Chapter 247: Former Military-Grade
After hearing Zhang Yu’s question, Deng Bingding gave a rough account of the current situation.
Relying on their several righteous gods and the efforts of many outsourced employees, they had more or less finished investigating Oasis Group’s illegal and criminal activities.
And with the power of the righteous gods, once they used these matters to target Oasis Group, they could immediately cause the other party to suffer major losses, bankrupt countless employees, and severely weaken Oasis Group’s power.
Zhang Yu was not surprised by this. Given the practices of Oasis Group and Mr. Wang, and their methods of wanting to transform the entire first layer and suppress countless prominent families, it would be simply impossible for the company to be completely law-abiding from top to bottom.
It was just that before, relying on Oasis Group’s formidable power and Mr. Wang’s various connections, those illegal and criminal activities were either suppressed, hidden, or resolved with a scapegoat…
In short, they used various methods to reduce the impact so as not to hinder Oasis Group and Wang Yin’s plans.
Deng Bingding continued, “…But no matter how many of Oasis Group’s people go bankrupt or die, as long as we can’t take down Wang Yin, it’s all meaningless.”
“With the wealth he controls, he can recruit more people to work for him anytime, anywhere. After all, you know the current employment environment; there are plenty of unemployed high school and university students who will submit their resumes to him.”
“He himself also has a killing certificate and a crime immunity certificate for the first layer.”
“In most cases, even if he breaks the law, he can get immunity by paying a fine.”
“In the rare cases where a fine is not enough, a department from the second layer or above must review his actions before an arrest can be carried out…”
A freaking killing certificate? A crime immunity certificate?
Zhang Yu was speechless as he listened. Although he had long known that Wang Yin was powerful, hearing about these things still made him curse this damn Kunxu in his heart.
Deng Bingding continued, “So the simplest and most effective method is still to directly inflict heavy damage on his soul, forcing him to return to the upper layers for treatment.”
“As long as he isn’t presiding over Oasis Group on the first layer, the companies and prominent families below, already fraught with contradictions, will quickly become a scattered mess, and cleaning them up won’t be difficult…”
Zhang Yu said, “Then why not just have True Person Starfire, a Golden Core grand cultivator, deal with him?”
Deng Bingding sighed helplessly, “Starfire is old. He no longer has that kind of courage.”
“It still takes a talented youth like you, with the valor and spirit to carry out such a world-shaking deed for the billions of lives on the first layer…”
“And as it happens, you’re an outsourced contractor for the patrol team. At the very least, if we create a small opportunity, you’ll have a pretext to make a legal move against him.”
“We righteous gods have all made our preparations and are willing to fully assist you in striking a heavy blow against this Wang Yin and driving him back to the upper layers.”
Hearing this sixth-rank righteous god start to flatter him, Zhang Yu became even more guarded.
A bunch of you Golden Core cultivators and sixth-rank righteous gods don’t want to make a move, and you want a high school student like me to be the vanguard?
But Zhang Yu, long tested by Kunxu, naturally did not refuse outright.
Although he had no intention of being on the front lines, he was still of a mind to use this matter to bargain and demand benefits.
Zhang Yu’s face was full of regret as he said, “It’s just a pity that I, a mere high school student, have no great ability. I can’t even beat Mr. Wang’s semi-automatic talisman system. I’m afraid I won’t be of any help.”
Deng Bingding said, “Wang Yin came down this time to earn merits so he could return and gain access to a Divine Spiritual Root and re-establish his foundation with it.”
“And in order to get down to the first layer quickly, and also for the sake of re-establishing his foundation, he directly crippled his own Foundation Establishment cultivation. At this moment, he is still in the Qi Refinement realm.”
“As for his semi-automatic talisman-less spellcasting, we can help you cut off his network and temporarily seal it.”
“We will also have people keep his subordinates busy for you…”
As Deng Bingding spoke on the other end of the phone, Wang Yin seemed to become weaker and weaker with each successive blow, appearing to be nothing more than an ordinary Qi Refinement cultivator.
