Chapter 668 - 668: Living Encyclopedia

After reading it, Yan Changming's brow furrowed in deep thought.

Yan Yang chuckled. Without disturbing his father, he used his moderator privileges to pin Zhao Yuan's reply, then sent him a private message: "Hello, Little Ghost. I'm a moderator on the Cultivator Forum. I saw your reply about the Five Ghosts Transport Talisman and was very impressed. I was wondering if I could get your contact information to add you as a friend?"

After sending the private message, Yan Yang waited for a while but received no response. He couldn't help but frown. 'Why isn't he replying to my message?'

He backed out of the thread and refreshed the page, only to see that Little Ghost had already replied to many more question threads.

'Just as I thought. He didn't reply because he's busy answering all these question threads.'

Yan Yang flipped back a few pages and was astonished to find that Zhao Yuan had replied to at least several dozen posts.

'Other people reply to two or three question threads at most, but he just went and answered dozens at once! Is he dead set on answering every single Talisman-related question in the Morning Enlightenment, Evening Death section?'

Just then, Yan Changming snapped out of his stupor and sighed with emotion. "Yang'Er, you were right. The solution this person provided is indeed more ingenious than the Secret Technique passed down in our family for generations! Who on earth is this person? How could he know such an incredible method? And why would he be willing to share it with others?"

As he finished, Yan Changming's face was a mask of shock and disbelief.

In the Cultivation Realm, whenever a family obtained a good Cultivation Technique or Secret Technique, they would guard it jealously. No one outside the direct family line could even dream of looking at it. But this Little Ghost just went and shared such an exquisitely brilliant Secret Technique for all to see!

'Does Little Ghost not realize how good and precious this Secret Technique is? Or does he possess even better, more valuable Secret Techniques, making this one seem trivial to him?'

In fact, Zhao Yuan fit both descriptions.

With the help of the Information Leaf, his Cultivation had progressed at a divine speed, but he didn't really understand the state of the Cultivation Realm. He knew the solutions he provided were ingenious, but he had no idea just how precious they were to other cultivators.

Besides, the solutions he gave were just excerpts from the Information Leaf. While useful, they weren't the complete versions, so their effects were somewhat diminished. This was another reason he didn't feel any sense of loss in sharing them.

Yan Yang and Yan Changming, of course, couldn't have known any of this. Thus, they were both baffled and perplexed by Zhao Yuan's 'generosity.'

"Huh? He answered other question threads, too?" Yan Changming glanced at the computer, his sleepiness instantly vanishing. He dragged a stool over and sat down beside it.

After scanning the question threads Zhao Yuan had answered, his expression turned to astonishment yet again. "What is with this person? Isn't he an expert in Talismans? Why is he answering questions for the Tripod Cuisine School?"

Yan Yang hadn't noticed that. He took a closer look and saw that his father was right—Zhao Yuan hadn't limited his replies to just Talisman-related questions. He had also replied to threads from cultivators of various other schools, including Tripod Food, Dual Cultivation, Asceticism, the Confucian Family, and more!

At this, Yan Yang was also dumbfounded.

'You answer questions from every school? Do you have to be so ridiculously capable? Do you think you're the encyclopedia of the Cultivation Realm?'

Filled with a mix of curiosity and skepticism, Yan Yang randomly clicked on a question thread from the Asceticism school.

After they finished reading Zhao Yuan's solution, he and his father stared at each other, seeing the profound shock reflected in one another's eyes.

Although their family's cultivation path had no connection to the Asceticism school, many aspects of cultivation ultimately lead to the same destination. They understood Zhao Yuan's solution and knew its value was in no way inferior to the Secret Technique he had provided for the Five Ghosts Transport Talisman!

"This guy actually knows about the Asceticism school too," Yan Yang marveled, clicking his tongue.

Yan Changming said, "Both of these solutions are of the highest caliber. I haven't even looked at his other replies, but I'm certain they won't be any less impressive than these two! When did such a prodigy—so knowledgeable and well-versed in so many different schools—appear in the Cultivation Realm?"

The Cultivation Realm had never been short of erudite masters, and geniuses proficient in the strengths of several schools had appeared many times before. Therefore, while Yan Changming and Yan Yang were shocked, it wasn't beyond the realm of possibility.

Yan Yang shook his head. "I have no idea. I just checked the account's registration date; it was created about half a month ago. The IP address is from Shu Region Rongcheng City. Oh, right! I remember there's a Witchcraft and Divination Family in Rongcheng City, the Ying Clan, whose lineage dates back to the Pre-Qin Period. Could this Little Ghost be one of their disciples?"

Yan Changming mulled it over for a moment. "You know, that's actually a real possibility. The Ying Family has a legacy stretching back more than two thousand years. They must have collected countless cultivation-related texts. It wouldn't be impossible for them to produce an all-rounder disciple. But why would he come to the forum to answer all these questions?"

"Could he be trying to build a reputation for himself this way?" Yan Yang guessed.

Yan Changming's brow shot up. "Exactly. By resolving doubts and imparting knowledge like this, not only can he build a reputation in a very short time, but he can also win the goodwill and admiration of everyone in the Cultivation Realm! It seems the Ying Family is planning to make a big move! And their ambitions are anything but small!"

And just like that, the poor, unsuspecting Ying Family was saddled with the blame for Zhao Yuan's actions.

Yan Changming had, of course, guessed completely wrong. Zhao Yuan had no desire to make a name for himself, much less any grand ambitions. His only goal in answering a flood of questions was to earn enough points to buy things at the Rakshasa Ghost Market.

Of course, even if Yan Changming knew the truth, he would never have believed it.

Or rather, he wouldn't dare to.

'Causing such a massive commotion and handing out so many solutions comparable to True Inheritance Secret Techniques... all just to earn forum points?'

'How could anyone be so extravagant? So wasteful? So profligate?'

Just then, Yan Yang's phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and glanced at the caller ID. It was one of the Chief Moderators from the Cultivator Forum.

'Calling me at this hour? What's the emergency?' Yan Yang frowned and muttered in confusion before answering the phone. "Hey, Chief, what's up?"

"I'm calling to ask you," the Chief Moderator demanded, his tone stern and unfriendly, "didn't you say you were going to ban that newbie's account for spamming the forum? Why has it been so long with no action?"

"Spamming the forum? Who's being that brazen?" Yan Yang asked, then it suddenly clicked. "Are you talking about Little Ghost?"