Chapter 901: All Are Wings, Sovereign of the Nine Heavens
“Join us?”
Seeing the message sent by Zhang Yu, Bu Yingshu was slightly surprised and replied, “How did you get Di Xuan to join us?”
On the other side, Di Xuan saw the message sent by Zhang Yu, raised an eyebrow, and replied, “Are you sure Bu Yingshu is willing to join our plan?”
Sitting between the two, Zhang Yu spoke directly, “I have already confirmed it. We are all your wings, willing to lift you up together and create a new era with you in this Law Establishment.”
Hearing Zhang Yu’s words, Bu Yingshu gave Di Xuan a surprised look and thought to herself, Di Xuan… Could this guy have also seen my current strength?
Feeling Bu Yingshu’s gaze, Di Xuan thought to himself, Bu Yingshu, this woman indeed had a close relationship with Zhang Yu before. Is Zhang Yu playing matchmaker this time? Or did she already have the intention to cooperate with us?
While the two were thinking and remaining silent, Zhang Yu had already sent a message to both of them: “I’ve basically found out the situation on the other side. Their law establishment goals don’t have much conflict with ours, so we can totally cooperate.”
“I will now tell you all the intelligence I have gathered.”
“Of course, the final decision is still up to you.”
The next moment, Zhang Yu had already sent the relevant information regarding ‘one certification, forever certified’ and ‘one certificate, temporarily certified’ to Bu Yingshu and Di Xuan, respectively.
Looking at the intelligence Zhang Yu sent, Bu Yingshu nodded inwardly: “Zhang Yu has already investigated Di Xuan’s situation so thoroughly? I originally thought the biggest opposition this time would be the people from the Innate Dao Lineage. I didn’t expect…”
At this moment, Bu Yingshu was also secretly surprised that the Innate Dao Lineage… was actually planning to undergo such a massive change.
She knew that if this news were released, it would likely trigger an immediate series of massive earthquakes among the cultivator groups under the Innate Dao Lineage.
On the other side, Di Xuan’s eyes lit up slightly: So that’s how it is. Is this the goal of the Primordial Chaos Dao Lineage? One certificate, temporarily certified — no wonder they didn’t coordinate with us. If it weren’t for the higher-ups planning to reform this time, this ‘One certificate, temporarily certified’ would be our mortal enemy.
Just as Zhang Yu was communicating with Bu Yingshu and Di Xuan simultaneously, Tai Yuebai, who was not far away, was also observing the three of them. Through his perception, he could sense Zhang Yu maintaining a massive amount of data exchange with both Bu Yingshu and Di Xuan at the same time. Just what are they talking about? Chatting so passionately?
Tai Yuebai looked at his chat history with Di Xuan again, able to feel that his combined conversation logs with him over the past few days did not even amount to the volume of data currently being exchanged between Zhang Yu and Di Xuan.
He then looked at his chat window with Zhang Yu; the latter had still not replied to him.
This guy…
Tai Yuebai looked at Zhang Yu sitting in the middle and thought to himself, With the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan in your left hand and the Innate Dao Lineage in your right, Zhang Yu, does your current behavior resemble our Reformist Faction in the slightest?
“Don’t forget that as a member of the Reformist Faction, you are supposed to be supporting me.”
Just as Tai Yuebai was wondering if he should send another message to ask him about it, Zhang Yu’s avatar bounced, and he finally replied.
Zhang Yu: “Dao Monarch Tai, after those two found out that my law establishment goal is related to a salary increase, they want me to support them. What should I do?”
Tai Yuebai’s heart stirred as he recalled how, in order to get Zhang Yu to assist him and close the distance with Kuang Zhiqian and Di Xuan, he had Zhang Yu temporarily set his law establishment goal toward a salary increase.
The direction of a salary increase… is indeed a rather versatile supporting Law Edict. No matter which side is being supported, the effect will definitely be excellent. It could probably elevate the potential evaluation of the supported party by several grades in this Law Establishment.
Moreover, Zhang Yu has a track record of wielding the salary-raising authority, which is enough to make people believe he can handle this Law Edict. Coupled with the fact that Zhang Yu currently has the weakest strength among the many students, it puts people even more at ease.
Originally, I just wanted to use this to have Zhang Yu pretend to support them, thereby building a closer relationship with Kuang Zhiqian, Di Xuan, and the others. I didn’t expect… Did I go overboard?
