Chapter 304: Bai Zhenzhen’s Flying Sword
Xu Lingzi, a Golden Core Cultivator, stood over six meters tall, his entire body composed of golden-jade Bionic material. A perpetual air of arrogance radiated from his features.
As Zhang Yu gazed up at him, an application for a low-interest loan materialized in his Bionic Eye’s visual display.
Xu Lingzi remarked indifferently, “The items are already prepared. You didn’t need to come all this way; remote processing would have sufficed.”
Tu Lishan chuckled, “I brought him here to familiarize himself with the place. We’ll be relying on your guidance in the future.”
Xu Lingzi nodded slightly, turning his gaze to Zhang Yu. “It seems you plan to nurture this student.”
Tu Lishan interjected, “Zhang Yu, Teacher Xu Lingzi oversees the loan program for our Civil Engineering Department. In many cases, your salaries are essentially paid by him, even before project funds are settled.”
While Tu Lishan and Xu Lingzi were conversing, Zhang Yu had already completed the application for a low-interest loan.
The loan totaled 10 Spirit Coins, with a monthly interest rate of 0.01 Spirit Coins after disbursement, and the principal to be repaid after ten years.
Looking at the 10 Spirit Coins that had already been credited to his account, and seeing his savings balloon to 22.6 Spirit Coins, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “This is practically charity.”
After leaving the Finance Department’s teaching level, Tu Lishan advised Zhang Yu to rest well for the next half-month, recuperate his energy, and prepare for the engineering project next month.
Feeling the ritual urging within him, Zhang Yu decided to work overtime at 666 to unwind.
Simultaneously, sensing the astonishing potential of his 22.6 Spirit Coins, Zhang Yu began plotting how best to spend them.
Thus, in the remaining half-month of November, Zhang Yu’s Spirit Coin spending grew increasingly extravagant, and his cultivation soared like the tide.
The dormitory door slammed open with a bang.
Le Mulan exclaimed excitedly, “Zhang Yu, I’ve achieved Foundation Establishment!”
Zhang Yu, who was taking his medicine, looked up at her and his own excitement surged. “Foundation Establishment?”
Zhang Yu wasn’t surprised that Le Mulan had passed the Foundation Establishment exam.
After all, given that they were all at the peak of Qi Refining, Zhang Yu, with his perspective as a Foundation Establishment Ancestor, saw little difference between the Qi Refinement Students at the university.
Even in terms of Spirit Roots… nearly every student in the Ten Greats possessed Heavenly Spirit Roots, leaving minimal variation between them.
With Zhang Yu’s recent assistance, Le Mulan’s drug consumption capabilities had surged.
In particular, by consuming Zhang Yu’s blood, she had gained access to massive quantities of semi-finished pharmaceuticals from the pharamaceutical factory, allowing her physical constitution, already at the peak of Qi Refining, to achieve a further breakthrough.
Combined with the financial support from her brother, Le Jingchen, Le Mulan had also invested a considerable amount of her own resources.
Of course, Zhang Yu believed there was another crucial factor: as one of the Ten Great Universities, Myriad Laws University offered far more Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificates than ordinary universities.
After passing the Foundation Establishment exam, Le Mulan immediately seized the opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
She had been hovering at the peak of Qi Refining for a long time, just waiting for her Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate to arrive so she could finally advance.
Zhang Yu excitedly pulled her down to sit, clasping both her hands in his. “Now that you’ve reached Foundation Establishment, we can finally continue with what we agreed on before,” he said expectantly.
Looking at Zhang Yu’s excitement, Le Mulan recalled his earlier words and asked hesitantly, “You… you still want to do that?”
Zhang Yu smiled. “Of course. We promised, remember?”
He grasped her hands and began channeling streams of his high-quality Magic Power into her body, aiming to enhance the quality of her own Magic Power.
Before Le Mulan could even protest, Zhang Yu was already pouring his Magic Power into her. “But… but we haven’t discussed the price yet,” she thought frantically.
After a moment, Zhang Yu stopped. “Alright, that’s enough for today. You should digest this first.”
Le Mulan’s heart skipped a beat. “That’s all?”
After hearing Xuan Ge discuss dual cultivation, she had researched the topic extensively in the school’s Great Library. She distinctly remembered there being much more content.
Zhang Yu replied, “You’ve only just reached Foundation Establishment. Don’t rush things. We’ll take it slow.”
Le Mulan thought to herself, “That’s probably for the best. I don’t have the money to pay him right now, even though Zhang Yu might be willing to do it for free. I can’t keep taking advantage of him.”
Reflecting on her expenses before and after the Foundation Establishment exam, Le Mulan mused, “I’m a bit short on funds at the moment.”
“But the Le Family on the Second Layer knows I obtained my Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate and has agreed to lend me a sum.”
“With the upcoming Pharmacology Internship, I’ll save up enough to come back and continue with Zhang Yu…”
Zhang Yu glanced at the Dao Seed on Le Mulan’s chest, thinking, “To replicate this Profound Cold Meridian, I need to increase her Magic Power Quality to 150%. It doesn’t seem achievable in the short term.”
Construction site on the 666th floor.
Zhang Yu’s figure flashed as he unleashed his Gang Qi like a striking dragon, swiftly laying down vast stretches of steel rebar mesh.
Yu Xinghan sat nearby, addressing the camera: “Hello everyone, um… I’m Yu Xinghan, a freshman in the Civil Engineering Department this year.”
