Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 266: The Great Freedom Demon King
Thousands of insights flowed in his heart, and Zhao Yifu found that what he wanted to comprehend was not some "dream method", but was clearly comprehending the basic structure of the entire Three Realms!

Perhaps because he had enough Yang and spiritual energy, he had originally just wanted to try to reach the Heaven Beyond Heaven through the Dark Spring in his dream, but now he seemed to have seen a 'Three Realms Smuggling Manual'.

My goodness, the barriers between the three realms are very strict. He was able to travel between the world of the living and the underworld before because the two worlds are close to each other. Now that he has arrived in the heaven, he can no longer do it.

To be honest, after arriving in heaven, I really don’t feel as free as I do on earth.

But now, the more he comprehended, the more he felt that he could have fun again.

When he arrived in heaven, he was not free at first, but now he feels free again.

An unknown amount of time had passed, and even the yang and spiritual energy originally stored in the letter seal had been consumed before he finally woke up and came to his senses.

"Like a dream journey? Yes, that's the name."

Zhao Yifu opened his eyes, his gaze was bright.

Because he found that this secret method was perfect for him. After all, his master warned him that the dark sky outside the sky could only be used as a reference. If he went to see it directly with his soul, he would be at risk of being trapped... The situation would be different if he looked at it through a layer of dreams. He was confident that he could glimpse the full picture of darkness in the dream and maintain his own will without deviation.

This time, my enlightenment was like divine help, and the content I gained was perfectly suited to my current needs.

Zhao Yifu glanced again at the empty space where he had hung his paintings, and some guesses began to form in his mind...

That was his private painting, depicting the "unknown side" of Master Xuandu.

This kind of painting is definitely not what Master Xuandu would take, he would not like it... Well, then who would like Master Xuandu's "unknown side"?

And he could even casually provide him with the "Power of a Billion Dads"...

It’s scary to think about it. I always feel like I’ve touched upon the special hobby of some big shot.

Zhao Yifu's scalp tingled, but he secretly made up his mind to paint more paintings that Master Xuandu would not like in the future... Anyway, he had hidden them all and had absolutely no intention of showing them to others.

Grandmaster...shouldn't blame him?
After all, he has become the master as he wished, so it should be normal for him to contribute a little to the progress of his disciples, right?
Zhao Yifu quickly convinced himself in his mind, and then he followed the 'Dreamlike Fairyland' mental method he had comprehended, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Only in this deep sleep can one allow his thoughts to diverge into another dimension.

Many parts of "Like a Dream Fairy Journey" are actually about how to identify the direction in this other dimension and maintain the clarity of this part of one's own scattered thinking, as well as how to interact with the existence of this dimension and the normal dimension.

He fell asleep smoothly, and then his deep thoughts spun like a spinning top and drilled into the dark spring in his spiritual orifice.

At that moment, Zhao Yifu felt a black screen before his eyes, and when he opened his eyes, the world had changed.

He only felt that there was darkness all around him, but it seemed as if there was a colorful scene brewing in the darkness.

Everything here seems to be nothingness, but it hides infinite possibilities.

Just wait for a special opportunity, and perhaps a great light will bloom in this darkness.

Zhao Yifu's dream consciousness thus recognized the long river of darkness, and also knew why this place was called the "Source of Darkness".

Everything, including light, is born from darkness.

So what about the heaven and earth where the three realms are located?
His perspective changed, and he saw the most wonderful and colorful scene in the darkness.

The Three Realms... together with the external chaos that envelops the Three Realms, is a huge dark ball of light in this darkness.

Even though its color is dim, it still emits the light of real existence in this void and darkness.

How do I describe this feeling?

It is probably the brightest 'cub' in the darkness.

And looking through the shadows of chaos, one can see some bright spots of light... those are the stars.

The two brightest light balls are the Sun and the Moon.

All these celestial bodies exist around the three vast worlds at the center of chaos...

Zhao Yifu saw the operation of the Three Realms as if from a third-person perspective. This was a very macro perspective. In his eyes, the Three Realms were like a miniature model.

However, as he was watching with fascination, he suddenly felt himself enveloped by a cold darkness.

"You came."

A voice that sounded both majestic and sharp rang in his ears.

Zhao Yifu turned his head and looked around, but did not see any real figure.

But he still saw that the dark river he was in became a little darker... It seemed that the so-called dark spring was a shadow in this dark river.

Zhao Yifu then smiled and said, "Greetings, Venerable Youquan."

