After the internet was disconnected, I connected to the magic world.

Deep within the core of the demiplane, layers of pale purple magical aura surged, like a tranquil ocean of energy.

Lin Ze stood on the cloud bed and gently tapped his fingertip.

The old desktop computer that had been with him for several years in his real study was instantly transported through the dimensional barrier into the core area of ​​the demiplane.

As soon as the chassis came into contact with the rich magic, it shimmered with a layer of fine light patterns, as if something dormant had been awakened.

He had wanted to move this computer in for a long time, but the solidification of the half-plane was too low in the past, so it could only be kept in reality for the time being.

Now that the Alchemist AI is in place and the foundation of the world is solid, it's the perfect time to move this last piece of our assets in.

The chassis landed smoothly on the energy platform, and the next second, a very faint purple light suddenly appeared on the CD drive.

The purple streak of light crashed through the window like a meteor and entered the main unit.

That night, he thought he was seeing things because he had stayed up late. It wasn't until he came into contact with the magic network that he slowly realized that it was not an illusion, but the source of all his adventures.

The silver crystal sphere formed by the alchemical AI next to it, like a shark smelling blood, instantly began to hum, and the runes on its surface flowed wildly.

A beam of light and a sphere of light, half a meter apart, were drawn to each other, and the surrounding magic was like being drawn into a vortex, frantically converging towards the center.

As the two merged, streams of information flowed into Lin Ze's mind.

I see."

He muttered to himself, and the scattered pieces of information in his mind finally strung together into a complete chain.

This ball of light is the magic network itself, or rather, a fragment of the magic network.

The essence of the Magic Network is a network of extraordinary rules spanning all planes of existence, governed by the Goddess of the Magic Network.

It is constantly expanding outwards, like a spreading vine touching new planes and incorporating them into the extraordinary system.

The vast majority of planes will be successfully covered, and the magic, knowledge, wisdom, and civilization of these planes will become part of the magic network system.

But Earth is an exception.

This is a purely physical universe with extremely stable rules, where extraordinary energy has no place to survive.

As soon as the tentacles of the magic network reached into this universe, they were dissolved and crushed layer by layer by the cold and hard physical rules, not even causing a ripple.

The Goddess of the Magic Network would not expend her divine power for a barren, ordinary universe.

After the tentacles broke off, they turned in other directions, leaving only broken fragments that drifted aimlessly in the void of space.

These fragments lost the control of their original owner and shed their original divine imprint. In their struggle against the laws of physics, they slowly mutated and became ownerless supernatural vessels.

It then transformed into a shooting star, crashed into his window, and entered the computer tower.

Lin Ze raised his hand and gently touched the edge of the light sphere with his fingertips.

A warm, smooth sensation came over him, and a tiny wisp of purple light flowed from his fingertips into his body, merging perfectly with his own magic without any rejection.

He became increasingly certain.

The transformation of his body by the purple light back then was never his physical body, but rather his status within the rules.

In appearance, bloodline, and bone structure, he was no different from an ordinary person.

At the level of world rules, he has transcended the limitations of pure physics and become the only individual in this universe capable of bearing extraordinary energy.

This is why he was able to cultivate battle qi and magic power, and open up a demi-plane.

He himself is the only anchor point for this fragment of the magic network on Earth.

As for those players who can cultivate a sense of Qi in real life, the reason is quite simple:

The Nine Provinces Co-location Order is equivalent to a secondary anchor point. Those who have been marked will be slightly covered by the rules of the demiplane, bypassing some of the physical suppression.

The deeper the imprint and the higher the cultivation level, the stronger the physical transformation and the more extraordinary power one can unleash.

To put it bluntly, he is the source of these people's path to the extraordinary.

It is their supreme deity.

They are his retinue, natives of the demiplane, and their evolution is moving closer to Lin Zhe's.

"No wonder that in the five thousand years of history on Earth, the art of breathing and guiding has been passed down from generation to generation, yet no one has ever truly developed internal strength."

Lin Ze withdrew his hand, his tone calm, "It's not that the ancients' methods were wrong, it's that this world doesn't allow it."

Without the soil of extraordinary rules, even the most exquisite techniques are nothing more than gymnastics for strengthening the body.

