Chapter 888: Tai Yuebai’s Goodwill, Bu Yingshu’s Show-off
Why did Zhang Yu lure the other party all the way, ultimately sealing him inside the Yang Artifact?
Naturally, it was because the performance of the Yang Artifact in his hand was low enough, and its power weak enough, that after the Void Refinement Soul Cultivator transferred into it, the other party’s threat could be reduced as much as possible.
But when Zhang Yu saw that Tai Chenggong was able to gather Yin and take form, he realized that the other party’s current state was even easier to control.
Thus, the very next moment Tai Chenggong hid back into the Yang Artifact, accompanied by a burst of shattering from the Yang Artifact in Zhang Yu’s hand, Tai Chenggong was already forcefully extracted.
At the same time, 2000 streams of Spirit Transformation level power had already surrounded and locked onto Tai Chenggong. It seemed that in the next instant, they could completely tear him to shreds, destroying both his body and soul.
Tai Chenggong smiled bitterly in his heart, never having imagined that a grand Void Refinement Realm Soul Cultivator like himself, sneaking into the Grotto-Heaven of a mere Spirit Transformation cultivator, would actually be detected by the other party.
What he expected even less was that, even after consecutively using extraordinary moves and transferring with all his might, he originally thought he had escaped the other party’s control. Yet the moment he opened his eyes, he landed right into the Yang Artifact… in the other party’s hand, and was even forcibly extracted.
To think that even with my Spirit Realm Techniques, I still couldn’t escape Zhang Yu’s One Yang Finger.
But what shocked Tai Chenggong even more was the level of threat that erupted from the finger strike the other party had just executed.
Even though Zhang Yu had only unleashed this single move, various observational data had already been recorded by Tai Chenggong, allowing him to quickly form an assessment in his mind.
This move of Zhang Yu’s utilizes the characteristics of the Immortal Grotto-Heaven to transmit the offensives of countless magical artifacts and puppets within the Grotto-Heaven… entirely onto his Primordial Spirit.
Only because of this could he unleash two thousand streams of Spirit Transformation level power in a single strike.
Tai Chenggong did not know what the specific technical pathways behind all of this were.
However, as long as he knew the other party could accomplish this, he could deduce Zhang Yu’s latest operational framework.
His Primordial Spirit moves like flashing lightning and roaring thunder, arriving at the target location at high speeds.
And wherever Zhang Yu’s Primordial Spirit goes, his Immortal Space can provide support there, capable of projecting all the power from within the Grotto-Heaven to the target location at any moment.
Tai Chenggong sighed inwardly, *Who said Zhang Yu’s Spirit Realm techniques were lacking? To achieve this, he must first possess incredibly powerful Spirit Realm techniques, enabling him to have complete mastery over the local Spirit Realm within the Grotto-Heaven. It allows him to command every puppet and every piece of equipment under him as easily as moving his own limbs.”
“Only in this way could he detect me, track me, and then simultaneously dispatch… over 2000 Spirit Transformation level devices.”
“Furthermore… the timing error in the power projection of these 2000 devices is no more than a thousandth of a second, and the error in the projection coordinates is controlled within two centimeters.”
Tai Chenggong knew that if Zhang Yu had failed to achieve even a single one of these points, he would have already broken through the formation and escaped.
If he couldn’t be detected and tracked, no amount of power reserves or mobilization could be unleashed upon him.
And if the concentrated projection of power could not be completed in a split second, then mere Spirit Transformation level power, even 2000 streams of it… wouldn’t pose much of a threat to a grand Void Refinement-level Soul Cultivator like him.
To illustrate the difference, it was like facing 2000 retail investors whom he could trample on at will.
But if someone pooled all the capital of those 2000 retail investors into a single account, even he would have to treat it with caution.
After completing his assessment, Tai Chenggong reached a conclusion in his mind: Continuing to fight will result in tremendous losses. It will consume a massive amount of my lifespan, while the returns are not even worth mentioning.
