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Chapter 255: True Monarch Arrives (6.5k, last month's 600 monthly votes plus additional updates)

The dawn broke.

A golden ray of light rose from the eastern land. Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, a seemingly ordinary young man walked into the entrance of the Wangshu Mansion City.

Contrary to the light, he seemed to bring his own radiance.

Upon seeing him, an eerie silence fell upon the entrance of the city gate.

In the next instant, talismans carrying messages flew into the sky as if they were free, transmitting the news to the main family behind him in the shortest possible time.

Then, one after another, Divine Sense rippled through the air, and a majestic aura rose from various parts of the city, heading towards the headquarters of the Great Unity Society.

Ever since Chu Mansion Master returned to the Sect for breakthrough seven years ago, there has been no new Mansion Master taking office.

As a result, the major Gold Core families became the true rulers of the city, acting in a more domineering manner.

...

The headquarters of the Great Unity Society, which had long been deserted, was particularly lively today.

Many cultivators who had heard the news, though unsure of its authenticity, still waited outside the headquarters with a glimmer of hope.

Looking around, there were thousands of people, almost surrounding the Great Unity Society.

Don't think that this number is small. It should be noted that the cultivators who can participate in the Great Love Project are at least at the peak of Qi Refining, with the potential to break through to Foundation Establishment at any time.

On the other hand, those late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators were almost on the verge of decay.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be thinking of breaking through the False Core Realm through the external path of the Great Unity Society.

Although False Core True Immortals are also True Immortals, their strength and status are not comparable to those of Gold Core True Immortals. As long as they still have a glimmer of hope, they will not give up on their future.

These people threw most of their savings into the Great Love Project in search of hope, only to lose even their funeral expenses.

The rest are debtors who broke through the False Core Realm through the Great Unity Society and are currently observing the situation.

Seeing the Great Unity Society falling apart in an instant, most of them began to have ulterior motives and started indefinitely delaying their debts.

After all, it's not easy to repay a debt of two million Spirit Stones.

When they were promoting it, they claimed to earn twenty thousand a year, and it would only take ten years to pay off, which was extremely easy for a False Core cultivator with a lifespan of five hundred years.

But once they actually broke through, they realized that repaying two hundred thousand Spirit Stones was damn difficult.

It's true that they can earn twenty thousand Spirit Stones a year, but after breaking through the False Core Realm, their daily life standards have to be on par with the Gold Core level.

A Rank Two Spirit Pill that replenishes magic power costs several thousand Spirit Stones, because a cheap Rank Two Spirit Pill has no effect on a False Core cultivator.

Healing pills are even more expensive, ranging from tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones per pill.

They want to save, but they dare not.

If they really encounter a crisis, having an extra healing pill might save their life.

This is just a restorative Medicine Pill, if you want to enhance your Cultivation Base and break through to a higher Realm, the Spirit Pill will be even more expensive.

At this point, they can only be grateful that they are fake pill cultivators whose Cultivation Base cannot be improved. Otherwise, which cultivator could afford such a huge expense?

Not to mention the price of Magic Treasures, just the materials used to refine Magic Treasures start at a million Spirit Stones.

Most of them are still using the Spiritual Weapons they used during their Foundation Establishment.

In this situation, it is simply impossible for them to have two hundred thousand Spirit Stones in a year. At most, they can accumulate one hundred or eighty thousand, and if it's not enough, they have to accumulate new debts and calculate new interest.

By the time they actually pay off their debts, it will be far more than two million Spirit Stones.

So when they learned that Da Tong Hui was going to close down, they naturally started to have second thoughts and decided not to pay back if they could avoid it.

If it weren't for their gradually defaulting on their debts, relying on the debts from the previous ten years, Da Tong Hui could have supported them for several more years without any problem.

At this point, someone suddenly told them that the president of Da Tong Hui had returned.

Naturally, they wanted to come and see.

In case the situation is not right, they would have to repay the debts they owed over the years even if they had to sell everything they had.

As for why they didn't run away.

Naturally, it's because those who could run away have already run away, even if it means suffering the backlash of the blood contract they signed back then.

But most of the remaining people are local cultivators, their family business is here, and where else can they go?

If they run away, they will have to spend the rest of their lives hiding and avoiding trouble.

Otherwise, once caught, it won't just be a debt problem, but the extermination of their entire clan.

