308: The popularity soared to the sky, and cultivation levels increased dramatically.

Three days later.

Xu Le disposed of the four Spirit Medicines on him, gave each of The three women one thousand contribution points, spent another 300 contribution points to take the Teleportation Array, and returned to the real world with hundreds of bottles of Medicinal Pills.

After walking just a few steps, his phone rang; it was a call from Gong Juren.

“Bro, I can finally get through to your phone! I was thinking about whether to call the police. Were you kidnapped by aliens or something...”

The incessant nagging and the resentment overflowing from the screen made it clear that the other party had made countless calls.

Xu Le thought back to when he said he wanted to rest for a few days, but because he went to the Spirit Realm, it had been delayed for nearly two months. He felt quite guilty.

(Xuanwu City also has the internet, but it isn't connected to the network here.)

After soothing the other party with a few words, Xu Le finally asked what had happened.

“Bro, you've been expelled!”

“Uh...” Xu Le felt a bit of regret, but his purpose for attending university was to understand how to film dramas. Now that he had mastered seventy to eighty percent of it and met a group of professionals, he didn't care much anymore.

Gong Juren added, “But it's still in the public notice period. If you go back and explain, there should still be a chance to salvage it.”

“Alright, I'll handle it myself.” Xu Le brushed it off casually, not wanting to explain too much. “How is the drama I filmed before doing?”

“It's been edited and passed review. All that's left is to find a TV station.”

After Xu Le confirmed there were no issues with the review, he took Gong Juren to discuss a partnership with iQIYI, Youku, and Tencent.

TV stations gain popularity too slowly; going directly to online platforms would maximize the hype.

Three days later, a confident Xu Le signed a terrifying gambling agreement and obtained top-tier promotion.

If the cumulative views didn't break a hundred million, not only would he not get a penny back, but he would also have to compensate the platforms based on the shortfall.

Only when the views broke a hundred million would he start making money. Only after breaking two billion views could he recover his costs.

However, Xu Le had confidence in this Korean drama that had been a hit across Asia in his previous life. It had been exported to over 15 countries, with remakes in Japan and Thailand. With the population of Great Xia, he estimated that breaking ten billion views wouldn't be a problem.

After various promotions on the apps, half a month later, they even did splash screen advertising. 'My Love from the Star' became an instant hit upon airing.

Unlike the TV dramas of this world, its novel setting and romantic plot led to over a hundred million views for just the first four episodes on the first day.

This was only the beginning.

One had to know that Xu Le was just a newcomer, and the female lead was an eighteenth-tier washed-up artist; almost no one had been paying attention.

Once the word-of-mouth exploded, all sorts of data began to soar.

Xu Le found another place to hide, Cultivating the 'Faith Deification Method' during the day and the 'Star Pattern Deduction Technique' at night.

His perfect persona and looks that crushed top idols directly made him the king of traffic. The 'little leeks' contributed wave after wave of faith value, almost more than he could refine.

However, most were female fans, and he didn't even dare to look at the faith threads among them—they were too crazy!

Once a person becomes famous, all sorts of things get dug up.

Including how Xu Le was taciturn as a child and had never lost a fight.

At some point, Xu Le was labeled as 'delinquent' and 'school bully'.

What was even more insane was that a person online named 'I am Qingko' started writing 'little essays'.

The general gist was begging Xu Le not to block all her contact information and to give her another chance; she was willing to be a mistress and would never mention the aborted child again.

This single stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Following that, many others started posting their own little essays.

Some were domineering, cursing Xu Le for being hypocritical and saying he only loved her. She only agreed after he pursued her for three years, but he turned out to be a scumbag, a cheater, a PUA practitioner, and used cold violence before breaking up; she treated it as if she'd been bitten by a dog.

Some were angry, some cried, some pleaded, and some woke up from a dream. Over a dozen little essays came out in succession, and there were even three minors among them.

The hot-tempered netizens were enraged!

