You dare to cultivate without money?!
Chapter 1356 - 844: Battle of Daos, Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Emperor
Bu Yuan Gui pointed at Bu Yingshu, but seeing the serious expression on the other’s face, he let out a long sigh and said, "This is not just a matter of money."
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"This is a sign that the struggle between the Taoist inheritances has reached a fever pitch."
Bu Yingshu looked at Zhang Yu in front of him and said, "According to my analysis, it’s more than likely that the Innate Dao is behind this."
"And for them to do something so insane, it must be because the Artifact Spirit Dao has reached a critical moment."
Zhang Yu looked at Bu Yingshu’s projection, quietly listening to his analysis, and thought to himself, "Has the Wanfa Sect decided to sit this one out?"
"And instead of helping, the Soul Cultivation Sect of the other sects is seizing this disaster to exploit the lower levels for massive profits."
"They even want to escalate this disaster to settle scores with the Artifact Spirit Dao?"
Zhang Yu sighed and said, "The Immortals... won’t intervene either?"
Bu Yingshu, while watching the video of Bu Yuan Gui, casually said, "It’s just a mere Old Graveyard; in the minds of the Immortals, they care for the countless beings of Kunxu and the Supreme Taoist inheritances of past and present."
Listening to Bu Yingshu’s explanation, Zhang Yu was deep in thought.
Fu Ji said, "The Artifact Spirit cannot stop; whichever house stops will fall behind, but it also requires balance and checks."
"For the Wanfa Sect, the major loss in the Old Graveyard is mainly to other sects, which they can use to check and balance the Artifact Spirit Sect, and at the same time enter the Soul Cultivation industry."
Meanwhile, Bu Yingshu watched Zhang Yu’s silent expression, thinking Zhang Yu was worried about taking responsibility.
So Bu Yingshu, while paying the fine for Zhang Yu, comforted him, "This time, you will bear some infamy. But after we settle the Artifact Spirit Sect, I’ll clear your name, and you will shine again."
Seeing Zhang Yu still not speaking, Bu Yingshu’s tone softened, as if comforting an uncooperative internet celebrity cat.
"Yu, don’t worry, I’ve already analyzed this matter carefully."
Zhang Yu tentatively asked, "Lord Bu, did you not let the Heavenly Question Star analyze it?"
Bu Yingshu frowned slightly, almost wanting to slap Zhang Yu, but remembering the trouble he will soon endure, she held back and continued to console him, as if scratched by this reactive little pet.
"I discussed it with my father..." Bu Yingshu said seriously, "I discussed it with my father. After all, you are the holder of the Immortal Inheritance, and the Maze Realms left by Yingxin Heaven are not just one. At most, they will confiscate your property and demote you for a few years, but will surely still make use of you in the future."
"Don’t be afraid, during your demotion period, I’ll take care of you."
Bu Yingshu chuckled inwardly, considering Zhang Yu’s demotion a good thing.
"Hmph, this way, useless Zhang Yu won’t have to mess with dangerous places anymore, and I won’t have to go through the trouble of protecting him."
"In the coming years, I’ll lock him up, completely exhaust him, and use him as fuel for my talent’s enhancement."
With this in mind, Bu Yingshu reminded once more, "Remember this, the spatial collapse of the Old Graveyard, don’t go save it."
"If you succeed, no one will thank you. If you fail, the punishment will be more than just a fine or demotion."
After providing these reminders, ensuring Zhang Yu remembered, Bu Yingshu left with relief.
Watching Bu Yingshu’s disappearing figure, Zhang Yu sighed: "This guy really doesn’t know how to comfort people."
Fu Ji worriedly said, "Confiscating assets, does that mean they’ll search and confiscate everything in our Grotto Heaven? That’s what we’ve earned through hard work!"
Zhang Yu said nothing, silently watching the ever-expanding spatial rift in front of him, and then raised his head to look at the increasingly restless city district in the Old Graveyard nearby.
A large number of sect leaders had already taken their assorted assets and transformed into rays of divine light, ascending like meteors, leaving the dangerous place at hand.
Meanwhile, numerous lower cultivators were still working as usual, completely unaware of the impending calamity.
At this moment, Zhang Yu seemed to foresee scenes of countless people dying in this man-made disaster.
Amid Zhang Yu’s tumultuous thoughts, his gaze shifted, suddenly spotting a familiar figure.
Boom!
With the sudden activation of the Upper Yang Huang God, fiery lights flared up behind Zhang Yu, shooting out like lightning, catching up with the figure.
The massive corpse observing the spatial turbulence turned its head, looking toward Zhang Yu and said, "Young friend, long time no see."
Zhang Yu said, "Senior, you..."
The massive corpse smiled slightly and said, "The guards watching over me ran away, so I came out to wander around and see the scenery before this Small Realm’s collapse, something not often seen."
Zhang Yu asked, "Senior, do you also think the Old Graveyard is beyond saving?"
The massive corpse calmly replied, "Let’s go, since we met, let’s talk in your Grotto Heaven."
Inside the Grotto Heaven, the massive corpse said, "The future of the Old Graveyard is influenced by the games of the upper levels. For them to destroy even a Small Realm implies that the Taoist struggle has reached a fever pitch."
"But all these upper-level games, all these Taoist struggles, ultimately stem from the Immortal Emperor."
He looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "What do you think your Wanfa Sect’s Immortal Emperor is thinking?"
Zhang Yu said, "The Artifact Spirit Dao... he wants, the Soul Cultivation Dao... he also wants, and the industrial benefits... still wants."
The massive corpse laughed, "Indeed, causing such a commotion brings many benefits to the Wanfa Sect. But if your vision is confined to this Old Graveyard, limited to just the two Taoist inheritances of Artifact Spirit and Soul Cultivation, then you’re underestimating him."
"Your Wanfa Immortal Emperor, practiced Qi Refinement at eight, Divinity Transformation at ten, and Ascension at fifteen, seized the Supreme Dao in one stroke after years of patience, is a celestial talent I have seen only once in my lifetime, with unmatched aptitude throughout history."
"In his eyes, he sees far more than just the mere Artifact Spirit and Soul Cultivation inheritances."
Zhang Yu seemed to understand and said, "Could it be for... stability?"
"Exactly." The massive corpse was satisfied and said, "This Taoist struggle may have enriched some people, but overall, the losses outweigh the gains, breaking the bottom line."
"As a result, the reprisal from the Soul Cultivation Sect will be even more fierce, and if others start imitating this, resulting in increasingly intense Taoist struggles, do you think that’s what the Immortal Emperor wants to see?"
"For a sect, short-term profit is important, but stability is even more so. Only a stable environment can continually produce Immortal Dao Resources for the Immortal Emperors."
The massive corpse shook its head, "I don’t know why this time... the Innate Dao dared to do such a thing, but if I were the Immortal Emperor, I definitely wouldn’t want the Old Graveyard to collapse, escalating the Taoist struggle to a new intensity."