I Can Reap Qi Fortune from Players

An illusion realm, to be realistic, cannot be conjured out of thin air.

For example, why did "Jiao and the Scholar" choose this place as its setting?

Because the murals here have Tao Rhyme, and the scenes contain the Essence, Qi, and Spirit left by ancient people.

Thus, the scenes in a high-end, realistic illusion realm are generally replicas of reality, imbued with various Tao Rhymes and the Essence, Qi, and Spirit of ancient people.

And this Yin Yang Creation Furnace, with its realistic data feedback here, must exist in the real world.

It’s probably... one of the Supreme Treasures of Taoism!

This branch of the inheritance I possess obtained a [Treasure Lotus Lamp].

The branch over there got the [Yin Yang Creation Furnace], isn’t that quite reasonable?

"The Daoist civilization is indeed ancient, with many Supreme Treasures. These inheritors charge forward for the revival of the Daoist civilization, and if they fall, I, as another inheritor, am the backup, taking their second Taoist Supreme Treasure to lay a foundation for them!"

True Immortal Momei won’t rise early without a benefit.

...

Sword Casting Manor.

A group of people stands on the square, holding various telescopes and equipment, observing the situation below the mountain.

They see on a clearing below the mountain, one person is refining a Pill Medicine in a blacksmith’s shop, and another person is refining a beast in front of the Yin Yang Creation Furnace, both seeming to enjoy themselves.

"It’s done."

"The two True Immortals seem quite happy."

"Wonderful!"

"I told you, we could trick them into working for us!"

"Stop fooling around, we’re only on the first step of a long march, we’re just preliminarily using a small map for testing, letting them think it’s an illusion realm."

"Don’t you think, to draw people in, most would assume it’s an illusion realm?"

"Our server is just that awesome!"

The blacksmiths are audacious but not stupid; they didn’t plan to create a realistic illusion realm to fool these True Immortals.

Because they can’t be fooled.

It would be exposed sooner or later anyway.

We went the opposite way: we are indeed fake, an unfinished illusion realm.

As franchise partners, you come to consult about the franchise, inviting you to consume this online game pill to test our new product, isn’t that reasonable?

Very reasonable!

Once franchise partners surely need to check our research outcomes, won’t they take the bait?

Missing this opportunity to hoodwink them, there’s no telling when it might come again, so the blacksmiths decisively took action.

In fact, to create this illusion of being an illusion realm.

Their first test was cautious!

They opened a cramped, narrow little map under the manor, with simple houses and some silly pseudo-human NPCs...

With constant hints and fully stacked buffs, can you realize we’re up to something?

Even True Immortal Momei was bewildered, unable to find a flaw at all.

At the top of the management room’s tower in the square, Ning Zheng sat sipping tea, watching them take turns with telescopes, secretly observing below, showing off various operations.

This scene was quite amusing.

One started alchemy, researching Golden Cores.

Another was taming beasts, experimenting with pet synthesis.

As for their experimental materials, they were all provided for free by the blacksmiths.

You must sacrifice some kids to trap the wolf.

The blacksmiths, however stingy, understood this principle.

Provide a wave of free experiences first, trick them into coming, in the future a single Golden Core for a day’s stay... Still worried about making no money?

Our special Golden Cores are expensive!

If you want to come in, you have to buy a Golden Core!

In later stages, they can design various maps and monster zones to trick them into fighting monsters...

It feels like "I’m creating a game within a game, tricking NPCs into pioneering the game" has a certain comical joy!

The dog-planning is actually myself!

They’ve already envisioned a beautiful scene for the future.

A group of Celestial and True Immortals logging in here, starting as low-level cultivators, then being tricked into pioneering various ancient secret realms...

Delightful!

This is how the game should be played!

Ning Zheng continuously reflected on the blacksmiths’ operations in his heart, feeling compelled to marvel.

They are truly roguish.

The kind of indescribably, flirtatiously, whimsically roguish.

For example, they watched the situation below with telescopes and were still chatting.

No Bedwetting at Nine Years Old: "Speaking of which, what use is it getting True Immortal Momei in here? Can only move bricks, right? Beast Tamers themselves don’t seem to be good at fighting."

Crayon Shin-Chan: "Exactly, exactly! Do we want her to tame beasts? Without bringing any tame beasts in, she has no combat power at all!"

Outrage of Man and God: "Who said none were brought in? Night Mad Cultivator, Night Mad Cultivator! Your master has arrived, hurry to recognize your forebears."

Night Mad Cultivator: "Nonsense."

