Chapter 127: Great Sun Qi Circulation, Successfully Found a House

Upon hearing Bai Zhenzhen's curious question, Zhang Yu immediately explained the situation involving Le Mulan and the mysterious liquid. He concluded with a look of resignation, "I just hope this liquid Le Mulan secretes doesn't have any side effects. It would be a shame if the tutoring fees we earn don't even cover the medical bills."

Bai Zhenzhen's eyes, however, gleamed. "You said her sweat can restore stamina, stimulate nerves, and boost magic power? And according to her, it can also heal injuries?" She exclaimed, "This is a damn panacea! Next time, bring some back for me to try. I have a high tolerance, so I'm not worried about side effects."

Although Zhang Yu had been in Kunxu for quite some time, he often felt out of place. For instance, he found himself unable to convince himself to collect the sweat of rich people, even when he tried to steel himself to do so.

Seeing Zhang Yu's silence, Bai Zhenzhen said, "Well, ask Le Mulan when she plans to invite both of us to spar with her. Didn't she say she'd consider it during the physical competition?" Bai Zhenzhen mused that if Zhang Yu wasn't willing, she would just collect the sweat herself when the time came.

Zhang Yu casually replied, "She said she needs to adapt more before she can take on both of us at once. I don't know what she's adapting to. I already made her sweat profusely by myself; how could she possibly adapt to fight both of us simultaneously?"

As he spoke, Zhang Yu's gaze swept over Bai Zhenzhen's lower legs and the exposed skin, noticing that all the scars from previous martial arts competitions had vanished. Looking at her smooth, new skin, like porcelain, Zhang Yu smiled. "A-Zhen, your scars are all gone? Now you won't have to worry about them splitting when you unleash your full power."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled and nodded, then pulled up her sleeve to reveal the newly repaired skin on her arm. "How does it look? I think it's pretty good; it's basically indistinguishable from my old skin."

Zhang Yu was about to comment on the soft, fair skin when he suddenly noticed a Heartforge Medical logo. "What's this?" he asked, puzzled.

Bai Zhenzhen replied nonchalantly, "It's an embedded advertisement from the surgery. You either have to become a gold member of the hospital to remove it for free, or pay an extra two thousand yuan to get it taken off. I'm not spending that wasted money. My metabolism is fast enough; it'll be gone in a few weeks anyway."

Zhang Yu nodded, agreeing that there was no need to pay to remove an advertisement that would naturally disappear in a few weeks.

"How much was it?" Zhang Yu then asked. "I'll transfer the money to you for reimbursement."

Showing her electronic bill, Bai Zhenzhen replied, "After I participated in a promotional event, they quoted me 38,888 yuan and also threw in a free health check-up."

After transferring the money to Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu's savings dropped to just over 170,000 yuan, making him sigh at how quickly money disappeared.

Bai Zhenzhen, meanwhile, let out a cheer, then hugged Zhang Yu from behind and pressed herself against him. "This is your reward, Yuzi."

Feeling the True Spiritual Root enter his Dantian and spiritual energy surge from all directions, Zhang Yu couldn't help but let out a comfortable groan.

Bai Zhenzhen moved aside and said, "You go ahead and cultivate for a bit. We'll leave once I'm done with my makeup."

Bai Zhenzhen then began putting on her wig, tattoo stickers, and padding, preparing for her upcoming part-time job in the "dark tutoring" world.

After the spiritual root entered his body, Zhang Yu once again activated the Great Sun Qi Sea technique.

Initially, nothing seemed to happen, but moments later, he felt the True Spiritual Root begin to adapt to the Great Sun Qi Sea cultivation method, subtly helping Zhang Yu absorb light.

However, after Zhang Yu completed one cycle of breathing, Bai Zhenzhen finished her disguise. Zhang Yu realized he would have to continue experimenting with the True Spiritual Root's assistance to the Great Sun Qi Sea later, once they were in the park.

Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

By the small lake in the park, Zhang Yu continuously absorbed wisps of light from the illuminated office building, the moonlight spilling from the sky, and the nearby streetlights, refining the spiritual energy within into magic power.

Zhang Yu had already advanced the Great Sun Qi Sea to Level 2 (11/20). At this point, no trace of radiance could be seen on his body; instead, he appeared even dimmer in the darkness.

Under the influence of the True Spiritual Root, this dimness spread from his body's surface, gradually extending to several tens of centimeters around him, as if an invisible shadow enveloped the area.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "As expected, the True Spiritual Root is indeed adapting to this new cultivation method, helping me improve the efficiency of absorbing light and collecting spiritual energy."

