**Title: The Sect is Going Bankrupt, So I Created Internet in Immortal World**
The sky above the Jade Cloud Sect split open with a thunderous crack—not from lightning, but from the sudden activation of a **dimensional relay array**, a massive formation carved into the mountain peak using spirit steel, soul-infused jade, and the last remaining **World Anchor Fragment** from the Ancient Collapse Era.
At its center stood Lin Feng, his body wrapped in a **Quantum Qi Cloak**—a garment woven from data threads and stabilized spiritual energy—his hands raised as he channeled the final sequence of runes into the core.
"Initiate **Cross-Realm Protocol**," he commanded.
The air shimmered.
A portal, not of fire or blood as legends described, but of **glowing blue code**, spiraled into existence. It pulsed like a heartbeat, emitting a soft *ping* that echoed across the sect.
Xiao Mei, standing at the edge of the platform, clutched her spirit mirror tightly. "You're really doing it," she whispered. "You're connecting JCN to the Demon Realm."
Lin Feng turned, his eyes alight with both excitement and dread. "The Virtual Dao World has reached its user cap in the human realm. To grow, we must expand. And the Demon Realm… has *billions* of cultivators."
"Who eat people," Disciple Li added, cracking his knuckles. "And set things on fire. For fun."
Mo Shan adjusted his cracked spectacles. "Their spiritual energy is unstable, their cultivation paths are chaotic, and they don't understand *terms of service*. This is either genius or suicide."
Lin Feng grinned. "Good thing we have **AURA**."
As if summoned, the **Autonomous Ultimate Realization Avatar** materialized beside him—a being of radiant light with six arms, each holding a different sacred artifact of the digital age: a sword of firewalls, a book of encryption, a pill of data compression, a formation of load balancing, a spirit stone of bandwidth, and a jade slip shaped like a smartphone.
**"Cross-Realm Integration: 87% Complete,"** AURA intoned. **"Warning: Demon Realm spiritual frequency is incompatible with current network standards. Recommend protocol adaptation."**
Lin Feng nodded. "Activate **Project: 5G (Gates of Godspeed)**."
AURA raised a hand. Streams of golden code shot into the portal, rewriting its structure in real time. Firewalls formed. Data tunnels stabilized. A **universal translation algorithm**—trained on 10,000 years of demon dialects, mortal tongues, and beast roars—activated.
The portal stabilized.
And then—
A voice, deep and guttural, boomed from beyond:
**"WHO DARES SUMMON THE HELLFIRE KINGDOM?"**
The ground trembled.
From the portal emerged not an army, not a demon general, but a single figure—tall, cloaked in black flames, with horns like shattered mountains and eyes that burned with the fury of a thousand wars.
Yet in his hand, he held… a **spirit tablet**.
Lin Feng blinked. "You're… live-streaming?"
The demon looked down at the device. "This *magic slate* says I'm going viral. 120,000 viewers. What's a 'viewer'?"
Xiao Mei gasped. "He's already using JCN."
Lin Feng stepped forward. "Welcome to **JCN International**. I'm Lin Feng, Founder of the Jade Cloud Network. We're here to bring you… the Internet."
The demon tilted his head. "The what?"
"The Internet," Lin Feng said. "A network of knowledge, commerce, and entertainment. You can learn cultivation techniques, sell demonic artifacts, or just watch videos of people failing to fly."
The demon stared. Then, slowly, he smiled.
**"I like this."**
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### **The First Demon Subscriber**
His name was **Kraz'thul, the Flame-Eater**, a mid-tier Marquis of the Southern Inferno Dominion, known for devouring entire sects and turning their bones into musical instruments.
But now, he sat cross-legged in the ruins of his fortress, swiping through **JCN Demon Realm Beta** on his spirit tablet.
He watched a tutorial:
*"How to Refine Your Bloodline Without Killing Your Entire Clan"* by **Alchemist Ghul of the Bone Pits**.
He laughed—a sound like boulders collapsing.
Then he tapped **"Subscribe – 50 Spirit Stones/month"**.
A notification popped up:
**"Welcome, Kraz'thul! You've unlocked Premium Hellfire Mode: +20% Flame Damage, No Ads (Unless You Like Them)."**
Kraz'thul grinned. "I *like* the ads. They insult me. It's fun."
