Chapter 468: Breakthrough on the Spot

Zhang Yu could not muster even the slightest resistance. His consciousness, too, gradually lost the ability to think amidst the blissful sensation, falling into a semi-conscious state.

As his magical power stirred, the essence of his vital energy and blood within him also began to stir.

Jiongjiang Nü Forty-Eight thought, "So weak, so weak, so weak! This person is indeed very weak!"

"First, I'll devour all your magical power. Let it all come out!"

True Monarch Ciji had been observing the changes in Zhang Yu. When she noticed Zhang Yu's magical power surging almost uncontrollably towards the Yin artifact, and even his vital energy and blood beginning to boil, she decided to intervene and suppress the artifact. She knew that if this continued, once Zhang Yu's body completely lost control, it wouldn't just be a loss of magical power. Furthermore, his knowledge, lifespan, and even his memories and potential could be devoured!

But at the next moment, an anomaly occurred again!

Zhang Yu, who had been engrossed in that wonderfully blissful and complete sensation, suddenly regained a sliver of clarity in his Sea of Consciousness the instant he realized his body was about to completely lose control. His extensive experience from countless part-time jobs, the instinct to silently earn hard-earned money day and night, and the struggle to put Bai Zhenzhen through university—all of Zhang Yu's deep accumulations over the years—erupted simultaneously at that moment!

The most primal and purest thought roared in his heart: "Money."

"Thirty spirit coins per session."

"You haven't given me the money yet."

Driven by this instinct, he forcefully resisted Jiongjiang Nü Forty-Eight's allure, refusing to let her devour everything within him.

Jiongjiang Nü Forty-Eight, noticing this, was unconcerned. She merely expanded the luminous mist slightly, intending to completely suppress his resistance. However, as the luminous mist spread and enveloped Zhang Yu's entire body, Jiongjiang Nü Forty-Eight was suddenly startled! The moment the luminous mist touched the Azure Silk Flying Sword on Zhang Yu's index finger, lines of information appeared in Jiongjiang Nü's mind:

"Seven Emotions Sword Dao, mutual non-interference list triggered, operation must cease immediately!"

In an instant, the rapidly circulating luminous mist came to a halt! Then, the luminous mist began to operate again, but this time in reverse, expelling all the magical power it had just devoured, returning it completely!

Witnessing this scene, the observation room was once again filled with commotion!

Yan Qianji exclaimed in surprise, "The magical power is flowing back! There's a give and take of power; it's normal dual cultivation, not one-sided extraction!"

Another teacher also remarked, "I thought Zhang Yu had some special aptitude that attracted the Yin artifact to directly harvest him, but it turns out to be normal dual cultivation. Why would this Yin artifact actively assist Zhang Yu?"

Meanwhile, in the laboratory, True Monarch Tianzhang was also filled with doubts: "The action just now should have been extracting Zhang Yu's magical power. But why did it suddenly stop, and even return the power? Is it truly normal dual cultivation?"

Under the gaze of everyone, filled with various emotions like doubt, curiosity, surprise, and astonishment! The moment Jiongjiang Forty-Eight returned everything she had devoured and released her control over Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu, who had been in a semi-conscious state, instinctively resisting everything, suddenly opened his eyes!

With a roar, Zhang Yu's magical power erupted within him, and the terrifying Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power spread out in all directions! However, the very next moment, as the surging force field created ripples of energy, Zhang Yu suddenly reacted, quickly suppressed his instincts, and restrained the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power that was still rapidly escalating!

But this brief, instinctive outburst made True Monarch Tianzhang's eyes light up! He carefully reviewed Zhang Yu's data, comparing it with the recent outburst of Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, and simultaneously stated in the research group chat: "The Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power Zhang Yu just unleashed reached level 15, far exceeding his previous performance!"

True Monarch Tianzhang: "Could this be the effect of interacting with a Soul Transformation Yin artifact?"

A teacher commented: "But the problem is, why would it boost the cultivation of Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power? Huanhuan University shouldn't have any expertise in that area, right?"

Another teacher said: "Could it be that Spirit Lord Jiongjiang is secretly deciphering the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power?"

As the numerous teachers and students discussed amongst themselves, Yan Qianji suddenly spoke: "Everyone, I wonder if you've heard a piece of news about the Earth-Wood Department from a while ago!"

Everyone was taken aback. Who on earth would bother listening to news about the Earth-Wood Department? Yan Qianji naturally knew they wouldn't have heard. If Feng Tingting hadn't occasionally gossiped with him, he wouldn't have known about this himself!

Yan Qianji: "Some time ago, many people in the Earth-Wood Department speculated on Jiongjiang coins. Among them, a student named Ping Han was the most aggressive trader!"

Yan Qianji: "Later, when the Jiongjiang coins crashed, Ping Han was participating in the Dual Cultivation Conference at Huanhuan University!"

Yan Qianji: "In the end, he even became a Yin artifact soul cultivator to repay his debts!"

Yan Qianji: "Ping Han was a senior student in the Earth-Wood Department, and his Earth-Wood Seven Absolute Arts had reached its peak!"

Yan Qianji: "And as everyone knows, the Earth-Wood Seven Absolute Arts of the Earth-Wood Department is the foundation of the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power!"

A teacher exclaimed in shock, "Are you saying... the artifact spirit in this Yin artifact in the lab is Ping Han? He just transferred his cultivation of the Earth-Wood Seven Absolute Arts to Zhang Yu through dual cultivation?"

