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

The atmosphere at the Qingyun Sect's mountain gate plaza was more explosive than a pressure cooker.

Li Changfeng hovered in mid-air, his black robes billowing even without wind, and his body was surrounded by visible sword energy. The elders behind him all had ashen faces, and the magical weapons in their hands were already poised to be unleashed.

Below the square, a human wall of thousands of independent cultivators was fiercely protecting the tractor that was still churning. They hadn't been bribed by Jia Zang; they had been brainwashed by the miracle of the "three-minute breakthrough."

"Jia Zang!"

Li Changfeng finally couldn't hold back any longer. Pointing at the metal lump belching blue smoke, his voice boomed like thunder: "You monster, you're disturbing the peace and bewitching people! If you don't destroy it today, my Qingyun Sect's protective formation will have to activate its 'annihilation mode'!"

"No, no, no! Master, let's talk this out!"

Jia Zang quickly jumped off the roof of the carriage, raising his hands in a gesture of surrender. But there wasn't a trace of fear on his face; he was clearly... confident.

"Master, please don't fire yet. Listen to this sound... is it really just noise?"

Jia Zang snapped his fingers, and Zhao Si immediately understood and adjusted the tractor's "frequency conversion array".

The originally rough "boom boom boom" instantly transformed into a deep, heavy, yet strangely rhythmic "hum-hum-hum-hum."

The sound was no longer harsh; instead, it resembled a massive heartbeat, each vibration creating visible ripples in the surrounding air.

Even more strangely, when this sound rang out, the towering protective array of the Qingyun Sect—the "Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Array"—actually... flickered for a moment?

Yes, it's flickering.

The pale golden light screen, which had been flowing steadily, now began to resonate with an extremely faint "buzzing" sound.

"What...what's going on?!"

The elder in charge of the mountain-protecting array exclaimed in alarm, "Sect Leader! The spiritual energy fluctuations of the array... are vibrating in sync with that sound!"

Li Changfeng's pupils contracted.

Although he didn't understand "science," he understood formations. The mountain-protecting formation was the foundation of the Qingyun Sect, and he knew every flow of spiritual energy like the back of his hand. At this moment, the formation was actually... "Listening" to the sound of that tractor?

"Jia Zang! What tricks have you played on the great formation?!" Li Changfeng shouted sternly.

"I'm innocent! Master!" Jia Zhuang spread his hands innocently. "I didn't do anything. I just... discovered a shocking secret!"

"What secret?"

"That is—everything has its own laws!"

Jia Zhuang adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and instantly switched to "academic lecture" mode.

"Master, elders, have you ever wondered why we cultivators practice 'breathing exercises,' 'meditation,' and 'visualization'?"

"That's because the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is itself a rhythmic fluctuation! It's just that this fluctuation is too weak and too chaotic for our mortal ears to hear, and our mortal bodies can't keep up with it!"

Jia Zhuang pointed at the tractor that was still humming, his eyes gleaming with the light of a "fervent scientist".

"And this tractor, equipped with an 'overclocked nuclear-powered engine,' after three days and three nights of modifications, can now emit a special 'spiritual energy resonance wave'!"

"This wave can resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and even... resonate with our mountain-protecting formation!"

"What you hear is not noise, but... the breathing of the Great Way!"

The entire room fell silent.

Li Changfeng was stunned.

The elders were stunned.

Even the chat in the live stream paused for a second.

[Livestream chat]

Holy crap! This streamer's mouth... it's like he's talking the dead back to life!

[The sound of the road breathing? Isn't that the sound of a tractor exhaust pipe?!]

[The previous ones were too narrow-minded! This is called "quantum mechanics cultivation"!]

[I'm actually... starting to believe it?]

Although Li Changfeng sensed something was wrong, he had to admit that the great formation was indeed shaking.

"Are you... are you telling the truth?" Li Changfeng asked, half believing and half doubting.

"Absolutely true!" Jia Zhuang declared confidently. "Master, if you don't believe me, you can experience it for yourself. When the great formation resonates with my engine, its spiritual energy circulation speed increases by at least 30%!"

"Thirty percent?!"

The elder in charge of formations gasped. The mountain-protecting formation had increased its power by 30%—what did that mean? It meant that the Qingyun Sect's defenses had directly reached a new level!

"This...how is this possible?!" Although Li Changfeng was tempted, his reason told him that this was too absurd.

"Master, facts speak louder than words."

Jia Zhuang smiled slightly and made a gesture to Zhao Si.

"Zhao Si! Activate 'Synchronization Mode'! Target—the core of the mountain-protecting array!"

"Yes, sir!"

Zhao Si suddenly pulled down a lever and simultaneously floored the accelerator.

"boom--!!!"

The tractor let out a deafening roar, and its blue aura tail flame instantly turned crimson!

The buzzing sound suddenly rose in pitch, turning into a sharp yet penetrating "ee-ya-ee-ya-!"

The sound was like an invisible tentacle, instantly piercing through the air and striking straight at the core of the mountain-protecting formation!

"Buzz—!!!"

