Chapter 738 Cultivating Heaven (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

As tasks were assigned one by one, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the ten schools began a large-scale infrastructure construction project on the fifth level of Kunxu.

Massive amounts of materials and workers are constantly being transported up from the 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th floors, as if the entire 5th floor is about to be turned into a huge construction site in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, the battlefield, which had been gradually becoming deserted, became bustling with activity again.

In order to complete the transformation of the external array as soon as possible, and to control the internal Zhou Tian Milky Way Array through the external star array, Zhang Yu also took the initiative to participate in the project.

He and his numerous demonic beast clones shot out like lightning, their surging earthly gravitational pull spreading in all directions, instantly churning the land, altering the terrain, and building a foundation...

But just as the commotion on the 5th floor grew louder and the entire array renovation project was in full swing and making a great show of it, Fu Xiantian remained unmoved.

As Zhang Yu gazed at the divine light of Fuxiantian hanging in the center of the sky, its intensity unchanging, a bad premonition churned within him.

Zhang Yu believed that this immortal disciple, who was determined to kill everyone on floors 2 to 5, would never easily admit defeat, much less stand by and watch them stop the plan.

What exactly are your plans?

Shortly after Zhang Yu began to have doubts, the earth beneath his feet began to churn, and suddenly, huge pipes were exposed during the construction.

Meanwhile, not only on Zhang Yu's side, but also throughout the entire five-story construction site, pipes were discovered one after another.

Just as the Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the ten schools were studying the purpose of the pipe, Zhang Pianpian's information lit up on Zhang Yu's eye socket.

Zhang Pianpian: It's a charging pipe.

Within the Taiqing Realm, Zhang Pianpian, who had also cultivated the "Infinite Mind Inner Dharma Body," constantly separated several thoughts to observe the various monitoring records left in the five layers of divine power network over the past dozen months.

Through constant review and deduction, and after studying the various construction plans for the five-story building, she finally understood many things.

Zhang Pianpian said to Zhang Yu, "Fu Xiantian buried a large number of charging pipes under the formation. These pipes collect the power of spiritual veins from all directions, and also collect various scattered powers on the battlefield."

Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened, and he said, "Collect the scattered power on the battlefield?"

Zhang Pianpian: "The exploding thunder and fire, the pouring sword energy, even the natural disasters that fell from the sky, or the power of the battle between the Nascent Soul Gods... all of these were silently collected."

Zhang Yu suddenly thought of the Immortal Slayer True Lord's "Heaven and Earth as My Sword" and said, "Is it using the technology contained in the Immortal Slayer True Lord's sword technique to convert and collect energy?"

Zhang Pianpian said, "That's right, the power released by the battle between the Ten Schools and the Righteous Alliance, involving hundreds and thousands of Nascent Soul experts."

"The massive power released by the nearly one hundred Nascent Soul Divine Lords from two other sides fighting here has probably been collected."

"I originally thought that Fu Xiantian was collecting these powers in the same way as the records within the Righteous Alliance, in order to maintain or strengthen the operation of the formation."

"But it doesn't seem that way now..."

Zhang Yu's heart sank. He originally thought that Fu Xiantian wanted to kill everyone on the 2nd to 5th floors, so he tried every means to continuously deplete the power of the Ten Schools' Nascent Soul cultivators and the Righteous Alliance's Nascent Soul cultivators, so that he could eliminate everyone later.

In Zhang Yu's view, formations like the Zhou Tian Milky Way Formation and the Starry Sky Formation left room for maneuver, which he always thought was the reason.

"But now it seems that Fu Xiantian is not only intentionally delaying the battle between the two sides, but also transforming and absorbing the power released by both sides while he is consuming the power of the Ten Schools and the Righteous Alliance..."

"What does he intend to do with this power?"

The power released by nearly a hundred Nascent Soul Gods in their battle so far... even if he only absorbed and transformed a portion of it, just thinking about it made Zhang Yu feel heavy-hearted.

At the same time, Zhang Pianpian continued, "Based on my analysis of the construction records of the five floors of Kunxu over the past ten months, all the charging pipes eventually converge into one."

