Above Destiny

Chapter 753 Heavenly Law
Luo Island is now lacking everything.

Amidst the raging storm, the shadow of the sea locusts returned. Just one day later, large numbers of sea locusts gathered in the nearby sea, attracting even more giant beasts.

It's only a matter of time before they make a comeback.

A massive swarm of locusts has wreaked havoc, completely severing all external transportation routes and rendering all shipping lanes obsolete. Beneath the sea, vast stretches of eerie and menacing shadows have gathered.

Meanwhile, a dark cloud formed by a massive gathering of monstrous beasts would occasionally drift across the sky, casting a chilling buzzing sound.

Another test has begun.

However, this time, the human island did not spew out those small iron blocks full of food after being severely beaten, unlike last time.

Every now and then, a small number of thirsty locusts would swoop down from the sky and swoop down on Ro Island.

Then, it crashed into an unseen obstacle.

The barrier, like a glass curtain wall, vanished in a flash, and beneath it, purple lightning and raging flames burst forth, incinerating all the locusts that dared to approach.

Such an exaggerated scene brought the residents an unprecedented sense of security.

Unfortunately, those familiar with the situation understand that this is merely a temporary facade, a false sense of peace.

The seemingly safe island of Luo is now on the verge of collapse.

Such a wide defensive range and such dazzling destruction come at the cost of a large amount of spiritual energy. The 24-hour uninterrupted protection represents a consumption that would make any city-state heartbroken. And the exaggerated curtain scene like the one two days ago would have been enough to push even a small city-state to the brink of bankruptcy.

Does Koror Island really have such a rich history?

It's nothing more than living beyond one's means and overspending.

If it weren't for the sufficient food and medicine stockpiled in advance, Luo Island would probably have become a hell by now.

Those with good connections have already received the latest intelligence through Huangji—the fleet dispatched by the Lou family has been stuck on the high seas for almost two days and is unable to make any progress.

As the raging storm intensifies, the giant monster's hunting range continues to expand, and one of the speedboats sent out by the adventure team has already sunk in the waters near Ro Island.

It was bitten to pieces by a two-tailed rusty whale that rose from the sea, leaving not even a complete carcass.

Just a little bit more, just a little bit more, and Luo Island will be able to get calcium!

Now, all they can do is watch helplessly as the precious spiritual crystals and supplies sink into the sea...

The flashes of light from the bursting of the spiritual crystal shimmered on the seabed for seven or eight hours, a sight that was heartbreaking to witness.

After hesitating for a long time, the Lou family's fleet finally decided to return home.

They've finished filming and are going to eat boxed lunches.

That's enough for the performance.

Anyway, the entire fleet only carried the spiritual energy on the fast ship. The rest of the crystals were all ordered by Huanyu Heavy Industry. They had to be sent back quickly after the performance, otherwise the late payment penalty would be enough to make Louguan suffer.

What Ji Jue really wanted had already been delivered to the Xinquan factory area on the coast and handed over to Yu Shu.

—Three boxes with the General Security of the Federal Security Administration (GSMA) seal stamp on them.

Lou Suwen asked an old friend in Zhongcheng to have Pang Pei review and sign it, and it was taken directly from the headquarters warehouse—Tianyuan Blessing.

At the same time, the Haizhou Security Bureau must also guarantee Ji Jue's safety to ensure that these three blessings do not enter the market or appear in any places or channels restricted by the agreement.

It could even be said that these three blessings alone are enough to make Ji Jue want to join the Lou family in another all-out battle against the Xu family.

It should be noted that there are only two places in the entire world where one can obtain high-level Heavenly Blessings.

Federation and Empire!
To be precise, the Security Bureau and the Secret Service.

With their size and advantages, Tianyuan Shuangji has joined forces to completely monopolize and block the way for the Tianyuan faction to obtain blessings from high-level officials.

After all, the simplest and most effective way to gain favor with Tianyuan is to rely on organizational strength and scale.

Those who rely on unorthodox methods have no chance of survival, even less chance than those who rely on the embers.

You can solve most problems with your unreasonable talent, but Tianyuan can't. If Tianyuan says it can't be done, then it really can't be done.

When Tianyuan says it's possible in principle, it means it's still not possible!
Just as Yu Jin needs to pass certification exams to advance, Tian Yuan also needs to pass an exam to advance!

Otherwise, how could one rise step by step among the masses and gain control of the overall situation?

How many people can establish a new order from scratch?
People like Ji Jue, who can forcibly extract a ruler from Quancheng through mechanical deus ex machina and the full-domain flow control of the celestial orbit, are among the very few.

Even if he were to do it all over again, he probably wouldn't have much confidence in achieving the same result.

