Chapter 919 Zhang Yu’s Law Edict Pilot Zone
Just as the judges were looking through the light screens in front of them, observing Zhang Yu dominating the testing ground, various thoughts raced through their minds.
Chief judge Su Xianchen announced, “Everyone, given the sudden situation currently in the evaluation grounds, the second phase of this Law Establishment evaluation will end ahead of schedule.”
The numerous judges knew that the special situation Su Xianchen mentioned was obviously Zhang Yu single-handedly freezing all the Law Edicts in the entire testing ground.
Because Zhang Yu’s Law Edict was the only one left functioning in the entire environment, continuing the test had become meaningless.
Thus, having received authorization, Su Xianchen announced the early conclusion of this Law Edict evaluation.
“The results of the Law Establishment evaluation have been determined, and the detailed logs and data have all been uploaded.”
At this very moment, it wasn’t just the judges on the scene who heard Su Xianchen’s message; all the trainees in the entire testing ground also received the news.
“The subsequent Law Edict registration, Law Establishment benefits, pilot selection, and so on… will be conveyed to each of you one by one based on the results of this evaluation after passing a review.”
“Before that, please wait a moment, everyone.”
The next instant, Su Xianchen waved his large hand, and a drastic change immediately occurred within the entire testing ground.
The power of the Dharma Realm instantly enveloped the entire area, covering almost every inch of space, causing the entire testing ground to seemingly enter a state of stillness.
Zhang Yu only felt his entire body being suppressed by an invisible force, rendering him completely unable to move a single inch.
At the same time, the earth rose, mountains undulated, tall buildings sprang up from the ground once again, and cities returned to their original appearances.
Following closely, the gazes of all the Material Humans froze as their bodies were completely taken over by the Dharma Realm, falling into a deep slumber.
And the power of the Dharma Realm that was originally augmenting their bodies, simulating various powers of the Immortal Dao, was now retracted one by one, causing these miniature Material Humans, one after another, to turn back into ordinary mortals without the slightest trace of Immortal Dao power.
Their memory would be erased, and they would fall into slumber once again, serving as test props within this testing ground, waiting to be of use the next time.
At the exact same moment, in the sky above the testing ground… surging Spirit Realm information was transmitted back and forth, turning various debts, losses, and consumptions into a stack of bills.
Su Xianchen grabbed the bills in one fell swoop and instantly refined them using Immortal Coins.
In the blink of an eye, the entire testing ground… seemed to have reverted to how it was before the Law Edict assessment began, as if the calamity that had just struck the masses was merely an illusion.
Not far away, Tai Yuebai was completely unsurprised by this. He knew that throughout the entire assessment process, all consumption and damages regarding the environment and the Material Humans would be reimbursed by the higher-ups.
However, the trainees’ personal expenses during the Law Establishment process — such as the computing power he and Zhang Yu had just rented, or the medicinal pills consumed to restore magic power, as well as any self-purchased or rented magical artifacts… these were not covered by the reimbursement and had to be paid out of their own pockets.
Following that, Su Xianchen thrust out a palm from afar, instantly sending all the present trainees away together to wait in a grand hall within the Law-Knowing Abode.
Right before Tai Yuebai was sent away, he noticed that Zhang Yu was the only one… who still remained behind in the testing ground. “Zhang Yu…”
Su Xianchen’s projection landed in front of Zhang Yu, his gaze revealing a hint of complexity. “When others undergo Law Establishment, they only seek safety and thoroughness. You alone… not only dare to touch upon the entangled interests of various parties, but you also dare to confront the peril of clashing old and new Law Edicts.”
“Such boldness… I’m afraid that among the many Ascension Realm cultivators today, one would be hard-pressed to find even a few who possess it.”
“Given time, you will surely be able to sweep away the Law Edicts for the Immortal Emperor and restore a bright and clear world to the Myriad Laws Sect.”
Hearing Su Xianchen’s words, Zhang Yu inwardly realized… this person was likely someone belonging to the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor.
Immediately after his praise, Su Xianchen continued, “However, as a senior, it is necessary for me to remind you of a few things.”
“From now until this matter comes to an end, stay here for the time being. Do not go anywhere.”
Su Xianchen looked towards the outside of the testing ground with a sigh and said, “Who knows how many people out there are currently looking for you.”
“But as long as you stay inside this testing ground, no one can lay a finger on you.”
Zhang Yu knew in his heart… at this very moment, all kinds of news regarding this term’s Law Establishment had probably already spread, causing shockwaves throughout the Myriad Laws Sect.
