What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 671 Holy Body Completed, Saturation-Style Upgrade (Complete)

Sensing the somewhat somber atmosphere, the Magnetic God encouraged, "These rebellious rogue cultivators on the second floor are nothing more than a minor ailment. You are all over a hundred years old now. If you look back at history, you will understand that these disorganized, undisciplined rogue cultivators who only know how to kill and set fires have long been eliminated by history."

"Their current resurgence is merely a temporary revival due to being misled; we will simply have to suppress them again."

Upon hearing Magnetism God's words, String Sound True Lord of the Weapon Refining Department immediately agreed, saying, "What God says is right. The bandit-style cultivation and development model has long been eliminated and is not worth fearing at all."

Regardless of their inner thoughts, all the Nascent Soul cultivators expressed their agreement at this moment.

True Lord Xianyin continued, "Now supplies are running out, logistics are cut off, bandits are rampant in various places, and a huge amount of supplies are being consumed every minute and every second in the university town. The school's finances are strained, and we must take immediate action to prevent the order on campus from being disrupted."

"However, although sweeping away these rogue cultivators on the second floor is not difficult, it is troublesome and tedious. After the Divine Lord breaks through, he still needs to seize the time to cultivate in seclusion. The specific tasks will have to be left to everyone else."

Many Nascent Soul cultivators nodded in agreement: "That's how it should be."

Everyone understood that the bandits sweeping through the second floor were just an appetizer; the real crisis would come in the decisive battle against the massive army sweeping in from the fifth floor.

As the most powerful Nascent Soul Divine Lord, his most important task at present is to consolidate his cultivation after breaking through and improve his combat power as much as possible.

If the Nascent Soul cultivators neglect the essentials and focus on putting out fires instead of improving their cultivation, then no matter how much advantage they have accumulated in the early stages, it will all be meaningless if they are defeated in the final battle against the enemy Nascent Soul cultivators.

In addition, going out to sweep away wild cultivators was also quite beneficial to the Nascent Soul True Monarchs present.

After all, with war raging everywhere and rogue cultivators emerging in droves, it's the perfect time for Nascent Soul True Monarchs to seize the opportunity and reap the benefits.

In particular, the absence of the supervision of the true gods is not all bad for them.

"As the saying goes, misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise." True Monarch Xianyin thought to himself, "I'm afraid that corruption will become rampant in the second level in the future, and every Nascent Soul cultivator who goes out to sweep through will want to eat his mouth full of oil."

At the same time, a map projection appeared in front of everyone.

Director Gao pointed to the various areas on the map and said, "Now, outside the university town, a large number of external campuses have lost contact, and unruly cultivators are rampant. They need to be recaptured and wiped out one by one."

Everyone present knew that these campuses belonged to Wanfa University's external territory, including various factories, warehouses, laboratories, logistics nodes, and even subordinate schools, etc. In the past, they were like organs, constantly supplying Wanfa University with nutrients.

Just then, a figure stepped forward.

String Sound True Lord squinted and looked over, thinking to himself, "The Azure Nether True Lord of the Daoist arts."

He knew that this Azure Nether True Lord was the head of the Daoist Arts Department. If we were to say who was most qualified to obtain the Nascent Soul qualification certificate besides the Magnetic Pole, it would be this True Lord, who ranked among the top in the entire university's Nascent Soul realm.

However, due to his close relationship with Dao Qiankun, Qingming Zhenjun was implicated this time, and neither the Heavenly Court nor the Magnetic Pole granted him the qualification certificate for the transformation into a god.

At this moment, Qingming Zhenjun said firmly, "Principal, I am willing to lead the students of the Daoist Arts Department to clear out the Southeast 12th Road campus and guarantee to restore logistics within 2 months."

After saying that, he pointed his finger and drew an area on the map.

Upon hearing this, the Magnetic God's eyes flickered, and he calmly said "Good."

Director Gao, standing to the side, glanced at True Monarch Qingming and thought to himself, "Is he trying to perform well and secure the last Nascent Soul Certificate?"

The Heavenly Court bestowed a total of 5 Nascent Soul Certificates upon the University of Ten Thousand Laws. Now, 4 of them have been used up, and the remaining 1 has become a coveted prize in the eyes of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

As soon as Qingming Zhenjun said these words, Xianyin Zhenjun immediately stepped forward and marked an area on the map.

“Principal, if you give me 500 spirit coins, I will definitely take back the nine campuses in the Southwest and transport all the supplies back within a month.”

A smile appeared on Magnetism God's originally indifferent face as he smiled at String Sound True Lord and said, "Not bad."