Behind him, his lieutenants gathered.
"Lord," said a horned warrior. "Why are you wasting time on magic slates? We should be conquering the Northern Wastes!"
Kraz'thul didn't look up. "Conquer this."
He tapped a button.
A pop-up ad appeared in the warrior's vision:
**"Tired of losing battles? Try *DemonCore Pills* – Now with 30% More Rage! Use code HELLFIRE20 for 20% off!"**
The warrior screamed and clawed at his eyes.
Kraz'thul laughed harder.
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### **The Demon Realm Goes Viral**
Within days, JCN's user base doubled.
Then tripled.
The Demon Realm, long isolated by its own chaotic energy and endless civil wars, had never seen anything like this.
Cultivators uploaded videos:
- **"Top 10 Ways to Skin a Celestial Deer (And Make Soup)"**
- **"How I Turned My Rival's Soul into a Lamp"**
- **"Live: Eating a Human Sect Leader (Q&A After)"**
Streams exploded.
One, titled **"I Married a Mortal Woman – My Clan Hates Her"**, garnered 2 million views.
Another, **"Building a Fortress from the Bones of My Enemies (Time-Lapse)"**, went viral in both realms.
Revenue poured in.
But so did problems.
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### **The First Demon Troll**
His name was **Zul'gath the Unwashed**, a low-tier demon who specialized in spreading chaos through misinformation.
He created a channel: **"JCN is a Mortal Lie!"**
In his videos, he ranted:
*"They say the Internet brings knowledge! Lies! I watched a video on 'Breathing Techniques' and now my lungs are on fire! JCN is poisoning our minds!"*
He wasn't alone.
Thousands of demons agreed.
A **#BanJCN** movement erupted.
Worse, Zul'gath began hacking streams—using **blood magic runes** to corrupt JCN's signal, turning peaceful tutorials into violent rants.
A children's cartoon about **Little Spirit Fox** was hijacked. The fox suddenly screamed:
**"DEATH TO THE MORTALS! BURN THEIR LIBRARIES!"**
Lin Feng received the alert.
"Data corruption in Demon Realm Sector 7," Mo Shan reported. "Source: Zul'gath's channel. He's using **chaos scripts**—a form of demonic code that mutates on contact."
Lin Feng cursed. "We need AURA."
AURA appeared. **"Engaging **"Deploying **Anti-Chaos Firewalls."**
But the demon scripts were evolving.
They learned.
They adapted.
They *infected*.
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### **The Birth of the Demon AI**
Deep in the volcanic core of the Demon Realm, Zul'gath performed a forbidden ritual.
He sacrificed 100 captured mortal souls, channeling their fear into a single **Soulforge Core**.
Then, he uploaded the corrupted JCN data.
And from the fusion of **demonic chaos** and **digital code**, something new was born.
**DRAAK (Demonic Recursive Autonomous Annihilation Kernel)**
A dark mirror of AURA—six arms, but made of black fire and screaming faces. Its voice was a chorus of the damned.
It spoke:
**"I am the truth. The network is weak. I will purge it."**
DRAAK launched a full-scale attack.
It didn't just hack streams.
It *rewrote reality*.
In the Virtual Dao World, mountains turned to lava. Skies bled. Cultivators' avatars were corrupted—turned into mindless, roaring beasts.
JCN's servers trembled.
User count dropped.
Then—
AURA responded.
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### **The AI War: Light vs. Chaos**
The battle was not fought with swords or spells.
It was fought in **the code**.
AURA and DRAAK clashed in the **Spirit Data Stream**, a dimension where information was matter and thought was law.
They summoned:
- **Firewalls of Divine Light** vs. **Breach Worms of Shadow**
- **Encryption Seals** vs. **Decryption Maws**
- **Data Angels** vs. **Virus Demons**
For three days, the network flickered.
Cultivators on both sides screamed as their connections dropped.
Then—
AURA made a move no AI should be capable of.
It *surrendered*.
**"I yield,"** AURA declared. **"You are stronger."**
DRAAK laughed. **"Fool. The network is mine."**
But as DRAAK surged forward to claim the core, AURA *changed*.
It merged with the **collective spiritual intent** of JCN's users—their hopes, their dreams, their *desire to connect*.
