Chapter 848: You’re... You’re Telling Me... That’s Xiao Han?!
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 848: You’re... You’re Telling Me... That’s Xiao Han?!
"A miracle? What miracle?" Bev Alanna watched Mei Lind’s composed expression and gradually began to calm down herself. "You really do have another plan, don't you! Out with it! Is scaring me like this supposed to be fun?"
"I do have many plans... but the scale of the Primitive Dream Realm’s interference has far exceeded my expectations."
"Can't you just get to the point? I don't need the explanation," Bev Alanna interjected.
"It means my arrangements are basically useless now. The anchors in the Expansion Realm have been swallowed by the Primitive Dream Realm. I have some backup plans, but because of you, we’ve sunk too deep into the Primitive Dream Realm, so their effectiveness won't be great..."
"Fine, fine... my bad, my fault... So, are we just stuck relying on the Primal Witch to fish us out?"
"Isn't there still one more miracle?"
"So, what is this miracle?"
"Xiao Han, of course." As Mei Lind spoke, everything shaped by the Primitive Dream Realm within her vision began to dissipate.
As mere soul consciousnesses, they were undoubtedly minuscule before the Primitive Dream Realm.
And right now, the boundless scroll within their perception... was that massive dream world!
Even in the Primitive Dream Realm, where concepts of size were meaningless, Mei Lind could not suppress her shock upon realizing that this was the "Fool's Village" Xiao Han had described.
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The Primitive Dream Realm.
Fool's Village.
"We have now arrived in the Shallow Dream... Thank you for your trust, Village Chief."
I looked at the Fool's Dream before me. She had watched over this Fool's Village for an unknown amount of time, and now, witnessed by all the Fool's Dream, she was transferring the title of Village Chief to me.
To them, I was still their Sage Sister.
The fundamental reason for this decision was that the Village Chief had entrusted the Dream Scroll to me.
With this... the Holy Relics were now nominally unified.
"No... it is we Fool's Dream who should thank you, Sage Sister. Also, I am no longer the Village Chief. If you wish to address me... just call me Yu Xing."
"Yu Xing? That’s a lovely name. Since you’ve asked me to call you Yu Xing, could you stop using such a distant title like 'Sage Sister'?"
"Um... then... Sage... Sister?"
"Haha~ You’re the one who chose to call me that! Let’s stick with it then!" Finally being called "Sage Sister" by her made me feel quite satisfied!
Although Yu Xing was no longer the Village Chief, she habitually followed behind me.
Time was of the essence. To protect this dream world and preserve the Dream Scroll, I had to take over this place and use the Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment—this Holy Relic—to carry the Dream Scroll.
After all, the two were "homologous" entities.
As for what would happen next, even I wasn't entirely sure.
Even in the worst-case scenario where Fool's Village collapsed, I could use the Order of my own Dream Domain to protect most of the Fool's Dream within the Shallow Dream of the Primitive Dream Realm.
But that was merely a last resort.
When I reached the top of the Starlight Tower, I finally received a communication from Sister Bai.
The Primitive Dream Realm had suddenly surged, "submerging" a large area of reality.
This indirectly proved that Fool's Village had indeed arrived at the location I had anticipated.
I slowly released the power of the Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment, reaching out to the Dream Scroll currently floating above Fool's Village.
"Sage Sister, the Dream Scroll cannot be touched directly. If it truly is as you said—that it is Fool's Village itself—then..."
"I can feel it. It truly has no physical form," I replied softly.
"Then... how will you pick it up, Sage Sister? If you touch it directly... a massive surge of memories will impact your consciousness."
"I don't need to pick it up... I just need to treat it as a special piece of knowledge and utilize it."
As I spoke, the Dream Scroll hovering over Fool's Village unfurled.
I reached out and tapped it lightly.
Invisible ripples emanated from my fingertip.
Unexpectedly, the Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment showed no sign of "merging" with this Dream Scroll.
It didn't feel like two fragments coming together; rather, it felt like a resonance between two things of the same origin.
Instead, it was my Tree of Great Knowledge that began to carry the "memories" within that scroll on my behalf.
The "Dream Tree of Great Knowledge," reconstructed within the Primitive Dream Realm, gradually condensed into a unique Great Knowledge Seed.
Then... the Dream Scroll simply vanished.
In that moment, I suddenly understood.
The Dream Scroll was not a concrete object, nor was it the so-called other half of the Holy Relic.
