Forced to become a top influencer, I rely on my tu cao to ruin the cultivation world.

The iconic pink mist of the Hehuan Sect gradually shrank behind them, eventually turning into a faint shadow on the horizon.

Jia Zhuang stood on the roof of the heavily modified "flagship tractor," his feet resting on specially made anti-slip patterned steel plates. Behind him, Su Meier's fiery red palace dress still stood before the mountain gate, surrounded by thousands of female cultivators from the Hehuan Sect. Instead of handkerchiefs, they waved wrenches in their hands.

"Family members! All eyes are on me!"

Jia Zhuang raised the megaphone in his hand. The sound, amplified by spiritual power, carried a metallic magnetic quality and instantly pierced through the clouds.

"The Hehuan Sect's 'industrialization transformation' is just the first step! Our journey is to the stars and the sea! It's... uh, it's to the Qingyun Sect!"

"Zhao Si! Activate 'Tour Mode'! Destination—Qingyun Sect's mountain gate! We're going there to give those old fogies who only know how to shut themselves in seclusion a little 'scientific shock'!"

"Yes, boss!"

In the driver's seat, Zhao Si, wearing windproof goggles, excitedly pulled down a red lever.

"boom--!!!"

The tractor let out a roar unlike any other. The exhaust pipe no longer spewed out simple blue spiritual energy tail flames, but instead, after being processed by the "frequency conversion array," it produced a deep bass rhythm of "boom-boom-boom-boom-boom!"

The sound seemed to possess a magical quality; each vibration precisely struck the pulse of the air, spreading in all directions along the official road.

[System Prompt]

[Host detected to have activated the "Server-wide Tour" event. Temporary title: "Cultivation World Touring DJ".]

[Title Effects: Movement Speed ​​+50%, Noise Pollution +200%, Forced Attention Attraction from Passersby +100%]

[Livestream chat]

[Hahaha! Is the streamer planning a "concert tour"?!]

[Hey, this is called a "roadshow"! Do you even know the technical jargon?]

[This background music is so catchy! My spiritual energy is even vibrating to the rhythm!]

[I bet a pack of spicy strips, the people of the Qingyun Sect are going crazy!]

The tractor sped along the official road like a blue lightning bolt.

Wherever it went, chickens and dogs scattered in chaos.

The roadside tea stalls were shaken so badly they were on the verge of collapse, and the wandering cultivators who were drinking tea spat out their mouthfuls of spiritual tea; the demonic beasts in the mountains and forests were terrified and trembled, thinking that the heavenly tribulation had come ahead of schedule; even the cultivators who were flying on their swords were disturbed by the sudden noise and almost fell from the sky.

"What...what kind of monster is that?"

"It looks like Jia Zang's tractor!"

"Heavens! I heard they've even turned the Hehuan Sect Master against us, and now they're coming to wreak havoc on our Qingyun Sect?"

Rumors spread like wildfire. Jia Zang's "tour" convoy was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples. Countless curious rogue cultivators followed behind, eager to see what this madman who dared to challenge the righteous alliance was up to.

three days later.

Thousands of cultivators had already gathered on the official road outside the Qingyun Sect's mountain gate.

They weren't there to see the majestic protective array of the Qingyun Sect, nor to admire the demeanor of its leader, Li Changfeng; they were there to wait for the legendary "flagship tractor."

When that familiar "boom boom boom" sound came from afar, the crowd instantly erupted in cheers.

"They're here! They're here!"

"Holy crap! It really is blue smoke!"

"That voice... it makes my whole body go numb, and my Dao heart is about to be thrown into chaos!"

Jia Zhuang stood on the roof of the car, looking down at the dark mass of people below, a benevolent smile on his face like a capitalist looking at leeks... no, I mean, looking at "potential customers".

"Family members! Do you see this? This is public opinion! This is the market!"

He picked up a megaphone and shouted into the crowd, "Fellow Daoists! Fellow independent cultivators! I am Jia Zhuang! I know what you're thinking! You're thinking, isn't this thing just a broken tractor? Besides smoking and vibrating, what else can it do?"

From the crowd, a scruffy-bearded rogue cultivator sneered and said to his companion, "Has this Jia Zang gone mad? Coming here to show off his 'science'? We can't even scrape together a low-grade spirit stone, how are we going to get the money to buy his 'iron lump'?"

"Shh—" His companion nervously pulled him back. "Keep your voice down. Can't you see the people from the Enforcement Hall are watching over there? Although they're a bit confused by the commotion, it's still Qingyun Sect territory after all."

Jia Zang seemed to hear that sneer. He suddenly pointed at the stubble-faced rogue cultivator and laughed, "Good question, fellow Daoist! No money? No problem! Today, I, Jia Zang, am not selling goods!"

"Not selling anything?"

The crowd erupted in chaos.

"Why make such a big fuss if you're not going to sell anything?"

"Are you kidding us?"

"Stop arguing! Listen to him!"

Jia Zang pressed his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet, his smile growing increasingly mysterious: "That's right, I'm not selling anything. Today, I'm bringing you—a free trial!"

"free?!"

These two words, like a drop of water thrown into boiling oil, instantly ignited the entire scene. For rogue cultivators struggling at the bottom of the cultivation world, the allure of "free" is fatal.

"I know that many of you have never seen a Golden Core cultivator in your entire lives, have only ever used the most rudimentary breathing techniques, and have spent your lives toiling like oxen and horses for a single spirit stone!" Jia Zhuang's voice suddenly rose, filled with inflammatory rhetoric. "You crave power! You crave breakthroughs! You crave to no longer be trampled underfoot! Don't you?!"

