HEIFEIGU -Chapter 143

Once you’ve tasted meat, you tend to gorge.

Once you’ve done something, you tend to overdo it.

Qian Shuyun’s Spring Festival holiday wasn’t long.

The movie was aiming for a summer release, and post-production still had tons of work. Time was extremely tight.

So after returning from the Qian family estate, the two of them practically grew onto the bedroom bed.

Qian Shuyun’s ability to “unlock study materials” was truly impressive. The little porcelain bottle was almost scraped clean.

Xie Jixing lay there with sore waist and weak legs, staring blankly at the ceiling, screaming inside:

Is this really okay?!

Is this really good?!

No, if this keeps up, someone’s going to die!

He just wanted to get off this bed and do anything at all.

Then things started piling up.

Shancai Sect needed to be officially registered, and A Scroll of Long Song was about to begin its promotional roadshow.

For Song Chu, the sect was top priority.

Qian Shuyun introduced him to the right people, and he went all out. It was quickly settled.

Although Shancai Sect had been passed down for generations in the original world, here it was basically a newly founded sect.

It was small, with only three members, but Song Chu still organized a formal founding ceremony.

That day happened to be the Start of Spring.

On the back mountain, withered branches sprouted new buds, tender green and yellow everywhere—very pleasing.

Xie Jixing, who had been missing online for a long time, suddenly started a livestream.

【???】

【Missing person returns?】

【Son, speak! How long has it been since you streamed? Do you still remember your online moms?】

【So what’s Xingxing doing today?】

Xie Jixing smiled and replied, “Streaming the founding ceremony.”

Founding ceremony?

What’s that?

The ceremony was grand and formal. All three master and disciples wore ritual robes.

Shancai Sect’s robes were white and gold, and the gold was real gold—luxury was the theme.

Most people would be overwhelmed by such complex clothing, but the three of them each wore it in their own style.

Xie Zhi’ning’s outfit was the most elaborate, with many layers and a full gold-woven cloak behind him.

His hair and beard were white, yet his posture was upright.

Years of practicing medicine and living with herbs and minerals gave him an immortal aura.

Like an old immortal in murals who descended on clouds in dreams—one touch on your forehead could grant ascension.

Song Chu’s robes were almost pure white, with only gold embroidery on shoulders and wrists.

His temperament was steady and resolute, like an ancient pine.

Even under frost and snow, it wouldn’t bend.

When the camera turned to Xie Jixing, viewers were nearly blinded.

His robes were almost entirely gold-threaded—extravagant beyond belief.

Shining like a huge gold ingot.

Such clothes were hard to pull off. On most people, they’d look like tasteless nouveau riche.

But Xie Jixing wasn’t overwhelmed at all.

He was famously money-loving online—using the God of Wealth as his avatar, nicknamed “Money Come!!!”

Yet after being draped in gold and silver, he strangely gave off an air of “seeing money as dirt.”

As if he didn’t care about this wealth at all.

Shancai Sect’s architecture was also very different from other temples.

Others emphasized solemnity and simplicity.

Shancai Sect had one word: gold.

The roof, ridge beasts, door studs, plaques, brackets—everything was gilded.

But the most eye-catching were the main hall pillars and the giant incense burner.

Even those were gilded?

Qian Shuyun couldn’t understand. His eyes even hurt from the glare—he wanted sunglasses.

He whispered his doubts to Xie Jixing.

His golden boyfriend looked at him like he was ignorant.

“Just gilded. What’s so special?”

“In my old sect, these were all solid gold.”

“Too bad I burned them.”

Solid gold pillars?

And many of them?

Hard to imagine.

Qian Shuyun calculated his assets and how many he could afford.

After calculating, he felt he still had to work harder.

Luckily the world was peaceful. Otherwise, his wealth wouldn’t be enough for his wife to burn.

The livestream audience was also stunned.

【Where am I?】

【So what are we doing now?】

【Too bright! This is real physical blinding. Xingxing, stay farther from the camera!】

Xie Jixing seemed to see that comment. He handed the equipment to Qian Shuyun and explained to the camera himself.

“Hello, everyone. I’m Xie Jixing.”

“It’s been a long time since I streamed. Today, I’m showing you my sect.”

Qian Shuyun moved the camera to the gate plaque: three shining gold characters—Shancai Sect.

“How is it? Impressive, right?”

The camera followed Xie Jixing inside and captured a whole row of Regulations on Religious Affairs on the wall.

“And we’re legal,” he said excitedly.

Legal religious activities.

Every bit of incense, offering, and spiritual power—he could burn it all.

“Legally burning money—honestly, it feels way too good.”

“When the auspicious hour arrives, our Shancai Sect will officially be established. Everyone is welcome to come burn incense, pray for blessings, dispel bad luck, and cleanse yourselves.”