But Fu Ji reminded Zhang Yu in his mind, Don’t listen to her nonsense.
So-called self-crippling of cultivation at the Foundation Establishment stage is just severing the fusion between the spiritual root and the physical body.
Doing so will destroy the spiritual root, and both magic power and physical strength will regress severely.
But even so, a portion of the Dao heart level can be retained, and no matter how much his magic power and physical strength regress, they will still ultimately be above Qi Refinement.
Overall, Wang Yin’s strength is definitely still far beyond any Qi Refinement cultivator.
Moreover, for someone like him to come down, who knows what bionics he’s equipped with or what protective magical treasures he’s brought? In short, he is absolutely not as easy to deal with as this Deng Bingding claims.
If you are to fight this Wang Yin, it would only be somewhat safe after you reach Foundation Establishment.
Ask her for more…
At Fu Ji’s reminder, Zhang Yu shook his head repeatedly, “No, no, even with that, he still has bionics, magical treasures, a whole set of powerful cultivation techniques, and who knows how many other trump cards.”
“My abilities are so meager. I don’t even have a flying sword, bionics, or a Heavenly Spiritual Root. How can I fight him?”
Deng Bingding pursed her lips, knowing he was asking them for benefits.
She was not surprised by this. In Kunxu, when you asked someone to do something, how could they not want something in return?
If he really didn’t want anything, she would suspect it was a trap.
Deng Bingding immediately said magnanimously, “I can apply for a twenty-million interest-free loan for you to support this operation.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, Twenty million to get me to fight Mr. Wang? This righteous god is truly ruthless.
So Zhang Yu still shook his head and said, “It’s not that I’m unwilling, it’s really that my strength is insufficient.”
“At my level, I’m afraid I would need a military-grade flying sword, or a military-grade bionic, or perhaps a Divine Spiritual Root, or a military-grade cultivation technique, to even have a chance against Mr. Wang.”
Deng Bingding thought to herself, Military-grade resources? This kid’s appetite is a bit too big.
She responded, “With your strength, you can be victorious even without those things.”
“Furthermore, we will lend you a magical treasure that can help you heavily damage Wang Yin’s soul. Once his soul is injured, it will be difficult to treat on the first layer, and he will inevitably have to go back…”
Zhang Yu said, “I’m just afraid my strength is insufficient and I am not up to this great task. I think I’ll just provide you with some intel on Mr. Wang…”
After some back-and-forth, Zhang Yu slowly began to probe Deng Bingding’s bottom line.
For this righteous god, providing support in the form of various physical resources… was difficult.
However, she was more willing to give various electronic manuals and cultivation technique copyrights.
Then there was the leasing of bionics and magical treasures, which she was also willing to provide.
Thus, after some negotiation, Deng Bingding promised that if Zhang Yu was willing to make a move, in addition to the 20 million interest-free loan, she could also lend him a set of Foundation Establishment-level bionics and provide three Foundation Establishment-level cultivation techniques.
The bionics were the Flood Dragon Spirit Pivot that Zhang Yu had seen during the Foundation Establishment exam.
And the three Foundation Establishment-level cultivation techniques were the most valuable part.
In particular, one of them was a former military-grade cultivation technique. It had only recently been phased out and reclassified as an expert-grade technique due to advancements in Immortal Dao technology and had not yet been released for sale on the market.
Deng Bingding said, “Foundation Establishment-level cultivation techniques are already hard to buy on the first layer. This former military-grade one is even rarer.”
“If not for a fortunate turn of events, other Foundation Establishment cultivators on the first layer might not be able to buy this technique even if they spent tens of millions.”
When Zhang Yu heard about this former military-grade cultivation technique, he had to admit that he was intensely moved.
“As for the other two Foundation Establishment-level cultivation techniques, we can provide you with follow-up techniques to choose from based on the ones you cultivated during the Qi Refinement stage…”
All the cultivation techniques Zhang Yu practiced had become difficult to advance past level 10, as that was the limit for the Qi Refinement realm.
