Chapter 249: Seizing the Heavenly Spiritual Root
Purple Cloud High School.
Lian Tianji sighed. “While ordinary top students like us are still researching student loans, looking for lending platforms with low interest, and studying promotional offers for bank loan fees…”
“The strongest high school student has already started crowdfunding his cultivation based on his own name.”
“Alas, comparing Zhang Yu to us… his Immortal Dao potential is on a completely different level.”
“I’m so envious of the person who’s first in their grade; they get to follow him and learn all the time.”
Thinking of this, Lian Tianji suddenly paused. Wait a minute, I remember the interest rates for those loan platforms are about…
Lian Tianji listed out the interest rates of various lending platforms.
And Zhang Yu is offering a 1.3 times return on any money lent to him, he thought.
After comparing the interest rates, Lian Tianji’s eyes suddenly lit up. Doesn’t that mean I can borrow money from the bank, lend it to Zhang Yu, and make a profit just by lying down?
He soon considered the sole risk involved.
“Will Zhang Yu fail to pay it back?”
He thought about the other’s current status as the strongest high school student, his fame throughout the first layer of Kunxu, his impending breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, and everything else he knew about Zhang Yu…
“I’ll risk it!”
“As long as I can clear this hurdle, my Immortal Dao potential will undergo a complete transformation!”
“What university I get into, and whether I can ultimately reach Foundation Establishment—it might all depend on this one move!”
Within White Dragon High School.
Song Hailong looked at the contents of his phone, feeling little interest.
But just then, Yu Xinghan appeared beside him at some point. “Hey, little Song, lend me some money. I’ll pay you back at 1.05 times the amount.”
Song Hailong was slightly taken aback. He recalled Zhang Yu’s 1.3 times offer and thought to himself, Could this guy be…
“Well?” Yu Xinghan urged. “Are you not going to listen to me, the top student of our grade?”
“Besides, it’s not like I won’t pay you back. Can’t you be less stingy?”
“Just lend me whatever you have. Even a few tens of thousands will do.”
After receiving the transfer from Song Hailong, Yu Xinghan smiled faintly and walked toward the next student.
By borrowing low and lending high, I can earn a nice profit from the interest rate differential, Yu Xinghan thought.
As for why Yu Xinghan didn’t just take out a loan…
How can taking out a loan compare to borrowing from classmates?
A loan has to be repaid when it’s due!
Borrowing from classmates might yield smaller amounts, but it’s safe.
Even if this investment fails, I can delay repayment for a long, long time.
Songyang High School.
After Wang Hai completed his transfer, he thought to himself, Kid, hurry up and reach Foundation Establishment.
Once you succeed, I, Wang Hai, can be considered a gold-medal teacher who has guided a student to Foundation Establishment.
Heh, my teaching career… will be without regrets.
On another training ground.
Lei Jun silently put his phone away, sighing internally. Although I haven’t achieved much in my life, failing to get a Foundation Establishment certificate after ten years of university, at least… my student has done it.
“Go on, Zhang Yu.”
“Take this potential of mine.”
“Let those people at the top see that the poor can reach Foundation Establishment too.”
Inside Songyang High School, a member of the Student Council found He Dayou and called out, “President! Did you see the message in the group chat?”
“Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen are borrowing money.”
“Could it be a scam?”
“Should we kick them out or mute them?”
He Dayou, now a third-year senior, sighed softly and said, “I’ve already confirmed it. It isn’t a scam. It’s true that Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen need to borrow money.”
The Student Council member asked cautiously, “So, should we intervene?”
He Dayou fell silent for a moment, thinking, With their connection to Mr. Wang of the Oasis Group, how could they possibly be short on money?
Did something happen between them?
He Dayou remembered his first year, when he believed a poor wretch like Zhang Yu could never catch up to him.
But now, with the decline of the He family and one powerful family after another in Songyang City, He Dayou had a new perspective.
Poor people, rich people… heh, in Wang Yin’s eyes, what’s the difference between me and Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen?
We’re all just poor wretches on the first layer.
Looking at the underclassman before him, He Dayou said flatly, “Leave it alone. Let them do as they please.”
After the student left, He Dayou glanced at the message in the group and, in the end, took the lead by transferring ten thousand yuan.
“Seeing as we’re all poor wretches, this is the most I can do to help.”
Over the past nine months, thanks to the Oasis Group’s publicity and the prestige of the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate itself, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen had become the undisputed strongest high school students on the first layer, known to all, and had become inspirational idols in the hearts of countless students.
This was especially evident in their hometown of Songyang City.
To say nothing of how proud the students of Songyang High School were, even the students of White Dragon High would puff out their chests with pride whenever they recalled that Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen had often visited to spar.
“Back when Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen came to White Dragon to spar, I never missed a single match! I even bought a front-row kneeling ticket; the closest I ever got was just a few meters away from them!”
And now… as the news of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen borrowing money spread far and wide, it immediately captured the attention of a vast number of students.
“As expected of the strongest high school students! Even the way they borrow money is so grand!”
“Obviously! If you want to scale the peak of the Immortal Dao in Kunxu, you have to know how to borrow money! If Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen weren’t good at it, how could they have become the strongest high school students?!”
“Is this news real? It’s not a scam, is it? @GroupAdmin”
Oasis Tower.
