Arc 34The Old Days Graveyard Rescue

Zhang Yu used his growing authority and resources to take control of Corpse Parts, defeat Xie Lanyin’s attack, and battle the spreading Spatial Rifts threatening the Old Days Graveyard. After disappearing while closing the final rift, he returned with Imperial rewards and began building his new departments as Dugu Ming appeared before him.

  • The Heavenly Court detained Zhang Yu and investigated the Tai Zhen Immortal Clan, while Ying Aikun confessed and Zhang Yu received temporary authority over Ying Xintian’s Grotto-Heaven and bloodline power.
  • Zhang Yu assembled a team at the Old Days Graveyard, organized Corpse Parts collection and recycling, and absorbed their Grotto-Heaven Power while expanding his influence over the Development Zone.
  • Xie Lanyin attacked the World-Casting Furnace through the Spirit Realm, but Zhang Yu redirected her strike into his Immortal Grotto-Heaven and led his allies in suppressing the furnace.
  • Xie Lanyin compensated Zhang Yu after the attack became public, and Zhang Yu spent part of the payment on Pull Kunlun Overturn Heaven Divine Ability before using it and new equipment to subdue more Corpse Parts.
  • As Spatial Rifts spread through the Old Days Graveyard, its leaders concealed the crisis and evacuated, but Zhang Yu chose to stay and try to save the realm.
  • Zhang Yu and his allies closed the largest rift and stitched smaller ones shut, then Zhang Yu endured the final rift’s Spatial Turbulence and sent his Grotto-Heaven Bridges into it until the rift vanished and his life signs disappeared.
  • Zhang Yu recovered inside his Immortal Grotto-Heaven and returned alive, then Fa Liuyuan awarded him and his allies merit, appointments, and Examination Admission Tickets.
  • Zhang Yu organized the Underworld Property Department and Youhu Company, assigned Yu Xinghan and Ye Xingli key roles, and met Dugu Ming, who identified himself as a deputy master of the Heavenly Observation Hall.
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Ch. 848The Storm Stirred Up by Zhang Yu

After Zhang Yu offered to help restore the Illusionary Realm, the Heavenly Court formed a joint task force and detained him, Ying Aikun, Su Lingyou, and others for questioning. As the investigation exposed Ying Aikun’s secrets and sparked a wider political storm, Bu Yuangui explained that restoring the Old Days Graveyard could threaten the growing High-Intelligence Artifact Spirit industry.

  • Zhang Yu told the Orthodox God he could restore the Illusionary Realm’s chaotic spatial structure, but Fu Ji and Zhan Xian urged him to preserve that leverage until others needed his help.
  • The Heavenly Court’s joint task force took over the Old Days Graveyard, detained Zhang Yu and the others, and began questioning Zhang Yu without searching his memories.
  • Ying Aikun resisted inspection of his Universe Pot, but the Tax Inspector Army broke it open and seized the Soul Cultivators and flames inside; Su Lingyou faced questions about assets allegedly embezzled after Ying Xintian’s fall, while Ling Chiye distanced himself from them.
  • News of Zhang Yu’s real-name report against the Tai Zhen Immortal Clan spread across Kunxu, prompting Lu Hengzhang, Divine Lord Ci Ji, and Zhang Yu’s Myriad Laws Sect associates to discuss his dangerous position.
  • Bu Yingshu urged Bu Yuangui to protect Zhang Yu, but Bu Yuangui explained that restoring the Old Days Graveyard could revive Soul Cultivator production and threaten High-Intelligence Artifact Spirits.

Ch. 849Yingshu's Arrangement, the Punishment List Is Released

Bu Yingshu’s family assessed the political struggle over restoring the Old Days Graveyard, while the investigation into the Tai Zhen Immortal Clan gathered momentum and Zhang Yu’s position strengthened. As the crackdown spread, Magnetic Pole saw that Zhang Yu’s name appeared among the released punishments.

  • Bu Yuangui told Bu Yingshu that opposing interests could help the Soul Cultivator Faction prevail, and praised her for placing Zhang Yu in a position to benefit from the Old Days Graveyard’s revival.
  • Bai Zhenzhen worried about Zhang Yu after the Tai Zhen Immortal Clan’s accusations appeared in the news, but the Mysterious Person assured her that Zhang Yu’s political usefulness would protect him and urged her to channel her jealousy into swordsmanship.
  • Ying Aikun denied wrongdoing until the Orthodox Gods showed him the evidence, then asked to become a Soul Cultivator and offered to confess the Tai Zhen Immortal Clan’s crimes.
  • Kuang Tianqing persuaded Su Lingyou to cooperate with the Heavenly Demon Sect’s investigation, and she revealed that the Tai Zhen Immortal Clan had concealed at least a trillion in Ying Xintian’s assets.
  • The Great God of All Living Beings approved Zhang Yu’s temporary registration as the user of Ying Xintian’s Grotto-Heaven and holder of his bloodline power.
  • After Magnetic Pole’s former senior refused to help him, Divine Lord Yin Quan sent news of the investigation’s punishments, and Magnetic Pole saw Zhang Yu’s name among them.

