Chapter 720 Three Visits to Zhang Yu, the Dark Techniques of the Immortal Sect (7170, Bonus Chapter 1100+ words)

Upon seeing Fu Xiantian before him, Zhang Yu was suddenly startled, and his heart instantly became extremely vigilant.

Not only was surging magical power coursing through his body, but he was also ready to unleash the techniques of the two great immortal sects at any moment.

The equipment box not far away trembled slightly; the Sky-Shattering War God Armor had been connected and was ready to be activated and equipped at any time.

At the same time, a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators from Wanfa University also received Zhang Yu's message and are already heading towards the research association.

A dense stream of spiritual information swirled and passed around Zhang Yu's body.

However, Fu Xiantian didn't care about these things and just said calmly, "Don't be nervous, Zhang Yu. I'm just here to talk to you."

"All my power is still on the fifth floor, suppressing the Ten Schools of Nascent Soul. What I'm here to talk to you about is just a fleeting thought that transcends the spirit realm."

After saying that, Fu Xiantian looked at Zhang Yu with a scrutinizing gaze.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Shall we talk?"

Looking at Fu Xiantian before him, he could sense that the other party was indeed just an ordinary projection of the spirit world, merely a pure image, without any power.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Fu Ji, have you figured anything out?"

Fuki said, "Indeed, it only jumped through Xiong Wenwu's eye fragments, so we shouldn't use force to threaten your safety."

“My suggestion is… to talk to him,” Fuki said. “See what he’s trying to do, and see if we can get any information out of him.”

"Anyway, we can talk it out; we won't lose anything."

Fu Ji's idea coincided with Zhang Yu's.

So he sent another message, instructing all the Nascent Soul cultivators who had rushed over to stop temporarily and wait outside the research institute.

At the same time, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Could this person have come to see me because of the Skybreaker Plan?"

Although Zhang Yu had tried his best to keep the Breaking Heaven Plan a secret, with the continuous construction of various channels and production lines, the scope of the plan was becoming wider and wider, and it was impossible to keep it a secret from the Righteous Alliance forever.

If Fu Xiantian came about for this reason, Zhang Yu would not be surprised at all.

Zhang Yu asked, "How is Xiong Wenwu?"

Fu Xiantian asked, "You care about him? You care about this fellow villager from the same level? Even if he is a demon descendant?"

Zhang Yu calmly said, "It has nothing to do with you, but his condition will affect my attitude towards our conversation."

Fu Xiantian casually said, "He's fine, out of danger. He's sleeping soundly now, probably the best sleep he hasn't had in a very long time. He doesn't know I'm using his eye remains to communicate with you."

Zhang Yu asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

Fu Xiantian said calmly, "To be honest, in my own judgment, I don't think we should have any kind of conversation."

"However, I trust my master's judgment."

"So I'm willing to talk to you, willing to try... to guide you onto the right path."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Who is this master you're talking about?"

Fu Xiantian looked up at the sky, his gaze seemingly able to pierce through the clouds and the firmament, looking towards the sixth level of Kunxu, which had already disappeared without a trace.

"The immortal who has now initiated this transformation, removing the six layers and blocking the Heavenly Court, bringing hope for a new world to hundreds of millions of people—Ying Xintian."

"He is my master."

"It was he who felt that you had potential."

Fu Xiantian stared directly at Zhang Yu and said, "He wanted to take you away, to take you directly to the new world created on the sixth level. Unfortunately..."

Fu Xiantian lowered his eyelids and sighed, "You refused."

Upon hearing Fu Xiantian's words, Zhang Yu's mind instantly conjured up the scene of Dao Qiankun trying to take him away.

The Way of Heaven and Earth... Reflecting a New Heaven...

Zhang Yu pondered the two names in his mind, and then asked a question that had always been on his mind, an answer he wanted to know.

"Did Dao Ge or Ying Xintian know that floors 2 to 5 would turn out like this?"

"With the current war and chaos, with the evil cultists, evil gods, and financial guys within the Righteous Alliance, what kind of new world can they create?"

When faced with Zhang Yu's question, Fu Xiantian did not answer directly, but instead brought up another topic.

Fu Xiantian said calmly, "Back then, Kunxu was in the midst of a struggle between good and evil, a great war between immortals and demons."

"At that time, the demonic path held a huge advantage. In order to reverse the defeat and catch up with the demonic path's combat power, the righteous path began a self-reform, a revolution to change itself."

"Some people call this transformation 'the free transformation of others, the proper use of the demonic path'."