【So… did my idol become a monk?!】

【Ah! No! Baby, are you still coming back to the entertainment industry?!】

【Look, our fandom is called ‘Wooden Fish,’ and we pray in the super-topic every day. Now look—our idol actually became a monk.】

【This is ridiculous! But if it’s Xie Jixing, it somehow makes sense.】

【Hahaha, I’m dying—are we all just used to this now?】

【I’m thinking of that metaphysics post again. The more I think about it, the scarier it gets.】

【Even thinking shallowly is scary.】

Right after the New Year, #XieJixingLiveStreamingHisOrdination# shot straight to the trending list.

When Qi Zhen saw the topic, his vision went black.

Seriously—what stunt is this guy pulling now?

But after clicking in…

Oh no.

This time, he was really becoming a monk.

Huge numbers of fans and curious passersby flocked over from the trending page.

The most anxious were the “Xingyun” CP fans.

They had just confessed before the New Year. After one holiday, “Mom” was going to become a monk?

Other people left dating shows and had scandals because of relationships.

Xie Jixing, on the other hand, might ruin his career because he became a monk.

What kind of bizarre script was this?!

The livestream comments were flooded with crying emojis.

【Leopard and Kitty, did you break up?!】

【Did Qian Shuyun and Xie Jixing stop dating?! I was so emotionally invested!】

【Then that confession was way too good at acting! What were all my tears for?!】

The camera had been focused on Xie Jixing and his master preparing for the ceremony.

Seeing the CP fans’ tears about to drown the screen, Qian Shuyun flipped the camera.

Suddenly, his handsome face filled the screen.

Lately, he had been riding high in life, carrying an indescribable aura.

If he had to describe it—

A bit… flirtatious.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, curled his lips, and spoke in a low, magnetic voice: “Who said we broke up?”

The fans were like cats about to hiss, suddenly stuffed with dried fish.

They wanted to get angry—but were instantly fed a huge dose of sweetness.

【Huh?!】

【Leopard personally sending Kitty to become a monk?!】

【What’s really going on?!】

“Xingxing’s sect doesn’t have any doctrine about cutting off emotions,” Qian Shuyun explained. “You can date and even get married. And you don’t have to be vegetarian.”

As he spoke, he couldn’t help getting carried away.

“Who knows, maybe there’s even some dual-cultivation secret technique.”

【DUAL CULTIVATION!!!】

【Explain in detail!】

【Tell us more!】

【If I join Shancai Sect now, can I hear about it?】

【How much incense money to watch you cultivate together live?】

With just that one sentence, the comment section instantly turned yellow.

Qian Shuyun lowered his eyelids slightly, smiling as he watched for a while, then switched the camera back.

The comments paused for a second, then resumed.

【Don’t you think the Best Actor seems different lately?】

【Yeah… can I say it? He’s gotten… hotter.】

【Like a virgin who finally tasted meat…】

【And ate quite a lot.】

【Did he really manage dual cultivation?】

【I don’t dare imagine.】

When the auspicious hour arrived, the Shancai Sect—still looking brand-new and almost like a joke—suddenly gained a solemn aura.

So strong it could be felt through the screen.

The previously noisy, teasing comments suddenly fell silent.

In a livestream with over a million viewers, not a single message appeared.

All three ghosts were present that day.

A-Ji even abandoned his million-yuan “skin” and floated over.

After all, they were part of the sect now—officially registered ghosts.

They also had work to do at the founding ceremony.

Mainly: serving as the “atmosphere team,” scattering gold foil in the air.

Xie Zhi’ning was usually gentle and mild.

But now, he flicked his gold-woven cloak and stood on the high platform, looking at his two disciples.

His usually kind eyes turned cold and distant, as if nothing in heaven or earth mattered.

“Establish the sect,” he said softly.

Yet it thundered like a clap of lightning.

Song Chu and Xie Jixing bowed deeply.

Even Qian Shuyun at the edge unconsciously lowered his head.

As he bowed, the camera tilted upward toward the sky.

All the viewers clearly saw—

There was no device in the air.

Yet a rain of golden foil fell.

Various shapes of gold flakes drifted down, dazzling in the sunlight.

Before they fully landed—

Boom.

As if meeting intense heat, they dissolved midair into golden powder.

Everyone in the livestream, including Qian Shuyun, was stunned.

He couldn’t help straightening up and reaching out.

The camera refocused on the three masters and disciples.

The gold threads in their ceremonial robes flashed with a faint blue glow.

Ghostly fire passed.

All the gold threads turned into powder, wrapping around them and floating upward.

Xie Jixing had the most golden dust around him.

He didn’t even look at it, concentrating on his chanting.

In the end, several streams of powder merged and hovered in midair.

The three of them stood in white robes amid the golden haze.

“Scatter a thousand gold, the heart unburdened.
Return ten thousand riches, the mind at ease.”

“These are the words left by our ancestor,” Xie Zhi’ning said.

As he spoke, the powder drifted toward the giant incense burner and fell inside.

“To shoulder the world’s duty with wealth—this is true Shancai.”

“Remember this, my disciples.”

Every grain fell into the burner.

Not one speck spilled outside.

When the last grain settled, the ceremony ended.

The livestream stayed silent for a long time.

Then one comment appeared:

【Is this… scientific?】