Chapter Summaries

Zhong Yi chose to bring his full cultivation into the Illusion Realm, gaining three minutes to kill Stan and destroy the Demon Suppressing Division before his life ended. He said goodbye to Sutier, who asked how she could reach him after he was gone, and Zhong Yi promised that the world around her would always answer.

• Zhong Yi selected Spirit Transformation, and heavenly power raised him to mid Spirit Transformation while starting a 180-second countdown on his life.
• Zhong Yi sealed the ruined inn, targeted Stan, and prepared to take revenge on the Demon Suppressing Division.
• Players including Mu Yawen, Zhou Qiaoling, Zhou Yue, and Li Moran used their cultivation to defeat Stan and destroy the Demon Suppressing Division; Li Moran then promised Sutier that she would become a Sword Immortal.
• Zhong Yi spared the restaurant owner Li Youqian after learning why he had betrayed him, then bound him with a Life-and-Death Pact to protect Sutier.
• Zhong Yi told Sutier to go west to a safe sect and seek help from Old Li, then admitted he was leaving when she asked.
• As Zhong Yi's body dissolved, he told Sutier that the wind, water, flowers, and grass would be him answering her.

Lu Ze’s game drove players to grief over Sutier’s death, and their intense emotions generated a flood of demonic value. As Zhang Yuxian thought Lu Ze was about to lose, Spiritual Energy poured in from across the Tianxuan Continent and Lu Ze’s vote-count pillar blazed.

• Players lamented Sutier’s fate on the forum and vowed to kill Stan, while urging each other to vote for Lu Ze’s illusion realm.
• Lu Ze’s friend-payment feature let powerful cultivators contribute Spiritual Energy for weaker players, and a wave of players joined in to help them.
• The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao sensed the Spiritual Energy flowing into the illusion realm and watched its broken runic halo begin to mend.
• At the Main Arena, Zhang Yuxian saw Lu Ze’s pillar of light remain unchanged as the incense burned down and assumed Lu Ze was facing defeat.
• Lu Ze explained that players’ grief generated demonic value and told Zhang Yuxian the show was only beginning.
• Spiritual Energy surged skyward across the Tianxuan Continent, and Lu Ze’s vote-count pillar suddenly blazed.

Lu Ze won the illusion vote after Grandmasters poured their spiritual energy into it, then traded his first-place artifact reward for a request. He asked the Righteous cultivators to spare the demon cultivator Senior Brother Zhong had brought back, and Zhang Yuxian declared that the captive must die.

• Zhang Yuxian questioned Lu Ze about the surging spiritual energy, and Lu Ze explained that the seniors were captivated by his illusion.
• A voice transmission confirmed Lu Ze's explanation, and his pillar of light rose above the others.
• The Hour of the Horse ended the voting, and Lu Ze of the Spirit Cloud Sect was named the victor.
• Lu Ze declined the artifact reward and asked the gathering to spare the demon cultivator Senior Brother Zhong had brought back.
• Zhang Yuxian accused Lu Ze of wanting to join the Demon Path and declared that the demon cultivator must die.

Lu Ze and Chao Wendao tried to delay the execution of Master Qing, but Zhang Yuxian transported the young demonic cultivator and a mortal girl to the Demon Slaying Platform and prepared to kill them. Meanwhile, Qin Ming left the Illusion Realm after helping other cultivators and returned to its forum, where a highlighted post about Sutier caught his attention.

• Zhang Yuxian accused Lu Ze of following the Demon Path, and Chao Wendao defended his disciple and suggested delaying the execution for an inquiry.
• Zhang Yuxian rejected the delay, transported Master Qing and the dirt-smeared mortal girl to the Demon Slaying Platform, and raised his Fierce Buddha manifestation.
• Chao Wendao extinguished his Purple Thunder and turned away as Zhang Yuxian declared that demonic cultivators must die.
• Qin Ming left the Illusion Realm after lending Spiritual Energy to three cultivators who saved Sutier, then entered the realm again to browse its forum.
• Qin Ming offered to lend Spiritual Energy to another player, but a highlighted post asking whether Sutier would lose her Li Ang appeared before him.

After reading Lu Ze’s post about Sutier and the demon cultivator Master Qing, Qin Ming rushed toward the Demon Slaying Assembly to save her. At the assembly, Lin Huan stood between Master Qing and execution while Lu Ze waited confidently, expecting Qin Ming to arrive.