The shadow of the dark spring said calmly, "After seeing it, what do you think?"

Zhao Yifu said, "Now I know that all things begin with darkness, and darkness is the infinite."

The Shadow of the Dark Spring said with satisfaction, "If so, are you willing to serve me now? Let us work together to bring the truth from this darkness into the Three Realms?"

Zhao Yifu listened to this great voice, and it seemed that something was interfering with his will, making him say solemnly: I do.

Zhao Yifu's consciousness was indeed greatly disturbed at this moment, and he unconsciously said these three words...

However, at this moment, the 'protection mechanism' he set up took effect. When his consciousness became blurred, he would fall into a deeper sleep as a protection.

Then, in this dark void, Zhao Yifu's consciousness opened his mouth and was about to say, "I..."

ZZZz……

He fell into a deep sleep.

The shadow of Youquan froze. He never expected that Zhao Yifu's consciousness had already arrived in this dark void, and he could still find such a way to protect himself.

As Zhao Yifu's consciousness fell asleep, he sank into another dimension and no longer bordered on this dark void.

As a result, Zhao Yifu's consciousness entered a hazy dream.

This is a real dream world, where countless broken worlds are intertwined to form a boundless and vast virtual world.

When Zhao Yifu's consciousness entered this world, he found that he seemed to have gone a little too far.

One of the key points of the dreamlike fairy journey is to be able to maintain a clear mind at all times in the dream. At this moment, he was staring at the bizarre world in a daze.

Here, the laws of nature seem to be different... No, this is a world that is completely out of the control of the laws of nature.

But this place is also rooted in the material world of the Three Realms, because it is originally constructed by the thinking power of countless creatures in the Three Realms.

At the same time, Zhao Yi Fu discovered that this was actually the boundary between human hearts and the devil's realm. The devil could descend here, but each time he could only enter a fragment of a world.

What is surprising is that some dream worlds will be shattered, dark and terrifying under the destruction of the demons, but some dream worlds can in turn expel the demons and even crush them!

Zhao Yifu watched these scenes in amazement, and then he went to look for dreams that could repel the demons...

But I found that the people in the dream seemed to be just ordinary people, ordinary parents, and ordinary children.

The reason they are able to defeat the demons in their dreams is not because they are special. In fact, most of them are just ordinary people.

It’s just that most of these people are cheerful and enthusiastic, full of passion for life...

Only then did Zhao Yi Fu understand that mortals could also defeat demons.

It turns out that these demons are really weak.

He burst into laughter.

His laughter echoed in this dreamy and hazy world, attracting some high-level attention...the attention of the demonic realm.

Mara's eyes reappeared above him, this time incredibly close. It felt like being watched by some giant creature from the deep sea, full of oppression. However, Zhao Yifu, having seen mortals defeat demons, was also moved by their courage. Coupled with the madness he had brought with him from his dream, he looked directly into those eyes and said with a playful smile, "Hello again, Lord Six Brahma."

Moro looked at Zhao Yifu in confusion, thinking that this man was sick.

As he strolled along, he was about to run into the territory of the devil.

Good man, do you want to be a demon? Or do you want to compete with me for a position?
What puzzled Mo Luo was that he couldn't do anything to Zhao Yifu.

This demonic realm has its own operating rules, and the devil can only defeat the opponent by attacking the minds of living beings.

If a living being has no gaps in its mind...it is either brainless like a fish, or a completely enlightened being.

The former is worthless, and the latter is unaffordable.

Zhao Yifu is now in a very delicate situation.

You say he is an enlightened being?

He seems to be lacking some awareness.

But he was still a mortal, wasn't he? He just wasn't afraid of the temptations and oppression of the Heavenly Demon or even Mara himself, so he became the most disgusting existence to Mara.

Moro was still confronting Zhao Yifu.

Once upon a time, Mo Luo regretted kicking Zhao Yi Fu out of the Demon Realm.

This is not because Zhao Yifu is special in Moro's eyes, but simply because Moro does not like any living being out of his control.

But now.

What he regretted most was that he had tried every possible means to drag this guy back to the Demon Realm.

Is this a person coming back?

The one coming this time is a big daddy!
Even Mara would have to shake his head at the state of this guy's mind, let alone those poor little demons?
But demons are creatures that pursue desires and cannot stand the attraction of desires... For them, even if they know that Zhao Yifu is annoying, they still cannot control that desire.

Isn't it funny that even the devil has to restrain his desires?
At this moment, Zhao Yifu was still staring at Mo Luo, which made Mo Luo very irritated... How could this man be so ignorant? How could the dignified Lord of the Heavenly Demons be the first to look away?

