Chapter 693 The Book of Evil Gods (6200+ words)
With the establishment of the Space Technology Research Association led by Magnetism God, not only the top ten universities are paying attention, but the Righteous Alliance is also extremely interested in Magnetism God and the research association.
A multitude of evil divine thoughts converged deep within the Dark Spirit Realm, exchanging their views on the matter.
Xi Shen said, "With the repair of the Boundary-Breaking Cone and the birth of a new spatial magic weapon, it is clear that the magnetic poles have made a great breakthrough in spatial technology research during this period."
"If this continues, it will inevitably slow down our time to occupy the entire second to fifth floors."
One of the evil gods said, "Increase the offensive, put more pressure on them, and slow down their research."
A demon god said, "And what about the University of Ten Thousand Laws... It would be best if we could destroy the Magnetic Pole."
Another evil god said, "It's too difficult. Magnetism is already powerful, meticulous, and cautious. We can't even steal her yin organs yet, so how can we kill her?"
One of the evil gods said, "Then we should infiltrate the research institute. We must keep track of her research progress at all times. If we can steal and crack their technology, the battle will be much more advantageous..."
Just as the evil gods were discussing how to infiltrate the research institute and how to deal with the Magnetic Extreme God, the auspicious god, whose body was composed of clusters of colorful light, had a different idea.
"Why not target Zhang Yu?" Xiang Shen said, "In just a few months, the Magnetic Pole has made such great progress in space technology. I think it's because Zhang Yu secretly shared the knowledge in 'Kunlun in the Palm' with the Magnetic Pole."
"I've said it many times, Zhang Yu is the key. If you had listened to me and taken him down sooner, there probably wouldn't be so much trouble now."
"We should have taken full action to capture Zhang Yu long ago."
"And yet you all tell me not to act rashly..."
Hearing what Xiang Shen said, Xi Shen's thousand eyes narrowed slightly, feeling that the other party was pointing at him, pointing at his previous rejection of the other party's plan to deal with Zhang Yu.
Xi Shen said, "Perhaps Zhang Yu was the key, perhaps we could have done something back then, but now it's obviously too late."
"If it is true that Zhang Yu secretly passed on the knowledge in 'Kunlun in the Palm' to the Magnetic Pole, then even if we can kidnap Zhang Yu now, we will not be able to stop the Magnetic Pole."
"In short, Zhang Yu is no longer the key. We should focus our attention on the Magnetic Goddess, who is currently the leader driving the advancement of space technology in the ten schools..."
Another evil god said, "Auspicious God, didn't you already launch a capture operation? Then you should understand that Zhang Yu is a disciple of Magnetic Pole. He can summon Magnetic Pole at any time. Capturing him is not much different from capturing Magnetic Pole. The risks and benefits are not proportional at all..."
Seeing his colleagues turn their attention back to the magnetic poles, Xiang Shen sighed, "A bunch of insects."
Just then, the God of Reporting, who was presiding over the meeting, suddenly sent a message to the God of Auspiciousness: "You can continue to pay attention to Zhang Yu's matter."
"Bringing him back to the 5th floor is not the top priority right now, but it is Fu Xiantian's request after all, and it is something we will have to do sooner or later."
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Space Technology Research Association.
The words that True Lord Xianyin had just spoken to him flashed through Yan Qianji's mind.
Just now, Yan Qianji participated in the interview for the Magnetic God's experimental group.
However, due to the intense competition in the interview, which included experts and professors at the Nascent Soul stage, Yan Qianji was unsurprisingly rejected.
However, after failing the interview, True Lord Xianyin found him and said that he had secured an opportunity for him.
Yan Qianji was naturally excited upon hearing this, but he soon discovered that the opportunity that True Lord Xianyin had secured for him was an outsourcing project.
"Outsourcing?" Yan Qianji thought to himself, "If regular employees are Yin organs... then what's the difference between outsourcing and lubricant? They're just consumables used to assist regular employees."
Although he was initially somewhat resistant, Yan Qianji decided to join after thinking about the space technology of the Magnetic God and the technological changes to come.
He kept telling himself that he was there to learn, and that as long as he had the opportunity to learn space technology, he didn't need to care about anything else.