Ch. 850Zhang Yu, Hero of Kunxu

After Zhang Yu was celebrated as a Kunxu hero and named to help manage Old Days Graveyard’s Development Zone, people across the Sect rushed to associate themselves with his rise. Zhang Yu remained absent, but his message to Yu Xinghan revealed that he was preparing to choose trusted people for his new role.

  • Xuan Ji deleted Magnetic Pole after she asked him for help, then read the news praising Zhang Yu and tried to reconnect with her after their Master urged him to assist her.
  • Magnetic Pole and Old Gao learned that Zhang Yu had become a public model, while the academy sought to interview them and Magnetic Pole explained that his humble origins would be emphasized.
  • Bu Yuangui told Bu Yingshu that Zhang Yu would serve as Vice President of the Old Days Graveyard Development Zone management committee, and warned her not to treat him as before.
  • At Heaven Sword Sect, Bai Zhenzhen learned Zhang Yu could gain Ying Xintian’s bloodline and become an Immortal Clan member, while the Mysterious Person proposed sending her to Old Days Graveyard.
  • Zhao Tianxing discovered that Zhang Yu had become a Kunxu hero and was invited to an interview about their journey from Layer 1 to Layer 11.
  • Zhang Yu told Yu Xinghan that he would work in the Development Zone and asked him to come help, while the Lower Realm Mutual Aid Group celebrated Zhang Yu’s news.

Ch. 851Our Kunxu Dream (Thanks to "Keep Fooling Around" for the Alliance Leader Tip)

Yu Xinghan, Shi Huaiyu, and Ye Xingli were transferred to Old Days Graveyard to help Zhang Yu, while Wang Song and Team Leader Wang changed their attitudes toward them after learning of the appointments. As Zhang Yu prepared to rebuild the Development Zone, his cultivation advanced and he considered recruiting more Lower Realm cultivators, though Le Mulan could not join him.

  • After repeated rejections of his martial arts testing applications, Yu Xinghan accepted Zhang Yu's appointment to Old Days Graveyard, and Team Leader Wang abruptly became accommodating.
  • Yu Xinghan told Shi Huaiyu to come with him, and she agreed after learning Zhang Yu had asked for their help.
  • Wang Song learned Ye Xingli was being transferred to Old Days Graveyard, sent her Immortal Coin and an offer of cultivation guidance, and Ye Xingli accepted Zhang Yu's invitation.
  • Lu Hengzhang and Yang Kaitai discussed opposing the Old Days Graveyard reconstruction, with Yang Kaitai identifying the Youxin Department as a point of entry.
  • Zhang Yu cultivated at the Youxin Department, improved his Spirit Transformation Dao Body, and confirmed Yu Xinghan and Ye Xingli would join him.
  • Le Mulan told Zhang Yu she could not leave, so he considered transferring Outsourced Cultivators such as Magnetic Pole, Greenwood, and Shadow Spring instead.

Ch. 852The Storm Gathers

Ying Aikun and Su Lingyou assessed the fallout from the conflict with the Tai Zhen Immortal Clan, while Su received a mission to help rebuild Old Days Graveyard Development Zone. Zhang Yu prepared to govern the Development Zone by bringing trusted allies onto his team, and Magnetic Pole, Greenwood, and Shadow Spring set out to join him.

  • Ying Aikun reflected on his downfall and concluded that he, Zhang Yu, and Su Lingyou had been swept into a larger scheme, while he waited for Zhang Yu to fall from favor.
  • Su Lingyou welcomed her move to Reincarnation Immortal Emperor's side and learned from Kuang Tianqing that she would help restore Old Days Graveyard Development Zone and promote the Soul Cultivation Industry.
  • Zhang Yu discussed the Development Zone's complex challenges with Zhan Xian and Fu Ji, then received approval to transfer Magnetic Pole, Greenwood, and Shadow Spring to his team.
  • Outsourced Nascent Soul cultivators learned that the three Deity Transformation cultivators were joining Zhang Yu and began hoping he would offer them work as well.
  • Magnetic Pole, Greenwood, and Shadow Spring departed the Training Academy for Old Days Graveyard, while Magnetic Pole reflected on her unexpected new role in the Sect.

