Chapter 141: The Final Liquidation Before “Going Public”: Ascension Group Version 2.0

“Falling Sun Sacred Sect?!”

These four words were like a thunderbolt from the Ninth Heavens, exploding inside the luxurious CEO office!

Leng Yanran, who had just broken through to the Golden Core and possessed an otherworldly temperament, had the blood drain from her face in an instant.

Even Murong Xue, who was usually fearless of heaven and earth, suddenly trembled as she held the jade cup, spilling the spirit water all over the floor.

If Heavenheart Holy Land was the sky above the heads of all cultivators in the Eastern Wasteland, then the Falling Sun Sacred Sect was the supreme firmament that all living beings in the entire mortal world could never hope to gaze upon!

That was an existence that made the rules!

No matter how much Ascension Group tossed things around, in essence it was only stirring up winds and clouds within the small pond of the Eastern Wasteland. Even the previous war with Heavenheart Holy Land, in the eyes of true giants, was probably no different from two villages fighting with farm tools over an irrigation canal.

But now, village matters had actually stabbed straight into the heavens!

“Why panic?”

Amid this suffocatingly oppressive atmosphere, a weak yet still composed voice rang out.

Chu Feng leaned against the head of the bed. Although his face was pale, his eyes were astonishingly bright, and even carried a trace of… excitement?

“A regional enterprise created a bit of disruptive innovation and attracted the attention of industry giants. Wasn’t that bound to happen sooner or later?”

He said lightly,

“If we treat this as a crisis, then our vision is far too small.”

He beckoned to Wu Hao:

“Pass down my order. In half a shichen, convene the highest-level strategic meeting of the group.”

“All executives at director level and above, including True Lord Xuantian the Supreme Elder, and… our new ‘strategic partner’, Miss Feng Zhiruo, must all attend.”

Half a shichen later, the Ascension Group core conference room.

The atmosphere was as heavy as iron.

True Lord Xuantian, Liu Changqing, Wang Xuanfu, and the rest of the upper management all looked grim.

These native Eastern Wasteland cultivators had fear of the Falling Sun Sacred Sect etched into their very bones.

As for Feng Zhiruo, who had been “invited” to attend, she was even more restless.

She understood better than anyone present what the four words “Falling Sun Sacred Sect” meant in terms of life and death.

The Feng Family was considered a leader among first-rate forces, but before the Falling Sun Sacred Sect, they were not even worthy of carrying its shoes.

“Everyone is here.”

Supported by Murong Xue and Leng Yanran, Chu Feng sat down in the main seat.

He swept his gaze across the fear and unease on everyone’s faces and smiled.

“It seems that a sudden bout of ‘market regulation’ has tested our team’s ‘stress resistance’.”

“And the result isn’t very ideal.”

He cleared his throat, but the first thing he did was not to discuss the Falling Sun Sacred Sect.

His gaze landed on Feng Zhiruo.

“Miss Feng, before discussing how to deal with external risks, we need to finish integrating our internal ‘assets’.”

He flicked his finger, and a jade slip packed with diagrams and text, rushed out overnight by Wu Hao, flew to Feng Zhiruo.

“This is the Ascension Group ‘Business White Paper’ version 1.0, as well as a ‘regional agency and strategic cooperation plan’ tailored specifically for you, or rather, for the Feng Family.”

Feng Zhiruo took the jade slip in confusion and sent her divine sense inside.

The next second, her pupils shrank violently!

Inside the jade slip, there were no threats and no coercion. Instead, with a clarity and rigor she had never seen before, it detailed Ascension Group’s organizational structure, core products (from Soul-Breaking Pills to power banks), profit models, talent cultivation systems, and future three-to-five-year “strategic planning”!

Those novel terms that went straight to the heart of the problem—“KPI evaluation”, “equity incentives”, “downstream markets”, “brand value”—left her dizzy, yet she felt as though the door to an entirely new world was slowly opening.

What shook her mind the most was that cooperation plan.

Chu Feng promised that Ascension Group would leverage its “advanced management experience” and “disruptive products” to fully support Feng Zhiruo in carrying out “reform” within the Feng Family, helping her defeat all competitors and become the sole heir of the Feng Family!

