Chapter 810
: Killed Directly?
Chapter 810: Killed Directly? (7400+ words, requesting monthly votes)
"To receive people from the Heavenly Demon Sect?"
Inside the dormitory, Zhang Yu's clone frowned slightly.
Although he didn't want to do this troublesome thing, Qin Chuan, as the head of the Youxin Department, was his superior after all, and Zhang Yu couldn't completely refuse the task that the other party had forced upon him.
"However, it's fine to use clones while cultivating in the dormitory, but when facing powerful cultivators... they might reveal some weaknesses."
After thinking it over, Zhang Yu decided to send his main body back to personally receive the so-called Heavenly Demon Sect representatives.
……
And just a short time ago.
In the labyrinthine atmosphere of an old cemetery.
The gentle breeze that Zhang Yu transformed into swiftly traversed the distorted office buildings.
According to Zhang Yu's understanding, although the entire labyrinth of the old cemetery has a chaotic spatial structure, if it is divided according to the original area, it can be roughly divided into three areas: the office area, the factory area, and the experimental area.
Zhang Yu was currently in the office area, which consisted mainly of various office buildings and commercial facilities, with very few factories and laboratories.
The office area is also the outermost part of the maze; only by going deeper can one reach the so-called factory area and experimental area.
"There are still too few valuable things to find in office buildings."
Zhang Yu gazed into the distance, looking at the factory buildings haphazardly pieced together in the layered, chaotic space. He thought to himself, "The factory area is the manufacturing center of the old graveyard; I should be able to find more and more valuable goods there."
"And in the deeper experimental areas, there are even more valuable things, things that are valued by the sects..."
"If we could find information on, or even products, of the immortal-level technologies of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Netherworld Palace, or the White Bone Sect..."
For the past two weeks, while Zhang Yu himself explored the labyrinth, his clones also used the information gathered by the Youxin Department to read various intelligence reports about the labyrinth and the old graveyard.
Zhang Yu knew that compared to the Myriad Laws Sect, the Heavenly Demon, the Netherworld, and the White Bone Sect had invested far more resources in the old graveyard, both in the past and present. They had invested a massive amount of immortal coins in the former experimental area, conducting research on corpses and souls.
In these two areas of research, Wanfa Sect has always lagged behind its counterpart.
"Therefore, the higher authorities once issued instructions to the Youxin Department to pay attention to collecting the materials that other sects had lost in the labyrinth."
"In particular, if we can successfully collect the technical data of the Immortal Sect level in the experimental area, it will be a great achievement."
Zhang Yu's clone flipped through the internal documents, sighing as he read, "Initially, it attracted quite a few people to venture into the labyrinth. Even Qin Chuan, the minister of the Youxin Department, led a team to explore the outer office area of the labyrinth once."
"But with repeated failures and continuous losses, the Youxin tribe gradually gave up on actively exploring the labyrinth."
"If I could get into the experimental area..."
After [Descendant of the Immortal] was upgraded to level 3, its sensory abilities also seemed to be enhanced.
Previously, Zhang Yu could only vaguely sense that the power of the cave heaven that the [Descendant of Immortals] was to inherit was hidden within the maze.
And now... Zhang Yu can sense more clearly that at least three celestial powers are lurking in the maze, making the [Descendant of the Immortals] eager to unleash them.
Zhang Yu could sense that one of the most refined, pure, powerful, and deeply hidden celestial powers was located in the experimental area at the deepest part of the maze.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Going deeper into the experimental zone to unlock the hidden power of the cave heaven in the new world and upgrade the level of [Descendant of Immortals], if I can also find something of real value in the experimental zone, that would be a great achievement."
Fuki said, "Merit is good. The two essential elements for promotion are merit and background, and neither can be lacking."
"As for background, Zhang Yu, you've already flattered Bu Yingshu. But in terms of merit, you're lacking. The Youxin Department is such a lousy place with so little business that there aren't many suitable channels to gain merit."
"If you can find some technical information from other sects in the experimental area, preferably the kind that hasn't been published yet, that is relatively advanced and cutting-edge, that is immortal technology related to corpses and souls... that would be a great achievement for the Myriad Laws Sect."
