“Junior Brother Lu! Junior Brother Lu~”

While Lu Ze was waiting for Chi Shengtian to visit, a familiar shout suddenly came from outside Lingyu Pavilion.

“Why are so many people looking for me recently...”

Lu Ze pouted and went to open the door for Zhou Qiaoling.

“Senior Sister Zhou, what is the matter?”

Lu Ze asked curiously, looking at Zhou Qiaoling and the three teammates behind her.

“She, ah, she’s here to spar with you.”

Zhou Yue couldn’t hold back his laughter and said cheerfully.

Following the Grand Elder’s Sect order not long ago, which required the entire Sect to clear the nightmare difficulty three times, the Disciples cried and wailed, tormented beyond endurance.

Zhou Qiaoling had just been scared into disconnecting by a vengeful spirit and angrily came to “spar” with Lu Ze.

According to her, sparring should be done early.

Later on, she feared there wouldn’t be an Opportunity...

“Oh, I see.”

Lu Ze blinked, immediately understanding.

Coincidentally, he was curious about his current strength, so he nodded and said, “Then that’s good.”

“Junior Brother Lu, don’t worry, with Senior Brother Zhong and I watching, nothing will happen!”

Zhong Yi patted Lu Ze’s shoulder, comforting him.

“You jinx, aren’t you cursing him? Who would get into trouble?”

Zhou Yue playfully cursed and punched Zhong Yi.

“Hahaha... Come on, come on!”

Zhou Qiaoling eagerly rubbed her hands together, she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Just then, a chill came from the sky.

Zhou Qiaoling looked up and waved at the sky in surprise: “Ah! Is Senior Sister Li here to see how I beat up Junior Brother Lu?”

The graceful figure in the air smiled and nodded.

Under the combined efforts of Zhong Yi and Zhou Yue, a small barrier for sparring was quickly formed.

“Haha, come on, Elder Lu... huh?”

As Lu Ze’s aura was revealed, Zhou Qiaoling was dumbfounded.

“What the heck??? How are you already Nascent Soul????”

...

...

Lu Ze finally received the secret treasure Chi Shengtian had painstakingly searched for—

A spiritual flower named Secret Sea Hidden Heaven.

It is said that only one blooms every thousand years, its flowering period is only a short half-hour, and the picking process is extremely complex.

Chi Shengtian used a Sect secret treasure to forcibly alter the fate line of a Secret Sea Hidden Heaven that would have appeared a hundred years later, making it appear in this time period earlier.

The entire process was extremely costly and came with a huge price.

This showed the other party’s sincerity.

Such Heaven And Earth Treasure was also extremely complex to refine.

Lu Ze entrusted his Master Nangong Yuan to create a specialized Cauldron and invited Elder Lin from Danqing Peak to personally refine the Medicinal Pill for him.

According to Third Elder Lin’s calculations, the Medicinal Pill refined would increase Lu Ze’s Divine Sense strength by thirty percent.

Considering his special Physique bonus, this value would likely increase even further.

“Which means...”

“Ten thousand-meter space.”

Thinking of this, Lu Ze slightly narrowed his eyes.

With a space of ten thousand meters in diameter, there were many more games to choose from.

...

...

The news of Lu Ze’s Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm spread like wildfire.

Because beating up Zhou Qiaoling was simply too entertaining.

Lu Ze’s rapid cultivation advancement and powerful strength quickly drew the envy of many.

Before this, the Illusion Realm was considered an unconventional method in the eyes of Cultivators.

Even if Lu Ze popularized it, everyone simply thought that Lu Ze was accumulating wealth.

Of course, no one knew how many Spirit Stones Lu Ze earned from the Illusion Realm, otherwise, they would have been envious long ago...

But when it involved cultivation, it was different.

Creating an Illusion Realm to gain the favor of the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao, and then obtaining an Opportunity to improve cultivation?

Especially many Cultivators specializing in the Illusion Realm privately expressed their dissatisfaction.

“This Lu Ze... he was clearly mediocre before, so why has he advanced so quickly?”

“It is said that he formed a connection with the Heavenly Dao, and only then did he undergo a transformation?”

“There’s a rumor from Tianxuan Sect that it’s because of the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao from ancient times...”

“The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao likes the Illusion Realm? So it gave Lu Ze power and talent he shouldn’t have?”

“Heh, the Dao of Illusion, I have long mastered it... Why should he get the advantage?”

“You say, if we also create an Illusion Realm and gain the favor of the Heavenly Dao...”

“If you ask me, Tianxuan Sect is truly... If they had publicly bid back then, what would that young man named Lu have to do with it?”

“Hmph! When it comes to the Illusion Realm, I’m not worse than him!”

“If this Heavenly Dao Opportunity were on us, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be...”

...

For a time, undercurrents surged within the Celestial Cultivation World.

...

...

Lu Ze was completely unaware of this, spending his days assisting Nangong Yuan in concocting Medicinal Pills.

Improving his Divine Sense was his most important task at the moment.

After a month, Third Elder Lin finally handed a top-grade Medicinal Pill to Lu Ze.

After taking it, Lu Ze immediately felt the sensation of his Divine Sense expanding, which was exceptionally clear and intense.

He eagerly opened the Illusion Tower and entered the Illusion Realm for a test.

The range of the Illusion Realm he could create indeed reached ten thousand meters in size!

It was no exaggeration to say that below the Void Refining realm, he had no equal in terms of Divine Sense.

“What game should I make next to torment my good Senior Brothers...”

Lu Ze was about to ponder, pinching his chin, when he suddenly received a Jade Slip message # Nоvеlight # from Zhong Yi.

“Junior Brother Lu, come quickly to Qingyun Pavilion! There’s an urgent matter!”

...

...

Leigong Peak, Qingyun Pavilion.

“Junior Brother Lu, look... In these past seven days, so many Cultivators have suddenly been selling Illusion Realm crystals, I’m afraid they’re coming for you... and their intentions are not good!”

Zhong Yi took out Illusion Realm crystals of various sizes and handed them to Lu Ze.

After hearing Zhong Yi’s description, Lu Ze understood what the “urgent matter” he referred to was.

In the past few days, several well-known Cultivators had successively started to create Illusion Realms, imitating Lu Ze, and selling them for free.

Among them were experts at the Soul Transformation and even Void Refining realms.

They formed a group called the “Illusion Alliance” and grandly promoted their Illusion Realms everywhere.

They even extended their reach into Lu Ze’s Illusion Realm forum.

Lu Ze casually clicked into the currently most popular “"Clash of Immortals and Demons"” forum and saw several posts about the Illusion Realms created by the Illusion Alliance on the homepage.

“Senior Brother Zhong is worried that my Illusion Realm audience will be divided, or even that I’ll lose the Heavenly Dao Opportunity?”

Lu Ze asked unhurriedly.

Zhong Yi nodded, his expression somewhat grave: “Junior Brother Lu, you don’t know... These people seem to have conspired, they’re all making themes you’ve never done before, unlimited real-body combat! This is what Cultivators love the most!”

Lu Ze smiled and said, “Then Senior Brother is overthinking.”

With that, he slowly raised three fingers.

“First, the Illusion Realms they make, the Heavenly Dao won’t favor.”

“Second, my cultivation has nothing to do with the Heavenly Dao; it’s all thanks to my own sweat and effort.”

“And third...”

A few cold glints flashed in Lu Ze’s slightly narrowed eyes.

“Their Illusion Realms are definitely not as fun as mine.”