Chapter 978: Unprecedented Legend of Sudden Wealth
Watching Zhang Yu’s disappearing figure, a surge of anger rose in Lu Jingsong’s heart.
If it had been any ordinary cultivator, Lu Jingsong would have probably resorted to much more forceful methods long ago.
But Zhang Yu’s identity and background — such as that Ten-Billion Flying Sword which refreshed right after being used… all made it impossible for him to do so. Therefore, after bitterly pleading with Zhang Yu to no avail, Lu Jingsong could only return to the company and report the situation.
Upon learning of this situation, his superior He Zhaisheng said, “Forget it. If he doesn’t want to cooperate, then so be it. Even without him… we will promote it all the same.”
“Who said our promotion requires him to make an appearance personally?”
Saying this, He Zhaisheng continued to instruct, “Also, look into how much room there is to short-sell after Zhang Yu’s Tribulation Transcendence.”
Lu Jingsong said, “First letting the retail cultivators take over the market, and then short-selling — this is trying to eat the retail cultivators twice over from both ends.”
Lu Jingsong analyzed, “To short-sell and make a profit, two conditions are required. The first point is that there must be enough counterparties; there must be enough people who believe that Zhang Yu’s Tribulation Bond will go up. Otherwise, if everyone thinks Zhang Yu’s value will fall, they will just sell directly, and how could we even short it?”
“The second point is that Zhang Yu’s bonds really will plummet…”
In the time that followed, more and more rumors, news, and advertisements concerning Zhang Yu gradually emerged in the Spirit Realm…
In a video, Gu Qingya from the Edict Pavilion was speaking: “Zhang Yu, Minister Zhang, you see, when he first came to our Edict Pavilion, I could tell he was extraordinary. He single-handedly took on the workload of everyone in the entire department. His understanding and research of cultivation arts are not something ordinary cultivators can compare to. In all my life, I have never seen such a young yet so powerful cultivator…”
In an interview, Ying Aikun, who was working a job to pay off his debts, said: “Zhang Yu is the inheritor of the Immortal Legacy. Even I, a true descendant, was eliminated by him, which goes to show how highly Ying Xintian values him. Back when he was in the lower realm, he might have even received guidance from the Immortal, Traitor Ying. Is there any need to even question his foundation?”
In the Former Days Graveyard, inside the Management Committee of the Development Zone, President Xiao Yunhe said: “As soon as Minister Zhang arrived, he solved a massive problem for us. Not only did he repair the labyrinth, but he also recovered the out-of-control corpse components inside within a short amount of time. I have never seen such strong work capability and high innate talent in my entire life.”
He Zhaisheng’s sword intent was seen sweeping through the Instant Sword Network. Countless messages surged in his heart and then spread in all directions, crossing the Instant Sword Network to reach every corner of the Ten Great Sects.
Aside from the Heavenly Sword Sect’s own Instant Sword Network, accompanied by the continuous evaporation of Immortal Coins, advertising spots within the Ten Great Sects were occupied one after another, frantically promoting everything about Zhang Yu.
In the Myriad Laws Sect’s Immortal Ascension Hall, an interview was playing on a large screen.
An expert on lower realm issues within the sect was seen saying, “I have been studying the governance issues of the lower realm since a hundred years ago.”
“Does the First Layer even deserve to talk about Qi Refining? Does the Second Layer deserve Foundation Establishment? Do they know what the Immortal Dao is?”
“Let me tell you, I went to the lower realm for an investigation over twenty years ago. You can’t even find a few proper cultivators in the entire First Layer. They couldn’t understand a word I said. Out of billions of people, you couldn’t find a single one with a Grotto-Heaven magical artifact. You can’t even imagine how poor they are.”
“Could Zhang Yu be an ordinary person if he managed to climb up from the First Layer and even take charge of the Myriad Laws Sect’s legal reform work? Let me tell you, I’ll make a bold claim right here: Zhang Yu is highly likely the reincarnation of an Immortal! He climbed up step by step, awakening his Immortal memories step by step. That is why he is getting stronger and continuously laying down a solid foundation!”
In the Immortal Armaments Bureau.
Tian Shengong was immersed in his work when he suddenly felt a surge of sword intent striking.
“Oh no, it’s the Heavenly Sword Sect’s…”
The next moment, along with the invasion of the sword intent, a forced pop-up ad appeared before his eyes.
“Damn it… it really is another trash ad from the Heavenly Sword Sect.”
