What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 665 Stealing Heaven and Earth (Part 2)

As Zhang Yu's gaze swept across the various immortal cultivation techniques listed in the Daoist Canon, only brief, almost meaningless introductions appeared.

Before the immortal sect's cultivation method was actually selected, Zhang Yu could feel the immense pressure from all sides coming from the Nascent Soul cultivators.

However, Zhang Yu also understood that although this pressure would become stronger and heavier before he chose the immortal sect's cultivation method, as long as he could get through it... Once he had chosen the immortal sect's cultivation method, the Nascent Soul cultivators would lose the possibility of pursuing higher profits, and would no longer continue to exert pressure. Instead, they would protect the benefits and growth that Zhang Yu would bring with the new technology.

"Just like what Teacher Xinghuo said before, they will put a lot of pressure on me for a 100% profit. But once they realize that a 10% profit is not enough to salvage the situation, they will stop doing useless work and stop worrying about the sunk costs."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Compared to venting their anger or seeking revenge... for the sake of profit, and to avoid falling behind others, they will still choose to cooperate with me and retain that 10% profit."

"This is the code of conduct of the Kunxu powerhouses: a group of purely profit-driven beings."

After realizing this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh. He had always disliked certain characteristics of Kunxu, but this time it was precisely the reason that he was able to continue walking in the gap between the Nascent Soul stage, the Ten Schools, and the sect.

It was precisely by taking advantage of this that Zhang Yu infused his will into the matter of changing the world.

He intends to select the immortal cultivation technique "Kunlun in the Palm" and make his own intervention in the future of the world.

And just as Zhang Yu made his choice and gained the right to use the "Kunlun in the Palm" technique.

Zhang Yu turned his head and looked at the host, recalling what Dao Qiankun had just said.

"What exactly does this so-called new world mean? Is the person speaking really Brother Dao? Isn't Brother Dao dead? Fake death? Why?"

But before Zhang Yu could think for long, a shocking scene unfolded before him.

As the sky was torn apart, the scenes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth layers of Kunxu appeared in the sky.

Looking up at the scene that resembled layers of "celestial realm," Zhang Yu exclaimed in surprise, "What happened?"

Compared to Zhang Yu's complete ignorance, many university leaders in the audience had already changed their expressions drastically before Zhang Yu even selected the immortal sect's cultivation method.

Anzhen Zhenjun's gaze grew increasingly solemn as he looked at the messages appearing in his eyes: "University City riots... Dual Cultivation Cult invasion... Evil gods rampage..."

Director Gao's eyes flickered, and his heart sank: "The myriad laws... immortal weapons... Vajra... all ten major universities have been attacked. This scale and scope could never have been accomplished by the Demonic Sect alone."

In Zhang Pianpian's eyes, a large amount of data kept surfacing: "Not only the second floor, but also the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth floors have been attacked on a large scale. The financial tsunami has begun... Is the finance department involved as well? So..."

The moment Zhang Pianpian looked up at the sky was also the moment when the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th layers of sky appeared one after another.

“The emergency plan has been activated.” Zhang Pianpian thought to herself, “Faced with such a large-scale riot, the Heavenly Court has chosen to tear open the sky and connect all six levels, and is going to directly descend to the mortal world to intervene on a large scale.”

Amidst countless astonished gazes, at the apex of the sixth layer of the sky, countless golden divine lights continuously emerged, seemingly poised to pierce through the worlds from the second to the sixth layer at any moment.

Seeing this, Anzhen Zhenjun breathed a sigh of relief: "No matter what happens, with a righteous god in charge, these demonic sects and evil gods can't cause any real trouble..."

Just as countless powerful beings below the sky were thinking the same thing, and were looking up at the divine light in the sky with awe...

The next instant, an unfathomable darkness spread across the sky of the 6th floor.

At this moment, the sky seemed to have turned into an abyss, as if heaven and earth had been turned upside down, threatening to sink the entire world into it.

The righteous gods, who had just been shining brightly, disappeared completely after a brief flash, like light bulbs whose power had been cut off, as darkness emerged.

