The Fourth Calamity Conquers the Cultivation World

[Slowly Resuming Updates] Su Lingyu had been alone since childhood, plagued by illness and with hardly any friends. At last, he died. But after his death, the Tribulation System told him: You are actually the venerable ancestor of a certain world, and you have endured tribulations for ten lifetimes. This is your final life. But because something went wrong with your reincarnation, you are still short of the merit points needed to ascend. You must return to your original world, revive your sect, and reach the goal of having three thousand Nascent Soul disciples to make up the missing merit points. Su Lingyu: How hard can that be? Just watch me recruit disciples in no time! But when he returned, he discovered that his sect had long since fallen apart. The cultivation world was suffering from severe inflation. The heirs of powerful cultivators recklessly downed pills, were obsessed with romance, and were always threatening to destroy the world. They looked down on every mortal without exception. Forget reaching the Nascent Soul stage, even the Deification Realm was out of reach. Su Lingyu: Fine. I'll just summon players to cultivate instead. It'll be faster. - Recently, a miraculous cultivation game appeared in the gaming world. Its creators claimed it offered a hundred percent immersive experience, and that players could fly on swords as soon as they downloaded it! Its ultimate achievement was ascending to become an immortal! The DNA that had lain dormant for five thousand years in countless people was awakening! Celebrities from every field, financial tycoons, masters of the occult, retired soldiers, and even a gaming studio specializing in bounty hunting all jumped in, eager to get a slice of the pie and ride the wave of traffic. But to their surprise, they discovered that the NPCs in the game had no idea what cultivation even was! What do you mean, pills? My dark cuisine restores health just fine! What do you mean, talismans? Can't I just take a screenshot and copy it? What do you mean, demonic beasts and mountain monsters? Aren't those just clueless little bosses we can farm endlessly? Do you people even know what cultivation is? Step aside and let us show you! The sects across the cultivation world had been under a lot of pressure lately. A crowd of strange people had suddenly arrived at the once-dilapidated Changsheng Sect. Not only were they all exceptionally gifted, they were also relentlessly competitive. Their pill success rates and talisman-drawing rates were off the charts, and they had even invented all sorts of bizarre professions, including formation cultivators, beast tamers, and spirit herb farmers! Their eyes lit up at the sight of treasure. They would coax and trick people, without the slightest concern for their dignity! And yet, no one could afford to offend them. Like cockroaches, they just wouldn't die. Pick a fight with one, and a whole horde would show up! It was infuriating! Meanwhile, the players were baffled. I only cultivate in the game, so why has my body started feeling lighter and my senses sharper in real life? I only undergo tribulation in the game, so why are there flashes of lightning outside my window, followed by ninety-nine thunderbolts? Wait. Could this game actually be real?! #Max-Level Patriarch Returns to the Starter Village to Lead the Way# #Everyone Livestreams Cultivation, Let's Ascend Together# #Trust Me, This Really Is Just a Game!# P.S. There is no CP, but the male protagonist has countless one-sided admirers and comes with a built-in harem-protagonist buff. I'm fine with readers shipping characters, so feel free to ship whoever you like. Updates begin on December 20 Theme: Life is just a game, so have fun