Chapter 792
Tracking the Great Sage's Successor
Chapter 792 Tracking the Great Sage's Successor
Deep within the spirit world, a discussion about the successor of the Great Sage continues.
“I think we shouldn’t wait any longer. We can’t passively wait for the Great Sage’s successor to appear. Instead, we should actively seek him out.”
“Although we can’t pinpoint his exact identity, based on the approximate location where the Great Sage’s consciousness disappeared, I checked the spirit world records within the Wanfa Sect on the 11th floor of Kunxu. Based on the current information and clues related to the Great Sage of the Wild Ox, we can list four suspicious locations.”
"We shouldn't wait any longer."
"Notify Wanfazong to cooperate with us in thoroughly investigating all four suspicious locations."
"What if the Wanfa Sect doesn't cooperate? As far as I know, there are some guys in the Wanfa Sect who want to restart the Wild Ox technology. If you let them discover the Great Sage's successor, they'll probably only think about secretly cultivating and using him."
"Then it's time to test the sectarian character of these sect cultivators."
……
Inside the special task force's laboratory.
Lu Hengzhang looked at the message from Zheng Meng and scoffed inwardly, "Do the two of them spend every day together?"
Zheng Meng: "When I was cleaning the room last time, I saw that Bu Daojun transferred 8000 Immortal Coins to Zhang Yu. It seems that she makes Zhang Yu work overtime every day, and it's always this amount."
"what?"
"8000 Immortal Coins?"
"Every day?!"
Hearing that Zhang Yu was earning 8000 immortal coins every day, Lu Hengzhang felt even worse than when Bu Yingshu grabbed his head and made him lose a month's salary in one go.
"A mere servant who passed the exam in the lower realm is being treated like a treasure by you, with 8000 immortal coins spent on him every day? The Myriad Laws Immortal Clan is utterly disgracing itself."
At this moment, Lu Hengzhang felt only heartache and indignation.
In his view, Bu Yingshu's closeness to people like Zhang Yu from the lower realm, while distancing himself from loyal supporters of the innate Daoist tradition, was a clear case of moral depravity and favoring the wicked over the virtuous.
"We suppress the lower realms, rectify social norms, and maintain order within the sect, all for the sake of the Myriad Laws Sect! Isn't it all so that the immortal races can forever remain supreme?"
"Why can't you understand this good intention, Bu Dao Jun?"
Lu Hengzhang wanted to advise Bu Yingshu again, but as memories flashed through his mind, he felt his head, which Bu Yingshu had grabbed last time, start to ache again.
"Ugh……"
With a sigh, Lu Hengzhang looked back at the cultivators working under his command.
Fortunately, things progressed smoothly during this period. Lu Hengzhang was confident that there was absolutely no chance that the "Blood Tide Essence Holy View" would pass. More than a month later, with the project's conclusion, the special task force was disbanded...
"By then, Bu Daojun should realize that he was wrong."
But in the next moment, Lu Hengzhang's face suddenly showed a respectful expression as he listened attentively to Vice Pavilion Master Yang Kaitai's voice.
"Are leaders from the regulatory authorities going to conduct a surprise inspection?"
……
Meanwhile, in Bu Yingshu's laboratory.
When Zhang Yu came to his senses again, the scene before his eyes had returned to the special task force laboratory, and Bu Yingshu's busy and slightly anxious figure.
The earth-shattering battles that had just taken place seemed like a dream, gradually fading from his mind.
But Zhang Yu could sense that the Great Sage's will, as if attracted, carried a large amount of information and rapidly entered the Wild Ox's will.
As the two thoughts merged, he felt that the wild ox's thoughts seemed to become more agile.
Immediately afterward, Fuki's voice rang in Zhang Yu's mind: "Zhang Yu? How is it? What did you see this time?"
Then Zhang Yu recounted everything he had seen through the Great Sage's thoughts.
Upon hearing Zhang Yu's account, Fu Ji quickly asked, "What happened next?"
Zhang Yu: "That's all."
Fukihime: "That's it? They didn't even say who won or lost?"
Zhang Yu said, "I'm afraid we'll have to sense the Great Sage's will again to know the outcome."
Zhan Xian said, "In the end, they still lost. Otherwise, Kunxu wouldn't be in this state now. I just don't know what kind of defeat the Great Sage Wild Ox experienced."
Zhanxian sighed, "I never imagined that there were such rebels in the past, that there was an era when humans and demons rebelled against immortals together."
