The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 564 The Third Level of Restriction

These demons seem easy to talk to, but you can tell from their eyes that they are a group of paranoid, crazy, and extremely self-centered guys.

If they really come across something they like, they will never care about Zhen Fan's background.

Of course, if they can be exchanged, these demons will not offend a powerful force for no reason. It all depends on how Zhen Fan chooses.

If he chooses to suffer a little loss, then everything will be fine; if he refuses to suffer a loss, there will inevitably be a fight.

That’s why it is said that Zhen Fan either got scared and exchanged all the treasures, or used nothing and relied on a strong backstage to directly obtain “rationality” from the corpses of these monsters.

Judging from Zhen Fan's behavior in the dream and the fact that he was obsessed with this past event and even dreamed about it, it is very likely that he was humiliated, and it was so unforgettable that the fruit of "hatred" in his heart became even stronger.

and so……

"I chose him and exchanged all my treasures for 'rationality'." Zhao Chen said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene around them suddenly shattered, and Zhao Chen and Ming Xueling once again felt their bodies falling rapidly, and finally landed in a strange space called "the narrow space".

Obviously, he was right.

“Why don’t you continue to show the subsequent content of the dream…” Zhao Chen’s face was full of disappointment. After all, he still wanted to find out which demon had the “Heart of Mars” fall into his hands.

That is the "Star Raft Accessory", something he must get.

“The second level’s restrictions only have these two questions… or, you have to answer them correctly twice to pass.

"If you answer the questions wrong on purpose, you may be able to continue watching the subsequent developments and wait for the next opportunity to answer the questions." Ming Xueling blinked and analyzed based on the information that was dissipated when the dream was broken.

After leaving the dream, the strong "desires" that made her legs weak and trembling were finally suppressed, and she took the opportunity to break away from Zhao Chen's arms.

"Can it be like that? Yes, it's very possible!" Zhao Chen didn't care about the beauty's withdrawal. He just paused for a moment and subconsciously asked, "Why are you saying it now?"

"Just now, most of my computing power was used to combat and analyze the abnormalities in my body, and very little was used for thinking...so it seemed a little clumsy." Ming Xueling explained seriously.

"Forget it... Zhen Fan is coming to the wedding banquet anyway, and there will be plenty of opportunities to figure out the follow-up developments then." Zhao Chen sighed and stopped worrying about it.

Ming Xueling did remind him, "Don't be careless... The man named Zhen Fan was able to produce three extremely valuable treasures. The existence behind him must be extremely powerful. After he got 'rationality', the power he gained from balancing the pollution should not be underestimated."

If there were no great benefits, why would Zhen Fan leave Daxia and travel thousands of miles to trade with those dangerous monsters?
——Only those demons who control small countries and use them as pastures would have such a large amount of "rationality" for sale.

Next, Zhao Chen did not rush to get the reward for passing the second level. Instead, he pinched his chin and thought for a while and said:

"The first two levels of restrictions on this relic, one for one's own dreams and one for the dreams of others, seem troublesome, but in the eyes of people like you and me who have the protection of spiritual power, it's just that simple, and seems a bit simple...

"If it was really this bad, the ruins should have been emptied long ago, and it wouldn't be our turn to receive the 'reward'.

"This is a bit strange..."

After hearing his words, Ming Xueling also instinctively pondered and analyzed, and after a while he considered and said:
"Based on the intelligence analysis we have obtained so far, there are three possibilities.

“First, that Joyful Bodhisattva should have already broken through the previous layers of restrictions. The invitation she sent may have the effect of reducing the difficulty of the restrictions.

“Secondly, your identity is special, so perhaps these restrictions won’t be difficult for you.

"Third, it is most likely related to your action of directly blowing up the 'dream' on the first floor."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen nodded thoughtfully. He recalled the information he got from his cheap father Zhao Song. It seemed that the other party had barely passed the second level because of the relaxation of the restriction.

The special thing about Zhao Song is that he is a descendant of Emperor Taizu of Zhao Song. Although he was brought here by the "Xingcha", the truth is the truth. He is also a genuine descendant of "Taizu", so it is normal for him to receive some preferential treatment.

In addition, the memories retrieved from Lin Feng and Chu Yunmo showed that the situations they encountered were much more dangerous than their own. For example, their second level was not "answering questions", but personally participating in the dream of a strange old man, and they needed to escape with the old man's family in order to pass the level.

