Chapter 847: Testing My Hand to Mend the Heavens and Bring Peace to the Myriad Markets
Before Zhang Yu unleashed his full power to halt the Heaven Collapse in the Former Days Graveyard, he had already gleaned insights from the giant corpse regarding the current situation, intelligence on the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, and speculations about the Immortal Emperor’s likely choices.
After a thorough discussion in his mind with the Desolate Ox, Immortal Slayer, the Sect Examination Clone, and Fu Ji, Zhang Yu reached a conclusion and made a judgment.
“There’s a high probability that the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor does not want the Former Days Graveyard to completely collapse, lest the Dao Lineage Struggle escalate. Therefore… he will likely make a move in some way to prevent this.”
“And I… if I’m willing to lead the charge, perhaps I can be like I was against the Supreme Truth Immortal Clan.”
“This time, I’ll become a blade in the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor’s hand. By choosing the right moment and positioning myself perfectly, I can make it so he only needs to give a gentle push.”
Zhang Yu knew this was a gamble, a wager with his own life. He was betting on a chance to ascend the Immortal Dao, a chance to prevent the Minor Realm’s collapse and save its countless lives, and a chance… to become “the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor’s choice.”
This opportunity arose from a unique characteristic of the Immortal Dao powerhouses. As sovereigns whose might is entirely their own, they can bypass intermediate levels and directly interfere with the middle, lower, and even the very bottom layers of existence whenever necessary.
And at this moment, as the voice in Zhang Yu’s mind — untraceable, unstoppable, and impossible to retain — faded away, he knew he had won his gamble.
“The Immortal Emperor!” the Sect Examination Clone exclaimed excitedly. “It’s an imperial decree from the Immortal Emperor! The Immortal Emperor has descended to guide our work!”
Immortal Slayer murmured, “The Immortal Emperor… has chosen…”
Zhang Yu understood in his heart that he had finally seized this chance — an opportunity to serve the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor.
Regardless of how the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor had originally planned to play his hand in the game of the Former Days Graveyard, Zhang Yu, the pawn who had charged forward on his own initiative, had now successfully leaped into the Emperor’s grasp.
This represented unimaginable benefits, but it also meant that Zhang Yu now had no path of retreat.
The Sect Examination Clone roared, “For ten thousand years, the sect has nurtured its warriors! Today is the day we die for righteousness! We have received an imperial decree to mend the heavens! With such sacred favor bestowed upon you, Zhang Yu, what are you still standing there for? Give it everything you’ve got!”
Fu Ji’s heart trembled, feeling an immense pressure sweep over her. “Zhang Yu must now stop the Heaven Collapse in the Former Days Graveyard at all costs. Otherwise, the Immortal Emperor’s favor… will instantly turn into the Immortal Emperor’s wrath.”
But Zhang Yu didn’t act immediately. Instead, he turned to look toward Bai Zhenzhen.
“A-Zhen.”
Walking up to Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu tightly grasped her hand. The next moment, they entered the Immortal Grotto-Heaven together.
As the True Spirit Root infused his body, Zhang Yu entered the Fusion State with the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo. His aura surged wildly under the enhancement of the Feather True Spirit Root, skyrocketing to an insane degree!
But as Bai Zhenzhen witnessed this, a sense of foreboding washed over her. She knew there was only one reason Zhang Yu would continue to amplify his power at this moment.
He was going to use his own power to stop the second Heaven Collapse, to prevent the entire Former Days Graveyard from crumbling.
Bai Zhenzhen quickly said, “Yu Zi, let’s go together…”
But Zhang Yu shook his head. “Wait for me to return.”
Just as Bai Zhenzhen reached out to grab him, Zhang Yu’s figure abruptly vanished from the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
Ever since the situation in the Former Days Graveyard had drastically changed and Zhang Yu had begun mending the heavens alone, Feng Tingting had started a live stream, recording everything.
