Chapter 861 They Are All My Brothers
Among the cultivators who came to the Former Days Graveyard from the Lower Realm this time, apart from the five of them, Magnetic Pole, Greenwood, Shi Huaiyu, Feng Tingting, and Yan Qianji, who passed the Sect Examination and were officially recruited into the Netherworld Assets Department to become Rank 1 Sect Staff, there were also 8 outsourced workers including Tu Lishan, Ying Xin, Xiao Qingxuan, Mo Shangjin, Bei Wufeng, and Jin Jun.
Among them, 5 outsourced quotas came from Magnetic Pole and her group of 5, while 3 outsourced quotas came from the group of 3 including Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, and Ye Xingli.
Originally, Bei Wufeng and Jin Jun were not in Yu Xinghan’s plans, after all, he wanted to recruit more Civil Engineers.
But in the short 2 to 3 months of the Sect Examination, Bei Wufeng and Jin Jun forcefully finished learning ten years of knowledge from the Civil Engineering Department, and even mastered several cultivation arts of the Civil Engineering Department.
Bei Wufeng: “The reason why students of the Artifact Refinement Department chose the Artifact Refinement Department was just because the Artifact Refinement Department was an ace major with better conditions back then. Choosing the Artifact Refinement Department does not mean we can only do artifact refinement, but it means we are the most outstanding batch among the students in the same year. If we transfer to study the courses of the Civil Engineering Department, we can equally become the most outstanding Civil Engineers.”
Jin Jun said, “Not bad. Now that we’re dual cultivating artifact refinement and civil engineering, the two major disciplines complementing each other will definitely lead to a higher ceiling in the future!”
Whether it was Yu Xinghan, Greenwood, or Magnetic Pole, they all had to admit that Bei Wufeng and Jin Jun’s statements, as well as their performance, made a lot of sense.
As a dual cultivation talent in artifact refinement and civil engineering, Feng Tingting also felt deeply about this.
Therefore, Bei Wufeng and Jin Jun were ultimately recruited into the outsourcing team.
After experiencing the Sect Examination and undergoing sect training, Ying Xin, Bei Wufeng, and the others had gained a certain understanding of the sect’s situation.
But at this very moment, when they arrived at the Former Days Graveyard and saw the figures of Zhang Yu and Zhao Tianxing in the advertisements, they still felt surprised and astonished.
Especially the figure of Zhao Tianxing!
This Soul Cultivator from a vocational college had now become the spokesperson for the Soul Cultivator Company, appearing in various advertisements for Soul Cultivator Companies, promoting the opening information of the joint venture company alongside Zhang Yu.
Regarding Zhang Yu’s recent situation, everyone had long heard a lot from Greenwood and Magnetic Pole, and had already gained some understanding of Zhang Yu’s status in the Former Days Graveyard.
They knew that after this former strongest university student joined the sect, he still showed his sharp edge, achieved brilliant results along the way, and even attracted the attention of the higher-ups. It could be said that he had a bright future, and the Void Refinement Realm was already just around the corner.
But Zhao Tianxing? A soul cultivator from a Junior College to Bachelor’s Degree Program? He could also mix so well in the sect?
Magnetic Pole sighed in her heart, “A high school soul cultivator classmate was brought by him all the way from the first layer to the eleventh layer. This must be coated in patina, right? This kid is too nostalgic.”
On the other side, Jin Jun thought to himself, “This is Minister Zhang’s power of lifting. To think he can even lift a vocational college soul cultivator to such a level. If we become sect staff in the future and get Minister Zhang’s lifting… to what level could we be raised?”
Tu Lishan sighed, “The path of Immortal Dao is the path of transportation. And Zhang Yu has gone from transporting himself to transporting others, even being able to transport us from the Lower Realm into the sect.”
With feelings of expectation and excitement, the crowd arrived at the Netherworld Assets Department’s newest office building in the Former Days Graveyard.
The arrival of their group of thirteen also caught the attention of many cultivators, turning into various rumors circulating in the Spirit Realm.
“New Sect Staff? Did they pass the exam from the Lower Realm again? And those outsourced workers were probably brought up from the Lower Realm too, right?”
“These Lower Realm Cultivators, if you aren’t paying attention… their numbers are skyrocketing. As long as one can come up, they end up bringing a whole bunch with them. If this continues, the Netherworld Assets Department will probably be entirely made up of Lower Realm Cultivators in the future.”
“The power of this Lower Beast Gang is really getting bigger and bigger…”
Magnetic Pole and the others were led into a conference room, where they saw a sliver of thought separated by Zhang Yu instantly descend as a projection, smiling at them. “Teacher Magnetic Pole, Teacher Gao, you’re finally here.”
