I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 442 - 46: Stealing Divine Power - Illusion Technique Cultivation (Part 3)

When was the last time I slept? He almost couldn't remember, anyway, during this period, he would just take a nap or doze off a bit at most, and it wasn't because he felt tired, it was purely to relax his mind.

Looking at the witch sitting quietly on the opposite sofa, flipping through the scriptures in her hand, Gu Mo shrugged his shoulders slightly helplessly.

He actually tidied up that empty room for Kikyo, but it never came into use.

But it was fine, today he was going to start setting up his own base... Thinking of this, Gu Mo couldn't help but feel a little excited, after all, having a place entirely of one's own is a dream for many people. In childhood, it was wanting a secret base, and as an adult, it was wanting a house of one's own.

For most people, it stops there.

But he soared straight up, not long ago he was pondering over the house, now he has transformed into an island owner.

Even among many real-world tycoons, a private island isn't an easy thing to accomplish, and purchasing an island often comes with complicated situations; it's not as if buying an island allows one to build a private kingdom entirely according to one's own wishes.

Of course, Gu Mo didn't need to worry about these... even if he wanted to build a Jurassic Park on Penglai Island, there was no one who could impose strict clauses to limit his island development.

In his perception, Penglai Island had reappeared in the real world along with his return.

However, with the protection of the Time Barrier, for outsiders, it was as if it didn't exist.

"Going out, Kikyo..."

Hearing the somehow cheerful voice, the witch calmly lifted her eyes to glance at him, slowly putting down the scripture in her hand, which was also a relic of the Elder Immortal. She was quite interested in the knowledge of medicinal stones and elixir recipes contained within.

"Going to Penglai Island now?"

She adjusted her red skirt and asked softly, her tone calm.

Honestly, the atmosphere between the two was still somewhat awkwardly unnatural, as if their relationship had become even more distant since that night... However, Gu Mo knew this was quite normal, and the important thing was that he had successfully brought her back; with enough time, things would naturally recover.

"Going to Penglai Island... but before that—"

Gu Mo placed a hand under his chin, seriously sizing up the witch in front of him.

"We probably need to shop for some things first, Kikyo, do you need to buy some new clothes and such?"

The witch slightly frowned immediately, about to say something, but the young man opposite seemed to know what she wanted to say and continued ahead of her: "Trust me, it will be much more convenient; whether or not they are used, having them or not are different things, at least we should prepare."

Frowning at him and pondering for a little while, Kikyo still slowly nodded.

"That's good, let's go out now, there are quite a few things to do today..." Gu Mo smiled, reached for the stone tablet and mask on the table, and placed them together in the inventory. He tried many times last night, and the tablet seemed to have a reaction to the Magic Power in the mask, although for now, it was merely a reaction.

This was considered a good signal.

He planned to spend more effort on it gradually; there would surely be a way, and at least now he saw the possibility of stealing Divine Power.

"Regarding Penglai Island... how do you plan to handle it?"

Walking out the door, Kikyo pondered over something and spoke.

"I have many ideas, but it needs to be done slowly; such a large island can't be transformed in a day..." Gu Mo closed the door casually, long forgetting where he put the keys, but engaging the lock from the inside with Spiritual Power was just a matter of thought.

"If possible... can the village by the lake be preserved?" Kikyo cautiously asked, "Not long ago, Miss Naoki mentioned it once, she seems to have fond memories of that village, even though it's now deserted, she still doesn't want to see it disappear completely..."

"Of course, that's no problem, I never planned to flatten it... But just keeping the village doesn't make much sense, without people and vitality, it'll be abandoned sooner or later."

Gu Mo didn't object, but he felt that keeping the village wasn't simple either.

Even if he didn't clean it up, the village by the lake had already decayed over time, mainly because it had been deserted long ago...

"And this era isn't like the ancient times, otherwise, I would indeed want to build a Human World on the island..." Gu Mo pondered, "If it were ancient times, just spreading the tale of Peach Blossom Spring like the Elder Immortal did would continuously attract people to seek it out..."

But now, that's impossible; who in modern times would believe in these things?

Not believing is one reason, and there's no need to escape famine, war, and other more deadly issues, there's no pressure of survival being a problem, which is another reason that determines that tales of a utopia have no market in modern times...

He didn't want to resort to coercion, nor welcome just any garbage onto the island, so there was temporarily no solution.

Thinking this, Gu Mo felt a bit regretful, after all, just like managing Lushan City initially, simulation management is also a play style, and it can also produce benefits, like lumber, food, and other resources, or even standardized equipment like Iron Cannons, the most direct being tax revenue, which could be a stable source of Game Coin increase.

"Take it slow..."

He spread his hands and said as much—

"Or should I use Illusion Techniques to simulate it? Even though it's an illusion, she originally wanted to see something to evoke her feelings, and I think this is a two birds with one stone situation..."

Recently, he's been focusing on studying Illusion Techniques and has hit a bottleneck, and the notes left by the Elder Immortal mentioned relevant methods of cultivation... so he wanted to simulate the village's existence through Illusion Techniques, making everything vividly and realistically operate as if it were a truly lively village. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Initially, there would definitely be many flaws, but it is precisely because of this that it would most directly and clearly reveal his deficiencies, allowing him to specifically address and rectify them.

As the flaws grow fewer...

And the village transforms, becomes more vibrant...

Until the illusion becomes indistinguishable from reality, with no flaws at all, then his attainment in Illusion Techniques would be approaching perfection.