Entering the Great Saint

"We must never allow the cultivators of the Heaven Demon Sect to seize supreme control of the Heavenly Court."

This idea flashed through Zhang Yu's mind.

The Sect Examination Clone also agreed, saying, "If the Demon Descendant controls the power of the Heavenly Court, wouldn't the Orthodox God become Demon God or beast gods? Wouldn't that cause chaos and filth everywhere in heaven and on earth? How can this be allowed?"

Sect Examination Clone declared righteously, "Moreover, saving Kunxu is our inescapable responsibility. Among the Lower 18 Layers and Upper 36 Layers Kunxu, who else besides us can shoulder such a great task? We are the only hope for this world!"

"If we allow these Demon Descendant to seize control of the Heavenly Court, the Eight Department Gods will be unable to assist us. This would hinder our efforts to protect Kunxu, destroy our only hope, ruin Kunxu, and destroy the world!"

The more Sect Examination Clone thought about it, the angrier he became, and he shouted, "These Demon Descendant of the Heaven Demon Sect are simply scum who oppose Kunxu, the Immortal Dao, humanity, and Demon Descendant!"

At the same time, Zhang Yu's consciousness quickly descended upon the Taiqing Realm, wanting to communicate with Zhang Pianpian face-to-face and learn more about the situation.

Within the Taiqing Realm, everything was still shrouded in mist and surrounded by mountains.

The Daoist temple, originally located in the center, has not changed much in its layout, but its size has increased several times over.

Zhang Yu knew that Zhang Pianpian had been continuously acquiring equipment support from the outside, strengthening the basic computing power of the Taiqing Realm and developing more application directions.

At the same time, Zhang Pianpian was standing in front of a Taixu Illusion in the side hall.

Zhang Yu swept his thoughts over and discovered that it was deducing the entire future of Kunxu.

The massive, surging data stream momentarily slowed Zhang Yu Yu's thinking.

He was slightly surprised. "My Elder Sister's control over the Taiqing Realm and the algorithms she developed have become even more impressive. Her deductive abilities are so strong that she has actually incorporated various forces and powerful figures into her scheme?"

In that short time, he had witnessed the destruction of Kunxu hundreds of times, yet not a single one of them had successfully survived the Apocalypse of the End.

Zhang Pianpian, standing to the side, said, "Brother, I've used my latest improved Chaos Heavenly Mandate Algorithm to deduce the possibilities, combined with the underlying information held by the Orthodox God, but so far, I haven't been able to deduce any way to survive the apocalypse."

"Perhaps in the end, the entire Kunxu will be forced to unite and fight against the apocalypse, but that will be too late—it will all be too late."

Zhang Pianpian sighed, "This might be the inevitable failure of the entire Kunxu, or it might be the data needed to survive the apocalypse, which I haven't yet obtained."

Watching this scene, Zhang Yu sighed, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

In fact, Zhang Yu was not certain of victory, nor did he have absolute confidence that he could lead the entire Kunxu through the Apocalypse of the End.

Just as he wasn't entirely confident that the Black Cultivation Method he had learned were definitely beyond the calculations of the Wanfa Immortal Emperor.

All he could do was give it his all within the limits of his abilities.

Zhang Pianpian nodded and said, "You're right, sparing no effort is our only option."

Having said that, Zhang Pianpian's thoughts shifted, and the Illusion Realm before her transformed once more, becoming the scenery of the Myriad Laws Sect.

Zhang Pianpian said, "The entire area from the first to the 19th Layer of the Myriad Laws Sect has probably been affected by the Dao Orthodoxy of the Heavenly Fortune Immortal Venerable. You should have noticed that by now, right?"

Seeing Zhang Yu nod slightly, Zhang Pianpian continued, "Following this trend, the entire Myriad Laws Sect, from level 1 to 19..."

Within this region, the struggle will intensify, potentially even escalating into civil war.

Within the Myriad Laws Sect in the Illusion Realm, everyone was locked in fierce fighting, which eventually escalated into a full-scale war and even triggered an invasion from other sects.

