Chapter 534: Escalation

End of September.

Inside the laboratory.

Jin Jun looked at the materials whose prices had increased again, and felt a little relieved.

"Fortunately, I've already stockpiled a lot of materials needed by the God of the Sun, so I won't need to restock for another month or two."

"I hope this catastrophe will end soon."

During this period, Jin Jun did not go out. He stayed in the laboratory every day to advance the progress of Tianri Huangshen, ignoring the ups and downs of the outside world.

…

Yu Xinghan, who had just returned from the company, saw a few familiar faces from a distance before he even reached the door.

Looking at Su Yanyang and Xiao Yunji, Yu Xinghan smiled and said, "Are you here to see a doctor again? Do you want a massage afterward? I'll give you the lowest price ever."

As the economic crisis continues to erupt, more and more students are gradually feeling overwhelmed.

Su Yanyang came to see Xiao Qingxuan for medical treatment. In his hands were several bottles of pills that were used daily to eliminate sleep, fill the stomach during fasting, and nourish qi and blood. They were considered as a reward for Xiao Qingxuan.

Xiao Yunji, who was standing nearby, came to Zhang Yu to maintain his Dharmakaya and, by the way, to remove the transformed Dharmakaya from his body to relieve his own stress. Of course, Zhang Yu charged for these services, but compared to the current merchant fees, they were much cheaper, which Xiao Yunji thought was an extremely cost-effective deal.

Su Yanyang said lazily, "What kind of massage... I'd rather get some more sleep."

Yu Xinghan asked in surprise: "Sleeping?"

Su Yanyang said casually, "Sleeping can help you take less medicine, exercise less, and consume less energy, so that time passes quickly. Don't you think it's the best way to live right now?"

In addition to Xiao Yunji and Su Yanyang, there was also Li Xiao squatting nearby with disheveled hair and a dirty face.

Yu Xinghan knew that in the past few days, Li Xiao would come to Zhang Yu regularly every day, waiting for Zhang Yu to get off work to feed him some magic power.

As for the rest of the time, according to Yu Xinghan's understanding, Li Xiao should be staying outside the underground cemetery, trying to get some inspiration and ashes scattered inside.

But today, in addition to Li Xiao himself, he also brought a dusty man.

"Ji Yuanshu?" Looking at Ji Yuanshu who turned his head away, Yu Xinghan thought to himself, "Sigh, if Zhang Yu keeps doing this, there will be more and more homeless people in and around our dormitory."

At this moment, with the arrival of Zhang Yu, Li Xiao pulled Ji Yuanshu and immediately went forward like two squirrels begging for food.

After feeding, looking at Zhang Yu disappearing behind the dormitory door, Li Xiao sighed, "I wish Zhang Yu could take us home too."

Ji Yuanshu said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. Make the most of your time to study. This is the perfect time to surpass those ahead of you and widen the gap with those behind you."

Li Xiao sighed again, a thought welling up in his mind: "If I hadn't been admitted to university, I would still be in the first level of Xiandu now, without having to struggle like a beggar every day. Wouldn't my life be easier? More happy?"

Zhang Yu naturally had no intention of bringing Li Xiao and Ji Yuanshu into the dormitory.

After all, there are already enough people in the dormitory, and Lingji is just barely enough, so how can I bring more people in?

Besides, Li Xiao, Ji Yuanshu and Zhang Yu were not that close friends. Zhang Yu only fed them some magic power because he didn't want to see them die at his doorstep.

In response, Fu Ji sighed, "Why is Zhang Yu becoming more and more nagging? Beggars like him should be beaten every time they are seen and driven away far away. Don't let them get stained by the stench of poverty."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "If I were a newcomer to the second floor, I would probably just turn a blind eye to everything."

"But now... after all, I'm richer and stronger now. Now that I have more money, I can make choices according to my own wishes, instead of having my will raped by this ditch of Kunxu."