Tian Shengong was just about to close it when he noticed that he could withdraw 0.01 Immortal Coins after finishing it.
In the video, the narrator was introducing: “The Celestial Evolution Award winner, Heavenly Monarch Overdrive from the Netherworld Palace, after assessing Zhang Yu’s situation, predicts that Zhang Yu will trigger an unprecedented Super Thunder Tribulation and urges all sectors to prepare for thunder disaster prevention.”
Heavenly Monarch Overdrive: “Previously, I accurately predicted the scale of the thunder tribulation of Ye Heng from the Vajra Sect. This time, as the pioneer of legal reform in the Myriad Laws Sect, based on my understanding, Zhang Yu is more of a genius than Ye Heng, and his foundation is even more profound.”
“This thunder tribulation might be unprecedented, a terrifying thunder tribulation rarely seen in ten thousand years. It will affect the safety of several layers of Kunxu. I hope the relevant departments of the Heavenly Tribulation Dao Lineage will take notice, and the great sects will take precautions…”
The host asked: “Then, Heavenly Monarch Overdrive, may I ask… after this wave of thunder tribulation triggered by Zhang Yu is collected, what will its estimated market value be?”
Heavenly Monarch Overdrive: “Conservatively estimating, there will be the birth of a thunder tribulation worth tens of billions or more.”
The host exclaimed: “Tens of billions in market value? Then how much will Zhang Yu’s bonds rise to by then?”
Heavenly Monarch Overdrive: “I am not an economist myself. Purely from a technical perspective, I think any opening price below 2000 is undervalued.”
Tian Shengong said in shock: “That terrifying? Is it true? But since a Celestial Evolution Award winner said so, there must be at least some truth to it, right?”
Thinking of this, he was about to withdraw the 0.01 ad-viewing fee, only to discover it had to be forwarded first, so he immediately forwarded the ad to the Lower Realm Mutual Aid Group.
Inside a construction site in the Former Days Graveyard.
With a shift of her gaze, Shi Huaiyu could see the news of Zhang Yu’s Tribulation Transcendence pop out from her Bionic.
Raising her head, she could see the evaluation video of Zhang Yu by the Celestial Evolution Award winner projected in the sky.
Casually clicking open a Spirit Realm message would reveal all sorts of news about Zhang Yu.
“Dao Monarch Zhang successively obtained two Ten-Billion Flying Swords, which are worth twenty billion! Among the cultivators in the last century, who else had a higher net worth during their Tribulation Transcendence?
“Dao Monarch Zhang is an Immortal Reincarnation, and legend has it that the Myriad Laws Sect is already preparing to award him the Feather Book…”
“Dao Monarch Zhang is the reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor! In his past life, he was Traitor Ying’s senior! That is how he was able to successfully collect the legacies of Traitor Ying and the Monster Rebel one after another, wow!”
Dao Monarch Zhang… Dao Monarch Zhang… Dao Monarch Zhang… Shi Huaiyu felt that these words, Dao Monarch Zhang, were constantly appearing before her eyes, in her ears, and in her mind.
Faced with all these rumors, Shi Huaiyu, who had abundant experience with market liquidations, only felt that the rumors were getting increasingly outrageous. She thought to herself, “This doesn’t feel right. With such a huge spectacle, why does it smell like a harvest?”
Right at this moment, Shi Huaiyu’s gaze shifted, and she discovered an Immortal’s advertisement appearing.
“Hello everyone, I am Immortal Yi Xuan of the Reformist Faction. I heard that Zhang Yu’s thunder tribulation this time is extremely perilous, a rare encounter in ten thousand years. I am here to wish him luck in turning danger into safety, successfully completing his Tribulation Transcendence, and opening up a market value of 100 billion.”
“Zhang Yu, I am waiting here for you to achieve immortality!”
Shi Huaiyu was deeply shaken upon seeing this video: “Even the Immortals of the Reformist Faction are getting involved. Just how many people will be stepping in to take over Minister Zhang’s bonds?”
Shi Huaiyu, who was already extremely confident in Zhang Yu, became even more determined at this moment: “Buy! I must buy! To buy is to profit!”
In the Spirit Realm, big news broke out every single moment.
And Celestial Monster Immortal Emperor, Joyous Union Immortal Emperor, and Heavenly Sword Immortal Emperor were the three largest black holes in the Spirit Realm. Their social media accounts constantly posted messages on the platform, always managing to trigger various trending topics.
