Chapter 12625 The Sleeping Dream

Chapter 12625 The Sleeping Dream
"I do not go."

Ye Chen showed no intention of leaving, not because he was reluctant to part with Jin, but because he had not yet found Ren Feifan and was unwilling to give up!

Even if it's a corpse, he wants to see it!
"Just go when I tell you to, stop nagging!"

With a wave of his hand, Jin unleashed a howling gust of wind that swept Ye Chen away, carrying him towards the edge of the Black Abyss Domain.

Within that raging wind lies a powerful law of freedom.

It is a law left behind by the Golden Feather Emperor!

Jin possessed the body of Emperor Jinyu. Although the core of the Law of Freedom in this body was stripped away, a trace of the aura of freedom remained.

Jin used the Law of Freedom to summon a whirlwind and send Ye Chen away.

Ye Chen's body involuntarily flew outwards.

"stop!"

Enraged, the Black Queen Mother refused to let Ye Chen leave and immediately summoned a dark longsword, slashing at Ye Chen from a distance.

But with a clang, Jhin activated the Black Tower, directly blocking the attack.

"If you want to hurt my friend, kill me first."

Jin laughed freely.

The essence of the Black Tower is protection.

He is now also protecting Ye Chen.

Swept away by the free-flowing winds, Ye Chen quickly flew out of the Black Abyss Domain and arrived at a relatively safe area outside.

Buzz!

The Dark Shadow Core that the Black Queen Mother had just given him was now buzzing incessantly, about to leave his palm and fly back to the Black Queen Mother's side.

Seeing that the dark shadow core was pure and abundant in energy, Ye Chen was reluctant to give it up and directly put it into the Reincarnation Graveyard for Haotian Lanshen to keep safe.

Haotian Lanshen obtained the Dark Shadow Core, but it felt like a hot potato to him. He frowned and said:
"This thing is hard to control."

Ye Chen composed himself and said, "Senior, please take this first."

He looked into the depths of the Black Abyss Domain and saw rolling dark energy and boiling gray mist in the distance. Soon, the sound of Jin disappeared.

Seeing this, Ye Chen was also shocked, fearing that something had happened to Jin, and immediately wanted to rush back.

Haotian Lanshen shouted, "Ye Chen, don't court death!"

This shout, like a resounding bell, shook Ye Chen's mind.

Ye Chen regained some of his senses and stood still.

Haotian Lan said, "Let's go back to the Yin Yang Divine Dao Sect first."

"With your current strength, it would be too dangerous for you to step into the Black Abyss Domain again."

"Once you return to the Yin-Yang Divine Dao Sect and complete the task of imprisoning the Yin God, it won't be too late for you to go and find Ren Feifan."

"At that time, we can ask Ancestor Tianwen to step in and force the Black Queen Mother to submit."

Hearing what Haotian Lanshen said, Ye Chen felt that it made sense.

If he turns back now and ventures into the Black Abyss Domain again, it won't end well. Instead, he might be wiped out by the Black Queen Mother.

The only option now is to return to the Yin Yang Divine Path Sect.

"Ah."

After considering it carefully, Ye Chen nodded in agreement.

He looked again at the vast territory of the Black Abyss Domain, recalling Ren Feifan's appearance, and then thought of Jin, and murmured:
"Senior Ren, Jin, wait for me."

Ye Chen immediately returned to the Yin Yang Divine Dao Sect.

He arrived just as the cut-off time was about to begin.

However, given his current state, he cannot easily invoke divine authority again, otherwise he will invite heavenly calamity.

Ye Chen returned by flying boat. Fortunately, Ancestor Tianwen had said that it could last for three days, so there was still time.

Moreover, with Ren Feifan's voice cut off and no longer any interference, it's possible that the Heavenly Question Ancestor has already completely completed the construction of the cage.

"Is Senior Ren really dead?"

Ye Chen murmured to himself, trying to deduce the secrets of heaven and capture the cause and effect, only to find that the world was vast and he could no longer detect Ren Feifan's aura.

"No, if Senior Ren is dead, there should be special celestial phenomena appearing."

Ye Chen's heart tightened again, and a glimmer of hope rose within him.

If someone of Ren Feifan's caliber were to die, there should be extraordinary celestial phenomena appearing.

But right now, Ye Chen didn't see any unusual phenomena in the heavens and earth.

That means Ren Feifan might still be alive!
Thinking of this, Ye Chen felt a little relieved.

A day later, Ye Chen returned to the Yin Yang Divine Dao Sect.

The Yin-Yang Divine Path Sect's mountain gate was strangely shrouded in darkness. The sky outside the gate was pure white and clear, but the inside of the gate was pitch black.

