Diary, Chen Xiu's Little Insights!

Qing Province, in the Southern Region.

Xuanqing Sect.

Yan Changkong was leading a group of elders and disciples to read the Great Emperor's Diary.

After reading it, he glanced at the Great Elder with a surprised look and whispered, "Great Elder, you guessed right!"

The other disciples also looked over, their gazes towards Great Elder Chen Xiu somewhat strange.

Because they discovered...

The preview content of the Diary released by the Xuanqing Sect was almost identical to the actual Diary.

Many people even doubted whether the Great Elder was present at the scene.

Great Elder Chen Xiu chuckled awkwardly, then said with a hint of smugness, "Ahem, it was all just a coincidence..."

"However, I've gained some experience in deducing from Diary now... so I can usually guess some of it."

Everyone's curiosity was immediately piqued.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at him, eagerly awaiting Chen Xiu's next words.

Even Yan Changkong asked curiously, "Oh, tell me about it!"

A moment of silence...

Chen Xiu stroked his beard before slowly saying, "Well, based on the contents of the ancestor's previous Diary, I've summarized some patterns!"

"Exploring a secret realm with a stunningly beautiful fairy is bound to lead to trouble; the journey is always full of unexpected twists and turns!"

"Then the female fairy will fall into some kind of crisis, unable to save herself, and will fall into despair."

"Then..."

Yan Changkong and his disciples were shocked, realizing that it was indeed true.

They asked almost in unison, "And then what?"

Chen Xiu smiled mysteriously, glanced at everyone, and then continued, "Then... at this time, the Ancestor often displays his shrewd mind and powerful combat strength, always managing to find the right path amidst numerous crises."

As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of surprised praise erupted!

"Indeed, the Great Elder's words make sense!"

"That's amazing! I've thought about it carefully, and it really is true!"

"The Great Elder's insight is brilliant!"

"And then, what happens next?"

"Yeah, tell us already, I can't wait... it's so exciting!"

Yan Changkong coughed lightly and pressed, "Great Elder, don't worry about them, please continue!"

Chen Xiu gave another mysterious laugh, "Hehehe..."

"After Ancestor Lin Feng, with his intelligence and wisdom, led the beautiful fairy out of the crisis..."

The disciples asked, "So what?"

"At this time, most fairies are seriously injured, either unconscious, unable to move, or poisoned... In short, they need the Ancestor's careful care, and the Ancestor happens to have 'medicine' to save them!"

Chen Xiu spoke at length in one breath, took a breath, and continued amidst everyone's anticipation:

"In this process, we are now being gradually conquered by the wisdom and strength of our ancestor."

"And then she secretly fell in love..."

"Thus, in this secret realm, a lone man and woman, their feelings for each other blossomed, and inevitably, recalling their arduous journey, the two ultimately..."

The disciples breathed heavily as the conversation abruptly ended; their hearts felt like they were being crawled with ants.

"Tell me quickly! What happened in the end?"

Yan Changkong's face also flushed red, but as the sect leader, he was still able to maintain his composure.

In order to maintain authority...

He secretly took out a Calm Spirit Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Chen Xiu continued, "Finally, after experiencing life-and-death crises along the way, the two gazed deeply into each other's eyes by the flickering campfire, their breathing becoming rapid, and the air seemed to grow hot!"

"Ancestor Lin Feng gently released that..."

He wanted to pause for a few more moments!

Yan Changkong took a deep breath, but still couldn't help but say in a deep voice, "Speak quickly!"

The disciples also complained, "Yes, Great Elder, have you ever heard of getting beaten to death for speaking halfway through a sentence?"

"What was torn open?"

"Yes, what did you see? What happened? I'll tell you in detail when I have time!"

Seeing the uproar from the crowd, Chen Xiu quickly coughed lightly and said with some helplessness.

"Next, it'll be... something like 'hehehe'."

"It's definitely not appropriate to publicize this in front of a large audience, cough, it's not that I don't want to say it!"

After he finished speaking, there was silence again.

The disciples present looked at the Great Elder with a mixture of anger and resentment.

After all this talk, you're telling me this?

But it seems that's really true!

There is indeed no record of this in the Diary; it is all replaced by omissions of ten thousand words.

"Call--"

Yan Changkong took several deep breaths to calm himself down, then put on a stern face and scolded the disciples:

"What are you doing? Don't pry into the affairs of our ancestor!"

"You are still young, you should focus your minds on cultivation, and stop asking about things that affect your Dao heart. What did our ancestor rely on to fight his way out of a crisis? Tell me!"

The disciples reluctantly answered, "Strength!"

"Speak louder, I can't hear you!"

"Strength!"

Yan Changkong's expression softened slightly, and he said, "That's more like it. Focus on your cultivation. Besides, this is just speculation; the Ancestor isn't that kind of person!"

He then waved his hand, dispersing the group of unwilling disciples.

I noticed there weren't many people around.

Yan Changkong's eyes darted around, and he leaned closer to the Great Elder, whispering, "Great Elder, I have something to discuss with you..."

Chen Xiu: "Sect Master, please speak!"

"Hmm, I think your line of thinking just now was absolutely correct. Even I, the sect leader, felt an urge to beat you up after hearing it!"

Yan Changkong made no attempt to hide his thoughts, saying, "So I was thinking, besides giving us a sneak peek at the Diary, could we also release some fictional biographies of the characters...?"

"Just make it up like you said!"

"Just like getting a sneak peek at Diary, a few entries are released every ten days."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"I'm an expert at writing biographies! No problem at all."

He paused, then continued:

"However, this kind of fictional biography is different from getting a sneak peek at Diary. The ancestor's Diary has a large following among cultivators, and everyone is willing to spend spirit stones to get a taste of it."

"Compiled biographies lack influence!"

Yan Changkong smiled mysteriously upon hearing this; he had already thought of this earlier.

He looked at Chen Xiu and said confidently, "So, I've thought about it. We won't charge any spirit stones at first. We'll let the cultivators watch it for free to cultivate their interests and habits..."

Yan Changkong chuckled, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes. "Once everyone is engrossed in the story and getting into the swing of things... hehehe, then we'll collect a small amount of spirit stones as appropriate."

"The price isn't expensive!"

"However, it can provide some enjoyment for cultivators during their monotonous cultivation days."

"Some people even project themselves into the characters in the biographies, which also gives them the motivation to persevere!"

The Great Elder was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, as if a light had flashed through his mind.

He understood!

After a moment's thought, Chen Xiu said excitedly, "According to the sect leader, it's definitely worth a try!"

"If the story is compelling and there are enough paying readers, this could be a considerable source of income!"

Yan Changkong was quite excited to receive his approval. He waved his hand and said, "Great! Anyway, it's worth a try; it won't cost too much!"

"We must continuously explore new sources of spirit stones; we cannot simply sit idly by and deplete our reserves!"

At that moment, the Projection Screen not far away began to change.

The Diary has been published again.

Yan Changkong added, "Let's finish reading the Diary first. We'll discuss the paid biography issue in detail later when we convene an elders' meeting!"

Chen Xiu was also very confident in this regard. "Great!"