"Then you can smooth things over with Bu Yingshu and he'll be able to jump out of this cesspool of Youxin Department."
Zhang Yu deeply agreed with what Fu Ji said.
To get to the experimental area, you must first go to the factory area.
But on his way to the factory area, Zhang Yu discovered something strange.
The main road in front of us is the road that leads from the office area to the factory area.
The road, which had been twisted into a tangled mess due to the chaotic space, was transformed back into a straight road in Zhang Yu's eyes as he activated the power of [Descendant of the Immortal].
But as Zhang Yu was moving forward, he discovered that the road in front of him was like a road that would never end.
Whether he transformed into a whirlwind and charged forward, or channeled his strength into his flesh and blood, shooting out with layers of air waves... no matter how fast he accelerated, the distant factory area remained like a mirage, preventing Zhang Yu from ever getting even an inch closer.
"It's weird."
Zhang Yu then tried to distort space with "Kunlun in the Palm" to see if he could improve the situation, but it was to no avail.
Zhanxian reminded him, "This is probably a method left behind by our master to seal off the factory area and experimental area behind it, so that no one can easily get close."
"Perhaps you should improve your own abilities first."
Zhang Yu's heart stirred, realizing that the ability Zhan Xian mentioned referred to raising the level of the [Descendant of Immortals].
Zhang Yu could sense that there was a hidden power within this office area that could help the [Descendant of Immortals] level up.
However, compared to the power of the caves in the factory area and the experimental area, that power felt weaker and more elusive to Zhang Yu.
So Zhang Yu originally planned to first delve into the experimental area, unleash the most powerful cave-heaven power, and then return to collect the other cave-heaven powers.
"But now it seems..."
Looking at the endless road before him, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Does Ying Xintian mean by arranging things this way so that future successors will gradually unleash the power of the cave heavens and delve deeper into the labyrinth in sequence?"
Although he didn't know why Ying Xintian did this, Zhang Yu was willing to believe him since it was arranged by this immortal.
A moment later, Zhang Yu left the main road, intending to continue exploring the office area.
However, before that, Zhang Yu planned to leave for a while, one reason being that the money in his account was almost gone.
In order to keep the Divine Transformation Pool running and meet the monthly loan repayment needs, Zhang Yu must keep money in his account at all times.
"It's time to take the things from the cave and go out to sell them."
Zhang Yu had also considered connecting the Divine Transformation Pool to the cave heaven, but the cave heaven he controlled had no spiritual veins, nor did it have a 24-hour supply of magical power and spiritual energy. It would be difficult for the Divine Transformation Pool to operate if it were sent into it, so he had to give up.
Of course, besides the lack of money, there was another reason: the reception duties assigned by Qin Chuan.
"The Heavenly Demon Sect?" Zhang Yu planned to personally return to the Youxin Department.
Just then, a rustling sound came from behind.
Zhang Yu glanced around and saw a crooked figure walking on the road ahead.
It was a creature that looked like it had many hands and feet, no head, and was like a living thing forcibly pieced together from various human organs.
"A crazed corpse?"
Zhang Yu knew that these were corpse parts left behind by the sect in the maze, and not every left-behind corpse part was safe.
Although some corpses no longer have brains, thoughts, or consciousness, after being lost in the labyrinth and out of control, they are driven by their physical instincts, break free of their restraints, and wander uncontrollably through the labyrinth.
The danger level of these body parts depends primarily on their original purpose.
Some of the corpses used for breathing exercises resembled assembled living corpses. Most of the time, they would simply breathe quietly, only searching for food when their bodies were driven by hunger.
Because of the lack of supplies in the maze, their final food targets often become other corpses.
This type of breathing zombie is one of the most common types of crazed zombies in the office area.
Fuki said, "Let's not bother with this kind of thing. It's troublesome to deal with and it's not worth much to sell. Let's go quickly."
Zhang Yu flashed and transformed into a gust of wind, rushing through the street.
With the shapeshifting ability granted by the Blood Tide Essence Holy View and the concealment ability enhanced by the Feather Spirit Root, Zhang Yu could move swiftly and undetected in the maze, and had never engaged in a single battle.
