As a lord, I was forced to farm

Their eyes burned as they watched the hunter uncle recite the incantation for the first move, silently repeating it in their minds to memorize the technique.

If they weren't in the Star Gazing Pavilion, they would have liked to find an open space to practice the martial arts techniques and movements performed in the Spirit Shadow Drama!

Actually, this cultivation technique is not of a high grade.

Some cultivators—no, most of them—bought movie tickets hoping to snag a great deal.

After all, in just one day, crowds flocked to the area, creating an incredibly frenzied scene.

Those who are unaware of the situation will think that the level of this technique must be quite high, and then they will follow suit.

In fact, if you can learn a mid-grade mortal cultivation technique for a little over a hundred spirit crystals, it's not a loss, and you might even make a huge profit!
However, if expectations are set too high, and people come attracted by the aroma only to find a mortal-level technique, they will inevitably be extremely disappointed, perhaps even becoming irritable and cursing.

but!

but! !
The impact of "Chasing Clouds: The First Meeting" on everyone was truly immense!
Before this, who could have imagined that a story could be so unique, that a scene that could only be imagined in a storybook could actually appear vividly before one's eyes?!

Is the story of "Chasing Clouds" exciting?
If Jiang Ran were to give her evaluation: It's alright.

However, Jiang Ran had been exposed to countless novels and film scripts in her previous life, while the film and television scripts in this world were so scarce.

So what Jiang Ran meant by "not bad" was, to the people of this world, absolutely awesome!
The cultivators who came with a purpose did not show any disappointment or anger because it was just a mortal-level cultivation technique.

On the contrary, I feel that being able to snag tickets to come and watch this show is the best decision I've ever made!

With guidance from His Highness the Prince, Ah Feng pieced together fragments of the Flowing Cloud Skill into the Spirit Shadow Drama.

His stinginess took the concept of "small change" to the extreme.

It was as if they were afraid that the cultivators watching the spirit shadow drama would immediately learn this technique.

Wasn't Baili Zhui just learning to recognize characters in the early stages?

So, if you get stuck while reading the exercise manual, skip a few words, and then go back to the master to ask about the words, isn't that normal?

Before testing his cultivation talent, Baili Zhui was still a mortal, so it's normal that he couldn't formally cultivate the Flowing Cloud Skill.
So Ah Feng's way of splitting things up is also in line with the logic of the plot, so it didn't cause too much negative reaction.

and.

Cultivation is like reading. How many people here can concentrate on reading while being tempted by movies and TV shows?

Most importantly, the audience's attention is then drawn back to the story's plot, and the matter of memorizing the martial arts technique is relegated to the back burner.

The day for testing cultivation talent is drawing ever closer, and the tense atmosphere is growing stronger.

The audience couldn't help but worry about Baili Zhui.

Some people may also be worried about whether Baili Zhui can fully describe this technique.

'No way! No wonder he only needs 100 spirit crystals to learn a mortal-level cultivation technique. Could it be that Baili Zhui simply doesn't have the talent for cultivation, so all we get to see is the first move?!'

'That's right, otherwise how could such a good thing happen!' Many people secretly shed tears, 'Damn it, we've fallen for these money-grubbing merchants' tricks again!'

Before the audience could even worry about whether Baili Zhui's cultivation talent could be tested, something even more worrying and infuriating happened—a wealthy young man from the original territory managed to lock Baili Zhui up!
"Damn it, that scoundrel!!"

Suddenly, a burst of curses erupted from the Star Gazing Pavilion: "Destroying people's path to enlightenment is like murder and arson."

This rich young man is a minor villain in the first chapter of "Chasing Clouds". His name is Jiang Xiuyong.

He appeared earlier in the story; he was the one who had Baili Zhui's hand broken.

Although the audience felt that this person had gone too far, after all, Baili Zhui had only stolen some vegetables that they were about to throw away, and it was not a reason to break someone's hand, Baili Zhui was the one who stole first.

Most of the audience members were cultivators, and what they valued most was cultivation. Therefore, when Jiang Xiuyong locked Baili Zhui in the house to prevent him from attending the aptitude competition, almost everyone couldn't help but curse him.

Why did Jiang Xiuyong target Baili Zhui?
A privileged young man who used to do evil in his territory suddenly had his home ransacked by the new lord. The lowly people he used to look down on were now on the same level as him, which he could not tolerate.

Moreover, the hunter who taught Baili Zhui was actually an instructor at the monk academy. He was afraid and jealous, which is why he locked Baili Zhui in the room.

"Baili Zhui's eyes were bloodshot. He kept ramming his body against the iron gate and grabbing the iron window with his hands. Even though his chest was aching from the impact, his internal organs were injured, and he kept spitting out blood, he didn't care. He blamed himself for being so careless and falling into the trap of a villain."

He didn't know if he would have another chance to test his cultivation talent. In the world of Baili Zhui, who was only ten years old, this opportunity was invaluable to him. It might be the only way for him to get close to Jiang Zhi Ran.

In his despair, he suddenly remembered the hunter's teachings.

'Flowing Cloud Skill!'

"Yes, the uncle taught me the first move of the Flowing Cloud Technique. It's a power that transcends mortals and belongs to cultivators. Perhaps I can use that power to break through this barrier."

'But what is spiritual energy? Can I really sense its presence?'

"That won't work, will it?" Some audience members' voices came from outside the Lingying Theater. "Even if he really has the aptitude for cultivation, without having been exposed to internal cultivation techniques, directly sensing spiritual energy and then channeling it into his body to unleash his moves is nothing short of delusional! He's more likely to hurt himself."

Some people were very anxious, fearing that Bailizhui might make a rash move and end up hurting himself.

But how could the protagonist not have any extraordinary abilities?

Perhaps he possessed a natural talent for cultivation, or perhaps his focused willpower earned him the approval of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or perhaps the fluctuations he observed from the hunter uncle gave him a sudden enlightenment. He actually managed to capture a mysterious gas from the air.

The spiritual energy in the world has its own attribute "color", but this color cannot be observed by the naked eye. Naturally, the Starry Illusion Box cannot capture the flow of spiritual energy. In order to show the scene of Baili Zhui sensing the fluctuation of spiritual energy, the people of the Zhuiyun Zhi opera troupe racked their brains.

Later, a makeup artist who did makeup for the actors in the ghost play came up with an idea: to use "smoke" to replace those spiritual fluctuations.

In everyday life, the smoke we usually see is bluish-black or white, but if you add cinnabar to the burning material, you can create red smoke, and if you add malachite powder, you can create green smoke...

The effect was successful; at least, the vast majority of cultivators present stared wide-eyed, believing that Baili Zhui had sensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on his own without any guidance, and had even absorbed that spiritual energy into his body—and then—

He unleashed a burst of energy like a fart… (End of Chapter)