"The power collected by the Heavenly General Fuxian was concentrated in one place. Nearly a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators poured the power of hundreds or thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators into something."

Zhang Yu recalled Fu Xiantian's words and couldn't help but ask, "Was he trying to destroy the entire fifth floor?"

Zhang Pianpian said, "No matter what his purpose is, his plan has been affected by us, especially the breakthrough of the sky and the modification of the outer array, which should prevent him from successfully collecting the power he needs in his plan."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu nodded slightly and asked, "Where is that thing that has been infused with all its power?"

Zhang Pianpian sent out coordinates and a map marker, which was located inside the Zhou Tian Milky Way Array.

...

at the same time.

It's not far from the coordinates.

A flying sword was traveling at high speed along the underground charging pipes, heading towards the center where countless pipes converged.

The one who controlled this flying sword was none other than True Lord Starfire.

After sensing something amiss with the array, he traced it all the way here and finally uncovered the biggest secret of the Zhou Tian Milky Way Array and the Starry Sky Array.

As the flying sword continued to advance, images and data detected by the sword kept appearing in his eyes.

A dense network of energy pipes, like a spider web; surging power powerful enough to flatten the entire fifth floor; inverted gravity; distorted light; and a chaotic spatial structure...

The further he went, the more Xinghuo Zhenjun could feel that everything in front of him seemed to be distorted by something.

This feeling brought back a memory: "Could it be..."

With a loud crack, before Starfire True Monarch could see what was in the deepest part, the flying sword exploded, severing the connection with the spirit world.

Nevertheless, there is one thing that True Lord Xinghuo is certain of.

"This kind of pressure...this kind of aura...this kind of data..."

True Monarch Xinghuo took a deep breath: "A magic treasure of the immortal sect... and it's a sect-protecting magic treasure among the magic treasures of the immortal sect."

True Monarch Xinghuo knew that in this Kunxu world where everything was graded, immortal treasures naturally had different levels, and like immortal cultivation techniques, they would be graded by the sect members into four levels: True Inheritance, Strategic, Sect-Supporting, and Heaven-Opening.

"If true teachings and strategies might still be possible below the 11th level, then sect-level teachings... are absolutely not allowed to appear below the 11th level."

Looking back, even though he had spent most of his life as a security guard in the sect, he had only ever seen a sect-level magic weapon once at an exhibition.

But that experience left a deep impression on him, and comparing the two... made him even more certain that what he found deep within the Zhou Tian Milky Way Array was the sect's most treasured artifact.

"That guy Fu Xiantian... actually brought down a sect-level magic weapon? What exactly is he planning to do?"

Lord Xinghuo was unaware of this; he simply sent the message out immediately.

Soon after, the Ten Schools' Nascent Soul cultivators, along with Zhang Yu and Zhang Pianpian, all learned of the existence of the sect-level magic weapon.

Upon hearing of the existence of this magical artifact, some were filled with fear, while others were filled with greed.

Just as more and more people were getting emotional and having all sorts of thoughts as the news spread... the sky fell.

...

With a deafening roar.

Zhang Yu suddenly looked up and saw that the sky above the fifth level of Kunxu suddenly pressed down, gradually falling towards the ground.

At the same time, the once vast and boundless sky, as it fell, seemed to transform into someone's palm, revealing dense lines.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened. He was about to send a message to True Monarch Xinghuo when he received a group message from True Monarch Xinghuo first.

Starfire True Lord: It's the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Mystic Seal! If this thing keeps falling, it can smash and flatten the entire 5th to 2nd floors! He's going to kill everyone and destroy everything.

Zhang Yu's heart sank: "Did Fu Xiantian gather so much Nascent Soul battle power just to activate this magic weapon?"

"Our modification of the outer formation should prevent him from following the original plan and from having more time... to gather more power for Nascent Soul battles."

"How did he gather enough power in advance to activate this magical artifact?"

In an instant, the entire spirit world network was in an uproar.

As countless people watched the sky gradually fall, they felt that the entire world was about to close up and obliterate all living beings.