And Su Xianchen keeping him here was actually a form of protection.
Zhang Yu said, “Thank you for the reminder, Heavenly Monarch Su.”
Su Xianchen waved his hand and said, “We are all serving the sect and the Immortal Emperor, there is no need for such thanks.”
Right at this moment, Su Xianchen’s gaze focused, and he said, “That fast?”
He looked up at the sky, having already seen the review results from above being transmitted down.
Su Xianchen knew that in Kunxu, the higher one went, the greater the boost to their thinking and calculation capacity, which was equivalent to cultivators and Immortals possessing more time.
A fleeting moment to those below might be enough for those above to ponder a matter one thousand eight hundred times. This was the so-called one day in heaven, one year on earth.
Upper-tier cultivators were not only wealthy, but they even possessed more time; any random day could be used as a year for lower-tier cultivators.
But even so, the sheer speed of the review process this time still far exceeded Su Xianchen’s estimates, giving him a distinct sense of urgency and pressure coming from the upper echelons.
Inside the grand hall, numerous trainees were waiting quietly.
The next moment, Su Xianchen’s projection crashed down. Looking at the crowd, he got straight to the point without dragging his feet, “I will now announce the results of this Law Establishment evaluation.”
Along with Su Xianchen’s words, the trainees’ names and their Law Edict evaluation grades gradually appeared on the giant light screen from bottom to top.
Yue Qinglan searched from the bottom up, her gaze scanning across and immediately spotting her own name. She thought to herself, “Grade 7?”
Although Yue Qinglan’s previous goal for herself was to enter the top 5 grades, after seeing the successive astonishing performances of Zhang Yu, Tai Yuebai, Lie Jinghong, and the others, she was now satisfied with her grade 7 evaluation.
On the other side, Cang Juehuan also found his name. “Artifact Spirit Human Rights, grade 6.”
Bu Yingshu crossed her arms over her chest, thinking inwardly, “Damn it, if it weren’t for that guy Zhang Yu, I definitely wouldn’t just be grade 5.”
She turned her head to glare at Di Xuan, thinking, “This guy obviously turned off his Law Edict himself, so why is he one grade higher than me?”
Then, Bu Yingshu glared at Kuang Zhiqian again: “And this guy… his performance wasn’t even as good as mine, so how is he also grade 4? Is it because he was the last to be frozen by Zhang Yu?”
Di Xuan thought to himself: “Kuang Zhiqian’s Law Edict proved effective in the final battle, demonstrating the usefulness of his Law Edict in a clash of Law Edicts. Is that why his grade was raised?”
At this moment, Lie Jinghong’s name suddenly appeared, followed by the rating for his Dharma Realm Obligation… grade 2!
Everyone who saw this scene was slightly stunned.
Di Xuan thought to himself: “Lie Jinghong is actually grade 2?”
In Di Xuan’s view, Zhang Yu’s performance this time would definitely be grade 1, Tai Yuebai could be considered grade 2, and evaluating Lie Jinghong as grade 3 would be no problem — and this was also the thought of most of the trainees.
But if Lie Jinghong had already reached grade 2, then what grade was Tai Yuebai?
Di Xuan thought to himself: “It can’t be that Tai Yuebai is also grade 2, right? There is obviously still a gap between Lie Jinghong and Tai Yuebai’s performances. Was this evaluation inaccurate?”
On the other side, Lie Jinghong’s heart stirred: “Could it be that Tai Yuebai is tied with me… both at grade 2?”
Thinking of this, Lie Jinghong nodded in deep agreement: “If it weren’t for complying with the Immortal Emperor’s will, my performance wouldn’t have been worse than Tai Yuebai’s. To think that the evaluation even took this into account?”
Just then, Tai Yuebai’s name suddenly emerged, and his potential evaluation impressively reached grade 1.
Seeing this, the many trainees frowned in unison.
“On what grounds?” Bu Yingshu felt indignant. “The highest is grade 1, so doesn’t that mean Tai Yuebai and Zhang Yu both reached grade 1?”
“What right does he have to be on the same level as Zhang Yu!”
Just as similar thoughts welled up in the trainees’ minds, they vanished into thin air the very next moment.
They saw the name of the first-ranked Zhang Yu heavily emerge, and the Law Edict Potential Evaluation grade behind it was impressively… Special Grade!
“Special Grade?!” Tai Yuebai was startled upon seeing this result. “Since when was there a Special Grade among the 108 grades? It wasn’t mentioned in the training classes at all.”
