Chapter 440: Re-meeting Chairman Wang, War at Pinghan

Level 1 of Kunxu. Songyang City. Songyang High School.

These days, a lecture was held at Songyang High School, sponsored by Ziyun Company and Ziyun High School. Moreover, a statue of Zhang Yu was erected at the school gate, reportedly donated by Le Jingchen, an alumnus of Ziyun High School, through a dedicated company line.

On the training ground at this moment, first-year high school students sat obediently below, along with numerous school leaders and physical education teachers. All were listening intently as Wang Hai, an acclaimed gold-medal PE teacher, shared his advanced experience in body tempering.

"The Top Ten universities represent the pinnacle of all universities!""And Myriad Law University is the pinnacle of the Top Ten!""It's said that at Myriad Law University, there's a certain probability that a low-ranking, poor-performing student walking on the street might be beaten to death by a patrol!""Students with poor grades simply cannot survive at Myriad Law University!""And my student, your senior, Zhang Yu, was admitted to Myriad Law University!""Even after being admitted, he never stopped progressing. Not only did he become first in his class, but he also entered the top 100 of his entire department. Not long ago, he even earned a military certificate!""It's said that he now earns millions every day!"

Listening to Wang Hai's narration, the students below gasped in unison! Although many school leaders were already aware of the information Le Jingchen had relayed from Ziyun, hearing it again at this moment still filled them with emotion! The other PE teachers looked at Wang Hai with envy; he had become the highest-earning PE teacher in Songyang City!

Wang Hai on stage continued, "When Zhang Yu was in his first year of high school, I already saw his extraordinary qualities!""He not only asked me daily for advice on body tempering techniques but also insisted on training his willpower without using enhancement drugs!""Of course, don't try to emulate that part; you won't be able to keep up without the drugs…"

Level 2 of Kunxu!Myriad Law University!

Le Jingchen read the message sent from Level 1 via the company's dedicated line and thought to himself, "This will do for now!""I don't need to actively spread these minor details. Next year, new students from Songyang City will join the alumni group, and they will naturally talk about these things for me. Let everything develop organically!"Le Jingchen wasn't sure if this approach would be effective, but based on what he had heard about Zhang Yu's character from Le Mulan, he felt this method might have some utility. In any case, it didn't consume many resources for him, so he did it as a matter of convenience."If the opportunity arises in the future, perhaps Ziyun High School could merge with Songyang High School!""That way, Zhang Yu and I would also be alumni of the same high school!"

The Spirit Realm!

With a flick of Li Xuelian's finger, numerous chat logs from the Songyang Alumni Group appeared, along with photos from Zhang Yu's social media, and various rumors circulating in different regions.A moment later, she looked at Xinghuo Zhenren before her and said, "Father, that's the situation…""I told you, if we had listened to me back then and signed Zhang Yu…"

Xinghuo Zhenren, a projection in the Spirit Realm, waved his hand dismissively and said with resignation, "Alright, alright, I've heard that so many times my ears are calloused! I rarely travel through the Spirit Realm to gather news; I'm not here to listen to you repeat yourself!"Seeing that Li Xuelian was about to speak again, Xinghuo Zhenren quickly pointed at the chat logs before them and asked, "This one from Yu Xinghan—why is he constantly discussing dual cultivation with this Lianzian Ji? Does he want to dual cultivate with this woman?"

A strange look appeared in Li Xuelian's eyes as she said, "Perhaps!""Oh, that boy…"Xinghuo Zhenren shook his head, then continued to look through the various pieces of intelligence about Zhang Yu, a smile appearing on his face!As Xinghuo Zhenren kept smiling and smiling, eventually just staying that way, Li Xuelian asked, "Father, if Zhang Yu advances to the Golden Core stage, can he help you return?"Seeing no reaction from Xinghuo Zhenren, Li Xuelian frowned, looked closely, and a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes. "Ah, he's stuck!""Has his spirit travel 'data' run out?"

Netherworld University!

Wang, who had successfully become a graduate student, casually opened a video in his eye-display, as usual. The video playing was content from Zhang Yu's competition last year.Over the past year, Wang had watched this video repeatedly: day and night, during breathing exercises, while taking medicine… He could recite the entire process backward.Previously, watching it would make his heart bleed and his body ache, but now he wore a composed expression, his mind completely undisturbed.

He spoke calmly, "Mother, not only has my strength returned to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, but my Dao heart is also as vast and profound as the boundless earth. No matter the failure, the insult, or the ugliness, nothing can cause even a ripple in my Dao heart anymore!""In fact, any failure or humiliation will only transform into nourishment for my immortal path, allowing me to go further on the road to immortality!"

His mother said faintly, "You said that last time too!""A Dao heart is forged!""Not spoken into existence!""Do you know what people outside are saying about you now?"

