Aoguang laughed heartily: "Don’t be polite! Together, we brothers shall prevail over that old immortal."
Proud Man nodded, turned around and left. Watching his elder brother’s carefree and cheerful demeanor made him uncontrollably feel a surge of anger and unwillingness, thinking, ’You are the Dragon Prince, not some little monster from the wilderness.’
If I were the Crown Prince, our Dragon Clan would have already dominated East Sea.
In the Bird’s Nest of East Sea, flowers bloom in profusion, and trees provide shade, little birds hopping around in the bushes.
Bai Jin lay on a recliner dozing off, the ceiling of the Bird’s Nest already open, the warm sunshine beaming down, enveloping Bai Jin.
The body sleeps, but the Primordial Spirit has already entered a wonderful space, approximately ten thousand meters in radius, bordered by a grey, chaotic haze.
This is the dream world created by Bai Jin through the Great Dream Heart Scripture; the size of the dream world depends on the strength of the Primordial Spirit. For example, the dream world of invocation is the Primordial World, containing sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, countless races, with the Western Sect spread across everywhere.
However, Bai Jin did not intend to create a secondary world within the dream. Can a crane forget its origin? With countless dangers in the Primordial World, how did we struggle through to this stage? Was it through diligent cultivation? Through brave combats? No, none of those, it was by clinging onto powerful supports.
So, apart from a few towering palaces, Bai Jin’s dream world had nothing else, namely Eight Sceneries Palace, Yuxu Palace, Biyou Palace, Nuwa Palace, and Pingxin Palace. Each palace had a stone statue, but they were faceless. It wasn’t that Bai Jin did not want to carve their faces, but no matter what, he could not depict the faces of the Saints; ultimately, he could only leave them incomplete .
Standing in front of these palaces, Bai Jin muttered to himself, "This should about do it. Later I can pay my respects without having to run around. I truly am smart." A smug smile appeared on his face.
If Jiying knew that his supreme Saint Dao, the method of attaining Tao in the dream he taught, was merely used by others for conveniently giving salutations, he would probably clutch the Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform and cry to death.
Bai Jin entered the Eight Sceneries Palace, prostrating on the mat below and respectfully bowed, "Disciple pays respect to Master, may Master’s Saint Dao thrive forever!"
Atop Shouyang Mountain, Taishang, who was sipping tea, sensed a salutation from the depths and smiled slightly with a nod.
In the dream, Bai Jin looked up to see the face on the main seat’s statue now revealed, identical to Senior Master Taishang.
Bai Jin felt thrilled. Was this Senior Master responding to me? He quickly said, "Thank you, Eldest Uncle!" and stood up to leave.
Then, he entered Yuxu Palace and respectfully bowed, "Disciple pays respect to Master, may Master’s Saint Dao thrive forever."
On Kunlun Mountain, Primordial slightly nodded, pleased inside, appreciating Bai Jin’s filial piety.
In the dream, Bai Jin looked up, and the face on the statue was revealed.
"Disciple pays respect to Master, may Master’s Saint Dao thrive forever!"
"Disciple pays respect to Nuwa, wishing Lady auspiciousness and eternal thriving of your Saint Dao!"
"Disciple pays respect to Gui Ling Saint Mother, wishing Lady auspiciousness and eternal thriving of your Saint Dao!"
Just as Master had said before, without the permission of a Saint, one cannot see the true face of a Saint even in dreams; but if the Saint allows it, then it’s possible! It seems it’s not too difficult.
Bai Jin walked out of Pingxin Palace, stood in the center of all the palaces, and looked around, feeling a surge of immense pride. My small pond actually accommodates three, and five Saints, who else in this entire Primordial World could compare?
"Senior Brother, are you home?" A fleeting voice came from outside.
Bai Jin’s mind returned, and he sat up from the recliner and walked outside, passing through a ripple to exit the Bird’s Nest.
Outside the Bird’s Nest, Gui Ling Saint Mother stood charmingly.
Bai Jin grinned and said, "No wonder there has been a magpie chirping on the branch all day, it turns out Junior Sister has arrived. Please, come inside to talk."
Gui Ling Saint Mother laughed lightly, "Senior Brother sure has a way with words."
"No need to enter, I am here on Master’s orders to summon you to Golden Turtle Island."
Bai Jin asked in confusion, "What does Master want from me?"
Gui Ling Saint Mother shook her head and said, "I don’t know either, please follow me to Golden Turtle Island."
"Alright!" Bai Jin waved his hand to deactivate the Array Formation Restriction of the Bird’s Nest and, riding on a cloud, followed Gui Ling towards Golden Turtle Island.
Along the way, a glimpse of curiosity flashed in the eyes of Gui Ling Saint Mother, who asked, "Senior Brother, what do you think about Senior Brother Duobao?"
"Senior Brother Duobao is quite good! He cares for his fellow disciples, diligently cultivates, and sets a good example. He’s a great eldest senior brother," said Bai Jin earnestly.
Gui Ling Saint Mother whispered, "Why have I heard that Senior Brother Duobao often troubles you?"
"Not at all, I have a very good relationship with Senior Brother Duobao. Sometimes, our little scuffles are just our way of deepening affection."
Gui Ling Saint Mother smiled and said, "Is that so? I must have misunderstood then."
The two continued flying forward.
As they neared Golden Turtle Island, Gui Ling Saint Mother suddenly asked, "Senior Brother, do you know any weaknesses of Senior Brother Duobao?"
"Weaknesses?" Bai Jin stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then said, "Senior Brother Duobao has achieved Dao Heart Perfection; it seems he doesn’t have any weaknesses. If I must say, his only weakness might be that he cares too much about face!"
Gui Ling Saint Mother smiled and said, "Thank you for the lesson, Senior Brother."
"Why do you suddenly ask this?"
Gui Ling Saint Mother giggled and said, "It’s nothing, I just wanted to understand more about Senior Brother Duobao to avoid future misunderstandings."
During the conversation, the two arrived at Golden Turtle Island.
Gui Ling Saint Mother stopped and said, "Senior Brother, Master is in the backyard, please proceed on your own!"
"Thank you, Junior Sister."
After bidding farewell, Bai Jin walked towards the backyard where between the Spirit Flower Divine Woods there was a pond, and beautiful golden fish were swimming through it.
At the edge of the pond under a large tree, there was a stone table set with fine wine and delicacies, with Tongtian seated beside it, enjoying the food and drink.
Bai Jin approached and bowed in salutation, saying, "Disciple pays respect to Master!"
Tongtian chuckled and said, "Come and sit."
"Yes!" Bai Jin rose and sat down opposite Tongtian.
Tongtian smiled and said, "It’s been a while since we last dined together."
Bai Jin picked up his chopsticks and was about to grab some meat, saying, "Since you became a Saint, it seems we have never dined together. You’ve been busy taking disciples; I’ve been busy too."
"Hmph~ You’ve been busy expelling your Master’s disciples!"
The meat that Bai Jin just put into his mouth choked him, causing him to cough repeatedly. In injustice, he said, "Master, in all honesty! Who am I doing this for if not for you? With disciples mixed like good and bad, chaos in qi fortune, when things go wrong, who will suffer? Isn’t it you?!"
Tongtian grunted again, then said, "And yet, you still take the benefits from your Master and go out to work for someone else."
Bai Jin swallowed the meat, put down his chopsticks, and said with an embarrassed smile, "Master, who can blame you for having such excellent disciples? You should be proud. Come on, eat. Let’s enjoy the meal."