Taihe Zhenjun from the Investment Management Office gritted his teeth and said, "I am willing to lead the entire management office to wipe out the bandits in the Northwest and maintain logistics for the school. No funding is needed."

Upon hearing these words, the many Nascent Soul cultivators all looked at Taihe Zhenjun in shock.

The junior brother of the Magnetic Pole, True Lord Thunder Pole, clapped and said, "True Lord Taihe is willing to do things for the school for free, relieving the principal's burden at such a difficult time. I think he has already shown the potential to become a Nascent Soul cultivator..."

As one Nascent Soul True Monarch after another stepped forward, the areas on the map were quickly allocated.

But at the last moment, True Monarch Qingming said softly, "This time, when I lead my disciples into battle, I not only do not need any funding from the school, but I am also willing to contribute funds to repair the lost territory and rebuild the logistics network."

In an instant, the murderous gazes of the many Nascent Soul cultivators locked onto True Monarch Qingming.

Magnetism God said with a moved expression, "Well done! Heroes are revealed in times of crisis. You are all heroes. All the difficulties and troubles you just raised have now been resolved one by one."

"Especially Qingming Zhenjun, if everyone in the entire Wanfa University were as responsible as Qingming Zhenjun, how could we worry about losing territory or failing to break through the fifth level?"

After assigning the bandit suppression tasks, the group then raised another question.

A Nascent Soul True Monarch said, "That blood moon in the sky is constantly creating followers of the Demonic Cult and believers of evil gods, causing a huge increase in governance costs and logistics costs..."

Magnetism God said decisively, "There are enemy Nascent Soul cultivators currently guarding Blood Moon. Let me consolidate my Nascent Soul cultivation first."

Lei Ji Zhenjun added, "To confront the fifth-level army, we must break through the spatial blockade. I suggest that Zhang Yu be promoted to graduate student immediately, assigned to a laboratory, and helped to achieve results from the immortal sect's cultivation techniques as soon as possible."

"Although the procedure was irregular, we had to make special arrangements in the face of a crisis."

The Magnetic God nodded in agreement.

Some of the other True Lords present were supportive, while others were dismissive.

Qingming Zhenjun thought to himself, "There are only two or three years left. Even if we give Zhang Yu more investment, what can a Golden Core cultivator who has just broken through possibly learn from the immortal sect's cultivation techniques in two or three years?"

However, after glancing at the Magnetic God above, he ultimately said nothing.

In Qingming Zhenjun's view, this was nothing more than Ciji demanding benefits for his disciple. He was foolish to speak up and stop it, thus incurring the wrath of the new principal.

So when he saw that Magnetism God was going to apply for funding for Zhang Yu, a graduate student, Azure Netherworld True Lord frowned inwardly, but remained outwardly expressionless.

……

"Are you a graduate student?"

"It's so fast."

Zhang Yu looked at the notification that appeared before his eyes and felt a pang of sadness.

At this moment, he had already been approved by the school to graduate with a bachelor's degree and had become a graduate student in the Refining Department of Wanfa University, with his mentor still being the Magnetic Extreme God.

However, according to the normal procedure, he, as a graduate student, should have gone to the campus on the third floor of Kunxu to study and live. But now, due to the drastic changes in the world, he can only stay on the second floor.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu recalled Mo Shangjin: "Mo Shangjin had already gone to the 3rd floor to apply for postgraduate studies. If he hadn't given up his application and wanted to retake the exam for the weapon crafting department, he wouldn't have come back. He just happened to avoid being blocked and stayed on the 2nd floor."

After becoming a graduate student, Zhang Yu's benefits naturally improved, and the school even arranged a laboratory exclusively for him, so he no longer needed to rent Ye Xingli's laboratory.

In addition, there are postgraduate courses and communication with one's supervisor.

Magnet Lord: You should understand that I definitely don't have time to teach you right now.

Magnet Lord: I have sent you all the teaching materials. If you have any questions, go to True Lord String Sound, he will give you guidance.

Magnet Lord: But there's no rush with weapon forging. Your main task now is to cultivate the "Kunlun in the Palm" technique and reach level 30 as soon as possible.

Magnet Lord: In the upcoming great battle, the extent to which your "Kunlun in the Palm" will play a crucial role will be a key point.

Looking at the message from the Magnetic God, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Level 30 isn't enough! If others knew, they'd think I'm not talented enough. I need to cultivate to at least level 40!"

Now a graduate student, Zhang Yu has only one goal in mind.

