219 The Miraculous Effect of the Ancient Seal

The curtains of the small stage gradually closed, signifying the end of the sweet dream. The audience member faded into a nondescript shadow as they stood up to head towards the exit. After the audience departed, the theatre door closed and Gu Jun’s consciousness retreated. He saw in his sea of consciousness that the sweet dream bubble that he just exited was no longer a colorful bubble but had changed into a cotton candy cloud. He could sense that it had grown firmer because it was rejuvenated by Dirty-minded Yu’s mental power. ‘The dream has become hers, and it can now be used repeatedly, this is a good thing.’

Gu Jun opened his eyes and put down the phone, he was still inside that small hotel room. 20 minutes had passed, similar to how much time had passed in the dream. The 20 minutes of ESP connection did not make Gu Jun feel mentally exhausted, no wonder it was a sweet dream. Gu Jun immediately clicked on the cotton candy cloud to see if he could summon Wu Siyu again. He failed probably because he lacked stronger connection and bond, perhaps that could be overcome when the sweet dream was stronger in the future but for now he still needed a medium like the phone call. In any case, the good news was he could now have unmonitored communication with Siyu through this.

There were still two more sweet dream bubbles left, he should be able to build similar bonds with 2 more people. However, it shouldn’t be as easy as it was with Dirty-minded Yu because he had had ESP training with her before. Regardless, this was a valuable asset. ‘I should try to make contact with Elder Tong, what would that old man’s sweet dream be like? Winning the lottery?’ Gu Jun gave it some thoughts before his mind returned to the Seven Cryptical Books of Hsan. ‘What is the source of its power? Is it the earth’s god or some kind of darker force… It might not be a good thing to study too deep into it because it will change the personality of its trainers.’ Gu Jun previously felt a kinship towards the tome because it did not belong to the R’yleh Cult and Afterlife Cult’s faith, and it originated from the intelligence of his ancestors, but now he couldn’t be so sure. Thankfully, fellow disciples, Atal and Peacock’s group appeared like they were fine. As strange as the background of Peacock’s group was, they at least did not surrender themselves to darkness, if anything, they appeared to have more faith in light and goodness than normal people, especially in the way they would give up everything for their tribe.

With many questions waiting to be answered, Gu Jun returned to the larger room. Peacock, Kathlyn and the rest were waiting for him, some were standing, others sitting.

“Peacock, I have some questions to ask all of you.” Gu Jun enquired whether there were any symptoms among their people from learning the Seven Cryptical Books of Hsan. What exactly were the seven secrets? Gu Jun did not ask Peacock and Malachite any of these on the journey from Ulthar to the City of Kindle because he was afraid it might hinder him from leaving Dreamlands. The five looked at each other, some of these information was supposed to be confidential but now that they had a new mission…

“Mr. Nightmare Man, I’m telling the truth.” Peacock said hurriedly. Gu Jun’s widened eyes caused the atmosphere in the room to chill.

“Then do you mind showing me an example?” Gu Jun urged. “Please.”

Peacock did not dare to dawdle. She placed her palm over the seal and said, “Just press on it like this and use your mind to sense it. Draw out its shape in your mind. The cleansing will be painful but it has proven useful. But, sir, as you know, there is nothing that we can be certain of anymore.” When Gu Jun had been in close proximity to the stone before, he responded with disgust. He now asked whether Peacock felt the same thing.

“Yes.” Peacock nodded and said with some pride, “Because the righteousness of the Phecda Hero repels the evil energy within us.”

“Then I shall give it a try.” Gu Jun walked forward and sat down on the couch next to the stone. Amberlite and Aquamarine quickly stood up. Currently his mental corruption rate was 24.68 percent and the system missions had been refreshed during midnight. With a switch in his thought, he opened the system tab and clicked to accept the abyssal mission.

Abyssal Mission: Deplete 10 percent corruption rate within a week. Reward: Unknown

Mission accepted!

“Mr. Nightmare Man, according to our tribe rules, a person can only accept cleansing once every 3 days and the ritual will need other people’s help. The number of people varies depending on the situation.” Peacock said urgently, “Mr. Nightmare Man, the cleansing of the mind shadow is something very dangerous. There are no statues of the Phecda Hero around here and without the protection of the Phecda Hero, we can’t be sure what will happen.”

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‘I am the Phecda Hero.’ Gu Jun said silently as his right palm pressed on the ancient seal. He closed his eyes and started to draw the seal in his heart…