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Chapter 567: Dominating Love
🕑 Added 2025-02-19 14:00:16 +0000 UTCAfter the gathering ended, everyone left Nine Heavens Peak for the Xi Immortal Dynasty founded by Xi Ri. Everyone except Yan Nie and Yun Xialan, who returned to Flamecloud Peak. That didn’t mean he didn’t know what was going on, or wasn’t present.
At his level, it was very simple for him to control a puppet. All he needed to do was to imprint his immortal senses into the core, and he would be able to control the puppet like an incarnation or an avatar. The advantages of a puppet was that it could last much longer than an incarnation because it used much less energy. It was even possible for it to reach a tenth of the user’s power if the puppet was strong enough.
Many people would choose to leave a puppet avatar of themselves if they did not have a special incarnation method. The simple act of being able to communicate was well worth it. Still, that function became almost irrelevant with the existence of the Xiyinet. That didn’t mean some forces didn’t keep puppets because they were on guard against the Immortal Court. Hell, even the Immortal Court did not completely switch, but not because they didn’t trust Tianyi. Some of it was because the older generation was not used to change, and another part was contingency.
Although it appeared that Tianyi would live for a long time, possibly even forever. What if he died, or an accident happened? With him dead, the Xiyinet might not completely disappear, but its range would be severely reduced. By then, the people overly reliant on it would be like headless chickens.
However, the Xiyinet did have one great advantage that no one could deny. It could allow users of the Xiyi talisman to communicate between realms and not just within.
Depending on the individual, the maximum range they could control a puppet with the immortal sense was limited within a realm. A true immortal’s limit would be half of the Trinity Continent. A monarch could control a puppet within half of the Primordial Realm, and an immortal emperor could control his puppet anywhere within the Primordial Realm.
That all changed if the puppet or the user left the realm. The realm boundary would block their connection to their puppet. The same would happen even if it was an incarnation. Only special techniques like Tianyi’s conduits or Mengfei’s Heaven, Earth, Man Incarnation Technique could get around this rule. But like with all things, there were exceptions. Those that mastered the Law of Space or the Law of Time could break this rule. Same if they reached the Origin Immortal Realm.
Yan Nie used a puppet, Tianyi also sent a conduit and left his level three conduit on Nine Heavens Peak. It was just some special effects, a level zero conduit was more than enough.
Gu Chuan also asked to have Mengfei participate as a cameo, but one look from Tianyi shut him down. If his mother showed her face, there would be too many toads dreaming of eating swan meat. He got rid of Meng Tingfeng, but that didn’t mean he wanted to deal with Meng Tingfeng Number Two, Three, and so on.
Although if they really showed up in front of him and dared to show such ambitions, it wouldn’t be a problem for him with his countless conduits, though it might really disgust him to death. So, it was better to nip the problem in the bud.
Because of Gu Chuan’s suggestion, Tianyi might have ‘accidentally’ harmed him when he lost control of the special effect. It was really strange. Aside from Gu Chuan, no one was harmed by the out-of-control spells.
The shooting of the modern romance drama didn’t take long, just a few years. Even on Earth, a few years to film a documentary wasn’t long, especially if it was a series with many episodes. A few years was incredibly short for immortals.
Tianyi even felt like a few years was just a few days, and that wasn’t considered long among immortals.
There was practically no need to edit. With the powerful mental capacity of cultivators, it was a simple matter. And soon, the Modern Romance Drama was released. Its title was Dominating Love.
Tianyi felt it was an incredibly corny and stupid name, but the name actually aroused the curiosity of many watchers in the Xiyinet. Coupled with Gu Chuan’s fame, it brought a lot of attention when the first episode aired.
There were many reactions to Dominating Love. The most common one was curiosity and bewilderment of society of twenty-first century Earth. The second reaction was interest, especially for the younger generation. They were more open to new ideas and were intrigued by the new and never-before-seen society and courting processes. The third reaction was rejection.
Although the existence of the Xiyinet made the stagnant society of the Primordial Realm progress, it was still very conservative, with progress taking decades, if not centuries. More often than not, the progress of many areas would reset once someone broke to a higher cultivation base and reversed the changes.
Many people felt the protagonists and people living in Dominating Love were too open, too indecent. In their righteous fury, they down voted and left bad ratings and reviews for the drama. Many even sent threats in Gu Chuan’s direct messages. Some keyboard warriors said they would reveal Gu Chuan’s identity for his crime of degenerating society.
Behind these attacks were the shadow of mortal empires. Although many people disparaged the love drama, many more still secretly enjoyed and watched it. These rulers did not care about that, what they cared about was the society portrayed in the drama. They didn’t want a society where monarchs and rulers became mere figureheads, so they moved behind the scenes to make trouble for Gu Chuan in an attempt to stop him and stop the drama from giving the commoners wrong ideas.
Gu Chuan almost pulled out all the strands of his beard in anger. Despite all the threats, he continued to release the episodes. He was not worried about his identity getting exposed. Even when he filmed, he used proxies and puppets. He always made sure to hide his identity through multiple methods. His cyber security was guaranteed too, especially since he was a member of the Samsara Travelers Chat Group.
Many members of the Samsara Travelers Chat Group hid their real names under pseudonyms in the credits. If these commenters and reviewers knew who they were condemning, their souls might leave their body out of fright, right?
“Don’t think I don’t know how many of you secretly watch it, despite lambasting it.” Thanks to his privileges, Gu Chuan could see how many people viewed his work and for how long, even which individual.
“Just wait for me to reveal your hypocritical faces!” In the end, Gu Chuan did not do that. Ever since the negative reviews came, the rate of new viewers watching plummeted. Many old viewers continued to watch, but new ones were less likely to watch it due to the negative image surrounding it. The only blessing Gu Chuan could count on was that Dominating Love was on the front or second page due to high viewership.