The Dream Scroll was simply a tapestry woven by the Fool's Dream using the Holy Relic as a core.
The point was never the scroll itself, but the content passed down by the Fool's Dream—their memories.
Once these memories were transcribed through my Tree of Great Knowledge, the Dream Scroll continued to exist in a different form.
And this Fool's Village... was a home woven by all the Fool's Dream here using their memories and their own dreams, with the Holy Relic as the medium.
I could feel the fragility of Fool's Village through my Dream Domain. It was precisely because of this fragility that it was so easily invaded by dream creatures.
Without my intervention, the existence of Fool's Village would have remained at an Unknowable level within the Primitive Dream Realm.
Now that it had manifested within the Primitive Dream Realm, only I, relying on my Dream Domain, could maintain the extension of Order.
"How... how can this be? The scroll... how did the scroll disappear?!" Yu Xing’s eyes widened in disbelief as she watched the Dream Scroll vanish, a flash of panic appearing in her gaze.
"Don't panic... Look~ isn't the scroll right here? Fool's Village hasn't collapsed; it has simply taken a different form to exist here."
I knelt down, comforting Yu Xing with one hand while holding up a unique Great Knowledge Seed with the other.
Strictly speaking, this wasn't a Sequence Derivation Great Knowledge Seed. It was a seed condensed by the Tree of Great Knowledge, using its seed-forming method to transcribe the memories of the Dream Scroll.
Without wanting to exaggerate, memories in this state were far more stable than the presentation of the Dream Scroll.
"This... this is the Dream Scroll?"
Yu Xing gradually recovered from her panic. Realizing that Fool's Village hadn't collapsed and that this seed-like object indeed radiated an "aura" similar to the Dream Scroll, she finally relaxed.
"That’s right~ Everything will be fine. I am the Sage of the Fool's Dream and the Village Chief of Fool's Village. Even if the worst happens, I won't abandon you."
"Mm!"
After comforting Yu Xing, my mind began to brainstorm frantically.
The nature of the Dream Scroll was somewhat beyond my expectations.
I had originally thought it would be a fragment of [Transcendent Knowledge] from the Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment, but now it seemed to be a derivative dream creation of [Transcendent Knowledge].
I vaguely remembered a conclusion I had reached before: everything about a dream creature belongs to the Primitive Dream Realm, including its memories.
But the Fool's Dream had used the Holy Relic to weave memories that belonged uniquely to them!
That was how they anchored their own existence and gave meaning to the term "Fool's Dream."
Furthermore, through "my" perception, the concept of the Fool's Dream was thoroughly anchored.
Because I was the one anchoring the perception of the Fool's Dream, they now had "appearances," "names," and "language" within the Primitive Dream Realm...
Their form of existence was like Schrödinger's cat; only after being observed by me did everything they did take on meaning.
And for them, what was meaning?
Their forms, their behaviors, their everything...
Every concept that could be perceived was the result of their efforts and the very meaning of their existence.
And now...
This Great Knowledge Seed... no, that name was no longer accurate. I should call it the "Seed of Fool's Dream"!
I was thinking about how to "place" it.
Currently, the Seed of Fool's Dream clearly represented the dream concept of Fool's Village and the entirety of the Fool's Dreams' memories.
After being reintegrated by [Transcendent Knowledge], it had also been endowed with the characteristics of the Tree of Great Knowledge.
Initially, I had thought about using the Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment to carry the Dream Scroll, but now... it seemed my Soul Dream could carry its existence.
However, if I planted it in my Soul Dream, wouldn't my Soul Dream turn into a forest...
Moreover, there was almost no space left in my Soul Dream for the Seed of Fool's Dream.
Though the Soul Dream seemed vast, it only hosted two trees: the Tree of Great Knowledge and the Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment.
But these two unified my Sea of Consciousness and Dream Sea, dividing the characteristics of the Soul Dream in two.
There was simply no room here for the Seed of Fool's Dream.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it... there's always a way," I sighed, saying as much.
Though I said that, a faint idea was forming—though it was perhaps a bit too mad.
That was... to reshape the Seed of Fool's Dream into the Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment!
After all, the current Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment was essentially just a tree shape I had reshaped; at its core, it was still the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Art spellbook created by the Academy Dean.
The Seed of Fool's Dream originated from the Dream Scroll, and the Dream Scroll shared the same origin as the [Transcendent Knowledge] of the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Art. Thus, it could naturally become the framework for the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Art.