Especially after reaching level 50 in "Blood Tide Essence Holy View", Zhang Yu was not only able to transform into flames, but his original transformations into gales, water, earth, rocks, and metals also became more natural and more unrestrained.
Besides the level 50 "Blood Tide Essence Holy View", Zhang Yu's clone has been refining immortal techniques every day during this period, and has also pushed the seven expert-level techniques of the Seven Wonders of Earth and Wood to level 50, and mastered the level 50 "Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power".
In addition, Zhang Yu also pushed two immortal Taoist arts, "The Great Void Barrier of the Three Realms and Ten Directions" and "The Soul Cleansing Scripture of Hell," to level 50. The former allowed him to set up spatial barriers with a larger range and higher strength, while the latter allowed him to manipulate memories more freely and even infuse memories into the sea of consciousness of other people.
In addition, with the blessing of Yu Shu and the daily cultivation of his clones, Zhang Yu successfully pushed the Chain Law Diagram [Transformation of Divine Body] to level 17/14, successfully unlocking a new level of effect.
Infinite - Divine Transformation Body (12/12): The effects of the Divine Transformation Body are enhanced by 20%.
Seeing this effect, Zhang Yu also revealed a satisfied smile: "As long as I continue to promote this Nascent Soul Dao Body, the effect of my primordial spirit soaking in the Nascent Soul Pool will become stronger and stronger, and the time required to promote the Ten Transformations of Divine Light will become shorter and shorter."
"There is also the ability to reorganize the primordial spirit, and the efficiency and effectiveness of cultivating the Nascent Soul Realm techniques will become stronger and stronger."
As Zhang Yu continued his journey, he encountered three more waves of cultivators from various sects.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Why does it seem like there are more cultivators entering the labyrinth to explore these past few days?"
It wasn't until he flew out of the maze that Zhang Yu learned the reason behind it.
"There are more entrances to the labyrinth now?"
Looking at the changes at the boundary of the maze, Zhang Yu felt as if the maze had been shattered and cracked open.
Zhang Yu immediately thought of the changes that had occurred after he released the true spirit of the Heavenly Demon Prince.
"Is it because of my actions? My process of unleashing the power of the cave altered the spatial structure of the labyrinth and created more entrances?"
Zhang Yu understood that the increase in entrances also meant that the maze had more exits, which meant a reduction in risk.
"Is that why more people are drawn to explore?"
Zhang Yu wasn't sure, but his intuition told him... that might not be the case.
Zhanxian said, "Perhaps it is the Heavenly Demon Sect, or other powerful sects from the old graveyards, who have observed the changes in the maze."
"Although they have not devoted much effort to dealing with the maze, they have certainly made a lot of observations of it."
"If we discover that the labyrinth has undergone abnormal changes, it would be normal to send more people to investigate."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly: "I wonder what changes will occur in this labyrinth the next time the power of the cave is unleashed?"
"If it attracts more and more people to explore the cave..."
"I need to speed things up too."
He understood that if more and more people flocked into the labyrinth, it would definitely affect his exploration and might even make them competitors for his task of recovering lost supplies.
Next, Zhang Yu found several shops belonging to different sects and exchanged the supplies he had brought with him.
"A total of over 50,000 immortal coins?"
Looking at the extra immortal coins in his account, Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems my plan is working. Exploring the labyrinth while cultivating can greatly alleviate my financial pressure while improving my [Descendant of Immortals] status."
Just then, Zhang Yu saw the message from Bu Yingshu again.
Bu Yingshu: Zhang Yu, why haven't you touched the Immortal Shuttle I gave you? [Angry]
Zhang Yu quickly replied, "I just finished my work and I'm eager to use the Celestial Shuttle." Bu Yingshu: [Smiling face]
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "After I get the magic shuttle, I'll let it go for a spin."
Zhang Yu was afraid that the Immortal Shuttle might contain powerful surveillance capabilities, so he naturally couldn't carry it with him. Instead, he shrunk it to the size of a speck of dust and stored it underground near the dormitory building.