He was stopped at the gate of the research institute and contacted Xuan Yin Zhenjun before arriving at Zhang Yu's office as a visitor.
True Monarch Xianyin patted him on the shoulder and said, "I've already spoken to the security guard downstairs. From now on, you can just contact True Monarch Zhuyi as a visitor every time you come in."
As for outsourcing, since there's no official status, Yan Qianji understands.
True Lord Xianyin continued, "You will also follow True Lord Zhuyi's arrangements for your work from now on. If you have any questions, contact him. You two were classmates before, so you should be quite familiar with each other, right?"
Yan Qianji fell silent, then couldn't help but say, "Aren't I an outsourced employee of Magnetism God Lord's side?"
True Lord Xianyin smiled and said, "Xiao Yan, we need people here temporarily. You can work here for a few months. Once things are settled here, I'll send you back over there."
Yan Qianji then said, "I applied for a job here before, could I directly become a full-time employee here...?"
True Lord Xianyin shook his head and said, "The quota for formal employees is full. So... you should work hard. If you perform well, I'll try to help you become a formal employee next year."
So Yan Qianji went around in circles and eventually started working under Zhang Yu.
Just as Yan Qianji had originally anticipated, the work in the laboratory had absolutely nothing to do with space technology.
Every day when he comes to the laboratory, his task is to refine the Heavenly Sun God for Zhang Yu, and work with Jin Jun to... try to upgrade this level 20 magic weapon.
On the other side, Bei Wufeng was forging the Taihao Sacred Law Flying Sword for Zhang Yu.
Liu Xiangqiao, Zi Yunzhen, Su Yunni, and others, who had just entered the Golden Core realm, were also learning and refining at the same time to upgrade Zhang Yu's magic weapon.
As for Zhang Yu himself, Yan Qianji only heard that he spent his days in seclusion in a quiet room cultivating and improving his cultivation.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
During this period, Yan Qianji's dissatisfaction grew day by day.
"Zhang Yu's cultivation is increasing day and night, while I'm just here helping him refine magic weapons... What's the difference between me and an ordinary laboratory worker?"
Looking at Zi Yunzhen and Su Yunni beside him, Yan Qianji felt even more unwilling.
In the past, these students joined his project team as assistants, but now they are full-time employees, while he is just an outsourced employee without any official status.
Every day, people have to register and be searched when entering and leaving the building. Large areas of the building are covered with mosaics over the eyes of outsourced employees, all to prevent information leaks.
Mobility is strictly limited, and the slightest mistake can result in a series of warnings.
Access to the spirit world within the building requires Zhang Yu's permission each time, and even absorbing a few more breaths of spiritual energy as an outsourced employee requires additional payment...
Of course, compared to the treatment he received as an outsourced employee, the most crucial issue for Yanqianji was still the space technology.
“Zhang Yu’s experimental group has nothing to do with space technology at all. Me and the others are practically his personal servants, all serving him personally…”
Half a month passed, and Yan Qian could feel that many of the eyes that had been focused on Zhang Yu had gradually withdrawn, and the people who used to frequently ask him for information had gradually stopped contacting him.
"Because Zhang Yu is here to collect funds and use them to improve his cultivation."
"If I stay here, I'll only be wasting my time."
Thinking about this, Yan Qianji had already started considering changing jobs: "I've heard that other universities are recruiting people to research space technology, maybe..."
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The University of the Underworld.
Upon learning of Zhang Yu's current state, Wang Yin thought to himself, "Is he focusing on his cultivation? Zhang Yu, perhaps you will regret missing such an important opportunity later."
"Once space technology is fully developed, what difference will it make if you reach the mid-Nascent Soul stage or even the peak of the Nascent Soul stage?"
"The speed of technological development often exceeds many people's expectations. Even if Zhang Yu possesses immortal cultivation techniques, the space technology of various schools has already truly begun. How can he alone compare to the elites of these schools, hundreds or thousands of Nascent Soul True Monarchs, and the wisdom of dozens of Divine Transformation cultivators?"