Zhang Pianpian said, "Heavenly Fortune Immortal Venerable is probably trying to use this pressure to force you to submit. And judging from his current actions, he will probably give you some benefits in the end, making you a partner in the same interest group, and then handing over control of 19th Layer."

Zhang Yu said, "I won't give him 19th Layer."

Zhan Xian said, "That's right! Currently, all the Immortal Class in Kunxu are Immortal Dao Monopolist Faction! Not one of them can be trusted. If you want to save the world, you must abandon all illusions about them."

Zhang Pianpian seemed to have anticipated Zhang Yu's answer, showing no surprise on her face. She simply continued, "Then you must quickly devise a way to counter the Destiny Dao Lineage lineage."

"But before that, you still have issues to resolve with the Heavenly Court and the Spirit Realm."

With a thought, Zhang Pianpian's Illusion Realm transformed once more, becoming countless streaks of starlight wandering in the darkness.

Zhang Yu asked in confusion, "What is this?"

Zhang Pianpian said, "This is the mental construct of the Desolate Ox Great Saint deep within the Spirit Realm, and it is also the underlying structure of the Spirit Realm. The entire Spirit Realm is built upon the Desolate Ox Great Saint's mental constructs. Even the Divine Power Network of the Orthodox God is built upon this foundation."

"You know the Desolate Ox Great Saint, right?"

Seeing Zhang Yu nod again, Zhang Pianpian was not surprised. After all, in her opinion, it was normal for her younger brother, who had reached such a height, to know about the Desolate Ox Great Saint.

Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Pianpian with surprise in his eyes.

In Zhang Yu's view, his older Elder Sister always knew many secrets and exuded a mysterious aura, clearly indicating that she had an extraordinary background.

Zhang Pianpian continued, "Theoretically speaking, whoever controls the Desolate Ox Great Saint can control the Spirit Realm."

"And by controlling the Spirit Realm, one can gradually seize the authority of the Orthodox God. If a powerful deity cooperates, the entire..."

This process will be faster.

As she spoke, Zhang Pianpian's mind stirred, and she saw countless thoughts from the Heaven Demon Sect, like satellites, chasing after the collective thoughts of the Desolate Ox Great Saint within the Illusion Realm.

"Recently, a large number of cultivators from the Heaven Demon Sect have infiltrated the consciousness of the Desolate Ox Great Saint, using the permissions granted by the Heavenly Demon Immortal Emperor."

"However, the Eight Department Gods, due to their own limitations, cannot disclose this information."

"After all, according to the rules set by the Ten Immortal Emperors, the Desolate Ox Great Saint's sea of consciousness has always been a forbidden zone for Orthodox God. Not only are the Eight Department Gods forbidden from entering, but they are also forbidden from revealing any information within it."

"When the Ten Immortal Emperors were stationed in Kunxu, naturally none of them could enter the Desolate Ox Great Saint's sea of consciousness, let alone awaken or control him."

Zhang Pianpian then further demonstrated the collective mental state of the Desolate Ox Great Saint, and it seemed that the starlight within it had become dim.

Zhang Pianpian said, "But now that the Ten Immortal Emperors have departed, the Heavenly Demon Immortal Emperor also took this opportunity to set up a contingency plan before leaving. Many cultivators from the Heaven Demon Sect are corrupting the Wild Ox Will, trying to completely control it—"

"Fortunately, no Demon Immortal from the Heaven Demon Sect have made a move yet."

Zhang Yu wondered to himself, "Is it because even the Heavenly Demon Immortal Emperor can't trust his own Demon Immortal? Is he afraid that giving such an opportunity to Demon Immortal Demon Immortal only lead them to try and monopolize the benefits? Or is it that—there are already Demon Immortal hiding in the shadows?"

As Zhang Pianpian provided a detailed explanation, Zhang Yu felt the gravity of the situation even more.

Sect Examination Clone said, "No! Rather than letting the Heaven Demon Sect control the Wild Ox, we should take control of it ourselves."

Zhan Xian: "Indeed, the Spirit Realm is of paramount importance. In order to survive the apocalypse, this power must be in our hands."

