Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 619 The Influence of the 'Presence' Halo
Although he is a true immortal, the Overlord is still a physical cultivator after all...

That's not wrong!
Ba Zun: "If you need it, I can help you improve it, and I guarantee the effect will be better than what you have now @Hong Zun"

Hongzun: "That won't be necessary /smile"

Danzu: "Fellow Daoist Hongzun only wants to improve the sect's atmosphere, not to send them to their deaths."

If we were to actually use "refined speech," it wouldn't be as simple as just having a "mocking aura."

Hongzun: "/thumbs up"

Overlord: "..."

So, I'm being a bad guy just because I tried to help you upgrade your aura?
Sword Ancestor: "By the way, how long does this aura last?"

If it continues to exist, then the holder of the 'mocking aura' will probably have to transfer to the Dragon Elephant Sky-Supporting Sect to live and cultivate normally in the face of those body cultivators with big hearts.

Hong Zun: "It's just a slight punishment; the taunting aura will degenerate into a mere presence aura after a week."

Hongzun: "It will end after another month."

In other words, the two most severely affected individuals will enjoy an extra week of 'mockery' compared to the others.

Those who receive the 'reward' simply enjoy the 'presence' aura for a month.

The main problem is that they really went too far this time, with most of them only completing the minimum tasks, and some even failing to complete their tasks at all.

That's why I decided to use this halo to warn them.

For those younger generation who wished they could hide themselves forever, a month-long aura of 'presence' was enough to teach them a lesson.

Hongzun: "If a similar situation occurs again in the future, the duration of the aura will be doubled."

If they still don't learn their lesson, it's not impossible to use the "mocking aura" version of "refined speech".

As for the upgrade...

There's no need for a supreme ruler; in the early days of the Spirit Network, the internet was full of traces left by body cultivators.

However, most of them were later blocked and deleted in order to purify the online environment.

However, since the Spirit Network itself was created by the Supreme Dao Sect, we can simply review the relevant data later; it's not a big deal.

The Artifact Master: "What if they get used to your aura?"

Hongzun: "That would be best, exactly what I've been hoping for."

If one day they become indifferent to the influence of the 'presence' halo, it proves that they will no longer deliberately hide themselves.

In that case, it naturally cannot be considered "the way of the underworld".

pity……

Judging from his observation of their behavior after he removed the glowing halo, this is probably not something that can be accomplished in a short time.

Then, some other topics were discussed in the group.

Xu Xing lost interest after watching for a while, closed the chat software, and put away his phone.

"Aura of Presence..."

He remembered that Yuanjun had mentioned this matter during the previous 'Immortal Sect Grand Competition', but he didn't expect it to be used so soon.

Those 'prudent' juniors of the Supreme Daoist Sect are in for a rough time now.

……

……

Sword Sect Outer Sect, Sword-Holding Hall.

Deep inside, in a training room where one can draw upon the malevolent energy of the mineral vein to refine their sword intent.

Tsk~!

As the door to the training room opened, wisps of blood-red mist, resembling steam, surged and spread out.

Ye Zhiwei was dressed in the black outfit uniform issued by the Sword Hall, with the hairband she had brought with her when she came to the Sword Sect tied around her forehead.

At this moment, she was surrounded by a fierce aura that had not yet dissipated, and her eyes seemed to flash with blood-red light, sending chills down one's spine.

However, the two black-clad deacons from the Sword Hall standing in the distance merely glanced at it indifferently, and then looked away after confirming that nothing had happened.

It's not surprising that sword cultivators who are just beginning to try tempering themselves with malevolent energy will experience similar situations.

Ye Zhiwei let out a long sigh, calmed the agitated true essence within her body caused by the baleful aura, and walked to the side of the cultivation room.

A line of text then appeared on a screen embedded in the wall.

Your training session lasted 4 hours, 35 minutes, and 25 seconds, totaling 45 contribution points.

The training room is priced at 10 contribution points per hour, with the price calculated every six minutes.

Therefore, many people who come here to cultivate will finish at the designated time.

Ye Zhiwei took out her identity jade token and swiped it on the sensing area at the bottom of the screen.

beep!

Twenty contribution points were instantly deducted from her account.

As the top candidate in this 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment' and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she can offer a very high discount when using areas that assist in cultivation.

In addition, you can get an extra 500 contribution points every month.

This!

This is only part of the benefits she receives as the top-ranked student in the special recruitment program, which includes the Foundation Establishment stage.