The entire protective mountain formation trembled violently!

The pale golden light screen suddenly began to flash wildly, with red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple lights flashing alternately, like... like a disco ball in a nightclub!

"This...this is..."

Li Changfeng stared wide-eyed at the shimmering array, completely petrified.

"Master! Did you see that?!" Jia Zhuang shouted excitedly, "This is the power of 'Rhythmic Transformation'! The great formation is no longer a rigid defensive tool, it...it's alive! It's dancing! It's...going clubbing!"

"Club...?"

Li Changfeng's lips twitched. He didn't understand the word, but he could feel the unprecedented "vitality" of the formation.

Although it looks... very unserious, the spiritual energy fluctuations of the formation are indeed much stronger than usual!

"But...this is too noisy!" an elder exclaimed, covering his ears in pain. "This sound...it's shattering my soul!"

"That's because you're not used to it yet!" Jia Zhuang said dismissively. "Any new thing will be questioned at its inception. Just like the 'flying sword' back then, wasn't it also called 'strange and ingenious tricks'?"

"And the volume is adjustable!"

Jia Zhuang walked to the tractor and turned a knob.

The shrill "ee-ya ee-ya" sound vanished instantly, replaced by a soothing, melodious sound...

"The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style" Xianxia Remix Version!

"The vast horizon is my love... Flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green hills..."

This familiar melody, amplified by spiritual energy, resounded throughout the entire Qingyun Sect!

"..."

The entire venue fell silent once again.

Li Changfeng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Jia! Zang!"

He forced out those two words through gritted teeth, "Are you... insulting the protective formation of my Qingyun Sect?!"

"I'm innocent! Master!" Jia Zhuang cried out, looking aggrieved. "I was just... cultivating my character! Listen to these lyrics, 'What kind of rhythm is the most swaying, what kind of song is the most joyful'? Isn't this the true essence of the Great Dao?!"

"you……"

Li Changfeng was trembling with rage. He was about to order Jia Zang's arrest when the formation elder suddenly exclaimed:

"Sect Leader! Look! The spiritual energy flowing through the great formation... it's actually... it's really flowing smoothly!"

Li Changfeng suddenly looked up.

The protective array, shimmering with seven-colored light, actually began to move rhythmically in sync with the beat of "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style".

Every time the lyrics "Stay" are sung, the spiritual power of the great formation gathers; every time the rhythm of "The Most Rocking" is played, the spiritual power of the great formation spreads.

Although it looks like a giant, flashing neon light, there is no denying that the array's spiritual energy circulation efficiency is indeed nearly 30% faster than usual!

"This...this..."

Li Changfeng was completely dumbfounded.

He had lived for three hundred years and had never seen anything so... so absurd yet effective!

"Master, do you believe me now?"

Jia Zang walked up to Li Changfeng with a victorious smile on his face.

"This 'noise' is actually 'celestial music.' This 'disco' is actually 'enlightenment.' If you're willing, I can help you transform the entire mountain-protecting array into a 'full-frequency rhythmic resonance array'!"

"At that time, the Qingyun Sect's defense will increase by 50%! It might even... inflict a 'mental pollution' effect, causing enemies to sway involuntarily to the rhythm and lose their will to fight!"

Looking at the shimmering array and listening to the song "Stay," Li Changfeng was torn between his inner turmoil.

He knew that he had been tricked by Jia Zang.

Reason told him that this was absolutely heretical and evil!

But reality told him that this unorthodox method... was really effective!

"You...you really can modify the great formation?" Li Changfeng finally spoke, his voice carrying a hint of compromise.

"Of course!" Jia Zhuang patted his chest to assure him, "However, this requires a lot of resources. For example... a thousand top-grade spirit stones, five hundred catties of black iron, and..."

"That's enough!"

Li Changfeng interrupted him, "As long as you can successfully complete the modification, resources won't be a problem! But!"

He pointed sharply at the tractor that was still playing music and said in a stern voice:

"Turn this sound off! It's...it's so embarrassing!"

"Okay!"

Jia Zhuang snapped his fingers, and Zhao Si immediately turned off the stereo.

The world is finally quiet.

However, the protective array of the Qingyun Sect was still habitually flashing with seven-colored light, as if it was not yet satisfied.

[Livestream chat]

[Hahaha! The sect leader has given in!]

[The above is called the "True Fragrance Law"!]

I can already picture the entire sect doing calisthenics together tomorrow!

[I bet a pack of spicy strips that the Sword Sect people will come to watch tomorrow!]

Jia Zhuang looked at Li Changfeng's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, and chuckled inwardly.

He knew he had won again.

"Master, don't worry. Tomorrow, I'll give you an even bigger surprise!"

Jia Zang leaned close to Li Changfeng's ear and whispered:

"Tomorrow, let's do a 'thousand-person radio calisthenics'! Let the entire Qingyun Sect move in rhythm with the great formation!"

Looking into Jia Zhuang's "sincere" eyes, Li Changfeng suddenly felt as if he had... jumped into a bottomless pit.

Moreover, I dug it myself.