Witnessing this, Fu Ji felt even more emotional. "Bai Zhenzhen's evolving spiritual root is incredibly useful! It constantly undergoes adaptive evolution, changing with the user's cultivation method and direction. It's practically a universal spiritual root!"

"Right now, this spiritual root has already boosted the Great Sun Qi Sea's absorption efficiency by at least ten percent. If it continues to adapt, who knows how much it will ultimately improve."

At the same time, a trace of curiosity arose in her heart. "This spiritual root is currently around the Heavenly Spiritual Root level. Will it evolve into a Divine Spiritual Root... or even an Immortal Spiritual Root in the future?"

Fu Ji couldn't be certain, but her curiosity grew stronger.

After all, above the Heavenly Spiritual Root lay the military-grade Divine Spiritual Root, and above that, the Immortal Spiritual Root, which was specially supplied to the Ten Great Sects.

Fu Ji mused, "If Bai Zhenzhen's spiritual root can evolve to an Immortal Spiritual Root, that would truly be an unimaginable fortune... but also an immense disaster."

The night passed in the blink of an eye.

As the morning sun rose, Zhang Yu carried Bai Zhenzhen on his back, running all the way from the distant suburbs towards the city center.

By now, Zhang Yu had advanced the Great Sun Qi Sea to Level 3 (14/30), and even without consciously circulating his energy, his body's passive absorption operated automatically.

Zhang Yu felt that the passive absorption effect at Level 3 was roughly thirty percent of the Great Sun Qi Sea's active absorption effect.

He estimated that, like the Universal Qi Gathering technique, once this method reached Level 10, there would be little difference between its passive and active absorption effects.

At that moment, as the morning sun ascended, Zhang Yu felt wisps of sunlight, like countless fiery sparks, violently pouring into his body. Accompanied by the ceaseless circulation of Great Sun magic power, they were continuously absorbed into his Dantian, ultimately being refined into Zhang Yu's own magic power.

And as the morning sun grew brighter, Zhang Yu felt the Great Sun Qi Sea within him circulate even more fiercely.

Golden Great Sun magic power generated surging waves of heat, flowing up and down Zhang Yu's body like streams of fire, furiously craving and devouring the solar radiance he had absorbed.

Zhang Yu felt as if his Dantian had transformed into a small furnace. As he absorbed more light, it was like adding fuel to a fire, burning hotter and more vigorously, continuously expelling increasingly potent Great Sun magic power.

Yet, Zhang Yu felt no discomfort whatsoever; instead, he experienced a wonderfully warm and cozy sensation, much like basking in the sun during winter.

He mused that the Great Sun Qi Sea truly yielded better results when cultivated during the day; its efficiency was drastically different from the previous night.

Bai Zhenzhen, riding on Zhang Yu's back, exclaimed in surprise, "Yuzi, you're getting darker and darker!"

She saw that as the Great Sun Qi Sea vigorously circulated, Zhang Yu appeared as if he was enveloped in a layer of shadow, looking several shades darker than before.

Zhang Yu quickly glanced at his own body and immediately realized she was right.

"Holy crap! Am I turning dark-skinned?"

He thought to himself, "It's a good thing I'm in Kunxu. If I were somewhere else, wouldn't I be shot at daily using this technique?"

However, the Great Sun Qi Sea had its own methods for dispelling unusual phenomena. With a flicker of Zhang Yu's thought, he gently calmed the Great Sun magic power and slightly reduced the passive absorption effect, and the shadow on his body immediately vanished.

Bai Zhenzhen asked curiously, "If your Great Sun Qi Sea keeps leveling up, and its ability to absorb light becomes stronger and stronger, will you eventually become completely pitch black? Couldn't that be used to hide your identity?"

"Then, when you turn dark, try seeing if you can evade tickets, hide from surveillance, or even steal and rob..."

"A-Zhen, you're going too far! Who told you that becoming dark-skinned makes it easier to commit crimes?"

Just as Zhang Yu was about to reprimand her loudly, he heard Bai Zhenzhen add, "Oh, never mind. Doing those things doesn't feel as profitable as underground tutoring, and I'd have to figure out how to pay taxes. Too much trouble."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh, realizing that taxation was undoubtedly a crucial factor in maintaining public order in Kunxu.

On the way back to the city, Zhang Yu's phone vibrated. He opened it to find a message from Yu Xinghan.

Yu Xinghan: You're looking for a place to rent?

Zhang Yu's heart skipped a beat. She must have seen his post about needing a rental on his social media, which was why she was asking.

