King 10000 Domains
Chapter 11: The Miraculous Dream Realm
That night…
Knowing Nie Tian had suffered too much over the past few days, Nie Qian convinced him to go to bed early, then followed Nie Donghai out of the room.
In the middle of the night, Nie Tian was still unable to sleep. He sat down on his bed and began to practice the Qi Refining Spell, absorbing the Heaven and Earth's spiritual Qi to increase his cultivation.
As Nie Tian began his breathing exercises, the faint strands of spiritual Qi around him were absorbed and channeled into his dantian spiritual sea.
All of his consciousness was concentrated inward, Nie Tian could clearly sense some changes as the strands of spiritual Qi entered his dantian.
Previously, when he practiced the Qi Refining Spell, he would find that most of the spiritual Qi was scattered and disappeared into his flesh and limbs instead of gathering in his dantian.
But this time, it seemed like his flesh and internal organs had absorbed enough strength, and thus did not forcibly take away the spiritual Qi that had been brought into his body.
As he focused on practicing cultivation, he could vaguely hear the sound of his flesh and blood cheering.
“This is weird..”.
He felt puzzled, and directed his spiritual awareness to his flesh and blood instead of his dantian.
There, he felt a strange, brooding aura, which quietly began to shine.
In a split second, his soul seemed to be dragged forcefully into his blood, and his mind became increasingly fuzzy.
THE EXPLOSION!
After the rumbling sound, Nie Tian, who was originally in the middle of cultivation, suddenly fell into the ancient dreamland!
It was a completely unknown world, a flourishing place with ancient trees and mountain peaks towering into the clouds. In the distant sky there was a void where a gigantic and terrifying figure was only partially visible.
A group of giants carried the thick black giant tree trunk hundreds of meters long on its shoulders. They stepped with their heads held high.
A huge snake with shiny silver scales wrapped around a mountain that was thousands of meters high. At a glance, it seemed like the snake was really part of a mountain.
The huge serpent inhaled spiritual energy and bathed in the bright moonlight and countless stars that hung high in the sky. The bright and sparkling aura of the moon and stars flowed over the snake like a river, then melted into its giant body.
Farther in the sky, a splendid palace was located between thick clouds and flashes of lightning.
From the depths of the earth came the sound of angry growls. Suddenly, the earth cracked open, creating a bottomless trench.
Dark purple smoke, filled with ghosts and evil spirits, soared from the bottom of the trench.
One by one, a group of human figures on the distant horizon launched themselves into the sky. Each had a pair of large gray wings, one flap that could push them hundreds of kilometers.
One incredible image after another flashed in front of Nie Tian in his dream.
It seemed like Nie Tian had been drawn into this mysterious ancient world and saw the wonders in Heaven and Earth as an audience.
WHO IS!
After an unknown period of time, Nie Tian violently woke up from his dream and started panting.
His entire body was soaked in sweat. He felt so physically tired that he could barely move his fingers.
“Magic dream! What an amazing world!”
He stared at the twinkling flame of the candle, his eyes glittering like bright stars. At the same time, his face showed an incomparable expression of aspiration and excitement.
He had never felt the slightest drowsiness that night, as if he was completely fascinated by the dream and was reluctant to stop thinking about it.
When the night had passed and the rooster crowed signifying the start of the morning, he finally suddenly became exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.
Early in the morning, Nie Donghai gathered all the elders of the Nie clan in the meeting hall. Under the presence of all the clan members directly and extended, he declared that he was no longer as energetic as before, and thus would retire from his position as the clan head.
“Sister, you can trust me,” Nie Beichuan said with great confidence. Under my command, the Nie clan will definitely return to its peak!”
“I believe you are capable of achieving that,” said Nie Donghai with a nod of her head. Then he slowly walked out of the meeting hall under the gaze of the entire clan.
“Dad ...” Seeing him out of the hall, Nie Qian wanted to comfort him, but held him back after a moment of thought.
He could see the intense unwillingness in Nie Donghai's eyes as he left the hall.
After being tormented by her condition for so many years, Nie Donghai had lost her majestic and powerful body. Now that he had resigned from the position of clan head, it seemed like he had suddenly aged by several years and became extremely uninspired and weak.
“I'm fine. Don't worry.” Nie Donghai forced a smile on his face. “I'm tired. Those clan elders have long since lost their patience with me. If I continue to monopolize the position, it will only bring us more trouble. Lfs nice. I will spend all my energy on Nie Tian.
“I just hope Nie Tian can win the hearts of the Cloudy sect and be accepted before I die.
“It will be my last wish.”
