Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1320 The End of the Xitian Division
Aiwas only has one way to reach the dream world.

That is Morgan's Wonder House.

Although Aiwass and Isabel no longer use its original function much... its role as a beacon in the dream world is becoming increasingly useful.

With its existence, Aiwass and Isabel gained an additional basic ability as dream monks, enabling them to enter the dream world while fully conscious and move freely within its various areas.

When Aiwas entered the dream this time, he took Isabel with him.

Although the dream world is dangerous, Isabel is no longer considered weak.

The ability to transform into anyone he knows and mimic fifth-level power is a significant asset to Aiwass. Like a master key, it can open any locked door.

However, when Aiwass and Isabel woke up from their dream after drinking, they found themselves in Morgan's Wonderland with someone who, while unexpected, was also quite reasonable.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

A faint voice was heard.

That was Morgan—she sat sideways on the rocking horse, quietly reading a book. At that moment, her captivating aura seemed to have faded somewhat, giving her the air of a literary young woman… if one ignored where she was sitting.

Upon seeing the two appear at the same time, Morgan casually tossed the book into the air, letting it dissipate into fragments.

The fairy in the lake turned around and said with a half-smile, "So you really did wait until evening to come."

"After all, I've been really busy these past few days..."

Aiwas first responded to Morgan's question, then asked in return, "Ms. Morgan... what are you doing here?"

"Nothing's wrong... it's just that I have nowhere else to go. Our little sun."

Morgan said irritably, getting off the rocking horse and walking over to the two of them, sitting on the bed: "Even though it was a gift I gave you, it's alright for me to hide here for a bit now, isn't it?"

"...Should we hide?"

Aiwas's heart tightened, and he subconsciously looked at Isabel.

Isabel guessed what Aiwass wanted to say, so she reached out and pressed his arm, shaking her head slightly to indicate that she was fine.

"Don't worry, there's really no real danger—just avoid the Land of Shadows."

Morgan watched their subtle movements and a slight smile played on his lips: "I guess you two aren't here to see Scáthach, are you?"

"The Land of Shadows?"

Aiwas paused for a moment, somewhat puzzled.

What is the connection between this and the Land of Shadows?
Has Shadow Celestial been infected by the Void? The Path of Love is indeed fraught with danger...

So Aiwas asked somewhat nervously, "Is it related to... 'that'?"

What he meant by "that" was nothingness. He believed Morgan would understand.

Aiwas wasn't sure if calling out the other person's name here would be sensed, just like calling out the name of a god.

This is, after all, the Dream Realm, the "divine kingdom where the gods reside." Here, calling someone by their true name elicits a more immediate response than in a temple. This was fine before, but if the Void has now successfully invaded the Dream Realm, then every action could be dangerous.

Morgan nodded in response to Aiwas's question.

Before Evans could ask any further questions, Morgan silently pointed to the sun outside the window.

……sun?
Combining this with Morgan's earlier self-reference as "Little Sun," Aiwas realized what was going on. —Was it Xi Tiansi who leaked it?
He had considered that Heng might not be able to hold on, that Ying Tiansi might be corrupted, that there might be a leak of nothingness between Weizhe and Odin during the handover, and even that a gap might have been created after Amber shared her power with this era's version of herself... But he never expected that the first one to give up would be Xi Tiansi of the Third Source River.

"...That's normal. After all, He is responsible for plugging the leaks, just like an inflammation of the skin, or protecting the body from disaster."

Aiwass sighed and mourned for the Celestial Master who had recently fought alongside him.

"It was not recently contaminated."

Morgan shook his head: "It's more accurate to say that he was already corrupted long ago... perhaps even before he separated from Eternal. He's just been silently burning his own body, constantly purifying this meaningless calamity with sacred pain. And not long ago..."

Not long ago, Xi Tiansi's consciousness was summoned to the material world to fight against Da Yuan's consciousness.

It was precisely because he was severely injured and became extremely weak in the battle with Xi Tian Si that Ai Hua Si was able to successfully "possess" the body.

And it was precisely because his consciousness left his body that, around that time, the Void seized the opportunity to enter and completely corrupt Xi Tiansi's body.

"Is there some taboo surrounding this? Or is there a problem with the Shadow Celestial Division as well?"

Isabel said with some concern, "After all, even you have fled here."

"No, there's nothing wrong with Scáthach. There are quite a few phantoms who know that the Celestials are twisted by some kind of force—the sunlight has become noticeably colder, and when it shines on the sun, some kind of illusion appears. Plants illuminated by the sunlight also become vivid and strange. Anyone who looks at it will feel something is wrong. But actually, there are very few people who know the true nature of that thing."

Morgan ruffled Isabel's hair, his expression somewhat helpless: "Therefore, many Phantom Demons believe that perhaps even the sunlight in the Dream Realm has been polluted, and thus they are all crowding into the land without light... such as the Shadow Kingdom. And this crowding has become a new calamity... I'm not hiding from that thing, but rather from those terrified Phantom Demons."

"They knew more or less about legends such as 'the Xitian Division is imprisoning the most terrifying prisoners in the world,' 'just looking into their eyes will make you a part of them,' and 'that's why the sun is so dazzling that people can't look directly at it.' Perhaps it was because the legends described that thing as so terrifying that even some of the new generation of gods felt a sense of fear."

"Although there are those who don't take it seriously, and those who know more and understand the truth... there should be far fewer illusion demons wandering the dream world now. From this perspective, your actions may actually be safer."

...So even gods can be superstitious?

Aiwas was at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

He certainly knew the transmission pathways of nothingness—nothingness spreads only through information, and the most common medium is language. In other words, even if Xi Tiansi was completely corrupted or even had his body controlled, he wouldn't be infected as long as he didn't talk to him.

"What about Xitian Division?"

Aiwas asked with a mixture of worry and seriousness, "Should we attack them?"

"No need."

Morgan immediately shook his head: "The Celestial Emperor had already told me about this before he arrived."

"If something goes wrong with him, then he will burn himself out completely when the new moon arrives in the month he loses his mind."

Burning oneself out—

Upon hearing this, Aiwass and Isabel exchanged a glance, their hearts pounding.

"...What will happen then?"

Isabelle asked somewhat nervously.

"Before the next sun rises, the world will be plunged into eternal night. Plants will die, and temperatures will plummet..."

It wasn't Morgan who answered her, but Aiwass in a deep voice: "Just like the era the elves experienced before the sun rose... the era of the 'Fool'."

(End of this chapter)