Chapter 255: Former Military Grade

After hearing Zhang Yu's question, Deng Bingbing briefly explained the current situation.

Relying on the efforts of several of their orthodox deities and many outsourced employees, they had largely finished investigating the illegal and criminal activities of Oasis Group.

And with the power of the orthodox deities, once these matters were used to target Oasis Group, it could immediately cause heavy losses to the other side, bankrupt countless employees, and severely weaken Oasis Group's strength.

Zhang Yu was not surprised by this either; given Oasis Group's and President Wang's style, along with their plan to overhaul the entire first layer and level countless powerful clans, it was simply impossible for the company from top to bottom to be completely law-abiding.

However, previously relying on Oasis Group's immense might and President Wang's various connections, those illegal and criminal matters were either suppressed, hidden, or settled with scapegoats...

In short, they used all sorts of methods to reduce the impact and not delay Oasis Group's and Wang Yin's plans.

Deng Bingbing continued: "...But no matter how many people under Oasis Group go bankrupt or die, as long as Wang Yin isn't dealt with, it's meaningless."

"With the wealth he controls, he can recruit more people to work for him anytime, anywhere. After all, you know the current job market—there are plenty of high school and college graduates who can't find work and will send him their resumes."

"Moreover, he personally holds a first-layer murder permit and a criminal immunity permit."

"In most cases, even if he commits crimes, he can obtain immunity by paying fines."

"In the rare cases where fines don't work, departments above the second layer must review his actions before they can arrest him..."

Fucking murder permit? Criminal immunity permit?

Zhang Yu listened speechlessly. Although he had long known Wang Yin was powerful, hearing these things still made him curse that damn Kunxu in his heart.

Deng Bingbing continued: "So the simplest and most effective method is still to severely wound his soul and force him to return to the upper layers for treatment."

"As long as Oasis Group on the first layer doesn't have him overseeing it, the companies and clans below, which are already rife with conflicts, will quickly fall apart like scattered sand, making them easy to clean up..."

Zhang Yu said: "Then why not have Starfire True Person, that Golden Core cultivator, go deal with him?"

Deng Bingbing sighed helplessly: "Starfire is old; he no longer has that courage."

"It takes a young talent like you to have the bravery and spirit to do such earth-shaking deeds for the billions of people on the first layer..."

"And coincidentally, you're an outsourced employee of the Patrol Team. As long as you create a bit of an opportunity, you'll have a pretext to legally attack him."

"All of us orthodox deities are prepared and willing to fully assist you, to strike hard at that child Wang Yin and drive him back to the upper layers."

Hearing this sixth-rank orthodox deity start buttering him up, Zhang Yu grew increasingly wary in his heart.

"You guys, a bunch of Golden Cores and sixth-rank orthodox deities, are unwilling to act, and you want me, a high school student, to charge to the front?"

But Zhang Yu, who had long been tested in Kunxu, naturally did not outright refuse.

Although he had no intention of charging to the front, he did have the idea of bargaining and extracting benefits from this matter.

Zhang Yu said with a full face of regret: "It's a pity that I'm just a high school student with little ability. I can't even beat President Wang's semi-automatic talismans; I'm afraid I can't help."

Deng Bingbing said: "Wang Yin came down this time to earn merits, so that after returning, he can obtain the spiritual root authority and rebuild his foundation with a spiritual root."

"And in order to descend to the first layer more quickly, and for the refoundation, he directly crippled his own foundation-building cultivation; he is still in the Qi Refining realm."

"As for his semi-automatic unregistered spellcasting, we can cut off his network for you and temporarily seal it."

"We'll also have people hold off those underlings for you..."

In Deng Bingbing's narration from the other end of the phone, Wang Yin, after these waves of weakening, seemed to have become an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator, appearing frail and weak.

But Fuji reminded Zhang Yu in his mind: "Don't listen to her wild boasting."

