Chapter 51 Changes and Increases

"This Wuji Yunshou is so fast to practice with only six moves. Can I upgrade it to level 10 tonight?"

But after Zhang Yu cheered himself up and practiced five more times, he felt that the magic power in his body was becoming increasingly thin and it was no longer able to support him in practicing Wuji Yunshou.

Zhang Yu realized that his previous thoughts were wrong.

"It seems that this Wuji Cloud Hand cannot be upgraded to level 10 overnight."

Unlike basic-level skills like Sanshou, Wuji Yunshou consumes much more mana.

Even with the passive breathing of the Zhou Tian Qi Gathering Method to continuously restore his magic power, it is impossible for him to practice for hours like he did with free-hand fighting.

So Zhang Yu simply sat down cross-legged, letting passive breathing continue to help him recover his magic power, while he simply practiced the Wild Bull Soul-Calming Heart Sutra to improve his Taoism.

After practicing like this on and off for a night, Zhang Yu upgraded his Wuji Yunshou to level 6 (7/60).

The coverage of the formless cloud energy expanded from his original hands to Zhang Yu's arms and shoulders, and continued to surge like a rolling sea of ​​clouds.

The original phenomenon of clouds rising into the sky like a smoke screen has also disappeared.

All you could see were wisps of extremely fine smoke rising slowly for more than ten centimeters before dissipating into the air.

This is because as the control power increases, the consumption of Gang Qi in Zhang Yu's process of operating the Wuxiang Yun Gang is greatly reduced.

…

The next day, Songyang High School.

Inside the Student Union office.

Zhou Chechen looked at the message on his phone and smiled, "I actually got the fourth place in the magic competition? This is really beyond my expectations."

Lan Ling was lifting dumbbells while saying, "It is said that the competition coach of Bailong High School talked to him and wanted to recruit him."

Zhou Chechen laughed and said, "They lost a place in the competition this time, so one of their students has one less result on his resume. Of course they want to poach him."

"What do you think? If we sign Zhang Yu and train him to compete in the French Open, can we win a few more places in the French Open? And let the students from the three famous universities win fewer awards?"

For the wealthy people in Songyang City, there are only a few places in the top ten universities. Whoever has fewer trophies on his resume will have a higher chance of success for others.

Lan Ling said gloomily, "Maybe there's a chance in the first year of high school, but if we start in the second year of high school, I don't think Zhang Yu can beat them."

Zhou Chechen said happily: "Even that's not bad."

"Then it is decided."

"We can't let Bailong High School poach people from here."

"This month's exam is over..."

Zhou Chechen looked at his palms which were slightly clenched, as if he was holding everything he wanted tightly in his palms.

"Zhang Yu must sign the contract."

Lan Ling understood what these words meant, which was that after the monthly exam, Zhang Yu had to sign the contract.

…

Outside the school gate, Zhao Tianxing said to the other end of the phone: "I know, Mom, I know..."

A female voice came from the phone: "Play more with Zhang Yu, you see how fast he improves in his studies..."

"I know, I know." After a perfunctory response, Zhao Tianxing finally hung up the phone.

As soon as he entered the school gate, he saw a line of large characters scrolling on the electronic screen: Warm congratulations to Zhang Yu, a student in Class 1 (1) of Senior 1 of our school, for winning the 4th place in the city's magic competition.

“It’s true…”

Although he had heard related rumors in several school groups yesterday, it was only when he actually saw this line of words that Zhao Tianxing was sure that this was true.

Zhao Tianxing couldn't help feeling a little distressed when he thought about how Zhang Yu, who used to eat at the same table with him, suddenly surpassed a bunch of top students from the three famous universities and key high schools and took fourth place in the magic competition.

Then came a wave of shame.

Zhao Tianxing, Zhao Tianxing, your classmate got such good grades, but you are so jealous? It's so ugly! Where is your virtue? "Alas, you can't compare with Zhang Yu. After all, he is a Jindan disciple, and we are not the same species."

"To be able to take fourth place in the competition this time, that Starfire Master must have put in a lot of effort."

"My mom also told me to play with them more..."

Zhao Tianxing smiled bitterly in his heart: "With such a big gap, can we play together?"

The rumor that Zhang Yu was a Jindan disciple was further confirmed by the students because of his fourth place in this competition.

As a person who likes to consider other people's thoughts, Zhao Tianxing felt a sense of inferiority when he thought of the dazzling halo around Zhang Yu now.

After all, he is a Jindan disciple, and his grades are getting farther and farther away from mine. Will he look down on me? In his eyes, I might have become an ordinary student on the street.

If I were to approach him now and play with him... would it be considered too flattering by others? Would they think I was vain? Would they think I wanted to take advantage of his reputation as a Jindan disciple? I couldn't blame Zhao Tianxing for thinking too much, because as a teenager who grew up in the city, he had seen too many similar things in school.

When the score gap between friends widens, the friendship will always gradually deteriorate.

