeing what happened, a flash of surprise crossed Old Immortal Kong Jue's eyes: "Oh? Interesting... To actually break through my Spatial Prison so easily... Judging by your appearance, you must also be a Gu Immortal proficient in Space Path, right? Hahahaha, heaven is truly helping me! Meeting you today is truly a burst of explosive luck for this old man!"
As it turned out, Old Immortal Kong Jue's main path was Refinement Path, while also cultivating Space Path. He had particularly deep research into Apertures and immortal apertures, and his lifelong pursuit was to refine the entire Gu World by refining immortal apertures.
In his view, the Gu World was like an incomparably huge and complex giant immortal aperture. If he could successfully refine it, he might hope to use it to break through his cultivation Bottleneck and achieve a supreme status, becoming a unique Refinement Path Venerable throughout the ages.
Now that he had encountered a Gu Immortal who could so easily break his Spatial Prison Killer Move, his interest was naturally piqued. Old Immortal Kong Jue first performed a Killer Move, activating the Fixed Universe Immortal Gu, instantly causing the surrounding space to freeze, making it impossible for others to use Space Path methods to escape the restraint.
"To think that the master of this dreamscape still has the ability to launch an attack on me, it truly is a sudden disaster!" Liu Chen groaned inwardly, but his movements were not slow at all as he immediately activated the Dream Wing Immortal Valley.
With the wings granted by this immortal gu, he was able to gallop freely within the dream world without worrying about any obstacles—even a Killer Move from an Eighth Rank Valley Immortal would find it difficult to trap him.
"Immortal Path Killer Move: Unravel Dream."
In an instant, the originally clear sky became gloomy, as if covered by a thick layer of dark clouds. Just then, a figure of a Gu Immortal identical to Liu Chen appeared in front of Old Immortal Kong Jue, and this newly appeared Gu Immortal had clearly become a prisoner; meanwhile, the real Liu Chen hid within a thick mass of clouds, successfully avoiding the other's pursuit.
However, the story did not end there. Everyone watched as Old Immortal Kong Jue once again stuffed the Azure Blue Marten's stomach into his own body, which immediately triggered a more violent repulsion between dao marks. Accompanied by a world-shaking explosion, the body of the substitute Liu Chen burst apart, turning into countless small fragments flying in all directions. Even the Azure Blue Marten's stomach vanished into thin air, leaving only the sighing Old Immortal Kong Jue to turn and depart.