Then all my cultivation as an immortal has been for nothing?

Chapter 26 What does it mean to hit the jackpot?
Wang Yi became more and more excited as he thought about it.

The demonic cultivators I just encountered were undoubtedly bad people, and there was nothing morally wrong with turning them into "nourishment" for my own growth.

Wang Yi then recalled the human head that the stuttering demonic cultivator had just pulled out.

That guy deserved to die.

However, returning now could lead to a trap.

Moreover, there are still many aspects of this dream world that I don't understand. In order to "act on behalf of Heaven" in this world, I need to supplement my relevant background knowledge. After understanding enough background knowledge, I will then test the ability of killing demonic cultivators to obtain supernatural powers.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Actually, there are many things that can be done right now.

Wang Yi is an action-oriented person; once he makes up his mind, he takes action.

First, I need a reference point to help me identify the direction.

The reason Wang Yi was able to encounter that demonic cultivator before was because his bat-like supernatural abilities detected the aura emanating from the demonic cultivator and attracted him there.

Now, within the range that the supernatural power can detect, no aura has been sensed.

Wang Yi became increasingly proficient in using this supernatural power, not only able to search his surroundings but also to conduct directional investigations.

He decided to name this supernatural ability "Qi Observation".

After searching the area using Qi Observation, Wang Yi determined that he could not identify the location by Qi Observation until he discovered a new demonic cultivator.

Then we have to settle for second best and choose visuals.

Wang Yi jumped to a high place and looked into the distance.

He spotted a nine-story tower in the distance, with something glowing at the top.

This tower, like a lighthouse, directly serves as a reference point.

Could it be that the demonic cultivators who entered this dream relied on this tower to determine their location?
Wang Yi was so nervous when he fled that he didn't notice the tower at all. He relied entirely on the Qi-gazing technique to run as fast as he could away from the enemy.

Because of this, he didn't know which direction to take, using the tower as a reference point, to continue moving away from the enemy.

As for flying towards the tower—Wang Yi glanced at the PPK in his hand and decided to wait until the firepower was increased before making a decision.

Just as Wang Yi was pondering, the light from the tower gradually went out.

The only landmark in the world that could be used as a reference point to determine direction has disappeared.

why?
Is the market over?
But the demonic cultivator just now seemed to have entered the dream world and hadn't started the transaction yet—Wang Yi was his first customer.

If you want to continue trading, keeping the tower lit up is the right choice.

Just then, Wang Yi's Qi Observation ability detected a new target: a cultivator was moving at high speed in the dream, emitting Qi as he went.

The tower is destroyed, and the moving target appears. Is there any connection between these events?
Could it be that because I, a good person, accidentally wandered in, the demonic cultivators left early?
The moment Wang Yi thought this, the target spotted him and turned towards him without saying a word.

They're after me!
So, the tower was destroyed to make it impossible for me to identify my location?
After you've ruined my sense of direction, will you send out combatants to make the arrest?
Wang Yi got goosebumps all over and immediately activated his Dream Walker's supernatural powers, doing his best to create distance.

Fortunately, Wang Yi was faster.

The combatants also realized this and abandoned the pursuit.

Wang Yi wanted to stop and see what he was going to do, but the next moment his Qi Observation Divine Power detected three other targets.

Moreover, the three targets came from different directions, forming a semi-encirclement around Wang Yi.

"Damn it!" Wang Yi wanted to run away, but then he immediately thought of a possibility: what if this dream had boundaries?
Wouldn't that leave me trapped like a turtle in a jar?

It's better to leave the dream as soon as possible.

As for how to leave, the only option is to believe the movie "Inception".

Wang Yi chose the tallest tower, stood atop it, took a deep breath, and then stepped forward—

The feeling of falling.

Wang Yi then realized that there was a river below the tower, and he had fallen straight into the river.

His memory ends at this point.

The next instant, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Everything was white.

However, the white color gradually faded.

It was the ceiling, with two fluorescent light tubes installed in the middle, and almost all the light that dazzled Wang Yi's eyes came from them.

Did she really wake up? No, movies have dreams within dreams. To confirm if she's really awake, we need to spin a top—

As Wang Yigang thought this, a sharp pain shot through the back of his head.

Can't I even have the idea of ​​a spinning top? So I'm still dreaming?

To verify this, Wang Yi decided to use his newly acquired supernatural power.

However, nothing happened. He did not move with his thoughts and remained lying on the bed, which was probably in a hospital room.

The back of my head was still throbbing with pain.

"You feel pain, right?" Elsa's voice suddenly came out. "Theoretically, your body has fully recovered. That kind of pain is the legendary 'phantom pain.' Your subconscious mind knows that part has been damaged, so you 'feel' the pain."

Wang Yi turned to Elsa and asked, "Was it destroyed? What happened?"

Elsa shrugged: "Your soul was being dragged into the abyss because of what the demonic cultivator sent you. So I took emergency measures, otherwise you would have irreversibly turned into a monster, just like Gregor Samsa."

Wang Yi frowned: "You've actually read Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'?"

"Damn it, you're the one who told me that! Could it be that you've lost your memory?"

Wang Yi then remembered that he had indeed said that to Elsa.

Elsa's words reminded him, so he began to check if there were any gaps in his memory.

At this moment, Elsa said, "You must have had a dream, right? Although you weren't dragged into the abyss, your soul must have lingered in the shallows for a while." Wang Yi frowned. He had originally planned to completely conceal these things and treat his dream as his hunting ground, but now the situation had changed.

