A month had passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Ze spent his days deeply immersed in the illusion realm, not even having time to visit the Spirit Moon Pavilion.
Although he had cultivated the Art of Dao Transformation to its Grand Perfection, it was, after all, something left by a predecessor.
When it came to some of the finer details, the techniques he had developed himself—methods that embodied the Dao through his own body—actually worked better.
So day after day, Lu Ze studied how to optimize and merge the two techniques.
But the more he studied, the more troublesome it became...
True, the techniques grew more refined and more powerful by the day.
The problem, however, was that the amount of divine sense required had become utterly outrageous!
Every time an intelligent NPC was added, the divine sense needed to construct the illusion realm multiplied exponentially.
And it was worth noting that Lu Ze's current divine sense intensity was already higher than that of the average Divine Void Realm cultivator!
If even he found it strenuous, just how insane were these divine sense requirements?
Come to think of it, it made sense.
Every additional special NPC added countless new possibilities to the story's direction.
Once he tried to use the hand of the Heavenly Dao to force the world's course into a single path, the computational power required was bound to be an absolutely terrifying number!
"I'm guessing the senior who created the Art of Dao Transformation didn't have something like a cyber ten-thousand-soul banner, huh..."
Lu Ze smiled wryly.
The real problem was that the cyber ten-thousand-soul banner was just too broken overpowered.
If he didn't have such highly intelligent NPCs, he wouldn't need such a powerful processor.
"Damn it. If I'd known sooner, I wouldn't have dumped three hundred years' worth of enlightenment insights into it... pure side effects!"
Lu Ze was furious inside.
Having grown used to the life of a rich young master, he had maxed out the Art of Dao Transformation with a mere wave of his hand.
The way things looked now, he would need to reach at least the Divine Void Realm before his divine sense could support the consumption of making a large-scale, plot-heavy illusion realm.
Total waste.
"Unless... I can find a Chaos Soul Crystal?"
Lu Ze suddenly remembered the high-grade elixir he had obtained as a quest reward.
That was a Golden-Tier item.
Even the replica had such powerful effects—if he could obtain a genuine Chaos Soul Crystal, wouldn't his divine sense problem be solved in no time?
Not willing to give up, Lu Ze once again came to the server world where the remnant will of the Heavenly Dao resided.
"Do you take my place for some kind of wishing well?"
The remnant will of the Heavenly Dao shot Lu Ze an annoyed glance.
Over these past days, it had been pestered non-stop by Lu Ze, who came begging and pleading every single day for a Chaos Soul Crystal.
"A coin fountain at a temple."
Lu Ze blinked, his brain short-circuiting for a moment as he conjured a copper coin and tossed it at the remnant will.
"You're the turtle."
The remnant will of the Heavenly Dao immediately caught on, raised a finger, and instantly transformed Lu Ze into a tiny turtle.
Lu Ze's mouth twitched. "You can't take a joke!!"
Seeing that the remnant will couldn't be bothered to acknowledge him, Lu Ze felt a sinking feeling in his heart.
It probably really didn't have a Chaos Soul Crystal in its spatial pocket.
There were countless treasures in the world, but the remnant will of the Heavenly Dao had no hobby of collecting valuables; it only kept a few by chance.
"Then just tell me which ancient secret realm has one... I'll go get it myself, alright?"
Lu Ze still refused to give up.
These ancient heavenly materials and earthly treasures probably had no naturally occurring ones left in the present age.
If he wanted to find one, he'd have to take his chances in ancient secret realms.
Without intelligence, the odds of finding one were less than one in ten thousand.
"That is a heavenly secret, not to be revealed."
The remnant will of the Heavenly Dao said calmly.
"However... there really is the aura of one Chaos Soul Crystal left in this world."
Lu Ze's eyes lit up. "Where?"
"In the area where I swatted that array-chanting spirit last time."
"The Luo Feng Continent?!"
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Having learned the crucial information that a Chaos Soul Crystal still existed in the world, Lu Ze immediately prepared to set off.
At his current stage, his daily income of demonic path points had reached a saturation point.
It would be hard to make any further breakthroughs through simple killing alone.
