Hearing the System's mission prompt, Lu Ze's brows furrowed slightly.

Even without the mission prompt, he had planned to act.

Zhong Yi had a deep relationship with him, and several Elders had even disregarded the Sect's Face to protect him.

Lu Ze had no intention of enduring this slight.

Anyway, creating an Illusion Realm to crush others was merely an incidental task.

The problem lay in the mission's objective requirements.

Change the Righteous Path Cultivators' views on the Demonic Path?

Such a thing couldn't be changed just by saying so, nor could it be achieved by relying on a single Illusion Realm.

This was a red line.

Whoever touched it would die, and Lu Ze was no exception.

'This mission might be a bit difficult to complete...'

Lu Ze furrowed his brows, secretly pondering countermeasures.

The other Sect Elders had no intention of refusing Lu Ze's participation; in fact, they were happy ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) to see it.

Defeating Lu Ze in an Illusion Realm, rising to prominence on his name, and contacting the Heavenly Dao... This was a huge opportunity, and one that any Sect would be happy to see.

"Little Friend Lu, please."

Zhang Yuxian showed a polite smile and made a gesture of invitation.

Lu Ze didn't decline, decisively flashing onto the Demon Slaying Platform.

Participating in the Demon Slaying Assembly, besides the Five Great Sects, there were also six groups of various-sized forces.

Eleven massive Illusion Towers were transported onto the Demon Slaying Platform.

"These are the Illusion Towers specially built by our Qingshan Sect for this Demon Slaying Assembly. For the next seven days, all representatives will remain inside these towers and not go out."

Zhang Yuxian's voice was loud, introducing the rules of this round of competition with a hint of pride.

"This Illusion Realm will be themed around 'Righteous and Demonic', with no restrictions on the form of presentation."

"The Illusion Realm must be completed independently by each representative, without any external intervention... otherwise, it will be a forfeit."

When he said "external intervention," Zhang Yuxian deliberately paused, looking meaningfully at Lu Ze.

How could Lu Ze not know that the other party was implying that if a Fragment of the Heavenly Dao assisted him, he would be declared to have forfeited?

"After seven days, all Sects participating in the Demon Slaying Assembly will organize and jointly vote to determine the rankings!"

...Qingshan Sect.

"Elder Zhang, how are things?"

Seeing Zhang Yuxian return with a radiant Face, Yang Zhengxin quickly stepped forward to inquire.

"Very smoothly. The Lingxiao Sect's representative was indeed changed to Lu Ze in the end."

Zhang Yuxian took a sip of tea, nodding leisurely.

"Hmph, without the Heavenly Dao's help... I'd like to see what this kid will use to contend with us!"

Vindictive flames flickered in Yang Zhengxin's eyes.

His memory returned to a year ago, to the scene at Lingxiao Sect where he was humiliated beyond words by "if you're a Cultivator, then descend 100 floors."

"Are you so confident that you can defeat Lu Ze?"

Zhang Yuxian narrowed his eyes, looking at Yang Zhengxin and a young man beside him.

"Without the Heavenly Dao's assistance, and within such a short time limit... no matter how much of a Genius he is, he won't be able to win."

Yang Zhengxin said with extreme confidence.

They had known about the theme of 'Righteous and Demonic' in advance.

They had started preparing a full month ahead of time.

They even found outside help, which was the young man beside Yang Zhengxin.

This person's name was Huang Qi, and he was particularly skilled in Illusion Realm techniques. He was known in the Jianghu as "Immortal in the Mirror," a famous Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator with a high position in the Illusion Alliance.

With the Elders' power to build the Illusion Realm's foundation, and then Huang Qi's techniques to construct the Illusion Realm's world.

With these two combined, and with a month's head start, Yang Zhengxin naturally felt that victory was assured. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"If I remember correctly... Lu Ze's Illusion Realms seem to be full of novelty, always captivating attention?"

Zhang Yuxian was still uneasy and asked a few more questions.

"Elder Zhang, rest assured, his tricks have long been thoroughly researched by me."

Huang Qi looked full of confidence.

"You just wait to see the results; my Illusion Realm will definitely surpass his."

After hearing Huang Qi's words, Zhang Yuxian nodded, feeling a little more at ease.

Cutting off Heavenly Dao's help and planning the Illusion Realm a month in advance.

With just these two combined tactics, no matter how powerful Lu Ze was, Zhang Yuxian felt he was bound to lose.

"The Lingxiao Sect's glorious days have lasted too long... this alone isn't enough."

Yang Zhengxin still looked unappeased, instigating in Zhang Yuxian's ear:

"A mere True Disciple, actually wavering on the great righteousness of Righteous and Demonic... this matter is also worth making an issue of, isn't it?"

...Inside the Illusion Tower marked "Twelve" on the Demon Slaying Platform.

In a void of milky-white space, Lu Ze floated cross-legged in the air, contemplating countermeasures.

Should he do the System mission?

He must.

However... to beautify the Demonic Path as a collective would be tantamount to suicide.

Even bringing in the most excellent works from his previous life wouldn't work.

Lu Ze closed his eyes in contemplation, countless thoughts drifting through his mind.

In his previous life, there were many excellent games with villains as protagonists.

Considering the difficulty of localization and the overall scale of the games, more than half were instantly screened out.

This competition, from creation to experience, only had seven days combined.

Counting at least one day that needed to be reserved for Cultivators to experience it;

Lu Ze only had six days left for creation.

Super-large Illusion Realms were out of the question.

Even if he could rush to produce one, it would be meaningless if the Cultivators couldn't play to the end.

"In other words..."

"Small productions, or rather, small-scale scenes."

Lu Ze bit his finger, muttering to himself.

"Secondly..."

"It's a story-driven... RPG (Role-Playing Game)."

Since the goal was to change the Righteous Path Cultivators' views on Demonic Path Cultivators, it would naturally have to start from the plot or character design.

"Finally..."

Lu Ze narrowed his eyes slightly, contemplating the "red line" issue.

"Focus the perspective on specific 'individuals,' rather than the entire Demonic Cultivator group."

After reaching these conclusions, the scope for selection suddenly became much smaller.

Countless excellent stories and characters flashed through Lu Ze's mind.

Just as he was hesitating which one to choose, he suddenly remembered the numb-eyed young man and the stubbornly determined girl he had seen not long ago.

A name suddenly surfaced in his mind—

"Léon: The Professional."