Chapter 904 Stop Talking, Sovereign of the Nine Heavens Level 3
Zhang Yu had possessed the Dao Seed Register for many years, and his experience in replicating and upgrading Dao Seeds could be considered quite abundant.
According to the experience he had summarized himself, the replication and upgrade conditions of a Dao Seed were often strongly related to its specific function and type.
Just like how [Profound Cold Meridian] required increasing total magic power and magic power quality, while [Encyclopedia of Celestial Technology] required co-designing a magical artifact.
Since the [Sovereign of the Nine Heavens] before him required his help in assisting Tai Yuebai to intimidate others, its specific abilities, in Zhang Yu’s view, were likely related to intimidation as well.
“Other than that… it’s the level.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Just like how the total magic power and magic power quality that [Profound Cold Meridian] needs to increase are strongly related to the Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul cultivation realms, the magical artifacts designed for [Encyclopedia of Celestial Technology] also have cultivation realm requirements, and [Sovereign of the Nine Heavens] is the same…”
Zhang Yu’s gaze swept across all the students in the venue as he thought, “Good thing there are so students many students in the Void Refinement Realm here.”
Although Sovereign of the Nine Heavens required the intimidated targets to be in the Void Refinement Realm, because every student present was at Void Refinement, Zhang Yu didn’t actually pay much mind to this condition. In contrast, the requirement that they must be targets who had not been intimidated before seemed much more important to Zhang Yu.
“But fortunately, since the Dao Seed master has changed from Di Xuan to Tai Yuebai… at present, it shouldn’t be hard to satisfy.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself: “This law establishment training, coupled with Tai Yuebai’s Seed Stealing operation, has indeed provided a lot of convenience for me to replicate this Sovereign of the Nine Heavens Dao Seed.”
Therefore, Zhang Yu began his operation as soon as class ended. And his first target was Bu Yingshu beside him.
“What does it mean to deter?” Zhang Yu thought to himself. “It is to use a strong impact to temporarily overwhelm the other party, making them afraid to act rashly.”
“Normally in Kunxu, to achieve this, it is generally done by relying on the gap in rank, cultivation realm, and assets.”
“But in this training class, every student is a heavenly chosen. Given that Tai Yuebai is hiding his strength, wanting him to suppress them head-on to achieve a deterrent effect… is not easy.”
Before starting to act, a rapid series of thoughts ran through Zhang Yu’s mind, contemplating how he could complete the replication requirement as quickly as possible.
“If I expose the fact that Tai Yuebai can steal Dao Seeds right now, it would certainly produce a deterrent effect.”
However, this thought had just emerged when Zhang Yu directly discarded it.
After all, revealing the matters of Dao Seeds and seed stealing, although it would have a deterrent effect, involved too much intelligence and would also drag him down into the water. This was completely against Zhang Yu’s interests.
“If I want to help Tai Yuebai deter the others, using straightforward strength won’t work, so I can only rely on indirect displays.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “And the key to this indirect display… is me.”
“Exactly!”
Fu Ji had been silently listening to the vast amount of information regarding Dao Seeds. Since she wasn’t familiar with this field, she hadn’t had a chance to speak.
But as Zhang Yu planned to help Tai Yuebai intimidate the other students and began communicating with everyone in his mind, Fu Ji felt that this had finally entered her comfort zone.
Fu Ji said, “Right now, in everyone’s minds, we have successively elevated Lie Jinghong, Di Xuan, Bu Yingshu, and Tai Yuebai.”
“After elevating so many people in one breath, we have become the very earth that supports them!”
Fu Ji laughed heartily, “At this point, whoever we lift up will stand higher, and whoever we pull down will stand lower!”
At this moment, in Fu Ji’s mind, Zhang Yu was like a puppeteer suspending the crowd with strings; with a single pull or release from him, everyone’s high and low positions would instantly change.
Fu Ji chuckled, “By changing the height of one’s standing position, a deterrent effect will naturally be produced.”
At this very moment, when Bu Yingshu heard that Zhang Yu was going to fully support Tai Yuebai, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.
Bu Yingshu looked at Zhang Yu in incomprehension. In a split second, she had already sent him a string of messages.
