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

Chapter 837 I'm Going to Run Over Bai Zhenzhen (Thanks to "Flying Brick" for the generous donation)
Bu Yingshu's anger just now was mainly because she felt that Zhang Yu, that scoundrel, had conspired with the cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect to deceive her.

This made her, who originally thought she had Zhang Yu under control, feel very uncomfortable.

Knowing that Zhang Yu might not have lied to her, Bu Yingshu's discomfort eased slightly, though a sliver of doubt remained in her heart.

At the same time, the murder warrant that had been faintly flashing disappeared again.

Bu Yingshu's earlier thought of "killing those two people three times over" gradually dissipated. However, this emotional shift was only reflected in her reaction to the "deception."

She still disliked Bai Zhenzhen, who came from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Or rather, Bu Yingshu harbored a deep-seated animosity towards the entire Heavenly Sword Sect.

With a flick of his eyes, Bu Yingshu's magic shuttle shot out, leaving only a message for Zhang Yu.

"Get ready and come out to see me. I'll be waiting for you outside."

Seeing the departing fairy shuttle, Zhang Yu finally breathed a slight sigh of relief: "For now, everything should be alright."

He looked at Bai Zhenzhen beside him, and heard Bai Zhenzhen sigh, "Alas, Yu Zi, I was originally thinking of asking you to introduce me to Bu Daojun, so that we, mother and son, could work together, each of us holding one... and then cling to her leg."

"But now it seems that this Bu Daojun is unpredictable and it's not easy to get on his good side. You've had a tough time accompanying such a dangerous Void Refinement cultivator these past few days."

Fu Ji's voice echoed in Bai Zhenzhen's mind: "It really wasn't easy. Several times Zhang Yu almost lost his temper with this woman, but thankfully I cheered him on from the sidelines. On the other hand, without forbearance, how could he have become the vice president? You all must endure it."

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen deeply felt that the days Zhang Yu spent with Bu Yingshu were probably no better than the days she was being watched by the mysterious person.

At the same time, she felt a slight sense of emotion: "Fuji has climbed up the sect with us all the way, so she can be considered a comrade-in-arms."

Fu Ji chuckled inwardly: "Hahaha, this is the advantage of me, Fu Ji the Evil God! I can talk directly with Bai Zhenzhen and Yu Xinghan. Can Zhan Xian do that? Can Huang Niu do that? You're just tools. I'm the one who's entered Zhang Yu's circle of friends."

Listening to Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly. Which of Kunxu's powerful figures was truly worth clinging to? Even someone like Brother Dao, though without malicious intent, would come at a price for clinging to his coattails, inevitably placing himself in danger.

Zhang Yu said, "The path to immortality is like this, isn't it? There's never a smooth road; it's always full of thorns and endless dangers..."

Just then, the celestial shuttle shot in again, appearing directly inside the cave.

At the same time, a notification appeared in front of the two of them, and the road projection was already pressing down on Bai Zhenzhen.

"Zhang Yu, get out of the way." Bu Yingshu's cold voice came from the celestial shuttle: "I'm going to run this sword beast over."

"What's gotten into this woman now?" Zhang Yu was startled upon hearing this. He immediately pushed Bai Zhenzhen away and transmitted his voice into her mind, "Run!"

Then Zhang Yu blocked the path of the immortal shuttle and advised, "Lord Bu Dao, we can talk things out slowly. There must be some misunderstanding."

"Hmph... Misunderstanding?" Bu Yingshu said coldly, "Do you know who is behind Bai Zhenzhen? Do you know who transferred her from the Heavenly Sword Sect?"

Just after Bu Yingshu left the Immortal Cave and re-established the connection to the Spirit Realm, out of caution towards the Heavenly Sword Sect, she consulted some information in the Spirit Realm.

This investigation reignited the murderous intent that had just dissipated in her heart.

"It's the Primordial Daoist lineage of the Heavenly Sword Sect..."

"It's that old ghost who cultivates the Blissful Sword Path..."

"Is he targeting Zhang Yu, or me, Zhang Yu's master?"

The thought that Zhang Yu still possessed the secret of his talent breakthrough and the identity of the Great Sage's successor fueled Bu Yingshu's killing intent, which grew stronger and stronger like a wildfire.

Bu Yingshu decided to protect her little pet and not let the old ghost of the Heavenly Sword Sect target it.

So she decided to run over Bai Zhenzhen, who was sent by the other side, as a warning.

At this moment, looking at Zhang Yu who was trying to block his way, Bu Yingshu said indifferently, "Bai Zhenzhen came to you with bad intentions. I'll explain after I run her over."

