Chapter 479: The Dream of the Pureheart Saintess
“What kind of dream would you like, honored guest?” the inner sect female disciple asked Holy Maiden Jingxin.
Holy Maiden Jingxin appeared in her true form, so beautiful that even the inner sect female disciple felt her heart flutter.
“Could I have a dream related to Jiang Li?” Holy Maiden Jingxin asked shyly. Even in a dream, mentioning Jiang Li still made her blush crimson.
“Of course, our sect frequently constructs this type of dream.”
“Would you prefer one with clothes or without clothes?”
Holy Maiden Jingxin hesitated for a moment before deciding to follow her true heart: “Without clothes.”
The inner sect female disciple produced something resembling a menu, with the words “Jiang Li Dreams (Top Secret)” written on the cover.
As soon as Holy Maiden Jingxin opened the menu, she knew this was absolutely forbidden material.
It was actually quite thrilling.
“Look, honored guest. There are fifty-eight major categories of dreams related to Human Sovereign Jiang, with multiple subcategories under each major category.”
“You can choose to spend a passionate night with Human Sovereign Jiang in the ordinary way.” The paper showed Jiang Li entangled with a female cultivator, competing to see who wore fewer clothes, resulting in a tie.
“If you choose this type, you can also select Human Sovereign Jiang’s preferred positions. Please feel free to choose any you like. I studied at the Joyous Sect for some time and can make Human Sovereign Jiang assume various positions.”
Holy Maiden Jingxin felt tempted.
No wonder this was the most famous dream sect in Jiang Li’s circle – coming here was definitely worth it!
“Let me see what else you have.”
“There’s also the red wedding dress version, which many female cultivators adore.”
On the paper, a female cultivator wore a red veil while Jiang Li, dressed as a groom in bright red robes, slowly lifted the veil. The half-revealed, half-concealed look made it impossible to look away.
After removing the red veil came what married couples would naturally do.
Holy Maiden Jingxin naturally imagined herself in that scenario.
But then she thought, wouldn’t this mean many female cultivators had already married Jiang Li in their dreams?
Holy Maiden Jingxin felt this was quite unfair.
“Any other options?”
“This one – abandoning all living beings to save the beauty.”
“You are a female demon lord persecuted by the world, forced to walk the demonic path. Human Sovereign Jiang is the radiant, perfect leader of the righteous path. The two of you fall in love without knowing each other’s true identities.”
“When the righteous path surrounds you and pierces your veil, Human Sovereign Jiang finally realizes that the peerless woman who haunted his dreams is actually you. Defying all expectations, Human Sovereign Jiang betrays the righteous path in front of everyone and rescues you.”
“The two of you fly to a deserted place, gaze into each other’s eyes, dry wood meeting fierce fire…”
“Stop, stop, stop! I definitely won’t choose this one.” Holy Maiden Jingxin didn’t hesitate at all.
She could never walk the demonic path and become a demon lord, and Jiang Li would never abandon the righteous path. This dream was built on premises completely opposite to reality.
“Then what kind of dream would you like?” The inner sect female disciple stopped introducing them one by one. There were simply too many possible dreams with Jiang Li – at this rate, the dream would end before she finished introducing them all.
Holy Maiden Jingxin described in detail the dream she wanted. The inner sect female disciple’s eyes lit up, thinking this sister was quite creative. After work ended, she decided she would also dream with Human Sovereign Jiang according to this sister’s description.
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“I’m so hungry. The senior sisters are bullying me again.” One winter, ten-year-old Holy Maiden Jingxin hid in the woodshed, nibbling on half a cornbread bun.
Holy Maiden Jingxin was an orphan the Heavenly Sound Sect leader had picked up from outside. The senior sisters didn’t like this clumsy little girl and bullied her everywhere. After the sect leader passed away, they assigned her to the woodshed and didn’t even let her eat her fill.
Suddenly, a person fell from the sky, crashing through the woodshed roof and landing right in front of Holy Maiden Jingxin.
Holy Maiden Jingxin blinked her large eyes, picked up a small wooden stick, and poked the person’s face.
