Chapter 669

The Thousand-Hand, Thousand-Foot Xi God said calmly, "So what of it?"

Though surprised by Zhang Yu's rate of progress, the Xi God did not think it warranted making a big fuss.

The Xi God: "Xiang God, this great war cannot be swayed by a single Golden Core or even a single Nascent Soul."

"The momentum is on our side now; we only need to advance step by step, starting from the fifth layer and taking them one layer at a time, while letting the Dark Spirit Realm spread like a virus to gradually replace the Spirit Realm. Then final victory is just a matter of time."

"If we can win simply by following the plan, why create extra trouble and waste strength going after Zhang Yu?"

The Xi God's thousand hands and thousand feet stirred as he urged, "Give it up, Xiang God."

"Zhang Yu is right in the heart of the Ten Thousand Methods Sect's stronghold. If you want to take him out now, you'll have to send a large number of elites deep behind enemy lines."

"Didn't you see how strong his protection was this time?"

Just as Zhang Yu had intended, the appearance of ten Nascent Souls severely dampened the Xi God's enthusiasm for such an operation.

The Xi God said flatly, "To successfully capture Zhang Yu and bring him to the upper layers, we'd likely have to commit more than ten elite Nascent Souls behind enemy lines, or even deploy Spirit Severing-level power."

"If we lose more because of such an operation, affecting the battle above and slowing down the entire plan's progress, that would truly impact the outcome."

Even though we can use the Dark Spirit Realm to revive them, there are still material losses: those four Nascent Souls will need tremendous resources to restore their physical bodies, cultivation, Dharma bones, and Dharma treasures..."

In the Xi God's view, trading such losses to deal with Zhang Yu was clearly extremely uneconomical and could even affect the entire plan.

So the Xi God said calmly, "Xiang God, the bigger picture matters."

Faced with the Xi God's advice, the Xiang God insisted, "Zhang Yu's progress is too fast, and he cultivates immortal sect techniques... Have you forgotten how he swiftly mastered Kunlun in the Palm in front of Dao Qiankun?"

"If we let him grow unchecked, he will inevitably have an increasing impact on the war."

"Especially... he is someone Dao Qiankun values—that itself proves his importance."

"We should eliminate him as soon as possible."

"If you think capturing him alive costs too many resources, then just kill him outright."

Hearing the Xiang God's murderous tone, another evil god's figure appeared nearby: "Since you trust Dao Qiankun's judgment, and Dao Qiankun invited him, doesn’t that mean he might eventually join our side? Perhaps we don't need to touch him at all."

Then another cultivator's aura at the Spirit Severing realm came through: "Four Nascent Souls—that's at least tens of thousands of spirit coins lost for us, and at least ten thousand spirit coins gained for them."

"If we keep investing, how much more will we lose? And how much more will we give them?"

"It won't be long before we can fight our way to the second layer. Then we can deal with Zhang Yu however we like—why suffer huge losses now?"

Another voice rang out: "The loss of four Nascent Souls has already slowed down my front. I oppose continuing to go after Zhang Yu."

The Xi God's voice sounded: "In any case, let's take layers 3 and 4 first. When our armies are fully assembled, we can deal with layer 2 and Zhang Yu however we want."

Hearing one dissenting voice after another in the Dark Spirit Realm, the Xiang God said coldly, "Is the future that Dao Qiankun wants really the same as our choice? And the Zhang Yu he values—will he truly never pose a threat to us? I don't think so."

After another round of debate, the Xiang God sighed, "A bunch of shortsighted fools. You'd let a massive threat go just for a little immediate gain?"

"You will regret this."

The Xi God said calmly, "Xiang God, if you want to continue dealing with Zhang Yu, I won't oppose it, but we won't support you anymore."

"If you want to go after him, do it with your own strength."

The multicolored radiance around the Xiang God gradually faded, and his figure began to disappear bit by bit, leaving only his final words echoing in the meeting room.

"Don't worry."

"Even without you telling me, I will do it."

"Before long, you will see just how right my proposal today was."

Just as various undercurrents surged and the great war raged fiercely,

Zhang Yu continued to devote himself entirely to cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed. His Dao heart had grown to level 30, his mana had increased to 4,235 units, and his physical strength had reached level 30.00.

Zhang Yu's Dao heart and body were now both perfect, with both basic stats at the peak of the Golden Core realm.

