No Money to Cultivate Immortality? - Chapter 826 (Patreon)

Chapter 826: A Blade Thrust at Taizhen

Listening to what Zhang Yu said, Ying Aikun was stunned on the spot.

“I’m the successor chosen by Ying Xintian? I worked with that old bastard?”

At this moment, Ying Aikun was so angry he almost laughed. Who was it who had just seized the immortal inheritance without anyone noticing? Who had relied on Grotto-Heaven Power and the corpse parts within it to ambush him?

“Reporting me for colluding with Ying the Rebel? Absurd!”

Ying Aikun pointed at Zhang Yu and said, “This is pure filth from your mouth! In my eyes, the one truly colluding with Ying Xintian, trying to secretly transfer assets and evade taxes, is you! Otherwise, how would a mere cultivator who just entered Divine Transformation have the nerve to fight me? And how could you possibly seize the immortal inheritance?”

No matter what he thought in private, Ying Aikun would never publicly admit, especially in front of so many Righteous Gods, that he was the successor chosen by Ying Xintian, much less allow himself to be tied to asset transfers or tax evasion.

Because he knew that matters like this weighed less than three taels when left off the scales, but once placed on them, even a thousand catties might not be enough.

Especially after experiencing the great purge triggered by Ying Xintian, Ying Aikun understood very clearly… criticizing Ying Xintian’s ideology and overthrowing Ying Xintian’s ideology was the political correctness of the vast majority of Kunxu.

As for tax evasion, that was an even more terrifying crime, one that made countless cultivators tremble at the mere mention of it.

On the other side, Ling Chiye thought to himself, “What a mad dog. Has he lost his head in panic and started biting people at random? He dares bare his teeth at the Taizhen Immortal Clan?”

In Ling Chiye’s view, if Zhang Yu was only taken away for the charges just now, then as long as Bu Yingshu was willing to protect him a little, he could still have a chance to come back out after handing over the immortal inheritance and getting a layer of skin peeled off.

But now he actually dreamed of dragging the Taizhen Immortal Clan into the water. He simply had no idea what he was doing. He was seeking his own death and would only put himself in an even more dangerous position.

At the same time, Su Lingyou merely cast a faint glance from the side, as if she could not be bothered to respond to Zhang Yu’s accusation.

But if one looked closely, one could see a cold glint flash through Su Lingyou’s eyes when Zhang Yu mentioned the Taizhen Immortal Clan.

Bu Yingshu, hearing these words, was also shocked. “What is this kid doing? If he drags the Taizhen Immortal Clan into this, even I won’t be able to save him.”

In Bu Yingshu’s eyes, before the Taizhen Immortal Clan, Zhang Yu was something even lower than an ant. Reporting the Taizhen Immortal Clan… that was simply a mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating himself beyond reason.

And in the areas farther out, when the many cultivators heard Zhang Yu’s statement, they all felt a burst of sudden understanding.

“So that’s how it is. I knew it… the successor chosen by Ying Xintian must be one of his own, someone like Ying Aikun.”

“Hmph, these rich people are the best at hiding assets, evading taxes, and laundering money.”

“The Ying family is trying to secretly transfer assets from Myriad Laws Sect to Heavenly Demon Sect! Sect traitors! Naked sect traitors!”

“Zhang Yu is finished. He actually dares report something like this? The Taizhen Immortal Clan will probably have him killed.”

Although Ying Xintian had once raised all kinds of banners and had even voluntarily abandoned vast amounts of wealth to change Kunxu, almost no one in Kunxu believed his slogans or his ideals. Within the sects, this was even more true. They had always been targets of criticism.

As for the immortal inheritance incident before them, compared to something like selecting a successor through competition, the idea that he was transferring assets through his descendant was clearly more in line with the understanding of the many Kunxu cultivators, and thus more readily believed by them.

On the other side, Qin Chuan, minister of the Ghost Letter Department, thought to himself, “That’s right. Just as I thought before, this Zhang Yu was sent by Bu Daojun to block all of this. But by opposing the Taizhen Immortal Clan like this, he has completely become cannon fodder in the struggle between both sides… I fear his ending will be grim.”

In the eyes of Qin Chuan and the others, Zhang Yu before them understood self-preservation far too poorly. Even if you really knew this matter was connected to the Taizhen Immortal Clan, you could not report it on the spot.

