Chapter 778 (1/2)

The decade after the suppression of Senior Immortal Canglan was the most glorious decade of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. After the Earth Immortals fully subordinated themselves to the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, the power of the Immortal Cultivation World became highly centralized. The Union of Ten Thousand Immortals took charge of everything and everyone in the world, including life and death in the Immortal Cultivation World.

No wonder some people said with a sigh that this was the best decade, but also the worst decade. The Immortal Cultivation World had never been this prosperous, the overall cultivation of the cultivators had been advancing by leaps and bounds, and the production of magical weapons had been doubled… However, all of these came at a price. Every move of the sect was controlled by people, and its independence was suppressed to an intolerable situation. Many of the elite disciples who were regarded as hope for the future were directly transferred by the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals and joined other organizations. Even the leaders.h.i.+p of the sect would be transferred by the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. And some weak sects often got strong personnel support–It was just that, the powerful personnel came out of thin air and often accompanied by the weakening of the original power.

The Immortal Cultivation World was subjected to such a strong turbulence that the voice of opposition naturally needed not be repeated. However this system was still carried out forcefully. In the final a.n.a.lysis, this lied in these two words: Wartime system.

Ten years ago, the invincible tyrannical strength of Senior Immortal Canglan was not a secret in the high level circles of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. To think that such enemies would appear in the future in the hundreds and hundreds and each of them would be in the complete state… Even if the Nine Regions had done too much, it could not never be too extreme. According to w.a.n.g Lu, the planned economy under this wartime system as a short-term stimulant was beyond doubt.

Of course, the side effects were also beyond doubt. Especially when he himself had to spend a lot of energy to improve the synchronization rate of the giant Divine Weapon and made copies of the firecores, the management of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals could only rely more on the Heavenly Sage Hall. However, not all the elders of Heavenly Sage Hall could keep up with w.a.n.g Lu’s thinking. They often acted in a rigid way, and their orders were often out of shape. Sometimes w.a.n.g Lu had the time to correct it, but sometimes he was entangled with Senior Gem Emperor for a few days of special training, and the decree had been issued, and it was not easy to withdraw at will. So mistakes were bound to happen. With the size of Nine Regions, the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals had to deal with a large number of public affairs after its highly centralized power. So it was indeed impossible to examine them all.

This time, however, when w.a.n.g Lu saw the report presented by his subordinate, he really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry..

“Report on strengthening the construction of spiritual civilization in the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals? Let me see, tsk, strengthen cultural control and create a harmonious and upward cultural atmosphere, crack down on all kinds of negative culture and purify the cultural environment… What kind of garbage thing is this?”

When he heard of w.a.n.g Lu’s very impolite words, Hai Yunfan shook his head and helplessly said, “It’s Supreme Zhuri.”

“Tsk, it’s really him.” w.a.n.g Lu sneered. “After living for hundreds of years, has his brain turned into fossil?”

Cold sweat appeared behind Hai Yunfan’s back when he heard this. In the present day Nine Regions, there were only a few people who dared to be so unkind to the few top level Supremes, and w.a.n.g Lu was undoubtedly the most impolite one among them.

When w.a.n.g Lu was only a Jindan Stage cultivator, he was already the chief planner of the organizing committee. With the full support of Daoist Hetu, he was basically out of control. And now that he was truly the number one person in Nine Regions, of course he was not afraid to do things. Even Daoist Hetu could not stop him.

Naturally, w.a.n.g Lu was not unreasonable. As long as one was willing to communicate with him seriously and persuade him to agree, he would give in and compromise. However, there were not many people who dared to talk in front of him and tried to persuade him.

Of course, Hai Yunfan was always one of those few.

“Although Supreme Zhuri’s thinking is a bit rigid, I think what he did is right this time. It is indeed necessary to strengthen ideological control under the wartime system. In the past, when you were in the City of Immortals, didn’t you do the same as this?”

“Little Hai, how can you compare me with Zhuri?” w.a.n.g Lu closed his eyes and shook his head. “It is indeed not wrong to strengthen ideological control. What is wrong is the use of poor methods and thus make people feel disgusted and then backfired. What did I do when I was in the City of Immortals? Could Zhuri really copy it? With his means and intelligence? What’s more, the most important problem is that in the Grand Compet.i.tion, the opponents were clear and visible in front of everyone, those Earth Immortals competed with us everyday. There, we could use the victory again and again to stimulate everyone and let them forget their unhappiness. But now, can you catch me a living Fallen Immortal to increase my honor? The one in the memorial hall has almost been ruined by me. No matter how I humiliate him, the public will not get more stimulation. So tell me, what should I do to make people forget the inconveniences of the wartime system?”

Hai Yunfan was silent for a moment, and then said, “Although the current management mode is indeed crude and inflexible, it is undeniable that the efficiency of Nine Regions Immortal Cultivation World has been doubled and everyone has benefited from it.

“The problem is that the wartime system has been in effect for nearly ten years. Everyone has adapted to this efficiency and taken all the benefits for granted. Yet, it is still not enough to persuade the people to accept the wartime system.”

“… I understand.”

w.a.n.g Lu said, “Do you? Now what we need most is the blooming of all kinds of culture. We must strengthen the role of entertainment and let the cultural field become the channel for people to let out the steam. But Supreme Zhuri is basically acting in a way that defeats the purpose!”

“So, do we need to issue a new decree?”

“Forget it, it would only further damage the prestige of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. Just let this matter go. Tell Zhuri to quickly halt it as soon as possible, let the spiritual culture thing be. Then set to right things which have been thrown into disorder, restored all of those seized things, and also, quickly stop that something called Nine Regions dream theme activities… Right now I can’t attend to the specific affairs of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals. Tell them that I prefer some things to be delayed than being done by others and cause outrages. Otherwise, wait till I have free hands, I don’t mind crus.h.i.+ng counter-revolutionaries.

w.a.n.g Lu said it indifferently, but Hai Yunfan could hear the savageness within it… After ten years, w.a.n.g Lu was no longer the original w.a.n.g Lu. Although he was still warm and generous to his friends, he no longer bothered with trifles but only the heavy dignity. The number one person in Nine Regions was indeed no joke.

w.a.n.g Lu asked, “What else happened recently besides this?”

Hai Yunfan thought for a while and was about to report something. But then he quickly changed his mind. “No, it’s not a big deal. How about you? Are you going to be busy?”

“According to Canglan’s confession, I’m afraid there’s a Fallen Immortal who has been hiding in Nine Regions for ten years. Do you think I will be busy?”

“What?”

“Shush, don’t be loud. This matter is currently still a top secret. There are no more than ten people who know about it–Well, there should be less than twenty if the secretaries and the others are also counted. I don’t know why that person has been hiding for ten years without doing anything, but I can’t let this matter go.”