Chapter 850 Immortal Emperor’s Special Approval
As the Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Surveillance Hall, Dugu Ming had come into contact with countless people, seen all kinds of Sect Staff, and interrogated many high-ranking cultivators.
In the eyes of many cultivators in the Myriad Laws Sect, the Heavenly Surveillance Hall he belonged to was the hall of bankruptcy. They tracked down Sect Staff everywhere, and wherever they went, they always caused cultivators to lose their entire fortunes.
Throughout the entire Myriad Laws Sect, it was unknown how many people feared him and dreaded him, nor was it known how many hated him and loathed him, wanting to send him to his next reincarnation.
But Dugu Ming did not care about any of this, because he did not care about the thoughts of other cultivators. He was only loyal to the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor alone.
In Dugu Ming’s eyes, only the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor was fit to be the sole Immortal Emperor of the Ten Great Sects, and only the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor… was an existence capable of leading the future of Kunxu.
Therefore, Dugu Ming had already decided to be a solitary subject. If he were to ascend and become an Immortal in the future, he would be a solitary Immortal, and his Dao Lineage would forever exist to support the Dao Lineage of the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor.
And when Dugu Ming received the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor’s decree and was sent to interface with Zhang Yu, he felt surprised.
Although Dugu Ming knew that with the mighty power of the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, he could know the information of the Kunxu lower layers at any time and could communicate with anyone in Kunxu at will.
But all along, the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor rarely directly interfered with the middle and lower layers, simply because the efficiency and benefits of doing so were very poor.
After all, on the path of the Immortal Dao, the difference in ability for every cultivation realm was worlds apart. Rather than spending energy to interfere with a large number of middle and lower layers, it was better to control a few high-level figures to grasp the general trend.
“This Zhang Yu… is actually so highly regarded by the Immortal Emperor? He even sent me to contact him?”
“And he even plans to give him that kind of reward…”
Thinking of that unprecedented reward, a trace of jealousy flashed in Dugu Ming’s eyes as he looked at Zhang Yu. It wasn’t that his cultivation was insufficient or his dao heart was not firm, but that reward really made him feel envious.
Dugu Ming said indifferently, “The Immortal Emperor is very satisfied with your action of stopping the Heaven Collapse and saving the Former Days Graveyard.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt a tightness in his heart and secretly thought, “Is he really someone sent by the Immortal Emperor?”
Dugu Ming continued, “The Immortal Emperor asked me to ask you, is there anything suspicious about the source of the Heaven Collapse?”
Zhang Yu’s heart stirred. Just as he had expected, the other party was here to ask him for that evidence of guilt.
Right at this moment, Immortal Slayer reminded, “Probe him a bit more and confirm his identity.”
Although in Immortal Slayer’s eyes, the identity of the Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Surveillance Hall was nine times out of ten someone sent by the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, this matter was of great importance, and he really couldn’t feel at ease without confirming it repeatedly.
If a copy of the evidence in their hands was swindled away, not only might the Immortal Emperor’s reward slip from their grasp, but their abilities would also be greatly looked down upon by the Immortal Emperor.
Thus, Zhang Yu said, “I wonder if Vice Hall Master Dugu has any means to prove his identity? After all, this matter is of great importance, so I hope the Upper Cultivator will forgive me.”
Regarding Zhang Yu’s caution, Dugu Ming did not mind at all, and even felt a trace of appreciation.
As the Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Surveillance Hall, he had seen too many methods in sect struggles. Some Cultivators with profound cultivation could even sever the Dharma Realm, dared to impersonate Immortals, and even had the audacity to destroy Minor Realms.
For the sake of cultivation, power, and strength, one could only say that they would resort to any means necessary.
In Dugu Ming’s view, on this path of the Immortal Dao, eternal care and caution were essential conditions for climbing upwards.
Many Sect Staff, especially those in the lower and middle tiers, often fawned over their superiors too much. When they met a higher-ranking cultivator two or three levels above them, they would listen to whatever the other party said and believe whatever they were told. In Dugu Ming’s eyes, these behaviors showed a lack of dao heart.
Therefore, upon hearing Zhang Yu’s words, Dugu Ming said calmly, “What? You don’t want your unprecedented reward anymore?”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu’s heart jolted, knowing that the other party’s identity was definitely genuine.
After all, this “unprecedented reward” was something only the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor had mentioned to him back then. If a scammer could even know this, then Zhang Yu would accept being scammed.
