The entire area was enveloped in golden light, which lasted for nearly ten seconds before slowly dissipating.
When the golden light disappeared, the group saw Ling Yi standing by the well.
" The Final Master?"
The group exclaimed in unison, filled with delight.
Never before had they felt that their the Final Master Ling Yi, was so lovable.
"You guys are really a handful. It's one thing for Ye Chen to be young and naive, but Leng Feng, you've served in the military before. You don't even know any tactics before you just charge in recklessly?"
Ling Yi said with a dark face.
"Ahem, I got a little excited and couldn't control myself," Leng Feng said sheepishly.
"You dare to come here to exorcise demons without knowing anything about Demonic Monster abilities, numbers, levels, or even the strongest among them? Are you exorcising demons, or are you being exorcised by them?"
" The Final Master, the seal on this demon cave has been broken. If the demons escape..." Ye Chen struggled to stand up and explain.
"You really think you're Savior, huh? Or do you think you're the only cultivators in the world?"
"Next time, you'd better be more careful. I don't always have Kung Fu Hustle to save you." After saying that, Ling Yi soared into the sky and disappeared.
"I'm sorry, I was reckless this time," Leng Feng said.
"It's my fault. If we had prepared in advance, such as setting up more Formation, perhaps this crisis wouldn't have happened."
"We also bear responsibility..."
Ling Yi, hovering in the air, nodded with satisfaction as he watched the group.
only...
"The plot of this world is a bit too weak, and it's clearly gone off-topic again."
He's here to farm plot points; we need to provide that lousy author with more exciting storylines for him to choose from.
As for points, they are not so important to Ling Yi now.
After hesitating for a moment, Ling Yi finally decided to use the Passive Reset Aura to reset the world.
Everything was rushing past, as if a rewind button had been pressed. In the blink of an eye, Ling Yi was back in the Daoist temple, and Ye Chen, the Protagonist of this world, was kneeling before him...
Time Reversal to the beginning of the story; however, it's the world that's being Reset Aura, not Ling Yi himself.
This time, Ling Yi started by Telepathic Voice Transmission with Ye Chen, telling him that this was a variety show where the master and apprentice would work together to impersonate the audience.
Ling Yi continued to use magic as a pretext to "fool" Ye Chen, and Ye Chen pretended to be fooled, "foolishly" cultivating every day.
This time, the master and apprentice "acted" for two whole months, interspersed with various plots where Ling Yi "almost gave himself away" or Ye Chen "almost exposed" the situation.
The master and apprentice were having a great time "performing" every day, and they would even Telepathic Voice Transmission their routines.
This continues until the Second Tier of the story begins.
Five of today's top-tier celebrities visited a Daoist temple under the guise of tourism.
Upon seeing Ye Chen practicing his swordplay, the slick-haired and powdered-faced Mou Kun deliberately walked up to Ye Chen and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Cultivate the Sword Heart!" Ye Chen said cooperatively.
Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Mou Kun and the others couldn't help but burst into laughter, their expressions genuinely Taunt. After all, in their eyes, Ye Chen was a hapless victim being played by the whole world.
"There are no cultivators in this world. You've been fooled."
Ye Chen's lips twitched slightly. These androgynous guys were rather annoying.
So he Voice Transmission to Ling Yi in the Daoist temple, " The Final Master, can I beat them up later? These guys are disgusting."
"They're just sent here by the director to gain some attention. I'll put on a show later, and they'll follow the pre-set routine to become my disciples. After that, I'll hand over the task of teaching them cultivation to you. As the Eldest Senior Brother, it's only natural for you to bully the new Entry brothers, right?" Ling Yi ninja Voice Transmission with a smile.
"Hehe, I get it. The show's so popular right now, they have to put up with it for the sake of viewership and traffic. Let's see how far these popular celebrities can go. Traffic isn't so easy to ride."
Mou Kun and the others had no idea that what awaited them next was a joint prank by the master and apprentice.
"Who's making a scene outside?" Ling Yi, dressed in a long robe, walked out of the room with a deliberately gloomy expression.
Upon seeing Ling Yi appear, a flash of jealousy crossed Mou Kun's face. Ling Yi was currently incredibly popular.
If he were to play this role, wouldn't his popularity explode even more?
"You liar! There are no cultivators in this world! You're actually trying to trick this young man into believing he can cultivate immortality! You're ruining a person, do you understand?" Mou Kun said righteously.
In reality, he genuinely wanted to expose Ling Yi, but he also knew that if he did, he would be making enemies of the entire show.
"Is this what you mean by cultivating immortality?"
Ling Yi pointed with one hand, and instantly a Sword Qi was released from his fingertip, striking the ground.
The ground was blasted into a trench that stretched all the way to Mou Kun's feet before stopping. Mou Kun screamed in fright, hopping and leaping back several steps before falling to the ground, looking extremely disheveled.
"You, do you know who I am? If you hurt me, can you take responsibility?" Mou Kun shouted angrily at Ling Yi.
"Oh!" Ling Yi chuckled lightly, saying nothing, just watching him. He was eager to see how this guy would awkwardly act next.
Before he could speak, the others immediately knelt down and loudly demanded to become his disciples.
Mou Kun then realized that they were there to act out a scene of a disciple becoming a disciple. After hesitating for a moment, he awkwardly knelt down on one knee.
Ye Chen, watching this scene, was so embarrassed he almost had a stroke. "At least put on a show, with a transition," Ye Chen thought. "You just kneeled like that, on one knee no less! Who are you trying to fool?"
