Chapter 1458 - 874: Magic Aperture Switching, Reconciliation Between Two Palaces

Zhang Pianpian shook her head and said, "You changed the ecology of the Old Graveyard over here, which triggered a shift in the Soul Cultivation Dao, and in turn set off a whole chain of reactions."

"The biggest thing among them is that several big shots headed by the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor want to promote the vertical circulation of Soul Cultivators between realms."

Zhang Yu’s heart jolted as he said, "Vertical circulation of Soul Cultivators between realms?"

"That’s right." Zhang Pianpian said, "Bringing Soul Cultivators from the Lower Realm up into the Upper Realm, so the sects can get more cheap Soul Cultivators."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt his heart sink. "If this really happens, then the Lower Realm..."

Zhang Pianpian looked at Zhang Yu in front of her, and seemed to already understand what he meant. She nodded and said, "Yes. If the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor succeeds, then the Lower Realm will definitely take a huge hit."

"You still remember when Wang Yin went to the first layer of Kunxu on behalf of the company to push for that breeding reform, right?"

"If Soul Cultivators are allowed to move freely between the Upper and Lower Realms, then the Lower Realm will likely also see a surge in Soul Cultivator conversion business. More and more Cultivators will choose to commit suicide of their own accord, turning themselves into Soul Cultivators in order to seek work in the Upper Realm. Many people will treat this as a shortcut to the Upper Realm..."

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly. He hadn’t expected that, without even realizing it, he had already become someone capable of triggering a massive upheaval in the Lower Realm.

The impact of what he’d done was being transmitted down to the Lower Realm, and might even trigger changes greater than when Wang Yin went to the first layer back then.

After this round of communication with Zhang Pianpian, Zhang Yu agreed with her on the time for their next meeting in reality.

And once he understood what the two of them had talked about, Zhan Xian suddenly began to speculate in Zhang Yu’s mind: "The Reincarnation Immortal Emperor... he wants to promote vertical circulation of Soul Cultivators between realms? Is he planning to use this to speed up the consumption of Soul Cultivators?"

Fu Ji guessed, "It’s also possible that... he wants to expand the scale of the Soul Cultivation Market, to prepare for drawing Reincarnation Gold from Soul Cultivators later on."

The Kao Sect Avatar said, "I’ve said it from the start: we must not cooperate with the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor!"

Zhan Xian sighed. "We gave Soul Cultivators a raise, which clearly changed their ecosystem and improved the situation, but once it’s transmitted into Kunxu, it might end up worsening conditions in the Lower Realm instead."

Wild Bull said, "That’s the problem with the overall structure of Kunxu. All costs are ultimately passed downward, so changing only one node is meaningless."

...

In the days that followed, the Soul Cultivator industry across the entire Old Graveyard continued to shift.

The Ancient Alliance spearheaded by Xiao Yunhe, Xie Lanyin, and the others completely disbanded, and the blocking decree had long become a dead letter in practice.

In the Spirit Realm’s advertisements, Xiao Yunhe was standing together with Xie Lanyin, shouting, "Serving Soul Cultivators, letting every Soul Cultivator live better after death than they did while alive—that has always been our mission."

Meanwhile, the market share of Zhang Yu’s Soul Cultivation Company was also growing in an orderly fashion along with the turnover of sect positions and Soul Cultivator contracts.

Liu Yuan sent Zhang Yu a message: "What’s the market share at now?"

Zhang Yu replied, "We just hit 14.8% this month. We’ll definitely break 15% by the end of the month."

Liu Yuan: "Very good. The higher-ups originally wanted to grant you an Upper Merit this month, but we turned it down for you. Try to push the market share to 20% before year’s end. When that happens, we’ll go straight for a Miracle Merit for you."

"With that Miracle Merit in hand, we can then help you secure an excellent opportunity: to work together with a true pillar of the Reform Faction to complete the Third Generation Law."

Zhang Yu of course agreed and expressed his thanks.

Liu Yuan: "And don’t worry about things on the Immortal Emperor’s side either. Once the market share breaks 20%, we’ll help you claim credit. You definitely won’t be shortchanged."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Market share of 20%, huh?"

He still remembered the message Dugu Ming had passed on to him on behalf of the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Emperor: if the market share broke 20%, there would be an additional heavy reward.

As things stood, getting past 20% market share was only a matter of time, which made Zhang Yu look forward even more to that hefty reward from the Immortal Emperor.