Chapter 155: True Crippled Bull True Sacrifice True Mind Method

Outside the Illusionary Realm.

Song Xu watched the scene unfold with surprise, "You're saying Zhang Yu cultivates the Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra?"

Mo Tianyi also found it strange, replying, "Zhang Yu registered with this cultivation art, and look at him now, transformed into a chronically ill worker, persevering on the assembly line. Isn't that precisely the effect of the Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra?"

Song Xu stroked his chin, puzzled. "Isn't that a cultivation art for the lowest of the low, the impoverished? To make them work harder, treat their illnesses less, and demand fewer compensations? It's just a useless technique for useless people."

"Zhang Yu wants to elevate his Dao Heart with this art?"

"Isn't he afraid of becoming more and more aligned with this technique, eventually turning into a piece of trash who only knows how to take a beating, never fighting back, enduring everything in silence?"

"On the other hand, this Bai Zhenzhen…" Song Xu commented, "Her Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra is deepening in understanding under this scenario. She'll undoubtedly shine in the upcoming examinations."

As Song Xu and Mo Tianyi appraised, the scene within the illusionary realm shifted again.

On the assembly line.

With Bai Zhenzhen's soaring spirits and series of manipulations, she exploited all the workers to their limits.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Yu felt the hope within him gradually dissipate. The pain throughout his body burned like flames, making it difficult for him to concentrate on his work.

"It hurts so much…"

Zhang Yu didn't want to continue suffering.

He knew that for the Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra to remain effective, to continue suppressing the pain in his heart, he needed at least a glimmer of hope.

Even the small hope of getting off work a little earlier would suffice.

So, he stepped forward, looked at Bai Zhenzhen, and said, "Boss, I'd like to request leave today."

Bai Zhenzhen's gaze swept over him, and when she saw Zhang Yu's face, a flicker of emotion flashed through her eyes.

After hearing Zhang Yu's reason for requesting leave was his pain, Bai Zhenzhen nodded slightly and sighed, "You don't want to work overtime?"

Seeing Zhang Yu nod, Bai Zhenzhen said, "It seems you've indeed been working hard."

Then, Bai Zhenzhen looked at everyone present and asked, "Is there anyone else who, like him, doesn't want to work overtime?"

Seeing everyone looking tempted but afraid to speak out, Bai Zhenzhen asked again, "Look at you all, so docile and submissive, listening to everything, doing whatever you're told. I hired people, not machines."

"If you have any requests, stand up and tell me. Be a little bolder."

Looking at the employees, including Zhang Yu, who stood up wanting to refuse overtime, Bai Zhenzhen smiled with satisfaction. "Very good. For refusing the factory's arrangements, you're all fired."

Bai Zhenzhen turned to her secretary and said, "There's a new batch of graduates who can be recruited. Replace this old and sick bunch, don't give them a single penny of compensation…"

Under the operation of the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra, all the workers became mere chips in Bai Zhenzhen's eyes, waiting for her manipulations to increase profits.

With her actions, the cultivation art flowed even smoother, and her Dao Heart became as firm as a rock, unbreakable.

On the other side, upon hearing these words, Zhang Yu felt his heart descend into complete darkness. All hope vanished along with the loss of his job… utterly gone.

With all hope stolen, what should he do?

How could he find hope again?

How could he continue to suppress the piercing pain in his body?

Song Xu watched the scene and sighed, "The Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra is still too useless. Why would he choose such a technique?"

"Trying to understand and align his thoughts with this technique… what's the point?"

"It's completely holding him back."

Mo Tianyi, however, sighed, "But enduring all this way does have the effect of tempering his Dao Heart, doesn't it?"

"Zhang Yu, being poor and not having the qualifications to get into the Top Ten academies, like us… often has no choice but to endure."

He said with a sense of empathy, "Compared to fighting, compared to resisting… endurance is the only choice for the poor."

Song Xu looked at Zhang Yu in the illusionary realm and murmured, "Continue to endure? But how long can he endure? Where does it end?"

"No wonder he couldn't withstand the pressure in the end and signed up under a wealthy family."

"It's a good thing you didn't invest too much in him back then."

"This kind of person is poor to the core. Even his cultivation art is a spineless technique. He's not worth investing in at all."

But at that moment, the changes in the illusionary realm surprised them slightly.

Zhang Yu stood there, stunned, feeling all hope had completely disappeared.

Besides the employees' lamentations and Bai Zhenzhen's orders, he seemed to faintly hear something else.

"It's the sound of protesting workers outside!"

"Protesting?"

Zhang Yu's eyes seemed to brighten slightly at this thought.

At the same time, the cultivation art, which had been difficult to activate in his mind, showed signs of movement again.

The crippled ox, which had been deeply mired in the mud in Zhang Yu's mind's eye, had stopped because it could not see hope.

But at this moment, with the change in Zhang Yu's thoughts, a cold light seemed to emanate from the broken horn of the crippled ox.

"The only hope left is to fight."

"When all hope is extinguished, when everything is dark, when pleas yield no hope… then one must use these broken horns to fight for justice, to create a glimmer of hope oneself…"

At this moment, a realization flashed through Zhang Yu's mind.

"The Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra is not a martial art for suppressing pain and working."

"Its original purpose was to care for disabled cultivators, to alleviate their suffering."

"But the deeper idea contained in this technique is a desperate resistance in the face of hopelessness! To fight for the last glimmer of hope!"

"Crippled Ox Sacrifice, Crippled Ox Sacrifice… this is the true essence of sacrifice, not harming one's health to work."

At this moment, the 10th-level Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra seemed to undergo a subtle change, surging more fiercely in Zhang Yu's mind.

Zhang Yu felt his understanding of the Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra deepen again.

