I can find treasures in my dreams.

Inside the Eternal Trojan Horse lies a strange space.

From the outside, it looks very much like a long-abandoned amusement park.

The site was dilapidated, with cracks visible everywhere on the ground. Numerous broken amusement facilities were scattered about, some damaged and others collapsed, and unidentified bones lay strewn about in many places.

Akaga, the venerable one of the Tianchuan civilization, stood there with a blank expression, looking around at the desolate amusement park.

He never expected that being sucked into the vortex of the Eternal Trojan Horse would lead him to a completely unexpected place.

He took a few steps, then suddenly felt something was wrong and looked down at his arms.

The sight that came into view made Akaga's pupils shrink.

The skin, muscles, and other tissues of the arm had a faint, ethereal quality, but the bones remained unchanged.

The venerable one suddenly realized his predicament and murmured, "So I am about to perish."

He turned to look at the skeleton in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

Akaga sensed that some strange force was devouring his body, and that he would eventually become a pile of bones on the ground.

But as death approached, he felt little fear, only peace in his heart.

He unconsciously recalled his experiences over the past two hundred years.

The Tianchuan civilization fell into the primordial world. Many of its mountains mysteriously detached from the earth, numbering in the millions, and rose into the sky hundreds of meters above the ground.

Many mountain peaks attract clouds and water vapor, forming rivers that flow down from the sky, creating a breathtaking spectacle.

This is the origin of the term "Tianchuan".

He was among the first group of Tianchuan people to awaken their supernatural abilities. He rose from a commoner to a high-ranking nobleman, quickly accumulating a great deal of wealth and marrying a noblewoman he never dared to dream of.

Looking back now, it seems to be the most wonderful time of my life.

Akaga couldn't help but smile.

He looked down at his right hand and saw that two of his six fingers, their illusory flesh and blood, had turned into tiny grains of sand and were falling away.

Although it appeared to be an illusion, the pain was not lessened in the slightest; it was no different from horrific torture.

Akaga didn't even frown, staring at the skeleton and muttering, "No wonder the Eternal Trojan Horse is filled with vicious curses; this place is truly a terrifying playground."

Later, various natural disasters struck one after another, and he fought hard for his civilization.

With his outstanding talent and extraordinary diligence, his strength grew stronger and stronger. He not only obtained a supreme treasure but also comprehended a primordial star.

Not many years later, he broke through the first barrier, becoming the first warrior of the Tianchuan civilization and a well-known strongman throughout the entire civilization.

He inevitably became involved in various internal struggles, and his mind was no longer pure. He learned to eliminate dissidents, to retaliate, and even to secretly eliminate the soldiers of opposing forces.

"hiss!"

Akaga let out a soft cry of pain.

His entire right hand had become skeleton, with the finger bones lacking tendon connections and falling to the ground piece by piece.

He sighed with a hint of regret: "Since then, it seems I have forgotten my original aspirations."

In the fifty-sixth year since the advent of the Tianchuan civilization, he broke through the second barrier, became a knight, and seized power over the entire civilization.

At that time, he had not seen his first wife for a long time and was spending his days with many lovers.

His wife died in despair, and before she died, she wanted to see him one last time, but he ignored her.

Akaga sighed again: "I'm just a bastard."

His left hand was reduced to bone, and the unbearable pain made him frown repeatedly.

He kept recalling the past, and his mind gradually immersed itself in a strange state of tranquility, like the wind in an empty valley, or like a celestial river flowing down from a floating mountain.

Inside the core of the Trojan horse, Yang Fan gazed at the dying Akaga, his eyes filled with wonder: "This Venerable One's mind is rapidly sublimating. He has a high probability of breaking through the barrier of the Mind Source Palace and advancing to a mid-level Venerable One."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Unfortunately, Akaga didn't have enough time."

Zhao Xiaoying was incredibly surprised: "Could it be that death unleashed his potential?"

Yang Fan nodded and said, "That's possible."

His smile was somewhat sarcastic: "Akaga must have been stuck at the initial Venerable level for many years. He must have entered the Dream Realm this time in order to seek a breakthrough to the initial level."

"But the real way to break through was actually hidden deep in his heart, but he had been blind to it until he was on his deathbed when he suddenly realized it."

The long-legged girl asked curiously, "What exactly did Akaga comprehend?"

Yang Fan replied, "He rediscovered his true self, which he had lost for many years."

Zhao Xiaoying's eyes darted around: "Having experienced so much, it's really hard to stick to my original intentions anymore."

She has come a long way from an ignorant girl to where she is today, facing life-or-death situations many times, and she is very clear about the difficulty of staying true to herself.

She glanced at her partner and asked, "You seem to have always stayed true to yourself, so there shouldn't be any obstacles for you to advance to the intermediate-level Venerable in the future."

Yang Fan nodded and said, "Advancing to the intermediate-level Venerable is not as simple as upholding one's original intention. There are other conditions as well. However, the difficulty of my advancement should be much less than that of Akaga."

The changes that occurred in Akaga gave him great inspiration.

five minutes later.

In the playground.

Akaga's legs and feet had turned into bare white bones, and his advancement had been forcibly interrupted.

He endured the excruciating pain, looked up at the sky, and shouted, "I know there's a manipulator behind the Eternal Trojan Horse. Who are you?"

His spiritual growth allowed him to see things he couldn't understand before.

With a thought, Yang Fan appeared before the other party as a projection: "It's me!"

Akaga looked him over carefully, then his face lit up with shock: "You're from the Azure Civilization? Your civilization has only been around for less than twenty years?"

For a Venerable-level expert, simply appearing before him and glancing at him is enough to obtain a wealth of information.

Yang Fan remained silent.

Akaga said with a self-deprecating smile, "I never thought that I, who consider myself a top expert in a world group, would actually lose to a half-step Venerable."

Yang Fan simply smiled.

Akaga glanced at him again and predicted, "You should be promoted to Venerable soon. With your outstanding talent, once you are promoted, you will be a top expert at the Venerable level. It wouldn't be too unjust for you to die at my hands."

After saying this, the venerable one closed his eyes.

Because he understood that the sudden arrival of the Azure People must be for the purpose of reaping.

Yang Fan didn't waste any more words. He extended a finger and tapped it on the Venerable One's forehead.

"Oh!"

Akaga's head exploded.

"Ha!"

A cicada's shadow streaked by, taking a second to drain the remaining energy.

Yang Fan waved his right hand, and a magnificent ring flew off the corpse and landed in his hand.

This is the Venerable One's entire fortune. (End of Chapter)