Longzang

Chapter 556 New Media

Wei Yuan carefully examined Bao Yun's Dao Foundation and found that her spirituality had been fully replenished. Moreover, everyone had witnessed her fighting the enemy on the front lines every day. At this moment, the azure aura on her body was quite dense, turning into patches of azure spiritual mist around the Seven Wonders Tree, and there were already countless strands.

The Seven Wonders Tree swayed gently, occasionally absorbing a wisp of spiritual mist, then emitting a halo of light, its spiritual essence slowly increasing, and it looked as if the third fruit was about to ripen.

At this point, Bao Yun was already capable of advancing to the Dharma Aspect stage; it was just a matter of when the right opportunity would arise.

Wei Yuan had not expected that Bao Yun's human destiny was so dense that it could be transformed into spiritual mist, while his own human destiny of over 100,000 people was distinct and showed no intention of merging.

Wei Yuan was also helpless about this, not understanding why Bao Yun's fortune had changed while he could only remain in his original form. For the time being, he could only let it be. Wei Yuan only had a rudimentary understanding of how to utilize human fortune, far from being an expert.

Throughout history, those who have made the most use of human destiny have naturally been human rulers and emperors, with the first human king being the pinnacle. No one in later generations has been able to match him in this regard.

However, each king has his own secret methods, which are kept hidden. For example, the Great Tang Dynasty had its own set of traditions, while the secret methods of the rulers of the nine kingdoms were either derived from the Tang Dynasty, inherited from previous dynasties, or even obtained from ancient treasures. Therefore, they were all different.

The advantages and disadvantages of cultivating the path of the human king are both obvious. The biggest disadvantage is that one bears the fate of the nation and one's lifespan depletes several times or even dozens of times faster than that of ordinary cultivators. Therefore, since ancient times, very few kings of the nine kingdoms have achieved the status of a royal ruler.

Although history books lavish praise on wise rulers, ironically, not all enlightened rulers live long lives. Several wise rulers who have left their mark on history all had rather short lifespans.

Therefore, it can be inferred that the earliest human kings in ancient times were both immortal rulers and human kings, which is truly terrifying and awe-inspiring.

Wei Yuan could only envy Bao Yun's current fortune, but it was obvious that the Seven Wonders Tree was growing rapidly under the nourishment of human fortune, which could be considered a lucky accident.

During the examination of Daoji, some contact was inevitable. Some was unintentional, some was intentional, and some was unclear whether it was intentional or unintentional. In short, the ambiguity between the two deepened.

At this critical moment, a message suddenly popped up from the "Human World" app: Zhang Sheng is looking for you.

Wei Yuan was greatly startled and turned to look out the window. Night was just falling; who was outside?
Bao Yun gently nudged Wei Yuan, her face slightly flushed, and said, "That's enough for today. Go ahead and do your thing."

Wei Yuan knew that the time was not yet right, and he didn't know why his teacher had come to him, which was why he had resorted to such methods.

So he hurriedly left for Zhang Sheng's residence. Wei Yuan had just seen Zhang Sheng amidst the bustling world, so she should still be near her home.

On the way, Wei Yuan checked the source of the message and found that it was relayed by several Dao Foundation Warriors he had left at his residence. Zhang Sheng came to Wei Yuan's residence looking for him, seemingly in a hurry, but couldn't find him, so these Dao Foundation Warriors spread the message to the mortal world.

As Wei Yuan hurried along, he wondered, "Human life can be used in this way?"

Wei Yuan arrived at Zhang Sheng's residence quickly. When he pushed open the door, he saw her reading at the table, showing no signs of panic or anxiety, quite different from the news he heard from the outside world.

Seeing Wei Yuan, Zhang Sheng was also somewhat surprised and said, "I was just thinking of looking for you, but I didn't expect you to come."

"What are your instructions?" Wei Yuan asked, while carefully observing Zhang Sheng's expression, fearing that his teacher might be facing some difficulties and intending to shoulder the burden alone.

"Actually, it's nothing major. I heard you recently opened up the Netherworld, and I'd like to go and take a look."

Wei Yuan was surprised and somewhat puzzled: "How did you know?"

Zhang Sheng said, "This matter has already spread throughout the entire world, how could I not know? Here, take a look at this."

She reached out and grasped, and a stone slab appeared in her hand. This stone slab was very peculiar, existing between reality and illusion, similar to a manifestation of the Dao Foundation. But what was most peculiar was that it was a part of Wei Yuan's Dao Foundation.

