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

Chapter 344 Dark Techniques

Inside the spirit world office of Hammerheart Residence.

You Chuan then said, "This simulation environment is very suitable for Zhang Yu."

"Help him enable deep connections, and then at the crucial breakthrough moment, play it at 0.3x slow speed, and then loop it 10 times."

Upon hearing You Chuan's instructions, the customer service representative frowned and said, "The pain level of this simulation environment is very high. If we make a deep connection, I'm afraid the memories of the simulation environment will affect his mental state."

You Chuan knew, of course, that once deep connection was activated, the possibility of a breakthrough would be greatly increased, but the memories, feelings, and emotions left over from the simulated environment would be even more profound.

But he said calmly, "He has already agreed to the user manual, and the accident will happen at least several months later. Who can blame us for it?"

The customer service representative added, "But mobilizing so many computing resources and making him suffer so much for free... isn't that letting him off too easily?"

You Chuan sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it."

"The 30 spirit coins guarantee success is the selling point of this package. It's a gamble on whether the students have strong enough aptitude and are willing to work hard to break through. Most of them can reach the unity of spirit and body within 5 attempts."

"When we encounter students who are slow to make breakthroughs, we can only consider ourselves unlucky."

……

at the same time.

After opening his eyes in the spirit world, Zhang Yu remembered his identity.

He is Zhang Yu, a construction worker.

However, due to his physical injury, his work efficiency was too low, and gradually no construction site was willing to hire him.

Fortunately, technological advancements and the emergence of the Fahai gave him hope.

"Fahai! Tiangong Group's groundbreaking product, leading the world with cutting-edge immortal technology, enabling everyone to have higher work efficiency."

"In the future, each person equipped with the Dharma Body will only need to work for 2 hours to complete the workload of 12 hours currently."

"Heavenly craftsmanship will allow immortal techniques to better benefit Kunxu."

Watching the advertisement in the video, Zhang Yu made a painful decision. He sold everything he could, including his hands and feet, and borrowed a large sum of money. Finally, he was able to get the Fa Hai (a type of medical device) and immediately regained his ability to work.

He was placed on a construction site, where he would ingest materials and then spit out high-quality concrete every day. The technical requirements of his work increased dramatically, and his salary also increased several times over.

But his good fortune didn't last long; the newly created Fahai (a type of shrine) caused a severe rejection reaction in him.

Due to a lack of funds, Zhang Yu had no money for weekly Dharma Body adjustments, let alone monthly Dharma Body maintenance.

The original Dharma remains on his body gradually began to age, becoming unaccustomed to the natural changes in his body, and causing structural imbalances...

All of this ultimately led to a continuous decrease in his Dharma Body synchronization rate.

"The synchronization rate is too low, causing your scheduling neurons to work overtime, which ultimately leads to abnormalities in the cerebral cortex..."

Listening to the company's analysis, Zhang Yu murmured, "Is this why I have phantom pain?"

The other party said, "Go pay the bill first, and then we'll start preparing your Dharma Body right away."

"You need to know that your body changes every day. The current Dharma Body cannot adapt on its own. It needs to be adjusted once a week to perfectly match your body."

"If left untreated for a long time, it will cause the body's structure to become distorted, and the flesh and nerves will undergo compensatory processes..."

Zhang Yu couldn't listen to what the other person was saying anymore, because he was heavily in debt and had no money at all.

He could only endure the phantom pain in his body and repeatedly practice the Mind-Body ...

But this pain became more and more frequent and intense as working hours increased.

The pain of severed limbs and dislodged internal organs kept coming. Zhang Yu opened his eyes and seemed to see his bloody wounds again.

With the frenzied operation of the "Broken Ox Body and Mind Technique," he was about to enter the realm of unity of spirit and body.

But at that moment, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"Why? Why can't my wound heal on its own?"

……

at the same time.

in the dormitory.

Under the influence of deep connection, the Mind-Body-Body-Body-Eating Technique of the Remnant Ox in Zhang Yu's mind started to operate spontaneously, and the physical activity of his hands and feet was enhanced to the peak.

The constant undulation of flesh and blood seemed to be healing the wounds on his severed limbs.

……

With Zhang Yu's intense reaction in reality.

Zhang Yu in the simulated environment also began to tremble violently.

His flesh and blood surged in his hands and feet, and his mental cultivation technique broke through, seemingly undergoing some kind of active change.

Just then, a voice seemed to tear through the simulated space, entering Zhang Yu's mind from the depths of the spirit realm.

"Find me..."

Zhang Yu instinctively asked, "Who are you?"

"Find me..."

The other person seemed not to hear Zhang Yu's reply, and continued, "Find my spirit..."

"Find my physical body..."

"Find my magic..."

……

When Zhang Yu came to his senses again, he found that his connection to the spirit world had been severed.

He removed his spiritual barrier, recalling everything that had just happened, and murmured, "Me?"

Zhang Yu felt his mental cultivation technique running naturally, and unknowingly he had entered the realm of unity of spirit and body.

But before he could even feel happy, he found an unfamiliar website address appearing in his mind.

"Was it that voice that reached me?" "Who exactly is he? How could he...call me from within the spirit realm of Hammerheart Abode?"

"Could it be someone from Hammerheart Residence? They've been secretly observing me all along?"

Just as Zhang Yu was filled with doubt, a communication connection request appeared on his screen.

After the communication was activated, Manager You Chuan's image appeared in front of Zhang Yu.

