Chapter 448: Seven Absolutes Opportunity, Anti-Intellectual Wave

Level 669.

In a corner of the construction site.

Shi Yunxiang stopped the white-haired Che Yufei in front of him, asking, "Old Che, why do you look so much older again? And lately on the construction site, why do I feel like you've been avoiding Zhang Yu and me?"

Che Yufei paused, then turned to face Shi Yunxiang, giving a helpless smile. "I just... I'm a bit ashamed to face you."

As Che Yufei slowly recounted his story, Shi Yunxiang learned that Che Yufei had bought Ambrosia Coins.

Shi Yunxiang couldn't help but curse, "Didn't I tell you to sell them? And didn't you agree?"

Che Yufei sighed, "But I kept watching the coin price rise... kept rising... I had just made a profit from buying a spot on the competition team, and in the end, I couldn't resist investing it. I originally only planned to stop after it rose for three days..."

Shi Yunxiang asked, "Did you use leverage?"

Che Yufei nodded with a bitter expression. "It rose for so long, so why did it drop when it was my turn? Yunxiang, the path of immortality is truly difficult. I've been cultivating diligently for almost thirty years. I've persevered for so long, avoided so many tribulations on the immortal path, endured so many temptations, and yet just once... just that one time I couldn't resist, and all my efforts were in vain."

Listening to Che Yufei's words, Shi Yunxiang opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He also recalled his own journey, sleepless nights, frugal living, dedicating everything to the immortal path. Why should someone like him, who succumbed to temptation just once, have his immortal path shattered, with no chance to ascend further?

Che Yufei patted Shi Yunxiang's shoulder and said, "Yunxiang, don't be like me. On the path of immortality, either persevere until the very end, until your soul dissipates, or simply don't walk this path at all. Don't be like me, unable to resist temptation, and then give up halfway."

The next moment, a divine light suddenly descended. Looking at the descending divine light, Che Yufei sighed, "The True God has come for me."

Watching Che Yufei disappear into the divine light, Shi Yunxiang remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a sigh.

Soon after, everyone in the competition group learned of Che Yufei's news and attended his spirit realm memorial service.

Shi Huaiyu looked at the price trend of Ambrosia Coins and sighed helplessly. "Sigh, all the profits are gone again. Good thing I didn't use leverage." Shi Huaiyu planned to continue investing, but instead of looking at Ambrosia Coins, she turned her attention to other currencies, especially those of the three Divine Transformation God-Monarchs from Myriad Laws University. "I still need to speculate on some stable coins." Suddenly, she glanced at the news about Che Yufei on her optical skull and paused, then shook her head helplessly. "Indeed, you can't play with leverage. If I hadn't lost so badly before, I might have played with leverage this time too, and ended up just like Old Che."

Su Yanyang watched the discussion about Che Yufei in the competition group but didn't interject. After all, he wasn't familiar with Che Yufei at all, and felt no emotion. However, glancing at the content and remembering the Ambrosia Coins, Su Yanyang suddenly felt a sense of relief. Previously, he had listened to Zhang Yu's advice, pulled out early, and made some money. Later, seeing Ambrosia Coins continuously rise, he couldn't resist investing a little more. He had been secretly regretting his losses, but seeing Che Yufei's fate, he suddenly felt fortunate that his situation was still relatively good.

Seeing the news that Che Yufei had become a Soul Cultivator after going bankrupt, Gongshu Jin thought to himself, "Sigh, good thing I almost spent all my money directly on buying the Seven Absolutes qualification."

Ying Xin sighed inwardly, "Good thing my father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather all stopped me from investing."

Meanwhile, there were also people who, though they hadn't profited from Ambrosia Coins, were in good spirits.

"Good thing I'm too poor to speculate on coins," Li Xiao chuckled, thinking, "Now there are a lot fewer opponents for the exam, and my class ranking has jumped up two spots."

In the following days, Zhang Yu studied and cultivated daily, occasionally training with Mo Shangjin's team members to prepare for the inter-university league starting next month.

In the blink of an eye, it was early December. On this day, Zhang Yu was using the reimbursed 30 spirit coins to forge his fourth Great Unity Golden Liquid Pill by placing refining orders for himself. Just then, he suddenly received a message from Zhang Pianpian.

Zhang Pianpian: Mo Shangjin from your department, and another one of his teammates, were both seriously injured in the wilderness.

Zhang Yu was shocked to hear this: Wasn't Mo Shangjin going to an outdoor construction site to start a project? He possesses military-grade martial arts; how could he be seriously injured?

Zhang Pianpian: A conflict involving colonels broke out, and a Golden Core Master was involved. Mo Shangjin was caught in the crossfire.

Zhang Pianpian: There's a shadow of other universities in this; Mo Shangjin might have been caught in some retaliatory actions.

Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened upon hearing this: Retaliation?

Zhang Pianpian didn't answer Zhang Yu's question, simply saying: In any case, you will definitely become a main member of the Civil Engineering Department's representative team. Be careful. But this is also an opportunity.

A few days later, Zhang Yu indeed heard more news about Mo Shangjin's injuries. It was said that he and another teammate were seriously injured and would likely not recover within two or three months. Suddenly, the Civil Engineering Department's original representative team, which had two members affected by the Ambrosia Coin crash and two seriously injured, was left with only Zhang Yu and one other official member.

In the Spirit Realm.

True Monarch Qiyun looked at Director Gao, Director Lin, and Old Director in front of him, saying calmly, "Mo Shangjin won't recover in a short time. What do we do now?"