Yan Qianji: "..."

Yan Qianji: "That's not what I mean. The timing doesn't match; these artifact spirits had already escaped by the time Ping Han became a soul cultivator!"

Yan Qianji: "My point is, Ping Han might have had his cultivation harvested during his participation in the Dual Cultivation Conference!"

Yan Qianji: "And perhaps, this very Yin artifact was used at that time!"

Yan Qianji: "During the process of harvesting cultivation, other aspects might have been taken by Spirit Lord Jiongjiang, while the Earth-Wood Seven Absolute Arts might have been left behind in this Yin artifact, considered useless impurities and residue!"

Yan Qianji: "And during the dual cultivation just now, it was transferred to Zhang Yu!"

Yan Qianji: "This is what caused Zhang Yu's cultivation of the Earth-Wood Seven Absolute Arts to grow, and subsequently, his Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power cultivation to skyrocket!"

As the project team members rapidly exchanged information, Zhang Yu stood somewhat awkwardly in place under everyone's gaze, his mind in a state of confusion!

He cursed inwardly, "Damn it! I'm never participating in this kind of experiment again!"

Seeing True Monarch Tianzhang and True Monarch Ciji exchanging glances nearby, clearly communicating something in the spiritual realm, Zhang Yu momentarily didn't know what to say.

True Monarch Tianzhang: "Shall I explain, or will you?"

True Monarch Ciji: "I'm not familiar with the Earth-Wood Department students either; you go and talk to them!"

The next moment, True Monarch Ciji's figure vanished from the laboratory! Immediately after, True Monarch Tianzhang looked intently at Zhang Yu and asked, "Student, how do you feel? Has your cultivation in the Earth-Wood Seven Absolute Arts greatly advanced, and is your Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power at a higher level?"

Just as Zhang Yu hesitated, unsure of how to answer, a message from Zhang Pianpian appeared before his eyes:

Zhang Pianpian: "I'm sending you this message through the Grand Purity Realm; others can't see it! But whatever you do, don't reply to me. True Monarch Ciji is monitoring this place right now, and she can see it! Your next answer should be: 'It seems so!'"

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "It seems so!"

"Don't just say 'seems so'!" True Monarch Tianzhang stared at Zhang Yu, saying sternly, "Examine yourself carefully, then tell me!"

Zhang Pianpian: "Your Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power is now level 15! Act surprised!"

So, Zhang Yu feigned circulating his power. With bursts of Earth Fiend Gravity being released, his body floated upside down in mid-air! The next moment, he exclaimed with a look of pleasant surprise, "My Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power seems to have reached level 15!"

True Monarch Tianzhang nodded with a smile and said, "This is the benefit to your cultivation after dual cultivation with this Yin artifact, which our laboratory has just developed!"

Zhang Yu rolled his eyes inwardly, but on his face, he expressed delight: "There's such a good thing?"

Upon hearing this conversation between Zhang Yu and True Monarch Tianzhang, Ying Xin, Gongshu Jin, and Yu Xinghan, who were standing by, instantly widened their eyes, simultaneously astonished and envious! In that brief moment, Yu Xinghan looked at the diamond-shaped crystal-like Soul Transformation Yin artifact nearby, and an idea surged in his heart: "To achieve such immense progress in just a short while, what if I really have to get a Yin artifact myself?" Feeling the change in his thoughts, Yu Xinghan realized that his spiritual realm in the path of dual cultivation had improved! He sighed inwardly, "Master was indeed right before; the improvement of spiritual realm often requires the trials and accumulations of life, not just continuous bitter cultivation!"

True Monarch Tianzhang, standing nearby, said with a smile, "Indeed, this is great news! And normally, for a situation like yours, we would charge a fee!"

Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "Damn it, I cultivated this technique myself, and you're charging for it?"

True Monarch Tianzhang continued, "However, seeing as you're also a student of Myriad Arts University, we can count this time as free for you! Of course, the precondition is that you must continue to participate in the upcoming experiments!"

Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "Again?" He tried to show a hint of hesitation on his face, then shook his head and said, "Sorry, teacher, I don't want to participate in this experiment anymore!"

True Monarch Tianzhang asked in surprise, "Why? We're not charging money, and you get a cultivation boost. Why wouldn't you participate?"

Zhang Pianpian: "Do as I taught you!"

A look of lingering fear appeared on Zhang Yu's face as he said, "Teacher, my body went out of control just now; I felt like I almost died! I think this thing is too dangerous; let's just forget about it!"

Hearing the word "dangerous," True Monarch Tianzhang thought to himself that it was because he hadn't yet fully mastered this Soul Transformation Yin artifact that the uncontrollable incident had occurred! A hint of embarrassment appeared in True Monarch Tianzhang's heart, but he still spoke righteously, "Are you distrusting the school's latest technology? Besides, with True Monarch Ciji and me here, even if something unexpected truly happens, can't the two of us handle it?"

Zhang Yu replied, "But... once or twice is fine, but if you expect me to do it long-term without charging..."

Seeing Zhang Yu's troubled expression, True Monarch Tianzhang snorted coldly, "You want to charge *us*?"

Zhang Yu stated, "Based on last year's rates, I charged at least 25 spirit coins per session. Now it should be at least 30 spirit coins!"

True Monarch Tianzhang was surprised: "25 spirit coins?"

Zhang Yu said, "If you don't believe me, True Monarch, you can ask Teacher Yin Jiurao from the Pharmacology Department; she's the one who paid for it!"