Seeing this, Zhang Pianpian finally showed surprise: "The spatial structure between the 6th and 7th floors... has been temporarily broken? A celestial being has intervened."

Not only did the divine light in the sky disappear, but soon the people on the second floor also discovered that the true gods could no longer be seen on the entire second floor.

All the gods seemed to have lost their connection and vanished without a trace at that moment.

In an instant, the riots that were spreading across the schools became even more intense.

Meanwhile, many powerful figures at the awards ceremony had already flashed away, either withdrawing their projections or quickly leaving, all wanting to head to the place where they had been attacked to make up for their losses.

The innate great god who had just been standing next to Zhang Yu had also disappeared.

The host had somehow walked up to Zhang Yu and said calmly, "I'm sorry, Zhang Yu. I originally planned to stand in your position myself, but they have already found out about this body, so I have to let the identity of Dao Qiankun disappear temporarily."

"I never expected you to defeat Kuang Tianqing and get this far."

As he spoke, Dao Qiankun had already walked in front of Zhang Yu and stood in front of him.

"Kunxu is beyond saving now. Even the influence and ideas I spread are constantly being distorted as the environment changes."

"Zhang Yu, whether you choose the 'Six Paths of Evolution' or not, whether you are willing to accept the opportunity I'm giving you."

"But from now on... you can hide behind me."

"Until the new world is completed, until this world is back on track."

As he spoke, the host gradually transformed into Dao Qiankun.

At the same time, the spiritual network on site seemed to have been completely controlled by Dao Qiankun. Countless cameras were now pointed at him, and all the videos and live streams were playing images of Dao Qiankun.

Zhang Pianpian exclaimed inwardly, "Such a high level of spiritual realm authority!"

The next moment, under the gaze of countless people, Dao Qiankun spoke up and said, "Reincarnation exists."

"Death is not the end, but a new beginning."

"Everyone is reincarnated after death, and everyone can be reborn."

"Do not be afraid of death."

……

offstage.

Since the university riots, when the sky was torn apart, Kuang Tianqing has been in a state of shock.

Did we do it?

"The plan from above is going to be this big?"

But after the righteous god disappeared, Kuang Tianqing sensed that something was wrong.

Ancient memories surged in her mind, and various possibilities arose one after another, only to be overturned by her.

"No matter how reckless they go... this kind of thing, which directly severs all connections with the true gods, is going too far."

"This could absolutely not be the intention of the Samsara Group."

Looking at Dao Qiankun who walked up to Zhang Yu, Kuang Tianqing thought to himself, "He's really gone mad. What is he trying to do?"

When Dao Qiankun stood in front of Zhang Yu and spoke those words about reincarnation, a sense of enlightenment gradually emerged in Kuang Tianqing's heart.

"Speaking of which, it was probably because of 'his' guarantee that the Samsara Group did not interfere with Zhang Yu before."

"And his words at this moment will make the Samsara Group the target of public criticism, leading countless people to suspect that today's entire plan is related to the promotion of the new Samsara System..."

However, Kuang Tianqing confirmed through his memories that the current scene was not what the Samsara Group had hoped for.

"Taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the distribution of immortal techniques through the top ten leagues, we will gradually instigate a power struggle between universities, sects, and immortals."

"In a time when everyone is pursuing their own interests, and therefore they are wary of each other, entangled with each other, and their power is constantly being dispersed, he did the earth-shattering thing that happened before."

"They even connected a large number of forces from top to bottom in advance to achieve their own goals."

"But did he not consider the consequences of doing this at all?"

Gazing at the pitch-black sky, which seemed like a bottomless abyss, Kuang Tianqing thought to himself, "Why haven't the other immortals come to stop 'him' yet? Are they involved in other matters?"

Kuang Tianqing thought of the sects that were now distrusting each other, as well as the Samsara Group.

"I'm afraid a significant portion of their strength has been used to confront the Samsara Group."

"But we didn't act so recklessly. Other forces probably won't trust us easily anymore. After all, we've already offended too many people and forces in the process of promoting the new reincarnation system, and now we're being dragged into this kind of thing..."

