Chapter 303: Bai Zhen Zhen's Flying Sword

Xu Lingzi, a Golden Core cultivator, stood over six meters tall. His entire body was composed of a golden-jade Dharma skeleton, and his face always bore an expression of haughtiness.

As Zhang Yu looked up at him, a low-interest loan application form appeared in his ocular vision.

"I've had everything ready for a while," Xu Lingzi said blandly. "You didn't need to make a special trip; it can be processed remotely just as easily."

Tu Lishan chuckled, "I brought him here to get familiar with the place. We'll be relying on your assistance quite a bit in the future."

Xu Lingzi nodded slightly and looked at Zhang Yu. "It seems you intend to cultivate this student."

Tu Lishan added, "Zhang Yu, Teacher Xu Lingzi has always managed the loan services for our Civil Engineering Department."

"Even when payment for many projects hasn't come through, your salaries can be considered to have been disbursed by him."

While Tu Lishan and Xu Lingzi conversed, Zhang Yu had already completed the low-interest loan application.

It was a loan of 10 spirit coins, with a monthly interest of 0.01 after disbursement, and the principal due in ten years.

Gazing at the 10 spirit coins that had arrived and seeing his deposit surge to 22.6 spirit coins, Zhang Yu mused, "This is practically charity."

After leaving the Financial Department's teaching floor, Tu Lishan told Zhang Yu to rest well for the next half-month, recuperating for the engineering project scheduled for the following month.

Feeling the urgency of the ritual within him, Zhang Yu decided to work some overtime at location 666 to relax.

Simultaneously, sensing the astonishing potential of 22.6 spirit coins, Zhang Yu began to strategize how to spend them.

Consequently, for the remaining half of November, Zhang Yu spent his spirit coins more aggressively, and his cultivation level rose significantly in tandem.

The dormitory door burst open with a bang.

Le Mulan exclaimed excitedly, "Zhang Yu, I've completed Foundation Establishment!"

Zhang Yu, who was taking medicine, looked up at her, equally excited. "You've established your foundation?"

Zhang Yu wasn't surprised that Le Mulan had passed the Foundation Establishment examination.

After all, from Zhang Yu's perspective as a seasoned Foundation Establishment cultivator, among students at the peak Qi Refining stage in universities, there wasn't actually much difference.

Even regarding spiritual roots, almost all students admitted to the top ten universities possessed Heavenly Spirit Roots, leaving little to no significant gap between them.

Furthermore, with Zhang Yu's assistance over the recent period, Le Mulan's ability to absorb medicinal compounds had significantly improved.

Specifically, through Zhang Yu's blood, she had access to a vast quantity of semi-finished medicines from pharmaceutical factories, allowing her physique, even at the peak of Qi Refining, to achieve a further breakthrough.

Coupled with financial support from her elder brother, Le Jingchen, Le Mulan herself had also invested a considerable amount of money.

Of course, from Zhang Yu's perspective, another crucial factor was that Myriad Law University, being one of the top ten universities, had significantly more qualification slots for the Foundation Establishment examination than regular universities.

After passing the Foundation Establishment examination, Le Mulan immediately seized the opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

After all, she had been lingering at the peak of Qi Refining for a long time, just waiting for this qualification certificate to arrive to make her breakthrough.

Zhang Yu excitedly pulled her down to sit, grasping both of Le Mulan's hands. With a hint of anticipation, he said, "Now that you've established your foundation, we can proceed with what we discussed earlier."

Le Mulan looked at Zhang Yu's excited expression, remembering his previous words, and asked, "You... want to do it now?"

Zhang Yu smiled. "Of course, we agreed, didn't we?"

As he held Le Mulan's hands, he began to channel streams of spiritual power into her body, intending to use his high-quality spiritual energy to improve hers.

Le Mulan had no time to speak before Zhang Yu began injecting spiritual power. *But... but we haven't even discussed the price yet,* she thought to herself.

Moments later, Zhang Yu stopped. "Alright, that's enough for today. Take some time to digest it."

Le Mulan was slightly taken aback. *That's all?* she wondered.

After hearing Xuan Ge discuss dual cultivation, she had consulted the school's Grand Library herself and remembered that there was much more to it.

"You've only just established your foundation," Zhang Yu said. "There's no need to rush; we'll take our time."

*That's fine,* Le Mulan thought. *I don't have the money to pay him right now. Even though Zhang Yu would likely do it for free, I can't keep taking advantage of him.*

Recalling her expenses before and after the Foundation Establishment examination, Le Mulan thought, *Although I'm temporarily short on funds right now...*

*...the Le family on the second floor, knowing I've obtained the Foundation Establishment qualification, has already agreed to grant me a loan.*

*Combined with my upcoming pharmacology internship, once I've saved enough money, I'll come back to Zhang Yu to continue...*

Zhang Yu looked at the Dao Seed in Le Mulan's chest. *To replicate this Deep Cold Dharma Vein, I need to raise my spiritual power quality to 150,* he thought. *That doesn't seem achievable in the short term.*

On the construction site of Floor 666.

Zhang Yu's figure flickered, and his Geng Qi surged forth like dragons, swiftly laying down large sections of rebar mesh.