Tai Yuebai thought to himself, If Zhang Yu is really won over, I will likely lose someone to support me. But if Zhang Yu pretends to support them and is subsequently exposed, it will drag down my relationship with Di Xuan and cause bad blood…
Just as Tai Yuebai was pondering, Zhang Yu sent another reply: “Dao Monarch, I am a member of the Reformist Faction, do I really have to support the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan and the Innate Dao Lineage? Can I just turn them down first?”
Tai Yuebai hastily replied: “Don’t!”
Tai Yuebai thought to himself, Right now is the critical moment for me to steal Di Xuan’s Dao Seed. I absolutely cannot let my relationship with him deteriorate.
As expected… Looking at the other party’s reply and recalling how Tai Yuebai had successively approached different students, Zhang Yu thought to himself, Is the prerequisite for this guy to obtain a Dao Seed to build a good relationship with his target? It’s actually a bit like the Dao Seed Register.
Meanwhile, Tai Yuebai comforted him, “Zhang Yu, hold on a little longer. Try to find a way to stall them for now.”
Zhang Yu replied, “I’ll do my best, but I’m not sure how long I can last.”
Tai Yuebai immediately transferred one million Immortal Coins over and sent a message: “Feeling any better?”
Seeing his balance recover from over 3 million to over 4 million, Zhang Yu felt the other party’s lucrative sincerity. He replied, “I feel much better.”
Looking at Zhang Yu, who was caught between the two, Tai Yuebai thought to himself, “Hang in there, Zhang Yu.”
In Tai Yuebai’s view, compared to the opportunity before him, losing some Immortal Coins was nothing at all.
Tai Yuebai thought to himself, The first third-generation Law Establishment has gathered so many heavenly chosen, as well as an ultra-high-risk Dao Seed… If I miss this opportunity, who knows how many years I’ll have to wait for the next one.
At the same time, Lie Jinghong on the other side glanced at Zhang Yu, Di Xuan, and Bu Yingshu.
In Lie Jinghong’s eyes, Zhang Yu was someone sent by the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor to support him and was one of his future core team members.
Yet at this very moment, this future team member of his seemed to be standing much closer to the representatives of the Innate Dao Lineage and the Primordial Chaos Dao Lineage than to him.
However, Lie Jinghong did not ask anything; he was waiting for Zhang Yu to take the initiative to report and explain things to him.
Because Lie Jinghong believed in the arrangements of the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, and he also believed in Zhang Yu’s utter loyalty to the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor. The latter definitely had his own reasons for making contact with Bu Yingshu and Di Xuan.
Just as Zhang Yu split his mind into over thirty streams of thought to communicate with Bu Yingshu, Di Xuan, and Tai Yuebai respectively, his remaining attention was focused on the class, doing his best to absorb all the various kinds of knowledge regarding immortal aura and Law Edicts.
“Immortal aura, as a multi-purpose high-level energy source, can be applied in various fields…”
In the instructional video, a cultivator refined and stimulated immortal aura, causing common natural phenomena such as heating, cooling, and air currents.
“All common natural phenomena can be reproduced through the consumption of immortal aura.”
“All martial arts and daoist arts, magical artifacts and Bionics, can also be driven by immortal aura to unleash even higher performance…”
While studying, Zhang Yu’s gaze swept slightly across the room, allowing him to see that the numerous students in the classroom were already channeling their immortal aura and integrating it into their own Immortal Dao Technology.
With every breath Lie Jinghong took, wisps and strands of immortal aura gathered toward him from the air.
The Bionics all over Di Xuan’s body also emitted an unfathomable aura, seemingly being driven by immortal aura.
Beside Zhang Yu, Bu Yingshu also loosely clenched her hand, seemingly brewing something with immortal aura.
Obviously, the numerous heavenly chosen present all possessed extraordinary aptitude. After these past few days of learning and cultivation, they had gradually integrated the application of immortal aura technology into their original technological frameworks.
However, Zhang Yu, who had just broken through to Void Refinement and only pushed two training cultivation arts to level 60, obviously couldn’t do this yet at this moment.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Using immortal aura as an energy source can improve performance in all aspects; it really is quite useful.”
Immortal Slayer said, “The Void Refinement Realm is not a true Immortal after all, so its refinement of immortal aura is limited, and the performance enhancement is also limited. However, once the Immortalization Degree increases, the strengthening of the Void-Refined Primordial Spirit will be very obvious.”
“Of course, none of this is the key point. The key is still the application of immortal aura in the domain of Law Edicts.”
At the same time, the instructional video had already started explaining the relationship between immortal aura and Law Edicts.
“The omnipotence of the immortal aura itself, coupled with the state of hidden Immortal Qi existing within all things, allows us to stimulate the hidden Immortal Qi within everything. Paired with various Immortal Dao Technologies, we can comprehensively interfere with the material world with almost no consumption to ourselves.”
