I run a casino in the immortal realm.

The flying sword drew a graceful arc in the sky above Yingxian Lake.

As they drew closer, the colossal complex finally revealed its full splendor and extravagance to Zheng Yifei.

"Yifei... no, Zhengyun, welcome to your kingdom."

Xu Zhengkun stood at the tip of the flying sword, his robes fluttering, pointing to the dreamlike, miraculous land below, his tone filled with undisguised pride: "Based on your blueprints, I've named it—'Mirage'!"

"Mirage, what a great name."

Zheng Yifei gazed intently down at the scene below.

This is absolutely a money-devouring behemoth!

The entire "mirage" spans across land and lakes, covering an astonishingly large area.

The land area is a full 500 acres, while the water area extending into Yingxian Lake is as high as 1,000 acres.

At the heart of the complex are two towering nine-story twin towers, resembling two sharp swords piercing the sky, their glazed tiles gleaming in the sunlight.

Around the main building, more than ten annexes of different styles surround it like stars around the moon.

What's most impressive is the use of waterways.

The Xu family spent a fortune to dig a wide spiritual canal, directly channeling the shimmering waters of Yingxian Lake into the ground floor of the main building.

Xu Zhengkun led Zheng Yifei to land on the white jade square in front of the main building and walked into the interior through the wide passage.

Upon entering, the sound of flowing water could be heard. The first floor of the main building was a winding waterway with lavishly decorated pleasure boats weaving across its surface. Each boat was an independent mobile suite, furnished with soft couches, spiritual fruits, and fine wines, allowing gamblers to indulge in pleasure on the water.

"Look down below."

Xu Zhengkun pointed to the ground.

Zheng Yifei looked down and saw that the floor beneath his feet was completely transparent!

This is an extremely expensive partition made of deep-sea glass crystal, which is not only incredibly hard but also crystal clear.

Through the glass floor, you can clearly see the underwater world of Yingxian Lake.

Various third- and fourth-tier water-type monsters emitting a faint glow, and colorful spirit fish swam and darted through the water. Water plants swayed, and corals spit out pearls, creating a myriad of changes and a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

Even if gamblers don't gamble, just sitting here or in the lobby below, drinking tea and enjoying the view is an ultimate pleasure.

"Excellent, this is beyond my design."

Zheng Yifei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"This is nothing; the real money-burning part is yet to come."

Xu Zhengkun smiled slightly and led Zheng Yifei to continue walking uphill.

As soon as he stepped onto the second floor, a dense spiritual energy, almost tangible, rushed towards him. Zheng Yifei felt his pores open up, and the liquid five elements spiritual energy in his body involuntarily accelerated its circulation.

"This concentration of spiritual energy..."

A look of shock flashed in Zheng Yifei's eyes. This was definitely not an effect that an ordinary spirit-gathering array could achieve. It was even purer than the spiritual energy he had created in the underground secret room of Willow Tree Alley using top-grade spirit stones!

"You noticed?"

Xu Zhengkun lowered his voice, a smug glint in his eyes: "The Xu family has emptied their coffers for this place. I had Zheng Hai step in and spend a fortune to get his master—the peak master of the Xuan Tian Sect's Tian Zhen Peak, a fifth-order grandmaster of formations—to personally take action!"

Xu Zhengkun pointed to the faintly flowing array patterns on the ceiling: "That grandmaster not only used extraordinary means to forcibly separate a branch of the third-grade high-quality spiritual vein under the main peak of Qingyun Mountain, but also directly led it to the underground of this mirage."

They even set up a high-grade fourth-order spirit-gathering array throughout the main building!

"Not only that, the entire mirage was surrounded by a complete level four defensive array—the 'Great Sumeru Nine Palaces Array'."

Once the formation is fully activated, even an old monster like Elder Qin Cang, who is at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, could withstand the attack for three days and three nights!

Zheng Yifei gasped. Twelve billion low-grade spirit stones—it certainly wasn't a waste!

"The concentration of spiritual energy in the entire gambling den is now completely comparable to the sect master's dojo where my father was in seclusion."

Xu Zhengkun laughed and said, "This is a unique gimmick in the Southern Wilderness! How often do those rogue cultivators and cultivators from small families have the opportunity to cultivate on a third-grade high-quality spiritual vein?"

Once they enter the mirage, even just sitting in the main hall is equivalent to being in seclusion in a top-tier cave! This is far more attractive than any elixir or magic potion.

Even if they don't gamble, they'll still have to obediently pay the entrance fee for this spiritual energy!

Zheng Yifei gave a thumbs up: "Brilliant! By packaging the casino as a sacred place for cultivation, even if these cultivators lose everything, they will still feel that this was a worthwhile investment."