What, you have changed since your score went up. What, I feel ashamed to take you out all the time because your score is so low. What, I will help you raise your score by 10 points, so don’t come to me again…

"Well, if Zhang Yu doesn't ask me to have lunch today, I'd better not take the initiative to look for him, so as to avoid being rejected by him."

When the bell for the last class in the morning rang, Zhao Tianxing looked in Zhang Yu's direction intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen chatting, he felt a little envious. He wished he could have the same good grades as Bai Zhenzhen and chat and laugh with Zhang Yu.

Seeing Zhang Yu talking to Zhou Tianyi again, he felt a little envious of Zhou Tianyi. His score was obviously lower than his, but he could still chat with Zhang Yu and not feel awkward at all. He never had such a good attitude.

At this moment, Zhao Tianxing noticed that Zhang Yu and the other two stood up and walked towards him.

Zhao Tianxing lowered his head quickly, feeling the three people getting closer. He pretended to tidy up his desk, playing a few books back and forth, seeming to be dissatisfied with nothing, and did not notice the appearance of Zhang Yu and the other two at all.

But in his heart, he was always paying attention to what was happening over there with Zhang Yu, and he was thinking of one question in his mind: Will he ask me to have dinner with him? Zhang Yu: "Old Zhao! Let's have dinner together."

Zhao Tianxing quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Well, let's go."

On the way to the cafeteria.

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Zhou Tianyi smiled and said, "Zhang Yu, do you feel that the atmosphere in school today is a little different?"

"Really?" Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "The teacher is still so gentle, the classmates are still so kind, and the air is filled with the smell of learning. Everything is great."

Zhou Tianyi: "You won fourth place in the competition. Now most people in the school believe that you must be a Jindan disciple. Don't you feel that everyone respects you more?"

Zhang Yu thought about it briefly and it seemed that his classmates’ attitude towards him did seem to have… a vague sense of alienation.

Bai Zhenzhen on the side said calmly: "Well, I heard people talking about you in the women's restroom. They all said that you must have been promoted by Jindan Zhenren. You must have connections and good luck."

Zhou Tianyi: "I heard someone in the men's room say that you have mastered the code of rich women. Otherwise, ordinary people like them don't even know where the art exhibition for selecting Jindan disciples is held, let alone being selected after participating..."

Zhang Yu sighed, "Alas, I never thought that I would win honors for the school, but in the end, all I got in return was alienation and jealousy."

Zhou Tianyi smiled and said, "Zhang Yu, the higher your scores and the better your grades are, the more people will envy you."

He said slowly: "They won't think about your hard work or your talent. They will only think that you are well-off and attribute all your successes to your luck."

Seeing Zhou Tianyi's sighing expression, Zhang Yu said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect that you, who is ranked 25th in your grade... know quite a lot."

Zhou Tianyi stumbled and said unhappily, "I...there are more than 500 people in the first grade of our school, and the 25th one has stepped on many people."

Zhao Tianxing, who was standing by, watched Zhang Yu talking and laughing, and gradually relaxed in his heart: "I didn't expect Zhang Yu to be so approachable after winning the fourth place in the competition."

But after a moment, Zhao Tianxing changed his mind, and Zhang Yu did change a little.

In front of the food window, Zhang Yu looked at the cafeteria auntie and said, "Auntie, I'm fourth in the city's mana competition. Can you help me get more meat?"

The food lady said: "Okay, this biggest piece of pork chop will be given to our fourth place winner of the city's French competition."

Songyang High School has a strong learning atmosphere, and of course even the cafeteria auntie looks at the scores of students first.

…

That night.

Suburban area of ​​Songyang City.

Accompanied by the sound of strong wind, a black shadow flashed at high speed in the night sky, approaching Zhang Yu's rental house.

Bang! Weiwei paused at the door in front of the apartment building. As the door opened, the black shadow rushed in like a puff of green smoke. In the blink of an eye, it had arrived at the floor where Zhang Yu was, and finally appeared in front of Zhang Yu's door like a ghost.

There was a knock on the door.

Zhang Yu quickly stood up and went to open the door.

Then he saw a middle-aged man with the gait of a dragon and a tiger and a profound and imposing temperament standing at the door looking at him.

"Is that Mr. Zhang Yu?"

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Send it to the destination? It only took more than 20 minutes to arrive. You are fast enough."

The middle-aged man smiled and took out the goods from the big backpack behind him and handed them to Zhang Yu: "Mr. Zhang, this is the product you ordered, please sign for it."

After a moment, Zhang Yu closed the door again and took out the things he bought.

Through this magic competition, Zhang Yu realized the gap between himself and the top students from prestigious schools, which made him more eager to improve himself.

As for his current situation, his magic power is obtained through the daily breathing of the Zhoutian Qi Gathering Method, and his Taoism heart is his main goal to improve every day. The only thing he has no time to improve is his physical strength, which has been stagnant for the time being.

Thinking about the martial arts competition next month, where he would probably have to compete against those wealthy people from famous schools, Zhang Yu felt more and more that he needed to improve his physical strength.

So he did some careful calculations and bought some things online.

(End of this chapter)