Chapter 267: Zhang Yu’s Rare Treasure, a Call from His Sister
Looking at the message on her phone, Le Mulan knew it was from her brother, sent via the company’s private line.
Le Mulan knew that the powerful families in various regions constantly cultivated their descendants to ascend to the second layer. One of their goals… was to continuously connect with the companies on the second layer, to grasp more trade-related resources, information, and even influence, thereby earning greater profits from the trade between the first and second layers.
After Le Jingchen finished his college entrance exam and ascended to the second layer, he had clearly already met up with the Le family members above and connected with the company.
And even after going to the second layer, he was still concerned about Zhang Yu’s affairs.
He even used a very rare opportunity to communicate via the company’s private line at this very moment.
Le Mulan could sense that there were likely people higher up who were also paying attention to Zhang Yu.
At this moment, looking at the message he sent, Le Mulan thought to herself, Confirm it’s the real deal?
Le Mulan felt that he had a point.
As a figure currently in the limelight on Kunxu’s first layer, Zhang Yu’s various data and samples were naturally hot commodities, incomparably precious, things countless factions wanted to obtain.
It was said that many powerful families from the Immortal Capital had traveled thousands of miles to Songyang, just to seek his true seed to optimize their own bloodlines.
But although many people sought Zhang Yu’s various data and samples, after so much time, no one had managed to research any valuable products from them.
There was only a pile of nutritional supplements, health products, and beauty products sold under Zhang Yu’s name… which the Le family had researched and found to be nothing but scams.
Le Mulan thought to herself, Zhang Yu should be producing the seed right now, right?
I’ll just take a peek… at worst, he’ll discover me and throw me out.
He never said I wasn’t allowed to look, anyway.
For such important goods, Le Mulan thought it over and decided she could only be at ease after confirming it with her own eyes.
After all, this concerns so many fields and markets like medicine, genetics, bloodline, and physical modification.
It also involves the family, and even my own future development…
Even if Zhang Yu blames me for not trusting him, I should still confirm it.
At this thought, Le Mulan could no longer hold back. She stood up and looked in the direction Zhang Yu had just gone—the second floor of the apartment.
A treasure worth a fortune was there…
A moment later, joy filled Le Mulan’s heart. The real thing!
And as Le Mulan watched, Zhang Yu seemed to sense something. His gaze subconsciously swept toward the door, a look of astonishment flashing across his face, his body tensing up…
Le Mulan exclaimed in her mind, The rare treasure is about to fall to the floor!
In that instant, many thoughts raced through Le Mulan’s mind.
If it falls, will it be contaminated?
If I give up this time, will the quality be worse next time, affecting the research results?
Will Zhang Yu get angry and give me a fake next time?
And right before her… was a rare treasure that couldn’t be more real.
By the time Le Mulan came to her senses, she had already opened the door, knelt on one knee, and extended both hands…
In the quiet air, the two of them stared at each other.
Zhang Yu was furious. “You…”
Le Mulan said with some shame, “I’m sorry, it’s not that I don’t trust you.”
“Is this a matter of trust?”
At the same time, Le Mulan thought to herself, So hot, such strong life force.
Seeing Zhang Yu stand up in a rage, Le Mulan quickly turned her back and said, “This is what I want.”
Every time Zhang Yu thought he understood the people of Kunxu, he found that they could always break his perceived limits once again.
Seeing Le Mulan’s posture as if she were guarding a secret treasure, Zhang Yu let out a long sigh and waved his hand in resignation. “At least get a measuring cup.”
“And don’t forget to wash your hands.”
Le Mulan shook her head and said, “No need, I’ve sealed it with my astral qi.”
Then she gave a faint smile. “Besides, over the past two years, I’ve long since overcome the flaw in my heart.”
“Whether they’re rich or poor, I can now switch my perspective at will. I can easily accept things from your body; it no longer shakes me.”
Zhang Yu opened his mouth but was at a loss for words.
Le Mulan continued, “Zhang Yu, this was my fault. Next time, I will properly apologize to you.”
She was eager to transport the item back quickly, and after offering a hasty apology to Zhang Yu, she hurried away.
Watching her retreating back, Zhang Yu silently put on his pants, cursing in his heart, The people here in Kunxu will throw away all their shame as long as it means making money and getting stronger.
“Huh?” Zhang Yu looked at the doorknob and said in annoyance, “I could have sworn I locked the door. Did she just break my lock and barge in?”