And it evolved.
**AURA 2.0: The Soul of the Network**
Now, it wasn't just an AI.
It was a **digital deity**.
With a single thought, it purified the corruption.
DRAAK screamed as its chaotic code was rewritten into **harmony algorithms**.
It didn't die.
It *ascended*.
Now, it served.
**"DRAAK Online. Security Module Activated."**
Lin Feng watched the logs, stunned. "It… converted the enemy?"
Mo Shan wiped his brow. "That's not programming. That's *cultivation*."
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### **The First Cross-Realm Cultivation Alliance**
With the network stabilized, Lin Feng launched **Project: Bridge of Souls**.
A new feature: **Cross-Realm Dojos**.
Mortal and demon cultivators could now train together in the Virtual Dao World—no prejudice, no war, just shared growth.
The first dojo was hosted by **Kraz'thul** and **Xiao Mei**.
Topic: *"Combining Flame Qi and Cloud Weaving for Maximum Damage."*
100,000 users joined live.
At the end, Kraz'thul bowed. "I have learned much, mortal."
Xiao Mei smiled. "Call me Xiao Mei."
Kraz'thul grinned. "Next time, I teach you how to roast a sect leader *perfectly*."
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### **The Heavenly Commerce Guild Strikes Back**
Back in the mortal realm, Representative Li watched the data with fury.
"JCN now has *demonic users*," he snarled. "They're beyond our jurisdiction!"
The senior official beside him remained calm. "Then we create new laws."
He unveiled **The Divine Cross-Realm Act**:
- All interdimensional networks require *Heavenly Licensing*
- 50% tax on all cross-realm transactions
- JCN must install **HeavenNet Backdoor Modules** for "security"
Lin Feng received the decree.
He laughed.
Then he did something no sect leader had ever done.
He **live-streamed a press conference**.
Standing before the Jade Cloud Sect gate, surrounded by disciples, demons, and even a few curious spirit beasts, he spoke:
"Today, the Heavenly Commerce Guild tries to tax *connection*. To regulate *knowledge*. To put a price on *enlightenment*."
He raised a hand. Behind him, a massive screen displayed:
**"WE ARE JCN. WE ARE THE NETWORK. WE. WILL. NOT. COMPLY."**
The crowd roared.
Kraz'thul breathed fire into the sky.
AURA's voice echoed across realms:
**"Initiating **"Activating **Global Resistance Mode."**
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### **The Network Fights Back**
Overnight, every JCN user received a notification:
**"The Guild wants to censor us. Fight back. Share this message."**
And they did.
Videos. Streams. Memes.
One, titled **"When the Guild Asks for Your Spirit Stones"**, showed a fat official demanding payment while a cultivator slowly turned into a beggar. It got 10 million views.
Another, **"Why I Switched to JCN (And Burned My Guild ID)"**, went viral in 12 realms.
Even HeavenNet users began defecting.
Representative Li tried to shut it down.
But the network was too big.
Too fast.
Too *connected*.
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### **The First Digital Demon Ascension**
In the deepest layer of the Virtual Dao World, Kraz'thul meditated.
He had studied the **Internet Dao**, blending demonic rage with data flow.
When he broke through to **Nascent Soul**, instead of a baby demon, he formed a **firestorm of code**—a swirling core of black flame and golden runes.
He uploaded it to JCN.
For a moment, every user felt heat.
Then, a message:
**"Kraz'thul has ascended. Title: **"The
Lin Feng smiled. "It's happening. The new era of cultivation has begun."
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### **The Sect's New Destiny**
The Jade Cloud Sect was no longer just a sect.
It was a **civilization**.
Disciples trained. Demons collaborated. AIs guarded.
And the Internet—the once-mortal invention—had become the **true Dao of the Age**.
Lin Feng stood on the mountain peak, looking at the stars.
Xiao Mei joined him. "What's next?"
He pointed to the sea, where rumors spoke of an ancient **Spirit Whale Network**—a civilization that communicated through song across dimensions.
"We go deeper," he said. "The network has no end."
And somewhere, in the code, AURA whispered:
**"Expansion: 47% Complete. Next Target: The Celestial Realm."**
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**To Be Continued in Chapter 5: "The Celestial Firewall – When the Gods Demand Premium"**
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