"My master was also one of the supporters at the time, because he understood that... if this method is not used, the righteous path will surely fail, the world will fall into ruin, billions of living beings will become food for the demonic path, and the human race will become worse than pigs and dogs, like beasts."

"In order to push forward this change, Master stopped his uncle, who was vehemently opposed at the time, from returning, intending to wait until the situation was settled before returning with him..."

"But when Master and Uncle returned together, they found that many of the sect’s opponents had fought to the death and had been slaughtered by the then sect leader and his men."

"Later, to avenge his blood feud, my uncle killed one of the senior members of the sect who was in charge of the reforms at the time, and was subsequently besieged."

"In order to continue to promote the reforms and to ensure that the sacrifices of so many dead were not in vain, Master ultimately participated in the encirclement and suppression, and together with other disciples... suppressed Uncle."

“And there were far too many similar things at the time.”

"In order to promote the reform of the use of demonic arts, many people died in the various righteous sects at that time. Masters and disciples killed each other, fathers and sons became enemies, husbands and wives killed each other, sects split apart... and similar things happened countless times."

Fu Xiantian looked directly at Zhang Yu and said, "This is the price of world change; change will always bring conflict."

"The so-called righteous use of demonic methods means that many original orthodox methods will be eliminated. Their industries, their families, their sects, and their status will suffer huge losses, or even be cut off from their lineage. So they will resist."

"This is change. The process of change will inevitably harm the interests of some people while benefiting others. This will always be accompanied by struggle and killing, there will always be bloodshed, and there will always be sacrifices."

Fu Xiantian walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass, looking out at the research park, the endless buildings and streets, and the constant flow of spiritual information.

He said slowly, "The Kunxu of today is deeply rooted in demonic influence, and it has reached a point where change is inevitable, but the resistance to change is stronger than ever before."

"For this goal, Master abandoned all his assets as an immortal."

"The value of those assets has long exceeded the total value of everything on floors 2 to 5."

"Compared to Master's sacrifice, what are the losses on floors 2 to 5?"

Fu Xiantian turned his head and looked directly at Zhang Yu again, saying, "Even I abandoned everything I had in the sect and used my reincarnated body to promote the plan from level 2 to level 5."

"Because both my master and I know that Kunxu can't go on like this any longer."

Fu Xiantian sighed, his eyes seemingly flashing with countless light and shadow: "Zhang Yu, I was also once a person from the first level of Kunxu. I climbed up step by step from the first level and witnessed the changes in Kunxu over the years."

"Why do you think so many people in Kunxu lack spiritual roots? It's because someone is already stealing the power of the cycle of heaven and earth, extracting the innate talents and spirituality of countless reincarnations and rebirths to enrich themselves and their sects, and they are extracting more and more each year."

"Why do you think the sect's technology is always superior to that of the top ten universities? It's not just because of the blockade of immortal technology, but also because someone has established a lineage. All creations, inventions, and inspirations in the lower realms will immediately appear in the Daoist Canon. No matter how vast the world is or how many geniuses there are, they cannot escape control."

"Why do you think so many people in the lower classes are still so determined to climb up? Why hasn't the birth rate declined? Because everyone's purpose is predetermined at birth."

"Those who are meant to have children will want to have children, and during reincarnation, not a single trace of their spiritual essence will remain; it will all be extracted."

"Those who are destined to cultivate the path of immortality will wholeheartedly pursue it, but they will still have their spiritual essence extracted according to various rules..."

"Even if we climb up, what then? Some people now think that we should pay for every thought we have, every memory we retain..."

"Zhang Yu, can you understand our determination?"

"Kunxu has no choice but to change."

Seeing Zhang Yu fall silent, Fu Xiantian said, "It seems you are indeed different from other Kunxu people of this era. Let's stop here for today. Think it over carefully, and we'll continue tomorrow."

"Tomorrow, at the same time, I will come and talk to you again."

Zhang Yu gazed at the sky, feeling that the upper levels of Kunxu were even darker than he had imagined.

"But no matter what..."

Feeling the ritual power circulating within his body and seeing the divine light of the fifth level of Nascent Soul, Zhang Yu knew he couldn't stop.

Whether it was for his own life, to rescue Magneto and Aoki, or to protect his companions, he could not stop.

Just then, an alarm sounded from Zhang Yu's eye socket.

Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, and he saw a Nascent Soul Divine Lord from the Immortal Soldier University whose divine light was dimming rapidly, having already dropped to 5%.

Soon, the light of this Nascent Soul Divine Lord was completely extinguished.

At this point, there are still 37 Nascent Soul cultivators remaining in the Ten Schools, while the Righteous Alliance still has 44 Nascent Soul cultivators.

