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

At Luoxia Peak, in front of a dilapidated Taoist temple.

Jia Zhuang was lounging on a recliner with his legs crossed, holding a cup of "Psychic Cola" (a happy drink redeemed by the system), leisurely gazing at the sky.

"Senior Brother Jia, don't rest!" Zhao Xiaoliu was sweating profusely, holding a thick book titled "Qingyun Sect Cultivation Insights." "It's all over the outer sect, saying you have a 'quick-fix secret manual,' and hundreds of disciples are lining up at the foot of the mountain!"

"A quick-fix secret?" Jia Zhuang took a sip of his cola and let out a loud burp. "If I had that kind of stuff, would I be in this mess? Tell them I'm too busy, I'm not seeing them."

"But..." Zhao Xiaoliu pointed to the foot of the mountain, "even Su Qingxue is standing there."

"Oh, even the aloof goddess is here?" Jia Zhuang's eyes lit up, and he sat up abruptly. "Alright, since everyone's giving us so much face, let's make something big happen."

He stood up and patted the psionic tractor parked to the side.

"Xiao Liu, go push this car to the top of the mountain. We're not driving today, we're having class!"

"A class? What kind of class?"

"On How to Break Through Bottlenecks with Verbal Skill—The First Qingyun Sect Roasting Lecture!"

……

Half an hour later, at the summit of Sunset Peak.

The once desolate mountaintop was now crowded with people. There were not only outer disciples, but also many inner disciples, and even Su Qingxue was mixed in with the crowd. Although she was wearing a veil, her distinctive white clothes still gave her away.

Jia Zhuang stood on the roof of the tractor, holding the huge megaphone in his hand, looking down at the crowd.

"Ahem! Silence!"

"I called you all here today not to sell sweet potatoes, nor to promote tractors," Jia Zhuang said with a serious expression. "I heard that many of you have encountered bottlenecks in your cultivation, your Dao hearts are unstable, and some have even almost ruined themselves due to qi deviation?"

A commotion broke out in the crowd.

"Yes, Senior Brother Jia, I've been stuck at the third level of Qi Refining for half a year!"

"I've been feeling restless lately because I've been overthinking things!"

"Senior brother, please save the child!"

"What's the panic!" Jia Zhuang waved his hand dismissively. "Your problem boils down to one word: you're too concerned about saving face!"

The entire audience was stunned.

"Cultivating immortality is all about 'thick-skinned and ruthless' tactics," Jia Zhuang began his twisted logic. "You're all so pretentious, afraid of losing face, afraid of making mistakes, afraid of being laughed at by your fellow disciples. With all that pressure in your hearts, how can your spiritual energy flow smoothly? And if your spiritual energy isn't flowing smoothly, how can you break through?"

[Livestream chat]

[Hahaha! The streamer is spewing toxic motivational quotes again!]

[The one above is called "psychological counseling"! Although it sounds unorthodox, it seems to make some sense?]

Being overly concerned with saving face is a disease? Then I'm seriously ill!

"Today, I'll teach you a trick—the 'complaint-based barrier-breaking method'!"

Jia Zhuang pointed to the huge loudspeaker.

"Anyone who feels they've hit a bottleneck, come up here and speak into this megaphone! Shout out your darkest, most unspeakable thoughts! Curse your master, curse your cultivation technique, curse this damned cultivation world! The harsher the curses, the more your inner demons will dissipate!"

The entire room fell silent.

This...isn't this just making people go crazy in public?

"I'll set an example first!"

Jia Zang took a deep breath and shouted into the loudspeaker:

"That old bastard Li Changfeng always has a stern face, like someone owes him eight million spirit stones! And that Wang Teng, at his age, still tries to steal the limelight from his nephew, what an indecent old man! This lousy sect has so many rules, like a rag doll, they won't let you do this or that, cultivating immortality is more tiring than being a grandson!"

[Ding! "Outrageous" comment detected. 500 Honkai Impact Stats awarded!]

[Livestream chat]

Holy crap! This streamer is incredibly audacious! What if the sect leader hears this...?

[The sect leader is watching from the high platform ahead! (points to the distance)]

[Hahaha! Exciting! This is true cultivation!]

After Jia Zang finished shouting, he looked very satisfied.

"See? Doesn't it feel much better to shout it out? That's called 'releasing your true nature'! Come on, who wants to go first?"

The crowd looked at each other, no one daring to move.

"I'll do it!"

Suddenly, a thin outer disciple stepped forward. He was a notorious "punching bag," often bullied by his senior brothers.

He walked shakily to the loudspeaker, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and shouted:

"My eldest brother is a jerk! He always makes me fetch water! My second brother is bald! And he thinks he's so handsome! I... I hate practicing swordsmanship! I want to go home and farm!!!"

After yelling, he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

But the next second, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The spiritual energy that had been stagnant in his body suddenly flowed freely with that roar!

"Snap!"

A faint light flashed by.

"Breakthrough?!?"

The disciple's eyes widened. "I've been stuck at the second level of Qi Refining for a year, and I actually... got through with my insults?!"

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

"It really works?!"

This caused the crowd to erupt in excitement.

"Let me do it! I'm going to yell at that supervisor who withheld my spirit stones!"

"I'm going to curse that lousy cultivation manual! It's giving me a headache!"

"I want to curse..."

The summit of Luoxia Peak instantly transformed into a large-scale "roast session".

Various unpleasant complaints, rants, and insults rose and fell.

And along with these sounds, beams of light of breakthrough continued to shine.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully guided your disciples to release their stress, resulting in a collective breakthrough and granting 2000 Honkai Points!]

[System Comment: The cultivation world has never seen such a shameless... oh no, such an efficient cultivation method!]

