Three Thousand Sword Swings a Day? That's All?

"Is this the Lu Ze Elder Ding is always talking about?"

"Heh, such youthful spirit is truly admirable. If you ask me, we should just show some mercy and let him off this once."

"Let him off? The Sect Covenant has already been signed. If we let him off... Elder Ding will have to go meditate in Repentance Valley!"

"Such a young man, and his cultivation isn't particularly high either... Can he really create an illusion realm of that caliber?"

"I don't believe it either. Let's watch and see today."

The elders whispered among themselves, discussing the matter.

When Ding Mingcang's confinement in Repentance Valley was mentioned, several elders became animated, even showing a hint of anticipation.

But they knew perfectly well that such a thing was impossible.

Thus, the way they looked at Lu Ze carried a measure of regret and pity.

"Disciple Lu Ze greets the elders."

Lu Ze smiled faintly and cupped his hands toward them.

"Enough nonsense. Let's begin!"

Ding Mingcang said with an impatient expression.

Lu Ze, however, unhurriedly cut him off. "Before we begin, why don't we first establish the judging criteria? What does Elder Ding think?"

The last time Ding Mingcang had brought up "the way of the sword," Lu Ze had assumed it was merely an offhand remark.

Only after creating the game did he realize how difficult it was.

So Ding Mingcang was not as impetuous as he appeared.

If they did not settle things beforehand, Lu Ze feared he would be put at a disadvantage when they debated it afterward. Thus, he deliberately kept his guard up.

Ding Mingcang glanced at the other elders, then nodded. "Very well. I'll explain my requirements first."

"First, the illusion realm you create must, like 'Demonic Path Escape,' display ingenuity unlike that of existing illusion realms."

"Second, since its theme is sword practice, disciples who enter the illusion realm must do nothing but swing their swords."

"Third, there are many illusion realm trials for sword practice within the sect, but few disciples use them. Since you claim to be the creator of 'Demonic Path Escape,' then this new illusion realm must also keep disciples engrossed..."

"Within one week, the average time disciples spend in the new illusion realm each day must not be less than two hours!"

"They must swing their swords no fewer than three thousand times each day!"

These were the requirements he had prepared long ago.

Under the premise of "sword practice," it had to display ingenuity while also keeping people practicing their swords constantly...

That was the first difficulty.

The second was making disciples spend an average of no less than two hours a day in the illusion realm and swing their swords no fewer than three thousand times.

Even if one or two, or even one or two hundred diehard fans of "Demonic Path Escape" helped Lu Ze inflate the numbers every day, they could not affect the average usage time across the entire sect.

Ordinary disciples simply had no interest in illusion realm trials.

Even the illusion realm trials left behind by ancient Grandmasters could not attract large numbers of disciples to train in them every day.

Even if Lu Ze truly was the designer of "Demonic Path Escape," Ding Mingcang did not believe he could accomplish it.

Ding Mingcang looked at Lu Ze smugly.

Yet Lu Ze spoke with complete calmness:

"That's all?"

Ding Mingcang froze for a moment. "That's all."

He had wanted to add more requirements.

But for the moment, he could think of nothing else.

Lu Ze was not showing off. He genuinely felt the requirements were too easy.

Given the intensity of the new illusion realm, forget three thousand sword swings a day—even ten thousand was possible.

"I have one requirement as well," Lu Ze said. "For the next week, the Enforcement Hall is forbidden from confiscating any Artifacts or items related to illusion towers."

"Heh heh, that's simple. I'm not that despicable."

The moment Ding Mingcang said this, the surrounding disciples became wildly excited.

More than a hundred Mini Illusion Towers belonging to Inner Disciples were confiscated every day, to the point that even the market stalls selling them had begun running short of stock and raising prices.

By Ding Mingcang's meaning, they could freely enjoy illusion realm trials for an entire week?

This was incredible!

Even if the new illusion realm was no fun, playing "Demonic Path Escape" alone would be enough.

"With Elder Ding's assurance, this disciple is relieved."

Lu Ze smiled and nodded.

"Then let's begin."

With that, he walked up to the Illusion Tower and placed the prepared Illusion Crystal Stone inside.

All the disciples present had long since put on the tokens distributed in advance.

As spiritual energy poured in, the disciples entered a new illusion world one after another.

A large line of words suddenly appeared within the illusion space—

"Plants vs. Zombies."