Putting on a Pig's Skin to Eat the Tiger? What a Loser!

Beep beep beep!

At this moment, many Purple Mansion Disciple had not yet put down their phones when they received another Heart-Reminder. Upon closer inspection, they were shocked!

"Another live stream?!"

Countless people began to look panicked!

The live stream just ended, and everyone still has homework to do. Everyone's feeling terrible, and then another live stream starts?

This is deadly! Who the hell could withstand this?!

Fortunately, the 'push notification' had a title, and reading the title reassured them somewhat.

Su Muxue recounts her valuable experiences navigating the Cultivation World.

The title immediately piqued the interest of many disciples.

"It's actually Aunt-Master Su?!"

"Senior Sister Su is the Previous Saintess. It's actually her live stream, and she's sharing her experiences in the cultivation Cultivation World? I have to watch!"

With similar thoughts and mindsets, they opened their live streaming rooms one after another.

Then...

"Is anyone there? How many? If so, type 'one'!!!"

Su Muxue appeared on the live stream screen, looking incredibly calm and natural, and exuding the air of a seasoned streamer. Her first comment was a quick "1," confirming her status as a veteran streamer.

Qi Zi·Fan couldn't help but grin when he saw this scene.

But what could he say at this point? He could only watch, and... he hoped that Su Muxue could restrain herself a little, otherwise, the entire Purple Mansion might really become a 'scam' sect!

One, one, one, one, one...

The screen was instantly filled with comments, almost all of them "1". This level of enthusiasm was much higher than when Zhou Yuan was giving his lectures before, which made Su Muxue nod in satisfaction.

"Well, in that case, I'll teach you..."

As Su Muxue hurried along, she spoke softly, "One question."

"If you were to go out, how would you behave?"

"I have a few answers here, please choose one."

"First, from the very beginning, I will make my identity as Purple Mansion Disciple clear, so as to bring myself the greatest possible convenience as Holy Land Disciple."

Second, be moderate and peaceful, neither actively revealing nor hiding, and go with the flow.

Third, conceal your shortcomings and play the fool to outwit the tiger.

Fourth, they act arrogantly and domineeringly, relying on their status!

"If you think we should choose a certain number, then type that number in the comments."

Qi Zi·Fan looked at the completely natural Su Muxue: "..."

Wow, this person is really talented! They've already mastered it all by themselves!

Moreover, he couldn't help but ponder this question...

Which one should we choose?

Leaving aside our Saintess, who would certainly disdain hiding her true self, he couldn't help but bring his own self into the picture.

If I were to go to the cultivation world, or a related 'high-energy' world, how would I play?

Three!

He figured he would choose the third one.

Then I saw...

Three three three three three three three!

The screen was filled with comments, almost all of them were "three".

A small number of people chose options one and two, but as for option four... almost no one chose it...

This result surprised Qi Zi·Fan slightly...

Holy crap? They're all pretending to be weak while actually being strong?

Are there really that many cunning old foxes?!

Wine God Peak.

Fan Jianqiang was also completely stunned...

What the heck?!

Isn't that one of our specialties? How come...?

"Fool!"

Su Muxue shook her head and sighed repeatedly, "I knew it. You kids have too little experience. You have absolutely no experience."

"At first glance, it seems most of them are choosing to hide their true abilities and play dumb to outsmart others?!"

"So, if most of you can think of this, how could the others not?!"

"They must have thought of that, but once they did, wouldn't they have taken precautions?"

"What? Does this mean that when we go out to explore in the future, such as when we enter a secret realm or fight for a relic, the whole group of us will hide our abilities and pretend to be ordinary, not showing any signs of skill?"

"Originally, this was correct..."

"But now, times have changed!"

"This tactic is no longer working!"

"Everyone is already clear about this and has taken precautions. Where are there so many 'foolish tigers' to give you and your 'fake pigs' a chance to 'show off in front of others'?"

Lu Ming of Wine God Peak: "That makes sense!!!"

Ruan Xingzhu: "Senior Uncle, what should we do?"

The Number One Alchemist of the Younger Generation: "..."

Seeing the many confused comments on the screen, Qi Zi·Fan gradually understood!

You know what, that actually makes sense!

Pretending to be weak to fool others...

He initially planned to play dumb to outsmart others, after all... right? In the online novels I used to read, nine and a half out of ten protagonists were typical examples of playing dumb to outsmart others, and the other half? They were especially good at hiding!

And yet, nobody notices, allowing the protagonist to successfully show off every time...

But here's the problem: aren't they stupid?

If you succeed in showing off once or twice, and then again the third or fourth time, won't people be on guard afterward?

Even if we're caught off guard, well, can't other people learn from us?

Everyone knows this trick works, so why not use it?

I reckon only pretentious types like the Holy Son wouldn't stoop to playing dumb to outsmart others, but how many people are like that?

In other words, in this era, pretending to be weak to deceive others is no longer effective!

