Refining the Fake into True: From Guoshu Bao Dan to Mythical Da Luo
Chapter 40

Finding Inspiration for Scriptwriting with Idiot Netizens, with International Attention

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Gu Chen's Wu Ming Ruins and Human Immortal Martial Dao, which he had turned from fake to real, had now reappeared in the world. The results he had achieved were truly abundant, making all the time and countless brain cells he had spent conceiving them worthwhile. Every investment yielded a return.

The next step was to figure out how to arrange the script for the Wu Ming Ruins, which would again require considerable brainpower.

Coincidentally, the internet was currently abuzz with heated discussions about the Wu Ming Ruins, the Human Immortal Martial Dao, and various historical conspiracy theories. On platforms like Douyin, Bihū, and Toutiao, one could find all sorts of videos from bloggers and UP hosts speculating and debating.

The theories suggested that ancient times were filled with powerful demons and cultivators, that there had been a cataclysmic war between Great Yuan and Wu Ming, a river of blood, and extreme brutality. Martial cultivators and demons fought in the shadows. Ancient information was not readily available, and the Great Ming emperor, to maintain public order, had altered history and erased traces of these events.

Gu Chen found the speculations presented in a Douyin video quite good and was rather satisfied. He could copy this and incorporate it into the script he was designing. Inspiration gained!

On Bihū, people were also discussing why historical records never mentioned these powerful martial cultivators from Wu Ming, nor the Great Yuan Imperial Advisor Basiba, who wielded supernatural power, nor the Great Yuan royal family.

Among the answers below, one by a user named 'Diao Zha Tian' had the most likes.

: "The martial artists who practiced the Human Immortal Martial Dao were too powerful. Therefore, after dealing with the Great Yuan Imperial Advisor Basiba and the Great Yuan royal family, the Great Ming emperor must have been uneasy. With such powerful individuals around, even sitting on the throne would feel like sitting on pins and needles. These individuals were practically living immortals. If they had any ambitions, they could overthrow the dynasty at any moment. If I were the Great Ming emperor, I would definitely find a way to eradicate their existence, weaken their influence to nothing, or even find ways to kill them, or figure out how to obtain the same powers as those supernatural martial artists..."

This answer made Gu Chen's eyes light up. His mind instantly filled with inspiration. He now had a plan for how to reasonably arrange the script for the Great Yuan Imperial Advisor Basiba, ensuring the maximum acquisition of Origin Points in the end!

For a moment, Gu Chen regretted not thinking of seeking inspiration from these "silly netizens" earlier. Now, he no longer needed to rack his brains and kill countless brain cells. He just needed to expand on the ideas and then use Origin Points to turn fake into real. This was undoubtedly much easier.

With that thought, Gu Chen couldn't help but hum a little tune. He then immediately began a new round of turning fake into real, manifesting the remaining two Wu Ming Ruins.

--Do you wish to turn the two Wu Ming Ruins from fake to real? Requires 600,000 Origin Points!

Without hesitation, he immediately chose to confirm. With the power of the system's "turn fake into real," two brand-new Wu Ming Ruins silently appeared beneath the land of the Central Continent, waiting for outsiders to explore.

After preparing the script, Gu Chen wasn't in a hurry to start immediately. He decided to let things simmer for a while. Once the heat died down, he would reveal these two new Wu Ming Ruins to continuously acquire Origin Points. A steady stream was the best strategy.

Otherwise, if the audience was overstimulated, they would become numb, and the attention garnered would decrease, which would be detrimental to acquiring Origin Points. It was like eating Australian lobster occasionally – it felt delicious. However, if you had to eat lobster for every meal, three times a day, without anything else, no matter how tasty it was, you'd eventually get sick of it.

Meanwhile, on the other side, as the authorities secured the scene, various relics found there were systematically airlifted in several batches and transported at maximum speed to the top laboratories in the Central Continent, where a large group of expert professors and researchers were already waiting.

Just as intensive research was underway in the major laboratories of the Central Continent, the previously released videos, amplified by the internet, spread rapidly beyond the Central Continent. Videos could be found on YouTube, Facebook, Google, and other platforms. Due to the incredibly realistic gunfight scenes and close-quarters combat that surpassed movies, they became quite popular online, attracting the attention of countless foreign netizens. Within a short period, the view count surpassed one million, and the comment section below was filled with messages.

: OH MY GOD! : It's incredible! : Is this the latest big movie from the Central Continent?! : This is so cool! Is that Kung Fu?! : I want to add this movie to my watch list!! : ...

These leaked videos quickly attracted the attention of America, Britain, various Western European countries, and Japan. This was because the videos seemed to feature real guns, real grenades, and real grenade launchers. Did they really need to use these real items to film a movie? And what about the monsters that appeared in the movie? How could they withstand firearms and grenades?!

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