Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 712 Ubiquitous Surveillance

"They really came to pry into my dreams and memories?"

Shang Lu remained outwardly calm, but his mind raced: "Luckily, I took precautions in advance. Otherwise, while I could defend against Dream Peeping, Old Zhu and Du Feng wouldn't have been able to."

After discovering the "eyes" that could see into dreams and memories, Shang Lu was no longer in a hurry to wake up.

In reality, with his third sister-in-law by his side, if there were any real danger, he would be awakened immediately, and it wouldn't be too late.

Now, it's better to let this "eye" play tricks on us, lest the person behind it discovers that they can perceive dream-peeping, thus arousing suspicion and stronger investigative methods.

As soon as the thought arose, Shang Lu immediately and silently activated the "Heart Sutra of Supreme Goodness Like Water" and drew upon the power of the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus to quickly weave together a series of false memories within his dream.

The "eyes" peering into Shang Lu's memories quickly revealed the growth history of a member of the Jin family, as well as the Jin family's intention in coming to Wushan—to deliver medicine on orders and to cultivate relationships so that the Jin family could infiltrate the central government and find some assistance.

These "eyes" probe memories at an extremely fast speed, grasping them all in just a few breaths.

Although it is strange and can silently sneak into dreams, it is not strong enough to discover that everything it sees is an illusion.

At the same time, it was unaware that when it left the dream world of the pokeweed, a wisp of power stuck to its body.

It was the water-based divine power that Shang Lu had refined from Wu Zhiqi.

The water element's divine power is slippery and sticky, making it extremely difficult to conceal. The "eye" itself exudes a cold and sinister aura. When this wisp of water element divine power adhered to its body, it was immediately concealed and became difficult to detect.

Shang Lu wants to use this "eye" to find out who is spying on his dreams.

If needed, the power of water can be used as a vessel to bring down a strange blood mist, polluting those who enter dreams and peer into memories, as well as the "eyes" that are released.

The chaos that will ensues will likely be no less than the contamination of the mother worm by maggots on the tarsal bones!

If two chaotic events were to erupt at the same time, the entire Wushan region would likely descend into chaos.

Whether they are conducting rescue operations or evacuating, they are able to provide excellent cover.

The "eyes" that infiltrated Shang Lu's dream were unaware that they had been turned into Shang Lu's informants without his knowledge.

After leaving the dream of the pokeweed, it infiltrated the dreams of other people, spending only a very short time in each dream.

During this time, some people actually noticed its existence and even used their magical power and essence to try to destroy it.

But these strange "eyes" are clearly experienced in entering dreams and prying into memories. Faced with these sudden situations, they react quickly and decisively, immediately escaping the dream without the slightest hesitation.

However, the troubles that the wizards and monks encountered after driving away the "eyes" had only just begun.

As soon as the "eyes" left, there was immediate commotion on the street outside.

The "night watchmen" of Wushan City surrounded them from all directions, intending to capture these wizards and monks who resisted entering their dreams and memories, and to interrogate and torture them.

"Everyone thinks Wushan is a good place, but the people living here are constantly under surveillance. They can even be turned into raw materials for elixirs in an instant if a powerful person needs them..."

Shang Lu sighed inwardly, gaining a deeper understanding of the terror of Wushan.

Before long, it was the middle of the night. The "eyes" that Shang Lu had attached with a wisp of water-based divine power finally finished traversing the dream and returned to a government office called the "Secret Intelligence Bureau."

Only after the dream journey ended did the "eyes" reveal their true form—a constantly writhing black shadow.

Based on its characteristics and the aura it emitted, the pokeweed concluded that it was a dream spirit.

So-called dream spirits are monsters born from dreams. Most dream spirits are products of nightmares, and what they like best is to feed on the negative emotions such as fear, despair, and grief that living beings generate in nightmares.

Similarly, dream spirits can manipulate the dreams of living beings, causing them to have all sorts of nightmares and strange dreams in order to obtain food.

Although Shang Lu had only just arrived in Wushan, he discovered that the ordinary people there had an almost servile mentality towards King Ba, the imperial court, and even powerful families.

It is estimated that Meng Ling played a part in this.

It's no wonder that Bai Lingxu, who was known as a "know-it-all," had been unable to get any useful clues from Wushan.

It's not that Senior Brother Bai is all talk and no action; it's just that this place is too strange and eerie.

As Shang Lu sighed inwardly, Meng Ling returned to the Secret Service and walked through the halls and rooms, heading straight to the center of the office.

There is a big tree here.

However, at this moment, under the moonlight and with the influence of the surrounding low incantations, the great tree revealed its true form!

It wasn't a tree at all, but a huge witch banner!

The tree trunk serves as the flagpole, while the branches and leaves are the flag strips.

This is a Dream Soul Banner, filled with dream spirits.

Around the Dream Soul Banner, in a formation resembling the Heavenly Gang, stood thirty-six wizards clad in black robes. Each wizard wore a gray-black mask, exuding a sinister and eerie aura.