Even Kuang Tianqing had another doubt in his mind at this moment: "But...did we really not do anything reckless?"

Realizing that even he himself had doubts, Kuang Tianqing understood that the higher-ups would definitely not be unaware of the Reincarnation Group at this moment.

"But it's useless; at most it will only buy us a little time..."

Just as Kuang Tianqing was pondering, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the endless darkness above.

Kuang Tianqing's heart skipped a beat: "They're here!"

In the dark sky, it was as if two invisible hands were wrestling with each other, and the divine light representing the true gods would occasionally appear, seemingly about to break through the darkness and fall back into the human world.

But in the next moment, the entire second floor suddenly began to shake violently.

Many people soon discovered that it wasn't just the second floor that was oscillating, but the space on every floor from the second to the sixth floor was oscillating violently.

Kuang Tianqing then discovered that, without him noticing, all the projections belonging to the Nascent Soul stage cultivators had disappeared from the scene. All the Nascent Soul cultivators from the ten top universities had their projections vanished.

Meanwhile, in a forest far from the meeting venue.

Jiutianliu, who hadn't attended the awards ceremony, was looking at the project in front of him, thinking to himself, "So, a large amount of money was invested here?"

"No, not just here, but in countless corners throughout the second to sixth floors."

"No wonder such a massive amount of resources were invested, no wonder they had to control various civil engineering projects before, no wonder they were willing to take such dangerous risks..."

As Jiutianliu looked at the gradually fading sixth level, an endless fighting spirit seemed to surge within him.

"Simply because this is the benefit of an entire new world."

"If there weren't such huge profits, why would our finance department take such a big risk?"

"But as long as the profits are enough, what does it matter if we're gods or immortals? We, the finance department, will do what no one else in the world dares to do!"

"Today we will seize a world, we will steal the universe..." Jiutian Liu knew that his master was right, the finance department had always been exploited.

The money of many people in the sect was squeezed.

They kept reaping profits, only to have them taken away again and again.

Even though the finance sector has tried its best, the growth of profits and assets has gradually come to an end.

For countless powerful figures in the financial sector, a slowdown or even the disappearance of growth is something hard to accept.

Without high growth, there is no confidence, it is difficult to build momentum, and the foundation of the entire financial system will be shaken.

"But as long as we can take over a world, everything will fall into place."

Looking at the night sky above the sixth level, where beams of divine light intertwined and collided, Jiutianliu knew that the great battle between the Nascent Soul cultivators had begun.

Jiutianliu thought to himself, "Master and the others must have gone to attack the main bodies of many Nascent Soul cultivators located on the sixth level."

At the same time, Jiutianliu's eyes revealed that as the great battle of the ten schools' Nascent Soul stage unfolded, prices soared, and the stock and currency prices of each school continued to plummet, marking the beginning of a financial tsunami that swept through the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th floors.

……

at the same time.

Awards scene.

Zhang Yu looked at the sixth level in the sky, which was gradually disappearing, and said solemnly, "Brother Dao, I don't know who you really are, but can I still call you Brother Dao? What exactly do you want?"

Dao Qiankun looked up at the sky and said with emotion, "Back then, we fought with all our might and sacrificed countless lives. It was only after countless bloody battles that Kunxu came into being."

“There was no reincarnation back then. Once you died, you were truly dead. My master, my sect leader… they were all dead.”

"But we finally defeated those soul-devouring demons, suppressed those man-eating monsters, and shattered all the demons and monsters above everyone's heads. But unexpectedly... unexpectedly..."

Dao Qiankun's face showed a trace of sorrow: "My Daoist partner has become a demon among immortals, my fellow disciples have become monsters among immortals, and my disciples ride on everyone's heads, tearing tendons and skinning them. They are even worse than the monsters and demons of the past."

"They now even want to resurrect the sect leader and bring back their master who died outside the cycle of reincarnation, setting their sights on them..."

"How can I face them? How can I let the sect leader and my master see the world they sacrificed everything for, turned into this?"

Looking at Dao Qiankun before him, Zhang Yu felt as if the person before him had become a different person, a lonely young man with teary eyes, constantly crying.

