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

Chapter 387 Cutting Hair to Forge a Sword
After stepping into the interdimensional separation array, with the disconnection of the spirit world network, Zhang Yu not only could not see the messages in the competition group and could no longer communicate with his teammates, but the world in front of him also changed drastically.

I can't see the various markings my teammates made on the visual field of my eye.

The various pieces of information that were originally constantly changing could no longer be seen.

Even the lighting in the entire stadium dimmed, and all the warnings, competition rules, and advertisements that were originally floating in the air disappeared.

Turning my head to look outside the barrier, I found that the neon lights and colorful lights around the arena had all disappeared without a trace.

After communication with the spirit world was cut off, all that remained before my eyes were rows of gray buildings, like a primitive, ignorant world. There was no longer any sign of the vibrant life from the spirit world, making the real world seem so pale and dull.

Zhang Yu realized that he had unknowingly become accustomed to communicating with the spirit world at all times. Without the support of the spirit world, he always felt that nothing he did went smoothly.

The next moment, as Tian Yang struck Zhang Yu with his palm, Zhang Yu felt a sharp sword intent descend from the sky, pouring into his body and breaking through numerous barriers, helping him to reconnect with the spirit world and making the world before him clear and colorful again.

At the same time, news about Shi Huaiyu resurfaced in everyone's sight.

Shi Huaiyu: Where are you all?

Tian Yang: I just broke through the interdimensional separation array with my Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword.

Tian Yang: Don't send things that consume too much data.
Tian Yang: Otherwise, if I run into debt, it'll be troublesome if they turn me into a body without spirit.

While everyone was talking, Zhang Yu, Xiao Qingxuan, and Tian Yang had already quickly gone deep into the defensive fortifications built by Su Yanyang.

As they ventured deeper, they could sense that the interior of this insect-nest-like structure became increasingly convoluted and complex.

At the same time, their spiritual energy gradually diminished, causing their magical power recovery speed to decline again and again.

Shi Huaiyu reminded him: As Su Yanyang's formation becomes more complete and the spiritual vein occupancy rate increases, the spiritual energy content in the air will gradually decrease.
Shi Huaiyu: The deeper we go, the more serious the situation will become, so you need to conserve your magic power in the following operations.
Just then, Zhang Yu stopped and frowned, saying, "Aren't we going in circles?"

He compared the footage that the Demon Eye had just recorded with the footage and realized that he had definitely traveled the same path before.

But Xiao Qingxuan shook his head: "I compared it with the route we just took, and we shouldn't have been here before."

Shi Huaiyu: Zhang Yu, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback: "Did I see wrong?"

He posted the comparison images in the group chat, and Tian Yang exclaimed in surprise, "Don't post such high-resolution pictures!"

Looking at the picture, Xiao Qingxuan said, "Is there something wrong with the eye? We've never been to this place."

Zhang Yu frowned, a deep sense of doubt rising in his heart.

……

In the spirit world.

The teachers, having had a full three-hour break beforehand, certainly wouldn't let the idea of ​​splitting up wait idly by.

Now that the new round of competition has officially begun, many teachers from the Department of Civil Engineering have arrived one after another.

Although Magnetism True Lord arrived late, becoming the last person to arrive, no one at the scene dared to say anything.

Upon seeing the arrival of Magnet Pole True Lord, Director Gao breathed a slight sigh of relief. He was genuinely worried that the other party might be too lazy to continue watching the competition and simply not come.

Director Gao messaged him privately: Why did it take so long? What were you doing?
Magnetism True Lord: My new student has achieved some results, and I was curious, so I looked into it a bit more.

Director Gao: Oh? You mean the one who got in through the back door?
Magnet Lord: Yes, it seems that those who use connections do indeed have their advantages.
Director Gao: That's for sure. Things are different now than before. In the past, only those who lacked ability had to use connections. Now, being able to use connections means you have ability.
Director Gao: What's the student's name?
Magnet Pole True Lord did not answer Director Gao, but looked at the five competitions in front of him and suddenly said, "Oh? In our Wanfa University, there are people using Sky-Patrolling Flying Swords?"

At this moment, there are not many teachers watching the competition between Zhang Yu and Su Yanyang.

After all, in the eyes of most teachers, the gap in strength between the two sides was too great, and there was really nothing to watch. The process was bound to be that Su Yanyang would defeat his opponent in a crushing victory.

But as soon as Magnet Master spoke, many teachers immediately focused their attention on him.

When Lang Yougong saw Zhang Yu take out the Azure Silk Flying Sword, intending to use the Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword of Heavenly Sword University to break the Great Array that separated the two realms, he was slightly surprised and said, "Zhang Yu can use the Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword? When did he apply to Heavenly Sword University?"

One teacher commented, "This is not a common commercial tactic. The flying sword made from this green silk has the authority to directly connect to the Sky Patrol Flying Sword. It seems to have been a gift from someone of considerable status at Tianjian University."

Director Lin's expression remained unchanged, his gaze seemingly as calm as a still well, but his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

In particular, he recalled the meeting between Wen Wuyai, a Nascent Soul disciple of Tianjian University, and Zhang Yu not long ago.

Director Lin: "That old bastard Gao Chongguang has actually made contact with that person from the Heavenly Sword Sect who is at the Nascent Soul stage. Could it be that they have reached some kind of agreement regarding the use of the Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword?"

