Chapter 24 The mastermind behind it all is actually an alien invasion of the Spirit Evolution Zone...
"Wow!" Ying Suixin exclaimed enthusiastically, "Cool! I love it!"
Chu Jue paused for a moment, then grasped the key point.
"So, you're just using this group name to recruit people on the forum?"
...It was only to be expected that the central district would target them.
Several people: ...
"Uh, I used it at first, but then I switched to a hidden version like 111..."
Chu Jue: "You hid it very well. Next time, hide it earlier."
Noticing that Chu Jue was subtly shifting the topic to "joining the organization," Ying Yi understood and cooperated by changing the subject. Yun Qiandu, on the other hand, didn't think too much about it and was easily distracted.
"Oh, right." Yun Qiandu's attention shifted back, but not to Chu Jue. "To welcome Suixin and Tianjiao to the party, how about we get together to celebrate tonight?"
"Okay, okay."
"Wow, they're organizing an event! I want to go."
Ying Suixin and Jiang Tianjiao responded enthusiastically.
Yun Qiandu: "Where are Chu Jue and Teacher Fang?"
Although these words delighted Teacher Fang, she still refused, citing reasons such as "I don't want to go to places with too many humans" and "Mythical beasts don't like to get involved with two-legged humans."
She plans to take Dahuang back to the Spirit Realm to continue the introductory teachings on spiritual cultivation.
Chu Jue pondered her "teaching method" and felt uncertain about Da Huang's future.
"What about Chu Jue?" Yun Qiandu turned his gaze to her.
Under the expectant gazes of everyone present, Chu Jue nodded without hesitation, following his heart: "I'll go too."
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Lingquan Entertainment Area, T3 Street, Zone A.
Jiang Jingshu held several unopened bottles of sparkling water in her hand, waiting for Jiang Tianjiao, who was doggy-paddling in the hot spring.
Although Fang Zhiyi didn't come, it felt as if she was there in person.
Jiang Tianjiao splashed around for a while, then shouted that she was tired. After getting out of the pool, she changed her expression to "It feels so good!"
She took the iced drink and downed most of it in one gulp, the belated coolness sending a shiver down her spine.
Ying Yi watched with utmost reverence as Ying Yi analyzed the concentration of spiritual energy here, their conversation flowing freely between them.
Following Yun Qiandu's wishes, the group settled on this hot spring blessed by spirit stones. Although its effect on spiritual cultivation was negligible, it was quite effective in relaxing the mind and body.
Yun Qiandu always remembered Ying Yi's words, "We need to recruit pure women," and simply equated purity with nakedness.
Ying Yi had mixed feelings upon learning of her intentions, but relaxing together in a hot spring wasn't a bad thing, so he generously took on the role of investor, thus going along with her wishes.
Yun Qiandu sat with her legs spread apart by the pool, happily surfing the internet on her personal computer. The pool, which she had only touched the edge of, looked like a container for soaking her feet.
Two hours ago, the Lingquan Spring was a popular spot, but now, at first glance, apart from Yun Qiandu's feet, no one cares about it anymore.
Seeing some interesting news on the forum, Yun Qiandu patted the water with his hands and feet and enthusiastically called out, "Chu Jue! Chu Jue!"
Chu Jue, who had been submerged in the water, slowly rose to the surface, like a corpse being retrieved from the water.
Yun Qiandu pretended not to notice and continued to splash water, letting the water droplets splash onto Chu Jue.
It wasn't until she was suddenly pulled down and caught off guard by Chu Jue's gaze that she changed to an honest expression: "Oops, I didn't notice."
Yun Qiandu nudged Chu Jue: "How did you manage to dive down and hide in such a small pool?"
Water droplets rolled down Chu Jue's face as he picked up a towel from the poolside to dry his body.
"Just keep digging as you go."
Yun Qiandu: ?
She looked down and tested the ground with her foot a few times to confirm that this unbelievable thing simply didn't exist, and accused, "You're lying to me!"
"Hmm." Chu Jue said calmly, "What did you call me for?"
Yun Qiandu silently yelled "Ah ah" a few times on the spot, then came to Chu Jue's side to share the post she had seen.
"This one, this one."
It's a new post marked "new".
[Discussion and Casual Talk][Anonymous Post] #A Rational Analysis of a Certain Protagonist Who's Been Really Popular on the Forum Recently#
[1L][Poster]: I've discovered that no one knows the background of this recently popular spiritualist? In this era of information overload and big data, no one in the know has revealed any information about this person? It's as if this person appeared out of nowhere.
[2L][Poster]: I asked some friends in this field to do some in-depth research on that person, but I didn't expect that the information I got was only superficial.
[3L][Poster]: Since no one has mentioned such an unusual thing, I'll share what I've summarized with everyone.