Listening to Nie Beichuan's proud laughter and flattery from the clan elders, Nie Qian became even more annoyed, and whispered to herself, saying, “Every elder of this clan treated father the exact same way before he was injured. Times have changed. Now that father had resigned, not even a single one of them would be willing to comfort him. ”
Nie Donghai shook his head in frustration. “That's life. I've seen it. When you are strong, people naturally gather around you. Once you lose power, people will instantly distance themselves from you, with the Bird being your only visitor. Come on, forget them. Let's go see Nie Tian. ”
“I just hope Nie Tian can make something of himself!” Nie Qian said bitterly.
He clearly understood that Nie Donghai had placed all his hopes on Nie Tian.
If Nie Tian was able to display outstanding talent in his cultivation in the future, perhaps Nie Donghai regained his hopes. Although it was impossible for him to make more achievements in his own cultivation, as long as he could see Nie Tian becoming stronger every day, Nie Donghai might be able to endure a decent life.
Nie Tian was now the only thing that kept him mentally afloat.
When Nie Donghai and Nie Qian got to Nie Tian's room, they discovered that Nie Tian's snoring was splitting the sky, and he was sound asleep.
“He suffered a lot over the past few days,” Nie Donghai said softly, staring at Nie Tian attentively. “The child has been through a lot. Don't wake him.”
“Sure,” said Nie Qian with a sick heart.
As the night sky gradually darkened, Hua Mu appeared, as agreed.
“Master. Hua,” said Nie Donghai respectfully, “tong and hot water are ready. Please do your magic and get rid of the child's illness.”
“Of course.” Hua Mu nodded. “You can empty the room now. No need to wake him.”
Nie Donghai and Nie Qian walked out as instructed, just like the day before, and quietly waited outside the room.
After they left, Hua Mu repeated his actions from the previous day. He took the bottles and jars from his small medicine chest, then poured the medicinal drink into a vat full of hot water.
Everything was arranged and ready, he picked up the sleeping Nie Tian again and carefully put it into the barrel.
As soon as Nie Tian sank into the hot water, it instantly reached its boiling point and began to boil again.
Nie Tian's entire body turned red like a cooked shrimp and once again he couldn't help but wake up and start screaming in pain.
The strange thing was that even though he had no fever today, the moment he entered the wooden barrel, he still lost consciousness.
Hua Mu summoned a shield to protect the sound, then quietly observed Nie Tian, his eyes flickering with the ghostly green flames.
By the time the murky water inside the barrel became clear again, Hua Mu's expression had returned to normal and the light shield disappeared. Gradually, Nie Tian woke up.
The moment Nie Tian opened his eyes, he felt his body filled with strength, without the slightest bit of fatigue. “Thank you, Mr Hua.”
Hua Mu nodded his head, “I'll be back tomorrow.” Then he shouldered his medicine chest and walked straight out of the Nie clan, without responding at all to the thanks given by Nie Donghai and Nie Qian.
In the following days, Nie Tian practiced cultivation every night, and every night he fell into that mysterious dreamland. In that unknown world, Nie Tian would observe all kinds of unimaginable wonders.
Every time he woke up, he always ran out of strength, yet only at dawn could he fall asleep again.
Meanwhile, Hua Mu came every night at the agreed time and made Nie Tian feel tremendous pain with his magic medicinal herbs.
Time passed, and soon it was the last day.
Nie Tian leaped out of the now clear water vat, his entire body red, and respectfully thanked Hua Mu.
A calm expression, Mu Hua asked, “Are you dreaming lately?”
“How do you know?” Nie Tian.
Hua Mu pondered something for a moment, and then lowered his voice. “I know the origin of your strange illness. But you should not talk about this matter to anyone, not even your grandfather or aunt.”
“Why?” Nie Tian asked, puzzled.
“Do not ask why,” replied Hua Mu with a flat face. “As long as you promise me, I will give you a medicinal pill that can guarantee your grandfather ten more years of life.”
Nie Tian immediately agreed. “Seal!”
He doesn't need to hear it from anyone else. Just by looking at Nie Donghai's current state, he knew that Nie Donghai did not have much time to live.
Nie Donghai's deteriorating health had always been his greatest concern. Nie Tian had promised himself long ago that once he became strong and powerful, the first thing he would do was find the best medicine that could help Nie Donghai.
“You must understand that medicinal pills will not cure your grandfather,” Hua Mu explained, “It will only prolong his life.”
“I understand.” Nie Tian took a deep breath as he clenched his fists and solemnly said, “Ten years! I will exert all my efforts to help him get better in ten years!”
“You have such determination. Very good.” Hua Mu stretched out his hand and gently patted Nie Tian on the shoulder, before he said deeply, “We will meet again.”