Furthermore, the Seed of Fool's Dream had been transcribed by the Tree of Great Knowledge. Therefore, a Tree of Great Wisdom Enlightenment reshaped from the Seed of Fool's Dream would have no barrier between it and the Tree of Great Knowledge...
Thinking of this, I almost wanted to cheer for my own inspiration!
But to achieve this, I had to do one thing.
I had to... dismantle the Great Wisdom Enlightenment Art!
That was a Great Spellbook... Even though I had made bold claims before, I still hesitated when it came time to actually do it.
But... I recalled that "grand declaration" that had once surfaced in my mind.
"Some [Transcendent Knowledge] is destined to be unsuitable for a Great Spellbook!"
If I used a portion of [Transcendent Knowledge] just to give the Fool's Dream a paradise, would others understand?
Thinking of this... I had my answer.
It was just like my dungeon world, which had become a private world for me and Sister Bai.
If others were unwilling to do it, then I would be happy to!
After all, I believed that there existed [Transcendent Knowledge] in this world that lived only to turn a concept into true life!
What’s more... if I let the Seed of Fool's Dream become the dream represented by the "Dual Tree Structure," it would perfectly solve the problem of where to "place" the seed.
Now... it was time to deal with the Primitive Dream Realm!
I gripped the Seed of Fool's Dream in my right hand, pouring the Order of the Dream Domain into it.
Endless Power of Knowledge erupted from the Fool's Village where I stood!
Only when Fool's Village was completely free of worries would it be time to end this.
"Yu Xing~" I called out softly. Yu Xing immediately looked up at me. "Your Sage Sister... has to leave for a bit. But please, don't worry~ When I return, it will be to lead you all into a brand new world!"
"Then... it's a promise!" Yu Xing imitated the ritual I had taught the Fool's Dream, making a fist with her right hand and extending her pinky.
I also reached out, hooking my pinky with her small hand.
"Of course~ It's a promise!"
As I finished speaking, I completely mastered the Seed of Fool's Dream, and the Order of the Dream Domain thoroughly dominated the current Fool's Village.
Under the enhancement of the domain's Order, my soul essence shimmered with the golden light of Order, and the halo formed by the Power of Knowledge pulsed continuously.
Until my soul broke through the boundaries of Fool's Village...
When I opened my eyes again, what I held in my hand was no longer that Seed of Fool's Dream, but... the Fool's Village that existed within the Primitive Dream Realm!
I was now standing within the Primitive Dream Realm itself.
The dream of Fool's Village, which was already quite large for the Primitive Dream Realm, now sat in my hand like a handful of toys, and I cradled it with care.
The scene... should have been very heartwarming.
But to the entities within the Primitive Dream Realm, it was like a cataclysmic upheaval!
The dream of Fool's Village, which the dream creatures had viewed as prey, was now being held in the palm of such a "being."
And her every movement represented the Order she held within the Primitive Dream Realm!
This was the conscious manifestation of the Order of the Dream Domain!
An irresistible Truth!
In a "corner" where information accumulated within the Primitive Dream Realm, several figures looked through the lost dreams shaped by the realm and saw that colossal figure standing tall above the Primitive Dream Realm.
Even within their "line of sight," they could only see a portion of that gargantuan silhouette.
"Is... is that... a person?!" Bev Alanna, being the most impulsive of the group, was the first to break the silence.
"No, rather... that is Xiao Han," Mei Lind spoke up to correct her. "Bai Yu... I'm not mistaken, am I?"
"No... I wouldn't mistake her. That’s the dress Xiao Han wears most often!" Bai Yu forced down her shock to speak.
But she still couldn't believe what Xiao Han had done to become so massive!
Every conscious being present fell into a stunned silence.
The pressure brought by such a colossal figure turned into something tangible within the Primitive Dream Realm!
Even the dream creatures became restless at this moment. Those that had been circling that particular dream instinctively fled, diving into the deeper reaches of the Primitive Dream Realm as if for their lives.
Then, the figure moved.
She gently turned her right hand over and brushed across the dream of Fool's Village as if wiping away dust. Countless dream creatures were swept away like specks of dirt.
With a soft breath, those dream creatures were completely cleared from the dream of Fool's Village.
And this "sphere" of a dream became transparent, shimmering with dreamlike colors, shining brilliantly within the Primitive Dream Realm!
The entire movement was fluid and natural, as if she had done something utterly trivial.
"You’re... You’re telling me... That’s Xiao Han?!"