Magnetic Pole’s arrival allowed Zhang Yu to continue leveling up his Encyclopedia of Celestial Technology. Combined with Ye Xingli’s Spirit Resonance Artifact Heart, it could further elevate the standard of the production lines and laboratories within the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
Old Gao’s arrival, on the other hand, could replace Zhang Yu in monitoring the various construction sites in the Development Zone, allowing him to unload some of the Management Committee’s affairs and focus more of his thoughts on the Soul Cultivator Industry.
After greeting the two teachers, Zhang Yu looked at Ying Xin, Bei Wufeng, and the others, saying, “Everyone, the Development Zone and the joint venture company are currently in need of people. I have been waiting for you for a long time.”
While speaking, Zhang Yu had already opened a light screen, “Today happens to be the opening of the joint venture company. Watch this live broadcast first. It will help you understand the current situation and my upcoming work focus.”
In the live broadcast feed, Zhang Yu and Zhao Tianxing were jointly promoting the application of Dharma Realm Technology in the Soul Cultivator Industry.
“With the support of Dharma Realm Technology, various memories can be quickly transmitted into the minds of Soul Cultivators.
“Want to submit a resume? Found out you haven’t mastered the professional knowledge? Just use the Dharma Realm to download it with one click.
“High costs for replacing Soul Cultivators? Reduced efficiency during the handover period? The Dharma Realm packages work memories with one click, allowing for zero-threshold work handovers.”
In the live broadcast, Zhang Yu spoke with assurance, “And to reduce the risk of Mental Meltdown for Soul Cultivators, the Myriad Laws Sect and the Heavenly Demon Sect have teamed up, using the most cutting-edge Immortal Dao Technology to develop a work memory cloud storage module.”
“Work memory, you can have it when you want, and make it disappear when you don’t.”
“During work hours, you are an elite Soul Cultivator with rich experience and maximized professional knowledge.”
“During non-work hours, you forget all work memory, forgetting all the worries, depression, and boredom of work, becoming a free soul who has never worked before!”
Looking at the content in the stream, Management Committee Vice President Xie Lanyin’s heart shook: “Dharma Realm? They actually prepared this in secret, intending to use Dharma Realm Technology to affect the Soul Cultivator Industry of the Former Days Graveyard?”
“All along, the joint venture company’s secret preparations had completely hidden the news of the Dharma Realm Technology’s blessing, obviously to catch us off guard during their official opening.”
Xie Lanyin’s mind raced as she thought: “The Myriad Laws Sect wants to take this opportunity… to expand the Dharma Realm to here?”
“The Reincarnation Immortal Emperor also agreed? In order to reorganize the internal factions of the Heavenly Demon Sect and personally seize the profits of the Soul Cultivator Industry, he is actually willing to support the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor’s Dharma Realm expanding out?”
In this instant, alarm bells were ringing loudly in Xie Lanyin’s heart.
Because she realized… from this moment on, the intensity of the Dao Lineage Struggle in the Former Days Graveyard had escalated once again.
If originally it was just the sharp confrontation between High-Intelligence Artifact Spirits and Soul Cultivators, as well as the internal competition among Soul Cultivators, then starting from this moment… the Dao Lineage Struggle related to the Dharma Realm had been inserted into it, even drawing the gaze of the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor and the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor.
Looking at Zhang Yu, who was still talking with assurance in the stream, Xie Lanyin thought to herself, “This kid… really isn’t afraid of death, actively dragging himself into a Dao Lineage Struggle of this intensity.”
The next moment, Xie Lanyin immediately contacted Xiao Yunhe; she needed to know his stance going forward.
“President Xiao, has your Heavenly Demon Sect internally decided to support the Myriad Laws Sect in expanding the Dharma Realm over here?”
Xiao Yunhe’s face, however, seemed to show not the slightest surprise or fluctuation. He said unhurriedly, “Vice President Xie, regarding the matter of the joint venture company and the addition of the Dharma Realm Technology… although we do not support it, it is also difficult to directly oppose it.”
Regarding the insertion of the Dharma Realm Technology, although Xiao Yunhe also felt surprised, he was not completely unprepared.
When he learned the news of the joint venture company, Xiao Yunhe had already considered the Heavenly Demon Sect’s current situation and anticipated various worst-case scenarios, the Dharma Realm being one of them.
“This Immortal Emperor of our sect… even supports the Dharma Realm. It seems he has truly made up his mind to change the landscape of the Soul Cultivator Dao Lineage and suppress the Calamity Ferrying Immortal Venerable.”
“But hindering my immortal path, so what if he is the Immortal Emperor? Should I avoid his edge?”
