The match is over, but its impact is clearly just beginning.
When watching the live broadcast of the competition, people were captivated by the various miraculous techniques of the cultivators. Everyone's attention was focused on the different spells and exciting battles. Now that the competition has ended and the video recordings have been uploaded, people have begun to pay attention to more detailed aspects.
Suddenly, a lot of super slow-motion commentary and detailed explanations appeared online, and all sorts of derivative second and third-generation videos followed suit, dominating the attention of most domestic media.
As people analyzed the situation more deeply, they also gave each of the cultivators who participated in the competition nicknames based on their different fighting styles.
It has to be said that giving people nicknames is a tradition that Divine Land People have had since ancient times. In real history, from the ancient "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix" to "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth", from "Timely Rain" in Water Margin to "Unrivaled in Pushing Eight Hundred Hands" in modern storytelling, whether in various historical documents or folk literature, as long as a person is famous, there must be a nickname that perfectly matches his behavior.
First up is Wu Ting, who won first place. His traditional boxing skills combined with magic showed the demeanor of a grandmaster. Because his name also contains the character "Wu" (武), he was nicknamed "Wu Zong" (Martial Grandmaster). Originally, his nickname was even more impressive. After he won first place, some people thought it wouldn't be a problem to call him the Martial God. However, since Li Xingkong, the word "god" has become somewhat inappropriate.
This is also a matter of comparison. Before seeing Li Xingkong make a move, they thought that Wu Ting was already invincible for winning first place, so they didn't mind being called gods or immortals. But after seeing him, they realized that, well, he still has room for improvement.
So after careful consideration, everyone chose a new name that wasn't too exaggerated, but still reflected the mastery of the Wu Ting.
Lin Yinxuan, who came in second, almost got his nickname off track. Many people unanimously gave him " Pirate King," since his behavior was so similar to Luffy, the rubber man. However, this name was indeed too anime-like, and for a cultivator, such a nickname would be difficult for those who didn't understand the reason behind it to comprehend. In the end, he was given a more cultivation-oriented nickname, " True Lord of Myriad Transformations."
Logically speaking, someone Qi Refining only just begun cultivating Qi shouldn't be called a True Lord. However, since his cultivation has just started, even if he is Qi Refining, he is still at the forefront of all the Divine Land People, so calling him a True Lord wouldn't be wrong.
As for Li Xingkong, who didn't even make a move and only appeared at the awards ceremony, the nickname given to him was even simpler: what could be more fitting than "Sword Immortal "?
Meanwhile, Li Xingkong was half-reclining on his own recliner, gazing at the sky and swaying gently, was also troubled by this nickname.
This national competition has ended, and the nationwide cultivation program has begun. Logically speaking, Li Xingkong should have nothing left to do, so he chose to go home and relax for a few days. However, after returning home, he realized that his idea was indeed too simplistic.
The nationwide cultivation movement has begun, and cultivation has become a legally recognized practice in China. As a result, the neighbors all know that Li Xingkong is a cultivator.
As for how they found out, well, that's all because of Father Li's Mother Li ' loose tongues. Before their cultivation was made public, they had already embarked on the path of cultivation with Li Xingkong's help. But they could only cultivate on their own and couldn't tell anyone else, which made the old couple extremely uncomfortable. Although they became younger, they went out less often.
After all, since they've become younger, it's obvious to everyone, so they can only stay home until the official announcement.
Since the government officially issued a document regarding the nationwide cultivation movement, and the relevant officials informed them that they no longer needed to keep it a secret, the elderly couple breathed a sigh of relief. Putting everything else aside, they dressed themselves up thoroughly and then went to the village's information center—a gathering place for the elderly—to sit and chat.
He sat there for a whole day. Given the village's population and the speed at which the news spread, it wasn't just a day; after only half a day, the whole village knew that Old Li's son had gone off to cultivate himself.
Although Father Li Mother Li n't know that Li Xingkong was the guest presenting awards to the contestants at this competition—after all, they didn't pay much attention to such things, and given their personalities, even if they had seen him, they wouldn't have dared to recognize him—they at most thought that it was already quite good that this kid could start cultivating ahead of time, and they couldn't possibly imagine that he was the number one cultivator.
That's why they dared to openly and publicly announce that their son was already a cultivator, and that the two of them had also benefited from it, now considered half cultivators as well. Ever since Li Xingkong helped them become cultivators, the old couple hadn't really cultivated properly. After all, they had suffered their whole lives, and their minds were severely fixed, making it quite difficult for them to calm down and enter a meditative state.
My mom, in particular, can't sit still at home at all. She feels like her legs are on fire if she sits still for just 5 minutes.
Therefore, just as Li Xingkong was thinking of returning to the village to rest for a few days, on the second day after he arrived, all the villagers brought their families and children to visit him, hoping that Li Xingkong could give them some pointers.
The elderly couple hadn't followed the competition, but there were people in the village who had. After careful comparison, Li Xingkong was immediately recognized. Sword Immortal! He was the number one person in the Divine Land! And he was from their village! What did they care about saving face? Many people couldn't wait to bring over their relatives beyond five degrees of kinship to show off in front of Li Xingkong.
Even if Li Xingkong didn't know their names, being able to see Li Xingkong up close was still a privilege for them.
Since they were all neighbors, Li Xingkong couldn't just kick them out out of respect for his parents. So he set a rule: adults were fine, but children could be sent over for him to meet.
So these past few days, Li Xingkong has been sitting idly in his yard, which has been filled with children, from babies a few months old who can't even speak yet to teenagers who are already in middle school.
Li Xingkong wasn't a strict person, and besides, what temper could he possibly have with these little kids? He just treated it as playing with them. So while he rested in the courtyard and activated his Gravity Domain, the children played and frolicked in the air above the courtyard, and no one bothered him. He was able to have a few days of peace.
Of course, while resting at home, Li Xingkong also kept track of the progress of popularizing cultivation.