Ch. 853The Stronger the Cultivation, the Stronger the Abilities

Magnetic Pole, Divine Lord Yin Quan, and Old Gao arrived at the Youxin Department, where Yu Xinghan and Ye Xingli welcomed them while Zhang Yu attended a Management Committee meeting. Zhang Yu secured approval to collect Frenzied Corpse Parts for his reconstruction plans, but he knew that winning cooperation from the committee’s powerful factions would be difficult.

  • Magnetic Pole, Divine Lord Yin Quan, and Old Gao reached the Youxin Department and reunited with Yu Xinghan and Ye Xingli, who explained that Zhang Yu was still in a meeting.
  • Zhang Yu kept up with the faster-thinking Refining Void and Tribulation Crossing cultivators and considered how to use his authority over the Illusionary Realm to gain influence in the reconstruction project.
  • Zhang Yu proposed using Frenzied Corpse Parts to support cleanup and reconstruction, recognizing that subduing powerful Corpse Parts could help bridge the cultivation gap.
  • Zhang Yu asked the committee to deliver all Frenzied Corpse Parts to him so he could remove Ying Xintian’s residual Grotto-Heaven Power before spatial restoration.
  • President Xiao Yunhe accepted Zhang Yu’s request after he warned that ignoring the residual power could cause restoration problems, while Xie Lanyin remained skeptical.
  • Zhang Yu planned to put Teacher Gao, Teacher Magnetic Pole, and Yin Quan to work, but anticipated resistance from the committee’s competing factions.

Ch. 854Zhang Yu's Goblin Cave?

Zhang Yu organized the cleanup of the Illusionary Realm's Office Area, using the work to gather Corpse Parts and expand his Immortal Grotto-Heaven. As he began processing the Corpse Parts, Tu Mu and other officials questioned his methods and refused to hand over their own collections.

  • Zhang Yu welcomed Magnetic Pole and Old Gao, brought them into his Immortal Grotto-Heaven, and assigned them and Shadow Spring to help manage Corpse Parts and prepare laboratories and production lines.
  • Zhang Yu arranged high starting salaries and Sect positions for his Lower Realm associates, then restored the Office Area's Spatial Structure the next day to begin its cleanup.
  • Zhang Yu and Old Gao collected Frenzied Corpse Parts while Magnetic Pole, Shadow Spring, Shi Huaiyu, and Feng Tingting sorted them; Zhang Yu discovered that the Office Area Corpse Parts contained Grotto-Heaven Power and absorbed it, calming the Corpse Parts and expanding his Grotto-Heaven.
  • Tu Mu criticized Zhang Yu for relying on Lower Realm cultivators and taking on work himself, then refused to send his team's collected Corpse Parts to Zhang Yu because the other teams had not done so.

Ch. 855A Young Man Arrived at the Committee—Let the Corpse Parts Fly a While

Zhang Yu turned the enterprises’ demand for intact, valuable Corpse Parts into a system that made cleaning teams send them to him for processing, giving him control over recycling and payments across the Development Zone. Tu Mu recognized Zhang Yu’s growing authority and tried to win his favor, but Feng Tingting told him Zhang Yu refused gifts and directed him to send Immortal Crystals to the Immortal Grotto-Heaven instead.

  • Tu Mu believed Zhang Yu had lost authority after no teams sent him Corpse Parts, while Zhang Yu told Yu Xinghan to let the Corpse Parts fly a while longer.
  • Zhang Yu worked with Manager Lin to sell intact, functional Corpse Parts at higher prices, and the enterprises’ recycling managers began directing cleaning teams to Zhang Yu for processing.
  • After the enterprises cut prices for dismantled materials, cleaning teams increasingly brought their Corpse Parts to Zhang Yu, who extracted their Grotto-Heaven Power and arranged their sale.
  • Yu Xinghan announced unified registration, processing, and recycling, making Zhang Yu the intermediary for Corpse Parts and payments throughout the Development Zone.
  • Tu Mu realized Zhang Yu could control the cleaning teams through the new system and tried to contact him with gifts, but Feng Tingting told him Zhang Yu did not accept gifts and suggested sending Immortal Crystals to the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.

Ch. 856Outsourcing-Friendly Leadership

Tu Mu tried to win Zhang Yu's favor with Immortal Crystals and an outrageous offer, but Zhang Yu instead tested his combat strength and recruited him as a fighter. As Xie Lanyin grew wary of Zhang Yu's influence and Bu Yuangui urged Bu Yingshu to help Ten Thousand Methods enter Old Days Graveyard industries, Zhang Yu received word that A-Zhen was coming.

