Having just become the Heavenly Emperor, my sister exposed my Heavenly Court during a live stream.

Chapter 2 Jiang Yu: My Brother Returns from Immortal Cultivation?

Jiang Yu was completely stunned, her mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.

Her mind was buzzing; she couldn't understand the meaning of those words at all.

What do you mean by "...already dead"?

So what is standing here now...?

While her computer crashed, the live stream chat exploded instantly because of Jiang Feng's clear voice.

The comments section went wild:

"Holy crap? What did I just hear? He said he's dead?"

"Wait, wait, wait, this is a lot of information... Didn't Sister Yu mention in her live stream before that her brother went abroad three years ago, and then his plane crashed and he went missing?"

"That's right, that's right! I remember now! That's what happened! Sister Yu was very sad at the time, but she gradually recovered."

"So... what's going on here? A missing person returning? Or... a ghost?"

"Hahaha, don't scare people like that! But seriously, this script is something else! A plane crash, then time travel? And now you're back? A web novel coming to life?"

"Hilarious! They really are siblings; they're serious about being funny. Yu-jie's expression just now, from ecstatic joy to utter bewilderment, was absolutely priceless!"

"The actor the streamer found is quite good at acting and handsome too. Where did you rent this period costume? The quality looks good."

"So this is a new script that Sister Yu came up with? The debunking anchor has started making up her own stories?"

"That's interesting. Keep going, let's see how to make it up next."

Jiang Yu didn't have time to look at her phone; all her attention was on the man in front of her who claimed to be her brother but also said he was dead.

She was completely baffled by that sentence; her CPU was practically overheating.

"Brother...you, are you alright? What nonsense are you talking about?"

Jiang Yu finally found her voice, thick with nasal tone, both anxious and angry, "You're clearly standing right here! Alive! You even have a shadow!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance down quickly at Jiang Feng's feet—there was indeed a faint shadow, elongated in the dim light of the factory.

"I'm not joking, Xiaoyu."

Jiang Feng's voice remained steady, but his pace quickened, as if time was pressing. "Three years ago, the plane crashed. I should have died. But I didn't. I... time-traveled."

"Time travel?"

Jiang Yu's eyes widened even more.

"Yes, I've transmigrated to a world where cultivation is possible. It's completely different from here; it's a world where the strong prey on the weak, and cultivation leads to immortality."

Jiang Feng spoke concisely, trying to explain in a way his sister could understand: "I spent ten thousand years in that world."

"a thousand years?!"

Jiang Yu cried out, her expression no longer one of bewilderment, but rather one of utter absurdity.

"Brother, when did you learn to talk such serious nonsense?" She shook her head and laughed. "Time travel? Cultivation? Ten thousand years? Have you been reading too many web novels abroad? No, web novels weren't this popular when you had your accident."

As she laughed, she suddenly noticed that Jiang Feng's expression hadn't changed at all; he was still so serious.

Her smile slowly faded.

"Brother, you're not kidding?"

"no."

"Then how will you prove it?"

Jiang Feng did not answer immediately.

He was silent for two seconds, his gaze shifting slightly as if he were looking at something Jiang Yu couldn't see.

Then he frowned.

time is limited.

The system gave him a 30-minute time limit, and more than half of that time has already passed since he landed.

He didn't have time to explain slowly, nor did he have time to prove things one by one.

"I can't prove it to you right now," Jiang Feng said. "I can only stay for a short time this time; I have to leave soon."

"Leave? Where to? Back to that fantasy world?"

"right."

"When will you come back?"

"Uncertain, but not for long."

Jiang Yu opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but Jiang Feng had already raised his hand.

He extended his index finger, and a very faint light shone from the tip, like a distant star in the dead of night.

Before Jiang Yu could react, the finger had already touched her forehead.

In an instant, Jiang Yu felt something rush into her head.

She could feel the information unfolding in her consciousness, like a huge scroll being slowly unfurled, covered with dense scriptures, diagrams, routes, and various annotations that she couldn't understand but somehow knew what they meant.

This process lasted for about ten seconds.

Jiang Yu was completely stunned when the finger left her forehead.

She stood there, her eyes wide open, her lips slightly parted, like a puppet whose soul had been taken away.