The dream spirit, imbued with the water elemental power by the pokeweed, did not return directly to the Dream Soul Banner. Instead, it went to one of the wizards and poured all the things it had seen in its dream that night into the bronze mirror held by the wizard.

The front of the bronze mirror is a smooth surface, while the back features a relief of a human face, covered with densely packed shamanistic script, resembling a tattoo.

This facial mirror is used for a second round of verification.

If the Dream Spirits miss some problems, they will find them.

At this moment, around the Dream Soul Banner, there are many dream spirits who have returned from their dream tours, recounting the various things they saw and heard in their dreams today, which are then reviewed by the Human Face Mirror.

Every now and then, the human face mirror would emit a sharp warning sound, indicating that a suspicious dream had been discovered.

If any problems arise, the wizard holding the mirror with the human face will identify the person and address in the dream and hand it over to the Night Watch in Wushan City for handling.

Having peeked into the dream of the pokeweed, the dream spirit recounted all its observations. The human-face mirror showed no reaction, so the dream spirit turned and returned to the Dream Soul Banner.

At this moment, Shang Lu quietly let that wisp of water-based divine power detach from Meng Ling and attach itself to the Dream Soul Banner.

At this moment, the Dream Soul Banner was at its busiest, with Dream Spirits coming and going, causing its aura to become somewhat chaotic.

Therefore, although there were thirty-six black-robed wizards guarding around the Dream Soul Banner, none of them were aware of this situation.

After concealing this wisp of water-based divine power, Shang Lu did not take any other action.

This wisp of water-based divine power is enough.

At a crucial moment, it will detonate the Dream Banner, giving the people of Wushan City an extraordinary dream.

After Shang Lu had arranged everything, he withdrew his divine sense and ended the dream.

When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was my third sister standing guard in front of me.

"Thank you for protecting me, my wife," Shang Lu said softly with gratitude.

To his surprise, before Third Sister could respond, a series of chattering fox calls rang out from inside the house.

Upon closer inspection, Shang Lu realized it was a little black fox.

This guy actually didn't sleep. After he was hypnotized into a dream, he and Third Sister stayed by his side. Now he's humming, obviously trying to curry favor.

It's just that the little black fox can't speak human language yet, otherwise it would definitely say, "I've been protecting you, why aren't you grateful to me?"

Shang Lu was somewhat surprised. The strange night watchman's clapper sound had even hypnotized him into a dream instantly, yet the little black fox remained unaffected.

Was it its spiritual resistance that surpassed its own, which possessed the five internal organs and had practiced the Heart Sutra? Or was it due to the protection and blessing of the mountain spirit?
Regardless of the outcome, the little black fox did indeed perform a meritorious service in protecting its prey. Whether its protection was effective or not is another matter, but its attitude deserves recognition and praise.

Shang Lu knew what the little black fox wanted, so he took a piece of spirit fat from his storage artifact and tossed it to the little black fox, which caught it in its mouth and swallowed it in a few bites.

After rewarding the little black fox, Shang Lu prepared to check on Bai Lingxu, Zhu Quan, and the others, but before he could even leave the house, someone came looking for him.

"My boss."

Senior Brother Bai's voice came from outside, very low.

Shang Lu waved his hand, and the door opened by itself. Bai Lingxu slipped in. Only after Shang Lu took out the remnant spirit of "Unlistenable" and the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus did he whisper, "Just now, a dream spirit entered my dream to spy on my memories."

Bai Lingxu's arrival had already surprised Shang Lu greatly, and hearing this only amplified his astonishment.

After all, Senior Brother Bai was harmed by Jin Yutang, which greatly damaged his cultivation. Now that he has recovered slightly, his cultivation is still in the Qi Refining Realm. It was really beyond Shang Lu's expectations that he was able to discover Meng Ling.

Seeing Shang Lu's confusion, Bai Lingxu quickly explained the reason:
"Junior Brother Shang previously suspected that someone might enter our dreams to spy on our true nature. Fortunately, I had previously signed a contract with a Dream Eater by chance, so today I borrowed the Dream Eater's power just in case."

As a result, while I was cultivating and healing, I suddenly fell asleep and entered a dream, which was spied on by the dream spirit.

Fortunately, the false memories that Junior Brother Shang had constructed through his magic had fooled the Dream Spirit, and it hadn't noticed anything amiss. As for me, I used the power borrowed from the Dream Eater to attach myself to the Dream Spirit's body and enter the dream together with it..."

Shang Lu knew that Bai Lingxu not only had a wide network of connections, but also had excellent business skills, which allowed him to accumulate a lot of medicinal materials and acquire many witch beasts. So it was not surprising that Bai Lingxu had a Dream Eater.

He simply asked, "Did you enter the Secret Service with Meng Ling?"

"Junior Brother Shang also discovered Meng Ling?"

Bai Lingxu was surprised, but not much. He had long known that Shang Lu was no longer the same as before and possessed all sorts of amazing abilities.

After only a slight surprise, Senior Brother Bai shook his head and said, "The Secret Service is heavily guarded. I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't go in. However, during my journey into the dream with Meng Ling, I discovered a few strange things."

(There will be another chapter tonight.)
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