Moral Blackmail, Once Again
The emperors of the Cloud Mountain Empire and the Cloud Soaring Empire, filled with shock, summoned their entourages and departed from Azure Cloud Town.
This meeting at the Azure Cloud Sect made them realize that their vision in the past had been far too short-sighted.
Their previous goal was the entire empire.
That was their lifelong pursuit.
Now they realize that their lifelong pursuit is something they cannot even break through in the Azure Cloud Continent.
Beyond the Azure Cloud Continent, there are even more powerful continents and distant places beyond our reach.
As an ordinary Situ Guangyuan's vision has expanded from Cloud Soaring to the Azure Cloud Continent.
Emperor Li Xiaojie of the Cloud Mountain Empire, however, truly shifted his focus from the throne to cultivating Immortal Cultivation.
He has achieved his goal of becoming emperor!
It seems that being an emperor isn't all that interesting; it just means more power, more women... and, well, more children!
But what are these things compared to powerful Immortal Cultivation?
For example, even he has to listen to the Azure Cloud Sect now, doesn't he?
If one day he could become the emperor of immortals, wouldn't he truly be able to command heaven and earth, with everyone obeying his commands?
At that moment, a surge of pride welled up within him.
Within his pitifully small Spirit Sea, a tiny Dao Seed was born.
At the Azure Cloud Sect, after seeing off the emperors of Cloud Mountain and Cloud Soaring, Zhang Yang headed to the Azure Cloud Town Government, where he had some matters to discuss with Jiang Zhiqiu.
His first stop was the Azure Cloud Gazette office, because the new content for the Azure Cloud Gazette was about to be sent out.
However, when he arrived at the Azure Cloud Gazette office, several female clerks were pestering the staff, demanding that they publish their photos in the Azure Cloud Gazette.
"Eldest Senior Brother, you've finally arrived!" Liu Ming, who was in charge of the Azure Cloud Gazette, greeted Zhang Yang as if he were a savior. "After hearing from others that our Azure Cloud Gazette could publish photos of female cultivators, this group insisted that we publish theirs as well. I've already tried to persuade them several times that it's not appropriate for them, but they just won't listen."
Several female cultivators were dissatisfied and started shouting, "Why are we unsuitable? We're women too, and we're not bad-looking. Why aren't we suitable? Are you discriminating against us?"
Zhang Yang glanced at the female cultivators and immediately realized that they didn't seem to have any significant backgrounds; they were likely just Rogue Cultivator.
Her looks were passable, but her demeanor was far from it.
If these people were published in Azure Cloud Gazette, it would instantly lower the Azure Cloud Gazette's prestige and be detrimental to Azure Cloud Gazette dissemination.
Because the Azure Cloud Gazette was intended to reach all the major sects in the world.
This is the policy newspaper of Azure Cloud Town, and it has special guiding significance.
However, these female cultivators keep bothering us, and if we don't meet their demands, the Azure Cloud Gazette will probably not have peace either.
After a moment's thought, Zhang Yang smiled and said to the female cultivators, "We publish in the Azure Cloud Gazette relatively infrequently, and those who do appear are carefully selected. Therefore, you do not meet the requirements of the Azure Cloud Gazette."
Seeing that the female cultivators were about to make a fuss again, he immediately raised his hand to stop them and continued, "However, your request is also very reasonable, and we cannot refuse it."
Just then, our Azure Cloud Gazette is preparing to launch a new newspaper, and if you'd like, your photos will be published in the new paper.
As for the new newspaper, I named it 'A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom'.
We'll publish the photos every time we collect photos of 100 people. What do you think of this solution?
The female cultivators were immediately satisfied; this "A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom" newspaper sounded like a good thing.
If their images catch the eye of other major sects and they are recruited into those sects, they will become successful.
Thinking of this, the female cultivators nodded in agreement and were taken away to have their photos taken.
Liu Ming looked at Zhang Yang and asked curiously, "Eldest Senior Brother, how should the content of this 'A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom' newspaper be written?"
Zhang Yang lowered his voice and pulled Liu Ming aside, saying, "Didn't they want to be in the newspaper?"
Since that's the case, anyone who can't get published in the Azure Cloud Gazette can try applying to the A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom.
Once you have a hundred photos, bind them together into a book and sell it at a high price.
Anyone who wants their contact information should contact Azure Cloud Gazette Group... Do you understand?
"They charge us exorbitant agency fees!"
Liu Ming's eyes lit up; he understood.
In fact, he naturally possessed this talent; otherwise, Zhang Yang wouldn't have put him in charge of the Azure Cloud Gazette.
"Take your time with the A Hundred Flowers in Full Bloom's thing!" Zhang Yang's expression turned serious. "Next, I need you to prepare the third issue of the Azure Cloud Gazette!"
The third issue of the Azure Cloud Gazette focuses on the military exercises scheduled for six months later.
When Wang Baole and the others return, I'll have them form a square formation, and you can take a picture of them to use as the cover.
The entire cover of this issue features a photo of ten thousand of them lined up in formation.
As for the photo for the back cover, have you chosen one?
Liu Ming nodded repeatedly. "I was a little worried about the cover story, but several female cultivators from Langya Sacred Land came this time, and they all left their photos here... We don't need to worry about the cover story for several issues of Azure Cloud Gazette!"
Zhang Yang pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This time, don't use those female cultivators' photos on the back cover; use my master's instead!"
"Ah!" Liu Ming was stunned.
Aren't they all using women?
Zhang Yang said seriously, "Since this is a military exercise, how can it be tainted with anything frivolous? It's settled then, we'll use my master's photo!"
I'll take a picture of my master for you and have someone send it to you.
"You now write the content for the third issue of the Azure Cloud Gazette, and then submit it to me for review."
So far, all the content of Azure Cloud Gazette has been personally supervised by Zhang Yang.
Some of the content was even written by him personally.
For example, the content for the last "New Starting Point, New Direction" was written by him personally, which is why it had such an outstanding effect.
After finishing his conversation, Zhang Yang hurriedly returned to the mountain to find Azure Cloud Master.
"Master, it's time to take pictures!" Zhang Yang said, pulling Azure Cloud Master along.
Azure Cloud Master was completely bewildered; what was this kid up to now?
"Come on, let's go to the Formation Space. Release all the Demon Lord in your Dao Domain and take a set of photos of you. Use the Azure Cloud Ruins as the background, and the theme should highlight your achievements in Demon Suppression." Zhang Yang said enthusiastically to Azure Cloud Master with a smile, "Master's achievements must be known to the world!"
Azure Cloud Master felt uneasy thinking about his last speech.
He was certain that what this kid was up to this time was probably similar to that speech.
However, he had no way to refuse.
Then, he took Zhang Yang and entered the Formation Space, heading to the Azure Cloud Ruins.
Under Zhang Yang's guidance, a set of photos was taken.
"Master, clasp your arms and display your aura of dominance over the world!"
"Master, these photos are crucially connected to whether the Azure Cloud Sect can escape this calamity. Please take this seriously... Step on these two Demon Lords and demonstrate the True Intention of your Demon Suppression."
"Master, you wouldn't want tens of thousands of disciples to vanish into thin air like this, would you...? Now, please sit on the city wall of the Azure Cloud Ruins, with a sorrowful expression in your eyes."
A set of photos gave Azure Cloud Master goosebumps all over.
Azure Cloud Master swore that even after Demon Suppression for hundreds of years, he had never felt so mentally exhausted.