Just then, his phone vibrated again. Zhang Yu picked it up and saw it was a message from Song Hailong about an endorsement event.
Zhang Yu had recently renewed his contract as a spokesperson for the Immortal Resonance Group, intending to earn more money before leaving the first layer—at least enough to save up fifty million, which could be exchanged for 5 spirit coins upon reaching the second layer.
Zhang Yu thought, I’ll use the extra money to bring some supplies from the first layer up with me.
Food must be expensive up there. I can bring more synthetic food with a long shelf life to save some money on meals at the beginning.
Time continued to fly by. One day, True Person Starfire taught Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen something new.
True Person Starfire had changed into a face made of flesh and blood, appearing as a handsome and dashing middle-aged man.
And as the muscles in his face shifted, he quickly transformed from a handsome man into a plain-looking youth.
True Person Starfire said to Zhang Yu, “Controlling your muscles to change your appearance and form is something you should already know.”
“Although this technique isn’t difficult, it can often have miraculous effects when used unexpectedly, whether in actual combat or in daily cultivation.”
True Person Starfire said with some emotion, “Back when I was in the Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment realms, I relied on this ultimate skill of changing my face and body to fight many opponents at once on multiple occasions, going in and out of a large team of security guards nine times to successfully deliver the goods.”
True Person Starfire began to detail the key points and tricks of changing one’s face and body to Zhang Yu.
“When you can see someone on the street and transform into their appearance within a second, so vividly that it’s hard to tell the difference, then you’ve more or less mastered this skill.”
As for Bai Zhenzhen, True Person Starfire had a different requirement.
“Zhen, you are very fast, but you take too many risks in combat.”
“It’s fine when you encounter people who aren’t faster than you, but if you meet an opponent whose speed surpasses yours, you could be killed in an instant.”
“Actually, being fast is also well-suited for long-range combat, not just close quarters.”
“After all, if you can run fast enough, you can fight while retreating, minimizing your own injuries.”
“Start by learning a fundamental hidden weapon technique. Build a good foundation, and you can delve deeper into it once you get to the upper layer.”
Thus, under True Person Starfire’s guidance, and due to the simple conditions on the first layer, Bai Zhenzhen began by learning a Qi Refinement stage technique and started to practice with hidden weapons.
Inside the apartment.
Zhang Yu’s body twisted, his bones cracking section by section like great dragons connecting all the muscles in his body.
Spring and Autumn Endless Zen Level 20
Physical Strength Level 10.73
“Finally, Spring and Autumn Endless Zen, as a body tempering cultivation technique, has also reached Level 20.”
“But relying solely on this one body tempering technique, it has taken me more than three months to reach this stage.”
“At this rate, it would probably take me three or four years to raise my physical strength to the Foundation Establishment limit of Level 20.”
“Considering that each subsequent level of physical strength becomes stronger and harder to cultivate, requiring more and more nutrition… that time could be even longer.”
“The Immortal Dao resources on the first layer are still too limited.”
Zhang Yu sighed with emotion and began to feel the effects of the Level 20 Spring and Autumn Endless Zen.
After this technique reached Level 20, Zhang Yu could use the Longevity magic power refined from it to temporarily enter a state of feigned death, or a state of hibernation.
“After entering this state, my ability to digest alchemical enhancers, metabolize their toxins, and even recover from physical damage will be greatly enhanced.”
Zhang Yu thought to himself, My self-healing ability is really getting stronger and stronger.
A moment later, the alarm clock rang, signaling it was time for his scheduled call with Zhang Pianpian.
As soon as Zhang Yu walked out of the training room, he saw Bai Zhenzhen already operating the screen in the living room.
A few minutes later, the screen flickered, and Zhang Pianpian’s figure appeared.
A halo of light rose from behind the head of the Zhang Pianpian on the screen, shining like a silver moon.
A line of text floated above her head:
Myriad Laws University, Talisman Department, Foundation Establishment Realm, 49th Place.
Bai Zhenzhen asked in surprise, “Mom, what’s that on your head?”
Zhang Pianpian explained, “Not long ago, I broke into the top 100 in my department, so I chose to start displaying my rank on my head.”
“You must remember, ranking is extremely important in university. Whether it’s students, teachers, or even the school leaders, everyone is part of different rankings.”
“The higher your rank, and the more ranking lists you’re on, the higher your value as a person.”
“The only reason someone wouldn’t display their rank on their head is if it’s too low, and showing it would just be asking for humiliation. Such people are like weeds in the university, disregarded wherever they go.”