The old man had a very rich imagination, and all kinds of monsters that did not exist in reality appeared one after another. Even Lin Feng, who already had some memories of the "Five-Power God", found it quite difficult to cope with them.

This has resulted in him and Chu Yunmo not being able to get out of the second restriction to this day, and unable to provide himself with more information for reference.

"Since the first level of restriction is my own dream, and the second level of restriction is someone else's dream, what will the third level of restriction be?" Zhao Chen seemed to be asking a question, but his tone was actually quite playful, because he had roughly guessed what it was.

Now, with so much information about the prohibitions as a reference, even without Zhao Chen's "Dongxu Eye", Ming Xueling has also analyzed part of the truth: "It's the 'God's Dream', right? That's why Huanxi Bodhisattva can't move forward and has to rely on external forces.

"The fallen 'Five-Power God'?"

Zhao Chen nodded and shook his head, looking a bit like a "goddess": "Maybe, maybe not...but we can assume 'yes' first.

“In addition, the state of that Joyful Bodhisattva is indeed not good. Her purpose is actually very simple, which is to pull the third level of dream restriction from the mind realm into reality.

"After all, the powerful 'God' in the dream has fallen in reality, and his strength is greatly reduced.

"The method she used was not very clever. She simply used the morbid and extreme desires of the Xuancheng residents when they were enchanted to feed the 'god', and then reversely tempted it to gradually approach reality and devour the souls of the residents of the city.

“But this move has actually already failed halfway, because a certain princess accidentally stole a large part of the bait, which greatly delayed the fusion speed of the real Xuancheng and the heart world.

"Yes, the so-called 'big fish' that competed with the princess for food in her dream is most likely a 'god'. Well, let's assume it is the true form of the Five-Directions God.

"Now there is only one question... What does this wedding of Mu Zirong marrying a concubine symbolize?
"It can't be that the Happy Bodhisattva hates getting married?!"

Zhao Chen felt that if he could see through all of Joyful Bodhisattva's calculations and make the correct response in advance to maximize his gains, he would be able to completely master his position as an "investigator".

Unfortunately, due to too little information, Ming Xueling had no way to analyze it and only gave two general directions: either to accelerate the integration of the heart world ruins and the real Xuancheng, or to please someone and prepare for other subsequent restrictions.

Zhao Chen sighed slightly. If it was the latter, it would be fine. But if it was the former, he would stop it even if it meant spending all his "star coins".

Although he is not a good person, he will not sit idly by and watch the people of a city being devoured by a dead "monster" if he has the ability to do so.

Even though the Joyful Bodhisattva would most likely not allow it to swallow everything before taking action, it would still cause a large number of ordinary people to die in their dreams.

Fortunately, there are people or forces in the dark who are already planning to hinder the Bodhisattva of Joy, so we will not be isolated and helpless then.

What's more, outside the real Xuancheng, there are Qingyan and the others. If the "big fish" dares to show up, it will be hit with a stick first!

After making a plan, Zhao Chen felt much more at ease. After all, after seeing the five prophetic paintings and listening to Ming Hongyue's experience in the dream, he made some arrangements in advance. Even if facing a Bodhisattva, his chances of winning were not zero.

Shaking his head and throwing away those worried thoughts, Zhao Chen began to walk around in the "narrow space" to "encounter" his "reward". Sure enough, before he took a few steps, the "Colorless Cloud Gang", one of the prerequisite spells for the "Demon King Binding" great supernatural power, needed for the "Demon Suppression Gold Seal", fell into Zhao Chen's hands.

This energy will only be born in the starry sky of the heart realm when the "heart realm" and "reality" meet.

At this point, the materials needed for the "Demon King's Body Binding" magical power are all available, and one of Zhao Chen's goals of entering the ruins of the spiritual island has also been achieved.

……

In a dream scene showing a huge mansion, Meng Sicheng, who was originally dressed as a weak scholar, now had disheveled hair and tattered clothes. He no longer had the demeanor of a young man from a noble family. Instead, he was using the terrain to escape in a panic.

The one chasing him was a group of female cultivators...

Among these female cultivators, there were some he knew, such as Fairy Tang Miao and Fairy Yinglong, and there were also some he didn't know...

But without exception, they all have at least top-grade magical powers, and there is even a "Dongxuan" real person!
He didn't know whose dream it was at first, but through the analysis of the dream, he roughly understood some information:
That is, the owner of this dream probably provoked too many female monks in reality, so he dreamed of the Shura Field scene...

