I Materialized the Cultivation Game

Chapter 72: Chapter 66: Spirit Fruit Offered by Loose Cultivators! Should I Really Raise a Spiritual Beast?

Zhao Yuanyuan listened to her friend’s advice and immediately picked up her phone to act. Although she was not an internet celebrity, she had a fair amount of charm. With the help of Tiao Yin’s beauty filter, she had attracted quite a few local admirers and had over 1,500 followers.

Uploading the video would definitely get some likes, and with a 2,000 yuan DOU+ boost, it was bound to be seen by many people.

As for the big spend of 2,000 yuan, as long as it could expose Patriarch Chen using special effects to perform magic, and open the eyes of those self-righteous people, it was all worth it.

She immediately opened Tiao Yin and uploaded the smoke-filled footage she had captured at the Martial Arts Arena.

Title: You thought Patriarch Chen was using special effects, but he’s really not!

Click send!

She found the DOU+ option and decisively invested 2,000 yuan.

Soon, the DOU+ review was approved, and the views of her uploaded video started to rise. Likes and comments poured in, but they were not what she had hoped for.

”What is this nonsense? Just a smoke show?”

”Why does Tiao Yin keep suggesting such random videos to me, is it glitching?”

”...”

Zhao Yuanyuan frowned when she saw this, feeling she had miscalculated. Even after investing in DOU+, those self-righteous people weren’t necessarily being targeted by the algorithm.

Thinking this, she clicked on Patriarch Chen’s video and started replying to each mocking comment: ”Video uploaded, ignorant folks, come see the truth for yourselves, I said it’s not just special effects.”

Wang Bing, after watching Patriarch Chen’s video, moved on to browse other videos. Seeing a notification, he clicked to check and couldn’t help but shake his head.

It turned out to be from that ’Yuanyuan is not stupid’ who had claimed Patriarch Chen’s video wasn’t special effects.

But when he saw her video’s title, he was a bit surprised.

Did she really post a video?

Could it be there was something to Patriarch Chen’s video after all?

He clicked in to watch her video and only saw the Martial Arts Arena shrouded in smoke, with no sight of Patriarch Chen at all.

The key point was that the smoke in her video was even thinner than in Patriarch Chen’s, clearly looking like special effects, and cruder ones at that.

He couldn’t help but mock: ”Seriously, you specifically replied to me just to show me this? Are you claiming this was left by Patriarch Chen? Do I look like an idiot to you?”

Zhao Yuanyuan saw Wang Bing’s reply almost immediately and was a bit dumbfounded.

This smoke was indeed left by Patriarch Chen.

After that, her video’s comment section was completely beyond her expectations.

”Your special effects are even cheaper than Patriarch Chen’s!”

”You’re trying to prove a point but ended up with effects cruder than Patriarch Chen’s?”

”Not only are the effects worse, but even Patriarch Chen himself isn’t there!”

”...”

Zhao Yuanyuan was really frustrated: ”Why is it like this?”

This was nothing like she had imagined.

She then grumpily waited for some sharp-eyed viewers to appear, hoping not everyone was so foolish, surely someone would believe the truth she’d shown?

But it seemed she didn’t get the support she wanted, and even those who came because of the 2,000 yuan DOU+ turned against her once they realized what was going on, joining in the mockery.

This...

When she saw a challenge title appear on her video, she was truly stunned.

”Cloud Barrier Technique Challenge.”

She clicked in to see it was a new viral effect challenge created by Tiao Yin, a type of challenge introduced due to the AI craze.

The number of such viral effect challenges was increasing.

Wasn’t there previously a challenge where many clicks turned people into dog heads?

And now, this effect challenge was exactly that Cloud Barrier Technique used by Patriarch Chen.

Once you activated this effect, a smoke effect would instantly cover the video.

The main point was why did the effect look more refined than the smoke in her video?

Her boyfriend also saw it and said instinctively: ”Yuanyuan, it seems like it really became a special effect...”