Ok……

Zhao Yifu felt that the atmosphere was a little off. The feeling of him and Mo Luo staring at each other reminded him of the time when he was a child in his previous life when he was fighting with his friends.

But the question is, how to end it now?

This demon is not his friend. If he looks away first, who knows what will be planted in his heart.

So we were stuck like this...

In fact, it was Zhao Yifu who was anxious. After all, this demon was idle and snooping around all day long, unlike him who had many things to do.

So after thinking for a while, he stared and silently practiced a part of the Dreamlike Immortal Journey's mental method...

A moment later, his entire body was suddenly enveloped by a hazy mist, and within this mist were all sorts of bizarre sights.

However, these scenes have not yet taken shape, but are constantly changing with Zhao Yifu's thoughts.

He summoned out his dream world!

Well... he actually just wanted to arrange a 'dignified exit' for himself, intending to make himself disappear in the mist of this dream and use the dream to block the sight of Moro.

However, he did not expect that doing so might have the opposite effect, causing Mo Luo's pupils to suddenly shrink to the size of a needle hole, and then disappear into the void.

Zhao Yifu was surprised. What happened?

Then he looked at the boundless dream world around him...

He seemed to understand something.

Then his imagination opened up, and many people and things appeared in his dreams.

This was his experience in his previous life, a city full of desires.

Looking back on the past with his current level of cultivation, he can clearly guess the desires of every person he has ever met.

He can even guess a few things about some people he has seen on TV.

Thus, a city intertwined with desires emerged.

In this city, everyone has their own desires, which are extremely real.

This "truth" emanated from the void, instantly making the surrounding demons sense something was amiss, and they swarmed in like flies smelling shit.

They were obviously unable to distinguish the desires Zhao Yifu simulated, and quickly became addicted to them, thinking they were feasting on them.

But actually...

Every time they swallow what they think is their desire, they subconsciously activate their own digestion process, and in turn digest part of their own desires.

In this way, the longer the demons stay in this city, the weaker they will become.

What they digest will become the purest emotional factors, becoming the nourishment for Zhao Yifu's soul.

He... built a huge illusion world for Tianmo in this dream world, a tomb that belonged exclusively to Tianmo!
At this time, the sky was filled with the angry roar of Mara: "Any demon under my command shall not enter this calamity city. This is the calamity of the demons. Anyone who enters this calamity city will die!"

This can be considered to have curbed the trend of the demons descending, but there are still some demons ready to make a move... It is unknown how long this thing, which is made up of desire, can be restrained.

Or perhaps this kind of restraint is completely contrary to their nature, and sooner or later they will probably abandon the orders of the demon and follow their instincts.

Zhao Yifu came to his senses upon seeing this and burst out laughing, thinking it was very interesting.

He found that from this moment on, relying on this dream dimension, he finally had the capital to talk to such a big guy... although he could only target Moro.

Mara angrily revealed his demon king body and said to Zhao Yifu, "Remove this illusion city!"

Zhao Yifu said, "What good does it have for me?"

Mo Luo said: "From now on, the Demon Realm will stay away from you!"

Zhao Yifu shook his head and said, "This isn't a good offer. After all, the Demon Realm is...very good to me right now."

The Demon Realm, according to the current situation, can become his nourishment!
Moro was obviously angry, but such an ancient being would not be swayed by emotions.

He said, "From now on, no demon will attack anyone related to you."

Zhao Yifu said: "I still want the power to command the demons."

Mara said, "All the demons that enter the Three Realms will obey your command... From now on, you are the Great Free Demon King of the Demon Realm!"

Zhao Yifu nodded and smiled, "Okay, I will curb the desire emanating from this city."

Moro agreed reluctantly, and an agreement was reached.

It seemed like a loss to promise Zhao Yifu a title like the "Great Freedom Demon King", but the problem was that He really couldn't do anything about Zhao Yifu.

This guy is a pit.

Besides, when Zhao Yifu gets tired of the Demon Realm and becomes an awakened being, he will naturally leave the Demon Realm, and this identity will become invalid.

This is what Moro planned, and he has a kind of flexibility unique to the Demon King.

As for Zhao Yifu himself, he had no desire for the title of "Great Freedom Demon King". What he cared about was that he could protect the people related to him from being disturbed by the Demon Realm and he could practice Taoism in peace from then on.

Especially his master, he really worries about his master.

(End of this chapter)