Chapter 1468 - 878: Zhang Yu Trending, True Immortal Descends

Shortly after the candidate for the Miracle Merit was decided by a vote in the Ascension Hall.

The Wanfa Sect made an announcement regarding the personal information of this year’s Miracle Merit awardee in the Law Realm.

This has long been the rule for awarding the Miracle Merit, with a seven-day public announcement both inside and outside the sect before the official award ceremony begins.

Although Zhang Yu had previously attracted some attention, the impact was ultimately limited, mostly confined within the Small Realm.

Even though some hype was generated before and after, it was not yet widely known.

However, the Miracle Merit awarded by the Wanfa Sect represents a significant prerequisite for future ascension cultivators. Everyone who is granted the Miracle Merit is considered as someone with limitless prospects, a seed for becoming a high-ranking sect member in the future, naturally attracting considerable attention from various groups.

One could say that ever since the announcement of the Miracle Merit awardee was made, Zhang Yu received unprecedented attention, stirring interest from countless cultivators inside and outside the Wanfa Sect...

As a result, many people, upon seeing the information about the Miracle Merit awardee and the name Zhang Yu, the first question that arose in their hearts was: Who is this person?

This even sparked a hot search: Who is Zhang Yu?

Then, a large amount of information about Zhang Yu... once again surfaced in the Spirit Realm.

The first person to join the sect from the Lower Realm through examinations, holder of the Immortal Inheritance, triggering Taizhen Immortal Clan’s reckoning, halting the calamity of the Old Graveyard, wielder of the limitless salary control authority, initiating a revolution in the Soul Cultivator industry...

As a Shocking Sword Cultivator from Sky Sword Sect, Wen Wuya left a message in the Spirit Realm: "Zhang Yu rose from a slum. According to those in the know, back then he almost couldn’t afford the neutering fee and nearly lost the qualification to cultivate immortality. From such a grim start, he relied on extraordinary talent to climb his way up to the sect, reaching the position of Level 5 Sect Officer, receiving special authorization from the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Emperor for salary control authority, becoming the current decision-maker of the Old Graveyard, with Divinity Transformation cultivation reversing to attack Refining Void, crossing Tribulations..."

Seeing his comments astonishing cultivators one after another in the Spirit Realm, Wen Wuya felt both proud and satisfied.

The pride came from Zhang Yu’s identity as someone from the Lower Realm. Each time Zhang Yu’s status rose in people’s eyes, Wen Wuya felt that he too, as a fellow Lower Realm cultivator, was looked upon more favorably.

"Zhang Yu is now the flagship figure for us Lower Realm cultivators."

"The more radiant and renowned he becomes, the less discrimination we cultivators from the Lower Realm will face."

His satisfaction, on the other hand, comes from the advancement of his cultivation.

Each time he spreads information about Zhang Yu, shocking waves of cultivators, he could feel the Sword Intent within him steadily rising. After a day... his Shocking Sword Dao advanced another level.

Meanwhile, Bai Zhenzhen naturally noticed this as well. With a glance at the Sky Sword Sect group, she observed a large number of Shocking Sword Cultivators seizing this opportunity to publicize Zhang Yu’s accomplishments far and wide.

Some of them even sourced all kinds of chaotic information, dubious yet seemingly credible, leaving Bai Zhenzhen quite bewildered.

"Wo Qu! Zhang Yu exposed! Originally conceived and miscarried in the Ten Thousand Laws Immortal Clan..."

"Really? Nearly half of Zhang Yu’s subordinates are Lower Realm cultivators? The Lower Beast Gang is first taking shape?"

"Damn! Twists and turns in Ascension Hall, deliberated again and again, is it truly the will of the people, or a unilateral decision?"

...

Meanwhile, in a laboratory within the Wanfa Sect.

Le Mulan sat in midair, exuding an icy aura, with every particle and wave of her body seemingly frozen in time.

Le Mulan was activating the power of the Deep Cold Magical Vein, suspending her physical body in a state akin to hibernation, slowing her physical aging by a hundredfold.

Countless magic treasures and instruments surrounded her, monitoring the operation of the Deep Cold Magical Vein, extracting the mana Le Mulan produced.

But despite her seemingly frozen state, Le Mulan was not unconscious.

While her body was frozen, her consciousness remained active and she continued to study.

Her Nascent Soul also drifted outside her body, roaming around under her conscious control.

"According to the Vice Pavilion Master Yue Qinglan, my Frozen Magic Power should increase with the elevation of my realm."

"I need to continue advancing, breaking through, to further harness this freezing power."

With this thought, the image of Zhang Yu surfaced in Le Mulan’s mind.

She recalled those days and nights when Zhang Yu infused her with mana, elevating her powers.

She also remembered that Zhang Yu had similarly gained the power of Frozen Magic, progressing alongside her.

Although Yue Qinglan and others concluded after various tests and research that... this cold attribute mana was purely Le Mulan’s innate skill, an ability that grew as her own realm advanced.

But Le Mulan always had a suspicion...

"The growth of my Frozen Magic Power might not be unrelated to Zhang Yu’s past assistance."

Yet all along, Le Mulan kept this suspicion to herself, never revealing any connection or clue between Zhang Yu and the Frozen Magic Power.

"The sect’s pharmaceutical companies, along with the Life Origin Daoist inheritance behind them... all have considerable power and even have ties to Immortals."

"Zhang Yu has his own path now, best not to entangle him in this."

At the same time, feeling the operation of the Nascent Soul, Le Mulan also felt a sense of emotion: "Although my freedom has been very limited since coming here, my growth is incomparable to the past."