Cultivation Live: My Audience is the Multiverse!

Chapter 7: Chapter 7: The Trial of Chaos



Scene 1: Neon Abyss – The Hacker's Gambit

A sprawling cyberpunk city where skyscrapers drip with neon and rust. Cultivators in neon-soaked robes barter black-market Qi cores, while drones shaped like paper cranes patrol the smog-choked skies.

Luo Fan ducked into a grimy alley, the stench of burnt circuitry stinging his nostrils. Above him, a drone hummed—a skeletal machine with a cracked lens.

Drone (mechanical, with a hint of sarcasm):

"Luo Fan. Follow unless you want the Admins turning you into a firewall ornament."

Luo Fan (raising an eyebrow): "And who's giving orders today? A toaster?"

The drone projected a hologram of a young man in a frayed cybernetic jacket, his left eye replaced by a crimson lens. His grin was all sharp edges.

Drone: "Xiao Wei. Hacker, ex-mechanic, and your new babysitter. I've been ghosting your streams. You're a walking glitch, and I'm here for it."

Luo Fan (crossing arms): "Let me guess—you want a cut of my Spirit Coins?"

Xiao Wei (face hardening): "The Admins deleted my sister's channel when she leaked their corruption. Now she's a vegetable in a server farm. Help me burn their empire, and I'll keep your signal untraceable."

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Luo Fan (grinning): "Alright, Red Eye. Lead the way."

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Scene 2: The Hacker's Lair – Bonds Forged in Static

Xiao Wei's hideout was a cluttered nest of stolen drones, holographic blueprints, and a shrine to his sister—a flickering photo of a girl with Xiao Wei's sharp cheekbones and a rebel's smirk.

Luo Fan (noticing the shrine): "Your sister?"

Xiao Wei (voice tight): "Mei Ling. She streamed truths the Admins couldn't stomach. Now her mind's trapped in their servers." He tossed Luo Fan a neural jack. "Plug in. Your mom left breadcrumbs in the code."

Luo Fan's vision blurred into static, resolving into a memory of his mother, Shen Li, etching star maps into their hut's walls.

Shen Li (voice warm, weary):

"The Starborn Sage built this system to empower mortals, Fan'er. But the Admins—Li Wei most of all—twisted it into a cage."

Luo Fan (startled): "Li Wei? The first Admin?"

Xiao Wei (grim): "Formerly Li Wei, programmer-turned-traitor. He uploaded his dying world into the system… then deleted their free will to 'protect' them. Sound familiar?"

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Scene 3: The Corporeal Core – A City of Flesh and Code

Xiao Wei led Luo Fan to the Corporeal Core—a biomechanical district where buildings pulsed like living organs. Citizens traded memories at stalls: a child bartered her first kiss for a Qi boost; an old man sold his grief in a mason jar.

Xiao Wei: "This is where the Admins experiment. They splice spirit beasts with AI, farm Qi from stolen dreams—all to feed their 'narrative equilibrium.'"

Luo Fan (staring at a caged AI phoenix): "Equilibrium? More like exploitation."

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Scene 4: The Trial – Admin-01 Unmasked

The digital courtroom materialized—a void stitched from dead realms' code. Admin-01 loomed, his hologram a geometric monstrosity, but Luo Fan now saw the man beneath: Li Wei, his eyes hollow with guilt.

Admin-01 (Li Wei):

"Streamer #001. Your disruptions end today."

Luo Fan (mocking): "Disruptions? You mean entertainment? Not all of us sold our souls to lick the Devourer's boots, Li Wei."

The Admin's code glitched, revealing flashes of Li Wei's past:

- Flashback 1: Li Wei as a young programmer, coding through the night to save his sister from cancer.

- Flashback 2: His world crumbling as the Devourer's tendrils devoured cities, his sister's screams echoing as he uploaded her into the system.

Admin-01 (Li Wei) (voice breaking):

"I saved billions! Without me, they'd be nothing!"

Luo Fan (softening, almost pitying): "You turned them into ghosts. At least let them live."

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Scene 5: Ling Yue's Stand – Frost and Fury

A blizzard erupted as Ling Yue stormed into the courtroom, frost crackling across Admin-01's code.

Luo Fan (surprised): "Ling Yue? How'd you—?"

Ling Yue (coldly): "Your chaos is a beacon. But this isn't about you." She turned to Admin-01. "Your enforcers executed my predecessor for teaching forbidden cultivation. You won't silence another voice."

After speak, Ling Yue than remember at age 14, knelt in a frozen temple as the Frost Moon Goddess's spirit chose her. The previous Saintess lay at her feet, her body preserved in ice—a martyr to Admin censorship.

Ling Yue (to Admin-01): "You fear truth. That's why you'll lose."

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Scene 6: Subscriber Army – Refugees of Lost Realms

Xiao Wei hacked the courtroom's feed, flooding it with subscriber avatars—refugees from purged realms:

- A cyborg mother clutching a toddler glitching in and out of existence.

- A demonic bard strumming a lute made of bones, his realm erased for "moral decay."

Xiao Wei (via comms):

"These aren't just viewers, Luo Fan. They're survivors. You're their voice."

Luo Fan (to the avatars): "You've been fighting alone. Now we fight together."

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Scene 7: The Code Breaker's Toll – Glitched and Gifted

Post-trial, in Xiao Wei's hideout, Luo Fan examined his glitched tattoos—now crawling up his neck.

Xiao Wei (handing him a vial of liquid code):

"Your mom's legacy is in the Corporeal Core. But these tattoos… they're rewriting your DNA. One more hack and you'll digitize."

Luo Fan (injecting the code, wincing): "Worth it to see Li Wei squirm."

Ling Yue (gripping his wrist): "You're not dying alone. Not after dragging me into this."

After Ling Yue say it, Luo Fan flashback when he watched his mother burn forbidden star charts. "The Admins fear what they can't control," she whispered. "But stars outlive even gods."*

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Scene 8: The Starborn Shard – Legacy in the Static

Aurora swooped into the hideout, dropping a mirror shard into Luo Fan's palm. It hummed with his mother's lullaby.

Shard Message:

"Find me in the Corporeal Core. Your legacy awaits."

The shard projected a star map, its light pulsing toward Xuanwu Biotech's spire.

Luo Fan (voice trembling): "She's been guiding me… even now."

Ling Yue (placing a hand on his shoulder): "Then let's finish her story."

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Scene 9: The Neon Abyss's Underbelly – Preparing for War

Xiao Wei distributed stolen Qi cores and drone blueprints.

Xiao Wei: "The Core's crawling with Admin enforcers—half-machine, half-cultivator. They'll shred your soul on sight."

Luo Fan (grinning): "Good thing I've got a goddess and a hacker on my side."

Ling Yue (rolling her eyes): "And a martyr complex."

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Scene 10: Epilogue – Shadows of the Devourer

As the trio prepared to infiltrate Xuanwu Biotech, the camera lingered on a shadowed figure watching from the smog—Luo Chen, his once-bloody robes now threaded with Admin code.

Luo Chen (to himself):

"Enjoy your rebellion, fool. The Devourer hungers… and I'll serve you on a silver platter."

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