Chapter 1437 - 868: Wildfire Spreading

However, due to being involved in the previous Taizhen Immortal Clan incident, even though he actively cooperated at the time, revealing everything he knew about Ying Aikun to the True God, he was still fined a large sum and subsequently demoted, eventually becoming the general manager of a Soul Cultivator company under the Sky Demon Sect.

Today, before the trial live broadcast hosted by Xiao Yunhe and others began, Ling Chiyue was already paying attention to the pay raise incident involving Zhang Yu.

At that time, his subordinates reported to him: "President Ling, the Soul Cultivators are all talking about Zhang Yu’s pay raise news, and our stock price has dropped again!"

"What’s the rush?" Ling Chiyue said calmly, "It’s just a technical adjustment. How many times have I told you? The stock market is like this; it’s easily affected by news, and some ups and downs are normal. We shouldn’t be arrogant or impatient."

"A comprehensive pay raise? Don’t make me laugh. If Zhang Yu really dares to give all Soul Cultivators a raise, he’d be offending all the companies in the Old Graveyard and the sects behind them. It won’t last long."

"Tell everyone not to panic; after Chairman Xiao and their trial ends, it will rise again."

But with Zhang Yu displaying unlimited pay raise authority, the entire company’s top management was thrown into panic.

"Un... unlimited pay raise authority?!" someone exclaimed, both shocked and angry, "President Ling, what should we do?"

"I told you not to panic." Ling Chiyue suppressed the turmoil in his heart, trying his best not to reveal his own anxiety.

He sold off his stocks while speaking in a calm tone: "First, block the news and stabilize the Soul Cultivators in the whole company..."

Suddenly someone shouted, "Look at the Soul Cultivators! Turn off the transparency and shield before you look!"

Accompanied by a series of adjustments, in everyone’s sight, the entire office building was already engulfed in soaring salary flames.

"President Ling! What should we do!"

"The number of registrations on Zhang Yu’s side is soaring!"

"Our stock price is still plummeting! President Ling! Where is President Ling?"

Someone shouted, "Oh no, President Ling is too agitated! The mana has exploded the Magic Remains! He’s offline!"

Everyone rushed to Ling Chiyue’s office, and as soon as they entered, they saw the salary flames burning fiercely from the starting point of the Self-sun Device, already engulfing Ling Chiyue’s entire body.

Due to the fines from the Taizhen incident, Ling Chiyue’s sect assets had greatly shrunk, forcing him to replace the originally long-term employed Soul Cultivators with cheaper temporary workers.

Unexpectedly, the emergence of unlimited pay raise authority caused many temporary workers to directly change jobs and leave.

At the same time, with the emergence of Zhang Yu’s unlimited pay raise authority, the Soul Cultivation industry in the entire Old Graveyard experienced a storm.

The stock prices of one Soul Cultivation company after another were diving like crazy, plummeting every moment.

To understand the latest market changes, more and more cultivators adjusted their vision, turning off the once transparent and shielded modes, and began to observe the Soul Cultivators who were once invisible, even replacing with Eye Remains that could see Soul Cultivators.

More and more cultivators began to observe the Soul Cultivators, watching the salary flames descending from the sky, recording the changes in the number of salary flames...

Lu Hengzhang also quickly realized this. Originally, the cultivators who treated Soul Cultivators like air began to consciously acknowledge the existence of Soul Cultivators, even starting to observe them in detail.

Those eyes swept over the existence of Soul Cultivators in an unprecedented way.

...

On the top of the Netherworld Property Department’s building.

Yu Xinghan stood on the rooftop, looking at the Old Graveyard engulfed in salary flames.

Ye Xingli stood not far from him, also watching the scene, her emotions stirred as she said, "Unlimited pay raise authority... Who could have thought Minister Zhang would be granted such power? Even at the Divinity Transformation stage, highly esteemed by the Immortal Emperor?"

Yu Xinghan’s mind recalled the previous exchanges with Zhang Yu and Fu Ji.

At that time, Fu Ji introduced him to much intelligence about sect dynamics.

Fu Ji: "Xinghan, among all of Zhang Yu’s good brothers, you’re the one I have the highest hopes for! I often mention you in Zhang Yu’s mind. In this sect conflict, I think it’s necessary for you to know some intelligence early, gain a broad perspective, and better support Zhang Yu in the future."

At this moment, Yu Xinghan said gravely, "It’s not Zhang Yu being esteemed by the Immortal Emperor, but amidst the sect conflict, as Immortal Emperors compete, ally, and compromise... the Taoist Inheritance of the Law Realm is expanding at an unprecedented rate."

"In this context, there needs to be someone standing up, standing at this position in the Old Graveyard, at the frontier of industry reform."

"This person can be in the Divinity Transformation stage, in the Refining Void stage, in the Tribulation Crossing stage, or an Ascension Realm cultivator."

"Zhang Yu seized this opportunity, chose to stand up, accepted the call of Immortal Path reform... accepted the historical mission bestowed by the Taoist Inheritance."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xingli turned to look at Yu Xinghan beside her.

She saw that Yu Xinghan’s body had eight Yang Artifacts burning like eight torches.

Even before the salary flames spread across the sky, Yu Xinghan was like a lighthouse in the Spirit Realm, proclaiming the existence of pay raises to countless Soul Cultivators.

Ye Xingli knew this was Yu Xinghan previously leading the charge in promoting pay raises.

She originally thought this was merely Yu Xinghan’s firm allegiance to Zhang Yu, a show of support for him.

But at this moment, she suddenly realized that this junior from the Civil Engineering Department seemed to be more profound than she had initially thought.

Simultaneously, Ye Xingli’s gaze subtly shifted, looking up at the sky once more.

With this reminder from Yu Xinghan, she suddenly realized that following this sweeping of salary flames, unprecedented changes were taking place.