The Holy Path of the Primordial World Shines Brightly

Chapter 120 The next academic superstar could be you!

The Celestial Venerable smiled and said, "Let Yu Chen go up on stage to receive the award."

Progress Award!

As a reward for the best student.

The two of them, with their entire operation, were incredibly smooth and seamless.

From Yu Chen's praise and high evaluation to the Moral Celestial Venerable's response and commendation of progress, the entire process was flawless, leaving no room for anyone to even interrupt.

Feng Xi, for example, stared blankly as Yu Chen, sitting next to her, calmly straightened his clothes and then strode to the front of the podium, standing respectfully with his hands at his sides, waiting to receive the Heavenly Venerable's blessing.

The Celestial Venerable then conjured an exquisite longsword out of thin air and held it in his hand.

That long sword was extraordinary. The principles it contained seemed to correspond to the true meaning represented by the Big Dipper in the Zhou Tian star field. In a trance, it transformed this place into a vast starry sky, with faint star trails and starlight shining, corresponding to the principle of the lifespan of all living beings from birth to death and burial.

The Big Dipper governs life and death, and is the capital of all things, which nourishes and helps people. All sentient beings, having received the energy of heaven and earth and the commands of yin and yang, whether male or female, whether they live long or die, are all governed by the Big Dipper.

This sword is named Seven Stars!

The moment the Seven Star Sword was drawn, almost all the students in the dojo were speechless with astonishment.

They sensed the Daoist aura emanating from the Seven Star Sword, which was reflected in their hearts. Even as immortals and gods, possessing the essence of living as long as heaven and earth, they trembled from the source at this moment, filled with horror!

No one doubts that if someone who has not reached the Great Luo level is struck by this sword, their lifespan will be wiped out and reduced to zero!

A primordial spiritual treasure!

This is an enormous investment!

Feng Xi's eyes were bloodshot, and her gaze towards Yu Chen was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred... If this gaze could materialize, it would be no problem to poke ten thousand or eight thousand holes in Yu Chen.

Why should I?!

He, Feng, possesses a primordial spiritual treasure, which was temporarily borrowed by the Ancestral Witch and may be reclaimed in the future.

Yu Chen only performed "well" in listening to the Dao, yet he was directly bestowed with a primordial spiritual treasure?

Is there no justice left in this world?

Is there no justice left?

Feng Xi's mood at this moment was as if she had eaten more than a thousand lemons.

Feeling a pang of bitterness, he quickly contacted Grand Master Xuandu, who was sitting on his right side in front of him, and transmitted his voice with some emotion.

"Senior Brother Xuandu, Teacher Morality is squandering money... As his only direct disciple, shouldn't you say something to dissuade him?" Feng Xi urged. "Yu Chen is, after all, a member of my Wu Clan, just an exchange student who came to the Daoist sect to listen to the Dao. It doesn't seem right for him to take away your lineage's most precious treasure directly?"

"I am already deeply grateful that my master has imparted the Great Dao to me and meticulously guided my cultivation," Xuandu smiled. "How could I possibly have the right to interfere in my master's personal affairs?"

"It doesn't matter who receives the innate spiritual treasure; as long as Master is happy, that's all that matters." This direct disciple of the Celestial Venerable was very open-minded and didn't care about such matters at all. He even asked in return, "However, by bestowing such a precious treasure upon Yu Chen, I suspect... isn't Master expressing his intention to deepen cooperation with the nobility?"

"Just making up an excuse... Hmm, judging from Junior Brother Feng Xi's expression, isn't that right? Did I guess wrong?" Xuan Du looked puzzled.

Feng Xi wore a pained expression.

Now that things have come to this point, what else can he do?

I have no choice but to put on a brave face!

"Hmm... Senior Brother Xuandu, you guessed right, that's probably it." Feng Xi suppressed her emotions, managing to appease Xuandu before adding in her mind, 'Yeah, right!'

"If I didn't know Yu Chen's identity, I might have believed it!" Feng Xi's eye twitched. "With an administrator standing behind him, what's he pretending to be so naive?"

"Indicating a deeper cooperation with the Witch Clan? That deserves a reward!"

"Giving Yu Chen that cheat code... isn't it just a roundabout way of giving him a cheat code?"

"It seems Yu Chen planned this all along!"

"You say you're cheating, fine... but there are so many cheaters in the Witch Clan, with things like 'The Primordial World is my home' and 'The Nine Axes of Creation'... one more or one less won't make a difference. I've seen it all before, and I'm used to it."

"But you've gone too far now!"

"After using cheats, you still have to swear to the heavens—I, Yu Chen, did not use cheats!"

Feng Xi said he was itching to report it.

However, when he reached this point, he suddenly looked back and realized that it was no longer possible to expose them.

