Chapter 412: Martial Dao Holy Body, Taiyi Golden Liquid

Inside the Artifact Forging Laboratory.

As the last trace of spiritual energy flowed into the Li Fire Furnace, intricate traces of spiritual energy circuits appeared on the surface of the Azure Cloud Pouch.

Over these past days, Zhang Yu's repeated refining had continuously improved the material quality of the Azure Cloud Pouch, and its internal spiritual energy circuits had become increasingly complex and exquisite.

The quality of this artifact had also been raised to Level 7.

Not only did the Azure Sand it could release increase from its original range of over ten meters to several tens of meters, but its ejection speed, scale, and accuracy also significantly improved!

While it could originally support only 10 Phaseless Warriors, it could now stably support over 20 Phaseless Warriors!

Furthermore, Zhang Yu's production skill in crafting the Azure Cloud Pouch had reached Level 10 a few days prior!

Although it was a relatively basic artifact with simple crafting techniques, Zhang Yu still smiled faintly as he looked at the Azure Cloud Pouch in his hand!

This was the first artifact in his life that he had repeatedly refined, gradually enhancing its level.

However, Level 7 was sufficient; he wouldn't have time to refine this artifact further.

Zhang Yu's next goal was the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill, an artifact for the Foundation Establishment stage. This time, however, he planned to use a different process for such a high-level artifact!

“First, I'll advance the production skill for the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill to Level 20 in the Spirit Realm's simulation laboratory. Then, I'll return to reality to refine this artifact, hoping to forge a Level 20 Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill in one go!”

Inside the Spirit Realm's simulation laboratory!

“First, I'll refine the purity of the Grand Unity Pure Gold, then use a formation to fix the materials, followed by extraction!”

Into the reactor!

“Next, rune etching!”

In the Spirit Realm, Zhang Yu was seen performing hand seals, controlling an artifact called the Golden Worm to etch runes onto the target material!

He knew that runes were fixed patterns of spiritual energy circuits, capable of facilitating the flow of spiritual energy and performing various functions through the most concise and effective means!

Much later, a dull, grayish iron bead appeared before Zhang Yu!

It displayed no hint of mystical properties; even spiritual energy injected into it would immediately dissipate!

Watching this, Zhang Yu secretly sighed, “As expected, the first attempt failed. Although Zhang Yu had already mastered the prerequisite skills for the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill, ultimately, his artifact forging experience was still far too limited!”

However, glancing at the Level 1 Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill skill in his Feather Book, Zhang Yu smiled faintly and began his next attempt!

In the following period, Zhang Yu commuted daily between the construction site and the Spirit Realm's simulation laboratory, earning money while spending it rapidly. Despite his income from the construction site and the spirit coins sent by Zhang Pianpian and Wen Wuya, Zhang Yu watched the dwindling amount of spirit coins in his account!

However, as a result, his artifact forging skill steadily climbed, and a month passed in the blink of an eye!

The time was now mid-February!

Inside the pharmaceutical factory's office building!

Production manager Qu Lecheng looked towards the construction site, his gaze sweeping over the thick, cloudy area, revealing a hint of envy!

“Zhang Yu's life is quite comfortable, isn't it? He does so much work by himself, and it seems he can earn five or six spirit coins a month?”

“He doesn't have to manage this or that, nor worry about college students under him suffering malicious sudden deaths or taking malicious leave, or even worry about upward export channels being affected!”

Qu Lecheng knew that many of the pharmaceutical factory's products were sold to the upper levels!

But selling to the upper levels didn't mean high profits; on the contrary, the profit margin for each item at the factory was very thin. They mainly relied on high volume to make money!

“Alas, if the export volume to the upper levels is insufficient, the factory won't just struggle to make money, it'll have difficulty even staying afloat!”

As for raising prices with the upper levels, Qu Lecheng dared not even contemplate it!

“However, if the scale of the university war continues to expand, selling more pharmaceuticals to teachers and students on the second level should allow us to earn a bit more!”

Just then, the constantly shifting mist at the construction site abruptly settled. Qu Lecheng wondered, “It's not quitting time yet, is it?”

Within the mist, Zhang Yu had finally advanced the tenth martial art technique of the Martial Dao Sacred Body to Level 20, unlocking the final effect of this chain technique!

Ultimate Martial Dao Sacred Body (10/10): Mastery of one leads to mastery of many. The more martial arts of the same type are cultivated, the greater the improvements in related martial arts' breaking defenses, parrying, leveraging force, dodging, destructive power, range, attack speed, attack frequency, and force penetration effect. The maximum improvement does not exceed the Foundation Establishment limit!

Finally, looking at the effect of this ultimate layer of the Martial Dao Sacred Body, a smile appeared on Zhang Yu's face, and he thought, “So powerful.”

Just by reading the description of this final layer, Zhang Yu could perceive the immense power of the Martial Dao Sacred Body!

Furthermore, as he successively unleashed martial arts such as the Profound Yellow Mountain Suppressing Seal, Great Desolation Mountain Moving Force, Heaven Overturning Seal, Demon Slayer Life Ending Art, and Star Snow Meridian Rushing Grand Technique, he increasingly felt the might of the Martial Dao Sacred Body!

“Martial arts of the same type seem to be categorized by unarmed combat, aura techniques, and weapon use!”

“Several of the martial arts I commonly use have all experienced a qualitative leap in their execution!”

Combined with the Martial Dao Sacred Body's first layer, which enhances practical combat power, and its second layer, which grants microscopic martial insight!

