373: I can harass you.

A golden figure descended from the sky in mid-air; it was none other than Ksitigarbha. Upon seeing this, Pigsy and the others followed suit and landed on the ground.

Looking closely, all the imperial soldiers, including veteran generals like Qin Shubao, were lying on the main street clutching their weapons, snoring like thunder, sleeping very soundly.

"Bodhisattva, do you know what is going on here?" Pigsy couldn't help but ask.

Ksitigarbha frowned slightly: "I just came from the imperial palace. Except for the royals who carry the imperial jade seal with them, everyone has fallen into a deep sleep, and they cannot be awakened even with magic... Hmm, General Xue Rengui has not, because he is the Reincarnation of the White Tiger Star Lord from heaven, so he naturally possesses some Divine Power, and therefore has not fallen into sleep!"

"But what exactly is going on? Hmm, the people of the Si Tian Jian have also fallen into a deep sleep, right?" Shi Jingmo asked.

"That's right, otherwise, the defensive formation would not have disappeared!" Ksitigarbha said in a deep voice, "I still cannot figure out the reason behind this... It's not just these soldiers; almost all the common people in the city are sleeping... Hmm, although it is true that it is night, this is the first time I've seen a situation where they are sleeping so soundly that no amount of calling can wake them up!"

Everyone fell silent. Pigsy suddenly thought of something, slapped his thigh, and said, "This must be the work of that guy named Darwin. Didn't he say he had some kind of experiment?"

"That's right, but what kind of experiment makes the whole city fall into a deep sleep? Does it have any specific meaning? Or rather, what purpose could it serve?" Shi Jingmo said in a deep voice, "I cannot figure this out!"

Little White Dragon, who had been deep in thought, suddenly remembered something and said, "I remember Master once told me some scientific knowledge about the future, which included things about the human soul and psychology... Hmm, dreams are generally linked to a person's subconscious, and the subconscious, to some extent, represents the manifestation of a person's Sea of Consciousness. And dreaming..."

"Dreaming allows people to sink into their subconscious faster, or rather, allows ordinary people to enter their own Sea of Consciousness!"

Wu Zhen tilted her head and said, "I have also heard Master talk about this, but the problem is, what does this have to do with these people falling into a deep sleep?"

"I don't know..." Everyone shook their heads, brows furrowed, unable to think of the reason.

Suddenly, a red light descended from mid-air, and Nezha appeared before them in the blink of an eye. He said with a puzzled expression, "Just now, Zun Zun told me that a large number of brainwaves that only appear when people are asleep have appeared in the city, and these brainwaves are vaguely connected to each other... Tell me, what exactly is going on?"

"We don't know either; we just arrived!" Pigsy said in a deep voice, "Third Prince, did the treasure created by Primal Celestial Lord say what these brainwaves represent?"

Nezha thought for a moment, then shook his head, looking embarrassed, and said, "It's not that he didn't say, but I didn't quite understand what he was saying!"

"If you didn't understand, you should at least remember some of it!" Monk Sha said, "What did he say at the time?"

"Hmm..." Nezha tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "He said that these people... are all in the second layer of dreams, experiencing something quite terrible, and this experience is being shared by everyone's consciousness connected together!"

"Can dreams be connected together?" Wu Zhen said in shock, "And... what does that second layer of dreams mean? Do people's dreams have several layers?"

"That's also the part I can't understand!" Nezha pouted and said, "I often dream too, but I have no idea what he meant by the second layer or anything like that!"

Pigsy snapped his fingers and said, "Needless to say, this must be some kind of concept from that future world, it's just that we don't understand it yet!"

"Then in this current situation, what should we do?" Monk Sha asked anxiously.

"There's no other way!" Ksitigarbha said in a deep voice, "Now we have no choice but to find a way to enter their dreams to investigate and see what exactly is happening!"

"Then how do we get in? Hmm, can we enter anyone's dream?" Little White Dragon asked.

"The method to enter a dream is actually very simple, and I can do it too!" Wu Zhen said in a deep voice, "If everyone's dreams are connected, then without a doubt, it doesn't matter whose dream we choose to enter, but I think... hmm... I think... if we use the perspective of an ordinary citizen, it is very likely that we won't see any truth!"

"Then let's enter the imperial palace!" Ksitigarbha said, "The Emperor Li Chengqian is protected by a Ghost Immortal, plus the power of the imperial jade seal, so he hasn't fallen asleep, but the Emperor Li Shimin has definitely collapsed. We can use his perspective to see what exactly is happening in that so-called dream..."

Hum! Just as Ksitigarbha finished speaking, the sky suddenly lit up as bright as day, and countless golden feathered arrows descended from the sky, covering the direction where everyone was standing.

This rain of arrows contained explosive power, and the dazzling light, like the sun, was extremely piercing. Everyone was terrified, but they remained calm and unhurried, channeling their own power to either dodge or withstand it. In an instant, all the golden feathered arrows disappeared without a trace, but the hot energy in the air proved that the previous round of attacks was not an illusion!

Shi Jingmo couldn't help but look up, his pupils suddenly constricting, and he said in a deep voice: "Trouble has arrived... Hmm..."

Without waiting for anyone to ask, he had already floated up and flew towards the person attacking from mid-air.

The opponent was wearing a golden Saint Cloth, holding a golden bow in his hand, and was in the posture of drawing a bow and nocking an arrow, looking down. Seeing Shi Jingmo coming over, he couldn't help but smile slightly and say: "So you really are here!"

"Sisyphus!" Shi Jingmo said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect that with your wisdom, you would still continue to help the evildoer!"

"Hehe, there's no way around it, who told me to be wholeheartedly loyal to the Goddess!" Sisyphus shook his head and said, "It's you, the traitor who betrayed the Goddess, are you going to keep going down this dark path to the end?"

"I have never betrayed the Goddess!" Shi Jingmo put his hands together and said in a deep voice, "Seeking the Dao and being loyal to the Goddess do not actually conflict, do they?"

"Enough, you always have your reasons!" Sisyphus smiled and said, "With me here today, you cannot enter the imperial palace, nor can you enter anyone's dream!"

"Oh? Can you stop us?" Shi Jingmo asked with a playful smile.

"Hehe, I know I am no longer your match now, but..." Sisyphus chuckled, "With the divine bow and divine arrows bestowed by the Goddess, I think harassing you a little is no problem. At the very least, I can ensure that you absolutely will not enter anyone's dream!"