111: Chapter 111 Integration of the Three Paths, Coexistence of Myriad Realms

Zhou Meng's fingertips remained on the screen marked "C-rank Gate Creature Overflow," but his perception had already pierced through reality once more, descending into the Dream World. Unlike before, the Dream World at this moment was no longer a Chaos region with loose rules, but a "symbiosis network" interwoven by the energy threads of the Three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Every inch of newly added land and every derived creature found its place under the organization of the rules.

"This is what 'Ternary Structure Stability' truly looks like," Zhou Meng sighed softly, his gaze first landing on the boundary between the central plains and the forest. It was originally a blurred zone between order and Chaos, but now a "Steam Magic City" stood there. The city's main body consisted of gear-driven buildings cast in brass. What spewed from the massive chimneys was not black smoke but a faint purple magic steam. Atop the clouds condensed from the steam, candy-colored cottages floated—the result of the Fusion of two Dream Task worlds that had already integrated into the Dream World: "Steam Industrial City" and "Magic Candy House."

He leaned in for a closer look and could see workers wearing brass mechanical arms welding gears with magic syrup. Gingerbread guards on the rooftops held spears made of maltose, vigilantly patrolling the streets. Even the city's drainage pipes flowed with glowing "Energy Honey," which merged into the rivers outside the city, nourishing the plants along the banks. This absurd Fusion of "industry and magic" appeared incredibly harmonious under the reconciliation of the Three Daos' rules: the Light energy of the Heavenly Dao stabilized the activity of the magic syrup, the Chaos energy of the Earthly Dao granted the mechanical arms self-repair capabilities, and the rule light points of the Human Dao allowed "residents" (converted from Dream Task world NPCs) of different cultural backgrounds to communicate smoothly.

His gaze shifted to the "Star Lake Archipelago" in the east, the meeting point of oceanic and forest civilizations. On the lake's surface, mermaids with fish tails covered in pearlescent scales sat on driftwood singing, their songs causing golden ripples to spread across the water. On the shore, elves spread their transparent, cicada-like wings, accompanying them with harps woven from leaves. When the harp strings were plucked, tiny light particles fell into the lake, attracting schools of silver "Light-scale Fish." Not far away, several "Hybrid Ships" with colorful sails passed slowly—the hulls were crafted by elves from thousand-year-old wood, while the sails were woven from mermaid scales, allowing them to sail by wind power and move freely underwater. On the deck, travelers from Steam Magic City handed brass "Temperature Regulators" to the elves in exchange for the "Moonlight Crystals" they had gathered, while the mermaids used "Tidal Pearls" to trade with the travelers for "Magic Records" that could preserve their songs.

"The appearance of travelers is an unexpected surprise." Zhou Meng watched those figures carrying backpacks and shuttling through different regions, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes. These travelers were not Hosts, but "World Natives" derived together by the rules of the Three Daos. They possessed no extraordinary abilities but were born knowing the languages of different civilizations and were protected by the Three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Man, making a living by "exchanging specialties and passing information." He saw a traveler in a feathered hat pulling a piece of "Volcanic Lava Bread" (from a volcano Dream Task world) from his backpack and handing it to an icefield resident on a snowy mountain in exchange for an "Ice Silk Handkerchief" that could resist high temperatures. This spontaneous exchange of goods was making the "Civilization Bond" of the Dream World tighter and tighter.

In the more distant western wasteland, the integration of the Three Daos' rules was even more direct. The once-rampaging "Kin of the Desolation Dominator" were now restricted to fixed areas by the Heavenly Dao's "Order Barrier," only able to be active at noon each day. Meanwhile, the newborn "Sand Spirits" on the wasteland (formed by the combination of Earthly Dao energy and grit) had learned to build "Temporary Shelters" with sand under the guidance of the Human Dao rules, providing sanctuary for passing travelers. Zhou Meng could even see the phantoms of the Heavenly Dao's [God of Light] and the Earthly Dao's [Lord of Desolation] briefly intersecting in the sky above the wasteland—there was no battle, only the collision and Fusion of two energies, finally turning into a field of "Light Sand" that fell upon the wasteland, birthing "Hope Grass" that could grow in the desert.

What drew his attention most was the change in the northern "Dream Spirit Habitat." This area was encased in a transparent barrier held up by the Three Daos' rules, with golden (Heavenly Dao), black (Earthly Dao), and silver (Human Dao) light patterns flowing across it. Only Dream Spirits could enter and exit freely. Inside the habitat was a "Floating Archipelago" composed of energy clouds, with glowing "Information Trees" growing on each island. Tiny data streams pulsed on the leaves—this was an "Information Storage Bank" specifically constructed for the spirits by the Human Dao rules. Zhou Meng saw Li Mubai's [Star Rail] parked under an Information Tree, uploading the team's organized "B-rank Monster Weakness Data" to the leaves, while Zhang Hao's Silver Star was under another tree, retrieving "Permanent World Energy Fluctuation Records," clearly preparing for the upcoming meeting.