In Wang Yin’s view, with the spatial technology in the ‘Small and Large Ruyi Rings’ as a foundation, all schools will soon be able to complete the deciphering, and then a hundred different technological development directions will emerge.
"By the time Zhang Yu has mastered and applied the immortal techniques, the spatial technology of the Ten Schools will have advanced to an unknown level..."
Thinking of this, Wang Yin's fighting spirit suddenly surged, and he felt that he had another chance to overtake others.
"So what if I suffer defeat after defeat? As long as I remain steadfast in my beliefs, choose the right path, and have the support of the masses, who says there's no chance of winning back?"
In the days that followed, Wang Yin greatly reduced his interest in Zhang Yu's intelligence and devoted himself wholeheartedly to studying space technology.
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Just as Yan Qianji, Bei Wufeng, Jin Jun and others were working hard to refine magic weapons for Zhang Yu, and countless cultivators from the ten major universities were studying Zhang Yu's design blueprints.
Zhang Yu's cultivation has progressed by leaps and bounds in the past two weeks.
First, he pushed his breathing techniques, mental cultivation methods, and various body-refining techniques to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage at level 40.
Then, his Dao Heart reached level 34 (1.24%), his Mana reached 32,874 units, and his Physical Strength reached level 33.82.
Although focused on cultivation, Zhang Yu also managed the laboratory affairs to some extent through the Heavenly Sun God.
This reminded him of his former teacher, Magnetism, whose true form was rarely seen; he usually encountered avatars crafted from the Mysterious Female Heavenly Pearl. He also remembered his former headmaster, the Myriad Transformations Divine Lord, who used various cultivator corpses as avatars—the same was true for him.
"The higher one's cultivation level, the more things one has to do, and the more one needs to refine various avatars as extensions of one's will."
"The Heavenly Sun God is now considered an incarnation of mine, but it's a pity that his level is a bit low. I'll urge Yan Qianji and Jin Jun again tomorrow."
Although his cultivation level had been advancing by leaps and bounds, Zhang Yu was still not satisfied. This was not only because he felt the upgrade speed of his magic treasures was too slow, but also because he had encountered a difficulty that prevented him from even getting started with the immortal Daoist technique he wanted to cultivate, "The Great Void Barrier of the Three Realms and Ten Directions".
Logically speaking, with the help of Yu Shu, Zhang Yu should be able to successfully master this Dao technique and reach level 1 as long as he runs it through once.
"It's been half a month, but it hasn't even run a single complete cycle."
Zhang Yu knew that the reason he hadn't succeeded wasn't because of any problem with his talent, nor because of insufficient funding for the lab, but because something was missing.
"Kongtu..."
The so-called "empty soil" is not ordinary soil, but dozens of artificial immortal elements.
These artificial immortal elements require a complex and massive industrial chain, with countless upstream and downstream enterprises spanning more than ten industries such as spiritual veins, minerals, and smelting. They are one of the most important key elements in the immortal industry system.
It is also one of the important resources needed for the cultivation of "The Great Void Barrier of the Three Realms and Ten Directions".
Furthermore, the crafting of the 'Size Ruyi Ring' also requires a large amount of empty soil.
Originally, after Zhang Yu released the design blueprints for the 'Small and Large Ruyi Rings', all he needed to do was wait for the top ten universities to increase their production of vacant soil and drive down the price of vacant soil.
But now Zhang Yu suddenly realizes that things are not so simple.
"Although soil has always been important, its usage has never been high, and the company is unlikely to increase production to reduce profits."
“In particular… the vast majority of the space on the second floor is occupied by the medicinal herb garden, and the Kongtu industrial chain is mainly distributed on the third and fourth floors.”
"To increase production capacity, we need to build new factories, which is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time."
"After all, the refining of Void Earth involves too many industries and is related to a complex immortal industry system."
"Furthermore, all ten universities are currently scrambling to buy space soil in order to research space technology. The price of space soil has not only not fallen, but has skyrocketed, and it is in short supply most of the time..."
Looking at the report that appeared in Zhang Yu's eyes, he thought to himself, "At least two to three months... Only then will the production of the empty soil be able to keep up with the needs of the ten schools, and only then will it be convenient for my cultivation."