Just as Zhang Yu retrieved the Immortal Shuttle, he saw the Youxin Department's small building not far away, and saw a group of soul cultivators descending like dark clouds, enveloping the entire building like a pitch-black palace.
Zhang Yu could tell that it was not composed of pure soul cultivators, but a special magic weapon, like a dark cloud, capable of containing thousands of soul cultivators.
Zhang Yu could even sense that this magical artifact contained the power of a hidden cave, and he could vaguely see... layers upon layers of space emerging within it.
"This is a celestial-level magic treasure that can not only support the soul cultivation, but also provide powerful computing power, and can protect and sustain itself."
Just then, the message from Qin Chuan appeared before Zhang Yu's eyes again.
Qin Chuan: "Where are you? The guests are already in the meeting room, why aren't you coming over?"
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "It seems the guests from the Heavenly Demon Sect are quite wealthy."
Zhang Yu knew that having money represented power and influence in Kunxu.
When Zhang Yu arrived at the door of the reception room, he saw a large shadow covering the entire corridor.
Countless terrifying auras seemed to rise from the shadows, and ghostly figures appeared and disappeared within them, turning the corridor into a road to the underworld.
As Zhang Yu stepped inside, streams of information rose from the spirit realm and appeared before him.
"You have entered the territory of the Heavenly Demon Sect."
"Please undergo inspection, or leave immediately."
Upon seeing the notice, Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, and he thought to himself, "The Heavenly Demon Sect is indeed quite domineering in the Old Graveyard."
Just then, a soft hum came from the reception room.
"This must be the new deputy minister of the Ghostly Faith Department, right? Let him in; there's no need to check him."
In an instant, the shadow in front of them suddenly split open, revealing a path leading directly to the reception room.
When Zhang Yu entered the reception room, he saw Qin Chuan, the head of the Youxin Department, receiving guests with a humble and kind expression.
There were two guests from the Heavenly Demon Sect. When Zhang Yu looked at the two of them, he obtained the information they displayed from the Spirit Realm.
“Lingchi Ye.” Zhang Yu looked at one of the ghostly figures who had descended as a primordial spirit and thought to himself, “A level 5 sect affairs officer of the Heavenly Demon Sect? A Void Refinement cultivator equivalent to the head of the audit department.”
Then he looked at another young man, who was not traveling by spirit or soul, but by physical body. He was radiating heat waves that were constantly destroying the surrounding yin energy environment.
But what Zhang Yu found even more concerning was the arrogance emanating from the other person—that disdain for everything, that nonchalant attitude of sitting down and treating everyone as ants… It seemed familiar to Zhang Yu.
“Bu Yingshu has a similar aura, but this one…”
“Ying Aikun?” Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback: “A level 4 sect affairs officer of the Heavenly Demon Sect, a Nascent Soul cultivator.”
Just then, Zhan Xian's voice rang out in Zhang Yu's mind.
After a sigh, Zhan Xian said, "This Ying Aikun should be a descendant of our master. I have seen him before in the sect. This person is more than ten times more arrogant than Qi Buyingshu. He was once a staunch supporter of the innate lineage. The sect's tightening of the number of people admitted to the lower realm and the expansion of the Dharma Realm to the lower realm were all due to his efforts."
Zhang Yu asked in surprise, "A descendant of Ying Xintian? Wasn't he purged?"
Zhang Yu recalled that when he first entered the sect and received training, he had seen the memories of his junior sister, Fu Xiantian. Her memories had been stripped into countless pieces, sold to various places, and subjected to eternal oppression.
But Ying Aikun in front of us seems to be alive and well.
Zhang Yu asked in confusion, "And... why would he be a sect affairs officer of the Heavenly Demon Sect?"
Zhan Xian said, "After the Grandmaster took action, many descendants were inevitably purged, but this Ying Aikun... was probably protected by another important figure, so he was only expelled from the Wanfa Sect, stripped of his immortal status, and eventually joined the Tianmo Sect."
"However, with this up and down, it seems that his cultivation level has also dropped to the Nascent Soul stage."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he immediately asked, "Who is this important figure who can protect Ying Aikun?"
