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

Chapter 672 Sorry, I just want to reach the Nascent Soul stage.
With the arrival of unemployment, the disappearance of the righteous gods, and the shortage of supplies, the pressure inside the university town has increased sharply, and more crimes and incidents related to demonic cults and evil gods have emerged.

As a result, the system of talismans became increasingly important, since although the true gods had disappeared, the spirit world and the network of divine power remained intact.

This is a disaster for cultivators with low skill in talismans, but for talisman masters who can create their own secret talismans and have a deep understanding of the divine power network and the spirit world, this is the best of times.

Without the supervision of the true gods, they roamed freely in the spirit world, relying on talismans to manipulate the divine power network and interfere with the material world.

As a top expert in talismans and possessing the cultivation of the Golden Core realm, Zhang Pianpian is now thriving.

Zhang Yu knew that the Taiqing Realm provided by the Taiqing Talisman played a significant role in this process, helping Zhang Pianpian evade the talisman attacks of evil gods and even Nascent Soul cultivators in the spirit world on several occasions.

In addition, the simulated weapon crafting and accelerated learning in the Spirit Realm in the past have greatly helped Zhang Yu in learning the way of weapon crafting and weapon crafting knowledge, making him always look forward to improving the level of this Dao Seed.

But at this moment, he was still caught in a dilemma.

"Should I spend 1000 spirit coins to upgrade the Taiqing Talisman?"

"After this period of cultivation, I still have 700 spirit coins left in my savings. If I lend my sister another 300 spirit coins..."

Zhang Yu knew that although he could afford to spend the 1000 spirit coins, he would have little savings left after spending them, and his cultivation speed would be greatly reduced.

"My main task now is to improve my cultivation level."

"Or... ask the teachers for money?"

"What if they ask why we're broke, and it gets back to my sister? That would just create more trouble..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu suppressed his distracting thoughts: "Forget it, don't think about it anymore."

"Continuing to improve my cultivation is what I should be doing right now. As for everything else... we'll talk about it later."

"The Taiqing Talisman will still have opportunities for improvement in the future."

Suppressing the temptation to upgrade the Taiqing Talisman, Zhang Yu once again devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

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Ye Xingli: Junior brother, wanna do a live stream together?

With the dramatic changes in the world, logistics and transportation can only be carried out during the day and require a large amount of security personnel, causing logistics costs to skyrocket. Shopping in the spirit world is no longer the first choice for people.

In addition, with soaring prices and declining incomes, viewers' willingness to pay for live streams has plummeted, and Ye Xingli's dedicated fans have been particularly affected.

Ye Xingli has now adjusted her livestreaming focus, primarily targeting local viewers within the Wanfa University City.

Looking at Ye Xingli's invitation, Zhang Yu knew that with his popularity as a champion of the top ten leagues, he should be able to achieve remarkable results if he put in the effort to do live streaming.

Furthermore, the Dao Seed Spiritual Essence on Ye Xingli's body has the effect of fusing with weapon-refining blueprints, which was of great help to him before.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "To upgrade the Spirit Essence Weapon Heart to level 2, I need to design 10 Foundation Establishment level weapon crafting products with my senior sister."

For Zhang Yu at this moment, this was naturally a piece of cake and not difficult at all.

The allure of the upgraded Spirit Essence Artifact Core filled Zhang Yu with genuine anticipation.

What effects will a level 2 Spirit Artifact Core have?
Can it fuse more blueprints? Can it choose more fusion directions? Can it fuse to create higher-level magic weapons?

The potential profits and the enhanced capabilities it could bring were both very appealing to Zhang Yu.

But after thinking for a while, Zhang Yu still suppressed the temptation of upgrading his Dao Seed.

"I can't get distracted. My current task is to break through to the Nascent Soul stage... We can talk about everything else later."

Zhang Yu: I'm sorry, Senior Sister, I just want to focus on cultivation right now.

……

Inside the dormitory, Zhang Yu was radiating heat. His body, a mixture of magical power and flesh, was constantly emitting heat as his blood circulated, turning the entire dormitory into an oven.

