He looked down, examining himself.

Everything was exactly the same as the self he remembered, without the slightest difference.

But...

The sense of unfamiliarity originating from the depths of his soul was crystal clear.

After receiving the "Spiritual Radiance Blessing" and taking that step, it had become even more distinct.

This body felt foreign to him.

Even though his clothes, figure, and appearance were all identical—even though his Divine Sense Perception told him his Magical Power, Cultivation, physical body and organs, and even the illusory Long Saber within his Divine Soul were all exactly the same.

But... unfamiliar was unfamiliar. It was as if he had suddenly been placed in a body that was identical to his own in every way...

Chu Mu’s throat felt a little dry. An inexplicable horror had already filled his entire being.

’Something’s wrong... something’s wrong...’

He forcibly suppressed the terror in his heart and carefully perceived the inside and outside of his body.

The body was unfamiliar, yes, but...

He slightly closed his eyes. Deep within his Divine Soul, if he perceived it carefully, he could seem to detect a faint pull...

He subconsciously directed his Divine Sense, extending it along that ethereal pull. The next second, the familiar sensation of the world spinning around him appeared once again.

And this time, when he recovered from the vertigo, a pale blue Celestial Trace Crystal Stone was right before his eyes, within arm’s reach and incredibly real.

His pupils constricted. He subconsciously reached out to touch it, and the sensation of the Celestial Trace Crystal Stone was sharp and clear.

He scanned his surroundings. The great hall was still majestic, but it seemed to possess an added sense of worldly reality.

The hall had been sealed for a long time. Although the Array Restriction seemed to still be functioning, there was a lot of dust in the air. When he stepped onto the platform, the footprints he left behind were clearly visible.

Behind the Celestial Trace Crystal Stone was just a bare wall, with no trace of the two doors...

’So...’

Chu Mu gently caressed the Celestial Trace Crystal Stone before him, an unbelievable guess already forming in his mind.

A moment later, with the "Spiritual Radiance Blessing" still active, he once again sent out his Divine Sense, extending it toward the Celestial Trace Crystal Stone in front of him.

Instantly, that familiar dizzying sensation emerged again. This time, however, under the effect of the "Spiritual Radiance Blessing," he could vaguely glimpse a trace of what was happening.

It was like a Divine Soul Emergence. He saw a familiar figure standing before the Crystal Stone, its normally profound eyes now hollow and vacant...

The next second, it was as if his Divine Soul had returned to its shell. The great hall was still majestic, but the Celestial Trace Crystal Stone was gone, and the two doors—one for Magic, one for Skill—had reappeared.

Chu Mu dazedly walked to the edge of the high platform and caressed the Jade Stone railing. The cool touch of the jade, the Array Prohibition Patterns inscribed upon it—everything was exceptionally clear.

He looked around but couldn’t see the slightest hint of falsehood.

With a slight shift in his thoughts, a Fireball materialized, hovering in his palm.

Immediately, the Fireball began to change shape. After so many years, the circular constraint that was once so difficult to break could now be altered at will, thanks to his accumulated knowledge and experience.

Circular, oval, square, even shapes like sabers, spears, swords, and halberds—its form changed according to his will.

And within his Divine Sense Perception, the searing heat of the Fireball, the flow of Spiritual Power within it, the structure of the Magic Inscription...

...it was all identical to the outside world.

Casually extinguishing it, Chu Mu slightly closed his eyes and connected with the illusory Long Saber in his Divine Soul. With a mere thought, an illusory Long Saber seemed to hover before him.

All his sensory perceptions were no different from the outside world.

If not for that indescribable, ethereal sense of unfamiliarity that still lingered, he would never have suspected that he was currently inside an Illusory World.

’An Illusory... World...’

Chu Mu murmured to himself. His conclusion was shocking, almost blasphemous.

But from the perspective of a Cultivator and an Artifact Refiner, it seemed plausible.

The world is vast and full of wonders, as they say.

And in this Cultivation Immortal Realm, under the influence of unimaginable power, anything is possible.

If something didn’t exist, it was highly likely that he simply hadn’t reached a level to encounter it yet.

Like this... Illusory World before him?

’The Celestial Trace Crystal Stone can Seal and record everything in the world. Doesn’t that mean the Celestial Trace Crystal Stone is like a massive data center?’

’As long as it’s supported by enough data, and then with...’

Chu Mu made a grasping motion in the air, and the corpse of that peculiar ribbonfish from his Storage Talisman floated before him.

The ribbonfish’s simulation talent was clearly miraculous.

And since this talent existed, it must have a principle, a way it operated.

’If I can analyze its principles, it means a Cultivator could also master this simulation method. Or perhaps it could be called a Secret Skill?’

’Using the Celestial Trace Stone as a data center to store and collect enough data, information, and knowledge, then adding this kind of miraculous simulation...’

’That means, as long as there’s enough data, and as long as it’s within the recording limits of the Celestial Trace Stone, this is an infinitely real Illusory... World!’

Chu Mu’s eyes grew brighter. In an instant, countless ideas related to his speculation flooded his mind.

If this great hall before him was truly like that...

