From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 101 Questioning the Heart Reveals the Heart
"After this Dream Transformation Technique was raised to an unprecedented thirteenth level, it can actually allow me to enter other people's dreams?"

Qin Chuan gazed at his younger sister Qin Kui sleeping soundly in his mind; the little girl was quite adorable.

Without a doubt, the little girl was just having a sweet dream about snacks.

To test whether his dream-entry technique was real, he activated the technique again, intentionally controlling his thoughts to enter his father's dream.

……

This is a very barren land.

Qin Geng worked hard to cultivate the land, his face beaming with the happiness of giving.

When he returned from the fields, the roadside was filled with envious voices from the people of Guniu Town and the Qin family:

"Old Qin, you're so lucky! Your kids are taking you to live in the city."

"That's great! Your Qin family will be city dwellers from now on. Once Qin Chuan has a big, healthy son in a couple of years, you'll definitely have city residency."

"What a blessing! After a lifetime of hard work for her children, she has finally seen the light of day."

Qin Geng listened to the voices of the villagers around him and responded with a humble smile, saying that it was all thanks to the children's hard work. But everyone could see that he had straightened his back and spoke with great confidence.

A short while later, the old man returned home and excitedly shouted:

"My dear grandson, let Grandpa give you a hug."

But then, a chubby little boy was running around in the courtyard of the three blue-tiled houses, wearing a tiger-head hat and tiger-head shoes, all plump and chubby...

A butterfly's wings trembled slightly.

…………

Qin Chuan emerged from his father's dream, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at his father's bedroom with a strange expression.

Unexpectedly, my elderly father was already dreaming about holding his grandson, and even dreamt of his eldest son. Indeed, dreams often have no logic whatsoever; the dreamer himself wouldn't realize in his dream that his grandson, who might not appear for another two years, had suddenly appeared...

Take back your own thoughts.

After verifying it, Qin Chuan muttered to himself:

"Now I know that this Dream Transformation Butterfly Technique can indeed allow me to enter other people's dreams. I only need to use my thoughts to create a 'dream seed' and inject it into other people's bodies and minds. In the dream, I will exist as a butterfly, and I can even interact with the dream object... but there may be some danger."

After all, the changes in his body in his sister Qin Chuan's dream were all controlled by his sister, who forcibly made him have many snacks on his body.

"Logically speaking, I am, after all, a cultivator, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator. The fact that I cannot control my dreams is clearly related to the 'Great Dao of Dreams' that Dao Ancestor Nanhua comprehended."

Qin Chuan thought to himself that the realm of dreams was extremely mysterious in his previous life, and that humanity had never been able to decipher it. In this life, the Dao Ancestor of Nanhua was even able to comprehend a great Dao from it, allowing him to enter the realm of dreams, forgetting himself and others, and unable to distinguish between himself and others.

"The Dao Ancestor of Nanhua couldn't distinguish between himself and the butterfly. Could it be that this cultivation method, when practiced to the end, can make others become a part of oneself? Or perhaps... another self?"

Qin Chuan was lost in thought.

If that's the case, then the potential of this mental cultivation method is truly terrifying. Or is it that instead of forcibly converting others, one experiences their entire life in a dream?
In any case, this kind of Taoist practice, which involves the realm of self-identity, is an extremely dangerous approach to the existence of the self.

"The Dao Ancestor of Nanhua merely mentioned the existence of this dream realm, probably without intending to spread it further. He never expected that someone like me would exist in this world, possessing the Heavenly Essence Furnace..."

Qin Chuan put his mind at ease:

"Whether this method of entering dreams and transforming into butterflies ultimately leads to the salvation of others and the transformation into others, or to reincarnation in dreams and the experience of another's life, resulting in the forgetting of self and other, it shows that this technique may provide considerable help for my current work. I must focus on learning more about it in the future."

"But at the same time, we should also add points to another mental cultivation method of the Nanhua Dao Ancestor."

Another method is to stabilize one's Dao heart. Only with a stable Dao heart can one avoid losing oneself in the dreams of others. He pondered how this method might help him in his future investigations.