  • Tu Mu delivered Immortal Crystals to Yan Qianji and learned that Zhang Yu rejected gifts, favors, and attempts to trade on connections.
  • Tu Mu offered to bear Zhang Yu a son, but Zhang Yu told him to work properly and prove himself in combat; after testing him, Zhang Yu judged him the strongest fighter among his Deity Transformation subordinates.
  • Xie Lanyin suspected Zhang Yu was helping Ten Thousand Methods gain influence in Old Days Graveyard and decided his reach had to be cut off.
  • Bu Yuangui praised Zhang Yu's organizing ability and told Bu Yingshu to approach him about helping Ten Thousand Methods expand into Corpse Parts and Soul Cultivation industries.
  • Zhang Yu considered the Management Committee position an examination of his ability to secure his post and advance Ten Thousand Methods, then received a message that A-Zhen was coming.

Ch. 857Zhang Yubai, Zhenzhen, What Are You Doing?

Bai Zhenzhen visited Zhang Yu in his Immortal Grotto-Heaven and secretly exchanged Immortal Spiritual Roots while explaining that a powerful Heaven Sword Sect figure had been manipulating her career. Bu Yingshu arrived, detected traces of Magical Power between them, and demanded to watch them engage in Dual Cultivation, leaving Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen trying to convince her their exchange was ordinary cultivation.

  • Bai Zhenzhen told Wen Wuya to visit Zhang Yu first, then entered Zhang Yu's Immortal Grotto-Heaven with him.
  • Bai Zhenzhen warned Zhang Yu that a powerful Mysterious Person in the Heaven Sword Sect had arranged her promotion and might be monitoring her.
  • Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu went somewhere private and began exchanging and nourishing their Immortal Spiritual Roots.
  • Bu Yingshu flew into Zhang Yu's Immortal Grotto-Heaven, confirmed he was there, and brought Shi Huaiyu and Feng Tingting along.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen claimed they had been engaging in Dual Cultivation, but Bu Yingshu questioned their account after the Immortal Shuttle detected sterilization.
  • Bu Yingshu ordered Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen to demonstrate Dual Cultivation, so they transmitted Magical Power to each other.

Ch. 858I’m Going to Ram Bai Zhenzhen to Death

Bu Yingshu nearly killed Bai Zhenzhen after learning she belonged to Heaven Sword Sect’s Extreme Joy Lineage, but Zhang Yu calmed her by warning that an attack would expose his importance. After Bu Yingshu left, Zhang Yu resumed gathering Corpse Parts and Immortal Crystals, then received an unexpected emergency meeting invitation as rumors of opposition from the other Vice Presidents spread.

  • Bu Yingshu returned to the Immortal Grotto-Heaven intending to ram Bai Zhenzhen to death, but Zhang Yu expelled her and then shut down the Grotto-Heaven Bridge to stop her leaving with him.
  • Zhang Yu persuaded Bu Yingshu that killing Bai Zhenzhen would draw suspicion to the secrets behind his importance, so Bu Yingshu made him cut contact with Bai Zhenzhen and then departed.
  • Bai Zhenzhen blamed Bu Yingshu for separating her from Zhang Yu, while the Mysterious Person encouraged her anger and her Extreme Emotion and Grief Sword Intents grew stronger.
  • Zhang Yu’s teams cleared most Corpse Parts from the Office Area, and he selected seven Divine Transformation-level Corpse Parts to help subdue Refining Void Corpse Pieces.
  • Zhang Yu decided to use the donated Immortal Crystals to strengthen his Magical Power rather than convert them into cash, then received an emergency meeting invitation amid rumors that the other Vice Presidents opposed him.

Ch. 859Encirclement

Zhang Yu faced pressure from Xie Lanyin and Xie Xue to surrender control of the Development Zone’s reconstruction, while Xiao Yunhe gave him 20 days to finish the work. Zhang Yu accepted the deadline and left the meeting planning to strengthen his power so he could clear the remaining Corpse Parts and restore the Spatial Structure.

  • Xie Lanyin and Xie Xue criticized disruptions and slow reconstruction in the Development Zone, then proposed taking over the Corpse Parts cleanup work.
  • Zhang Yu resisted their attempt to erode his authority and promised to accelerate the cleanup and Spatial Structure restoration.
  • Xie Lanyin sped up the Spirit Realm meeting to emphasize the gap between their cultivation levels, but Zhang Yu used Mind Awakening Incense to keep pace and promised to finish within a month.
  • Xiao Yunhe set a 20-day deadline, citing pressure on the Soul Cultivation Industry from High-Intelligence Artifact Spirits, and Zhang Yu agreed.
  • After leaving the meeting, Zhang Yu planned to strengthen his power through rising Corpse Parts resources and the coming upgrades of his allies’ abilities.

Ch. 860<Book of Transformation>, Ascension in the Next Era, Level 5 Sword Embryo

Xie Lanyin received orders from Bai Gusheng to protect the Soul Cultivator industry and cooperate with a Myriad Laws Sect faction, while other Kunxu powers maneuvered over the Development Zone and the Artifact Spirit Dao Lineage. Zhang Yu's Azure Lotus Sword Embryo reached level 5, strengthening his Spirit Roots and making him immovable through his bond with the Immortal Grotto-Heaven; the chapter ended with Teacher Gao bringing him an advanced Calculation Pool he had found.