Whenever he thought of this, Zhang Yu became more devoted to studying the spiritual world, continuing to pursue greater power and a greater financial future.

Zhang Yu also had to admit that he had put most of his energy into studying in Taiqing Realm during this period. With the help of the weapon-refining genius, his learning progress was advancing by leaps and bounds.

The Blessing Relic, the Transformation Soul Ring, the Overtime Golden Hoop, the Free Lotus Platform... He learned all the blueprints one by one, and after pushing them to level 20, he deeply understood the knowledge and techniques contained therein.

Zhang Yu estimated in his heart: "In about two or three weeks, I will be able to master all the techniques required for the Tianrihuang God and officially begin refining."

But soon new changes came to Wanfa University.

First, the daily travel time was restricted, then the daily flow of spiritual traffic was restricted, and then medicines and spiritual stones... With the restricted supply of spiritual energy, the originally outdated spiritual stones suddenly attracted people's attention.

Outside the dormitory door, Ji Yuanshu suddenly slapped Li Xiao in the face and said in a low voice, "Unemployed? Are you crazy? Do you know what this is and why are you involved?"

Li Xiao said weakly, "I heard there are red envelopes to be given."

Li Xiao said helplessly: "I'm afraid too, but I really have no money. I can't survive."

Ji Yuanshu gritted his teeth and said, "I have a connection with the Finance Department. I can help you get a card, but remember, only one card, absolutely no more."

In the dormitory, news about Su Yanyang emerged in Zhang Yu's eyes.

Su Yanyang: Zhang Yu, can you lend me some spirit coins?

Su Yanyang: Repay according to bank loan interest

Zhang Yu: [1 Spirit Coin]

Su Yanyang: Thank you. Is there anything else?

Zhang Yu: No more

Su Yanyang: It’s getting more and more chaotic outside now. Be careful when you go out and don’t go to places without surveillance.

On the other side, Shi Huaiyu looked at the medicines he had bought and said, "Damn it... the daily limit is fine, but the shortfall in weight is too much. How much did the higher-ups embezzle?"

As the daily supply of medicine decreased, Zhang Yu also felt that his body was getting hungrier day by day.

He understood that if this continued for a long time, without the nourishment of the medicine, his Qi and blood would become insufficient or even exhausted, and his physical strength might even decline.

After all, for cultivators like them, as they become more powerful, their physical consumption will inevitably increase.

So Zhang Yu started looking for ways to buy more medicine.

The first people he contacted were naturally Lord Magnetism and Director Gao.

However, as the situation became more tense, the two teachers seemed to become increasingly busy and did not respond to Zhang Yu's messages.

Then Zhang Yu contacted Li Xuelian through Yu Xinghan and found the dark pharmaceutical world.

However, the price of medicines on the black market has been skyrocketing, which has deterred Zhang Yu.

Fu Ji cursed, "The School of Pharmacy must have been shipping a lot of pharmaceuticals to the dark world. They're restricting the supply while simultaneously jacking up the prices on the black market."

Then Zhang Yu found her mentor Yin Jiurao through Le Mulan.

Yin Jiurao, who once wrote a paper based on Zhang Yu, was willing to provide some additional medicine supplies, and her requirements were simple.

In front of the office, Le Mulan looked at Zhang Yu in front of her, bit her lip and said, "Zhang Yu..."

Zhang Yu smiled and shook his head at her, comforting her, "It's okay, I'll be out soon."

Le Mulan clenched her fists and said, "Just bear with it this time. I will find a way to get more potions as soon as possible."

Looking at Zhang Yu's back as he walked into the office and listening to the noises coming from inside, Le Mulan felt a sense of unwillingness. She hated her poverty today, which forced Zhang Yu to exchange precious materials for the extremely cheap medicine he usually bought.

After receiving a large box of medicine, Zhang Yu finally felt full again. Returning to the dormitory, he lent several bottles to his roommates and lent half a bottle to Li Xiao and Ji Yuanshu who were outside the door.

