Half a month had passed since the kick-out incident.

The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao's act of suppressing the Limitless Sword Sect Master and shattering an Illusion Realm with a single thought became widely known.

After a few days of silence, the Illusion Alliance became active again.

And it was a very high-profile activity.

The reason was simple:

The Illusion Realm's sky had changed.

Following Jiang Lingfeng's "brave statement," the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao directly opened up full Spiritual Qi access to the Illusion Realm.

In short, the network server was opened to everyone.

But this was not without conditions.

If the Illusion Realms created by Cultivators did not meet the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao's standards, the Illusion Realm crystal would directly shatter.

Conversely, the Cultivator who created that Illusion Realm would also receive a certain degree of punishment.

For example, Du Cheng, who created "Heavenly Dao Secret Realm," not only fell gravely ill but also had his Realm regress by half a Realm.

This meant that creating Illusion Realms had become a huge gamble.

If one won the gamble, they would form Karma with the Heavenly Dao, their Illusion Realm would be revered by thousands, and Spirit Stones would flow in abundantly.

If one lost the gamble, their Realm would regress, and disasters would follow one after another.

But how could Cultivators be content to be subservient?

They all eagerly prepared to make their mark in the Illusion Realm.

It was said that even within the Lingxiao Sect and Tianxuan Sect, people had begun secretly researching Illusion Realms...

After all, no one wanted to miss such a heaven-sent opportunity.

Allowing Lu Ze to monopolize such a lucrative piece of the Illusion Dao was clearly something others would not agree to.

For a time, undercurrents surged across the Tianxuan Continent.

...

...

Illusion Realm main server space.

"Look at you, you're a grown person, it's not worth it, not worth it, for that old geezer."

Lu Ze cheerfully consoled him.

"The Heavenly Dao cannot be insulted... Also, this Heavenly Dao is not a person."

The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao snorted coldly, retorting.

That day, the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao directly tried to deal with Jiang Lingfeng in reality, but Lu Ze stopped him in time.

Lu Ze did this not because of softheartedness.

He was very clear about the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao's situation.

Firstly, when this fellow acted, he would consume his own Dao power, and that stuff was extremely difficult to accumulate.

A long time ago, when the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao, in a fit of rage, killed Ding Mingcang thousands of miles away, a part of the runic halo around his spiritual body became incomplete.

It had only barely repaired itself after recuperating in the Illusion Realm until today.

Secondly, the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao was, after all, a part of the Heavenly Dao's will.

Being bloodthirsty would make him continue to accumulate Karma, and he might even suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Dao.

Once he lost the power of the Heavenly Dao's will, not only would Lu Ze's Illusion Realm server be gone, but the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao himself might even be directly erased.

Therefore, Lu Ze had to stop him.

Of course, even so, Jiang Lingfeng was ultimately lucky to have just barely kept his life.

His Realm plummeted from Void Refining all the way down to Foundation Establishment, and even his Spiritual Root was crippled...

One could say he was no different from a dead person.

"You, you've lived for thousands of years, and you're still so impulsive..."

Lu Ze sighed.

"Now that the Illusion Realm's access is open, perhaps not as many people will be available for you to play with in my Illusion Realm..."

"That only means you are no different from an ant... You deserve it."

The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao rolled his eyes at Lu Ze.

That day, with a single sentence, he had created countless competitors for Lu Ze, which gave Lu Ze a massive headache.

Although he didn't think that with the mindset of these old fogeys, they could take too many players from him;

But it was still a loss!

He still missed the days when the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao was his private server...

However, Lu Ze understood in his heart that this day would come sooner or later.

Just as those Cultivators said, the Heavenly Dao would not be the exclusive property of any one person.

If the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao went Heaven-Defying, he would definitely be punished by the Heavenly Dao.

So, as the number of Cultivators participating in the Illusion Realm grew, opening up Spiritual Qi access was only a matter of time.

"However, this matter may not be entirely bad for you..."

The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao slowly explained the reasons.

The efficiency of the Illusion Realm's Spiritual Qi supply was related to the quality of the Illusion Realm.

The more excellent the Illusion Realm, the purer the Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi obtained.

For Illusion Realms that did not meet the quality standards, their creators would suffer a loss in Realm and Spiritual Qi. The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao disdained this energy, so it would be added to the Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi obtained ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) by the Illusion Realm.

Simply put, most Illusion Realms created by ordinary Cultivators would likely not meet the standards.

Even if they barely met the standards, the Spiritual Qi nourishment Cultivators received in those Illusion Realms would only be average.

But as long as Lu Ze maintained his usual standard, the Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi obtained by his Illusion Realm would be even purer than before!

Purer Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi meant that Cultivators would invest more time in the Illusion Realm.

Lu Ze would gain more Demonic Value!

"Those ants are not as good as you."

After the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao said this indifferently, his figure disappeared from the Illusion Realm.

Lu Ze felt relieved and also exited the Illusion Realm.

Just then, his Master, Nangong Yuan, happened to arrive at Lingyu Pavilion.

"Cheap Master, looking for me?"

Lu Ze asked with a playful smile. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"You still know I'm your Master, huh..."

Nangong Yuan glared at Lu Ze, huffily stroking his beard.

What kind of reputation did Nangong Yuan have outside before?

Artifact Refining Great Master, peerlessly benevolent, with disciples everywhere...

And now?

Old Devil Lu's direct disciple's Master.

"Of course I know, it's all because Master taught me well!"

The Master and disciple were long accustomed to this, and after a few cheerful jokes, Nangong Yuan got to the point.

"It's like this."

"One month from now is our Righteous Path's 'Demon Slaying Day,' which happens once every ten years."

"According to tradition, in addition to each Sect organizing a demon-extermination operation, they will also arrange some other projects to showcase their strength."

"Your commotion with the Heavenly Dao a while ago was too big; now everyone wants to be an Illusion Master, ah..."

"So this time's theme will probably be Illusion Realms."