This benefit will last for three years, and if one can advance to the Golden Core stage within those three years, the benefit can be further improved.

If you haven't reached the Golden Core stage within three years...

That's impossible!

You've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and you still can't achieve the Golden Core after three years? Are you even human?
Ye Zhiwei took back the jade pendant, glanced at her account balance, hung it on her waist, and turned to walk outside.

As he walked, he felt the sharpening sword intent within him, forged by the fierce energy.

As expected, the Sword Sect is more suitable for sword cultivators. I have only been in the Sword Sect for a short time, but my overall strength has improved by several levels.

Whether it's sword intent, true essence, or sword techniques and supernatural abilities, all have undergone a qualitative leap.

I could probably easily defeat my past self within a hundred moves!
They walked past the two black-clad deacons from the Sword-Holding Hall and entered the long corridor.

Ye Zhiwei suppressed her unusually agitated emotions caused by the murderous aura, took out her phone, and opened her usual chat app.

Mingdao Mingxin: "I have a special mission to carry out recently, which may not be finished anytime soon."

Zhi Lun Jingwei: "Okay, Brother Ruoming!"

Scrolling up, looking at the densely packed chat history from before, a complex emotion flashed in Ye Zhiwei's eyes.

Compared to before, the two have been chatting much less lately.

The messages Zhao Ruoming sent also became more reserved, even a little cautious, starting at some point...

Zhao Ruoming had never really thought much about this matter; he just felt that he had interacted with a young girl online…

In short, after learning the truth from Ye Zhiwei, he felt quite guilty.

As for whether Ye Zhiwei might have only intended to tease him from the beginning...

What a joke!
Although he narrowly lost to Chi Jiuyu, he is still one of the best among the immortal sect's prodigies. He's not that easy to fool!
As she walked out of the long corridor, Ye Zhiwei finished reading her recent chat history and was about to put her phone away.

Ding Dong!

A message popped up.

It was the cultivation forum she frequented most, and there was a new popular post in the Sword Sect section—

[Help! My sword, which I reinforced with paint at the Taishang Dao Sect, is malfunctioning. Does anyone know how to fix it?]

It could be out of curiosity, or it could be because she had just read her chat history with Zhao Ruoming, or perhaps Ye Zhiwei clicked in to take a look.

Upon seeing the content of the post, a strange look flashed across Ye Zhiwei's face.

The poster is a sword cultivator, the kind who practices sword formations.

According to him, he purchased the painting and reinforcement service from Taishang Daozong a few months ago.

Everything was fine at first, and he was very satisfied with the performance of the flying sword after the paint was reinforced.

But yesterday, for some reason, things suddenly started to go wrong.

The post also included a picture of a flying sword.

It was a hiltless, pale gold flying sword, as clear as crystal, with winding crimson patterns on its blade that perfectly matched the natural texture of the sword.

Even through the pictures, you can see the painter's superb skills.

however……

[Name: Liu Yu] [Gender: Male]

[Realm: Early Stage of Divine Transformation]

[Affiliation: Supreme Dao Sect]

A message inexplicably appeared in my mind.

Ye Zhiwei also inexplicably felt a sense of enlightenment.

Liu Yu is the name of the person who painted the flying sword.

Ok? !

What is going on!
I scrolled down further.

The top comment.

Changqing (who takes on alchemy business): "You mean you took her to get a tattoo, and then you found out the tattoo artist had also tattooed your own name on it?"

A lot of people liked it.

Ye Zhiwei: "..."

This "Changqing" is a very famous figure in Jishi Valley. Many alchemists know that there is such a person who looks for alchemy business on the Spirit Network all day long.

But his real identity...

It remains a mystery to this day.

Isn't this the sword cultivator section? How come this guy is here again!

Ye Zhiwei ignored it and continued scrolling down to see if she could find the reason...

Ding Dong!

Another message popped up.

Sister: "Are you getting used to life at the Sword Sect lately?"

Sister: "Do you have enough spirit coins? If not, remember to tell me immediately."

Sister: "I also sent you some medicinal pills. Remember to pick them up when the time comes."

Sister: "Logistics progress #"

Ye Zhiwei had already arrived at the entrance of the Sword-Wielding Hall. After clicking in to reply to her sister's message, she continued to browse the post.

However, the next second, she froze for a moment, then suddenly looked up and stared ahead.

But then she saw a person standing at the door, looking at her as well.

"Hello, I am Zhang Yunlu, and Chi Jiuyu is my senior sister," the person said.

"..."