[4L][Anonymous User]: I came too early and was tricked into coming here by the "rational analysis".
[5L][Anonymous User]: Uh, what do you mean by "deep digging"? Doesn't it mean you tried to illegally collect other people's information (but you weren't capable enough to do so) and you still think you're righteous?
[6L][Anonymous User]: Hard to judge. If you think you're not wrong, why did you start a thread but not dare to call anyone by name, as if you're afraid the main character will appear? And you call it rational analysis? You want to ride the wave of popularity, but you don't dare to say it outright.
[7L][Poster]: That person's account was a newly registered alt account in the last few days, and there was no record of it being cancelled before. The account is very new.
[8L][Poster]: Their first statement wasn't a challenge to the Zhanji group leader, but a reply in the [idxxxxx] thread. They said they had information about wanted individuals.
[9L][Poster]: The wanted poster (idxxxxxx) states that the wanted person is a woman in black who stole their inheritance and killed their innocent members. After she provided the information, the members of the Lunar Eclipse group disappeared without a trace—based on current information, the perpetrator of this incident is herself.
[10L][OP]: ...The comments upstairs are nonsensical. Even if I dig it up, I'll only be satisfying my own curiosity; I won't do anything to them. There's nothing I'm afraid to say openly; I just didn't think it was necessary before.
[11L][Anonymous User]: I'll listen to your sophistry.
[12L][Poster]: Since you feel it's necessary to say this, then I won't use the privacy code. It's just user 123.
[13L][Poster]: The timeline of 123, summarized on the forum, is very clear: He ambushed and killed members of the Lunar Eclipse Group to seize the inheritance → Perhaps his strength increased greatly after obtaining the inheritance (questionable) → He fished in the bounty post, providing his location information → He continued to kill members of the Lunar Eclipse Group → The Lunar Eclipse Group suffered heavy losses and began to suspect the Warsp Group was responsible; Warsp appeared and admitted to the crime → 123 came out and denied the Warsp Group's involvement, challenging them to a duel → Warsp died, the number of remaining members in the group is unknown → The matter escalated, and various rumors spread.
[14L][Poster]: Doesn't it look strange? 123 himself has hardly appeared more than a few times, and it was clearly the Eclipse Group that started it, but in the end, only the War Spear was injured.
[15L][Poster]: Oh, the Eclipse Group said that many of their brothers also died, but there is no evidence to support this.
[16L][Poster]: So I have reason to suspect that 123 was originally a trap set by the Lunar Eclipse Group against Warspear or other organizations.
[17L][Poster]: After all, the Lunar Eclipse Group only verbally claimed that their heritage was lost and their brothers were gone, but in reality, it was all unsubstantiated and was just something they spread among themselves.
[18L][Poster]: Now, Warspear suffered the greatest loss, and Lunar Eclipse was placed in the position of "victim". Therefore, although there is a lot of controversy about 123 himself, no one would doubt that 123 is related to Lunar Eclipse.
[19L][Poster]t: But if it's really as the Eclipse Group initially said, 123 actively killed their people—then why was the leader of the Warsp Group killed by 123, while the leader of the Eclipse Group was unharmed? They should be the biggest enemies in the conflict.
[20L][Poster]: In conclusion, I suspect that 123 has a strong connection with the Lunar Eclipse Group, and may even be a member of the Lunar Eclipse Group.
...
[26L][Anonymous User]: ? I feel like the poster has gone crazy. Who agrees and who disagrees?
[28L][Anonymous User]: This utter nonsense makes me feel sorry for Zhanji.
[31L][Anonymous User]: ...According to you, what's the deal with Zhanji coming out and admitting it? Did he cooperate with Lunar Eclipse and 123 to kill themselves? Wouldn't the cost of this publicity stunt be a bit too high?
Chu Jue remained silent. Judging from the poster's intelligence, it wasn't hard to tell that he was a man.
If judged by numerical values, she believes the values provided by the poster must be very low.
"That's hilarious." Yun Qiandu chuckled. "Before, they insisted that you had a man behind you, and now they're saying that the man behind you is the male leader of the Lunar Eclipse Group."
A good imagination that integrates line and brain.
The atmosphere in the post didn't reach the "chilling thought" the poster had envisioned; instead, it was filled with a series of questions directed at him. Many of the replies were along the lines of "Your analysis is excellent; don't do it next time."
The crowd, always eager for drama, started tagging the leader of the Lunar Eclipse group, and after dozens of calls from the top of the comments section, they finally got a response.
Regarding this lunar eclipse, there are six points to make:
[66L][Lunar Eclipse]: ...
He must have taken a long time to process before leaving a question:
[78L][Lunar Eclipse]: Seriously, are you sick?