An advertisement reappeared in Zhang Yu's eye socket, introducing him to handcrafted, custom-made eye sockets specifically for Golden Core cultivators.

To be honest, as he advanced to the Golden Core realm, his Dao heart improved, and his mental processing power increased, he often felt that his level 20 Eye of the Nine Nether Demon was becoming increasingly insufficient, and sometimes it would even cause him to experience lag as his thinking speed could not keep up.

Besides these, other items such as the Heavenly Sun God, the Taihao Holy Law Flying Sword, and the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor all gave Zhang Yu a similar feeling.

In particular, as his physical strength continued to increase, he felt the fragility of the level 20 magic weapon more and more.

"After all, these are still things used for Foundation Establishment. How can I fully enjoy them with my Golden Core cultivation level?"

Sometimes, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel an urge to spend time improving his weapon-refining skills, upgrading his eye fragments and various magical treasures to at least level 21, the Golden Core stage, so that he could have a higher quality of life and stronger earning power...

This feeling made him itch both physically and mentally, like having a bunch of red dots on a software screen but having to resist clicking them...

"no……"

“The cultivation seed requires time and resources, as does the magic weapon… My money and time are limited. If I accept all temptations and do everything at the same time, how can I focus on improving my cultivation?”

"I want to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"Everything else...we'll talk about it later."

Suppressing his distracting thoughts and strengthening his resolve, Zhang Yu continued to devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

……

Several days later, around noon.

At the moment when the sun was at its zenith and the spiritual signals were at their strongest, Bai Zhenzhen, far away at Tianjian University, sent a communication request to Zhang Yu.

Looking at Bai Zhenzhen's projection falling in front of him, Zhang Yu asked, "Zhenzhen, are you alright over there?"

"What could possibly happen?" Bai Zhenzhen laughed and said, "Your classmate Ying Xin claims that 'ten years of hard study can't compare to the auspicious smoke from my six generations of ancestral graves.' But I now have the auspicious smoke from my sect's hundred generations of ancestral graves. How many people in Tianjian University can compete with me?"

Zhang Yu knew that the ancestral tombs Bai Zhenzhen mentioned were the Sword Pavilion left behind by the Seven Emotions God, which contained flying swords formed from the corpses of generations of Extreme Emotions Sword Dao practitioners.

Bai Zhenzhen sighed, "Yu Zi, now you have the backing of two Nascent Soul masters, while I am in charge of the ancestral tombs of the Nascent Soul lineage."

"Back when we were in high school, who could have imagined what we'd achieve today?"

After chatting for about ten minutes, Zhang Yu saw the alarm clock appear in his eyes and said apologetically to Bai Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, I need to start my cultivation now."

Bai Zhenzhen was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, "Okay, go ahead."

As Zhang Yu's figure disappeared, the smile on Bai Zhenzhen's face gradually faded.

Wen Wuyai walked to her side and said, "Azhen, what have you thought about it? You can't defend Sword Pavilion, so why not give a part of it to the principal?"

Wen Wuyai looked at Bai Zhenzhen with some envy. After all, unlike the Seven Emotions God, his master, the Heavenly Star God, had more than one living disciple.

Moreover, before he went missing, the Celestial Star God Lord did not leave any assets to anyone else; he simply added dozens of layers of restrictions, which the new Nascent Soul cultivators of the Celestial Sword University have been able to break through until now.

Hearing what Wen Wuyai said, Bai Zhenzhen took a deep breath and said, "Let me think about it some more."

……

Several more days passed, and Zhang Yu's former teacher, the former director of the Civil Engineering Department, and now the vice president of Wanfa University, sent an inquiry to Zhang Yu.

Principal Gao: Zhang Yu, how is your cultivation in the Palm Kunlun?
Zhang Yu: Not bad.

When asked by the university president, Zhang Yu did not reveal any specific progress, as he did not intend to devote his energy to space technology research.

A few days later, True Lord Xianyin sent him a message, inquiring about the teaching materials.

Zhang Yu gave a perfunctory answer, only saying that he was studying.

Yu Xinghan and others at the construction site sent a request for help, needing his assistance to complete some big tasks.

Zhang Yu asked Mo Shangjin, who had just obtained the Golden Core Certificate and broken through to the Golden Core stage, for help.

