The sixteen contestants had been chosen, and the day was almost over.
In a secluded and relaxing area of Longhu Mountain.
Fang Yang and his friends from Love Apartment were together.
They were being scrutinized with their unrestrained gazes.
It was as if they were looking at aliens.
“Fang Yang, you're amazing! You cleanly knocked out your opponents in both one-on-one matches!”
“Honestly, we were sweating bullets when you fought that guy named Xiao Xiao!”
“At the time, we regretted listening to you and not taking action against Xiao Xiao last night!”
“But who would have thought that you could actually learn his Nasal Emission technique! Your comprehension is terrifying!”
“That’s right! I saw it clearly from the stands. When you unleashed the Nasal Emission, Xiao Xiao was completely dumbfounded.”
“You know what the audience is calling you now? The Copycat!”
“That’s right, the nickname has already spread on the Yiren forum. Baguazhang, Xingyiquan, Sealing Qi Finger, Wind Control Technique, and now Nasal Emission, you’ve learned all your opponents' moves!”
“Now the forum is calling you the most formidable young Yiren!”
“Because no one wants to see their years of hard work in mastering a unique technique easily copied by you. It’s too much of a blow to one’s ego!”
“Fang Yang, you’re too… awesome!”
The friends were all chattering away.
Zeng Xiaoxian, holding his phone, raised an eyebrow.
“Guys, look!”
“Fang Yang is hot! He’s gone viral! The news of the Luotian Dajiao is trending number one!”
“Holy cow, there are nine pictures in the article, and five of them are yours! The comments are all about you!”
In this world, the existence of cultivators was a secret, but the secrecy level wasn’t that high. Anyone with a bit of influence could hear some rumors.
The Luotian Dajiao was the most grand event in the Daoist tradition and naturally, some publicity was involved.
Of course, the competitions between the Yiren couldn’t be reported.
The news only showed pictures of normal activities.
But these photos were abnormal!
The news should have featured pictures related to the event, but out of nine photos, five were of Fang Yang!
Seeing the photos, Fang Yang remembered.
He had been interviewed by a reporter, then dragged to the event site by Rongshan Daoist, put into a Daoist robe, and had his picture taken.
He remembered the female reporter confidently guaranteeing that she would properly promote the Luotian Dajiao.
Was this how she was promoting it?
It had to be said, this female reporter understood traffic.
She knew how to attract viewers’ attention.
The Luotian Dajiao wasn’t new, but it never garnered this much attention.
Trending number one was unimaginable!
This could be considered riding on Fang Yang’s popularity.
In the comment section:
“Ahhhh, this is the kind of abstinent Daoist brother I’ve always dreamed of! He fulfills all my fantasies about a handsome Daoist!”
“Who is he? What’s his name? What’s his Daoist name? Where is he? I’m waiting online! I beg you to tell me!”
“This is what a true cultivator looks like, like a celestial being descending to earth. He is in the world but not stained by it!”
“Daoist brother, please debut! I’ll make money to support you!”
“I know who he is! He’s the Lingyu Zhenren from Longhu Mountain! I can’t tell you more. Just a reminder, ordinary women should only look at him from afar, you are not worthy of him!”
“I’m fair-skinned, beautiful, and have long legs. I have a G. I wonder if I could match with the Lingyu Zhenren?”
“Having a G is nothing. I have a Ferrari, a Porsche, and a Lamborghini. If Lingyu Zhenren likes it, I can give them all to him!”
“Haha, my G grows on me!”
“Damn, you're a cow who’s become a spirit!”
…
Lü Zi Qiao’s eyes lit up.
“This is good, this is good, Fang Yang, a man should experience a G, even if it's just once or twice!”
“Lü Zi Qiao, get out of here!”
Tang Youyou stepped in to suppress Lü Zi Qiao.
“Fang Yang has to fight Wang Ye tomorrow, you're just saying useless things to distract him. If he loses, we’ll sacrifice you to the heavens!”
Lü Zi Qiao fell silent.
Hu Yifei turned to Tang Youyou.