And on this very day, Heavenly Sword Immortal Emperor, one of the three Immortal Emperors… shared a news video about Zhang Yu.
The news headline read: “Zhang Yu is about to get struck. 1 Is the largest-scale thunder tribulation in history coming?”
This share immediately caused a sensation inside and outside the Ten Great Sects. Countless people liked and left comments, and various upper-tier cultivators praised it in unison.
“The greatest opportunity to get rich quick in a millennium is here!”
“For Zhang Yu’s Tribulation Bonds, buying them for under 10000 is pure profit. My advice is for everyone to spend everything they have to buy them.”
“The High-Intelligence Artifact Spirit is arriving, monsterfolk are sweeping across the Ten Sects, and a new era is already stirring. In the coming years… everyone could lose their income at any moment. This is already the last window of opportunity for low-tier cultivators to cross ranks. You must seize this chance to get rich. I’m afraid this is an immortal fortune everyone will be hard-pressed to encounter again in this life…”
Sensing the information changes in the Spirit Realm, the Reformist Faction’s Immortal Yi Xuan said, “Zhang Yu’s popularity is still skyrocketing.”
Immortal Roujia at the side said, “Someone is setting up a scheme, hmph… This is not a long-term approach.”
Immortal Yi Xuan said, “The hype has already far exceeded normal metrics. There is too much of a bubble here. When the time comes for Zhang Yu’s Tribulation Transcendence, I’m afraid the opening price will also far exceed its actual value.”
In the eyes of Immortal Yi Xuan and Immortal Roujia, no matter how deep Zhang Yu’s foundation was, or how massive the thunder tribulation he triggered could be, the current hype had obviously already gone beyond the limits. It was inevitable that the bonds would plummet when the time came.
Immortal Roujia said indifferently, “When that happens, let’s see if there is a chance to short it and make a fortune while we’re at it.”
Immortal Yi Xuan said, “Then regarding Zhang Yu’s thunder…”
Immortal Roujia said coldly, “After getting the address where he will be struck, secretly reveal it to the Vajra Sect.” 2
“We don’t need to do anything more.”
The Immortal Light radiating around Immortal Yi Xuan vibrated slightly, as if he was nodding.
He knew that Ye Heng of the Vajra Sect and Zhang Yu were in a competitive relationship. After all, both sides wanted to establish Law Edict controls; once the Vajra Sect obtained the address where Zhang Yu would be struck, they would naturally take action.
And throughout this entire process, they wouldn’t need to lift a finger — they only needed to secretly reveal a sliver of information, giving the Vajra Sect an opportunity.
Ever since Zhang Yu revealed his intention to seize the Feather Book, in the eyes of the two Immortals… his actions in affecting Fa Liuyuan’s participation in the Ascension Selection meant he was already an enemy of the Reformist Faction.
In their view, if they could use the Vajra Sect to deal with Zhang Yu this time… that would be best, and they could conveniently short-sell to make some money.
If that didn’t work, then they would need to resort to other methods.
Inside the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
Zhang Yu did not pay much attention to the storms of the outside world, focusing solely on his own cultivation.
To him, regardless of how the company promoted things, his own cultivation was what mattered most.
Meanwhile, Bu Yingshu was cultivating a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivation art not too far away from him.
Watching this scene, a trace of curiosity welled up in Zhang Yu’s heart, and he suddenly asked, “Profound Monarch Bu, from Qi Refining to Void Refinement, there are thunder tribulations from the backlash of Immortal Dao Technology. Could it be that comprehending a Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivation art doesn’t have any?”
Hearing this, Bu Yingshu said with a proud look, “You’ve asked the right person. Even ordinary Tribulation Transcendence Cultivators might not know the secrets within.”
“Actually, a complete Tribulation Transcendence Realm possesses the sevenfold thunder tribulation.”
Zhang Yu’s heart stirred. “Sevenfold?”
Bu Yingshu explained, “The seventh thunder tribulation is the thunder tribulation triggered by the technological backlash resulting from comprehending any Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivation art or Immortal Dao Technology after breaking through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.”
“However, this seventh thunder tribulation is too destructive; whoever undergoes it will absolutely die. It also lacks any utility value, so it was directly and completely intercepted, and then disposed of.”
“Therefore, we don’t need to survive this seventh thunder tribulation. We can casually comprehend Tribulation Transcendence cultivation arts in the Tribulation Transcendence Realm without worrying about backlash.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Whoever undergoes it dies? So… is this because the original creator of the Heavenly Tribulation Dao Lineage wanted to completely block the path of advancement for lower-tier cultivators?”
