Chapter 969: The Reformist Faction Can Hardly Achieve Great Things, I Support You
Hearing Su Xianchen’s words, Zhang Yu’s spirit was instantly invigorated, and his gaze suddenly became much more solemn.
Last year, when Su Xianchen, as the President of the Law Edict Management Committee, discussed the task of the first batch of Law Edict Freezing with him, he had promised him a reward upon its successful completion.
As the first batch of frozen Law Edicts and the opening shot of the legal reform, the upper echelons of the Myriad Laws Sect obviously attached great importance to this.
Especially with the pressure brought by Supreme Truth at that time, besides promising him… two Law Establishment Quotas for third-generation Law Edicts, the other party had also mentioned bestowing a copy of a Book.
And obviously, whether it was Zhang Yu’s process of freezing the first batch of Law Edicts or the subsequent procedures for handling Supreme Truth’s legacy, the higher-ups were quite satisfied with everything.
This time, Su Xianchen brought the news of bestowing a Book.
And at the mention of bestowing a book, the first thing Zhang Yu thought of… was naturally the four Books of Feathered Ascension mentioned by Su Xianchen last time, as well as the Feather Book in Fa Liuyuan’s hands.
Although the other party hadn’t explicitly agreed last time, he had hinted that as long as Zhang Yu performed exceptionally well, he would have a chance to obtain this Feather Book from Fa Liuyuan.
So at this moment, the Sect Examination Clone excitedly said, “Our hard work, our loyal devotion, Grandpa Immortal Emperor sees it all. It was not in vain that we offended so many people for the sake of freezing Law Edicts.”
“Nor was it in vain that I… when handling my Mom’s legacy, we handed it all over to the public coffers, leaving almost nothing for ourselves.”
Immortal Slayer also grew tense: “Zhang Yu! If you get the chance, you must take Fa Liuyuan’s Feather Book so that the two Feather Books can merge into one. It’s better for us to use this thing than to leave it in the hands of the Reformist Faction.”
Sect Examination Clone: “This world is just like this, some people are players, some are NPCs, we will choose Fa Liuyuan’s Feather Book.”
Fu Ji listened to the two of them talking, constantly memorizing the key information in her heart.
The last time they discussed the matter of bestowing a Book, Fu Ji had learned from the words revealed by the Sect Examination Clone that Zhang Yu had a Feather Book on him.
Since then, she had suspected that Zhang Yu’s various extraordinary performances on his way up the Immortal Dao, climbing from the 1st layer to the 16th layer, were probably also related to this Feather Book.
Fu Ji even suspected that this Feather Book was related to the potential she had drawn out from within Zhang Yu.
However, when it came to the specific functions of the Feather Book, she ultimately didn’t understand it as well as Immortal Slayer or the Sect Examination Clone, and she knew absolutely nothing about its core mechanisms.
Hearing what Immortal Slayer and the Sect Examination Clone said at this moment, Fu Ji also tried to chime in and persuade him, “That’s right, Zhang Yu. The Feather Book in Fa Liuyuan’s hands is rightfully ours to use.”
The Herald God thought to himself, “This Fortune God is acting as if she understands the Feather Book perfectly. But this time, if I can observe how Zhang Yu obtains this Feather Book from Fa Liuyuan, I might be able to gather more intelligence.”
Just as numerous voices surged in Zhang Yu’s mind, all stirred up and excited by Su Xianchen’s mention of bestowing a Book, Su Xianchen continued speaking.
Su Xianchen: “This time, whether it was the freezing of the Law Edicts or dealing with the Supreme Truth’s legacy, your leadership of the overall situation was masterfully strategized and handled appropriately. While the higher-ups are willing to bestow a Book upon you, they have also given you three choices.”
“Three choices?” Zhang Yu’s heart stirred. “What is the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor planning to do now?”
Su Xianchen continued, “I’ve already told you about the Book matters last time. You also know that there are quite a few Books in this world, and each one is exceptionally favored by nature, possessing mystical wonders that ordinary people can hardly imagine.”
“If used for Immortal Dao Cultivation, the benefits are often endless, sufficient to greatly raise a cultivator’s Immortal Dao upper limit.”
“However, since there are many books, they are naturally divided into grades. The preciousness of each volume, as well as the difficulty of obtaining them, are all worlds apart.”
“With a lower-grade book, a single volume can completely transform a person, like a rebirth from nirvana, allowing your aptitude, comprehension, and even the potential of your Spirit Root, flesh and blood, and Primordial Spirit to reach the upper layers. If you are willing, a ‘Fist Technique Book’ or ‘Breathing Technique Book’ can be bestowed upon you right now.”
