It was pure instinct. After enduring countless assaults from Mist Dreams, Sovereign Lan Yan immediately assumed Wu Yuan's sudden appearance was yet another deceptive dreamscape trying to torment her.0

"Lan Yan, I've come to rescue you. Wake up," Wu Yuan said, unable to suppress a light chuckle at the irony of her disbelief.0

Time flowed on.0

After exhausting various methods of proof, Wu Yuan finally convinced Sovereign Lan Yan that this was reality. She had truly escaped her predicament, and he had indeed come to save her.0

"Young Master, this is Ancient Dream Mountain." Guilt etched itself across Lan Yan's delicate features. "How... how could you possibly come here?" Her expression, combined with her refined beauty, naturally evoked sympathy.0

As the saying goes: first, one sees the mountain as merely a mountain; later, one sees beyond the mountain to find no mountain at all. [1]0

When Wu Yuan first encountered Sovereign Lan Yan, she was a lofty late-stage Sovereign powerhouse while he was nothing but a small fry at the Amethyst Cradle phase.0

Now, as the years passed, Sovereign Lan Yan had become Overlord Lan Yan, yet Wu Yuan's strength had grown to rival that of eternal powerhouses.0

The current Overlord Lan Yan still radiated an imposing aura—even stronger than before—but to Wu Yuan, it seemed ordinary. He could even detect the slightest shifts...0