Chapter 686 - 686: Would It Kill You Not to Show Off?

"I just asked for the price but haven't heard back yet," Zhao Yuan replied. "As for sharing experience, you'd better ask someone else, because I never got my account to the Spirit Cultivation Level."

Ying Ji was surprised. "You didn't get your account to the Spirit Cultivation Level? Then how did you contact the seller?"

Even Hao Li, who had been concentrating on driving, was distracted and chimed in. "Little Brother Zhao, did you find a bug on the Cultivator Forum? If so, you should PM the moderator. If they confirm your bug is real, the forum will not only give you points as a reward, but they'll also hand out a cash bonus or prize."

Zhao Yuan said, "I don't know if it's a bug or not. In any case, after I got that title—what was it, Daluo Golden Immortal?—I was able to access all the sections on the Cultivator Forum and do anything I wanted. Of course, I don't have moderator powers like banning people or deleting posts."

"SCREECH!"

Hao Li slammed on the brakes, and the car jerked to a stop.

Luckily, both Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ling reacted quickly and braced themselves in time. Otherwise, that sudden stop would have sent them crashing into the front seats. It was also a good thing the White Cat wasn't in the car, or Hao Li would've surely gotten a face full of claws.

"What's wrong? Why'd you slam on the brakes?" Zhao Yuan asked, astonished. He had assumed there was an accident up ahead, but when he craned his neck to look, the road was completely empty. Not a single car in sight. This left him utterly baffled, with no idea what had gotten into Hao Li.

Hao Li didn't answer him. Instead, he twisted around in his seat. With a look of utter disbelief, he asked in a trembling voice, "Little Brother Zhao, I heard you right, didn't I? Did you just say you obtained the Daluo Golden Immortal title on the Cultivator Forum?"

"Yeah," Zhao Yuan said with a nod. "It's just a forum title, isn't it? Is it really worth getting this worked up about?"

'Just a forum title?'

Hearing this, Hao Li felt the urge to strangle Zhao Yuan.

In fact, he wasn't the only one. On the other end of the line, Ying Ji also felt like rushing over to give Zhao Yuan a sound beating.

'Do you have to be such a show-off? Would it kill you not to act so damn smug?'

The exact same thought popped into the minds of both Hao Li and Ying Ji.

Startled by Hao Li's menacing expression, Zhao Yuan crossed his arms protectively over his chest. "Why are you looking at me like that? What are you trying to do?"

Veins bulged on Hao Li's forehead. "Get lost! I'm not interested in your body!" he said, fuming. "Sister Ying, you should explain it to him. I'm afraid I'm going to lose my temper and beat this poser senseless!"

With that, he ignored Zhao Yuan and turned back to drive the car.

Zhao Yuan looked completely innocent and bewildered. "Did I say something wrong? How did I become a poser?"

Hearing this, Hao Li nearly exploded with rage. He took a deep breath, chanting to himself, 'Calm down! This is a trial on my path of cultivation. I must remain calm!'

Well now, it seemed Hao Li was starting to see Zhao Yuan as his very own Heart Demon...

On the other end of the line, Ying Ji also had to take several deep breaths to suppress the urge to smash her phone. She asked, "Zhao Yuan, do you really not know the value of the Daluo Golden Immortal title, or are you just messing with us?"

Zhao Yuan sounded aggrieved. "I'm not messing with you, I really don't know. You guys know I've only been on the Cultivator Forum for a few days. Forget forum titles, I haven't even figured out all the rules yet."

Only then did Ying Ji and Hao Li remember that Zhao Yuan was, in fact, a complete rookie on the Cultivator Forum.

While this brought them some relief, they were also incredibly envious. After all, what Zhao Yuan had obtained was the Daluo Golden Immortal title!

After composing herself, Ying Ji began to explain to Zhao Yuan. "The Daluo Golden Immortal title is the highest-level and most privileged title on the Cultivator Forum. To date, only five people have ever obtained it. Every single one of them is a renowned and venerable expert in the Cultivation Realm! For example, Elder Dan Xianlong, Sword Frenzy Bai Lingyu, and the one who's become famous in just the last couple of days, hailed as the Wan Family's Master—Little Ghost..."

At that point, her voice cut off abruptly. At the same moment, Hao Li slammed on the brakes again.

Zhao Yuan was completely exasperated by the commotion. "Fatty Hao, what the hell is your problem? Are you ever going to stop? Is your driver's license even real? You didn't buy a fake, did you?"

Hao Li ignored his jabs, whirling around to ask in shock, "Little Brother Zhao, you're not... you're not Little Ghost, are you?"

Ying Ji's shocked voice echoed from the phone. "Zhao Yuan, are you the Wan Family's Master, Little Ghost?"

Zhao Yuan replied, "The new ID I registered on the forum is indeed Little Ghost, but what's this about being the Wan Family's Master?"

Hao Li's face fell, his expression a mixture of dejection and disappointment. He mumbled, "So Little Ghost is you... To think I've been fantasizing all this time that Little Ghost was some ethereal, stunningly beautiful, and extraordinary woman... Reality is such a letdown."

Zhao Yuan was speechless. As expected of an otaku who spent his days buried in anime doujins, Hao Li's imagination was just way too overactive.

Ying Ji was also marveling, "I really never would have guessed you were Little Ghost Sister. Of course... you've shown an Extraordinary ability to help people improve their Cultivation Techniques and solve their problems before. I should have connected you to Little Ghost from the very beginning..."

Hao Li retorted, "It's normal that you didn't. Who told him to pick such a weird name? Little Ghost... No matter how you look at it, it seems like a girl's ID, right? I can't believe it's actually a catfish! I only knew people catfished in online games; I never thought they'd do it on forums too."

Zhao Yuan shot him a glare and said irritably, "Damn it, what nonsense are you spouting? Just because it has 'MM' in it, it has to be a girl's account, and that makes me a catfish? The 'MM' in my name has a special meaning; it doesn't stand for 'sister.' You're the one who let your imagination run wild, and now you're blaming me?"

"Alright, alright, you two cool it. Stop arguing," Ying Ji said, cutting off their bickering. Then she asked, "Zhao Yuan, you said a moment ago that you didn't know what this 'Wan Family's Master' business was about? What, you haven't logged on to the Cultivator Forum in the past two days?"

Zhao Yuan answered, "I was busy renting, cleaning, and decorating the house yesterday. Today, I was busy treating Ling'Er's teachers to dinner. When would I have had time to get on the Cultivator Forum?"

He was telling the truth. In the past two days, any spare moment he had was spent cramming medical knowledge and on his Cultivation. He simply had no time to go on the Cultivator Forum. Besides, the new QQ account he'd registered was saved on his computer; he wasn't logged into it on his phone.

His life had been rather uneventful for the past two days, and he had no idea just how big of a commotion his alternate account had caused in the Cultivation Realm, or what sort of storm it had kicked up.

"I see, so that's how it is. In that case, let me fill you in..."

Ying Ji then launched into a detailed explanation, recounting from start to finish the commotion Zhao Yuan had caused by going on a question-answering spree across the forum.