The sky was pitch black, occasionally twinkling with starlight; the deep starry sky was dreamy and beautiful.

But soon, as if polluted, a torrential rain began to fall, the rainwater turning black and mixed with fragments of flesh and limbs.

It was a rain of corpses!

A bizarre rain of corpses poured down, corroding many of the flowers, plants, and trees within the Yin-Yang Divine Path Sect's mountain gate into rotten mud.

The mountain gate's protective array has been activated, resisting the corrosive effects of the rain of corpses.

The rain of corpses stopped after a while, the sky cleared of pollution, and the magnificent, dreamlike starry sky was restored.

But after the stars twinkled for a while, they were polluted again, turning into corpses and then into foul-smelling rain that poured down.

The scene was eerie, with the night sky constantly shifting between purity and pollution.

Ye Chen was surprised, thinking that this change must be related to the Yin God!
He used his internal energy to protect himself from the impact of the rain of corpses and quickly made his way to the Yin-Yang Pivot Hall.

Inside the Yin-Yang Pivot Hall, a solemn atmosphere prevailed.

The three, Tianwen Ancestor, Tingyou Ancestor, and Yuanzu, sat cross-legged in a triangular formation.

A huge cage floated between the three people, and inside the cage, a boy in black was fast asleep, his face propped up by his hand.

The boy in the cage was none other than the Yin God.

He did not wake up, but his face was very strange. One half of his face was serene and peaceful, while the other half was covered with a black mist, his teeth clenched and his brows furrowed, giving him a fierce look.

The two masters, Tianwen and Tingyou, used time-stopping magic and fear magic respectively to suppress the Yin spirit's body.

Black venomous snakes coiled around the Yin God, hissing and flicking their tongues, which was quite terrifying.

This is the embodiment of Master Tingyou's fear!
Both patriarchs used all their strength to suppress the Yin spirit and prevent it from waking up.

Both of them were pale and exhausted, and Yuanzu was there to replenish their energy.

"Emperor Ye, you're back."

Upon seeing Ye Chen return, the ancestor of the Primordial Ancestor cast a glance at him.

The two patriarchs trembled slightly, glanced at Ye Chen, and then focused their minds to suppress the Yin spirit.

"What happened?"

"What's going on now?"

Ye Chen asked quickly.

Judging from the appearance of the Yin spirit, it had not yet woken up, but its face was divided into a peaceful and evil appearance, which was very strange.

Yuanzu said solemnly, "The situation is rather bad; the Yin Spirit has split into two personalities."

Ye Chen was taken aback and said, "Two personalities?"

Yuanzu said, "Yes, Ren Feifan's call has finally worked."

"Although the two patriarchs tried their best to suppress it, they still managed to awaken half of the Yin spirit."

Ye Chen asked in surprise, "You're half awake?"

Yuanzu said, "Yes, the darkness of the abyss has both purity and filth."

"Pure, like the night itself, not evil, but rather inclusive, like the vastness of the starry sky."

"The filth is the embodiment of all evil and sin, pain, aging, withering, death, as well as greed, anger, ignorance, hatred, and the inability to obtain what one desires."

"The increase in entropy of the world and the evil in people's hearts are the abyss of filth and the most stubborn cancers."

"The pure part of the Yin spirit sleeps peacefully in a sweet dream."

"But the filthy part has already been awakened by Ren Feifan."

Upon hearing what Yuanzu said, Ye Chen was immediately shaken.

Looking at the face of the Yin God, half peaceful and half fierce, it turns out that he has a split personality. The evil and filthy half of his personality has been awakened by Ren Feifan!

The sky outside, sometimes bright with stars, sometimes filthy and eerie, is a symbol of the split personality of the Yin God!
Yuanzu sighed, "Fortunately, Ren Feifan's calls have been cut off, otherwise even the benevolent part of the Yin spirits would have been awakened, and the situation would have been even more troublesome."

"Emperor Ye, have you killed Ren Feifan?"

Now that Ren Feifan's cries have ceased, the situation has not deteriorated further, and Yuanzu only believes that Ye Chen has killed Ren Feifan.

Ye Chen said, "No... but Senior Ren probably won't speak up again..."

When Ye Chen said this, he was also a little saddened, and he was worried about Ren Feifan.

After a pause, Ye Chen rallied his spirits and asked, "So what do we do now?"

He could see that the evil personality of the Yin God had awakened, but under the suppression of Ancestor Tianwen and Ancestor Tingyou, it was currently unable to open its eyes.

When he opens his eyes, it will probably bring about the destruction of the end times!
Yuanzu said solemnly, "Now the only option is to continue suppressing the Yin Spirit and prevent him from waking up."

"The two patriarchs have mobilized the power of the earth's veins, hoping to suppress the Yin spirit."