“With a medium-grade book, a single volume can draw the favor of heaven and earth, blessed by creation. It can endow a cultivator with Immortal Dao abilities they never possessed before. Each of these abilities is inconceivable, often able to turn the mundane into the miraculous, carving out a shortcut on the path of the Immortal Dao.”
Speaking of this, Su Xianchen paused, seemingly pondering something, before continuing, “However, the books at this tier currently all have masters. The newest produced masterless Book will roughly appear next year.”
“The specific content of this new book is currently unknown. If you are willing, we will arrange an opportunity for you to vie for it.”
“But you will also have to face the heavenly chosen of the various factions within the Ten Great Sects as your opponents in this struggle. Among them are Void Refinement, Tribulation Transcendence, and even Ascension Realm cultivators. The higher-ups cannot guarantee that you will absolutely be granted this book.”
Hearing this, even more surprise surged in Zhang Yu’s heart. “The generation of a book can be predicted? Did the Ten Great Sects participate in the book’s birth? Or are the books… simply created by a certain high-tier cultivator?”
“Moreover, Void Refinement, Tribulation Transcendence, and Ascension Realm cultivators can all vie for a book? Could it be that the struggle has nothing to do with one’s cultivation realm?”
Just as countless doubts welled up in Zhang Yu’s mind, Su Xianchen continued, “As for the highest tier of books, they are naturally the Four Books of Feathered Ascension that I mentioned to you last time.”
“But among these four books, only the Feather Book is in our Myriad Laws Sect. If you want it, you can only get it from the current master of the Feather Book, Fa Liuyuan.”
Su Xianchen explained, “This Feather Book was reportedly left to the Reformist Faction by Traitor Ying back in the day. After inheriting it, Fa Liuyuan became the Ascension Seed of the Reformist Faction, a hot candidate for the next Ascension Selection…”
Zhang Yu said, “For the Reformist Faction, this Feather Book is related to whether Fa Liuyuan can successfully pass the Ascension Selection and whether he can ascend and become an Immortal, right? Under these circumstances, how could they possibly hand it over easily?”
Su Xianchen said lightly, “The Reformist Faction is ultimately the Reformist Faction of our Myriad Laws Sect. The process might involve some back-and-forth, but as for the final result… I believe they will still understand the bigger picture.”
Speaking of this, Su Xianchen patted Zhang Yu’s shoulder and said, “I know you have a pretty good relationship with the Reformist Faction, but when it concerns the path of the Immortal Dao, sometimes what should be fought for… must still be fought for.”
“However, you don’t need to rush. As for these top, middle, and bottom choices, just give me your answer within a month.”
The Sect Examination Clone said, “Is there even a need to think about it? Naturally, you have to choose the Feather Book, right?”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Is this guy, the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor… doing this on purpose? Purposely placing three choices in front of me, doesn’t it make the Feather Book seem even more tempting? Is he hoping I’ll take the bait and make enemies of the Reformist Faction?”
“He wants me to sever ties with the Reformist Faction? To take a step closer to being an isolated official?”
While Zhang Yu was pondering, Su Xianchen continued, “You’ve already used the previous Ten-Billion Flying Sword bestowed upon you by the Immortal Emperor, right? A resolution has already been passed above, and a new Ten-Billion Flying Sword will soon be approved for you.”
“Also, regarding the situation with the Law Edict freezing on the 16th layer, you need to continue monitoring it. Freezing is just the beginning; the sect’s operation after the freeze is the main point.”
“For the committee’s future approval opinions on the Law Edicts, your Effectiveness Department’s reports will be very important.”
Zhang Yu knew in his heart that after the two major Law Edicts of the “Four-Hour Workday” and “Paid Overtime” were frozen, the enterprises and employees in the 16th layer’s Myriad Laws District had formed a new balance of working hours under his mediation.
The same was true for other Law Edicts. Once the old rules were lost, new rules would be formed.
This is the purpose of the pilot program. By observing the sect’s operation under the new regulations and through data statistics, the upper layers of the sect would decide whether to restore these Law Edicts, ban them completely, or establish new laws.
After ending his conversation with Su Xianchen, Zhang Yu had just returned to his Immortal Abode on the 16th layer when he received a brand new Ten-Billion Flying Sword.
Looking at this Ten-Billion Flying Sword, no look of joy appeared on his face; instead, he frowned slightly. Thinking back to how he had climbed step by step from a Rank 1 Sect Staff to his current position, from Kunxu Hero and Former Days Salary King, to Myriad Magic Divine Sword and Special Grade Law Edict…
Although this was inseparable from his own choices and ambitions, Zhang Yu could increasingly feel that… invisible hands were constantly pushing from behind, constantly pushing him to a higher place.
Especially during the process of dealing with Supreme Truth’s legacy earlier, he had head-on suppressed Zhu Yan, a monsterfolk of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, revealing that through Supreme Truth’s legacy, he had gained the strength to defeat a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator with Void Refinement cultivation.