After all, even a direct descendant of the Heavenly Venerable, Xuandu, believed that the Heavenly Venerable of Morality was expressing his intention to strengthen interaction and cooperation with the Witch Clan... So, considering the bigger picture, how could Fengxi expose him?

He's not stupid.

Not only should they not expose it, but they should also help cover it up, using the guise of cultivation to promote the formation of the "Taoist-Witch Clan United Front"... This is the duty of the Witch Clan's diplomatic envoy to Kunlun!

"But Yu Chen, this guy, is both using cheat codes to rapidly increase his cultivation level and possessing an innate spiritual treasure... what is he planning to do? Is he trying to seize power and usurp the throne?"

Having experienced the devastating change from the sole chairman of the business alliance to the honorary chairman, Feng Xi looked at everyone with suspicion.

There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me!

"However, you have your grand plan, and I have my own way to get around it!"

Just you wait!

Feng Xi slowly lowered her head, not wanting to see that stimulating scene.

Although the Celestial Venerable's words kept reaching his ears.

"...Your own spiritual light evolved into the shape of a sword, making you the most suitable innate spiritual treasure for a sword," said the Celestial Venerable of Morality. "Coincidentally, a few days ago, this Seven Star Sword came to me of its own accord and fell into my hands."

"Now that I think about it, they probably wanted to use me to find a wise ruler."

"Heaven and earth treasures belong to the virtuous... I see that you, Yu Chen, are quite virtuous and possess righteousness, which is fitting for the identity of this sword's master, therefore..."

"This sword is for you. The heavy responsibility of maintaining peace in this primordial world is now entrusted to you!"

"Thank you, Teacher Morality!" Yu Chen's strong voice rang out. "From now on, I will definitely live up to your expectations and strive to protect world peace and stability!"

……

"Keep pretending!" Listening to the conversation on the stage, Feng Xi silently interpreted every instance of the word "sword" she heard as the word "cheap"—why learn swordsmanship of all things!

On the other hand, he also mentally condensed the content of this year-long listening to the Tao Te Ching into a "Complete Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching," which he waited to publish as soon as he left home.

Moreover, the stimulus of the Jade Emperor's plan spurred Feng Xi to build her escape routes at lightning speed, unleashing her exceptional talent for scheming and finding a way to turn harm into benefit in the shortest possible time.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality commended Yu Chen for his tremendous progress and excellent learning achievements, and even allowed him to go on stage to receive the award?

Oh open!

Feng Xiaobian Xi has already prepared a million sensational headlines in her mind!

Just as Yu Chen received the Seven Star Sword from the Heavenly Venerable of Morality, Feng Xi looked up.

He smiled, capturing the harmonious scene between teacher and student, as Yu Chen respectfully accepted the reward.

At the same time, it seemed as if beautiful music was playing in Feng Xi's heart.

A new king of pots has appeared...

How can we ignore this...?

Taking the blame...

"Becoming a hot topic..."

You'll become the coolest kid...

Feng Xi completely calmed down.

At this moment, he was no longer sad, and even felt like laughing.

"Yu Chen, you are so amazing."

"But so what?"

"I, Feng Rixi, have a thousand and one ways to sell you out."

"No matter how cunning you are, or how low your standards are, you'll still have to obediently fall into my trap."

"Wasn't it because the Celestial Venerable encouraged, praised, and recognized your excellent learning ability, and you deeply understood the true meaning of the Celestial Venerable's teachings on the Great Dao?"

"In that case, you'd better debut as a top student and help build a brand image for my scams!"

At that moment, Yu Chen, who was filled with joy, suddenly felt a chill and his back was covered in cold sweat.

……

The Celestial Venerable's sermon concluded successfully.

The next similar event will be a thousand years from now.

As soon as get out of class ended, before Yu Chen, who had obtained the Seven Star Sword, could eagerly come to her door, Feng Xi quickly left first.

He took a shortcut and rushed to Hou Gang's location, pressing a piece of paper lightly with one hand before slamming it onto the table.

The commotion was so loud that even the artist who was engrossed in finishing his work was startled.

Hou Gang looked up as he sipped his tea, looking somewhat confused and puzzled.

When Feng Xi raised that hand, revealing its contents, Hou Gang seemed to understand something.

"Understand?" Feng Xi said a single word.

"I understand!" Hou Gang nodded with a smile.

There was a terrifying tacit understanding between the two.

Hou Gang looked at the paper... It was a picture, a picture that Feng Xi had imprinted exactly as he had imagined, just like a photograph.

The Celestial Venerable bestows the Jade Palace Sword!

Hou Gang glanced at it. "Is its origin legitimate?"

"A true story." Feng Xi said succinctly.

"it is good."

