Chapter 859 Bu Yingshu Is Wise While Appearing Stupid; Minister Zhang Is So Rich, How Could He Be Wrong?
While Zhang Yu was hurrying to prepare for various tasks.
Xiao Yunhe was also silently observing Zhang Yu’s every move.
And the first thing that caught his attention was naturally the joint venture company between Zhang Yu and Su Lingyou.
“As expected…”
The moment he saw this, Xiao Yunhe’s heart sank, knowing that his previous guess was correct.
“Zhang Yu and Su Lingyou have indeed joined forces.”
“No, given Zhang Yu’s level as a Rank 4 Sect Staff and his Spirit Transformation cultivation, he probably isn’t qualified to interact directly with Su Lengyou. Whether it’s rank, cultivation realm, or status… the difference between the two sides is too great.”
“With Zhang Yu’s level, does his word even count for anything on the Myriad Laws side? I’m afraid he’s nothing more than a mouthpiece.”
“It should be the person behind Zhang Yu.”
Xiao Yunhe looked at the various pieces of intelligence regarding Zhang Yu that appeared before him, his gaze suddenly focusing on a few of them.
It was precisely about Bu Yingshu meeting with Zhang Yu every day recently, and the recent investment by the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan in the Development Zone.
“Is it her?”
In his view, only Bu Yingshu, who held an esteemed position in the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan, was qualified to interact with Su Lengyou, who was also from an Immortal Clan, with each representing their respective major powers in plotting cooperation.
At the same time, more and earlier information was summarized by Xiao Yunhe one by one.
“Zhang Yu had already clung to Bu Yingshu’s thigh before coming to the Former Days Graveyard. I’m afraid it was Bu Yingshu who sent him to the Former Days Graveyard.”
“And the support Immortal Shuttle… hitting Ying Aikun… coercing Xie Lanyin… Is this series of methods all for today’s layout? To facilitate the current situation? To make it convenient to cooperate with the Reincarnation Faction and assist Myriad Laws in interfering with the Soul Cultivator Industry?”
At this moment, Xiao Yunhe’s heart was shocked: “It adds up, it all adds up. Bu Yingshu… This woman appears to act tyrannically and do whatever she wants. In reality, she is deeply scheming and laying ambushes from a thousand miles away, having long made various arrangements for today’s situation.”
“Her usual so-called impulsiveness and rashness, acting on emotion, is nothing but her disguise.”
“My true opponent in this situation, the true executor of the Myriad Laws Sect’s intervention in the Soul Cultivator Industry this time… is not Zhang Yu, but Bu Yingshu, who holds a considerable status in the Immortal Clan.”
At this moment, a series of images of Bu Yingshu appearing foolish but actually being wise, having deep schemes, and hiding her capabilities had deeply imprinted into Xiao Yunhe’s mind, also greatly increasing his guard against her.
Just as Xiao Yunhe was pondering in his heart, Vice President Xie Lanyin at the side said, “President, what’s going on with the Heavenly Demon Sect? On our end, we are pushing for a total boycott, yet your sect turns around and launches a collaboration with Zhang Yu’s group?”
Xiao Yunhe thought for a moment and felt that given the situation, there was no need to cover up the conflicts within the Heavenly Demon Sect. Anyway, even if he didn’t say it, the other party would eventually guess it.
So Xiao Yunhe said flatly, “Can’t you understand the matter of the Dao Lineage Struggle?”
Xie Lanyin’s eyes flickered, and she said to herself, “As expected.” Just now, she had wanted to test the waters. Now it seemed that the internal struggle within the Heavenly Demon Sect was probably in full swing and had already spilled over to the Former Days Graveyard.
Xiao Yunhe continued, “Now, the two sides have joined hands to open a joint venture company. Once the two sides dock their technology and run through the business, they won’t be too far behind us in Soul Cultivator technology.”
“However…” Xiao Yunhe said, “even with technical support, building channels and accumulating business experience all take time. It won’t be that fast for them to catch up. We still occupy an absolute advantage right now.”