He thought that as a Golden Core disciple, she likely possessed immense wealth and might just have a vacant property suitable for him to rent.

So, Zhang Yu immediately replied, "Yes."

Yu Xinghan: The place I'm renting is a bit big. Would you like to share it?

Zhang Yu frowned and replied, "A Golden Core disciple still rents?"

Yu Xinghan: Never buying property is a principle upheld by my sect. It's better to invest in oneself than to spend money on real estate.

Zhang Yu thought, "This True Person Xinghuo really is a poor Golden Core cultivator. A venerable Golden Core True Person can't even afford a house in Songyang City on Kunxu's first layer. It's a good thing I didn't join her sect back then."

However, upon learning that her monthly rent was over a hundred thousand, Zhang Yu felt he had spoken too soon.

So, Zhang Yu replied, "I don't like sharing a place."

He thought that by refusing Yu Xinghan, their conversation would end there.

To his surprise, she sent another link, this time to a shopping platform.

Yu Xinghan: Help me out with a click.

Zhang Yu was slightly stunned. He took a closer look and felt utterly speechless.

"Seriously? It's Kunxu's version of 'Slash Price,' isn't it?"

"Isn't Yu Xinghan a Golden Core disciple? Does she really need to haggle for such small discounts?"

Zhang Yu couldn't be bothered to reply to her anymore.

Over the course of the next day, Zhang Yu continuously received more messages inquiring about his search for a place to rent.

While Zhang Yu was cultivating the Great Sun Qi Sea on the rooftop, basking in the sun, he received a message about a rental property from Qian Shen.

It was a small apartment, just over 20 square meters, owned by Qian Shen's father, with a monthly rent of 6,000 yuan.

Zhang Yu was slightly tempted, as this price was incredibly cheap for the city center; it was clearly a friendship discount from Qian Shen.

While eating in the cafeteria, Zhang Yu received another message, this time from Song Hailong.

Song Hailong directly sent photos of the room. It looked much larger than Qian Shen's 20-square-meter apartment, had excellent lighting, and a large balcony outside, which was perfect for Zhang Yu to cultivate the Great Sun Qi Sea.

The only strange thing was the number of washing machines—why were there four in the room?

Hearing Zhang Yu's question, Song Hailong replied, "I haven't sent all the photos yet; that's just the nanny's room."

After seeing the subsequent photos, which included the entire 200-square-meter apartment and its monthly rent of 100,000 yuan, Zhang Yu silently replied, "It's too spacious. I don't like it."

On the rooftop after school, Zhang Yu received a message about a rental property from Le Mulan.

He opened the photos of the room and saw... no bed, no sofa, no kitchen, and no television or similar amenities. Instead, there was a medicine cabinet, a quiet cultivation room, body-training equipment, and a washing machine...

It was approximately 60 square meters, with standard immortal cultivation decor, perfectly meeting Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's needs.

However, the "Speedy Clean" disinfectant spray from Ziyun Pharmaceutical at the entrance made Zhang Yu feel a bit uneasy.

Furthermore, the fact that a 60-square-meter apartment had two toilets also struck Zhang Yu as somewhat odd.

Le Mulan: "This apartment is across the street from Ziyun High School. I used it for a while. You just need to pay 2,000 a month."

Le Mulan: "However, if you move in, our sparring sessions will take place here from now on."

Le Mulan: "After all, changing and washing at school isn't very convenient."

Le Mulan: "Oh, and this apartment has two toilets. One of them is exclusively for my use; you won't be able to enter it."

Zhang Yu did some quick mental math. Le Mulan's exclusive toilet was approximately 30 square meters, occupying half the apartment's total area.

Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "Damn it... So this apartment is essentially your off-campus toilet, isn't it? Just how many exclusive toilets do you need? Are you trying to mark your territory everywhere?"

Zhang Yu: "No problem. I'll take this apartment."

Looking at all the rental information he had received that day, Zhang Yu felt he had made a new discovery.

While Yu Xinghan, Song Hailong, Le Mulan, and the other excessively wealthy individuals likely came from very rich backgrounds, it always felt as if Le Mulan was far less constrained when it came to spending money.

Just then, Bai Zhenzhen, from the other side of the rooftop, said, "Yuzi, it's almost time. We should head to Bailong High School."

Today was the day they were scheduled to go to Bailong High School for combat training with Yu Xinghan and Song Hailong.

The thought of engaging in combat training with a Golden Core disciple brought a flicker of anticipation to Zhang Yu's eyes.