Chapter 1634 - 928: Unbreakable Resolve

Then, according to different classifications, calculate different effective periods, and freeze and review in batches.

"The first batch is only a small part of the laws, which will be frozen and reviewed starting in January next year."

"The second batch is twenty years later, and the last batch is fifty years later..."

Fa Liuyuan could already foresee that the factions originally intent on opposing, seeing their own laws would only be frozen and reviewed twenty or even fifty years later, would inevitably soften their opposition.

"The opening of resources in the Lower Realm, along with Zhang Yu choosing the 16th level as the trial site for the laws, is dividing the opposition spatially."

"The batches of next year, twenty years, and fifty years are dividing the opposition temporally."

"Plus, with the news from the Vajra Sect, the pressure from the Outer Sect that the Immortal Emperor has to handle will surely greatly lessen..."

Fa Liuyuan sighed inwardly: "With these maneuvers, the Immortal Emperor almost effortlessly shattered the alliance of the major factions."

"But that’s not all..."

As he pondered, Fa Liuyuan looked at the message that had just come through.

...

"To establish a new department for reviewing laws?"

Although there was no official document, Bu Yuan Gui still heard this piece of news.

He knew that this must have been spread by the Immortal Emperor.

"This is throwing out new bait after dispersing the opposition."

Bu Yuan Gui could imagine that as the possibility of preventing the ’effective period of laws’ diminished, the major factions would inevitably focus on this new law-reviewing department.

The factions that originally united to oppose the Immortal Emperor would turn to fighting for positions and power in the law-reviewing department.

And the judge of this struggle would be the Immortal Emperor, who would ultimately decide who holds what position in this new department.

Bu Yuan Gui thought to himself: "The Immortal Emperor will also transform from their enemy into the object they have to compete to curry favor with, indirectly holding the greatest power over law reviews."

...

"Ban Jincheng and Si Shian are finished."

Fu Ji looked at the "Several Provisions on Law Effectiveness" published by the Ascension Hall, already imagining... the laws frozen next year in this first batch... their owners have probably become the prey in the eyes of many factions, dead men walking as futures.

"It’s like first tearing off the roof, then opening the window." Zhan Xian evaluated: "Initially, they said all laws would be frozen and reviewed, and everyone opposed fiercely. Now, the batch adjustment to twenty years, fifty years later seems reasonable to them."

The Kao Sect Avatar said: "The categorization of laws into twenty years and fifty years also has its rationale!"

Pointing to the laws above, he said, "Zhang Yu, did you see? The laws frozen next year are all established by Void Refining Cultivators. The batch twenty years later will start having laws from Tribulation Crossing Cultivators. The batch fifty years later includes laws established by Ascension Cultivators."

"What does this indicate? It indicates the Immortal Emperor favors us."

"He fears we might not manage to freeze these laws, so he batches them by realm from low to high. He hopes we’ll overcome Tribulation Crossing in twenty years, Ascension in fifty years, and freeze these laws in order."

Fu Ji snorted coldly, saying: "Overcome Ascension in fifty years? Who’s he mocking? Zhang Yu, with the potential I’ve inspired in him, I’ll wager... overcoming Ascension in five years! That’s more like it."

"I see this twenty years to overcome Tribulation Crossing, fifty years to overcome Ascension, as not an accommodation but suppression. Could the Immortal Emperor aim to suppress us, letting Zhang Yu linger longer in the Void Refinement and Tribulation Crossing realms?"

Zhang Yu kept silent, observing the changing trends within the sect.

He saw that the cultivators who originally sided with Ban Jincheng and Si Shian had drastically changed their attitudes.

The Ascension Cultivator from the pharmaceutical company, Level 10 Sect Affairs Officer Yiyao Sheng, quietly deleted his previous critiques of Zhang Yu, even using his privileges to remove all screenshots and recordings.

The Yufa Pavilion Master, Level 7 Sect Official Si Xu Xiao, publicly stated: "Recently, I’ve noticed many discussions about me within the sect, containing much false information and defamation. I deeply apologize for the misunderstandings caused! I reiterate, my support for the law reforms within the sect and the effective periods of Zhang Yu’s laws has always been unwavering..."

