Chapter 1165: The Method to Unravel the Dream
Su Junhan looked at him. "Young Priest Xiao, given the current situation, is there any way to bring Mister Chen back?"
Xiao Dongxu paused, then said, "According to the Duke of Zhou's Dream Method, the dream master also once fell into a dreamscape. Later, his Senior Brother stepped into that dream and pulled him back out. However, this came with consequences. The dream never became reality, and the Senior Brother missed his chance to escape alongside the dream master. His divine sense scattered away with the great dream."
Su Junhan did not understand. "According to what you just said, Fellow Daoist Xiao, if that Senior Brother could enter the dreamscape, it proves the great dream actually existed. So why would it scatter afterward?"
"The dream master did not explain this in the book," Xiao Dongxu said. "Most likely, he was too heartbroken to bring it up, leaving that part of the record bare. I suspect it had to do with the dream master himself. To sustain a dream indefinitely, the dreamer must believe in it or actively wish for it to endure. His Senior Brother awakened him; the moment the dream master resolved to flee that dreamscape, the dream shattered."
Xiao Dongxu thought for a moment before explaining, "It is like a rule. The dream master is the rule. If he abandons that place, the result is that it crumbles in an instant."
Listening to this, the Old Dragon King furrowed his brow and shook his head. "I never understand this profound, esoteric nonsense. Just tell us straight—what do we need to do right now?"
Xiao Dongxu said, "Dragon Lord, my point is that our most pressing task is to figure out where Mister Chen's dreamscape is. After that, we must decide who will go into the dream. Furthermore, whoever goes in will very likely never return."
Su Junhan patted the Old Dragon King. "Keep your voice down. You're scaring the young Fellow Daoist."
The Old Dragon King shot Su Junhan a sidelong glance. "You're the only one who acts so gentle and elegant."