Bu Yingshu: “Little Yu, didn’t you agree that you would fully support me?”
Bu Yingshu: “Have you forgotten the agreement between us?”
Zhang Yu: “I’m sorry, Dao Monarch Bu. Forget about me, and go find someone else who can support you.”
Bu Yingshu shouted at Zhang Yu, “Why?”
Zhang Yu spoke, saying indifferently, “Dao Monarch Tai is more ambitious than you, and he can give me what I want.”
Tai Yuebai: “[1 million Immortal Coins]”
Tai Yuebai: “Say no more, Zhang Yu, please say no more.”
Not far away, as Tai Yuebai listened to the conversation between Zhang Yu and Bu Yingshu, he felt waves of numbness creeping across his scalp.
Although in Tai Yuebai’s plan, Zhang Yu was ultimately supposed to fully support him, he absolutely did not want Zhang Yu to expose this final objective right now, while the training had not yet ended and the law establishment had not officially begun.
This was especially true since he had just borrowed Zhang Yu’s identity earlier to complete an exchange with Di Xuan, successfully stealing a Dao Seed from the other party.
No, the current stable situation is the best for me. I cannot break this state of stability.
Meanwhile, after accepting Tai Yuebai’s transfer, Zhang Yu replied, “Dao Monarch Tai, I can’t hold on any longer. I don’t want to play along with these corrupt old fools in the sect anymore.”
Zhang Yu: “Dao Monarch! Let’s do it together! Reform the sect! Build a new Myriad Laws Sect!”
Through his communication with Zhang Yu (Immortal Slayer) during this period, Tai Yuebai knew that Zhang Yu had always harbored a desire to reform the sect and change the world.
In Tai Yuebai’s view, this determination was likely inseparable from Ying Xintian’s influence and might even be directly related to the Immortal Legacy.
Regarding this, although Tai Yuebai expressed his agreement, he had always advised Zhang Yu to endure it for the time being for the sake of the big picture.
At this moment, seeing Zhang Yu actually blow up at Bu Yingshu on the spot, a hint of emotion even welled up in Tai Yuebai’s heart.
He thought to himself, “Someone as pure as Zhang Yu, who hasn’t been tempted by the prosperity of Kunxu, who hasn’t fallen into the Demonic Path during his climb, who hasn’t changed his original intention… who hasn’t become a part of Kunxu’s twisted system. Such a person is truly too rare in today’s Kunxu.”
“Senior Ying, no wonder you chose him. He is indeed suited to be your heir.”
“But… even though Zhang Yu’s idea is very good, now is not the time to put it into practice.”
“At the very least, I must wait until I seize the ultra-high-risk Dao Seed, until I establish the Law Edict, before I can slightly reveal a little of it.”
As Tai Yuebai saw it, to change Kunxu, one had to climb upwards. One had to at least become an Immortal-grade existence to have even a tiny sliver of possibility.
Even becoming an Immortal might not be enough.
For instance, Ying Xintian was a failed example in Tai Yuebai’s eyes.
“Immortal Emperor… one must at least become an Immortal Emperor to have a true chance of changing Kunxu.”
At this moment, as Tai Yuebai looked at the message Zhang Yu sent, although his heart was slightly moved, he still hurriedly replied, “Don’t do it, Zhang Yu! The timing is wrong right now; we still need to plan this out long-term.”
Right then, Tai Yuebai already felt all the students in the classroom looking towards him in unison, among which several gazes were like sharp swords wanting to pierce through him.
Among them was Bu Yingshu’s pressuring glare, Di Xuan’s doubtful gaze, and Lie Jinghong’s exploring scan.
Bu Yingshu turned her head to look at Zhang Yu, still finding it hard to believe even now that Zhang Yu would say those words just now.
Why? she roared madly in her heart. Why, Little Yu! Didn’t you promise to support me, promise to marry me?
Unprecedented anger and killing intent surged in Bu Yingshu’s heart. It could be said that in her entire life, Bu Yingshu had never been as furious as she was at this moment.
Right at this moment, a message sent by Zhang Yu appeared before Bu Yingshu’s eyes.
Zhang Yu: “Dao Monarch Bu, stop asking me. Tai Yuebai is too powerful; you can’t beat him.”