“Damn, although it’s not a flop, it’s the worst work of my career! At this rate, the returns will be too small to satisfy everyone and they won’t invest in me anymore! These damn hillbillies!” Losing money was a small matter. Gu Chuan wanted to increase his relationship with everyone with this drama.
He pursed his brow in worry. “Should I ask Tianyi for help?”
Gu Chuan shook his head. “Let’s wait a bit longer. Maybe there is a chance for reversal?”
He didn’t get his hopes up. Although he had a great reputation, that was before. The distance between heaven and hell was just one step. Gu Chuan could feel that it would not be easy to make money in the future. True, he already earned a lot, but was it enough to make him a true immortal? He couldn’t guarantee.
Just as Gu Chuan was moping, the situation reversed in the strangest way.
It all started with a strange review.
[Marvelous Mysteries Hidden Within Mundanity: Fellow Daoists, do not be fooled by the vulgar facade! This is actually a heaven-sent opportunity for loose cultivators like ourselves. I won’t reveal my identity, but I can tell you that I am in the Unity Realm. However, I have languished in this realm for hundreds of years. It wasn’t until I watched this show that I got this chance.
Watch carefully in episode 12 at the 19:13 mark. Carefully observe the moment of explosion. At first, I just thought something was off, so I rewatched it several times and it was only then I realized that the explosion pictured contained the Concept of Blast. Not only that, it also contained more concepts, like the Concept of Heat and the Concept of Incineration. It might contain more, but this was all I could see. Those with higher visions than me can see more.
After noticing this, I rewatched all the episodes. To tell the truth, I only have talent for fire, but I think I sensed water concepts during the opening rain scene. If there are any fellow Daoists that can tell, please dm me.
I’m here to thank the director. Although I don’t know why he is using such a roundabout way to impart the Dao, I am very thankful. If you need anything done, as long as it is within my power, I will do everything in my power to accomplish it! All those negative reviewers should die!
At first, no one paid attention to this review. Some even called the reviewer an attention seeker, but the wind reversed a few months later. More and more cultivators in the Unity Realm who couldn’t make any progress heard about it and decided to try their luck. If it was false, they would at most lose a few Xiyicoins, nothing worse. If it was real, they would have gotten a tremendous bargain.
And they did.
Not only did Dominating Love contain concepts of fire, it also contained concepts of water, wood, earth, metal, wind, light, and darkness! All those who took the chance and found a concept suitable for themselves were ecstatic. Most did not leave reviews, but many who felt indignant for the director and crew left reviews, scolding the disparagers.
They were only a small group at first, but as more cultivators learned about it, the more famous it became. These cultivators ignored the story and focused only on the concepts displayed within each episode. It reached the point that even disciples of powerful forces watched the series. Although they had access to better resources that gave them insights into concepts, it cost much more than a few Xiyi coins.
Gu Chuan quickly sent a message to Tianyi, thanking him to the heavens. This left Tianyi confused. After seeing the negative reviews, he only sighed and stopped looking. After searching it up, even he was shocked. Tianyi never thought that his spells would actually help those venerables to gain insights into the concepts below the worldly laws.
It wasn’t even true guidance. He simply performed a spell, but although it was very simple for him, it directly revealed the power of the laws. Tianyi simply shook his head and laughed at Gu Chuan’s luck.
On the other hand, Gu Chuan began his revenge. He purposely delayed the episode release. This time, the two protagonists were on a cruise ship but encountered a storm and were pushed onto a deserted island by a wave. The wave displayed the concept of waters.
Gu Chuan naturally cited that because of the negative reviews, the production had to be halted and slowed down. This naturally infuriated the cultivators. Not at Gu Chuan, but at the troublemakers behind the scenes. The cultivators could not exact revenge on all the disparagers, but if they discovered one and were nearby, they would track them down and punish them.
This action made all those behind the scenes fearful. They quickly deleted their posts and evidence. Unfortunately for them, once on the Xiyinet, always on the Xiyinet. A few monarch’s actions were discovered, causing cultivators to come to their door. If they were lucky, only the mastermind was punished. If they were unlucky, the entire clan was exterminated. Some devilish cultivators even destroyed the city.
Their actions alarmed Tianyi. Gu Chuan quickly posted a message asking everyone to be calm. He released Dominating Love to benefit all life, not to cause tragedies. It was only then the cultivator’s action calmed down. Few disparagers thanked Gu Chuan, and many even hated him, blaming him for their predicament. No matter, they didn’t dare to mock or scold him.
While this happened, Tianyi modified the Xiyinet and Xiyi talismans. He added an invisible karma feature. Soon, many devilish cultivators discovered that they couldn’t use the Xiyinet anymore. It was not that the devilish cultivators had not used the Xiyinet to cause atrocities, but that Tianyi had not noticed.
With that farce over, life resumed and ten thousand years passed.
While the Immortal Court grew stronger, the Numinous Sword Sect also never slacked off, and their efforts paid off.
Comments
Zaim İpek
I didn't realize Tianyi had madtered the law of Karma already well enough to incorporate it into the Xi Yi network.
SneeringImperialist
Well if you are having a ten thousand year time skip will Tianyi finally elevate his universe to essence and become a sovereign? Will Daoyi finally advance? Also will they be moving against the Buddhists?
StarSmith
I can almost never understand sect hate because at this point in time both the Immortal Court and Numinous Sword Sect control half the universe each, a war would just be stupid and give the Buddhist a better opportunity wouldn’t it make more sense to lease try to bury the hatchet emerge without bloodshed?