Therefore, the people who are paying attention to Da Tong Hui can be roughly divided into five categories.

One category is the Qi Refining cultivators who participated in the Great Love Project, entrusted their wealth to it, but have yet to see any returns, and are worried that they have missed their best breakthrough time.

But these cultivators have invested relatively little, only one thousand Spirit Stones.

Although it hurts, it's not to the point of fighting to the death.

It's just that if they have the opportunity to recover those one thousand Spirit Stones, they are willing to contribute, but it's impossible for them to go all out.

Another category is the elderly Foundation Establishment cultivators who don't have much lifespan left. They have already thrown their coffin money in, and they are almost at the end of their lives, but they still haven't seen the shadow of the Outer Path Gold Core.

Their feelings towards Da Tong Hui are very complicated.

On one hand, they feel sorry for their own coffin money, but on the other hand, they don't want Da Tong Hui to really go bankrupt.

If Da Tong Hui really goes bankrupt, who will give them Outer Path Gold Cores to help them extend their lifespan and break through?

At least now, they can still get one Outer Path Gold Core every year.

Therefore, they are actually a group of people who hope that Da Tong Hui will revive.

Another category is the fake pill cultivators who owe debts to Da Tong Hui.

They hope that Datong Club will disappear, so that their debts will also disappear. That way, they can openly say that it's not that they don't want to repay, but they can't find the creditors.

One group is the local aristocratic families who have paid a high price to buy Datong Club's industries. They have invested their family's savings of hundreds of years into it, but ended up with a disastrous result.

If they can recover their losses through Datong Club, they will spare no expense.

The last group is the onlookers who are purely here for entertainment. They have no vested interest in Datong Club. They just want to watch the show and hope that things get bigger so they can brag and tell stories to their descendants.

Therefore, yesterday's news, which couldn't even be confirmed as true or false, immediately attracted the attention of the whole city.

Standing at the entrance of Datong Club, Gui Shou, who is responsible for welcoming guests, keenly sensed the many eyes focused on Datong Club at this moment.

Many of these gazes made him feel pressured.

Obviously, the owners of these gazes are either fake Dan cultivators like him or true Gold Core cultivators.

But he felt no fear, only an upward momentum and unparalleled confidence, just like the gilded plaque hanging above his head at Datong Club.

Just yesterday, it was covered in dust and cobwebs, dilapidated and in ruins. Today, it has been wiped clean and shines brightly, as if it has been polished.

There is no one behind him. In fact, he is the only one left to support Datong Club.

After all, anyone else who stayed would be seeking death.

Those who couldn't kill him would vent their anger on weaker people.

Therefore, he had long dismissed the staff of Datong Club, and now he couldn't even find someone to come out and entertain guests.

But Gui Shou knew that from today, everything would change.

He waited quietly.

He didn't feel lonely because there were still many people waiting with him.

Until the sun rose to its zenith.

A gentle and modest young man walked in the light and shadow.

Yu Xian felt that he must be very pretentious and flamboyant at this moment, like an actor chasing the spotlight.

But he had to continue Datong Club's cause and change its reputation. This performance was necessary.

Being pretentious for the sake of being pretentious was a waste of time, a manifestation of emptiness and lack of confidence, and it was something he used to despise.

But being pretentious with style was a realm of life.

Yu Xian had a faint smile on his face, as if he had just noticed those who were paying attention to him.

"Haha, I didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic. The chairman had already instructed Gui Manager not to make a big fuss, but I didn't expect so many people to come and welcome the chairman."

"Gui Manager, don't do this next time."

Guishou quickly repented and admitted his mistake.

"President, it was my fault for not controlling my subordinates, but everyone came willingly, wanting to see your brilliance as soon as possible."

"Hmph!"

A tall and thin Gold Core cultivator snorted coldly as he flew over from a distance.

"President Bai Gu, don't pretend anymore. We should all be clear about our purpose here. I only have one question for you: where are our Spirit Stones?!!"

This tall and thin Gold Core cultivator was named You Wuyou, one of the three Gold Core cultivators in the You family, which was one of the in-laws of the Chu Mansion's Lord.

Originally, the You family and the Qu family were on equal footing. However, because the You family's daughter failed to bear a child for the Chu Mansion's Lord and Chu Yanran suffered for her father in the Sect, the Qu family's status surpassed that of the You family in the Chu Mansion's Lord's heart, making them the number one aristocratic family in Wangshu Mansion.

