66 Chapter 66

The movie "Nie Xiaoqian" quickly became popular in Chaoyin City with its excellent plot, exciting fighting, the good looks of the leading actors and even the real-name participation of a "big-name monk". The store that was originally deserted suddenly became popular, and the cinema was full for several consecutive days.

Not to mention that the movie was released simultaneously in the city that never sleeps. Because the theme song was sung by the girl group Neon Chang, many fans walked into the theater with the intention of chasing stars, and then were attracted by the twists and turns of the plot and the lingering love. Now they are crying and crying every day because of the knife in the plot.

This movie stirred up so many emotions, and the actors who participated in it still benefited a lot. The female lead Zi Qiu leaped to the late stage of foundation building, and the disciples who played other female ghosts also had more or less improvement in their cultivation. Even Zi Xiao, who played the Black Mountain Old Demon, could clearly feel the spiritual power surging in her body. She also joked that this feeling was even more turbulent than first love.

As the popular female supporting role in the drama, Ning Shu, who plays the female ghost Aruo, has certainly earned enough tears from the audience while also absorbing enough energy. Just a few days ago, she established her foundation.

It was a sunny afternoon, and Ning Shu, with nothing better to do, was harassing the popular second male lead, Xuan Mo, while holding up the Spirit Shadow Stone. He took photos from all angles and directed Xuan Mo to strike various poses.

"Xuan Mo, the look you give me is too gentle. It should be colder, sharper, preferably with a murderous look, and then point the tip of your sword at the camera!"

Xuan Mo always has endless patience with Ning Shu. He poses according to whatever Ning Shu says, and doesn't get angry even when the camera is almost right in his face. Later, when Ning Shu was in a good mood, she dressed up as Aruo and took a few photos together with him. Xuan Mo's gentle eyes were so touching that he almost cried.

"Xuan Mo, your acting is really good!" Ning Shu, still dressed as Aruo's ghost girl, couldn't help but praise the scene in the Spirit Shadow Stone. "I thought you were one of those popular celebrities who only knew how to put on a stern face. I didn't expect you to be such a good actor!"

Xuan Mo didn't show any expression on his face, only his slightly red ears betrayed his excitement. Zixiao couldn't help laughing as he stood aside.

What good acting? I think he was just expressing his true feelings. Only that fool Ning Shu couldn't see it. It's unbelievable that the young master of the Hehuan Sect could be so slow.

Just as everyone was enjoying themselves, something unexpected happened. Ning Shu's smiling face suddenly turned painful. She stepped back a few steps, feeling overwhelmed. The spiritual energy around her was surging out of control. Xuan Mo noticed something was wrong immediately and rushed over to support her. "What's wrong?"

Zixiao also arrived at this time. She sent out a stream of spiritual energy to check on Ning Shu's condition, and then her expression became a little more relaxed:

"She completed her Qi training a few days ago and should be building her foundation now. It's a good thing there's no one to disturb her in this room, so let her meditate and practice here, and I'll just be there to protect her."

For cultivators, it generally becomes more difficult as they advance in realm. For example, there will be thunder tribulations when advancing to the Golden Core Stage, and inner demons when advancing to the Spirit Transformation Stage, etc. Things like drawing Qi into the body or building the foundation are not a big deal. Some people can even suddenly explode in the middle of a fight and build the foundation directly. There is no need to worry at all.

As expected, after hearing Zixiao's words, Xuan Mo's expression relaxed a lot. He helped Ning Shu sit on the ground, while he gripped the sword tightly in his hand: "I can also help her protect the law."

"Okay, then do as you please." Zixiao did not argue with him, but took a few steps back and stayed in the room.

She looked at Xuan Mo, who was holding a long sword with a serious expression, and Ning Shu, who was pale because of nervousness, and suddenly felt that this scene was very rare. Remembering the magical operation of Ning Shu taking the Lingying Stone and slapping the elders of Tianyan Sect, Zixiao had an idea and picked up the Lingying Stone to take a picture of this scene.

That's good, isn't the cover of the next issue of the magazine ready? Zixiao looked at the picture captured on the screen and nodded with satisfaction.

Some are happy and some are sad. The Hehuan Sect is excited because the young sect leader has finally established his foundation, but the disciples of the Tianyan Sect are in a dilemma.

Unlike the monks in the City That Never Sleeps who firmly believe that most of the movie content is fictitious because of their experience with love websites and talent shows, the monks in the City of Chaoyin have a mixed opinion about the film.

Some people believe that this must have been a true event, a bloody history of the persecution of female practitioners of the Hehuan Sect by the monks of the Tianyan Sect, which was recorded by the Hehuan Sect using some secret method. Now that it is released, it is an accusation of the Tianyan Sect's insanity!

"After all, the disciples of Tianyan Sect and Elder Xuhengzi in the movie really appeared. Everyone saw it with their own eyes. How could it be fake?" A cultivator outside the Tianyan Sect shop shouted indignantly. He was so excited that he even raised his arms high and stepped on the steps to cheer:

"Those hypocrites who killed their wives to prove their faith are truly disgusting! From now on, I will beat up any disciple of Tian Yanzong I see!"

He is so hateful and sincere, he is undoubtedly a true fan of the couple who broke up.

Seeing that the monk, whose face was red with anger, was about to rush into the store to cause trouble, Qi Ling could only sigh helplessly: "My fellow Taoist, that movie is fabricated. Let me say it again, we in the ruthless sect do not need to kill our wives to prove our truth." In fact, this was the one hundred and thirty-seventh time he had explained it.