Various ideas came to mind.

Before long, the sky began to lighten, and it was already dawn. That night, he successfully entered the Foundation Establishment realm, increasing his combat power several times over, and also obtained a new magical technique. He had a very fulfilling time.

After having breakfast at home, I remembered Chu Yunce's instructions from yesterday and went to the Inspection Office to take my shift.

“Spirit Officer, Zhao Famo has been captured for ten days now, and he’s been kept under guard without being interrogated. The fellow Daoists in the temple are all very confused, and even Zhao Famo in the prison is showing strong resistance. Do you think… we should give him a trial?” Wang Mengshi stepped forward and reported to Qin Chuan on the various situations within the Immortal Inspection Bureau in recent days.

"I understand. I'll go and consult with the local official now." Qin Chuan nodded without changing his expression.

Although Chu Yunce's words yesterday were all reasonable, he would not allow himself to become a thorn in the side of the local official Lu Mingjing, conducting a private trial without his approval. Although he had decided to investigate Zhao Famo in private, he still had to uphold the local official's orders on the surface.

He immediately went up to the seventh floor of the attic, and after entering, he reported the matter as a brief report: "Lord Earth Official, it has been ten days. As usual, it is time to conduct a routine interrogation. Otherwise, it will not comply with the regulations of the Immortal Inspection Bureau."

We can't leave criminals hanging indefinitely.

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingjing rubbed his temples. The battle of magic in the county temple had been quite intense recently, and he still couldn't see which way the wind would blow. After all, even the county god Gu Yuankang had joined in this time. With his hundreds of years of cultivation experience, he might very well choose the wrong side if he hastily took sides at this time.

But the question Qin Chuan raised was also very practical.

“How about this,” Lu Mingjing said, “Let’s have a routine interrogation first, just ask him questions, don’t go off on tangents or ask him anything else, let’s get through it first.”

“Yes,” Qin Chuan said. “Then I will start by investigating his many empty accounts and financial problems.”

Lu Mingjing nodded, indicating that this was the right thing to do.

Half a day later.

Qin Chuan, along with his fellow disciples from Youyi Temple, brought Zhao Famo from the Heavenly Prison to the interrogation hall of Youyi Temple.

View from the outside.

In just ten days, Zhao Famo's hair had turned completely white. This was because his hair was naturally white, but he usually took care of it. However, after going inside, his true appearance was exposed. There was also deep fatigue and anxiety in his eyes. Obviously, being left out for ten days and unable to contact the outside world caused him to have all sorts of wild thoughts and he couldn't sleep at all.

boom.

Withdrawing his gaze, Qin Chuan, as the presiding judge, stepped inside.

Zhao Famo's expression changed slightly as he looked at the young Taoist priest who had just entered.

"It's you?!"

As an old Taoist priest and the sect leader of the Thunder Controlling Sect, he had a wealth of experience in combat, yet he was easily subdued by a young Taoist priest. How could he not be impressed by this wandering spirit official?

Qin Chuan, with a calm expression, sat opposite him and said:

"How have you been thinking these past ten days in jail? Let me remind you, you're a senior officer, you should know that if you confess some things proactively, there's still a chance to earn merit and make amends!"

"You're dreaming! I won't say a word!" Zhao Famo's face twisted as he struggled to lunge forward.

However, the Immortal Binding Rope on his body sealed all his magical power, making it impossible for him to break free of the shackles on the spot.

Seeing the other party's struggle, Qin Chuan calmly said, "Sect Leader Zhao, you are also an old Taoist priest of the Heavenly Court. You should know that during the trial process of the Immortal Inspection Division, we are always equipped with two treasures: the 'Heart-Asking Mirror' and the 'Heart-Revealing Mirror.' The Heart-Asking Mirror can ensure that you are telling the truth or lying, while the Heart-Revealing Mirror can reveal some of your inner thoughts as you speak, accompanied by emotional fluctuations. Even if you don't say anything, we can still find out something from you."

Zhao Famo sneered, "Then you can try it."

(End of this chapter)