Shao Chaikun: "Who says it’s useless? We can act as tame beasts—I want to be the pretty girl’s dog, please step on me."

Yan Shuangying: "Good point, if she synthesizes tame beasts inside, won’t it be wonderful if we sneak in?"

...

Ning Zheng thought for a moment and took out his own planning book.

It was clearly written there:

True Immortal Momei, upon entering the manor, the Yin Yang Creation Furnace in her hands is of great use, this True Immortal level beast taming master can help us synthesize a super Divine Beast.

He immediately let out a sigh of relief: "This is the normal value, allowing a master skilled in beast taming to synthesize various top-notch login characters."

The knowledge of a True Immortal is a treasure trove.

...

An entire afternoon.

In the laboratory of the Golden Core Business Alliance.

The two True Immortal testers were immersed in the half-finished secret realm, testing it thoroughly.

No need to mention True Man Danding, no one dare to act against this neutral profession, and even more so, as one of the giants from the Thirteen Domains, with astonishing origins.

As a True Immortal level neutral blacksmith, who would dare to act against her, are they tired of living?

A neutral professional like her didn’t have much suspicion, earnestly learning a lot of alchemy pill knowledge.

Whereas True Immortal Momei was consumed by madness, feeling itchy in her heart as if being hung up by a cliffhanger: "Materials, there are too few materials, aren’t there any other materials!? You guys better perfect the illusion realm!"

The nearby NPC Food God: "Sorry, our materials are very scarce, requiring the Heaven’s Chosen to collect them themselves."

True Immortal Momei felt a bit crazed, utterly speechless:

"The inspiration is already here, but there are no materials, the Array Pattern People from the Zhongluan Domain, plus the Magic Artifact People from the Refining Cauldron Domain, definitely have an optimal synthesis attribute."

Zhongluan Domain, overlapping array patterns are the essence.

Refining Cauldron Domain, refining magic artifacts is the essence.

The cultivators from the Refining Cauldron Domain even refine themselves into Immortal Artifacts time and again, themselves becoming Artifact Spirits.

There are several famous factions, such as their renowned mechanical faction, with mechanical spaceships, mechanical flying swords, various mechanical magic artifacts, and so on.

In the eyes of True Immortal Momei, Array Pattern People + Magic Artifact People, these two perfectly match.

As a True Immortal in pursuit of the Dao of truth, her heart seeking the Dao was extremely sincere and ardent, the veil of truth was about to be lifted!

The truth was clearly right in front of her, she was about to synthesize a top-notch Divine Beast Egg.

But you actually said there are no... materials?!!

Bastard!

Food God’s face turned listless, finding it amusing at heart.

I just knew it, these beast taming True Immortals are definitely like those draw card fanatics, akin to me drawing ninety-nine trash cards, just about to draw gold and secure the guarantee, but ran out of money.

This kind of madness, I understand.

True Immortal Momei didn’t know the mental activities of Food God and didn’t care to know.

"If it’s Zhongluan, and Refining Cauldron, I feel a super Divine Beast will absolutely appear," True Immortal Momei sighed, suddenly feeling incredulous.

She hadn’t had her emotions controlled by an illusion realm for a long time.

Clearly fake, clearly the crudest illusion realm she’d been through, yet it brought her the strongest emotional swings.

"Quite interesting indeed."

"This half-finished Golden Core has great potential, definitely worth investing in, I could even help provide some technical references to build this place."

"For example, provide some techniques to make those characters lifelike, after all, they’re too stiff."

Click!

Logging out, True Immortal Momei returned to reality.

"How does it feel?" Painter Jiucai Rong asked.

"Extremely nice."

True Immortal Momei reviewed continuously, her face showing joy, "It delighted me! I agree, choose to become a franchisee of the Golden Core Business Alliance, and leave the work of opening the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain market to me."

"That’s truly much appreciated." Jiucai Rong expressed joy, "Seems like our secret new product has touched the senior’s heart."

"Yes, after experiencing it, it feels excellent."

True Immortal Momei already couldn’t wait to discuss this new product:

"However, I suggest adding more beast taming materials, if the channels are insufficient, I could help input some material information."

"And, that guiding character wasn’t well done, even if wooden, that guiding character also proposed the absurdity of combining beasts by pounding a wooden fish, relying entirely on luck, which is too stupid."

"How could we cultivators rely entirely on luck? Why would we still cultivate immortality, we must control even our Destiny by ourselves..."

She kept elaborating on some of her ideas.

Painter Jiucai Rong also gave face, jotting down notes: "Senior, we will make improvements based on your testing experience since you are also one of the franchisees."