What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 319 Immortal Sect Techniques (Thanks to 'Glassy Memories' for the 1.4 Alliance Master reward)
Upon hearing Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu's heart stirred slightly: "The Top Ten Leagues?"

This wasn't the first time he'd heard those four words, but Zhang Yu, who had been focused on his studies and construction work, still didn't know much about the league.

In his rudimentary understanding, this seemed to be a competition for college students.

But looking at the dress Bai Zhenzhen was wearing and the opening ceremony she was talking about, Zhang Yu realized that he might have underestimated the importance of this top ten league.

Bai Zhenzhen seemed to be able to guess Zhang Yu's doubts and curiosity, and explained, "The Top Ten Leagues are a competition that only undergraduate students from the top ten universities can participate in."

"Among them, besides the professional competitions of various disciplines, the most valued and regarded by people is the military competition."

"Military competitions evolved from the earliest ten major competitions and currently include military skills competitions and military exercise competitions..."

Listening to Bai Zhenzhen's explanation, Zhang Yu gradually gained a deeper understanding of these top ten leagues.

In a series of military competitions, contestants and teams from various universities will showcase the cutting-edge immortal techniques of their respective schools and companies.

This is both a promotional event for Taoist techniques and a display of martial prowess from various universities.

It can be said that the results of the top ten competitions each year have a significant impact on the development of various technological fields, investment directions, research goals, and even the enrollment of the top ten in higher-level institutions, the stock of universities and companies, and the distribution of benefits in various regions in the following year.

Bai Zhenzhen remarked, "The Top Ten Leagues not only have a significant impact on various fields, but also on the participating athletes."

“Performing well in competitions, standing out, and even winning a prize not only earns you the favor of the company and a better job, but is also very important for future postgraduate and doctoral studies.”

"And if one can reach the pinnacle, winning first place in all individual competitions of military contests and achieving a grand slam, then one will truly be one of the top ten strongest undergraduates..."

Bai Zhenzhen's eyes lit up as she spoke, making Zhang Yu feel as if stars were shining within them.

"Standing in one of these ten strongest positions will grant you the right to use a celestial-level cultivation technique from one of the ten sects... Of course, after that, you will no longer be able to participate in the top ten competitions."

Upon hearing Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu's eyes lit up immediately.

The cultivation techniques are divided into five levels: basic, advanced, expert, military, and immortal.

Since high school, Zhang Yu has almost always used expert-level techniques.

It wasn't until his senior year of high school that, through a fierce struggle and a stroke of luck, he mastered the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force, a pre-military level martial art, as well as the complete version of the Remnant Ox Shelter Body and Mind Technique, a near-military level martial art.

As for the true military-grade martial arts techniques of Kunxu, he has not had the opportunity to come into contact with them yet. He only saw the senior student Mo Shangjin use the military-grade martial arts technique, Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, at a construction site in the wild, which left a deep impression on him.

"There is indeed a world of difference between military-grade and expert-grade martial arts techniques; they feel like they are on completely different dimensions."

Zhang Yu couldn't help but wonder, "Just how powerful would a celestial-level cultivation technique be?"

Bai Zhenzhen continued, "Yu Zi, a cultivation technique of the Immortal Sect level is not only useful in university or only in the Foundation Establishment stage."

"As long as we continue to cultivate this technique, it will have a huge advantage at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages!"

"After all, even Nascent Soul True Monarchs often lack the right to use Immortal Sect-level cultivation techniques."

Bai Zhenzhen said excitedly, "As long as you have the right to use a celestial-level cultivation technique, you can become a superior person in the university, standing high in the sky amidst the envious and jealous gazes of countless students! Becoming someone they can only look up to but never reach!"

"Universities will train us even more intensively, companies will line up to invest in us! Countless doctoral supervisors will be available for us to choose from!"

Bai Zhenzhen clenched her fists, her cheeks flushed, and said excitedly, "We will be recommended for doctoral studies with a wealth of glory, trophies, and spirit coins!"

"Yu Zi, don't you want to reach the top of the university food chain, trample all those rich students below you underfoot, humiliate them at will, and ultimately become the undergraduate emperor who gets guaranteed admission to doctoral programs?!"

Listening to Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu felt as if he could see himself reaching the pinnacle, admired by thousands, and his body felt a little hot.

"You're making me so excited."

Zhang Yu nodded, clenched his fist, and slowly said, "Yes, of course I want to."

Bai Zhenzhen said with a smile, "Then, Yu Zi, let's make a deal."

Bai Zhenzhen stretched out her palm towards him: "Let's participate in the Top Ten Leagues together in the future and see who takes the strongest throne first."

Looking at Bai Zhenzhen's outstretched hand, Zhang Yu seemed to see Bai Zhenzhen again, the one with whom he had made a promise to get into the top ten universities together.

This time, faced with Bai Zhenzhen's invitation and an even more difficult and impossible challenge, Zhang Yu also extended his hand without hesitation.

"Ah Zhen, it's a date then, see you at the Top Ten Leagues."

So, across the spirit world network, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen put their hands together.

Although there was no physical contact, both of them felt as if they could cross the spiritual network and sense the life force emanating from each other's bodies and the boundless fighting spirit in each other's eyes.

After the connection was broken.

Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Pianpian beside him and asked curiously, "Sister... Senior, how do you participate in the Top Ten League?" Zhang Pianpian said calmly, "Students of the Top Ten League, whose cultivation level is within the Foundation Establishment stage, can participate through the school's selection process. Under normal circumstances, only students ranked in the top ten of the entire department have the opportunity to participate."

Just as Zhang Yu thought the request wasn't particularly difficult, Zhang Pianpian continued, "If you're talking about the military competition among the top ten leagues..."

"Then there is one more requirement: to possess a military qualification certificate and master the power of military-grade martial arts techniques."

Seeing Zhang Yu's surprised look, Zhang Pianpian smiled slightly and said, "Isn't it normal for military competitions to require military-grade forces? However, it is said that the requirements were not this high in the past, but over time... the requirements of any competition will always become higher and higher."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Military-grade cultivation technique? To get a military-grade cultivation technique in the Civil Engineering department, you need to be the top student in your class for seven years, but I want to switch departments. So I can only consider military-grade cultivation techniques in the Weapon Forging department?"

While Zhang Yu was pondering this, Fu Ji searched the spirit world network and thought to herself, "Winning all the individual events in the military competition and taking the top ten spots... no one has done that in decades, right?"

"Immortal-level cultivation techniques are not so easy to obtain; the depths of this world are unfathomable."

"However, participating in the top ten leagues and getting more rankings is indeed a good thing."

"Bai Zhenzhen probably just wanted to motivate Zhang Yu."

Then Fuki thought for a moment and thought to herself, "But speaking of which... after talking to Bai Zhenzhen so many times, I still can't see what her current ranking is at Tianjian University. Is she deliberately not revealing it?"

Meanwhile, Zhang Pianpian looked at Zhang Yu on the other side and thought to herself, "The Top Ten Leagues... with my younger brother's growth rate, in a few years... maybe I really can participate in the team competition with him."

"If I can get a good ranking, I should be able to continue my studies as a graduate student, or even a doctoral student, instead of having to report to the Ministry of the Divine Realm right after graduating from my undergraduate degree."

……

Over the next few days, Zhang Yu continued his daily studies, overtime work, and spiritual practice.

That night, as the spiritual energy within him surged and continuously spread throughout his limbs and bones, nourishing his flesh and blood, his cultivation of the Heavenly Blessing Longevity Technique was finally pushed to level 20.

The level 20 Heavenly Blessing Longevity Technique allows one to fully absorb spiritual energy to nourish the physical body without refining magical power, greatly increasing the efficiency of this technique in nourishing the body.

But in Zhang Yu's view, this effect was still too slow, requiring a long and painstaking process to gradually strengthen the foundation and cultivate vitality.

"How can this keep up with Kunxu, how can it keep up with the pace of the top ten?"

"Compared to practicing slowly, it is indeed necessary to take more tonics and health supplements."

When Zhang Yu returned to his dormitory from the construction site early in the morning and saw the package at the dormitory door, he knew that his order had arrived.

He picked up the package, opened the door and went inside, only to see Yu Xinghan turn around with a bang, her hands constantly pulling up her waistband.

Yu Xinghan angrily said, "You son of a bitch... don't you know how to knock on the door?"

"Don't you have any respect as a roommate?!"

Zhang Yu snorted coldly and shouted, "Don't you know how to go outside? Can't you go somewhere below the 100th floor where there's no one to relieve yourself? Who's disrespecting this dormitory here?"

Yu Xinghan retorted defiantly, "You brat... don't think I don't know what you and Le Mulan did in the dorm!"

"Huh?" Zhang Yu said somewhat awkwardly, "Don't change the subject."

Yu Xinghan said, "Hmph, you're making money secretly without even taking your buddies along. I supported you so much back in high school and spent so much money on you."

Zhang Yu said, "Haven't I repaid you? If I hadn't introduced you to the Red Tower, you might have already undergone a second sterilization. How could you have ended up like this, adding to your immortal cultivation and achieving your current freedom of conception?"

Outside the dormitory, Le Mulan, who had just returned from her overnight internship at the pharmaceutical factory, overheard Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan's conversation as soon as she opened the door.

Listening to their conversation, a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face.

She thought she and Zhang Yu had kept it secret enough, but she never expected that Yu Xinghan would find out.

"How did he know?" Le Mulan couldn't help but wonder. "I absolutely didn't let a single word slip out."

But she quickly suppressed these thoughts and thought of another problem: "It seems that I can only ask Zhang Yu to go out with me next time, otherwise it will be troublesome if they find out. If they know that I am letting Zhang Yu earn extra money, it will easily ruin the relationship between roommates."

Le Mulan understood very well that, whether on the first or second floor, in high school or university, making money without sharing it with friends could easily become a trigger for conflict.

At the same time, Xuan Ge stood beside Le Mulan, listening to the conversation coming from inside the room, a thoughtful look flashing across his face.

"Have they known each other since high school? Did they start using this to build their foundation in immortality back in high school?"

Xuan Ge's gaze sharpened involuntarily: "A high school on the first floor... is it really that free?"

"And it seems that... the relationships between people are indeed more complicated in the case of four cultivations than in dual cultivation."

"Who repaired whom a few times, who repaired whom more, who repaired whom less, and who lost and who gained at the end of the month all involve the complex science of repair relationships."

(End of this chapter)