  • Bai Gusheng told Xie Lanyin he would use the Book of Transformation in the next Ascension Selection, ordered her to keep Ten Thousand Methods from taking over the Soul Cultivator industry, and advised her to ally with a Myriad Laws Sect faction.
  • Lu Hengzhang arrived at the Youxin Department with orders to obstruct the Development Zone, while two Immortals discussed replacing Zhang Yu with Tai Yuebai if Zhang Yu failed and suppressing the High-Intelligence Artifact Spirit industry.
  • Su Lingyou asked the Giant Corpse for counsel, and it explained that its disciple sought to prevent the birth of the first Immortal-level High-Intelligence Artifact Spirit.
  • Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen secretly nurtured the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, which advanced to level 5 and gained the ability to fuse Spirit Roots; Bai Zhenzhen's sword Dao and Zhang Yu's defenses also improved.
  • Bu Yingshu failed to knock Zhang Yu down, then offered him another Immortal Shuttle and discussed her investment plan for the Old Days Graveyard.
  • Teacher Gao arrived with an advanced Calculation Pool he had picked up in a cutting-edge laboratory in the Illusionary Realm.

Ch. 861The Calculation Pool Activates: Level 5 Three-Eyed Divine Power—Leaders First?

Zhang Yu activated a Calculation Pool by having Fu Ji build a Dark Spirit Realm across his Immortal Grotto-Heaven, then awakened Soul Cultivators to help manage its equipment and operations. With level 5 Three-Eyed Divine Power and a fused Feather True Spirit Root, he led thirteen Deity Transformation cultivators to confront a Refining Void-level World-Casting Furnace and advanced alone to wear it down.

  • Old Gao brought Zhang Yu an advanced Calculation Pool from the Experimental Area, and Zhang Yu gave him a Grotto-Heaven Bridge to make his supply runs safer.
  • Zhang Yu appointed Fu Ji Chief Network Administrator and tasked her with building a Dark Spirit Realm that would let him use the Calculation Pool without exposing his Immortal Grotto-Heaven to the Spirit Realm.
  • Fu Ji completed the regional Dark Spirit Realm, allowing Zhang Yu to control surveillance and equipment across the Grotto-Heaven; Zhang Yu awakened Mo Tianyi, Hu Yuntao, Che Yufei, and other Soul Cultivators to support its operations.
  • Zhang Yu helped Yu Xinghan reach an Immortal Spiritual Root and advanced his own Three-Eyed Divine Power to level 5, which let him identify structural flaws and weak points.
  • Zhang Yu summoned thirteen Deity Transformation cultivators and identified the Refining Void-level World-Casting Furnace as his first target, intending to use its energy-generation ability in his Grotto-Heaven.
  • Zhang Yu charged the World-Casting Furnace alone, fused the Feather True Spirit Root with Bai Zhenzhen's borrowed True Spirit Root, and told Tu Mu and the others to stay back while he wore the Furnace down.

Ch. 862Leader, Stop Taking the Hits—You're Scaring Us

Zhang Yu endured the World-Casting Furnace’s Shang Yang Qi and shielded the other cultivators while they suppressed it. After Xie Lanyin’s Spirit Realm attack threatened to destroy the furnace, Zhang Yu diverted and exhausted its power, then led the group in capturing the furnace.

  • Zhang Yu entered the Shang Yang Qi surrounding the World-Casting Furnace, and his resistance and regeneration grew as the assault intensified.
  • Tu Mu and the other Divine Transformation cultivators observed Zhang Yu’s fluctuating health and magical power as he absorbed the furnace’s attacks and converted blood and qi into magical power.
  • Zhang Yu grabbed the World-Casting Furnace and called the cultivators to help suppress it, taking its attacks while they and the Corpse Parts unleashed their powers.
  • After the furnace dimmed, Xie Lanyin sent a projection and a strand of Refining Void-level Nascent Soul Power to strike it.
  • When the Spirit Realm connection broke and Xie Lanyin’s attack went uncontrolled, Zhang Yu diverted it into his Immortal Grotto-Heaven, exhausted its power with his clones, and shattered the remainder.
  • Zhang Yu ordered the cultivators to continue, and they fully suppressed the World-Casting Furnace and sent it into the Immortal Grotto-Heaven.

Ch. 863Dao Lord Bu, I’m About to Lose It

After subduing the World-Casting Furnace, Zhang Yu restored its power, publicized footage of Xie Lanyin’s attack, and arranged to use the resulting scandal against her. As the Spirit Realm erupted over the incident, Bu Yingshu confronted Xie Lanyin, and Management Committee chairman Xiao Yunhe intervened.