Strands of earth vein spiritual energy were seen converging and gathering within the cage, suppressing the Yin spirit.

Seeing this, Ye Chen's heart stirred. He took out the Black Queen Mother's Black Shadow Core and said to the Primordial Ancestor:

"Ancestor, I wonder if this crystal can be used to suppress the Yin Spirit?"

The Dark Shadow's nuclear energy is pure and abundant. If it were embedded into the cage, it might strengthen the cage and enhance its suppressive effect!

"This is……"

"It seems that there is the spiritual imprint of the Black Queen Mother on this!"

The primordial being showed a look of surprise when he saw the dark shadow core.

He could see fine runes on the crystal, carrying a mysterious abyssal aura.

But this abyssal aura does not belong to the Yin God, but to the Black Queen Mother!
"I know."

"The Black Queen Mother told me to insert this crystal into the body of the Yin God."

"I suspect she intends to use this to seize the body of the Yin spirit and take its place!"

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and said.

At this moment, he had already glimpsed the Black Queen Mother's thoughts.

He wants to use the Dark Shadow Core to possess the Yin Spirit!

Buzz!

The entire Dark Shadow Core emitted a strong buzzing sound, resonating with the Yin God's body.

Ye Chen could sense that the crystal wanted to fly out of his hand and into the Yin God's body!

"not good!"

"This crystal is resonating! The Black Queen Mother's will truly wants to possess the Yin God!"

This is her only chance!

Upon seeing the constantly buzzing black shadow core, the Primordial Ancestor also became wary.

"It's alright, I can wash off the mental imprint on it."

Ye Chen clenched his fist, and with a whoosh, a wisp of blazing flame emerged from his palm, burning and tempering the Black Shadow Core.

The flames possessed a powerful refining force.

It's the power of the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron!
Ye Chen activated the power of the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron, fiercely refining and burning it, and soon completely refined the spiritual imprint on the Black Shadow Core.

The Dark Shadow Core calmed down and stopped humming.

Ye Chen's face turned pale instantly, his spiritual energy greatly depleted!
The Innate Soul Refining Cauldron is one of the Ten Great Dao Artifacts. With Ye Chen's current cultivation level, activating this Dao Artifact is still quite difficult.

Your cultivation level is too weak!

We must find a way to improve our cultivation level as soon as possible!
Ye Chen thought to himself.

"Quickly! Quickly cast this crystal into the cage!"

When Ancestor Tingyou saw the Black Shadow Core in Ye Chen's hand, his eyes lit up.

He could tell that this crystal was extraordinary, containing abundant dark energy. When the Black Queen Mother refined this crystal, she had obviously infused it with a large amount of the essence of the Black Abyss's earth veins.

This crystal possesses powerful abyssal energy!
If it is cast and inlaid into the cage, it can suppress the abyss with the abyss!

Ye Chen nodded without hesitation and immediately placed the Black Shadow Core into the cage.

The face of the Yin God was originally half serene and half evil. His evil personality was about to awaken, but after the Black Shadow Core was embedded in it, a powerful dark force suppressed it.

The evil half of the Yin God's face was immediately suppressed, and his entire face returned to tranquility and peace.

At the same time, the rain of corpses outside also vanished in an instant.

The sky has once again become a deep, brilliant, and pure starry sky, exuding an eternal charm, as if it will never be polluted or corrupted again.

The world returned to peace.

Although Ye Chenren was clearly in the Yin-Yang Pivot Hall, looking at the serene and peaceful face of the Yin God and seeing the deep starry sky outside, he had a strange feeling that he was suddenly in a wilderness, surrounded by emptiness with only the sound of the wind.

He looked up and could see the boundless and magnificent starry sky. Apart from the wilderness and the starry sky, there was nothing else around him.

The night breeze was blowing, and under the starry sky in the wilderness, Ye Chen's heart calmed down, his mind was at peace, and all he wanted to do was sleep, so he fell asleep under the starry sky.

His head was spinning, he grew increasingly sleepy, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally he fell into a deep sleep.

As he slept, Ye Chen felt his body involuntarily sinking into a deep vortex.

He was sucked into the vortex, and his whole body spun around, almost making him vomit. When the spinning subsided, Ye Chen found himself in a very strange world.

This is a forest, and a forest fire is raging. Countless black venomous snakes are visible in the flames, but strangely, the flames, the snakes, the forest, the fallen leaves, and the dust being blown up are all still.

The world before my eyes is like a painting, still and motionless.

Or to be more precise, it's time stop!
Time has stopped!
Ye Chen looked at the scene before him and sensed the familiar aura of various laws.

First, there was the aura of the laws of time; time stopped, causing everything to freeze in place.

