Chapter 922 Bu Yingshu: I Will Kill You All
In the Spirit Realm of the Former Days Graveyard, Lu Hengzhang — once a Rank 4 Sect Staff in the Spirit Transformation Realm and now a Soul Cultivator — was working for the Netherworld Assets Department of the Myriad Laws Sect, essentially serving as a grassroots employee under Zhang Yu.
After experiencing the salary increase incident, his attitude towards Zhang Yu had greatly improved, and like many Soul Cultivators, he had expressed his support for Zhang Yu during several events.
At this moment, the moment the Law Edict Expiration Date news was announced, it immediately spread widely among the Soul Cultivator community.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Hengzhang was exceptionally shocked: “Dao Monarch Zhang established a third-generation Law Edict?”
One Soul Cultivator said: “This is no ordinary third-generation Law Edict; it is the king of Law Edicts, a Law Edict that manages other Law Edicts! In the future within our Myriad Laws Sect, I’m afraid all Law Edicts will have to look at Dao Monarch Zhang’s face to continue operating.”
“It will officially begin its trial run on January 1st next year, and who knows how many Law Edicts will be frozen next.”
“I think paid overtime should be the first to be frozen! Why should many positions still have to pay for overtime? Can’t they just let us work overtime in all positions whenever we want, for as long as we want?”
Listening to the discussions of the many Soul Cultivators, Lu Hengzhang’s mind was a tangled mess: “Zhang Yu… could actually reach this step?”
At this moment, memories once again surfaced in his mind, recalling the scene where he had asked Zhang Yu questions during the interview for the Lower Realm Sect Examination.
It was just that the Lu Hengzhang of that time could never have imagined that this Lower Realm examinee who passed the Sect Examination would actually stir up such a storm within the sect, ultimately reaching his current position.
And as a former supporter of the Innate Dao Lineage, Lu Hengzhang looked towards Di Xuan’s Law Edict announcement.
The existence of this Di Xuan was something Lu Hengzhang had already known about back when he was a Rank 4 Sect Staff. He knew the other party was a veteran Void Refinement Cultivator under the Innate Dao Lineage… a true favored son of heaven, a pure-blooded Upper Realm Native.
It could be said that even when Lu Hengzhang was alive, Di Xuan had been an unattainable existence to him.
“If Di Xuan is a Upper Realm Native among Upper Realm Natives, then I am a Lower Realm Native among Upper Realm Natives.”
And looking at the Law Edict Potential Evaluation grades in the announcement, Lu Hengzhang felt an even greater wave of shock.
Now, this Di Xuan’s Law Edict Potential Evaluation is only grade 4, completely trampled underfoot by Zhang Yu’s Special Grade Law Edict.
Lu Hengzhang thought inwardly, It’s not just Zhang Yu. To think that Tai Yuebai is actually ranked grade 1, this Reformist Faction is truly unfathomable.
Just then, a Soul Cultivator roared, “Feng Tingting is streaming again!”
Hearing this, Lu Hengzhang quickly tuned in to Feng Tingting’s livestream channel.
Because he could occasionally hear hidden news about Zhang Yu from Feng Tingting’s stream, Lu Hengzhang had unwittingly started following her.
Besides Feng Tingting, there was another streamer named Ye Xingli who also occasionally had news about Zhang Yu. However, there were too many big brothers in her livestream, so Lu Hengzhang still preferred watching Feng Tingting.
At this moment, Feng Tingting could be heard saying in the livestream, “The current public opinion attacks against Dao Monarch Zhang are all the perverse actions of stubborn factions within the sect! These stubborn forces are colluding with outside forces just to slow down our Myriad Laws Sect’s Law Edict reform.”
“Look at this Kuang Zhiqian, he even has the same surname as Kuang Tianqing of the Heavenly Demon Sect. Could they be unrelated? And this Lie Jinghong — don’t be fooled by him being a representative sent by the Dharma Realm Dao Lineage, he actually has experience studying abroad at the Immortal Armaments Bureau. And this Di Xuan is also problematic…”
Feng Tingting summarized, “These stubborn factions and anti-reformers have colluded with outside forces and received who knows how many benefits. Some even have the backing of Immortal Emperors from other sects behind them. They are here to ruin our Myriad Laws Sect’s grand revitalization plan and obstruct the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor’s grand vision…”
The next moment, the livestream was abruptly banned, and the Soul Cultivators in the bullet chat erupted into a chorus of curses.