It appears the company was aware that it had briefly lingered in the collective unconscious space—that is, in a dream state.

So he decisively changed his strategy and nodded to Elsa: "Yes, I remember arriving at a place that looked like a Hengdian World Studios set, and I still had a Walter PPK in my hand."

Elsa: "Wait a minute, I'll call in Old Mrs. Hao—Manager Hao. You should say these things in front of her and the recorder, and record it on video as evidence."

Wang Yi: "Okay."

Just as Elsa picked up her phone, Manager Hao led two people into the room.

“We noticed Wang Yi has woken up.” Manager Hao stared at Wang Yi for a few seconds. “Good, at least his emotions seem quite stable. Are you ready to begin questioning him now? Or do you want to rest and have something to eat?”

Wang Yi: "Aside from severe pain in the back of my head, I have no other problems and can ask me anything."

"Phantom pain, right? Just take some medicine."

The doctor who followed Manager Hao in made a gesture to the nurse, and immediately a nurse brought over a bottle of medicine on a tray.

It was ibuprofen.

Wang Yi was already used to this kind of development. He picked up the ibuprofen and threw it into his mouth, then gulped down the half-cup of water that had been brought to him.

Manager Hao waited patiently, staring at Wang Yi's face with an inquiring gaze.

Wang Yi put down his cup: "I'm ready, let's begin."

The man in black, whom Manager Hao brought in, took out a body camera and turned it on: "We will now begin the questioning. During the questioning, data such as blood pressure and electrocardiogram recorded by the medical device will be retained. The company will analyze this data to confirm whether what you are saying is true."

You know that, don't you?

Wang Yi nodded: "I know."

The man in black wearing a body camera: "You agree to be questioned under these circumstances, right?"

Wang Yi thought to himself, "How could I possibly disagree?"
“I agree,” he said.

The man in black with the body camera: "Let's begin the questioning. Name!"

"Wang Yi".

Next, Wang Yi selectively concealed the part about his cheat system and recounted in detail what happened after he entered Hengdian World Studios, encountered the demonic cultivators, and stumbled upon their dream gathering.

In the stories he fabricated, PPK was unstoppable, suppressing all the demonic cultivators to the point of immobility.

He could only make this up, otherwise he would have to explain how he flew in a public dream.

Towards the end, Wang Yi said, "Later I remembered that in the movie Inception, creating the feeling of falling or weightlessness can wake people up, so they jump off the tower."

"My last memory in the dream was that I seemed to have fallen into the water."

Elsa suddenly interjected, "You're lucky you only fell into the water. If you felt the water getting warmer, you'd probably wet the bed."

Can you do this?

Manager Hao: "Elsa! We're making inquiries now."

The man in black wearing the dashcam said, "It's okay. Recording the truth as much as possible is part of the later evaluation. This kind of casual conversation doesn't violate any regulations."

Is it not against the rules?

Manager Hao: "So you killed a demonic cultivator in your dream?"

Wang Yi: "Yes, but before he was killed, he said it would only wake him up."

Elsa: "If it were his own dream, or a specific person's dream, that would certainly be the case. But in a public dream, being beaten to death is death."

Wang Yi said "Oh": "So in the movie Inception..."

"It's also shown in the movie, when they finally enter the abyss of unconsciousness," Manager Hao said.

Out of curiosity, Wang Yi asked, "So, is that movie also a form of cognitive interference?"

"It's not about distraction, but about showing the audience how to quickly wake up if they accidentally enter a shared dream world."

Oh, I see. It actually came in handy.

Manager Hao: "We will arrange for people to search for the body of the dead demonic cultivator. It should be discovered by the detection department today."

Wang Yi: "Is the detection department really that efficient? Then why didn't they capture the demonic cultivators while they were still alive?"

He spoke with a hint of emotion, because he was thinking again about the head of that sixteen-year-old child.

Those demonic cultivators deserve to die.

"It's not that the detection department is highly efficient. When such a weak demonic cultivator is alive, it's difficult to detect him if he's careful. But once he dies, the Nine Cauldrons will begin to erase the traces he left behind, and the detection department will then detect the noises made when the Nine Cauldrons are in operation," Manager Hao explained in detail. "You'll know all of this if you've read the book 'Introduction to Basic Knowledge for Apprentice Cultivators'."

Wang Yi's mouth dropped open: "Uh, there's a book like this?"

Elsa: "You have this book?"

Manager Hao sighed: "Elsa, I will write these things down in your performance review this month."

"Coo coo coo!" Elsa cried out and collapsed onto Wang Yi's bedside table.

At this moment, Wang Yi remembered the grand plan he had devised in his dream and asked, "How can I enter this collective unconscious space if I want to? I mean, besides being shot dead?"

“Generally, it’s impossible to enter on your own,” Manager Hao said. “Unless you acquire the Dream Walker’s supernatural powers. The second of those demonic cultivators you encountered was probably invited into the dream by a demonic cultivator society called the Micro-Light Alliance.”

Wang Yi: "What do you mean?"

Manager Hao looked at Elsa, his expression seeming to say: Let me test your basic common sense as a mentor.

Elsa: "There should be monks in the society who have mastered the supernatural powers of dream walkers. As long as you give your hair and birth date to the walker, you can be guided to a specific public dream when you enter a dream."

"And the first demonic cultivator you encountered, the one you killed, was very likely to directly possess the Dream Walker's supernatural powers. He lurked in the dream and ambushed the cultivators who entered."

It took Wang Yi a lot of effort to avoid looking at his wrist.

(End of this chapter)