Chapter 672 Sorry, I just want to reach Nascent Soul (6100+)

With the arrival of a wave of unemployment, the disappearance of righteous gods, and the shortage of material supplies, the pressure within the university town has increased sharply, and more crimes have appeared, as well as more incidents related to cults and evil gods.

Therefore, the talisman system became more and more important. After all, although the righteous gods disappeared, the spiritual world and the divine power network were still alive.

This is a disaster for monks with little attainment in talismans, but for talisman masters who can write their own secret talismans and have a deep understanding of the divine power network and the spiritual world, this is the best era.

Without the supervision of the righteous gods, they wandered freely in the spiritual world, relying on talismans to pry open the network of divine power and interfere with the material world.

As a leader in the art of talismans and having reached the Golden Elixir realm, Zhang Pianpian is now like a fish in water.

Zhang Yu knew that the Taiqing realm provided by the Taiqing Talisman played a significant role in this process, helping Zhang Pianpian to avoid the evil gods and even the talisman attacks of Yuanying cultivators in the spiritual world several times.

In addition, the simulated refining and accelerated learning in the spiritual world in the past also greatly helped Zhang Yu in learning the art of refining and the knowledge of refining, making him always look forward to improving the level of this Dao seed.

But at this moment he was still in a state of hesitation.

"Do I need to spend 1,000 spirit coins to upgrade the Taiqing Talisman?"

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

Zhang Yu knew that although he could afford to spend the 1,000 spirit coins, he would have no savings left after spending them, and his cultivation speed would be greatly reduced.

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

"Or... ask the teachers to borrow money?"

"If someone asks why I'm broke and it's my sister's fault, it'll be even more complicated..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind: "Forget it, don't think too much."

"Continue to improve my cultivation. This is what I should do most right now. As for everything else... we'll talk about it later."

"The Taiqing Talisman will still have the opportunity to be upgraded in the future."

After 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, would you like to join the live broadcast?

With the great changes in the world, logistics and transportation can only be carried out during the day, and a large number of security forces are required, which has caused the logistics costs to surge, and shopping in the spirit world is no longer people's first choice.

Coupled with rising prices and declining incomes, the willingness of live broadcast viewers to pay has also plummeted, and Ye Xingli's college fans have been particularly affected.

Today, Ye Xingli has adjusted the direction of his live broadcast, mainly targeting local audiences in Wanfa University Town.

Zhang Yu looked at Ye Xingli's invitation and knew that with his popularity as a champion in the top ten leagues, if he worked hard on live broadcasts, he should be able to produce impressive results.

There is also the Dao Seed Lingyun Weapon Heart on Ye Xingli's body, which has the effect of fusing the weapon refining blueprints, and it has been of great help to him before.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "To upgrade the Lingyun Weapon Heart to Level 2, I need to work with Senior Sister to design 10 foundation-building-level refining products."

This was naturally easy for Zhang Yu at this moment and not difficult.

Zhang Yu was really looking forward to the temptation of the upgraded Lingyun Weapon Heart.

What kind of effect will the level 2 Lingyun Instrument Heart have?

Can I fuse more blueprints? Can I choose more fusion directions? Can I fuse higher-level magic weapons?

Both the profits it brings and the improved strength make Zhang Yu excited.

But after Zhang Yu thought about it for a while, he suppressed the temptation to upgrade his Dao Seed.

"I can't be distracted. My current mission is to reach the Nascent Soul stage...everything else can be dealt with later."

Zhang Yu: Sorry, Senior Sister, I just want to concentrate on my cultivation right now.

…

In the dormitory, Zhang Yu was steaming with heat. His body, a mixture of magic power and flesh and blood, was constantly bursting out with heat as his qi and blood circulated, as if the entire dormitory had turned into an oven.

And an advertisement appeared in Zhang Yu's eye skeleton again, introducing him to the hand-made eye skeleton specially made for Jindan monks.

To be honest, as he ascended to the Golden Core realm, his Dao heart improved, and his brain's computing power increased, he often felt that the current level 20 Eye Skeleton Nine Nether Demon Pupil was becoming less and less sufficient, and sometimes there would even be a lag that could not keep up with his thinking speed.

In addition, others such as the Tianri Huangshen, Taihao Shenglu Flying Sword, and Bishui Jinjing Armor all gave Zhang Yu a similar feeling.

Especially as his physical strength continued to grow, he felt more and more the fragility of the level 20 magic weapon.

"After all, these are still things for building a foundation. How can I enjoy them with my Jindan-level cultivation?"