Reflecting on the current relationship between humans and demons, Zhang Yu couldn't help but nod slightly: "The demons used to serve humans wholeheartedly. But it seems that this ironclad rule is no longer in the bloodline of the demons, and their breeding methods are also very different. They are no longer produced through the so-called First Demon Saint."
Just then, the wild ox said, "Humans are our best friends."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he said, "You can have simple conversations now?"
The wild ox said, "Okay."
Zhang Yu's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "What do you remember?"
Wild Ox replied, "A detailed explanation of some of the techniques in the 'Blood Tide Essence Holy View'..."
Watching the other party rattle off data like a menu, Zhang Yu realized he had been too optimistic.
As expected, after a series of tests, although the Wild Bull's willpower was stronger than before, the improvement was still limited.
Zhanxian summarized: "It means that they can understand some vague instructions and have basic reasoning and association abilities."
Zhang Yu said, "At least the detailed explanation of the relevant technologies of the Blood Tide Essence Holy View is still very useful."
A moment later, Zhang Yu walked to Bu Yingshu's side and began to guide her intentionally or unintentionally, according to the technical principles he knew, to induce Bu Yingshu's self-enlightenment.
Just a few hours later, Bu Yingshu said with shining eyes, "I understand!"
"I see... So that's how it is..."
"This recombination technique places extremely high demands on cultivators; it's difficult for one cultivator to replicate. Two cultivators will suffice..."
Bu Yingshu looked at Zhang Yu beside her and said, "Come on, do as I say."
Not long after, after experiencing one failure after another, their blood and magical power collided in mid-air and gradually merged, transforming into a new form.
Watching this scene, Bu Yingshu nodded slightly and said, "That's right. The way of change in the Blood Tide Essence Holy View is to be able to change in countless ways, and also to separate and combine, and to freely control the changes and fusion of one's own flesh and blood and power..."
Zhang Yu pondered for a moment and said, "If that's the case... does that mean that if multiple cultivators cultivate the 'Blood Tide Essence Qi Sacred View,' they can also combine their skills together?"
Bu Yingshu smiled slightly and said, "You do have some insight." "The immortal techniques here were originally used to create a collective life, fusing billions of individuals into one, controlled by the same consciousness."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he immediately thought of the Great Sage of the Wild Ox.
He asked, "This immortal cultivation technique doesn't seem to be widely used at present?"
Bu Yingshu nodded and said, "Although it was very useful, it also contained considerable risks in the eyes of the cultivators at the time, and it is said that some major accidents occurred because of it."
"Since then, the relevant immortal techniques have been sealed off, and only a small portion have been used or studied by a few individuals."
"But times have changed. With the rapid advancement of immortal techniques, the risks of the past are no longer insurmountable problems, and the blockade is no longer necessary."
Zhang Yu immediately pictured the countless wild oxen in the Great Sage's memories. He asked, "Is the lifting of the seal now to create some kind of collective life?"
Bu Yingshu has now refined nearly half of the techniques of the "Blood Tide Essence Holy View" and her talent has also greatly improved, making her feel very proud.
In Bu Ying Shu's heart, Zhang Yu had become her exclusive tool, a captive she would never let go of.
So when Bu Yingshu heard Zhang Yu's question this time, he didn't give a perfunctory answer like before. Instead, he said with a hint of pride, "Xiao Yu, do you know about highly intelligent spirit artifacts?"
Seeing Zhang Yu nod slightly, Bu Yingshu continued, "Then you should know that the high-intelligence artifact spirit technology within the Wanfa Sect is developing rapidly, and there has even been a situation where people are scrambling for spiritual energy everywhere."
"The ultimate goal of highly intelligent artifact spirits is to replace human labor and complete most of the tasks required both inside and outside the sect."
"It would have taken quite some time to achieve this goal."
"But in recent years, with the rapid breakthroughs made by highly intelligent spirit artifacts in certain immortal techniques, this timeframe is being brought forward continuously."
At this point, Bu Yingshu changed the subject: "Although this sounds wonderful..."
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "What's so wonderful about it?"
Bu Yingshu said, "But not everyone agrees with this approach. Highly intelligent spirits and humans are ultimately not the same thing. Humans... hold extraordinary significance in many traditions."
"But if we abandon profits and discard highly efficient and intelligent artifacts in pursuit of meaning, insisting on using human labor, wouldn't that be going against the natural order, going against the will of Heaven, and falling into the evil path?"
Bu Yingshu said, "So... how to deal with the extra 'people' has become a problem."