Those powerful individuals who received the message from True Lord Xinghuo now looked at the sky with even more solemn, even bitter, expressions.

"Is it really a sect-level magic weapon?!" Lord Nielian exclaimed in surprise, "How could the Heavenly Court allow someone to bring something like this down?!"

Yin Quan Shenjun said in a hoarse voice, "This madman... how many people does he want to kill? How much property does he want to destroy? How dare he? How dare he?"

Magnetism God said with a solemn expression, "Everyone, this is not the time to talk about these things. We must stop Fuxiantian, or we will all die, and die penniless."

Moments later, beams of divine light shot into the sky, heading straight towards the collapsing heavens.

But the falling sky was only slightly slowed down before it continued to fall inch by inch, as if no force or thing could stop the closing of the entire world.

...

at the same time.

Information exchange within the Righteous Alliance has become increasingly intense.

At first, the appearance of the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Seal excited many cultivators of the Righteous Alliance, making them feel that once this immortal treasure was activated, they would be able to easily defeat the top ten universities and unify the 2nd to 5th floors.

But as the sky rapidly descended, more and more people sensed something was wrong, because they discovered that they and the entire Righteous Alliance seemed to be within the range of this attack.

Many Nascent Soul cultivators from the Righteous Alliance were the first to sense something was wrong, because they were trapped within the Zhou Tian Milky Way Formation and had nowhere to escape, and could only watch helplessly as the sky fell.

The leader of the finance department, Chain Pivot Divine Lord, who originally belonged to Wanfa University, was the first to find Fu Xiantian and question him: "Alliance Leader, what are you doing?"

Fu Xiantian said calmly, "We'll eliminate the Ten Schools' Nascent Soul cultivators. Once I kill Ciji and the others, we'll win."

Chain Pivot God-King gritted his teeth and said, "Then why are we all within attack range?"

Fu Xiantian remained expressionless as he said, "The attack range of the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Mystic Seal is only this large, but I will naturally stop it once Ciji and the others are dead."

"You should now join me in attacking the Ten Schools of Nascent Soul. Once they are dead, I will naturally release the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Mystic Seal..."

But gazing at the ever-falling sky, Lord Lian Shu was no longer willing to trust Fu Xiantian.

A series of divine lights enveloped Fu Xiantian, and Lian Shu Divine Lord said, "Alliance Leader, please hand over control of this immortal treasure so that we can manage it together."

Looking at the thirty-odd Nascent Soul Divine Lords surrounding him, Fu Xiantian said softly, "It seems you planned this all along, connecting so many people, ready to deal with me at any time."

Fu Xiantian knew that, given the nature of the financial system, the Chain Pivot Divine Lord would never fully trust him, much less remain subservient forever. The other party's pursuit of growth, strength, and wealth was endless.

The desire to surpass oneself, to override oneself, to replace oneself... is all inevitable.

Chain Pivot Divine Lord sneered and urged, "Alliance Leader..."

But the next moment, several Nascent Soul cultivators around them roared and attacked Chain Pivot God-King.

Under the astonished gaze of Lord Lian Shu, the faces of those Nascent Soul cultivators revealed the same expression as Fu Xiantian's, and they coldly said, "Lian Shu, I saw through your plan long ago."

Chain Pivot God-King's heart sank, and he exclaimed in surprise, "You turned them into your reincarnations?"

Fu Xiantian didn't speak, but looked up at the sky, watching the falling heavens, and calmly said, "Although there have been some twists and turns, now that the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Profound Seal has been successfully activated, no one will survive in the area between the second and fifth levels of heaven and earth..."

At the same time, the Righteous Alliance's Nascent Soul cultivators launched a coordinated attack, causing Fu Xiantian's reincarnations to suffer repeated defeats.

Chain Pivot God Lord roared, "Fu Xiantian! Hand over control immediately! Otherwise, you'll die too!"

"Dead?" Fu Xiantian smiled faintly. "In order to activate the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Profound Seal... I died long ago."

In order to successfully activate the immortal treasure, Fu Xiantian chose to sacrifice himself to activate the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Mystic Seal ahead of schedule, despite the disruption to his plans.

