I changed the world.

The ginseng chicken was indeed as delicious as the reviews suggested. Zhang Jing ate the entire chicken along with three servings of rice, which made the waiter who served him look at him with a slightly strange expression.

However, Zhang Jing naturally didn't care about these things. As he diligently cultivated every day, his appetite never showed any signs of decreasing. Therefore, he had gotten used to this large appetite and considered it as if he was growing again.

Back home, Zhang Jing, as usual, took his bamboo flute up the back mountain and played it for a while. This time, he tried playing "When Flowers Bloom, Old Friends Return".

Since it was still early, Zhang Jing went to Lishan Cave to cultivate for a while until late at night before returning home to rest.

..........................................

The next morning, after getting up and washing up, Zhang Jing, as usual, first completed his martial arts training. Then, while making breakfast, he summoned the Wish Book to see if there were any new changes.

Observing the status of the wishing book is something Zhang Jing does every day. This is mainly because, so far, he hasn't found a way to increase wishing points, so he can only observe it daily and hope that one day something will suddenly trigger the mechanism for increasing wishing points.

After Zhang Jing summoned the Wish Book, he opened it as usual, turned to the latest page, and then his gaze froze.

Special event: UP master "Blowing Bubbles Candy" posted a video on "FreeLiving" and it has already spread to a certain extent.

Your actions have led to a shift in the perception of traditional martial arts among a small number of people, causing a slight disturbance in the world's underlying consciousness, and this disturbance is currently expanding.

Add 123 wish points.

Note: Wish points gained from special events are settled at 00:00 daily. Wish points for unfinished events will be settled again at 00:00 the following day.

An unusual event has occurred?!

It seems that this has also led to an increase in wish points! Zhang Jing quickly closed the wishing book and turned it over. The string of numbers on the back cover had changed to 18736, an increase of 123 wish points compared to the previous 18613.

However, it seems a bit too little... Zhang Jing thought to himself.

Nevertheless, he excitedly opened the wishing book again to examine it closely. In any case, this time he had triggered the method of allocating points through the wishing book, and with this experience, he should be able to find the pattern.

"Your actions have caused a slight shift in the perception of traditional martial arts among a small number of people, creating a minor disturbance in the world's underlying consciousness, and this disturbance is currently expanding." Zhang Jing pondered this statement carefully; it seemed that this was the real reason for the increase in points.

So, the first thing to understand is what is "the consciousness of the world's bottom layer"?

Zhang Jing had some guesses about this. In his previous life, he had seen the concept of "Gaia consciousness" on the Internet. The so-called Gaia consciousness refers to the super consciousness composed of all life forms on Earth. It is the collection of the collective unconscious of life forms.

So, is this what the so-called "underlying consciousness of the world" refers to? He thinks it's very likely something similar.

However, what did I do yesterday that caused a disturbance in the world's underlying consciousness?

Judging from the wording of the pledge, it seems that some of his actions led to a change in the perception of traditional martial arts among a small number of people. From this perspective, the problem likely stems from that street fight.

As for the UP master "Blowing Bubbles Candy"... Zhang Jing thought for a while and scratched his head. This completely unfamiliar name had no recollection of him at all.

It seemed to be because of a video he posted, so Zhang Jing decided to check out what kind of video it was on "FreeLiving" first.

Although Zhang Jing didn't have the "FreeLiving" platform installed on his phone, it wasn't unfamiliar to him. It was a platform that focused on anime and young people's communities, somewhat like a combination of Bilibili and Douyin from his previous life, and it was quite popular among young people.

After downloading the "FreeLiving" app from the app store, Zhang Jing opened it, registered an account, typed "bubble-blowing candy" into the search bar, and then clicked search.

Sure enough, he found the ID. The profile picture was of a cute anime girl blowing bubbles. Zhang Jing clicked on the ID and saw that the latest video posted was titled "Eyewitness Account! Martial Arts Master Battles Armed Gangsters in the Street, 1 vs 4 in Ten Seconds!!" Zhang Jing checked the number of views and likes under the video; it already had over 12,000 views and over 1,900 likes.

Zhang Jing opened the video and saw a familiar scene: it was the very same fight he had had with the thugs the day before. Judging from the camera's position, the person filming was probably hiding around a corner not far behind him. Yesterday, he had been so focused on the thugs that he had overlooked this person filming him.

It should be said that the image clarity is quite good. Most mobile phone cameras in this world have low-light compensation functions, so although it was dark at the time, the video still appears quite clear.

The video begins with a conversation between Zhang Jing and a man in black. Due to the distance, it's impossible to hear what they're saying from the video alone. At that moment, Zhang Jing sees a flood of comments scrolling across the screen.

"Attention! High energy ahead!"

"I'll take on ten of them all by myself!"

"Holy crap, this is my third time watching it..."

"I've watched it five times already!"

“High energy ahead!!!”

"........."

Then they saw the man in black make his move, and he was instantly twisted to the ground by Zhang Jing.

"Wow, that was a really hard fall!"

"That's much better!"

"Look at that person's hand on the ground, it's broken, it must be broken!!!"

"He couldn't get up after just one moment! That's amazing!!!"

"Watch out for that man in white up ahead, he's about to draw his weapon..."

"........."

PS: φ(^▽^*)? A tribute to Tan Weihai's flute piece "Flowers Bloom, Old Friends Return," which I absolutely love.