  • Zhang Yu restarted the World-Casting Furnace, expanding the Immortal Grotto-Heaven and restoring the Calculation Pool to full performance, though its operation worsened the Spiritual Energy shortage.
  • Zhang Yu ordered Mo Tianyi, Che Yufei, and Hu Yuntao to prepare a report, then led his allies out of the Illusionary Realm and told them to release footage of Xie Lanyin’s attack.
  • Zhang Yu contacted Manager Lin about equipment from the Experimental Area and told Bu Yingshu, “I’m dying,” while arranging for Bai Zhenzhen to reclaim her Spirit Root.
  • Xie Lanyin learned that the Illusionary Realm’s Spirit Realm had disconnected, then saw footage spread online portraying Zhang Yu as having repelled her strike and blaming her for the outage.
  • Xie Lanyin tried to suppress the scandal and rally the Investment Promotion Enterprises, but they did not respond; Bu Yingshu then arrived and attacked her with an Innate Murder Certificate.
  • Xiao Yunhe intervened and questioned Xie Lanyin about Zhang Yu’s injuries, but Xie Lanyin denied attacking him.

Ch. 864Shock and Compensation

Bai Zhenzhen helped spread news of Zhang Yu’s Reverse Assault through Wen Wuya and the Heaven Sword Sect’s Shocking Sword network, while rumors made the incident’s popularity soar. Pressured by the Management Committee, the sect leadership, and Bu Yingshu, Xie Lanyin agreed to apologize and compensate Zhang Yu so he could recover and repair the Spirit Realm.

  • Bai Zhenzhen encouraged Wen Wuya to spread news of Zhang Yu’s battle, and Wen Wuya passed it to Zhen Tian and the Heaven Sword Sect’s Shocking Sword network.
  • Shocking Sword practitioners spread the story and embellished it with rumors, making Zhang Yu’s Reverse Assault widely discussed across the Instant Sword Net.
  • Xiao Yunhe told Xie Lanyin to apologize and compensate Zhang Yu, while Kuruong Child warned her that she had to clean up the consequences of her unauthorized actions.
  • Xie Lanyin agreed to visit Zhang Yu and compensate him, and Xiao Yunhe brought her and Bu Yingshu to the Medical Clinic.
  • After Zhang Yu woke and reacted to talk of compensation, Bu Yingshu rejected Xie Lanyin’s initial offers, and the group negotiated a larger payment that included his medical fees.

Ch. 865Compensation in Hand, Inverted Kunlun

After collecting compensation from Xie Lanyin, Zhang Yu returned to the Immortal Grotto-Heaven and secretly recovered his Feather Spirit Root from Bai Zhenzhen. He began planning how to spend his money and, on Wild Ox’s advice, bought Pull Kunlun Overturn Heaven Divine Ability.

  • Xie Lanyin agreed to compensate Zhang Yu with 6.4 million Immortal Coins immediately and 100,000 monthly for three years, and Zhang Yu promptly left the Medical Clinic.
  • Xie Lanyin decided to use her Myriad Laws connections to retaliate against Zhang Yu, while Bu Yingshu confronted him in the Immortal Grotto-Heaven and ordered him back to work.
  • Zhang Yu met Bai Zhenzhen in the shut-down Illusionary Realm office area and secretly reclaimed the Feather Spirit Root he had hidden in her dantian.
  • Zhang Yu restored one-third of the Spirit Realm Connection and planned to restore the rest gradually while considering how to spend his compensation.
  • Zhang Yu considered buying Pull Kunlun Overturn Heaven Divine Ability to strengthen his power and complete his [Inverted Kunlun] Chain Law Diagram, and Wild Ox urged him to choose it.
  • Zhang Yu spent 3 million Immortal Coins and 5,000 Dao Merit to acquire Pull Kunlun Overturn Heaven Divine Ability.

Ch. 866Cultivation Method for Constructing Worlds (Thanks to "Qing Jingming" for gifting Gao Chongguang 10 Oscar Trophies)

Zhang Yu mastered the Pull Kunlun Overturn Heaven Divine Ability and combined it with the other Inverted Kunlun methods to manipulate terrain and move buildings into his Immortal Grotto-Heaven. As his workshops and combat strength grew, the chapter ended with Xie Lanyin confronting Lu Hengzhang over damage to a foundational Small Realm.