"Yes, yes, don't get too excited. The Hehuan Sect said that the story is purely fictional. Don't hurt innocent people by mistake!" A monk who passed by also tried to persuade them to stop fighting.

"And I saw Nie Xiaoqian in the cinema a few days ago. Her real name is Ziqiu, which shows that the movie is not real."

"That's right, fellow Taoist, calm down. I saw Aruo a few days ago, and she's still alive and well. Don't take it too seriously!"

"And yet, you're still trying to quibble!" Unexpectedly, the cultivator, far from calming down, grew even more furious. He pointed in the direction of the cinema and said, "What's going on with Xu Hengzi? Why is he there? Are you trying to tell me he's actively cooperating with the He Huan Sect just to stage a sham to discredit himself?"

"This..." This was indeed an inexplicable problem, and the monks who tried to stop the fight were at a loss for words.

"And let me ask you, you saw Nie Xiaoqian and Aruo, but what about Ning Caichen? Where did Ning Caichen go? If this was all a play, why didn't he show up?"

All the monks who had gathered fell silent. They all turned to look in Qi Ling's direction, their eyes filled with curiosity and expectation. The monk even took a few steps forward and slapped the table in front of Qi Ling, his eyes burning with rage:

"Where did Ning Caichen go? If he's with Nie Xiaoqian, I'll admit that I wronged you!"

Qi Ling: ...

Oh, Ning Caichen is still in solitary confinement in the Jueqing Valley in the back mountain of the sect.

Seeing that if he didn't speak up, the onlookers would eat him alive, Qi Ling had no choice but to clear his throat and speak in a tone that he was not very confident in:

"Although my senior brother is indeed in solitary confinement, but..."

"Okay, Ning Caichen has indeed been captured!" The monk didn't listen to his explanation at all, and asked in rapid succession, "Who captured him? He couldn't have gone back on his own, could he? Why was he captured? Tell me!"

Qi Ling: ...

After living for so long, this is the first time I have personally experienced what it means to be unable to express something.

Seeing that the matter would become even more unclear if he continued to dwell on it, Qi Ling could only swallow his guilt and evade the main point:

"I already said it was a coincidence! If it really happened, how do you explain why the dead Aruo suddenly reappeared? It shows that the story in the movie is all fiction!"

"I..." The monk was finally stumped. Both sides insisted on their own opinions and refused to admit defeat. When the situation was about to reach a stalemate, someone suddenly shouted:

"The cinema is selling Hehuan magazine. They say it contains an exclusive interview with Nie Xiaoqian!"

The monks who were confronting each other suddenly became angry, glared at each other hatefully, and turned around and ran towards the cinema at the same time.

"Aren't you from Tianyan Sect? Why are you buying magazines?" The monk chased Qi Ling all the way and couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

"Heaven, what's wrong with the Tianyan Sect?" Qi Ling said, "The ruthless way only forbids one from indulging in love, but it doesn't say that one can't watch others fall in love!"

I just want to be single for the rest of my life and watch others fall in love. What’s it to you?

By the time they arrived at the cinema, a long line had already formed. Half-person-high shelves were lined up against the wall, and each shelf was filled with thin books with exquisite portraits printed on the cover.

"Is this the magazine?" The monks who had just come over stretched their necks to look curiously. The photo on the cover turned out to be the sword cultivator Yan Chixia and the female ghost Aruo. Aruo was sitting cross-legged on the ground with a pale face, as if she was healing her wounds with her eyes closed. Yan Chixia had his back to Aruo, his hand on the hilt of the sword, keeping a vigilant posture, following Aruo closely, as if protecting her.

Although there is no physical contact between the two of them, there is an undercurrent of intimacy and ambiguity between them. The two seem to be at odds with each other but are slowly getting closer while testing each other, which is exactly the contradictory and awkward way of getting along in the movie.

"This is... Could it be that Aruo finally came out of the secret realm alive?" The monks were very happy when they saw the cover of the magazine. Without saying a word, they turned around and joined the end of the team.

After finally buying an exclusive magazine, almost all the cultivators immediately turned to Nie Xiaoqian's exclusive interview report. As a reporter, Ning Shu also knew what the audience was thinking, so he asked the questions that the audience cared about most.

Ning Shu: The movie "Nie Xiaoqian" has been a huge hit among cultivators since its release! With the box office already exceeding 500,000 spirit stones, please allow me to ask a question that's been getting a lot of attention on behalf of all the Daoists: Is it still possible for Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian to finally marry?

Zi Qiu (actor who plays Nie Xiaoqian): I have no way to answer this question for you, because his actor Ji Chuanbai was indeed taken away by his master, Elder Ling Xuzi. He is probably still in solitary confinement because of his relationship with me.

I am sorry to bring you such an imperfect ending. Whether as Zi Qiu or as Nie Xiaoqian, I will always wait for his return.

The cultivators who saw this recalled the pain of Ling Xuzi's interference in breaking up their relationship. They couldn't help but glare at Qi Ling. The cultivator from before was even more agitated:

"Humph! I told you everything in that movie was real, right? You guys who kill your wives to prove your point don't understand what love is!"

Qi Ling: ...

"My fellow Taoist, we in the Wuqing Dao don't need to kill our wives to prove our Dao." He explained for the one hundred and thirty-eighth time today.

Alas, Master, you may not believe it, but if we don’t release our eldest senior brother, our Tianyan Sect may become the target of public criticism.