“Since I am upholding the Dao Lineage of the Calamity Ferrying Immortal Venerable, then in my eyes, the Calamity Ferrying Immortal Venerable should be the master of the Heavenly Demon Sect and become the new Immortal Emperor.”
Looking at Zhang Yu in the livestream, the figure of Bu Yingshu surfaced in Xiao Yunhe’s mind.
He knew perfectly well that a Rank 4 Sect Staff like Zhang Yu would never have the guts to participate in a Dao Lineage Struggle of this magnitude. He probably did not even understand the significance of his own actions.
To have such responsibility and the courage to spearhead the escalation of the Dao Lineage Struggle, in Xiao Yunhe’s view, it could only be Bu Yingshu pulling the strings behind Zhang Yu.
“Bu Yingshu, since you want to escalate the Dao Lineage Struggle, then we will also add fuel to the fire and see who is the first to collapse in the end.”
Inside the livestream, Zhao Tianxing spoke up from the side, “Boss! There is also the First Heaven Mode.”
“Indeed, we need to talk about this too.” Zhang Yu said with a serious face, “The so-called First Heaven Mode is a key project of the company that I have been focusing on, and this stems from some of my personal experiences, which has kept me constantly paying attention to the health conditions, psychological states, and the risk of Mental Meltdown among Soul Cultivators.”
“Because all along, I have treated every Soul Cultivator under me as my own brother.”
“Just like Zhao Tianxing beside me, as well as Mo Tianyi, Hu Yuntao….”
As one Soul Cultivator after another appeared, Zhang Yu also introduced their backgrounds: “These are Soul Cultivators from the Second Layer and even the First Layer, and they are all my good brothers.”
“The fact that I can climb to this position today is inseparable from the support of these good brothers.
“The reason I have always kept them by my side is that I will never abandon any brother. Of course, those who do not work hard and do not strive together with me are not my good brothers.”
As Zhang Yu spoke, he thought, If these words were said on Earth, they would probably be criticized by many people. But saying them here in Kunxu, they would be taken for granted by everyone.
After all, in the eyes of these Kunxu Cultivators, those who did not work hard and strive were not even worthy of living, so how could they be brothers?
Zhang Yu continued, “But after a long period of high-intensity work, many of our brothers have faced the risk of Mental Meltdown.”
“Back when I was in the Kunxu Second Layer, I saw hired Soul Cultivators facing the risk of Mental Meltdown due to long-term high-intensity work, and ultimately having to force themselves into a deep sleep… From that moment on, I hoped that one day, I could change the living environment of Soul Cultivators.”
“So after starting the joint venture company, I immediately sought out the relevant Immortal Dao Technology experts from the Myriad Laws Sect and the Heavenly Demon Sect, and ultimately developed the First Heaven Mode…”
In the Spirit Realm, countless Soul Cultivators watching the live broadcast were shocked.
For many Soul Cultivators, this was the first time in years they had seen a Sect Staff publicly acknowledge the contributions of Soul Cultivators on a live broadcast, even referring to them as brothers.
On the other side, watching Zhang Yu’s speech, Su Lengyou of the Heavenly Demon Sect thought to herself, “Telling stories?”
But looking at the feedback in the Spirit Realm, seeing the support rate among Soul Cultivators surging toward 35%, Su Lengyou had to admit that this set of rhetoric was very effective on the Soul Cultivators.
“After all, Soul Cultivators… have always been considered tools, with no one caring about them or giving them any attention, severely lacking a sense of identity.”
Su Lengyou also understood the logic behind it, but she had never cared. After all, who would care about the emotions of the tools under them? If efficiency dropped, just replace them with a new batch.
“However, to compete in the Soul Cultivator Industry next, if we want to snatch Soul Cultivators… this trick is somewhat useful.”
On the other side, Fu Ji nodded repeatedly as she watched Zhang Yu’s performance: “Well said, Zhang Yu, just say it like that! You don’t actually need to treat these Soul Cultivators as humans, just make them think we treat them as humans.”
“Deceive those Soul Cultivators and lure them over! These guys are usually trampled underfoot like dirt. Now that an amazing Sect Staff like you is saying things they want to hear, won’t that blow them away?!”
The Auspicious God sighed: “Would these Soul Cultivators really believe such a simple lie?”
Fu Ji replied: “If they weren’t so easy to fool, how would they have fallen to this state? Aside from the flaw of having no money, Soul Cultivators are the best targets for scams. They are high-quality trash, first-class idiots, filtered through the layers of Kunxu.”
Auspicious God asked: “Then without money… even if we scam them, we won’t be able to squeeze much juice out of them, right?”
Fu Ji said: “Although they don’t have money, they can take out loans, and they can also sell themselves.”