Having said that, the magic shuttle streaked across the sky, bypassing Zhang Yu and continuing its journey.

But the next moment, a flash of light appeared before Bu Yingshu's eyes, and he found himself having been sent out of the Immortal Cave Heaven.

Seeing this scene, Bu Yingshu's expression changed, and the next moment, anger appeared in his eyes.

"He...kicked me out of the Immortal's Cave?"

"This is outrageous! I was protecting him, and he actually kicked me out for that woman? This is utterly outrageous!"

With a deafening roar, as if thousands of thunderbolts had exploded simultaneously, Bu Yingshu's immortal shuttle once again rushed towards the grotto bridge where the corpses were registered, and once again entered the immortal grotto.

At the same time, Shi Huaiyu and Feng Tingting, inside the Immortal Shuttle, watched this scene in shock, cold sweat pouring down their bodies.

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with fear.

Just as Bu Yingshu saw Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen bump into each other, and began to suspect that the two were not engaged in dual cultivation, her tone gradually became tense.

Shi Huaiyu and Feng Tingting both wished they could shout that they were definitely engaged in dual cultivation. After all, everyone knew that Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu often spent a lot of time together in private when they were in the lower realm. Every time they came out, they were like this. What else could they be doing but dual cultivation?

Seeing that Zhang Yu quickly calmed things down, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

But for some reason, an even more intense conflict broke out between the two sides in the blink of an eye.

Shi Huaiyu thought to himself, "It's all over, Zhang Yu has offended Bu Daojun. Are we all going to go bankrupt? Sigh, rather than that, we might as well take a gamble before we go broke."

Just as Shi Huaiyu was about to take all her funds to gamble, she realized that the spirit world within the Immortal Cave Heaven was disconnected, and she couldn't spend her money even if she wanted to. A wave of despair washed over her.

Feng Tingting thought to herself, "I need to write this down so that others won't be unaware of how we died."

At the same time, Bu Yingshu arrived at the cave and could no longer find Bai Zhenzhen.

"Ran?"

The magic shuttle appeared in front of Zhang Yu in a flash. Bu Yingshu coldly asked, "Zhang Yu, where did that woman go?"

Feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from the Immortal Shuttle, and the killing intent revealed in the language of Bu Yingshu, the Refining Void Dao Lord and the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan, Zhang Yu could only grit his teeth and say, "Dao Lord Bu, Bai Zhenzhen and I were really just cultivating together."

"She and I climbed up from the first level of Kunxu to the sect together. We're the kind of people who can borrow money together, pay off debts together, and fight to the death together. She wouldn't have any ill intentions towards me..."

Bu Yingshu coldly said, "Fool, so what? Even better relationships can lead to betrayal. What use are past relationships? She is now a cultivator of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Blissful Lineage. She was sent here by them."

Zhang Yu said, "Daojun, those cultivators from the Blissful Sword Dao lineage you mentioned have only ever wanted to have fun with Azhen. Azhen is not one of them..."

Bu Yingshu said, "Those cultivators of the Blissful Sword Path are the most adept at deceiving people. She has already been in the Heavenly Sword Sect for two years. Do you think she wouldn't lie to you?"

Zhang Yu said, "She's different, I believe in her."

Bu Yingshu laughed: "Fine, fine, you still want to protect her, huh? You think that just because you're protecting her, I won't be able to find her?"

"I'll take you with me, so you can watch how I run her over."

The next moment, the celestial shuttle swept up Zhang Yu as well, and then with a slight flash, it rushed towards the bridge of the cave again.

But in the next instant, the celestial shuttle passed through the bridge of the grotto, yet remained within the celestial grotto.

Bu Yingshu was shocked to find that the bridge to the cave had been closed.

She suddenly turned her head to look at Zhang Yu beside her and said, "You closed the Bridge to the Cave Heaven and locked me here?"

Just then, Fu Ji's voice rang in Zhang Yu's mind, initiating a lightning-fast exchange between their minds.

Fu Ji: "Zhang Yu, if you want to stop Bu Ying Shu from killing Bai Zhen Zhen, you can't just stand by and do it. You need to consider this issue from Bu Ying Shu's perspective."

"To understand the issue from Bu Yingshu's perspective, we must first understand why she despises the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Blissful Sword Path behind Bai Zhenzhen..."

Before Fu Ji could finish speaking, Zhan Xian, a former sect cultivator, said, "The Heavenly Sword Sect is the most skilled among the ten major sects in flying sword technology, spirit world communication technology, logistics and transportation technology, and various long-range strike technologies."