The poster, who was also paying attention to his reply, calmly stated:
[80L][Poster]: He got anxious.
As more and more people started criticizing the original poster, Yun Qiandu also joined in and said a few words of abuse.
However, I have no intention of speaking up for the Eclipse Group; I am simply launching a pure personal attack against the poster.
Even though many people think the poster's embarrassing analysis was just to gain attention, once the post went viral, some people would eventually start to think it made some sense.
[213L][Anonymous User]: There's so much negativity online, but I don't see anything to mock. The original poster was also analyzing based on their own compiled timeline, which I think makes a lot of sense.
[214L][Anonymous User]: Who do you think you are? The reason we're mocking him is because he said at the beginning he wanted to do something illegal but didn't succeed, right? Who's really more aggressive here? This was clearly self-inflicted damage, why can't we mock him?
[215L][Anonymous User]: Is it that illegally obtaining other people's information doesn't make you aggressive, but cursing someone a few times makes you aggressive?
[216L][Anonymous User]: Even after all this, there are still people pretending not to see and protecting this thread. Is the poster using an alt account?
[217L][Anonymous User]: I'd like to chime in amidst the chaos, there's something I'd also like to analyze... Has no one noticed that the Co-Prosperity Sphere is invisible in this timeline?
[218L][Anonymous User]: Actually, the original post's Eclipse Group suspected the Co-Prosperity Group first, and the suspicion of War Axe came later.
[220L][Anonymous User]: Following this line of thought, the biggest problem actually lies with the Prosperity Sphere. Both Warspear and Lunar Eclipse are victims, yet the Prosperity Sphere escaped unscathed.
[222L][Anonymous User]: Just like now, there are people like the poster who doubt the Eclipse Group, but they completely forget the involvement of the Prosperity Sphere Group in it.
[228L][Anonymous User]: What the original poster said seems too far-fetched, but what the comments above are truly terrifying upon closer inspection...
Starting from these floors, the wind direction inside the building changed.
People who had previously tagged the Eclipse Group to join in the fun started tagging the leader of the Co-Prosperity Group, and even the Eclipse Group itself started tagging the leader of the Co-Prosperity Group to watch the show.
[237L][Lunar Eclipse]: [@Co-prosperity]
[238L][Lunar Eclipse]: 123, are you one of your group members? Look how reasonable what they said is. They're just playing dirty tricks. If you're not happy, we'll beat you up. Is this what they're up to?
He seemed quite angry.
Seeing this, Chu Jue thought he should invite him out and beat him up, and told him to make sure he brought his spirit puppet with him.
Yun Qiandu commented: "Shouting around like this, you only dare to provoke that weakling from the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Why didn't you show your face earlier?"
She then posted another comment and took the opportunity to curse the lunar eclipse several times.
Chu Jue never expected the discussion on the forum to develop to this extent. First, they analyzed that she was an evil spirit master, and now they analyzed that she was a member of the Lunar Eclipse Group.
Not long after, she became a member of the Co-Prosperity Sphere again.
It seems she needs some kind of hidden force supporting her.
But is it possible that her identity is actually that of an interstellar resident who invaded the Spirit Transformation Zone from outer space?
She was just an innocent bystander who brought alien technology to attack the spiritual energy revival world.
"This place is so prone to spreading rumors," Chu Jue sighed.
If the designer had received the rumor system instead of the merit system, she would probably be home by now.
Yun Qiandu suddenly clicked his tongue: "The people from the Co-Prosperity Sphere have resurfaced."
They're still up to their old tricks.
[337L][Co-prosperity]: We warmly welcome her to the group, but unfortunately, we haven't been able to secure her membership yet. The Co-prosperity group will always wait for [@user123****1111], even if only as friends.[/cute smile]
Chu Jue: ...
"Good tea." Yun Qiandu felt a chill and ordered the temperature control system to be turned up by one degree.
"You're making it sound like you're some kind of close friend. You might as well just distance yourself from me. You're doing this on purpose, aren't you, man?"
Lunar Eclipse was eager to distance itself from Chu Jue, but the Prosperity Group showed a completely different attitude. While the entire forum was labeling Chu Jue as a "heretic," the Prosperity Group's remarks were quite subtle.
He first explained that Chu Jue was not a member of their group, and then expressed his desire for Chu Jue to join, with some words subtly implying that he wanted to "back up" Chu Jue.
[340L][Co-prosperity]: The Co-prosperity Group will always uphold its consistent principles and sincerely invite more women to join. Gender should never be a constraint, and the brilliance of women should be seen by everyone.
Chu Jue:
It looks even more familiar now.
A sense of déjà vu washes over me—
Chu Jue had seen that same pretense of equality on the face of the Third Princess countless times.
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Author's Note: Third Princess: Are you being polite?
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