"I'm going to advance to the Nascent Soul stage! And push Kunlun in my palm to level 40!"

To break through to the Nascent Soul stage, Zhang Yu knew that the first requirement was numerical: he needed to raise his Dao Heart to level 30, his physical strength to level 30.00, and his mana to 10000 units.

Therefore, Zhang Yu planned to invest most of the funds that the Magnetic God Lord had helped him apply for into his cultivation.

A moment later, Zhang Yu, along with his assistants Liu Xiangqiao, Zi Yunzhen, and Su Yunni, took over the new laboratory.

The more spacious environment and more advanced equipment excited the assistants.

Zhang Yu then said, "I plan to rent out most of the space and equipment in this laboratory."

"My focus now is on my own cultivation. Weapon crafting will not be my primary goal for the time being. You can stay and continue to help me with some basic work, and wait for me to restart the weapon crafting project in the future."

The assistants looked at each other in bewilderment. Liu Xiangqiao said, "I am willing to stay."

Upon hearing this, Zi Yunzhen, Su Yunni, and the others also expressed their willingness to stay.

Zhang Yu nodded upon hearing this and had already contacted Ye Xingli to ask her to help him rent out the laboratory.

He then continued to focus on his cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

……

In early November.

Inside Zhang Yu's bedroom, various magical artifacts and Taoist techniques surrounded his body, some injecting medicinal power into him, others transforming into lightning and fire to temper his flesh and blood, and still others helping him recover his magical power...

Several Taoist magic teachers were continuously casting spells at him to enhance his mental abilities, improve his movement speed, and restore his physical strength...

Furthermore, the Dragon Tiger Medicine, which comes from the School of Pharmacy laboratory and has significant side effects, is currently surging wildly within Zhang Yu's body.

At the same time, the Remnant Ox Body-Sacrifice Technique and the Boundless Inner Dharma Body of the Golden Core Realm roared in Zhang Yu's mind, propelling his Dao Heart to grow continuously.

Zhang Yu still remembers the first time he saw Taoist magic services during his freshman year of college. The various charges of 0.03 or even 0.09 spirit coins per hour made him reluctant to use them.

At that time, he thought that if he used it every day, it would cost tens of spirit coins a month, which was incredibly extravagant.

Nowadays, Taoist services for those at the Golden Core stage are even more expensive, but Zhang Yu hired several people to use them on a monthly basis.

When combined with other magical artifacts and medicines, its effects are astonishing.

During this month, Cannibalism Body and Mind Technique and Boundless Mind Inner Dharma Body broke through the Golden Core realm one after another, and Dao Heart also broke through from level 22 (78.56%) to level 23 (27.88%).

As each body-refining technique was directly pushed to level 30, his physical strength also increased continuously, rising from level 23.46 to level 24.45. At the same time, his internal mana circulated, and the level 30 Golden Core Breathing Technique was constantly in effect, continuously increasing his mana.

This was because the 24-hour uninterrupted Taoist blessing made Zhang Yu's movements faster, allowing him to complete the cultivation of 10 body-refining techniques earlier than expected. He then pushed a passively operating breathing technique to level 30.

As a result, after several days of continuous growth, my mana has reached 2935.

In just one month, Zhang Yu felt that his basic data had approached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

The biggest gain was that his Golden Core Saint Body had broken through three levels and was completely completed.

Beginner - Golden Core Saint Body (6/6): The Dao Foundation can be increased by an additional level. This level still takes effect after switching to the Chain Magic Diagram set.

Superior - Golden Core Holy Body (8/8): An additional extraordinary meridian can be opened. After switching to the Chain Magic Diagram set, this level will still be effective.

Ultimate - Golden Core Holy Body (10/10): Increases the cultivation efficiency and effect of all Golden Core cultivation techniques by 2 times.

"Hoo..." Zhang Yu exhaled, feeling more and more satisfied as he looked at the Golden Core Saint Body.

"The effects of the first and second layers still work even after switching the chain diagram, which truly raises my skill ceiling."

"The last level gave me even greater cultivation efficiency."

Zhang Yu knew that his cultivation speed would increase again, reaching a new level.

In addition to the above enhancements, with each injection of the medicine, Zhang Yu's body also established two top-level Dao foundations: Vajra Subduing Demons and Wind and Thunder Formless. The former increases damage reduction, while the latter increases his physical body's resistance to shockwaves and lightning.

Zhang Yu's thinking was very clear: the physical body should be able to withstand attacks and survive, ensuring safety at all times, while output could be handled by magic bodies, magic weapons, formations, and the like.