Looking at the divine light in the sky, Zhang Yu knew that although the data on both sides looked similar, it represented a huge difference on the battlefield.

"37 against 44 means that at least several students from the Ten Schools of Nascent Soul have to fight against multiple opponents."

"After each of the Ten Schools Nascent Soul cultivators falls, the Righteous Alliance experts who defeated that cultivator will then go on to besiege the next Ten Schools Nascent Soul cultivator."

Zhang Yu knew that this was like an avalanche; the fall of each of the ten Nascent Soul cultivators would accelerate the tide of defeat, and this process would become faster and more violent...

"When a critical point is reached, the outcome may be decided within a few hours."

In addition, Zhang Yu understood that the fall of another Nascent Soul cultivator would inevitably affect the morale of the Ten Schools camp.

His gaze fell upon the estimated completion time of Project Breakthrough, and sure enough, it had increased by several hours again, from 5 days, 12 hours, 3 minutes, and 27 seconds.

It became 5 days, 17 hours, 23 minutes, and 8 seconds.

But Zhang Yu had no time to be discouraged; faced with immense pressure, he had no choice but to give it his all.

...

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, True Lord String Sound exclaimed in surprise, "Giving discounts to college students and demon descendants?"

He thought to himself, "How could that be... Oh, I see, it's probably not a real concession, but rather they're made to think they've been given a concession."

Soon, with the support of Wanfa University, various publicity campaigns were launched.

Ye Xingli restarted her live stream, attracting many junior college and college students.

"I think junior college is pretty good."

"I don't have any educational requirements for my friends."

"You're asking about junior college? Lowering your education level? That's not impossible."

"Among the top ten students around me, there has never been any discrimination based on academic background."

"The ten schools are already discussing welfare policies, so please be patient and wait a little longer."

While the live stream was running, the Poverty Simulator in Ye Xingli's eye was operating at full speed, already reaching the "poorest level" she had never unlocked before. Even during her conversation with Zhang Yu, Ye Xingli hadn't reached this level. This dragged her, who was originally among the top ten students, down to the lowest level among junior college students, causing her to constantly utter strange and unusual phrases.

The numerous statements that went against her true feelings and the principles of Tao made her feel her Taoist heart shaken, and she lamented how difficult it was to make money.

However, with Wanfa University's generous promotion and the attention of countless college and junior college students, Ye Xingli's traffic continued to surge, sparking numerous discussions.

“Ye Xingli is different; she doesn’t discriminate against us.”

"I feel like she's communicating with us on an equal footing."

"She doesn't sell products or accept advertisements! She just wants to listen to our voices!"

"She's just profiting from the school's charity fund; she must have received funding from the top ten." (Deleted)

On the other hand, Zhao Tianxing also began to appear in many advertisements and videos.

Born at the first level, a soul cultivation student with a junior college degree, he has now turned his life around into a half-manifestation of all laws and has even completed a foundation-building breakthrough in the spirit world.

Zhao Tianxing, as a typical example, was vigorously promoted by Wanfa, and like a novel that makes people feel good, he became a role model for countless college students and soul cultivators.

Looking at the camera in front of him, Zhao Tianxing shouted, "Everyone! Special approval for upgrading from junior college to university is possible!"

"Soul cultivation and foundation building also exist!"

"Do you want to work here? If so, come and get a job! As long as you work hard, you'll not only have endless work to do, but also opportunities to upgrade your diploma to a bachelor's degree and lay a solid foundation!"

Meanwhile, negative stories about the Righteous Alliance not paying wages and alleging that they work and risk their lives for free have been continuously released.

As a series of promotional activities began, Zhang Yu could see that the estimated time for the plan to be completed was also being consumed more quickly.

4 days, 10 hours, 3 minutes, and 38 seconds

Zhang Yu looked up at the sky and saw that the brightness of the Magnetic God had dropped to 71%, while that of the Green Wood God had dropped to 59%.

At the same time, Fu Xiantian reappeared, as agreed, to have a second conversation with Zhang Yu.

...

"Zhang Yu, this world is sick. The greed of the Immortal Emperors will destroy everything sooner or later."

With a light tap of his fingertips, Fu Xiantian displayed a series of images before Zhang Yu.

"This... is the sixth level of the future, a new world designed by Master."

Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, and he saw a scene where people lived in peace and contentment, their faces beaming with smiles.

Fu Xiantian explained, "In the new world, everyone has weekends off, holidays, rest, and social security."

"No one will live for profit anymore, and no one will be ashamed of being weak."

"People don't live just to work."

Looking at the content on the screen, Zhang Yu had to admit that he liked this kind of world.

