Watching Zhang Yu disappear, Lu Jingsong felt anger rise in his heart.
Had this been an ordinary cultivator, Lu Jingsong would probably have resorted to harsher methods long ago.
But Zhang Yu's status and background—for instance, that Hundred-Billion Flying Sword that refreshed after being used up—made that impossible. After begging Zhang Yu to no avail, Lu Jingsong could only return to the company and report the situation.
After learning what had happened, his superior, He Zhaisheng, said, "Forget it. If he won't cooperate, so be it. Without him... we can still promote it."
"Who says promotion requires him to show up in person?"
He Zhaisheng continued with another instruction. "Also, look into how much room there'll be to short Zhang Yu after his tribulation."
Lu Jingsong said, "First get the rogue cultivators to take the bags, then short it. We're going to eat them alive on both sides of the trade."
Lu Jingsong analyzed, "To short it and make a profit, we need two conditions. First, there must be enough counterparties. Enough people have to believe Zhang Yu's Tribulation Bonds will rise. Otherwise, if everyone thinks they'll fall, they'll all sell outright. Who would we short against?"
"Second, Zhang Yu's bonds actually have to crash..."
Over the following days, more and more rumors, news reports, and advertisements about Zhang Yu began appearing in the Spirit Realm...
In a video, Gu Qingya of the Yufa Pavilion said, "Zhang Yu—Minister Zhang—well, I recognized how extraordinary he was the moment he joined our Yufa Pavilion. He single-handedly handled the workload of the entire department. His understanding and research of cultivation techniques were beyond anything ordinary cultivators could match. In all my life, I've never seen a cultivator so young and yet so powerful..."
In an interview, Ying Aikun, who was working to repay