The stone gate was incredibly difficult to open. In the earlier branch of the River of Aeons, a massive battle had been fought between the Tianyuan Megaverse and the Spirit Nidus right at the stone gate. At that time, Lu Yin had made it a point to examine the gate in detail, and he had also noticed that there seemed to be a latch-like structure on its outside. He had intended to study it further, but had later forgotten. Even after all this time, Lu Yin was still unable to open the gate from the inside.3

The only way for Lu Yin to deal with Tian Ci was to enter his dreams.0

This was an idea that Lu Yin had come up with after being reminded of Meng Sang. In the Dream Realm, there was no stone gate.0

Lu Yin left the Heavens Sect and went to visit the Sixth Mainland’s Dream Manor. The Dream Sutra was another bit of karma that he needed to resolve, and this was the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.0

At the same time, right outside the stone gate at the border of the Tianyuan Megaverse, Tian Ci was sitting cross-legged just before the Aevum Inch, awaiting the Spirit Nidus’s vanguard.0

The further one moved into the Aevum Inch, the darker it became.0

Further away, Meng Sang was in the process of building a springboard to expedite his journey. He had lost his memories of the thirty-seven years in the River of Aeons’ branch, and he did not remember invading the Tianyuan Megaverse. He should have been swept back to the Spirit Nidus when time rolled back, but he had avoided...5