Zhong Yi was living quite comfortably atop Leigong Peak.

Chao Wendao called it a punishment, but in truth, he was just worried about people gossiping, as he hadn't even confiscated the illusion tower.

Every day, Zhong Yi would pretend to reflect on his mistakes, while in reality, he was having a blast launching fierce assaults in operation xianyuan continent with Zhou Yue.

The only downside was that from time to time, the Illusion Realm would be struck by Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, creating lightning special effects.

It got to the point where Zhong Yi couldn't tell if Luna's electric arrows were nearby; once, he stood on one of Luna's electric arrows for ages without realizing it, thinking he'd just been struck by the Divine Thunder again.

Three days passed in a flash.

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Zhong Yi's Cultivator Rank had already reached level 12, and he had just unlocked the Classified difficulty for Dam Zero.

“Old Zhou, should we head to Longbow Valley for a mission?”

Zhong Yi suggested.

“No, no, no, Longbow Valley is way too big, it's full of campers playing as snipers!”

Zhou Yue hurriedly waved his hand, his mind filled with the scene from last night where he had joyfully stepped out of the Diamond Hotel only to be sniped on the open plains, running for his life.

“If we're talking about campers, how can Longbow compare to the Dam? There are Divine Beings everywhere...”

Zhou Qiaoling couldn't help but complain.

The Longbow Valley map was too large, while the Dam Zero map was too small.

After every team finished looting their drop zone, they would all tacitly head toward the Administrative Building in the center of the map.

They wouldn't do anything; they'd just lie prone.

Waiting for others to deliver goods to their doorstep.

There were all sorts of vantage points that were impossible to guard against and could never be fully cleared.

“Playing Longbow is fine, but Old Zhong, you have to mod a good gun for me... I'm not using the standard set anymore, I'm going to kill those sniping bastards!”

Zhou Yue said through gritted teeth.

“Is the 【heavenly soldier type 4】 not good enough?”

Zhong Yi was a bit puzzled; this was his proudest modification, with incredibly low recoil that even he could control.

“No, the 5.56 Spirit Bullets are too weak, it's like giving them a scratch...”

Zhou Yue shook his head.

“You want high power? The Type 14 of the Heavenly Soldier series seems viable, but the recoil is quite high. I don't know if you can handle it, Old Zhou.”

The corners of Zhong Yi's mouth curled up slightly; when he entered his professional field, his manner of speaking took on a distinct aura.

Zhou Yue immediately voiced his defiance: “Are you kidding? Is there any gun I can't control? Just mod it; I just want high power!”

For Cultivators, the weapon modification feature was relatively easy to understand.

Lu Ze differentiated various attachments through runes and Formations on them; once equipped, they would bring attribute changes to the firearm.

After Zhong Yi discovered the ingenuity of this feature, he often became obsessed, spending entire days at the firing range.

The guns he modified became hot commodities whenever he posted them on the forum.

There were even rumors that in some remote small Sects where few people visited the forum, people were selling Zhong Yi's modification blueprints for high prices...

The reason was simple.

The guns Zhong Yi modified were all ones he could control the recoil of himself.

They were all top-tier 'crutch' god-tier guns.

Just as Zhong Yi arrived at the modification bench, ready to show off his skills, a voice like a clap of thunder suddenly rang in his ears:

“Zhong Yi!”

Zhong Yi shuddered in fright, and his figure instantly vanished from the team space.

“Master! Your Disciple is here...”

Zhong Yi scrambled to stuff the illusion tower into his storage ring.

“Stop hiding it, your Master isn't blind.”

Chao Wendao was somewhat speechless, but a smile soon broke out on his face.

“The matter of facing the wall in reflection is over.”

“Eh? Why?”

Zhong Yi was startled, and surprisingly, felt a bit reluctant to leave.

Though being struck by Divine Thunder every day was uncomfortable, he'd gotten used to the constant zapping.

Moreover, he could play operation xianyuan continent here every day without being bothered by trivial matters.

Once he went out, he'd have to go give a lecture every half-month...

“This Disciple has misled his juniors and feels guilty in his heart; I voluntarily wish to continue my punishment here!”

Thinking this, Zhong Yi immediately requested an extension of his sentence.

“???”

The corners of Chao Wendao's mouth twitched with anger.

How could he not know what Zhong Yi was thinking?

“Punishment my foot!”

Chao Wendao waved his hand, and the sky full of Divine Thunder completely dissipated, allowing gentle sunlight to filter through the clouds onto Zhong Yi.

“Not only is there no punishment, but you are to be heavily rewarded!”

“Heavily rewarded?”

“That's right... that load of nonsense theory of yours from a few days ago saved thirty-four lives in our Lingxiao Sect!”

Chao Wendao patted Zhong Yi's shoulder with a look of gratification.

The Disciples in the classroom that day were scheduled to go to a Secret Realm for training the next day, so Chao Wendao had temporarily arranged for Zhong Yi to teach them about Secret Realm experiences.

“No one expected... that the Demonic Path would actually hide among some Sect Disciples and set up a Formation directly at the exit of the Secret Realm, intending to intercept and kill the new generation of the major Sects!”