She hadn't had time to process all the new information that had entered her mind, but just getting a rough sense of its size was enough to leave her speechless with shock.

The Heavenly Emperor Scripture.

The name of that cultivation technique appeared directly in her consciousness, as if it had always existed.

Guided by the mind, based on the source stone, and guided by the scriptures, they forcibly tore through space at the Wheel of Life, creating an ocean and embarking on the path of cultivation.

She didn't understand what the Wheel of Life or Originium was, but she knew what this passage was saying, as if the words could explain themselves.

"What is this?" Her voice was a little unsteady.

Jiang Feng said, "I will now pass on the cultivation technique I practiced to you. If you cultivate according to the method described, you will gradually enter the path of cultivation."

Jiang Yu opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the information in her mind was still churning, making it impossible for her to think normally.

Just then, Jiang Feng suddenly took out two things from his sleeve.

A thin piece of jade, pure white, with a faint luster on its surface, looked unlike any ordinary object.

There was also a small bag, about the size of a palm, made of dusty gray fabric, which looked ordinary, like something you'd find for a few dollars at a street stall.

"This is a jade slip." Jiang Feng handed over the jade slip. "I've already put the instructions into your mind. You'll be able to understand it once you're a little familiar with the technique. You can use it to contact me, just like a cell phone here."

Jiang Yu mechanically took the jade slip. The moment her fingertips touched the jade surface, a warm and smooth sensation came over her. At the same time, there was indeed a passage in her mind explaining how to use the jade slip. She didn't even need to look for it; the information popped up on its own.

"This." Jiang Feng handed over the dusty little bag again. "A storage bag. You can take anything you need from inside. There are some supplies I've put in there: pills, source stones, and magical artifacts. You'll need them for your cultivation in the future."

Storage bag?

Jiang Yu took it, looked at it over and over, and weighed it in her hand. It was light and flimsy, not like it contained anything.

But the information in her mind told her that there was a separate space inside the small bag that could store a lot of items.

"Cultivate diligently." Jiang Feng's voice turned serious. "I'll be back in a while to check on your progress. If you slack off and don't finish, I'll punish you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu subconsciously shrank his neck.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever her brother said he was going to punish her, he always meant it.

But she quickly realized something was wrong—she wasn't a child anymore, and she wasn't the little girl who would be punished by standing in the corner for doing something wrong.

"Brother, you—"

She looked up, and stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

The space in front of me is empty.

The spot where Jiang Feng was standing became empty the instant she blinked.

There was no smoke, no flashes, no special effects—it was as if no one had ever stood there before.

Only a few fallen leaves on the ground were stirred by a gust of wind from who-knows-where, rolled slowly twice, and then came to rest.

Jiang Yu was stunned.

She stared blankly at the open space for a good ten seconds.

Then she started searching inside the factory.

I ran to the door and peeked out to look at the road outside. It was empty; there wasn't a soul in sight.

I ran back, circled around behind those old machines, and searched every corner where someone could hide.

No.

There was nothing there.

The factory is so small that you can see the whole thing at a glance; there's nowhere to hide.

That person simply vanished into thin air.

"Brother?" she called out, her voice echoing in the empty factory, but there was no response.

She shouted again, louder and more tearful.

still none.

Jiang Yu stood in the middle of the factory, looking left and right, when suddenly her legs went weak. She slowly squatted down, holding onto an old table next to her.

Is it a hallucination?

She pinched her arm; it hurt.

It's not a dream.

She closed her eyes and tried to sense the information within her consciousness.

Still.

The three large characters of the Heavenly Emperor Scripture clearly appeared deep in her consciousness. The scriptures, illustrations, and annotations were all neatly arranged and ready to be read at any time.

She opened her eyes and looked down at her hands.

Holding the translucent white jade slip in my right hand, it felt real to the touch, warm and smooth like jade—it was indeed jade.

He held the dusty little bag in his left hand.

Storage bag.

She pinched the bag's opening and, following a method that suddenly popped into her head, tried to probe her consciousness inside.

In an instant, she saw a space.

It wasn't big, about the size of a small room, with some things neatly arranged inside—a few glowing stones, a few small porcelain bottles, a very short dagger, and some other things she didn't recognize!