Wang calmly replied, "Tell me, Mother, don't hold back. The more they insult me, the more it will temper my Dao heart!"His mother said nonchalantly, "They say Wang is someone who can't even leech off his family properly, that his achievements in this life will be limited, and he might not even reach the Golden Core stage in the future!"

Wang's brows furrowed slightly. He, of course, understood how insulting those words were! Every descendant of a wealthy family inevitably has long-lived elders. And for the progeny of the wealthy, "leeching off" or, rather, learning to utilize the resources of their elders to grow and thrive, is an important ability, a crucial skill, a tradition passed down through generations, and one of the standards by which the strength of descendants is judged!

"To say I'm incapable of 'leeching off'—how is that different from calling me unfilial?" Wang sneered, his Dao heart circulating, an infinite fighting spirit surging within him. "I will let these people know how strong I am at 'leeching off'!"

His mother nodded slightly. "It seems you truly have made progress!""Then I will tell you about Zhang Yu's matters, like giving you a few questions. Do you want to hear them?"

A sharp glint flashed in Wang's eyes, his fighting spirit intensifying. "Bring it on, Mother. My Emperor's Royal Heart has yearned for this day for a year!""For this past year, I have constantly anticipated this day, to turn Zhang Yu's victory into nourishment for my progress. This is Wang's learning.""Mother, I'm not afraid to tell you!" Wang said with a confident smile, "If someone defeats me, I can even give them money—I'll directly give them 10 spirit coins!"

His mother said, "Zhang Yu is now among the top 30 in the Civil Engineering Department at Myriad Law University!"Wang smiled slightly and said, "As expected of my opponent, he has indeed made great progress this year!""If he's in the top 30 of the Civil Engineering Department, he'll have a chance to come to Netherworld University in the future. This gives me the opportunity to personally defeat him!""This is truly excellent!"

His mother continued, "Zhang Yu has become a dual cultivation partner with a Soul Transformation disciple!"Wang paused briefly, then laughed heartily. "To be able to dual cultivate with a Soul Transformation disciple shows he has potential in that area!""Then the value of my future victory over him will be even higher!"

His mother continued, "He earned a military certificate in the cultivation technique field!""Pfft."Wang burst into laughter. "Mother, I know you make up fake news to test me!""But you're saying Zhang Yu got a military certificate in his third year? That's too fake, it has no testing effect at all…"

Seeing her indifferent expression, Wang gradually stopped smiling. "Is it true?"His mother tapped her finger, and Myriad Law University's school news appeared, showing a photo of Zhang Yu being awarded a military certificate!Under his mother's gaze, Wang was silent for a moment, then mumbled, "I can't do this question. I can't do it. It's too difficult."His mother shook her head and said coldly, "Wang, you really can't even 'leech off' properly now!"

Just as his mother was about to turn and leave, she suddenly felt an astonishing surge of fighting spirit emanating from Wang's body!"Mother, I told you long ago, the more failures, the more insults, the more setbacks, the more they will ignite the fighting spirit in my heart!""I am no longer the person I used to be!"

His mother smiled. "Good!""Then do you still need to use the Concealment Talisman to block all news about Zhang Yu for you?"

Spiritual energy surged around Wang's body. The surging spiritual energy seemed to transform into his vassals, submitting to his will, continuously gathering and emitting a faint glow!Wang then spoke, "No need. Now, even if I witness Zhang Yu's victories every day, I will only become better!""I can even personally add him as a friend."

His mother rejoiced, "Excellent! Over the past year, you have indeed made great strides and have truly mastered the cultivation method of the Emperor's Royal Heart!""Hmm?"

Zhang Yu's eyes moved. "Wang Zong actually added me as a friend? Didn't he block me a long time ago? Could it be a scammer?"After adding Wang as a friend, Zhang Yu asked Tian Yang to confirm, and found out it really was Wang!However, after accepting the friend request, Zhang Yu didn't have time to chat and quickly closed the conversation window! This was because he had more important matters to attend to at the moment!

Today was the internal departmental competition for the Civil Engineering Contest: the battle between their team and Ping Han's team!The huge simulated battlefield periphery was empty, but many civil engineering students were watching the match via live stream!

"It's starting, it's starting, it's about to begin!""Zhang Yu and Ping Han, who is truly the most qualified to receive the military certificate?""Who cares about that? I'm here to see which one of them is better at speculating on Qiongjiang coins!""It must be Zhang Yu! It's said he's proficient in dual cultivation techniques and can be a dual cultivation partner with a Soul Transformation disciple, so his research on Qiongjiang coins must be much better than Ping Han's!"

And in front of the simulated battlefield, the two competition teams stood facing each other!Ping Han coldly looked at Zhang Yu before him, his eyes burning with intense fighting spirit!He said, "You bought Qiongjiang coins too?"Zhang Yu shook his head. "I don't speculate on coins!"Ping Han snorted coldly, "Someone who doesn't speculate on coins is destined to be eliminated by the times. What right do they have to get a military certificate?"