Chapter 506: Who is the奏鸣者

"Oh no, what's wrong with Senior Xiaohua this time? It seems no one has offended her."

Only the perceptive Shi Lingyun noticed something amiss, giving Senior Xu Yang a meaningful look.

"Boss, a woman's heart is unfathomable. Sister Xiaohua clearly has something on her mind."

Xu Yang had actually noticed something was amiss earlier when they first encountered the girl.

"You all stay here and continue to observe the situation. I'll go check on her."

Xu Yang suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for Brother Wuji's predicament. Having too many women around truly was a headache...

Soon, Xu Yang precisely located Xiaohua.

He found her in a dilapidated temple, staring intently at an ancient stone statue by herself, seemingly lost in a painful past she couldn't bear to revisit.

What surprised Xu Yang even more was finding her in tears when he approached her!

"Hey, what's wrong? For a dignified Carefree Daoist Lord to show such a vulnerable side—that's really not like you!"

"Can you please leave me alone?"

Xu Yang, unusually, put on a cheeky expression and chuckled as he moved closer to Xiaohua. "Let me guess," he said, "you must have seen your past self in that girl, didn't you?"

"Shut up!"

Xu Yang sighed softly and shook his head. "In my opinion," he began, "everyone has past attachments they wish to transform into a samsara dreamscape. However, most people choose to move forward instead of dwelling on past joys. The reason the Herdsman went to such an extreme, I believe, is that while he lost something beautiful, he also witnessed an even more sinister and unbearable scene!"

"You mean..."

Xiaohua seemed to recover quickly from her emotional state, focusing all her attention on assessing the current situation.

It was at this moment that Xu Yang imprinted a portion of the totem mark, which he had not previously revealed to anyone, into Xiaohua's mind.

Upon seeing the half-broken wing, Xiaohua's face instantly turned pale!

"This is... an angel's broken wing!!"

"What do you mean?"

Evidently, Xu Yang hadn't expected such a strong reaction from her. Judging by her appearance, she might know something about it.

"You're probably no stranger to matters concerning the Angel race. After all, Asuras and Angels share deep ties, and I myself have been trying to research the true mysteries of the Angel's Heart in recent years.

But there's long been a legend about this lineage of divine heritage!

It's said that once an angel falls, they break their own wings and transform into the cruelest demons in the world as punishment for their fall. Others say that demonic blood is inherently integrated into the angels' lineage, and that angels and demons are simply two facets of a single entity! I can be absolutely certain that the fragmented totem mark you received is indeed a broken angel's wing!"

Xu Yang was secretly astonished; this revelation gave him a significant clue!

"Then let's make a bold hypothesis: Among the three survivors, each holds a unique significance irreplaceable by the other two. If the Chess Player conveyed information about an angel's fall, then the Herdsman should be the embodiment of true demonic power!

And entering the samsara dreamscape was his only way to escape all this and seal the source of demonic power!"

Xiaohua also seemed to agree with Xu Yang's speculation.

"That's very possible. What do you plan to do next?"

Xu Yang suddenly looked up, meeting Xiaohua's gaze, his eyes filled with confidence.

"Trust me, continue to follow the method you previously devised. You will create the illusory dream, and I will inject the glowing seal I obtained from the Chess Player into the Herdsman's samsara dreamscape to see if any new changes will emerge!"

This was a bold attempt, but just like every similar attempt Xu Yang had made before, the outcome never disappointed them.

Soon, Xu Yang returned with Xiaohua, who had regained her composure, to where the other three team members were.

Meanwhile, the other three also seemed to have made a new discovery.

"Boss, look! Underneath this large tree, we found this jar, and inside it were two dried steamed buns!"

Long Kun held his nose as he handed the jar to Xu Yang. Xu Yang and Xiaohua exchanged a glance, seemingly exceptionally surprised by this discovery!

"Excellent! You've truly made a great contribution this time. With this steamed bun as a guide, our samsara dreamscape now has a trigger medium. This will make it easier for us to sense different energies and enter his true dream world!"

Over the next day, Xu Yang and the other three did only one thing: fully protect Xiaohua and create the perfect environment for her to weave the dreamscape.

It should be noted that this process consumes a tremendous amount of soul power, especially in a mysterious and unpredictable place like Cloud Dream City. Should they encounter any unforeseen danger, the consequences would be unimaginable.

With Xu Yang and the three others personally protecting her, Xiaohua could focus better, and the difficulty of weaving the dreamscape would also decrease.

Hard work pays off. After all, Xiaohua's foundation was among the continent's most formidable, and the exquisite miniature pagoda in her palm also seemed to exert a very special effect.

When Xiaohua opened her eyes once more, a perfect replica of the samsara dreamscape had formed.

As the surrounding environment completely changed, the two samsara dreamscapes perfectly overlapped at the same frequency.

When the other four team members saw the two identical little girls clutching two identical steamed buns—even the dust on them perfectly overlapped—they were all too stunned to speak!

"My god," Long Kun exclaimed, "how terrifyingly powerful must the spiritual energy be to create a dreamscape of such precision? Even if I had a year, I probably couldn't achieve such detail!"

But Lingyao, standing next to him, promptly interjected, "You're overthinking it, brother. Even if you had your whole life, you couldn't create such an intricate dreamscape!"

Even Shi Lingyun, who possessed a "Nine Aperture Exquisite Heart," was awed by Xiaohua's extraordinary cultivation foundation.

"Perhaps even legendary gods wouldn't be able to do more..."

In fact, creating a dreamscape of this precision was achievable for both Xiaohua and Xu Yang. The minimum standard for the two dreamscapes to perfectly overlap was simply for the spiritual power injected into the samsara dreamscape to be stronger than that of the original template.

In this regard, the replica dreamscape was created by Xiaohua, whose spiritual power was undoubtedly superior to that of the Herdsman back then.

"Everyone, get ready! The frequencies of the two samsara dreamscapes have completely overlapped. It's very possible that at any moment, it will trigger the Herdsman's soul origin to revive and awaken. Miss Shi, it's up to you now."

Xu Yang gave Shi Lingyun next to him a resolute look. The girl, in turn, once again released her Sacred Heavenly Sound artifact, playing a sorrowful melody that tugged at the heartstrings.

"Sister, is that your voice? Have you returned? My dearest sister!"

Finally, an incredibly mournful, yet clear and childlike voice surged into the minds of Xu Yang's five-person team—an echo from the Herdsman's soul origin!

"We succeeded!" Long Kun excitedly clasped his fists and shouted, little knowing that his action broke the rare silence of the moment and instantly shattered the Herdsman's most fervent illusion...

"It's not my sister; it's you, you demons!!"