She wasn’t the only one. Wen Wuya, a renowned cultivator from the Heavenly Sword Sect and a master of the Shock Sword Dao, had also started a live stream early on, attracting wave after wave of Shock Sword cultivators from her sect.
“Holy shit! A Spirit Transformation cultivator mending a celestial rift?”
“Is it real? Did he actually succeed?!”
“Fuck, he failed! And it triggered a second Heaven Collapse! He’s done for!”
“What? I just bought stock in the Former Days Graveyard at rock bottom!”
The rapidly shifting situation in the Former Days Graveyard kept the Shock Sword cultivators thoroughly entertained, providing them with a wealth of Immortal Dao resources.
By dissecting, embellishing, and re-broadcasting the news, they not only boosted their Sword Dao resources but also drew even more attention to the situation in the Former Days Graveyard.
With the second Heaven Collapse, the collapse of the Former Days Graveyard seemed inevitable. Countless people within the Minor Realm wailed in despair, while outside, thousands of stocks plummeted. Massive amounts of capital fled, and related industries cried out in agony.
It was at this moment that Zhang Yu’s sudden disappearance with Bai Zhenzhen sparked all sorts of speculation both inside and outside the Minor Realm.
“Did he run away?”
“Zhang, you bastard! You *&@#!”
“He’s bankrupted even more people! It would have been better if he hadn’t tried to save anyone!”
“That Spirit Transformation bastard! Did he deliberately lure us retail investors in just to slaughter us so the big funds could escape?”
But the next moment, Zhang Yu reappeared. His aura surged, and all observable metrics skyrocketed, showcasing the dramatic increase in his power.
Before the astonished eyes of countless onlookers, Zhang Yu once again stepped into the void, ascending toward the Spatial Rift. This time, however, the raging spatial turbulence could no longer halt his advance.
Watching this, Ye Xingli’s heart skipped a beat. “Junior Brother, he’s still going to continue?”
She turned her head, her face filled with worry, and looked at Magnetic Pole beside her. “Master, Junior Brother, he…”
At that moment, Magnetic Pole was still suppressing the surroundings, adding the weight of the Former Days Graveyard to Zhang Yu’s efforts.
“Everyone, continue channeling your energy and do your utmost to stabilize the graveyard’s substance,” Magnetic Pole said solemnly. “This is the only way we can help him right now.”
Elsewhere, Tu Mu’s mind raced. “Vice President Zhang is still trying to stop the Heaven Collapse? He took Director Bai into the Immortal Grotto-Heaven and came out with his strength massively increased…”
A sudden realization dawned on Tu Mu. “Vice President Zhang must have needed to boost his power to continue stopping the Heaven Collapse.”
“And to do that, he took Director Bai into the Immortal Grotto-Heaven for pre-work dual cultivation!”
“That’s why… his strength temporarily surged!”
Pre-work, mid-work, or post-work dual cultivation was never a rare occurrence within the sect.
To Tu Mu, this was an easy conclusion to reach.
But it also filled him with even greater doubt. “But even so, can he really still stop the Heaven Collapse?”
It wasn’t just Tu Mu who had this question. At this moment, countless cultivators watching this scene harbored the same doubt and a sense of disbelief.
“That Bai Zhenzhen isn’t even from the Joyful Union Sect!”
“Even if dual cultivation with her could boost his power, it would be limited, right?”
“How could he possibly stop the second Heaven Collapse?”
Meanwhile, deep within the Myriad Laws Sect, in an Immortal Abode belonging to the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan…
Bu Yingshu was pinned to the ground by an immense force, unable to move. She could only watch the live broadcast before her, witnessing Zhang Yu attempting to mend the heavens alone, triggering the second Heaven Collapse, disappearing with Bai Zhenzhen, and then reappearing with his aura massively enhanced…
“That useless Zhang Yu! Not only did he ignore my warnings and insist on trying to stop the Heaven Collapse…”
“He’s still entangled with that sword brute from the Heavenly Sword Sect! He must have been secretly meeting with her behind my back all this time!”
