Chapter 1617 - 923: Zhang Yu’s Decision

The God of Reporting secretly nodded, saying, "Fu Ji, do you also suspect that other sects are interfering in the shadows, bolstering the confidence of the opposition, while the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Emperor is apprehensive?"

Fu Ji replied, "Are you saying... I mean, that this opposition group now has confidence the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Emperor will compromise with them because the restraint from other sects and Immortal Emperors makes him hesitant to confront them head-on?"

"So the Immortal Emperor would have us arrange the Law Chain trial in the Lower Realm? Even the first layer?"

Zhan Xian said, "As far as I can see, this is the only explanation for the time being. In fact, to these opposition members, agreeing to establish the ’Effective Period of Laws’ might already be seen as a concession."

"And now, it’s the Immortal Emperor’s turn to give in."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Will the Immortal Emperor really retreat?"

The God of Reporting frowned, saying, "If the Immortal Emperor plans to back down, us choosing the sixteenth layer would just add trouble for him. Instead, we should select the Lower Realm to give him a way out."

Zhan Xian said, "But if the Immortal Emperor doesn’t retreat, our suggestion of the Lower Realm might be seen as surrendering in his eyes."

Fu Ji said, "No wonder the Immortal Emperor hasn’t responded, is he waiting for us to make a clearer stand? Azhong, how do you think we should write to the Immortal Emperor?"

The Kao Sect Avatar said, "Of course, we support all of the Immortal Emperor’s decisions, wherever he asks us to go, we will go."

Fu Ji disdainfully said, "Azhong, I know you mean this sincerely, but others would only see you as slippery, unwilling to take responsibility, and trying to shift the blame back to the Immortal Emperor."

Amidst the discussions in his mind, Zhang Yu had already left the testing field.

Whatever Si Shian’s intentions were, after confirming his surroundings, Zhang Yu decided it was fine to temporarily leave the testing ground.

He needed to personally understand the current situation outside.

After all, the restrictions within the testing field were too severe for him, making it difficult to contact people like Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Pianpian, and the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor’s side, lacking many information channels.

...

Old Graveyard.

Zhang Yu didn’t make a grand entrance but quietly returned to his office, notifying Yu Xinghan to inquire about the current situation.

"Zhang Yu! You’re finally back!"

Seeing Zhang Yu’s return, Yu Xinghan was slightly excited, "It’s said that you’re going to select the trial of the Law Chain within the sect, is it true?"

Zhang Yu frowned slightly, "Where did you hear such news?"

With a swift thought, Yu Xinghan sent a series of messages to Zhang Yu.

"Zhang Yu’s Lower Beast Gang interest network!"

"Introducing over 10 Lower Realm Cultivators annually, Zhang Yu’s great Lower Realm infiltration plan!"

Zhang Yu glanced through it casually, noticing various articles criticizing him for the massive introduction of Lower Realm Cultivators, hinting that he would use the "Effective Period of Laws" to freeze related laws and create an easy path for more Lower Realm Cultivators to join the sect.

Zhang Yu chuckled, "Heh, they make it sound like I actually want to do it."

Hearing Zhang Yu’s words, Yu Xinghan quickly said, "Be careful not to let others hear that, rumors are everywhere saying you’re bringing in a massive wave of Lower Realm Cultivators, occupying sect resources, which has already caused dissatisfaction among a large number of Sect Affairs Officers."

While speaking, Yu Xinghan sent more popular articles to Zhang Yu.

Besides the issue of introducing Lower Cultivators, there were also rumors that freezing the Law Chain would cause departments to stop operations, leading to the sect taking a long vacation.

"Vacation? Vacationing? How can it be vacation time!"

"What era is this and we still talk about vacations? It’s a regression in history!"

"I don’t want a vacation! I want to work! I need to make money!"

Faced with such vacation rumors, resentment was boiling in the Law Realm.

"They keep smearing me, and there are also articles smearing the Effective Period of Laws," Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Their aim is to create a negative mindset towards me among the sect’s cultivators before my Law Chain trial even begins."

Yu Xinghan, unaware of Third Generation Law technology and the influence of such mindsets, still sensed a hint of danger from this situation.

"Zhang Yu, initially, the public opinion was balanced, but recently you’ve been completely on the defensive..."

In Yu Xinghan’s view, this was a very bad signal, often indicating that one of the competing forces had already emerged victorious.

"Don’t worry, it’ll be fine."

Zhang Yu’s confident response reassured Yu Xinghan, making him breathe a sigh of relief.

After years of consistent victories, Zhang Yu had always led them to win, so Yu Xinghan never doubted him. After briefing Zhang Yu about the past 1-2 months’ work, Yu Xinghan left the office.

However, after Yu Xinghan left, Zhang Yu frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "What exactly are you planning, Immortal Emperor?"

But before Zhang Yu could unravel his doubts, a series of unexpected incidents hit him shortly after returning to the Old Graveyard.

First, the copyright application for Magic Treasures from the Magnetic Pole side was rejected.

Then the puppet warriors Zhang Yu sold were required to undergo mandatory inspection and temporarily suspended from sale.

What shook the Old Graveyard slightly more was multiple departments within the Wanfa Sect jointly resisting the Netherworld Property Department’s Soul Cultivators, accusing Zhang Yu of using Lower Realm Soul Cultivators to impersonate Upper Realm Soul Cultivators, demanding a thorough check...

There was even a debt collection team openly arriving, though interest for this month had been paid, but under the pretext of assessing Zhang Yu’s repayment capability, they started investigating his assets, widely publicizing Zhang Yu’s thousand-year computational debt...