Chapter 871: Sect-Guarding Black Art, Feather Book’s New Function
Regarding the Former Days Graveyard, especially the various changes in the Soul Cultivator Industry, Kuang Tianqing had been observing carefully all along.
He had personally watched as Zhang Yu step by step pushed the Soul Cultivator Company under him gain a firm foothold and eventually broke through a 10% market share.
During this period, whether it was the initial public opinion offensive, the subsequent alliances, or the ultimate acquisition and use of the Limitless Salary Increase Authority, Kuang Tianqing was amazed.
The ability, methods, and disposition Zhang Yu displayed in this process made him feel a trace of admiration.
“Who could have imagined…” Kuang Tianqing thought to himself: “The boy who was completely powerless… under my crotch back then, now makes countless Soul Cultivators dream of becoming his salary slave.”
Whenever he thought of this, Kuang Tianqing couldn’t help but sigh with emotion: “The Immortal Emperor’s foresight is truly extraordinary. He saw long ago that this boy was no ordinary person and invested in him early on, allowing him to be used by us.”
Kuang Tianqing knew that the Heavenly Chosen and talents invested in by the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor were certainly not just Zhang Yu, but Zhang Yu was definitely a very worthwhile investment among many.
He thought to himself, “Now Zhang Yu is not only valued by the Reformist Faction of the Myriad Laws Sect, but has also become a blade used by the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor to expand the Dharma Realm. He is bound to rise higher and higher in the future. And the higher Zhang Yu’s position in the Myriad Laws Sect, the greater the help he will be to us in the future.”
Kuang Tianqing understood in his heart that it was precisely for this reason that they had secretly assisted Zhang Yu several times, continuing to place heavy bets on him.
This repeated investment would not only support Zhang Yu’s promotion in the Myriad Laws Sect, but also make Zhang Yu more and more inseparable from them, and increasingly unable to refuse some of their requests…
As for Zhang Yu’s current situation, this dangerous situation of wandering between the forces of two Immortal Emperors, Kuang Tianqing only had one feeling, and that was… envy, extreme, extreme envy.
“To be caught between two Immortal Emperors and promoted by both of them at the same time, what kind of immortal fortune is this?”
As for the risks involved, in Kuang Tianqing’s view, it was only natural. He only hated that he didn’t have such an opportunity.
At the same time, Zhang Yu looked at Kuang Tianqing and asked, “Did you bring what I asked for?”
“Of course,” Kuang Tianqing said. “We won’t break our promise regarding the things we agreed to give you.”
With that said, Kuang Tianqing tossed a doll-like Evil God into Zhang Yu’s hands.
Sensing the existence of this Evil God, Fu Ji shouted in Zhang Yu’s mind, “That’s the flavor!”
At this moment, Fu Ji seemed to be constantly swallowing her saliva. “Zhang Yu, I feel like once I absorb this guy’s power and divine authority, I’ll be able to level up!”
Zhang Yu’s heart also surged slightly, looking forward to the results of his peerless innate talent being further revealed after the Feather Book’s upgrade.
Although there were many risks involved in cooperating and trading with the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor’s faction, Zhang Yu understood that just the fact that they could continuously and stably provide him with Evil Gods meant he couldn’t refuse this channel.
If Zhang Yu wanted to climb the peak of Kunxu step by step, and if he truly intended to reshape the world according to his own will, then it was absolutely essential to keep upgrading the Feather Book and continue unleashing his own world-shaking talent.
After all, all along, whether in high school, university, or the sect, Zhang Yu’s background and assets were inferior to various Heavenly Chosen of the same level, and he was often regarded as an existence lacking Immortal Dao Potential.
He relied on his otherworldly aptitude, which was like a cheat, to climb step by step to his current position.
Zhang Yu was also very curious about how far his future aptitude could be stimulated as the Feather Book continued to upgrade.
Seeing Zhang Yu accept the Evil God, Kuang Tianqing continued, “There is also a small matter we would like to trouble you with.”
Zhang Yu asked, “What is it?”
Kuang Tianqing moved his fingertip, transmitting a batch of data to Zhang Yu. “These accounts have caught the attention of some people, and we hope you can help us suppress this.”
Zhang Yu glanced at the data Kuang Tianqing sent and found that it was the spending records of a group of Soul Cultivators before their mental meltdown.
“Why?” Zhang Yu looked at Kuang Tianqing and asked, “What is the problem with this data?”