Bu Yingshu: “Little Yu! Don’t be deceived by Tai Yuebai. What right does he have to fight me?”
Zhang Yu: “Dao Monarch Bu, we’ve known each other for so long, how could I not know how powerful you are? But Tai Yuebai’s strength is far more terrifying than what he has shown. I’m afraid he is already the strongest person here.”
Zhang Yu: “If I don’t follow his instructions during the upcoming Law Establishment process, both of us will be in trouble.”
Zhang Yu: “Dao Monarch Bu, take care.” As he said this, Zhang Yu had already bypassed Bu Yingshu’s figure and walked toward Tai Yuebai.
“Little Yu!” Bu Yingshu reached out to grab him, but saw Zhang Yu’s figure flicker, having already chased after Tai Yuebai through the manifestation of the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
Zhang Yu: “Dao Monarch Tai, wait for me!”
Looking at Zhang Yu’s departing back, Bu Yingshu felt the magic power, vital energy, and Primordial Spirit within her body violently vibrating.
In all her life, this was the first time Bu Yingshu had ever experienced the bitterness she currently felt in her heart.
But recalling Zhang Yu’s recent message, Bu Yingshu temporarily suppressed her inner impulses.
I can’t beat Tai Yuebai? How is that possible?
Bu Yingshu’s mind flashed with all of her own information, and she thought to herself, But Zhang Yu has been with me for so long. It’s not like he doesn’t know my strength. He knows my background, knows my peerless talent, and also knows that I am the Great Sage’s Heir. But even so, he still warned me…
Right at that moment, another message from Zhang Yu appeared before Bu Yingshu’s eyes.
Zhang Yu: “Dao Monarch Bu, absolutely do not make an enemy out of Tai Yuebai.”
Zhang Yu: “I will tell you the intel regarding him as soon as possible.”
Looking at the messages Zhang Yu sent, Bu Yingshu’s heart trembled: Zhang Yu… he is being forced! Is he being forced by Tai Yuebai?
At this moment, when Tai Yuebai’s figure once again surfaced in Bu Yingshu’s mind, the impression he gave her was already vastly different, revealing a sense of unfathomable depth.
Bu Yingshu thought to herself, Given Zhang Yu’s understanding of me, as well as the relationship and agreement between the two of us, Tai Yuebai was actually able to coerce Zhang Yu into elevating him.
This guy’s methods and strength… it seems they truly far exceed my previous assessment of him.
At this moment, a trace of wariness towards Tai Yuebai surfaced in Bu Yingshu’s heart.
It wasn’t just Bu Yingshu. At this moment… watching the scene of Zhang Yu following Tai Yuebai away, the minds of the many students in the classroom were churning, with various thoughts surfacing in their heads all at once.
Cang Juehuan from the Artifact Spirit Dao Lineage watched Zhang Yu’s retreating back and thought to himself, Zhang Yu… has he given up on Bu Yingshu? And Di Xuan? To elevate Tai Yuebai?
Tai Yuebai… this guy from the Reformist Faction has always kept a low profile since the training began. Just what kind of trump card does he have to actually make Zhang Yu take such an action?
At this moment, Tai Yuebai suddenly became unfathomable in Cang Juehuan’s heart.
On the other side, Yue Qinglan from the Pharmaceutical Company was equally shaken, Both Tai Yuebai and Zhang Yu belong to the Reformist Faction, so what exactly are they planning to do? Obviously, supporting and allying with Bu Yingshu, Di Xuan, and Lie Jinghong is the path to greatest success.
Could it be that they really want to enact reforms?
Thinking of Zhang Yu and Tai Yuebai’s identities as members of the Reformist Faction, thinking of the faction’s ideals, and thinking of the Immortal Legacy as well as Ying Xintian’s past, Yue Qinglan had completely changed her original evaluation of Tai Yuebai at this moment.
For this person to suddenly make such an arrangement, he must have a massive scheme, plotting some earth-shattering change. At this moment, Yue Qinglan suddenly grew wary of Tai Yuebai as well.
Meanwhile, after Zhang Yu chased after Tai Yuebai and left the classroom, message after message began floating before his eyes. There were messages sent by Tai Yuebai, by Bu Yingshu, and from various other people like Di Xuan and Lie Jinghong.