Wang Yin soon received the news that Zhang Yu was borrowing money from everyone.
“That poor bastard.”
Wang Yin’s gaze hardened. “Does he want to borrow money for Foundation Establishment because I froze his accounts?”
“He doesn’t even stop to think… if it weren’t for the company’s promotion, how could you two be so famous? Where would you find so many people willing to lend you money?”
The thought of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen using the reputation and fame the company had helped build to borrow money filled Wang Yin with a strong sense of revulsion.
In his eyes, this was tantamount to undermining the company.
“Ungrateful dogs, biting the hand that feeds them…”
“Freeze his new account immediately! Ban their social media accounts… Do you hear me!”
The voice of a righteous god sounded in his ear. “We are already trying, but his account permissions are quite high. There is a righteous god protecting him from behind the scenes.”
Wang Yin frowned. “You can’t handle it either?”
The voice replied, “It seems to be the same group of righteous gods that have been secretly investigating and obstructing us recently.”
Hearing this, a flash of murderous intent crossed Wang Yin’s eyes. “Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen… I treated them so well, poured so much money into them, and they collude with outsiders to betray the company?”
“Such ungrateful dogs.”
He dialed Chi He’s number and urged, “I’ve already cleared the way with the patrol team for you. No one will stand in your way now.”
“Hurry up and find them. Also…”
“They might order a Heavenly Spiritual Root, so remember to keep an eye on the courier companies.”
In just over three hours, as wave after wave of transfers poured in, the amount in Zhang Yu’s account grew relentlessly.
49.58 million!
52.70 million!
56.10 million!
As Zhang Yu watched the numbers in his account climb, it was as if he could see countless hands reaching out from afar, channeling their Immortal Dao potential and injecting it directly into his body.
Zhang Yu could feel it… propelled by the masses, he was walking step by step toward the Foundation Establishment realm.
Just then, Fu Ji, watching the still-rising total, reminded him, “You’ll be able to buy a Heavenly Spiritual Root soon.”
“But Wang Yin will definitely know you’re borrowing money by now.”
“He’ll guess that you want to borrow money for Foundation Establishment and will likely try to intercept the delivery.”
“Also… Zhang Yu, when you undergo Foundation Establishment, you will be unable to move for at least thirty to sixty minutes.”
“So we need someone to provide cover for the Heavenly Spiritual Root and for you while you break through.”
Bai Zhenzhen spoke up from the side. “I’ll do it.”
“Zhen!” Zhang Yu exclaimed. “They’re coming to capture you!”
Bai Zhenzhen smiled. “And that’s our advantage.”
She pointed to her head and explained, “This isn’t some impulsive, hot-headed decision.”
“I’ve thought it through. Wang Yin cannot tolerate the failure of a pre-arranged company transaction.”
“So, their main objective is to capture me.”
“The moment I appear, I will undoubtedly draw the bulk of their forces.”
“Secondly, in order to complete the transaction, they won’t dare to kill me easily, whereas I dare to fight them to the death. That’s another advantage.”
“Also, they know we are going to buy a Heavenly Spiritual Root, which we can also turn to our advantage.”
“In short, for now… me providing cover for you is the best strategy.”
Bai Zhenzhen smiled and said, “Yu-boy, the only thing you need to do now is focus on your Foundation Establishment.”
“Only if you succeed will we have a chance of winning this game, and only then will our two years of hard work in high school not have been in vain.”
“Promise me, Yu-boy.”
The next moment, Bai Zhenzhen threw her arms around Zhang Yu, hugging him tightly. “You must succeed in reaching Foundation Establishment!”
Feeling Bai Zhenzhen’s resolve, feeling the frantic rhythm of her heart against his chest, Zhang Yu hugged her back just as tightly and said, word by word, “Zhen, you have to hold on until I achieve Foundation Establishment!”
Swoosh.
In the northern suburbs of Songyang City.
A courier, trailing a series of afterimages, sped toward the delivery location.
Following the agreed-upon delivery point, he arrived at an abandoned factory and proceeded to its deepest part.
At the same time, Chi He’s commands came through the courier’s earpiece.
“Keep moving forward.”
“Turn right.”
“This is the room. The tracking signal is coming from inside. Knock on the door first…”
“Don’t worry, we have the factory surrounded. We can rush in to support you at any moment.”
The courier took a deep breath, knocked on the door, and said, “Delivery for the Heavenly Spiritual Root. Is anyone in there?”
He knocked several more times, but there was no response.
Instead, with a creak, the door slowly swung open under the force of his knocking.
The courier was taken aback. His gaze swept the room and found it empty, with only a discarded human skin lying on the floor.
The courier quickly reported through his earpiece, “Zhang Yu shed his skin! They aren’t here!”
The human skin that Wang Yin had gifted Zhang Yu was equipped with a tracking function.
Oasis Group had activated this function as soon as they began tracking the pair today.
However, due to the interference of the righteous gods, they were never able to get a perfect lock on their location.
Outside the factory, Chi He heard the courier’s report and thought, Did he lure us here on purpose? He guessed we would intercept the delivery…
Just then, an astonishing killing intent enveloped him. Accompanied by a series of crackles, the electric charge in the air intensified wildly, making Chi He’s skin tingle painfully.