As the opposition started deleting their messages, issuing public statements, apologizing, or playing dead,

Those cultivators originally supporting Zhang Yu now stepped forward again.

Heaven Observation Hall Master Dugu Ming stated: "In crucial moments, Lord Zhang has remained composed, never wavering in his stance or lowering his standards, despite immense pressure. His resolve never budged, nor did his principles crack, embodying the saying ’steadfast steel cannot be stripped of its will.’ This sense of responsibility and persistence is something we all should learn from."

After posting, a glint of jealousy flashed in Dugu Ming’s eyes, and he sighed inwardly: "This guy Zhang Yu will likely be used heavily by the Immortal Emperor next."

On the other side, Su Xianchen, as a Level 10 Sect Affairs Officer and one of the developers of the Third Generation Law, also weighed in, praising: "In today’s Wanfa Sect, to eradicate outdated laws and clear chronic illnesses, we need cultivators like Lord Zhang, who are upright, unyielding, and committed to the sect."

Bu Yuan Gui promptly followed suit, posting in the Law Realm: "Lord Zhang is a divine sword of our Wanfa Sect, and only someone with the virtue of the Immortal Emperor can wield it to sweep across the universe, with unstoppable force, advancing fearlessly, unconquerable..."

Bu Yuan Gui thought to himself: "With Dugu Ming and Su Xianchen leading the charge, the Immortal Emperor’s influence is likely behind this, aiming to bolster this Ten Thousand Laws Divine Sword."

As more Ascension Cultivators stepped forward, the support for Zhang Yu surged like a tsunami across the Law Realm, spreading throughout the sect.

Ban Jincheng and Si Shian watched, understanding that what people supported was not just Zhang Yu, nor just the effective period of laws, but the Immortal Emperor behind Zhang Yu—an Immortal Emperor who had regained dominance over the situation.

And as the support for Zhang Yu continued to grow, the corresponding... was Ban Jincheng and Si Shian’s mounting pressure.

Their plummeting stock prices had already scared them from looking further, and the Thought Wave Amplification for the laws declined to an all-time low.

Continuous calls for divestment and debt collection kept coming, forcing them to sell off assets.

As time elapsed, Ban Jincheng and Si Shian felt like they were approaching a bankruptcy countdown, stepping closer to January 1st next year, to the outcome of their laws being frozen.

During this process, no matter how hard they struggled or sought pathways, the entire Wanfa Sect felt like a mountain pressing down, sealing off all their exits and continually squeezing... squeezing... squeezing their space for struggle...

Ban Jincheng said: "Keep holding on, the situation might still change."

Si Shian nodded firmly: "We’ll hold on together! No one can freeze my laws! Damn the Immortal Emperor!"

...

In the ward, Shi Yunxiang sat cross-legged on the bed, quietly regulating his breathing.

Though last time he was lightly bumped by Ban Jincheng, leaving him severely injured and almost at death’s door, with Zhang Yu’s Immortal Coins burning, Shi Yunxiang was forcibly pulled back from the brink of life and death, not only fully recovering his body but also advancing further during recovery, increasing his physical strength with the physicians’ assistance.

Just then, a projection appeared—the one who almost killed him, Ban Jincheng.

Shi Yunxiang, aware of the recent situation changes, was startled upon seeing Ban Jincheng suddenly appear, and just as he was about to dodge, the projection had approached him, then kneeled with a thump.

Only to hear Ban Jincheng say: "Brother Shi, I was wrong. I’ll cover all your medical expenses today."

Shi Yunxiang knew clearly, the person kneeling wasn’t himself, but Zhang Yu behind him.

Yet even so, seeing a Level 6 Sect Affairs Officer in the Refining Void Realm kneeling before him still stirred his heart profoundly.

He recalled the days in college when he had to sell meat and blood to survive, and couldn’t help reflecting: "The original me was likely merely side dish before this person."

"But now, he’s kneeling before this side dish."

Shi Yunxiang said: "What do you want?"

Ban Jincheng said: "I want to meet Lord Zhang..."

Before Ban Jincheng could finish, Zhang Yu had already noticed the situation and descended with his projection.

Upon seeing Zhang Yu’s projection, Ban Jincheng immediately kowtowed while shouting: "Dad!"