Chapter 100: A “Corporate Social Responsibility Report” from Heavenheart Holy Land
Deathly stillness.
A silence as deep as death.
Across the entire Qingyun Sect—and even beyond its borders—every great figure watching this world-shaking confrontation held their breath.
They felt as though their very worldview was being ground into the dirt and rubbed raw.
A disciple still in the Qi Refining stage had forced a mighty figure at the peak of Nascent Soul to a corner!
This was no longer merely a leap in challenge—it was an ant giving a lecture on political philosophy to a dragon! It was absurd beyond imagination!
Time ticked away, second by second.
Just when everyone thought that True Lord Lieyang would lose all restraint and strike with fury—
He did something that made everyone’s eyeballs almost fall out.
He slowly, word by word, forced a few syllables through his clenched teeth:
“Good… very… good!”
Then, with a fierce flick of his sleeve, he truly strode forward and sat, bold as brass, onto the “Guest of Honor” seat prepared for him!
The instant he sat down, the chair—crafted entirely from millennium warm jade—let out a pitiful groan under the pressure, spiderweb cracks spreading across its surface.
He had made up his mind.
He would stay.
He would personally see what more tricks this audacious little ant could pull off.
He would make this ant, at the height of his arrogance and pride, experience what it meant to have all his hopes crushed into nothingness by absolute power.
Seeing True Lord Lieyang take his seat, the smile on Chu Feng’s face shone as brilliantly as the spring sun.
He knew—the most crucial step of this “Hongmen Banquet” had been completed.
“Excellent! True Lord indeed possesses the ocean’s breadth of mind and the mountain’s steadfastness of virtue! I am in awe!”
Chu Feng clapped his hands in admiration, then turned toward the audience and the “media representatives” floating among the clouds. His voice rose with ceremony and vigor:
“Dear family members! Fellow cultivators! And our friends from the major powers of the Eastern Wasteland media!”
“I hereby announce: the Ascension Group’s first-ever Special Seminar on ‘Corporate Development and Social Responsibility’ is now officially in session!”
As his words fell, Wu Hao—who had long been waiting at the side—immediately commanded several disciples to carefully carry a massive recording jade screen to the center of the platform.
All eyes turned toward the glowing screen.
Chu Feng stepped forward, drew a deep breath, and revealed an expression of modest eagerness, like an exemplary student.
“As everyone knows, Heavenheart Holy Land is the light of our Eastern Wasteland—the banner that guides our path forward!”
“Today, we are honored to have True Lord Lieyang himself visit to conduct an ‘audit’ and offer ‘guidance’ to our Ascension Group. This junior feels deeply privileged!”
“I also wish to take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to humbly report to True Lord, and to all fellow cultivators, the insights and reflections we have gained while studying the Holy Land’s advanced culture.”
As he spoke, he sent a surge of spiritual power into the jade screen.
Buzz—!
The jade blazed with golden light, and a title radiating with righteous energy appeared:
“Learning from the Paragon, Advancing with Determination—An In-Depth Analysis and Reflection on Heavenheart Holy Land’s ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’”
Seeing this title, the corner of True Lord Lieyang’s eye twitched uncontrollably. The ominous premonition in his heart surged to an unbearable peak.
But Chu Feng acted as though nothing was amiss. He stood there like a top-rated motivational lecturer, pointing at the screen as he began his passionate “presentation.”
“First, let’s examine our first case study—‘The Balance between Corporate Growth and Environmental Protection’!”
The image shifted, revealing a detailed map with a blood-red rune marking a certain region.
“Three months ago, this was a vibrant Third-tier Fire Spirit Vein. But to satisfy a certain high-ranking executive’s personal performance metrics, a project called ‘Earthfire Gold Smelting’ was forcibly launched!”
At once, the jade displayed a horrifying video.
The earth split open, magma erupted, countless mortal villages were swallowed whole, and a sect known as Firecloud Sect vanished into a sea of flames amid screams.
“From the results, this project was a success! That executive obtained a powerful magical treasure!”
Chu Feng analyzed in an exceedingly objective tone.