“This is a Law Edict.”
“In ancient times, some people also called it an Immortal Domain.”
“For example, if someone establishes a heating Immortal Domain, then within the effective range of the Immortal Domain, as long as the user activates it, the temperature will continuously rise, and the user of the Immortal Domain will experience almost no consumption.”
“In ancient times, a group of Immortals manipulated nature almost losslessly through various Immortal Domains. They called this power of theirs the power of heaven and earth, and styled themselves as the masters of natural laws.”
“This simple natural interference is the first-generation Law Edict.”
Listening to the contents of the teaching explanation, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “An Immortal Domain, or rather a first-generation Law Edict, can be kept active almost 24 hours a day and used without consumption once it’s established…
“This sounds… like solidifying a certain skill of your own. Once solidified, the skill has zero consumption and can be cast at will.”
“This feels like it has nothing to do with the name ‘Law Edict’ anymore.”
Immortal Slayer explained, “After all, the concept of Law Edicts didn’t exist back then. It was only through the continuous development of the eras that this technology was classified by later generations as the first-generation Law Edict. It is a Law Edict that uses Immortal Dao Technology to interfere with the world and manage nature.”
“If placed in the past, these would have been the supreme ultimate arts of the various sects.”
“But now… they are nothing more than the basic knowledge learned by sect elites in the field of Law Edicts.”
Meanwhile, the cultivator in the instructional video continued to teach the relevant knowledge of the first-generation Law Edict.
Zhang Yu knew that this was also preparation for the students to subsequently learn and master the Immortal Dao technology of the second-generation Law Edict and third-generation Law Edicts.
After all, the third-generation Law Edict was born from the second generation, and the second-generation Law Edict was born from the first.
It was precisely through this generation-by-generation development that cultivators gradually evolved from rough interference with the natural world to the establishment of various precise and complex rules.
And to master the third-generation Law Edict, one naturally had to lay a solid foundation, starting with learning the technology of the first-generation Law Edict.
The cultivator in the video could be heard reminding them, “All of you students participating in the law establishment, I know that with your aptitude and potential, your learning efficiency will be very high. Therefore, I must remind you that after you learn the techniques of the first-generation Law Edict, please do not rashly set down a Law Edict for any purpose…”
“Whether it is the first-, second-, or third-generation Law Edicts, they all need to be borne by the Primordial Spirit.”
“Before one can ascend and become an Immortal, a person’s Primordial Spirit can at most bear a single Law Edict.”
“And once a Law Edict is established, one can only advance in the direction of the Law Edict itself. Wanting to turn back is incredibly difficult…”
Listening to the contents of the video, Fu Ji reminded him, “Did you hear that? Zhang Yu, once a Law Edict is successfully established, it is not something you can just casually turn back from.”
“I think the direction of increasing salary is quite good. It can perfectly complement the Dharma Realm, Innate, and Primordial Chaos. The prospects are vast.”
Fu Ji repeatedly reminded him, as if she were terrified that Zhang Yu would mess around, “Don’t blindly mess around with other directions, or your future prospects will be grim and it will be too late to turn back.”
Zhang Yu did not speak; only a thoughtful look flashed through his eyes.
Over the next few days, Zhang Yu studied while moving among the representatives of the major factions, maintaining good relationships with each of the students.
In the Spirit Realm, Zhang Yu (Sect Examination Clone) said to Lie Jinghong, “…This is the goal of the Innate Dao Lineage and the Primordial Chaos Dao Lineage.”
Lie Jinghong nodded slightly and said, “The Immortal Emperor indeed did not send the wrong person. Not only do you possess the talent to uplift others, but you can also mediate among the various factions, allowing me to learn more about their intelligence.”
“How do you view the law establishment goals of these two factions?”
Hearing this, the Sect Examination Clone immediately said, “I see that the best examination field, the best self-study rooms, the best training classes… are all in the Dharma Realm!”
He snorted coldly and said, “No matter what they plan to do, as long as they still rely on the Dharma Realm, then no matter how big the business is, they will have to pay the Dharma Realm channel fees, venue fees, platform fees, agency fees… They must continue to uplift the Dharma Realm, and uplift Grandpa Immortal Emperor!”
As he spoke, the Sect Examination Clone had already cupped his hands toward the horizon to show his respect for the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor.
Lie Jinghong looked at Zhang Yu with satisfaction, “Your considerations are quite thorough.”
