Lu Ze re-examined the organization called “Illusion Alliance.”

Excluding the Tianxuan Sect and Lingxiao Sect, which had no participants, it covered several Sects, including the Limitless Sword Sect, Yunxian Palace, and Qingshan Sect.

Even some highly respected Loose Cultivators were registered within it.

It was likely that if Chao Wendao and Chi Shengtian hadn't strongly supported him, people from the Tianxuan Sect and Lingxiao Sect might have also joined.

No, perhaps some had already joined under assumed names, it was hard to say.

After all, the temptation of the four words “Heavenly Dao Affinity” was simply too great.

Lu Ze knew very well that these people came for an affinity with the Heavenly Dao.

And they came prepared.

The server issues that initially plagued him were somewhat resolved by the Divine Sense arrays built by the three major Sects.

Although it was nothing compared to the Heavenly Dao server that covered the entire Tianxuan Continent.

But as a private server, it was barely passable.

“Their commercial competition methods are still too amateurish...”

Lu Ze shook his head with a smile.

If it were those unscrupulous manufacturers from his previous life, they would definitely pull a trick like “register to get Spirit Stones, accumulate 3 hours online for more Spirit Stones, log in for 7 consecutive days to claim luxury rewards.”

Just creating an Illusion Realm for competition...

It was simply pathetic.

Of course, pathetic as it was, Lu Ze still picked up one of the Illusion Realm crystals Zhong Yi had sent and intended to go in and check it out.

...

...

Half an hour later.

Lu Ze stretched and exited the Illusion Realm.

This Illusion Realm, named “Heavenly Dao Secret Realm,” was the most popular among the dozen or so Illusion Realms launched by the Illusion Alliance.

Its slogan was:

“Free Combat.”

This “free” was literally “free.”

There were no restrictions whatsoever.

Not to mention restrictions on the game System, even the Cultivators' cultivation and Cultivation Techniques from reality could be brought in.

The gameplay in the Illusion Realm referenced “Bed Wars” and “"Clash of Immortals and Demons".”

The map was three times larger, and the graphics were highly detailed.

Cultivators would go in to compete for resources on the Central Island and then destroy the enemy's respawn point.

It seemed fine on the surface, and the Cultivators inside were having a blast, but in reality, there were huge problems.

First and foremost, the “freedom” they pursued was the biggest issue.

Bringing cultivation into the Illusion Realm was even more exaggerated than those rich players bringing RMB into games in his previous life!

There was absolutely no balance!

In the latter case, ordinary players could still, with ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) effort and luck, barely catch a glimpse of the paying players.

Some skilled players could even completely outperform paying players in certain situations.

But relying on cultivation was different.

A Qi Refining Cultivator would never win against a Nascent Soul Cultivator in this life!

If improvement could only come from real-world Cultivation, then what was the point of playing the game?

Wouldn't it be better to Cultivate in reality?

Aside from cultivation, the player's skill System and gameplay System followed the same logic.

No rules, no standards.

Any game allows players to find enjoyment within its specific rules.

When everything becomes unregulated, it might seem free and interesting, but in reality, it has lost the original intention of a game.

The reason Lu Ze's Illusion Realm was so successful was not because it allowed people to Cultivate, but simply because—

It was fun.

Although these members of the Illusion Alliance had high Realms and their Illusion Realm attainments were not inferior to Lu Ze's.

But when it came to making games, they were simply too far behind.

They couldn't even copy correctly.

Lu Ze was confident that within a week, the player count of this “Heavenly Dao Secret Realm” would plummet.

The reason was simple:

Low-cultivation Cultivators would only get beaten up inside, with no fun to be had.

Once the Qi Refining players left, Foundation Establishment Cultivators would become the only ones at the bottom to be beaten, and then Foundation Establishment Cultivators would leave too.

This cycle would continue until only a group of high-Realm grandmasters remained.

One must know that,

In any game, even pay-to-win games for the rich, ordinary players are important resources.

Resources that allow rich players to gain emotional value.

If these Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and even Golden Core Cultivators all leave, who would the grandmasters show off to?

Over time, such a game is bound to die.

So when Lu Ze created his Illusion Realm, even though many players complained, he still strictly suppressed cultivation levels.

It remained to be seen when these old fogeys of the Illusion Alliance would understand this principle.

“However, free combat...”

Lu Ze stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

He hadn't yet created a free combat-type Illusion Realm.

In his opinion, the most important thing was always the gameplay.

Simple fighting games were not new in the Celestial Cultivation World, where everyone was a war god.

Expanding the gameplay, however, would require an extremely large map. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Fortunately, at this time, his Realm and Divine Sense were both sufficient.

Currently, the topic of “free combat” was hot, making it a good time to launch a new game.

“Then, I'll make a battle royale.”

...

...

In Lu Ze's previous life, MOBA dominated the PC game Domain for a full decade.

In that long yet short decade, countless games tried to dethrone “League of Legends.”

But, none succeeded.

Until a game called “PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds” appeared.

That year, with 3 million concurrent players and 54 consecutive weeks as the top seller, “Chicken Dinner” caused the only tremor for “League of Legends.”

Countless streamers changed professions, players left, the game landscape was turbulent...

It even led to the upgrade of internet cafe equipment, being a phenomenon in all aspects.

The potential of battle royale games was imaginable.

Unfortunately, “PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds” had too much of a focus on firearms, making it unsuitable for promotion in the Celestial Cultivation World.

As for magical modification?

Feasible.

But it was not as good as copying something already existing.

Lu Ze couldn't help but recall another Wuxia-style battle royale game from his previous life, “Naraka: Bladepoint.”

Admittedly, this game was far from as popular as “PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds” or “Apex Legends.”

There were many reasons.

Compared to the widely criticized planning or operation, Lu Ze believed that at that time, game culture was dominated by Japan, Korea, Europe, and America, and the audience for domestic Wuxia style limited its ability to break out.

Another point was the higher barrier to entry.

On one hand, it was due to equipment requirements, and on the other hand, it was due to the inherent barrier of fighting games themselves.

Of course, none of these issues were problems in this world.

Style?

Here, traditional Chinese style was the orthodoxy.

Equipment?

Everyone had top-tier VR Illusion Towers, optimized by Fragment of the Heavenly Dao techniques.

Barrier?

Even a Qi Refining Cultivator could execute a smooth combo.

Combined with the battle royale elements that were popular in his previous life...

It would be hard for it not to be popular.

And, most importantly—

The theme of “Naraka: Bladepoint” was incredibly well-suited to the “Free Combat” promoted by the Illusion Alliance.

With that thought, Lu Ze issued a server-wide announcement:

“The old fogeys are no good; for free combat, you still have to look at me.”

“The new Illusion Realm, ‘Naraka: Bladepoint,’ is about to be released!”

“My body is unrestrained, my Dao is infinite.”