Dao Qiankun murmured, "As long as those people above are still around, Kunxu will never be able to get back on track. It will always be a slaughterhouse, slaughtering and exploiting billions of living beings below time and time again, and going mad in the constant pursuit of profit."

"I want to take layers 2 to 6 away from Kunxu, break free from the constraints here, and create a new world."

As he spoke, Dao Qiankun turned to look at Zhang Yu and said, "Zhang Yu, don't be nervous or afraid. Even if you didn't choose the 'Six Paths of Evolution' and didn't have the opportunity to be with me, you can still hide behind me."

“You possess the potential I value, but you are bound by the world before you and your past experiences, which prevents you from making the right choices…”

At the same time, Dao Qiankun's gaze suddenly shifted, and he looked in Zhang Pianpian's direction with some surprise: "Oh?"

The message from Zhang Pianpian appeared before Zhang Yu's eyes.

Zhang Pianpian: Zhang Yu, what cultivation method did you choose?
Zhang Yu: Kunlun in the Palm

Zhang Pianpian: Very good
Zhang Pianpian: Don't listen to the bewitching words of Dao Qiankun; he can't possibly succeed.
Dao Qiankun looked at Zhang Yu, seemingly able to see through their conversation, but showed no intention of stopping them.

As Zhang Pianpian spoke, the gradually blurring sixth layer in the sky stopped, as if it had been stopped by someone.

Seeing this, Dao Qiankun said calmly, "Zhang Yu, we should go."

As he spoke, he extended his palm to Zhang Yu: "Come with me. If you stay here any longer, you'll be in great danger."

"Come with me to the new world."

Zhang Pianpian: Zhang Yu, don't trust him! He's destined to fail. If you go with him, you'll be finished if the Heavenly Court and the sects hold you accountable.
Hearing Dao Qiankun's words and seeing the words appear on his eyes, Zhang Yu took a deep breath and finally chose to believe his sister, slowly backing away.

Seeing this scene, Dao Qiankun sighed. As the sixth level of the sky continued to flicker, the light in his eyes seemed to flicker violently as well, and his aura gave people a feeling of instability.

Dao Qiankun said calmly, "Zhang Yu, if you choose another cultivation method, I can respect your decision and let you stay here and decide your own future."

"But you chose 'Kunlun in the Palm' and possess my bloodline power. Leaving you here would be too risky for the plan..."

Just as Dao Qiankun and Zhang Yu were talking, several Nascent Soul and Golden Core experts below the stage soared into the sky, intending to capture him.

Outside the venue, however, unlicensed experts from the Demonic Sect appeared and surrounded the school's experts with their numerical advantage, forcing them to fight back.

Dao Qiankun, however, paid no attention to the chaos outside. Instead, he looked at Zhang Yu in front of him and continued, "So I had no choice but to use force to take you away."

As they spoke, Director Gao, Zhang Pianpian, Xinghuo Zhenren, and others launched attacks towards Dao Qiankun.

But with a distortion of space, all the forces that attacked Dao Qiankun were deflected.

This distorted space acted like a protective shield, completely enveloping Zhang Yu and Dao Qiankun, preventing outside interference.

The next moment, Dao Qiankun reached out and grabbed at Zhang Yu, bolts of lightning traversing space, sweeping in with overwhelming force.

In that instant, Zhang Yu felt as if Dao Qiankun's palm filled the heavens and earth, as if it would completely envelop him with a single stroke.

"The space has changed..." Zhang Yu was startled: "Is it a cultivation technique from a celestial sect that involves spatial technology?"

Zhang Yu knew that no matter who this "Dao Qiankun" was, the other party was extremely powerful, and even with the disappearance of the righteous god, he was able to violate the rules and use immortal techniques.

At the same time, news of Zhang Pianpian surfaced in Zhang Yu's eyes.
Zhang Pianpian: Don't be afraid of him. He's currently focused on the confrontation on the sixth level and can't spare any strength or energy for the lower levels.
Zhang Pianpian: All he can use is this body of Dao Qiankun; neither the data nor the various abilities can escape the scope of Dao Qiankun itself.
Zhang Pianpian: His essence remains the Dao of Heaven and Earth! He's still just a mortal! He's simply gained memories.
At the same time, Zhang Pianpian shouted to Director Gao, Xinghuo Zhenren, and others, "Keep attacking! With his magic power, he can deflect our attacks across borders. He won't last long."

