chapter 2 - Let’s get back to our old ways
Lu Ze's eyes lit up as he looked at the task rewards.
No one can discover his Demonic Path identity?
This is what he needs most right now!
Otherwise, as soon as he uses his Spiritual Qi, his abnormality will be discovered, and he won't be able to stay!
As for the task content.
No need to ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) kill anyone, just make it so the Sect Disciples can't Cultivate in peace?
This kind of thing…
It might actually be possible to pull off!
Lu Ze was overjoyed.
As a former game designer, he immediately had a bold idea.
To do his old job in the Celestial Cultivation World—
Game development!
The Artifact Refining technology in the Tianxuan Continent is very developed.
As one of the five great Immortal Sects, Lingxiao Sect is even more of a leader in this area.
Inner Sect Disciples have a tower climbing trial where their Divine Sense enters a special Magical Artifact to engage in combat.
During the trial, the image can also be projected to the outside world for other Disciples to observe.
Lu Ze had seen Senior Brother climb the tower a few times, and at the time, he felt it was very similar to games from his previous life.
It was unbeatable in terms of graphics and detail, but there was almost no gameplay.
Pure monster grinding.
At that time, he felt that this technology could be used to create games.
For this reason, he had been diligently studying its mysteries for the past three years.
Now, the task released by the System seemed like a perfect opportunity.
Although Lingxiao Sect was full of martial prowess, everyone still needed entertainment.
Spirit Ball and Cuju were very popular among younger Disciples; Mahjong and Go were even a means of recreation among the Elders.
Compared to these traditional entertainment projects, electronic games were a dimensionality reduction strike.
If they became addicted to games, how could they Cultivate in peace?
No problem!
The idea was set.
Lu Ze began to consider which game to start with to get his Senior Brothers and Disciples addicted.
"Lu Ze, have you prepared the equipment for the Outer Sect Disciples' Body Cultivator class three days from now?"
A voice broke Lu Ze's thoughts.
He looked up.
It was the Second Senior Brother of the Refining Hall, Wang Tai.
His tone was as unfriendly as ever.
"The Illusion Tower has been debugged," Lu Ze said truthfully, not taking it to heart. "I just don't know where the Illusion Crystal for Cultivating Outer Sect movement techniques is."
"Figure it out yourself."
Wang Tai sneered and left without looking back.
He had always been dissatisfied with Lu Ze being exceptionally accepted as a Named Disciple by the Elder.
Lu Ze happily agreed.
Isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
He was just worried that no one would play the game if he made it!
Lu Ze knew that Wang Tai disliked him and had been suppressed by him a lot over the past three years.
Now that the Refining Hall Elder was out traveling, this guy had become even worse.
The Illusion Crystal must exist; he probably hid it, just wanting to embarrass Lu Ze.
There isn't any, right?
Then I'll make my own!
"Since it's for training movement techniques, let's start with a parkour game."
Lu Ze nodded, muttering to himself.
He thought about it and felt more and more that this theme was good.
In his previous life, there were many popular parkour games.
Temple Run, Everyday Cool Run, Ski Safari...
Too many to count.
When did parkour games become popular?
When mobile games first started.
It's quite similar to this world now, which hasn't been baptized by electronic games.
After selecting his target, Lu Ze didn't dare to be careless and quickly started making it.
With the existence of the Illusion Tower, building the game scene was very simple.
Lu Ze's cultivation was at the Qi Refinement Stage, and his Divine Sense was not yet enough to build such a magnificent and huge Illusion Realm world.
Fortunately, the game scenes in parkour games are very small, so he could construct them even at the Qi Refinement Stage.
As for the level design,
Lu Ze relied on his extraordinary memory, coupled with his game design experience from his previous life, which was not difficult.
The only thing that bothered him was the music.
The importance of music to a game is self-evident.
Not only the BGM that sets the atmosphere, but also various sound effects that increase the sense of impact and reward satisfaction are also key to making a good game.
Fortunately, this is Lingxiao Sect, and there are many strange Magic Treasures.
There is a tool in the Sect that can extract images or sounds from the mind, called a Conceptualizer.
It is generally used by eyewitnesses to reconstruct the scene when something happens.
Thinking that he would use it a lot later, Lu Ze simply bought one outright.
