The moonlight was dim, like silver gray, casting shadows in every corner of the Celestial Cloud Path.

As this moonlight scattered, the entire Celestial Cloud Path seemed to be covered with a layer of silver frost.

At this moment, the inhabitants of the Celestial Cloud Path had already fallen into slumber.

A quiet and serene atmosphere enveloped the entire Celestial Cloud Path.

Qin An lay on the bed, his right hand resting at the position most convenient for drawing a knife at his waist, and he too drifted into dreamland.

His energy was slowly recovering.

Originally, Qin An thought this night would pass quickly in dreams, but unexpectedly, the night was far from peaceful.

A gentle voice sounded beside his ear, like sighs from a distant time, causing a ripple in Qin An’s previously calm heart.

As if a pebble had been thrown into a still pond.

With the stone falling into the water, the next moment, the tranquil lake was completely disrupted by it.

At this moment, Qin An found himself seemingly trapped in a carefully woven dream, incredibly real yet unable to escape.

All around was darkness, and deep within lay shadows continuously flickering with light.

Qin An immediately came to his senses, placing his right hand at the waist, squinting his eyes slightly.

"It’s that strange dream again."

"The dream still has something to do with Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Peak, seems it really doesn’t intend to let me go."

Thinking this, Qin An focused and stayed vigilant.

He discovered his Golden Finger and the abilities it carried were perfectly projected within this dream.

Therefore, while in the dream, he was present with the perfect power of initially mastering the Element Transformation Realm.

As he thought about this, the shadows within the darkness instantly froze, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

At the moment they froze, the tops of the shadows illuminated with lights resembling lanterns.

These lights were eerie yet unsettling, as though they originated from an infinitely deep ancient era.

Every beam could evoke a sense of reverent worship.

Along with the emergence of this ghostly light, Qin An also identified what these lights truly were.

These were eyes.

Pairs of eyes, exuding terrifying majesty, penetrating the endless darkness, gazing at Qin An.

These eyes were full of inexplicable emotions, complex beyond description. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Even at this moment, Qin An felt an innate chill.

Meanwhile, in the mist, one after another, black gas surged.

The black gas coagulated and transformed into toxic fumes, continuously echoing around.

The toxic gases appeared capable of destroying heaven and earth, even corroding the surrounding black mist thoroughly clean.

As the fog cleared away instantly, Qin An finally saw clearly the true forms of those shadows.

There were towering insects, possessing a thousand feet.

Also, giant scorpions waved their massive hair-covered pincers.

And venomous cicadas emitted a foul stench, and oozing pus from pustules.

Besides, various poison creatures were scattered everywhere Qin An’s gaze reached, making his heart tremble.

Even though Qin An now possessed a physician’s profession at level eighteen, the siege from these poisonous creatures still made cold sweat drip from his forehead.

This feeling was one Qin An had never experienced before, as if taking a step forward would lure him into infinite peril, which even he couldn’t evade.

Just then, these venomous creatures suddenly turned around, prostrating themselves toward the rear.

After this action appeared, Qin An immediately snapped to his senses.

He immediately followed the direction of these creatures’ gaze, spotting a shadow striding from the distant horizon.

That shadow was enveloped by endless poison, yet its specific appearance and gender remained unclear.

With each step the shadow took towards Qin An, he felt that familiar sensation, rushing like overwhelming tidal waves.

He instantly recognized the identity of this shadow.

It was the terrifying specter he’d encountered back on Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Peak.

At that time, the shadow was poised to strike him and Wu Yunfeng, fortunately, their speed was swift enough to escape the bounds of Ten Thousand Poison Cloud Peak in time.

This allowed the shadow’s attack to fall into void, failing to end their lives.

Now, this shadow unexpectedly arrived through the dream, making Qin An’s heart exceptionally heavy.

He wasn’t a fool and understood that this dream couldn’t be mere coincidence.

Perhaps all this was tied to the shadow.

Yet now, the shadow seemed to refrain from directly attacking him, merely approaching him.

He sensed something might be amiss here.

Qin An didn’t act, patiently waiting.

The shadow drew ever closer until stopping at a distance less than five zhang from Qin An.

The dense venomous aura surrounding the shadow was gradually thinning.

Qin An could vaguely discern the shadow’s features but couldn’t see clearly.

As the mist gradually thinned further, Qin An suddenly felt a chill sweeping through his entire body.

Immediately after, the scenery around him seemed coated with ink, swiftly blurring.

When everything became clear again, Qin An abruptly opened his eyes, discovering he was lying once more on the bed.

Sunlight streamed from the window, casting patterns on the ground, displaying mottled shadows.

Qin An was certain that he had awoken from that strange dream.

"Every time I dream, I feel closer to that shadow."

Qin An poured himself a cup of tea, calming himself, thinking, "But each time I get closer, the dream breaks off; it shouldn’t be the shadow feigning mystery, rather he can’t sustain the dream, only pushing it forward step by step."