Zhan Xian said, "My master's Daoist partner, the enlightened true immortal of the Wanfa Sect... Tai Zhen Immortal Venerable. I'm afraid only she could have protected Ying Aikun and sent her to the Heavenly Demon Sect."
A sense of curiosity welled up in Zhang Yu's heart: "Protect Ying Aikun?"
In Zhang Yu's view, the fact that Ying Xintian's Daoist partner was able to escape being purged meant that, besides being powerful, he must not be someone who shared Ying Xintian's path.
Fukihime said, "If he were a selfish and profit-driven immortal, there must be some benefit to doing this."
Although he thought about many things, all of Zhang Yu's thoughts flashed by in an instant, and to the outside world, it was only a fleeting moment.
Ying Aikun rested her chin on her hand, glanced at Zhang Yu with a scrutinizing look, seemingly not taking him seriously, and then turned to Qin Chuan again, saying, "Little Qin, life in the Youxin tribe must be tough."
"Is the Imperial Law Pavilion still the same as before? Is Si Xuxiao still the Pavilion Master?"
Seeing Ying Aikun casually rattle off a long list of names, Qin Chuan could only smile wryly.
Although the other party's rank and cultivation level were inferior to his, his background was far greater, and his seniority and connections within the Wanfa Sect were beyond his imagination. Perhaps he could lie low for decades or even centuries and then rise again at any time.
So, standing in front of Ying Aikun, Qin Chuan, who clearly held a higher rank, nodded repeatedly and said yes as if he were a junior.
Ying Aikun continued, "I came here today to tell you that I can borrow one of your department's soul cultivators, and I'll give you 5% interest."
Qin Chuan knew that the so-called 5% interest meant that if he borrowed 100 soul cultivators, he would have to repay 105. This treated soul cultivators as a purely consumable resource, calculating only the quantity and not the specific identity of the soul cultivators.
Qin Chuan said, "The soul cultivators in the department are all recorded... isn't that a bad idea?"
Ying Aikun frowned and snapped, "What's good or bad about it? Everything in the Myriad Laws Sect was built by our ancestor! And you're telling me this?"
"Let me tell you, one of my older sisters is coming over this time. I'm going to ask you to lend me some money. If you refuse, then she'll be the one asking you to lend me some."
Qin Chuan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He glanced at Ling Chi Ye of the Heavenly Demon Sect standing to the side and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be someone from the Heavenly Demon Immortal Clan...?"
Listening to their conversation, Zhang Yu asked, "Ying Aikun has an older sister from the Heavenly Demon Immortal Clan? Have any descendants of Ying Xintian joined the Heavenly Demon Sect?"
Zhan Xian paused for a moment, then said, "Besides the Wanfa Sect, Tai Zhen Immortal Venerable has descendants in all nine other major sects."
Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback, then said, "Huh?"
Zhan Xian sighed and said, "Those descendants have nothing to do with our master."
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "A descendant of the Supreme Immortal Venerable, but he has no relation to Yingxin Heaven..."
"Could it be... being cuckolded? Did the Supreme Immortal Venerable Taizhen cuckold Ying Xintian? And nine times at that? In the nine sects outside of the Myriad Laws Sect, he had offspring with other people?"
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu was shocked: "Sigh, Brother Ying... no wonder you wanted to flip the table. The people of Kunxu are all like this, they're all inhuman."
Fu Ji said, "Is that so? Ying Ai Kun's sister is a Heavenly Demon Immortal Clan, then what about the others? This Tai Zhen Immortal Venerable is clearly an immortal from the Myriad Laws Sect, but he can also establish immortal clans in other sects?"
Zhan Xian said, "Apart from the Heavenly Demons, they do indeed belong to various sects of immortal races, or rather... this is an immortal race that transcends sects, and can be called the Tai Zhen Immortal Race."
Upon hearing this answer, Fuki felt a profound sense of shock.
"Terrifying...terrifying."
"Having children is nothing, and having too many is even a burden. For immortals today, it is completely unnecessary. Immortals and those powerful cultivators have long since stopped reproducing."