This person was seriously injured but not fatally. He groaned, “Water, give me water…”
Holy Maiden Jingxin gave the person water.
After receiving water, the person gained some strength to move.
He struggled to sit up, leaned against the wall, and gave Holy Maiden Jingxin a shushing gesture.
“Little girl, I’m not a bad person. If those people found out I’m injured like this, they’d probably laugh at me for quite a while. Can I stay until my injuries heal before leaving?”
For some reason, Holy Maiden Jingxin felt this person was trustworthy and nodded vigorously.
“My name is Jiang Li. What’s yours?”
“My name is Jingxin, disciple of the Heavenly Sound Sect.”
“I notice your cultivation doesn’t seem like the orthodox Heavenly Sound Sect techniques?”
Usually, few people spoke with Holy Maiden Jingxin. Seeing the injured uncle ask like this, Holy Maiden Jingxin tearfully recounted her experiences in the Heavenly Sound Sect.
Jiang Li felt sorry for this little girl and taught her other cultivation techniques.
Few people came to where Holy Maiden Jingxin lived. Like this, Holy Maiden Jingxin took care of Jiang Li while Jiang Li taught her cultivation knowledge. The days passed swiftly.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. After Jiang Li recovered from his injuries, he left a token for Holy Maiden Jingxin and disappeared.
Using the techniques Jiang Li taught her, Holy Maiden Jingxin shone brilliantly in the Heavenly Sound Sect’s grand competition.
Another half month passed, and Jiang Li appeared again to congratulate Holy Maiden Jingxin for becoming first among the outer sect disciples.
From then on, Jiang Li appeared at night to continue teaching Holy Maiden Jingxin.
As time passed, Holy Maiden Jingxin gradually became an inner sect disciple, core disciple, Heavenly Sound Sect’s head senior sister, and the top among peers from several nearby sects…
When Holy Maiden Jingxin turned sixteen, staying at the Heavenly Sound Sect hindered her development, so she decided to travel through the Nine Provinces.
During her journey, she encountered many dangers, all of which she resolved one by one.
What she didn’t know was that behind every resolved danger, Jiang Li’s shadow was there.
Jiang Li was like a bodyguard, protecting Holy Maiden Jingxin’s growth.
As Holy Maiden Jingxin’s experience increased, she finally learned Jiang Li’s identity – the newly ascended Human Sovereign.
Eventually, Holy Maiden Jingxin learned of Jiang Li’s silent efforts and was deeply moved.
Jiang Li finally resolved himself to confess to this girl over two hundred years his junior.
“Jingxin, I love you.”
The two removed their clothes and embraced intimately among the clouds.
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“What kind of dream would you like, honored guest?”
“I understand the Dao of Dreams and can weave dreams for myself.” Jiang Li didn’t need others’ services.
“The spirit stones cannot be refunded.” The inner sect disciple looked at Jiang Li warily, thinking this person might be trying to get a refund.
Jiang Li chuckled. No matter what, he wouldn’t care about such a small amount of money.
Besides, he could always have Commander Liu reimburse it.
“Let’s see what kind of dream Old Bai is having.” Jiang Li left the inner sect disciple behind and entered his own dream.
Seeing Bai Hongtu becoming the Human Sovereign in his dream, Jiang Li didn’t expose him and even obediently addressed him as Human Sovereign Bai.
After the Outer Realm Demons descended, Jiang Li watched Bai Hongtu fight bloodily until he’d had enough, then stepped in to eliminate the Outer Realm Demons, leaving Bai Hongtu with a mysterious smile.
Perfect. Old Bai would definitely be dissatisfied with this dream and go find Meng Chun to create another one.
Mission accomplished.
Holy Maiden Jingxin’s dream was private, and Jiang Li chose to respect her privacy without any intention of peeking.
Just as Jiang Li was about to return to his own dream, he suddenly noticed the dream violently expanding, then violently contracting, repeating this pattern while releasing infinite power.
The dream was arbitrarily kneaded, twisted, and shattered.
Two Great Ascension powers echoed each other across unknowable space, connecting through the dream.
Jiang Li’s expression turned serious. Similar changes had occurred when he first met the First Emperor in a dream.
What would happen this time?