Wild Ox: "I am Wild Ox, and I think so too."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "The problem is how to control it."

Sect Examination Clone said, "Communicate directly with the collective consciousness within the Wild Ox's sea of consciousness. We are the Great Saint Successor, surely he wouldn't help us, but instead helps the Heavenly Demon Immortal Emperor?"

Zhan Xian said, "We can first find out how the Heaven Demon Sect does it, and what technology they plan to use to control the Wild Ox."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yu asked, "Sister, I tried to connect with the Desolate Ox Great Saint's mind before, but it seems that it was cut off by the Orthodox God?"

Zhang Pianpian said, "Remote communication is prohibited. If it weren't for your high-level privileges, the Orthodox God would have come to arrest you directly."

Zhang Yu said, "So that means if I want to communicate with the Desolate Ox Great Saint, I need to personally go to his sea of consciousness, just like these cultivators from the Heaven Demon Sect?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Pianpian nodded and said, "Theoretically, that's true, but you're currently being watched by the Heavenly Fortune Immortal Venerable, so..."

If your thoughts linger in the Desolate Ox Great Saint's sea of consciousness for an extended period, it's highly likely that the Heavenly Fortune Immortal Venerable will notice. If you're not within the protection range of the Eight Department Gods, he might attack you in an attempt to control you.

Zhang Yu said, "Therefore, I need to evade the Heavenly Fortune Immortal Venerable and secretly enter the Desolate Ox Great Saint's sea of consciousness—"

While Zhang Yu and Zhang Pianpian discussing solutions, Zhang Yu had already diverted a sliver of his mind to concern himself with the Great Saint Cultivation Method.

At this moment, Zhang Yu has collected a total of 9 sets of Cultivation Method under the [Great Saint Successor] Chain Law Diagram, and only the last one is needed to fully activate all the functions of the Chain Law Diagram.

"If we can fully activate [the Great Saint Successor], it might have miraculous effects when communicating with the Wild Ox."

But it was precisely this last Cultivation Method that Zhang Yu had yet to obtain.

His gaze swept over "My Collection" on the Cultivation Method sales platform, and he thought to himself, "The Heavenly Demon Dharma Body, Cultivation Method of the Immortal Sect's Heaven-Opening Grade."

This "Heavenly Demon Dharma Body" was Heaven-Opening Technique that Zhang Yu had seen on Cultivation Method sales platform long ago. It had been quietly lying in his collection, but he had never had the money to buy it before.

Now, Zhang Yu, as the Ten Thousand Methods Crown Prince, is wealthy and powerful, but he still encountered difficulties in purchasing this Cultivation Method.

This is simply because the "Heavenly Demon Dharma Body" is Cultivation Method sold by the Heaven Demon Sect.

The purchase of such a Heaven-Opening Grade Cultivation Method involves extremely powerful Immortal Dao Technique and requires an enormous amount of capital. The complexity of the entire purchase process is no less than that of corporate mergers and acquisitions or company restructuring.

If it involves other sects, approval from both the buyer's and seller's sects is often required, making the process even more complicated.

Thus, from initial communication to negotiation, approval, delivery, acceptance, and payment—it's normal for it to take weeks or even months.

There have even been instances in history where unexpected transactions dragged on for years.

This time, when Zhang Yu expressed his desire to buy, the Heaven Demon Sect did not immediately agree, but instead criticized him.

"Your Highness Zhang Yu, our sect has heard that since you came to power, there has been a significant increase in discrimination against Demon Descendant within the Myriad Laws Sect."

"We suspect that there are large-scale persecutions of Demon Descendant within your sect."

"We cannot sell the Heaven Demon Sect's technology to a sect that persecutes Demon Descendant, to a place without demon rights."

Initially, Zhang Yu sent his trusted chief confidant, Tianxing Child, to negotiate and attempt to appeal to the Heaven Demon Sect.

However, in Zhao Tianxing's reports, the Demon Descendant from the Heaven Demon Sect would accuse a certain company of the Myriad Laws Sect of creating inequality between humans and demons, and demand that the company, enterprise, or even region make corrections.