Seeing the three silent figures, True Monarch Qiyun snorted coldly, "No one speaking? Then I'll make the appointments. Besides Zhang Yu, Xiao Yunji and Su Yanyang, who took the military certification exam this time, should also join the team. You can find the rest yourselves. This time, don't tell me about this faction or that faction. If you can't gather enough people and end up being eliminated by the Civil Engineering team of the Thirty-Six Colonels, you might be able to face the shame, but I won't be able to lift my head in front of the three God-Monarchs."

The Old Director smiled faintly, "As long as Old Gao agrees, I'm just afraid he won't want our students to take up the spots and get bonus points."

Director Gao snorted coldly and said, "Principal, Mo Shangjin is now seriously injured. In the upcoming matches, Zhang Yu hasn't cultivated the Heaven Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power yet, so he might struggle alone. I think we should speed things up and let Zhang Yu cultivate the Heaven Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power quickly."

Director Lin raised an eyebrow and said, "The Heaven Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power is a significant matter. Each of the Civil Engineering Seven Absolutes must follow proper procedures."

Director Gao angrily waved his hand at Director Lin. "Is this the time to worry about such things? For the honor of the school, for the honor of the Civil Engineering Department, shouldn't we take extraordinary measures in extraordinary times?"

Director Lin said, "Zhang Yu is only a third-year student and has already mastered five of the Absolutes. I heard, Director Gao, that you've even arranged the sixth Absolute for him, haven't you? Heh heh, if you include the seventh Absolute, granting four Absolutes in half a year would surely draw criticism. People might start thinking the Civil Engineering Department is named after Zhang."

Director Gao shouted, "Director Lin! For the sake of the Civil Engineering Department, my conscience is clear! But you're dragging your feet. Do you really want to see our department's team eliminated? Is your heart even still with the Civil Engineering Department, or has it flown off to the Finance Department?"

Director Lin angrily retorted, "Gao Chongguang! Don't ramble! What does this have to do with the Finance Department? It was your disciple who caused trouble outside and was severely injured. You are fully responsible for this matter."

The Old Director, listening to their argument, stood motionless to the side, his thoughts seemingly drifting into the depths of the Spirit Realm, beginning to handle work elsewhere.

The very next moment, as a Mute Talisman lit up, the two who had just been speaking instantly fell silent. Director Gao and Director Lin both stopped and looked at True Monarch Qiyun.

True Monarch Qiyun, withdrawing the Mute Talisman, said calmly, "Granting four Absolutes in a short period of time is indeed not quite in line with procedures. Fortunately, the Civil Engineering League has been reformed this time. The December exams will last for a few months, right? Old Lin, arrange for Zhang Yu to participate in your Civil Engineering Seven Trials in January next year and pass on the seventh Absolute to him. This way, the four Absolutes will be passed down across two different years. That should be fine, right?"

Director Lin opened his mouth, looked at the intense lightning within True Monarch Qiyun's cloud mass, and finally nodded, saying, "I have no objections."

Director Gao subtly relaxed, thinking that with Zhang Yu mastering the sixth Absolute in December and the seventh in January, he would soon grasp the Heaven Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power.

Mid-December.

A flying boat rose from Myriad Laws University City, piercing through the sky in a blink of an eye and flying into the distance. On the flying boat, Zhang Yu was quietly cultivating the sixth Absolute, "Turning Earth into Gold," which he had only mastered a few days prior, in the training room. Anyway, he didn't need to perform it perfectly; even if it was distorted and varied repeatedly, it could still advance the cultivation count of his Feathered Scripture Injury.

Soon after, the flying boat arrived at its destination: Golden River University, one of the Thirty-Six Colonels, and Myriad Laws University's first opponent in this inter-university Civil Engineering League. Unlike Myriad Laws University City, Golden River University resembled a normal city, with densely packed skyscrapers forming square blocks, ultimately creating a city on a plain. However, seeing the large number of demolished teaching buildings below, Zhang Yu's face showed a hint of surprise. "What's going on here?"

Xiao Qingxuan said from the side, "The last financial storm here at Golden River University was a Level 3 event. I heard many things and places were demolished and sold off."

Zhang Yu asked in surprise, "A Level 3 financial storm?"

Xiao Qingxuan nodded and said, "It's probably because Golden River University has a Dual Cultivation Department; the financial storm here was more intense." He looked at the vast areas of the city that had been demolished below and sighed, "A Level 3 financial storm is already considered mild. If it reached Level 8, even a Divine Transformation cultivator would be at risk of falling."

As the flying boat continued to descend, Zhang Yu gradually saw more of the scenery within Golden River University.

Zhang Yu said, "So many people missing limbs."

Just then, Mo Shangjin's spirit realm projection appeared beside Zhang Yu and said, "After experiencing a Level 3 financial storm, it's quite normal for parts of bodies to be dismembered and sold off. Look over there!"

Zhang Yu looked at the crowd gathered in the distance, seemingly burning something, and asked curiously, "What are they doing now?"

Mo Shangjin said, "Smashing Yin artifacts."

Zhang Yu was stunned. "Smashing what?"

Mo Shangjin explained, "The Ambrosia Coin incident this time triggered an anti-smart artifact wave in many universities with Dual Cultivation departments. Some students went to the upper realm to protest, burning and smashing intelligent Yin and Yang artifacts. Others took advantage of the chaos, falsely accusing people of using intelligent Yin and Yang artifacts, demanding they remove them for verification, and seizing them in the process..."

Zhang Yu exclaimed, "No one is stopping them?"

Mo Shangjin shook his head. "Behind this anti-smart artifact movement, there's likely a Soul Cultivation company pushing it. The waters are very murky."

Zhang Yu then asked, "So when we enter Golden River University, will people search us for artifacts?"

Hearing this, Mo Shangjin immediately burst out laughing. "This run-down school... how would they dare to check us?"