Thousand Illusions Dreamworld

Thousand Illusions Dreamworld is initially one of the 10,000 5th Layer Small Worlds and Secret Boundaries of Star Soul Palace’s Five Colored Treasure Pagoda. Anyone who enters this Small World can experience an illusion of living another lifetime of cultivation through their Divine Soul as only a very short period of time passes in the real world. As the one who records all the history presented in this Small World, the Thousand Illusions Butterfly is the master of this place, and is likewise also the key to allowing someone to enter or exit it. After Yang Kai, as Ah Niu of the Ancient Barbarian Race of Star Boundary, experiences an ancient war against the Demon Race of Demon Realm within the Dreamworld, the Butterfly agrees to leave the Pagoda in order to follow him back to High Heaven Palace.

## Details

### Historical Illusions

The Dreamworld experience consists entirely of illusions based on real history that has been recorded by the Dreamworld itself. However, rather than being a one-to-one representation of actual history, the Dreamworld actually provides a summarized approximation of history on a scale that’s perceptible, adaptable, and tailored to its user. For example, in the case of Yang Kai, the Ancient Era conflict he experiences is thought to have been condensed from several hundred to only 2 years of time. The Thousand Illusions Butterfly also informs Yang Kai that Ah Niu is just a single representation of many equivalent talents of this Era, whose heroic strength is what historically allowed the Ancient Barbarians to eventually drive back the Demon Race.

### Tailored Experience

As explained by the Thousand Illusions Butterfly, the snapshot of a historical era one experiences in the Thousand Illusions Dreamworld is determined by the unique qualities or assets of the individual who enters the Small World. For example, Yang Kai’s possession of the Black Eye’s Ancient Demon Qi is what causes him to experience an Ancient Era war between the Ancient Barbarians and the Demon Race. Of course, as the master of the world, the Butterfly can choose to send cultivators to a certain Era for experience if necessary.

### User Experience/Benefits

As seen in the example of Yang Kai, everything experienced within the Thousand Illusions Dreamworld is actually an illusion experienced entirely by the entrant’s Divine Soul. However, depending on the actions of the user’s Soul within the Dreamworld, their physical body can also react to certain situations or abilities used, such as Yang Kai’s unsealing of his Ancient Demon Qi within the Dreamworld causing the same to happen to his physical body in the real world.

Perhaps the most attractive benefit of the Dreamworld is the user’s ability to carry their cultivation attainments from the Dreamworld into the real world, such as allowing Yang Kai to use the Ancient Barbarian Race’s Shamanic Spells in the modern Star Boundary to a reduced degree.

### Risk

Because their Divine Soul bears the brunt of both the altered time and any damage or shock experienced within the Dreamworld, any entrant runs the risk of severely or fatally damaging their Soul during their time within it.

## Demon War

During the modern day Demon War that occurs during Yang Kai’s initial time in Star Boundary, High Heaven Palace’s Thousand Illusions Dreamworld is used to train select Star Boundary forces in the Antiquity Shamanic Spells so as to aid in the fight against the Demon Race.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 2903
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 2904
3. ↑ Chapter 2902
4. ↑ Chapter 3397
5. ↑ Chapter 2917