They even demanded sanctions against the relevant Myriad Laws Sect enterprises, claiming that in order to prevent forced labor by Demon Descendant, all Myriad Laws Sect needed to be guided by the "Demon Descendant Ethics Council".

"The ethics committee will send experts to conduct reviews and assessments. All expenses incurred by the experts will be borne by the company being reviewed. Only after passing the assessment can the company operate in compliance with regulations."

At this moment, Zhao Tianxing reported again, "Your Highness, those negotiators from the Heaven Demon Sect have no sincerity whatsoever. They're just asking for exorbitant prices, and these Demon Descendant even want to interfere in the affairs of our Myriad Laws Sect."

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, "These guys from the Heaven Demon Sect —they saw my identity as the Ten Thousand Methods Crown Prince, and after confirming that I wanted to buy this Cultivation Method, they saw me as a fat sheep."

Zhang Yu knew that it was crucial not to rush things, as rushing would only encourage the other party to raise the price further.

Meanwhile, Zhang Pianpian and Zhang Yu had almost finished their preparations.

A deafening shout suddenly resounded throughout the Spirit Realm, from the 11th to the 19th Layer.

That was Zhang Yu and his numerous clones, directly activating the power of the [Great Saint Successor], with each clone shooting towards the entire 11th...

They made a call to the Spirit Realm on the 19th Layer.

In an instant, a terrifying storm seemed to sweep through the Spirit Realm. Countless cultivators were shocked as they heard shouts rising from all parts of the Spirit Realm, their hearts filled with doubt and uncertainty.

At that moment, Zhang Yu Yu's thought, which had also transformed into the Great Saint Will, entered the Divine Power Network of the Orthodox God under Zhang Pianpian's disguise, and headed towards the Layer 11.

Zhang Pianpian said, "The collective will of the Desolate Ox Great Saint has been wandering randomly throughout the entire Spirit Realm. This is what happened when the ten..."

The protective measures established by the Immortal Emperor.

"Based on my observations and calculations, the next direction of wandering is the Layer 11."

As he spoke, Zhang Yu felt his consciousness surge through the ocean of the Spirit Realm. Amidst the massive amount of chaotic information, he gradually sensed a familiar consciousness.

"Is that... the location of the Desolate Ox Great Saint's sea of consciousness, the location of the collective will of the Wild Ox?"

In Zhang Yu's perception, countless Great Saint Will converged into one, forming an incredibly vast planet in the Spirit Realm.

Just as Zhang Yu was about to make contact with the planet, he sensed two illusory figures, a chicken and a tiger, appearing on its outer edge.

"How dare you! Who gave you permission to trespass into this restricted area?!"

Zhang Yu's gaze swept over the two projections, and relevant information already surfaced in his mind. "Ascension Realm cultivators from the Heaven Demon Sect?"

Zhang Yu knew that the other party was guarding this place to prevent anyone from entering the Wild Ox's sea of consciousness, so he ignored them and walked past them directly.

The two Demon Descendant immediately launched a Spirit Realm attack to try and stop him, but they found that Zhang Yu's will was like a part of the Spirit Realm, and they could not stop him at all.

Zhang Yu understood that this was the second ability of the [Great Saint Successor], allowing his will to reach everywhere and overcome all Spirit Realm restrictions.

The measures were completely ineffective.

Seeing Zhang Yu rush into the star formed from the sea of consciousness of the Wild Ox, the two Heavenly Demon cultivators immediately used high-level Talisman Arts to summon gods to stop him.

"Wanxing Sitong Great God! Stop this man immediately!"

The Wanxing Sitong Great God: "He has the authority to enter the restricted area; I have no right to stop him."

The chicken Yao Qi retorted, "What right do mere Human Race have to enter our Demon Race's sacred land?"

The Tiger Demon scoffed, "Hmph, you Human Race are Orthodox God unreliable! Now is the moment of life and death for Kunxu, yet you are still unwilling to relinquish your authority and let a more outstanding Demon Descendant take on the great responsibility and lead the plan to resist the Finality."