P.S.: I saw some discussion in the comments about the plot of the last two chapters, so here are my thoughts:

Historical changes affect many aspects, including the transmission of martial arts. Therefore, the martial arts world depicted in the book, because it did not experience a break in its transmission due to political movements, is far better off in terms of the exchange and integration of different styles, as well as practical application and openness, compared to the rather chaotic state of traditional martial arts transmission in our present day.

In describing this section, I referenced the development of martial arts from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China period, as well as the current state of various schools of Japanese martial arts.

Because of the influence of traditional martial arts at various levels of society, types of martial arts that emerged after the liberation under specific political reasons, such as Sanda and national standard competitive martial arts routines, did not appear. The development of martial arts is more similar to that of Japanese karate and kendo, mainly focusing on the transformation and inheritance of styles.

It's important to clarify that Black Moon doesn't present the kind of world where the protagonist gains power and everyone becomes a superhero. It's a world where extraordinary abilities are not readily apparent. Imagine if someone uploaded a high-energy fight video in the real world—it would be quite interesting, wouldn't it?

Finally, the protagonist's fighting techniques are described according to the offensive characteristics of traditional martial arts, specifically Northern martial arts, which aligns with Zhang Jing's earlier dialogue. These techniques differ from those of boxing, Sanda, karate, and taekwondo.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Hilarious Bullet Comments

Then Yan Hu drew his baton and rushed forward. In a flash, the baton slipped from his hand, and he was sent flying, crashing into a lamppost behind him. The lampshade then fell and shattered on the ground, creating a visually striking scene.

At the same time, the screen was flooded with comments:

"I watched this frame by frame. Notice how the expert knocked the opponent's stick away with just his arm!"

"My mom asked me why I was kneeling while looking at my phone..."

"This must be staged! It's definitely staged; the real person wouldn't be that amazing!"

"I also think it was staged. Didn't someone say not long ago that traditional martial arts are all a scam?"

"You're the one who's posing! Your whole family is posing!"

"My brother, who served in the military, told me this was definitely a real fight, and that this guy is a super expert! Even better than their combat instructors!"

"Does anyone know what kind of kung fu this is? I want to learn it too!"

"........."

Then Yan Hu knelt on the ground. At the same time, Zhang Jing dodged the sneak attack from the man in black behind him and kicked him away. Then, the last man in black had his baton taken from him and was sent flying into a tree with a clasped-hand salute...

Barrage:

"Master!!! I am your long-lost disciple!!!"

"Hitting someone is like hanging a painting! So the legends were true!!"

"I learn Ba Fan Quan (Eight Turns Fist). This morning I showed this to my master, and he was amazed. He said it was definitely a real fight, and this person is too amazing!"

"So cool! One after another!!"

"Does anyone know where this expert is from? Does he still accept apprentices?!"

"........."

Finally, Zhang Jing walked up to Yan Hu, patted him on the shoulder, seemed to say something, and then walked away without looking back. The video ended there.

Barrage:

"Expert: Are you moved? Answer: I dare not move! I dare not move!"

"So charismatic!!! Ahhhhh!!!"

"Mom asked me to kneel..."

"Mom asked me to kneel +1"

"I'm drooling over that screen, it's my husband!"

"You're disgusting! That little bastard upstairs dared to steal my husband!"

"........."

The comments on the video were becoming increasingly lively, and Zhang Jing couldn't help but scratch his head, feeling a little vain.

However, he soon began to feel secretly fortunate, because the photographer was positioned behind Zhang Jing, so from her angle, she was unable to capture Zhang Jing's face.

Zhang Jing scrolled down further and saw the uploader's description: "On my way home from school today, my classmates and I unexpectedly witnessed an amazing live-action fight..."

Clicking on the video's comment section reveals over 300 comments. Some questioned whether it was staged or faked by the uploader, while others countered that it was definitely a real fight, citing various reasons.

Furthermore, perhaps due to the intense discussion, even the content creator pinned a post: "This video is absolutely real! I guarantee it with my integrity, it's definitely not staged! This happened by chance with my classmates after school yesterday. We were turning a corner not far away, so we filmed it with our phones. I even went to check it out this morning on my way to school, and that streetlight still hasn't been fixed! If any friends in Linzhou are there, they can go and see for themselves. The specific location is Jingting Road in Yunhu District..."

Well, they've even revealed the exact location... Zhang Jing felt he needed to keep a low profile lately. Although he seemed to have always been quite low-key, he still needed to be even more so. Hmm, he shouldn't wear that jacket from yesterday for now; he'd wait until things calmed down.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Jing opened the Endless Network again and typed in a line of text in the search bar: Eyewitness account! Martial arts master battles armed gangsters in the street...

After clicking the search bar, he discovered that the video had been shared on multiple video websites, and many people had left comments under each of these shared videos.

This reminded Zhang Jing of the sentence in the wishing book: Your actions have caused a slight disturbance in the consciousness of the world's bottom layer, and this disturbance is currently expanding.

Is it possible that the so-called disturbance is still expanding, referring to the fact that this topic is still fermenting?

In addition, the wishing book also mentioned the issue of wish point settlement: wish points gained from special events will be settled at 0:00 every day, and wish points for unfinished events will continue to be settled at 0:00 the next day.