“But from the standpoint of ‘social responsibility,’ this is a bloody lesson!”
“This kind of act—slaughtering the chicken to get the egg, sacrificing the safety and lives of countless ‘users’ just to serve one executive’s profit—gravely violates our righteous cultivators’ core value of ‘people first’! This should serve as a dire warning to all our sects!”
As he spoke, Chu Feng cast a “sympathetic” glance toward True Lord Lieyang on the seat.
True Lord Lieyang’s old face had already turned a deep purplish-red.
His fingers dug into the armrest so hard that the solid warm jade crumbled into powder like tofu under his grip.
Because the “executive” Chu Feng referred to—was him!
And the magical treasure gained—was his Red-Sun Golden Wheel!
He had thought the affair perfectly covered up, yet today, before the entire Eastern Wasteland, Chu Feng had exposed him so openly—and even used it as a negative case study!
“Pfft—”
True Lord Lieyang tasted blood and forcibly swallowed it down. His organs were already grievously injured.
But Chu Feng’s “report” was far from over.
“Next, let’s look at the second case—‘On the Moral Conduct of Corporate Executives’!”
The image shifted again—to a series of sensual, secret scenes. Though the key parts were heavily mosaicked, everyone could tell—it was a “multi-person exercise” unfolding inside a lavish cave dwelling.
“According to incomplete statistics, a certain highly respected Holy Land executive has taken a total of one hundred and eight Dao partners over the last five hundred years—not counting those without official titles…”
“One must reflect: if a leader cannot manage even his lower half, how can we trust him to manage an entire sect?”
“The third case—‘On Eliminating Corruption and Upholding Integrity’…”
Chu Feng’s words were like invisible daggers coated in venom. One by one, he presented every scandal Yao Yue had gathered—each capable of utterly destroying True Lord Lieyang’s reputation—dressed neatly in the elegant phrasing of “corporate management” and “business ethics,” stabbing with precision straight into his Dao Heart.
From plundering to mass slaughter, from moral decay to indulgent debauchery—
Each charge came with detailed “evidence” and “reflection.”
The entire Main Peak plaza was deathly silent.
Everyone’s scalps tingled from the sheer audacity of Chu Feng’s attack.
To kill a man is one thing.
But this—this was raising him to the altar first, then smashing him down into bloody pulp!
Finally, when Chu Feng reached the last and deadliest case, he stopped.
He turned, his gaze sharp as lightning, locking onto True Lord Lieyang—whose face was twisted in fury, whose Nascent Soul manifestation was leaking uncontrolled around him.
The jade screen shone brightly once more, revealing a crystal-clear recording.
In it, a group of rogue cultivators were joyfully dividing up an ancient ruin’s treasure—
Until, in the next instant, a young figure appeared, slaughtering them all mercilessly with a sinister Demonic Path technique.
That face—was unmistakably True Lord Lieyang, merely a few hundred years younger!
At the end, the young Lieyang meticulously cleaned the scene, leaving behind evidence that framed another demonic sect.
“True Lord.”
Chu Feng’s voice was cold, devoid of emotion.
“This ‘Learning Report,’ created through the combined effort of our entire Ascension Group, I wonder… are you satisfied with it?”
“Tell me—does this represent the ‘Light of the Righteous Path’ that Heavenheart Holy Land has upheld for millennia?”
“Is this the ‘beautiful future’ you claim will lead the entire Eastern Wasteland’s cultivation world forward?!”
The moment his words fell—
“AHHHHH!!!”
A roar burst from the depths of True Lord Lieyang’s throat, twisted with boundless hatred and madness!
“You little bastard! This old man will annihilate your soul today—may you never reincarnate for eternity!!”
BOOM—!!!
The terrifying power of a Nascent Soul peak cultivator exploded as his Dao Heart shattered completely!
Golden-red flames no longer radiated mere pressure—they turned into a law of destruction, erupting in annihilating force!
The entire platform, along with the jade screen that held his countless sins, was reduced to nothingness in an instant.
The whole Qingyun Sect was engulfed in a light of apocalypse.