"Before I left the sect, the Heavenly Sword Sect was launching a new technological revolution, aiming to condense sword intent and sword energy with various emotions. Now it seems that through this new technology, they have probably even made up for some of their original shortcomings in energy and resources, and their strength has greatly increased."

Zhang Yu asked, "Then why is Bu Daojun hostile to them? Is there a conflict of interest in this regard?"

Zhan Xian said, "It might be a conflict of lineages. The Myriad Laws Immortal Clan supports the Primordial Chaos lineage. And the Blissful Lineage of the Heavenly Sword Sect should also support the Primordial Chaos lineage."

Fuki asked doubtfully, "Since we all belong to the same lineage, shouldn't we be considered allies?"

Just then, Huangniu, who hadn't spoken for a long time, said, "If a lineage is not completely controlled by one cultivator, but rather by multiple controllers, then they can work together to expand the lineage's reach and make it bigger."

"But they can also compete, devour, and seize from each other, ultimately determining the sole controller of the lineage."

Zhanxian said, "Some lineages that can transcend sects but are not controlled by one person become allies, while others become rivals. It all depends on the specific circumstances. For example, the Hunyuan lineage's fundamental philosophy is to encourage competition, chaos, and war... which naturally makes it easy to cause internal strife within the lineage."

Kao Zong's clone said, "What else is there to say! We are loyal to all laws and to the Immortal Clan, so naturally we must obey Bu Daojun's orders! Let's go and lure Bai Zhenzhen out so that Bu Daojun can kill her!"

Fu Ji added, "Besides the competition between different lineages, I think Bu Ying Shu... might have suffered at the hands of the Blissful Sect, and there might be personal grudges involved. Moreover..."

Fu Ji confidently said, "Zhang Yu, do we still hold the secret to Bu Ying Shu's talent enhancement, and the secret of her being the 'Great Sage's Successor'? Is her urgency related to this?"

Although the people in their minds exchanged a lot of information, the speed was so fast that it seemed to the outside world that it was only a moment.

In that instant, the group had gradually come up with a way to stop Bu Yingshu.

Just then, Bu Yingshu looked at the silent Zhang Yu and shouted, "Zhang Yu! Are you going to oppose me again and again for the sake of Bai Zhenzhen?"

Shi Huaiyu and Feng Tingting, who were standing to the side, were sent flying with a bang under the pressure of the Void Refinement Realm and were pressed firmly against the wall.

As Zhang Yu felt Bu Yingshu's increasingly oppressive gaze, he was forced to retreat step by step.

At this moment, Zhang Yu's face flashed with struggle and helplessness, and he finally sighed, "Zhang Yu dares not, Daoist Lord, please calm down... You have been kind enough to promote me, and I am where I am today because of you. Whatever you want to do, I will not hesitate even if I have to go bankrupt."

"Since you want to run over Bai Zhenzhen, I'll help you lure her out."

Hearing Zhang Yu's words, Bu Yingshu nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "That's more like it. It seems that Zhang Yu is still under my control, only temporarily misled by the sword beasts of the Heavenly Sword Sect." Zhang Yu continued, "But Dao Lord... the death of Bai Zhenzhen is nothing, I'm just afraid that I'll ruin Dao Lord's plans."

Bu Yingshu frowned and said, "How could you possibly interfere with my plans? Are you still trying to protect Bai Zhenzhen?"

Zhang Yu explained, "Daojun, if Bai Zhenzhen had offended you in the past, and you had casually run her over and killed her, then it would naturally be nothing."

"But she's probably already back at the Safety Supervision Bureau. If we were to go to great lengths to lure her out and then run her over, it would inevitably raise suspicions."

Bu Yingshu said arrogantly, "So what? If I kill someone, do I have to worry about what people will think?"

Zhang Yu said, "I'm afraid this is the purpose of the Heavenly Sword Sect in sending Bai Zhenzhen."

Upon hearing this, Bu Yingshu frowned and said, "Go on."

Zhang Yu said, "These days, there have been many rumors circulating in the old cemetery, spreading rumors about my relationship with you, Daojun, saying that I am having a child for you and that I am here in the old cemetery to have a baby."

Bu Yingshu snorted coldly: "Nonsense, why bother with it?"

Zhang Yu said, "It is indeed nonsense, but it illustrates a point: everyone is wondering why you value me so much."

Bu Yingshu's heart stirred, and he recalled the scenes when he and Zhang Yu were reviewing the sect's martial arts techniques, and the scene when his talent was rising steadily, and he finally became the successor of the Great Sage.