  • Zhang Yu cultivated the Pull Kunlun Overturn Heaven Divine Ability to level 50 and combined it with the other eight Inverted Kunlun methods to seize and relocate factory buildings.
  • Zhang Yu, Magnetic Pole, and Ye Xingli developed new equipment, including the Shangyang Huangshen puppet and the Kunlun Eye, while Magnetic Pole raised Tiangong Kaiwu to Level 2 and Zhang Yu and Ye Xingli raised the Spirit Charm Artifact Heart to level 4.
  • Zhang Yu used his expanding arsenal and his subordinates to capture Tian Guizuo and continued subduing Refining Void Corpse Parts as the Spirit Realm recovered.
  • Xie Lanyin contacted Lu Hengzhang about damage to the Small Realm containing the Old Days Graveyard, and Lu Hengzhang challenged his claim that any Small Realm was truly secure.

Ch. 867Dao Struggle, Wanfa Immortal Emperor

A spatial collapse threatened to destroy the Old Days Graveyard as powerful factions concealed the danger, evacuated their assets, and prepared to exploit the disaster. Zhang Yu met the Giant Corpse, who suggested the crisis served the Myriad Laws Sect Immortal Emperor’s broader goal of restoring stability amid the Dao Struggle.

  • Lu Hengzhang implied that Zhang Yu would be blamed for the Old Days Graveyard’s spatial collapse, while Xie Lanyin learned the rifts were spreading and warned Kuruong Child.
  • Xiao Yunhe sealed news of the collapse, evacuated valuable assets and leaders, and ordered Zhang Yu to try to repair the Spatial Rifts despite the danger.
  • Kuruong Child told Xie Lanyin that Bai Gusheng would let the Old Days Graveyard fall and planned to profit by purchasing survivors as Soul Cultivators, then use the disaster to target the Artifact Spirit Dao Lineage.
  • Bu Yingshu and Bu Yuangui concluded that the factions above intended to sacrifice the Old Days Graveyard, while Bu Yingshu paid Zhang Yu’s fine and urged him not to attempt a rescue.
  • Zhang Yu watched leaders flee while lower-ranking cultivators remained unaware, then encountered the Giant Corpse, who said the Immortal Emperor’s aim extended beyond controlling the Artifact Spirit and Soul Cultivator Dao Lineages.
  • The Giant Corpse agreed that the Immortal Emperor sought stability, explaining that the Dao Struggle had caused losses that exceeded its gains.

Ch. 868Zhang Yu! What Are You Doing?!

Zhang Yu resolved to save the Old Days Graveyard and gathered nearly half of its Earthly Fiend Gravity to strike at the Spatial Rift. As Xiao Yunhe’s evacuation and Soul Cultivator conversion plan plunged the realm into chaos, Zhang Yu’s attack appeared to make the rift begin to close, while Lu Hengzhang watched from afar.

  • The Giant Corpse explained that the Immortal Emperors might disagree over whether to intervene, and Zhang Yu decided to try to save the Old Days Graveyard.
  • The Giant Corpse advised Zhang Yu to search the Spatial Rift for evidence of the Innate Dao Lineage and Artifact Spirit Faction’s involvement, and suggested contacting Su Lingyou.
  • Tu Mu and other leaders secretly evacuated with their assets as Feng Tingting and Shi Huaiyu noticed the departures and suspected a crisis.
  • Xiao Yunhe and Xie Lanyin concealed the collapse, then announced an evacuation plan that prioritized Soul Cultivator conversion and blocked cultivators from fleeing.
  • Zhang Yu gathered Earthly Fiend Gravity from across the Old Days Graveyard and struck the Spatial Rift as Su Lingyou stopped Xiao Yunhe from intervening.
  • The Spatial Rift showed a faint sign of closing, while Lu Hengzhang watched Zhang Yu’s attempt with mockery.

Ch. 869Heroes Show Their True Colors When the Seas Are in Turmoil

Zhang Yu rallied allies and cultivators to help mend the sky over the Old Days Graveyard, but a second wave of spatial collapses overwhelmed his repairs. As the final rift resisted him and the cost of continuing mounted, an unknown supreme voice urged him to continue and promised an unprecedented reward.

  • Xiao Yunhe and Xie Lanyin failed to stop Zhang Yu as Bai Zhenzhen, Magnetic Pole, Old Gao, and others joined him in stabilizing the Old Days Graveyard so he could draw on its Earthly Fiend Gravity.
  • Zhang Yu closed the largest Spatial Rift, inspiring cultivators across the Old Days Graveyard to rally behind him, while Xie Lanyin denounced their efforts and Xiao Yunhe chose not to intervene.
  • Lu Hengzhang’s model-based prediction came true as more Spatial Rifts opened, triggering a second sky collapse; Zhang Yu used Void Refining Corpse Parts and Grotto-Heaven Bridges to stitch the smaller rifts shut.
  • The remaining rift unleashed overwhelming Spatial Turbulence, destroying Zhang Yu’s corpse-part needles and leaving the gathered cultivators fearing that the Old Days Graveyard could not be saved.
  • As Fu Ji warned Zhang Yu against risking his Immortal Grotto-Heaven or body, Zhang Yu hesitated over the cost until an unknown supreme voice told him to continue and promised an unprecedented reward.

