Chapter 537: Construction Without Survival Elements Is Like...

Chapter 537: Chapter 537: Construction Without Survival Elements Is Like...

"Additionally, you can appoint others as assistants, granting them the same abilities." Chen Xuan looked at the dazed Li Mo and continued to explain, "Currently, you can appoint up to two assistants at most. When you accumulate enough expansion points, you can increase the assistant slot limit."

Li Mo’s mind had nearly stalled, and he could only instinctively respond, "Expansion... points?"

"You should have noticed that this Grotto Heaven is quite unusual; its construction is quite complex. Over time, there will be accumulation, similar to decay and ruin in reality. Fortunately, this phenomenon can be visualized; in other words, the accumulation can be cleared."

"Simply put, the accumulation will form evil spirits. You can treat them as demon fiends unique to the Grotto Heaven, no problem. Eliminating evil spirits will earn you expansion points, not just you, but others participating in the battle can also get a share. I will also set up a Merit Hall, where points can be exchanged for spells and treasures. You are free to choose what rewards to exchange for."

Chen Xuan tirelessly announced the rules.

The reason for them to fight is simple; construction games are usually bound with survival. Without external pressure, mere construction will only make people numb.

Of course, more importantly, combat has positive effects. Abilities and spells become rusty if not used; regular practice is the way to get stronger. Experiences and memories in dreams are not false in this world; cultivating here is not much different from cultivating in reality.

Previously, Chen Xuan couldn’t achieve this because, as the creator of the dream realm, there was a layer called "unknowable" between him and the incoming dream-enterers. He couldn’t possibly know every dream-enterer well. If the other party was a complete stranger whose abilities he knew nothing about, he naturally couldn’t simulate accurate feedback effects.

But now it’s different. The spells of the villagers are provided by him; even loose cultivators like Li Mo, after undergoing Decomposition and Re-Fusion, have all their abilities replicated by him. Not to mention that the blood and soul of the dream-enterers are within his body, making a perfect replica of reality effortless.

As for the Merit Hall, it’s a taboo version of the Ability Store.

This time, the magical shop is no longer granted by others but created by Chen Xuan himself.

Li Mo was overwhelmed by the massive amount of information, thinking that he could experience Supreme Immortal Technique while earning points to swap for desired spells?

This treatment is too superb... so good that it feels like a dream!

Previously, he wandered around, risking his life against brutal demon fiends just to earn some meager rewards; the difference between the two is simply too vast.

The experience was so fantastic that Li Mo felt a tinge of unreality.

"Lord Xuan... may I ask where this Grotto Heaven is located?"

Chen Xuan half-truthfully replied, "Right below Baihe Village."

Just eight hundred meters below, even if they knew, verification would be impossible.

"Is that so..." Li Mo suddenly realized, "No wonder you have settled in the village."

This line of thinking was a bit roundabout, but Chen Xuan understood after some thought—according to common sense, Cave Celestial Land must be opened in a place rich in spiritual Qi. And below Baihe Village happens to have such a feng shui treasure, naturally attracting the light taboo’s attention. Plus, those tentacles sprouting from the ground further verified his speculations.

"So, can I go back?"

"Of course, you need to first build a Sumeru Array, then you can return to the surface."

Chen Xuan had naturally thought of ways to enter and exit. The so-called array is essentially a wake-up device. When someone enters it, the capsule surrounding that person will interrupt the delivery of paralyzing liquid and simultaneously push them into the village’s ’Holy Hall.’

This way, followers won’t have the shock of waking from a dream. The slight dizziness and nausea are negative effects brought by the array.

Of course, if the Holy Hall is to be used as a teleportation point, the villagers’ worship must be entirely stopped. It would be best to requisition the Ma Family’s houses to prevent villagers from hearing any strange noises.

"That’s the basic rule, so... I look forward to your performance." As Chen Xuan spoke, he gradually faded away, then detached from the dream realm.

He is the Dream Maker and doesn’t need to abide by the rules set for the dream-enterers.

Unlike before, when he woke up, the dream would end in tandem. After all, he only had one brain acting as the ’server,’ and the dream realm relied heavily on his consciousness to sustain. But the Lord of Flesh and Blood doesn’t have this worry. Chen Xuan can replicate abilities and memories inside the body, and he can also create a carrier to run the dream realm.

This is not akin to multitasking; the carrier doesn’t know how to think, only preserving the state before Chen Xuan fell asleep and continuing to sleep. Even if the dream realm is unexpectedly interrupted, it doesn’t matter, because the capsule will continuously supply neuro-paralyzing tissues so people won’t suddenly wake inside Chen Xuan’s body. Once the dream resumes, they won’t even feel any pause.

This is Chen Xuan’s dual solution discovered through exploration.

The fused individuals are confined underground without knowing it, continuously inducing spiritual Qi, injecting power into him while asleep.

...

"Lord Xuan?" Li Mo called back and forth a few times. After confirming that the taboo had left, he eagerly continued to flip through the book in his hands.

"Stone walls, stone walls, stone walls!" he tried to shout.

Walls rumbled up from the ground, lined up according to his will.

It really works!

Even though Lord Xuan was gone, these commands still took effect.

"Then... stone walls, stone walls, red tile roofs, flower lattice wooden windows, wooden floors..."

After half a two-hour, a grand and spacious courtyard mansion appeared before Li Mo.

No matter which city in the Luo Kingdom you placed this house, it would be worth at least tens of thousands of gold; it would take at least five to six years from construction to completion. But now, he only needed the flick of a finger to turn the mansion from concept to reality.

Indeed, the taboo’s power is immeasurable!

Li Mo looked at the house he built, with satisfaction almost overflowing in his heart. If he continued as a loose cultivator, he could never afford such a house in his life, but now he could not only live in it but even create many for others to live in. This surging sense of achievement is nearly indescribable.

Li Mo spent another two-hour building three more grand mansions in one go, each house bigger than the last, with interior decor even more luxurious. The last mansion even had most of the furnishings crafted from pure gold. Entering the inner chamber, everything was gleaming gold, which was dazzling to the eyes.

However, after recovering from the initial shock, he started to feel something was off.

The mansion might be grand, but the aristocratic families and royal family members of the Luo Kingdom could own such homes. The magnificent decor and extravagant rare building materials only relate to wealth and power, lacking the celestial air of a hidden sect, quite incompatible with Lord Taboo’s style.

No wonder the Lotus Cloud Sect is established atop Kunlun Peak.

That’s a place even the wealthy cannot reach.

"No, this kind of sect mansion won’t catch Lord Xuan’s eye," Li Mo muttered to himself, "The obsession with spaciousness and luxury is still too superficial... let’s dismantle these houses first."

As long as he shouts "delete," the corresponding parts will turn to dust and disappear.

But Li Mo was a bit hasty, failing to dismantle the roof before prematurely taking down two stone walls.

Upon realization, the beam beneath the roof completely lost its support.

Just when he was regretting, doomed to watch the house collapse into a mess, an unbelievable situation occurred—

The unsupported roof continued to hover in mid-air, as if freed from the earth’s constraints.