“I should have just dragged him out of the Former Days Graveyard when I warned him not to get involved with the Heaven Collapse! I’m so furious!”
Thinking of how Zhang Yu, a mere Spirit Transformation cultivator, now dared to face the Heaven Collapse alone, Bu Yingshu gritted her teeth in frustration and cried out, “Dad!”
Bu Yuangui, the Rank 10 Sect Staff member and Ascension Realm cultivator suppressing her, replied calmly, “I’ve told you, Yingshu… stay out of the muddy waters of the Former Days Graveyard from now on.”
Bu Yingshu asked, “By triggering the second Heaven Collapse, Zhang Yu…”
Bu Yuangui answered casually, “That man is finished. Don’t concern yourself with him anymore.”
But thinking of her own Peerless Talent, which had yet to be fully awakened, Bu Yingshu struggled violently, shouting, “Dad, please go capture him for me! We can keep him in my courtyard like a spirit beast from Medicine Mountain…”
Hearing his daughter’s naive words, Bu Yuangui shook his head and sighed, “My dear daughter, do you truly not understand? He has caused a catastrophe this time. Unless an Immortal Emperor descends, no one can save him.”
In Bu Yuangui’s eyes, why would an Immortal Emperor possibly intervene to save Zhang Yu? This time, Zhang Yu was as good as dead.
Meanwhile, Bai Zhenzhen had already been sent out of the Immortal Grotto-Heaven by Zhang Yu.
Around Bai Zhenzhen’s neck hung a black pearl — Zhang Yu had entrusted Fu Ji to her.
Meanwhile, enveloped in spatial turbulence, Zhang Yu stepped deeper and deeper into the spatial rift.
With the full power of the Feather True Spirit Root enhancing him, every step he took was in a Hegemon Body state.
At this moment, he wasn’t advancing solely through his own strength or the weight of the Former Days Graveyard. Instead, he was being uplifted by the entire Immortal Grotto-Heaven, step by step, enduring the raging spatial turbulence as he pressed forward.
As a result, the entire Immortal Grotto-Heaven began to tremble under the impact of the spatial turbulence, as if it too were experiencing its own Heaven Collapse.
Caught between the spatial turbulence and the Immortal Grotto-Heaven, Zhang Yu now faced unprecedented pressure.
The violent onslaught of the spatial turbulence, combined with the unyielding advance supported by the Immortal Grotto-Heaven, made him feel as if he were being ground within a Great Millstone of Heaven and Earth. His flesh and blood were constantly being scoured, pulverized, and annihilated.
Layers of blood mist erupted from his body like flames, only to be instantly dissipated by the scouring spatial turbulence.
He was like a fiercely burning meteor, yet as he plunged deeper into the spatial rift, he gradually began to extinguish.
To countless outsiders, this manifested as Zhang Yu’s observable vital energy indicator plummeting continuously.
69%!
35%!
3%!
At this moment, Zhang Yu had lost all semblance of a human form. He appeared as nothing more than a blurry silhouette, seeming as if he could be completely extinguished at any moment under the impact of the spatial turbulence.
Although Fu Ji had witnessed Zhang Yu on the brink of death countless times — knowing that the more grievously injured he was, the stronger his defenses became — she couldn’t help but feel immense tension as he faced the spatial turbulence of the second Heaven Collapse.
Seeing Zhang Yu’s formless figure, Fu Ji shouted into his mind using her Evil God Power: “Say the words! Don’t waste this opportunity!”
High in the sky, Zhang Yu paused. The next moment, Earthly Fiend Gravity parted the atmosphere, transforming into a thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth, sweeping across the entire Minor Realm like thunder from the Nine Heavens.
“Today, I offer my body… to pass the torch for Myriad Laws! To usher in an era of peace for all generations!”
In the next instant, Zhang Yu took a sudden step forward and plunged headfirst into the deepest part of the spatial rift.
Simultaneously, Grotto-Heaven force surged from his body as all eighteen Grotto-Heaven Bridges plunged deep into the rift alongside him.
