629: Chapter 629 The Sea of ​​Heart Refining, A Century of Dreams

The monk who appeared earlier took a deep look at Hun Tiandi and turned to leave.

Mr. Corpse Soul, Princess Zixun, and Liu Ling returned to the small courtyard together and closed the gate; the people outside saw there was no more excitement to watch.

They showed disappointed expressions, though many still cast a glance at the courtyard where Princess Zixun stayed.

Princess Zixun was very famous, being a princess of the Daxuan Heavenly Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" Liu Ling asked solemnly.

"It's nothing!" Hun Tiandi exhaled deeply and waved his hand.

"What happened just now? Why such a large temper?" Princess Zixun asked, puzzled; even if Xiao Yingjie was provoking him, it shouldn't have been like that.

"The Xiao Family?" Hun Tiandi placed his hand on the teacup, and with a crack, it was crushed.

He did not explain further.

"Where is the pet you want to catch?"

"It's a secluded place called the Sea of Heart Refinement!" Princess Zixun spoke softly.

"What kind of place is that?" Hun Tiandi asked, confused.

"It's a very strange area within the Cangtian Holy Land. It's a vast region shrouded in seven-colored mist. Once someone enters, they will see endless illusions that confuse and interfere with their perception."

"There are no physical attacks. If one's willpower is not firm, they need to concentrate and calm their mind. It's a good place to temper one's mind and train one's will."

"It opens once every two months for a duration of one month. Only the bodhi seeds bestowed by the Buddha can resist the illusions!" Princess Zixun explained.

"bodhi seeds? With those, one won't be affected by the illusions?" Hun Tiandi said, surprised.

"Correct. The Sea of Heart Refinement is very large and very hidden. The pet I want is deep within the Sea of Heart Refinement; you must help me catch it!" Princess Zixun said seriously.

"A pet? What exactly is it? Didn't you say the Sea of Heart Refinement has no physical attacks? Does that mean the pet won't attack people either?"

Hearing this, Hun Tiandi frowned slightly.

"Yes, it doesn't attack people; it's even a bit afraid of them. My bloodline inheritance is somewhat special, which is how I discovered it hiding in the Sea of Heart Refinement. No one else knows!"

Princess Zixun spoke slowly.

"Afraid of people? What is it doing hiding there? Cultivating? Does it not eat?" Hun Tiandi asked.

"I don't know; I don't even know what it looks like. As for cultivation, it only eats one thing from humans to cultivate," Princess Zixun said.

"What does it eat from humans?" Hun Tiandi asked, surprised.

"Providence or Karma!" Princess Zixun said solemnly.

"What? It eats Providence? It eats Karma?" Hun Tiandi was astonished. With the experience of two lifetimes, he had never heard of a magic beast that needed to eat these two things to cultivate.

"Last time I went in, quite a bit of my Karma was eaten by it. Fortunately, I am a princess of the Daxuan Heavenly Dynasty, and the Emperor replenished it for me."

"It will be the same this time; some providence will also be eaten!" Princess Zixun said, sounding a bit embarrassed.

If the providence and Karma of his own Da Zheng Imperial Dynasty were eaten, would they be gone?

Hun Tiandi looked at her strangely.

"What's wrong?" Princess Zixun asked, puzzled.

"Nothing. If the providence is gone, I'll just collect more. Catching that pet will count as repaying the favor for killing the Elder in Black!"

"I will definitely do what I promised!"

Hun Tiandi took a deep breath.

The Da Zheng Imperial Dynasty was right there; even if some providence was eaten, he could collect more later. The key was that Hun Tiandi was a man of his word!

He just marveled at the wonders of heaven and earth for birthing such a Small Beast.

Eating providence? Eating Karma?

Five days later, Hun Tiandi and Princess Zixun arrived at the mountain peak together. Countless golden lights flickered in the sky. A mountain range was filled with endless seven-colored mist, which blocked their vision.

It made it impossible to see anything inside, appearing very miraculous at first glance.

Meanwhile, Mr. Corpse Soul and Liu Ling remained in the small courtyard.