Moreover, following repeated injections of reagents, a total of ten Dao foundations were completed. A large number of physical expression factors became active within his body, making his physique unprecedentedly strong. His resistances in all aspects surged violently—being impervious to water and fire, and proof against lightning and thunder, had become ordinary.

Zhang Yu was confident that even a powerhouse at the same Golden Core realm would find it difficult to kill him.

If he added the abilities of Kunlun in Hand and the Immortal Descendant, then there were probably few in the Golden Core realm who could harm him.

And this still wasn't Zhang Yu's limit—after all, the Zifu Golden Core allowed him to establish twelve Dao Foundations, and the Golden Core Saint Body gave him an additional Dao Foundation to establish.

Once he completed a total of thirteen Dao Foundations in the future, his body's defensive abilities would reach a peak in the Golden Core realm.

"After breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, the Dao Foundations can be refined into a physical divine ability. I wonder what kind of physical divine ability I can refine from my thirteen Dao Foundations?"

However, with the massive injection of the agent, the body expression factors became increasingly active, and the difficulty of completing new Dao Foundations also grew higher.

It was like squeezing more words onto a paper already filled with writing. Zhang Yu felt that completing the remaining three Dao Foundations would require an exponentially increased amount of the agent.

And Zhang Yu's response to this...

"Just throw money at it."

Zhang Yu contacted Yue Mulan and said, "Tell Yin Jiurao, buy up as much of the agent as she can get, no matter the price—I'll take it all."

The price of the agent had now nearly doubled compared to two months ago, but for Zhang Yu, as long as it was a problem that could be solved by throwing money, it was fine.

Especially with his deep background, plus the channels through Yue Mulan and Yin Jiurao, over the past two months he had still been able to meet his daily dosage.

And Zhang Yu's income at this point was also rising steadily.

First, there was the income from the company.

Now, under Zhang Yu's command, besides Yu Xinghan and Yue Mulan advancing by leaps and bounds every day, Shi Huaiyu, Xiao Qingxuan, and Shi Yunxiang had all obtained their Golden Core Certificates and officially entered the Golden Core realm.

With a total of five Golden Core employees, and Yu Xinghan having obtained the Military Civil Engineering Certificate and used his Third Eye divine ability to quickly master the Tian Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, he became another employee, besides Shi Huaiyu, who had grasped military-grade power.

The rapid growth of the employees, coupled with the massive expansion of civil engineering and infrastructure in the overall environment, caused the company's income to surge. With the employees working overtime 24 hours a day, Zhang Yu could harvest more than 200 spirit coins every month.

Zhang Yu: Director Tu, how's the new military certificate situation going?

Tu Lishan, who had already become the deputy director of the Civil Engineering Department, replied with difficulty: Zhang Yu, wasn't Yu Xinghan's military certificate issued to you just last month?

Zhang Yu: My employees are working so hard; I can't let them lose heart.

Tu Lishan: Xiao Qingxuan has already graduated. Getting a military certificate for him now doesn't really follow the process.

Zhang Yu: I understand, I understand. [500 spirit coins]

Zhang Yu: Sorry for the trouble, Teacher Tu.

Tu Lishan: Sigh, you! You've really put me in a tough spot.

Tu Lishan has accepted the red envelope.

Tu Lishan: It's not that I want your money, but matters like this need to go through everyone from top to bottom.

Zhang Yu: I get it. After it's done, I'll have another proper thank-you for you, Teacher.

After doing all this, Zhang Yu thought to himself: "With more military certificates, power keeps being delegated. Originally, the higher-ups had to decide on the allocation of military certificates, but now it can be decided at the department level."

Not long after finishing his conversation with Tu Lishan, Zhang Yu sent a message to Director Lin: Director Lin, what's holding up the Yuan Magnetic Channel project again?

Director Lin: Something came up with the project. The relevant personnel were investigated for corruption. We're also in a passive position.

Zhang Yu: There aren't that many corrupt elements. Aren't they just other departments infighting to grab the project?

Zhang Yu: I'll go talk to the principal. How can they let such a small matter delay the school's construction?

After ending the call with Director Lin, Zhang Yu heard Fuji's voice beside him.

"The Heaven-Slayer True Lord from the Security Department, the Heaven-Seal True Lord from the Talisman Department, the Miracle-Hand True Lord from the Medical Department, and the Supreme Harmony True Lord from the Investment Management Office—all the numbers for this month have arrived."