“It must have been reported by those diehards.”
“These guys just want to stop people from freely working overtime for the rest of their lives, dragging down the Myriad Laws Sect.”
“If they don’t let us freely work overtime, how can the Immortal Emperor keep the annual growth rate in the top three year after year? How can we stay ahead of the major sects?”
“Support Zhang Yu! Support the Law Edict Expiration Date.”
Lu Hengzhang watched the live broadcast content and nodded inwardly, “Although some parts are chasing shadows, it makes sense overall.”
“In the future, every Law Edict will have two dads. One is the biological dad, who is seen every day and puts all his effort into uplifting the Law Edict.” “The other dad is seen once every 50 years, but the biological dad would want to kneel down upon seeing him.”
Deep in the Spirit Realm, Ying Aikun was looking at the various reports about the third-generation Law Edicts.
Ever since becoming a Soul Cultivator and being detained deep in the Spirit Realm by the Righteous Gods, Ying Aikun could only learn about changes in the outside world through information in the Spirit Realm.
When he saw Zhang Yu’s third-generation Law Edict, Ying Aikun was also given a massive fright.
“Zhang Yu? He established a Law Edict Expiration Date? They want to let him manage the Law Edicts?”
“How could it be Zhang Yu? How could it be this Lower Beast from the Lower Realm?”
But no matter how shocked Ying Aikun was, no matter how unbelievable he found it, he had to admit… Zhang Yu, regardless of his cultivation realm, sect rank, or the weight of authority brought by the Law Edict, had completely surpassed the former him.
Immediately after, he started thinking about the impact the Law Edict Expiration Date would bring.
“Next… could it be that they are going to continue cleaning up the residual influence of my Supreme Truth Immortal Clan?”
Ying Aikun knew that ever since the Supreme Truth Clan was purged, many cultivators related to the Law Edicts had still been temporarily kept around, just to continue maintaining the sect’s stable order.
But if this Law Edict Expiration Date existed…
“On January 1st of next year, how many Law Edicts related to the interests of the Supreme Truth Immortal Clan will be frozen?”
“Will the Ancestor just watch helplessly as these Law Edicts are cleaned up?”
Ying Aikun continued to read the news. When he saw the various public opinions refuting the Law Edict Expiration Date, his heart stirred: “As expected, many people in the Myriad Laws Sect will not just sit back and watch…”
Right at this moment, a burst of divine light suddenly lit up.
“Ying Aikun, someone wants to see you.”
Seeing the visitor’s information, Ying Aikun felt a surge of joy in his heart.
In the Former Days Graveyard, Wen Wuya was currently using the Heavenly Sword Sect’s Instant Sword Network to continuously spread news about the Myriad Laws Sect’s third-generation Law Edicts, Zhang Yu, and the Law Edict Expiration Date to every place she could reach.
“Shocking upheaval! A First Layer Lower Beast is actually managing all the Law Edicts of the Myriad Laws Sect?”
“A single move by the Reformist Faction causes a sudden major change in the Myriad Laws Sect, facing one trillion in losses!”
“The Myriad Laws Number One Law Edict is Born! How to grasp the wealth opportunity?”
After spreading it time and time again, Wen Wuya silently circulated her sword qi, feeling the accompanying waves of shock. Her body continuously vibrated, propelling her cultivation to grow rapidly, and a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.
At the same time, Wen Wuya’s first leader after entering the Sect, a cultivator named Zhen Tian, also saw Wen Wuya’s avatar constantly flashing.
Zhen Tian thought to himself, “Is that kid Wuya shitposting within the sect again? Sigh, Lower Realm Natives are just so easily shocked. Out of every ten pieces of news she copies over, not even one is actually shocking…
“Holy shit! A Law Edict Expiration Date for Myriad Laws? Established by Zhang Yu, that First Layer animal?”