He did not use his soul power to investigate. Princess Zixun had said that soul perception would be obstructed and useless inside.

It could even cause confusion; soul perception might seem to see a seven-colored magic beast, but there would be nothing there—all just illusions.

"The further you go into the Sea of Heart Refinement, the more terrifying the illusions become. It's best not to fly to avoid losing your way. You must be prepared!" Princess Zixun said calmly.

"Understood!" Hun Tiandi nodded. Then, the two went down the mountain and stepped into the seven-colored mist.

Buzz!

Before them, the soil on the ground was overturned, and skeletal hands reached out, the flesh on them rotted and extremely gruesome.

Buzz...

A series of sounds came from all directions as large amounts of soil were overturned. Decaying arms waved, as if trying to drag them down.

In the blink of an eye, Hun Tiandi noticed the vast seven-colored mist changing, resembling an ancient battlefield.

Hun Tiandi's eyes were cold as knives as he continued forward. Skeletal hands approached, clawing at his throat.

He neither dodged nor avoided them, letting the skeletal hands reach him.

Whoosh!

As if they were merely projections, they passed through Hun Tiandi's body; they were all illusions.

Passing through the illusions, he turned to look at Princess Zixun.

"How is it?" Princess Zixun smiled.

"Boring," Hun Tiandi said flatly.

"At the start, these are the lowest-level illusions. The real test is further ahead. These dig out the true flaws in one's heart to create illusions!"

"Joy, fear, sorrow... the seven emotions and six desires..."

Princess Zixun spoke.

"Continue," Hun Tiandi said.

"Alright, you should experience it well over the next few days!" Princess Zixun smiled.

Soon, various illusions reappeared before them. Hun Tiandi was already a person of firm will, and he had also mastered the realm of Sword Heart Clarity.

Untouched by a myriad of evils, all wickedness repelled!

Had he not wanted to experience the wonders of the Sea of Heart Refinement, these derived illusions would have long been cut down by his Sword Heart Clarity.

"What are the habits of that Small Beast?" Hun Tiandi asked.

"Well, have you ever dreamed?" Princess Zixun asked.

Hun Tiandi was momentarily speechless; who hasn't dreamed? Princess Zixun continued: "According to my speculation, the Sea of Heart Refinement was either created by the Small Beast, or the Sea of Heart Refinement birthed it. Its ability is to create dreams."

"It draws people into dreams, and while you are asleep, it secretly eats your providence or Karma!"

"Dreaming?" Hun Tiandi said, surprised.

"Yes. Because my bloodline is special, I retained some memories after waking up. After entering the dream several times, that Small Beast was right beside me!"

"Unfortunately, I couldn't wake up within that month, so there was no way to catch it. I haven't succeeded even once!"

Princess Zixun said with some frustration.

"A dream? One month in a dream?" Hun Tiandi asked curiously.

"No, one month in the real world is a hundred years in the dream!" Princess Zixun said calmly.

"A hundred years in a dream?" Hun Tiandi was shocked. What a terrifying ability. The Da Zheng Imperial Dynasty only established the Hall of Reincarnation because they had the Phantom Spirit Jade Statue's ability to create Heavenly Demons.

In the Hall of Reincarnation, the mind enters reincarnation to be tempered.

He didn't expect this Small Beast to have such a frightening ability, comparable to the Hall of Reincarnation.

However, the dreams created by the Small Beast required stealing the providence or Karma of the person refining their heart.

"Yes, you must find a way to wake yourself up within those hundred years of the dream!" Princess Zixun said calmly.

"I woke up once, only knowing that world wasn't real..."

This kind of dream training required great psychological resilience. If an ordinary person were locked in a small room in solitary confinement for a few days, they wouldn't be able to stand it.

"Once, in order to wake up, I chose to commit suicide, but it was useless. Instead, I was taken to another dream and only woke up after a hundred years, with one month having passed outside!"

"When the dream ended, the Small Beast had also run away!"

Princess Zixun spoke.

"Suicide?" Hun Tiandi took a deep look at her. How much courage did that require? As a cultivator, who would be willing to give up a lifetime of heaven-reaching cultivation?