But does such a world really exist?

Can Fu Xiantian and his group really create such a world?

Seemingly noticing the question in Zhang Yu's eyes, Fu Xiantian said, "In the new world, we will adjust everyone's natural talents and endowments, so that everything can return to its natural state."

"At the same time, everyone's cultivation and assets will be redistributed, and everyone will have unlimited potential."

"The reincarnation system of the new world will also be completely stripped of its demonic attributes, making it impossible for anyone to interfere with it..."

Listening to Fu Xiantian's introduction, Fu Ji said disdainfully, "After all that talk, it's still the same old story. In the end, it's up to this immortal Ying Xintian to decide. What the world becomes is nothing more than his own choice. Who knows if he will turn the world into another new Kunxu in the future?"

Fu Xiantian continued, "In this new world, Master will set a lifespan limit, which, including us, is approximately 1500 years."

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback and said, "If this lifespan is set, then you and your master, who are already over 1500 years old, won't you die immediately?"

Seeing Fu Xiantian nod, Fu Ji said, "Are these two crazy? They must be lying. How could someone commit suicide?"

But then Fu Xiantian sighed, "The ruins of Kunxu today are all because of the word 'immortality'."

"Only by limiting the lifespan of all living beings, whether human or demon, even artifact spirits or soul cultivators, to under 1500 years, so that no matter how powerful their cultivation, they cannot exceed 1500 years, and so that there are no eternal protagonists in this world, can life continue endlessly."

"Even if the demonic path flourishes one day, it will only be temporary. Under the limitation of lifespan, any sect or dynasty will eventually rise and fall, and there will always be successors who defeat the demonic path and restore the righteous path..."

“Zhang Yu, my master and I are not delusional. We know that there is no such thing as a one-time solution in this world, and we do not want to solve all the problems at once.”

"Everything is developing and changing, and everything is being solved through change. The problems of the future are endless, but as long as change continues and a new generation continues, there is hope for everything..."

Zhang Yu remained silent. Of course, Fu Xiantian's account of the new world went far beyond this. There were countless other details, settings, and plans.

Even regarding Zhang Yu's cultivation level, we could only get a rough idea.

As for whether it was right or wrong, good or bad, Zhang Yu couldn't tell for the time being.

Zhang Yu raised his head, looked at Fu Xiantian in front of him, and said, "You're telling me about lifespan, aren't you worried I won't agree?"

Fu Xiantian looked at Zhang Yu calmly and said, "I have said before, Zhang Yu, that I am talking to you to guide you to turn over a new leaf."

"If you crave immortality and are obsessed with cultivation and power, and therefore cannot accept the new world, then it only shows that we are not on the same path, and that your master has misjudged you."

"For me, it's just one more person to lose."

That's all.

As they were speaking, the alarm sounded again, and another beam of divine light fell below 5%.

Immediately afterwards, this radiant light of the Nascent Soul stage vanished without a trace.

A Nascent Soul cultivator from the Heavenly Demon University has fallen.

Even the video of this god's fall spread wildly throughout the Dark Spirit Realm, and even reached the Spirit Realm itself.

With the fall of yet another Divine Lord, the morale of the top ten universities plummeted once again, and the number of people surrendering to the Righteous Alliance will increase again.

Many people, including Zhang Yu, naturally saw the planned time surge again, suddenly increasing to 6 days, 8 hours, 13 minutes, and 22 seconds.

Seeing this change in numbers, many people from the top ten universities felt that all their previous efforts had been instantly evaporated because of this change in the Nascent Soul Battlefield.

Looking at the changes in the sky, Fu Xiantian continued, "That's enough for today. We can talk about the rest tomorrow."

Having said that, Fu Xiantian's figure vanished once again.

Zhang Yu raised his head and looked at the divine light in the sky, watching the rays of light that were constantly dimming. His mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

Over the next day, the internal and external conflicts among the ten schools intensified under pressure from the Righteous Alliance.

The rebellions of college students, students of demonic lineage, and even students from lower-level schools are endless.

As a result, the constraints imposed by various schools, companies, and platforms have become increasingly stringent, leading to further backlash.

The propaganda offensive of the Dark Spirit Realm is becoming increasingly fierce, with more and more information spreading into the Spirit Realm, as if it cannot be completely deleted no matter how hard you try.

In the sky, another divine light grew dimmer and dimmer, like an old man walking step by step toward death under the watchful eyes of the masses.

In Zhang Yu's eyes, messages kept falling like snowflakes, and various conflicts inside and outside the company and beyond the law turned into choices, waiting for his decision.