“Right now, they are probably trying to silently accumulate their strength and look for an opportunity to strike.”
Listening to Xiao Yunhe’s words, Xie Lanyin’s eyes flashed, and she suddenly said, “President, how about you directly take action and beat Zhang Yu to death?”
Xiao Yunhe knew that the marketplace was indeed a battlefield. Directly beating an opponent to death… this move was also known as hurting others with one’s own capital, which meant crushing the opponent head-on with one’s own overwhelming assets. It could be called the king of operations in a business game, the most upright, honorable method of business warfare.
And this move indeed had miraculous effects in many situations.
But this time, Xiao Yunhe knew this move would not work. He looked at Xie Lanyin and said faintly, “Zhang Yu is merely a chess piece. If we kill one Zhang Yu, the next person they send might be even more formidable. Can we possibly kill them all?”
“Or is it that you, Vice President Xie, want to murder with a borrowed knife, using my methods to take revenge on Zhang Yu?”
Seeing Xie Lanyin repeatedly deny it, Xiao Yunhe then continued, “Next, we will continue to push forward with the boycott.”
“I want to completely pin them down before they officially open for business, dooming them eternally, turning them into a fiery pit that everyone in the Soul Cultivator Industry avoids like the plague.”
Following Xiao Yunhe’s order, the numerous companies and enterprises under the jurisdiction of the Former Days Alliance all exerted their strength together, and the massive propaganda machine suddenly started up.
For a time, overwhelming news about the Former Days Graveyard flooded the Spirit Realm, and the spearhead of this news directly pointed at Zhang Yu and his Soul Cultivator Company.
Some experts brought up Zhang Yu’s Lower Realm identity, cultivation duration, and foundation accumulation to launch attacks.
“How can the superficial Immortal Dao cultivation of a poor cultivator from the Lower Realm like Zhang Yu, who relied entirely on his own step-by-step bitter training, compare to the solid cultivation that the experts of various Sects bought with one Immortal Coin after another?”
“What kind of understanding can he have of the Soul Cultivator Industry? I’m afraid the Myriad Laws Sect will soon suffer a crushing defeat in the Former Days Graveyard.”
Executives of Soul Cultivator Companies pointed out that Zhang Yu lacked business experience.
“As far as I know, Zhang Yu himself has never been truly beaten to death. With such a resume, I’m afraid he cannot deeply understand Soul Cultivators.”
“According to the latest statistics, among the heads of all the Soul Cultivator Companies in the Former Days Graveyard, Zhang Yu has the lowest total record of kills. He has barely participated in the creation of Soul Cultivators. It is hard to imagine how a Leader who lacks grassroots experience and does not interact with frontline work can run a Soul Cultivator enterprise well.”
Some people also debunked the rumors by saying that Zhang Yu had killed quite a few people in the Lower Realm, but no one cared. After all, in the eyes of the Upper Realm seniors, could that be considered the same? Could those who died in the Lower Realm even be considered human? Could that even be compared to the manufacturing of Soul Cultivators in the Upper Realm? Even the poorest Soul Cultivators in the Former Days Graveyard felt this was unacceptable.
In addition to this, all sorts of hearsay flowed out frequently.
“Did you hear? Zhang Yu’s company only requires working from 9 AM to 9 PM every day, and they actually take a fucking 1 day of rest per week!”
“Only working 12 hours a day? And taking a rest? Is 996 a job meant for a Soul Cultivator? I’ve never seen such a terrible job in my life!”
Although the Myriad Laws Sect stipulated a 4-hour work system, Soul Cultivators were obviously not included in this. This was especially true since many Soul Cultivators were personally hired by cultivators, which made them even more exempt from sect laws like the Employment Law and Corporate Protection Law.
As the news spread, voices predicting their downfall could be heard endlessly for a time.
As for the matter of paying to manifest, although Zhang Yu’s side had already debunked the claims, various rumors continued to spread despite repeated bans.
“I heard that working for Zhang Yu requires paying for manifestation.”