The Sect Examination Clone hastily acted modest and said, “It is all because Grandpa Immortal Emperor is far-sighted. Early on when designing the Dharma Realm, he had already planned for the Dharma Realm to encompass myriad phenomena, including both the inside and outside of the sect.”
Lie Jinghong smiled slightly and instructed, “Continue to maintain communication with them. Probe them appropriately to see if they are willing to cooperate with us.”
“But you must remember, the Dharma Realm is ultimately your root, and Grandpa Immortal Emperor is your heaven.”
Lie Jinghong looked at Zhang Yu, seemingly warning him, yet also reminding him, “A salary increase is not your true direction; sealing the Dharma Realm is the part you are responsible for.”
The Sect Examination Clone immediately declared, “In Yu’s heart, the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor is the only heaven!”
Lie Jinghong nodded slightly, relatively satisfied with Zhang Yu’s (the Sect Examination Clone’s) performance during this period.
And after these days of communication, when Zhang Yu once again came into contact with Lie Jinghong in the material world, among the three Dao Seeds on the other party’s chest, aside from the previously revealed [Spiritual Pivot Heavenly Knowledge], another Dao Seed named [Fleeting Swan Shadow] had emerged.
Zhang Yu inwardly thought, “Still no replication conditions? Could it be that I must learn the names of all three Dao Seeds before I can further understand the conditions to replicate the Dao Seeds?”
In a cultivation room.
Bu Yingshu stopped her cultivation with a cheerful expression and said, “Alright, Zhang Yu, let’s stop here for today.”
Looking at the basic cultivation arts she had recorded one by one, she thought to herself, These are all cultivation arts that can continuously stimulate my innate talent after hard cultivation.
On the other side, Zhang Yu looked at the Immortal Dao Technology that he and Bu Yingshu had extracted today from the cultivation arts granted by the Law Establishment training. In one breath, he used the [Myriad Laws Immortal Clan] to convert them into draw rewards, and then pushed Kunlun in the Palm to level 60.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, The cultivation arts granted by the Law Establishment training are all related to immortal aura interference technology.
The first six belong to the Immortal Sect true inheritance-grade, and the next three belong to the strategic-tier. Continuing to learn and extract them like this will be enough for me to push all my commonly used Immortal Sect Techniques to level 60.
Although nine cultivation arts had already been taught in class, Zhang Yu had only broken through to Void Refinement on the 6th day of the training, and at this moment, he had only pushed four of them to level 60.
And the related Chain Formation Diagram [Myriad Phenomena] had only reached (4/10).
Just then, Bu Yingshu was already walking out. “Let’s go to class first, and we can continue after class is over.”
With that said, Bu Yingshu looked back and glared at Zhang Yu. “Did you hear me?”
Zhang Yu and Di Xuan chatted as they walked into the conference room.
The two had just been discussing the various details of “Once Certified, Always Certified”. At this moment, Zhang Yu stared at Di Xuan’s chest and thought to himself, “Two Dao Seeds. One is [Innate Distinction], and the other is called [Sovereign of the Nine Heavens]?”
After a round of seating assignments in the conference room, Zhang Yu discovered that the person sitting in front of him was Yue Qinglan, who had been sent by the pharmaceutical company. She was a Rank 6 Sect Staff, a veteran of Void Refinement, and a Celestial Evolution Award nominee.
Yue Qinglan had always harbored a great deal of dissatisfaction toward Zhang Yu, this lower realm native who had snatched away her Extraordinary Merit.
In her eyes back then, even if Zhang Yu obtained the Extraordinary Merit, he wouldn’t have enough time to participate in the first third-generation Law Establishment. It was a complete waste.
But looking at Zhang Yu, who had already broken through to Void Refinement, and recalling his performance over these past few days, a trace of realization flashed through Yue Qinglan’s mind. “This guy… was forcefully shoved in here to prop others up. He’s purely a stepping stone.”
Just then, Zhang Yu spoke indifferently, “Yue Qinglan? Tell me about your law establishment goals.”
Yue Qinglan’s gaze sharpened: “Zhang Yu, you only broke through to Void Refinement a few days ago. Do you think that just because you clung to a few experts, you can sit on equal footing with a true veteran Void Refinement cultivator?”
Zhang Yu (Sect Examination Clone) said solemnly: “The only person I cling to is the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor. Therefore, I will do everything in my power to uplift Lie Jinghong!”
“And Bu Yingshu, to carry out deep cooperation with the Primordial Chaos Dao Lineage!”
“And also Di Xuan, maintaining a strategic cooperative relationship with the Innate Dao Lineage.”
Zhang Yu (Immortal Slayer) continued: “And Tai Yuebai, joining hands with the Reformist Faction to change Kunxu.”