He himself remained in his dormitory to continue his spiritual practice.

Making money, acquiring magical treasures, cultivating the Dao Seed... all other avenues for improvement were temporarily put aside by Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu temporarily reduced or even abandoned various social, work, and study activities.

He resisted all temptations and rejected all distractions.

Zhang Yu devoted himself wholeheartedly to his cultivation.

Practice, practice, practice!

This can be described as Zhang Yu's most focused cultivation since he acquired the Feather Book, marking his entry into the path of immortality.

Its effects are astonishing.

As the year drew to a close in early January...

In just one month, his basic data has surged again.

His Dao Heart reached level 24 (11.71%), his physical strength reached level 26.25, and his mana reached 3295 units.

In addition, after the three types of Daoji agents seized from the factory ran out, Zhang Yu spent his own money to buy new Daoji agents.

The physical expression factors also became more and more active, and successively established the third Dao foundation, Gang Qi as deep as an abyss, and the fourth Dao foundation, the indestructible body.

The former allows him to greatly increase the transmission distance of his protective aura by combining his physical body and magical power, from the original 100 meters to 200 meters. The greater distance and the thicker protective aura not only enhance his defense but also incidentally improve his ability to interfere with the material world.

The indestructible body is even simpler. With the fusion of magic power, his bone strength is further enhanced, and his bones, nourished by magic power, are filled with a tough elasticity, enabling them to better withstand various impacts and pressures.

"In addition to basic data, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage requires opening at least 10 Dao Foundations and at least 8 Extraordinary Meridians."

"We can talk about developing extraordinary meridians later, but establishing the foundation for the Dao can be done by spending money on medicine. I'll just do it now."

However, Zhang Yu soon discovered that with the difference between his Dao heart and physical strength, his control over his physical body was declining.

"I need to adjust my cultivation time," Zhang Yu thought to himself. "I need to reduce the time spent cultivating my physical body and invest more resources in cultivating my Dao heart."

Zhang Yu understood that once the gap between his Dao Heart and physical body levels became too large, his control over his physical body would continuously decrease, which would only reduce the effectiveness of his cultivation and hinder his overall progress in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

So Zhang Yu returned to Hammer Heart Residence after a long absence, ready to temper his Dao heart.

Hammerheart Residence has also undergone tremendous changes. With the disappearance of the True God, the spiritual computing power of Wanfa University has become more expensive, resulting in reduced efficiency, fewer spaces, and increased prices for Hammerheart Residence.

However, thanks to his status as the principal's disciple, it wasn't difficult for Zhang Yu to cut in line and grab a spot. The other party also offered a considerable discount, but he still had to pay in the end.

Zhang Yu also asked his sister if Taiqing Realm could be used to temper one's Dao heart, but Zhang Pianpian said that Hammering Heart Residence relies on the company's huge database, and if Taiqing Realm wants to do this, it would have to steal the company's database.

Zhang Yu, focused on his cultivation, could only continue to spend money. Unbeknownst to him, his savings continued to decline, gradually reaching around 400 spirit coins.

Just as Zhang Yu's savings were steadily declining, Qingming Zhenjun found him that day.

Looking at the projection of True Lord Qingming, Zhang Yu asked in confusion, "What does True Lord want with me?"

Qingming Zhenjun chuckled and said, "There are some things I'd like to ask you for help with, Zhang."

Feeling the astonishing respect shown to him by a Nascent Soul True Monarch, Zhang Yu quickly said, "You are a Nascent Soul cultivator, and I am a Golden Core cultivator. How can I help you?"

Qingming Zhenjun said, "Who doesn't know that at Wanfa University, student Zhang Yu, you are a dual-Nascent Soul cultivator, a precious disciple jointly nurtured by Principal Ciji and Principal Qingmu, the Crown Prince of Wanfa..."

Zhang Yu felt a little embarrassed by what the other person said, so he quickly interrupted and asked the other person what their real purpose was.

Qingming Zhenjun: "I actually have a construction team under my command. However, I am from a Taoist background and don't know much about the civil engineering industry."

