Lu Qingfeng lay flat on the jade bed inside his private cultivation chamber, arms and legs spread like a starfish.
"This is heaven… free food, free room, no cops. I just need to keep pretending to be wise and mysterious."
He yawned and curled into a blanket that smelled faintly of medicinal herbs and… lavender?
"I don't even know how cultivation works, but they think I'm some immortal. Idiots."
He closed his eyes.
BEEP![You have entered Deep Rest Mode.][Passive Skill Activated: Dream Dao Comprehension Lv. 1]
"…huh?" he muttered in his sleep.
[Inside the Dream Realm]
Lu Qingfeng stood before a glowing stone tablet filled with ancient characters. Somehow, he could read it.
Forbidden Dao Technique: Soul-Reversal PalmStrike the enemy. Reverse their karma. Their good becomes your luck. Their evil becomes their doom.
"...That's overpowered," Dream-Lu muttered, rubbing his chin. "I should write this down. Oh wait, it's a dream."
A second later, a floating voice echoed:
[You have learned: Soul-Reversal Palm]
"Wait what—!?"
[Back in Reality]
Lu Qingfeng snored.
Outside his chamber, several elders watched in awe as golden lights danced through the windows.
"Elder Zhang, do you see that?! He's… cultivating in his sleep!"
"A genius! A monster! A sleeping god!"
Meanwhile, Lu Qingfeng was dreaming of eating fried noodles.
The next morning, he woke up, stretched, and walked out while scratching his back.
"Morning, losers—"
The disciples bowed instantly.
"Senior Lu, we saw the heavenly lights! What technique did you create last night?"
Lu Qingfeng blinked. "…uh… Soul… Reversal… Palm?"
The Sect Master appeared out of nowhere.
"WHAT?! That's a legendary forbidden technique! No one has mastered that in a thousand years!"
Lu Qingfeng: "Wait, it's real?! I thought I made it up in a dream!!"
Everyone gasped.
"Creating forbidden arts in your sleep… Truly, you walk the heavens barefoot!"