Especially in the second level of Kunxu, where the dead cannot be resurrected, safety becomes even more important.

Therefore, his plan is to develop all 12+1 Dao bases in a defensive direction in the future.

"From now on, my cultivation will focus on the physical body. I'll push my physical strength to level 30 in one go and reach the peak of the Golden Core stage!"

But Zhang Yu understood that such luxurious cultivation as in the past month had cost him a considerable amount of spirit coins. Just the 24-hour monthly subscription to Taoist magic services alone had cost him several hundred spirit coins.

While other supplies are much cheaper than Taoist services, their prices are increasing every day.

"At my current pace after obtaining the Golden Core Holy Body, it will take about three months to raise my physical strength to level 30. However, if prices continue to rise like this, I estimate that my current funds and savings will be almost used up by then."

Price increase!

Upon thinking of those two words, Zhang Yu couldn't help but frown.

Just then, a message popped up in Zhang Yu's eyes—a photo sent by Le Mulan.

A long queue had formed outside the School of Pharmacy, filled with students who had come early to buy medicine.

With insufficient material supply and declining drug production, each person in the university town can now only purchase a limited amount of medicine.

Even so, long queues still form outside the medicine shops every day, and each time the salesperson announces that the medicine is sold out, loud complaints often erupt from the back of the queue.

Of course, Zhang Yu, relying on his status as a second-generation student, naturally didn't need to queue and could buy medicine through the back door.

Le Mulan has been running errands for him frequently lately, and in the process, she can also obtain some medicines for cultivation.

Le Mulan: Drug prices have gone up again.

Zhang Yu sighed. Even with his connections as a second-generation student, there were too many people with connections in the university town. The price of the drugs he could get each time was constantly rising, and the quantity was gradually decreasing.

A moment later, Feng Tingting sent another message to Zhang Yu: Senior, have you heard? Someone else has died in the lower levels of the university town. It seems to have been a conflict over supplies; two Qi Refining students got into a fight.

Feng Tingting: I heard that people outside are already selling demon slaves. Things are getting more and more chaotic. Do you have any news?

Zhang Yu sighed. Although he could now connect to the spirit world during the day, a lot of information was blocked by the school's higher-ups. He was now focused on cultivation, and if he didn't deliberately try to understand, he wouldn't know much about the outside world.

"Is it getting more and more chaotic?" Zhang Yu thought of the college teachers who had previously robbed the factory.

Then someone else approached Zhang Yu, hoping to communicate with the Magnetic God.

Zhang Yu has encountered many similar cases in the past month, all of whom hope to get close to the Magnetic God through him.

However, the four Divine Lords in the university city are all in seclusion, engrossed in cultivation, consuming large amounts of resources to advance their cultivation in the Nascent Soul realm. They rarely reply to messages, so Zhang Yu naturally wouldn't bother his Nascent Soul master.

Although Zhang Yu glanced at the news in the spirit world, he saw in the comments section that someone said Qingming Zhenjun had recovered many campuses in the southeast and rebuilt the logistics network, so prices would definitely stop rising soon.

Some people praised Qingming Zhenjun, thinking he should become a Nascent Soul cultivator, but others immediately jumped out and said that if he were promoted to Nascent Soul cultivator, he would not be able to work anymore, and would definitely go into seclusion to cultivate and compete with the people for profit, and prices would skyrocket even more.

Zhang Yu wanted to refresh the page again, but found that the comments were gone.

He thought to himself, "Sigh, resources were already scarce due to the lack of external input. Now, with four new Nascent Soul cultivators needing to cultivate, and even more newly advanced Nascent Soul, Golden Core, and Foundation Establishment cultivators also needing to cultivate, how can prices not skyrocket?"

"Master Magnet left behind a Nascent Soul Certificate, probably with this in mind. Otherwise, if five Nascent Soul cultivators were to cultivate together in the university town, things might really collapse."

A few days later, Zhang Yu unexpectedly received a message from Su Yanyang.

"You'd like to come for an interview at my company?"

At this moment, Su Yanyang was full of energy and looked no longer lazy, as if he had returned to his former state.

Su Yanyang said, "Prices are rising too fast. If I don't work soon, I won't be able to live a happy life."

He said with some emotion, "It was only when I was completely broke that I realized money was more important than I had imagined."

"Don't worry, I have completely turned over a new leaf and passed the weekend virus test. I will definitely work hard after joining your company and will never hold you back."

Su Yanyang's own company had already gone bankrupt, and because of the long period of unemployment, it was already difficult for him to find a job. But then he happened to run into the most difficult job season.