“Hasn’t that been refuted? Zhang Yu even paid the manifestation fees for the Soul Cultivators.”
“You actually believe that? Do you think it’s possible? It must be just for show. Believing him is like believing I’m the Immortal Emperor!”
In the following days, as various rumors continued to ferment, the outcome of this war of public opinion seemed to have been decided.
“President, according to the latest Soul Survey, only about 2% of the Soul Cultivators have a positive attitude towards Zhang Yu’s company.”
Hearing his subordinate’s report, Xiao Yunhe nodded slightly: “Continue, suppress the approval rating to below 1%!”
“I want the Myriad Laws Sect’s Soul Cultivator Company to have no place to stand in the Former Days Graveyard.”
With the public opinion offensive launched by Xiao Yunhe, Zhang Yu, as well as the Soul Cultivator Company invested by the Myriad Laws Sect in the Former Days Graveyard, and the joint venture company with the Heavenly Demon Sect, had become notorious before they even officially opened. They had become companies that countless Soul Cultivators in the Former Days Graveyard had made up their minds to absolutely not go to.
When Lu Hengzhang arrived at the Former Days Graveyard to report for duty, he saw this completely one-sided situation.
Lu Hengzhang thought to himself, “Heh, Zhang Yu, even though you beat me, it seems your own situation isn’t that great either.”
Ever since experiencing the Heaven Collapse Incident, being arrested by a Righteous God, and losing his entire family fortune, Lu Hengzhang had become a Soul Cultivator.
And what made him unsure whether to be thankful or worried… was that as a cultivator originally from the Myriad Laws Sect, he had ultimately been assigned here to the Former Days Graveyard, to a Soul Cultivator Company belonging to the Myriad Laws Sect.
Lu Hengzhang inwardly thought, “Zhang Yu’s company hasn’t officially opened yet, but it can already receive Soul Cultivator criminals from the Heavenly Court. It seems someone from the Myriad Laws Sect pulled strings in the middle to find Soul Cultivator resources for the newly opened Soul Cultivator Company in the Former Days Graveyard.”
Lu Hengzhang didn’t feel surprised by this at all. Since the Myriad Laws Sect had stepped in to run a Soul Cultivator Company, they naturally would have various supporting measures.
“This is fine too. At least this way, I can still be considered as staying within the Myriad Laws Sect. I can continue to serve the Myriad Laws Sect, do my duty for the Immortal Clan, and show my loyalty to the Immortal Emperor.”
“No matter what, Zhang Yu is still a cultivator of the Myriad Laws Sect. Working for a cultivator of the Myriad Laws Sect is always better than working for a cultivator of another sect.”
“I hope that if there is a chance, I can be assigned under the Immortal Clan.”
Lu Hengzhang considered himself a Sect Devotee after all. Even when he triggered the Heaven Collapse back then, it was to promote High-Intelligence Artifact Spirits, to allow the Myriad Laws Sect to advance further in this field, to make the Innate Dao Lineage more stable, and to ensure orderly conduct within the Myriad Laws Sect. His heart of a Sect Devotee could be witnessed by heaven and earth.
Meanwhile, inside the office of the Netherworld Assets Department.
A message from Zhao Tianxing appeared in front of Zhang Yu.
“Zhao Tianxing: Minister, public opinion is raging, do we really not need to do anything?”
Zhang Yu asked, “Golden Core?”
Zhao Tianxing replied with a hint of excitement, “Yes.”
But soon Zhao Tianxing said worriedly, “The rumors are getting more and more outrageous now! Minister, they all say you rely entirely on bitter training, that your Immortal Dao cultivation is not solid, and since you have neither been beaten to death by anyone nor killed anyone much during work, you have absolutely no experience in creating Soul Cultivators.”
Zhao Tianxing: “Some people are even spreading rumors that we have that absurd 996 work schedule! Working only 12 hours a day and still taking a day off a week!”
Zhao Tianxing: “Minister, according to the latest Soul Survey, only 2% of Soul Cultivators have a positive attitude toward us! And this number is still dropping!”