Two or three months may seem short, and not long for a cultivator, but for Zhang Yu it is far too long, especially given the rapidly changing situation.
"If we can't produce it ourselves, the best way is to steal it."
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "The industrial chain of Void Soil is concentrated on the 3rd and 4th floors. Moreover, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Righteous Alliance need to cultivate immortal techniques involving spatial technology, so they must use Void Soil as well. Perhaps they have been continuously increasing the production of Void Soil over the past year."
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu asked Fu Ji, "Let's go to the Dark Spirit Realm and ask around to see where the Righteous Alliance has any empty land."
Fukuhime asked疑惑地, "Kuto? What do you need that for?"
Zhang Yu explained, "I want to practice a Taoist technique, which requires the use of empty earth."
Although Fu Ji was unaware that Zhang Yu had obtained the "Three Realms and Ten Directions Great Void Barrier", she didn't dwell on it too much. After all, in Fu Ji's view, it was a good thing that Zhang Yu was willing to make more use of the power of the Dark Spirit Realm and rely more on himself.
A short while later, the two returned to the Dark Spirit Realm and began searching for information about the Void Land.
However, Fu Ji and Zhang Yu soon discovered that under the rule of the Righteous Alliance, the Empty Land was also a controlled commodity that was blocked from free trade, and could only be purchased by physically joining the Righteous Alliance.
Furthermore, relevant intelligence is extremely difficult to find in the Dark Realm. Even if some suspected intelligence is found, Fuki shakes her head and says, "Forget it, this intelligence is likely a sting operation, specifically designed to lure people from the top ten high schools."
"If you dare to go there... you'll probably fall into the trap of the Righteous Alliance."
But the more the Righteous Alliance acted this way, the more Zhang Yu could sense that they must have accumulated a lot of empty land.
"Sure enough, the Righteous Alliance started using space technology earlier than the top ten universities, and also paid more attention to the airspace earlier."
"Perhaps... they were already stockpiling land before the war even started."
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu asked again, "Fu Ji, could you use your identity as an evil god to extract some information directly from the mouths of other evil gods?"
Fuki said, "It would be too easy to be discovered if I tried to extract information directly using my identity."
"Moreover, in the world of evil gods, information is information, and secrets are secrets. To obtain them, you have to trade. They are not something you can just get easily. Even if I have more seniority than them, it's the same. There is no respect for teachers in the world of evil gods."
The next moment, Fuki summoned a level list and said, "If you want to obtain more information, you'll probably have to find a way to upgrade the Righteous Alliance's authority."
Looking at the list, Zhang Yu slowly said, "You mean... if you gain a higher position within the Righteous Alliance, you can obtain more intelligence."
The Righteous Alliance recruits cultivators from all over the world, and naturally it also has its own set of promotion paths.
By continuously completing various tasks of the Righteous Alliance and accumulating merits, one can advance from apprentice to disciple, steward, leader, hall master, protector, elder, and finally alliance leader, gaining more authority within the Righteous Alliance and access to more core secrets.
Fuki chuckled and said, "You've been in seclusion cultivating and focusing on improving your strength, so I didn't want to disturb you."
"But actually, I've always felt that since you've already achieved a decent position in the top ten universities, you could use that to your advantage in the Dark Spirit Realm. You could betray one side and benefit from both, wouldn't that be a faster way to climb the ladder?"
Just as Fuki and Zhang Yu were exchanging information, a message was sent to them.
Reporting to the God of Fortune: God of Fortune, do you have time?
Upon seeing the name of the God of Reporting, the God of Fortune's gaze narrowed slightly: "This guy... is the evil god who spoke with you at the University of Ten Thousand Laws last time."
Zhang Yu asked in confusion, "How did he get in touch with us? Fu Ji, did your hiding function fail?"
Fuki said, "I'm not sure... Anyway, don't say anything for now. This guy's status is extremely high, not on the same level as the God of Auspiciousness or the God of Happiness."
God of Fortune: How did you find me? Have I had any contact with you?
God of Reports: Relax, I know we evil gods value our privacy highly. I didn't find you through my own abilities.
