Chapter 121 A Chance
Immortal Court, Beidu Palace.

"A 30% salary increase? It seems like Gu Zhenzai is quite resentful!"

Emperor Qingxu sat high up in the leader's chair, and couldn't help shaking his head as he listened to his subordinates' reports.

"The Internet is what it is today thanks to the Emperor's cultivation, but now he dares to embezzle the annual incense offerings in the name of salary increase. He is so audacious! I dare to ask for your permission to arrest him!"

The Lord of Lingniu Palace clasped his hands together and looked indignant.

"You can always find a pretext to accuse someone of something. Do you want me to bear the infamy of the world?"

Emperor Qingxu's gaze was cold and gloomy, and the Lord of Lingniu Palace trembled all over and bowed quickly:

"My subordinates dare not!"

I feel so aggrieved. Didn't you say that Gu Zhenzai is quite resentful? How can I do something wrong by following your advice?
"Now that many heroes have risen up, the difference between having the Internet and Gu Zhenzai is not that big. In this case, why not keep him? Go and draft an imperial decree to promote Gu Zhenzai to the seventh rank immortal official."

Emperor Qingxu waved his hand.

"Here!"

The Lord of Lingniu Central Palace bowed and asked tentatively, "May I ask the Great Emperor, what is the reason for the promotion to the seventh rank?"

Emperor Qingxu frowned, thought for a moment and said, "The Enlightenment Jade Slip has benefited the world, so this empty title will be given to him."

"Here!"

The Lord of Lingniuzhong Mansion turned around and said goodbye and left.

Emperor Qingxu looked at the departing figure of the Palace Master of Lingniu and tapped the armrest with his fingertips. The Beidu Palace had been peaceful for a long time, yet they dared to make such a ridiculous suggestion as punishing Gu Zhenzai.

How arrogant!

Do you really think that you can take whatever you want just because you are in a high position?
Perhaps it is time to cultivate new power through geophysical networks.

Gu Yunli is quite good.

If he were to manage the geography network on his behalf, it would save him a lot of effort.

However, since the Internet is still standing, it is not easy to take it under your control.

Adding icing on the cake is not as good as helping someone in need, right?

Thinking of this, Emperor Qingxu suddenly thought of Gu Yunli's chaotic fate, and new guesses emerged in his mind.

Maybe he guessed wrong from the beginning.

Gu Yunli is not a chess piece of a powerful person, he is just a man born with a destiny.

It seems priceless, but once it completes its mission, it will no longer be favored by heaven.

What a pity!

Emperor Qingxu shook his head, but a lingering doubt flashed in his eyes.

What is the meaning of the Internet?
Is this a favor from heaven, or the chaotic application of the Three Thousand Great Ways?

……

The world is like a game of chess, unpredictable; when all heroes laugh, all gods fall.

If the emergence of the Internet ushered in the Internet era;

The emergence of the four major networks has already marked the arrival of the Internet's golden age, but it also means that the world, which has enjoyed peace for a long time, may be plunged into conflict again.

At this moment, people of insight are extremely worried; however, most ordinary people are unaware that they are in history and have turned into political operatives, mocking or making fun of the situation.

People are even more pessimistic about the Internet because its competitors are too powerful.

After a careful count, except for the unknown master behind the Xinghai Network, all the others are upper third-rank immortal officials.

With such a strong lineup, how can Gu Yunli compete?

"The four major networks are out, the Internet is in danger!"

"Have you heard? The Network Palace disciples' salaries have increased by 30%. It seems that Gu Zhenzai is getting anxious and has to spend money to keep them."

"Alas, I thought the Internet would be defeated by Shui Jing, but I never thought it would end in this way."

"Did you know that Gu Zhenzai has just been promoted to the seventh rank immortal official? Is this the end?"

"It's so funny, don't you know there's a term called 'a rise in the face of a fall in the face of a loss ...

"The decline of the Internet is irreversible. I'm afraid it will only be a name in the future!"

At this moment, even if the Internet Palace increased salaries, or even if Gu Zhenzai was promoted to a seventh-rank immortal official, it would not be able to change public opinion.

However, everything has its opposite.

Amidst all the pessimistic voices, there was some backlash in public opinion.

"With a monthly salary of 3,000, it's hilarious to think badly of Gu Zhenzai! Gu Zhenzai's life has already been a counterattack, right? A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Internet declines, Gu Zhenzai is still Gu Zhenzai, and he is still someone we look up to."

