System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

Many fans witnessed the entire incident firsthand.

In particular, the 'newbie who just learned editing' witnessed Yin Jiu's daughter waking up with a red rope tied around her waist, and immediately took matters into his own hands, editing Chen Xuan's live broadcast content into a video and posting it on Douyin.

After going viral overnight, many people have already seen this video.

The majority of those who expressed doubt, contempt, ridicule, and disdain were the majority.

Of course, in order to follow up on the drama, both the video's creator, Mengxin Xiaoge, and Chen Xuan's Douyin accounts gained a lot of attention that night.

Unlike true fans, most of these people just want to hear the latest gossip about Chen Xuan's downfall.

the next day.

Chen Xuan finished his morning exercise early and walked towards Feixian Temple while watching on his phone.

Besides the flood of private messages, what surprised him was the level of attention he received from fans.

"Huh? I don't have any works on my homepage, so how did I gain so many followers overnight?"

Before the broadcast ended last night, Chen Xuan had a little over 14 followers.

Overnight, his fan base jumped from 14 to 19.

Chen Xuan was confused, but he didn't want to deduce the origin; he just wanted to let things take their course.

In his previous life, he wasn't a livestreamer. After becoming obsessed with spiritual cultivation, he rarely looked at his phone and had no idea what the power of gaining 19 followers in a single day was.

If some people who think of Douyin (TikTok) see this, they'll be green with envy.

“That’s good. This will also help me promote orthodox Taoist culture and accumulate so-called intangible and invisible merits.”

Strolling along the mountain stone path, listening to the clear spring water flowing with dew, and the chirping of birds and insects, Chen Xuan felt a deep sense of peace. He was very fond of this kind of secluded life in the mountains, where no one would disturb him and he could live a carefree and comfortable life.

After thinking it over, Chen Xuan decided to share this beautiful scenery with his fans.

So I turned on Douyin Live.

This time of day coincides with the peak hours for commuters in major first-tier cities to squeeze onto buses and subways.

Chen Xuan started the live stream.

Fans who follow Chen Xuan recently have all received a notification.

[The channel you follow, @BeimingDaozhang, has started broadcasting!]

[The channel you follow, @BeimingDaozhang, has started broadcasting!]

……

On the subway, a commuter who was dozing off saw a notification and clicked on the message with interest to enter the live stream.

The clerk, who was chatting with a colleague on the bus, hurriedly handed her phone to the colleague after receiving a notification. She then embellished the story and tricked the colleague into searching for Chen Xuan's Douyin account and entering the live stream.

……

Within a minute of the broadcast starting, nearly 8,000 people flooded into the live stream room.

Keep in mind this is rush hour, so you can imagine the power of the video edited by the newbie guy last night.

A cat obsessed with good looks: [Wow, I just woke up and received good news! The Taoist priest is unconventional!]

Wang Dachui: [Huh? I was just about to go to sleep, Daoist Master. Didn't you say you'd be livestreaming every night at 8 PM? Believe me or not, I'll give you a whack with my hammer!]

A killer's knife, a woman's waist; [Hmm, thank goodness I went to bed early last night, otherwise I would have missed my husband's live stream.]

Old Wang next door: [What is this? Isn't this supposed to be a live fortune telling? Hurry up and start telling fortunes so I can see how you're trying to fool people.]

[Hehehe, don't misunderstand me, I'm just following this for the gossip. Yesterday's video felt very scripted.]

Writing novels is a dead end; [Haha, finally someone's standing up and saying it's a script! I could write a better script for ten years than this video!]

Hot red lips; [I heard dogs barking early this morning, Taoist priest husband, please ignore these haters, let's quickly hand out lucky bags while there are fewer people around, I want to find out if my true love is the Taoist priest!]

[Yes, yes, yesterday over 50,000 people tried to grab one lucky bag, and there was no chance at all. Now there are less than 20,000 people. Master, please hurry up and distribute more lucky bags! Otherwise, I feel like I'll never get one in my lifetime.]

Within five minutes of the broadcast starting, more than 8,000 people had flocked to the live stream, and the chat was filled with comments.

Moreover, most of the people who came in immediately after the broadcast were die-hard fans who witnessed Chen Xuan's strength last night, while the remaining small group came in just because they happened to see it and had some time to watch the drama.

Of course, even so, the scene still made many small-time streamers who were trying to capitalize on the trend envious.

The viewers in this live stream felt like real fans, not paid traffic.

Seeing how enthusiastic the fans in the live stream were about fortune telling, Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Don't rush to do online fortune telling. After finishing my morning exercise, I saw some beautiful scenery along the way and thought I'd share it with everyone."

