Chapter 5

After this conflict, Zhan Waner was worried that Xuan Yu would seek revenge, so she prohibited Xiao Ran from leaving the courtyard for a while. Although being confined, Xiao Ran did not take it too seriously. The previous events had taught him that without some means of self-protection in Tianyuan, one could die at any moment. This time, if it weren't for his mother, his life would have been in grave danger.

Cultivating martial arts would not show immediate results, so Xiao Ran decided to start with his mental power.

After consulting with Xiao Mi, Xiao Ran informed his mother, Zhan Waner, that the spirit of the artifact, Xiao Mi, would teach him a spell, and he needed to seclude himself. He would stay in his bedroom and not go anywhere during this time.

Although she didn't understand what the spell was, Zhan Waner nodded in agreement, considering that Xiao Mi had saved her son. However, she requested to guard him to prevent any accidents.

Xiao Ran gratefully accepted his mother's offer, sat cross-legged on the bed, and soon called out to Xiao Mi, "Xiao Mi, didn't you say that as long as I master the spell, dealing with Xuan Yu would be easy? How exactly do I cultivate this spell?"

Xiao Mi smiled and said, "Mastering a spell isn't that easy. Although your mental power has reached 200,000 fates, equivalent to a 7th-grade mage, if you don't understand the elements and the incantations, it will be very difficult to successfully cast a spell."

As Xiao Ran frowned, Xiao Mi continued, "However, as long as you cultivate a spell called 'Dream,' you can successfully cast spells."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran sighed in relief, fearing the worst. He then asked curiously, "What exactly is this 'Dream'? It sounds like it has something to do with dreams?"

"That's right! 'Dream' is the supreme method for mages to cultivate mental power. Unlike traditional cultivation methods, 'Dream' can only be cultivated in dreams. In simpler terms, 'Dream' is a method to cultivate mental power through sleep."

Xiao Ran nodded with a smile, thinking, "Cultivating through sleep is a great method, really great! Just fall asleep, and your power will surge. The person who created this method must be a genius."

Hearing his words, Xiao Mi giggled and said happily, "This person is indeed a genius. He became the master of darkness and chaos with this method and ultimately became the first person in that world."

Xiao Ran's eyes lit up, and he said joyfully, "So powerful! How do I cultivate it?"

Xiao Mi smiled and said, "The 'Dream' is divided into nine parts. The first three parts are already in your mind. Just search, and you will find them."

Xiao Ran frowned, and as soon as he thought about it, a profound incantation appeared in his mind. The incantation was written in a very profound and ancient script, with complex characters that exuded an indescribable rhythm. To his surprise, Xiao Ran found that he could understand these characters!

Pausing for a moment, Xiao Ran asked in confusion, "What kind of script is this? It's so strange, but why can I understand it?"

"These characters are runes used to write incantations. They are the fundamental sounds of the universe. By chanting them, you can communicate with the laws of the universe and mobilize elemental forces, as well as construct your own rules. The reason you can understand them is that after the card was activated, the language and script mastered by the character on the card were fully transferred to you, so there's no need to learn them again."

Xiao Ran nodded. These characters were clearly much more difficult than any foreign language he knew from his previous life. Not having to learn them was a huge relief. He then browsed the incantations and found, as Xiao Mi had said, only the first three parts.

"Why are there only the first three parts? What about the other six?"

"The 'Dream' is divided into upper, middle, and lower parts. You must master these three parts to activate the rest."

Xiao Ran nodded and began reading the first part. The incantation was very long, divided into three sections. The first section was an incantation to create a dream. The second part described how to create various things in the dream to cultivate mental power until the entire dream was filled. The third part was an incantation to refine the dream into a space.

After studying it for a while, Xiao Ran frowned and said, "Is cultivation just about chanting the incantation?"

Xiao Mi giggled and said happily, "Exactly! Each step of the 'Dream' is encoded in the incantation. As long as you master the chanting, learning the 'Dream' is easy and not difficult at all. Just chant the first part of the incantation, and a virtual dream will be generated. When you sleep, you will enter it directly. However, your situation is special, with mental power already at 200,000 fates, so you can directly perform the final step of the first part, which is to condense the dream space. As for creating various things, you can do that after the space is condensed."

