My dreams can simulate the future.

Chapter 14 News of Grandpa, Planning

Jiang Chen was terrified, realizing he had underestimated the assassin, and quickly activated the Golden Needle Talisman.

A crimson light surged from the bull's body, condensing into a crimson suit of armor.

puff~~

The golden needle, imbued with magical power, pierced through the blood-red armor and embedded itself in his chest. However, it only penetrated half an inch, causing only a superficial wound.

The bull once again swung its heavy sword, sweeping it towards Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen quickly dodged, but the heavy sword was faster. It struck him in the waist, shattering the earthen-yellow barrier instantly.

He felt as if he had been struck in the lower back by a charging bull, and was sent flying sideways, crashing heavily into the wall.

Fortunately, the black rhinoceros armor protected him, preventing the sword from piercing his flesh. However, the terrifying force still caused Jiang Chen excruciating pain all over his body, severely damaging his meridians and making it extremely difficult for him to even circulate his magical power.

He struggled to his feet, trying to escape.

But the bull was faster and kicked him in the back, knocking Jiang Chen unconscious.

The bull snorted coldly: "You greenhorn, you think you can defeat me with just a few magical artifacts? Wishful thinking!"

After saying that, he walked up to Jiang Chen, picked him up, searched his personal storage bag, and then put him into the spirit beast bag.

At this moment, the dream had not ended, and the scene that Jiang Chen saw was very peculiar.

When he was lucid before, everything in his dream was exactly the same as the reality.

At this moment, he fell unconscious, his entire body thrown into the storage bag, and the scene in his dream changed. It was no longer being observed from his perspective, but rather like watching a movie.

This feeling is like switching from a first-person perspective to a third-person perspective when playing a game in a past life.

Jiang Chen didn't end the simulation on his own initiative, but wanted to see who these people were.

Afterwards, the bull left the Jiang family's courtyard, and the scholar came to greet him.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately headed southwest.

The edge of Blackstone Mountain Market has a city wall more than ten feet high, and a large number of formations are set up on this basis.

Every night, a curfew is imposed in Blackrock Mountain Market, many of the formations on the city walls are activated, and guards patrol the area.

At this moment, the scholar and the bull simply scaled the city wall without encountering any obstacles.

Jiang Chen watched this and a chill ran down his spine: "The assassin was able to leave the market so easily; he must have someone inside the garrison."

If that's really the case, do I even have a chance to survive?

After the two left the market, several men in black came to meet them.

The group first traveled by boat, then abandoned the boat and went ashore. After a long and complicated journey, they finally arrived near a low mountain about 70 or 80 miles southwest of Black Stone Mountain Market.

They entered a cave, where an old man came out to greet them. This man possessed a powerful aura, no less than Zhang Laokou's, and was clearly a peak Qi Refining expert.

The scholar immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Boss Black Wolf! We have captured Jiang Yun's grandson, Jiang Chen."

After saying that, the bull patted the spirit beast pouch at its waist, and Jiang Chen fell out of the pouch.

The old man scanned the area with his divine sense and nodded in satisfaction: "Well done. I will recommend you for merit before the leader for capturing Jiang Chen."

He glanced at Man Niu again, then took out a bottle of pills: "Man Niu, you did a good job this time. With Jiang Chen as bait, catching Jiang Yun won't be difficult."

Go and heal your wounds first. You have rendered the greatest service this time, and the leader will surely reward you handsomely.

After saying that, he ordered his men to lock Jiang Chen in a dungeon.

Although Jiang Chen can view the dream from a third-person perspective, the perspective still needs to follow him.

Now that he is locked in the dungeon, he can no longer explore the situation in other places.

"Enough. There's no point in continuing this dream state. Let's end it."

With a thought, his consciousness returned to his sea of ​​consciousness, and he used his divine sense to examine the Dream Butterfly Diagram.

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【Dream Butterfly Energy: 85%】

[Current number of dream visits: 0/1]

As his consciousness withdrew from his sea of ​​consciousness, Jiang Chen began to make plans in his mind.

"Judging from what the Black Wolf leader said, Grandpa should still be alive, just hiding. Their purpose in capturing me is to lure Grandpa out."

Black Wolf, despite being at the peak of Qi Refining, was quite respectful to the leader. The leader he referred to was likely a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Grandpa mentioned before he left that he was exploring an ancient cultivator's cave with several independent cultivators. Could it be that they obtained some treasure from the cave, attracting the covetous eyes of Foundation Establishment cultivators?

"I have too little information and it's hard to come up with any solutions. Right now, I should focus on how to deal with the bull."

"It's early midnight, and the bull will make his move at early 1 AM. That means I only have one hour."

"The Bull's heavy sword also has a protective barrier. The Earth Jade Pendant's defensive barrier only withstood two strikes. Although the Black Rhinoceros Armor can also release a defensive barrier, its power is inferior to that of the Earth Jade Pendant."

"The material of the Black Rhinoceros Armor can withstand sharp blades, but it can't stop the impact of blunt weapons. If I were hit by that heavy sword, I would still suffer internal injuries."

"The bull is too strong, and its physical body is extremely powerful. Even after the Mother-Child Needles struck it, they couldn't seriously injure it."

With just the three magical artifacts and the mid-grade first-rank talisman I possess, I am utterly inadequate to fight him. What should I do to save my life?

Should they seek refuge elsewhere, or try to fight off the bull?

"There's no hope of escaping. It's late at night, there's a curfew in the market, and there might still be their people inside the garrison."

Black Wolf and his gang are probably already watching me. Going out rashly would be like walking into a trap.

"To defeat the raging bull, normal methods definitely won't be enough; we'll have to resort to unorthodox methods first."

He pondered for a moment and came up with a plan.

"In my dream, I clearly saw that the bull had several bloody holes in its body, and three needles stuck in its back."

The mother-and-child needles can injure him, but if I poison the child needle, I'll have a chance to defeat him.

"Also, there's a formation left by my grandfather in the courtyard. I can use the power of the formation to kill it."

The array formations in the courtyard are clearly all activated at this moment, but they did not function at all during the simulation in the dream.

Therefore, it seems that the bull must have used some kind of array-locking talisman or array-breaking bead.

"If I close the formations beforehand, leaving only one defensive formation, I can activate the others after the bull enters."

In this way, the effects of the locking talisman or the breaking bead can be bypassed, allowing the formation to continue functioning.

Locking talismans and breaking talisman beads only work on activated formations. They can be used to locate the formation's base by following the flow of its energy and then suppress it.

Even if the array is intact, it cannot be activated for a short period of time if it is suppressed by the array-locking talisman and the array-breaking bead.

However, if the formation is closed in advance, the formation base will not be affected at all and can be opened later.

"I still have a few Thunder Talismans. If I can't defeat the bull, I can use the Thunder Talismans to lure out the patrolling guards."

I refuse to believe that after making a big fuss, they can still easily arrest me.

Once the Thunder Talisman is triggered, it will emit a thunderous sound that can be heard more than ten miles away.

Although it contains no lightning power, it is extremely effective at deterring demonic beasts. In addition, the Thunder Talisman can also be used as a warning to prevent sneak attacks.