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

Chapter 365 Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu's Reunion (Thanks to Golden Gun Craftsman Rousseau for another 1.1 Alliance Master rewards)
Late May.

Within the territory of Taiqing.

Zhang Yu is currently studying the weapon crafting course.

Although he had only studied for three months, thanks to the support of factors such as the Taiqing Realm, Zhang Yu felt that he had already completed most of the first-year courses in the weapon crafting department.

Unfortunately, he has always lacked opportunities for practical experience.

The vast amount of basic knowledge about weapon crafting had flooded into his mind and been understood by his consciousness, but he had not completed the various experimental courses and had never had a real opportunity to apply this knowledge.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu's mind formed a rough framework for weapon crafting: "The way of weapon crafting is to first refine the materials, then complete the basic structure, and finally complete the magic circuit. The magic circuit combined with the basic structure can then unleash the power of immortality."

"Although it seems like there are only three steps in general, each of these three steps can actually be broken down into dozens, hundreds or even thousands of smaller steps depending on the complexity and technical content of the magic weapon."

"And this is the most basic and oldest magic weapon."

"Most of the magical artifacts on the market now require the addition of talismans to communicate with the spirit world network."

"Many also need to be endowed with a spirit, possessing basic intelligence."

"Further up, there are highly intelligent artifact spirits that enable magical artifacts and magical bodies to maintain themselves, learn on their own, and enhance themselves..."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I'll leave talismans and artifact spirits aside for now."

"Once I've fully digested the knowledge from my first year of the weapon crafting major, I should put it into practice by working with materials, basic structures, and mana circuits."

Zhang Yu understood that if learning and understanding the knowledge of the weapon crafting system was considered as taking a 1-meter step forward, then actually applying this knowledge to create magical treasures in practice was still a 99-meter gap away.

Within this 99-meter distance, one must not only learn to apply this knowledge, but also gain practical experience and practice the techniques required for weapon crafting.

Of course, the most important thing... is to have money.

"Laboratory, materials, design drawings... it all costs money."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "It's a good thing I joined the Civil Engineering department first, otherwise I would have gone bankrupt long ago if I had gone directly into the Weapon Forging department."

"Next, I will study the knowledge of the weapon crafting system while continuing to practice my cultivation techniques, work part-time to save money, and prepare for subsequent weapon crafting practice."

As Zhang Yu left Taiqing Realm, he glanced at the data on his Feather Book.

In less than three months since the start of his sophomore year, his Dao Heart had reached level 16 (26.6%), and his Mana had increased to 848.3 units.

While the improvement in the quality of magic power has been slow, it has still reached a level of 176%.

As for physical strength, due to the focus on construction techniques, although various methods were used and a lot of money was spent, the improvement was much slower than before, and it has now just reached level 16.49.

The transmission rate and maximum distance of Qi transmission also increased with cultivation level, reaching 62% and 61 meters respectively.

In addition, regarding the progress of the Martial Saint Body, Zhang Yu has already mastered 5 techniques.

Zhang Yu chose the Starry Sky Meridian Explosion Technique as his sixth cultivation method, and he has now cultivated it to level 13.

"Seven levels away from unlocking the first layer of the Martial Saint Body effect."

"I wonder what the difference is between the Foundation Establishment stage Martial Saint Body and the Qi Refining stage Martial Saint Embryo."

Just then, a message flashed in Zhang Yu's eyes. He clicked on it and saw that it was a message sent by Bai Zhenzhen.

Bai Zhenzhen: Yu Zi, I've arrived.
Zhang Yu's eyes lit up, but he thought that the other party had just arrived at Wanfa University's university town and would definitely need time to settle in and prepare for the competition.

Just as he was thinking of letting Bai Zhenzhen go about her own business, another message came from the other party.

Bai Zhenzhen: Mom misses you.
Bai Zhenzhen: Where shall we meet?

Bai Zhenzhen: Find a secluded place.

……

66th floor of Wanfa University City

In a corner where there are no surveillance cameras and no human presence.

Zhang Yu suddenly found himself a little nervous.

Fuki said, "Boy, your heart is beating a little fast."

Zhang Yu said, "A-Zhen and I haven't seen each other for almost 17 months. Although we communicate every day, I always feel like there's a barrier between us..."

Fuki said, "I see."

Fu Ji thought to herself, "I thought it was the effect of the aphrodisiac meat that made you so excited about seeing Bai Zhenzhen."

Then Fu Ji thought to herself, "Although Zhang Yu doesn't usually say it out loud, and Bai Zhenzhen tries her best to restrain and hide it, they should both gradually feel the gap between them."

"The huge gap between the rich and the poor is enough to turn people into gods. What's more, it's an insurmountable gap brought about by the wealth of the Divine Lord."

"Although Zhang Yu will have the opportunity to bridge this gap in the future, and Bai Zhenzhen's future is also very worrying, at least at this moment, the two are no longer in the same world."

Fu Ji thought to herself, "Especially since Bai Zhenzhen asked him to come out this time, she took the initiative to request a secluded location where no one would find out."

"Could Zhang Yu think... that Bai Zhenzhen doesn't want people to discover their relationship? Does she think Zhang Yu is ashamed?" Fu Ji couldn't be completely sure, but based on her years of experience traversing Kunxu, it wasn't entirely impossible.

"And if that's really the case... then it means that although Bai Zhenzhen is still in communication with Zhang Yu, their feelings for each other have actually changed without her realizing it."