That meant harvesting the emotional turmoil of cultivators became another path on his martial-immortal journey.
It had been quite some time since the release of This Demon Isn't That Cold; considering how the cultivators' psychological wounds had probably healed up well enough already.
It was time to feed them some fresh trauma.
This made the Chaos Soul Crystal all the more important.
Otherwise, he'd first have to reach the Divine Void Realm before he could produce a perfect, large-scale plot-driven game.
Lu Ze packed his bags and went to Nan Gong Yuan's residence.
"Disobedient disciple, what do you want now?"
"Master, I need to go on a trip."
"Where to?"
"The Luo Feng Continent, to look for a Chaos Soul Crystal... Master, can you have someone search for leads for me? I'll pay a good price."
"You..."
Hearing Lu Ze's answer, Nan Gong Yuan's breath hitched instantly. With a wave of his hand, he put up a barrier, sealing Lu Ze's retreat.
"You want to join the Illusion Alliance?"
"What?!?!"
Lu Ze was stunned.
What Illusion Alliance?
Utterly random!
"Didn't you just say you wanted to go to the Luo Feng Continent, and that you were looking for something called a Chaos Soul Crystal..."
Nan Gong Yuan inspected Lu Ze with extreme caution, as if afraid he had been possessed by some kind of hex.
"The Illusion Alliance is in the Luo Feng Continent, and they just started recruiting talent—with a Chaos Soul Crystal as the top prize!"
"?!?! Master, where did you get that news??"
"The forums! That's your own turf, isn't it!"
After hearing Nan Gong Yuan's words, Lu Ze quickly submerged his divine sense into the illusion realm and opened the forum.
At the top of the trending posts in the public section was the Illusion Alliance's recruitment notice for Illusion Realm Masters.
[Illusion Realm Masters, Assemble!]
[The Illusion Alliance will be hosting an Illusion Realm Exchange Conference next month in Tianshui City of the Great Qian Dynasty, aiming to recruit talent and walk the path of the illusion realm together!]
[During the exchange, the Illusion Alliance will invite three major sects/organizations to set real-world needs as trial conditions. Participants must solve the organizations' requests using the means of illusion realms.]
[Exchange Conference Rules:]
[1. Participants must attend in person.]
[2. Illusion realms must be created on-site.]
[3. To prevent cheating, the Illusion Tower will be uniformly provided by the Alliance; bringing private equipment is strictly prohibited.]
[4. Each sect/organization's proposition can only have one winning Illusion Realm Master. The winner receives one point.]
[5. This exchange will be supervised by the Heavenly Dao, ensuring fairness and transparency.]
[Exchange Conference Rewards:]
[First-Class Award (3 Points): Chaos Soul Crystal, Art of the Purple Palace Immortal Embryo...]
[Second-Class Award (2 Points): Void-Real Heavenly Mushroom, Heaven-Slashing Sword...]
[Third-Class Award (1 Point): Nine-Turn Soul Revival Elixir, Wilderness Sky-Splitting Palm...]
[Participation Award (No points needed, optional upon joining the Alliance): Celestial Jade Essence, Seven-Star Demon-Sealing Tower...]
Lu Ze's gaze was instantly locked onto the words "Chaos Soul Crystal" in the first-class award.
He had a vague feeling that the Illusion Alliance was targeting him.
Given so many specific conditions, this might be a trap.
But he couldn't care less.
He was determined to get that Chaos Soul Crystal!
A grin spread across Lu Ze's lips:
"Master, come with me to Tianshui City."
Nan Gong Yuan's mouth twitched:
"Between the two of us, who exactly is the master here..."
ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
Cheng's father told him he was getting remarried—to a wealthy woman. Cao Cheng realized his time had finally come: he was about to become a second-generation rich kid. Sure, it might be a watered-down version, but hey, at least he'd have status now, right? The wealthy woman also had four daughters!! Which meant, starting today, Cao Cheng gained four stunning older sisters?? But that wasn't even the whole story... "My name is Cao Cheng—'Cheng' as in 'honest, smooth-talking gentleman'!"
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!