Thus, when Tai Chenggong saw the estimated loss of his lifespan, he naturally chose to stop.
At the same time, another thought welled up in his mind.
With the Spirit Realm techniques Zhang Yu has displayed, as well as his control over the Immortal Grotto-Heaven, after breaking through to Void Refinement… although he still won’t be strong enough to fight head-on against those veteran Void Refinement cultivators, he will already be able to become an asset to Dao Monarch Tai in the law establishment.
Since the other party could become an asset to Tai Yuebai, contribute to the grand cause of the law establishment, and increase the success rate for Dao Monarch Tai’s and his own future path of ascension, Tai Chenggong naturally held even less hostility toward Zhang Yu at this moment.
He spoke respectfully, “Minister Zhang, I am Tai Chenggong. I have come on this trip under the orders of Dao Monarch Tai to investigate the true situation here, and I harbor no ill intent.”
“You can contact Dao Monarch Tai Yuebai to verify my identity and purpose.”
Outside the Immortal Grotto-Heaven, inside his office, Zhang Yu’s eyebrows raised slightly. Tai Chenggong? Tai Yuebai?
As for Tai Yuebai, Zhang Yu had heard some news about him from Fa Liuyuan. He knew that the other party was an immortal seed whom the Reformist Faction had placed heavy bets on and heavily cultivated, and was also a Void Refinement veteran participating in this third-generation law establishment.
Besides this, he had also learned some intelligence about Tai Yuebai from Immortal Slayer, understanding that this person was an extraordinary existence even among the many veteran Void Refinement Dao Monarchs.
Zhang Yu’s Primordial Spirit spoke up and asked, “What is your relationship with Tai Yuebai?”
Tai Chenggong puffed out his chest and said, “In this life of mine, I have two dads. One is the dad who gave birth to me, and the other is the dad I gave birth to, which is Dao Monarch Tai.”
“However, Dao Monarch Tai is the number one filial son of our Myriad Laws Sect. Not only does he refuse to let me call him dad, but he also sends me money on time every month. Furthermore, because he loves the company of his family, he always keeps his family by his side, and lets me follow him constantly…”
Zhang Yu asked, “So?”
After highlighting his own importance, Tai Chenggong said proudly, “I am the Chief Soul Cultivator of the Soul Cultivator class under Dao Monarch Tai. In the future, I will follow the Dao Monarch to ascend and become an immortal together, achieving the status of a ghost immortal.”
If this were on Earth, Zhang Yu would have taken the other party for a lunatic, but in Kunxu… he could only helplessly admit, “Truly worthy of being the number one filial son of the Myriad Laws Sect, he is indeed very filial.”
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu had already contacted Tai Yuebai through the contact information provided by Tai Chenggong.
Zhang Yu looked at the other party’s avatar, which was the back of a white-haired figure.
The next moment, a young male voice crossed the Spirit Realm and entered Zhang Yu’s ears: “Hello, Minister Zhang. Did Tai Chenggong ask you to contact me? It seems he has been captured by you.”
Without waiting for Zhang Yu to answer, the other party continued, “First of all, I want to apologize to you. Because time was of the essence, we used this method to probe your situation.”
“We know that aside from sending money, no amount of words can adequately express our apology.”
Right as Tai Yuebai was speaking, a full one million Immortal Coins had already been transferred into Zhang Yu’s account.
“I hope these one million Immortal Coins can make up for a portion of your losses.”
Seeing the deposit of one million Immortal Coins, Zhang Yu instantly felt the other party’s goodwill rushing over him.
Tai Yuebai continued, “Minister Zhang, originally we still had some doubts about whether your abilities were sufficient to participate in the law establishment. But the fact that you could capture Tai Chenggong before even breaking through to Void Refinement is enough to prove everything.”
“I just don’t know if you’ll be able to complete your breakthrough to Void Refinement before the law establishment?”
So Zhang Yu informed the other party that he had already completed the tenth divine light transformation.