“But the higher-ups just block it for all cultivators like that? Without even charging a fee? Are they really that kind-hearted?”
Thinking of this, a deep suspicion swelled in Zhang Yu’s heart.
Bu Yingshu continued, “After all, the legendary seventh thunder tribulation is said to destroy the Immortal Dao environment, which is why the higher-ups took the initiative to intercept and seal away this seventh thunder tribulation.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Managing the Immortal Dao environment and improving overall benefits is indeed advantageous for the Immortal Class…”
But Zhang Yu felt that it wasn’t that simple. After all, Immortals reaping the benefits while shifting the costs was the true norm in Kunxu.
Right at this moment, Bu Yingshu asked again, “How is it? How are your preparations to undergo tribulation? When will you begin?”
Zhang Yu said, “By the end of this month… I should be just about ready.”
Various rumors from the outside world surfaced in Bu Yingshu’s mind. At this moment, she couldn’t help but look at Zhang Yu and ask curiously, “How large a scale of thunder tribulation do you think you can trigger?”
Zhang Yu sensed the subtle changes in his body. He could feel that as he got closer to Tribulation Transcendence, waves of an extremely dangerous aura continuously surged in his heart.
He felt that every shred of flesh and blood, every particle in his body, seemed to become increasingly unsafe.
Especially the Bloodline Mystic Power representing the Emperor Creation Seed and the Heaven-Opening cultivation art Innate Dao-Vindication Scripture — the destructive sensation they brought him simply made Zhang Yu’s scalp tingle at times.
This feeling was as if every single particle throughout his entire body had turned into a nuclear bomb.
“Damn it… I’ve already completely mastered this Emperor Creation Seed and the Innate Dao-Vindication Scripture, transforming them into my Bloodline Mystic Power and making them my most solid foundation.”
“The foundation laid by an Immortal Emperor-grade Legacy… It wouldn’t blow me up, would it?”
According to the intelligence Zhang Yu had gathered during this period, there seemed to be no precedent in history for any cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm to control an Immortal Emperor-grade Legacy and use it to trigger a thunder tribulation.
“After all, how could an Immortal Emperor casually pass on their ultimate trump card to a Void Refinement Cultivator? At the very least, it would be passed on to an Ascension Realm cultivator, or an Immortal, right?”
“And even if it were passed down, I’m afraid few people would have my innate talent to completely master it.”
“Coupled with the uniqueness of the Supreme Truth Legacy, this has genuinely transformed into a Bloodline Mystic Power…”
The more he thought about it… the more Zhang Yu felt a trace of worry.
But fortunately, Zhang Yu’s Qi Refining foundation, Foundation Establishment foundation… all the way to his Spirit Transformation foundation, had nothing to do with the Emperor Creation Seed or the Innate Dao-Vindication Scripture.
“My most terrifying thunder tribulation should be this sixth thunder tribulation.”
“No, when undergoing the first few stages of the thunder tribulation, I must take the opportunity to increase my thunder tribulation resistance as much as possible.”
The thoughts in his mind flashed by in an instant, and Zhang Yu had already replied, “The first few stages will probably be quite ordinary, but as for the final thunder tribulation… even I can’t say how large its scale will be.”
Bu Yingshu nodded slightly, already taking Zhang Yu’s words to heart: “I’ll go back and ask Dad to see how we should buy ZhangYu’s bond.”
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the end of June.
On this day, Zhang Yu felt a wave of change in his Primordial Spirit, and a flash of enlightenment crossed his mind: “Immortalization Degree 100%…”
He raised his head, seemingly sensing that somewhere in the unseen world, something had already locked onto him. As long as he made any transgressive move to break through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, it would trigger the changes within his body.
“The thunder tribulation can be triggered at any time.”
Zhang Yu sent a message to Lu Jingsong: “It can begin.”
Lu Jingsong’s heart also surged with excitement: “Is it finally about to begin?”
He immediately sent a message to all the staff: “Everyone get ready, Zhang Yu is about to undergo Tribulation Transcendence!”
Seeing the message from Lu Jingsong, He Zhaisheng also gradually grew excited. Zhang Yu’s Tribulation Transcendence project this time could be considered the largest-scale Tribulation Bond he had ever handled.
At this moment, both He Zhaisheng and Lu Jingsong shared a premonition: an unprecedented myth of sudden wealth was about to be unlocked with Zhang Yu’s thunder tribulation.