Watching Fu Xiantian transform into light and soar into the sky, ultimately merging into it, Lord Lian Shu's heart sank: "Madman! This madman! To destroy the entire second to fifth level, he sacrificed himself? And even turned himself into a weapon spirit?"

At the same time, the reincarnations of the several Fuxiantian also transformed into rays of divine light, actively merging into the sky, adding even more power to the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Mystic Seal.

Seeing the sky accelerating its descent once more, Lord Chain Pivot gritted his teeth and said, "Stop him!"

The next moment, the many Nascent Soul cultivators of the Righteous Alliance transformed into beams of divine light that shot straight into the sky, like pillars of heaven, firmly supporting the gradually falling firmament.

But at this moment, the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Seal was like an unstoppable force of destruction, the falling sky shattering beams of divine light one after another, yet it never stopped, and in the despairing gazes of countless people, it drew ever closer to the earth.

The numerous Nascent Soul Divine Lords watched this scene helplessly.

Lord Nie Lian exclaimed in alarm, "No, we can only delay him for a few hours at most; we can't stop him at all!"

Yin Quan Shenjun sighed, "If this thing comes down, not only will we die, but everything on the second to fifth floors will be crushed."

Amidst the crackling explosions, the divine light emanating from the Thousand Puppet God of Immortal Soldier University began to wane. He said, "I can't hold on much longer."

The Thousand Puppet God Lord cried out in alarm, "Quickly tell Zhang Yu to release the great formation! I need to get out!"

Faced with the unstoppable collapse of the sky, a sense of despair gradually spread in the hearts of the many Nascent Soul Divine Lords.

In particular, the request made by the Thousand Puppet God Lord stirred the hearts of many Nascent Soul cultivators present.

Just then, the Magnetic God said, "No one can leave!"

"Everyone, once the great formation is activated, how many of the Nascent Soul cultivators within it, whether from the Ten Schools or the Righteous Alliance, do you think will escape?"

“If we don’t work together here to hold back this collapse, the Great Annihilation Final Scenery Mystic Seal will destroy the fifth layer even faster, and we will have even less time left.”

"Even if we can't stop the sky from collapsing, we can stall for as long as we can! Every second we delay might just see the Heavenly Court arrive!"

"I will absolutely not support releasing the large formation unless we hold out until the very last moment."

"Anyone who wants to escape will have to get past me first."

Upon hearing Magnetism God's words, the many Nascent Soul Gods exchanged glances, and for the time being, no one mentioned evacuation anymore.

Qingmu Shenjun then said, "Everyone, the transformation of the outer array is still ongoing! As long as we can draw upon the power of the Zhou Tian Milky Way Array and the All-Sky Star Array, we can hold out for a longer period of time."

The Thousand Puppet God of Immortal Soldier University sighed, "They are too slow. With only a few hours left, there is simply not enough time to complete the modification."

...

While many Nascent Soul cultivators were struggling to resist, Zhang Yu decided to further accelerate the efficiency of the entire project.

In an instant, countless job postings were sent to people on floors 2 to 5.

"Whether it's junior college, junior college, colonel, or even a top-tier school, whether it's human or demon, I'll take anyone who can work."

Zhang Yu instructed Ying Xin and the others: "No limit on manpower or number of positions. I want everyone who is willing and wants to work to come to the 5th floor to participate in this project!"

"This work will be provided to all cultivators on the second to fifth levels of Kunxu!"

Shi Huaiyu said, "But the sign of the sky collapsing... is too terrifying, and it will probably frighten many people."

"Would hiding down there be any use?" Zhang Yu said. "It's just waiting to die."

"The heavens are crushing us now; only by changing the world can we survive."

"Moreover, I believe that the people of Kunxu are not afraid of death. As long as they are given a direction to move forward, they can be fearless!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Yu transferred a massive amount of funds from the space company to the construction company.

"I'll pay triple the salary to anyone willing to participate in this project!"

"Even if the sky falls, we'll fix it!"

...

Inside a construction site near a large, three-story cavity.

The thin and weak Xiangshan sat on the ground.