And in this second level of restriction, Meng Sicheng became the unlucky guy for these female cultivators to vent their anger.

Therefore, the eldest son of the Meng family, who always relied on the "Taixu Heart Sword" to be invincible in his dreams, could only be beaten and run away in fear.

Fortunately, these female cultivators did not kill him, and this house was big enough, which gave him a chance to catch his breath.

"No... We can't go on like this... We can't win in a head-on confrontation. We have to find another way to get through...

"Damn Zhao Chen, I didn't expect he was here in Xuancheng and he even bewitched so many fairies. He should have been suppressed earlier!" Meng Sicheng cursed with gritted teeth.

The only person who had gossips with both Tang Miao and Zheng Qingyan was Zhao Chen. After learning the origin of the dream, it was not difficult for him to guess who the owner of the dream was.

"Luckily, Zhao Chen didn't seem to have seen the 'Dongxuan' female cultivator take action, so her attack was just a suppression of her status, but not powerful enough... Otherwise, I would have been beaten out of this dream just now.

"Besides forcing a breakthrough, what are the normal conditions for clearing the level?"

Just as Meng Sicheng was racking his brains, the magical powers of Qin Sheng and Kong Lin in the dream had already attacked him one after another, forcing him to start fleeing again.

……

Su Hanshui, the owner of Xuancheng Yuelai Inn who had allied with Zhao Chen, was also caught in a tough battle.

The dream experienced by this "three-headed swordsman" came from Chu Yunmo. Although he did not encounter her senior brother whose body was occupied by the Blood God Son, he was still chased by the Grandmaster Lei Wanhe of the "Linghe Castle" and had no way out.

Although Su Hanshui can rely on a magical weapon to temporarily use the magical power of "three heads and six arms", he is by no means a match for a true master of magical powers.

The only good news is that he can pass the level as long as he escapes from the opponent, and he doesn't need to be killed.

"If I am eliminated by the restriction now, it will be hard to predict whether it will be a blessing or a curse..." Thinking of this, Su Hanshui gritted his teeth and showed a determined look, "I can only use my backup plan to save my life!"

Then, he flipped his left hand and took out a talisman with a cold energy flowing through it.

……

In a city that was both familiar and unfamiliar, Zhen Fan strolled leisurely in a dark alley, firing a shot from time to time, scaring away the ghosts that appeared one by one.

He yawned out of boredom and pouted: "This seems to be Lao Yi's dream?

"How boring, he is actually afraid of ghosts!

"They are just a bunch of ordinary ghosts without any abilities...

"If all the levels were like this, I could clear them with my eyes closed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, illusory tentacles emerged from the deepest part of the alley. A large number of spirits began to gather together, and finally formed a terrifying monster that was five meters tall, but with transparent tentacles below the chest.

"This is interesting..."

Faced with such a huge monster, Zhen Fan actually grinned and faced it without any fear.

He retreated when facing the monster, and he hated himself for being cowardly. He vowed never to retreat no matter what happened.

……

In the vast white world, there was no sound and no color.

At this moment, Lao Yi was lying alone on the only road in the white sky, with no breath left...

He died in this boring dream.

Although this would not cause his death in reality, it also meant that he lost the opportunity to enter the ruins and attend the wedding at the Mu family.

He could no longer control Zhen Fan, who was gradually going crazy.

Soon, Old Yi, who woke up in the real Xuancheng, rubbed his aching head and said to himself in confusion: "Su Hanshui was born in a branch of aristocratic family and is also the confidant of King Liang, how could he have such an abstract dream?

"What does that road in the snow that never ends represent?"

……

The old man from the Chai family looked around at the scene, his face looking so miserable that he almost cried.

Because he recognized whose dream he was in and guessed the situation that person was in.

"This is Meng Sicheng's dream... He actually wants me to keep their Meng family's 'Sword Across the Heart' Master Meng Guangling from getting hurt during the sword contest at Jiange?
"Even though I am ignorant, I know that there were several Dongxuan masters present at the time... How is this possible?!"

As the old man surnamed Chai said this, he looked at the carriage parked beside him, hoping that the young master could think of a solution.

"Back off!" The young master of the Mu family was also helpless, "I'll handle this."

However, although he had no choice, he still had to leave the maids' service and get off the carriage.

After all, the reason why the dream of the second level of restriction is so difficult is because of his existence.

(End of this chapter)