Damn it… Zhang Yu thought to himself, you can’t even be a good leader without killing people? And who said I train bitterly? I use a cheat, a cheat with world-shaking talents!
But Zhang Yu also knew that showing off the Feather Book was impossible; showing off his wealth was more feasible.
Meanwhile, in Zhang Yu’s mind, the Sect Examination Clone said: “How bold! How dare they spread rumors that our Myriad Laws Sect Soul Cultivators follow a 996 work schedule? How can this be allowed?!”
Fu Ji said: “Good timing! Zhang Yu, since they’re spending money to launch a public opinion offensive, we can just use their force against them and trade insults with them!”
The Auspicious God, who had also turned into a Black Pearl and was strung together with Fu Ji, had been dragged into the meeting by Fu Ji. Hearing this, he agreed: “Boss Fu Ji makes sense. This is a good opportunity for hype.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu’s heart moved slightly: “Hype?”
Fu Ji encouraged, “That’s right, hype! The popularity is already there. Next, we can respond and even argue with them. This will continuously attract traffic and gather popularity, which is equivalent to a disguised form of promotion. As long as the flame war continues, it can constantly draw attention to the company during the technical preparation period. Bad publicity is still publicity, after all.”
Seeing this, Zhang Yu smiled slightly and said, “Bad publicity… Looking at it this way, it is not entirely a bad thing.”
Thus, a moment later, Zhang Yu logged into his social Platform account and began to refute the rumors.
“Our company has always adhered to the 24-hour work system for Soul Cultivators, and there is absolutely no behavior of forcing Soul Cultivator Employees to rest.”
“I hope the rumor-mongers delete the relevant remarks immediately, otherwise I will sue you into bankruptcy.”
“Also, although I, Zhang Yu, have not been in the sect for long, I am not a poor man.”
Saying that, Zhang Yu directly posted a screenshot of his several million in savings.
Next, he posted the two Immortal Shuttles that Bu Yingshu had lent to him.
Then, he showed off his Grotto-Heaven, which was 10 kilometers high, 10 kilometers wide, and 10 kilometers long, a full 1000 cubic kilometers, as well as the Immortal Crystals scattered all over the ground inside the Grotto-Heaven.
The triple display of wealth was more shocking with each layer, instantly making Zhang Yu’s personal image stand tall.
Next, Zhang Yu sent a message to the work group: “@everyone, go leave comments under my account post.”
In an instant, a massive amount of comments appeared below.
Ye Xingli: “Just as I said, where would there still be Soul Cultivators with a 996 work schedule nowadays? If someone really did that, the Righteous Gods would have long come knocking to arrest them.”
Tu Mu: “Minister Zhang Yu has only been in the sect for such a short time, yet he has earned so much money and has so many assets. Could what he says be wrong?”
It could be said that as soon as the millions of Immortal Coins in savings were revealed, especially combined with the flaunting of the Immortal Shuttle and the Grotto-Heaven, it immediately made many cultivators feel that Zhang Yu’s words made a lot of sense.
Zhao Tianxing said joyfully: “Minister Zhang! The approval rating has risen to 18 percent! It is still rising!”
Zhang Yu knew that this approval rating only represented a positive impression of him, not that his market share had reached 18 percent.
After all, for many Soul Cultivators, even if they thought well of him in their hearts, they were restricted by Xiao Yunhe’s ban and did not dare to come work for him.
However, Zhang Yu did not care about this. After all, they had not officially opened for business yet. As long as they could maintain their popularity, attract more people’s attention, and win psychological approval from many people, it would be considered a success.
Besides refuting rumors, Zhang Yu also planned to promote his deeds of stopping the Heaven Collapse.
After all, it was a world-saving merit earned by risking his life, and Zhang Yu felt there would be no problem bragging about it repeatedly for ten years.
While thinking, Zhang Yu said, “Fu Ji, Auspicious God, come help me think about what to say.”
Fu Ji said, “Isn’t that simple? I will write it!”
