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

Chapter 356 Taiqing Palace

Zhang Yu was also stunned when he saw Zhang Pianpian.

When he sensed the information from the Taiqing Talisman, he thought that by using the power of this Dao Seed, he could create a spiritual cave dwelling of his own.

It turned out that he and Zhang Pianpian were sharing a spirit realm cave.
Faced with Zhang Pianpian's question, Zhang Yu couldn't come up with a plausible reason for a moment.

You can't exactly reveal things like Dao seeds or feather books.

After all, he had been in Kunxu for several years and spent so much time with Fu Ji. Zhang Yu gradually realized that his Yu Shu was unique even among the potential unleashed by the evil god, something that Fu Ji had never even heard of.

Even if you told other evil gods about the Feather Book, they would only think you were up to a new kind of scam.

Not to mention Zhang Pianpian right in front of us.

So Zhang Yu could only stammer, "I don't know what happened. I was planning to go to Hammer Heart Residence to study, but as soon as my consciousness entered the spirit world, I sensed this place. When I came to my senses, I found myself here."

Hearing what Zhang Yu said, Zhang Pianpian fell into deep thought for a moment.

She didn't doubt whether Zhang Yu was telling the truth, after all, this Taiqing Realm... was definitely not a spiritual realm that Zhang Yu could find with his strength and realm.

Not to mention that, as far as Zhang Pianpian knew, Zhang Yu was a complete idiot when it came to talismans and a complete layman when it came to the intricacies of the spirit world network.

"Could it be a blood relationship?"

"Because Zhang Yu is connected to me by blood, that's why..."

"Or is it because of our bond? That we've formed a connection in our very souls?"

"Or perhaps it was a choice made by the Taiqing Realm itself?"

One possibility after another surged through Zhang Pianpian's mind, but none of them seemed to match up, so she simply put her doubts aside for the time being.

"Never mind." Zhang Pianpian looked at Zhang Yu in front of her, and suddenly had an idea. She said, "It might be a good thing that you were able to come to Taiqing Realm."

Zhang Yu asked curiously, "Where exactly is this place? What is it used for?"

Zhang Pianpian explained, "This place is called Taiqing Realm, a spiritual cave dwelling left behind by a... senior master."

"The so-called spirit realm cave is a personal virtual space opened up in the spirit realm."

"The Taiqing Realm is of extremely high status. The master of the cave dwelling here has the highest authority and can shield himself from outside prying eyes and interference. Even a true god is no exception."

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up: "So you mean that whatever we say or do here, even the true gods won't know?"

Zhang Pianpian nodded and continued, "I learned about this cave by chance and spent a lot of effort to become its owner."

"This Taiqing Realm was originally only supposed to accommodate one person. I don't know why you came."

"But that's fine too, you can take advantage of the convenience of the Taiqing Realm to study and cultivate."

Zhang Pianpian pointed to the Taoist temple in front of her and said, "This Taiqing Realm should have been much larger in scale, with four routes in the east, west, south and north, a total of thirty-six halls and seventy-two courtyards."

"However, with my current strength, I can only use the Taiqing Palace in the middle for the time being."

"Only when my talisman cultivation advances further and I spend a lot of spirit coins to purchase more spirit realm space to continue expanding this Taiqing Realm can I gradually restore the power of this cave dwelling."

As they spoke, Zhang Pianpian led Zhang Yu into the main hall.

"Even so, the Taiqing Realm still has one great use for you right now: it can accelerate time."

"Here, you can accelerate your thinking to achieve the effect of 20 seconds in this state for every second in the outside world."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu was overjoyed and exclaimed, "20 times the speed of time?"

He knew that the spirit world services offered outside generally only provided a maximum speed-up of 10 times, and the fees were quite high, which he simply couldn't afford to use every day.

Zhang Pianpian nodded and said, "I'll teach you how to bring in documents from outside, so you can study here from now on."

Zhang Pianpian's fingertips moved swiftly through the air, like a dragon or snake in motion, drawing a red talisman that Zhang Yu couldn't understand.

The next moment, the red talisman swam into Zhang Yu's palm, and with a thought from Zhang Yu, the interface of his Demon Eye from that time appeared.

Zhang Pianpian said, "From now on, store what you want to learn in your eye sockets."

"Once we arrive at the Taiqing Realm, we only need to activate this talisman to extract the documents from the eye sac and bring them here."

Zhang Yu immediately tried it out, extracting the textbook on engineering geology he had studied that day.

The next moment, a secret manual appeared in his hand with a slight flash. Upon opening it, he found that it contained the contents of engineering geology.

Zhang Yu suddenly remembered the various cultivation techniques he practiced and asked, "Sister, can I practice those techniques here?"

Zhang Pianpian curled her lips: "The spirit world is a spiritual world, especially under the condition of 20 times acceleration. Your consciousness is accelerated by 20 times. Do you think your physical body in the outside world can keep up with this 20 times acceleration?"

"If your physical body and spirit are not in sync, how can you cultivate yourself?"

"Unless it is a pure cultivation method that only involves one's own spirit and does not involve the physical body, spiritual energy, or anything else in the outside world, it is possible."

Zhang Yu realized he had asked a foolish question. If he could cultivate like this, he could have done so long ago in the spirit world, where the speed was increased tenfold.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "It seems that the greatest use this place can have for me is for learning knowledge."