As the deflected space gradually cracked, everyone felt a surge of excitement, knowing that they would soon be able to break through Dao Qiankun's defenses.

At that very moment, Zhang Pianpian started her live stream, intending to record everything that was about to happen.

"We must confirm that Zhang Yu is fighting against Dao Qiankun alongside us..."

At the same time, Zhang Yu felt the palm of Dao Qiankun coming towards him, but he devoted all his spirit to it and entered an unprecedented state of mental focus.

Expand, shrink, enlarge...

This is the significance of the only three moves in "Kunlun in the Palm".

When faced with Dao Qiankun's attack, Zhang Yu devoted himself entirely to the mysteries of "Kunlun in the Palm," trying to cast aside all distracting thoughts.

With his first move, his body seemed to tear through space, and he was directly knocked out of the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor by Dao Qiankun's palm.

The second move, the Heavenly Sun God, along with the twenty-four Taihao Sacred Law Flying Swords, were all sucked into Dao Qiankun's palm by a distorted space.

The third move was a series of lightning bolts that traversed space and locked Zhang Yu's body. At the same time, he felt his body shrinking continuously, falling towards Dao Qiankun's palm.

But after these three moves, a strange light suddenly appeared in Dao Qiankun's eyes.

A visible distortion appeared on Zhang Yu's body.

The atmosphere danced with his body, and the sunlight seemed to bypass him as well.

Kunlun in the Palm of Your Hand Level 1 (0/10)

As the level 1 "Kunlun in the Palm" was activated, Zhang Yu's figure leaped out, breaking through the spatial distortion blockade and directly jumping out of Dao Qiankun's grasp.

Everyone present watched this scene in astonishment.

"He's already learned it?!" Director Gao exclaimed in surprise, "How long has it been since he got it, and Zhang Yu has already mastered 'Kunlun in the Palm'?"

On the other side, Master Xinghuo was also greatly shocked: "This is a celestial technique, how could you learn it after just one use?"

Dao Qiankun, his expression showing surprise, looked at Zhang Yu, nodded, and said, "I see."

His expression turned serious, and he said, "Then you'd better come with me."

Suddenly, his aura surged. At this moment, Dao Qiankun no longer needed to hide or rely on the support of the Golden Core Certificate. He directly stepped into the Golden Core realm.

With his second strike, the power of Dao Qiankun's palm surged dramatically. Zhang Yu felt that the space in front of him was as solid as an iron wall, and even with his level 1 "Kunlun in the Palm" technique, he could no longer budge it in the slightest.

"Should I break through?"

"But if we break through now, it will be a breakthrough to the Golden Core stage without any certification."

"But if I don't break through, this guy will catch me."

Just as Zhang Yu was frantically thinking and assessing the situation, Dao Qiankun's offensive actually slowed down slightly.

The space that had just enveloped the surroundings shattered with a deafening roar, and the encirclement and attack by Director Gao, Master Xinghuo, Zhang Pianpian, and others suddenly descended.

But Dao Qiankun didn't look at them; instead, he looked at Yu Xinghan's location with some surprise.

"My martial arts? This kid actually learned a part of it?"

"But it was this one point that shattered my expectations and caused Gao Chongguang's offensive to fall short of expectations."

"That's all..."

Dao Qiankun's figure flickered slightly, and like the ethereal sixth layer, he gradually broke away from the space in front of him, causing all the attacks aimed at him to fall into empty space.

Dao Qiankun soared into the sky, guided by a force, and flew towards the sixth level of Kunxu in the sky.

At the same time, the blurring of the entire sixth layer accelerated once again.

In Dao Qiankun's eyes, it seemed as if an infinitely vast world was unfolding before him.

Dao Qiankun opened its arms and embraced this new world.

(End of this chapter)