My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 208 The trump card is in place, the confidence to face the gods!

As news of the disappearance of Tianlang City was confirmed, the articles published by major pharmaceutical groups began to gain traction, attracting many investors to enter the market.

However, compared to the vast penny stock market, the number of people buying pharmaceutical stocks is still a minority.

Most investors are still rational at this moment. They are still unsure what exactly is wrong with Sirius City. If it's not a war, then this surge in pharmaceutical stocks is just a flash in the pan.

Most importantly, Sirius City is a lone force; unless a god descends, even if a war breaks out, the scale will not be too large.

How can we fill the gap left by so many pharmaceutical companies?
Nowadays, it seems that major pharmaceutical companies are all competing for the market. If everyone tries to carve up Sirius City, how much will each company have left in the end?
Sirius City is only so small, how could it possibly accommodate such a large number of pharmaceutical companies?

Therefore, the vast majority of stock market investors remain pessimistic and are prepared to wait and see.

Then some rational bloggers jumped out and suggested: "Everyone! The situation in Sirius City is still unclear. What if this is not a rebellion, but just a technical malfunction of the Immortal Mansion? More than 100 years ago, a similar situation occurred in Ximo Prefecture where a city lost contact, but in the end nothing happened!"

"Furthermore, the independence of the Bull Clan Alliance in the Southern Demon Continent has already sounded the alarm for the Heavenly Court. I don't believe His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor can tolerate chaos in the Central Continent. So even if Tianlang City really becomes independent, the Heavenly Court will definitely gather a large force to directly extinguish the flames of rebellion!"

"So this war won't last long at all. Those pharmaceutical companies have been deliberately and systematically releasing all sorts of articles these past few days, just to trick everyone into taking over their losses!"

Many investors agreed with the blogger's assessment, so more people chose to continue observing or began to reduce their holdings.

What they didn't know was that these bloggers who advised them not to buy were themselves going on a buying spree of the stocks they were dumping.

"Damn a bunch of idiots! The Three Realms are in a pressure cooker right now. Whether it's the Heavenly Court or those big pharmaceutical groups, they definitely need a war to relieve the pressure. So even if there's no rebellion in Tianlang City, there will definitely be one!"

Never underestimate the determination of those large pharmaceutical groups.

Putting aside other things, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical has already invested over one trillion yuan to purchase raw materials for war drugs. If this war were smaller, would they dare to invest like this?

If even these bloggers can see this, it's impossible for major capital firms not to.

Therefore, the major investment groups in Zhongzhou Xian Gu Street have already taken action.

These large corporations are closer to the heavens than ordinary cultivators, so they understand the Heavenly Emperor's thoughts better than most people. At this moment, they can basically guess that the Heavenly Emperor is behind this war.

As a result,
How can war be small?

So the major investment banks still took action and frantically bought stocks. Although they were a step too late to enter the market and could not buy at the lowest point, they could still make a profit!
And you can make a lot of money.

As a result, after a brief decline, pharmaceutical stocks rose again with the influx of capital. Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group's stock soared from 1100 to 3480, a 3.1-fold increase in value!
This made the stock market investors restless.

We wanted to be rational, but it's rising just too fast!

Seeing the promising rise in the pharmaceutical sector, everyone flocked to the sector, driving up stock prices again.

By the time trading was suspended at noon, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical had surged from a low of 114.7 to 5100, more than 40 times its value.
The value of the stocks in Li Wei's hands also soared from 170 billion to more than 7000 billion. Now, he has more than enough cultivation resources, not to mention those for the Nascent Soul stage, but even more for the Deity Transformation stage.

"This is the magic of the Immortal Stock Market! No wonder even some True Immortals have lost everything in it."

Although Li Wei was the mastermind behind this stock transaction, he was still shocked by what he saw.

He originally thought that the stock market would rise tenfold before things became clear in Sirius City, but he didn't expect these investors to be even more crazy than he imagined.

In fact, not only Li Wei was caught off guard, but even Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group was caught off guard.

At this moment, at the group's board meeting, many directors were beaming with joy.

"It seems our investment this time was worthwhile!"

"The fighting hasn't even started in Sirius City yet; they've only been writing articles for a few days, and it already has this kind of power?"

This scene inevitably reminds everyone of the Heavenly Dao 5.0 era, when the fifth Heavenly Emperor suddenly announced that he would go to war with the Great Sage. As a result, the stock market crashed by 15% that day. Later, a short article was published saying that the Heavenly Emperor would extend the war by 60 days, and the stock market surged by 10%!

Later, the Heavenly Emperor himself intervened, saying that the little essay was completely fabricated and that he would still wage war against the Great Sage.

As a result, the stock market, which had just started to rise, plummeted again by 20%.

That incident was utterly a mockery of the public, and it condemned all self-proclaimed professional stock managers and investment groups to the pillory of shame.

And now,
After making money through short essays, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group realized how lucrative this method really was!
Director Jiang couldn't help but ask excitedly, "Has the investigation report been released yet? How is the market reacting?"