Sometimes Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel an urge to spend time improving his weapon refining skills, raising his Eye Corpse and various magical weapons to at least the 21st level of the Golden Core, so that he could have a higher quality of life and greater earning power...

This feeling made him itch inside and out, just like a bunch of red dots on an app that he had to resist clicking...

"no……"

"Tao seeds require time and resources, and magic weapons require time and resources... My money and time are limited. If I accept every temptation, do everything at once, and improve at the same time, how can I focus on improving my cultivation?"

"I want to reach the Nascent Soul stage."

"Everything else...will be discussed later."

Suppressing the distracting thoughts in his mind and strengthening his determination, Zhang Yu continued to devote himself to his practice.

…

A few days later at noon.

When the sun was at its zenith and the signal from the spiritual world became the strongest, Bai Zhenzhen, who was far away at Tianjian University, sent a communication request to Zhang Yu.

Looking at Bai Zhenzhen, whose shadow fell in front of him, Zhang Yu asked, "Ah Zhen, are you okay over there?"

"What could possibly happen?" Bai Zhenzhen laughed heartily and said, "Your classmate named Ying Xin is known for her 'Ten years of hard study can never defeat the Qingyan of my six generations of ancestors' graves.' I now have the Qingyan of my master's hundred generations of ancestors' graves. How many people in Tianjian University can fight me?"

Zhang Yu knew that the ancestral tomb of the master that Bai Zhenzhen mentioned was the sword pavilion left by the God of Seven Emotions, where were left the flying swords transformed from the corpses of generations of extremely passionate sword practitioners.

Bai Zhenzhen said with emotion: "Yuzi, now you have the support of the two masters of the Divine Transformation, and I am in charge of the ancestral tomb of the Divine Transformation lineage."

"When we were in high school, who could have imagined what we would be today?"

After chatting for about ten minutes, Zhang Yu saw the alarm clock appearing in his eyes and said to Bai Zhenzhen with an apologetic look: "Ah Zhen, I have to practice."

Bai Zhenzhen was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Well, go ahead."

As she watched Zhang Yu disappear, the smile on Bai Zhenzhen's face gradually faded.

Wen Wuya walked up to her and said, "Ah Zhen, what have you thought about? You can't defend Jiange, so why not give some of it to the principal."

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

What's more, until he lost contact, the Lord of Heavenly Stars did not leave any assets to others. He just added dozens of bans, which made it difficult for the new gods of Tianjian University to break through them until now.

Listening to what Wen Wuya said, Bai Zhenzhen took a deep breath and said, "Let me think about it again."

…

A few days later, Zhang Yu's former teacher, the former director of the Civil Engineering Department and now the vice president of Wanfa University, sent a message to Zhang Yu.

Principal of the high school: Zhang Yu, how is your practice of Kunlun in the Palm going?

Zhang Yu: Okay

In response to the university president's inquiry, Zhang Yu did not reveal the specific progress. He did not intend to devote his energy to the research of space technology.

A few days later, Zhenjun Xianyin sent him a message asking him about the teaching materials.

Zhang Yu perfunctorily replied that he was studying.

Yu Xinghan and others at the construction site asked for help, needing his help to complete some big job.

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

He himself remained in his dormitory to practice.

Making money, magic weapons, Tao seeds...all other areas of improvement were temporarily put aside by Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu also temporarily compressed or even gave up various social, work, and study activities.

Suppress all temptations and reject all trivial matters.

Zhang Yu devoted himself wholeheartedly to his own practice.

Practice, practice, practice!

It can be said that this is Zhang Yu's unprecedented and focused practice since he got the Feather Book.

The effect is also amazing.

When it came to early January.

After just one month, his basic data skyrocketed again.

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

In addition, as the three types of Taoist medicines seized from the factory were used up, Zhang Yu bought new Taoist medicines with his own money.

The physical expression factors became more and more active, and he established the third level of Taoist foundation, the abyss of Gangqi, and the fourth level of Taoist foundation, the indestructible body.

The former allowed him to combine his physical body and magical power into one, greatly increasing the distance of the Qi transmission from the original 100 meters to 200 meters. The longer-range and thicker Qi not only improved his defense, but also improved his ability to interfere with the material world.

The indestructible body is even simpler. With the fusion of magic power, it further improves the strength of his bones. His bones are filled with a tough elasticity under the nourishment of magic power, and can better withstand various impacts and pressures.

"In addition to basic data, to reach the Nascent Soul stage, you need to open at least 10 Dao foundations and at least 8 extraordinary meridians."