“Hmm… I’m making this video to document what life is really like on a construction site.”
“We just finished another all-nighter, and it’s finally time to eat.”
“Today’s meal is No. 92 cement…”
Li Xiao watched Yu Xinghan slurping down cement with gusto and asked, “Wanna get a massage?”
Yu Xinghan waved him off. “Can’t you see I’m busy?”
Li Xiao could only wait nearby. Ever since their last massage session together, he’d realized how genuinely effective it was.
The day after the massage, his muscles were no longer sore or stiff, and his bones no longer creaked. He felt more energetic during work and cultivation.
Nearby, Ying Xin passed by, casting a cold glare at Li Xiao and sneering inwardly.
Ever since Zhang Yu had become the third-ranked student in the class, she had noticed a change in Li Xiao. He had gone from constantly hovering around them to obsessively following Zhang Yu.
“Straining yourselves… Let’s see how long you can keep this up.”
Meanwhile, Yu Xinghan finished recording a video and jumped up, declaring, “Alright, let’s go get a massage.”
He eagerly led Li Xiao toward the massage room, his Bionic Eye continuously projecting images of Li Xuelian, already planning his massage options.
Although Yu Xinghan was deeply interested in his senior sister, he could sense she had no interest in him.
Previously, Yu Xinghan had felt resentful, but he had since accepted reality. After all, within his Bionic Eye, his senior sister had no choice but to submit to his will.
In the dormitory, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, and Zhang Pianpian each fed Zhang Yu the medicine they had purchased.
Then, they shared the drops of fresh blood that dripped from Zhang Yu’s fingertips.
Sensing the three strands of medicinal power contained within the blood, Zhang Pianpian marveled inwardly, “This drug metabolism ability… he’s only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, right?”
Recalling Zhang Yu’s performance at the pharamaceutical factory, Zhang Pianpian thought, “My younger brother continues to surprise me more and more.”
“Perhaps in a few more years, he’ll be able to help me with something truly significant.”
Zhang Yu’s heart stirred, and he glanced at Zhang Pianpian beside him, noticing that her Supreme Clarity Talisman Dao Seed seemed to flicker faintly just then.
Construction Site.
With each palm strike from Zhang Yu, Gang Qi formed molds that enveloped the Coagulated Earth, accelerating its hardening.
Simultaneously, the Third Eye behind his brow scrutinized every move, every stance, flawlessly replicating and reproducing them.
This made Zhang Yu’s every action appear impeccably precise, as if measured with a ruler.
Even during the replication process, he could continuously accelerate, his movements becoming increasingly swift.
Zhang Yu thought, “This Third Eye Mystic Power is surprisingly useful for cultivation. Replicating my own movements like this is quite efficient.”
He felt this method streamlined his cultivation, allowing him to accelerate his training while maintaining perfect form and maximizing its effectiveness.
“This way, I can meet the repetition requirements of the cultivation art while ensuring each session contributes to body refinement.”
Just then, Zhang Yu’s Bionic Eye displayed a message from the Songyang Group.
Golden Province Academy’s Liu Ben: “Fellow students, Liu Ben was critically injured in an explosion and has temporarily passed away due to insufficient medical funds. Before his death, he asked us to send this message: ‘Help! I only need 3.2 Spirit Coins to be resurrected. Please, everyone, donate to bring me back! If I live, I’ll work hard to repay every Spirit Coin!’”
Mountains and Rivers College’s Lan Ling: “Scam?”
Fengdu College’s Zhao Tianxing: “Not a scam. His physical body is temporarily dead, but his consciousness remains alive. If we raise enough Spirit Coins, he can indeed be revived.”
As the chat log refreshed rapidly, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “An explosion?”
He recalled the recent explosion in Myriad Laws University City and remembered what Zhang Pianpian and Tu Lishan had said about the University War.
Zhang Yu mused inwardly, “Apart from the Ten Great Universities, all other universities could be drawn into the University War. Their safety is far inferior to that of the Ten Greats.”
In the dormitory, Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen’s projection and said, “I’ll be heading to the construction site in the wilderness in a few days. I probably won’t be back for two or three months. I’m not sure about the internet connection there, so I might not be able to call you every day.”
Bai Zhenzhen smiled. “I asked Mom about it. Going to the construction site is a good opportunity for Civil Engineering students. I’ll be waiting for you to return.”
“Just remember, the area you’re going to might be a combat zone. Don’t leave the construction site.”
“And…” Bai Zhenzhen leaned closer to Zhang Yu. “Hold out your hand.”
Zhang Yu extended his hand, and she transferred a string of characters into his palm.
“What’s this?” he asked, surprised.
“The Flying Sword Code,” Bai Zhenzhen replied.
“Son, Mom can’t send you money right now, so I’ve prepared a flying sword for you. It should arrive in a few days. Enter this code, and you’ll be able to control the Sword Spirit.”
Zhang Yu was momentarily stunned. “A-Zhen, you should keep the flying sword for yourself. What use would a Civil Engineering student have for one?”
“Mom has plenty of flying swords,” Bai Zhenzhen insisted. “Just take this one.”
“But doesn’t the Divine Monarch forbid you from giving away gifts indiscriminately?” Zhang Yu asked, curious. “This flying sword…”
Bai Zhenzhen smiled mysteriously. “This one’s a bit special. You’ll understand when you receive it.”