The next day.
When Lu Ze walked outside the Spirit Nurturing Hall, he saw a familiar figure.
On the tall steps leading to the Spirit Nurturing Hall, Zhong Yi was climbing up while looking around furtively. From time to time, he would step forward with one foot and then quickly pull it back, looking extremely strange.
"Senior Brother Zhong, what are you doing?"
Lu Ze stepped forward and asked curiously.
Zhong Yi was startled and quickly jumped two steps backward. Then he quickly calmed down.
"Nothing... nothing."
A look of embarrassment flashed across Zhong Yi's face as he quickly explained:
"Ahem, I thought the spiritual steps of the Spirit Nurturing Hall were in disrepair, so I was just measuring where the problems were."
"Understood, understood."
Lu Ze nodded cheerfully.
In his heart, he knew very well that Zhong Yi was so obsessed with the game "Be a Cultivator and Descend a Hundred Floors" that he was acting like this. He probably had a psychological shadow when seeing steps. He was afraid that the steps would disappear or move away once he stepped on them.
"Junior Brother Lu, it's better for you not to leave the sect these days... no, these years."
Zhong Yi patted Lu Ze on the shoulder earnestly with a serious expression.
As far as he knew, the disciples of several other sects had bought the illusion spar of "Be a Cultivator and Descend a Hundred Floors" from the Artifact Refining Pavilion and were going to take it back to their sects for other fellow disciples to experience.
He was worried that if Lu Ze went out in the future and met those who had been tortured by the illusion, it might bring him misfortune...
"Okay, Senior Brother Zhong."
Lu Ze nodded and said:
"By the way... I've recently summarized some skills for the 'Jump - Stab'. Do you want me to give you a copy?"
"Jump - Stab" is a professional term in "Be a Cultivator and Descend a Hundred Floors".
To pass through the narrow space composed of ground spikes requires extremely advanced micro - operations.
The topic of "Jump - Stab" has been very popular on the forum recently.
This technique proves that "Be a Cultivator and Descend a Hundred Floors" is not just a mind - boggling illusion but indeed requires skills.
Hearing that the creator of the illusion himself was going to teach the "Jump - Stab" technique, Zhong Yi was immediately extremely excited.
"Ahem, Junior Brother Lu, once you leave the sect in the future, just mention my name and I'll ensure your safety!"
"Sure, I understand."
Lu Ze cheerfully agreed.
What he was thinking in his heart was that
Anyway, Zhong Yi wouldn't be able to learn it even if he taught him, so he might as well just teach.
Now he needed Zhong Yi to die a lot more in the illusion to nourish the cyber soul and help him with his work.
"Be a Cultivator and Descend a Hundred Floors" was really too difficult. If he didn't give him some sweetness, he might just run away...
...
Lu Ze and Zhong Yi went into the Spirit Nurturing Hall together.
Most of the disciple representatives from various sects had already arrived, and the elders were chatting about sect affairs at their seats.
They were mainly comparing the performance of their disciples in "Be a Cultivator and Descend a Hundred Floors".
Lu Ze observed quietly.
Compared with three days ago, the complexion of the crowd was not very good.
Many disciples looked at him with resentment in their eyes.
Especially the disciples of the Qingshan Sect.
If looks could kill, Lu Ze would probably have been hacked to pieces by now...
Not long after, seeing that all the disciples had arrived, the elders didn't waste any more time and got down to business.
"According to the rules, since this secret realm was created by your Lingxiao Sect, the content of the secret realm will be decided by our other sects."
Yang Zhengxin, who had been well - prepared, took the lead and said.
"Of course. If you have any ideas, just discuss them!"
Zhao Wendao nodded with a smile and began to think about what kind of scheme Yang Zhengxin was up to.
Based on his understanding of Yang Zhengxin, having been embarrassed in public by the illusion created by Lu Ze a few days ago, he would surely try to get back at them now.
"Since it's an illusion, the production difficulty is smaller than that of a secret realm, so the requirements should be higher."
Li Jiujian, an elder of the Wuji Sword Sect, took over the conversation and said.
"I agree with what Elder Li said. Since it's rare to use an illusion to replace the secret realm, we might as well make it grander... Elders Li and Wen, what do you think?"
Yang Zhengxin continued almost without hesitation.
At this time, Lin Anzai, an elder of the Tianxuan Sect, frowned and thought for a while.
Last night, Yang Zhengxin had talked to him about this matter.
Lin Anzai felt that it was beneath the dignity of the sect to target others like this when his disciples were strong. So he said he would go back and think about it.
As a result, when he asked his disciples back at the sect, they all said they never wanted to enter Lu Ze's illusion again in their lives.
The way Lu Ze created illusions was too unpredictable.
If Lu Ze was really entrusted with this task, who knew what kind of state his disciples would be tortured into.
After much thought, Lin Anzai decided to give Yang Zhengxin a hand.
"I also agree with what Elder Yang said. It's been years since an illusion was used to replace the secret realm for the competition. We can't miss the chance to see the skills of your sect."
Seeing that the other elders were on the same side, Wen Lingwu, an elder of the Yunxian Palace, also nodded.
Zhao Wendao squinted his eyes and looked at the elders.
He had already guessed in his heart that these people might have discussed the theme in advance.
However, what they said was true.
A secret realm was restricted by the venue and construction period, and it was difficult to create a grand scene.
Generally, one or two spiritual peaks would be demarcated within the sect, and then the designer would set up mechanisms and formations on them to create conditions for the disciples to fight and compete.
If it was replaced by an illusion, there would be far fewer restrictions.
Zhao Wendao suddenly had a bad feeling.
Because he quickly realized the key problem -
A grand scene meant a larger venue.
And Lu Ze was only at the Foundation - Building realm!
The limit of the illusion space he could create was only a radius of five hundred meters!
"But, the disciple of our sect..."
Just as Zhao Wendao was about to say something, Yang Zhengxin happened to speak at the same time.
"Since everyone wants to see a grand scene in the illusion, I actually have an idea."
"Elder Yang, just tell us."
Someone prompted, and Yang Zhengxin just continued:
"The war between the righteous and the demonic has been over for a thousand years. Now our righteous path is prosperous and the world is at peace. There has been no conflict for more than a hundred years."
"However, as righteous cultivators, we must never forget that great war and must always respect war..."
"Otherwise, if the demons rise again, our righteous disciples will neither know how to unite nor how to fight. Wouldn't that be a disgrace to the name of the righteous path?"
"So..."
Yang Zhengxin smiled smugly and deliberately raised his voice.
"The theme I recommend is -"
"War."

nto another world, I bought a slave for the first time, never expecting the silver wolf girl to be so cute... Lin Feng: I know it's cold, but you don't have to sneak into my bed! Yuna: Just sharing body warmth, if you dare do anything naughty, I'll definitely...

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”

e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.