For the sake of his life and to become a powerful expert, Xiao Ran said eagerly, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's start now!"

Xiao Mi giggled and said, "Sure! Master, please follow Xiao Mi's chanting. This will save a lot of time."

Xiao Ran quickly lay down on the bed as Xiao Mi instructed, closed his eyes, and began chanting along with her. Soon, a slightly immature voice echoed in the room, and invisible, profound notes floated out, converging on Xiao Ran's brain and then rushing in.

As the incantation was chanted, the notes that entered Xiao Ran's brain began to vibrate violently, emitting a series of soft sounds, like a lullaby. When the incantation was completed, Xiao Ran felt a wave of drowsiness, and he fell asleep.

Zhan Waner, who was guarding him, was puzzled. Wasn't he supposed to cultivate? Why did he fall asleep? After a careful inspection, she found that Xiao Ran was indeed asleep. Seeing him in deep sleep, Zhan Waner could only smile bitterly and decided to stay and wait for him to wake up to ask what was going on.

The surroundings were pitch black, as if the universe had just begun. Time and space were condensed into a single point, and in this space, time lost all meaning.

Suddenly!

"Rumble!"

Like a sudden thunderclap, the condensed time and space exploded and spread out. As time passed, it grew larger and larger. After an unknown period, a chaotic world appeared in the originally dark space.

"Rumble!"

Another thunderous explosion, like the creation of the universe, filled the chaotic world with rolling thunder, deafening the ears.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Like a mirror shattering, a space gradually formed in the chaotic darkness, stopping at a kilometer. In the pitch-black space, time and space were constantly distorted, with numerous spatial cracks, as if it could collapse and collapse at any moment.

Suddenly, a series of immature voices echoed, and golden characters appeared in the darkness, quickly merging into the space. As time passed, a kilometer-wide space gradually stabilized. The moment the space was fully formed, a sun suddenly appeared, turning the originally dark space into a bright day.

The most difficult step of the first part of the 'Dream' was completed, and a space in the dream was fully formed. Next, he needed to use his mental power to create various items until the entire space was filled.

"How long will it take to fill this space?"

"Creating each item must be done with utmost precision. Any carelessness will require starting over. According to Xiao Mi's calculations, it will take about ten years for the master to completely fill this space."

"Ten years?"

Xiao Ran immediately lost his enthusiasm.

"If the master slacks off, it will take even longer. However, once the first part is cultivated, the time ratio in the dream space will be 10:1. One hour outside is ten hours inside. When the master cultivates the second part and enters the dream, a clone can be created in the dream space to cultivate on the master's behalf. Even if the master does nothing, his cultivation will still increase rapidly."

Xiao Ran's eyes lit up. Having a clone cultivate day and night with a 10:1 time ratio meant that one year of cultivation would be equivalent to several decades for others.

"However, it will take ten years to cultivate the first part. Isn't that too long?"

In response to Xiao Ran's question, Xiao Mi directly mocked, "The master is only five years old now. In ten years, he will be at most fifteen. Is there anything unsatisfactory about that?"

Thinking about his current age, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, "I have successfully entered the dream. I wonder if I can use spells now?"

Xiao Mi giggled and said, "Casting spells isn't that simple. It can't be done in one go. Only through repeated practice can you successfully cast them. Now that the master has successfully entered the dream and formed a brain domain in his mind, similar to a computer in the master's previous life, the knowledge stored in the brain domain can be seen in text form at any time. When the master casts a spell, all the methods and techniques will appear in his mind, just as if he had fully mastered the spell. With a few more tries, the master will definitely succeed."

Xiao Ran immediately tried to recall the first part of the 'Dream' incantation. Soon, countless pieces of information came to him, and the techniques and details of chanting were instantly clear in his mind.

Xiao Ran was overjoyed. The 'Dream' was indeed powerful. With it, mastering some spells should not be difficult. He would definitely find Xuan Yu to spar and show him what a spell was.

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