Journey to the West: From Fish-Chasing Boy to the Boundless Heavenly Venerable of the Golden Palace

Dry clouds fly like fire across the sky, making the bright sun seem as if it has fallen into a pot.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and it's already the hottest time of the year.

【Dream Man】

Rank: Ninth Rank (Miscellaneous God)

Level: lv4 (187/400)

Supernatural powers: None available

Ritual implement: Dream-Entwining Branch

Rule: A night of passionate lovemaking in a dream will deplete a woman's vital energy by one point.

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For the past two months, Li Yue has been fulfilling his duties as the Dream Gentleman on the West Bank. Based on his current rate of experience gain, he estimates that he will reach level five in about ten days.

Meanwhile, the water ghost was fulfilling his duties as a fish-driving boy on the east bank, and had accumulated more than a thousand experience points in two months, now reaching level eleven.

Glug glug~!

In the morning, Li Yue was resting in the cave when a sheep's head slowly sank down.

[The Dream Warrior has received a small amount of sacrificial meat as an offering, and his experience points have increased by 1!]

Li Yue swam out of the cave and looked up. On the round reef, a woman dressed in coarse cloth looked devout.

It's her again.

Li Yue chuckled to himself; farming really does give you a good body.

This woman doesn't even know how to cherish herself, so why should he feel pity for her? He shook the entwined dream branch, and a peach petal fell onto the corner of the woman's clothes.

"I've got it! I ...!"

Seeing the flower petals clinging to her clothes, the woman's face lit up with joy.

After several times, she realized that whenever she touched a flower petal, the scholar would appear in her dreams at night.

As she had hoped, the farmer carefully swam back to shore, afraid that the petals would fall.

"Hmm~"

Ignoring the peasant woman, Li Yue opened his mouth and swallowed the sheep's head.

Li Yue's body is now over four feet long, but just imagine how big a fish's mouth can be. Even if it's four feet long, it's impossible for it to swallow a whole sheep's head.

But in reality, let alone a sheep's head, he could swallow a pig's head, or even a whole fat pig.

Although it is a little monster, it cannot be judged by conventional theories.

"Um?"

Having just refined the blood food, a gurgling sound came from above again.

The sheep's heart sank.

The term "one cavity" refers to the complete animal carcass after slaughter.

Li Yue was slightly surprised. Whose lady or young lady is this? Such a grand gesture.

In the past two months, the most we've ever offered was a piece of a dead pig, never a whole sheep.

Gollum~~

Just as Li Yue was about to look up, accompanied by the sound of water, another whole pig was thrown down.

Li Yue was taken aback, and suddenly became wary.

If it's just a matter of meeting him in a dream, why such a grand gesture?

This seems to be a bit off.

Gollum~~

After the sheep and the pig, an even larger dark shadow descended; this time it was a cow.

"Too much trouble."

Upon seeing these three sacrificial offerings, Li Yue's expression turned serious.

The so-called three sacrificial animals, although all are livestock, differ in their specifications. Cattle, sheep, and pigs are called the "large three sacrificial animals," while pigs, fish, and chickens are called the "small three sacrificial animals."

Because of the needs of war and labor, cattle were not easily used for sacrifice. If cattle, sheep and pigs were all present, it was called "Tai Lao", which was a very high-level sacrificial offering.

When people give, they inevitably expect a greater return.

This person has been thrown into a great prison; his desires must be quite great.

[The Dreamer has received a Grand Offering, gaining 30 experience points!]

As expected of Tai Lao, he gained thirty experience points in one go.

But Li Yue couldn't worry about that for the time being and quietly floated to the surface.

On the round reef, a woman dressed in silk and jeweled hairpins knelt with her hands clasped together, looking devout.

A small boat was moored nearby, with a maid and a boatwoman standing on it.

Li Yue hesitated for a moment, then shook the Dream-Entwining Branch, letting a peach petal land on the noblewoman's clothes on the reef.

"There really are pink petals."

Upon seeing the suddenly appearing flower petals, the woman was slightly surprised, then her face lit up with joy.

He bowed again, then lowered his head and boarded the small boat to return to shore.

"What's going on...?"

Watching the woman leave, Li Yue muttered to himself.