As they walked, Xu Zhengkun explained the specific functions of the two nine-story main buildings.

The twin towers on the left mainly feature various gambling games.

The first to third floors are ordinary halls with thousands of gambling tables. The main game is "Baccarat", which Zheng Yifei was most familiar with in his previous life. Of course, it has been transformed here into "spirit cards" made of special spirit wood, as well as the most classic games, Sic Bo and Pai Gow.

Floors four through six are the intermediate VIP area, while floors seven through nine are the most luxurious top-tier VIP rooms, exclusively for Golden Core stage experts and powerful elders from various sects.

The twin towers on the right are synonymous with bloodshed and violence.

The bottom level is a huge circular arena where high-level monsters fight to the death every day.

The middle level is a "life-or-death arena" between cultivators, specifically for resolving those shady grudges in the cultivation world.

The upper levels consist of top-tier brothels for listening to music, dual cultivation furnaces, and auction houses.

"Eating, drinking, playing, having fun, gambling, and cultivating oneself."

Xu Zhengkun patted Zheng Yifei on the shoulder: "According to your idea, this is a perfect closed loop. As long as the gambler brings spirit stones in, even if he stays inside for three years without leaving, he will never feel bored."

The only problem is whether he has enough spirit stones to spend.

Zheng Yifei quickly surveyed the entire mirage, and the blueprint in his mind finally perfectly matched the reality before his eyes.

"The hardware is already impeccable."

Zheng Yifei withdrew his admiring gaze, his eyes instantly sharpening: "Next, it's time to infuse this behemoth with a soul. Brother Kun, hand the man over to me."

Xu Zhengkun nodded and immediately transmitted his voice.

A moment later, on the huge white jade plaza at the bottom of the mirage, three thousand cultivators dressed in uniform cyan outfits stood in neat rows.

These people were carefully selected by Zhao Wenyuan and Zhang Biao from millions of independent cultivators within the Qingyun Sect's jurisdiction over a full year.

The male cultivators were handsome and tall, and the female cultivators were beautiful. The lowest cultivation level was Qi Refining Level 5, and there were even many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators mixed in as managers.

Zheng Yifei stood with his hands behind his back on the high platform, looking down at the three thousand people.

The powerful spiritual pressure emanating from him, belonging to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, coupled with Xu Zhengyun's arrogant and haughty appearance, instantly intimidated the entire audience.

"My name is Xu Zhengyun, and from today onwards, I am the head manager here."

Zheng Yifei's voice, imbued with spiritual energy, clearly resonated throughout every corner of the plaza: "The fact that you can stand here means that your looks and talents are among the best in the world, but I must tell you, in this mirage, none of that matters!"

Zheng Yifei's gaze swept across the awe-inspiring faces: "The cultivation world is all about the survival of the fittest, but here, there's only one rule, and that's 'rules'! Our guests are here to deliver spirit stones, not to be treated with disrespect!"

"For the next month, Mirage will be under complete lockdown. Everyone must undergo a month of grueling training!"

Zheng Yifei directly presented an extremely rigorous modern casino service and management system that he had summarized from his previous life in Las Vegas casinos.

"First, etiquette and micro-expression control!"

Zheng Yifei held up one finger: "Whether a gambler wins a million or loses everything and is about to jump off a building, you can only have one expression on your face: a standard eight-tooth smile! Anyone who dares to show contempt, pity, or fear towards a customer will have their cultivation immediately destroyed and be thrown out of Yingxian Lake!"

"Secondly, card dealing and control techniques!"

Zheng Yifei took out a specially made memorial tablet: "Every dealer must train the actions of shuffling and dealing cards into muscle memory within half a month."

Your movements must be elegant and fluid; using any spiritual sense to probe the cards is strictly prohibited! You may be facing a Golden Core cultivator; any fluctuation of spiritual energy will be considered cheating!

I want you all to become emotionless card-dealing machines!

"Third, the principles of crisis management and confidentiality!" Zheng Yifei's voice turned icy cold. "Everything you see or hear here must be kept inside your mouth. Even if you see two enemies sitting together at a gambling table, you must pretend you didn't see anything."

If any losers become enraged and dare to cause trouble in the arena, the security personnel will not waste any words and will immediately activate the formation to suppress them!

The three thousand cultivators were silenced by Zheng Yifei's murderous speech.

They originally thought that working at the super casino would just be serving tea and water, but they never expected the rules to be so strict.

But that's exactly the effect Zheng Yifei wanted.

He wanted to transform these three thousand undisciplined monks into a disciplined and highly efficient "casino army."