"However, although my Wanfa Sect ranks among the top two in overall strength among the ten major sects, it is still slightly inferior to the Netherworld Palace and the Heavenly Demon Sect in dealing with 'people'."
"So some people thought of this once-abandoned immortal technology route, and transformed 'humans' into a collective life form. By sharing consciousness, thoughts, memories, and bodies, they created a highly intelligent spirit that embodies the wisdom and knowledge of all living beings, a flesh-and-blood version of the spirit."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart sank. He seemed to see layers upon layers of Kunxu's inhabitants being tossed together by invisible hands, turning into a mass of flesh and blood...
Bu Yingshu continued, "However... not everyone will be integrated. Those who can compete with highly intelligent spirits will not be integrated. And you, who are with me, will not be integrated either."
"Moreover, this can only be described as a final concept. In practice, it will take a lot of time. After all, the original related technologies are still somewhat outdated and cannot keep up with the new era."
"Therefore, after the seal is lifted, it will need to be updated repeatedly to improve the original defects, match the current Dharma Realm environment, and then use the demon descendants to conduct experiments."
"This requires introducing a large number of demon descendants into the sect and placing them throughout the sect. After all, the more complete and abundant the data, the faster the research and development of related technologies can be..."
Zhang Yu sighed inwardly. He had originally thought that activating the Great Sage of the Wild Ox series of technologies was to pave the way for introducing demon descendants into the sect, creating a "catfish effect" within the sect, and further enhancing the competitiveness of the Myriad Laws Sect.
But he never expected these guys to be even more ruthless than he anticipated.
"Is this going to turn everyone... into something like the Great Sage Equal to Wild Ox?"
"No, they'll change it into something much worse."
Moreover, Zhang Yu was certain that if they really did this, the immortals would be fully prepared and would not give anyone the slightest possibility of resistance.
Zhanxian said, "But if we don't do this, most people will be replaced by highly intelligent spirits and lose their jobs, and they won't have a good ending."
Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, always encountering situations like this in Kunxu where his palms and the backs of his hands were covered in urine.
"For cultivators, neither being eliminated by highly intelligent artifact spirits nor becoming a so-called collective life form is a good thing..."
At that moment, a fighting spirit surged within him.
"I have to climb up. Only by climbing higher can I possibly change all of this."
At the same time, Bu Yingshu continued, "Alright, now you should know what kind of earth-shattering thing you and I are doing... right?"
Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Major events are things that only Dao Lord can do. We ordinary people are just serving Dao Lord. We already feel extremely honored to have the opportunity to participate in such a historical event."
Bu Yingshu chuckled and said, "You do have some self-awareness. From now on, stay by my side. As long as I protect you, I can ensure your safety for eternity."
"Come on, let me summarize the fourth immortal technique I just refined."
Looking at Bu Yingshu's figure, Zhang Yu felt a sense of doubt: "If it is really the earth-shattering matter that Bu Yingshu said, then sending only Bu Yingshu seems a bit insignificant, doesn't it?"
Zhanxian said, "Their original plan was probably just to test the waters and launch a feint attack. They never expected Bu Yingshu's progress to be so smooth."
"Moreover, according to Bu Yingshu, the development of highly intelligent spirit artifacts has probably already been noticed by many high-level officials."
"But after highly intelligent robots replace human beings, how to deal with the surplus 'humans' is a problem that the authorities have probably not yet determined a specific solution for."
Zhan Xian sighed: "Based on my understanding of the Myriad Laws Sect, I'm afraid that different lineages will tend to offer different solutions, all of which are more advantageous to themselves."
"The solution that Bu Yingshu mentioned is probably different from, or even conflicts with, the solution of the innate Daoist tradition."
"Which solution the immortals ultimately choose depends on the competition and trade-offs involved."
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering, Bu Yingshu said, "Xiao Yu, come and join me in another attack to reproduce the fourth immortal technique. I'll record it and write it in the report."
"Do as I say..."
"Forget it, you're too weak. Don't move, I'll do it."
……
Just as Zhang Yu and Bu Yingshu were busy at work, a notice suddenly appeared in front of everyone in the special task force.
"Urgent notice? Surprise inspection?"
Upon seeing the notice, Zhang Yu quickly reminded, "Daojun, people from above have come to inspect."
Without looking up, Bu Yingshu said, "We'll talk about it later."
Zheng Meng also sent a message: "Daojun, the higher-ups are ordering everyone to assemble within three minutes."
Busy as she was working, Bu Yingshu clicked her tongue and looked up impatiently: "What kind of checkup? What's there to check?"
(End of this chapter)