However, at this moment, Zhang Yu was not in a hurry to reply to these messages. Instead, he first looked at the changes in the Dao Seed Register.
He saw that Sovereign of the Nine Heavens had impressively been successfully replicated, becoming one of the Dao Seeds on the Dao Seed Register.
It seems that by lifting Tai Yuebai up just now, I have intimidated at least three students in the classroom who originally weren’t intimidated by Tai Yuebai.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, Bu Yingshu didn’t follow me either. It seems she was temporarily persuaded by my words. That’s fine, it saves me some trouble.
These past few days, by extracting Immortal Dao Technology from the training cultivation arts together with Bu Yingshu, Zhang Yu had basically pushed all the cultivation arts that needed to be advanced from level 50 to the level 60 Void Refinement limit.
Furthermore, Zhang Yu had basically completed his conditioning of Bu Yingshu through the Technique Aperture and the Great Void Dao Body. Moving forward, she only needed to practice the relevant basic cultivation arts more on her own.
“Temporarily shaking off Bu Yingshu gives me more time to prepare the upcoming Law Edict.”
“And also with Di Xuan and Lie Jinghong’s side…”
While thinking, Zhang Yu had already glanced over the chat logs between himself, Di Xuan, and Lie Jinghong.
Right before Zhang Yu had taken action, he had already sent a message to the two of them in advance, informing them… about Tai Yuebai asking him to go all out to support him.
After all, these two were not like Bu Yingshu. Zhang Yu needed to give them a heads-up before making a move.
Somewhat beyond Zhang Yu’s expectations, Lie Jinghong and Di Xuan seemed to trust him deeply. As soon as Zhang Yu brought it up, they allowed him to go undercover by Tai Yuebai’s side to investigate what Tai Yuebai’s plan actually was and what the exact content of his Law Establishment would be.
“Investigating other people’s plans, especially the content of their Law Establishment, is indeed very important.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “After all, once the rules of Law Establishment are established, it is highly likely that they will interact with one another. This influence could be mutually beneficial, but it could also be mutually repelling, or even form a restraining relationship.”
“And in the subsequent official Law Establishment, this mutual influence, mutual obstruction, and mutual enhancement between Law Edicts are all important aspects to evaluate.”
Zhang Yu knew that mutually collecting intelligence on each other’s rules and investigating the contents of the others’ rules in advance was indeed very important in the law establishment training.
However, the two of them believing and agreeing with him so easily, rendering the many arguments he had prepared completely useless, still left Zhang Yu feeling a hint of surprise.
“On the one hand, the strength I’ve displayed is weak enough that it won’t arouse their wariness. On the other hand…” “Lie Jinghong probably associated me with the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, which is why he trusts me.”
“But Di Xuan…” A strange feeling welled up in Zhang Yu’s heart. “Why would he also trust me so much? My interactions with him so far don’t seem sufficient to support this.”
“Could he be pretending to trust me?”
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering, a sigh came from ahead.
Tai Yuebai let out a sigh and looked at Zhang Yu with a wry smile. “Zhang Yu, oh Zhang Yu, you’ve really screwed me over.”
Zhang Yu observed Tai Yuebai’s body, his gaze falling on the [Sovereign of the Nine Heavens] still manifesting on the other party’s chest. He thought to himself, “It seems that having his Dao Seed replicated by me doesn’t affect the outcome of Tai Yuebai stealing the Dao Seed.”
Zhang Yu said with a face full of sincerity, “Big Brother Tai! At worst, we’ll fight them to the bitter end! This third-generation Law Establishment is exactly our chance to reform the sect!”
Tai Yuebai hastily tried to dissuade him, “Zhang Yu! You’re being too impulsive! Do you have any idea that by doing this, you’ve drawn all eyes onto me?!”
At the thought of his ongoing plans to seize Lie Jinghong’s ultra-high-risk Dao Seed, Tai Yuebai felt a headache coming on.
In a manner only he could perceive, Zhang Yu pondered inwardly, I’m sorry, Tai Yuebai. My law establishment goal has already been set, but… the matter is of such great importance that I’m afraid it won’t be supported by anyone involved in this Law Establishment.