With the reduction in material supply, many factories reduced production and laid off workers, resulting in a surplus of talent.

Then came a surge of cultivators receiving their certifications and breaking through to higher levels. There were even instances of new Nascent Soul cultivators vying for Golden Core positions, new Golden Core cultivators vying for Foundation Establishment positions, and new Foundation Establishment cultivators vying for Qi Refining positions.

Even during the economic crisis of the last time the gods fought, the difficulty of finding employment was not this extreme.

Under these circumstances, after hitting walls everywhere, Su Yanyang had no choice but to try his luck with Zhang Yu.

Having experienced the ups and downs of life, Su Yanyang's mentality now seems completely different from the past. He is no longer arrogant, less unruly, and more composed.

Zhang Yu glanced at the other person's resume, looked into their eyes, and finally nodded, saying, "Welcome to the team, but let me make this clear beforehand: if you show signs of a relapse of your 'two-day weekend syndrome,' I'll have to let you go. I have to be responsible for the other colleagues."

Su Yanyang had already prepared himself for rejection, but upon hearing this, he was taken aback. After taking a deep breath, he slowly said, "Zhang Yu... thank you. Thank you for being willing to help me."

Even when Su Yanyang was at his richest, he had no friends. He even became mortal enemies with his teammate Shi Huaiyu because of a kidney.

Unexpectedly, during his most difficult time, the junior who had long since left him far behind extended a helping hand to him.

Zhang Yu added, "You know what my company's business is like right now, right? It's a bit dangerous."

Su Yanyang nodded: "I know, it's a business trip to rebuild the external campuses and logistics network."

As each external campus is reclaimed, the various places damaged by unlicensed monks need to be repaired and put back into production.

As a result, the civil engineering industry experienced an unprecedented boom, with a large number of civil engineering students leaving their hometowns to work away from home for extended periods.

This even led Yu Xinghan to temporarily leave the health care industry and join the construction site.

Zhang Yu's company, thanks to its close relationship with the civil engineering department, naturally took on many projects.

With the issuance of various certificates, Shi Huaiyu also obtained his military certificate, and was now able to openly use his Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power to lead a team to carry out construction work outside.

Yu Xinghan, with his newly broken Golden Core realm, led another construction team to snatch up a lot of work and could also provide some protection based on his Golden Core realm.

Thinking of Yu Xinghan, Zhang Yu immediately thought of the other party's Three-Eyed Divine Power.

"The fourth level of the Three-Eyed Divine Power requires Yu Xinghan to reach 8000 mana, so we'll have to take it slowly."

In addition, Zhang Yu originally wanted to invite Xinghuo Zhenren to join his company, but was rejected by the other party.

The other party took Li Xuelian and plunged into the wilderness, and then disappeared without a trace, with no one knowing where they went.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Could it be that he's also become a bandit and rob people?"

He shook his head, suppressing the wild guesses in his mind.

After accepting Su Yanyang's offer, Zhang Yu glanced at the remaining thousands of resumes and thought to himself, "I can't possibly accept so many people."

Considering the large number of unemployed people gathered in the university town, Zhang Yu could understand why crime in the university town had been increasing recently.

Recalling the murder case Feng Tingting mentioned earlier, Zhang Yu thought to himself that such incidents would likely only increase in the future. After all, while soul cultivators could perform some monitoring tasks, they couldn't stop and punish cultivators at any time.

"According to my sister..."

A few days later, Zhang Yu received a message from Zhang Pianpian and thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

"The security forces below the 300th floor of the university town have been reduced because the input to maintain security below the 300th floor is not as good as the output, and there is no profit."

"Now, the 300th floor and the area above and below it have completely become the difference between the rich area and the poor area, and the security environment is very different."

Looking at the other messages her sister sent, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh.

He hadn't expected that with the disappearance of the true gods, the talisman system's technology, after several environmental adaptation updates, would become increasingly popular, becoming one of the few industries to buck the trend and grow, just like civil engineering and security.

"It's not hard to imagine that the immortal techniques in Kunxu have always evolved and changed with the environment. Because of the need to suppress one's level, the technique of shattering the core appeared; because of the desire not to pay medical expenses, various tactics emerged."

"Now that war has swept across the land and the true gods have disappeared, various immortal techniques will also develop in new directions..."

Upon seeing Zhang Pianpian's message, Zhang Yu thought of her Dao Seed, the Taiqing Talisman.

"Upgrading the Taiqing Talisman to level 3 requires 1000 spirit coins..."

(End of this chapter)