Just then, a clear, cold voice rang out.

"Jia Zang, this is utter nonsense!"

The crowd parted, and Su Qingxue stepped out. She looked at the chaotic scene, her brow furrowed.

"Cultivation is a path of tranquility and non-action. Your encouragement of your disciples to vent their negative emotions will only breed inner demons within them!"

"Oh, the beautiful Su is here." Jia Zhuang jumped down from the car roof, looking at her with a half-smile. "Then tell me, how come your 'quiet inaction' routine made you cry so miserably in the ring yesterday?"

Su Qingxue's face turned pale: "You..."

"Junior Sister Su, your biggest problem is that you're too repressed." Jia Zhuang walked up to her, pointed to the loudspeaker, and said, "Do you dare to speak a truth into it?"

"I..." Su Qingxue bit her lip, looking at the expectant eyes around her, and then at Jia Zhuang's mocking expression.

She took a deep breath and walked to the loudspeaker.

The whole place fell silent.

Su Qingxue's hands trembled as she gripped the horn, and tears suddenly streamed down her face.

"I...I don't want to be some aloof goddess! I'm so tired! I want to eat braised pork! I want to wear red! I want...I want to laugh out loud!!!"

"boom--!"

With that roar, the originally icy and chilling aura emanating from Su Qingxue instantly softened, even taking on a hint of... warmth!

The once indestructible "Ice Heart Dao Heart" cracked open at this moment, allowing light to shine through.

"Good! Well said!"

Jia Zhuang led the applause.

"This is what a living person is like! Cultivating immortality is for personal enjoyment, not to become a statue! Junior Sister Su, from today onwards, you have truly entered the Dao!"

Su Qingxue wiped away her tears and looked at Jia Zhuang. Her eyes no longer held the disgust and helplessness of before, but a... complex light.

"Thank you……"

[Livestream chat]

[I cried so much! This is true redemption!]

[The streamer may have a sharp tongue, but he has a good heart!]

This is the true essence of "Honkai"! Break through falsehood and reshape reality!

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully won over the (physical/psychological) heroine, Su Qingxue, and gained 3000 points of Honkai Value!]

[New Quest Triggered: Promote "Rant Lecture Hall" to the entire sect. Quest Reward: [Group Taunt Aura]]

Just then, a cold snort suddenly came from the sky.

"How dare they! Gathering a crowd and spreading heresies within the sect!"

Several sword lights fell, and it was the elders of the Enforcement Hall who arrived with Wang Teng.

"Jia Zang! You incited your disciples to insult their elders and disrupted the sect's atmosphere. Your crimes are unforgivable!" the Enforcement Elder roared.

Looking at the menacing crowd, Jia Zang not only didn't panic, but instead smiled.

"Insulting a teacher? Elder, you're wrong about that."

He pointed to the disciple who had just broken through to the next level, the one who had been "punished" by others.

"Look at this junior brother. He just scolded our senior brother, and then he broke through. What does that show? It shows that our senior brother hasn't treated him well before; that's 'pressure.' He was able to improve by releasing that pressure. I'm providing psychological counseling here; I'm helping the sect cultivate talent!"

He then pointed at Su Qingxue.

"Junior Sister Su just cursed... uh, cursed her 'persona,' and as a result, her mind became clear. What does this mean? It means that the way I lived before was wrong! I'm doing 'Dao Heart Correction'!"

"As for you..." Jia Zhuang looked at the Enforcement Elder, "If you also want to break through, why don't you give it a shout? I see your forehead is dark; is it because of menopause... oh no, is it because you've been cultivating too hard and have suffered internal injuries?"

[Ding! "Personal attack" type of comment detected. 100 Honkai Impact points gained.]

The elder in charge of law enforcement turned green: "You...you're all smooth talkers! Today I will definitely..."

"What do you absolutely need?"

A majestic voice suddenly came from the void.

Everyone was startled and turned around.

Suddenly, Sect Leader Li Changfeng appeared in mid-air, standing with his hands behind his back, his expression inscrutable.

"Sect Leader!" Everyone quickly bowed.

Li Changfeng ignored the crowd and looked at Jia Zhuang, saying calmly, "Jia Zhuang, your 'Roast Lecture Hall,' although absurd, seems to have some effect."

He glanced at Su Qingxue, then at the disciple who had broken through.

"However, gathering in crowds and making noise is ultimately against the rules."

Li Changfeng paused, then suddenly changed the subject:

"Since you enjoy lecturing so much, starting tomorrow, you will be a 'specially appointed instructor' of the Qingyun Sect. This Luoxia Peak will be renamed the 'Inquiry Hall.' You will be specifically responsible for... 'treating' those disciples who have encountered bottlenecks."

The audience was shocked!

Jia Zhuang was also stunned.

"Huh? You've already... been promoted to a permanent position?"

"However," a glint of light flashed in Li Changfeng's eyes, "if anyone goes mad because of your lessons, I will hold you responsible!"

After saying this, Li Changfeng turned and left, leaving behind only a meaningful sentence:

"This Qingyun Sect is indeed too dull. It's time... for it to collapse."

Jia Zhuang watched Li Changfeng's retreating figure, a wicked smile creeping onto his lips.

"Family members, did you hear that? It's officially confirmed! From now on, I'm 'Mentor Jia'!"

He gave a peace sign to the live stream camera.

Next lesson preview: "How to Elegantly Pass the Buck - The Workplace Survival Rules of the Cultivation World!" See you there!

[Livestream chat]

[Hahaha! This streamer is turning the cultivation world into a "workplace training center"!]

"Elegantly Passing the Buck"? I Love This Lesson!

Disciples of the Qingyun Sect, your good days (or bad days) are yet to come!