"Or rather... judging from Bai Zhenzhen's initiative in supervising Zhang Yu, perhaps she has unknowingly placed herself in a higher position than Zhang Yu."

"This is probably unavoidable. After all, with the support of the Nascent Soul God, Bai Zhenzhen will inevitably have better cultivation conditions, a higher cultivation perspective, and a broader cognitive dimension."

"Even subconsciously... she would inevitably believe that her understanding of the immortal path is superior to Zhang Yu's. Her judgment on the immortal path is also superior to Zhang Yu's."

Fuki thought to herself, "Thinking about it this way, it seems almost inevitable that their relationship will change. So... is this also something the Seven Emotions God Lord is considering? Could it be related to the mysteries of the Extreme Emotions Sword Dao?"

"Hmph, if I were in charge, I would seize the opportunity to squeeze as much benefit as possible out of Bai Zhenzhen. I would take as much as I could while the opportunity was in hand, and I wouldn't feel bad even if we lost contact in the future."

"Otherwise, wouldn't all the energy, resources, and time invested in this woman be wasted?"

"Sigh, it's a pity that Zhang Yu, that silly boy, doesn't have my cold and rational mind."

Just as Fuki was pondering this in her heart, a night breeze blew on Zhang Yu.

The next moment, Zhang Yu felt a tall, strong body hug him tightly from behind.

"Yu Zi, it's me."

"Time is limited, so I'll get right to it."

Hearing Ah Zhen's voice, Zhang Yu was about to turn around excitedly when he heard her continue, "It's a bit big now, just bear with it."

In the next instant, Zhang Yu understood the meaning behind Bai Zhenzhen's words.

He felt the other party's true spiritual root gradually squeezing in from behind, forcibly drilling into his dantian.

After evolving into a divine spirit root, the size of the true spirit root far exceeds that of the past.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "So, Ah Zhen asked me to find a secluded place because she wanted to lend me her True Spirit Root?"

At the same time, Zhang Yu felt Bai Zhenzhen's aura, Bai Zhenzhen's thoughts, Bai Zhenzhen's feelings... constantly surging into his body and merging into his body through his true spiritual root.

Zhang Yu still remembered that when he borrowed the True Spirit Root on the first level of Kunxu, the True Spirit Root would adjust his physical body due to its unique adaptability, transferring the benefits brought by Bai Zhenzhen to Zhang Yu.

Now, Bai Zhenzhen's spiritual root has evolved from a celestial spiritual root to a divine spiritual root.

In addition, Zhang Yu had not used a true spiritual root for a very long time.

Therefore, the adjustments brought about by the divine root became even more intense, causing Zhang Yu's entire body to tremble, his meridians to contract and expand, and his dantian to feel as if it were being forcibly stretched open.

Bai Zhenzhen said, "The differences between us are quite big right now, so the process will be a bit intense. You have to be able to bear it!"

It was observed that the Qi Sea Spiritual Root in Zhang Yu's dantian was completely suppressed with the appearance of the True Spiritual Root.

The true spiritual root, which evolved into a divine spiritual root, directly replaced and temporarily took over Zhang Yu's spiritual root position.

Zhang Yu was shocked: "After evolving from a True Spiritual Root to a Divine Spiritual Root, it can even do something like this?"

At the same time, he heard Bai Zhenzhen's laughter: "How is it? How powerful is your True Spiritual Root now?"

“I’ve been trying to find a way to transfer the true spiritual root into your body, since you already have a spiritual root.”

Just as Zhang Yu was about to answer, he felt as if his flesh and blood were being torn apart, and an unprecedented pain shot through his body.

Zhang Yu couldn't help but whisper, "Damn it... why does it hurt so much?!"

Bai Zhenzhen encouraged him from behind, "Bear with it, Yu Zi. Once you get through this, it won't hurt anymore."

"Then my true spiritual root will be able to strengthen you."

Fuki exclaimed excitedly, "Go for it, Zhang Yu! This is a divine spirit root! A treasure that so many people dream of but can't even get their hands on!"

"You absolutely must accept this benefit! Resist! Resist it!"

After a long while, Zhang Yu felt the pain in his body gradually subside. Although he was still a little uncomfortable, it was no longer within the range that would affect his basic activities.

Letting out a long breath, Zhang Yu turned around and looked at Bai Zhenzhen, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. Looking at his best friend who had given him the Divine Spirit Root right away, he said helplessly, "Zhenzhen, what you're doing is too dangerous. What if someone finds out?"

Bai Zhenzhen smiled nonchalantly: "That's why I need you to find a secluded place."

"Don't worry, my current divine root has a very strong concealment function. The moment it enters your body, it will be very difficult to detect."

Zhang Yu said worriedly, "It's still too risky. What if people find out that your divine spiritual root can migrate in this way, or even replace someone else's spiritual root..."

But before he could finish speaking, Bai Zhenzhen's embrace silenced all his remaining words.

"Yu Zi... Mom misses you."

Holding Bai Zhenzhen in his arms, Zhang Yu thought of their unwavering support and shared struggles over the past three years of high school, and whispered, "Zhenzhen, Dad misses you too."

Fuki, standing to the side, said anxiously, "What are you doing? Hurry up and try out the divine root first. What are you wasting time on? You call yourselves college students? Don't you have any ambition at all?"

(End of this chapter)