“Thank you, Vice Hall Master Dugu.” As Zhang Yu spoke, he transmitted the spatial data he had collected to the other party.
“These are the spatial variation data I recorded when I was repairing the Spatial Rifts in the Former Days Graveyard…”
Without needing much explanation from Zhang Yu, Dugu Ming swept his gaze over it slightly and already understood the value of this data.
With this, he could directly catch the cultivator who caused this Heaven Collapse.
And in Dugu Ming’s view, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that the cultivator who caused this Heaven Collapse came from the Innate Dao Lineage, from the Artifact Spirit Faction.
And as far as Dugu Ming knew, the Immortal Emperor had long wanted to suppress the Artifact Spirit Faction within the Myriad Laws Sect. If not for his reservations about the few Immortal Venerables behind the Artifact Spirit Faction, as well as the artifact spirit supporters from outside the sect, their Heavenly Surveillance Hall would have taken action long ago.
Dugu Ming knew that the Immortal Emperor’s purpose in suppressing the Artifact Spirit Faction was not purely for the sake of suppression, much less to uphold justice for the “Heaven Collapse”.
Behind all struggles was the distribution of interests, and right now, what the Artifact Spirit Faction shared with the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor… was not enough!
In Dugu Ming’s view, if he could not grasp more interests, acquire more Immortal Dao resources, and control more Dao Lineages, how could the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor become the number one Immortal Emperor in the future? How could he lead Kunxu?
“And with this, it is equivalent to tearing an opening and grasping a share of the initiative.”
Thinking of this, Dugu Ming felt a surge of joy in his heart. He looked at Zhang Yu and said, “Good! You did very well. Besides me, have you shown this data to anyone else?”
Seeing Zhang Yu shake his head, Dugu Ming nodded and said, “Do you know what reward the Immortal Emperor asked me to bring you?”
In Zhang Yu’s mind, the Sect Examination Clone excitedly said, “This Yu does not dare to hope for any unprecedented reward; having such an opportunity to serve the Immortal Emperor is already the greatest reward for me. Being able to add a brick and a tile to the Immortal Emperor’s great cause, I am already incomparably satisfied.”
“If I could just look at the Immortal Emperor’s Moments every day, to see what the Immortal Emperor is saying and doing every day, then I would be the happiest person in the world.”
Zhang Yu suppressed the joy in his heart, feeling that what the Sect Examination Clone said was not bad, so he followed suit and repeated it.
Looking at Zhang Yu’s face full of loyalty and Sect Nature, Dugu Ming suddenly felt a bit familiar.
The next moment he reacted; hadn’t he also said similar things in the past?
And thinking of the various situations on Zhang Yu’s body, and his appearance of wholeheartedly serving the Immortal Emperor at this moment, Dugu Ming reacted in his heart, This kid… is a bit like me.
Or rather… we might be the same kind of people.
If one were to describe what Dugu Ming was feeling in his heart at this moment, it might be similar to an old cat at home seeing its master bring back a new cat, with the new cat rolling over on its belly and trying its best to please.
Hmph… you actually want to add the Immortal Emperor as a friend?
Thoughts racing in his mind, Dugu Ming’s expression remained unchanged as he said indifferently, “The Immortal Emperor does not post Moments on social media.”
“As for what you are owed, the Immortal Emperor naturally will not go back on his word. There is no need for you to make empty declarations of loyalty here.”
After saying that, Dugu Ming stretched out a finger. A long white scroll emerged from his fingertip and extended all the way in front of Zhang Yu.
The long scroll emitted a faint golden light. The words “Newly Established Law Edict” were written at the very top, and at the very bottom was the signature of the “Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor”.
While Zhang Yu was slightly dazed, Immortal Slayer excitedly spoke in his mind, “This… this is… this is a blank Law Scroll!”
On the other side, Dugu Ming looked at the blank Law Scroll before him, and a look of jealousy and envy couldn’t help but surface in his eyes again. Then he began to introduce it, “This blank Law Scroll is the reward the Immortal Emperor is giving you this time.”
“This is specially approved by the Immortal Emperor. When you reach stage of refining Void into Dao in the future, no matter what Law Edict you want to establish, you just need to write it on this.”
“The Immortal Emperor said…”
Suddenly, a magnificent voice transmitted from the Law Edict, surging directly into Zhang Yu’s mind.
“On the day you refine Void into Dao, I will grant you the utmost freedom, allowing you to establish an unprecedented Law Edict within the Myriad Laws Sect.”
