77 Chapter 77
Qi Ling, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, certainly had no way of stopping a large-scale melee of this scale. He could only stand aside at a loss, uttering two weak shouts in vain.
"Stop, stop hitting me!"
"This is a misunderstanding, it's really just a misunderstanding..."
Such a weak voice could not even make a splash in the melee. The monks in the square took various magical weapons and attacked Xu Hengzi, and Xu Hengzi fought back without giving in. Colorful spells exploded in the air like fireworks. All the shops around the square had to open the protective barriers that had not been used for thousands of years in order to protect themselves.
Alas, the last time we fought like this in the city center was when the demons invaded.
The guards who arrived after hearing the news were unable to stop the chaotic fight and were forced to activate the ancient ban that prohibited magic in the entire city.
Sharp alarms sounded over the city. The monks who were unable to use spells were still unwilling to stop. They grabbed each other's hair and beards tightly and began to punch each other like ordinary mortals.
"You, are you going to let Ning Caichen go?"
"No! I will never let him be bewitched by this witch!"
In the end, it took the combined efforts of the guards and Qi Ling to free the stubborn Xu Hengzi from the chaotic beating. His ethereal Taoist robe was torn to pieces, even a piece of his beard was ripped out. His eyes were swollen black and blue, and he sat in the backyard of his shop, pounding the table and roaring:
"This is too much! Those cultivators who don't distinguish right from wrong are too much! Tianyan Sect will not let them go! I will make them pay the price...hiss..."
He grimaced in pain because the wound on his face was pulled due to the big movement. Qi Ling, who was holding the medicine, wanted to laugh but didn't dare. He could only lower his head and quickly handed the elixir over: "Master, there were too many monks fighting just now, and some of them seemed to be elders from other sects. I'm afraid this matter..." There is no way to settle the score later.
At this moment, Xu Hengzi, having suffered a great loss, finally realized the sheer power of the He Huan Sect. He grabbed the medicine and drank it all in one gulp. The bruises on his face instantly healed. "What's going on? Who are these Ning Caichen and Ling'er these cultivators are talking about?"
"This all starts with the new play I mentioned in my letter..." Qi Ling said as he pulled out a piece of Spirit Shadow Stone (TV version) from his pocket. "It just so happens that the Hehuan Sect recently aired that play on TV. Why don't you take a look at it first and then listen to my explanation?"
Faced with a powerful enemy, Xu Hengzi didn't bother to investigate why a disciple of Tianyan Sect like him had the magical weapon of Hehuan Sect. He raised his head and looked at it impatiently.
…
Until he saw the ending where he fell from the sky as a villain and even ruthlessly separated his apprentice and the witch of the Hehuan Sect, and the producer list and ending song began to play on the screen, Xu Hengzi still sat there lost in thought.
So that's how it is. It turns out that what happened that day was added to the ending of the play. In addition, the truth and falsehood in and out of the play were mixed together, so those monks regarded themselves as the villains who broke up the protagonists.
This is not good. This new type of drama is not only more realistic and exciting than traditional drama, but it can also be played over and over again countless times after being performed once. It is much easier to spread than previous dramas that required actors to perform over and over again.
As long as the Hehuan Sect wants, they can produce countless similar new dramas to promote themselves. When these dramas spread all over the world one day, won’t our Tianyan Sect become the target of public criticism?
"Master, Master, are you okay?" Seeing that he hadn't moved for so long, Qi Ling was afraid that he would get angry and hurt himself, so she tentatively said, "Master, actually, this matter is not unsolvable. Senior Brother is still very popular. If you put him..."
"This isn't your eldest brother's problem right now." Xu Hengzi sighed and waved his hand. "Let me ask you, can you figure out how the He Huan Sect managed to film and produce this drama? Could the Tian Yan Sect have done the same?"
Now the drama of the Hehuan Sect is still in the early stages of development, and its influence is mainly limited to Chaoyin City, so other sects have not yet realized the power of these things, but Xuhengzi is different.
He had just personally experienced what the pressure of public opinion meant. There must be a bigger plan behind the seemingly innocent love drama of the Hehuan Sect. If he didn't come up with a way to deal with it now, it would be too late when they became bigger!
The Hehuan Sect is not one of those small sects that can be suppressed at will because of its weak power. It is very difficult to stop them from continuing to develop. The only way for us now is to launch the same strategy and use this "new drama" to fight against them and wash away the dirty water thrown at the Wuqing Dao!
"This... Master, this may be difficult to do..." Qi Ling's embarrassed voice brought Xu Hengzi back to reality. Facing his master's questioning gaze, he gritted his teeth and defended himself:
"Let's put aside those beautiful shooting angles and scripts. This secret method of transmitting images and sounds regardless of distance and without any limit on the number of times is only possessed by the Hehuan Sect..."
Ordinary spells like the Sound Transmission Note and the Mysterious Mirror can only transmit messages in one direction, and their clarity and transmission capacity are greatly limited.
Take this TV station for example. Even if it was built without the secret method of the Hehuan Sect, it would not be able to broadcast at all. Relying on the sound transmission sound and the Xuantong Mirror to support the information transmission capacity, it would probably require hundreds or thousands of powerful people above the God Transformation Stage to send messages to users one-on-one at the same time to achieve the same effect.