Auspicious God repeatedly praised: “Boss Fu Ji, you are indeed a model Evil God, a prospective Evil God King. My research on the Kunxu Soul Cultivator ecology is far inferior to yours.”
Fu Ji chuckled: “Do you even need to say that? Follow me and learn well.”
At the same time, Auspicious God thought to himself: Hehe, idiot. Being trampled to the very bottom in Zhang Yu’s head for so long has made her as happy as reaching a climax just from hearing a few casual compliments. Watch how I slowly take control of you next and become the number one Evil God in Zhang Yu’s mind.
Hehe, idiot. Fu Ji thought to herself: This guy thinks he can control me just by casually flattering me, right? Little does he know I just need someone to bolster my influence and increase my voice in Zhang Yu’s mind.
After all, as the intensity of the Dao Lineage Struggle increases next, Zhang Yu’s control over the various policies of the Soul Cultivator Industry has also reached a critical moment.
We must harvest this batch of Soul Cultivators. We cannot let guys like Desolate Ox and Immortal Slayer twist Zhang Yu’s will and lead him down a dead end like Ying Xintian.
To save Zhang Yu, make him turn over a new leaf, stabilize the situation of the Dao Lineage Struggle, prevent the intensity of the Dao Lineage Struggle from escalating further, save the lives of so many people in his mind, and save the situation from collapse… at this moment, only I, Fu Ji, can do it!!
At the same time, Zhang Yu in the livestream continued, “The so-called First Heaven Mode is to filter memory transmission, so that when Soul Cultivators are working, they will always think today is their first day of work, and all work memories come from the previous person’s package.”
“This way, Soul Cultivators can complete their work with the healthiest mindset and the most positive spirit, allowing the company to achieve the highest efficiency.”
“And for the Soul Cultivators, it can also reduce the tediousness of work, lower mental pressure, reduce the risk of Mental Meltdown, and allow every Soul Cultivator to have a longer Lifespan!”
Reduce the risk of Mental Meltdown, and allow every Soul Cultivator to have a longer Lifespan!
“But I know that this alone is not enough.”
“Many Soul Cultivator brothers live day to day, so how could they have extra Immortal Coins to buy Dharma Realm services?”
“So I have decided… to concede profits!”
Zhao Tianxing on the side asked, “Minister, are you going to offer a discount?”
Zhang Yu shook his head, “I have decided to give away the basic Dharma Realm services for free to all Soul Cultivators who come to apply for a job at our company.”
Zhao Tianxing nervously said, “Minister, the cost of Dharma Realm services is so high, how many days do you plan to give away?”
Seeing Zhang Yu hold up a single finger, Zhao Tianxing asked, “One day?”
Seeing Zhang Yu shake his head, Mo Tianyi at the side said, “One month?”
Zhang Yu firmly said, “One year! I will give away one year of basic Dharma Realm services! All Soul Cultivators will be able to use the First Heaven Mode for free for a whole year!”
Zhao Tianxing exclaimed in shock, “You can’t do that, Minister! If we give it away for a year, we’ll suffer a massive loss!”
Zhang Yu calmly replied, “Say no more, Zhao Tianxing. Have you forgotten that there are still many, many brothers in the Former Days Graveyard who are suffering hardships just like you did in the past?”
“Do you think no one has tried to advise me against this? When I announced this news at a meeting, someone told me I couldn’t give it away at all.”
“The Deputy Minister of the Netherworld Assets Department, Yu Xinghan, told me that if we give it away like this, we will lose money and the joint venture company will go bankrupt. He knelt down and begged me not to give it away for free.”
“I said no, I told him I would give it away, and I would give away one year of free Dharma Realm basic services. We will keep giving it to the new Soul Cultivator brothers, keep giving it away like this, until the Soul Cultivator brothers get used to it, until the competitors come begging me to stop.”
Watching Zhang Yu’s live stream content, Magnetic Pole couldn’t help but ask: “Is this to seize the market? Giving up so much profit, won’t the higher-ups have objections?”
Magnetic Pole knew that the sect was absolutely very sensitive to any act of conceding profit. She worried that if the joint venture company lost money, Zhang Yu would be reprimanded by his superiors.
Beside her, Zhang Yu’s projection explained: “It is no problem, Teacher. This is not just pure market competition, it is even more so to expand the Dharma Realm Dao Lineage.”
“Once it involves a Dao Lineage Struggle, it is very normal to spend any amount of money.”
“To the Immortal Emperor, promoting the Dharma Realm is elevating his own Dao Lineage. Even if it requires burning money and losing money in the early stages, as long as results can be seen, it is all acceptable.”
And with the official opening of the joint venture company, as well as Zhang Yu’s promotion of giving away one year of free Dharma Realm basic services in one go, it was like setting off a storm in the Former Days Graveyard.