My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 146 - 11: Disciple Lu Xuan Pays Respects to the Master

「In a certain research institute.」

"As the Great Heaven and Earth recovers, more and more people are becoming Immortals..." a researcher reported. "According to our investigations and inferences from the remaining fragmented literature and ancient texts, this seems to be a 'dividend' from the world's recovery. It should peak within the next three years and then immediately begin to wane."

Pausing for a moment, the Earth Immortal Level researcher pushed up his glasses.

"If our predictions are correct, the Great Heaven and Earth must have accumulated a massive amount of divine substance during the End of Dharma Era. It's now erupting forth, which is what's causing this dividend period of the world's recovery..."

The director of the research institute was shrouded in Chaos, his form indistinct. He just nodded calmly.

"This matter was concluded long ago. We need to seize the remainder of this dividend period. Make preparations, find the next city, and begin the great ritual."

"Yes, sir."

.......

"Another Grand Grade has appeared in the Current World..."

In many places, numerous powerful figures standing at the apex of society—and even civilization itself—let out a sigh.

The file on the young man named Lu Xuan was re-examined, but now, every piece of information within it seemed absurd, almost laughable.

A survivor of Qianlong City... a poor resident of the shantytowns... an ordinary person...

An Immortal wondered aloud:

"Could he be a returnee from the Ancient Times?"

A True Immortal had bowed his head and addressed him as "Old Ancestor" and "Lu Ancestor." This was far too inconceivable; it went beyond all common sense...

Lu Xuan's threat level was raised once again. The leaders of every superpower truly committed his name to memory.

「Meanwhile, at Sakata Heavy Industries Headquarters.」

The old man's expression was grim, ugly to the extreme.

"Chairman, are we just going to let this matter go?" a director asked respectfully.

The old man's knuckles tapped lightly on the table, yet the sound was like the tolling of a great bell. After a moment of thought, he looked up and answered faintly:

"Let's leave it for now. We are currently at war with Longque Technology and have no spare capacity to provoke a Grand Grade... Keep a close watch on that mountain range. As long as the handwritten order doesn't get out, we'll be fine. But that great treasure must be retrieved."

At the board meeting, the many directors looked at each other and nodded respectfully, not daring to say more.

They could all see the rage suppressed in the chairman's heart. No one had ever dared to ride roughshod over Sakata Heavy Industries.

Even the creatures from outside the pass regarded them as allies, and even the Life and Death Towers had never looked down on them.

But now, the entire face of Sakata Heavy Industries had been brutally slapped by that man named Lu Xuan!

Their skyscraper in Wutong City collapsed, more than twenty Celestial Humans were slain in succession, one Earth Immortal was left on the brink of death, and several subsequent Earth Immortal directors were even killed by the vibrations from that mysterious Grand Grade in the mountains...

Over the years, it wasn't that Sakata Heavy Industries hadn't suffered losses, but they had always struck back fiercely. Only this time...

At this moment, the chairman, seated at the head of the table, lifted his eyelids again. His knuckles continued their rhythmic tapping, one by one, on the smooth tabletop. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

He continued speaking:

"First, suppress the public opinion. Since no concrete evidence has been leaked, it should be easy to handle. Blame it all on baseless slander from certain factions."

Pausing, the old man raised his eyelids slightly, revealing eyes that shone like gold, within which seas of clouds and a Great Sun seemed to rise and fall.

"Since that Lu Xuan hasn't made the handwritten order public, it means he doesn't want to completely fall out with us either. We'll ignore him for now and settle the score later. The most urgent matter is..."

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!

The door was knocked upon, and then a secretary with a slender figure rushed in, flustered. She spoke, trembling slightly:

"There's been an emergency! Just now, Longque Technology held a global press conference. At the conference, they revealed three handwritten orders, claiming that Sakata Heavy Industries is colluding with an Evil Cult... As of now, our stock price has already hit its limit down!"

BANG!

The massive, round conference table exploded, turning into a cloud of soaring wood splinters that drifted through the air.

"Good, good, good!"

The old man's calm and calculated confidence vanished, replaced by a terrifying aura like that of a volcano about to erupt.

"Contact Aotao Organism and immediately start besieging Longque Technology! Destroy their pillar industries! Contact the Outer Demon Race and send them Lu Xuan's intelligence! Contact the Life Tower and ask if they're interested in hunting a Grand Grade hidden in the mountains! Contact..."

A series of commands were issued, the old man's eyes filled with thunderous rage. The scalps of the various directors tingled with fear; they knew that this time, the trouble was truly immense.

Sakata Heavy Industries was probably about to plummet!

As if sensing everyone's panic, the old man forced himself to calm his anger and said coldly:

"What are you afraid of? It's just the contraction and collapse of our public-facing economic industries. Remember, in the current era, the strong are revered and great power reigns supreme. I will personally take back what we have lost!"

.......

While a full-blown storm of public opinion raged in the outside world.

「Ancient Kongtong Mountain, Guangcheng Daoist Palace.」

Lu Xuan walked through the supremely majestic Daoist Palace as Daoists continuously cast curious and probing glances his way. Beside him, Qing He Daoist chattered on endlessly with his introduction:

"My junior brother and I were both taken in by our senior brother at the beginning of the New Calendar era. Our senior brother is the Palace Master of our Daoist Palace, and the pillar of the entire palace. The history of Guangcheng Daoist Palace can be traced all the way back to the Ancient Times, and it's in no way inferior to any of the famous and ancient Daoist Lineages of today..."