I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 2: The Ultimate Thrilling Drama - "Dream Man"

Upon seeing the name of this martial art, Chen Yu had a vague feeling that something was amiss.

It is common knowledge that things imbued with evil spirits are often not good.

For example, succubi, anti-maninminins, magical girls, magical grandmas, magical grandpas, and magical grandpas.

Now that a demon has been added, there are even more ominous things inside.

"Is my morality low because I am a celestial demon? What did the celestial demon do to my ancestors? Or what did my ancestors do to the celestial demon?"

Picking up his phone, Chen Yu checked the information about the Heavenly Demon, then frowned again.

The Heavenly Demon is an ancient demon, invisible and formless, of unknown origin. It is adept at using various means to manipulate all living beings, and its strength is unfathomable.

There is very little existing information; all that is known is that it once enslaved most of the cultivation world and was later wiped out by a coalition of cultivators.

It's unbelievable that there's something so terrifying in my own bloodline.

Even a succubus would be fine.

If she were a succubus, he would give up on his studies and obediently become an idol at the Hehuan Sect.

If it were the Bull Demon King, he would obediently find someone else's wife and learn body cultivation from her.

But why, of all people, is it a Heavenly Demon?

Letting out a long breath, Chen Yu saw a semi-transparent panel appear in front of him, with his own martial arts appearing on the panel, which was quite magical.

Chen Yu waved his hand and discovered that the panel could be turned on or off at any time, and was always in front of him, not a real entity.

It seems that because I am quite familiar with the game, my skills are displayed in this way.

Below the body of the skill are its characteristics.

Different martial arts styles have different characteristics. Generally speaking, the more common martial arts styles are more superficial, and their characteristics are more fully displayed.

The known characteristics exhibited by the "Heavenly Demon Body" are only two:

[I. The Heavenly Demon Body can absorb emotions as resources for cultivation.]

[II. Both positive and negative emotions are acceptable, but negative emotions are recommended; positive emotions can be exhausting.]

There are a whole host of other unknown characteristics, and Chen Yu knows that he will have to figure them out himself to understand what they are.

Lying down on the bed, Chen Yu rested his head on his hands, looked at the ceiling, and began to think about how to test the characteristics of his martial arts.

(The Heavenly Demon Body allows one to cultivate by absorbing the emotions of others, both positive and negative.)
(Will distance have an impact? If I anonymously beat someone up, will the other person's negative feelings be attributed to me?)

(How are the emotions absorbed reflected back? Is it immediate or temporary? Is there a settlement?)
(Since emotions can be positive or negative, will two different emotions have different effects? If we absorb two emotions at the same time, will they cancel each other out or will they add to each other?)

He carried over his habits from his previous life, which made him subconsciously start analyzing the functions and needs of his cultivation body. Before long, he had drawn up a large table in his mind.

The power of cultivators is all-encompassing; they are not only physically strong, but also have significantly enhanced memory and energy.

Chen Yu is only at the first level of Qi Refining, but he already has the ability to remember everything he sees. The content he has conceived is imprinted in his mind, allowing him to start testing without paper and pen.

Having clarified the testing requirements, Chen Yu began to think about the next step: what to use for testing.

Practitioners have a firm resolve, and it is difficult to induce emotional fluctuations in them through ordinary means.

Moreover, the more subjects tested, the better, so we need to use methods that are acceptable to everyone.

At the same time, it's important to keep things confidential, otherwise some guy might suddenly decide to act on behalf of heaven, and you might have to log off again.

Just as Chen Yu was pondering how to begin, his phone vibrated slightly; his friend Dazhuang had sent him a message:
[Brother Chen, a new dream world is here! A lovely catgirl is online, let's chat! Come dream with me!]

"What time is it? Can't you just go and study?"

Too lazy to communicate with this guy who had stat boosts, Chen Yu tossed his phone aside, then suddenly flipped over and picked it up again.

Yup!

A dream!

Dreams are a unique form of entertainment and learning for cultivators.

Once the corresponding dream is downloaded, one can astral projection, enter the dream world, and then travel through dreamscapes created by others, enjoying different worlds.

Those who weave dreams are called dream weavers. The most skilled ones can even allow people to cultivate in their dreams, and they hold a very high status in the cultivation world.

However, good dreams are expensive, since maintaining a dream requires magic and the dream architect's effort, so they can't be free.

Some excellent dreams also spread widely, which can be used to test the effects of martial arts techniques!
Thinking of this, Chen Yu picked up the jade slip, reopened the dream list, and began to read it carefully.

There are many dreams in Tengen, but most of them require payment, and the free ones aren't very interesting.

After all, dreams need magic power to maintain their existence. A small dream requires ten points of magic power per month, which translates to about one hundred yuan. It doesn't seem like much, but such dreams often can't support many functions and are quite monotonous to play.