No way.
He went astray in the first two years, had a lot of Spirit Stones, and was willful.
...
...
Three days later.
The Cultivation ground outside the Refining Hall.
Early in the morning, Outer Sect Disciples came in twos and threes.
"Hey, they all say Illusion Realm Cultivation is a privilege of Inner Sect Disciples, I didn't expect us to have a chance to experience it."
Wang Ming looked around curiously, full of wonder at the various instruments.
As an Outer Sect Disciple with ordinary talent, opportunities to enter the Refining Hall were extremely rare.
Not to mention the Illusion Trial exclusively for Inner Sect Disciples.
He heard that the Elder in charge of the Outer Sect had recently achieved remarkable merits and specifically fought for this opportunity for the Outer Sect Disciples.
"I wonder what kind of challenge the Illusion Realm will be..."
Wang Ming was full of anticipation.
"Country bumpkin, you don't even know what an Illusion Realm is."
A fellow Disciple next to him scoffed.
"What's so strange about an Illusion Realm for practicing movement techniques? It's just giving you a higher, farther space, and then giving you a few incense sticks for timing."
Wang Ming remembered this fellow Disciple; his name was Wang Ba.
He had an older brother who entered the Inner Sect, so he naturally had more experience.
"Illusion Realm Cultivation is only interesting when it's more Advanced, like some trap designs, and fighting with demonic beasts... For Outer Sect Disciples like you, getting these Illusion Trial opportunities is a waste; it's better to Cultivate in the Sect yourselves."
Wang Ba made no secret of the disdain in his words.
Others understood, though.
Wang Ba had an older brother taking care of him in the Inner Sect, his own cultivation was about to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, and his family had some financial resources...
Entering the Inner Sect was a sure thing, so he was naturally a bit arrogant.
"I'm not afraid to tell you, I've already cleared the Elementary Illusion Realm of the Suiyun Technique... I will definitely take first place in this trial."
Wang Ba smiled confidently.
The biggest difference between Illusion Trial and ordinary training is that there are very clear scoring standards.
Students will be ranked according to their scores.
According to Outer Sect rules, those ranked in the bottom five will be marked as unqualified and will need to retake the trial next year.
Ever since he heard that Outer Sect Disciples were going to undergo Illusion Realm Cultivation, Wang Ba had been making his calculations.
Being unqualified was impossible.
What he was aiming for was first place, and even if he surpassed ordinary Inner Sect Disciples...
Would he have a chance to be exceptionally admitted to the Inner Sect?
For this, he asked his older brother for an opportunity to experience the Illusion Trial and familiarized himself with the Elementary movement technique Illusion Realm early on.
Even if his movement technique wasn't outstanding, it didn't matter; he already knew what to do at each step.
Standing out was a matter of course.
Just as he was being arrogant, a figure walked out onto the high platform.
Lu Ze rubbed his dark circles, yawned, and placed the Illusion Realm core into the Illusion Tower.
"The Illusion Realm has been set up, and the tokens to enter the Illusion Realm are also in the hands of all fellow Disciples... If you're ready, you can enter on your own."
The Disciples below discussed animatedly.
"Is this Lu Ze, the one taken in as a Named Disciple by the Elder?"
"I heard he's still at the Early Stage of Qi Refinement after three years of Cultivation, but he's quite talented in Artifact Refining."
"What's the use of talent? The formations in true Immortal Artifacts require at least the Golden Core Stage to refine."
"At least he Cultivates within the peak; at least he's much stronger than you and me right now."
...
Wang Ba was very disdainful: "A waste is a waste, even wearing Inner Sect clothes, he's still a waste."
Zhang Ming, who was beside him, couldn't help but frown: "Others are appreciated by the Elder for their own reasons, Senior Brother Wang, if you're not convinced, you can go to the Inner Sect and compete."
Seeing Wang Ba's furious and impotent rage, Zhang Ming ignored him.
He took out his token, activated his Divine Sense, and immersed himself in the boundless darkness.
"What exactly is Illusion Realm Cultivation like...?"
Zhang Ming rubbed his hands in anticipation.
Then, he was a little confused looking at the huge characters in front of him.
"Demon Sect Escape?? What is this???"
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