After a bout of shock, Zhen Tian quickly began secondary processing and continued to forward the news out.
“Why could he, who just entered Void Refinement, create the world’s number one Law Edict?”
“All the Law Edicts in Kunxu will be managed by a 30-something-year-old child?”
As the news spread, Wen Wuya on the other side soon found that her own growth had started to slow down. Obviously, more and more people were forwarding, spreading, and processing these pieces of news, causing Wen Wuya’s traffic to become less and less.
“Sigh, if only I could have gotten the news a step earlier.”
Wen Wuya turned her head to look at Bai Zhenzhen beside her and asked, “Zhenzhen, didn’t Zhang Yu tell you beforehand about something as earth-shattering as the Law Edict Expiration Date?”
Beside her, Bai Zhenzhen shook her head, looking at Zhang Yu in the news with secret shock. “The Myriad Laws Divine Sword, to cleanse the Myriad Laws?”
Bai Zhenzhen wanted to send a message to Zhang Yu to ask, but found she temporarily couldn’t contact him.
“What exactly is going on with Yu Zi’s side?”
“How did he suddenly achieve a Special Grade Law Edict?”
Soon, Bai Zhenzhen saw people spreading rumors: “The Special Grade Law Edict didn’t originally exist? It was specially established for Zhang Yu’s Law Edict?”
“Since when did Yu Zi have such a huge background?”
Although Bai Zhenzhen had long known about Zhang Yu’s innate talent and potential, the results he achieved this time still shocked her.
But what made Bai Zhenzhen feel even more worried was the change in public opinion within the Myriad Laws Sect, and the trend this change showed.
“A Law Edict to manage the Myriad Laws? How many interest groups will this offend? How many Law Edict founders? And how many Dao Lineages?”
Watching the public opinion gradually fermenting, Bai Zhenzhen felt as though she were looking at an ever-expanding storm that was dragging Zhang Yu into an increasingly dangerous situation.
“Son, you’ve blown this up so much, I couldn’t help you even if I tried.”
Bai Zhenzhen recalled Zhang Yu taking her to participate in the Foundation Establishment Examination, the Ten Greats League, saving the Ten Great Universities, and passing the exams to enter the sect together…
“Yu Zi really is like this, always poking a hole in the sky every single time.”
The next moment, Bu Yingshu’s avatar appeared before Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes, and she wondered if she should contact her to ask about the situation.
In an instant, following Bai Zhenzhen’s initiative to reach out, Bu Yingshu’s projection quickly descended in front of her.
“Heavenly Sword Sect’s sword brute! I haven’t gone looking for you, yet you dare come looking for me?”
Looking at Bai Zhenzhen in front of her, Bu Yingshu sneered, “You better wait for me obediently in the Former Days Graveyard. Once I break through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, I’ll come over and crush you all to death.”
The mere thought of Zhang Yu’s “betrayal” toward her during the Law Establishment made Bu Yingshu uncontrollably angry.
Bu Yingshu planned to make good on her previous threat, finding time to come to the Former Days Graveyard to kill everyone under Zhang Yu, and she could start right here with this Bai Zhenzhen.
Hearing Bu Yingshu’s words, Bai Zhenzhen was taken aback for a moment before asking, “Dao Monarch Bu, what happened? Is there some misunderstanding between you and Zhang Yu?”
Bu Yingshu said with bitter resentment, “Misunderstanding! There is no misunderstanding, only betrayal! Naked betrayal!”
Bai Zhenzhen said, “Dao Monarch Bu, there must be a misunderstanding here. Zhang Yu told me himself that he would definitely uplift you…”
Hearing Bai Zhenzhen’s words, Bu Yingshu glared and sneered, “Are you implying that I’m lying to you?”
Regarding Zhang Yu’s deception, Bu Yingshu had always wanted to find someone to vent to. However, her father didn’t understand her, her brother suppressed her, and telling anyone else would likely only invite ridicule.