Upon seeing the comments, Su Muxue smiled calmly and continued her eloquent speech.

"Pretending to be weak to deceive others is a tactic I may not know about in other worlds, but in the Cultivation World, it's an old trick that's been used to death."

"At most, it's just that you contemporary disciples haven't experienced much. Looking back... tsk, remember back then, whoever dared to play dumb to take advantage of others was the first to be eliminated!"

Purple Mansion Palace.

Mo Daolin's lips twitched repeatedly...

Why does the "pretending to be weak to fool others" tactic stop working in the later stages? Don't you have any idea why?!

Isn't it because you've used this trick too many times, scheming again and again, making everyone wary, and even causing everyone to start using this tactic?

Looking back...

Mo Daolin was utterly speechless.

He also remembered another time when the prodigies of his generation gathered in the Northern Wilderness, waiting for a large ruin to open so they could enter and search for treasure...

Many contemporary geniuses have come!

People from Seven Great Holy Lands also came.

In the past, it would have been a dazzling and endless spectacle, especially with the disciples of the various holy lands vying for the limelight. They would fight until the sky darkened and the sun and moon lost their light, just for a better position!

But that time...

But no one dared to be the first to speak up!

Everyone seemed to be behaving extremely obediently, not saying anything out of turn, not showing off, and even the Holy Son Saintess stopped 'glowing'...

They all looked like ordinary disciples.

But what was the result?

This girl is a classic example of someone who pretends to be weak to actually do something big!

Why is this happening?!

Didn't we learn our lesson from being Su Muxue?!

But even Mo Daolin didn't expect that young people these days would all be so... 'despicable'!

The majority of people actually chose to play dumb to outsmart others? This is... this...

Well!!!

He sighed softly, speechless with emotion.

During the live stream, Su Muxue continued to share her valuable experience.

"It's not hard to guess that the elders of the major sects will also pass on their relevant experience to their disciples, teaching them to guard against cultivators who pretend to be weak while actually being strong, and also teaching them how to pretend to be weak while actually being strong!"

"If you do the same, then you are falling behind, and falling behind means you will be attacked!"

"There was a time when playing dumb to fool others was a 'fine tradition' of our Purple Mansion Holy Land, but now, other sects have already learned it..."

Qi Zi·Fan's lips twitched. "???"

What kind of fine tradition is this?!

That's more like your inherent flaws than your true nature!

How dare you say that other sects have learned it?

I really am...

This guy almost couldn't help but complain, but even though he held back, he still felt there were a lot of things to complain about.

"You are all still young, and you have a long road ahead of you. Here, I will teach you a principle, a precious 'Great Dao' that I have gained from my tens of thousands of years of wandering in the Cultivation World. Listen carefully!"

As Su Muxue spoke solemnly, not only the disciples, but even Qi Zi·Fan quietly pricked up his ears.

"That is..."

"If others don't have it, I have it; if others have it, I'm better at it; if others are better at it, I'm more refined; if others are more refined, I'm more advanced!"

"These sixteen words contain boundless profound truths. You must remember them well and ponder them deeply!"

Qi Zi·Fan immediately astonished by her beauty!

Wow, that's amazing!!!

They actually summarized these 'sixteen-character mantra'?!

Are you sure you didn't travel from another time?!

He suddenly had this idea...

Because this guy learned about this in his political class in junior high!

Su Muxue hadn't finished speaking.

Comments appeared on the screen.

Lu Ming of Wine God Peak: "May I ask, Master Uncle, what is the meaning of the Sixteen-Character Mantra?"

"Good question!"

Su Muxue praised, "The first eight words are self-evident and require no further explanation. If you cannot even understand these, then you should not leave the sect, as it is not suitable for you."

"The latter eight characters are relatively more profound."

"The so-called 'if others are good, I will be excellent' means that if others have also learned it very well, then we ourselves must naturally study it to the point of being extremely proficient and thorough!"

"For example, the art of pretending to be weak to deceive others—once everyone has mastered it and is quite good at it, wouldn't we, as the founders, be even more proficient? There's no need to worry about them being good at it!"

"But once they've mastered it, we don't need to keep working on it. Instead, we should look for other methods to take it a step further and use better techniques!"

The Number One Alchemist of the Younger Generation: "Senior Uncle, what is a better method?"

"That is what I am giving to you!"

"Do you remember the four choices we had before?"

Su Muxue's red lips curved slightly. "Actually, the answer you should have chosen was the fourth one!"

"The fourth one?!"

Everyone watching the live stream was stunned.

"Using his status, he acts arrogantly and domineeringly?!"

What kind of answer is this?

The first three options are considered correct by some people, but the fourth option just doesn't seem right at all!

In the Purple Mansion Palace, Mo Daolin his forehead with one hand, utterly speechless.

"She..."

"They're going to do it again, what is it..."

"What a weirdo?!"