When the next day arrived, the estimated time was still a full 6 days, 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 31 seconds, which made countless people feel increasingly frustrated.

It was at this moment that Fu Xiantian descended for the third time and appeared before Zhang Yu.

...

"Are they still resisting?"

Fu Xiantian said calmly, "Not to mention that your success rate is almost zero now, even if you succeed in the end, so what? After the Heavenly Court descends, do you think everything you've done won't be investigated and punished?"

Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, and he said, "What are you trying to say?"

Fu Xiantian said, "What do you think the Heavenly Court will do about the space technology you developed, the destruction and losses caused by the war, and the excessive number of realm qualification certificates you issued?"

At this point, Fu Xiantian shook his head and said with an air of complete certainty, "Based on my understanding of the higher-ups, I can tell you definitively."

"Your space technology and all the companies and factories related to space technology will be seized by the people sent down from above once the Heavenly Court returns."

"Too many Golden Core cultivators, Nascent Soul cultivators, and even Deity Transformation cultivators will definitely be dealt with. There might be another assessment to screen Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, and those who fail will have their cultivation levels reduced."

"Of course, it's also possible that they were sent up there to be treated like slaves along with the extra Nascent Soul cultivators."

"In short, none of them will end well."

"The second to fifth levels of Kunxu may also be subject to ideological correction by the Ten Immortal Emperors, erasing the various changes that occurred during the period of disconnection. However, all the losses will be transformed into various debts that you survivors will bear together."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu was startled and asked, "Ideological revision? What is ideological revision?"

Fu Xiantian said calmly, "Legend has it that... each of the ten Immortal Emperors who stand at the pinnacle of immortal technology possesses a supreme immortal artifact that can interfere with the operation of the Heavenly Dao."

"Legend has it that, in theory, as long as they all agree, they can correct the entire world and bring everything and everyone to their satisfaction."

"Of course, legends are just legends, and the Ten Immortal Emperors are full of conflicts of interest and have never reached an agreement on any issue, so the so-called correction of the entire world has never happened."

"But ideological revision did actually happen."

"If the Heavenly Court were to descend and notice the tremendous changes that have taken place in the second to fifth levels, the Ten Immortal Emperors might correct the thoughts of those in the second to fifth levels, restoring your memories and thoughts to a state that better suits the requirements of Kunxu."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu was shocked, once again sensing the terror and power of the upper levels of Kunxu.

Fu Xiantian continued, "Therefore, to create a new world, we must break away from Kunxu and escape the control of the Ten Immortal Emperors."

Zhang Yu asked in a deep voice, "So, you plan to take the sixth level out of Kunxu? Now you also want to take the second to fifth levels out of Kunxu? Even if it means so many people die?"

Fu Xiantian: "Death?"

He remarked with emotion, "Is this what has been troubling you all this time?"

He looked into Zhang Yu's eyes and said, word by word, "Zhang Yu, do you remember what Dao Qiankun said?"

"Reincarnation does exist."

The words Dao Qiankun had spoken at the awards ceremony instantly flashed through Zhang Yu's mind.

"Death is not the end, but a new beginning."

"Everyone is reincarnated after death, and everyone can be reborn."

"Do not be afraid of death."

At the same time, Fu Xiantian repeated these words again, and then said, "Now, all the dead beings on floors 2 to 5 will be sent into the reincarnation system to wait for reincarnation in the new world."

"Zhang Yu, they are not dead, they are just about to begin a new life."

"In this world, true death is when the soul is completely scattered."

"Entering the cycle of reincarnation is nothing more than starting anew."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu was once again shocked and said, "You can already control the second to fifth levels of reincarnation?"

Fu Xiantian smiled slightly, and with a flick of his finger, a document was instantly sent to Zhang Yu.

He said, "This technique is called the Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture, a strategic-level immortal technique. However, it has now been removed from the Daoist Canon and can only be called a black technique."

"Even so, the immortal techniques contained within it point directly to the Great Dao of Reincarnation."

"What I'm giving you today is the introductory technique. As long as you practice according to the method, you can awaken the memories of your previous life."

"With your talent and intelligence, you should be able to prove from this that... we have already mastered the power of reincarnation."

Zhang Yu looked at the cultivation technique with some surprise, then looked at Fu Xiantian and said, "You're just passing this cultivation technique on to me like this?"

Fu Xiantian lowered his eyelids and said calmly, "Go ahead and cultivate. With your talent and the resources you have now, mastering the basic techniques here will be a piece of cake."

Zhang Yu looked at the "Hell Cleansing Scripture" in the corpse and seemed to be caught in some kind of hesitation.

(End of this chapter)