Looking at the words she wrote, Zhang Yu felt a burst of speechlessness in his heart, but he had to admit that the Kunxu people would probably buy into this.
So over the next few days, Zhang Yu continued to speak out with the help of Fu Ji and the Auspicious God.
On the social platform, Zhang Yu was seen speaking to the camera, “Although I, Zhang Yu, have not killed many people in the sect, I have saved quite a few. And the reason I did this, the reason I wanted to stop the Heaven Collapse, is that I didn’t want everyone to die in vain, not even having the chance to continue working and making money in this life.”
Zhang Yu continued, “I hope everyone can be legally and compliantly killed in the Former Days Graveyard. I hope those who want to die can spend the least amount of money to obtain the highest quality method of death. I hope that after everyone dies, they can still have a job to go to, money to earn, endless work to do, and endless overtime to work.”
Zhao Tianxing, as the Chief Soul Cultivator under Zhang Yu, also shouted from the side, “Our company’s slogan is that life is worse than death! A miserable life is worse than a good death!”
Immediately after, a large number of cultivators within the Management Committee, Netherworld Assets Department, and joint venture company all forwarded Zhang Yu’s speech in unison.
Tu Mu: “We all owe Minister Zhang our life.”
Ye Xingli: “We owe Minister Zhang our life. If we must die, we should die by his hands.” A few hours later, Zhao Tianxing reported, “Minister! The approval rating has broken through 23%!”
Meanwhile, in response to Zhang Yu’s speech, the Soul Cultivators under Xiao Yunhe, Xie Lanyin, and others continued to roam about, attacking Zhang Yu from all angles.
“Aren’t all Soul Cultivator Platforms the same? What Boss doesn’t desperately exploit us Soul Cultivators to the bone?”
“Zhang Yu is someone who risked his life to stop the Heaven Collapse, ….”
“These rich people have far too many assets in the Former Days Graveyard. Stopping the Heaven Collapse was entirely for their own sake.”
“Risk his life? Do you really believe these rich people would risk their lives to do something they have no confidence in? I think risking his life was just an act.”
“What do you guys know, isn’t he just trying to gain merit?”
Xiao Yunhe stepped out and said: “Actually, during the Heaven Collapse, I also wanted to step forward and stop it, but I was blocked by someone, and that person was exactly the collaborator of Zhang Yu’s current joint venture company, Su Lengyou!”
Looking at Xiao Yunhe’s statement, Zhang Yu let out a spiteful laughter.
Zhao Tianxing said in annoyance: “Minister, with them making such a fuss, the support rate has dropped back to 19%.”
Zhang Yu nodded, not feeling surprised. After all, things like support rates were inherently swayed back and forth by public opinion, changing with every passing moment. With the emergence of various news, an overnight reversal was completely normal.
Fu Ji said: “In a public opinion war, we only attack and do not defend. If he says you are stealing credit, then we will say he is not a Sect Devotee!”
Zhang Yu spoke on the social platform: “Xiao Yunhe, as a disciple of the Heavenly Demon Sect, you actually attacked a cultivator from your own sect and targeted the joint venture company of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Myriad Laws Sect. Are you still a Sect Devotee at heart? Do you still have the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor in your heart?”
The Auspicious God said, “Boss Fu Ji is right. We should continue to add fuel to the fire and take the opportunity to promote our company. In addition to attacking Xiao Yunhe for not loving his sect, we can also promote within the Myriad Laws Sect that supporting our company is true sect devotion! We should get more Soul Cultivators and enterprises of the Myriad Laws Sect to use our services.”
Speaking of sect devotion, Zhang Yu glanced at the Sect Examination Clone and said, “You do it.”
The Sect Examination Clone replied, “Give it to me!”
The Sect Examination Clone immediately took over control of the body. The first thing he did was click on the avatar of Rank 10 Sect Staff Fa Liuyuan, intending to rope him in to endorse them.
Besides him, there was naturally Bu Yingshu of the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan, as well as the various Sect Staff he knew in the Myriad Laws Sect.