From the other end of the Spirit Realm, Tai Yuebai’s delighted and enthusiastic voice immediately came through: “That’s wonderful, have you applied for the Void Refinement breakthrough resources yet? If not, I can help you apply.”
“Minister Zhang, the Reformist Faction and I both need your assistance in this. Please complete your breakthrough as soon as possible.”
“We’ll see each other again at the law establishment.”
After ending the call with Tai Yuebai, Fu Ji said, “This guy is actually quite easy to talk to?”
Immortal Slayer commented: “Tai Yuebai, considering the situation in Kunxu, he is definitely considered a good person. Aside from being the number one filial son of the Myriad Laws Sect, he is also called the Great Philanthropist of Myriad Laws by some. If it weren’t for this, the Reformist Faction wouldn’t support him.”
A moment later, Fa Liuyuan also sent a message to Zhang Yu: “You’ve completed the tenth divine light transformation?”
Zhang Yu: “I have.”
Looking at Zhang Yu’s reply, Fa Liuyuan felt emotional: “Did he really make it in time before the law establishment?” Fa Liuyuan replied: “We have already applied for the Void Refinement breakthrough ceremony for you. Hurry up and fill out the application form.”
Zhang Yu knew that even if his cultivation conditions had already been met, he couldn’t just break through to the Void Refinement simply because he wanted to.
This was because the Immortal Dao elements required to break through to the Void Refinement could only be obtained by heading to the 15th layer of Kunxu, it naturally required procedures such as submitting applications and mobilizing resources.
Fa Liuyuan comforted him, “We will urge people to expedite this for you. There shouldn’t be any problems. We’ll make sure you complete your breakthrough to Void Refinement before the law establishment begins.”
Looking at the application form Zhang Yu had just finished filling out, Fa Liuyuan sighed inwardly. For a moment, he couldn’t be sure whether letting Zhang Yu participate in this unprecedented fierce battle was a blessing or a curse for him.
And just a few days after Zhang Yu submitted the application form, Bu Yingshu descended once again, appearing right in front of him.
“Zhang Yu, take a look and see if there’s anything different about me?”
Zhang Yu’s gaze fell on the top of her head, and he immediately congratulated her, “Dao Monarch Bu, congratulations on your promotion.”
Ever since Bu Yingshu had her “Peerless Talent” developed, she had been awarded multiple Superior Merits and Subordinate Merits within the Martial Arts Pavilion. Her career track record in recent times had been very ideal, having been promoted from Rank 5 to Rank 6 just last year.
And after this year’s performance appraisal, Bu Yingshu had smoothly been promoted from Rank 6 to Rank 7, becoming the Pavilion Master of the Martial Arts Pavilion and acquiring the Tribulation Transcendence Qualification Certificate.
Of course, although she had obtained the certificate, Bu Yingshu’s cultivation realm had not yet broken through; she was still a Void Refinement Dao Monarch.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, I thought that after breaking through to Void Refinement, I would be in the same cultivation realm as Bu Yingshu. I didn’t expect to still be suppressed by this woman. How the hell did she get promoted so fast? This Myriad Laws Immortal Clan is too corrupt.
Fu Ji said, “Bu Yingshu getting promoted quickly is a good thing. The faster she rises, the greater her usefulness.”
Bu Yingshu, however, said with a smug look on her face, “I heard you’ve already applied for your Void Refinement breakthrough?”
Zhang Yu wasn’t surprised by Bu Yingshu being so well-informed. Besides, his application for the Void Refinement breakthrough followed the standard procedure anyway, so it wasn’t really a secret.
Seeing Zhang Yu nod, Bu Yingshu smiled faintly and said, “Little Yu, did you think that after breaking through to Void Refinement, you would be in the same cultivation realm as me?”
She leaned close to Zhang Yu’s face, exhaling a fragrant breath as she spoke, “Perhaps you’ve stayed in the Former Days Graveyard for too long and forgotten whose Myriad Laws Sect the Myriad Laws Sect is.”