That would mean...

He took out a Storage Talisman from his robes and casually produced a Jade Box. Inside the box, a thirty-year-old Jade Ginseng was revealed.

He examined it carefully, even pulling off a rootlet and putting it in his mouth to taste.

A moment later, he slowly placed the Jade Ginseng back into the Jade Box, the shock in his eyes impossible to hide.

’The medicinal properties... are identical!’

Immediately after, he once again connected with the ethereal pull deep within his Divine Soul and returned to the place before the Celestial Trace Crystal Stone.

He opened the same Jade Box, and inside, the Jade Ginseng was completely intact!

Before this perfectly preserved Jade Ginseng, his almost certain speculation became a solid reality.

Chu Mu stared blankly at the Jade Box in his hand. After a long, long time, he finally let out a long breath.

Only calmness remained in his eyes; the fervor and excitement in his heart had already subsided.

He gently caressed the Celestial Trace Crystal Stone before him. The next second, following another dizzying spin, he found himself back on solid ground, once again in that infinitely real Illusory World.

He looked at the two doors, "Magic" and "Skill," then turned to look at the far end of the great hall.

At a glance, the entire hall was enclosed on all four sides, with no exit to the outside world.

But one thing was very clear.

Judging by the function of this great hall, it was for nothing more than passing on legacies.

Legacies of Cultivation Techniques, legacies of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Immortal.

’If the only purpose was to pass on legacies—something that could be solved with a Scripture Pavilion and some Jade Scrolls—would there be a need to create an infinitely real Illusory World that could even simulate the medicinal properties of Spirit Medicine?’

Obviously not!

In this Illusory World, the legacies before him were most likely just one of its functions.

He pondered for a moment, then without further hesitation, decisively walked toward the wooden door labeled "Magic."

His Qi Cultivation Realm had already reached true Perfection.

He was just a hair’s breadth away from Foundation Establishment.

What he needed most right now was a Cultivation Technique!

He reached the door without any unusual occurrences.

After a slight hesitation, he slowly reached out and pushed the wooden door.

Unexpectedly, the wooden door opened with surprising ease.

What greeted him was a profound and vast darkness.

Unlike the bright, open space outside, behind the wooden door was a darkness so deep you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face. Within this gloom, endless points of light twinkled, just like a brilliant starry night sky.

Stepping inside, he was clearly treading on empty space, yet it felt as solid as the ground.

He walked forward slowly through the darkness.

Countless points of light flickered beside him. Under the perception of his Divine Sense, each point of light seemed to possess a certain kind of charm.

Some were like raging fires scorching the heavens, utterly domineering. Others were like a spring breeze, refreshing the heart and soul. Still others were like a world sealed in ice, exuding a biting chill...

’Is every point of light a legacy?’

Chu Mu mused, focusing his Divine Sense on one of the points of light. But no matter how he tried to peer into it, there seemed to be an invisible resistance blocking his Divine Sense, preventing him from seeing the Cultivation Technique legacy within.

He walked on, step by step, sensing each of these legacy light points, and a faint understanding seemed to dawn on him.

When he tried to perceive Cultivation Techniques other than the Fire Attribute, he was met with strong resistance. But when he perceived Fire Attribute techniques, the resistance seemed much weaker.

’In other words...’

Chu Mu scanned the sky full of light points, pondered for a moment, and continued his aimless walk.

He didn’t know how long it had been when his steps suddenly halted. He looked at a point of light not far to his left. Ethereally, it seemed to be calling to him.

Subconsciously, he directed his Divine Sense to envelop it.

This time, this particular legacy light point showed no resistance at all.

The moment his Divine Sense touched it, the sphere of light sank into his Sea of Consciousness.

"Great Sun Scripture!"

In that instant, a majestic voice exploded in his mind, like a raging fire scorching the heavens, like the Great Sun falling from the sky...

An endless sea of flames seemed to have completely consumed his Sea of Consciousness.

But soon, everything returned to calm. All that had just happened seemed to be nothing but an illusion...

’Great Sun Scripture...’

Chu Mu pursed his lips. Within his Divine Sense Perception, upon his Divine Soul, besides that illusory Long Saber, a tome wreathed in roaring flames was now vividly present.

And on the cover of the tome, the ancient characters spelling out ’Great Sun Scripture’ were exceptionally clear.

Just then, before he could even react, an invisible, ethereal force of expulsion manifested around him.

The next moment, he was no longer in that gloomy space. Instead, he stood before a tightly shut wooden door.

Above the door, the single word "Magic" was clearly visible.

He tried to push the door. The wooden door that had opened so easily before now wouldn’t budge an inch.

He tried using more force, but...

BANG!

The next second, a tremendous force erupted from the wooden door, sending him flying!

’I can only enter once? And I can only obtain one legacy at a time?’

Chu Mu scrambled up from the ground. He didn’t seem too concerned, just stared at the wooden door, lost in thought.

After a moment, he fixed his gaze on the door labeled "Skill."

Behind the "Magic" door lay countless Cultivation Technique legacies.

Behind the "Skill" door...

’Can I... still enter the "Skill" door?’

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