Later, when they learned that the Chu Mansion's Lord wanted to sell his assets to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, the You family gathered funds and finally acquired many industries from the Datong Association.

Originally, they wanted to make money and please the Chu Mansion's Lord at the same time, but they didn't earn any Spirit Stones, and the Chu Mansion's Lord didn't appreciate it either.

Because those Spirit Stones were taken away by the president, Yu Xian, the Chu Mansion's Lord didn't get a single one and even lost some of his own assets.

You Wuyou strongly supported this decision at the time, but he ended up taking the blame when things went wrong.

Therefore, his life in the You family has been difficult in recent years.

So when he heard the news of President Bai's return, he was naturally chosen as the representative of the family.

Yu Xian frowned as if he didn't know anything, and looked at Guishou, asking, "Manager Guishou, what does Master You mean?"

Guishou hesitated and said, "President, Master You misunderstood you. He thought that you had taken the Spirit Stones of the association with you over the years, causing financial difficulties for the association. In private, everyone has been calling you a fraud. The You family, represented by Master You, also invested millions of Spirit Stones into the Great Love Project."

"What?!" Yu Xian exclaimed in shock, raising his voice, "When I left, didn't I leave enough Spirit Stones for you to manage the Great Love Project? How could something like this happen?"

Guishou swallowed and recalled the rehearsed script. His eyes turned red on the spot, and he fell to the ground in front of Yu Xian, with tears and snot streaming down his face.

"President! It's my fault for betraying you! After you left, I was deceived by a villain and gave the key to the association's treasury to Manager Qi. As a result, he took away the Spirit Stones from the treasury without my knowledge, causing the Great Love Project to be unable to operate smoothly. Fortunately, you told me the location of your personal private treasury back then, and I have been barely maintaining the existence of the Great Love Project with your Spirit Stones. You should just kill me! I can't repay all those Spirit Stones!"

Yu Xian was extremely angry, just like a stage play.

"What?! There's still such a thing? I trusted Qi Chunshen with an important task, but he actually had ulterior motives. But you did well. The purpose of our Datong Association is to help each other and love all people. The Great Love Project is of utmost importance."

Even if I personally suffer a little loss, it is more important to ensure that the Datong Society does not lose trust in the hearts of the world than anything else."

In the last sentence, Yu Xian looked at those eagerly awaiting clients of the Datong Society.

"Don't worry, as long as I, Bai Gu, am here, the Datong Society will not collapse. Even if your Spirit Stones are lost, I will replenish them for you!"

"As the president of the Datong Society, I announce that the Great Love Project will continue to operate, and all cultivators who still believe in our Datong Society will have a chance to draw ten times in a row!"

"This will increase your chances of obtaining Foundation Establishment Pills and External Path Gold Cores tenfold!"

Huah!!!

The onlookers who had originally criticized President Bai's exaggerated acting skills suddenly became noisy.

Cultivators who had given up hope of recovering their Spirit Stones felt that today was truly a wonderful day.

"President Bai, we support you!"

A cultivator, whether sincere or not, shouted loudly.

"That's right! President Bai was deceived by wicked people. Who doesn't know that President Bai has a great love in his heart? How many cultivators did he help break through in the past? How could he embezzle and flee?"

"Yes! If President Bai really ran away, why would he come back? Clearly, someone framed him!"

"We believe in President Bai!"

"The culprit is that Qi Chunshen, he stole the Spirit Stones!"

"President Bai is being wrongly accused!"

"Nonsense! If he really didn't know anything, why has there been no news from him for so many years? The person in charge even said to wait for twenty years!"

"That's right! It's obviously a play, he still wants to deceive our Spirit Stones!"

"We can't be deceived anymore!"

...

The two groups of people argued fiercely, but if one paid attention, they would notice that there weren't many people speaking up.

Most people remained silent and watched.

However, these two voices unintentionally represented their own conflicting thoughts. They both hoped that President Bai's words just now were true, but also worried that it might be a new trick to deceive their Spirit Stones.

Especially the Gold Core cultivators with powerful Divine Sense, they discovered that these two groups of people were actually switching sides.

Those who had just supported President Bai were now questioning him.

Those who had just questioned him suddenly became die-hard fans.

Yao Zhenren knew very well that most of these people were brought in by President Bai as supporters, and his expression became very ugly.