Hou Gang picked up the photo and went to the artist's side. "Alright, you don't need the cover you originally designed."

The painter paused, his brush brush stilled, and looked up expressionlessly. "I'm hard of hearing; I can't quite hear what you're saying."

Repeat that for me.

"Your cover design is no longer needed." Hou Gang mercifully granted the illustrator's request.

"Oh." The illustrator nodded. "That cover, which I painstakingly designed at your request, perfectly incorporating suggestion, hypnosis, and seduction, while striving for complete concealment so it couldn't be discovered, is now just going to be rejected?"

The painter took a deep breath, pulled out a twelve-zhang long sword, and said, "Hou Gang, for the sake of our friendship, I'll allow you to run eleven zhang first."

"Don't get agitated," Hou Gang said calmly. "I will still pay you the full amount, not a penny less, and I won't make you redraw it."

Hearing these words, the artist calmed down from the brink of a mental breakdown.

No need to redraw, the money will still be paid... then there's no problem.

"I want you to use this picture as the cover," Hou Gang said, waving the photo in his hand. "There's no better publicity than this."

"We, the members of the Witch Clan, are delighted to have gained the Celestial Venerable's approval and have a profound understanding of the Great Dao, therefore..."

"Our interpretation is that it's authentic and authoritative!"

Hou Gang said resolutely.

"Tsk!" The artist was taken aback, then clicked his tongue in admiration, "You guys are something else... You bought Tongde Tianzun so quickly, and you're even putting on an act?"

"This sword... I have a feeling it's a primordial spiritual treasure?"

"Be more confident, and drop the word 'feeling'," Feng Xi said with a faint smile. "As for bribing him... Yu Chen is a good comrade and made a huge contribution in this."

As for what specific contributions he made, Feng Xi didn't want to reopen old wounds.

"Originally, I was planning that if the sales of 'The Complete Interpretation of the Tao Te Ching' encountered difficulties and I found myself in a predicament where I couldn't gain people's trust, I might secretly resort to some other means, such as false advertising," Hou Gang sighed. "At that time, I would play around with things like photo editing and design some promotional hype."

"It seems that it's no longer necessary now."

Hou Gang breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little regretful.

He was already fully prepared to deceive those who had no way of knowing the truth.

For example, show some scenes unrelated to teaching, but depicting members of the Wu tribe sitting together with the disciples of the Heavenly Venerable, to create a pleasant atmosphere for exchanging and discussing knowledge; or, slightly "modify" a scene of the Three Pure Ones' dialogue with the Wu tribe regarding diplomatic matters, perhaps by placing a couple of textbooks nearby... Perfect!

As the saying goes, "Start with a picture, and the rest is all made up!"

Even the authenticity of a picture is sometimes unimportant!

If it weren't for the fear of being plotted against by fate and getting into trouble, Hou Gang would have done even more outrageous things.

For example, photoshopping a picture of the Celestial Venerable of Morality and a picture of Feng Xi together, with the two of them shaking hands... With this picture as a base, Hou Gang would dare to go out and cheat and swindle!

"The Witch Clan and the Taoist Sect will engage in in-depth cooperation in the ×× industry, with an estimated investment of ×× funds... Furthermore, to give back to society, this industry will allow small and medium-sized investors to join and hold shares..."

"Buying is earning, investing guarantees returns!"

"shock!"

"A 300,000-year-old dragon baby earned a staggering 9 billion yuan a year. His secret was only revealed when his parents found out and could no longer keep it a secret—it turned out to be related to this industry!"

……

Hou Gang has written countless plans related to this matter whenever he has a spare moment.

This includes how to set up the scheme, how to maintain it, and how to handle the aftermath.

"First, lure a bunch of people in, absorb their funds... Once they've invested, they have less of a way out."

"Then they'd go out and promote it, recruiting new members... Once they had new members, they'd give back a sum of money to the old members."

And so on!

"This is a scam by Mr. X... Heh!"

Hou Gang has never been simple.

Unfortunately, the primordial world is suppressed by divine will, and administrators have risen up to patrol the world. Trying to make a big splash is just too difficult.

Only those in the middle and lower classes below the lowest level can barely make a profit.

"Da Luo..."

With a sigh from the depths of his heart, Hou Gang remained calm as he instructed the illustrator and designer, "Use this image as the cover... Pay attention to the description: This is the prodigy of my Wu clan!"

"He received an unprecedented innate spiritual treasure as a reward; this is the only case of its kind in the history of Taoism!"

"Our Wu clan, out of concern for all beings who diligently seek the Dao, specially invited him to recount his learning experiences and explain why he is so outstanding..."

"Don't miss out!"

"Buying it is like making a profit!"

"You could be the next top student!"

(End of this chapter)