Zhang Yu (Zhang Yu) stared at Yue Qinglan and said, “They are all my partners now, striving together to build Kunxu. Are you… going to make an enemy out of us now?”
With every name Zhang Yu dropped, Yue Qinglan’s heart surged, because she knew that it was impossible to lie in this conference room.
“Is everything Zhang Yu said true? He has already entered into deep cooperation with the Dharma Realm, Innate, Primordial Chaos, and the Reformist Faction…? How did all these guys even get together?”
At this moment, in Yue Qinglan’s eyes, Zhang Yu was no longer a junior who had just entered Void Refinement, or even a single individual, but rather a slightly extended tentacle… of a massive, amalgamated interest group.
And just thinking about the mighty power contained within this massive interest group made Yue Qinglan’s scalp go numb.
The group of pharmaceutical companies behind her, and even the Life Origin Daoist Lineage that dominated the medicinal pill domain, seemed insignificant in comparison.
She thought to herself, Thank goodness… thank goodness it seems he still doesn’t know Le Mulan is in my hands.
Thus, under Zhang Yu’s pressing gaze, Yue Qinglan immediately changed her attitude; after all, an attitude was worth nothing to her.
Yue Qinglan was then seen speaking respectfully, “My law establishment goal is to set a minimum lifespan.”
“Minimum lifespan?” Zhang Yu felt astonished. In a place like Kunxu, where there wasn’t even a minimum wage, they were setting a minimum lifespan?
Yue Qinglan explained, “Currently, throughout Kunxu, lifespan consumption is increasing day by day. To ensure the basic operation of companies, protect the interests of the sects, stabilize the employment market, and stimulate domestic demand to promote a virtuous economic cycle, we must make cultivators pay attention to their health and not die before reaching the minimum lifespan.”
“For instance, for the major sect enterprises, what if an employee dies after only a few years of work? We must ensure that under normal employment conditions, employees have enough lifespan to work, and that the value they create for the sect enterprise is sufficient to return the sect enterprise’s investment and cultivation of the employee.”
“At the same time, a longer lifespan also means more consumption, driving domestic demand.”
Zhang Yu stroked his chin and asked, “Then how do you guarantee the minimum lifespan? Is the company responsible?”
Yue Qinglan laughed, “How could it be a burden for the company? Everyone is the primary person responsible for their own lifespan. Naturally, the costs will be deducted directly from the employees’ wages. Physical lifespans will be monitored monthly, and employees must ensure that their natural lifespan meets the minimum requirement before they can even apply for a job…”
Fuck… Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, knowing full well that this bunch of sect brutes wouldn’t have any good ideas.
He thought to himself, “Is this because fewer and fewer people are willing to see a doctor, to the point where some would rather just die and become a Soul Cultivator, so the medical conglomerates are increasingly unable to make money off of cultivators and are trying to find a new way to harvest them?”
“Wait…” Zhang Yu’s eyes suddenly shifted. “Could this also be because of my influence?”
Immortal Slayer said, “Of course our influence plays a part. It is precisely because we improved the treatment of Soul Cultivators that more living people have given up their lives, willing to work and earn money as Soul Cultivators. And this will inevitably affect the businesses of the pharmaceutical companies, reducing their income.”
“That’s why I’ve always said that Kunxu’s problem has never been an issue of a certain layer or a certain industry. Even if local areas are changed, it has no meaning. The entire Kunxu will dynamically adjust, smoothing out the beneficial changes we brought about elsewhere…”
On May 21st, the 11th day of the Law Establishment training.
Zhang Yu finally succeeded in practicing the 6th training cultivation art, advancing Myriad Phenomena to (6/10) and acquiring its first tier effect.
At the same time, outside the cultivation room where Di Xuan was located, a figure floated over.
“Dao Monarch Di, I have some matters I wish to discuss with you alone.”
Di Xuan opened the door, looking at the figure standing outside. The other party’s appearance and Spirit Realm information both indicated Zhang Yu’s identity. Di Xuan said, “Zhang Yu? What’s the matter?”
‘Zhang Yu’ stepped into the cultivation room and slowly closed the door, thinking to himself, Although the plan deviated, forcing me to use [Myriad Transformations] prematurely, borrowing Zhang Yu’s appearance and identity information has made it easier for me to achieve my goal.
Zhang Yu, you truly are my good partner.
Rest assured, I won’t let your hard work go to waste.
‘Zhang Yu’ looked at Di Xuan and thought to himself, I’ll be taking [Sovereign of the Nine Heavens].