Thus, looking at Bai Zhenzhen, who was soon to become a “dead person” before her eyes, Bu Yingshu spoke up, “He promised to uplift me! But instead, he established a different Law Edict…”
Listening to Bu Yingshu’s recounting, a thoughtful glint flashed through Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes.
Looking at the still resentful Bu Yingshu, Bai Zhenzhen said, “Dao Monarch Bu, you have misunderstood Zhang Yu! He established the Law Edict Expiration Date precisely for you.”
“For me?” Hearing this, Bu Yingshu laughed out of sheer anger. “He froze my Law Edict and you still call that ‘for me’?”
Bu Yingshu’s Dharma Realm Projection trembled, releasing waves of almost tangible fluctuations. She walked step by step until she was face-to-face with Bai Zhenzhen. It seemed as if she would materialize in the next moment, descending right before her to capture and kill her alive.
Bai Zhenzhen hurriedly said, “Dao Monarch Bu! Do you not want to ascend and become an Immortal?”
Hearing this, a trace of panic flashed across Bu Yingshu’s eyes. “You…”
She was about to ask how she knew, but she forced it down in the next moment. Suppressing the panic in her heart, she said, “What nonsense are you spouting? What achieving immortality? I’ve never thought about it.”
The words Fu Ji had once said flashed through Bai Zhenzhen’s mind, and she thought to herself, “According to what Fu Ji said, this woman’s desire to ascend and become an Immortal is practically visible to the naked eye; it would be hard not to notice it.”
Bai Zhenzhen continued, “Zhang Yu established the Law Edict Expiration Date precisely to untie the various Law Edict bindings on the Immortal Clan, giving you the opportunity to achieve immortality.”
Bu Yingshu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, thinking to herself, “Untie… the bindings on the Immortal Clan? That’s right, Zhang Yu’s Law Edict Expiration Date can freeze Law Edicts, so the relevant Law Edicts of the Immortal Clan…”
Seeing Bu Yingshu lost in thought, Bai Zhenzhen quickly added, “Zhang Yu told me that you agreed to take him, and his greatest dream is to conceive your child. He also promised me that if there is an opportunity in the future, he will definitely let me conceive a child of yours as well. He will absolutely never betray you.”
Bu Yingshu glanced at Bai Zhenzhen and said, “Is that really what he said? If he truly wanted to help me, why didn’t he tell me?”
Bai Zhenzhen explained, “Because after establishing the Law Edict Expiration Date, he would undoubtedly be heavily monitored. If he had told you of this plan and the upper-tier cultivators found out that you, Dao Monarch, were attempting to break through to the Immortal Realm, and came to understand your terrifying innate talent, wouldn’t they suppress you with all their might?”
Bu Yingshu’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. “Then why didn’t he tell me in advance, before establishing the Law Edict?”
Bai Zhenzhen said, “The Law Edict Expiration Date is a matter of great importance and involves many interests. If he had told you in advance, wouldn’t that have dragged you down with him? It would have only given the higher-ups an excuse to suppress you!”
Bu Yingshu shouted angrily, “Shut up!”
Bai Zhenzhen’s heart sank. “Did it not work? Fu Ji said this routine would keep Bu Yingshu under control. Was my acting not convincing enough?”
Bai Zhenzhen’s mind raced. “If she comes to kill me now, my only option is to announce the matter of the sword technique’s grade upgrade and have the Heavenly Sword Sect protect me.”
Just then, she heard Bu Yingshu say in a low voice, “Don’t speak carelessly about such an important matter on the Spirit Realm.”
“I am coming over now. We will talk face-to-face.”
Inside the Myriad Laws Sect, sensing Bu Yingshu’s hurried departure, Bu Yuangui sent a voice transmission: “You are halfway through your breakthrough, why are you going out?”
Bu Yingshu replied: “I have something to do…”
Bu Yuangui: “Remember, do not go near Zhang Yu. He is in a lot of trouble right now.”
Bu Yingshu said impatiently: “I know! I am not going to look for Zhang Yu…”
In a corner of the Former Days Graveyard, Bu Yingshu, who had traveled all the way in stealth, looked at Bai Zhenzhen in front of her and said, “Keep talking. But if you dare lie to me… I will beat you to death right here and now.”