The forest fire originated from fragments of the Burning Sky.

Those venomous snakes originated from the fear-based divine laws of the Listening Ancestor!
Under the shadow of time stop, however, not everything is still.

There was a clearing in the forest, and in the clearing was a small house with wisps of smoke rising from it. Ye Chen stood not far from the house and could hear the sounds of playing and laughing coming from inside.

At the doorway, there was a spirit dog and a spirit cat.

The spirit dog barked and warily eyed Ye Chen, the stranger.

The spirit cat lay lazily on the ground, ignoring Ye Chen.

Next to the cottage, there was a fountain pool, spouting water with a gurgling sound.

The scene was so peaceful and serene, a stark contrast to the eerie, apocalyptic scene outside the cabin, with flames raging and snakes hissing – a world apart.

The two scenes are combined, creating a very strong visual impact.

The sounds of playing and laughing inside the house stopped, and a young girl rushed out. She was dressed in coarse cloth clothes, but her skin was fair, her appearance was delicate, and her eyes, as black as lacquer, curiously looked at Ye Chen.

"Father, Mother, someone's coming!"

The girl turned around and shouted into the house.

Then, Ye Chen saw a couple walk out.

He was stunned; the couple looked so familiar.

It was actually Yin Shen and Tai Chu!

The husband was a spirit, but he didn't look like the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy outside. Instead, he looked like a middle-aged man with strong facial features, exuding a mountain-like steadiness.

The wife is the beginning, yes, the beginning!
She's turned into a woman!
Ye Chen was dumbfounded. Judging from the woman's features and the familiar holy, pure, and radiant aura, it was indeed Tai Chu. Even though she had become a woman, Ye Chen could still recognize her.

"Am I... in the dream realm of the Yin God?"

Ye Chen's head was throbbing, and he roughly knew that he had entered the dream of the Yin God.

Outside the cabin, a wildfire raged in the forest, venomous snakes lurked in the shadows, yet time seemed to stand still.

This is because, when Ye Chen, Tianwen Ancestor, and Tingyou Ancestor created the cage, they each used various methods to suppress the Yin Spirit.

Their power, invading the dreams of the spirits, brings about calamity.

Now only the last hut remains, untouched by the disaster.

Judging from the appearance of the three Yin Gods, they seemed completely unconcerned about the disaster outside the house, and were only enjoying the peaceful life in front of them.

The Yin God looked at Ye Chen with a surprised expression, as if he recognized Ye Chen.

His wife, Taichu, looked completely bewildered, clearly unaware of who Ye Chen was.

Their daughter, the young girl, also looked on with curiosity.

"Yang Nu, Xing Cai, you two go back first."

Yin Shen waved his hands, signaling Tai Chu and the girl to go back to their room first.

Although the wife and daughter looked puzzled, they still went back into the house as instructed.

Only Yin Shen and Ye Chen remained, their eyes locked.

"Lord of Reincarnation, I never imagined you would still enter my dream."

"It seems that the cause-and-effect relationship between you and me is still too close, and cannot be severed."

The Yin spirit sighed, looking rather helpless.

"Your memory has returned?"

Ye Chen's heart tightened.

"Yes, you've recovered. It was my anger that led me to kill you. Fortunately, you've come back to life."

Yin Shen smiled, seemingly pleased to see Ye Chen resurrected.

Seeing that he didn't seem to have any ill intentions, Ye Chen stood there stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

"come on."

The Yin God beckoned to Ye Chen and led him to sit down by the fountain pool next to the cottage.

Ye Chen looked at the fountain pool and felt a strong sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but he really couldn't remember where.

“I know you have a lot of questions to ask, but time is running out. You’ve come here, and another version of me is about to wake up.”

“Once he wakes up, it will be a real problem.”

Yin Shen Dao.

"Another...you?"

Ye Chen was somewhat taken aback.

The Yin spirit said, "Yes, my spirit has split, half good and half evil."

"You used a Dark Shadow Core to suppress me, a very clever approach. My evil personality has already been suppressed."

"However, your arrival has disrupted this situation."

"I reckon my other self will wake up soon."

In the end, even the Yin God could only manage a wry smile, somewhat helpless.

Ye Chen understood that his arrival had disrupted the Yin God's spirit, causing the Yin God's evil personality to awaken!

"It was because of your arrival that I realized I was dreaming, that this was a dream, not reality."

"It turns out that the world outside my home is already surrounded by raging fire and venomous snakes, which I had deliberately ignored before."

Yin Shen looked at the forest outside, where calamity fires were burning and venomous snakes were flicking their tongues. Although the scene was frozen, as soon as the time-stopping spell failed, these disasters would engulf everything he owned!