As if sensing the doubts in everyone’s minds, Su Xianchen explained, “Although we originally set 108 grades for the third-generation Law Edicts, considering that the third-generation Law Edicts still have room for future advancement, we label all Law Edicts that surpass grade 1, or that can no longer be defined by grade 1, as Special Grade.”
“And Zhang Yu’s Law Edict Expiration Date is evidently such a Law Edict.”
Hearing these words, everyone was deeply shaken and amazed, but recalling Zhang Yu’s performance in the test, they had no choice but to admit…
“He truly deserves it, his reputation is completely justified.” Di Xuan thought to himself: “Sigh, how could Zhang Yu be a Lower Realm Native? No, could he have been born in the Upper Realm and arranged to go to the Lower Realm?”
In the next moment, as the grade evaluations were completely announced, Su Xianchen’s mind moved and he declared, “Now, the registration of Law Edicts will begin.”
Rays of divine light fell, accompanied by the descent of numerous Righteous Gods, and a register unrolled before everyone’s eyes.
Recorded in the register were the names of every lawmaker of the Myriad Laws Sect, as well as the contents of their Law Edicts.
Once registered, as long as it was approved by the sect in the future, the Righteous Gods of the Heavenly Court could execute the relevant laws in any area within the entire Myriad Laws Sect, forming a universal domain of the Law Edicts.
Students were called up one by one, and soon it was Yue Qinglan’s turn.
With her name and the contents of her Law Edict registered, Yue Qinglan officially went from being an ordinary Void Refinement Dao Monarch to a Dao Monarch who could possess a Law Edict.
And her benefits immediately changed. First, her monthly salary as a Sect Staff increased by 30,000, then she received a 500,000 bonus, followed by her medical allowance quota, the grade of the flying shuttle assigned to her, the quota for Soul Cultivator certificates under her command… A whole series of treatments were improved.
But what Yue Qinglan and the other trainees paid the most attention to was not these changes in treatment, but the Law Edict pilot zone.
“Where will my pilot zone… be?”
Yue Qinglan knew that the higher the rating obtained in the evaluation, the better the resources she would receive in the subsequent cultivation of the Law Edict, and the allocation of this Law Edict pilot zone was of the utmost importance.
In the next moment, Yue Qinglan’s assigned Law Edict pilot zone was announced. It was a street in the Apex Heaven Myriad Laws Area of the Eleventh Layer.
“Phew…” Yue Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling invigorated. “Although it’s only a street, it’s a prime location on the Eleventh Layer. It’s enough for me to quickly cultivate the Law Edict and mobilize huge benefits.”
Yue Qinglan seemed to have already seen the huge waves her Minimum Lifespan would cause on this street.
Immediately after, Cang Juehuan also completed his registration. When he saw that his assigned pilot zone was an entire factory district, a smile appeared on his lips. “Excellent. Such a large factory district is perfect for me to utilize, granting artifact spirits human rights and making them our brothers.”
But soon, Yue Qinglan and Cang Juehuan looked at Bu Yingshu, Di Xuan, and Kuang Zhiqian with envy. The three were respectively assigned a city on the 13th layer, 14th layer, and 15th layer.
A Law Edict pilot for an entire city — just thinking about it… they seemed to foresee how rapidly Bu Yingshu, Di Xuan, and Kuang Zhiqian’s Law Edicts would grow and how massive the interests involved would be.
Yue Qinglan sighed in her heart. “Alas, even if I spread my Law Edict to an entire street, I still need to pass inspections and get approval before I can continue to expand outward layer by layer.”
“They are starting with an entire city right from the beginning, and they will only pull further and further ahead of me in the future.”
Thinking of this, Yue Qinglan couldn’t help but admit that falling behind by one step meant falling behind every step. This was the reality within the sect; it had always been this way.
On the other side, Lie Jinghong, with a trace of apprehension and anticipation, also completed his registration.
When he saw that his Law Edict pilot zone was actually a minor realm, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
“Excellent. This minor realm has a population of over a hundred million and is entirely covered by the Dharma Realm. The industries they engage in are also Dharma Realm Service-related, which is perfect for me to go and develop.”
Lie Jinghong turned to look at Tai Yuebai on the other side, only to find that the other party, just like himself, had also been assigned a minor realm, except it was larger in area, had a greater population, and boasted a higher Immortal Dao output.
Watching this scene, Yue Qinglan and Cang Juehuan felt even more that their assigned Law Edict pilot zones were no longer appealing. A street, a factory district… compared to Lie Jinghong and Tai Yuebai’s minor realms… there was simply no comparison.