In Zhang Yu’s mind, the Sect Examination Clone cried out wildly, “The Immortal Emperor’s favor can never be fully repaid! It can never be fully repaid!!”
Hearing the commotion on Zhang Yu’s side, Fu Ji immediately caught up on the situation and exclaimed, “Zhang Yu! Does this mean we have boarded the Immortal Emperor’s Promotion Accelerator?”
Immortal Slayer said excitedly, “A blank Law Scroll! Then we will have minmal restrictions and cast aside any reservations. It allows us to establish a decree that holds the greatest promise, the most potential, and perfectly suits our circumstances!”
At this moment, looking at the blank Law Scroll in front of him, Zhang Yu felt as if he had met the richest man in the world who handed him a blank check and told him to fill in whatever he wanted.
Zhang Yu took a deep breath and could not help but ask, “As long as it is written on it, any Law Edict is fine?”
Dugu Ming said, “That is correct. Of course, the prerequisite is that you can successfully establish it. Even though the Immortal Emperor has given you the greatest freedom, whether your refinement of Void into Dao ultimately succeeds or fails will still depend on your own abilities.”
Zhang Yu understood in his heart that the Law Edicts established after entering the Void Refinement stage inherently had many rules, standards, and particularities, and it was impossible to truly establish them however one pleased.
Besides that, of course, one also had to consider the interest and conflict relations with various Dao Lineages.
This blank Law Scroll is also a crisis in disguise. If others find out about it, I’m afraid I will become a target for all.
And the wider the management scope and the broader the interests involved in a Law Edict, whether it is the difficulty of establishing the law or the resistance faced after its establishment, both will be even more terrifying…
Although it contained immense risks, Zhang Yu understood that this was indeed an unprecedented reward, giving him the highest degree of freedom when establishing a Law Edict.
So much so that any demands Zhang Yu originally wanted to make were now all swallowed back into his stomach.
Dugu Ming said indifferently: “Zhang Yu, remember this. Follow the Immortal Emperor… as long as you do things earnestly, you won’t lack benefits in the future, and even ascending to become an Immortal will not be a problem.”
“But the Immortal Emperor hates it the most when people recklessly act under his banner, do you understand?”
Zhang Yu immediately nodded to show his understanding, thinking to himself, “The Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor… probably doesn’t want to expose my relationship with him for now, right?”
Looking at the blank Law Scroll in front of him, a hint of realization flashed through Zhang Yu’s mind. Although the blank Law Scroll is already in my hands, whether it’s before setting the law edict… or after, I’m afraid it will require the Immortal Emperor’s support for this blank Law Scroll to fully realize its value.
Zhang Yu knew that this was like an immortal turd dangled in front of him, enough to make any Sect Staff fight to eat it.
Dugu Ming continued, “Your primary task next is to develop the Soul Cultivator Industry in the Former Days Graveyard, allowing our sect to occupy more than 20% of the market here. Once this is done, the Immortal Emperor will have another big reward.”
Zhang Yu hurriedly said, “This Yu will go through fire and water, and will not hesitate to die ten thousand deaths.”
Dugu Ming nodded, and then sent a series of Spirit Realm addresses to Zhang Yu. “This is the Immortal Emperor’s secret mailbox. If you have any important intelligence, you can send it here.”
“But remember, it’s for major matters, not for you to send every trivial piece of crap to the Immortal Emperor. If you encounter some small matters, you can ask me first…”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu, who had just wanted to send a greeting to the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, silently chose to cancel it.
After explaining various matters to Zhang Yu, Dugu Ming added him as a friend, and the projection vanished without a trace.
Leaving Zhang Yu sitting alone in the office, looking at the blank Law Scroll in front of him, feeling as if he were in a dream.
And right when Zhang Yu was meeting Dugu Ming.
On the other side, Bu Yingshu finally caught Bai Zhenzhen, who had secretly run over to seduce Zhang Yu, at least that was how it looked to her.
It was like catching an ugly stray cat trying to secretly hook up with her own high-quality pedigreed pet cat, Bu Yingshu wanted to kick the other party flying.
“Sword brute! It seems you’ve forgotten the warning I gave you! You actually dare to come looking for Zhang Yu?!”
“Are you even worthy of dual cultivating with Zhang Yu? Even if Zhang Yu wants to undergo dual cultivation, even if he wants to breed, I will find a high-quality Immortal Clan member for him, how is it your turn?!”