"Yes, who knew the name of Taoist Yunli a year ago? Now he is a seventh-rank official, has direct access to the emperor's ears, and is rich enough to rival a country. Is this considered decline?"

"In fact, with the current size of the Internet, if you don't mess around, you can survive for a long time. At least I have always used the Internet. I am afraid of being monitored when using other networks." "Me too!"

Pei Yuli, who was watching the various arguments online, couldn't help but comment:

“If I were Gu Zhenzai, I would be willing even if the Internet declined!”

After making the comment, he suddenly became a little bored.

How ironic it is that one's own life is terrible, but one still criticizes the gods who are high above him?
Look at himself, now sitting by the path in the deep mountains, enduring the bites of mosquitoes, just to find a few herbs. Only he knows how sad and embarrassed he feels.

Thinking back to the past, when he joined the immortal sect, how high-spirited and ambitious he was?
Now, my will has been worn down by reality.

Speaking of which, the mountain sect that Pei Yuli worshipped was not small, and the sect took good care of him. Among his peers, his talent could be considered top-notch.

He was also quite proud of it before the Internet came out.

However, after opening my eyes to the Internet, I realized how big the world is and how many talented people there are.

He tried to work hard.

But in the end, it can't defeat reality.

Now, his biggest hope is to find a few herbs, exchange them for some resources for cultivation, and break through to the realm of sealing the furnace.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Pei Yuli sighed, stood up and continued walking into the mountains.

The mountain road was boring. Pei Yuli relied on his cultivation and couldn't help but open the Internet again. He surfed the Internet while hurried on his way.

Although he was doing two things at once, he looked as graceful as a startled wild goose, moving around on the mountain path with great ease.

Suddenly, during a jump, the rock under his feet suddenly shattered, causing him to be empty and about to fall off the cliff.

"Ok?"

He was startled, but calmly took a deep breath, twisted his waist, and grabbed a protruding stone with his hands like eagle claws, ready to fly into the air.

"Wow—"

Unexpectedly, a shrill eagle cry came from my ear.

He turned his head suddenly and saw a black shadow coming towards him like lightning.

Pei Yuli's face changed drastically. He suddenly drew out the Qingguang sword from his waist with his free right hand and slashed at the intruder.

"Snapped!"

When the sound of metal and stone clashing rang out, the tremendous force caused Pei Yuli to crash into the stone wall. His left hand could no longer hold the stone and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

His heart was pounding, his magic power was circulating, and he swung his sword to hit the stone, trying to steady his body.

Unexpectedly, the falcon attacked again.

It makes him lose sight of the big picture!

But in an instant, his body could no longer stay in the air and fell down with a loud bang.

"Do not--"

Pei Yuli's pupils dilated. Under the attack of the falcon, he was completely panicked. He tried to climb the cliff with his claws and teeth bared. However, the falcon's repeated attacks made his self-rescue struggles in vain.

For a moment, his body fell from the sky like a meteorite.

The wind whistled past my ears, like the strange howl of the abyss.

His mind went blank!
But in a moment, with a "bang", everything returned to nothingness.

On the cliff, the falcon circled around continuously. After making sure that its prey was dead for a long time, it landed gracefully, savagely tore open Pei Yuli's belly and took out his internal organs.

After an unknown amount of time, the falcon suddenly raised its head, looked around, and suddenly flapped its wings and flew up.

call out!
Just at this moment, a flying sword flew through the air, blood splattered, and another soul fell.

The flying sword spun around in the air and then returned to its owner.

Then a middle-aged man appeared beside Pei Yuli's body. He lowered his head and looked at the tragic scene of his body being ripped open, and couldn't help shaking his head.

"Playing with my phone while walking, do you think this karma is mine or yours?"

Pei Yuli's pupils were empty and there was no response at all.

The soul that had not yet reached the highest level of cultivation had already been on the verge of collapse, without any reaction at all.

"You are lucky to have run into me. I will give you a great fortune."

The middle-aged man muttered something, his figure as still as a mountain, while the data and ideas swept away like a raging wave.

In an instant, Pei Yuli's broken soul appeared in front of Gu Yunli in the form of data. A string of numbers that were faintly representative of his life-saving magical power began to jump gently as Gu Yunli manipulated it.

(End of this chapter)