Fu Ji exclaimed in amazement, "But to have so many offspring, and still be able to join other sects, and even become immortals in those sects, and within the Nine Great Sects? That must be an extraordinary feat! How did this Supreme Immortal Venerable manage to do that?"
Zhan Xian said, "It should be related to the lineage controlled by Tai Zhen Immortal Venerable. In recent years, all the promotion of dual cultivation and the propagation of related lineages and laws within the Wanfa Sect are also related to her."
"How much power must he have?" Fu Ji sighed. "Alas, if you ask me, Ying Xintian is still too narrow-minded. With such a powerful Daoist partner and so many sons he got for free, he must be admired and envied by the people of Kunxu. Alas... why did he have to rebel?"
Just then, Qin Chuan looked at Zhang Yu and introduced him to Ying Aikun: "This is Vice Minister Zhang, who is in charge of protecting the soul cultivators. He knows all the soul cultivators in our department."
"Vice Minister Zhang, then you should take charge of this matter."
Originally, they wanted Zhang Yu to receive Qin Chuan from the Heavenly Demon Sect, but now they wanted Zhang Yu to take responsibility for the matter of "borrowing a soul cultivator" or "misappropriating a soul cultivator."
If problems arise, it will be Zhang Yu's personal behavior and has nothing to do with him.
If there are no problems, then Zhang Yu will get a share, while I will still take the lion's share.
Hearing what Qin Chuan said, Zhan Xian said, "There's a trap here, we can't take it."
Zhang Yu asked, "Minister, do you have any official documents?"
Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Vice Minister Zhang, Senior Ying and I are asking you for help. Do we need official documents?"
Zhang Yu said, "Minister, if this falls under the purview of the Ministry of Information, then please issue the order through official documents."
Upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, Ying Aikun looked at him as if he were an idiot and said, "Kid, are you out of your mind? Don't you know who I am?"
Just then, Bu Yingshu's message flashed before Zhang Yu's eyes again: Why hasn't the Immortal Shuttle started moving yet? [Angry]
Footsteps sparse: [stepping]
Zhang Yu replied: Daoist Lord, please wait a moment, I'll be done shortly.
Ying Aikun said, "A deputy minister of the Youxin Department, in the past... you wouldn't even be worthy of seeing my subordinates. Believe me or not, I can send a message right now and have someone transfer you to logistics."
Faced with Ying Aikun's threat, Zhang Yu could only say, "Then please issue the official document formally, senior."
Ying Aikun laughed, and in an instant, divine light surrounded her, revealing the dazzling brilliance of the murder warrant.
At the same time, figures of righteous gods descended and said to Ying Aikun in unison, "Honorable user, you have begun using the Heavenly Court's killing certificate. Those you kill next are all people who deserve to die."
The message appeared before the eyes of everyone in the Youxin Department, including Zhang Yu and Qin Chuan.
"You have entered Ying Aikun's legal killing territory. Please give up all resistance and avoid illegal and criminal acts."
Looking at the several righteous gods who were eyeing him menacingly, Zhang Yu knew that if he dared to defy Ying Aikun, he would probably be besieged by the righteous gods on the spot.
The next moment, Ying Aikun reached out and grabbed Zhang Yu.
He didn't use his internal energy or magic, and he just deliberately...slowly...inch by inch, reached towards Zhang Yu's head.
For Ying Ai-kun, the feeling of crushing his opponent purely through privilege was far more interesting than crushing him with strength.
Looking at Zhang Yu, Ying Aikun said coldly, "If you have the guts, then hide and see what happens."
But in Zhang Yu's eyes, a series of warnings appeared, reminding him not to resist...
Just as Zhang Yu was trying to control the Immortal Shuttle, he sensed that it was going out of control.
With a deafening roar.
Ying Aikun, who was standing in front of us, no longer had an upper body, and the wall behind her was also riddled with holes.
Zhang Yu looked at Bu Yingshu's message and saw that the other party had just commented: If you won't open it, I'll open it myself!
Zhang Yu: Daoist Master, it looks like you bumped into someone! [fear]
Bu Yingshu: Is anyone there? I thought it was a deceleration field.
Bu Yingshu: It doesn't matter anymore. Crashing into the Immortal Shuttle is pointless.
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