Is this guy even human?

PUA, cheating, cold violence, even minors—isn't this a literal demon in the human world?

Reports, complaints, bitter curses... combined with the popularity of 'Professor Xu', Xu Le topped the trending searches in less than an hour, followed by a red 'Explosive' tag. Even the divorce of a certain rock king could only rank second.

When Xu Le was absorbing faith, he was stunned.

The various threads of faith that were once full of admiration had mostly turned into anger!

They hate me this much? I didn't arrange any cuckold plots!

Confused, Xu Le went online and was nearly cursed into depression. Gong Juren's call finally arrived, filled with caution and probing.

“Bro, those things online...”

“Get lost! I'm only 18, I was 15 three years ago!”

Gong Juren had also just finished class and was dazed by the rumors online. Only then did he realize that Xu Le was his peer, and although he received many love letters at school, he had never gone on a date.

Could such a person be the silver-tongued demon from the internet?

“Bro, you're probably being targeted. What should we do?”

“Don't worry, I have a way!”

Xu Le clenched his fists, his anger rising.

Although his popularity was exploding in the short term, he would soon be completely finished. After that, trying to get faith would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

The grudge of blocking one's path is irreconcilable.

Since they dared to smear him, they had to be prepared for social death.

The first step was to post a statement online.

He posted a photo of his ID card.

Accompanied by: “Calamities sent by Heaven may be avoided, but those brought upon oneself cannot be escaped. It is not that there is no retribution, but that the time has not yet come.”

Then he tagged everyone who wrote the little essays.

Many true fans responded immediately: “Waaa, I knew Big Brother was being framed. Hugs and kisses.”

Many bystanders saw the ID card and began to think, especially about that domineering female boss who claimed she only agreed after being pursued for three years. He was only 15 three years ago—was he really that mature?

With doubts, they went to ask, and the result they got was: “There is justice in the world, I don't want to explain, and I don't want to recall that disgusting face ever again.”

More paid trolls continued to curse, cursing desperately, making the true fans unable to lift their heads. They even followed the trails to people's social media to curse, directly forcing many to quit the internet.

Xu Le's gaze was cold as he prepared to carry out the second step.

Using superb hacking skills, he directly unmasked the identities of the dozen or so female leads who wrote the essays, including the reasons why they smeared him.

Then he waited for another two days. After all, it was truly viral these two days; even many movie kings, queens, and top stars had joined in with veiled insinuations, pushing Xu Le's name to the point where everyone knew it.

His fame was even higher than that of the President of the Great Xia Federation!

The faith collected broke through the sky, and the refined spirit was continuous.

In just three days, leveling up once a day, he directly rushed to Level 95. The speed was more than ten times faster than during the time the drama was airing.

Seeing that the authorities were about to take action, Xu Le released all the information he had collected.

Not from his own account—his accounts had all been banned.

But from the accounts of those dozen or so girls.

[I am Qingko: My real name is Zhang Qingqing, 35 years old, female, ID number: XXXX..., living in Q Province..., working as a nurse at GH Hospital. Because of 800,000, I framed Mr. Xu Le. I am not human. I apologize to him and beg for his forgiveness on my knees.]

[I only drink Kopi Luwak: My real name is Xie Siyi, 28 years old, female, ID number...]

【Dancing Lightly: My real name is... I did it because I thought it was fun...】

...The people who wrote the little essays before self-destructed at the same time, posting all their information online to apologize. For a moment, everyone smelled a massive scandal. Many bloggers even went to the addresses personally to check in, live stream, and interview. The popularity broke through the sky.

“Hello, Zhang Qingqing. I am Douya streamer A Cat Meow. May I ask why you suddenly changed your mind and decided to confess and stop framing Mr. Xu Le?”

“Ah?” Zhang Qingqing's hand, which was originally tidying her clothes, froze, and her face turned pale. “What... what are you talking about? I'm not Qingko.”