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

Elder Wang Teng did not go to the sect leader's hall to "confess" as Jia Zhuang had expected. Instead, after calming down, he realized that he had been tricked. Overwhelmed with shame and indignation, he joined forces with two other highly respected elders in the sect—the Transmission Elder and the Punishment Elder—and decided to give Jia Zhuang, this "cancer of the sect," a thorough purge.

Sunset Peak, Hall of Inquiry.

The lecture hall, which should have been solemn and dignified, was now filled with the pungent smell of diesel fuel and the cold feel of metal. Jia Zhuang sat cross-legged in the driver's seat of the psionic tractor.

"Jia Zang! You have instigated your disciples and disgraced the sect. Today, we will act on behalf of Heaven and expel you from the Qingyun Sect!"

The three elders arrived together, followed by dozens of elite members of the Enforcement Hall. The oppressive aura emanating from them was like three towering mountains, making it difficult for the disciples in the Inquiry Hall to breathe.

"It's over! With the three elders joining forces, Instructor Jia is doomed this time!"

"Yes, the Transmission Elder is a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator; he could crush us with a single finger!"

The disciples were in a panic, looking at Jia Zang and then at the still-roaring tractor.

Jia Zhuang remained seated in the driver's seat, leisurely sipping his tea, as if he were facing not a group of menacing elders, but rather a neighbor visiting. He casually patted the tractor's steering wheel and adjusted his sunglasses.

"Elders, why are you so angry?" Jia Zhuang put down his teacup. "Let's talk this out. Fighting all the time only hurts our harmony. My 'Psionic Heavy Tank' just had some maintenance done, don't get it dirty."

"What harmony is there to speak of with a heretic like you!" the Transmission Elder roared, waving his whisk and sending a sharp gust of wind straight toward Jia Zhuang's face.

"Evil forces?" Jia Zhuang dodged to the side, but the smile on his face vanished. He suddenly pulled the whistle rope on the tractor.

"Ugh—!!!"

A piercing whistle suddenly rang out, the huge sound wave mixed with the smell of diesel fuel, abruptly interrupting the elder's attack.

"Elder, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Is it wrong for me to teach my disciples cultivation? Is it wrong for me to help them resolve their inner conflicts? Is your so-called 'discipline' just about making your disciples work like oxen and horses, being driven around by others? Is it about making them pretend to enjoy themselves when they are suffering inside?"

"You...you're using sophistry!" the Elder of Punishments shouted. "You're teaching them to be lazy and shirk responsibility. What is this if not heresy?"

"Slacking off and being lazy?" Jia Zhuang sneered, tapping the tractor's steering wheel with his finger. "That's called 'optimizing resource allocation'! Shifting blame? That's called 'clearly defining responsibilities'! Your own incompetence in management has led to the sect's inefficiency and the disciples' constant complaints. Now, instead of reflecting on your own problems, you're blaming me for teaching too well?"

[Ding! Detected a "logic genius" style of commentary, gaining 300 points of Honkai Impact Scale!]

The three elders were stunned by Jia Zang's twisted logic and were speechless for a moment.

"You...you're all smooth talkers! We won't waste any more words with you today; we'll seize you and hand you over to the sect leader for punishment!"

Seeing that persuasion was ineffective, Elder Wang Teng directly ordered, "Make your move!"

Dozens of disciples from the Enforcement Hall responded in unison and were about to step forward to arrest the person.

"Wait!"

Jia Zang suddenly shouted, and his voice, amplified by the high-powered loudspeaker array on the tractor, resounded throughout the entire Luoxia Peak.

"You want to take me down? Fine! But you'll have to ask my students first! And whether this 'Psionic Heavy Tank' agrees!"

He pointed at the hundreds of outer disciples below the stage and shouted, "Students! The three elders say we are heretics, that we have disgraced the sect! Do you accept this?!"

The disciples were taken aback at first, but then they remembered the "blame-shifting technique" and "slacking-off skill" that Jia Zang had taught them, and their passion was instantly ignited.

"I refuse to accept this!"

"We cultivate for immortality, not to become slaves!"

"We reject cutthroat competition! We want to cultivate immortality happily!"

"Long live Instructor Jia! Long live the Daoist Hall!"

The crowd was indignant, and the outcry was deafening.

The three elders were ashen-faced. They hadn't expected that Jia Zang had actually incited these outer disciples to such an extent.

"Rebellion! Rebellion!" The Transmission Elder was furious. "A bunch of lowly outer disciples dare to defy their superiors? Today I'll show you what real rules are!"

He suddenly waved his hand, and a powerful pressure from the Nascent Soul stage swept down on the disciples like a tsunami.

"ah--!"

The disciples, whose cultivation levels were too low, could not withstand such pressure and all knelt down, their faces pale.

"Professor Jia! Save us!"

As Jia Zang watched this scene, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"System, activate [Group Taunt Aura (Upgraded Version)]! Simultaneously connect to the tractor loudspeaker system!"

