Chapter 910: The Personalized Test of Decision Day
“The Dao Seed’s name is… One Qi Swallows the Universe?”
Seeing the Dao Seed emerging from Tai Yuebai, Zhang Yu was slightly startled.
Ever since the Dao Seed Register was opened in the Feather Book, Zhang Yu had seen many different Dao Seeds, but their names had always followed a single rule: they were exactly four Chinese characters long.
Zhang Yu had originally assumed that all Dao Seeds had four-character names, but seeing [One Qi Swallows the Universe] today made him realize that five-character Dao Seed names existed as well.
The appearance of this five-character Dao Seed immediately gave him a sense of it being extraordinary.
Particularly because, as [One Qi Swallows the Universe] surfaced on Tai Yuebai’s body, Lie Jinghong was missing a Dao Seed…
“So, did Tai Yuebai steal this [One Qi Swallows the Universe] from Lie Jinghong?”
Lie Jinghong, who possessed three Dao Seeds, was already Zhang Yu’s primary observation target.
Especially since the other party, as the representative of the Dharma Realm Dao Lineage, had unfathomable abilities to begin with, and the Dao Seed abilities he possessed were something Zhang Yu took very seriously.
“Even rushing right before the formal Law Establishment, Tai Yuebai still wanted to steal this Dao Seed…”
Right at this moment, Immortal Slayer suddenly said, “Zhang Yu, I have a feeling that Tai Yuebai has been tossing about all this time, successively stealing three Dao Seeds and making countless little moves in private… perhaps it was all ultimately for this [One Qi Swallows the Universe].”
Zhang Yu wasn’t sure if Immortal Slayer was right, but regardless… Lie Jinghong’s own background and strength, along with Tai Yuebai’s anxious behavior to steal this Dao Seed right before the formal Law Establishment… coupled with the special length of the Dao Seed’s name…
All of this seemed to indicate the peculiarity of this [One Qi Swallows the Universe].
“If I can replicate this Dao Seed, perhaps it will be of help to my upcoming Law Establishment and assessment…”
Zhang Yu carefully sensed the replication conditions for [One Qi Swallows the Universe], a trace of relief flashing through his heart: “Fortunately, I’ve maintained my relationship with Tai Yuebai, so after he steals a new Dao Seed, I can also directly see its name and replication conditions.”
At this moment, a thought suddenly welled up in Zhang Yu’s heart: “Since this is the case, does it mean that any Dao Seed Tai Yuebai steals in the future, I can just take and replicate?”
Although this thought surfaced in his mind, Zhang Yu felt there were too many variables involved. Moreover, the most urgent matter at hand was the Law Establishment, so he could only temporarily suppress this thought in his heart.
At the same time, sensing the replication conditions for [One Qi Swallows the Universe], Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Do I need to help Tai Yuebai contact and absorb the magic power of ten cultivators at the same cultivation realm?”
Based on the experience Zhang Yu had accumulated over the years from replicating and upgrading Dao Seeds, he knew these conditions were often related to the Dao Seed’s abilities.
“Could it be that the ability of this [One Qi Swallows the Universe] is to absorb magic power? Devour magic power?” Zhang Yu thought inwardly. “Then would it be enough to just infuse the magic power of other trainees into Tai Yuebai?”
“But if it’s merely absorbing magic power… it doesn’t seem that impressive.”
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering in his heart, the Law Establishment and the first stage of the assessment officially began.
Following their respective instructions, the numerous trainees headed in different directions within the minor realm.
Watching Tai Yuebai fly off to the other side, Zhang Yu thought to himself, The first phase of the assessment takes place in a closed environment. If I want to copy this ‘One Qi Swallows the Universe’, it will only be possible during the second phase.
At the same time, what appeared before Zhang Yu and the rest of the trainees was a landmass covering approximately ten thousand square kilometers.
Scattered across this landmass were cities that had been shrunk down countless times.
Countless ant-like, tiny Material Humans lived, cultivated, studied, and worked within these cities…
Throughout each city, the Material Humans were implanted with false memories and, bolstered by the Dharma Realm, possessed fabricated cultivation, simulating cities where cultivators and mortals coexisted.
As Zhang Yu arrived at his target destination in the airspace above one such city, the entire miniature city was sealed off.
From this moment on, Zhang Yu could not leave this miniature city.
As for the Material Humans in the city, they showed no surprise at Zhang Yu’s sudden appearance as a giant; it seemed their memories had already normalized this as an everyday occurrence.
The next thing Zhang Yu needed to do was to establish his own Law Edict within this enclosed environment.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “In the first phase, each trainee will be assigned a miniature city of their own, where they will establish their Law Edicts. The time limit is 3 days.”
“After 3 days, the second phase will begin. All cities will no longer be enclosed but will open up to each other. Every trainee’s Law Edict will also spread recklessly across this land for a period of 28 days… until the final evaluation is over.”
Zhang Yu’s eyes moved slightly, able to see the phantoms of Righteous Gods floating within the miniature city.
“In order to simulate the environment of the physical world, the vast majority of regular Law Edicts in Kunxu will be executed by the Righteous Gods, suppressing illegal acts.”