"That's good. I've been looking for time to learn many of the weapon crafting courses, so I'll come to Taiqing Realm to learn them from now on."

"I wonder what kind of power the Taiqing Realm will have after the Taiqing Talisman is upgraded to level 2." Suddenly, Zhang Yu remembered another question: "Sister, you said last time that if your consciousness is connected to the Spirit Realm, it's best not to use that dark technique."

"What about here?"

"Can I practice the mental techniques of the immeasurable inner Dharma body here?"

Zhang Pianpian nodded: "The Taiqing Realm can block out external perception, so it's fine for you to practice this mental cultivation technique here."

At this point, Zhang Pianpian's eyes flickered, and she thought to herself, "Speaking of which, that Boundless Mind Inner Dharma Body... seems to be a technique that is purely for training the spirit and mind."

"We can try cultivating here and see if it accelerates our progress."

Zhang Pianpian had seen this dark technique before, but she was too busy to have time to try it.

With the Taiqing Realm's 20x acceleration, Zhang Pianpian simply sat cross-legged in the Taiqing Hall and began to try cultivating the Boundless Inner Dharma Body.

……

Before he knew it, most of the night had passed. When Zhang Yu opened his eyes, he felt his mind racing, and he was thinking much faster than before.

After practicing for most of the night, his Boundless Inner Dharma Body broke through to level 20 in one go, achieving the effect of multitasking.

"It really sped up."

"The 20x acceleration of the Taiqing Talisman, combined with the pure spiritual cultivation technique of the Boundless Heart Dharma Body, plus the effect of my Feather Book which can be improved after a certain number of practice sessions, and the increased cultivation efficiency of the University Sacred Body technique..."

Zhang Yu's spirits lifted: "With these multiple superpositions, I was able to instantly raise my Boundless Inner Dharma Body from level 11 to level 20."

"Should we try some other cultivation methods?"

But after thinking about it for a moment, Zhang Yu realized that it was not very meaningful.

The main reason is that his current mental techniques, whether it's the "Remnant Ox's Self-Sacrifice Technique" or the "Boundless Inner Dharma Body," are already the strongest mental techniques he can learn.

Even if he learned other mental techniques, he would never have the chance to use them.

Moreover, many cultivation techniques involve the physical body, spiritual energy, or external factors such as qi. There are not many cultivation techniques that can be accelerated in the Taiqing Realm, and Zhang Yu cannot use them.

"If you really need it, just spend a whole night practicing here."

"The biggest benefit that Taiqing Realm will have on me going forward is still learning."

Feeling himself able to multitask at once, Zhang Yu smiled slightly and thought to himself, "Multitasking, plus 20x speed-up, doesn't studying here for one day be equivalent to studying alone for 80 days before?"

Zhang Yu knew that his learning ability wasn't particularly strong, but with this 80-fold learning efficiency, he believed it would be more than enough for him to learn the courses in weapon crafting and civil engineering.

Turning to look at Zhang Pianpian beside her, she saw that her sister had also stopped circulating her inner energy. She smiled and said, "It really worked. I have already pushed the Boundless Inner Body to level 7. It seems that it won't be long before I can push this technique to level 20."

Zhang Yu was secretly astonished: "Even with all these enhancements, it would still take me several days outside to raise the Boundless Mind Inner Dharma Body to level 11."

"Sister, you've already reached level 7 in such a short time just by relying on this Taiqing Realm?"

Zhang Pianpian looked at Zhang Yu, feeling increasingly moved. First, the loan of 50 spirit coins allowed her to unseal the Taiqing Realm ahead of schedule.

It was this very method of the Boundless Mind Dharma Body, which could greatly enhance her efficiency in learning and researching talismans.

"No, it's not just about studying and researching."

"The ability to operate multiple thoughts in parallel allows me to cast spells with multiple efficiencies in the spirit world, which is an incredible enhancement."

"From now on, whether I'm fighting with people in the spirit world or making money, my efficiency will increase dramatically."

Thinking of this, Zhang Pianpian breathed a sigh of relief: "Little brother, you've really helped me a lot this time."

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Of course, we siblings should support each other and move forward together on the path to immortality."

Zhang Pianpian paused slightly upon hearing this, then nodded seriously: "You're right, on the path to immortality, we will climb together."

The next moment, Zhang Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Oh no, what time is it?"

He glanced at the time and thought to himself, "It's past the time I agreed to communicate with A-Zhen."

"Ah Zhen was taking exams all day yesterday, and we agreed to talk about her final grades tonight."

Seeing Zhang Yu hurriedly log off, Zhang Pianpian smiled slightly and continued cultivating the Boundless Mind Dharma Body.

……

in the dormitory.

Zhang Yu's consciousness slowly returned to his body, and he felt something soft and cool sitting on him.

The next moment, when Zhang Yu took off his spiritual barrier, he saw Le Mulan sitting on him.

Le Mulan, who was originally breathing with her eyes closed, immediately opened her eyes after sensing Zhang Yu's movement and said to Zhang Yu, "I saw you were in the Spirit Realm, so I didn't disturb you."

"Shall we begin today's infusion of magical power?"

At the same time, Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen's constantly changing avatar, pointed at Le Mulan and said, "You stay here quietly and don't move. Remember, when I make the next call, you don't need to make any movements or sounds, understand?"

Le Mulan nodded obediently and sat down next to Zhang Yu.

(End of this chapter)