"President Bai, do you plan to just fool us like this? If you can't give us a satisfactory explanation today, don't blame us for not cherishing our past friendship and taking action against you!"

With his ultimatum, the Gold Core cultivators from various influential families who had been paying attention to this place released their own aura, gathering together. It was like a roaring wave, suppressing all the noisy voices on the scene, and instantly, you could hear a pin drop.

The air is filled with suffocating pressure.

Some low-level Cultivation Base spectators are filled with terror, as if they are about to face a catastrophe in the next moment. Their legs tremble uncontrollably, and they are unable to control themselves.

However, in the face of the gathering momentum of the crowd, Yu Xian remains calm and composed, and casually says:

"What do you want me to explain?"

"Of course it is..."

Before Yu Xian finishes speaking, a terrifying momentum suddenly rises, instantly breaking the momentum that had gathered the dozens of Gold Core cultivators on the scene, and even suppressing the breath of the cultivators who had not taken action and were only observing.

That ethereal momentum breaks through the sky and turns into a real and blood-red ocean, covering the entire Wangshu Mansion City, even blocking the sunlight.

Yu Xian, who was originally covered in light and shadow, now stands in the shadow like a terrifying demon king, his voice spreading throughout the venue.

"Do you have the qualifications?"

"True... True Monarch!!!"

Yu Xian's tone becomes very dry. He regrets being a few hundred years old and why he had to compete for this position out of temporary impulse.

What does it matter if the family is strict and dissatisfied? What can dissatisfaction do?

Does he have to sacrifice his life as a Gold Core cultivator?

If given another choice by heaven, he would definitely stay at home and cultivate honestly, never becoming a prominent figure.

"President, you actually broke through! When you suddenly left back then, you said you found an opportunity to break through the Nascent Soul Realm. It would take ten to twenty years for you to come back.

I used to suspect that it was just an excuse from the president, and I, like others, doubted you. I really deserve to die!"

Gui Shou thinks that he has already lost face, so he doesn't care about losing a little more.

This time, no one is saying that his performance is exaggerated or that his lines are awkward.

Because standing in front of them is a real Nascent Soul True Monarch, a powerful cultivator who even the Profound Yang Sect needs to respect, a terrifying figure who can destroy the entire city with a single thought.

Is it necessary to lie to such a person?

Could it be that what he just said was all true?

In an instant, a big question mark appears in the minds of many people.

And then this question mark turns into a period.

Even if this matter is fake, it must be treated as true. The esteemed Nascent Soul True Monarch personally comes forward to explain, giving everyone a way out.

If they still cling on and refuse to let go, they would be seeking their own death.

Moreover, President Bai never intended to default on his promises and will continue to operate the Great Love Project. He doesn't owe them anything.

Even if we take a step back, after President Bai breaks through the Nascent Soul Realm, once the news spreads, the Great Unity Society will undoubtedly become one of the top forces under the Profound Yang Sect, dealing with figures like the Profound Yang Sect Inner Sect Elders.

And the Great Unity Society's industries that were originally in their hands will immediately increase in value several times. No matter how you calculate it, it's a profit.

These years have been suffocating and frustrating.

But revenge is absolutely out of the question. They only dare to seek revenge against a Nascent Soul True Monarch because they are blinded by their own arrogance.

With this thought, Yu Zhenren felt that he could do it.

He became a hero of the Yu family.

Without him, the Yu family would not have been able to establish a connection with the Great Unity Society's industry, nor would they have formed a friendship with a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

What? They were just about to turn against him?

That's not true. It was just a slightly heavy tone. I believe President Bai is a magnanimous person and will not hold it against him.

So Yu Zhenren decisively changed his tune and became a staunch fan of President Bai, cheering for him.

"I never expected there to be such hidden circumstances back then. President Bai has been wronged. We were deceived by villains and wrongly accused President Bai.

Today, President Bai has broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Not only does he not bully the weak, but he is also willing to patiently explain to us juniors. He is truly a model cultivator, our role model.

I personally support all the reconstruction work of the Great Unity Society. If President Bai needs any help, I, Yu Wu You, am willing to be President Bai's vanguard!"

These words made Gui Shou look at Yu Xian with three parts of doubt and three parts of admiration. Chairman, is this also someone you found to support you?

Yu Xian shook his head slightly, indicating that this was a clever move to abandon the dark and embrace the light.