Ch. 870Watching the Trial Run, Mending the Sky Crack, Bringing Peace to Wan City

After the Wanfa Immortal Emperor’s decree gave Zhang Yu a chance to serve him, Zhang Yu strengthened himself with Bai Zhenzhen’s True Spirit Root and entered the Spatial Rift to stop the Second Sky Collapse. The rift vanished, but Zhang Yu’s life signs disappeared, and Xiao Yunhe organized a rescue as the Small Realm celebrated.

  • Zhang Yu concluded that the Wanfa Immortal Emperor wanted the Old Days Graveyard saved, and he recognized the Emperor’s voice as an opportunity to serve him.
  • Zhang Yu entered the Immortal Grotto-Heaven with Bai Zhenzhen, gained the True Spirit Root’s enhancement, and told her to wait for his return before vanishing back to the rift.
  • As livestream viewers watched Zhang Yu’s strength surge and his vitality plunge, Magnetic Pole urged the cultivators to stabilize the graveyard while Tu Mu and others guessed how Zhang Yu had raised his power.
  • Zhang Yu endured the Spatial Turbulence, declared that he would pass down Ten Thousand Methods and bring peace to all ages, then sent his eighteen Grotto-Heaven Bridges into the rift.
  • The Spatial Rift contracted and disappeared after Zhang Yu’s life signs became undetectable, prompting cheers and a rise in Old Days Graveyard stocks.
  • Xiao Yunhe ordered a rescue for Zhang Yu and supported the livestreamers, while Bu Yingshu wept after believing Zhang Yu was dead.

Ch. 871Vice President Zhang! You’re Finally Back!

Believed dead after the Old Days Graveyard’s Sky Collapse, Zhang Yu survived inside the Immortal Grotto-Heaven and gained the ability to transport things throughout the Graveyard. He returned to the sect, received major rewards and new appointments, and the chapter ended with Fa Liuyuan recognizing Gao Chongguang.

  • Bu Yingshu wept over Zhang Yu’s apparent death, while Bu Yuangui said Zhang Yu had been swallowed by spatial overflow and likely reincarnated.
  • Zhang Yu recovered inside the Immortal Grotto-Heaven, discovered it could transport things anywhere in the Old Days Graveyard, and discussed the Immortal Emperor’s possible secret reward with Fu Ji, Zhan Xian, and Wild Ox.
  • Yu Xinghan refused Ji Yu’s demand to give Xiao Yunhe credit for the rescue, insisting that Zhang Yu would return.
  • Zhang Yu entered the office alive, where Xiao Yunhe tried to control the coming interviews and Su Lingyou and reporters arrived.
  • Fa Liuyuan granted Zhang Yu one million Immortal Coin, one hundred thousand Dao Merit, High Merit, a Death Immunity Token, and appointments as Minister of the Underworld Property Department and General Manager of Youhu Company.
  • Fa Liuyuan recognized Gao Chongguang, who asked in disbelief whether his patriarch still remembered him.

Ch. 873An Immortal Caresses My Crown

After Fa Liuyuan rewarded Zhang Yu’s allies and granted several outsiders Sect Examination opportunities, Zhang Yu began staffing the new Underworld Property Department and recruiting Lower Realm cultivators. As he handled the department’s affairs, Dugu Ming, a deputy master of the Heavenly Observation Hall, appeared before him.

  • Fa Liuyuan praised Gao Chongguang’s actions, awarded him and Magnetic Pole Examination Admission Tickets, and gave merit and rewards to Zhang Yu’s other allies and outsourced workers.
  • Xiao Yunhe viewed Zhang Yu’s growing influence as a threat, while Zhang Yu and his allies discussed building the Underworld Property Department and Youhu Company from scratch.
  • Zhang Yu appointed Yu Xinghan to personnel and Ye Xingli to finances, then sent Yu Xinghan to recruit Lower Realm Sect Examination candidates and urged his outsourced workers to prepare for the examination.
  • Zhang Yu asked Divine Lord Yin Quan to recruit Deity Transformation cultivators from the Ten Schools, offering good working terms and the prospect of Examination Admission Tickets.
  • Bai Zhenzhen headed toward Zhang Yu’s office to retrieve Fu Ji and her True Spirit Root, while Fu Ji warned her about Bu Yingshu’s hostility.
  • A featureless projection appeared before Zhang Yu and identified itself as Dugu Ming, a level-9 Ascension cultivator and deputy master of the Heavenly Observation Hall.
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