As he spoke, Chen Xuan switched to the external camera.

Suddenly, a scene resembling a fairyland appeared on the screen.

For those who live in fast-paced big cities, have they ever seen such a place with rising mountain mists, like a fairyland?

Immediately, a barrage of sarcastic comments appeared.

[My goodness, compared to the Taoist priest, I feel like a beast of burden in this big city!]

I envy this kind of secluded and carefree life, but my parents and children still need me to support them, sigh...

"Master, I want to become a nun. Are there any strict requirements?"

……

As Chen Xuan walked back, he occasionally answered questions from his fans.

They soon returned to Feixian Temple.

At this point, the number of viewers in the live stream had increased from over 8,000 to over 30,000.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the live stream room was different.

[Hey, what's going on? I came to watch the fortune-telling livestream, not to see the mountains!]

[Yeah, that's why we came here – because of your scamming techniques. Let's get started!]

[Were you caught off guard by the large crowd of onlookers?]

Haha, he probably doesn't even know why he gained so many followers overnight!

……

Chen Xuan passed through the main hall of the Taoist ancestor and arrived at the kitchen in the backyard of the Taoist temple, where there was a cultivated vegetable garden and a chicken coop.

Seeing that Chen Xuan did not answer, the trolls who were questioning and provoking him became even more arrogant.

Of course, fans who knew Chen Xuan's methods couldn't sit still any longer.

Chen Xuan didn't have time to pay attention to the live stream comments right now; he was very hungry.

He grabbed a handful of rice, tiptoed to the chicken coop, squatted down, and clucked as he reached under the old hen's belly.

The old hen tilted its head, and upon confirming that it was a bad guy, pecked Chen Xuan's hand with its beak.

Chen Xuan quickly withdrew his smile and then took out the rice in his hand.

With its left hand, it holds rice grains for the hen to peck at, while its right hand goes to collect eggs.

"Tsk, it's still warm."

Having obtained an egg, Chen Xuan walked into the kitchen with satisfaction.

After this scene, both die-hard fans and haters in the live stream fell silent, finding it rather amusing.

[Haha, the Taoist priest did a live stream yesterday, and not counting the fortune-telling fees, the gifts alone must have brought in tens of thousands of yuan, right?]

[Yeah, so rich yet living so frugally, shouldn't the haters speak up?!]

[Ha, what's there to say? Just because you made money last night doesn't mean you can eat a feast today! Do you think kamikaze drones deliver goods to your door?]

[Hey, you know how well the little Taoist priest bargains with the chicken? That's something you can't learn in a day or two, is it?]

[Haha, a bunch of pretty faces living in big cities. If you've never raised chickens, don't spout nonsense. Any chicken could get eggs this way. You're really making a fuss over nothing!]

Yes, yes, it's just a marketing tactic. Don't be fooled by his team.

Chen Xuan didn't watch the live stream; instead, he focused intently on cooking.

A bowl of millet porridge paired with a fresh steamed egg makes for a perfect breakfast.

After cooking, Chen Xuan picked up his phone, adjusted the angle, and started watching the live comments while eating his porridge.

During the session, he also answered some questions from fans.

Why does the Taoist priest only eat this little bit of rice? Why doesn't he eat meat? Is the meat not tasty?

Chen Xuan said, "I am used to a light diet."

[Taoist Master, you can drink alcohol and eat meat, and you can get married?]

After seeing this, Chen Xuan began to popularize and promote Taoist culture: "Taoism is divided into two major schools. The Quanzhen School is equivalent to a true monk or nun. They cannot eat meat or marry. I am from the Zhengyi School. The Zhengyi School is not bound by these restrictions, so we can get married and have children."

Your uncle messed up my jungle game; [Taoist priest, you're livestreaming fortune telling and scamming people out of money, aren't you afraid of going to hell after you die?]

Remove the ruthlessness; [Taoist Master, is your team still lacking a lead actor? I'm quite promising, with a little packaging I could debut as the center of attention. Please introduce me.]

Spring is here and flowers are blooming; [Young man, are you open to being kept? Come to me, I'll provide a car, a house, and money.]

……

Previously, Chen Xuan had always chosen to answer meaningful questions, indirectly ignoring the provocations of some haters.

But the more he tolerated these haters, the more outrageous they became.

Chen Xuan looked somewhat displeased. After finishing his millet porridge in large gulps, he got up and walked into the small desk and altar in his room.

"If you think I'm a representative of swindlers, then go ahead and get on the microphone."

"I'll show you whether I'm a fraud or not!"