"So, I'd like to ask Zhang Yu to help me get some projects..."

Zhang Yu knew that as the Civil Engineering major became increasingly popular, various infrastructure projects were constantly underway, and more and more powerful individuals from other majors were also getting involved to make money.

In his view, it was perfectly normal for the head of the Taoist arts department to start a company involved in civil engineering.

However, the other party found him...

After exchanging words with the other party, Zhang Yu finally understood what Qingming Zhenjun meant.

"This guy... wants my company to take on more projects and then outsource them to him?"

"And he gave me so much money, can he really make a profit like this?"

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This guy seems like he's just here to throw money away."

Qingming Zhenjun is just here to give away money.

In fact, it wasn't just Zhang Yu's side; Qingming Zhenjun was also constantly throwing money at many people around Ciji Shenjun and Qingmu Shenjun, including Ye Xingli, Mo Shangjin, Leiji Zhenjun, and Xianyin Zhenjun.

The purpose was to integrate into the power of the Magnetic God, improve their relationship, and increase their chances of obtaining the Divine Transformation Certificate.

Looking at Zhang Yu in front of him, Qingming Zhenjun thought to himself, "The Nascent Soul cultivators in talismans, security, and medicine, as well as Taihe Zhenjun from the Investment Management Department... there are only a few who can compete with me for the Divine Transformation Certificate."

"In terms of strength, I far surpass them."

"But because of the Dao Qiankun... I need to change the impression I give to others, especially to the magnetic poles."

As long as he can do this, for Qingming Zhenjun, it is nothing to flatter Zhang Yu, a student who has just entered the Golden Core stage, even though he is the strongest Nascent Soul cultivator.

Watching the departing Azure Nether True Lord, Fu Ji sighed, "This guy is clearly trying to curry favor with you for the sake of Magnetic Extreme God Lord. He's just like the ministers in ancient times who would bribe the empress, concubines, and eunuchs to please the emperor."

Zhang Yu nodded in deep agreement, but even knowing this, he couldn't bring himself to dislike Qingming Zhenjun.

"Sigh, giving money... it's practically a guaranteed way to increase favorability. Even if I'm incredibly talented, I can't resist it."

After discussing the matter with True Lord Qingming, Zhang Yu no longer needed to send out a single soldier, and he received an additional 150 spirit coins every month.

In addition, his own company is now booming with the development of the civil engineering industry.

All of this combined resulted in Zhang Yu's total passive income exceeding 250 spirit coins per month, allowing him to devote himself more fully to cultivation with greater peace of mind.

Absolute focus, extravagant spending, and extraordinary talent led to Zhang Yu's data continuing to grow rapidly over the next month.

By early February, Zhang Yu's Dao Heart had reached level 25 (62.03%), his Mana had reached 3520, and his physical strength had slowed down as his investment decreased, reaching level 26.98.

The fifth Dao Foundation, the Wood Longevity, enhances Zhang Yu's resistance to various toxins, medicinal properties, and malevolent energy, while the sixth Dao Foundation, the Glazed Immaculate, grants Zhang Yu even stronger resistance to high temperatures.

The increase in physical strength and magical power also improved the transmission distance of Qi, bringing it to about 220 meters.

The narrowing gap between his Dao heart and physical strength allowed Zhang Yu to further enhance his control over his physical body.

Zhang Yu looked at his improvement with satisfaction, thinking to himself, "That's it. Next, I'll raise my Dao Heart and physical strength together until I reach the limit of the Golden Core stage."

But just as Zhang Yu was about to continue to devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation, he soon discovered that in addition to the temptations of profits, magic treasures, and Dao seeds, there were other things that would also affect his concentration.

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Kuangtianqing: Are you there?
Zhang Yu: What's the matter?
Kuang Tianqing: What's your opinion on Dao Qiankun?
Kuang Tianqing felt extremely unwell and in a very bad mood at that moment.

Because after his memories were awakened, the intense conflict of values ​​made him hate many things.

Even though he has transformed himself back into a man, many memories linger.

However, many people at Tianmo University saw this change as a sign that his resolve in the Dao was wavering and his potential for immortality was declining.