Report to God: I am only contacting you through the Book of Evil Gods.
Upon hearing the words "Book of Evil Gods," Zhang Yu was still confused, but he could sense that Fu Ji seemed to tremble, conveying a sense of panic.
"The Book of Evil Gods!?" Fuki exclaimed in surprise, "How could he have such a thing?"
Zhang Yu quickly asked, "What is the Book of Evil Gods?"
Fuki took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice, "The so-called Book of Evil Gods is something that records the existence of all evil gods."
"That's not all. Besides recording all the evil gods, this thing can also directly contact, summon, mark, and display the locations of all the evil gods, even showing the locations and identities of all their followers..."
"What the hell... a box?" Zhang Yu was also startled, then asked, "Have our identities been exposed?"
But after a moment of tension, the two gradually came to their senses and calmed down again.
Zhang Yu said, "No, if our identities are really exposed, this shouldn't be the procedure."
Fuki nodded and said, "The Book of Evil Gods is something that is only in the hands of the Evil God King. Although the rank of the God of Report is very high, it is by no means at the level of the Evil God King."
After a moment of contemplation, Fu Ji replied: Nonsense, how could you possibly have a book of evil gods?
Report to the God: Our actions have the support of the Evil God King.
Report to the Gods: In order to complete this mission, we obtained the method for crafting the Book of Evil Gods.
Reporting to God: So I have now mastered the contact methods for all the evil gods on levels 2 to 5.
The God of Report thought to himself, "Unfortunately, this is only a means of communication within the Dark Spirit Realm for now. To further enhance the functionality of the Evil God's Book, we still need to continue perfecting this artifact."
At the same time, he tried to sense Fuki's presence, but he could only feel a misty reaction. He could not find her exact location, let alone capture the information she left in the Dark Spirit Realm.
The God of Report thought to himself, "Just as the God of Auspiciousness and the God of Happiness said, this God of Fortune is an old fellow with a deep understanding of the Dark Spirit Realm. It won't be easy to capture him in the Dark Spirit Realm."
"I'm afraid we'll have to wait until the Book of Evil Gods is more fully developed before we can completely master it."
Without giving Fu Ji a chance to answer, the God of Report continued: "Goddess of Fortune, all the evil gods on the next two to five floors must obey my orders and serve the Righteous Alliance."
Report to God: As far as I know, since the start of the war over a year ago, you have made almost no contribution. Not only is your work attitude extremely negative, but you also miss the Dark Realm sign-in process, and you haven't participated in any team activities even once.
Report God: You probably don't know many of your colleagues in the Righteous Alliance anymore, right?
Fu Ji felt annoyed: "If Zhang Yu hadn't refused to let me out, would I be in this situation?"
The God of Report continued: "If there were an annual performance review this year, I would directly declare you unqualified."
Report to the God: If you continue to behave and act this way, I will report your situation to the evil god kings when they re-establish contact with you in the future, and I will suggest that you go back for retraining.
Fu Ji grew increasingly angry as she listened, and Zhang Yu couldn't help but ask, "You still have assessments?"
Fuki said, "Only spineless evil gods play this game; capable evil gods focus on long-term investments."
Fuki replied: I get no salary, I don't play these performance evaluation games.
The other person seemed to pause for a moment, then continued: "Zero pay is no excuse for you to give up. I have a task for you."
Report to the God: The Heavenly Demon University recently launched a fixed-term life insurance program with a 100% interest rate...
The so-called "100% interest rate life insurance program" involves freezing a person's account and then waking them up after one year.
Claiming that after a year, life expectancy is reduced to zero, effectively granting an extra year of life through freezing, this lifespan management project, touted as having a 100% lifespan return rate, is currently a popular option among college students.
Report God: After all, life is too difficult for many college students during wartime, so they just want to freeze everything until the war ends.
Reporting to God: But actually, after being frozen, all parts of the frozen person's body are used to perform various dirty and tiring tasks, consuming more than 10 years of lifespan in just one year.
Reporting God: My task for you now is to work with your colleagues to abduct the millions of college students from the cold storage of Tianmo University and expose this matter completely.
(End of this chapter)
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