She quickly snapped back to reality, her heart pounding like a drum.

It's all true.

My brother really came back.

My brother traveled through time to a world where cultivation was possible, stayed for ten thousand years, and has now returned.

These thoughts swirled in Jiang Yu's mind, making her dizzy.

She slowly stood up; her legs were still a little weak, but much better than before.

She walked back to the phone stand, where the comments on the screen were still scrolling wildly.

"Where are they? Where's the man?"

"Holy crap, that guy just disappeared? Did I get stuck?"

"It's not stuck, I saw it too, just disappear!"

"The script, right? Did you leave early?"

"Impossible, there were no doors or obstructions at that angle, how could they have gotten through?"

"Special effects? Didn't you guys know you can add special effects to live streams?"

"Stop acting, streamer. Where did you find that actor for your brother? He's a pretty good actor."

"Hey streamer, don't forget you're a fraud-busting streamer. If your brother is a fraud, shouldn't you expose him too?"

"Seriously, how did they manage to disappear like that? I need an explanation."

"I think it must have been a pre-arranged mechanism, with a hidden door on the ground?"

"Look closely at the ground. It's concrete. Where's the hidden door?"

The comments section was filled with all sorts of opinions.

Jiang Yu looked at the questioning comments, but she was neither angry nor in a hurry to defend herself.

She looked down at the jade slip and storage bag in her hand.

Jiang Yu solemnly said to the camera, "These are all real. My brother left them to me. He said they are things used for cultivating immortality."

The live chat exploded instantly.

"Cultivating Immortality???"

"Hahahaha, I can't take it anymore, I'm dying of laughter."

"The script has been upgraded, from time travel to cultivation, it's a complete set."

"Please don't do this, I feel sorry for you."

"Really? Cultivating immortality? Have your brother fly like that for me!"

"No, look closely at what the streamer is holding. The texture of that jade is not right; it doesn't look like ordinary jade."

"You can't tell the quality of something that costs 9.9 yuan online with free shipping."

Jiang Yu ignored the mockery and carefully put the jade slip and storage bag into her pocket.

Her eyes were still red, but the corners of her mouth slowly curved up.

My mother's illness can be cured.

The number of viewers in the live stream has surged from over a hundred to over three hundred, and it's still increasing.

"Xiaoyu, have you forgotten that your main job is to be a debunking streamer? How come you're starting to create these supernatural scenarios yourself?"

"Rebirth: I Create Stories in the Livestream Room"

"Sister Yu's acting was so convincing, I almost believed her! That bewildered look she gave us just now was absolutely amazing!"

"So the script is: the anti-fake streamer's brother is actually a cultivator who traveled back in time, leaving behind secret manuals and treasures? Will the next episode feature a live stream of his cultivation?"

"Hilarious! I'd advise the streamer to just expose his own brother's scam in the next episode! 'Exposing his brother's cultivation scam' would definitely generate tons of buzz!"

"But seriously, that person disappeared pretty quickly. How did they do it? There wasn't a single flaw in the footage."

"It must have been a pre-recorded video clip that was inserted using technical means, right? These kinds of special effects aren't difficult to achieve these days."

"I don't think it was acting... Sister Yu's emotional shift just now didn't seem fake. And it seemed like she was really talking to thin air, and she really seemed to be holding something in her hand and examining it closely?"

"Come on, it's all scripted. But the script is alright, quite interesting. I'll follow it and see how it unfolds."

"If it's true... then my worldview is going to collapse. But I bet five cents it's scripted, and I'll wait for the streamer to reveal it himself, or for other skilled streamers to expose it as fake."

The comments section was a chaotic mess. Some were just watching for fun and making jokes, some firmly believed it was scripted and special effects, and a few were skeptical, thinking Jiang Yu's reaction was too realistic.

But most people took this as a new script carefully designed by Jiang Yu for traffic and tips.

After all, the contrast and the sheer amount of buzz surrounding a streamer known for exposing fake "masters" and "immortals" suddenly having a brother who "returned from cultivating immortality" is just too much.

If it's not a script, what else could it be?

The audience is now very much looking forward to seeing if Jiang Yu will start exposing this fake cultivator who has returned from cultivating immortality!