Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Pagoda, Twenty-Fifth Level!!
Unknowingly, the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Pagoda had already evolved to an astonishing twenty-five layers. What did this signify? It meant there were now twenty-five complete Minor Worlds, twenty-five true worlds. The journey to reach this point had been anything but easy—Yi Tianxing had relentlessly scavenged without missing a single opportunity, devouring countless treasures with unyielding determination.
Especially after the Star Gates shattered, the resulting Star Cores had caused the Hongmeng Pagoda to expand at an inhuman pace.
Upon close inspection, the internal space of the pagoda now spanned forty to fifty thousand kilometers in diameter, an immense scale—more than double its size during the God-Demon Battlefield days.
The several Star Cores absorbed from the broken Star Gates had greatly nourished the pagoda's growth, pushing it to expand and evolve every quarter hour, without pause.
The sky had grown higher, the earth thicker.
The power of the stars was virtually the same as world power, causing the growth of the world's origin to reach an extreme.
In a short time, the newly born space had already reached a scale of fifty thousand kilometers, nearly half the limit of a Minor World, which was 129,600 kilometers. This was nothing short of astonishing.
This newborn world, nourished by the other twenty-four Minor Worlds, was expanding at a visible rate, with every breath pushing its boundaries even farther outward.
Unknowingly, the space had already transcended the scale of a Cave Heaven, becoming a full-fledged Minor World, rapidly expanding until it matched the size of the other internal worlds.
Even now, in the chaotic core space, two or three Star Cores remained, continuously radiating immense star power, merging into the chaos to temper the pagoda further.
"This new world is different from the others."
After the expansion completed, Yi Tianxing discovered with surprise that this internal space was very special—entirely different from the previously developed worlds. It was suffused with a dreamlike aura, hazy and surreal, as though one were drifting in a dreamscape.
The space seemed both stable and unstable—as if it was composed of numerous dreams. In some areas, the structure would suddenly collapse, only to be shrouded once again by mist and form anew. Independent yet interconnected spaces overlapped and influenced one another.
New World: Dream Butterfly World (梦蝶世界)
Source: Formed under the influence of Yunmeng Dream Butterfly (云梦幻蝶).
Nature: A semi-real, semi-illusory Minor World composed of the dreams of sentient beings.
Mechanics: Capable of connecting to the Nightmare World, allowing it to absorb dream power and evolve rapidly.
Yi Tianxing silently observed this transformation. This was a world born of dream power, essentially a small-scale Nightmare World. It could naturally gather dream power, and potentially connect to the true Nightmare World, constantly drawing upon its essence to manifest new dreams.
The Nightmare World was among the most mysterious and bizarre realms of existence. Its presence was affirmed by the very nature of dreaming—as long as beings dream, they enter the Nightmare World. Every dream's energy naturally merges into it.
According to legend, the Nightmare World is a realm built entirely from the dreams of countless sentient beings, manifesting illusion into reality. It cannot be located physically—it only exists when dreams exist, and vanishes when they cease.
So, this Dream Butterfly World, a true and stable dreamspace, could act as a "receptacle" for dreams, and would absorb residual dream essence even after dreams ended. These remnants—be they dream-formed beasts, landscapes, or phenomena—would become part of the real dream world.
Core Concept: Dream-born entities or features that survive dream dissolution will manifest physically inside the Dream Butterfly World.
Yi Tianxing was incredibly excited. This meant he could use the dreams of all beings to continuously refine his lifebound treasure, the Hongmeng Pagoda—saving massive time and resources.
When he had chosen the pagoda as his lifebound treasure, Yi Tianxing already knew it would be a monstrous sinkhole for resources. He had scavenged relentlessly—even enemy corpses were not spared—just to keep feeding the pagoda's growth. But compared to what was still needed, it was a mere drop in the ocean.
Now, the creation of Dream Butterfly World gave him hope—a chance for rapid evolution of the pagoda.
By using Dream Butterfly World to gather dream power, he could use the people of his empire (Great Yi Dynasty) to supply dream energy.
He planned to use fate and national destiny to bind Dream Butterfly World to the entire territory of Great Yi.
Therefore, all beings within the territory who dreamed would naturally enter the Dream Butterfly World—not the Nightmare World.
The benefits were enormous: more dreamers = more resources. The dreams would generate content for the dream world, expanding it, and allowing fragmented dream elements to become permanent features.
However, dreamscapes were unpredictable. A single dream could birth a great demon, a ferocious beast, or even a forbidden zone. Still, the risk was worth it.
Yi Tianxing then thought of another method:
Why not directly siphon dream power from the Nightmare World itself?Yunmeng Dream Butterfly could now open a path to that realm.If done carefully, he could steal power without being noticed.
After pondering this, he calmed his mind.
These were long-term plans that needed to be tested step by step.
Now, it was time for the next step.
Yi Tianxing produced a golden Bodhi Seed—a precious treasure of enlightenment.
"With the Dream Butterfly World now supporting the pagoda, it can absorb even more internal worlds. This Bodhi Seed—such a rare treasure—must become part of my lifebound treasure to be fully secured."
With a thought, he sent the Bodhi Seed into his body, letting it enter his Divine Sea and connect with the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Pagoda.
The moment contact was made—
A brilliant golden light erupted…