And the Feng Family, in turn, would need to become Ascension Group’s “bridgehead” and “general agent” for entering the central regional market of the mortal world!

This was an open scheme that could not be refused!

“You…”

Feng Zhiruo raised her head and looked at Chu Feng, her gaze filled with complexity.

For the first time, she realized that the most terrifying thing about this man was not his unfathomable methods, but his dreadful ability to see through everything and turn all people and matters into pieces on his chessboard!

“I’ll sign.”

In the end, she bit her silver teeth and spat out two words.

Done!

Chu Feng nodded in satisfaction. The first nail had been successfully driven into the territory of a first-rate force.

He then looked toward the newly advanced Golden Core Leng Yanran, admiration in his eyes:

“CPO, congratulations on completing your ‘technical upgrade’. Now, I announce that the group officially establishes the ‘Soul Technology Division’, with you taking full charge.”

With a wave of his hand, the miniature Divine Kingdom model he had packed up earlier appeared at the center of the conference table.

“This Divine Kingdom will be your division’s ‘R&D center’ and ‘core server’.”

“Your first KPI is to research how to use the inexhaustible soul power within the Divine Kingdom to develop new products capable of overturning the entire Cultivation World’s understanding!”

“For example, an ‘Enlightenment Pill’ that can enhance a cultivator’s spiritual root aptitude after birth!”

“Or ‘Memory Inheritance Jade Slips’ that can directly infuse a great expert’s cultivation insights straight into a disciple’s mind!”

“Or even creating a ‘virtual trial space’ that allows disciples to engage in life-and-death battles with zero casualties!”

With every concept Chu Feng mentioned, the breathing in the conference room grew heavier.

Everyone present was so shocked by the blueprint he described that their scalps went numb!

If these products could truly be developed, then Ascension Group would no longer be a simple sect or company, but rather… a god capable of mass-producing geniuses…!

In Leng Yanran’s cold, clear eyes, flames she had never shown before ignited.

These inconceivable ideas held fatal allure for an alchemy fanatic like her.

“I… will do my best.”

She nodded heavily.

“Very good.”

Chu Feng’s gaze finally swept across the entire room.

He stood up, walked to the massive map, picked up a vermilion brush, and drew several large circles on it.

“From today onward, Ascension Group organizational structure version 2.0 officially takes effect!”

“The Eastern Wasteland region with Qingyun Sect as its core is officially designated as ‘Ascension Group · Eastern Wasteland Region’, with True Lord Xuantian the Supreme Elder serving as honorary regional director, and Wu Hao serving as executive president!”

“The cooperation area with the Feng Family is designated as the ‘Feng Family Strategic Cooperation Special Zone’, with Miss Feng Zhiruo serving as special zone liaison officer!”

“And this Divine Kingdom will become the highest-level secret independent of all regions, designated as the ‘Ten Thousand Souls Cavern Central R&D Special Zone’!”

Looking at the brand-new territory on the map that had, for the first time, surpassed the scope of the Eastern Wasteland, the fear in the hearts of all executives was unconsciously replaced by a flame called “ambition”.

The Falling Sun Sacred Sect?

It was terrifying.

But the future of Ascension Group seemed to be… even more limitless!

Just as the conference room was filled with flourishing momentum and everyone was envisioning the group’s beautiful future—

“Dong—!”

A distant and ancient bell toll suddenly rang out from the Ninth Heavens, echoing throughout the entire Qingyun Sect.

Immediately after, a golden avenue paved purely from spiritual light, visible to the naked eye of mortals, stretched from the end of the horizon, directly laying itself outside the gates of Qingyun Sect!

As the golden light dispersed, a young man wearing a luxurious robe embroidered with blazing sun golden patterns, his face arrogant, appeared out of thin air at the end of the avenue, holding a scroll of golden decree.

He merely stood there quietly, yet a terrifying Nascent Soul Great Perfection pressure, far surpassing that of True Lord Xuantian, descended like Mount Tai pressing down, enveloping the entire Ascension Group!

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