I can only have you stand on the front lines for now to absorb some more attention for me.
This is also for the sake of changing Kunxu and changing the world.
Tai Yuebai looked at Zhang Yu, his mind flashing back to his own actions over the past few days, and secretly thought, Sigh. I originally hid my strength and used Zhang Yu to stabilize the situation and draw attention, making it easier for me to operate in the shadows.
Now that things have been stirred up, everyone is looking this way.
I have to use Zhang Yu’s identity once again to redirect everyone’s attention.
I’m sorry, Zhang Yu, but my plan allows for no mistakes. I must push you back to the forefront.
Only when I reach the apex of the Immortal Dao can I change and reform Kunxu!
Thinking of this, Tai Yuebai sighed. He no longer blamed Zhang Yu and instead said, Alright, since things have come to this, do not contact anyone from now on. Seize the time to study and cultivate, understand?
After ending his conversation with Tai Yuebai, Zhang Yu finally had the chance to test Sovereign of the Nine Heavens, that he had just replicated.
As the information surfaced on the Dao Seed Register, Zhang Yu gained some understanding of this Dao Seed’s abilities after a period of comprehension.
And what first surprised Zhang Yu about Sovereign of the Nine Heavens was that this Dao Seed had already reached level 3.
This was also the first time Zhang Yu had directly obtained a level 3 Dao Seed upon replication.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Previously, when I replicated A-Zhen’s Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, I directly obtained a level 2 Dao Seed.”
At that time, Zhang Yu had formed a speculation: in the future, as his cultivation realm rose and more higher-realm heavenly chosen appeared around him, he might encounter cultivators who could elevate their Dao Seed level on their own.
“Looking at it now, Di Xuan is very likely that kind of person; he must have upgraded Sovereign of the Nine Heavens to level 3 long ago.” Following that, Zhang Yu began to carefully sense the abilities of Sovereign of the Nine Heavens.
“The level 1 effect of Sovereign of the Nine Heavens is ‘Mouth Yielding Heaven’s Mandate.’ Once the Dao Seed ability is activated, words spoken carry more persuasive power towards those of a lower cultivation realm…”
“Does this mean people with a lower cultivation realm than me are more easily persuaded?”
When Zhang Yu first saw this ability, he immediately associated it with the current law establishment training: “If this ability is combined with law establishment, could it enhance the persuasive power of a Law Edict? Could it speed up the diffusion of the Law Edict among the masses? Could it accelerate the rate at which the sentient beings’ Thought Tide amplifies the Law Edict?”
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu felt that Sovereign of the Nine Heavens was quite important.
In contrast, the level 2 and level 3 effects of Sovereign of the Nine Heavens seemed less important to him in the current environment.
“The level 2 effect is to temporarily disperse an opponent’s power, halting the flow of spiritual energy and magic power.”
“The level 3 ability can shake an opponent’s consciousness, causing a brief pause in their thoughts.”
“Both of these are more oriented toward combat.”
After testing it out briefly, Zhang Yu stopped studying the level 2 and level 3 abilities, and instead focused his attention on the level 1 ability.
“With this Sovereign of the Nine Heavens, my Law Edict Potential Evaluation rank will probably rise again.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Did Tai Yuebai know about the abilities of this Dao Seed in advance, and is that why he stole this Dao Seed?”
In the classroom the next day, the many students were completely engrossed, focusing all their attention on the teaching before them.
This was simply because today marked the official start of the instruction on third-generation Law Edict technology.
Students on the martial dao path were taught related martial arts, while those on the artifact refinement path were given new design blueprints. There were also medicinal pills, formation diagrams… Students of various paths all received knowledge suitable for them to delve into third-generation Law Edicts.
Zhang Yu… was naturally also imparted the 10th martial arts of the training thus far, which was similarly one of the cultivation arts belonging to the Chain Formation Diagram: Myriad Phenomena.
However, because of Zhang Yu’s own track record of Extraordinary Merit, he was awarded the more advanced “Myriad Daos Law Establishment Heavenly Book (Sect-Guarding Edition)” rather than the “Myriad Daos Law Establishment Heavenly Book (Strategic-Tier Edition)”.