Feeling the pressure blowing against her face, the Extreme Emotion Sword Qi in Bai Zhenzhen’s body suddenly erupted, and she shouted: “Dao Monarch Bu, please get it straight, it was Zhang Yu of your Myriad Laws Sect who asked me to come.”
Bu Yingshu gave a cold snort. “How is that possible? Zhang Yu promised me…”
“A-Zhen, come find me quickly…”
Listening to the voice message Bai Zhenzhen played, Bu Yingshu was slightly taken aback at first, then said unwillingly, “Fake voice message! What does one voice message prove…”
The next moment, a projection of Zhang Yu appeared in front of Bai Zhenzhen. “A-Zhen, I’m in the office. Wait for me outside when you get here.”
Bu Yingshu’s figure trembled again, her eyes fixed on Zhang Yu’s projection.
At the same time, Bai Zhenzhen said in her mind, “Fu Ji, are you sure there’s no problem doing this?”
Fu Ji said, “No problem, this is the plan Zhang Yu and I agreed on. If Bu Yingshu discovers you… just play his voice messages and video recordings.”
“A woman like Bu Yingshu won’t kill Zhang Yu, and it’s fine even if she vents her anger a bit.”
Bai Zhenzhen looked at Bu Yingshu’s gloomy expression and thought, “I’m not exactly worried about her going to vent her anger on Yu Zi. I’m worried that by doing this right now, she’ll beat me to death on the spot!”
“Are you sure there’s no problem doing this?” Bai Zhenzhen said with some panic in her heart.
Fu Ji confidently replied, “Just keep doing as I say. Don’t worry, this woman is already playing right into my hands. There will be no problem.”
“Don’t you trust me? We climbed up from the First Layer together, after all.”
Right at this moment, Bu Yingshu enunciated every word clearly, “Fake! This projection is also fake!”
Bai Zhenzhen said, “Dao Monarch Bu, you should know that Zhang Yu and I climbed up from the First Layer together, right?”
Bu Yingshu glared at Bai Zhenzhen, contemplating whether to crash into her and kill her, or step on her to interrogate her.
Bai Zhenzhen then continued, “To improve our grades, we’ve been dual cultivating together since our first year of high school.”
“At that time, besides studying, we spent every day cultivating together. From day to night, we cultivated all the way from our first year to high school graduation. We hardly did anything else besides dual cultivation and studying.”
“Day after day of dual cultivation caused our magic power to influence and cooperate with each other. I got used to the thickness of his meridians, and he got used to the depth of my Dantian.”
“In the end, our magic power adapted to each other.”
“So before the Heaven Mending last time, I specifically replenished his magic power.”
“Now that he has just recovered a bit from his severe injuries, he also asked me to come and replenish his magic power.”
Listening to what Bai Zhenzhen said, even though it was clearly just ordinary dual cultivation, Bu Yingshu felt angry for some unknown reason.
Perhaps it was because she felt deceived by her own little pet, or perhaps it was because Bai Zhenzhen’s Heavenly Sword background and words displeased her… In short, anger spread in her mind, causing her to summon the Immortal Shuttle on the spot and aim it directly at Bai Zhenzhen’s position.
Whatever the case, Bu Yingshu felt that as long as she completely crushed Bai Zhenzhen to death right then and there, she could quell the anger in her heart.
“Holy crap…” Bai Zhenzhen was furious in her heart: “Fu Ji! Didn’t you say it would be fine? It looks to me like she is going to run me over and kill me in the next second.”
Fu Ji said: “Hmm? She actually didn’t go find Zhang Yu? Things like dual cultivation should be a very common relationship in the sect, why is this reaction more intense than I expected?”
“There is no other way, I can only use this trick…”
Seeing that the Immortal Shuttle was about to adjust its angle, as streams of notifications and projections floated over, Bai Zhenzhen suddenly shouted: “Dao Monarch Bu, even if you run me over, my Divine Soul will be received by the Spirit Realm and ultimately sent back to the Heavenly Sword Sect.”
“You cannot truly kill me, and when that time comes, do not blame me for exposing your secrets.”
“You wouldn’t want the secrets about Zhang Yu and yourself to be known by others, would you?”
A trace of shock flashed across Bu Yingshu’s face. “Wh… what did you say?”
At this moment, various pieces of information instantly surfaced in her mind, including the matter of her talent breakthrough and the secret of her becoming the Great Sage’s Heir.