"The so-called self-crippling of cultivation in the Foundation Establishment stage means cutting off the fusion of the spiritual root and the body."

"This will cripple the spiritual root, and his mana and physical strength will also severely regress."

"But even so, a portion of his Dao heart rank can be retained, and no matter how much his mana and physical strength regress, they are still above Qi Refining."

"Overall, Wang Yin's strength is definitely still far beyond any Qi Refining cultivator."

"Moreover, with someone like him coming down, who knows what Dharma skeletons he's equipped with or what protective magical treasures he's brought. In short, he's absolutely not as easy to deal with as Deng Bingbing says."

"If you want to fight this Wang Yin, you have to be at Foundation Establishment before it's even a bit safe."

"Ask her for more demands..."

With Fuji's reminder, Zhang Yu shook his head repeatedly: "No, no. Even so, he still has Dharma skeletons, magical treasures, a set of powerful techniques, and who knows how many trump cards."

"With my meager skills, I don't even have a flying sword, a Dharma skeleton, or a heavenly spiritual root. How can I fight him?"

Deng Bingding pursed her lips, knowing that the other party was asking them for a favor in return.

She wasn’t surprised by this—in Kunxu, when you ask someone to do something, how could there be no strings attached?

If the other party truly asked for nothing, she’d suspect a trap.

Deng Bingding said generously, “I can apply for a two-million interest-free loan to support your operation.”

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Two million and he expects me to fight Manager Wang? This righteous deity is really heartless.”

So Zhang Yu shook his head again and said, “It’s not that I’m unwilling, but my strength is simply insufficient.”

“Given my level, I’d probably need a military-grade flying sword, or a military-grade Dharma skeleton, or a divine spiritual root, or a military-grade cultivation technique—only then could I contend with Manager Wang.”

Deng Bingding thought to herself, “Military-grade supplies? This kid has quite the appetite.”

She replied, “With your strength, you can win without those.”

“Besides, we’ll lend you a Dharma treasure that can severely wound Wang Yin’s soul. Once his soul is damaged, it’s hard to treat in the First Layer, so he’ll have no choice but to return…”

Zhang Yu said, “I’m afraid my strength is insufficient to bear such a heavy responsibility. I’ll just pass you information and report on Manager Wang’s movements instead…”

After some back-and-forth, Zhang Yu gradually probed Deng Bingding’s bottom line. For this righteous deity, providing physical supplies was very difficult.

On the other hand, she was more willing to give electronic secret manuals and cultivation technique copyrights.

As for leasing Dharma skeletons or Dharma treasures, she was also willing to provide those.

So after a round of negotiations, Deng Bingding promised that if Zhang Yu agreed to act, in addition to the two-million interest-free loan, she would lend him a set of Foundation Establishment-level Dharma skeletons and provide three Foundation Establishment-level cultivation techniques.

Among them, the Dharma skeleton was the Flood Dragon Spiritual Pivot that Zhang Yu had seen during the Foundation Establishment exam.

And the three Foundation Establishment-level techniques were the most valuable.

In particular, one technique was a former military-grade technique, but due to advances in immortal arts technology, it had only recently been decommissioned and reclassified as an expert-grade technique, and was not yet on the market.

Deng Bingding said, “Foundation Establishment-level techniques are already hard to buy in the First Layer, and this former military-grade technique is even rarer.”

“If not for a stroke of luck, other Foundation Establishment cultivators in the First Layer might spend tens of millions and still not be able to buy this technique.”

Zhang Yu had to admit that his heart was truly stirred when he heard about this former military-grade technique.

Deng Bingding: “As for the other two Foundation Establishment-level techniques, we can provide you with subsequent techniques to choose from based on the Qi Refining techniques you’ve been practicing…”

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The techniques Zhang Yu practiced had all reached Level 10 and could go no further, because that was the limit of the Qi Refining stage.