"In response to Chairman Jiang, according to our investigation, there are three main reasons for the surge in the group's stock price this time. First, Tianlang City happened to be out of contact. Second, large capital in coastal areas and Zhongzhou Penny Stock Street collectively exerted their strength. The third reason is the update of Tiandao version 7.19!"

"Oh? It's related to the version update too?"

"Hmm! According to our investigation, many of the people entering the market this time are newly registered stock investors. After conducting a thorough background check, we were surprised to find that after the Tiandao 7.19 version update, the number of new cultivators registered for Zhongzhou Penny Stocks has increased by billions!"

"In our view, it is the harsh environment of spiritual practice that has turned many people into speculators, all of whom fantasize about getting rich overnight!"

"Hahaha, then I can only say that the more people who think this way, the better!" Penny stocks are essentially a capital and financial game. Ordinary people come here to contribute to the immortal mansion and big capital. They are all great philanthropists!

Things turned out even better than they had initially anticipated!

Once Li Wei ignites the war in Tianlang City, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group can then publicly announce that it has become the sole agent for the war.

Won't their stock price take off by then?
"Are we prepared with the means to confront the gods?"

"We have just received a reply from the Yu family patriarch. He has agreed to personally descend to the mortal realm to slay the demon and fulfill our agreement with Li Wei."

"Hahaha! Since the Lord of the Smallpox is willing to take action personally, then there's no problem. Quickly go and fetch Lao Xinzhi!"

The reason why Lao Xinzhi is still waiting at Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group is that he is waiting for them to come up with a way to fight against the gods.

So he immediately returned to the boardroom: "I wonder which true god will descend to earth next?"

Yu Bingtong, the current head of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, took out a jade talisman and said, "This is the Yu Curse God Edict. After you light it, my ancestor will invite the Heavenly Court to descend and kill the god for you!"

Lao Xinzhi's eyes widened immediately!

The Yu family of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, although descended from Yu Guang, the Eastern Master of Smallpox, is not the origin of the Yu family bloodline.

Yu Guang also has a father who works in the Heavenly Court.

Therefore, the only ancestor mentioned by the Yu family is Bixia Yuanjun, the chief deity of the Heavenly Court's Smallpox Department, Yu Hualong.

One of the leaders of the Eight Departments of Heaven, a true high-ranking official of Heaven, and an ancient powerhouse who survived six great calamities!
He actually wants to get involved himself?

Lao Xin's first reaction was not excitement, but doubt: "With Bixia Yuanjun's status, slaying the demon god is naturally not a problem! But with such an important position, can she descend to the mortal realm ahead of schedule?"

If Bixia Yuanjun only descends to the mortal realm temporarily when Li Wei needs her, how long would it take for her to cross the barrier between immortals and enter the human world from the heavens?

By then, the daylily will be too cold.

"Don't worry! Although the Ancestor cannot descend to the mortal realm ahead of time, he has ways to temporarily block the gods and delay their arrival until they come down!"

Yu Bingtong clapped her hands with a smile.

A snow lotus flower made of ice crystals from the North Sea appeared in the void.

Countless runes swirled around its lotus petals, forming a unique array.

As the formation operated, one could vaguely see a burly cultivator sitting cross-legged in the ice lotus, wearing iron chains and shackles, with lifeless eyes.

The moment he appeared, the entire space-time of the venue began to distort, and one could vaguely see threads spreading across his body, beginning to affect the surrounding reality.

"A Nascent Soul cultivator?!"

Lao Xin's pupils contracted, and he said in surprise, "Could this be the legendary group guardian?"

Large enterprises like Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group typically possess enormous manufacturing plants and warehouses, involving countless interests, making them easy targets for evil forces.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the company, they usually "hire" some special monks to protect the group's safety, which is the so-called group guardian!

Given the size of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, the guardians they hire must represent the strongest military force in the human world, and may even possess the ability to resist or prevent the descent of gods in a short period of time.

The fact that they're revealing this trump card shows just how much they value the situation in Sirius City.

Yu Bingtong pointed to the cultivator in the lotus and said, "This cultivator's name is Mu Tianshui. He was a top genius ten thousand years ago and was only one step away from becoming a true god!"

"Although he ultimately failed to bridge the gap between heaven and man, he has reached the pinnacle of mortal existence. After our enhancement, he will be able to stop the descent of a true god for a short period of time."

"With him here, that should be enough, right?"

Labor and hardship are no longer a concern.

"Then let's hope that Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group's stock will surge again!"

.........

After obtaining the Divine Decree of the Ancestral Lord and the Nascent Soul cultivator Mu Tianshui, Li Wei finally had the confidence to activate the huge pit in Tianlang City.

So he summoned Bai Jie.

"Inform the major newspapers in the name of the Heavenly Emperor's special envoy that it's time for us to add fuel to the fire in Sirius City!"

(End of this chapter)