And after hearing Zhang Yu’s statement, the Righteous God before him seemed to fall into a brief silence. In that instant, who knew how much information had been exchanged through the Spiritual Realm?

Only after a moment did this Righteous God continue, “The Taizhen Immortal Clan is a venerable clan descended from immortals. How could they do the things you claim? If you insist on making baseless accusations and slandering an Immortal Clan, thus violating the Immortal Clan Protection Act, be careful that the fines drive your entire household into ruin.”

At the same time, a number suddenly appeared above Zhang Yu’s head. At first it was minus one hundred, then it quickly rose to minus fifteen thousand, and finally it surged all the way to more than minus two hundred ten thousand before stopping.

Everyone who saw this was shaken.

Qin Chuan sighed inwardly. Slandering an Immortal Clan and violating the Immortal Clan Protection Act was not merely empty talk. If Zhang Yu could not prove the contents of his report, he would have to hand over this fine of two hundred ten thousand.

Yet Zhang Yu held his head high and puffed out his chest. “Everything I just said is the honest truth. I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears. Ying Aikun is the successor personally appointed by Ying Xintian!”

After Zhang Yu said this, the fine notice above his head surged again, directly changing from two hundred ten thousand to three hundred fifty thousand.

Watching this from the side, Ying Aikun sneered inwardly and gave his evaluation: “Courting death.”

But in the next moment, Zhang Yu projected a video.

In the video, Ying Aikun faced the immortal shuttle and released information through the Spiritual Realm: Esteemed cultivator! Please show mercy! The Taizhen Immortal Clan will surely reward you generously.

And this video was precisely what Zhang Yu had found in the immortal shuttle’s recorder.

Zhang Yu said, “Although Ying Aikun no longer belongs to the Taizhen Immortal Clan, he still retains countless ties to the Taizhen Immortal Clan. If that were not the case, he would not have brought out the Taizhen Immortal Clan when facing a threat.”

Ying Aikun snorted coldly and said with indifference, “It is true that I have good relationships with many cultivators of the Taizhen Immortal Clan, because we share blood ties to begin with. But which law says that is a crime?”

Zhang Yu did not answer Ying Aikun. Instead, he released another video.

It was footage of Ying Aikun fighting Zhang Yu, charging at high speed like a meteor while shouting loudly.

Ying Aikun could be heard shouting, “I bear the bloodlines of two great immortals, and I have the Taizhen Immortal Clan at my back! Standing behind me is the Taizhen Immortal! What right do you have to fight me?”

Zhang Yu said, “Did you say those words or not? Bearing the bloodlines of two great immortals, having the Taizhen Immortal Clan at your back. Have you always been proud of Ying Xintian’s bloodline? Do you or do you not have close ties to the Taizhen Immortal Clan?”

Ying Aikun hurriedly explained, “That’s not what I meant.”

“Then what did you mean?” Zhang Yu said. “Or perhaps you should look at this segment too.”

As he spoke, Zhang Yu played another video.

…

In the video, Ying Aikun was standing respectfully before the giant corpse.

The giant corpse said, “You are Ying Xintian’s descendant, aren’t you?”

Ying Aikun said excitedly, “I… I am!”

Ying Aikun said, “Senior…? How should I accept this immortal inheritance?”

The giant corpse said, “As Ying Xintian’s descendant, you don’t even know how to receive your own family’s inheritance?”

Ying Aikun said, “Maybe… maybe Ancestor made the arrangements in a rush and forgot to leave me a message.”

The giant corpse said, “I am the sect master of Heavenly Demon Sect. You are a member of Heavenly Demon Sect, and also Ying Xintian’s descendant.”

“You are the successor appointed by the two of us.”

Ying Aikun said, “Senior, please first tell me exactly what I should do.”

…

After the video finished playing, Zhang Yu shouted, “Ying Aikun, and you still say you are not Ying Xintian’s appointed successor?”

“Did you plan this long ago, colluding with Ying Xintian to secretly transfer illegal gains and evade taxes?”

“You!” Ying Aikun looked at Zhang Yu with a face full of shock and fury. His first reaction was: how could Zhang Yu have a video of his private conversation with the giant corpse back then?

But he was afraid that if he said this, it would confirm Zhang Yu’s accusation.