But if he were to step into the Foundation Establishment realm, some of those techniques had Foundation Establishment-level follow-ups. As long as he obtained the relevant electronic manuals and copyrights, he could cultivate them to the level 20 limit of Foundation Establishment.
In other words…
As long as I step into the Foundation Establishment realm, I can immediately choose two Foundation Establishment techniques and raise two of the techniques I practiced in the Qi Refinement realm beyond level 10.
But if Zhang Yu was only willing to provide some intelligence and act as an inside man, she would at most approve an interest-free loan of a few hundred thousand to a million.
According to Deng Bingding, they did not lack intelligence; they only lacked a hero who dared to make a move against Wang Yin.
Zhang Yu did not agree or refuse immediately, only saying that he needed to consider it, planning to discuss it further with Bai Zhenzhen and Fu Ji.
Deng Bingding said lightly, “Then I will wait for your good news.”
“As soon as you agree, I will immediately approve the 20 million interest-free loan for you.”
Although he coveted the 20 million, Zhang Yu still did not agree right away.
After hanging up, Zhang Yu explained the situation to Bai Zhenzhen and Fu Ji.
Although the two had been listening beside him, Zhang Yu recounted everything just in case they had missed anything.
Fu Ji said, “Three Foundation Establishment-level cultivation techniques, and one of them is even a former military-grade one.”
“What they’re offering is indeed quite good.”
Bai Zhenzhen said, “But a direct confrontation with Wang Yin is very risky. After all, he knows us very well, but we know nothing about his trump cards.”
“And even if we win… we will definitely be marked by him in the future.”
Fu Ji reminded them, “If you decide to fight Wang Yin, reaching Foundation Establishment is a must.”
“Moreover, in the current situation, every bit your strength increases is another measure of safety and opportunity.”
“Even if you don’t end up confronting Wang Yin head-on, Foundation Establishment will give you more security.”
“In short, the matter of Foundation Establishment can’t wait any longer.”
“Let’s take advantage of this temporary lull and complete it now.”
“Zhang Yu, have Bai Zhenzhen transfer the money to you first to help you buy the Heavenly Spiritual Root.”
Zhang Yu also understood that, compared to Bai Zhenzhen, because of the existence of the Feather Book, his strength would increase much faster after he broke through to Foundation Establishment, as long as he could learn the techniques for that realm. He would be able to convert that into more combat power in a short period.
“Zhen’s Foundation Establishment will have to be postponed a little longer.”
If it weren’t for this incident, Zhang Yu wouldn’t have wanted to spend Zhen’s money or take out a loan of tens of millions and lose a large amount to interest.
After all, he only needed to endure for a few more months to be able to buy the Heavenly Spiritual Root himself.
But now that the situation had suddenly changed, he could only hurry up and achieve Foundation Establishment first.
Bai Zhenzhen had no hesitation about this and immediately began operating her phone, preparing to make the transfer.
Zhang Yu knew that in Kunxu, the money in a bank account was like their cultivation resources, their Immortal Dao foundation.
And to attempt Foundation Establishment with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, it was absolutely impossible now without a foundation of at least 58 million.
“Fortunately, after these nine months of accumulation, Zhen’s and my foundations combined are enough for me to attempt Foundation Establishment with a Heavenly Spiritual Root.”
However, not long after Bai Zhenzhen initiated the transfer, she found that her funds had been frozen.
Just then, a call came from Mr. Wang. He asked, “Zhen, why are you suddenly transferring so much money to Zhang Yu?”
He said with a smile, “When the company transferred the money to you back then, I was worried that you might suddenly receive so much and spend it recklessly.”
“So, any excessively large fund movements will notify my side, and I use a talisman to temporarily lock it for you.”
“You want to transfer so much this time… are you perhaps trying for Foundation Establishment?”
“Why didn’t you say a word to me?”
“Foundation Establishment is risky. If you want to do it, you must come to the Oasis Building, so I can stand guard and protect you.”