Zhang Yu knew that relying on his own strength alone, even with his defenses and recovery abilities enhanced to an unbelievable degree, was utterly insufficient to withstand the Heaven Collapse.
Therefore, he had to unleash the power of the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
At this moment, Zhang Yu was like an indestructible sea-calming pillar. Bolstered by the weight of the Former Days Graveyard and supported by the Immortal Grotto-Heaven, he drove himself inch by inch into the deepest part of the spatial rift, thrusting toward its very source.
It was at this precise moment that, under the observation of countless onlookers, Zhang Yu’s vital energy indicator plummeted once more.
0.1%!
0.0003%!
0.000000…
The drop in his vital energy indicator became so minuscule that all detection methods failed.
In other words, no detection method could perceive Zhang Yu’s vital energy any longer.
To everyone watching, Zhang Yu was now undoubtedly dead.
But the next moment, to the astonishment of the crowd, the spatial rift deep in the sky shuddered violently and then began to rapidly contract.
In the blink of an eye, the rift that had been twisting and expanding vanished without a trace.
Tu Mu exclaimed in shock, “The second Heaven Collapse… has been stopped!”
Countless livestreams seemed to pause for a moment before erupting into a frenzy.
Within the Former Days Graveyard, countless cultivators burst into joyous cheers.
Simultaneously, the stocks that had just plummeted reversed course, turning entirely red across the board.1
Countless cultivators who might have faced financial ruin, crushing debt, or a severe blow to their Immortal Dao Potential were instantly saved from the brink.
At this moment, countless cultivators in the sect layers would see their Immortal Dao Potential and cultivation soar due to Zhang Yu’s heaven-mending action.
In the Spirit Realm, someone recalled Zhang Yu’s earlier words.
“To bring peace to the myriad markets! Divine Monarch Zhang succeeded!”2
“A thousand stocks surge together, bringing peace to the myriad markets!”
“To bring peace to the myriad markets! May Divine Monarch Zhang rest in peace!”
Xie Lanyin stared blankly at the scene. “Madman! You absolute madman! Just how many Former Days Graveyard stocks did you buy? How much leverage did you use to risk your life like this?!”
Realizing that her “Die and Withdraw” plan was about to fail, Xie Lanyin hurriedly contacted President Xiao Yunhe.
Xiao Yunhe: “This is your personal investment matter and has nothing to do with the Management Committee. Market risks are your own responsibility.”
After casually dismissing Xie Lanyin, Xiao Yunhe turned to Su Lingyou with a solemn expression. “Peak Master Su! Don’t block me from rescuing Vice President Zhang!”
“I sent him to repair the Spatial Rift. As his superior, I am responsible for his assets and his life!”
As he spoke, Xiao Yunhe had already sent a notice to countless units both inside and outside the Management Committee: “Rescue Vice President Zhang Yu with all available resources!”
Meanwhile, Feng Tingting and Wen Wuya were both aiming their cameras at the spot where the Spatial Rift had finally vanished, seemingly searching for any trace of Zhang Yu, waiting for him to reappear.
Just then, Xiao Yunhe’s projection appeared before them with a solemn expression, startling them.
Just as they thought President Xiao was about to shut down their livestreams, a notification popped up. President Xiao had bought them a trending spot and boosted their traffic.
At the same time, Xiao Yunhe announced gravely, “With the Management Committee’s support, Vice President Zhang’s repair operation proceeded smoothly. We will now launch a rescue mission…”
The next moment, Wen Wuya and Feng Tingting received another notification from President Xiao: “Accept these advertising deals.”
Meanwhile, deep within the Myriad Laws Sect.
Watching Zhang Yu being completely swallowed by the Spatial Rift, Bu Yingshu froze for a moment before an overwhelming wave of grief engulfed her heart.
“My Peerless Talent…”
“Ahhhh!!!!”
Tears streamed uncontrollably from her eyes, leaving Bu Yuangui, who stood beside her, utterly bewildered and uncertain.