Chapter 63

There are always some people who think they have a hold on others' lifelines, believing that without them, even the most talented can only lead an ordinary life.

This is like a wealthy landowner in a chaotic era, thinking that by expelling the disobedient tenant, the tenant will surely die.

Little do they know, once a step is taken, whether it leads to a burial in the wilderness or to becoming a general and receiving a title, is no longer under anyone's control!

...

On the internet, news spread far and wide. Outsiders continued their lives as usual, but those in the circle experienced a major upheaval.

The first issue of "Martial Arts Story," written by Yi Ye Shu, was unjustly suppressed, and even had its royalties deducted!

In a fit of anger, Yi Ye Shu and Zhu Zhengting engaged in a heated argument!

"Jian Cheng Jue" was in the midst of a hot publication, with the Blood Blade Ancestor dying in the Great Snow Mountain, leaving only Hua Tiegan, whose personality had drastically changed. Di Yun had just unblocked his Ren and Du meridians, making the plot incredibly exciting!

Unblocking the Ren and Du meridians?

It sounds incredibly powerful, directly kicking the Blood Blade Ancestor into the snow, causing him to die. What is the true power of this?

The concept of internal energy had just emerged, and countless authors, including veteran gods of long novels, were still exploring the new martial arts system of internal energy. How could they think it through in such a short time?

The previous chapters of "Jian Cheng Jue" had already been thoroughly analyzed by countless authors, especially the Ren and Du meridians, which stunned everyone upon their debut!

The theory of acupoints from traditional Chinese medicine was actually applied to the internal energy in martial arts novels?

Internal energy travels through meridians? Each acupoint can produce various different effects?

Acupoint techniques?

It can be said that although "Jian Cheng Jue" has not yet achieved great sales, it has already become a must-read internal energy textbook for all martial arts novel authors!

What exciting stories will unfold with Di Yun, Shui Sheng, and Hua Tiegan trapped in the Great Snow Mountain?

What kind of formidable strength will Di Yun, who has unblocked his Ren and Du meridians, display?

Countless people are eagerly awaiting the next chapter.

In such a situation, how could the major incident involving Lin Mu not attract attention?

"Martial Arts Story" quickly clarified that the statements about deducting and delaying royalties in the video were just out of anger. To prove his innocence, Zhu Zhengting even directly paid Lin Mu the remaining royalties in one go and showed the payment records.

However, this did not convince the vast majority of authors. Anyone knew that if Yi Ye Shu had not escalated the matter, the deduction of royalties would have certainly happened.

"Martial Arts" naturally did not miss this opportunity. Cheng Xiong subsequently declared that his magazine would never manipulate authors' royalties and even showed a commitment letter and some authors' testimonies.

In such a situation, authors who were considering submitting to "Martial Arts Story" due to its annual sales championship now had second thoughts. Many felt that "Martial Arts Story" was still a newcomer, and Zhu Zhengting had questionable character, so many authors backed out.

If it weren't for the limited space in "Martial Arts" magazine, other authors would not have submitted to "Martial Arts Story" again.

Many online readers also expressed their stance. Although they had to continue subscribing to "Martial Arts Story" to follow "Jian Cheng Jue" in the short term, they would not subscribe to this magazine in the future.

After all, they liked Yi Ye Shu's "Jian Cheng Jue," not a problematic magazine!

It can be said that the prestige and sales brought by the annual sales championship title have become a mere bone for "Martial Arts Story."

...

Lin Mu originally planned to write "The Wandering Swordsman" for his next book, as it was the most suitable.

Later events led to a falling out between Lin Mu and "Martial Arts Story," but he still wanted to write this book.

Lin Mu, who had recently been focusing on physical training, once again entered the Memory Palace.

As soon as he entered, he was startled.

On his personal information, his reputation value was shockingly...

"1.15 million!"

Unconsciously, his reputation had soared to over a million?

Recalling his initial reputation of only a thousand, and looking at the screen full of zeros, Lin Mu couldn't help but sigh, feeling a sense of change.

Such a high reputation must have come not only from novel readers but also from the annual sales championship and the "video incident," which drew countless people's attention to "Yi Ye Shu," thus boosting his reputation.

"The Wandering Swordsman" novel, exchange requires 500,000 reputation, confirm exchange!"

A bright light flashed, and another book appeared in Lin Mu's mind.

With 650,000 reputation left, Lin Mu didn't have anything else he particularly wanted to exchange for, so he saved it for later use.

The novel was exchanged, but where to publish it?

If Zhu Zhengting were there, he would probably curse and laugh, thinking that Lin Mu, after a bitter struggle, would finally taste the consequences.

But Lin Mu wasn't actually worried; he had already planned it out.

Those smaller martial arts magazines had a very limited distribution. Even if he published "The Wandering Swordsman" there, the reputation gained would be minimal, and he might even lose money.

Online novels!

Previously, He Shuo's "Seven Wild Curses" was published on起点 (Qidian), and it received quite a lot of support.

Considering that most of the support would come from his previous fans, who followed him, and that as a new author, "The Wandering Swordsman" was not suitable for the rapid updates typical of web novels, the initial performance would likely be slow.

But Lin Mu thought this was not a bad idea.

The concept of internal energy had just emerged, and at this time, the mainstream of web novels was already martial arts novels with internal energy.

"The Wandering Swordsman" has a guaranteed quality, and with a few recommendations, it could likely achieve fame.

Lin Mu had also considered using some classic web novels from the future, but upon closer thought, it wasn't quite appropriate.

At this time, there were no immortal or fantasy novels on the internet. Although "The Investiture of the Gods" existed, most people considered it a mythological novel.

In web novels, you could set up characters as you pleased, even using the ID "Flipping Fish 2" and setting them as the first warrior of the Heavenly Court.

But this was clearly not possible now.

Mythology is passed down from the ancients, with each immortal having a name. How could you add or remove one?

Just like in the previous life, "The Investiture of the Gods" was written in the Ming Dynasty, but it wasn't until the Republic of China that Huanzhu Louzhu's monumental work, "The Emei Swordsmen Series," was born.

In this world, even "The Emei Swordsmen Series" has not appeared, let alone those immortal and fantasy novels.

Immortal and fantasy novels were out, so what about writing suspense or horror novels?

For example, "Ghost Blows Out the Light" or "Tomb Raider Chronicles."

But the concept of internal energy should be established as soon as possible to prevent other authors from creating some bizarre internal energy systems.

Otherwise, what he considered a natural martial arts setting might become non-mainstream in the eyes of readers who had already been influenced, which would be quite amusing.