Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 188 You Are Really a Beet

To become a monk of Lu State, there are only two standards:
1. Cultivate true qi.

2. Learn the three techniques and five spells.

Refining true qi is not too difficult, especially with Lu Guo’s current “blood test-style screening”, which only screens out those who have “spiritual roots” in their cultivation.

As long as you can remember the direction of the human body's meridians and the major acupuncture points, and try it ten or so times according to the specific route, you can basically complete the circulation and cultivate true qi.

However, those who have not memorized the key points of knowledge at all and do not know the routes for qi circulation, and can still cultivate true qi by just trying casually, such monsters are usually called "natural seeds for cultivation."

Yan Yu asked Xie Ruoxi to continue breathing and refining Qi, and then began to scan the other person's body with his spiritual sense.

Yeah, it does feel lively.

The pretty loser actually didn't lie and actually cultivated true energy for her.

But if you think about it carefully, maybe it was because she had such a good talent for cultivation in her previous life that she didn't pay much attention to cultivation and eventually became a deserted monk.

In order to prevent her from becoming proud and complacent, I cannot praise her, but instead I have to spur her on!

Just like teaching Zhao Yuanzhen to abandon evil and do good, helping Zhou Hongyu set goals, inviting Li Minghu to make an agreement, etc. In short, Yan Yu is already quite skilled in helping others.

He knows when to fool people and when to kill with ease, and he will never give up until he achieves his goal.

"Well, it seems that you do have the talent to become a cultivator." Yan Yu said in a cold tone.

Just as Xie Ruoxi showed her lovely smile, she heard Yan Yu say:
"But your Qi is too weak, which means your aptitude is too poor! It would take you two days to catch up with others in one day's progress, so you can't slack off easily. You must practice diligently every day... Hey!"

Xie Ruoxi didn't listen to him, but quickly stretched out her arms, hugged the pile of cash in the corner, and asked alertly:
"Yan Yu, you keep your word, right? All these are mine now?"

"Uh." Yan Yu was silent for a moment, then nodded, "Yeah."

It is indeed a pity that the beautiful waste who had no motivation to just give up in the previous life is a waste, but this guy in front of me who is struggling for money and is greedy for money... why does he not seem to be a good person?
No, we can’t use the trick of throwing money at it anymore. Going from one extreme to another is absolutely not advisable.

Yan Yu's original plan was to first guide Xie Ruoxi to become a monk, and then let her slowly get started with community operations, so that he would have a useful assistant who could manage fans and kill people.

However, Xie Ruoxi's talent in cultivation is indeed excellent. If she is taught the three arts and five spells too quickly, she will be heavily inclined towards martial arts, which is not conducive to her comprehensive development of both civil and military skills.

Yan Yu pondered carefully, thinking to himself, I'm not afraid that her strength will increase too quickly and become difficult to control... As the strongest person in the world, why should I be afraid of her little talent in cultivation?

Let's first look at the past life. Xie Ruoxi replaced the Li siblings as the top cultivator of the Annan Army, but what was the result? No matter how skilled she was in fighting, wasn't she just a top-tier fighter? Even at the top, she wasn't as effective as Chen Lingyun.

Even if you secretly play a game in your spare time, you will be notified by major game companies and your account will be banned. How pitiful!

Sun Quan persuaded Lü Meng to study, and in the end, Lü Meng went from being ignorant of the classics to being "not the A'mon of Wu." I, Yan Yu, not only want to be Xie Ruoxi's Lu Su, I also want to be her Sun Quan!

I'm doing this for her own good, she'll definitely understand in the future.

"That's all I'll teach you about cultivation for now," Yan Yu said calmly. "From now on, take some time every day to circulate your Qi in this way. I'll check on your cultivation regularly."

"Ah?" Xie Ruoxi looked embarrassed. "I still have to practice every day?"

"Nonsense." Yan Yu immediately scolded her, "Your talent is already inferior to others, and you dare to be lazy? Don't you want to be a cultivator anymore?"

Xie Ruoxi hung her head in dejection and stopped talking.

"When your cultivation progress reaches a satisfactory level, I will teach you other things." Yan Yu waved his hand and said, "Now let's go upstairs and talk about your daily life and work."

Arriving at the second floor of the villa, Yan Yu pointed to the rooms on both sides of the corridor and introduced them:

"This is the study, that's the gym, over there is the movie room, and the rest of the rooms, except for the bathroom and the rooms with signs on the doors, are all empty. Pick one."

Xie Ruoxi looked into the study and saw a computer inside. Her eyes immediately lit up:
"I want to live in the study!"

"The study is a study, not a bedroom." Yan Yu reminded her, "This study is smaller than the bedroom, and the lighting is not good, and there is no balcony."

"It's okay, it's okay." Xie Ruoxi said quickly, "I just like a small room with a computer, where the sun doesn't shine in the morning."

She refused to live in the study despite having five empty bedrooms... Yan Yu didn't bother to argue with her. After all, she was the abstract superhero Xie Ruoxi. It would be strange if she didn't do something weird. "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to get a bed and wardrobe later."

"Then can I start working?" Xie Ruoxi sat down on the office chair, rubbing her hands in front of the new computer, her pretty face full of eagerness to try.