He roared and charged towards Bai Zhenzhen, shouting, "I'll fight!"

Bai Zhenzhen frowned as she looked at Zhang Yu's familiar face and retreated. Yu Xinghan and the other guards rushed towards Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan's group quickly engaged in a chaotic battle.

Although Zhang Yu's strength was inferior to theirs, he was fearless, launching desperate attacks time and time again, trading life for life, forcing the guards to retreat.

After all, medical expenses could be reimbursed, but death rendered any amount of medical expenses useless.

Especially since Zhang Yu felt his power surge whenever he faced such desperate circumstances.

Under the operation of the Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra, a portion of his potential, which had been hidden deep within him, seemed to be unleashed at this moment, allowing him to fight more and more bravely.

The effectiveness of the Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra at this moment far exceeded its previous capabilities.

Seeing the guards temporarily forced back by Zhang Yu's life-for-life tactics, the remaining workers also began to stir.

Bai Zhenzhen, watching Zhang Yu fight, felt her emotions fluctuate again, and the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra seemed to encounter a barrier.

She felt a moment of sympathy.

At this moment, a thought emerged in her heart. She didn't want to see Zhang Yu get beaten down like that.

As Bai Zhenzhen became less comfortable with the cultivation art, the True Spirit Root in her dantian also changed in its deduction of the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra.

Song Xu watched this scene with amazement. "What's going on? Under the operation of the Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra, Zhang Yu is actually fighting people to the death."

Mo Tianyi wondered, "Could it be that there are some mysteries to the Crippled Ox's Sacrificial Heart Sutra?"

But soon, something even more surprising to Mo Tianyi happened.

As Zhang Yu led the workers in fighting the guards, Bai Zhenzhen finally stopped the fighting, announcing increased benefits and higher wages for the employees.

Mo Tianyi became even more puzzled. "Is this something the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra can do?"

Song Xu said, "Changes in thought, interpretations and understandings of cultivation arts will naturally lead to changes."

"The deeper the understanding of a cultivation art, the stronger its effects."

"But in reality, for a person's thoughts to change, and for their understanding of a cultivation art to deepen, it often takes a lot of time to think and experience."

"And the existence of the Spirit Realm Illusion accelerates this process through various scenarios."

"Judging from the performance of these two, their understanding of their respective cultivation arts has deepened."

"After this journey through the illusionary realm, these two will surely have firmer Dao Hearts, and the effects of their cultivation arts will become stronger."

As he spoke, Song Xu saw further changes in the illusionary realm.

With the increase in wages and improvement in benefits, the entire factory started up again.

Although Bai Zhenzhen still calmly presided over everything in the factory, she could feel that the calmness at this moment was different from the calmness before.

If the previous calmness was a ruthless calculation that abandoned emotions,

Then the calmness in Bai Zhenzhen's heart at this moment was integrated with her humanity, rather than blindly pursuing success and victory.

"This is… knowing it's impossible yet doing it anyway, doing what you want to do."

For example, at this moment, she didn't want to be enemies with Zhang Yu, so even if the profits were reduced, even if facing greater risks, she would calmly accept it and continue to execute it.

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen suddenly had a deeper understanding of the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra.

"Suppressing emotions, calmly calculating everything based on gains and losses, success or failure, focusing everything on success, is not true calmness, but a suppression of humanity."

"Only being able to accept failure calmly, being able to fearlessly pursue one's beliefs, is the true pursuit of the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra."

At this moment, she felt like an assassin holding a small knife, even if the success rate was slim, even if it was a nine-death-one-life situation, she would calmly strike with that sword.

Feeling the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra operating in her heart with an unprecedented effect, Bai Zhenzhen felt a burst of joy in her mind and became more and more determined.

She could feel that as her understanding of the Glacial Soul Ice Heart Sutra deepened, the power of this technique became stronger.

The greater the risk faced, the lower the success rate, the calmer she felt, and the more active her brain, body, and mana became.

Then, she, Zhang Yu, and Yu Xinghan watched as the factory collapsed completely under the pressure of other factories due to high wages, high benefits, and rising costs…

Watching this scene, Mo Tianyi felt a sense of regret and murmured, "Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, their ideas are good."

"If they hadn't been forced to sign by Zhang Pianpian, and with your guidance, boss, they might have had a glimmer of hope of getting into the Top Ten."

Song Xu said indifferently, "But like the situation faced by all poor people, no matter how good the ideas, without the guarantee of wealth, everything is just a flower in a mirror, a moon in the water, and will eventually be eliminated by this world."

Mo Tianyi said, "But from this illusionary realm, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen have thoughts very similar to ours."

"Perhaps if we ask them directly, they will tell us the secrets to becoming stronger quickly, helping us poor people break out into a new world."

Poor people helping each other, breaking through the nets set by the wealthy together. This had always been the concept that Song Xu taught Mo Tianyi, and the belief held by the members of the Poor People's Alliance.

It was under this concept that they gave all the support they could to Song Xu, hoping that he could become the first to break through the sky, and that he could lead them to the heavens in the future.

Song Xu shook his head upon hearing this. "The illusionary realm is just an illusion after all."

"No matter what they think in their hearts, in reality, they have become dogs of the wealthy after all. We can't trust them too much."

"Let's use my method."

"They should continue to restart the illusionary realm to continue sharpening their Dao Hearts, right?"

"Notify me when they come out."

After waiting for two more hours, Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, and Yu Xinghan were finally about to come out.

Meanwhile, in a certain basement in reality.

Song Xu was wearing a mask and kneeling in a strange ritual.

He thought to himself, "Zhang Yu is about to leave the illusionary realm. Prepare to activate the ritual to find his evil god."