"We can talk about opening up the strange meridians later, but to establish the foundation of Taoism, we just need to spend money on medicine. I just happen to be doing it now."

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

"I need to adjust my training time."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I need to reduce the time I spend cultivating my physical body and invest more resources into cultivating my Dao Heart."

Zhang Yu understood that once the gap between the level of his Dao heart and his physical body became too large, his control over his physical body would continue to decrease, and the effect of his cultivation would only decrease, and the overall progress of his Nascent Soul formation would also be hindered.

So Zhang Yu came to Chuixinju again after a long absence, ready to cultivate his Taoist heart.

Today, Hammer Heart Residence has also undergone tremendous changes. With the disappearance of the righteous gods, the spiritual computing power of Wanfa University has become more expensive, resulting in reduced efficiency of Hammer Heart Residence, fewer locations, and increased prices.

However, relying on his status as the principal's disciple, it was not difficult for Zhang Yu to cut in line and grab a spot, and the other party gave him a lot of discounts, but he still had to pay in the end.

Zhang Yu also asked his sister whether Taiqing Realm could be used to cultivate Dao Heart at present, but Zhang Pianpian said that Chuixinju relied on the company's huge database. If Taiqing Realm wanted to do this, it would have to seize the company's database.

Zhang Yu, who was concentrating on practicing, could only continue to spend money. Unknowingly, Zhang Yu's savings continued to decline and gradually reached about 400 spirit coins.

Just when Zhang Yu's savings were declining, Qingming Zhenjun found him one day.

Looking at the projection of Qingming Zhenjun, Zhang Yu asked doubtfully, "What does Zhenjun want to talk to me about?"

True Lord Qing Ming chuckled and said, "I'd like to ask for your help with something, classmate Zhang."

Feeling the astonishing respect shown to him by a Yuanying Zhenjun, Zhang Yu quickly said, "You are a Yuanying, and I am a Jindan. How can I help you?"

True Lord Qing Ming said, "Everyone knows that at Wanfa University, Zhang Yu, you are a double-transformed god, a precious disciple jointly trained by Principal Ci Ji and Principal Qing Mu, and the Crown Prince of Wanfa..."

Zhang Yu felt a little embarrassed by what the other party said, so he quickly interrupted the other party and asked about his real purpose.

True Lord Qing Ming: "I actually have a construction team under my command. However, I am from the Taoist school after all, so I 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 with the popularity of the civil engineering department, various infrastructure projects were constantly being started, and more and more strong people from other departments were getting involved to make money.

The head of the Taoism Department in front of him set up a company doing civil engineering, which seemed normal to him.

But the other party found him...

After Zhang Yu communicated with the other party for a while, he finally understood what Master Qingming meant.

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

"And he gave me a lot of money. Can he really make money like this?"

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Why does it feel like this guy is here to give me money?"

True Lord Qingming is here to give you money.

In fact, it is not just Zhang Yu's side, including Ye Xingli, Mo Enjin, Lei Ji Zhenjun, Xian Yin Zhenjun... almost many people around Ci Ji Shenjun and Qing Mu Shenjun, and Qing Ming Zhenjun are constantly spending money.

The purpose is to integrate into the power of the Magnetic God, improve his relationship with the Magnetic God, and increase his chances of obtaining the God Transformation Certificate.

Looking at Zhang Yu in front of him, True Lord Qingming thought to himself, "The Yuanying of the talismans, security, and medicine, as well as True Lord Taihe of the Investment Management Office... there are only a few people who can compete with me for the Divine Transformation Certificate."

"In terms of strength, I am far superior to them."

"But because of Dao Qiankun... I need to change the impression I have in the eyes of others, especially in the eyes of the magnetic pole."

As long as he could do this, with his supreme Nascent Soul status, it would not be a big deal for True Lord Qingming to please Zhang Yu, a student who had just entered the Golden Core stage.

Watching the departing True Lord Qing Ming, Fu Ji sighed, "This guy is clearly trying to curry favor with you for the sake of the Divine Lord Ci Ji. He's just like the ministers of ancient times who bribed the empress, concubines, and eunuchs to curry favor with the emperor."

Zhang Yu nodded in agreement, but even knowing this, he still couldn't hate True Lord Qingming.

"Alas, giving money... is simply a surefire way to increase your favorability. Even if I'm incredibly talented, I can't stop it."

After discussing with True Lord Qingming, Zhang Yu did not need to send out any soldiers and earned more than 150 spirit coins every month.