These are precisely the key reasons why she values ​​Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu continued, "Bai Zhenzhen is nothing to be sorry about; she is certainly not an important figure in the Heavenly Sword Sect."

"But if the Heavenly Sword Sect finds out that Bai Zhenzhen only met me once, and you're already chasing after her until you kill her, won't the Heavenly Sword Sect think you're overreacting? Won't they think... that I have something very important to you that makes you so afraid of the Heavenly Sword Sect cultivators getting close to me?"

Upon hearing this, Bu Yingshu's heart sank: "Am I... overreacting?"

Reflecting on his actions today, Bu Yingshu thought to himself, "It seems... my reaction was too much. Aside from someone like Ying Aikun... I wouldn't normally chase after someone as insignificant as Bai Zhenzhen."

"Damn it, it's all those guys from the Heavenly Sword Sect. And it concerns my talent and the secret of being the successor of the Great Sage, which is why I'm so anxious."

While observing Bu Yingshu's changing expression, Zhang Yu continued, "Daojun, Bai Zhenzhen doesn't know anything right now, but if you insist on running over her, the director of the Safety Supervision Bureau, it will only attract more attention from the Heavenly Sword Sect and even arouse suspicion from others."

"Instead of doing that, let's just scare her away like we are now."

Bu Yingshu nodded, then looked at Zhang Yu and said, "That's settled then, but remember, you're not allowed to have any more contact with Bai Zhenzhen."

"Also, delete her from your friends list and then block her, so that you can completely cut off contact with her from now on."

"It's not just her. I don't like the Heavenly Sword Sect, especially the cultivators of the Blissful Lineage. Remember, you are not allowed to contact them from now on, understand?"

After watching Zhang Yu's actions, Bu Yingshu nodded in satisfaction and then instructed, "Alright, that's enough for today. I'm here on behalf of the Wanfa Immortal Clan for investment. Prepare the materials and show them to me in a few days."

After saying that, Bu Yingshu released Zhang Yu, Shi Huaiyu, and Feng Tingting from the fairy shuttle.

"Why haven't you opened the Immortal's Grotto yet?"

Watching the fleeting light of the magic shuttle disappear, Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "For now, we've managed to cover it up..."

He touched his lower abdomen, feeling the true spiritual root belonging to Bai Zhenzhen still circulating in his dantian, and thought to himself, "Fortunately, I have Fu Ji's evil god power. If Zhen and I find an opportunity, we can still complete remote communication."

"However, if we continue to make contact and exchange spiritual roots... we absolutely cannot let Bu Yingshu find out again."

While pondering, Zhang Yu looked at Shi Huaiyu and Feng Tingting beside him and said, "If there's nothing else, you can go back to work."

"Remember, never reveal what happened today to anyone."

Feng Tingting thought to herself, "Sigh, it hasn't been easy for Vice President Zhang to deal with Bu Daojun all this time."

The news that Bu Yingshu had arrived at the old graveyard, entered the cave, and met Zhang Yu quickly spread throughout the old graveyard.

However, the news that Bai Zhenzhen was being hunted down by Bu Yingshu was not widely known because almost everything happened within the cave and no one spread the word.

……

Inside the office of the Safety Supervision Bureau.

The mysterious man said, "Oh? You weren't accidentally run over and killed by Bu Yingshu?"

"So they were probably driven away too? How are they feeling?"

Bai Zhenzhen stared at the mysterious man before her and said through gritted teeth, "Are you doing this on purpose?"

"You know that Zhang Yu has Bu Yingshu and the Wanfa Immortal Clan behind him, and you know about the conflict between your two sides, so you arranged for me to come here openly and legitimately?"

"And this Safety Supervision Bureau is there to check and balance Zhang Yu's side..."

The mysterious man chuckled and said, "Aren't you a sect leader? Isn't it your duty to fight against all laws for the sake of your sect?"

"Besides, don't you want to contend with Bu Yingshu?"

"Do you want to be kicked out like a dog by her again, just like this time?"

Bai Zhenzhen touched the Feather Spirit Root in her belly, feeling the stimulation it brought, but did not answer.

However, the image of Bu Yingshu driving her away kept replaying in her mind, along with Zhang Yu's now grayed-out profile picture.

“Bu Yingshu… This woman, relying on the power of the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan, has been bullying Zhang Yu and even wants to make Zhang Yu, who climbed up the sect with me, completely sever his ties with me.”

"Damn it... If I were stronger, if I were an ascended cultivator, or even an immortal, how could this have happened?"