”...” Zhao Yuanyuan was speechless for a moment. Then looking at the comment section, another wave of mockery had appeared:

”666, Tiao Yin’s random effect is better than yours!”

”Hahaha, I used this effect to shoot a video!”

”...”

Zhao Yuanyuan felt exhausted, and thereafter, she was very depressed and irritated.

Seeing her like this, her boyfriend quickly comforted: ”Alright, don’t be angry. There’s a saying that the truth is in the hands of a few, and now we’re the ones holding the truth.”

”That’s not it!” Zhao Yuanyuan said in frustration: ”My 2,000 yuan...”

...

In the courtyard.

Chen Han also noticed the comment by ”Yuanyuan is not stupid” that kept appearing.

If his guess was right, she should be one of those four tourists.

Seeing her stating the truth only to be doubted by everyone, he chuckled. When the National Style Event comes, performing a Cloud Barrier Technique in front of everyone would surely leave them astonished.

Then he checked the data.

The data for this Cloud Barrier Technique was improving nicely, following this trend, it would definitely not lose to the video ”Shocking! Demon Cult Demons Stripped Bare...”.

That means breaking through 200,000 likes shouldn’t be a problem.

The account data of Patriarch Chen has really improved compared to the beginning.

Just as he was thinking this, a call from Little Uncle came in.

Answering, Little Uncle’s voice came through: ”Xiaohan, those potted plants are arriving soon.”

”Got it.” Upon hearing this news, Chen Han hung up the phone and left the courtyard. Outside the Chen family gate, he saw two middle-aged men selling peaches and yang mei under a big tree.

Two tourists were picking peaches and yang mei there.

He recognized the two men. They were uncles from the village, obviously seeing the increased number of tourists at the Chen family recently and planning to sell some stuff.

He didn’t mind this.

When a tourist spot gets popular, boosting the local economy is normal.

The Chen family eats the meat, it’s only normal to let some villagers have the soup, being too selfish could lead to jealousy and resentment.

But for now, only two people had come.

When the Chen family attracts more people, and Xiaomi and his junior sister successfully organize the National Style Event, more tourists are bound to come, and more villagers will likely come to sell their products, so it needs attention to avoid any potential issues.

The two tourists quickly bought some peaches and yang mei and left.

Guo Qilong and Deng Yimao happily looked at their WeChat payments. Since the village head asked them to come, they’ve actually sold quite a bit of peaches and yang mei, with over ten tourists buying from them.

This made them wish the Chen family had even more tourists.

If the Chen family had more tourists, more people would definitely buy peaches and yang mei from them.

The two gathered their phones, and as they looked up, they saw Chen Han approaching.

”Little... Patriarch Chen!” Guo Qilong quickly greeted, almost forgetting the village head’s instruction to address him as Patriarch Chen.

Luckily, he corrected himself quickly.

Deng Yimao hurriedly packed a bag of his yang mei and another bag of peaches for Guo Qilong to give to Chen Han, enthusiastically saying: ”Patriarch Chen, try these, we grew them at home.”

”Thank you, Uncle Long, Uncle Mao!” Chen Han politely thanked them and took the goods.

He knew that if he didn’t take them, the two would overthink.

Yet, as he received the goods, a game notification suddenly appeared:

[The news of you defeating the Demon Cult Demons’ invasion and driving them away has spread. As the Blood Demon breaks free of its seal and the Demon Cult wreaks havoc, many loose cultivators have been slaughtered by the Demon Cult Demons, and an increasing number of them sense the danger.]

[The two loose cultivators before you have heard of the Chen family and have come to seek refuge, wishing to live on the Chen family’s land, and have offered you some spirit fruits. Upon checking, you discover an unusual spirit fruit among their offerings!]

[Congratulations, you found a Mouse Spirit Fruit among the loose cultivators’ offerings!]

Chen Han was immediately surprised.

Could this be real?

He quickly looked into the warehouse, indeed finding an extra green fruit, and when he saw the remarks, his eyes lit up.

Could this actually allow him to cultivate a Spiritual Beast?