"Alas, it seems this matter will take some time..." Xu Hengzi had obviously also thought of the troublesome ancient secret method of the Hehuan Sect. Just as he was about to make a long-term plan, the Xuanji Hall advertisement that had been playing in the Lingying Stone suddenly stopped playing. The screen changed, and a solemn and exciting background music sounded. Soon, a serious-looking female cultivator appeared in front of the screen:
"...Breaking news! A large-scale brawl broke out between monks at 1:50 PM this afternoon in Haishi Square in the heart of Chaoyin City, resulting in 37 injuries. Let's take a look at the details."
The screen then shifted again, revealing the ruined Haishi Square. The nun who had deliberately provoked her in the afternoon had changed into a dark dress and was holding the microphone in a serious tone.
"Hello everyone, I'm Ning Shu, a reporter stationed in Chaoyin City. We're currently at Haishi Square, where the fight took place. You can see how intense the fight was from the ruins behind me. What exactly happened? Let's interview the witnesses."
Ning Shu handed the microphone to a bruised monk beside him. Xu Hengzi recognized that it was the monk who had been pulling his hair and beard. For some reason, the wound on his face had not yet healed. He spoke passionately to the camera:
"We ran into the old man with the white beard who had captured Ning Caichen! I was drawing blind boxes when he rushed over and tried to squeeze into the cinema without saying a word. He even punched and kicked the theater's barrier. It was totally unreasonable!
I approached him very kindly and begged him to release Ning Caichen so that the young couple could finally be together, but who knew that the old Taoist would just attack! Woo woo woo, the Tianyan Sect is bullying others by taking advantage of their power..."
Qi Ling: ...
Xu Hengzi:......
You and I were clearly evenly matched just now! You even pulled my beard off! Why are you acting so pitiful now?
He couldn't believe that a cultivator could be so shameless. Xu Hengzi stared at the screen for a long time before coming to his senses and slowly asked, "What is this?"
"Ah, what is this evening news? It's also a program launched by the Hehuan Sect. It's broadcast every night at this time. It mainly shares some of the day's intelligence or major events that have happened recently. Everyone who has bought a Spirit Shadow Stone can watch it for free.
Xu Hengzi suddenly had a bad feeling when he heard this: "So how many people bought this Spirit Shadow Stone?"
"I'm not sure about that either. Maybe tens of thousands of people. After all, the information they share is still very valuable to independent cultivators. I heard that many cultivators came from far and wide to buy it..."
In other words, the story of "Tian Yan Zong abusing its power to bully others" might have spread to cultivators thousands of miles away? Xu Hengzi felt a splitting headache, and in shame and anger, he slammed the table and stood up:
"No, there's no time for long-term planning. We must come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible. It would be best if we could figure out the ancient secret method of the Hehuan Sect!"
It would be best if you can imitate it, but even if you can’t, you should find a way to use it for yourself!
"But...how can I find out?" Qi Ling asked in confusion. Suddenly, he remembered something and stood up again. "The Hehuan Sect wouldn't tell outsiders about this, right? How about telling Senior Brother..."
Before he could finish his words, Xu Hengzi slapped him hard on the head: "Let him go? It's not certain whether your senior brother is our spy or their spy. Maybe that witch will sell us all out with just a snap of her fingers! No, we must send someone reliable!"
"Who else can I send?" Qi Ling saw his master staring at him blankly, and he couldn't help but shudder: "Master, I can't do this. I'm from the Tianyan Sect, and all the cultivators in Chaoyin City know it..."
"Oh, forget it! I knew I couldn't count on you!" Xu Hengzi sighed helplessly and stood up: "I'll go!"
"You? But you..." Qi Ling looked as if he wanted to say something but stopped.
You are much more famous than me, and your treatment is almost like that of a wanted criminal...
"Don't worry, I'm certainly not stupid enough to stay in my current appearance."
Xu Hengzi flicked his whisk and spun gently. When he turned back, the old Taoist face with white hair and youthful appearance had turned into a fair and delicate young face. He looked up at the Lingying Stone, which was still noisy and chattering about the Hehuan Sect's recruitment of male cultivators:
"I want to see what those enchanting women are up to. How can they charm so many monks?"
And he wanted revenge. After figuring out their secrets, he would expose their conspiracy in this Spirit Shadow Stone! To achieve his goal, temporarily enduring humiliation and pretending to be submissive was worth it! Xu Hengzi's heart was ablaze with ambition.
Qi Ling looked uncertain: "Master, what if they use the spell to clear the transformation spell..."
"It's okay. This is just me when I was younger. It can't be considered a transformation, so spells to remove the transformation are naturally ineffective."
Qi Ling: ...
I always have a bad feeling. To be honest, is it really okay to do this?
【Author’s words】
Xu Hengzi: In order to prevent the Hehuan Sect from becoming more arrogant, I decided to endure the humiliation and go undercover!
Ning Shu: Eh? You're actually asking for persecution? I've never heard of such a request in my life [dog head]
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