Great Dream of Thousand Years had brought Luo Zhiwei an incredible surprise. But precisely because its effects were so outrageously powerful, she now attributed the entirety of Zhong Ming’s formidable strength to this Divine Technique.

At the same time, having personally experienced the wonder and convenience of the Dream World, Luo Zhiwei found that she could no longer do without Zhong Ming.

’With this Dream World, I’ll have a chance to form a Golden Core and become a Daoist in three to ten years—and an Upper Three Grades Golden Core at that.’

’Without Great Dream of Thousand Years, it would take me at least fifty or sixty years to form an Upper Three Grades Golden Core—and even then, the grade of the Golden Core I form might not even reach the Upper Grade!’

While she was inwardly joyful and filled with awe, Luo Zhiwei’s expression turned serious as she spoke to Zhong Ming. "This ability of yours is too powerful, especially that last feature. You absolutely cannot grant access to just anyone."

Seeing Luo Zhiwei’s grave and solemn expression, Zhong Ming shrugged and said with a light laugh, "Master, rest assured. I’m not a fool. I won’t be handing out access to others so easily."

As he finished speaking, Zhong Ming winked, his tone turning a little cunning. "Besides, this Array was ’developed’ by you, Master. It has nothing to do with me... However, the way I see it, granting others such a powerful ability as creating their own dreams must consume an enormous amount of resources. If someone doesn’t offer up some Celestial Level Wind Fiend Qi, I’m sure you wouldn’t even consider it, would you, Master?"

"..."

Luo Zhiwei was rendered speechless. She instantly understood Zhong Ming’s scheme: any future recruitment and the subsequent granting of access to the Array would all be done in her name. Meanwhile, Zhong Ming would remain hidden in the background, his primary goal being to collect Celestial Level Wind Fiend Qi.

’Sigh, once word of this Array gets out, I’m afraid my peaceful days will be over.’

Despite her sigh, Luo Zhiwei had not the slightest intention of refusing. Instead, she silently resolved to draw all the attention to herself.

Just as she had thought, for the sake of her own path of cultivation, she could no longer do without the Dream World.

And to secure her access, she naturally had to serve Zhong Ming with everything she had.

Having made their decision, Zhong Ming and Luo Zhiwei spent the next period of time primarily discussing the tier system for the Dream World.

After several rounds of discussion, they finally divided the Cultivators who entered the dream into five tiers.

The first tier was Visitors. This was self-explanatory. They could only enter the dream and received no special benefits for comprehension or cultivation.

The second tier was Regular Guests. Upon entering the Dream World, they could comprehend the Dao Rhyme within a selection of fixed Dream Worlds constructed by Zhong Ming.

According to Zhong Ming’s vision for the future, he would construct Three Thousand Dream Realms—and "three thousand" was a symbolic number, representing the infinite.

Once Zhong Ming’s vision was realized, any wondrous landscape, strange phenomenon, or True Intent of the Great Dao in the world could be replicated within his dreams.

Furthermore, once Zhong Ming reached a certain stage in his cultivation, he would become the true ruler of the dreamscape, a True Monarch. He could even open a dream dimension in the real world, pulling all of creation and every living being into his grand illusion.

Naturally, this would be incredibly difficult, requiring Zhong Ming to reach the level of an Immortal at the very least.

In the beginning, because his Power of the Divine Soul was limited, the number of Dream Worlds Zhong Ming could construct and maintain was extremely small.

He had temporarily constructed eight Dream Worlds: Spring Spirit Ruins, Xia’s Luxuriant Court, Autumn’s Golden Ruins, Winter (Silent Extinction Cold Abyss), as well as the Starry Courtyard, Longxi Sword Peak, the Sea Domain: Storm Thunder Realm, and the Three Days of Radiant Sun.

These eight Dream Realms were all manifestations of the Dao Rhyme Zhong Ming himself had comprehended. Any Cultivator who entered to observe and gain insight would surely reap great rewards.

Of course, it wasn’t as if Zhong Ming would be on the losing end of the deal.

Setting aside the resources they would have to pay to enter the Dream World, there was another factor that made Zhong Ming more than willing to open access.

In these Dream Worlds, whenever a Cultivator had a moment of insight, they would leave a trace of it behind.

Even better, the fixed nature of the Dream Worlds meant their insights would be similar. For example, on Longxi Sword Peak, most of the insights gained by Cultivators would be related to the sword.

In the Starry Courtyard, the insights Cultivators gained would be connected to the Great Dao of the Stars... These scattered traces of Dao insight were the perfect supplement to Zhong Ming’s own Dao Rhyme, helping him refine his cultivation and advance his strength. This was likely the principle behind the saying, "Every companion is a potential teacher."

’I hope those prodigies and experts will also come to explore...’

Although they could comprehend the worlds manifested from Zhong Ming’s Dao Rhyme, a Cultivator’s body at this stage was no different from their physical body in the outside world. Thus, this tier was designated only for Regular Guests.

The third tier was for Profound Level Guests. These individuals would be granted infinite Magical Power. This would allow them to unleash Magic Techniques to their heart’s content within the Dream World, refining their Dao Foundation without any fear of Magical Power depletion.

The fourth tier was Earth Level Guests. They would be granted the ability to regenerate—no matter what they did in the dream, their bodies would be restored in the next moment. This feature allowed Cultivators to no longer worry about the dangers of cultivation deviation, letting them experiment freely with dangerous Cultivation Techniques and practice difficult Magic Techniques.

The fifth and highest tier was for Celestial Level Guests. They would be granted Sub-Administrator privileges, allowing them to borrow Zhong Ming’s power to construct a small Dream World exclusively for themselves.

This ability was reserved for Zhong Ming’s trusted core members, such as Luo Zhiwei, Ji Qingyue, Ji Qinglian, and Yi Yunya.

Zhong Ming wouldn’t reveal it to anyone else, not even Chu Hanzhen.

’Besides, I can’t support that many people anyway.’

When Luo Zhiwei had constructed her own exclusive Dream World just moments ago, Zhong Ming had noticed that a portion of his own Power of the Divine Soul had been consumed as well.