“In other words, the Material Humans here also need to abide by various regular Law Edicts, otherwise they will be arrested, fined, and punished by the Righteous Gods…”
“At the same time, all trainees cannot violently interfere with the Material Humans.”
“And then…”
The observations and thoughts about the current situation flashed by in an instant. The next moment, Zhang Yu’s Void-Refined Primordial Spirit suddenly circulated, and at the same time… his Chain Formation Diagram had also been swapped to [Myriad Phenomena].
“Expiration Date Law Edict… come out for me!”
Accompanied by Zhang Yu’s soft shout, the already fully designed third-generation Law Edict… resounded with a rumble and gradually emerged within his Void-Refined Primordial Spirit.
“From now on, all Law Edicts will have an expiration date.”
“For a period of… one month.”
It was like dropping a massive boulder into a tranquil lake.
Centered around Zhang Yu’s Void-Refined Primordial Spirit, the hidden Immortal Qi existing within all things in the world became frantically restless.
At this very moment, only in the vision of cultivators who could observe the hidden Immortal Qi could they see that the hidden Immortal Qi surrounding Zhang Yu’s Primordial Spirit seemed to have had something written into it. Amidst the violent fluctuations, it stirred up ripples that gradually spread outward.
Along with this expansion, the Law Edict established by Zhang Yu also gradually opened up a layer of domain.
This was the Law Edict True Domain. Only within the boundaries of this True Domain could Zhang Yu directly enact interference that complied with the contents of the Law Edict.
At this very moment, as Zhang Yu established the Law Edict, the range of its True Domain was slowly expanding outward along with the spread of the immortal aura.
“The Law Edict and the True Domain are technically complete.”
“And as for the technical aspect…” Zhang Yu thought to himself, “it is something I cannot further improve in a short period of time.”
Zhang Yu knew that his Immortal Qi Technology and Law Edict technology, relying on the augmentation of his cultivation art and the Chain Formation Diagram, had temporarily reached a limit.
“Therefore, next, if I want to expand faster and obtain the Thought Tide amplification more quickly, I need to spread the word and gain the acknowledgment of more people.”
“Then…”
The Grotto-Heaven force around Zhang Yu surged slightly, and in the next moment… Puppet Strongmen swarmed out from the Immortal Grotto-Heaven one after another, beginning to take control of the entire city and propagate the contents regarding the Expiration Date Law Edict.
The Material Humans had a high degree of acceptance toward this. It seemed that in their fake memories, Zhang Yu was already the ruler of the entire city.
Watching the Material Humans smoothly accept the concept of the Expiration Date Law Edict, Zhang Yu’s heart remained completely undisturbed.
“Unlike conventional Law Edicts such as paid overtime or paying compensation for murder, the Expiration Date Law Edict… simply does not require the vast majority of people to obey it, nor does it need them to execute it.”
“During the three-day lockdown period that follows, to the Material Humans in this city, the Expiration Date Law Edict has absolutely nothing to do with them.”
“Because of this, even if I promote it with all my might, their acceptance of the Expiration Date Law Edict will be limited, and the amplification brought by the Thought Tide will also be limited.”
Zhang Yu inwardly thought, “Right now, the ‘Law Edict Expiration Date’ is equivalent to a second-generation Law Edict. It only receives the Thought Tide amplification, but it entirely fails to display the trait of a third-generation Law Edict… altering the Thought Tide.”
“Only when the second phase arrives, when it overlaps with other people’s Law Edict Domains, will my Expiration Date Law Edict experience true growth.”
“In the name of Uplifting, feeding on the sentient beings’ compliance and opposition to the Law Edicts of others.”
“My Law Edict is destined to become the enemy of all the trainees, because the very existence of me and my Law Edict will cause everyone’s potential evaluation to drop.”
At this moment, Zhang Yu’s gaze swept across the so-called city before him and looked toward the other end of the continent, passing over one sealed miniature city after another.
“And Decision Day… is right on the 31st day, July 1st.”
“As the one-month validity period of the Law Edict comes to an end, my ultimate test will arrive… to freeze the Law Edicts of everyone on this land.”
Meanwhile, Tai Yuebai looked at the miniature city before him and thought to himself, Decision Day is on the 31st day, July 1st.
“On this final day, just when everyone thinks the evaluation is about to end, I will activate the shifting power of the Dual Rest Law Edict, causing everyone present… including all the trainees, to enter a state of work stoppage and rest.”
His mind recalled the message sent to him by Su Xianchen, the chief judge of the Law Establishment Ceremony, before the evaluation began.
“This is a personalized test specifically designed and arranged for me by the higher-ups, taking into account the uniqueness of the ‘Dual Rest Law Edict’.”
As Tai Yuebai thought of this, a surge of fighting spirit welled up in his heart.
“Indeed, the moment my Dual Rest Law Edict was uploaded, it must have been earth-shattering, sparking widespread discussion among the higher-ups. That’s why they specifically designed a test project for me, to more comprehensively evaluate the potential of my Law Edict.”
