Chapter 585: Chapter 585

Hearing Gu Beihan’s words, Lu Zixun was inwardly alarmed, but his expression remained unchanged.

Calmly he said, "Their deaths had a profound impact on me; I wanted to see them off one last time."

He nodded, showing understanding.

Gu Beihan spoke, "You should leave this place now. Even after the bodies are incinerated, these ashes, carrying traces of Spiritual Ability Traits, cannot remain here. If they drift away, they could still cause considerable trouble."

Indifferently, he left the site of the body incineration. Yet, Lu Zixun’s mind was constantly pondering one question—why Gu Beihan had come back here.

Their previous conversation had been several weeks ago.

Lu Zixun remembered he had once asked Jie San to remind him to be cautious of Yang Guohong.

Now, with Gu Beihan appearing in the Insect Slaying Zone and specifically coming to warn Lu Zixun that someone was watching him,

it seemed Gu Beihan might know something, or else he wouldn’t have said that.

Thinking this, Lu Zixun squinted his eyes. Perhaps seeking out Gu Beihan might yield some unexpected gains.

But before that, Lu Zixun needed to go back and sleep.

Even with Ling watching over the surroundings, Lu Zixun’s mind remained tightly wound all night, fearing something unexpected might happen.

When Lu Zixun woke up, gazing at the vast expanse of white outside the window, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes. Had he come to a world of ice and snow after sleeping?

He yawned, preparing to take out his phone to snap a photo for Lin Siyin when his expression changed—he could not sense the stored talisman.

"This is a dream, your location is very dangerous. I can only communicate with you in this way."

A familiar female voice rang out beside Lu Zixun’s ear. He turned his head and saw An Xiao watching him with a smile.

Without rashly speaking, Lu Zixun just quietly watched An Xiao.

"I initially wanted to convey some messages to you in the dream, but I didn’t expect you to actually awaken in the dream. It seems I don’t need to worry about you being invaded by a Nightmare."

An Xiao chuckled lightly and continued, "You must be curious why I would appear in your dream."

"More than your ability to appear in my dream, I want to ask what you’ve been through during this time."

An Xiao, before she left, looked like a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl.

Now, she appeared like a mature woman in her twenties or thirties.

Lu Zixun noticed this change immediately.

"It’s just an Awakening of power," she said casually, adjusting her bangs.

"Relying on sensing, I found the World Tree. After she awakened my power, she fell into a deep sleep; we don’t have much time left."

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire space began to shake intensely.

An Xiao’s pupils contracted: "I’ll keep it short, Tirya’s minions have arrived."

"Tirya is the Bloody Moon; of course, I wouldn’t recommend calling out this name in the real world—it’s likely to draw Its attention."

"You must have noticed, after the Insect Breeding Ground was connected, a mysterious force is awakening. This force includes not just Tirya but also some Divine beings who feigned death during the Dusk of the Gods."

"The final era is approaching, and within these feigning Divine beings, without exception, all are Evil Gods. The righteous Divine have all died out!"

"To stop these Evil Gods from awakening and descending upon this world, we must awaken the World Tree. Only her power can protect this world from harm."

"As for how to awaken the World Tree, I don’t have a specific method yet. Once I do, I’ll come find you again. During this time, you need to be cautious of the people from the Dusk Agreement Association. The connection of the Insect Breeding Ground was orchestrated by them."

Just when An Xiao was about to say something else, a crack appeared in the space above.

An Xiao felt a headache coming on, "It seems that our conversation has to end here. A G-level Nightmare has invaded your dream. Be careful..."

Before he could finish, Lu Zixun’s consciousness plummeted from the clouds and he fell back onto the bed.

With his eyes closed and pretending to sleep, Lu Zixun sensed his stored talisman but couldn’t detect it, realizing that he was still in a dream.

Compared to the dreamscape previously constructed by An Xiao, the one Lu Zixun was in now seemed much more realistic.

If it weren’t for the inability to detect the stored talisman, Lu Zixun might have thought he had awakened.

However, the G-level Nightmare that An Xiao mentioned had not yet appeared.

Considering this, Lu Zixun pondered for a moment and then aimlessly opened his eyes to look around.

He yawned and walked over to the refrigerator to get a cup of milk tea.

"Knock, knock, knock."

No footsteps came from outside, but someone was knocking on the door.

After a silent acknowledgment that they had arrived, Lu Zixun imitated his usual lazy tone, "Come in."

A person Lu Zixun had never seen before entered with a smile and a bow, greeting him, "Hello, Lord Xun, I am here to inquire about some matters."

After this person finished speaking, two messages flashed in Lu Zixun’s mind.

"Ding—Yun Yanming’s messing value detected: +130000."

"The person in front of you, you can absolutely trust."

One was a system notification. The feeling value of 130,000 undoubtedly told Lu Zixun that the person in front of him was a genuine G-level Spiritual Ability User.

As for the other message...

Lu Zixun thought for a while, it must be Yun Yanming’s Derivative Ability.

He leisurely returned to his desk and sat down, saying familiarly, "Ah, it’s you. Help yourself to anything you’d like to drink."

"Yes, it’s been a long time."

Yun Yanming sat opposite Lu Zixun, his face carrying a gentle smile, "Lord Xun, this morning, did Gu Beihan speak to you about anything?"

A puzzled look appeared in Lu Zixun’s eyes, and after a moment, he suddenly realized, "I remember now, I was already in a bad mood this morning and was just looking for someone to vent on when Gu Beihan showed up. Unfortunately, he just asked what I was doing and didn’t give me a chance to act."

Yun Yanming, who trusted his own Derivative Ability completely, had no doubts about this answer.

But inwardly, he felt that Lu Zixun’s private character was rather vile, wanting to beat someone up because of a bad mood.

Seeing Yun Yanming’s satisfied expression, a relieved Lu Zixun internally sighed with relief that he had not given anything away.

A long time passed without Yun Yanming speaking.

Just as Lu Zixun was contemplating how to deal with the situation, Yun Yanming’s mouth curved slightly upwards, "Lord Xun, are you awake?"

At this, Lu Zixun was inwardly startled, wondering if Yun Yanming had noticed something amiss. It made no sense...

Seeing the smile on Yun Yanming’s lips, Lu Zixun understood that this guy was probably bluffing him.

"Are you suggesting we are asleep? I don’t like sleeping with men."

While showing his confusion towards Yun Yanming’s statement, Lu Zixun also took the opportunity to tease him.

"I don’t like sleeping with men either."

Yun Yanming smiled and changed the subject, "Lord Xun, what is the real purpose of your visit to the corpse cremation area?"