Zhong Yi's actions not only astonished the Cultivators, but also surprised Lu Ze, who was the designer.

Multiple solutions for dungeon levels are indeed one of the core gameplay elements.

Ordinary stealth assassinations, or violent berserker speedruns, or even trap design, poisoning, or investigating the habits of various NPCs to carefully orchestrate an 'accident'... all are viable methods.

Originally, this level was meant to be a tutorial for stealth assassination.

Lu Ze never expected that Zhong Yi, without any hints, would discover the game mechanics on his own.

And it was a remarkably perfect solution.

His Senior Brother, though terrible at operating within the Illusion Realm, was, in a certain sense, a rare Genius... Designing a movie into a game Illusion Realm is both simple and difficult.

If it were a linear adaptation of a movie narrative into a game, it would indeed be simple.

Unfortunately, this was an Illusion Realm space, much like a VR game.

Such a design would greatly diminish the gaming experience.

Therefore, Lu Ze made extensive expansions based on the movie.

Assassination missions, an underground market, character leveling and development, skill trees, side quests... This small town was entirely an open-world game.

Among these, the various assassination missions related to the assassin's identity were one of the core gameplay elements.

In this regard, Lu Ze referenced excellent series from his previous life like "Assassin's Creed" and "Hitman 47," setting up diverse and exciting solutions for various missions, greatly enhancing players' sense of immersion.

He had the strength, and he had the means.

Such a design clearly received positive feedback among the Cultivators.

At this moment, Zhong Yi was having a blast, and the audience in the live stream was also greatly entertained.

Opening the 【Black Snake Gang's Ledger】 and carefully examining the various details within, as well as the secret notes beside it, Zhong Yi's brows immediately furrowed tightly.

The deeds of the Black Snake Gang were indeed as the mission information stated: buying and selling women and children, and working for the Demonic Path.

The Demonic Path's abduction of women and children was to use a demonic medicine to corrupt infants into Demonic Cultivators!

On one hand, it was to expand the Demonic Path's power.

On the other hand, it was to trade with a force called the 【Demon Suppression Division】.

The 【Demon Suppression Division】 was a government organization specifically created to resist various Yao Race and the Demonic Path.

Among them, slaying Demonic Path members yielded the highest contribution points.

To slay more Demonic Path members and obtain more government stipends, the Demon Suppression Division actually colluded with the Demonic Path, secretly trading the lives of Demonic Cultivators!

One must know... those Demonic Cultivators were once innocent Human Race infants!

In other words, the government was condoning this Demonic Path gang in abducting women and children from various places... Zhong Yi's brows were tightly furrowed, and his fingers, clutching the notes and ledger, secretly exerted force.

The content above, every word and sentence, was shocking!

It was even more horrifying than what he had experienced not long ago!

This hidden clue not only expanded the world view of this Illusion Realm but also laid the groundwork for the upcoming plot.

Zhong Yi grew even more excited about what was to happen next.

Quietly leaving the chaotic mountain villa, a mission settlement interface immediately popped up in front of Zhong Yi.

【Mission Completed!】

【Settling...】

【Assassinate Zhang San: +30】

【Mission Duration: +20】

【Combat Score: +30】

【Stealth Assassination: +10】

【Find "Black Snake Gang Ledger": +10】

【Final Rating: Perfect】

【Reward Settlement: +1000 Copper Coins】

【Achievement Unlocked: Top-tier Assassin (Elementary)】

Seeing this scene, the live stream's bullet comments were instantly stunned.

【Holy cow, full marks??】

【True Disciple Zhou next door tried so many times and only got a top-tier rating...】

【He didn't fight a single battle, yet he got full combat points】

【Reward settlement multiplied tenfold... That's awesome!】

..."Haha, shouldn't I mock Old Zhou to death?"

Zhong Yi smugly closed the mission settlement interface.

The surrounding environment suddenly disappeared, and the entire Illusion Realm entered a cinematic cutscene.

This was a storyline created by Lu Ze, adapted from the film storyboards of his previous life.

The concept of "movies" did not yet exist in this world.

Various camera languages, scene transitions, and atmosphere building captivated Zhong Yi and the audience in the live stream.

Especially when they saw Li Ang break into the villa, swiftly dealing with a group of subordinates, his figure moving like a ghost in the shadows.

Despite being only at the Peak Qi Refining Realm, he exuded a powerful and reassuring presence.

His powerful strength, taciturn nature, and the contrasting character trait of loving goat's milk instantly established him in everyone's hearts.

After each main quest, a portion of the movie would automatically play, allowing players to re-watch the scene from a third-person perspective.

Combined, the immersion in the story was exceptionally high.

After the movie screen disappeared, Zhong Yi returned to the small town, still wanting more.

"Junior Brother Lu's Illusion Realm this time is so interesting!" Zhong Yi exclaimed with admiration.

With his newly acquired reward, Zhong Yi visited the underground black market, trying many new things.

The character's Realm was stuck at the Peak Qi Refining Realm.

Although his cultivation could not advance further, he could raise his assassin Rank. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Taking on missions, increasing his assassin Rank, and unlocking more assassin skills was the core combat gameplay of this Illusion Realm.

Zhong Yi wandered around the small town for a while, and as evening approached, he received a mission reminder.

【Main Quest: Go Home (To blend in with the town residents and avoid suspicion, Li Ang's life is always very regular. Please go home on time)】

Zhong Yi originally intended to ignore this mission and continue exploring the town.

Unfortunately, his behavior score began to drop continuously.

"It seems Li Ang is a very disciplined person."

Zhong Yi shrugged helplessly and followed the mission's guidance, heading home.

Li Ang's residence was a large courtyard.

Similar to an inn's layout, it housed more than one family, seemingly all tenants.

As he was about to reach the courtyard, Zhong Yi noticed a nearby general store.

A faint glow surrounded the general store owner, seemingly a hint of some kind.

Zhong Yi had a flash of inspiration and walked into the general store.

"Still two servings of goat's milk, right?"

The general store owner, clearly an old acquaintance of Li Ang, smiled and took out two pots of goat's milk from the counter.

Zhong Yi nodded impassively, took a few copper coins from his pocket, and tried his best to play the role.

Sure enough, his behavior score in the upper right corner soared.

"Role-playing, watching the plot, free combat... Haha, this Illusion Realm is truly fascinating!"

In just one {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} hour, Zhong Yi exclaimed for who knows how many times.

He walked into the inn.

Li Ang lived on the highest floor, the fourth floor.

As Zhong Yi reached the stairs, two slender black shadows dangled in front of him.

He curiously looked up and saw a pair of smooth young girl's calves, hanging in mid-air through the gaps in the railing, gently swaying.