As he sensed the intense and sorrowful sword intent emanating from Bai Zhenzhen, the mysterious man laughed and said, "This is getting interesting."

……

With news of Bu Yingshu's arrival, Zhang Yu's work of cleaning and collecting the body parts became increasingly smooth. At least his subordinates, including Tu Mu and the various search teams, all became more cooperative.

Yu Xinghan said, "Currently, all the search teams are sending the body parts they capture each day to us as soon as possible. The body parts in the office area have been almost completely cleared out..."

Zhang Yu nodded; it was indeed time for him to open up the factory area.

As the corpse parts were suppressed and contained, Zhang Yu also specially selected those corpse parts whose power had reached the level of Nascent Soul.

Among them were road-clearing artifacts, capable of moving mountains and splitting the earth.

There are prison cadavers that can be used to monitor the office and prevent employees from secretly working overtime without pay.

There are also office building remains that can be transformed into office buildings, changing the office environment at any time...

In this way, Zhang Yu selected a total of seven Nascent Soul level corpses to be used as combat power to subdue Void Refinement level corpses.

In addition to the loot from the corpses, Zhang Yu's subordinates, including bureau chiefs and heads of various search teams, also sent him a large amount of immortal crystals.

Looking at the rows of immortal crystals piled up in the Immortal Cave, Yan Qianji, who was in charge of counting, said excitedly, "Divine Lord, these immortal crystals add up to more than one million immortal coins."

Zhang Yu said, "Qianji, don't mention immortal coins when you're out in the future. I've never accepted any immortal coins. Remember, these are all immortal crystals that everyone voluntarily donated to the sect."

Looking at the list of immortal crystals, Zhang Yu nodded, sighing inwardly, "Sigh, this is so much faster than when I was a sect affairs officer earning a fixed salary..."

Fu Ji said, "One million immortal coins, Zhang Yu! What are you planning to buy?"

Fu Ji wanted Zhang Yu to buy her something as well, preferably valuable antiques from the sect. The cheap antiques Zhang Yu bought for her every month were simply not enough.

Zhan Xian said, "These immortal crystals should be kept in the cave and used slowly; they cannot be converted into cash."

Fu Ji retorted angrily, "What's wrong with secretly cashing out some? Zhang Yu is short of money right now. How much will cashing out a little help him increase his strength?"

Zhan Xian said, "These immortal crystals are of dubious origin. If they are kept in an immortal's grotto, it can be said that they have been donated to the sect's assets. We are just absorbing some immortal energy on the side. What's wrong with taking them to cash out?"

Fuki said, "Aren't there plenty of people who want to cash in on this kind of thing?"

Zhan Xian said, "Zhang Yu is different from them. Since the higher-ups want us to be the banner of reform, we don't know how many eyes will be on us in the future."

"These immortal crystals may be a small matter to others, but to us, they could become a handle for others to attack in the future."

Fukuhime sighed, "Wouldn't a little bit be alright?"

Zhanxian said, "Little by little, you accumulate a lot. The more you greedy now, the more weaknesses you will have in the future. At that time, the difference between victory and defeat may be just a little bit."

Zhang Yu stopped the two from arguing and said, "If we don't want to cash it out, let's just use it in the cave."

"It just so happens that I have only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and still need to increase my mana. With these immortal crystals, I can greatly speed up the process of refining my mana."

With so many immortal crystals, Zhang Yu's speed of accumulating mana can be increased several times, helping him reach the one million mana limit of the Nascent Soul stage more quickly.

Zhang Yu knew that both the techniques he possessed, such as the "Blood Tide Essence Holy View," and the Immortal Grotto Heaven required his magical power to operate.

Especially since he needs profound magical power to subdue the Void Refining Corpse Parts next.

"It's a bit of a shame that it can't be converted into cash, but using it to quickly increase my magic power and enhance my work ability isn't such a waste."

Just then, a notification appeared, announcing that the chairman of the management committee was convening a meeting and inviting Zhang Yu and other vice chairmen to participate.

Zhang Yu frowned slightly: "Why is there a sudden meeting?"

Zhang Yu looked at the message Yu Xinghan had sent him not long ago: "There are rumors circulating outside that the other vice presidents of the management committee are very dissatisfied with us. I'm worried they might try to trip us up."

As the representative of all laws, Zhang Yu knew that once he gradually gained the power of the vice president and was no longer treated as a mascot because of his cultivation level, he would definitely be wary and would be targeted by... those high-ranking members of the management committee who represented the interests of other sects.

(End of this chapter)