Ling Yi remained expressionless and calmly said, "If you wish to become my disciple, you must undergo a seven-day trial on the mountain. If you pass, you may stay; otherwise, you may leave on your own."
The group was stunned. Their script didn't include any test; how dare Ling Yi rewrite the script?
Although Mou Kun and his five companions were unhappy, they had no choice but to swallow their pride and accept it since they were live-streaming.
" Ye Chen, the rest is up to you!" Ling Yi said, then turned and returned to the Daoist temple.
"Yes, the Final Master!" Ye Chen's lips curled into a cold smile.
His gaze swept over the group, making them shudder.
They can criticize Ling Yi, but they dare not criticize Ye Chen, after all, Ye Chen is the core of the show, and all the plots revolve around him.
Offending Ye Chen is tantamount to ruining the show, and then they're truly doomed.
"I never thought you celebrities would actually want to cultivate immortality? Believe me, you won't last seven days."
Over the next few days, Ye Chen relentlessly tormented these few idiots.
Carrying water, carrying manure, chopping firewood, digging tree pits, running in the morning, practicing swordsmanship in the afternoon, Meditation in the afternoon, and reciting the 108 rules of the sect that Ling Yi casually made up at night.
Let alone seven days, some of them wanted to run away on the very first day.
The group didn't dare to get angry at Ye Chen, so they could only wait until the live stream ended that night to cause trouble for Ling Yi.
" Ling Yi, did you ask Ye Chen to mess with us?" Mou Kun, with dark circles under his eyes, angrily asked Ling Yi.
"What does this have to do with me? As the Eldest Senior Brother, it's understandable that Ye Chen would suppress and bully newcomers," Ling Yi said with a smile.
"You're the Final Master, how dare he disobey you?"
"But I know my the Final Master is fake, and you all know that too. How could I dare to say more? If Ye Chen finds out I'm fake, the show will be over."
"You should at least remind us so that tomorrow will be a little easier. At this rate, we can't hold on much longer. We're here to participate in a variety show, not to suffer."
"That's not my problem. If you're not happy, you can go find the director and have him fire me."
" Ling Yi, what kind of attitude is this?" Mou Kun said angrily.
"Hehe!" Ling Yi ignored them, waved his hand, and soared into the sky.
Why did Ling Yi dare to display his true strength in front of these people? It's simple: they don't believe what they say.
As for whether they will actually consider becoming Ling Yi's apprentices because of this, that depends on whether Ling Yi accepts them or not.
Mou Kun and his companions stood there dumbfounded.
"Is this magic?" someone asked.
The group was speechless. This was magic? Magic my foot!
"So, Ye Chen may have learned real skills, and everyone else was fooled?"
"I must become your disciple!" Mou Kun said through gritted teeth.
"Ke Ling Yi doesn't seem to like us very much!"
The group fell silent again...
What did Ling Yi go to do? He went to set up a huge Formation for this world. For the past two months, Ling Yi has been using the Passive Treasure Refining Aura to refine the array plate of the great array.
A total of 360 array plates were released by Ling Yi into the cosmic Void outside the planet.
Today is the last array plate. Once the array plate is in place, the Demon-Extermination Grand Formation can be activated. At that time, all the demons in this world will Nowhere to Hide and will be blasted into dust.
Ling Yi, in the Void, placed the array plates in the designated locations. As he unleashed a burst of Magic Power, all the array plates began to emit a dazzling blue light, but they disappeared in just a moment.
At the same time, Daodao Thunder appeared out of nowhere in every corner of the world, and with each Thunder, demons were blasted into dust.
Ling Yi nodded in satisfaction and then returned to the Daoist temple.
Ling Yi was quite satisfied with the revised storyline; at least it didn't stray from the main theme.
To this day, all the viewers still believe that Ye Chen is being kept in the dark, and they feel a strange sense of satisfaction watching Ye Chen practice his swordsmanship so painstakingly every day.
Now that Mou Kun and a few others have joined the group, it's even more interesting.
Since that night, the five of them have become noticeably more proactive, and their attitude towards Ling Yi has become extremely respectful.
In the following days, they worked even harder to complete all the tasks assigned by Ye Chen, and even when they were exhausted, no one said a word.
They're not fools; how could they possibly miss such a genuine opportunity to cultivate immortality?
After all this trouble, although Ling Yi ultimately failed to become their disciple and rejected them, he still gained them a lot of fans.
The third plot twist arranged by the director involves a hero rescuing a damsel in distress.
Zhu'er and Jinli, being chased by "villains," escaped to a Daoist temple.
When those "villains" discovered Ling Yi, they shouted things like, "It's the Heavenly Venerable! The Heavenly Venerable is still alive! Run!" and scrambled away from Green Mountain...
Ye Chen, watching from the side, really wanted to laugh, but he could only suppress it and Voice Transmission to Ling Yi, " The Final Master, these extras' acting skills are pretty good."
"Hmm, that's good. We'll have the director give them extra food later."
"But the Final Master, how do we proceed? Are we really going to have a real romance with them? But the key is it has to be fake." Ye Chen was starting to get a headache just thinking about it.
"You decide how to proceed. If it really doesn't work, just take their place and make it real."
" The Final Master, are you serious? Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Hehehe!"
Ling Yi rolled his eyes and Voice Transmission, "They've practically offered themselves up, how can we refuse? We can just tell them the truth and act it out together!"