The Sea of Alaya Consciousness, or rather the Great Freedom Heaven, is a dreamscape that exists in the subconscious of all beings.
This dreamscape ought to be nothingness, merely an abstract concept, without any actual meaning or power on its own.
Just like the river of time and the Taiyin Star, before Li Boyang and Chang Xi became Pathfinders, both were simply abstract concepts or natural phenomena.
However, the arrival of the Celestial Demon changed everything.
Vishuddha didn’t know the true name of that Celestial Demon; she only knew that the Celestial Demon had awakened the various Demon Kings.
Every Demon King born in the Great Freedom Heaven is an embodiment of the desires of all beings, each possessing different powers.
In the Great Freedom Heaven, the Demon Kings are immortal existences comparable to Celestial Gods.
No, in the Great Freedom Heaven, the Demon Kings are even more powerful than the Celestial Gods.
Because they are formless and intangible, no one can stop them if they choose to leave.
They only need to slip into someone’s dream, and even as fellow Demon Kings, no one can track them down again.
In fact, this is the reason why, after Li Boyang trapped Vishuddha in the "Dream within a Dream," the other Demon Kings were so panicked and bewildered.
Because it was the first time since their birth that they faced death so directly.
"So this is the true nature of Demon Kings?"
Watching Vishuddha struggle in his hands, slowly fading away, a flash of realization appeared in Li Boyang’s eyes.
That Celestial Demon wanted to attain the Great Freedom, to become the Heart Demon of all beings.
The Demon Kings awakened by it were both its incarnations and its experiment.
But something went wrong in the process, causing the Celestial Demon to fall into silence after awakening the Demon Kings, never reappearing in this Great Freedom Heaven again.
As its incarnations, the Demon Kings also regained their freedom at that time.
Perhaps out of instinct, or maybe just mere curiosity...
The Demon Kings never concealed their desires.
They wanted to leave this Great Freedom Heaven and venture into the real physical world.
Thus, they began to frequently infiltrate the dreams of living beings, stirring their desires, and then slowly replacing them.
The "Multiple Bodies" phenomenon appearing on Wang Shu was the process in which Vishuddha tried to replace her.
For an existence as powerful as Wang Shu, a simple desire could not completely engulf her, let alone replace her.
In that case, they would distort their cognition, split their personality, until they finally replaced their existence.
This process can be called "Fallen Demon," a technique specifically targeting Cultivators.
Unfortunately, Vishuddha never imagined that Wang Shu was different from those Gods she confused before.
A moment’s lapse led to her ultimately falling into Li Boyang’s hands, becoming his channel to understand this world.
"Could this be considered reverse ’Fallen Demon’?"
After fully analyzing the existence of Vishuddha, Li Boyang also underwent a transformation.
This transformation wasn’t in appearance, but a more essential metamorphosis.
With the blessing of [Wandering God and Controlling Qi], Li Boyang’s Primordial Spirit underwent endless changes, with no limits to the types of Primordial Qi he could control.
Naturally, this also included the special life form "Nightmare Demon."
Boom!
Almost in the instant Li Boyang completed his transformation, a massive roar echoed throughout the entire Great Freedom Heaven.
Countless Demon Kings looked in shock towards the direction where Li Boyang stood.
The Demon Kings who had fled earlier widened their eyes but didn’t dare to pause as they continued to flee.
Some timid Demon Kings made a quick decision, opting to leave the Great Freedom Heaven without hesitation, transferring their consciousness entirely into their incarnations in the present world.
After all, the Great Freedom Heaven will not disappear.
It’s far better to return after everything calms down than to stay in this dangerous place.
Rumble...
In a trance, everything seemed to return to the moment when the Celestial Demon descended.
The Great Freedom Heaven, always in a state of change, now embraced new transformations.
This change produced more manifestations of desires, birthed more Demon Kings, and further perfected the order and rules of the Great Freedom Heaven.
"Eh?"
The first to notice her own change was little Wang Shu.
She looked down in confusion, discovering that her body started emitting a faint blood-like glow.
More than that, little Wang Shu also established some connection with the Great Freedom Heaven.
It allowed her to manipulate the changes in the Great Freedom Heaven at will, as if she were lucid dreaming.
"Teacher?"
When little Wang Shu looked at Li Boyang again.
Her eyes no longer held confusion, but unprecedented clarity.
This meant that the current little Wang Shu was no longer an embodiment of negative emotions but the completely lucid Wang Shu’s main personality.
As if waking from a dream, Wang Shu looked in disbelief at everything happening around her.
The Great Freedom Heaven connects to the subconscious of all souls and beings.
Apart from the Demon Kings, who are embodiments of desires, few can maintain rationality in the Great Freedom Heaven.
But now, Wang Shu not only maintained rationality but could even sense her connection with certain special individuals.
Just like the Demon Kings.
Now Wang Shu could infiltrate the dreams of those special individuals and guide their innermost hidden desires to erupt.
Although there were fewer individuals able to connect with Wang Shu compared to other Demon Kings.
Each lunar eclipse dramatically increased the number of these individuals, thereby boosting Wang Shu’s influence.
[Am I now... the Moon Demon?]
A sudden flash of understanding crossed her mind, and Wang Shu realized her current identity.
Regardless of her real self, in the dream, she was a genuine Demon King.
Compared to other Demon Kings, Wang Shu was only temporarily inferior due to her nascent state, but her potential was far greater than theirs.
Under the moonlit night, Wang Shu was truly a moon-dwelling demon.
"Wait... since I became the Moon Demon, then what about the teacher?"
Soon realizing this, Wang Shu quickly turned her gaze back to Li Boyang.
At this moment, Li Boyang had completely lost his form, transforming into a truly formless and intangible existence.
He seemed to be the Great Freedom Heaven, just as the Great Freedom Heaven seemed to be him.
This state of mutual integration had clearly reached the Pathfinders’ level who created the Great Freedom Heaven.
The Demon Kings born because of Li Boyang endlessly worshipped him.
Simultaneously, a voice echoed in the hearts of all Demon Kings, Wang Shu included.
Initially, it was just a vague, incomprehensible sound.
But over time, the voice became clearer, until it finally formed a sentence all Demon Kings could understand.
[My name... Primordial Celestial Demon!]
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