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

Chapter 371 The Mystery of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo

As Zhang Yu practiced another technique for more than 30 hours, his divine root trembled slightly, as if he had swallowed the technique as if it were food.

It was at this moment that Zhang Yu saw the Dao Seed, named Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, finally emerge on the Dao Seed Chart of Yu Shu.

Azure Lotus Sword Embryo (Spiritual Root) Level 2

"It finally worked."

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yu felt a surge of excitement. This divine root from Bai Zhenzhen was the first military-grade power he possessed, filling him with boundless anticipation.

Next, he continuously sensed the information contained in the Dao Seed, and at the same time tested the function of the divine root in his dantian little by little, and began to summarize the mysteries of the divine root more comprehensively.

In fact, although Zhang Yu hadn't explored the abilities of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo much these past few days, he could still perceive its effects to some extent while continuously circulating his cultivation technique to nourish his spiritual root.

At this moment, by sensing the Dao Seed, he achieved twice the result with half the effort, gradually figuring out the various mysteries of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo.

"The characteristic of a level 2 Azure Lotus Sword Embryo is still adaptability, but it is far more powerful than that of the Heavenly Spirit Root period."

"This kind of adaptation or strengthening is a long-term adjustment of the body. For example, as Azhen diligently practices the art of sword control, the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo constantly adjusts her body, gradually enhancing her reaction speed, thinking speed, mana gathering efficiency, and so on, continuously strengthening her sword control ability, allowing her to make rapid progress in swordsmanship."

"But if you try to adapt to everything, to let your body adapt to the effects of various drugs, to adapt to the tempering of external forces, to adapt to the influence of Taoist arts..."

"Gradually, medicine becomes less effective at influencing cultivators, and thus, it loses its power. Since the body remains undamaged during cultivation, various cultivation methods become ineffective in altering one's own state. Daoist arts become less influential, and their power can no longer empower one..."

"Trying to adapt to everything will only slow down the progress of cultivation, and may even lead the cultivator astray."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "The adaptation of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo is by no means a blind, all-encompassing adaptation, but rather a selective adaptation."

"The direction chosen depends on the user's state and wishes."

"For example, if A-Zhen wants to hide his spiritual root, he will be constantly strengthened to develop a more and more powerful ability to hide it day by day."

"Later, she focused on cultivating martial arts, and her martial arts aptitude began to be enhanced by the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo."

"When Ah Zhen was in high school, she awakened the deduction ability of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, which is a manifestation of this adaptive enhancement. At that time, she was able to deduce the technique and change the effect of level 10 to obtain an effect that was more suitable for her."

"If I were to wield the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo now, in what direction would it push me?"

Zhang Yu originally thought that the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo would gradually enhance his skills in civil engineering as he worked and worked overtime.

But he soon realized he was wrong.

"The Azure Lotus Sword Embryo... is enhancing my Chain Magic Set?"

At first, Zhang Yu was puzzled by this, but he soon gradually understood the reason.

"The Azure Lotus Sword Embryo is designed to be adapted and strengthened in a way that allows cultivators to focus on improvement."

"And during the switching process, did my Chain Magic Set drastically change my physique and various attributes?"

"The drastic changes after switching sets triggered the adaptive enhancement of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, making the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo think that I was growing in this direction? So the adaptive enhancement of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo enhanced the effect of the set by adjusting my body."

"It seems that the true spiritual root couldn't do this before. Is this something that can only be done after evolving into a divine spiritual root?"

"Switching to the University Sacred Body, my True Spiritual Root began to enhance my cultivation abilities..."

"Switching to the Earth and Wood Sacred Body means strengthening various resistances and reducing lifespan consumption..."

"Switching to the Qi Meridian Flow will enhance the speed of mana recovery and reduce the efficiency of mana loss..."

Zhang Yu could sense that, although the process was very subtle and slow, the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo was indeed undergoing adaptive enhancement in accordance with the direction of the set.

Upon realizing this, Zhang Yu felt a surge of joy, realizing that the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo would be of unprecedented help to him.

Because the adjustments and strengthening of the body by the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo are long-term.

"Does this mean that even if I switch from the University Sacred Body to the Civil Engineering Sacred Body, the enhancement of my learning ability by the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo will still be retained?"

"Doesn't that mean... with the existence of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, I can retain a portion of the set effect on me at all times?"

Zhang Yu has always attached great importance to the effects of the Chain Magic Set.

However, the biggest problem with the Chain Magic set is that only one set can be used at a time, and they are difficult to be compatible with each other.

However, if the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo strengthens him, allowing his body to possess some of the set effects under normal conditions, then Zhang Yu's strength will undoubtedly experience a qualitative leap.

Zhang Yu took a deep breath, suppressing his surprise and excitement, and began to summarize the effects of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo.

"For me, the greatest effect of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo is to enhance my set bonus."

"Secondly, even after I remove the set bonus, I can still retain some of the set bonus effects."