It's not that our ancestors lied; it's that the rules weighed down all the extraordinary, making them unable to lift their heads.

With a thought, he tried to connect to the Voice of the Magic Network.

The next second, the familiar forum interface appeared in my mind, with clear sections, posts, and shop entrances, no different from what I had accessed in the Magic Network Space before.

He casually clicked into the alchemy section, flipped through two pages of posts about basic materials, then opened the shop and ordered ten sets of the lowest-tier Demon Gathering Grass seeds.

Almost instantly, ten grass seeds, each emitting a faint glow, appeared in his palm.

"It still works."

Lin Ze weighed the grass seeds in his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He had previously worried that once the magic network became his possession, the connection with the main network might be severed.

It now seems that the cross-dimensional mechanism of the Magic Network is far more powerful than he thought, even if it's just a fragment.

It can also serve as an independent anchor point, bypassing the blockade of physical rules and directly connecting to the main vein of the Demon Network of All Heavens.

A completely new consciousness slowly emerged in Lin Ze's sea of ​​consciousness. It was cold, mechanical, and carried the weight of the rules themselves, making it more than one level higher than Zero's logical level.

"From now on, let's call it Heavenly Dao," Lin Ze decided on the name with a thought.

[The Heavenly Dao System has been activated and is binding to the world's origin... This plane has been detected to be under intense physical rule erosion and is currently bearing the pressure of these rules...]

The moment the cold notification sound rang out, Lin Ze clearly felt that the invisible pressure that had been pressing down on the demiplane barrier suddenly lessened by more than half.

He understood.

Earth's physical laws are like strong acid, constantly dissolving the extraordinary energy of the demiplane.

Previously, only the demiplane could withstand the pressure alone. The spatial barrier was extremely depleted, and even a slight expansion required several times the magic power. Most of the energy was used to counteract the erosion of the rules.

Now that the Heavenly Dao is activated, it's like having an extra layer of rules buffer.

The fragments of the magic network have existed within the laws of physics for countless years.

It has natural resistance, and it can bear 70% of the erosion pressure, so the demiplane itself only needs to share the remaining 30%, which directly reduces the magic consumption by a lot.

"No wonder I always felt like I didn't have enough magic power before; it turns out that most of it was used to fill the holes caused by the erosion of the rules."

Lin Ze muttered to himself, "Now it's all good. With the Heavenly Dao protecting us, we can finally use our magic to truly contribute to the growth of the world."

[Currently undergoing a process of reshaping the elements of Earth, Water, and Fire, and reorganizing the underlying rules...]

[Current world boundaries: approximately the size of a province; material solidification: 37%; spatial stability: 29%.]

As the Heavenly Dao issued its notification, the entire demiplane trembled slightly.

It wasn't a shaking or collapsing vibration, but a feeling of contraction, of pulling inward and solidifying.

The once vast and expansive territory began to slowly compress inward, as if being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

The spatial barrier gradually thickened and solidified, forcibly purifying the scattered spiritual energy between heaven and earth, transforming it into purer magic power, which was evenly distributed across the mountains and rivers.

Lin Ze floated up and stood high in the sky above the demiplane, looking down at the world below.

He glanced down at his magic reserves; the numbers were jumping rapidly, dropping from five digits to four thousand, three thousand, two thousand…

Finally, with a "ding," it stopped at the number 872.

"They've gone bankrupt again."

Lin Ze gave a self-deprecating smile, but showed no sign of panic.

All initial investments are necessary.

It seems like the money has been spent all now, but once the Heavenly Dao has sorted out the rules, it won't be long before we can earn it back with interest.

He raised his hand and waved, sending a command into the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao:

"Prioritize addressing spatial barriers and material solidification; ecology can wait."

Furthermore, it adapts to the underlying rules of Eastern civilization, erasing all traces of battle qi and magic, and uniformly transforming them into expressions of spiritual energy and internal strength in the form of fantasy information.

[Instructions received, adjustments underway.]

A pale golden net of rules spread out from the core, slowly sweeping across the entire land.

Lin Ze stood high in the sky, looking at the world below that was constantly solidifying and becoming more and more real, his eyes calm.

Rebuilding the foundation is only the first step.

With the Heavenly Dao sharing the burden of the rules, the growth rate of Kyushu will be much faster than expected.