“Fortunately, our Lingxiao Sect Disciples actually listened to your experience and used Techniques to scout before the teleportation array, discovering the anomaly in advance... otherwise, the consequences would have been unthinkable!”

Hearing Chao Wendao's narration, Zhong Yi's heart sank.

The Demonic Path had been silent for a hundred years, but in recent years, they seemed to be gradually becoming active again.

He wondered what the reason was.

“By the way, why did you suddenly teach such insights? Generally speaking, we Righteous Cultivators would never resort to such low tactics...”

Chao Wendao couldn't help but be curious.

The cultivation world had been at peace for nearly a thousand years; although there were frictions between Righteous Path Sects, on the surface, they placed great importance on the word 'righteousness.'

Ambushing a teleportation array had never happened before.

“Actually...”

Zhong Yi smiled somewhat awkwardly.

“We Righteous Cultivators... aren't as upright as you think...”

...

...

Seven days after the launch of operation xianyuan continent.

Lihuo Peak, Lingyu Pavilion.

【Current Kill Progress: 69873/100000】

Lu Ze glanced at the System mission progress and then closed it casually.

Nearly seventy percent was completed in seven days; the progress would only get faster from here on, so there was no need to worry.

He had originally thought it would take two days, but he hadn't expected that the progress bar wasn't tied to the number of kills, but rather to the Realm of the Cultivators.

The speed of operation xianyuan continent's popularity was even faster than Lu Ze had anticipated.

While Naraka: Bladepoint had been popular, many elements in it were familiar to Cultivators, and they would eventually grow tired of it after playing for a long time;

But operation xianyuan continent was different.

It was both novel and exciting.

Lu Ze opened the forum and casually clicked into the operation xianyuan continent section.

The operation xianyuan continent forum section had topped the popularity charts for seven consecutive days, with countless posts being refreshed every second.

【Which Sect is 'Guanshan Nanyue' from? Give me back my Lemon Tea!! That was the Old Sai I worked so hard to get!!!】

【Looking for people to camp the switch room in the Administrative Palace, two waiting for one】

【You bastard upstairs, post your Sect name, this old man wants to challenge you to a duel】

【Finally level fifteen, are there any Fellow Daoists to carry me through the Bakshi map?】

【Why can't I use the map in the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion of Longbow Valley? I get lost as soon as I go in!】

【Don't even think about it, Fellow Daoist. Map jamming devices are also in Bakshi and the Ascension Base, and the coverage is even larger】 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

【I'm bankrupt, is there any kind soul to carry me!! I can pay Spirit Stones!! Real Spirit Stones!!!】

【Four-man squad for a fierce assault on the Normal Dam, DM me】

【Four-man squad for a fierce assault on the Normal Dam? No wonder there are so many Divine Beings at the Dam!】

【I'd rather die than go to the Dam, and if I go, I'm not entering the Administrative Palace... it's full of campers!!!】

...

Lu Ze browsed the posts with great interest.

At this point, operation xianyuan continent had been online for a week; the first tier of players had already unlocked the Bakshi and Ascension Base maps, and the Top Secret mode was about to launch.

“Lao Liu? The Celestial Cultivation World has this term too?”

Lu Ze looked at the latest posts, feeling both a sense of familiarity and curiosity toward the term 'Lao Liu' (camper/rat).

In his past life, the 'Lao Liu' meme originated from CS:GO.

In CS matches, each team has five members; players would always jokingly refer to that member who strayed from the team and didn't follow the plan as 'Lao Liu' (the sixth man).

Because these people always appeared in unconventional positions—in short, they were sneaky bastards.

But the problem was, Lu Ze hadn't brought CS's battle mode to the Celestial Cultivation World.

Of all the Illusion Realms, only the MOBA-style clash of immortals and demons was a 5V5 battle mode, and the concept of'sneaking' in a MOBA didn't seem to fit 'Lao Liu.'

Extremely curious, Lu Ze used his alt account to post on the forum:

【Where did the term 'Lao Liu' come from? Can any Fellow Daoist explain?】

Lu Ze's alt account 'Wuming' was a major celebrity in the Illusion Realm world, instantly attracting a massive amount of attention.

【Holy crap, it's the Great Boss Wuming! Leaving a comment for posterity】

【Front row seat!】

【Great Boss Wuming is playing too? Can you carry me...】

...

After a while, people began to clear up Lu Ze's confusion one after another:

【Brother Wuming, you might not understand 'Lao Liu,' but you should understand 'Old Lu,' right?】

【Old Devil Lu is constantly digging pits for us; isn't he the ultimate 'Lao Liu' of this age!?】

【Shhh, keep it down, don't let Old Devil Lu see this, or you'll be marked...】

...

“???”

Lu Ze was instantly speechless.

So 'Lao Liu' was actually a tribute to him?

“Tch, I'm not that petty...”

Looking at the helpful netizens constantly coming to explain in the forum, Lu Ze curled his lip dismissively.

Then he gave those few netizens who called him 'Lao Liu' a three-hour mute package.

The reason: non-standard use of punctuation marks.