Rebirth of the Cultivation Devil

All the major countries were shaken, the news rapidly passed between nations, and agents hiding in Japan were probing for details of that great battle.

The upper echelons of the entire world were in an uproar.

"It’s Huaxia. Could this person be representing Huaxia’s stance? Is Huaxia about to go to war with Japan?"

"No, Huaxia has already issued a statement. This operation has nothing to do with Huaxia, and the one in charge, that Hua Xia Slaughter God, has already renounced his Huaxia citizenship!"

"Heh, all bullshit. It’s just a passport. Who in the world doesn’t know that this Ye Kill God is Huaxia through and through? If he seizes Dragon Island, Huaxia will definitely reap massive benefits!"

The top brass of various countries were all discussing, speculating about the motives behind this battle.

At this time, over in Huaxia things were still in chaos: Yanglong Pharmaceutical was being condemned and cursed, and under the instigation of several pharmaceutical companies, Yanglong Pharmaceutical had already become everyone’s target.

More and more "cases" of problems with Yanglong Pharmaceutical’s drugs were circulating online and among the public, spreading like wildfire. Yanglong Pharmaceutical’s medicines seemed to have turned into poison, smeared by all kinds of rumors.

There were even countless indignant citizens, styling themselves patriots and righteous crusaders, standing up for others and rushing to Yanglong, unfurling banners in front of Yanglong Pharmaceutical and staging all sorts of marches.

Of course, those pharmaceutical companies’ hired online trolls were mixed in, quietly fanning the flames.

But mostly, it was deceived hot-blooded fools.

"Yanglong Pharmaceutical, get out of Huaxia!"

"Boycott Yanglong, give Huaxia back its clarity!"

"Heartless corporation, get out of Huaxia, a life for a life!"

A huge crowd was shouting slogans at the gates of Yanglong Pharmaceutical. Countless reporters and media outlets flocked to the scene, broadcasting the march live.

Shen Yingluo had already returned to Yanglong. She hadn’t expected this matter to blow up so much, and Ye Qingfeng’s way of handling it was too overbearing, stirring up these people’s resistance.

These people marching at Yanglong would inevitably affect sales of Yanglong Pharmaceutical’s products, and with so many media present, they couldn’t use any rough tactics against them. Nor could they simply drive them away.

Otherwise, once magnified by the media, Yanglong Pharmaceutical would face even more backlash.

And Nine Tribulations City was currently burning money; building a city was unimaginably difficult.

"Manager Shen, how are we supposed to handle this now? Letting them make trouble here every day isn’t a solution." Qiao Yizhen said worriedly.

"The Divine Court is investigating. They should be almost done gathering evidence. The truth will be out soon." Shen Yingluo said calmly.

"Sigh, these people are really too foolish. They want to boycott Yanglong Pharmaceutical, but they can’t grasp that Yanglong Pharmaceutical doesn’t lack buyers at all!"

Qiao Yizhen shook his head, speaking with some anguish. "Right now ninety percent of the market share is in Huaxia only because we’re favoring Huaxia. Once Yanglong’s share shifts overseas, it’s Huaxia that takes the hit!"

Shen Yingluo also shook her head slightly. Hearing the shouts from outside, she felt a twinge of regret.

These people looked passionate, but in the end they were just too stupid.

They simply didn’t understand that the existence of Yanglong Pharmaceutical was an advantage for Huaxia.

"When the truth comes out, they’ll regret it." Shen Yingluo nodded helplessly.

"No need to wait."

Just then a cool voice sounded, and a black-clad figure walked in.

It was Ye Qingfeng.

Zhong Ming followed behind him.

"Ye Qingfeng, aren’t you in Nine Tribulations City? How did you end up here?" Shen Yingluo exclaimed in surprise.

"No need to explain anything to these people. It’s time for Yanglong Pharmaceutical to leave."

Ye Qingfeng said evenly.

...

Outside the gates of Yanglong Pharmaceutical, the crowd surged; hundreds of people were waving flags and marching.

"Yanglong Pharmaceutical, get out of Huaxia!"

Led by a few young people, some even blocked the entrance, shouting and demonstrating. The media cameras stayed trained on Yanglong Pharmaceutical’s gate, which had yet to open, with security guards stopping people outside.

At that moment, the gates of Yanglong Manor opened.

A group of people walked out from inside. One of them had a delicate face and a gracefully curving figure, wearing a beige trench coat and high heels, with long flowing hair. She was the general manager of Yanglong Pharmaceutical.

Shen Yingluo.

"Yanglong Pharmaceutical’s GM is out. Make them give us an explanation, give us an accounting, or get out of Huaxia!"

Countless people shouted.

In their minds, Yanglong Pharmaceutical was an utterly depraved existence. Driving it out of Huaxia would make them heroes, men of hot blood.

"Since things have come to this, then let’s fulfill everyone’s wish."

Ye Qingfeng spoke, expressionless.

Then, not bothering with these trivialities, he handed everything about severing Yanglong Pharmaceutical from Huaxia over to Shen Yingluo.

Three days later, a major piece of news was suddenly announced:

"Yanglong Pharmaceutical has officially disengaged from Huaxia."

Just as countless people were reeling in shock, another announcement was released.

"Nine Tribulations City declares its independent existence."

"This is a city that will not accept the rule of any nation or government. All laws, economy, and education will be formulated by the City Lord of Nine Tribulations City."

"Yanglong Pharmaceutical announces it is joining Nine Tribulations City!"

Wham.

This was the truly explosive bombshell, earth‑shattering, leaving practically everyone utterly stunned.

This announcement wasn’t just aimed at Huaxia’s Cultivation Technique world, but at the entire globe; anyone who went online could see it.

Nine Tribulations City directly hacked into the networks of more than a hundred internet‑connected countries worldwide.

With Ye Qingfeng personally drafting the text and over a hundred top scientists backing it, every country’s cyberspace displayed this declaration.

"My god, what is this Nine Tribulations City thing? A single city wants to escape the control of any nation? What is this, some kind of pipe dream?"

"Th-this is ridiculous. Yanglong Pharmaceutical is actually declaring it’s joining Nine Tribulations City. Have they gone insane? Even if they had nowhere else to go, they wouldn’t go there."

"How could an independent city possibly exist? The United Nations will wipe it out for sure!"

For a time, the news swept across the globe. In the public’s eyes, this was a joke, sheer fantasy.

But people were also deeply impressed: Nine Tribulations City was clearly powerful, able to infiltrate any country’s network—terrifyingly strong.

Netizens in Huaxia were stunned as well, completely astonished. They might curse Yanglong Pharmaceutical to get out of Huaxia, but they’d always assumed Yanglong Pharmaceutical could never truly leave.

After all, the Huaxia mainland was a super‑market that every corporation was begging to enter.

Yet they never imagined Yanglong Pharmaceutical would actually run off, just like that—leave Huaxia and even join some Nine Tribulations City.