What Zhong Yi loved doing most in the Illusion Realm was creating strategy-oriented content.

Starting from "Spirit Plants vs. Zombies," the name 【Genius Cultivator】 became a superstar in the forum that everyone knew.

Zhong Yi first felt the heat of "operation xianyuan zhou" after he posted a thread titled 【Classified Dam Knife-run Tutorial】.

It garnered over ten thousand replies in a single day!

It was twice as lively as "Naraka: Bladepoint" had been back then!

Besides Knife-run tutorials, Zhong Yi would also post some gun modification tutorials.

He covered various price points.

The most popular among them was the recently launched "Crap Gun" series.

The inspiration for this series came from Zhou Qiaoling.

Zhou Qiaoling was obsessed with knife-running for loot, and she was very keen on the idea of "how to make the enemy feel like they've eaten crap after killing her," so she often came to Zhong Yi for help with gun mods.

Zhong Yi posted a few of the modified guns to the forum on a whim, and to his surprise, the response was extremely enthusiastic.

Only then did he realize how exaggerated the proportion of Knife-run players who loved Looting was in "operation xianyuan zhou"...

As a result, Zhong Yi treated the "Crap Gun" as his signature specialty.

Not only was it disgusting when the opponent searched the loot bag, but it could actually kill people when used by oneself...

...

Zhong Yi jokingly referred to himself, who went on Knife-runs daily, as a "Ratty."

On one hand, it was because Old Sai often mocked him as a "little mouse" in the Administrative Palace, and on the other hand, it was because he was always chased everywhere like a street rat by aggressive players.

This nickname gained recognition from countless Knife-run players and gradually became popular within the forum.

Zhong Yi naturally became the spiritual leader of the Ratty players.

Every time he started a live stream, countless players would flood in.

【The Ancestral Master is live? Time to eat, time to eat!】

【Why are the Asala Loose Cultivators in the Ancestral Master's matches so weak? The ones I meet are more ruthless than the last...】

【Fellow Daoist, you must have killed a lot of people normally, right? Old Zhong said it himself, Old Devil Lu is very shrewd; if you perform too well in a match, he'll crank up the difficulty for you!】

【In other words... the Ancestral Master looks like a noob, but it's actually all an act?】

【Of course! Think about it, ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ what is the title for getting 12 kills in a single match in "operation xianyuan zhou"...】

【Let me explain to the new Fellow Daoists: the achievement for 12 kills in a single match is called 【Genius Cultivator】, and it's named after our Ancestral Master!】

【Wow!! That's amazing!!!】

【Ancestral Master, can you show us your skills?】

【Show us! Show us!!】

【I'll send gifts to the Ancestral Master!!】

...

Looking at the sky filled with gift special effects, Zhong Yi, who was currently scavenging for trash at the dam, gave a helpless smile.

Those who called him Ancestral Master were mostly new viewers who came to watch the stream for the first time after learning Knife-run techniques on the forum;

While those who called him "Old Zhong" and tricked the new viewers into making a fuss were the old viewers of the stream.

In Lu Ze's words, they were called something like "Little anti-fans."

He had once been tricked by these Little anti-fans into doing a technical tutorial stream, and he still couldn't forget the screen full of "hahaha" to this day.

As luck would have it, Lu Ze was actually watching at the time and specifically gifted him a "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin," even saying he looked like some "Old Ancestor Jinfan"...

In short, no matter how much these Little anti-fans made a fuss, he wouldn't fall for it again.

However, since the new viewers had already sent gifts, Zhong Yi felt it wouldn't hurt to change styles occasionally.

"Showing off is off the table, but if everyone is tired of seeing Knife-runs and wants a change of pace... then I'll call some people for an aggressive run for a while."

Zhong Yi said as he opened his friend list.

The bullet chat in the stream became lively again.

【Call Zhou Qiaoling... I want to see Old Zhong get angry from failing to compete for loot, hahaha】

【It has to be True Disciple Zhou! Fighting from start to finish is so much more exciting!】

【True Disciple Zhou is with his sister... the team is full, pick someone else】

【How about calling Elder Chao Wendao? I love seeing these Seniors rushing the Administrative Palace with 【Uzi】s, shouting 'Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are in the hands of heaven' as they charge. It's awesome!】

【I think playing with True Disciple Mu is more fun... that Shield-shield-heal strategy yesterday was really interesting! We Ratties can learn it too~】

【True Disciple Mu plays the Shield-dog style way too well】

【What Shield-dog? Call him Shield Bro!】

...

The popularity of "operation xianyuan zhou" was extremely exaggerated.

From Elders at the top to Utility Disciples at the bottom, everyone was playing.

Every friend on Zhong Yi's list was currently in a match.

Just as Zhong Yi was hesitating about who to call, he suddenly received an invitation.

【"No Breaking, No Standing" has invited you to join the team. Accept? Ascension Base (Top Secret) (2/3)】

Zhong Yi decisively chose to accept.

"Old Zhou, weren't you guys full?"

As soon as he joined the team, Zhong Yi asked curiously.

"We didn't make it out for thirteen matches, Junior Brother Xiao went bankrupt and went on a Knife-run..."

Zhou Yue replied in a low, dark voice.

"Then should we switch to Classified?"

Zhong Yi asked.

For Top Secret difficulty maps, although the equipment requirement was only four hundred and fifty thousand, the aggressive Cultivators often brought in gear far exceeding the threshold.

Because the extraction difficulty in Top Secret was very high, Cultivators would fight tooth and nail to compete for the limited extraction spots.

Zhong Yi knew his own skill level was limited, so he proactively asked to change the difficulty.

"No!"

Zhou Yue gritted his teeth and shook his head in refusal, his words sounding somewhat ruthless.

"No child cries every day, and no gambler loses every day! I don't believe that I can't make it out of Top Secret Ascension once today!?"

Zhou Yue, who had been unequipped just a moment ago, instantly appeared with a full set of thick Level 6 helmet and Level 6 armor.

In his hand was a 【Heavenly Soldier 14】, and on his back was a 【Hades Flame 700】.

Counting the various Medicinal Pills and injections in his chest rig, his equipment value was already approaching 2 million.

If it weren't for the fact that the bullets couldn't be bought, Zhou Yue would probably even have a 【Reaper】 on his back.

Zhong Yi was slightly stunned, feeling more and more that Zhou Yue was like a gambler whose eyes had turned red from losing.

"Fine, fine, I'll gear up."

Zhong Yi quickly pulled out a Level 4 helmet and Level 5 armor, plus a fully modified 【heavenly soldier type 4】.

The whole set came to over seven hundred thousand; including medicine, it was nearly a million, which wasn't a low-tier setup.

"Zhou Qiaoling, hurry up! I'm going to take them all down!!"

Zhou Yue rubbed his hands together, urging impatiently.

"Wait a moment..."

To the side, Zhou Qiaoling, wearing an earflap hat, was staring intently at the gun in her hand.

Looking closely, the small attachments on the gun body were being swapped out constantly.

"My gear value is over by 36 Spirit Stones, I can still optimize it."