My dreams can simulate the future.

Chapter 52 Harvest and Steward Zhao's Reminder

Jiang Chen did not rush to search the body, but waited quietly.

Only after the black wolf's blood had congealed did he step forward and begin to search the corpse.

Soon, he pulled out two storage bags and a spirit beast bag.

He immediately opened the bag and emptied its contents.

A dead black demon wolf was poured out of the spirit beast pouch; its aura was not weak.

The other two storage bags contained quite a lot of items, including magical artifacts, pills, talismans, array plates, and spirit stones, piled up into a small mountain.

Since it was a dream, even the most precious treasures couldn't be taken out, so Jiang Chen simply ignored them.

What he was looking for were jade slips and animal hide books, which likely contained extraordinary inheritances and the secrets of the Black Stone Society.

Soon, he found more than ten jade slips in the hill.

Among these jade slips, there are a few spells with decent power, but they are not particularly rare.

One of the spells is called "Shadowless Escape," which is a powerful escape technique.

Using this escape technique, one can transform their body into a shadow, which can be divided into three levels: Blood Shadow, Dark Shadow, and Shadowless.

After transforming into a shadow, one's speed increases significantly. However, this escape technique consumes a lot of energy and is only suitable for quick maneuvering in combat, not for long-distance travel.

After cultivating to the Shadowless level, one's entire figure will be completely hidden, making it impossible to see with the naked eye, and even divine sense will find it extremely difficult to detect.

At great distances, even divine sense cannot detect it.

Of course, once you cultivate to the Shadow level, you can achieve a similar effect at night.

This escape technique has quite a history; it originated from a major sect after its destruction. In fact, over 90% of the higher-level techniques passed down among independent cultivators originated from sects.

Jiang Chen memorized the contents of the Shadowless Escape Technique, then sighed: "It's a pity that this escape technique is incomplete; I can only cultivate it to the Shadow level."

Moreover, the cultivation difficulty is extremely high. Even after many years of cultivation, Black Wolf has only just touched the edge of the Shadow Realm and has not yet made a formal breakthrough.

"However, I might try cultivating during my dreams in the future."

"After fighting Black Wolf, I realized how far inferior my strength was. I could only win against him by relying on external tools."

I need to learn more spells in the future; that will increase my strength to some extent.

"However, something doesn't seem right! Black Wolf is at least a high-ranking member of the Black Stone Society, and his wealth is definitely more than just these things."

Furthermore, there's no mention of his main cultivation technique or his talismanic inheritance here. It seems this guy hid the good stuff elsewhere.

"After going through so much trouble to kill Black Wolf, all I got was the [Shadowless Escape] spell."

However, in reality, I haven't provoked Black Wolf yet, so everything is still uncertain. Perhaps next time I slay Black Wolf, I'll gain something different.

"Right now we're just hunting one black wolf; in the future, we can hunt other cultivators as well."

If one could learn techniques like soul searching, one could even hunt down the descendants of Core Formation cultivators and extract profound knowledge and secrets of the cultivation world from their memories.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen felt that this idea was very dangerous. During the dream simulation, he could do all sorts of evil.

If this continues, it may affect one's mind and turn one into a heinous person.

After regaining his composure, Jiang Chen made a silent resolution: "This dream simulation of the future is no different from the real world. If I indiscriminately kill innocent people in the dream, it will definitely affect my mind."

Even in my dreams, I must adhere to my principles and not become a murderous monster. Even if I must kill for profit in my dreams, I must kill those who deserved to die.

After memorizing the contents of [Shadowless Escape], Jiang Chen ended the dream simulation.

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The dream simulation ended, and Jiang Chen returned to the real world. He then proceeded to cultivate by drawing talismans, just as he always did.

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Every day, Jiang Chen persisted in entering his dreams to tease the black wolf and accumulate combat experience.

After more than ten practice sessions, he now has considerable control over the Thousand Blades Golden Armor. Thanks to this, he expends much less spiritual energy when guiding the sword's light.

That morning, as usual, he went to the Hundred Arts Room of the Garrison Command to hand over the talismans.

After taking the talisman paper and ink, he was about to leave the garrison when Zhao Changzhou stopped him.

The two entered a secluded room, and Zhao Changzhou cut to the chase: "What forces have you offended? Why are there always people trying to kill you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen was somewhat bewildered: "Four years ago, I was indeed assassinated, but I killed the person in retaliation. Li Cheng investigated this matter on behalf of the Garrison Command."

After that, I joined the garrison command and was given guards to protect me, and I never encountered an assassination attempt again.

I don't know where those people came from; they might be enemies my grandfather made back then.

He himself was a rogue cultivator who hunted demons; as you know, people in this line of work never have blood on their hands.

"Are you saying I'm being watched again recently?"

Zhao Changzhou nodded: "Yes, a few dogs under the Baiyi Alliance have been keeping an eye on your residence recently."

It seems they intend to target you again.

Jiang Chen had anticipated this; with the Golden Cauldron Sect's suppressive power weakening, all sorts of demons and monsters would emerge to cause trouble.

After Blackstone joins forces with the Hundred Arts Alliance, it can easily send people into Blackstone Mountain Market through the Hundred Arts Alliance's connections.

It would be strange if they didn't attack me.

He has now gained initial control over the Myriad Blades Golden Armor Talisman. As long as it is not a Foundation Establishment cultivator who makes a move, he is very confident in turning the tables and killing the enemy.

Plus, with the ability to enter dreams and simulate the future, there's really nothing to fear.

"These people are really patient. What kind of grudge do they hold against me? They've been watching me for years."

Zhao Changzhou sighed softly: "The actions of the Hundred Arts Alliance this time are related to some people in the market."

However, the Upper Sect is currently short-handed and cannot afford any further internal strife. Therefore, the Garrison Commander, Uncle Chen, only issued a warning to the Hundred Arts Alliance.

"I'm telling you this so you can be prepared, but don't make a big deal out of it."

You'd better move to the new house in the northeast ward; there are more guards there, and thieves won't dare to make a move easily.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen knew that the Sun family was behind it all. Colluding with outsiders to target the cultivators under the command of the Garrison Command was tantamount to rebelling against the Golden Cauldron Sect.

However, the Sun family still has a Foundation Establishment cultivator as a backer, so even if things escalate, the Sun family won't fall; at most, they'll just have to find a scapegoat.

On the contrary, if the garrison commander instigates internal strife during the war, it will leave the higher-ups with the impression that he does not care about the overall situation.

"In the southwest ward, the patrolmen who even wielded the sword had a good relationship with me. If I cause any trouble, they'll be there to provide support quickly."

"The new residence in the northeast ward isn't far from the Sun family's house, and there are members of the Sun family among the patrols. If they were to be assassinated, they're far less reliable than Li Cheng and Lu Hu."

Thinking of this, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Steward Zhao. I have a good relationship with Li Cheng and the others in the Southwest Ward, and there are several layers of formations protecting the old house."

Even if someone attacks, I'm not defenseless. The new house in the Northeast Quarter is too close to the Sun family's; I'm worried about it.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Changzhou nodded: "As long as you keep it in mind, that's fine. Next year you will be joining the Golden Cauldron Sect. Try not to cause any trouble this year, so as not to give anyone a handle to use against you."