Zhang Yu believed that with the combined effects of all three layers of his Martial Dao Sacred Body, he could defeat his past self (who lacked the Martial Dao Sacred Body) within dozens of moves!

Of course, this assumes his past self neither possessed the Martial Dao Sacred Body nor activated the Earth-Wood Sacred Body!

However, combat was secondary. With the enhancement from this final layer of the Martial Dao Sacred Body, Zhang Yu was confident that his income from the construction site would increase once again!

Yet, Zhang Yu also understood that his upcoming expenses would be even greater!

“Cultivating martial arts techniques will pause for now!”

“For the time being, I'll use the Martial Dao Sacred Body at the construction site to earn money!”

“All the money earned will be fully dedicated to artifact forging!”

Time flew by, and soon it was mid-March!

Inside the dormitory!

Zhang Yu's palm lifted from Xuan Ge's back, feeling the Dao Seed he had replicated from the other person!

Although his daily studies, work, and cultivation were incredibly busy, Zhang Yu still made time occasionally to improve the spiritual energy quality of Le Mulan's classmate.

Finally, on this day, he raised the other person's spiritual energy quality to 150, successfully replicating their Dao Seed!

Zhang Yu thought, “The Fiery Sun Dao Vein?”

Meanwhile, Xuan Ge, feeling the surging fiery energy within his body, exclaimed delightedly, “My spiritual energy feels like it's undergone a qualitative change!”

“Level 2 Fiery Sun Dao Vein requires 200…”

Zhang Yu nodded casually, glancing at the Dao Seed on the other person, and thought, “Low spiritual energy quality?”

He knew that the higher the spiritual energy quality, the harder it was to improve. Achieving 200 spiritual energy quality was impossible in the short term, so after casually dismissing Xuan Ge, Zhang Yu began to carefully perceive the effects of this Fiery Sun Dao Vein!

“It enhances the efficiency of aura circulation, boosts physical movement efficiency, and has a destructive heating effect!”

Zhang Yu opened his palm, observing the invisible fiery aura emerging from it, and secretly wondered, “I wonder if this will help me with artifact forging!”

He checked his Feather Book; the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill skill had reached Level 12, and his savings now stood at 45 spirit coins!

Inside the outdoor planting building!

After completing the pharmaceutical factory project, Zhang Yu was assigned to this location for construction work!

The so-called planting buildings were rare company sites for cultivating Heaven Essence Rice and Earth Qi Wheat!

Because most land was used as medicinal fields to satisfy the demands of the upper levels, the cultivation of Heaven Essence Rice and Earth Qi Wheat was confined to these planting buildings, occupying the smallest possible area!

Despite their small size, Zhang Yu observed that these plant buildings were heavily guarded both inside and out, feeling less like cultivation sites and more like treasuries!

Che Yufei introduced, “Personnel allowed to enter and exit the planting buildings are either high-ranking military students or students from the Ten Greats!”

“Let alone college students, it's rare to even see a lower-level student here!”

Zhang Yu asked curiously, “Why aren't college students allowed to farm?”

Che Yufei looked at Zhang Yu with a strange expression and said, “College students aren't qualified to farm. How many college students could one hire with just a handful of Heaven Essence Rice? They're so poor; do they even understand farming?”

“Farming is such high-value work that at least high-ranking military students are qualified to operate it, and the key technologies must be controlled by students from our Ten Greats!”

Zhang Yu helplessly pursed his lips. “Alright then. Where do I need to make repairs?”

Although this current project offered higher pay than the pharmaceutical factory, the higher internet usage costs in the wilderness forced Zhang Yu to suspend his artifact forging simulation practice in the Spirit Realm!

“I'll save up some money here, then go back and continue cultivating!”

The Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill skill in his Feather Book had now reached Level 17!

And Zhang Yu's savings had dropped to 35 spirit coins!

Time moved to April!

Inside the Artifact Forging Laboratory!

After concluding the planting building project, and shortly after returning to the university city, he finally advanced the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill skill to Level 20!

At this moment, with his aura flowing freely, he skillfully operated various instruments and equipment in the laboratory, beginning his first real-world refinement of the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill!

As the main material, Grand Unity Pure Gold, was quenched, refined, and shaped!

Afterward, Zhang Yu added various other precious materials to the reactor!

This time, just the basic materials for refining the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill cost him 18 spirit coins!

The refining process for the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill, which he had familiarized himself with countless times, now manifested in reality through Zhang Yu's actions!

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Relying on the Fiery Sun Dao Vein in reality indeed made the purification of Grand Unity Pure Gold and the control of the Li Fire Furnace's heat much easier for me!”

Finally, as a perfectly rounded golden orb gradually formed under the intense heat of the Li Fire Furnace, Zhang Yu channeled spiritual energy from his fingertip!

Within the golden orb, layers of spiritual energy circuits flashed with light before ultimately receding completely!

“A Level 20 Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill!”

After examining the golden orb's efficacy, Zhang Yu exclaimed excitedly, “It's a success!”

As Zhang Yu injected spiritual energy into it, the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill seemed to come alive, rapidly expanding!

Following Zhang Yu's will, it transformed into an amorphous mass of golden liquid!

Then, as Zhang Yu's aura surged, the golden liquid enveloped it, changing shape with the aura's transformations—at one moment a long sword, at another a giant palm, then flowing down like a vast river!

Finally, under Zhang Yu's control, the Grand Unity Golden Liquid Pill enveloped the Phaseless Warrior, seemingly transforming it into a golden-armored divine general!