You dare to cultivate without money?!

Chapter 1284 - 824: Hard to Say

Listening to Zhang Yu’s words, Ying Aikun was instantly shocked.

"I’m Yingxin Heaven’s chosen successor? I’m collaborating with that old relic?"

At this moment, Ying Aikun felt he was going to laugh out of anger. Who just stealthily seized the Immortal Inheritance? Who even relied on Cave Heaven Power and the Corpse Items within to ambush him?

"Accusing me of colluding with Ying Ni? Absurd!"

Ying Aikun pointed at Zhang Yu and said, "This is pure slander! I think the one truly colluding with Yingxin Heaven and secretly transferring assets, evading and dodging taxes, is you! Otherwise, what makes you, an insignificant cultivator just beginning Divinity Transformation, dare to challenge me? And what gave you the audacity to seize the Immortal Inheritance?"

No matter what he thought privately, Ying Aikun would never admit publicly, especially in front of so many True Gods, anything about being selected as Yingxin Heaven’s heir, nor would he let himself be implicated with asset transfers or tax evasion.

Because he knew, such matters don’t weigh much without evidence, but once evidence is out, it’s as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Especially after experiencing the great purge triggered by Yingxin Heaven, Ying Aikun understood very well... Criticizing Yingxin Heaven’s ideas, overthrowing Yingxin Heaven’s thoughts, that was the political correctness for the majority of Kunxu.

As for tax evasion, that is a crime that terrifies countless cultivators.

On the other side, Ling Chiyue thought to himself, "What a mad dog, running amok in fear and biting randomly? Daring to bare fangs at the Taizhen Immortal Clan?"

In Ling Chiyue’s view, if Zhang Yu was only taken away for those charges and if Bu Yingshu was willing to protect him, he might still have a chance to make it out by handing over the Immortal Inheritance and enduring a bit of skin scraping.

But now he actually dreams of dragging the Taizhen Immortal Clan into the water, utterly clueless, courting death, only placing himself in a more perilous situation.

Simultaneously, nearby Su Lingyou cast a faint glance, seemingly unwilling to respond to Zhang Yu’s accusations.

But those watching closely could see a flicker of cold light in Su Lingyou’s eyes when Zhang Yu mentioned the "Taizhen Immortal Clan."

Upon hearing these words, Bu Yingshu also felt a jolt in his heart: "What is this kid doing? Dragging the Taizhen Immortal Clan into this, I won’t be able to save him later."

In Bu Yingshu’s opinion, Zhang Yu is less than an ant before the Taizhen Immortal Clan; reporting the Taizhen Immortal Clan is simply fighting a losing battle, overestimating his capabilities.

In a more peripheral area, the cultivators hearing Zhang Yu’s statement felt a sudden realization.

"Ah, I thought so... Yingxin Heaven’s chosen successor is certainly someone like Ying Aikun from their own ranks."

"Hmph, these wealthy ones are best at concealing assets, evading taxes, and laundering money."

"The Ying Family is secretly transferring their assets from the Wanfa Sect to the Sky Demon Sect! Sect traitors! Stark naked sect traitors!"

"This Zhang Yu is done for; he dares to report such things? He’s likely to be killed by the Taizhen Immortal Clan."

Although Yingxin Heaven once championed various ideals, even voluntarily abandoning vast wealth to change Kunxu, few believed in his slogans or ideas. Within the sects, it has always been subject to criticism.

Regarding the current Immortal Inheritance event, the idea of passing successorship through descendants for asset transfer is more believable to Kunxu Cultivators compared to selecting heirs through competition, garnering more belief among them.

Elsewhere, Qin Chuan, the head of the Ghost Faith Department, thought to himself, "Exactly as I thought, this Zhang Yu was deployed by Lord Bu to thwart all this, but by confronting the Taizhen Immortal Clan, he’s completely become cannon fodder in the struggle... His fate looks bleak."

In the view of Qin Chuan and others, Zhang Yu doesn’t know how to protect himself at all. Even if he knows this matter involves the Taizhen Immortal Clan, he shouldn’t report it on the spot.

Upon hearing Zhang Yu’s words, the present True God seemed to fall into a momentary silence, exchanging unknown amounts of information through the Spirit Realm.

A moment later, this True God continued, "The Taizhen Immortal Clan is a venerable lineage of immortals; how could they be involved in such matters? If you falsely accuse and slander the Immortal Clan, violating the Immortal Protection Law, beware of being fined to the point of bankruptcy."

Simultaneously, a number appeared above Zhang Yu’s head, starting at -100, then quickly rising to -15,000, finally skyrocketing to over -210,000 before stopping.

Witnessing this scene, everyone felt a wave of shock.

Qin Chuan secretly sighed, slandering an immortal clan and violating the Immortal Protection Law is not just talk. If Zhang Yu cannot prove his accusations, he will have to pay this 210,000 fine.

Zhang Yu, however, held his head high and declared, "Everything I just said is the truth, witnessed and heard personally by me—Ying Aikun is indeed the chosen heir of Yingxin Heaven!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fine amount above Zhang Yu’s head surged again, jumping directly from 210,000 to 350,000.

Ying Aikun, observing this scene, smirked darkly to himself, giving a silent appraisal: "Courting death."

But the next moment, Zhang Yu projected a video.

In the video, Ying Aikun, confronted with the Immortal Shuttle, was releasing information through the Spirit Realm: This Upper Cultivator! Please have mercy! The Taizhen Immortal Clan will surely reward you generously.

And this video footage, was precisely what Zhang Yu retrieved from the Immortal Shuttle’s recorder.

Zhang Yu stated, "Ying Aikun may no longer belong to the Taizhen Immortal Clan, yet he maintains countless connections with them. Otherwise, he wouldn’t invoke the Taizhen Immortal Clan when facing threats."