Within the Security Bureau, as long as you can play a coordinating and connecting role in key events and positions, you have a chance of success.

In addition, there are many other duties specifically established for obtaining blessings, and these special 'assignments' and temporary positions can even be issued as rewards and rewards.

If you want something, you have to fight tooth and nail to snatch it, grab it, and struggle for it.

No wonder Jin Wuyan was envious of Tongshan back in the Central Plains. Tongshan had toiled in the mud for so many years, yet always fell short. But with Ji Jue's help, Plant Brother easily seized the opportunity to obtain the crucial blessing.

Even without Ji Jue, Tong Shan would have been the top priority, and Jin Wuyan wouldn't have even been considered.

Choosing the wrong side, doing dirty work, and ruining one's reputation.

Jin Wuyan had all three of these flaws; what did he have to compare with others? Yet, he never understood, even until his death, where exactly he fell short.

This is Tengen.

The constraints and isolation of Tianyuan, the suffocation and hardship within, are even greater than other forms of supreme good. One wrong step, even if one's life is not in danger, can lead to a slow, politically-driven death, enough to drive any chosen one who still harbors a desire for progress insane.

In a sense, it was actually the best solution for Ji Jue not to join the Security Bureau.

No matter how generous the Security Bureau's treatment of craftsmen may be, there is still a glass ceiling. The difference and distance between technical and management positions is as vast as heaven and earth.

Conversely, those who demonstrate true value and ability outside the system, like him, are more likely to be won over, while also minimizing the constraints imposed by Tianyuan.

Of course, the most important prerequisite for all of this is having connections in higher positions...

That afternoon, the three blessings were delivered to the Doomsday Special Train and arrived in Ji Jue's hands.

[Received the imperial decree and ordination], [Golden Rules and Laws], [A handle that will last for a hundred years].

Each one is a heavyweight component of Tianyuan's Blessing, a qualitative leap like an external cheat code, the white moonlight in the heart of every Tianyuan, the cinnabar mole in their dreams.

[Received the Chart and Register] represents divinely bestowed authority and the favor of the Heavenly Origin.

The chosen ones will be given full control over their own domain, their own laws will be given priority, and any interference from others will be suppressed and demoted.

[Golden Rules], within one's own control, transform control into laws, becoming ironclad principles of inviolability, allowing for the arbitrary promotion of followers and the demotion of rebels. They can even target specific powers and areas. Under the law of manifesting supreme good and dispelling great evil, it's incredibly effective against those who have become corrupted. After severing the transformation of embers, it can truly give a craftsman like Ji Jue, who prefers improvisation, a severe beating!
The [Centennial Handle] goes without saying; just from the name, you can tell that it greatly reduces the endurance consumption of the Tianyuan lineage and significantly increases the effect, duration, and stability of its own laws.

The idea of ​​a single word deciding everything for eternity might be an exaggeration, but injecting a little spiritual energy could easily cause a place to suffer a complete crop failure and lack of rain for a year.

These three blessings, after special processing and qualitative change, combined with the secret rituals of the Enneagram, can form a chain of blessings.

Its name is [Tianxian]!
This is the key core required to forge Chixiao, and also the biggest obstacle that makes it the only one among the nine types that Chixiao's descendants have found difficult to achieve.

The more Ji Jue improved his skills, the more he realized the importance of inheritance and guidance. Without a mentor, even if he were given the Enneagram, he would not know how much time he would waste.

The teacher was right to let him temporarily give up on Chixiao. There were too many restrictions and too high requirements. Without a solid foundation, no matter how much time he spent, he would not be able to grasp the essence.

The same goes for fish intestines.

Even the truly complete Fish Intestine requires even more extreme measures than the Crimson Sky Sword—a common man's rage can spill blood five steps away. To create the Fish Intestine, the one who comes to consecrate the sword must be a genuine tyrant and traitor!

The goal is to eliminate the Heavenly Origin, specifically the truly high-ranking Heavenly Origin who acts against all reason. The insects of the Seven Cities are nothing but a fart, not even qualified to be tyrants.

There are only four or five people in the entire world who can truly reach that level, and the simplest of them are the Federal President and the Imperial Emperor...

if not?
Kill Pang Pei and that imperial tribunal for the people? It's hard to tell whether this is a pipe dream or a death wish.

Even if Ji Jue really wants to achieve something, he can only wait until the next Nirvana to hold a team building event...

The same applies to Chixiao.

To achieve the rank of Crimson Sky, one must be able to wield immense power and influence. The greater the power, the wider the scope of influence, and the more stable the control and rule, the higher the rank of Crimson Sky.