“Youyou, is there any information on Wang Ye on the Yiren forum?”
“Very little!”
Tang Youyou frowned: “Wang Ye is the only Yiren from the Wudang faction participating in the Luotian Dajiao, he’s not well-known.”
“I asked several of my friends, but none of them have heard of him.”
Hu Yifei sighed.
“The more obscure someone is, the harder they are to deal with!”
“We were originally using Zhuge Qing as a benchmark, but unexpectedly, he lost to this suddenly appearing Wang Ye!”
“We all watched their fight, Zhuge Qing’s defeat was not unjust, Wang Ye practically beat him the whole time!”
“And Wang Ye’s Qimen Dunjia is even more powerful than Zhuge Qing’s Wu Hou Qimen… Fang Yang’s Qimen formations might not be able to handle him!”
“Therefore, we must learn as much as possible about him so that we can make plans to counter him!”
Lü Zi Qiao suddenly spoke up: “Why don’t we ask Xiao Hei downstairs?”
“Xiao Hei knows things about the Yiren circles?”
“You never know, he was an intelligence broker for a while.”
“Okay, Zi Qiao, you call him.”
Lü Zi Qiao dialed the phone.
“Hey, Xiao Hei, do you know Wang Ye from Wudang?”
“What, information costs ten thousand yuan? You might as well just rob me!”
“We’re brothers, how could you ask me for money?”
“Okay, okay, I have a set of Chen Yuanyuan’s photo album. You want it?”
“You’re so clueless! Who’s Chen Yuanyuan? You don’t even know? She’s one of the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai! It was because of her that Wu Sangui raged in anger and led the Qing army into the Central Plains!”
“You ask how I have Chen Yuanyuan’s photo album? She’s now a big star in the Modu Zhenshun Jie! I, Lü Xiaobù, the Zhenshun Jiang of this town, have her photo album. Is that surprising?”
Lü Zi Qiao hung up the phone.
“Done, Xiao Hei will send Wang Ye’s information to my email soon.”
“Hey, why are you all looking at me?”
Zeng Xiaoxian asked in a sly way: “Zi Qiao, do you really have Chen Yuanyuan’s photo album?”
“Of course, it even has her autograph on it. It’s one of my treasures!”
“Damn, just one treasure?” Zhang Wei was shocked, “What other treasures do you have?”
Lü Zi Qiao smirked: “I also have Li Shishi’s photo album. She’s the famous courtesan who Song Huizong liked. Now she’s a big star in the Modu Zhenshun Jie!”
Fang Yang was stunned.
He knew that Lü Zi Qiao was a Zhenshun Jiang and that he had a wild side.
But he didn’t expect the Modu Zhenshun Jie to be even more wild!
He was curious!
He wanted to go and see it!
Lü Zi Qiao’s phone beeped.
“Here it is, here it is. Wang Ye, the third son of Wang Weiguo, the CEO of the Zhonghai Group. Holy crap, he’s a rich second generation!”
“Isn’t the Zhonghai Group that billion-dollar company in Beijing?”
“Holy crap, this kid is a super rich second generation!”
“He followed his father to Mount Wudang when he was a child. By chance, he became a Houtin Yiren.”
“He went on to attend Tsinghua University, Holy crap, he’s also a scholar!”
At this point.
A voice overlapped Lü Zi Qiao’s voice.
“He officially became a disciple of Yunlong Daozhang on Mount Wudang three years later…”
Who?
Apart from Hu Yifei, Tang Youyou, and Fang Yang, who had already noticed the arrival, all the other friends were engrossed in Wang Ye’s information.
They were startled by the sudden external voice.
Everyone turned to see.
Wang Ye!
The target they were studying!
“Hey, I hope I didn’t interrupt you guys? I just came to say hello.”
Wang Ye casually greeted everyone, then looked at the contents of Lü Zi Qiao’s phone.
He suddenly understood.
“So you’re researching me… You don’t have to go through all this trouble, I just wanted to tell Lingyu Zhenren something.”
Wang Ye looked at Fang Yang and said seriously:
“I won’t be a problem for you!”