He wanted to deny it, but was also afraid Zhang Yu might produce other evidence and expose his lie before the Righteous Gods.

Countless thoughts surged through Ying Aikun’s mind, leaving him frozen in place. In that instant… he actually did not know how to defend himself.

The moment Ying Aikun fell silent, Su Lingyou’s gaze sharpened from the side, and she shouted, “A few hearsay videos of unknown authenticity, and you dare use them to slander an Immortal Clan?”

Zhang Yu said, “The videos I released were all recorded according to fact. There is absolutely no fabrication.”

“Ying Aikun has not only admitted he is the successor chosen by the rebel immortal Ying Xintian, but also has close ties with the Taizhen Immortal Clan. He intends to use the power of the Taizhen Immortal Clan to transfer Ying Xintian’s unlawful gains and evade taxes…”

“How dare you.” Su Lingyou shouted, “The Taizhen Immortal Clan is governed by the Taizhen Immortal. Are you trying to say the Taizhen Immortal is transferring assets? Colluding with Ying Xintian? Or that the Taizhen Immortal wants to evade taxes?”

Zhang Yu said, “Hard to say.”

As Zhang Yu’s words fell, everyone present sank into astonishment.

At the same time, the fine above Zhang Yu’s head surged again.

Five hundred thousand.

Seven hundred thousand.

One million!

With only two words, Zhang Yu had accumulated a fine of over one million immortal coins.

Even Su Lingyou, who had just brought out the banner of the Taizhen Immortal, was now looking at Zhang Yu in some astonishment.

She had just dragged out the Taizhen Immortal’s great name only to seal Zhang Yu’s mouth. She had not expected that the other party would even dare slander the Taizhen Immortal.

In Su Lingyou’s eyes, Zhang Yu had panicked beyond reason and exposed a huge flaw of his own.

“He has insulted an immortal!”

“To slander an immortal, you truly have monstrous nerve. You deserve death!”

Su Lingyou’s Spiritual Realm projection flashed, and a killing permit had already crossed the Spiritual Realm and descended from the sky.

At the same time, Su Lingyou lightly tapped her fingertips. Talisman after talisman erupted with a roar, about to kill Zhang Yu on the spot, crushing both his flesh and soul completely.

But at that moment, a streak of light flashed past and blocked directly in front of Zhang Yu, forcing all the talismans to stop operating.

Su Lingyou’s gaze focused. Among all the people and objects present, the only thing capable of forcing her talismans to stop… was Bu Yingshu’s immortal shuttle.

Looking toward Bu Yingshu’s projection, which had unfrozen at some unknown point, Su Lingyou could see a dedicated connection from the depths of the Spiritual Realm now running through Bu Yingshu’s projection and restoring her ability to act.

A bad premonition rose in Su Lingyou’s heart. “The higher-ups of the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan have moved?”

Bu Yingshu raised her little face, lifted her fine brows, and said, “Peak Master Su, whether Zhang Yu is right or wrong will naturally be known once the investigation results are out. You are in such a hurry. Could it be that you want to silence him by killing him?”

Watching this scene, Zhang Yu secretly let out a breath of relief and thought, “Has the Myriad Laws Immortal Clan entered the field? Then the rest should be soon too, right?”

At this moment, Zhang Yu’s mind once again recalled something the giant corpse had once said to him.

“The Taizhen Immortal Clan seems to span many sects, covering the sky with one hand, flourishing like oil thrown on a blazing fire.”

“But the more this is so, the more enemies they have. In almost every sect, there are forces whose interests conflict with theirs.”

“Especially before this, Ying Xintian’s defection… dealt a tremendous blow to the Taizhen Immortal Clan, and also to the Taizhen Immortal.”

“If not for Yun Taizhen’s truly formidable strength, turning the tide in that dispute, she might have been purged together with Ying Xintian as his Dao companion.”

“But because of that as well, Yun Taizhen was already drained once during that dispute. Now, although she still appears to be at the height of her power, in truth, her state is far inferior to before. She has long drawn countless forces watching her like tigers eyeing prey.”

“Once there is an opportunity, it will not only be the immortal lineages Ying Xintian introduced to you. There are plenty of people who want to take a bite out of them.”

Just then, the Spiritual Realm at the scene surged violently, and several more Spiritual Realm projections descended.