Kuang Tianqing smiled faintly and said, “Some people got a little greedy and transferred some money from the accounts of these Soul Cultivators. It adds up to no more than a few thousand Immortal Coins. With your current prestige, it should not be a problem to suppress such a small matter, right?”
Zhang Yu, however, did not think the matter would be this simple and continued, “A matter of a few thousand Immortal Coins needs me to suppress it? Tell me exactly what is going on, otherwise I will not help you with this.”
Kuang Tianqing did not mind Zhang Yu’s impoliteness at all; instead, he highly appreciated Zhang Yu’s caution.
In his view, given Zhang Yu’s current position and the fact that he was navigating between the Myriad Laws Sect and the Heavenly Demon Sect, he had to be extremely cautious.
A mysterious smile appeared on Kuang Tianqing’s face as he said, “Are you sure you want to know? Often times, knowing too much might not be a good thing.”
Zhang Yu frowned slightly, sensing the warning in the other party’s words.
But as the head of the Netherworld Assets Department and the top executive of the joint venture company, Zhang Yu knew that if anything went wrong, he would be the first one held responsible.
He would not choose to evade the issue just because of Kuang Tianqing’s warning.
Therefore, Zhang Yu changed his angle and said calmly, “Only by knowing exactly what is going on will I know how to help you.”
Seeing that Zhang Yu still insisted, Kuang Tianqing said, “Alright, considering we are on the same side, I can tell you. We are testing Reincarnation Gold.”
“Reincarnation Gold?” Zhang Yu raised an eyebrow, subconsciously sensing a dangerous aura.
“Wait a moment before you continue…”
With a thought from Zhang Yu, the surrounding light and shadows instantly changed, and the two were teleported into the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
The next moment, a fierce coercion was transmitted toward Kuang Tianqing. Looking at Zhang Yu in front of him, he felt as if the other party’s will filled the entire heaven and earth, suppressing him firmly.
Kuang Tianqing also felt traces of Grotto-Heaven force entwining his body, as if it would completely tear his body apart and teleport him to different corners of the Former Days Graveyard in the next moment.
“Immortal Legacy…” Kuang Tianqing sighed with emotion in his heart: “It’s really amazing. In a head-on battle, even within the sect, I’m afraid there aren’t many experts of the same level who can fight against the current Zhang Yu.”
“But it’s not the past anymore. Fighting and killing is a dead end.”
“However, this Immortal Grotto-Heaven, whether it is used for secrecy, delivering goods, smuggling, or running contraband… is an absolute top-grade item.”
A trace of envy flashed through his mind, and Kuang Tianqing continued: “The place we stayed just now was very safe, so you don’t have to worry about being eavesdropped on. But I very much support your caution.”
Zhang Yu said, “Speak, what exactly is Reincarnation Gold?”
Kuang Tianqing explained, “The so-called Reincarnation Gold… is when you deposit money into the netherworld in advance while you are still alive. Then, when you undergo reincarnation, the 1 Immortal Coin you initially deposited can be spent as 2 Immortal Coins, or even 3…”
Zhang Yu instantly understood. This was something similar to a pension plan, except that a pension was used for retirement, while Reincarnation Gold was used for reincarnation.
And Zhang Yu also realized a critical point in this: “As far as I know, between the living world and the reincarnation system… there is no personal transfer channel.”
In Zhang Yu’s mind, Immortal Slayer said indifferently, “In Kunxu’s system, the living world belongs to the living, and reincarnation belongs to reincarnation. Besides the channel of reincarnation, the vast majority of individuals cannot exchange information or assets between the two.”
The others in his mind understood what he meant.
Simply put, a living person could not, in their personal capacity, send money or talk to the dead in the netherworld, who were preparing for reincarnation.
And the dead in the netherworld could not send messages to the living, nor could they transfer money or assets.
Only during reincarnation could the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor obtain the right to handle their assets in the living world according to the reincarnating person’s choices.
Or, in the name of an Immortal Emperor or the Heavenly Court, one could temporarily obtain a portion of the authority to communicate with the netherworld for certain projects.
As for information related to reincarnation, it had always been strictly controlled. For example, before Brother Dao announced the existence of reincarnation, most cultivators in the Lower Realm knew absolutely nothing about reincarnation.
Although the cultivators in the sects knew about reincarnation, most of them had limited knowledge regarding the specific details.
Immortal Slayer said, “For the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor, these layers of restrictions must be constraints made under the mutual compromise of the Ten Immortal Emperors to prevent the Reincarnation Dao Lineage from dominating alone.”