"Once His Demon God controls the Spirit Realm and unifies the Eight Departments, I will replace you all and let us take charge of the Heavenly Court, creating a new golden age for the demonic path."

On the other side, Zhang Yu's thoughts suddenly poured into the stars before him.

When he came to his senses again, he found himself standing on a main street, with bustling crowds on both sides and rows of tall buildings in the distance.

"Here it is----"

"Have I time-traveled again?"

As Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback by the bustling world before him, a hand patted his shoulder.

Then he saw another young man who looked similar to him, but with a hint of Evil Qi in him, looking at him and saying, "This should be the subconscious world of the Desolate Ox Great Saint. All his collective thoughts have been transformed into individual lives here, living in this world."

At the same time, another voice came. "Should this be considered a virtual world? Or a dream? The Desolate Ox Great Saint has fallen into a deep sleep, and his collective consciousness has taken this dream as the real world."

Zhang Yu turned his head and saw that the person speaking was none other than Zhan Xian.

A Demon Descendant bore a resemblance to himself, yet appeared in the form of Ox Demon, stood beside Zhan Xian: "It's likely the work of the Ten Immortal Emperors, who caused the Desolate Ox Great Saint to fall into a deep sleep, shattering his collective will in his dreams, preventing him from ever waking up, and condemning him to eternal existence as the foundation of the Spirit Realm."

"And our Multiple Minds are also fragmented here, turning us into separate individuals."

Just as Zhang Yu and his three companions were discussing the situation, another voice rang out. "Zhang-Yu? How come there are four Zhang Yu?"

Zhang Yu suddenly turned his head and saw a Rag Doll holding a carrot, a colorful slime, and a doll wrapped in layers of newspaper standing not far from them.

These were none other than the three Evil God: Fu Ji, Xiang Shen, and Bao Shen.

Zhang Yu asked in surprise, "What brings the three of you here?"

Fu Ji asked in confusion, "I don't know, I was already here when I realized what was happening."

Looking at the world before him, the Bao Shen thought to himself, "A virtual world purely composed of dreams? Then what about here—"

--How do we distinguish between strong and weak?

After some discussion, the group made a decision.

The Bao Shen explained, "It's probably because we've occupied Your Highness's Spirit Realm communication channel to deliver messages to you."

"In handling official business, this Wild Ox interpreted us as your multiple intentions and brought us along together."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. "It's good that you're here; you can help me deal with the current situation."

"The problem now is to figure out the specifics of this world, and what the Heavenly Demon Immortal Emperor sent a group of Demon Cultivator here for—"

Just as Zhang Yu was speaking, Sect Examination Clone chuckled and said, "What else can we do? We'll export extreme ideologies to this utopian world within the Wild Ox Dream, use identity politics to gain the approval of the majority of the group's will, and brainwash the majority of the Wild Ox ' collective will into conforming to our desired image, thus achieving control."

Zhang Yu looked at him in surprise. "How did you know?"

Sect Examination Clone pointed to the large screen not far away and said with a disdainful look, "That pungent smell—anyone who has taken Exam Ancestor's written exam can smell it."

Zhang Yu turned his head and saw a Dragon Demon on the big screen shouting, "Humans have been persecuting Demon Descendant for countless years. Demon Descendant have always been oppressed by humans, treated as livestock and used as tools."

"Now, although our society has progressed, it still needs systematic compensation to comprehensively elevate the status of the Demon Descendant! Correcting a wrong requires going to extremes; without going to extremes, it's not enough to correct the wrong!"

"We must thoroughly Human Race, prioritize the needs of Demon Descendant in all matters, and ensure that the proportion of Demon Descendant in all levels of government reaches over 90%."

As the speech appeared on the large screen, countless Demon Descendant on the street cheered.

Zhang Yu then realized that the vast majority of the living beings he could see in this world seemed to be of Demon Descendant.

All the humans he could see were cautiously moving to the side amidst the shouts of the Demon Descendant, as if afraid of angering the Demon Descendant around them.

At the same time, Sect Examination Clone's voice rang out again. "And Zhang Yu, now that we're in a world where collective will and Multiple Minds can be separated, I think you should respect our ideas more."