Yue Qinglan sighed inwardly, “Although I know that within the top 10 grades, the potential gap between each grade is immense, isn’t the gap in the actual cultivation resources we receive a bit too huge?”
On the other side, Bu Yingshu, Di Xuan, and Kuang Zhiqian also felt that the cities they had been assigned to were not so tempting anymore.
Tai Yuebai, however, looked at Zhang Yu’s name and thought to himself, “Lie Jinghong and I have both been assigned an entire minor realm as our Law Edict pilot zones, so where will Zhang Yu be assigned?”
At the thought of the meaning behind the other party’s Law Edict Expiration Date, an ominous feeling welled up in Tai Yuebai’s heart.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu’s main body still remained inside the testing ground. His consciousness brought his projection down in front of everyone, and under their watchful eyes… he began the registration of his Law Edict.
“The bonus… 10 million Immortal Coins.”
Seeing the completely depleted Immortal Coins in his account suddenly skyrocket, Zhang Yu felt a wave of relief in his heart.
Although Kunxu’s bonuses were as meager as ever, it was still free money that didn’t need to be repaid, bringing Zhang Yu a burst of joy.
Immediately after, his change in status and the perks of being a law-establishing Dao Monarch were bestowed upon Zhang Yu.
His base take-home salary went from 60,000 Immortal Coins a month to 200,000 Immortal Coins.
He was also assigned a Void-Rending Shuttle, capable of freely traversing Grotto-Heavens.
Every year, he would receive a medical allowance of 1 million Immortal Coins, and the realm certificate quota for the Soul Cultivators under him… had directly doubled.
Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Zhang Yu finally reached the upcoming main event.
Zhang Yu felt a secret surge of nervousness: “Where will the pilot zone for my Law Edict be?”
This time, the information was not announced directly, but was instead first sent to Su Xianchen.
Upon seeing the result, Su Xianchen didn’t speak. He simply stared blankly for a moment before immediately communicating upward, “Are you sure it’s this? Is there no mistake?”
After some confirmation, Su Xianchen looked at Zhang Yu with a trace of shock and said, “Zhang Yu, as the first place in this Law Establishment and the creator of a special grade Law Edict, the higher-ups have deliberated… and decided to let you choose one layer from layers 1 to 16 of Kunxu to serve as the pilot zone for your Law Edict.”
Upon hearing Su Xianchen’s words, the entire scene fell silent. Even the information exchange in the Spirit Realm and Dharma Realm seemed to pause for a moment.
Su Xianchen added, “Of course, this entire layer only includes the areas under the control of our Myriad Laws Sect.”
Although Su Xianchen added this condition, it still couldn’t stop the shock of the many cultivators present.
Tai Yuebai’s heart shook: “An entire layer? Making an entire layer the pilot zone for his Law Edict?”
On the other side, Cang Juehuan also widened his eyes and looked at Zhang Yu. Thinking of the gap between his own factory district and the other party’s entire layer, he felt it was like the gap between an outsourced worker and Sect Staff.
To the side, Yue Qinglan couldn’t help but gulp: “They’re actually throwing an entire layer to him to use as a pilot zone for his Law Edict? And letting him choose freely from layers 1 to 16?”
Just casually thinking about it, Yue Qinglan could sense how much authority and how many rich benefits were contained within it.
Yue Qinglan couldn’t help but think, “Hiss… Zhang Yu doesn’t seem to know about Le Mulan’s situation yet… what should I do?”
Di Xuan’s heart surged with stormy waves: “An entire layer… if he chooses to develop the ‘Law Edict Expiration Date’ on the 15th or 16th layer right from the start… how big of a mess would that cause?”
Thinking of this, Di Xuan’s heart couldn’t help but tremble slightly, and at this moment, he looked at Zhang Yu as if looking at a humanoid catastrophe.
Bu Yingshu was now staring fixedly at Zhang Yu, who was the focus of everyone’s attention. When she heard about Zhang Yu’s Law Edict pilot zone, her first reaction was surprise, followed closely by panic.
“This guy has completely turned things around!”
At this moment, Bu Yingshu felt that she could no longer trample Zhang Yu under her feet. Instead, Zhang Yu was already riding on her, and no matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t shake him off.
In particular, this Law Edict pilot of choosing any one layer was like a pair of iron tongs, tightly choking her throat, making her unable to catch her breath.
“No! Please no!”
Thinking of how the stinky beast from the Lower Realm, whom she had casually manipulated as a cultivation tool to improve her innate talent, was now riding right on top of her, Bu Yingshu felt as if everything before her eyes was a nightmare.