That night, everyone felt a sense of fullness in their bodies and felt at ease.

At this moment, the fight between the gods in the live broadcast triggered a geological disaster that spread over a radius of thousands of miles.

Everyone who had just calmed down was shocked.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Yuanshu's face froze, revealing a helpless bitter smile.

Then, as everyone watched in shock, amazement, and sighs, his figure was surrounded by bursts of divine light, his physical body was gradually broken down by the financial crisis, and his soul was drawn into the depths of the spiritual world.

Seeing this former genius of the Civil Engineering Department disappear in front of everyone because of the fluctuations of the battle of the Divine Transformation, everyone present was still frightened, and their spirits that had originally calmed down a little became anxious again.

A few hours later, Zhang Pianpian, Master Ci Ji and Director Gao sent messages one after another.

Magnet Master: I sent over some medicine. Stay in the dormitory and don't worry about what happens outside.

Director Gao: Work on the 670th floor has been temporarily suspended. You don't need to come. If you encounter any problems, remember to find the magnetic pole.

Zhang Pianpian: With all the gods gathered in the arena, some things may escalate. However, once the situation escalates, it means that the higher-ups will intervene, and the matter will be temporarily over.

Zhang Pianpian: But before it ends, anything can happen. Be careful and don't run around.

Zhang Yu became nervous after hearing several pieces of news in a row, and couldn't help but remind everyone in the dormitory to be careful and not go out.

When he was considering whether to let Li Xiao, who was outside the door, come in for a while, he found that the other party had disappeared.

The next night, everyone gathered together to watch the live broadcast of the top ten leagues.

In the picture, Dao Qiankun from Wanfa University and Kuangtian from Tianmo University were fighting to decide the winner of the battle among the ten schools.

Zhang Yu remembered that these two people were ranked second and first on the Jindan seed list, and their Jindan simulation scores were the best among all schools.

Watching the two men fighting fiercely on screen, Zhang Yu couldn't help but think to himself, "These two guys probably haven't shown their full strength in their Golden Core Pointing scores."

At this moment, Dao Qiankun roared and sent a golden shadow into Kuang Tianqing's body.

"Upgrade before the battle! Break it for me!"

As Dao Qiankun shouted, Kuang Tianqing's aura suddenly surged! It surged! It surged!

Intense golden light burst out from his body, as if to make his body transparent, and in his lower abdomen, a round, golden elixir phantom emerged.

This Kuang Tianqing was about to break through to the Golden Core realm under Dao Qiankun's attack.

But the next moment, he reached into his stomach and crushed the golden elixir to pieces.

"Dao Qiankun, you think you can force me to break through with just this little trick?"

"Give it back to you!"

I saw Kuang Tianqing throw the broken golden elixir at the other party: "Break it for me!"

Just when the fight was in full swing, the movements of both sides suddenly stopped, and they actually stopped in mid-air at the same time.

Yu Xinghan tilted his head and asked in confusion, "What kind of trick is this? Time pause?"

Zhang Yu shook his head, a serious look in his eyes: "The video is stuck."

Everyone present controlled their eye skeletons, and were shocked to find that not only was the live broadcast stuck, but all other spiritual services were suspended.

Shi Huaiyu said in disbelief: "The spiritual world network... is interrupted?"

"Has the dormitory's spiritual world data been used up?"

Zhang Yu shook his head: "I checked before, the data is not used up."

Yu Xinghan: "Then what exactly is going on..."

Zhang Yu tried it and found that neither the Sun and Moon Bracelet nor the Sky-patrolling Sword could directly reach the spiritual world.

It was as if the spirit world had vanished.

Zhang Yu had a sinister thought: "Is this just happening inside the dorm? Or is it even worse, the entire floor?"

"Or... is it that the entire Wanfa University's spiritual world is disrupted?"

At this moment, everyone felt a vibration under their feet, and the whole dormitory shook violently.

(End of this chapter)