Zhang Yu had originally thought that he would be subjected to quite a bit of interrogation and investigation afterwards, but the result turned out to be… aside from a notice from the Heavenly Surveillance Hall and a single conversation with Dugu Ming, no one had asked him about this matter ever again.
Even the many explanations, excuses, and evidence he had originally prepared went completely unused. Even some of the rumors in the Spirit Realm and the Dharma Realm were directly suppressed, as if someone had arranged everything to sweep away all negative influences for him.
This feeling did not make Zhang Yu feel relieved or fortunate; instead, a deep chill welled up in his heart.
“Is this… the Immortal Emperor’s indulgence?”
“He has been intentionally allowing my growth and pushing my progress…”
Zhang Yu felt like a pig being fattened up. No matter how gluttonous or voracious he was, no matter how much he sneaked food and drink, the master of the farm did not care at all. The master simply kept pouring more resources out for him, providing him with an increasingly superior growth environment, and pushing him step by step toward the dining table with an unquestionable and unstoppable momentum.
“He isn’t afraid of me growing too fast, only that I grow too slowly.”
Even though he was climbing upward step by step, a chilling sensation of walking step by step into an abyss surged within Zhang Yu’s heart.
“Did Senior Ying Xintian from the past, along with Senior Yun Taizhen, and even the 11th Immortal Emperor who appeared before, all experience this kind of feeling?”
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering in his heart, a message from Kuang Tianqing appeared before him.
In the Former Days Graveyard, within the secret stronghold of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
As soon as Zhang Yu’s projection descended, he saw the figures of Kuang Tianqing, Su Lingyou, and the giant corpse.
Zhang Yu’s gaze lingered on the giant corpse for a moment longer, information about him from Yun Taizhen’s memories surfacing in his mind.
“The previous generation’s Reincarnation Immortal Emperor?”
“Why exactly did the current Reincarnation Immortal Emperor leave him here…?”
Originally, Zhang Yu guessed that this giant corpse had no assets and lacked value, which was why the Heavenly Demon Sect had delayed dealing with it, merely treating it as a consultation tool.
But now that he knew the other party’s identity, completely different thoughts welled up in Zhang Yu’s mind.
“What important thing does the Former Days Graveyard hold for the Heavenly Demon Sect… no, for the current Reincarnation Immortal Emperor?”
Zhang Yu immediately thought of Reincarnation Gold, the secret funds the Reincarnation Group secretly collected from Soul Cultivators, ultimately used for reincarnation.
In Zhang Yu’s view, this was a plot secretly pushed by the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor to expand the Reincarnation Dao Lineage.
“Did the previous generation’s Reincarnation Immortal Emperor stay here to arrange the matter of Reincarnation Gold for this generation’s Reincarnation Immortal Emperor?”
Lightning-fast thoughts flashed through his mind, and in the next moment, Zhang Yu asked directly, “What is the matter?”
Kuang Tianqing smiled first and said, “Congratulations, Minister Zhang, for making a great contribution to the Myriad Laws Sect again. Not only is your Tribulation Transcendence in sight next year, but you can also get two Law Establishment Quotas and be granted a Book. The Emperor’s grace is truly profound.”
Hearing the other party… actually state the rewards he received without a single mistake, Zhang Yu’s heart sank: “Just how deeply has the Reincarnation Faction infiltrated the Myriad Laws Sect?”
Kuang Tianqing continued, “The reason I invited you over this time is that the higher-ups hope you will choose the Feather Book during the book-bestowing process.”
“If you are willing, we can provide you with 10 Evil Gods.”
Upon hearing this, Fu Ji said excitedly, “Great, great! 10 Evil Gods are enough for me to level up again!”
Zhang Yu, however, frowned and asked, “Does what choice I make also have an impact on the Reincarnation Group?”
Kuang Tianqing said helplessly, “Minister Zhang, the higher-ups only asked me to pass a message to you. As for why they want to do this, that is not something I can know.”
Right at this moment, the giant corpse at the side said, “Little friend, the Feather Book is a good thing. It will be of great use to your future ascension.”
“To the Reincarnation Group, reducing Fa Liuyuan’s competitiveness in the Ascension Selection and increasing your chances to ascend and become an Immortal in the future is a good thing.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Is it to interfere with the next Ascension Selection?”
Zhang Yu felt that it couldn’t be that simple.
Just a few days after Zhang Yu finished talking with Kuang Tianqing and the others, Tai Yuebai also sent out a clone to meet Zhang Yu in the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
Just as Zhang Yu was guessing the other party’s intentions, he heard Tai Yuebai ask straightforwardly, “Are you going to snatch the Feather Book from Fa Liuyuan’s hands?”
Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback, thinking to himself that even Tai Yuebai knew about it?
However, thinking of the other party’s Myriad Transformations, Zhang Yu instantly felt that it was quite normal for him to possess a lot of intelligence.
Then Tai Yuebai continued, “The Immortal Emperor intends to take back the Feather Book and then bestow it upon you. Many higher-ups already know about this matter.”
Just as Zhang Yu was wondering if Tai Yuebai had come to dissuade him, he heard Tai Yuebai say, “I support you doing this.”
“The Reformist Faction… is now clinging to the past and lacking in ambition, having already lost the true meaning of Senior Ying.”
Recalling the Reformist Faction’s performance over the past two years, Tai Yuebai sighed, “Although Fa Liuyuan has grand plans in his heart, he is limited by the two Immortals, and ultimately cannot accomplish much or achieve anything great.”
“In the next Ascension Selection, even with the help of the Feather Book, he might not necessarily be able to achieve Immortality.”
“Rather than letting the Feather Book continue to waste away in Fa Liuyuan’s hands, it is better for you to take it over sooner.”
With that said, Tai Yuebai looked directly into Zhang Yu’s eyes and said seriously, “This time with Senior Supreme Truth’s breakthrough, both you and I already know how severe the situation is.”
Zhang Yu knew in his heart that the other party was talking about the intelligence conveyed by Yun Taizhen. From this intelligence, both Zhang Yu and Tai Yuebai knew that they had each received future information and understood the World Rollback.
“Doomsday is approaching, and there is no more time for the Reformist Faction to waste. If you want to take the Feather Book from Fa Liuyuan, I am willing to fully support you.”
Speaking, Tai Yuebai added, “I have already gotten in touch with that side, and he thinks the same way.”
Hearing these words, Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback. The next moment, a flash of understanding crossed his mind: “Is ‘he’ referring to Senior Ying Xintian?”
“Facing the immense pressure brought by the Ten Immortal Emperors, has Big Brother Tai finally understood me, and even changed from his original opposition to supporting me?”
Tai Yuebai looked at Zhang Yu in front of him and thought to himself, “Grow up quickly, Zhang Yu…”
Originally, he had worried that if Zhang Yu grew too fast, he would become a divine sword in the hands of the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, which would only push forward the Ultimate Doomsday. But after obtaining the intelligence provided by Yun Taizhen, Tai Yuebai understood that the doomsday was already accelerating towards them.
And to stop the doomsday, more people were needed to join forces in the future to restrain the Immortal Emperors.
“Since the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor wants to cultivate Zhang Yu, and even treat him as his own nourishment, then we will just play along and follow his path.”
Tai Yuebai thought to himself, “Even if Zhang Yu, under the cultivation of the Myriad Laws Immortal Emperor, eventually becomes the new 11th Immortal Emperor, we who have already grasped the intelligence of the World Rollback will no longer be completely powerless to resist.”
Shortly after Tai Yuebai left, Zhang Yu first went to find Yu Xinghan.
“Xinghan, I have already put in a word for you. Your application will be approved soon. When the time comes, you can head to the 15th layer first to break through to Void Refinement.”
Looking at Yu Xinghan’s excited gaze, Zhang Yu continued, “Also, for next year’s third-generation Law Edict Establishment, I can recommend two people, and I plan to give one of the quotas to you.”
Hearing this news, Yu Xinghan became even more excited.
Having worked in the sect for several years, Yu Xinghan also knew that only by breaking through to Void Refinement and establishing a Law Edict could one become a true member of the ruling class. Even if one caused a disaster, they would not be easily executed; it could be said that they had a second life.
Moreover, participating in the governance of Kunxu with a Law Edict would allow one to share in numerous benefits.
Not to mention that what he was participating in was the Law Establishment for the Third-Generation Law Edicts.
Yu Xinghan immediately said, “Minister, whatever law you want me to establish then, I will establish it!”
Zhang Yu nodded slightly and said, “There’s no rush. I still need to think about the specific contents of the law establishment. We can discuss it slowly moving forward.”
Shortly after Yu Xinghan left, the faces of one companion after another surfaced in Zhang Yu’s mind as he troubled over the candidate for the next Law Establishment Quota.
“Under my command, the only Void Refinement cultivator I can trust is Yu Xinghan.”
“The rest, whether it’s Teacher Magnetic Pole, Teacher Gao, or Senior Sister Ye Xingli… are all at the Spirit Transformation Realm.”
“Even if they can break through to Void Refinement next year, hastily participating in the Law Establishment will likely put them at a disadvantage…”
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering in his heart, a message appeared in front of him.
Fa Liuyuan: “Minister Zhang, let’s have a chat.”