In repeated explorations, Zhong Yi had actually found the most basic way to clear the stage.

Conceal his position, seize the opportunity, and deliver a fatal blow when a guard was isolated.

He stealthily moved to the final BOSS room without a sound.

However, he also discovered a more interesting solution.

It started when Zhong Yi was pondering the marvels of the Illusion Realm, recalling the bustling small town outside.

After reloading, he didn't rush to do the mission; instead, he had a sudden idea and wandered around the town a few more times.

Besides the tavern where he picked up missions, there were many other interactive scenes.

For example, the underground black market where he could craft items and buy tools.

After some research, he was immediately captivated by the various strange and wonderful tools inside.

If he couldn't win by brute force, then he would win by cunning.

Commonly known as assassination.

Gu, poisoning, setting up formations, traps... all the methods used by assassins could be found here.

At this time, Zhong Yi's reputation in the black market was very low, and the tools and items he could unlock were relatively Elementary.

So he chose the method that required the least reputation—

Poisoning.

The blowpipe he held and a packet of silver-gray powder were the results of his careful research.

"Junior Brother Lu's Illusion Realm is very interesting... There are probably many ways to solve this stage!"

Zhong Yi explained with a smile to the crowd, then stealthily made his way to a ventilation shaft.

This was the ventilation shaft of the central pavilion where Zhang San was located. The pavilion was heavily guarded, with many guards, making it the core of the entire mission.

He placed the blowpipe into the ventilation shaft and blew the silver-gray powder inside.

Soon, the guards closest to the ventilation shaft began to faint one after another.

Zhong Yi pushed open the door swaggeringly and continued to explain to everyone: "But... poisoning isn't that easy either."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of a shaking bell suddenly came from not far away, and the entire manor suddenly went on high alert.

Zhong Yi was quickly surrounded by guards from all directions.

"Elementary poisons are not colorless and odorless... and their potency is not enough, so someone will always react to them."

Zhong Yi explained unhurriedly, then died under the swords of the guards and revived at the save point.

"Then I discovered another thing—"

With that, Zhong Yi pointed to the sun overhead.

"Now, it's time for lunch."

This time, he used his stealthy movement technique to reach the manor's back kitchen.

A chef who had just finished using the restroom was rushing back.

Zhong Yi delivered a hand chop to the back of his neck, knocking him unconscious, then quickly put on the chef's clothes and walked into the back kitchen, pretending to be him.

"Drip this bottle of deadly 【Black Death Liquid】 into the food, and then..."

Zhong Yi chuckled as he dripped a bottle of greenish-black potion into a pot of staple food, then waited to see what would happen.

Soon after, special personnel came to test for poison.

Zhong Yi was, as expected, found out and executed on the spot.

Returning to the save point once again, Zhong Yi was already accustomed to it and continued to explain with a smile to everyone:

"Every dish is specially tested for poison..."

"Ordinary poisons cannot instantly paralyze everyone at the same time."

"So at this point, someone must be asking, 'Streamer, streamer, I just love poisoning, are there any other ways to clear the stage with poison?'"

"Hello, yes, there are."

Saying that, Zhong Yi pulled out a packet of powder and a small bag of dried fruit from his backpack.

"This is Scarlet Flame Fruit. It's crispy and numbing when eaten and can be used as an ingredient for soup base."

"This is Azure Grief Powder. It's colorless and odorless, can be used in medicine, and has extremely cold medicinal properties."

"Used alone, both are good things... But when ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) combined, they will clash and produce a new effect."

Zhong Yi clapped his hands, no longer able to suppress the joy in his heart, and explained smugly:

"In short, it's an extremely strong..."

"Laxative."

After explaining, Zhong Yi immediately began to put it into practice.

Just like the previous round, he intercepted that unlucky chef and snuck into the back kitchen.

He put the Scarlet Flame Fruit into the soup base and then waited for the poison test.

As expected, the large pot of soup showed no problems at all; in fact, because of the fragrant aroma of the Scarlet Flame Fruit, even the personnel checking for poison couldn't help but drink a few sips.

Then, Zhong Yi went to the original ventilation shaft.

He took a deep breath and blew an entire packet of Azure Grief Powder inside.

Driven by a special Cultivation Technique for blowing poison, the colorless and odorless Azure Grief Powder quickly spread throughout the central pavilion.

Not long after, the guards' stomachs collectively made strange noises... Soon, the guards scrambled to the restroom.

The stairs leading to the top floor were instantly empty.

"Everyone, look, without having to kill a single person, you can enter the top pavilion unhindered."

Zhong Yi walked out of the shadows triumphantly and swaggered up the stairs.

This was the perfect plan he had devised after dying countless times and analyzing various pieces of information.

Seeing this operation, the barrage of comments in the live stream was instantly shocked.

"Holy cow, I never thought it could be cleared this way!!"

"Poisoning? Heh heh, I seem to have a better solution..."

"I have an idea, what if we set traps in the restroom beforehand, so that when these people go to the restroom, they die incidentally and contribute experience points?"

"???"

"Fellow Daoist, don't speak nonsense! We are of the Righteous Path!!!"

"All show and no go, by this time, they would have all been killed."

"Fellow Daoist, that's not right... This novel solution is much more interesting than just fighting and killing."

..."Everyone is right, Junior Brother Lu's Illusion Realm this time is very cleverly designed. For the same mission, there are many different solutions, and everyone can try out their own ideas."

Zhong Yi smiled as he pushed open the door of the top-floor pavilion.

As soon as he pushed open the door, he immediately tilted his head to the left.

A crossbow bolt whizzed past his hair.

The barrage of comments flooded the screen again.

"Holy crap? That reaction, is that still True Disciple Zhong?"

"Oh no, the streamer secretly practiced when he wasn't streaming!"

"The house has fallen apart!!"

"Laughing to death, this clearly shows he's experienced more than one 'door kill,' he's just reloading and showing off..."

...Seeing himself exposed by the barrage, Zhong Yi continued to act without batting an eye.

Tilting his head to the side as soon as he opened the door, he had practiced this move several times before daring to go live.

Zhang San, the leader of the Black Snake Gang, was very weak.

Zhong Yi quickly dealt with him in no time, getting rid of him as soon as possible.

Facing the woman in the room who was scared out of her wits, Zhong Yi frowned.

"I, I didn't see anything... didn't see anything..."

The woman ran out of the door in a panic, and Zhong Yi didn't stop her.

Even after he let the woman go, his behavior points quietly increased by two.

"Oh, right... Li Ang doesn't kill women or children."

Zhong Yi muttered to himself, then began to search Zhang San's room.

At this moment, the pavilion was already in chaos.

Zhong Yi used his stealthy movement technique several times to avoid detection, finally finding the hidden mission item, the Black Snake Gang's ledger, in the basement.