It was a perfectly ordinary sentence, but Ye Zhiwei felt a chill run down her spine, and even the fierce aura that had been gathering around her seemed to be suppressed.

The principle of concealment is most adept at hiding one's heart and spirit, and can also, to a certain extent, perceive the hidden true nature of others.

That's why, the moment she met Zhang Yunlu's gaze, she noticed the madness lurking in her eyes, as if it could burst forth at any moment.

That was pure killing intent honed through countless brushes with death, chilling Ye Zhiwei to the bone...

For a moment, she even felt a dryness in her throat: "You, hello..."

Zhang Yunlu: "..."

Why does she seem a little nervous? I've never met her before.

emm...

Could it be that my senior was bragging outside and then dragged her into it too...?

Probably!

……

……

Another week has passed in the blink of an eye.

The progress report for the second batch of Ascended Messengers has also been released.

But compared to this, the appearance of the 'presence' halo and the 'mockery' halo is obviously more 'sensational'.

Many people on the internet are complaining that their belongings have been stolen by idiots...

Cough!

From various portable array bases, flying sword designs, to co-branded collectible talismans.

They could even reach the defensive formations of a city, or even a starship.

If any member of the Supreme Daoist Sect has a "presence" or "taunt" aura involved and has put in effort, the final product will be affected by the aura's effect.

One of the cities was maintained because practitioners of the Gou Dao sect from the Tai Shang Dao sect participated in its maintenance.

This caused the people of that city to have uncontrollable images of that Taoist cultivator appear in their minds every time they woke up and looked up at the sky...

The array master who had initially coordinated the deployment of the city's protective formation was furious and had already filed a lawsuit against the Taoist practitioner.

The most tragic case was that of an alchemist from Jishi Valley.

He had previously purchased some personal items, which were clearly stated to be from the Righteous Path Alliance's Illusion Moon Pavilion series, exclusively customized by the Illusion Moon Pavilion's weapon-refining masters.

As a result, the recent "presence" halo incident occurred.

Oh open!

It was manufactured by the Supreme Daoist Sect!
How can I get anything done when I have to face that flood of information as soon as I start each day?

It's unbearable!
He immediately initiated a refund request.

However, customer service said that the alchemy furnace had been used for five years, exceeding the return period, so it could not be returned!
He was unhappy about it!

The customer service representative later offered to compensate him with a gourd to hold the pills and prevent the medicinal properties from being lost.

After much deliberation, he finally reluctantly agreed.

But when they finally got their hands on the gourd, they discovered it was actually made by that damn Supreme Dao Sect...

But to be fair...

Although those 'steady' cultivators of the Supreme Daoist Sect were a bit cowardly, their abilities were truly undeniable.

Only a few are affected by the halo effect; their influence can be found in every industry...

After all, being 'prudent' is just too expensive.

Creating a puppet requires materials, learning concealment techniques and supernatural powers requires specific elixirs or the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and one must regularly attend various training courses to improve one's awareness and discernment.

Every single one of these things came at a price!

But you can't be too high-profile; without a few tricks up your sleeve to make money in secret, you don't even qualify for 'steady'!
Maintaining 'stability' is difficult enough, but within the sect, one must also endure 'suppression' from the sect leader and founder...

Hey~
All I can say is that life is tough.

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Sword Sect Outer Sect.

Xu Xing stood in front of his own statue, with Mei Zu, dressed in a simple long dress, beside him.

After the matter of the change of the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect came to an end, she came to the Sword Sect as she had said before.

When she left, she explained to Ji Yinxue that she was going to the Sword Sect to discuss cultivation with Xu Xing.

Because it was a very legitimate reason, Ji Yinxue didn't say much.

"If this 'presence' halo were renamed and its effects adjusted, it might actually be able to be used as a reward and distributed to other sects besides the Supreme Dao Sect."

Although she changed into a very simple dress this time when she came to the Sword Sect.

But with every smile and glance, her captivating charm was undeniable.

"What do you think, Brother Dao?" Meizu asked with a smile as she looked at Xu Xing.

"indeed."

Aside from the special juniors of the Supreme Dao Sect, what ordinary young cultivator wouldn't want to be the one in the spotlight?

Take Chi Jiuyu for example, although she has a rather unconventional personality.

But if everyone who meets her can know that she is the "Number One Prodigy of All Realms", the "Youngest Nascent Soul Transformation Person in History", and the "Sword Master's Personal Disciple"...

She'd probably laugh in her dreams.

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