Yu Xinghan sat nearby, speaking into a camera. "Hello everyone, um... I'm Yu Xinghan, a freshman in the Civil Engineering Department this year."

"I'm making this video to document real life on a construction site."

"I've been busy all night again, and it's finally time to eat."

"Today, we're having No. 92 cement for dinner..."

Li Xiao watched Yu Xinghan noisily eating cement and asked, "Going for a massage?"

Yu Xinghan waved him off. "Can't you see I'm busy?"

Li Xiao could only wait nearby. Ever since his last massage session with Yu Xinghan, he had discovered how truly beneficial it was.

The day after a massage, his muscles no longer ached, his bones made no strange sounds, and he felt more energetic for both work and cultivation.

Not far away, Ying Xin walked past, letting out a cold snort in her heart as she looked at Li Xiao.

Ever since Zhang Yu had become the third-ranked student in their class, she had noticed Li Xiao change, shifting his attention from them to Zhang Yu.

"Work yourselves to death... let's see how many years you can keep it up."

On the other side, after finishing his video, Yu Xinghan jumped up. "Alright, let's go get a massage!"

He excitedly led Li Xiao towards the massage room, projections of Li Xuelian constantly appearing in his ocular vision, as he prepared his choices for the upcoming massage.

Although very interested in his senior sister, Yu Xinghan could tell that Li Xuelian had no interest in him.

Yu Xinghan had been a bit resentful before, but now he had come to terms with it. After all, within his own ocular vision, his senior sister was entirely at his command.

In the dormitory.

Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, and Zhang Pianpian each fed the medicine they had purchased to Zhang Yu.

Then, they collectively shared the fresh blood dripping from Zhang Yu's fingertips.

Feeling the three portions of medicinal power contained within the blood, Zhang Pianpian thought with surprise, "This level of drug metabolism... he's only in the early Foundation Establishment stage, isn't he?"

Recalling his performance at the pharmaceutical factory, Zhang Pianpian mused, *My younger brother certainly brings me more and more surprises.*

*Perhaps in a few more years, he'll be able to help me with something significant.*

Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he looked towards Zhang Pianpian. He felt as though her Dao Seed's Grand Purity Talisman had just flickered again.

On the construction site.

As Zhang Yu struck out with palm after palm, templates formed by his Geng Qi enveloped the concrete, accelerating its solidification.

Concurrently, the third eye behind his brow observed Zhang Yu's every move and form, perfectly replicating and reproducing them.

This made every one of Zhang Yu's movements incredibly precise, as if measured with a ruler.

Furthermore, during this replication process, he could continuously accelerate, making his movements faster and faster.

*This Three-Eyed Divine Ability is quite useful for cultivation, allowing me to replicate my own movements,* Zhang Yu thought.

He felt that this made his cultivation much more effortless, allowing him to both accelerate and maintain the effectiveness of his practice without distorting his movements.

"This way, it satisfies the repetition requirements of the cultivation technique, and each exercise also serves to strengthen the body."

Just then, a message from the Songyang group appeared in Zhang Yu's ocular vision.

Liu Ben from Jinzhou Academy: "Student Liu Ben was severely injured in an explosion and has temporarily passed away due to insufficient medical funds. Before his death, he wished for us to send this message on his behalf: 'Help! I only need 3.2 spirit coins to be revived! Please, everyone, send me some money to revive me! I promise to work and repay it once I'm alive!'"

Lan Ling from Shanhe University: "A scam?"

Zhao Tianxing from Fengdu University: "Not a scam. His physical body is temporarily dead, but his consciousness is still alive. If there's enough money, he can indeed be revived."

Watching the chat log continuously refresh in the group, Zhang Yu thought, *An explosion?*

He recalled the previous explosion in Myriad Law University City and remembered Zhang Pianpian and Tu Lishan's talk about the university wars.

*Aside from the Top Ten universities, all other universities could potentially be drawn into the university wars,* Zhang Yu mused. *Their safety is nowhere near that of the Top Ten.*

Inside the dormitory.

Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen's projection and said, "In a few days, I'll be heading to an outdoor construction site. I probably won't be back for two or three months, and I'm not sure about the internet connection there, so I might not be able to talk with you every day."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled. "I've asked my mom, and she said it's a good thing for Civil Engineering students to go to a construction site. I'll wait for you to come back."

"However, where you're going might be a combat zone, so remember not to leave the construction site."

"Also..."

Bai Zhenzhen leaned closer to Zhang Yu and said, "Hold out your hand."

Zhang Yu extended his hand, and she placed a string of characters into his palm.

"What's this?" Zhang Yu asked, surprised.

"A flying sword code," Bai Zhenzhen replied.

"Son, your mom can't send you money right now, so I've prepared a flying sword for you instead. It should arrive in a couple of days. Once you enter this flying sword code, you'll be able to control its sword spirit."

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback upon hearing this and quickly said, "A-Zhen, you should keep the flying sword for yourself. What would a civil engineering student like me need a flying sword for?"

"Your mom has plenty of flying swords," Bai Zhenzhen said. "You take this one."

Zhang Yu then asked curiously, "Doesn't the Divine Lord forbid you from giving things away freely? This flying sword..."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled slightly. "This flying sword is a bit special. You'll understand once you receive it."