"right!"

"Well said!"

"We've had enough!"

Long-suppressed emotions were instantly ignited, and countless rogue cultivators waved their fists, responding with a thunderous roar.

"But!" Jia Zhuang's tone shifted, "Traditional cultivation is too slow! Too arduous! Too reliant on talent! If you don't have top-grade spiritual roots, you're just trash! If you don't have family resources, you're just cannon fodder! Are you willing to accept that?!"

"I'm not reconciled!"

"Then today, I'll give you a chance!" Jia Zhuang slammed his hand on the tractor. "A chance that doesn't require spiritual roots, doesn't require elixirs, all you need is a heart that wants to become stronger! This 'flagship tractor' is equipped with the latest 'spiritual power amplifier' and 'high-frequency resonance engine.' It can instantly purify and compress the sparse spiritual energy floating in the world, and then—inject it into your body!"

He jumped off the truck and took out several metal rods connected to the tractor from the truck bed. These were the "spiritual energy charging devices" used by the female cultivators of the Hehuan Sect.

"See that? That's the power of 'science'! Now, I'm recruiting ten 'lucky experience officers' to enjoy a free ten-minute 'tractor charging' experience! Limited spots available, first come, first served!"

"Me! Me! Me!"

"Pick me! Pick me!"

The crowd surged forward frantically, eager to snatch the metal rod from Jia Zang's hands. The disciples of the Enforcement Hall, seeing this, immediately stepped forward to maintain order, but their own eyes also gleamed with curiosity.

"Don't push! Line up! Everyone line up!" the disciples of the Enforcement Hall shouted, but to little avail.

Jia Zang watched this scene with satisfaction and made a "V" sign at the live broadcast camera.

[Livestream chat]

[Hahaha! Is this streamer planning an "offline promotion"?]

[Free trial! This move is too ruthless! The independent cultivators simply can't withstand it!]

[This is called "scarcity marketing"! Ten people experience it, thousands watch, and the effect is maximized!]

I can already picture their expressions after they've had the experience!

Soon, ten "lucky ones" were selected, both men and women, with cultivation levels ranging from the third to the eighth level of Qi Refining. They sat nervously and expectantly on the specially made "experience chairs" next to the tractor, holding the "spiritual energy chargers" in their hands.

"Are you ready?" Jia Zang asked loudly.

"Ready...ready!" the ten answered in unison.

"Start the engine!"

Zhao Si floored the accelerator in the driver's seat.

"boom--!!!"

The tractor roared, and a blue aura burst forth, while the pipes connected to the "charger" began to vibrate.

"ah--!!!"

All ten participants gasped simultaneously. It wasn't pain, but an indescribable, tingling sensation that seemed to send shivers down their spines. Pure spiritual energy surged into their meridians through the metal rod, purer and more abundant than what they could achieve through a month of arduous self-cultivation!

"This...this is..."

"I feel my spiritual energy boiling over!"

"I'm about to break through! I'm about to break through!"

In just three minutes, a rogue cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining suddenly broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining with a flash of spiritual light!

"It's a breakthrough! It's really a breakthrough!"

"My God! It's only been three minutes!"

The thousands of independent cultivators watching were in an uproar. They had witnessed a "miracle" firsthand! Spiritual roots, aptitude, and resources—all became a joke in the face of this roaring tractor!

"I want to buy it! I'll pay any price!"

"Master Jia! Sell it to me! I'll pay one hundred spirit stones!"

"I'll offer two hundred! No, five hundred!"

The crowd completely lost control, pushing forward wildly, and even the disciples of the Enforcement Hall could hardly stop them.

"Quiet! Everyone, be quiet!"

Just then, a majestic roar came from inside the Qingyun Sect's mountain gate.

The crowd fell silent instantly, turning around in horror to look.

Sect Leader Li Changfeng, his face dark, arrived with several elders, hovering in mid-air on his sword. His gaze was fixed on the tractor that was still churning and the group of rogue cultivators around him, who seemed to have gone mad.

"Jia Zang!" Li Changfeng's voice was icy cold. "What are you up to now?! How dare you gather crowds and disrupt order on this sacred ground of the Qingyun Sect!"

When Jia Zang saw Li Changfeng, he was not afraid at all; instead, he smiled even more brightly.

He picked up a megaphone and shouted at Li Changfeng, "Master! You've come at the perfect time! Look, isn't my 'scientific cultivation' philosophy deeply popular? And look at these rogue cultivators, how much they crave power, how much they yearn to change their fate! I'm helping you promote the prestige of the Qingyun Sect!"

"You..." Li Changfeng was speechless. Looking at the fanatical gazes in the eyes of the rogue cultivators below, an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

He knew that he was once again being put on the hot seat by this bastard.

Jia Zhuang then turned his head to the live broadcast camera and chuckled softly in a voice only the viewers could hear:

"Family members, do you see this? This is 'public opinion.' Tomorrow, we'll hold an even bigger event right here in front of the Qingyun Sect's mountain gate! I want the entire cultivation world to know what 'the power of science' truly means!"

[Livestream chat]

[Holy crap! Is this streamer going against the sect leader?!]

What will be "bigger" tomorrow? I can't wait!

[I bet a pack of spicy strips that the mountain-protecting formation is going to have a rave tomorrow!]

[Those who went before, their vision is too narrow! I bet the entire sect will be doing calisthenics tomorrow!]

……