"Yu Zhenren..."

"President Bai is already a True Monarch, so you can call me Junior Xiao You. If you can call me Wu You, it would be my honor."

Yu Zhenren no longer cared about his reputation in order to save his life.

Moreover, how many people wanted to be a lackey under a True Monarch, but never had the chance?

So what if he was a Gold Core True Monarch? Every year, there were several newly promoted Gold Core True Monarchs in the Wan Shu Mansion, but not a single Nascent Soul True Monarch in a hundred years.

And being a lackey was not the same as being a real dog. Their status directly surpassed ninety percent of the Gold Core True Monarchs in the city.

Yu Xian laughed silently, thinking that this Yu Zhenren was quite a clever person.

But it was understandable. They were all old foxes who had cultivated for hundreds of years. Besides their unbreakable principles, what did a little bit of face matter?

Just a few flattering words, without any actual effort. If they were fortunate enough to gain the appreciation of a True Monarch, the rewards would be a hundred or even a thousand times greater.

"Let's stick with Yu Zhenren."

Yu Xian smiled faintly, "Back then, our Chairman left without saying a word in order to seek a breakthrough, which led to this misunderstanding and caused a storm in the city.

I personally feel very sorry about this, so I will issue an official announcement as soon as possible to explain the situation to our clients.

At the same time, I hope that Yu Zhenren can explain to the other families in the city and not confuse the Great Unity Society with those scammers.

The Great Unity Society has been passed down for many years, and its reputation should not be tarnished because of my personal reasons.

Previously, I could brush off the slander against the Great Unity Society due to a misunderstanding, but if anyone tarnishes the reputation of the Great Unity Society again, our Chairman will have to personally deal with them."

Yu Xian was somewhat disappointed because President Bai refused his offer to join forces, but he still replied earnestly, "Please rest assured, President Bai. Junior will explain everything to everyone and will not let the Great Unity Society suffer any injustice."

Only then did Yu Xian nod satisfactorily, and the illusory aura hovering over the city slowly dissipated.

"After my long journey, I am a bit tired. I will not entertain everyone today. Please make yourselves at home."

He walked into the headquarters of the Great Unity Society, with only Gui Shou following behind him.

But no one felt that he was weak and alone. At this moment, all that remained in everyone's hearts was an infinite sense of awe.

Bang!

The doors of the headquarters closed. Although there was no visible formation, no one dared to probe their Divine Sense into it.

...

"Everyone, I believe you have heard President Bai's instructions just now."

Yu Xian, as if speaking on behalf of Yu Xian, demanded of himself in front of many peers from prestigious families. He had an air of superiority.

Others cursed in their hearts, but they didn't know True Monarch's intentions and didn't dare to speak out, so they gave him face first.

"Brother Yu, we are not deaf or stupid. We all understand President Bai's intentions. Only by accomplishing this task for President Bai can we restore the reputation of the Great Unity Society and revive the industries in our hands. Naturally, we will not slack off."

Yu Xian nodded reservedly.

"That's right. President Bai doesn't use force to oppress others. It is his magnanimity. But we cannot be ignorant. We must handle this matter for President Bai with care.

And that person who dared to betray President Bai, what's his name, Qi Chunshen? I remember your Zhang family took him in."

The Zhang family, who was named, nodded with an unpleasant expression.

"I will hand him over!"

By sheltering the traitor of the Great Unity Society, he had lost points and created a gap between himself and others.

Although the Profound Yang Sect was the ruler of this land, they still relied on the Great Unity Society as long as it existed.

"I wonder how the Upper Sect will deal with a newly promoted Nascent Soul True Monarch?"

Someone seemed to mention it unintentionally.

Yu Xian sneered, "Whether President Bai opposes the rule of the Profound Yang Sect or not, it is customary for them to send someone to appease him and allocate a territory to him. By then, our Wangshu Mansion will probably be truly affiliated with the Great Unity Society."

Everyone nodded, chatted for a while, and then dispersed with their own thoughts.

At the same time, the news of President Bai's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm after seven years of absence shocked the entire city. The restart of the Great Love Project also inspired people.

Even if some people were already scared and dared not believe anymore, there were still countless people lining up in front of the Great Unity Society with Spirit Stones in hand.

Not for anything else, just to show their faces and leave their names in front of True Monarch.

(End of this chapter)