"But how much it can be strengthened and how much it can be retained is still unknown. It will take months or even years of slow cultivation to know the result."

"Yes, there are also some abilities that have reached the Foundation Establishment limit after switching sets. Even if the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo adjusts my body, it seems that it cannot enhance them."

"For example, the drug tolerance and digestive capacity of the peak Foundation Establishment stage brought by the University Sacred Body seem to be unable to be further enhanced by the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo." Zhang Yu could sense that because of the variety of set effects, the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo's adaptability enhancement results to different set effects would obviously be very different. He would need to gradually familiarize himself with and comprehend these effects in his future cultivation.

But Zhang Yu only smiled slightly at this. Isn't this feeling of being powerful and mysterious a kind of happy trouble?

"With the Feather Book and the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, how strong will I be in a few years?"

"It's really exciting."

Of course, there is also the ability to conceal and deduce with the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo. The former brings powerful combat strength and stealth ability, while the latter makes the technique even stronger.

There was another thing that made Zhang Yu curious and excited: the next upgrade of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo.

"To upgrade the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo to level 3, it needs the nourishment of 10 level 30 cultivation techniques."

"Phew... This is something only a Golden Core cultivator can do, right?"

Zhang Yu shook his head. Although he was full of expectations, he also understood that this was by no means something that could be accomplished in a short period of time.

Moreover, without sufficient strength...

"It would probably not be a good thing to let Ah Zhen's Azure Lotus Sword Embryo improve again too early and expose it to the Seven Emotions God Lord's watchful eye."

……

On a simulated construction site.

As get out of class ended, Gongshu Jin, Ying Xin, and the others slowly left the place together.

Gongshu Jin glanced at the crowd, wondering, "Zhang Yu has been on leave for the past few days. What has he been up to?"

"And at yesterday's banquet, he was so focused on eating that he didn't even take the opportunity to get to know any friends from other schools."

"Although eating is important, yesterday was a rare opportunity..."

Gongshu Jin felt that Zhang Yu's performance seemed somewhat dejected.

"Yesterday's banquet was full of top university contestants, each one of them a top student with access to rare resources from other universities, and many of them were even more capable than Zhang Yu and Ji Yuanshu."

In Gongshu Jin's view, every additional friend he had added to his potential for immortality.

Not to mention exchanging resources between their respective schools, they've gained another source of financial assistance.

He added more than ten friends yesterday, which can be considered a slight increase in his potential for immortality.

Just then, Gongshu Jin's gaze sharpened as he looked at a figure standing outside the simulated construction site.

"That person is..."

He remembered the other person; it was Wen Wuyai from Tianjian University, a top student who, like Bai Zhenzhen, participated in the flying sword competition, and another successor of a Nascent Soul Divine Lord.

Although the other party's popularity on the Spirit Realm network was not as high as Bai Zhenzhen's this time, Gongshu Jin remembered that the other party's ranking in this competition was still higher than Bai Zhenzhen's.

"I think it's 15th place?"

"What is he doing simulating a construction site?"

Wen Wuyai came to find Bai Zhenzhen.

Just before the Tianjian University team was about to leave, Bai Zhenzhen disappeared again.

So he went to where Zhang Yu was having class, wanting to see if Bai Zhenzhen was nearby.

Just as Wen Wuyai's gaze swept over the Foundation Establishment class, a figure walked up to him. It was Ji Yuanshu from the 6th floor.

As the student with the best grades and the highest social standing present, Ji Yuanshu believed that he was the most suitable person to contact Wen Wuyai.

He also wanted to see if he could take this opportunity to... establish a relationship with a Nascent Soul disciple from the 10th level, like Wen Wuyai.

"If I could add him as a friend, or even take a picture and post it on my WeChat Moments, my luck would probably improve a lot."

Ji Yuanshu recalled the methods used in the Qi Luck Dao Technique.

There was once a senior from the finance department who went around taking photos with powerful people, leading many to believe that he had extensive connections and knew many wealthy individuals. As a result, his luck soared, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. The only pity was that he ultimately couldn't withstand the backlash...

Ji Yuanshu spoke up, "Hello, I am Ji Yuanshu from the Civil Engineering Department of Wanfa University. What can I do for you?"

In Wen Wuyai's eyes, Ji Yuanshu, Gongshu Jin, or Ying Xin beside him... were all the same. Once they entered the Department of Civil Engineering, they were all just workers in the Department of Civil Engineering.

Even if Wen Wuyai knew about their so-called 2nd, 4th, and 6th floor origins, he wouldn't care.

In his view, who is from the 10th floor, aren't they all from the lower class?
He found it amusing whenever he heard these lower-class people making distinctions among themselves, and lamented how severe the class discrimination among them was.

In contrast, the people on the first floor are more special in Wen Wuyai's eyes, like rare animals, with a strange feeling from the primitive wilderness.

(End of this chapter)