The Sect Examination Clone immediately shouted, “The Reincarnation Immortal Emperor is secretly breaking through the constraints! He is using Reincarnation Gold to tax the Soul Cultivators! This is robbing the salary increase we gave the Soul Cultivators, robbing our Myriad Laws Sect’s money!!”
Fu Ji said thoughtfully, “After the Soul Cultivators get a salary increase, they have more money to spend, and thus more consumption choices. Should they invest in Reincarnation Gold to prepare for reincarnation? Or invest in the Dharma Realm to prepare for the present? In this way, in the future… the Dharma Realm and this Reincarnation Gold will be in a competitive relationship.”
Zhang Yu knew that both Fu Ji and the Sect Examination Clone were right. He thought to himself, “For Soul Cultivators, even after a salary increase, the upward mobility of the Immortal Path is still narrow, and their career prospects are still very limited. After days and days of numbing work, having something like Reincarnation Gold, so they can save up Reincarnation Gold as hard as they can, and then completely die and undergo reincarnation, would instead become their greatest hope.”
“It’s like… after ten years of working in a factory, Naruto would give his unconditional support to the Infinite Tsukuyomi. This Reincarnation Gold plus the prospect of rebirth? That’s way better than the Tsukuyomi ever was.”
Zhang Yu thought, “If it were me… I’d die like that too.”
The Sect Examination Clone urged, “Report him! Zhang Yu, hurry up and expose him to the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor!”
The Desolate Ox Clone, who hadn’t spoken for a long time… suddenly opened his mouth and said, “Aside from the simple struggle for profit, what’s more important is the Dao Lineage.”
“After people die, they become Soul Cultivators, then work to save Reincarnation Gold, and then reincarnate… This is treating Soul Cultivators as a beneficial structure and incorporating them into the interest chain of the reincarnation system.”
“The ultimate goal of the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor’s move is probably to completely integrate the existence of Soul Cultivators… into the positive cycle of the Reincarnation system, allowing the Soul Cultivator Dao Lineage to support the Reincarnation Dao Lineage.”
The various thoughts surging and falling in his mind also made Zhang Yu increasingly aware of how great the impact of this Reincarnation Gold was.
He stared at Kuang Tianqing in front of him and said, “You guys opened up a personal finance channel between the living world and the reincarnation system? Did the Righteous Gods not find out?”
Kuang Tianqing comforted him, “Zhang Yu, there is no need to worry, it is just a test… No one will discover this small-scale test. We asked for your help only in the hope that the test will not be interfered with.”
At the same time, Fu Ji said, “Damn it! This guy telling us these secrets is clearly trying to drag us down with him!”
The Sect Examination Clone said, “I told you so long ago! We cannot cooperate with these people from the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor faction! By selling out the interests of the Myriad Laws Sect for them, we are doing a disservice to the Immortal Emperor!”
Immortal Slayer coldly snorted and said proudly, “The Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor only ever has himself in his heart. Controlling the heavens, the earth, and everything in Kunxu, mastering all authority, that is the true goal of the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor. Is there any benefit to being one hundred percent loyal to the Immortal Emperor? We would be nothing more than consumables with a slightly longer shelf life.”
Immortal Slayer continued, “On the contrary, navigating between the two Immortal Emperors, although high risk, yields high rewards, and ensures you won’t be entirely controlled by a single Immortal Emperor. Only in this way is there any hope for the paramount position in the future.”
The Sect Examination Clone shouted, “What are you trying to do? The Immortal Emperor has shown us profound grace. Without his support, how could we be where we are today?”
Fu Ji said, “Stop your yapping. You yourself were only born… through the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor’s Immortal Dao Technology. If we’re talking about favors, doesn’t the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor have the grace of remaking you?”
The Auspicious God said, “Speak up, my boss is asking you. Have you gone mute?”
While the various clones were arguing back and forth in Zhang Yu’s mind, Kuang Tianqing was also carefully observing Zhang Yu’s reactions.
He reassured him once more, “Zhang Yu, rest assured, Reincarnation Gold is currently only undergoing small-scale testing. We care even more about its confidentiality than you do.”
“And as far as I know, the Immortal Emperor’s side has always attached great importance to our cooperation with you. We have consistently treated you as a partner of equal status, rather than some kind of spy or mole.”
“Growing together with you is our primary goal. We even hope even more than your companions and your backers that you can continue to climb up in the Myriad Laws Sect, bringing more cooperative benefits to both sides…”
Listening to Kuang Tianqing’s words, Fu Ji reminded, “Don’t believe him, everyone is just using each other. However, it is true that to the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor, our current value is not yet enough for him to threaten or betray us.”