But if he stepped into the Foundation Establishment realm, some techniques had subsequent Foundation Establishment stages. As long as he obtained the relevant electronic secret manuals and copyrights, he could cultivate them to the Foundation Establishment limit of Level 20.

In other words…

“As soon as I enter Foundation Establishment, I can immediately pick two Foundation Establishment techniques to raise two of my Qi Refining techniques beyond Level 10.”

But if Zhang Yu only provided intelligence and acted as an inside informant, the other party would at most approve a few hundred thousand or a million in interest-free loans.

According to Deng Bingding, they didn’t lack intelligence—they lacked a hero willing to strike at Manager Wang.

Zhang Yu neither agreed nor refused for the moment, only saying he needed to think it over, intending to discuss it with Bai Zhenzhen and Fuji.

Deng Bingding said flatly, “Then I’ll wait for good news from you.”

“As soon as you agree, I’ll immediately approve the two-million interest-free loan for you.”

Although he was tempted by the two million, Zhang Yu didn’t agree right away.

After hanging up, Zhang Yu recounted the situation to Bai Zhenzhen and Fuji.

Although they had been listening the whole time, Zhang Yu explained everything again to avoid any omissions.

Fuji said, “Three Foundation Establishment techniques, including one former military-grade.”

“What they’re offering is indeed good.”

Bai Zhenzhen said, “But fighting Manager Wang head-on carries great risk. After all, he knows us well, while we know nothing about his trump cards.”

“And even if we win… we’ll definitely be on his radar in the future.”

Fuji reminded, “If you decide to fight Manager Wang, reaching Foundation Establishment is a must.”

"And under the current situation, every bit of improvement in your strength brings you that much more safety and opportunity."

"Even if you ultimately don't have a direct confrontation with Wang Yin, Foundation Establishment will still give you more security."

"In short, we can't wait any longer on Foundation Establishment."

"Let's take advantage of this moment when there's nothing pressing and complete your Foundation Establishment first."

"Zhang Yu, let Bai Zhenzhen transfer the money to you first, to help you buy the Heavenly Spirit Root."

Zhang Yu also understood that, compared to Bai Zhenzhen, because of Yu Shu, as long as he could learn the techniques for the Foundation Establishment stage, his strength would increase faster after breaking through, allowing him to convert his gains into combat power in a short time.

"As for Zhenzhen's Foundation Establishment, it'll have to be postponed for a while."

If not for what had happened, Zhang Yu wouldn't have wanted to spend Zhenzhen's money, or borrow tens of millions and lose a huge amount of interest on top of that.

After all, he only had to hold out a few more months to buy the Heavenly Spirit Root.

But with the sudden change in the situation, he had no choice but to prioritize Foundation Establishment first.

Bai Zhenzhen didn't hesitate either. She immediately operated her phone, preparing to make the transfer.

Zhang Yu knew that in Kunxu, the money in their bank accounts was akin to their cultivation resources and immortal foundation.

And to break through to Foundation Establishment with a Heavenly Spirit Root, having less than fifty-eight million as a foundation was absolutely impossible.

"Fortunately, after nine months of accumulation, if Zhenzhen and I combine our resources, it'll be enough for me to attempt Foundation Establishment with a Heavenly Spirit Root."

However, not long after Bai Zhenzhen made the transfer, she discovered that her funds had been frozen.

Just then, Boss Wang's call came through. He asked, "Zhenzhen, why did you suddenly transfer so much money to Zhang Yu?"

He said with a smile, "Back when the company made the transfers to you, I was worried that you might come into so much money all at once and spend it recklessly."

"That's why any unusually large fund transfers are reported to me, and I temporarily lock the funds with a talisman on your behalf."

"For you to transfer such a large sum now... are you trying to attempt Foundation Establishment?"

"Why didn't you even tell me?"

"Foundation Establishment carries risks. If you're going to attempt it, you must come to Green Oasis Tower and let me act as your protector."