The truly enjoyable dream experiences all require payment, and at a hefty price, making them unaffordable for the average person.

But there's a reason for the high price. Ordinary dreams at most let you see some images and hear some sounds. Good dreams can even simulate the sensations, making you feel like you're actually there.

The even better ones contain Daoist principles and the ultimate truths of heaven and earth. The dreams created by the Nascent Soul Ancestor can only be enjoyed by his closed-door disciples; others cannot even touch them.

After scanning a few dreams and learning about current trends, Chen Yu logged into his previous Dream Weaver account and familiarized himself with its functions again.

This account was registered a year ago, right after he awakened his spiritual root.

He studied it with great interest for a while and found that the functions were very simple, and many free resources could also be used to do some pretty good things.

However, at that time, my cultivation level was not high enough and my magical power was insufficient, so I could not use many functions and had to put them aside for the time being.

After that, I became so busy with my studies that I completely forgot about the matter.

I'm currently at the first level of Qi Refining, and I can barely condense magical power, allowing me to see more of its functions.

After familiarizing himself with the methods of constructing dreams, Chen Yu quickly regained mastery of all the functions within them, and then began to devise what he wanted to do.

Since the purpose is to conduct tests, the sample size needs to be large enough to obtain sufficient data in order to achieve better test results.

In layman's terms, it means that enough people need to be exposed to the dream, and the emotional intensity needs to be high for it to work.

His monthly living expenses are 500 yuan, and he can only spend 100 yuan at most to buy magic power, so he can only use small dreams.

Upon opening the purchase interface for Mini Dream, Chen Yu discovered that Mini Dream had very few functions, which meant he couldn't create overly complex features.

I did a quick calculation, and a small dream world is roughly equivalent to a 500MB game; it's only enough for a few movies.

We can't create overly complex functions, and even if we could, we wouldn't be able to handle them. So we can only create a relatively simple, slideshow-style dream experience, just for dreamers to have a basic feel for it.

"A dreamlike experience, like a movie screening..."

Biting his lip, Chen Yu began to think about what kind of film to make.

Horror movies definitely won't work. Cultivators have a firm Daoist heart, and the ghosts and monsters in horror movies are just a bunch of petty scoundrels who can't scare anyone at all.

If you were to find a high-level cultivator to infuse some Daoist energy into your cultivation, that would be fine, but hiring a high-level cultivator would cost money, which I couldn't afford.

Moreover, the capabilities of small-scale dreams are limited; they can't create anything too complex, so we have to find other methods.

"Due to limited capabilities, the program being played... um... 'The Mysterious Immortal'?"

Upon thinking of this name, Chen Yu had a flash of inspiration, and that's how he came up with the idea.

"The Mysterious Immortal of the Dao" is a phenomenal work, which has given birth to a large number of famous memes such as "the Dao of Sitting in Oblivion" and "the Mermaid". It is a masterpiece that drives readers crazy.

He doesn't need to reproduce all the content; he only needs to express the confusion and "inability to distinguish" to create a strong emotional impact and evoke negative emotions.

Furthermore, dreams have their own completion function, which can transform text into images, but the quality is questionable, and many parts will be distorted.

But it perfectly matches the atmosphere of "The Mysterious Immortal of the Dao," with its indescribable forms and ever-changing sense of displacement perfectly fitting the game, making it especially suitable for this style.

However, the protagonist Li Huowang's experiences are too tragic, and a complete portrayal would probably drive away a lot of people, so it's better to tone it down a bit and start with a completely new character.

As he thought about this, a dream gradually took shape, letting Chen Yu know what he should do.

"First, determine the characters, then set up the free scene. The initial scene is a hospital, and then it's set up so that the scene will change when the player closes their eyes."

"Let's do a little game design, where you return to the starting point after dying. Hmm, we're almost out of storage space. We need to save some for pictures and voice recordings."

"No, we're almost out of storage space for the first scene. Let's just make a demo version. We'll stop here for the first scene and see how things go later."

After finally finishing the first version, Chen Yu looked up and realized it was already dawn.

"It took more than ten hours to make this. Making games is really tiring."

After yawning, Chen Yu hastily named his dream "The Mysterious Immortal's Dream Person," then spent money to buy magic power, and reluctantly spent another hundred yuan to promote it on the platform.

Although he hadn't slept all night, Chen Yu felt that he was in good spirits. In addition, he still had some sobering pills left, so he took one and left the dormitory to go to class.

Once the platform received the money, it began to randomly select a few lucky individuals based on the dream tags and silently recommend "The Mysterious Immortal's Dream" to them.

Meanwhile, the platform's intelligent magic also thoughtfully provided recommendations based on the dream content:
"An invincible youth, traversing between two worlds."

"The universe within dreams, everything is under my control!"

"The ultimate thriller, 'The Mysterious Immortal's Dream,' awaits your arrival!"

(End of this chapter)