This former top student in the Civil Engineering Department of Tianyao University now appears to be much poorer than before.

Because of the conflict with Zhang Yu at the construction site last time, he incurred a large amount of fines due to damaging the geological structure and polluting water resources. He had to work day and night to pay off the debts and missed the opportunity to improve himself.

Recently, due to changes in the war situation, factory orders have surged while civil engineering projects have decreased rapidly, causing Xiangshan's income to plummet, forcing them to cut back on spending.

"Does this mean we have to go to the factory?"

Xiangshan thought to himself with difficulty, "But I have honed my civil engineering skills for many years... How can I waste my time in the factory?"

"But now the Ten Schools are fighting a major battle with the Righteous Alliance, consuming massive amounts of resources every day. I heard the factories are operating 24/7."

Thinking about this, Xiangshan couldn't help but hesitate.

"Sigh, I wish True Lord Zhuyi would give out red envelopes again sometime."

Recalling the scene of picking up red envelopes last time, a hint of nostalgia couldn't help but appear in Xiangshan's eyes.

But the next moment, seeing the message appear in his eyes, he exclaimed in surprise, "A 5-story construction project? Triple pay?!"

Upon seeing this, Xiangshan suddenly jumped up, immediately registered through the spirit realm, and flew towards the fifth level of Kunxu.

Along the way, Xiangshan noticed that more and more people were heading towards the 5th floor, just like him, gradually forming streams of people that surged towards the sky.

Discussions about this matter resounded throughout the atmosphere and the spirit world.

"I heard the sky is about to collapse up there, isn't it dangerous?"

"That's three times the salary! Even if the sky falls, I'm still going to keep working!"

"But can Lord Zhuyi afford to pay so many people triple wages?"

Chang Wuxiu, who had run out of the factory, shouted, "True Lord Zhuyi is so rich, how could he not afford to pay?"

Recalling the memory of finding a red envelope last time, Chang Wuxiu said proudly, "He can give red envelopes to hundreds of millions of people, he can make money that can shake the heavens, how could he not afford to pay salaries?"

...

Yingxin said bitterly, "President Zhang! We can't afford to stay in this situation! The number of applicants is increasing, and all the unemployed people are coming!"

"If this continues, we'll drive the unemployment rate to zero!"

"Just equipping them with gear and materials is quickly running out of money..."

"This triple salary is way too high; it'll bankrupt us. How about we lower it a bit?"

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said, "Don't lower the salary. I'll figure out a way to solve the money problem."

Zhang Yu opened the combat group of the Nascent Soul battlefield and said, "Seniors, in order to speed up the transformation of the outer formation, I need your financial support, the more the better..."

When they heard that Zhang Yu was offering the workers triple wages and that the number of workers he was recruiting could reach billions, the Nascent Soul cultivators in the group were all terrified.

"Are you crazy!" said the Thousand Puppet God Lord. "Triple wages? Do those workers even know how to spend their money? Why should they get so much money?"

Zhang Yu said, "Senior Qiankui, the most urgent task at present is to stop the collapse of the heavens. As long as we can complete the array modification as soon as possible and slow down the collapse, I think it is worth it no matter how much money it costs."

Magnetism God gritted his teeth and said with heartache, "Zhang Yu is right. If we don't spend money now, are you going to wait until you're dead to do it?"

One of the Nascent Soul deities remarked, "This is far too much..."

Zhang Yu continued, "Seniors, if you are unwilling to provide support, I will have no choice but to collect it myself from each of the campuses after you all die."

Lord Nielen laughed angrily, "You dare threaten us?"

Zhang Yu said, word by word, "Senior, you know I'm not threatening you, I'm just stating the facts. No one will respect your property rights after you're dead..."

In a heated, anxious, and rapid exchange, massive amounts of funds were transferred from the accounts of the various Divine Lords.

Watching the spirit coins in his account evaporate one after another, the Thousand Puppet God Lord cried out in anguish, "Money... so much money, and it's all being given to the poor?!"

Yin Quan Shenjun gritted his teeth and said, "This money can't be wasted, everyone... let's fight together and hold up this collapsing sky!"

(End of this chapter)