“Right now, towards us… he should still be mainly focusing on investment.”
“Only when we continue to climb up and our value grows greater and greater will he gradually start seeking returns.”
Zhang Yu naturally understood Fu Ji’s words.
He knew that as he continuously grew, whether it was the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor or the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, they could serve as his assistance and backers in the future, or they could become his enemies and opponents.
Kuang Tianqing continued to say, “We won’t let you do this small favor for nothing.” Kuang Tianqing pointed out a finger, and a cultivation art was transmitted to Zhang Yu. “This is a Sect-Guarding Technique created by the Immortal Emperor… the Veiling Heaven to Conceal Demons Great Art.”
Speaking up to this point, a trace of jealousy flashed through Kuang Tianqing’s heart.
After all… he was only responsible for transmitting this Sect-Guarding Immortal Art to Zhang Yu this time, and did not have the authority to read or cultivate it.
Thinking that Zhang Yu was just granted a Sect-Guarding Technique worth at least one billion Immortal Coins, how could Kuang Tianqing not be envious? Not be jealous?
Zhang Yu’s heart also surged slightly, but he quickly suppressed the desires in his heart and said, “Does it include copyright? If the copyright of a Heavenly Demon Sect cultivation art appears on me, how do I explain it?”
Kuang Tianqing said, “There is no copyright, and no copyright is needed, because this is a black art personally created by the Immortal Emperor. Although it is Sect-Guarding-Tier, it only has a single function, which is to completely conceal the existence of Evil Gods.”
“As long as you master this cultivation art, you will no longer have to worry about the Evil God on your body being discovered by others.”
“As the number of Evil Gods you master increases, with varying qualities and grades, how to conceal them to avoid being found and used as a basis to attack you… this is very important to you, right?”
Listening to what Kuang Tianqing said, Zhang Yu had to admit that he was tempted. This Sect-Guarding Technique was indeed something he needed.
Besides that, the Sect-Guarding Technique itself could also bring him a series of draw rewards through the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan Dao Seed.
Kuang Tianqing continued, “Also, regarding your performance in the Former Days Graveyard this time, the Immortal Emperor is very satisfied, so… he has decided to grant you the rank of Heavenly Demon Sect Rank 6 Sect Staff.”
Hearing these words, Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback. “Rank 6 Sect Staff of the Heavenly Demon Sect?”
“That’s right,” Kuang Tianqing said. “Not only will you have the rank, but we will also save up your monthly salary for you.”
“This is your second Sect Staff identity. In the future, as long as we continue to cooperate, the Immortal Emperor will also continue to promote your Heavenly Demon Sect rank based on your performance, and even grant you various Merit Points.”
“Of course, all of this is confidential. But if there comes a day in the future… when you can no longer stay in the Myriad Laws Sect, then my Heavenly Demon Sect will open its doors to you and grant you all of this openly and aboveboard.”
“This is the Immortal Emperor’s guarantee to you.”
Listening to Kuang Tianqing’s words, the Sect Examination Clone became increasingly agitated. “And you still say you’re not a traitor? You’ve even got dual Sect Staff ranks now. If that’s not being a traitor, what is?”
Fu Ji said, “These guys from the Reincarnation Faction intentionally left us such a way out just so we would be more determined to cooperate with them… But I’m afraid they can also use these things to threaten us.”
Zhang Yu looked at Kuang Tianqing and calmly refused, “There is no need.”
Kuang Tianqing laughed instead, “It doesn’t matter. We will reserve your confidential Rank in the Heavenly Demon Sect for you at all times. If you want it, you can claim it at any time.”
Zhang Yu said, “Let’s get down to business. Whose attention did those Soul Cultivators’ consumption records attract?”
Thus, Kuang Tianqing revealed the more detailed situation completely and began to plan together with Zhang Yu…
And with the joint cooperation between Kuang Tianqing and Zhang Yu, Dugu Ming on the other side also quickly sensed the changes.
He found that the abnormal consumption records of some Soul Cultivators he had originally traced had also been discovered by Zhang Yu.
Not only did he find them, but Zhang Yu also withstood pressure from the Heavenly Demon Sect and investigated to the very bottom in one go. He arrested all the corrupt cultivators involved, and using this as a reason, obtained greater control over the joint venture company during his communications with the Heavenly Demon Sect’s representatives.