"Zhang Yu...classmate?" You Chuan asked, his eyes flickering. "Are you alright?"

Just as the breakthrough was about to be achieved, and just before Zhang Yu's flesh and blood were to become active in the simulation environment, You Chuan discovered that the entire simulation environment had suddenly lost connection.

Then, a few seconds later, the entire simulation environment crashed.

This phenomenon immediately startled You Chuan.

After instructing customer service to quickly block the message and intercept the logs and related data, You Chuan immediately contacted Zhang Yu.

Seeing that Zhang Yu was alright, You Chuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness."

Although Zhang Yu's incident was not a big deal for Hammerheart Residence, it was a major mistake for You Chuan personally.

Seeing Yu Chuan's strange expression, Fuki suddenly asked, "What happened?"

Listening to Zhang Yu's story, Fu Ji smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, if there's a serious problem, it won't just be a matter of communication."

"What happened to you may be seen as a mistake on their part."

“Otherwise, the people from Hammerheart Residence wouldn’t have contacted you privately instead of through company channels… I think we can try to trick them.”

Zhang Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at You Chuan, saying, "What's going on at Hammerheart Residence? Such a serious mistake! I almost died in there?"

You Chuan's heart sank, and he thought to himself that something was wrong. On the surface, he denied that there was a problem, but in his heart, he was not sure.

Because he genuinely had no idea what happened during those few seconds when the connection was lost.

Zhang Yu said, "You don't want to take responsibility, do you? I want a refund, and I'm going to sue you. I've already saved the problematic spirit world data..."

Upon hearing this, You Chuan's heart sank again. Thinking of the simulation environment parameters he had asked to be adjusted, he sighed inwardly and had no choice but to start arguing with Zhang Yu.

After some bargaining, the two parties gradually reached an agreement.

You Chuan: "As long as you don't go through the company's refund process, consider the service to have been successfully completed, and don't pursue this matter, I will personally refund you 2.5 spirit coins every month for a total of 12 months."

You Chuan thought to himself, "It's good that Zhang Yu has to stop his journey of spiritual-physical fusion. He's wasting computing resources and ruining our group's data. What if something else goes wrong..."

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up, and he said, "What about interest?"

After another round of bargaining, You Chuan finally agreed to pay the interest, sending Zhang Yu 3.3 spirit coins every month to cover the monthly installments of the Spirit-Body Integration Journey.

Although Zhang Yu had considered whether he could extract more benefits, he also understood that he had already achieved the unity of body and soul.

In addition, he was unwilling to reveal what happened in the simulated environment, whether it was the voice or the activation of his own body.

Therefore, Zhang Yu knew that he couldn't really make a big fuss about this.

"Now, he's afraid of both sides, but I've managed to intimidate him for the time being."

Shortly after the two parties signed the agreement, Zhang Yu hung up the call. Thinking about how he had gotten a free journey of spiritual and physical union, he couldn't help but laugh: "I've hit the jackpot this time."

Fuki, however, was more concerned about the website address Zhang Yu had received.

However, Zhang Yu did not log in immediately. Instead, after thinking about it, he sent the URL to Zhang Pianpian and asked if she had any questions.

"Where did you get this website address?" Zhang Pianpian asked suspiciously. "This website address points to the deepest part of the Spirit Realm, almost at the edge of the second level."

"It doesn't look like it's been there for a long time; it looks like it was just generated recently."

"However, the website is encrypted and blocked, so I can't view its contents. Forcing my way in might damage the information."

With Zhang Pianpian's protection, Zhang Yu logged onto that website.

After a long silence, Zhang Pianpian couldn't help but ask, "What did you see?"

"A... mental cultivation technique?" Zhang Yu asked doubtfully, "And a mental cultivation technique that isn't even in the Great Library."

At the same time, he thought to himself, "It can also be classified as a Chain Magic Diagram set, belonging to the Great Sage's Successor set of mental techniques."

Zhang Pianpian raised an eyebrow: "What exactly is this mental cultivation method?"

Zhang Yu recited the contents of the cultivation method. After searching the spirit world, Zhang Pianpian slowly said, "I have no information about this cultivation method in all the data I have."

"This means... this is a clandestine martial art."

Zhang Yu asked in confusion, "Dark cultivation techniques? What do you mean?"

Zhang Pianpian explained, "It's not in the Taoist canon catalog of the ten major sects, it has no registered copyright, and there are no records of its cultivation method."

"Most people believe that the Black Cultivation Techniques are those that have been banned by the Ten Great Sects and whose data records have been erased."

"It may have originated from some extinct sect."

"It could also have been created by someone who has already been banned."

"Then, senior..." Zhang Yu asked curiously, "Do you think I can cultivate this technique?"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Pianpian said, "Judging from the content, I don't feel there is any danger."

"I even think that, in terms of quality, this technique, even if it's not military grade, is at least pre-military grade."

"The danger of this dark technique probably lies in its origin."

"And the person who taught you this technique might also be targeting you."

"But it would be a waste not to cultivate this kind of mental cultivation method."

Zhang Pianpian seemed to weigh the options for a moment, then looked at Zhang Yu and said, "You choose for yourself."

"But remember, if you want to cultivate, you must hide yourself well. Secondly, every time your consciousness enters the spirit world network, do not use this dark technique, lest you be targeted."

Not long after Zhang Yu began practicing this dark and wicked technique, it was already the end of August, the deadline for final exams.

(End of this chapter)