A moment later, it flicked its tail and swam towards the large sacrificial offerings at the bottom of the water.

Regardless of the situation, let's eat these blood offerings first.

A whole sheep or a whole pig is equivalent to a year of arduous cultivation, and a cow is equivalent to three years.

This set of three large sacrificial animals can increase his cultivation by five years!

Li Yue felt a surge of excitement and opened the fish's mouth as wide as he could, starting with the smaller sheep.

For the next few hours, Li Yue consumed and refined the large sacrificial offering.

It wasn't until dusk that it was fully absorbed.

As predicted, his cultivation level improved by a full five years.

He had exactly 140 years of cultivation at that time.

[Enjoy a secret tryst with a woman in a dream, fulfilling your duties as a dream lover once, and gain +1 experience point!]

As night fell, the notification sounded intermittently.

With a pre-set fixed dream, Li Yue can complete his divine duties without having to go there in person.

It must be said that compared to the fish-chasing boy, the dream-man was much more comfortable.

"Go and meet her."

Only one petal remained, not yet fallen to the ground; it was the noblewoman who had presented the grand feast during the day.

"enter."

It was late at night, and the noblewoman was already fast asleep. Li Yue recited the incantation and entered her dream himself.

In the dream, there was a garden with a tightly closed gate secured by a rusty brass lock. In the middle of the garden stood a tall pavilion, where a woman sat on the top floor, leaning against a window.

Li Yue, disguised as a young scholar, strode forward, the copper lock clattered to the ground, and the courtyard gate opened automatically.

Although this is a woman's dream, after Li Yue invaded it, he took control of everything.

"lady."

Upon reaching the top of the pavilion, Li Yue gave a slight bow and called out.

The woman turned her head, her tear-streaked face showing some surprise. After a moment, she came to her senses, and a look of joy appeared in her eyes.

"You actually came!"

"Is Madam perhaps waiting for me?"

Li Yue smiled, gently waving his folding fan, his clothes fluttering.

Thump!

But to Li Yue's surprise, the noblewoman was not moved by his charm, and instead suddenly knelt on the ground.

Li Yue looked bewildered; what kind of approach was this?

"Please, God, save us!"

The noblewoman sobbed and knelt on the ground.

Li Yue frowned slightly. When did he become a god?

However, this noblewoman must have something to ask of him; let's hear the details first.

"If you have any demands, stand up and speak."

"Yes."

The noblewoman rose in response, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and then slowly began to speak.

Born into a scholarly family, she married into one of the wealthiest families on the east bank of the Yangtze River, and should have had a happy and fulfilling life. However, her husband was short-lived and died three years after their marriage, leaving her all alone to guard their vast family fortune.

Although she was lonely and isolated in her boudoir, she had no worries about food and clothing, and her life was quite comfortable.

Two years ago, she moved back to the West Bank with her family's wealth. Her mother had also passed away, and she originally planned to live out her days alone. Unexpectedly, an old bull spirit appeared out of nowhere, coveting her youthful beauty and her vast fortune, and insisted on marrying into her family.

"I refused, but that bull demon was too powerful; many of the guards in my manor were injured by him."

At this point, the noblewoman was heartbroken again, sobbing twice. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, then looked at Li Yue with a hopeful expression.

"I originally intended to end my life, determined not to be humiliated by that monster. Unexpectedly, I heard rumors of the immortal master, so I specially prepared offerings of three sacrificial animals to invite the immortal master to come and subdue the bull demon and save me from my predicament!"

"I see."

Li Yue nodded slightly, already understanding.

He gently waved his folding fan, lost in thought.

The noblewoman sobbed intermittently, seemingly wiping her eyes with a handkerchief, but she was actually using the handkerchief as a cover to secretly observe Li Yue.

Although she kept calling him "Immortal Master," she knew perfectly well that the person in front of her was not a god or immortal, but possibly even a demon.

If they were not demons, why would they commit such a despicable act?

But her situation is critical right now, and there's nothing else that can be done. As long as she can be saved, who cares whether it's a god or a demon?

What she's worried about now is how powerful this dream-loving man is, whether he can subdue that bull demon, and whether he's willing to help her.

"I can help you."

After a moment, Li Yue finally spoke, his expression serious, and then said in a deep voice.

"But there's a condition."