• Qin Ming read the post about Sutier and Master Qing and realized the Demon Slaying Assembly was taking place around then.
• Qin Ming tore open a spatial passage toward the Immortal Abyss Continent after realizing Sutier was in danger.
• Lin Huan pleaded with Zhang Yuxian to spare Master Qing, while Master Qing urged her to leave and Chao Wendao asked Zhang to let her go.
• Zhang Yuxian glanced at Lu Ze, who remained confident because he had prepared the post to draw powerful players to the assembly.
• Lu Ze saw that Immortal Qinming had left the Illusion Realm and believed the Body Integration Realm expert was already nearby.

Qin Ming arrived at the Demon Slaying Platform just as Zhang Yuxian was about to kill the young woman and the demonic cultivator she protected. After striking Zhang Yuxian and identifying himself, Qin Ming gave the young woman a Soul Mark and promised to keep her alive.

• Zhang Yuxian rejected Chao Wendao's plea to release the pair and prepared to kill them.
• Qin Ming opened a spatial rift to stop Zhang Yuxian's blade, then appeared on the platform.
• Qin Ming angrily slapped Zhang Yuxian, who survived because his Lifebound Artifact protected him.
• Qin Ming introduced himself as Zhang Yuxian and the crowd recognized him as the Azure Nether Daoist.
• Qin Ming gave the young woman a paper-crane Soul Mark and told her he would keep her alive.

Qin Ming investigated Master Qing by revealing his memories and confirmed that he had lived righteously despite being born a Demon Cultivator. Qin Ming agreed to take him away and remake his bloodline, while Chao Wendao questioned Lu Ze about how he had brought such a powerful master to help.

• Zhang Yuxian tried to persuade Qin Ming that Master Qing was a dangerous Demon Cultivator, while Lin Huan pleaded for him to be spared.
• Qin Ming drew out Master Qing's memories and showed the crowd how he had escaped the Demon Cult and saved Lin Huan from cultivators who were harming the weak.
• Qin Ming confirmed that Master Qing had never harmed Lin Huan and agreed to help remake his bloodline and guide him onto the Righteous Path.
• Lin Huan and Master Qing bowed in gratitude, and Chao Wendao asked Lu Ze how he had arranged Qin Ming's intervention.
• Lu Ze feigned innocence and said he just made games.

Lu Ze challenged Zhang Yuxian over whether the Azure Peak Sect’s Illusion Realm had truly been created by one disciple, prompting Qin Ming to demand the truth. The chapter ended with Lu Ze daring Zhang Yuxian to swear his claim before the Heavenly Dao.

• Qin Ming praised Lu Ze for creating the Illusion Realm, then rejected Zhang Yuxian’s offer to take Lu Ze and the other youth into the Azure Peak Sect.
• Lu Ze asked Zhang Yuxian whether the Azure Peak Sect’s Illusion Realm had been made by one person, pointing out traces of spells from multiple sources.
• Lu Ze said his own Illusion Realm had only narrowly beaten the Azure Peak Sect’s, and Qin Ming recognized the vast difference in their vote pillars.
• Qin Ming pressed Zhang Yuxian to confirm whether the Azure Peak Sect’s Illusion Realm had been created by one disciple.
• Zhang Yuxian blamed the mixed spells on the sect’s disciples learning from many schools, and Lu Ze challenged him to repeat that claim before the Heavenly Dao.

Lu Ze and Chao Wendao forced Zhang Yuxian and the Azure Peak Sect to defend themselves against accusations of cheating by swearing before the Heavenly Dao. When Zhao Heng accused the Heavenly Dao of favoring Lu Ze, the Heavenly Dao appeared in the storm clouds to challenge him.

• Zhang Yuxian swore that Azure Peak Sect disciples had not cheated and demanded that Chao Wendao restrain his disciple.
• Chao Wendao proposed that Zhang Yuxian swear before the Heavenly Dao to clear his sect's name, while promising to punish Lu Ze.
• Lu Ze pretended to fear being sent to the forbidden grounds, helping Chao Wendao pressure Zhang Yuxian.
• Zhao Heng accused Lu Ze of receiving favoritism from the Heavenly Dao through the Illusion Realm and Spirit Network.
• The Heavenly Dao gathered above them in the form of a face and asked who had said it played favorites.

The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao appeared at the Demon Slaying Platform, punished Zhao Heng and Zhang Yuxian, and denied favoring Lu Ze. It then declared that the Heavenly Dao would govern every Illusion Realm and judge those who entered them.

• Lu Ze denied summoning the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao, while Chao Wendao and the crowd reacted in shock.
• Zhang Yuxian burned Zhao Heng for insulting the Heavenly Dao, then wounded his throat and apologized on his disciple’s behalf.
• The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao struck Zhang Yuxian with lightning for trying to deceive it, weakening his cultivation.
• The Fragment declared that it had not favored Lu Ze and said the crowd’s beliefs about his Illusion Realm were mistaken.
• The Fragment announced that the Heavenly Dao would govern every Illusion Realm, connect them to every realm, and reward the worthy while punishing the unworthy.