In addition, his own company is now developing in full swing with the civil engineering industry.

All of this added up to Zhang Yu's total passive income exceeding 250 spirit coins per month, allowing Zhang Yu to devote himself to full-hearted cultivation with greater confidence.

Absolute concentration, lavish spending, and earth-shaking talent allowed Zhang Yu's data to continue to grow rapidly in the next month.

By the beginning of February, Zhang Yu's Dao Heart had risen to level 25 (62.03%), his mana had reached 3520, and his physical strength had slowed down as his input decreased, rising to level 26.98.

The fifth level of Taoist foundation, Yi Mu Chang Sheng, enhances resistance to various toxins, medicinal properties, and evil spirits, while the sixth level of Taoist foundation, Liu Li Wu Gou, allows Zhang Yu to have stronger resistance to high temperatures.

The growth of physical body and magic power also further increased the transmission distance of the Qi, reaching about 220 meters.

The gap between the strength of the heart and the body narrowed, allowing Zhang Yu's control over the body to increase again.

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

But just when Zhang Yu wanted to continue to devote himself to cultivation, he soon discovered that in addition to the temptations of profits, magic weapons, Tao seeds, etc., there were other things that would affect his concentration.

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Kuang Tianqing: Are you there?

Zhang Yu: What’s the matter?

Kuang Tianqing: What do you think of Dao Qiankun?

Kuang Tianqing felt very bad and very ominous at this moment.

Because after his memory awakened, the strong conflict of values ​​made him hate many things.

Even though he has transformed himself back into a man, many memories are still lingering.

However, in the eyes of many people at Tianmo University, this change of his meant that his determination to become an immortal was weakening and his potential to become an immortal had declined.

"Fuck... just because you don't want to be turned into a woman and have sex with someone, does that mean you don't have enough talent for cultivation?"

"How did the demonic path become like this?"

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

The Lord of Freedom, who was able to seal his memory, had long lost contact. As for the secrets about himself... he did not dare to tell the new God of Transformation easily before he was absolutely sure. Now he could only endure the pain in his heart and continue to live.

In addition to this distress, he was also worried about the current situation.

"What on earth is Dao Qiankun planning to do? He can't possibly be unaware of the developments on floors 2 to 5 after he left."

Kuang Tianqing thought of Dao Qiankun’s shouting in the Top Ten League.

"Announcing the existence of reincarnation to everyone...encouraging people to die?"

"Look at the chaotic world we live in now. Many people are dying even though they don't want to."

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

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

"Six Paths of Reincarnation? Nine Netherworlds of Reincarnation? Infinite Reincarnation... Which reincarnation platform is it connected to now? Are they colluding with Dao Qiankun?"

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

No matter how people from levels 2 to 5 fight, how they live, and how they die in the end, they will still be consumables needed by immortals in the afterlife.

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

"So what if they have different ideas? So what if we give them more chances? As long as the Immortal Emperors are willing, everyone's thoughts will be changed back to the way they were in the next life."

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

"This may well be the key point where the situation changes next."

"And Zhang Yu, the guy Dao Qiankun values ​​and protects, 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 naturally knew nothing about this.

After he communicated with Kuang Tianqing, he was pulled away from his wholehearted cultivation by the other party and started to think about the current situation in the world again.

"I can't take care of these things now. All I can protect are the people around me."

Zhang Yu thought back to the road he had come, and thought to himself, "When I first entered high school, I couldn't even protect myself. It was with the care of Ah Zhen and my sister that I was able to overcome the initial difficulties."

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

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

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

Thinking back on all this, and thinking back on the path he had taken step by step, Zhang Yu understood everything about Kunxu more and more deeply.

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

"As their strength increases, cultivators will naturally develop the ambition to change the world, to align it with their own interests and preferences."

"From a company to a city, a school, an entire layer of Kunxu, or even the entire Kunxu... the stronger the power, the greater the scope of the world you want to change."

Thinking back on everything he had experienced in the top ten leagues, Zhang Yu understood that whether he wanted to or not, as his experiences and strength improved, his ambition to change the world was also ignited.

“The scope and size of the change needs to be consistent with one’s own capabilities.”

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

"The most important thing I should do now is to reach 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 Elixir, many things that were originally as difficult as ascending to heaven became easy after his realm was raised.

He no longer wanted to care about Dao Ge's plans or the direction of the chaotic world.

At this moment, the only thought in his mind was to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

So after ending the communication with Kuang Tianqing, Zhang Yu put it behind him and continued to devote himself to cultivation.

(End of this chapter)