How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

The female host mentally pored over "The Deluxe Edition of the Host's Self-Cultivation" and "The Handbook of Controlling the Scene," her forehead sweating profusely. She felt that even with over 110 years of hosting experience, she was about to give out.

"Um, Junior Sister Zhao Zhuji, please introduce yourself?"

"Greetings, senior brothers and sisters. I am Zhao Zhuji from the Wuliang Sword Sect. I am honored to be here to bring glory to the sect thanks to the sect's kindness."

Zhao Zhuji bowed respectfully and said, "Now, please judge my performance. Thank you!"

"Hahaha, Junior Sister Zhao Zhuji truly lives up to her reputation as a prodigy of the Wuliang Sword Sect. Her talent is evident from her very first words. I believe everyone here, like me, is eagerly anticipating seeing her display her skills!"

The female host breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the disciples of the Wuliang Sword Sect were still quite normal!

Thankfully, the remaining one is also from the Wuliang Sword Sect, so he should have an easy time too.

Let her think about the information she memorized beforehand. The next person's name is Hong Butian... Hmm, his cultivation level is Qi Refining Level 3?

Female host: "???"

"Hahaha... It's my turn, isn't it?"

Hong Butian looked at everyone's eyes and smiled awkwardly. How did he end up in the top four?

Could it be that Xiaoli's cousin and Xiaoyang's cousin instructed them to do something behind the scenes?

Hong Butian's mind was immediately filled with conspiracy theories, and he felt inexplicably sad. So the cultivation world was really this corrupt and depraved.

So even a fair and square competition can be rigged?

So how could someone who has been practicing for less than a year make it into the top four?

Damn it, the cultivation world is so dark and terrifying... Evil forces run rampant under the protection of their umbrellas!

Hong Butian looked closely and realized that the protectors were Xiao Li and Xiao Yang, and the evil forces were actually himself?!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 316 This is yesterday's portion—another day of trying to overcome laziness!

"that……"

Hong Butian laughed awkwardly, "I'm already very satisfied with the results I've achieved so far."

"Um, friendship comes first, competition second, haha."

"Ah, I see..."

The two hosts stepped to the side, revealing the contestants behind them. They exchanged a glance, silently counted to three, two, one, and then spoke together.

"Very good, now please listen to the announcement of the two sides facing off... Oh, wait a minute."

An extra, clutching his head, handed over a note, then furtively left, leaving the two hosts bewildered.

"It's inside information! It's absolutely inside information!"

Hong Li's voice came from the spirit stone in Jin Xiu's hand. She was watching the live broadcast through Jin Xiu and was filled with righteous indignation.

"Look at that little note, it must have written down the pre-arranged competition rankings!"

"I'm so angry and cold! Has our entire space travel world become corrupt too? Can this world ever be any better? Waaaaah..."

"Hey, how could there be any inside story? There are so many big shots watching."

Jin Xiu rolled her eyes, paused, patted her chest, and said smugly, "Yes, I am one of the big shots!"

“We’ve finished exploring the cultivation world, and even you’ve become a big shot…” Hong Li said dejectedly.

"What do you mean?! Get out of here!"

Kim Soo's forehead creased with a tic-tac-toe expression. He couldn't help but say, "It must be some important announcement. Don't use your dirty thoughts to speculate about honest people like us. There's absolutely no inside story in our competition!"

"Really? I don't believe it!"

Hong Li revealed her crescent-shaped eyes and pointed at Hong Butian on the stage.

"If there really wasn't something going on, how would my brother explain it?"

Tell me, how much money did he give you, and how much did you, Jin Xiu, take from it?

Oh, by the way, is there a share for me, the sect leader?

"And I!"

Suddenly, Hei Yang poked his head out from behind Hong Li and couldn't help but say, "I'm the sect leader's husband, I want a cut too!"

"You two can climb together!"

Jin Xiu sighed helplessly: "They got there by luck, what can I do?"

"I am Kim Soo!"

Kim Soo snorted lightly, his face righteous: "Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely no kickbacks! Absolutely, absolutely a partner of justice!"

"Okay, I got it!"

Hongli suddenly realized: "You've been ostracized and isolated from the group. They didn't include you when they were getting the benefits!"

"I'll say it again!"

Jin Xiu suddenly shouted, then quickly covered her mouth, glanced around, and whispered, "We are definitely not some irregular organization, nor have we received any benefits!"

"Are you so sure?"

Hei Yang couldn't help but complain, "What if you're also kept in the dark?"

Kim Soo: "..."

"I'm not talking to you two anymore."

Kim Soo snorted coldly: "Otherwise, you'll lead me astray sooner or later."

"You're just jealous of our wisdom!"

"You're just envious of our eloquence!"

"Ah, yes, yes."

Jin Xiushi, skilled in catching fish, rolled his eyes and glanced at the two people in the picture, feeling that their postures were a bit off.

"Hey, what's going on here?"

Jin Xiu tentatively asked, somewhat uncertainly, "Hong Li, are you being held by him?"

"Hmm, you're only just realizing this?"

Hong Li raised the spirit stone high, revealing a rosy smiling face. She leaned her whole body against Hei Yang, pulled back a corner of the blanket, and saw that the latter's two large hands were on her slender waist, which could be easily pinched and held.

Hongli twisted her body and turned the view around again. The blurred barrier under the rain had a kind of poetic and picturesque hazy beauty.

"that……"

Hongli smiled sheepishly: "It's normal to be casual at home, right..."

I never expected you'd call specifically to invite me to watch the live stream, hehe.

"Oh, so I was just being presumptuous, wasn't I?"

Kim Soo rolled her eyes: "I'm so sorry to have bothered you two, I'll be leaving now."

"Oh no, no, no."

Hongli quickly apologized with a smile, "Don't get upset! It's my fault, it's my fault! Please don't be angry!"

"Humph."

Kim Soo snorted softly, "That's more like it."

"that……"

Hongli leaned closer to the spirit stone and smiled shyly: "Don't you think it's more exciting to have other people watching?"

Kim Soo: "???"

"Ahem, hahaha, just kidding, just kidding."

Hongli chuckled and turned the camera away.

"Let's look at the rain scene in the distance instead!"

Kim Soo: "..."

"But then again..."

Jinxiu watched the two of them looking relaxed and comfortable on the rooftop, while the distant mountains and forests behind them were washed by the rain, becoming brighter and brighter.

As the camera rotates, the old town comes into view, with pedestrians carrying umbrellas hurrying by, splashing water as they step on the ground.

A curtain of water hangs from the eaves, with a row of pits directly below.

"It's very quiet, isn't it?"

Hong Li smiled gently.

"You guys are really living a leisurely life..."

Jin Xiu looked at the scene with a complicated expression, then turned her head to look at the noisy surroundings. Suddenly, she felt weak all over, as if she was having more difficulty breathing than Hong Li.

"Cultivating immortality... I've cultivated to the point where I can no longer distinguish what is real."