Seeing the newcomers, Su Lingyou frowned slightly. “They’re from Myriad Laws…”

The arriving Myriad Laws cultivator said, “We received news that a batch of assets belonging to the rebel immortal Ying Xintian has been discovered. We suspect these were the unlawful gains he obtained within Myriad Laws Sect back then…”

In an instant, the immortal grotto-heaven and the resources within it, which had just been locked onto and sealed by the Righteous Gods, were once again sealed off by another force.

And before this group of Myriad Laws Sect cultivators could finish their work, a new group of Righteous Gods from the Inspectorate Department descended, demanding an investigation into Ying Xintian’s matter.

At the same time, an alarm sounded before Su Lingyou’s eyes. Stocks related to the Taizhen Immortal Clan were beginning to fall one after another. Her assets, and her strength along with them, were weakened.

Su Lingyou frowned. Spiritual Realm interfaces flashed before her eyes one after another, and she immediately saw that massive amounts of news about Ying Xintian, Ying Aikun, and the Taizhen Immortal Clan had already filled every corner.

She immediately ordered her subordinates, “Hurry and suppress the trending searches.”

But a moment later, she received a message from her subordinate: “Peak Master, we can’t suppress it. Lots of parties are pushing the heat on this matter.”

Just then, the entire Old Days Graveyard shook, and a terrifying pressure had already swept over.

Flying shuttles tore through the void one after another, descending directly from who knew how many layers of Kunxu.

All Spiritual Realm connections were directly sealed off. All Law Husks and artifacts fell under prohibition. Even spiritual energy and immortal qi all sank into stillness.

Before this force, it seemed that all achievements of immortal dao technology had become scrap, and all immortal dao cultivators had become useless.

Even Su Lingyou, who had remained calm and composed all this time, could not help but feel shaken when she saw this scene. “The Tax Oversight Army of the Divine Overseer of Contributions…”

This tax enforcement force controlled by Heavenly Court was one of Heavenly Court’s highest-ranked forces. It was said to have been personally forged by immortals, and even participated in tax investigations against immortals. It had once driven countless sect disciples into total ruin, and was an existence that made countless cultivators tremble at the mere mention of it.

It was not only Su Lingyou. Every cultivator present who saw the Tax Oversight Army could not help but shudder inwardly.

Just then, streams of divine power locked onto Ying Aikun.

The first group of Righteous Gods from the Inspectorate Department sent a message: Ying Aikun, level-four sect affairs officer of Heavenly Demon Sect. You are now suspected of colluding with the rebel immortal Ying Xintian. Please come with us.

Ying Aikun’s heart sank. It was as if he had once again recalled the scenes from back then, when countless forces carried out a great purge of his clan because of Ying Xintian’s betrayal.

He looked at Su Lingyou in panic. “Grandmother, save me!”

Su Lingyou sent him a message: “Do not say what should not be said. Someone will naturally release you.”

But just then, several flying shuttles from the Tax Oversight Army had already encircled Su Lingyou.

“Peak Master Su, we will have to trouble you to come with us as well.”

Su Lingyou’s gaze darkened, and she said, “I am the peak master of Soul-Devouring Peak. Even if there is some problem, you must first apply to Heavenly Demon Hall before I can cooperate with you.”

A screen of light appeared before Su Lingyou, and the other party said, “Peak Master Su, this is Heavenly Demon Hall’s approval. Would you like us to send you a copy?”

Su Lingyou’s heart sank. She knew that certain hostile forces within Heavenly Demon Sect were kicking her while she was down.

At the same time, watching this scene, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “At this moment… the attack and defense have reversed for Su Lingyou.”

“Now, with wolves circling on every side, you are the weaker party.”

At the same time, a thought welled up in Zhang Yu’s mind. This blade thrust at the Taizhen Immortal Clan, at Yun Taizhen…

He had become the tip of the blade, making the final adjustment to the angle of its thrust. And the force pushing the blade… had already begun accumulating from the moment Ying Xintian fell into the lower realm.

“When you devoured his flesh and blood, you also stained yourselves with his blood.”

“This is Brother Dao… this is Senior Ying sacrificing himself, giving up his immortal path, to deliver a final deathblow against his own bloodline descendants, against the Taizhen Immortal Clan, against Yun Taizhen.”

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