After Lu Ze's livestream ended, three major changes occurred in "My World."
First, players could now enter Lu Ze's illusionary realm from anywhere.
Second, the game's graphics underwent a dramatic upgrade, attracting many cultivators who valued visual immersion.
Third, the introduction of modding functionality greatly enhanced the realm's adaptability.
Regardless of which change played the biggest role, one thing was certain—the online player count of "My World" skyrocketed.
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Danqing Peak
Xiao Hongzhi had just finished circulating his cultivation technique. During a brief moment of rest, he couldn't resist taking out his Illusion Tower.
"Just a quick mining session shouldn’t hurt, right?" he muttered to himself before channeling spiritual energy into the Illusion Crystal and immersing his consciousness into the realm.
He had joined "My World" relatively late and was still in the mining-and-building phase.
Upon hearing about the massive graphics upgrade, he rushed to log in and continue his "Foundation Establishment" project.
Even though he had recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, he still found the idea of "Foundation Establishment" in the illusionary realm oddly appealing.
"Huh? Now just being in the realm consumes spiritual energy? Whatever, it’s not much anyway."
Xiao Hongzhi quickly noticed that his spiritual energy continued flowing into the Illusion Crystal even after his consciousness entered the realm. Fortunately, the drain was minimal.
Considering the massive consciousness array now covering the entire cultivation world, contributing a bit of energy wasn’t unreasonable.
"Where’s the graphics upgrade?"
The moment he logged in, Xiao Hongzhi pulled up the system interface, searching for the features Lu Ze had mentioned—[High-Resolution Texture Pack] and [Ray Tracing].
"[High-Resolution Texture Pack]—increases energy consumption, weaklings beware? Hah! Lu Ze really has a sense of humor!"
Amused by the system warning, Xiao Hongzhi didn’t hesitate to enable it.
Next, he toggled on [Ray Tracing].
[Ray Tracing: Extreme energy consumption. Use with caution!!]
Another warning popped up.
"Seriously? I’m a Nascent Soul cultivator. Do I really need to worry about spiritual energy drain in a game??"
Xiao Hongzhi scoffed and enabled it without a second thought.
The moment both options activated, his world transformed.
Textures—maxed out! Lighting—perfection!
It was like stepping into an entirely new universe.
"This is insane! Hahaha, time to go mining~"
Marveling at the technological marvels, Xiao Hongzhi grabbed two iron pickaxes from his chest and headed into the mineshaft to dig for diamonds.
Following the tunnel beneath his house, he soon reached the massive cave system he had been exploring earlier.
The moment he entered, he spotted shimmering veins of ore everywhere.
Every block now had an unparalleled level of detail.
"With these features, I can spot ores just by their glow! This is amazing!"
Grinning, Xiao Hongzhi raised his pickaxe—
Then, a wave of dizziness struck.
The illusionary realm went black.
Just before losing consciousness, he faintly heard his fellow disciples shouting.
"Senior Brother, why are you smoking?!"
"Senior Brother! Senior Brother!! What’s wrong?!"
"Whoa! He’s foaming at the mouth!!"
"Go get the master!!"
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Zhong Yi’s Illusionary Realm
"Log in, log in! Hurry up, I’m starting the iron farm and crop fields!"
Zhong Yi urged the others.
As a core disciple who had recently hit a cultivation bottleneck, he had plenty of free time.
Ever since witnessing Lu Ze’s automated mega-factory, he had gained new insights into redstone mechanics—especially timing circuits.
Now, he had a plan.
If successful, he could achieve full automation.
"Coming, coming."
Under his impatient prodding, the other three leisurely logged in.
Remembering Lu Ze’s mention of the graphics upgrade, Zhong Yi immediately opened the system settings.
"[High-Resolution Texture Pack]—increases energy consumption? Will it make me sweat? Turn it on!"
"[Ray Tracing]—extreme energy drain, use with caution?? Pfft. I’m a Divine Transformation cultivator. Even the Heavenly Dao Secret Realm gives me face… Turn it on!"
"Oh? [Server-Shared World]—host bears all spiritual energy costs for others? Consider it endurance training. Enable everything!"
Without hesitation, Zhong Yi maxed out every setting.
Instantly, the world’s visuals ascended to breathtaking heights.
Every block now boasted ultra-realistic textures.
"Wow, the scenery is actually beautiful now!" Zhou Qiaoling gasped, admiring the surroundings.
"Lu Ze’s mastery over illusionary realms is truly impressive," Zhong Yi remarked approvingly.
The four quickly got to work.
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About half an hour later, Zhong Yi suddenly felt… empty.
The kind of emptiness that comes from being spiritually drained.
‘Strange… Have I been slacking in my cultivation lately?’
He frowned but quickly brushed it off.
Ridiculous.
A Divine Transformation expert like him couldn’t possibly be overwhelmed by a game’s energy demands.
What kind of joke would that be?
Determined, he briefly logged out, replenished his spiritual energy to the brim, and dove back in.
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"Damn, Zhong Yi! Guess what I found? A massive—no, a GIGANTIC spirit stone vein!!"
"Ghk—!!"
"Yo, you okay?"
"I’m… fine…"
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"Hahaha! Senior Brother Zhong, I finally finished the full-scale model of our Forgegold Peak! One, two… wow! Eighteen mountain peaks, all fully built!"
"Ugh… ah…"
"Senior Brother, what’s wrong?"
"Just… a sore throat…"
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"Bro! Bro!! Help!! This elite mob’s HP is insane!!"
"Coming! Brought twenty Blast Talismans—this thing’s getting vaporized!"
"BOOM—!!"
"Whoa, why did it lag just now?"
"Guh…!!!!"
"Senior Brother Zhong, are you alright?"
"I’m… fine…"
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"Odd. Elder Lin just messaged me—said an inner disciple passed out in the illusionary realm and asked me to check… Guess I’ll head back for now."
Zhou Yue reluctantly logged out of "My World."
Ever since the graphics upgrade, the game had become addictively immersive.
As he turned to leave, he noticed something off—
Zhong Yi, sitting in the center, was bright red, steam rising from his forehead.
"Hey… Zhong Yi? You good?"
Zhou Yue patted his shoulder.
"SPLURT—!!"
Blood gushed from Zhong Yi’s nostrils.
Zhou Qiaoling and Mu Yawen snapped their eyes open.
"What happened? Why did the realm disconnect?"
"Holy—?! Senior Brother Zhong, why are you steaming?!"
"Zhong Yi, don’t die on us… Zhong Yi! ZHONG YI!!"
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