Today, as soon as Bu Yingshu got her new certificate, she made a special trip to show it off in front of Zhang Yu, solely to suppress his arrogance.
Because she discovered… ever since she triggered the call of the Great Sage’s Heir again last time, Zhang Yu had been getting increasingly arrogant.
Today, she wanted to let Zhang Yu know that in their relationship, she would always be the one on top and the one in control.
Just then, she heard Zhang Yu let out a soft snort. Bu Yingshu’s heart trembled in response, as if she had just recalled the soft snort she herself had directed at countless people when she triggered the Great Sage’s power for the second time.
Bu Yingshu hurriedly comforted him, “Little Yu, don’t worry. Even after I get promoted, I won’t forget about you. When I reach the Ascension Realm, I’ll marry you into my family, and when the time comes, I’ll have you give me two children. If you want… we can even let Bai Zhenzhen take care of them.”
In Bu Yingshu’s eyes, letting Zhang Yu give her two children and become half a member of the Immortal Clan from then on was a massive blessing for him.
As for Bai Zhenzhen…
“Even though I hate this sword-bitch, for Zhang Yu’s sake, I’ll just let her be the children’s nanny and earn an extra salary.”
Zhang Yu heard Bu Yingshu’s words with a look of helplessness, but he also knew that for Bu Yingshu, this was simply her way of expressing goodwill.
If it had been anyone else, Bu Yingshu would have stomped all over them long ago instead of coaxing them like this.
Meanwhile, watching Zhang Yu obediently nod his head, Bu Yingshu thought to herself, “Hmph, Little Yu, having felt my Promotion Accelerator, seen my new rank, and my Tribulation Certificate, his divine soul must already be completely captivated, right?”
“Coupled with my sweet talk, he has probably already fallen into a fantasy of having children for me in the future.”
Feeling that she had once again completely wrapped Zhang Yu around her finger, Bu Yingshu coughed and brought up another serious matter: “You are going to participate in this third-generation law establishment?”
Seeing Zhang Yu nod, Bu Yingshu smiled mysteriously and said, “Then we’ll be able to meet again when the time comes.” Hearing this, Zhang Yu asked in surprise, “Dao Monarch Bu, could it be that you…”
Without waiting for Zhang Yu to guess it himself, Bu Yingshu couldn’t help but reveal it: “Hmph, I will also be participating in this first batch of the third-generation law establishment.”
“You just need to follow me then. I’ll cover you if anything happens.”
Hearing these words, Zhang Yu felt a complex mix of emotions for a moment: “This woman… is actually going to participate in the third-generation law establishment? Hasn’t she already reached Void Refinement? Could it be…”
Zhang Yu shook his head, knowing that now was not the time to wonder why she was participating, but rather to consider the impact of her involvement in the third-generation law establishment.
Fu Ji said, “Is there even a need to guess? With Bu Yingshu’s personality, she definitely wants you to support her during the law establishment, to have you serve as her supporting law, and to keep you pinned beneath her for the rest of your life!”
Zhang Yu had to admit that what Fu Ji said made perfect sense, which brought on a sudden headache.
Artifact spirits, Soul Cultivators, pharmaceutical companies, reformation faction… the entanglements of the various factions within the Myriad Laws Sect were already incredibly troublesome in Zhang Yu’s eyes. On top of that, he had to simultaneously deal with the influences of the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor and the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor. His elder sister had also reminded him to take the Heavenly Court’s interests into account, and now, a self-righteous Bu Yingshu was added to the mix.
“There are simply too many things to consider for this law establishment.”
Bu Yingshu then continued, “I’ll be leaving first then. Prepare yourself well. This law establishment can be long or short; fast ones finish within a month or two, slow ones take seven or eight months, and some even last for a year.”
A few days later, Zhang Yu received two notifications from the Myriad Laws Sect.
Looking at the contents of the notifications, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “The approved time for the Void Refinement breakthrough application is May 15.” “And there’s an invitation for the third-generation law establishment training… for May 10?”