Chapter 1644 - 931-2:

Mo Tianyi, who graduated from the same vocational college as Zhao Tianxing and likewise clawed his way up from the first floor, felt his Dao Heart violently tremble at this moment, and followed up: "Daoist Lord, being able to meet you on the first floor that day was the greatest honor of my life."

On the other side, Che Yufei, likewise from Wanfa University’s Civil Engineering Department, who died when Qiongjiang Coin blew up, had already sent a string of teary-eyed emojis: [fist]Candle Shining Daoist Lord[fire]

There was also Hu Yuntao, from the first floor’s Red Tower High School, enrolled in Sky Demon University, who died while still in school.

At this moment, it seemed he remembered how in high school, when he took part in competitions, he ran desperately to escape the fate of going into the factory, remembered how even after giving everything, his fate was still to be swallowed by the abyss.

Yet now, the ticket leading to Refining Void was already in his hand.

Hu Yuntao had achieved a result that no Demon Descendant had ever reached since the founding of Red Tower High School and the Red Tower Protection Zone breeding base.

Hu Yuntao: [fist]Candle Shining Daoist Lord[fire]

On the other side, the three ancestors of the Ying Family likewise sent a message: [fist]Candle Shining Daoist Lord[fire]Loyalty!

In their hearts at this moment they were thinking: "After fighting on for six generations, scattering all our ashes, we’ve finally found a truly good superior, good leader, good boss!"

Seeing them still spamming messages nonstop, Zhang Yu said, "Enough, you’re all old hands who climbed up with me. I won’t say any extra nonsense—just work hard over the next few years and cultivate properly."

The Soul Cultivators all began to declare their resolve.

Watching this scene, the God of Reporting thought to himself: "This Zhang Yu is a man who’s very good at buying people’s hearts. These Soul Cultivators from the Lower Realm really are easier to buy off and easier to control than the Upper Realm Soul Cultivators."

If this were ancient times, the God of Reporting would be judging that Zhang Yu was secretly raising death soldiers.

"But it’s not ancient times now; subordinates aren’t for fighting wars and serving as cannon fodder... subordinates are for making money."

In the God of Reporting’s view, in today’s Kunxu, the greatest function of all the Upper Cultivators’ subordinates is to make money for their leader, their boss, so that the bosses’ Immortal Dao Potential keeps rising, thereby grasping more advanced technology and higher productivity, then hiring even more subordinates and squeezing out even more profit...

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu looked at the six remaining Refining Void slots and thought to himself: "Who should these go to?"

As he was thinking, the God of Reporting hurriedly said, "Now that Soul Cultivators from the Upper and Lower Realms are gradually circulating, why don’t we pick a few more trustworthy prodigies from the Lower Realm Soul Cultivators to bring up?"

Seeing how proactive the God of Reporting was, the Xiang Shen thought to himself: "This guy’s trying to show off while Fushen is asleep, isn’t he?"

The Xiang Shen quickly said, "Why not just run an open selection..."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly and said casually, "You each produce a selection plan, then."

As he spoke, Zhang Yu probed Fu Ji’s condition and thought, "Not over yet? This upgrade seems a bit different from the past ones."

Recalling that this time he established the ’Effective Period of Laws’ and took charge of the Practical Review Department, along with the series of gains during the process, what Zhang Yu was most looking forward to at this moment was the upgrade of the Yu Shu.

"Although there were plenty of gains this time—the Yu Shu upgrade, a ten‑million bonus, a whole series of improved benefits, being assigned a key post, a hundred‑billion Immortal Sword... the price is not small either."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "First of all there’s the debt."

Zhan Xian said, "Exactly. Your primary short‑term goal now is debt resolution. This millennium‑long computation‑power debt will cost you more the longer you drag it out. Your reputation is at its peak right now; it’s the perfect time to resolve the debt."

"After clearing the debt, you must actively prepare for next year’s Law Chain campaign."

"You need to sweep the Law Chains as quickly as possible; that’s both your way of showing your ability to the Immortal Emperor, and your preparation for Tribulation Crossing."

Zhan Xian analyzed, "The sooner you finish cleaning up the first batch of Refining Void Law Chains, the more justifiably the Immortal Emperor can promote your rank and grant you a Tribulation Crossing Certificate."

"Once you break through Tribulation Crossing, you’ll gain further knowledge and technology regarding Law Chains, and continue to upgrade the Law Chains."

"Thus, you’ll have more time and resources... to prepare for cleaning up the Law Chains on Tribulation Crossing Cultivators twenty years from now."

"And twenty years from now, as long as you can quickly finish sweeping the Tribulation Crossing Law Chains, the Immortal Emperor can once again raise your rank and you can obtain an Ascension Certificate."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "The Realm of Ascension, huh?"

In the past, Zhan Xian wouldn’t have said all this, because it was still too far away from Zhang Yu.

But now, as Zhang Yu climbs step by step and is about to step onto a fast‑track for promotion, Zhan Xian feels that some plans ought to be laid out early.

Only to hear Zhan Xian say, "If you want to change Kunxu, Ascension to Immortality is necessary. And to Ascend to Immortality, you must pass the Ascension evaluation."

"To even qualify for the Ascension evaluation, the first requirement, of course, is breaking through to the Ascension Realm."

"Beyond that, the Ascension evaluation has other conditions: your Law Chain must, supported by many other Law Chains... be promoted to a Law Decree, just one step away from the Taoist Inheritance."

Zhang Yu listened carefully, and Zhan Xian went on to list the other Ascension evaluation conditions.

"You also have to master at least one Heavenly Creation Skill."

"Possess a recommendation from at least one Immortal."

"And lastly, of course, obtain approval from the Immortal Emperor."

Zhang Yu murmured, "Ascension, Law Decree, Heavenly Opening, Immortals, Immortal Emperor... it’s not easy."

"Naturally it isn’t easy," Zhan Xian said. "Any one of these five gates is as hard as ascending to heaven. Every Ascension Cultivator who can participate in the Ascension evaluation has prepared for many years."

Zhang Yu did a brief search and thought, "So the latest round of Ascension evaluation will be... in twenty‑one years?"

Zhan Xian said, "Twenty‑one years... Your rank and realm are one thing; but a Heavenly Creation Skill worth hundreds of billions, and developing other Cultivators and setting up their Law Chains to support yours, promoting your Law Chain to Law Decree—these will all require enormous time."