Lu Ze accepted that the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao had opened illusion realms to everyone, then received a new skill after completing the Demon Slaying Assembly mission. Zhong Yi restarted his illusion from the beginning, and the girl at Sun Moon Villa seemed to recognize him.

• Lu Ze learned that the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao had connected every illusion realm to the network and resolved to keep making popular games.
• Lu Ze received the Myriad Spirits Bestow Life skill for completing the Demon Slaying Assembly mission and entered an illusion realm to study it.
• The story of Qin Ming saving demonic cultivators boosted the popularity of "This Demonic Cultivator Is Not Too Cold," while Zhong Yi returned from Repentance Valley.
• Zhong Yi restarted the illusion instead of loading a save and repeated the Sun Moon Villa mission.
• The girl called after Zhong Yi and asked if they had met somewhere before.

Lu Ze used Myriad Spirits Bestow Life to improve Sutier’s soul so she could carry more memories between playthroughs. He chose Li Moran’s Illusion Realm to test the new soul and seek a strong emotional reaction.

• In Zhou Yue’s second playthrough, Sutier felt familiar to him, while the Role-Playing System prevented him from breaking character.
• Players’ later playthroughs showed small changes that reflected their past experiences with Sutier, which Lu Ze had deliberately built into the Illusion Realm.
• Lu Ze studied how Myriad Spirits Bestow Life could give NPCs intelligence and further upgrade the Illusion Realm’s characters.
• Lu Ze created a new generation of Sutier’s soul that could connect much more strongly with previous playthroughs.
• Lu Ze selected Li Moran’s Illusion Realm to test the improved soul, hoping her muted emotions would yield a large amount of Demonic Value.

Li Moran's emotional response to Sutier's dream broke through the Illusion Tower's restrictions and revealed an opening in the shackles of her Ice Phoenix Sword Body. Lu Ze gained a surge of Demonic Value from the event, but sensed a chilling wave coming from Sword Inquiry Peak as he prepared to advance.

• Li Moran noticed that Sutier's Ice Lotus Mark had raised the girl's level, bringing her closer to the final ending.
• Sutier told Li Moran about a dream in which Li Moran vanished when Sutier tried to hold her, and begged her not to leave.
• Li Moran's emotions surged, breaking through the Illusion Tower's restrictions and severing her connection to the illusion.
• Li Moran realized that her Ice Phoenix Sword Body had found an opening to break through its shackles.
• Lu Ze left the illusion with a large increase in Demonic Value and prepared to pursue a breakthrough.
• Lu Ze felt a terrifying wave of frosty energy coming from Sword Inquiry Peak and wondered why he felt a chill down his spine.

After experiencing Lu Ze’s illusion, Chao Wendao witnessed Lu Ze’s astonishing breakthrough and then watched Li Moran fly toward him in anger. Lu Ze dodged her Frost Sword Qi, but Li Moran summoned more swords and threatened to stop holding back.

• Chao Wendao emerged from Lu Ze’s illusion, grieving over Sutier and furious about the story’s ending.
• Chao Wendao sensed a breakthrough on Sword Inquiry Peak, then saw a more terrifying phenomenon form over Glazed Fire Peak and realized Lu Ze was behind it.
• Chao Wendao marveled that Lu Ze had advanced rapidly toward the Nascent Soul Late Stage and celebrated the sect’s fortune.
• Li Moran flew to Glazed Fire Peak, where Lu Ze dodged the Frost Sword Qi she sent at him.
• Li Moran summoned Profound Ice Longswords and warned Lu Ze she would no longer hold back.

Li Moran tested Lu Ze with sixty-four Profound Ice Longswords, but he withstood them and learned that her emotions had helped her break through. After she beat him again for calling her more like a person, Lu Ze asked her to tell others she had taught him a serious lesson so other powerful figures would leave him alone.

• Li Moran sent sixty-four Profound Ice Longswords at Lu Ze, and he endured the attack unharmed.
• Li Moran explained that Lu Ze’s influence had stirred her emotions and helped her discover how suppressing them strengthened her Ice Phoenix Sword Body, leading to a breakthrough.
• Lu Ze told Li Moran that she looked more like a person than before, prompting her to summon 128 Profound Ice Longswords and attack him again.
• Afterward, Lu Ze asked Li Moran to tell anyone who asked that she had seriously beaten him, hoping to deter other powerful people from coming after him.