“Zhang Yu! It’s not that I’m unwilling to prop you up, but you can’t jump this high!”
“How are we supposed to get along in the future?”
But since things had come to this, Bu Yingshu knew she could no longer stop him. She could only look at Zhang Yu and repeatedly plead in her heart, Choose the First Layer! Choose the First Layer with the least influence, Zhang Yu! I beg you, please absolutely do not choose the sect layers, and please do not use the Law Edict to include my family!
Lie Jinghong sighed and thought to himself, “Taking the greatest risks to obtain the greatest profits, fighting for the greatest power for the Immortal Emperor… Is this why the Immortal Emperor chose you? Zhang Yu…”
Thinking of his own performance in the test, Lie Jinghong sighed slightly in his heart, “If it weren’t for the final battle between Tai Yuebai and Zhang Yu, would Zhang Yu have been unable to reach Special Grade?”
“It’s… truly a pity that I couldn’t force Zhang Yu to use his full strength.”
At this moment, Lie Jinghong understood in his heart that perhaps in a head-on competition of work capacity and combat power, Zhang Yu, who had just entered Void Refinement, was not yet his match.
But in the confrontation of Law Edicts, he had already completely lost, suffering a crushing defeat.
Tai Yuebai stared intently at Zhang Yu’s back and thought to himself, “An entire layer right from the start? Is the Immortal Emperor already so impatient to begin purging Law Edicts? The situation is even worse than I imagined.”
At this moment, Tai Yuebai deeply felt that the end of the Law Establishment Ceremony was not the conclusion of this incident, but rather the beginning.
A greater storm, a more terrifying catastrophe… was already brewing.
And the focal point of all this was Zhang Yu right before his eyes, as well as the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor who had transformed Zhang Yu into the sword in his hand.
Meanwhile, Su Xianchen had already spoken up to ask, “How about it? Zhang Yu, have you decided which layer to choose?” On the other side, the many judges of this session’s Law Establishment were all watching the live situation across the Dharma Realm.
Fa Liuyuan stared at Zhang Yu’s figure, seemingly already seeing the other party transform into a Myriad Laws Divine Sword, bursting with a piercing cold light, hanging high above the head of every cultivator.
And the person holding this divine sword… was precisely the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor.
Fa Liuyuan thought to himself, “This Myriad Laws Divine Sword is already poised to strike. Is the Immortal Emperor acting with such thunderous force this time, leaving absolutely no leeway?”
On the other side, the judge Ling Chenji said, “Isn’t the impact too great to directly designate an entire layer as a pilot zone for the Law Edict? Zhang Yu’s Law Edict Expiration Date can affect the old Law Edicts of the past, inciting people to oppose them.”
“Looking at the situation in the testing ground, if all the living beings on an entire layer oppose the existing Law Edicts, wouldn’t that provoke them to commit crimes? To what extent will the crime rate skyrocket?”
Dugu Ming snorted coldly and said, “What’s wrong with the crime rate skyrocketing? I think the crime rate within the sect is far too low right now. With more people committing crimes, we can justifiably and legally confiscate their properties. Isn’t that another brand-new market?”
“How is that the same?” Ling Chenji retorted. “A turbulent environment will affect economic development, and the Immortal Emperor will suffer losses when the time comes as well.”
Dugu Ming’s gaze narrowed as he said, “I knew that with all your back-and-forth rambling, you would ultimately try to drag the Immortal Emperor into this! Are you trying to threaten the Immortal Emperor? To hinder the sect’s law construction?”
Ling Chenji replied, “Don’t make wild accusations. I am considering the big picture. I am not threatening the Immortal Emperor, much less hindering the construction of the rule of law.”
Not far away, Bu Yuangui listened to their discussion and thought to himself, A storm is brewing.
Bu Yuangui understood that even if they had guessed the Immortal Emperor’s intentions, there would still be cultivators like Ling Chenji who couldn’t help but reveal their opposition.
When faced with the loss of their own interests, the vast majority of cultivators and Immortals alike would never surrender them without a fight.
If the Immortal Emperor truly intends to use Zhang Yu as the Myriad Laws Divine Sword to purge the Law Edicts, what follows will inevitably be a storm of blood.
Unless…
Looking in Zhang Yu’s direction, Bu Yuangui thought, Zhang Yu could choose the Lower Realm as the pilot zone for the Law Edicts. The lower the realm, the smaller the impact. If he chooses the first layer of Kunxu, the conflict could be kept to a minimum intensity.