For this reason, over the past four hundred years, countless forgeries have been made among the artisans who have inherited the Ye family's Nine Types of craftsmanship, but not a single genuine copy has been produced!
There has only ever been one that can truly be called the original!
That was the true Crimson Sky Sword worn by the Second Emperor, the ancestor of the Ye family.

When the Eternal Empire collapsed, Chixiao disappeared along with the empire.

Gone, completely gone. It wasn't taken away and hidden by someone; it truly perished for the Empire. After that, the Heavenly Origin was divided, and even if one ruled over the Federation and the Empire, it was destined never to recreate the true brilliance of the Crimson Sky.

But... it doesn't have to be that big of a fuss, right?
As long as it works, there's no problem.

Ji Jue has already drastically modified the Juque sword and fused with the Zhanlu sword, let alone the Chixiao sword. Times have changed. Being obsessed with the form and function of a sword is inferior. If you really want to kill someone, isn't the Panying sword sufficient?
No wonder the teacher looks down on the Ye family's good-for-nothings. They stick to the ancestral laws without daring to change them at all, and even try to trip up and make things more difficult for their descendants. What future can they have?
Ancestor, your methods back then weren't ruthless enough, much less extreme!

Let me make one for you!
At this moment, in front of the furnace, Ji Jue stood with his hands behind his back, his feet not touching the ground.

I gazed at the rising flames before me.

And so, um... it hung in mid-air.

He was engaged in a thrilling tug-of-war between his head and the workshop, meaning that his reborn form was not afraid of being strangled, otherwise he would have been on the annual list of ember jokes.

boom!
A vast sound, as if a great bell were being played, burst forth from the flames, the continuous, deep echoes resembling the chimes of a set of bells and the harmonious sounds of string and wind instruments.

It was as if an entire symphony orchestra had been burned inside.

A solemn and majestic aura rose with the iron light. Under Ji Jue's control, during the annealing process of two advances and three retreats, the vast and magnificent spiritual circuits were continuously compressed and imprinted on the creations within the furnace.

The casting of the Crimson Sky blank was surprisingly simple.

It's so easy that anyone can do it.

Because the most difficult parts are all outside of the casting process...

What Ji Jue is doing now is to use a large amount of precious consumables to construct and encapsulate the secret ritual around the three blessings and the Crimson Sky Embryo, ensuring the stable operation of the secret ritual and a solid connection with reality.

This is just the first step in the eighty-one tribulations.

Om-! ! !
Amidst the deep rumbling sound, the crimson light rose from the flames, dim and weak, like a flickering candle in the wind, devoid of any color.

In the end, Chixiao fell into Ji Jue's hands.

It was a… well, a spine, sharp-edged, segmented, heavy, and simple.

Ji Jue's spine.

To be precise, it's the entire central axis, from the cervical spine to the vertebrae and then to the lumbar spine.

In his reborn form, he directly removed his entire spine to serve as the foundation of the Crimson Sky.

After all, this is the most suitable spot on his entire body. Connecting the top and bottom, and located in the center, it is the perfect axis and support for the reborn form.

With Chun Jun in the head, Zhan Lu in the heart, and Chi Xiao's spine, the stability of the reborn form immediately reached a new level.

But the price...

There's always a price to pay.

Ji Jue gripped his now completely different spine, took a deep breath, mustered his courage, gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, closed his eyes, and with a click, reinserted his original penis.

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard.

Ji Jue fell backward, his body convulsing violently, emitting bursts of thick smoke and sparks, spasming like an epileptic seizure.

The ropes suspending his body couldn't withstand the sudden increase in weight and snapped instantly. Cracks appeared in the floor, and it even began to sink.

It's as if what's fallen now isn't Ji Jue, but a mountain of steel coils weighing hundreds or thousands of tons.

The reborn form and physical body constantly switch, even partially rotating, out of control.

Blood kept seeping from his mouth and nose, his facial features fell off, and his internal organs rioted. Zhanlu's reaction was even more intense than expected. Fortunately, there was Chun Jun, a reflection of himself, who suppressed and coordinated the situation.

It was a perilous but successful attempt to bring Chixiao into his reborn form.

Ji Jue had already fainted.

When he opened his eyes again, half an hour had passed.

“Isis, report… the situation…” His voice was halting, with a metallic scraping sound.

"Everything is normal, sir, and that's all that's left."

Isis replied calmly, "I really admire you for always finding little tricks and methods to kill yourself."

"No need to be envious, it's all talent."

Ji Jue laughed intermittently, his whole body steaming.

At his most dangerous moment, he was just a hair's breadth away from exploding. If it weren't for the experience he had accumulated over the days of deliberately seeking defeat and loss in order to achieve the self-transformation of all things, he might have been blown in two on the spot.