“I don’t know how many people hate my guts right now, but since the Law Edict was ultimately approved, it shows that I was right. My judgment of the general trend was not wrong.”
“At this moment, my Dual Rest Law Edict is probably already the most highly anticipated Law Edict of this term, concerning all the future industries of the entire Myriad Laws Sect.”
At this thought, Tai Yuebai clenched his fists, secretly making a resolution in his heart: “In 30 days, I will have this land enveloped by my power of adjusted rest.”
“I will let everyone understand that the potential of my Law Edict towers above all other trainees.”
Meanwhile, Bu Yingshu looked at the miniature city before her and thought to herself, “Decision Day is on the 31st day.”
Recalling the ultimate test given to her by Su Xianchen, Bu Yingshu thought to herself, “On the last day, according to the one-month certificate validity period I established, I will freeze the Void Refinement Certificates of all the trainees present!”
“Hmph, if I didn’t do this, how could I show just how overbearing my ‘One Certificate, Temporarily Certified’ is?”
At this thought, a confident smile appeared on Bu Yingshu’s face: “This is the ultimate test specially designed for my Law Edict by the higher-ups, taking into account the uniqueness of ‘One Certificate, Temporarily Certified’.”
“This shows that the higher-ups also highly value my ‘One Certificate, Temporarily Certified’!”
“I bet that right now, the judges who are observing the competition and evaluating the Law Edicts of the various trainees have all gathered their gazes upon me.”
“Even the high and mighty Immortal Emperor, are you also observing me at this moment, this rising star in the Immortal Clan that people have no choice but to watch?”
The thought of so many judges focusing their observation on her made Bu Yingshu feel a bit excited.
But the thought that the Immortal Emperor might also be paying attention to her brought a trace of gloom to Bu Yingshu’s eyes. “If not for the confinement of the Immortal Clan’s identity, and the oppression of the rule that Immortal Clan members cannot achieve immortality, how wonderful would it be to let me safely display all this talent?”
“What is this girl thinking about now?”
In the observation room, Bu Yuangui looked at Bu Yingshu on the light screen and thought to himself, “Sigh, does she actually think she’s the only one with a customized test, believing she’s so special in this evaluation?”
Just then, Chief Judge Su Xianchen was emphasizing to all the judges, “Everyone, aside from the basic parameters like the propagation speed of the Law Edict, the intensity of Thought Tide amplification, the influence of the Thought Tide, Law Edict resistance, negative impacts… you also need to consider the specific nature of different Law Edicts.”
“I have already sent you all the trainees with customized tests and their individually set special test items. I hope everyone pays close attention to them.”
In Bu Yuangui’s view, considering the particularity of different Law Edicts, it was completely normal to tailor different test contents for different Law Edicts in the second stage of the assessment, to more comprehensively evaluate the trainees’ Law Edict potential levels.
It was just like evaluating various cultivation arts; one couldn’t just uniformly consider basic parameters like research and development costs, performance, and consumption. One definitely had to design different test items based on the specific use of the cultivation art.
“You have to make Civil Engineering Cultivation Techniques test brick-moving efficiency, and artifact refinement techniques test artifact refinement efficiency. Only then will it work.”
Just as Bu Yuangui was observing and pondering, on the other side, an Ascension Realm cultivator from the pharmaceutical company, a Rank 10 Sect Staff named Yi Yaosheng, was also observing the situation of the pharmaceutical company representative, Yue Qinglan.
He saw that after the minimum lifespan Law Edict was established, the Law Edict Domain rapidly expanded, triggering a chain reaction in the miniature city.
“How many times have I said it? Sudden death is not allowed on the assembly line!”
“Why didn’t you report it before you died? Do you know how much money the company lost because you stopped?”
“You are not allowed to die casually during working hours! All of you get up right now and buy minimum lifespan insurance, and remember to put the company as the beneficiary, so that when you die of overwork, the company can get the insurance compensation it deserves… Hmm? No need? There’s a Minimum Lifespan law?”
Inside the companies enveloped by the Minimum Lifespan law, company leaders were rejoicing.
Yi Yaosheng said with a gratified expression, “This Minimum Lifespan law is truly excellent. With one law established, revenue surges, and we never have to worry about company employees just dropping dead randomly anymore.”
But immediately after, in the miniature city, employees continuously fled the range of the Law Edict True Domain, wanting to avoid interference from the minimum lifespan.
And with this resistance in the Thought Tide, the expansion speed of Yue Qinglan’s Minimum Lifespan Law’s domain slowed down.
Yi Yaosheng knew that this was because, although the minimum lifespan was recognized and promoted by company operators, the employees did not really accept it.
Yi Yaosheng shook his head and sighed, “A bunch of unruly citizens, just thinking about living a few years less so they can work a few years less and pay taxes for a few years less. For this petty profit, they don’t hesitate to hinder the sect’s legal construction.”
He calculated briefly. At Yue Qinglan’s current speed, she would probably be able to spread the Law Edict’s True Domain across half the city in three days.
“Half a city in three days?”
Yi Yaosheng’s gaze flickered slightly as he turned to look at the performances of the other trainees, wanting to see how fast they were.