“Impossible. How could this sword brute know?”
Seeing Bu Yingshu stop her actions, Bai Zhenzhen breathed a slight sigh of relief and then smiled. “Of course, Zhang Yu told me while we were doing dual cultivation.”
Hearing this, Bu Yingshu suddenly became furious in her heart. “Zhang Yu told her? Zhang Yu even told her this? This bastard… Ahhh! I’m so mad!”
At the same time, Bai Zhenzhen walked step by step in front of Bu Yingshu and said, “So, Dao Monarch Bu, when I see Zhang Yu in the future, I hope you won’t come out and make trouble anymore. Stirring things up… in the end, it will only make everyone lose face.”
“Of course, if you want to come over and observe how Yu Zi and I do dual cultivation, or if you want to join us, I wouldn’t mind…”
“Ah!!” Bu Yingshu roared in anger, suddenly soaring into the sky, and disappeared into the horizon along with her Immortal Shuttle.
Watching Bu Yingshu shoot up into the sky, Bai Zhenzhen finally breathed a sigh of relief, a lingering fear of having barely escaped the tiger’s mouth suddenly washing over her.
Scaring me to death, I almost thought I was really going to die.
Is this what it feels like for Yu Zi to stay by Bu Yingshu’s side? I accompanied her just once and was almost crushed to death, yet he accompanied her for several months before.
Thinking of this, Bai Zhenzhen felt even more emotional about Zhang Yu’s forbearance and hardships.
Meanwhile, as Bu Yingshu left the scene, she was already frantically opening Zhang Yu’s contact.
Seeing Zhang Yu’s projection appear, Bu Yingshu roared in fury, “Zhang Yu! Did you tell Bai Zhenzhen everything?”
Zhang Yu, however, looked slightly taken aback and said, “Bai Zhenzhen? I didn’t tell her anything. I hadn’t seen her for a long time before this. I only asked her to come to the office today because of work matters.”
“No! Impossible!” Bu Yingshu hurriedly repeated the words she had heard from Bai Zhenzhen and interrogated, “And you still say it wasn’t you who told her! She even used it to threaten me!”
Zhang Yu said, “Dao Monarch Bu, could it be that she was bluffing you?”
“Bluffing me?” Bu Yingshu froze slightly upon hearing this.
Zhang Yu continued, “Didn’t you say that Bai Zhenzhen has higher-ups of the Heavenly Sword Sect backing her? I think it was an existence that cultivates the Bliss Sword Dao…”
Hearing this, Bu Yingshu’s heart jolted violently They tricked me? Those bastards….. They tricked me again!!??
Thinking about how she had actually ran away in front of Bai Zhenzhen, Bu Yingshu fiercely steered the Immortal Shuttle to turn around and flew right back, but there was already no sign of Bai Zhenzhen.
Did they really trick me?
That’s right, if they could really threaten me, how could they let me off so easily?
Those bastards from the Bliss Sword Dao! I knew I couldn’t trust a single word they said! They are all liars! Liars!
Even though she felt she had probably been tricked again, a trace of panic still lingered in Bu Yingshu’s heart.
But what if it’s actually true? Sigh, whether it’s the matter of my talent improving or the secret of being the Great Sage’s Heir, as a peerless genius who accumulated profoundly to finally break through, I simply have far too many secrets on me.
No, I must continue to stimulate my peerless talent. Only by completely unleashing my talent and becoming number one in the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan can I finally feel at ease.
When that time comes, it won’t matter even if someone learns the secret of my talent improvement. Even if the secret of the Great Sage’s Heir is exposed, no one can even think about forcing me to go to work.
Thinking of this, Bu Yingshu immediately contacted her father and sent a message to Bu Yuangui: “Dad!”
Bu Yuangui: “What is it now?”
Bu Yingshu: “Dad, can you strip Zhang Yu of his positions and make him accompany me every day?”
Bu Yingshu thought to herself: Zhang Yu has too many positions right now. Only by taking away his positions can he come accompany me every day to stimulate my talent.
Bu Yuangui: “I’ve told you many times, your dad is not the Immortal Emperor! Do you know what Zhang Yu’s reward this time represents?”
Bu Yingshu shook her head. Recalling how her father had failed to meet her requests several times in a row, she couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: “Father is old and useless. He can’t even elevate someone with my peerless innate talent.”
“It seems I’ll have to rely on myself in the end.”