After catching his breath for a long time, he struggled to sit up, leaving two dents on the ground. He then put his face back in place, restoring his original appearance, though blood continued to seep from his mouth and nose.

There was no way around it; it was too heavy and too cumbersome.

The scale of Chixiao was far too exaggerated, even larger than expected.

Even if it doesn't reach the level of two capitals and thirteen provinces, the entire coastline, the three factory areas of Xinquan, Luodao, and Zhongtu are now truly on Ji Jue's shoulders.

Ji Jue's current heaviness is merely a facade; what truly causes the change in quality is the reversal and erosion of reality by the Law of Heaven.

This is the weight of the Heavenly Origin.

The burden that Lu Changsheng carried in the past was probably many times more exaggerated than this.

As Ji Jue gradually restrained this power, its influence on the outside world rapidly diminished. The price was that all the pressure fell on Ji Jue alone.

That is to say, he is used to multitasking, or even doing several things at once. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they would be too preoccupied with just managing to cope with this pressure to care about anything else.

"We can begin, Isis."

He wiped the blood from his nose and took a deep breath.

Start the secret ritual of Chixiao as soon as possible to share this pressure, and even truly transform this pressure into your own power!
Thus, the notification from Isis and the new management system and regulations were issued and transmitted to the three factory areas of Haizhou, Luo Island and Zhongtu from that moment on!
Old Gou was bewildered, but then resolutely carried out the plan. Yu Shu was puzzled, but after confirming with Mr. Ji, he began to push forward with all his might, while the factory area on Luo Island began a comprehensive transformation under the supervision of the amusement park.

Or, to put it another way, it's about getting on the right track.

That very evening, a manual on the implementation of the system, which was over 100 pages long, was distributed to every manager and employee, and even ordinary employees received a copy.

The vast majority of these are supplements to content that was not previously stipulated, or confirmations and additions to existing management practices.

More than half of it was useless nonsense for ordinary employees.

The truly important points are three: First, ensuring that the twelve basic factory rules are fully implemented, and adding a new supervisory department to ensure that factory materials are not resold, coastal assets are not misappropriated, and that employees do not outwardly comply but inwardly defy the rules.

Then, several prohibitions that must never be violated were clearly defined. Past violations would no longer be investigated, but from now on, violators would be strictly punished and immediately dismissed upon discovery.

These include stringent, even inhumane, safety regulations and measures to prevent production accidents. Those who do not wear helmets or gloves, or do not use production machinery and hazardous equipment in accordance with regulations, will be subject to penalties ranging from salary reductions and fines to suspension or dismissal.

Daily work hours are strictly controlled, allowing no more or less than a second. Long-term overtime due to fatigue is absolutely prohibited, as is paid bathroom breaks or slacking off. The amusement park system sets individual KPIs based on each person's ability and output. Failure to meet these targets three times consecutively will result in a one-year suspension from promotions.

At the same time, we will strictly ensure that subsidies for high-temperature and hazardous work are paid to every employee, without any shortfall or delays by the finance department. In addition to the original benefits, the year-end bonus for all employees will be increased by one-fifth...

The unprecedentedly strict management system was like a blow to the head of all the garbage collectors, leaving them feeling dizzy and disoriented, while their mouths were already stuffed full of radishes by the boss.

After realizing what had happened, she was already sobbing uncontrollably.

As if he had found his long-lost, stern father, he burst into tears.

As a result, the practice of placing fresh flowers, fruits, and incense sticks under the factory director's photo persists despite repeated bans...

He's really strict, but he's also really generous with what he gives.

The factory manager genuinely wants everyone to make money!
Waaaaah, factory manager, my factory manager…

Then, Ji Jue's vision began to go black in waves.

The essence of Chixiao lies in wielding great power and wielding authority—the big stick must be ruthless enough to strike people, and the carrot must be sweet enough to stuff their mouths. Through these two hands, a new order is established or controlled from scratch, used to share the pressure of Tianyuan with the creators, and even to serve as a source of power to support the framework of Chixiao.

Why have I been having more and more hallucinations these past two days?

When I was feeling dizzy, what the hell were those guys doing, raising their hands, crying, and jumping up and down at me?!

Ji Jue's fists instinctively hardened.

No, are you bunch of lazy bums so idle that you're mocking me for not giving you enough work?

That means the employees will have to suffer even more.

"Isis, increase the pressure!" Ji Jue squeezed out the words through gritted teeth: "The mandatory night school training program for basic employees can be launched now."

Then he discovered that... the frequency of his vision going black out was increasing.

Those people jumped even more enthusiastically!
(End of this chapter)