Watching Zhang Yu’s series of actions, Dugu Ming could not help but sigh in his heart, “What a good hand of continuous elimination and counterattacking. Zhang Yu’s supervision and control over the joint venture company seems to be higher than I originally expected.”
Thinking of this, Dugu Ming’s heart once again flashed a trace of feeling that his position was threatened, but he could only report Zhang Yu’s situation to the Immortal Emperor.
At the same time, Fu Ji had absorbed the divine authority and power of another Evil God and temporarily fell into a deep sleep.
And Zhang Yu had also pushed the Veiling Heaven to Conceal Demons Great Art to the peak Spirit Transformation state at level 50.
With a thought, the Black Pearls formed by the three Evil Gods turned into three black shadows and drilled into Zhang Yu’s own shadow, as if they had completely become a part of the shadow under his feet, and their existence could no longer be felt.
But at the same time, except for the sleeping Fu Ji, the minds of the Auspicious God and the other Evil God could operate normally and communicate in Zhang Yu’s mind.
In addition to this, Zhang Yu could also use the Veiling Heaven to Conceal Demons Great Art to control the Evil Gods in his shadow.
“Private chat, group chat, mute, freeze, network connection, network disconnection, grouping, remarks… There’s also the direct borrowing of ritual power, as well as remote control.”
Zhang Yu tried out the various functions of the Veiling Heaven to Conceal Demons Great Art and found them to be quite complete, simply able to manage the Evil Gods like employees.
“Could it be that the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor is using this cultivation art to manage the Evil Gods?”
Of course, the strongest ability of this Sect-Guarding Technique, or the reason it was rated as a Sect-Guarding Technique by the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor, was its incredibly formidable ability to conceal Evil Gods.
“Because it is specialized, it is refined… According to the introduction in the cultivation art, there is almost no possibility of discovery below the Immortal level.”
“As for the Immortal level, as long as the power of the Evil Gods is not circulated directly in front of them, it is extremely difficult to be discovered.”
Zhang Yu trusted the descriptions in these cultivation art texts quite a bit.
After all, this was created by the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor. As the controller of Evil Gods, the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor was probably the person in this world who understood Evil Gods the best. Since even he said so, Zhang Yu naturally believed his judgment.
With such a cultivation art, Zhang Yu felt a lot more at ease all of a sudden.
Right at this moment, the Auspicious God said: “Minister Zhang, the Fortune God is not here. If you need anything, just tell me. Anything the Fortune God can do, I can do.”
The Auspicious God thought to himself: “Hehe, Fu Ji… It is indeed a good thing for you to be able to level up, but your slumber has given me the greatest opportunity. Watch how I cling tightly to Zhang Yu’s thigh while you sleep, and completely replace your position bit by bit!”
Just as the Auspicious God was feeling excited, a voice suddenly echoed in Zhang Yu’s mind.
“Hahahaha, I did it! I finally climbed back to being a rank 4 Evil God! One step closer to my peak.”
It was Fu Ji’s shout; unexpectedly, she had already awakened.
Seeing this, the Auspicious God was startled in his heart: “Impossible? How could she wake up so quickly?”
As if she knew everyone’s inner doubts, Fu Ji said: “After all, I ate the Evil Gods separately this time. I had already been digesting for a long time, so naturally, I didn’t need to sleep for long.”
Zhang Yu hurriedly asked, “Fu Ji, can you improve my potential now?”
Fu Ji proudly replied, “Of course.”
And so, a moment later, Zhang Yu’s potential skyrocketed again. The Feather Book rose before him, its pages flipping rapidly. From the prologue to the Chain Formation Diagram, then to the Dao Seed Register, followed by Chain Formation Diagram II, and finally a new page appeared: the Law Aperture Chapter.
Zhang Yu slightly sensed it and began to comprehend the information contained within, his face occasionally revealing a look of surprise.
A moment later, he found Yu Xinghan. His gaze swept across the other party’s chest, and he saw the other party’s Dao Seed, the Third Eye mystic power.
Only at this moment, an additional aperture had appeared behind the other party’s Third Eye mystic power compared to before.
Zhang Yu knew that this was the so-called Law Aperture.
As Zhang Yu’s fingertip swiped across the Feather Book, the Nascent Soul Sacred Body from the Chain Formation Diagram could be implanted into the Law Aperture.
“If this is the case, Yu Xinghan will be able to receive the blessing of the Nascent Soul Sacred Body.”
“At the same time, if Yu Xinghan cultivates martial arts related to the Nascent Soul Sacred Body, he can continue to raise the level of the Nascent Soul Sacred Body for me.”