Zhang Yuxian and the Illusion Alliance plotted to seize the opportunities of the Heavenly Dao Illusion Realm from Lu Ze. Lu Ze, unaware of their schemes, lay in the Spirit Jade Pavilion wondering what game to make next.

• Zhang Yuxian recovered in a magic array and concluded that the Heavenly Dao Illusion Realm offered immense opportunities that Lu Ze had benefited from.
• Zhang Yuxian blamed Lu Ze for his misfortune and vowed that Lu Ze's good fortune had run dry.
• Heart Demon addressed the Illusion Alliance's concealed cultivators at its new base on Luofeng Continent and claimed Lu Ze had unfairly monopolized the Heavenly Dao's opportunities.
• Heart Demon declared that the Heavenly Dao Illusion Realm now connected everyone's illusion realms to the whole world, so Lu Ze no longer had an advantage.
• Lu Ze lay leisurely in the Spirit Jade Pavilion while pretending to recover from his injuries and wondered what game to make next.

Lu Ze considered how to keep his Illusion Realms attracting players and decided his next project would be a search, fight, and extraction game. Meanwhile, the Illusion Alliance abandoned its attempt to recreate This Demonic Cultivator Is Not Too Cold and shifted its research to Lu Ze’s other Illusion Realms.

• Lu Ze concluded that tearjerkers could earn substantial Demonic Value but would be less effective if released too soon after Sutier’s world.
• Lu Ze chose to keep making online games and, inspired by his previous life’s hit-game trends, settled on a search, fight, and extraction concept.
• Heart Demon asked the Illusion Alliance cultivators about their analysis of This Demonic Cultivator Is Not Too Cold.
• The cultivators admitted they could not understand the Illusion Realm’s complex paths and said recreating it would be difficult.
• Heart Demon put research on hold and directed the Alliance to study Minecraft, Immortal-Demon Supremacy, and Naraka: Bladepoint instead.

The Illusion Alliance celebrated Eagle Falcon’s successful “Cultivation World,” which had drawn disciples away from Lu’s “Minecraft.” As Eagle Falcon expected a Heavenly Dao reward, the Heavenly Dao appeared and declared that those who fell short would be punished.

• Cultivators on the Forum criticized several new Illusion Realms and wondered where Old Devil Lu had gone.
• The Illusion Alliance celebrated Eagle Falcon’s “Cultivation World,” whose traffic had surged after sects urged their disciples to play it.
• Eagle Falcon privately hoped the Heavenly Dao would reward his success and help him rise in status and cultivation.
• A rift opened in the Grotto-Heaven, and the Fragment of the Heavenly Dao appeared before the crowd.
• The Heavenly Dao addressed Eagle Falcon and declared that those who fell short would be punished.

The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao punished Eagle Falcon for copying Lu Ze’s Illusion Realm, while explaining that it judged other games according to whether they plagiarized or merely drew inspiration. Lu Ze realized the Fragment enforced a distinction between imitation and plagiarism, and the chapter ended with him calling it the embodiment of intellectual property law.

• The Fragment of the Heavenly Dao struck Eagle Falcon with violet-black lightning and drained his cultivation from the Refining Void Realm to the Transformation God Realm.
• The Fragment told Lu Ze it had punished Eagle Falcon for copying his Illusion Realm, but warned that it would punish Lu Ze too if he copied others.
• The Fragment showed Lu Ze how it had judged other Illusion Realms, giving some light penalties, sparing others, and rewarding Secret Realm Battlefield.
• Lu Ze worked out that the Fragment punished plagiarism but allowed games that drew inspiration while changing their designs and execution.
• Lu Ze called the Fragment the Intellectual Property Protection Law incarnate.

The Illusion Alliance faced panic over the Heavenly Dao’s punishments, but Heart Demon convinced its members to study Lu Ze’s Illusion Realm without plagiarizing it. Lu Ze resumed developing Naraka: Bladepoint, and the system announced a new mission involving a Demon Path Treasure Land.

• Illusion Alliance members demanded to resign after many of their Illusion Realms were punished by the Heavenly Dao.
• Heart Demon revealed his Body Integration Realm strength and calmed the crowd with an Illusion-Reality Heavenly Zhi gifted by the Heavenly Dao.
• Heart Demon explained the rewards and punishments the Alliance’s Spiritual Realms had received and urged members to uncover Lu Ze’s Illusion Realm principles rather than copy it.
• Lu Ze began shaping the map for Naraka: Bladepoint after learning that creating Illusion Realms could earn Heavenly Dao rewards.
• The system announced that Lu Ze had discovered a Demon Path Treasure Land and decided to lure Righteous cultivators there to wipe them out.