Magnet True Monarch couldn't help but glance at Director Gao a couple more times, and asked in a private message, "You've collaborated with Heavenly Sword University on the Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword?"

The Spirit Realm... is extremely important to every cultivator.

After leaving the spirit world, not only will life and spiritual practice become inconvenient, but even work and study efficiency will be greatly reduced.

Ensuring stable communication with the spirit world, especially outside of university towns, is of paramount importance.

Magnetism True Monarch pictured the pair of suns and moons in the sky and thought to himself, "Our Wanfa University's 'Illuminating the World' program is indeed good, but the fees are too expensive."

"If we could introduce the Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword to compete, we don't know how much funding we could save each year." Magnetism True Monarch knew very well that the scale of the Spirit Realm's use by both the weapon crafting department and the civil engineering department was unmatched by individual students.

The monthly expenses spent on the spirit world are a considerable expenditure for any department.

"Old Gao really found him a way to get on his feet."

"From the perspective of cost reduction and efficiency improvement of the Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword, it is much more convenient to introduce Sky Sword University into the field than any debate on whether to advocate war or peace."

Director Gao looked at the message sent by Magnetism True Monarch but did not reply. He simply maintained a mysterious expression on his face.

Director Gao thought of the friendship between Wen Wuyai and Zhang Yu.

"That flying sword forged from black hair... could it be that Wen Wuyai cut his hair to forge the sword and gave it to Zhang Yu?"

"Has their relationship progressed to this point?"

Director Gao was extremely surprised that such a thing could still happen among the young people of Kunxu these days.

A Nascent Soul disciple and a student from the first level hit it off immediately. The disciple then cut off his hair as a gift and gave the student a channel to connect to the Sky-Piercing Flying Sword...

Director Gao couldn't help but wonder if Zhang Yu had become a spy within Wanfa and betrayed some intelligence to the other side.

But he quickly dismissed the absurd idea, thinking to himself, "I'll ask him properly next time."

"My disciple is truly exceeding my expectations more and more."

Meanwhile, the match continued.

Seeing the changes in Zhang Yu after he penetrated the defensive fortifications, Wei Huai, the teacher of the Peace Faction, said, "He must have fallen into the Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Formation."

A teacher standing nearby said, "It is indeed the Myriad Ghosts Bewitching Array. They must have been caught in the trap when they shared the spirit world connection of the Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword."

"What they see now is a mix of truth and falsehood, and the messages they receive are generated by the array spirit. Every move they make is right under Su Yanyang's nose."

Another neutral teacher praised, "Su Yanyang and his team set up the Ten Thousand Ghosts Bewitching Array quite well, which shows that they have learned the relevant courses on intelligent building well."

Tu Lishan knew that the intelligent building course for senior students combined architecture with formations to add formation spirits and room spirits to buildings, thereby realizing the intelligence, digitalization, and informatization of buildings...

Wei Huai said, "Su Yanyang's cost control is also very good. He successfully operated the Myriad Ghosts Bewitching Array with only 3 soul cultivators and achieved good results."

……

In the arena.

Fu Ji suddenly said, "Zhang Yu, you've probably been tricked. Your vision has been clouded, and the information your eyes receive has been distorted."

A thought flashed through Zhang Yu's mind: "Has my eye socket been tampered with?"

In order to allow his eyes to continuously adapt to his enhanced body, Zhang Yu has long worn eye sockets alternately for both eyes.

Although this prevented the Time-Remnant Demon Eye from reaching its optimal performance, it did allow him to observe with the naked eye at this moment.

However, Zhang Yu closed his left eye one moment and his right eye the next, but he didn't see anything unusual in front of him.

Fuki said calmly, "Don't bother trying. If they can target your eye sockets, they can certainly target your naked eye vision as well."

"These formations that can deceive perception are all improvements made from ancient formations."

Fu Ji spoke eloquently: "The ancient array was originally created to deceive the physical senses. It was only after the appearance of the eye skeleton that it was found to be ineffective against the eye skeleton that it was improved so that it could interfere with both the physical body and the magical skeleton at the same time."

"Do you know why what you just saw contradicted what Xiao Qingxuan and Tian Yang saw? It's because you used the Time-Remnant Demon Eye, which is far superior to their eye fragments, so it lasted longer."

"If you want to test it, you can try sending a message. The messages you send and receive are probably all distorted now."

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and sent a message to the competition group.

Zhang Yu: @Yu Xinghan, do you remember what Hongxiao's latest work is?

Yu Xinghan: "The Secret Bud in Full Bloom" (released last month)

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Tch, how could Yu Xinghan be so open about what's said in the competition group?"

"After all, people like us, who appreciate these works with a purely artistic eye that is not related to dual cultivation, have always been a small group that has been persecuted and discriminated against in Kunxu."

"The real Yu Xinghan should pretend he didn't see the message I sent him, or pretend he didn't know what I was saying."

"It seems that Fuki was right, and all the messages being sent and received now are fake."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu grabbed Xiao Qingxuan beside him and said bluntly, "We've been blinded and our messages have been distorted..."

　Thank you 'Silence and Sword' for the 20,000 reward.

　　Thank you 'Yinyue' for the 40,000 reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)