Bai Zhenzhen said, “It was exactly to uplift you to ascend and become an Immortal that Zhang Yu established the Law Edict Expiration Date. But it was also to prevent you from suffering ruthless suppression that he didn’t actively approach you and cut off contact.”
“Think about it, with your performance over the past two years, along with the display of your innate talent, who knows how many people are secretly watching and fearing you.”
“Now that Zhang Yu has established the Law Edict Expiration Date, aren’t they all forbidding you from getting close to him? This is deliberate suppression, an attempt to control you and keep you in their grasp for the rest of your life… They’re afraid you’ll use Zhang Yu’s Law Edict Expiration Date to find a chance to break through to ascension.”
Recalling how her father had warned her several times not to get close to Zhang Yu after the Law Establishment ended, Bu Yingshu couldn’t help but feel a stir in her heart. “Father… is also suppressing me? That’s right, he’s also seen my ambition and innate talent. He’s afraid I’ll try to achieve immortality, afraid I’ll break free from the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan’s control.”
“Sigh, I’ve been like this since childhood… bound by the primordial Immortal Clan.”
Thinking of this, Bu Yingshu nodded at Bai Zhenzhen. “You… are not bad. If there’s a chance in the future, I can let you carry the child I give to Zhang Yu.”
Bai Zhenzhen’s body shuddered, feeling extreme passion, profound grief, supreme bliss… Streams of sword qi darted wildly in and out of her Dantian. Just the thought of herself carrying Zhang Yu and Bu Yingshu’s child caused the sword qi to surge, making her fight the urge to let out a long howl.
Forcibly suppressing it, Bai Zhenzhen said with a slight tremble, “Dao Monarch Bu… I… I am just too excited…”
Bu Yingshu nodded and said, “It is normal to be excited. Do a good job of helping me in the future, and I will help you register into the Myriad Laws Sect. Having the chance to stay by my side and serve me isn’t an impossibility.”
Seeing Bai Zhenzhen trembling even more violently, Bu Yingshu thought to herself, “Hmph, completely under my control with just a few words. It seems that with my growth over the past two years, my grasp on the human heart has become increasingly terrifying.”
As for the words Bai Zhenzhen had spoken…
“I naturally can’t believe them entirely. I’m not a fool.”
Bu Yingshu thought to herself, “However, Zhang Yu truly does contain the opportunity for me to ascend and become an Immortal. It is also highly possible that Bu Yuangui really does want to suppress me.”
“Regardless of whether Zhang Yu is lying to me or not, I will continue to use him.”
Looking at Bu Yingshu in front of her, the Extreme Bliss Sword Intent in Bai Zhenzhen’s heart stirred eagerly. She thought to herself, “She really is as easy to manipulate as Fu Ji said. I’ll just use you… to help Yu Zi.”
Not long after Bu Yingshu left, Zhao Tianxing came before Bai Zhenzhen.
“Divine Monarch Bai…” Zhao Tianxing said respectfully, “Dao Monarch Zhang asked me to tell you that he just got off the testing ground and will be back next month. Also… Dao Monarch Bu might come looking for you…”
Bai Zhenzhen waved her hand and said, “Tell Zhang Yu that Dao Monarch Bu has already spoken with me. Tell him not to worry.”
Listening to Zhao Tianxing’s report, Zhang Yu frowned, thinking to himself, “Did A-Zhen manage to temporarily fool Bu Yingshu?”
He shook his head. Since Bu Yingshu wouldn’t be causing trouble for the time being, Zhang Yu could temporarily set his mind at ease.
At this moment, the things he cared about the most were the choice of the Law Edict, and… the Immortal Emperor’s reply.
However, several days passed, and the Immortal Emperor still hadn’t replied.
“What does this mean?” Zhang Yu thought to himself. “Is the Immortal Emperor dissatisfied with the proposal I submitted?”
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering, a message arrived.
“Someone wants to see me?”
Seeing the visitor’s information, Zhang Yu’s gaze slightly focused, a trace of surprise appearing in his eyes.