At a meeting of the Edict Pavilion Review Department, Gu Qingya said, “Recently, in order to enter the Soul Cultivator market, our Myriad Laws Sect has opened a company in the Former Days Graveyard. To support the sect’s industry, I think that in the future, all Soul Cultivator services for our department should be ordered from there. Does anyone have any objections?”
In the Martial Arts Pavilion, Vice Pavilion Master Bu Yingshu spoke, “We are cultivators of the Myriad Laws Sect, and we must never forget whose land we stand on.”
“We should support the Myriad Laws Sect’s industries. We should buy products invested in, manufactured by, and developed by the Myriad Laws Sect, to keep the profits within the Myriad Laws Sect.”
Bu Yingshu looked at the Pavilion Master of the Martial Arts Pavilion: “Pavilion Master, I suggest that all subsequent Soul Cultivator services for the Martial Arts Pavilion be purchased from Zhang Yu’s side.”
“Those Soul Cultivators produced by other sects, heaven knows how many backdoors they have and how many measures have been implanted in them? If we don’t use the Soul Cultivators from Zhang Yu’s side, I’ll say it bluntly, that is a manifestation of not being a Sect Devotee.”
At a general meeting of the Myriad Laws Palace Hall, Rank 10 Sect Staff Fa Liuyuan stated in his speech that with the increasing development of the Spirit Realm and Dharma Realm, they must pay attention to information security and Soul Cultivator security, and protect sect assets well.
Not long after, all the major construction groups within the Myriad Laws Sect issued new regulations, emphasizing that whenever Sect Asset Soul Cultivators are available, they should be used as much as possible.
At the same time, Xiao Yunhe almost laughed out of anger when he saw Zhang Yu saying he was not a Sect Devotee. It was not because Zhang Yu was spreading rumors, but because Zhang Yu had hit the nail on the head.
In other words, the sect that Xiao Yunhe loved was not the Heavenly Demon Sect in the broad sense, nor the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor’s Heavenly Demon Sect, but the Immortal Venerable’s Heavenly Demon Sect.
And he understood that there was absolutely no way for him to explain this matter, so he could only pretend not to have seen it and continue to launch attacks against Zhang Yu.
“A true Sect Devotee is someone who can help the sect make money.”
“And someone like Zhang Yu, who blindly entered the Soul Cultivator Industry and will ultimately cause the sect to lose money, is the biggest sect traitor.”
Over the following days, the large number of paid internet trolls controlled by Xiao Yunhe began to question the number of Soul Cultivator jobs Zhang Yu’s side could provide, asking how it could possibly compare to the established Soul Cultivator Platforms.
“President, their Soul Survey approval rating has dropped again, down to 15 percent!”
Xiao Yunhe said indifferently, “Continue to suppress them.”
But just a few days later, at a press conference held by Zhang Yu, it was announced that his Soul Cultivator Company had reached strategic cooperative partnerships with multiple departments of the Myriad Laws Sect, numerous enterprises and powerful cultivators of the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan, as well as various Civil Engineering projects within the Myriad Laws Sect.
Zhang Yu’s Soul Cultivator Company would become the exclusive supplier for numerous Soul Cultivator jobs over the next three to five years.
“Good!” Lu Hengzhang cheered repeatedly when he saw this. Although he had a grudge against Zhang Yu, he still supported the use of Sect Asset Soul Cultivators within the Myriad Laws Sect.
“A Sect Devotee should use Sect Asset Soul Cultivators!”
But before Lu Hengzhang could continue cheering, he discovered that Zhang Yu’s Soul Cultivator Company had also announced their newest spokesperson.
“Zhao Tianxing?”
“A Junior College to Bachelor’s Degree Program Soul Cultivator who climbed up from the First Layer of Kunxu?”
“Zhang Yu, this Lower Beast! He even brought up a Soul Cultivator from the First Layer to be a spokesperson?!”
Seeing this, Lu Hengzhang was completely enraged: “What kind of spokesperson is this? Does he even fucking deserve to be called a human? Is he even fit to be a Sect Devotee?”