[Ding! Group Taunt Aura activated! Effect: All friendly units within range gain +300% taunt ability and +50% mental resistance, and can convert taunts into mental shockwaves, dealing Dao Heart damage to enemies.]

"Students! Don't be afraid!" Jia Zhuang's voice rang out again, carrying a strange magic. "Activate 'Psychic Tractor - Mental Resonance Mode'! Remember what I taught you! Shout out all your grievances! Use your mouths to fight back!"

"Fight back?!"

Although the disciples were afraid, they gritted their teeth and began to rant and rave about Jia Zang’s “complaint-breaking method” when they thought of Jia Zang’s “complaint-breaking method”.

"This Elder who transmits skills is disrespectful for his age! He bullies the younger ones! What kind of hero is he!"

"The Elder of Punishments always has a stern face, is he constipated?!"

"Elder Wang Teng is a stubborn old man! His thinking is rigid! He deserves to be stuck in the Nascent Soul stage his whole life!"

[Ding! Collective complaints detected. 1000 Honkai Impact Points gained!]

A miraculous scene unfolded.

As the disciples complained, an invisible spiritual force gathered together, amplified by the huge antenna on top of the tractor, and transformed into a visible torrent of sound waves that actually withstood the pressure from the elder who was transmitting the power!

"What?!"

The three elders' expressions changed drastically; they felt their Dao hearts were actually wavering!

The Transmission Elder felt a booming sound in his head, as if countless flies were buzzing around him. His proud Nascent Soul stage cultivation was actually unable to suppress the chaotic spiritual energy within his body!

"You...you juniors, how dare you..."

"How dare you?" Jia Zhuang jumped out of the driver's seat, walked up to the Transmission Elder, and sneered. "How dare you speak the truth? How dare you resist your tyranny? Elder, times have changed, sir."

He walked up to the elder who was passing on his skills and looked him straight in the eyes.

"You think that just because you're highly skilled, you can do whatever you want? You think that just because you're senior, you can be unreasonable? Let me tell you, it's not you who decides now, it's public opinion!"

Jia Zhuang pointed to the live-streaming cameras that were constantly hovering in the sky, and the tractor behind him that was still sputtering and emitting smoke.

"See that? The entire cultivation world is watching! If you dare lay a finger on me or my student today, tomorrow the news of 'Qingyun Sect Elders Bullying Outer Disciples' will spread throughout the entire cultivation world! Then, let's see how you'll still be able to show your faces in the cultivation world!"

[Livestream chat]

Holy crap! This streamer is amazing! This "information war" tactic is ruthless!

[The above is called "moral blackmail"! Using the power of netizens to fight against cultivators!]

The three elders turned green with rage! They certainly never imagined that one day they would be verbally sparred with by a group of outer disciples, leaving them speechless!

[Is that tractor some kind of magical device? It can even amplify the sound of taunts!]

The three elders watched the live stream cameras, their expressions shifting in a complex and unpredictable manner.

They really didn't expect that Jia Zhuang would use the live broadcast camera and that broken tractor as weapons!

If they really make a move today, the reputation of the Qingyun Sect will be completely ruined! At that point, forget about recruiting disciples; even their allies will probably abandon them!

"You...you're despicable!" Elder Wang Teng said through gritted teeth.

"Despicable?" Jia Zhuang laughed. "This is called a 'open conspiracy'! You yourselves are rigid in your thinking and inflexible, and now you're blaming me for using new ideas? Three elders, I advise you to save your breath. Instead of wasting time here, you should go back and think carefully about how to reform the sect's system and how to improve the disciples' treatment. Otherwise, next time it won't be so simple."

After saying that, Jia Zhuang turned around, jumped into the driver's seat of the tractor, and stepped on the gas pedal.

"boom--!!"

The psionic tractor roared, spewing out a thick plume of smoke from its exhaust pipe, startling the disciples of the Enforcement Hall into retreating.

"Class dismissed! Double the homework today! Each of you must write an essay titled 'On the Application of Public Opinion Warfare in the Cultivation World,' and hand it in tomorrow!"

"Yes, mentor!"

Although the disciples were still kneeling on the ground, they wore victorious smiles on their faces.

The three elders stood there, unsure whether to advance or retreat, their faces extremely grim.

In the end, the elder who was passing on his skills snorted coldly and left in a huff.

"Jia Zang! This isn't over! Let's go!"

As the three elders left in a disheveled state, a cheer erupted on Sunset Peak.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have successfully defeated three elders and gained 5000 Honkai Points!]

[System Notification: Host's "Top Rank" status is secure. New feature unlocked: [Cross-World Chat] (Invite modern netizens to chat with figures from the cultivation world in real time).]

Jia Zhuang sat in the driver's seat, patted the steering wheel, and a wicked smile appeared on his lips.

"A crossover livestream? Interesting. Next time Wang Teng comes, I'll have him go head-to-head with netizens and see who has the thicker skin!"