"Well, let me tell you about work." Yan Yu turned on his computer and said calmly, "Before August, the revival of spiritual energy was under information control. Discussion on the domestic network was not allowed, and most people were unaware of it."

"At the end of August, this information began to be widely released. Then came the Sanyu Treasure Ship Incident. This was the first time that our cultivators officially became a nationally popular event."

"That is to say, more and more citizens will begin to know us monks. Therefore, establishing a good first impression with the public during this window of time is extremely important."

"First, you need to set up our team's official accounts on all major platforms, authenticate everything that needs to be authenticated, and then you can decide how to operate it. If you need money or information, come to me."

"Okay." Xie Ruoxi didn't say anything and started tinkering with the mouse and keyboard.

Yan Yu had no doubts about Xie Ruoxi's ability to manage her fans. In her previous life, she had become a major anchor with millions of followers, tricking a bunch of fans into giving her money without them even seeing her face. Her ability to manipulate people was obvious.

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However, after a few days, the raid on the Three Islands Treasure Ship Secret Realm was finally coming to an end.

The members of the Zhenhai Team and the Qing'an Team are about to finish their work and return home.

Yan Yu called the cleaning company and asked the aunts to clean the villa inside and out so that the returning girls could feel comfortable and happy as soon as possible.

Soon an aunt came downstairs and said:

"Hey boy! Go get your wife! She's squatting in the study and won't come out. It's hard for us to clean up like this!"

Yan Yu:?
When he arrived at the study on the second floor, he saw Xie Ruoxi with messy hair and dark circles under her eyes, typing away on the computer keyboard.

"Stop working for a while." Yan Yu turned off the monitor. "Come downstairs with me and let Auntie clean the study."

"Wait a minute...ah!" Xie Ruoxi stood up angrily and complained, "I'm only a few words away from posting that comment!"

"Is there anything important about that comment?" Yan Yu asked casually.

"It's not important." Xie Ruoxi replied, "But sending it out makes me feel better."

"Young man, don't be so angry." Yan Yu sneered disdainfully and said, "There's no point in arguing online. If you get angry, you lose."

"That little black guy said the Zhenhai team is essentially a chaebol song and dance troupe," Xie Ruoxi argued. "He also said the female monks in the team are all candidates for your concubines, and you roll the dice every night to randomly flip their cards."

"Dian." Yan Yu smiled coldly, not bothering to argue at all. He just said lightly, "Send me a screenshot of the user ID and the post, and I'll let the higher-ups handle it."

"Holy shit!" Xie Ruoxi was stunned, but soon turned into a smug smile, nodding continuously, "I'll go after I finish cleaning the study. Also, take a look at this video..."

Yan Yu took a closer look and found that it was a video reposted from a non-existent platform next door. It was a reporter's interview with the Thorn Birds. This superhero had announced his appearance in Northern Ai a few days ago, which relieved countless people in his country who were worried about him.

He was invited to participate in "Morgan's Tonight Show" last night. When the host asked about the performance of the monk Lu, "The Thorn Birds" Roger gave high praise:

"...Well, I don't want to belittle the monks of Lu Country because of some popular international stereotypes. After all, this time we lost, we lost. There's no need to find excuses to make myself feel better, but..."

"...Yan Yu is a very, very, very strong cultivator from the Kingdom of Lu. I must emphasize this three times. You all watched the live broadcast, right? Did anyone in the audience watch the live broadcast and the recording? From the activation of the Demon Trap spell to its release, the human had less than 0.4 seconds to react and act, and yet he was able to dodge them all... All seven Demon Traps!"

"...No, I don't think I could have turned the tables if I'd chosen a different tactic. There's a gap in strength between him and me right now, you know? Of course, I don't think I'll always be behind. I just firmly believe that if I want to surpass my opponent, I must first face him squarely..."

"Hmph." Xie Ruoxi dragged the video progress bar to the end and said proudly, "He lost the battle but not the battle. Because he was defeated by you, to prevent his reputation from being damaged, he had no choice but to flatter you to minimize the shame of his defeat. His intentions are too obvious."

"Of course, I have to capitalize on this buzz: I can use the footage of your previous fight with him to create a battle highlights video. I've already thought of a title: 'Highly Exciting! Yan Zhanlong Explodes to Kill the Thornbirds: The Ultimate Aesthetics of Violence of a Monk!' We'll post it directly on all major platforms."

"Then we'll first arrange for our online troll army to hype the video up and draw in the initial traffic. Then we'll arrange for a large number of trolls to slander us, claiming the video is photoshopped. Then we'll arrange for our fans to respond rationally. Finally, we'll take screenshots of the heatedly debated chats and post them on various forums, attracting a large number of intelligent passersby to come and offer their opinions."

"Regardless of whether these passersby are fans or haters, as long as they want to verify the authenticity of the video, they must watch this video first. This way, our video will get a second round of traffic. Then I will anonymously find a few big up-loaders to buy commercials, ask them to help with in-depth technical research, and then arrange for small haters to disrupt their comment sections, thereby angering the fans of these big up-loaders and forcing them to watch the original video..."

She was so excited that she became more and more excited as she spoke, but she didn't notice that the way Yan Yu looked at her was becoming more and more strange.

Xie Ruoxi, are you really a sweet (tian) vegetable (cai) in marketing?
(End of this chapter)