"Damn it... not wanting to become a woman and be taken advantage of means you lack the talent for cultivation?"

"How did the demonic path become like this?"

Kuang Tianqing was heartbroken by this, but there was nothing he could do.

The God of Freedom who could seal his memories had long since lost contact. As for the secrets about himself... he dared not easily tell the new God of Deification until he was absolutely certain. At this moment, he could only endure the bitterness in his heart and continue to live.

Besides this frustration, he also expressed concern about the current situation.

"What exactly is Dao Qiankun planning? He couldn't possibly be unaware of the development situation on floors 2 to 5 after he left."

Kuang Tianqing thought of Dao Qiankun's shouts at the Top Ten Leagues.

"To announce the existence of reincarnation to everyone... to encourage people to die?"

"Look at the chaotic world now, many people are indeed dying even if they don't want to."

"So sending a large number of people into reincarnation is the purpose of Dao Qiankun?"

Kuang Tianqing couldn't confirm this because he didn't know which cycle of reincarnation the current 2nd to 5th floors connected to.

"Six Paths of Reincarnation? Nine Netherworlds of Reincarnation? Avici Reincarnation... Which reincarnation platform are they connected to now? And are they colluding with Dao Qiankun?"

Kuang Tianqing understood that as long as the reincarnation system was still operating normally, everything was still under the control of the immortals.

No matter how the people on the 2nd to 5th floors fight, live, or die, they will still be the consumables needed by the immortals in their next life.

"Changing thoughts and spreading ideas are low-cost yet effective methods, once important for immortals to achieve mind control. However, they have gradually become obsolete in the face of the reincarnation system..."

"What does it matter if we have different ideas? What does it matter if we give them more opportunities? As long as the Celestial Emperors are willing, everyone's thoughts will revert to the same way in the next life."

"Dao Qiankun couldn't possibly be unaware of this, so he must have made some arrangements regarding reincarnation."

"This could very well be the key point in how the situation changes next."

"And Zhang Yu, this guy whom Dao Qiankun values ​​and has specially protected, does he know any inside information?"

So Kuang Tianqing came to test Zhang Yu, wanting to see if the other party knew anything.

Zhang Yu was naturally completely unaware of this.

After communicating with Kuang Tianqing, he was pulled out of his wholehearted cultivation and made to think about the current situation of the world again.

"I can't worry about those things right now. All I can protect are the people around me."

Recalling his journey, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "When I first entered high school, I couldn't even protect myself. It was only thanks to the care of Zhen and my sister that I was able to overcome the initial difficulties."

"It wasn't until I improved my strength and entered my senior year of high school that I was finally able to protect A-Zhen, my best friend."

"After entering university, my strength and wealth increased again, and I was finally able to lead my classmates to win competitions and even protect the other six classmates during the economic crisis."

"Now, my strength has increased once again. Not only can I protect the employees under my company, but I can also use the rules of the top ten leagues to inject a bit of my own will into the changes in the world..."

Looking back on all of this, and reflecting on the path he had taken step by step, Zhang Yu gained a deeper and deeper understanding of everything in Kunxu.

"In Kunxu... only by becoming stronger and richer can one have more freedom and more willfulness."

"As their strength increases, cultivators will naturally develop the ambition to change the world and dictate its course to suit their own interests and preferences."

"From a company to a city, a school, an entire floor of Kunxu, or even the entire Kunxu... the stronger you are, the wider the scope of your desire to change the world will be."

Reflecting on everything he had experienced in the top ten leagues, Zhang Yu understood that whether he liked it or not, with his experiences and the improvement of his strength, he too had been ignited with the ambition to change the world.

"The scope and magnitude of change need to be commensurate with one's own capabilities."

"I don't like Kunxu now, and I don't like this chaotic world, but there's only so much I can do right now..."

"The most important thing for me right now is to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Zhang Yu knew that, just like when he advanced from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, and from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, many things that were originally as difficult as climbing to the heavens became easy after his realm was improved.

He no longer cared about Dao Ge's plans or the course of the chaotic world.

At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

After ending his communication with Kuang Tianqing, Zhang Yu put it out of his mind and continued to devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

(End of this chapter)