Between the islands, there were "passageways" woven from light threads, with spirits of different forms shuttling between them. Item-type spirits (like Wang Jingjing's [Logic Core]) would release blue data streams in the passageways to exchange information with other spirits. Creature-type spirits (like Zhao Hu's [Roar]) would use cries to convey emotions, occasionally frolicking on the energy clouds. At the center of the habitat stood a "Dream Spirit Temple" condensed from the rules of the Three Daos. The crystal at the top of the temple constantly absorbed the free energy of the Dream World, converting it into the "Origin Power" required for spirit reinforcement and evolution. This was the first time the Three Daos had joined forces to build an exclusive zone for a non-"concept-level existence," and it also marked the official establishment of the Dream Spirits' status as the core assistants of the Dream World.

(The true bodies of Dream Spirits have always existed within the [Dream Spirit Habitat] inside the Dream World; those following the Hosts are merely projections of the Dream Spirits. Dream Spirits complete their respective spiritual evolutions by living and communicating with their Hosts through their projections and completing Dream Tasks together. As for the exclusive Dream Spirits who lose their Host status because the Host failed a task and was unable to pay the penalty, they will become NPCs and enter the Dream Task Worlds and the Dream World, achieving their spiritual evolution through living and interacting with other existences.)

"Time to look at the specific data after the integration." Zhou Meng withdrew his scattered perception and raised his hand to call up the [creator panel] again. On the pale golden light screen, most of the data had been updated:

[creator panel]

[Creator] Zhou Meng

[Authority] Dream Creation (LV5), Turning Falsehood into Reality (LV5)

[Dream World Status] Rule Integration Period (Deep Fusion of the ternary structure, preliminary formation of a civilization symbiosis System, rule evolution speed increased by 30% compared to before)

[Dream Power] 23,568,917,432 points (New sources: emotional energy generated by civilization exchanges in the Dream World, vitality feedback from biological activities, rule overflow after Dream Task world Fusion)

[Infinite Main God Data]

Dream System: 2.0 (Three Daos rule adaptation completed)

Active Hosts: 11,587,243 (32% have entered the new integrated areas for exploration)

Dream Spirits: 14,896,512

Real World Spirits: 10,321,789

Reality Interference: 80% (Reason for increase: C-rank Gate Creature Overflow)

World Influence: [Civilization Symbiosis]

Dream Gate: 86,732 (18% bound, 82% unbound) (2 new A-rank Gates added, located at the Real World's poles)

[Concept-Level Existence Monitoring]

Heavenly Dao (order side): [God of Life][God of the Ocean][God of Light] (All have released "Order Nourishment" energy to accelerate the stability of new areas)

Earthly Dao (chaos side): [Lord of the Deep Sea][Lord of Corruption][Lord of Desolation][Lord of the Seven Deadly Sins] ([Lord of the Seven Deadly Sins] has entered the juvenile stage and begun learning "Controllable Release of Chaos Energy")

Human Dao (Variable Side): 1 Preliminary Root Host (Zhang Hao, Root Resonance stability increased to 30%), 11 Potential Root Hosts (All have come into contact with Root Fluctuations)

Others: [Infinite Main God][God of Pleasure/Lord of Pleasure] (Has begun establishing "Entertainment Strongholds" in Steam Magic City) [Sea of Networks] (Has synchronized the new Dream World area maps to the Real World Host terminals)

System Function Unlocks: "Team Upgrade System," "Permanent World Exploration," "dream coins Circulation," and "Cross-Regional Civilization Exchange" unlocked. Functions pending unlock (requires Host exploration depth to reach standard): "Cross-World Team Collaboration," "Root-Related Task Issuance," and "Real World-Dream Civilization Interconnection."

Zhou Meng's gaze lingered for a long time on "Zhang Hao's resonance stability at 30%" and the "2 new A-rank Gates." The former meant that Zhang Hao's "Root Contact" task now had a foundation for advancement, while the latter hinted that the "High-Tier Zones" of the Dream World were about to open. The information about the [Lord of Pleasure] establishing strongholds in Steam Magic City also amused him. This existence with a "dual identity" always managed to find the most vibrant areas of the world first; perhaps he would become an "unexpected bridge" for communication between different civilizations in the future.

Just then, a new information fluctuation came from the Sea of Networks. It had synchronized the maps of the new Dream World areas to the Real World terminals of all Hosts and had even pushed "Personalized Exploration Recommendations" based on the Hosts' Talent inclinations (such as recommending Zhao Hu go to Steam Magic City to test the compatibility between mechanical arms and his own strength, or recommending Lin Wan go to the Star Lake Archipelago to learn the healing songs of the mermaids). At the same time, it captured that some official agency Hosts in the Real World, with the assistance of Dream Spirits manifested in reality, were setting up "Dream Monitoring Stations" near the C-rank Dream Gates. The "Civilization Interconnection" between the Real World and the Dream World seemed to be quietly sprouting.

"The integration of the Three Daos is just the beginning. Next, it's time to see how the Hosts explore this new world." Zhou Meng closed the panel and looked out the window. In the distant sky, a pale golden light trail flashed—it was the projection of a newly generated A-rank Dream Gate in the Real World. He knew that with the appearance of High-Tier Gates, more secrets regarding the "Root" and the "Balance of the Three Daos" would eventually be uncovered by the Hosts, and this world he created would also move toward a broader future under the dual drive of "Autonomous Evolution" and "Host Exploration."