Wei Yuan steadied himself, and with a sweep of his divine sense, a luminous inscription appeared on the stone slab, clearly visible even in the darkness. Each character was bold and powerful, clearly the work of a master, far superior to Wei Yuan's scribbles. The inscription had a striking title:
The horn of conquest into all realms has sounded! The Netherworld is merely the first stepping stone!

Wei Yuan took the stone slab, a feeling of absurdity welling up inside him. He didn't even know what was in his own mental world, and he had to ask someone else to show it to him.
Wei Yuan steadied himself, then casually swiped his hand, and a second piece of text appeared: Improving one's Dao Foundation is no longer a dream! The era of everyone becoming a dragon has begun!
Wei Yuan read seven or eight articles in a row, and he didn't know what to say. For example, one article read: "The Netherworld has been the inherent territory of the human race since ancient times! Today, it is our duty to reclaim our lost land!"

"What is this thing?" Wei Yuan asked.

"It's like a newspaper from outer space, but it's a bit better than their newspapers," Zhang Sheng said.

Wei Yuan made two more cuts, when suddenly Long Wushuang's handsome and sunny face popped into his mind. He cupped his hands in a fist and said sincerely: "Exploring the Netherworld, the Battle Saint Hall is your first step!"
Wei Yuan was startled. How could such a thing exist? He quickly went to the central city and glanced around. Sure enough, he found that many people had similar stone tablets in their hands. Many people were looking at them with great interest. Moreover, a long line had formed at the entrance of the Fighting Saint Hall, all of whom were people who wanted to register to enter the hall.

Wei Yuan scanned the stone slab again with his divine sense and found its source.

They were a few ordinary young people, whose unremarkable faces alone proved that they were quite ordinary in both their past and present lives, and had no extraordinary lineage.

But these young men, their faces flushed with enthusiasm, were working frantically. Inside a low stone hut, several others were arguing heatedly, but once they had a good idea, they would immediately write it down, and in the blink of an eye, it would become an article.

Once it's written, someone will input it into a pre-cut megalithic pillar, and then the article will appear on all the stone slabs.

At this moment, an elderly man with a composed demeanor and extraordinary bearing walked into the courtyard. The courtyard was not large, and the old man had dozens of attendants, but only seven or eight could enter the courtyard now, while the rest had to stand outside.

Seeing the simple conditions in the courtyard, the old man's attendants showed disdain. The young men, knowing an important figure had arrived, quickly rushed out and asked, "What are your orders, sir?"

The old man said calmly, "I am the eleventh vice dean of the Creation of Heaven and Earth Research Institute (73620519). I have come here today for this little item of yours. I also want an article similar to that of the Dragon Pavilion Master of the Fighting Saint Hall. The price is negotiable."

The old man spoke calmly, but when he got to the part about names, his speech suddenly sped up dozens of times, sounding like a beep to an ordinary person. But Wei Yuan, with his exceptional spiritual sense, heard it clearly.

A young man said, "Master Long has agreed to provide us with the spiritual energy needed to maintain the system for three days."

The old man waved his hand and said, "This is easy. I'll take ten days! But you have to send me four articles!"

"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

The old man snorted and turned to leave. One of his followers suddenly turned back and said viciously, "Listen up, you bunch of good-for-nothings! The Dean (736...) is doing you a favor by coming to see you this time! If you don't handle things properly, I'll tear down your doghouse!"

The young men bowed and scraped, and only after everyone had walked away did one of them spit out a curse: "What a bunch of bastards! Ranked eleventh among the twelve vice deans, they dare to act like big shots!"

Another person said, "He's one thing, but the real problem is his lackeys who bully others and are just plain annoying! No wonder people from the outer world say, 'Before you beat your master, you must first beat the dog!'"

"Yes! Let's beat a dog when it's down!"

"I really want to write an article to criticize him, no, we're not going to criticize him, we're going to criticize current affairs!"

"That won't do. He'll find out we wrote it, and we can't afford to offend him."

Suddenly, someone had a brilliant idea: "If we didn't write it, that'll be fine! I don't believe he doesn't have enemies. Let's find his political enemies and have them write an article about it. It'll make him furious and helpless!"

"Great idea! We won't accept spiritual energy from this article!"

(End of this chapter)