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

Chapter 408 For Zhang Yu, the Spirit of the Magic Weapon

"Did he refuse?"

"I see."

"It's alright, you can continue with your work."

After disconnecting from Le Mulan, Yin Jiurao's face flashed with a thoughtful expression.

"A Foundation Establishment student from the first level is unwilling to sell breeding rights? Not even the seeds?"

"There's probably something fishy going on here."

As a professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Yin Jiurao would normally have no interest in a promising student from the Department of Civil Engineering who had already reached the top ten in a competition during his sophomore year.

But then an acquaintance asked her to research Zhang Yu's materials and told her some startling news.

Wen Wuyai, a Nascent Soul disciple of Tianjian University, is Zhang Yu's cultivation partner.

There must be some secret about Zhang Yu, which is why Wen Wuyai wants to cultivate with him.

However, when Yin Jiu Rao first heard this rumor, she didn't take it seriously.

Especially after studying the data collected from the biology department, she felt even more strongly that this was an unreliable piece of gossip.

After all, Zhang Yu had sold some body materials to the biology department, and after Yin Jiu Rao studied them, she found that there was nothing special about them.

At least in terms of bloodline information and dual cultivation potential, Yin Jiu Rao did not find anything special.

How could a dignified Nascent Soul disciple choose a student with absolutely no potential for dual cultivation to practice with?
Until... Yin Jiu Rao received another piece of news.

"Wen Wuyai transformed himself into a biological woman?"

“His gender identity is clearly male.”

Why would someone whose gender identity is male want to transform themselves into a female?
As Yin Jiu Rao looked at Zhang Yu's information, a guess that even she found unbelievable welled up in her mind.

"Could it be that Wen Wuyai wants to cultivate with Zhang Yu, and that's why..."

Yin Jiu Rao felt that she might have underestimated Zhang Yu; this kid might really have some secret.

After Zhang Yu rejected her offer, she became even more suspicious that something was amiss.

"hehe."

"Since they won't sell it for money, we'll have to find another way."

Yin Jiu Rao decides to launch the seed theft plan.

She thought to herself, "I wonder when Wen Wuyai and Zhang Yu will have a proper talk? If I can take this opportunity to indirectly steal a copy of Wen Wuyai's bloodline information through Zhang Yu, that would be a huge win."

……

Feng Tingting: Junior Zhang Yu, why don't you pretend to be a Dharma Body?

Feng Tingting: You wouldn't happen to be an old-fashioned person like the Magic Treasure Sect, would you?

Feng Tingting: Sigh, in our weapon crafting department, there are two factions: the magic weapon faction and the magic body faction. Those old professors in the magic weapon faction insist on the theory of magic weapons, saying that the magic body faction is a heretical path.
Feng Tingting: All you do is talk about building some kind of unmanned, soulless production line, saying that you need to keep some physical body when you're making a Dharma Body. It's just a hindrance. You should just go for the full magic weapon route and completely abandon flesh and blood and human form...

Zhang Yu found the message from Feng Tingting quite interesting.

Since the last gathering, this senior from the weapon crafting department had added him as a friend, and would often tell him all sorts of random gossip, seemingly treating him as a good friend.

Zhang Yu had a feeling that the other person was developing feelings for him through daily conversations.

However, after listening to a lot of gossip from the other party, Zhang Yu made up his mind to listen more and talk less to Feng Tingting. Who knows how many places this senior would spread the things she heard from him to?

After closing Feng Tingting's chat window, Zhang Yu refocused his attention on the crafting of the magical artifact in front of him.

Today, instead of going to the pharmaceutical factory construction site, he took some time to practice in the weapon-refining laboratory.

Since the production technology of azurite sand had already reached the requirements of azurite cloud-collecting bag, Zhang Yu began to prepare for the refining of cloud-collecting bags.

A burst of magical light flashed, and a small cyan pouch slowly floated down before them. A level 1 Azure Cloud Pouch had been forged.

Zhang Yu spent about 8 spirit coins on the Azure Cloud Gathering Pouch. He didn't plan to make a second one. Next, he planned to improve the crafting level of the Azure Cloud Gathering Pouch through spirit world simulation. In the future, he would repeatedly temper and adjust this magic weapon to gradually improve its level.

Ye Xingli, who was standing to the side, turned her head and looked at the Azure Cloud Pouch in Zhang Yu's hand. She smiled slightly and said, "Zhang Yu, congratulations."

Compared to the Azure Sand, the Azure Cloud Pouch was, in Ye Xingli's opinion, the Azure Cloud Pouch was the only one that could truly be considered a magic weapon.

Zhang Yu said, "Senior, thank you so much for everything these past few days."

After some pleasantries, Zhang Yu asked curiously, "Senior, I heard Wuya mention last time that you were among the top five in the Fahai Design Competition?"

Ye Xingli waved her hand casually and said, "It's a design competition. Some people are better at refining weapons than me, but if it comes to a competition of designing a magical artifact, they may not be able to beat me."

"Like our senior Yan Qianji, a Nascent Soul disciple in our department, he only got tenth place in that design competition. Sometimes this thing is also closely related to inspiration."

Zhang Yu then said, "Senior, I don't know much about intelligent magic treasures. Do you think my Azure Cloud Gathering Pouch can hold soul cultivators?"

...At the pharmaceutical factory construction site.

Zhang Yu decided to test his newly crafted Azure Cloud-Gathering Pouch.

He gently patted the Azure Cloud Pouch at his waist, and as a surge of magical power was injected into it, the magic treasure floated into the air. Then, the pouch opened, spitting out streams of azure sand.

Each strand of azure sand was aimed at the position of the Formless Warrior and accurately poured into the humanoid qi.

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. Now the Azure Sand would be much more convenient to use.

In the future, as the level of the Azure Cloud Gathering Pouch increases, it will not only be able to accurately collect and release more Azure Sand, but it will also be able to enhance the effectiveness of Azure Sand.

Of course, it would be too troublesome to separate a part of one's mind to use the Azure Cloud Pouch, so after asking his senior for help, Zhang Yu specially equipped his magic weapon with an intelligent system.

Zhang Yu asked, "Old Zhao, how are you feeling?"

Zhao Tianxing's excited voice came from the Azure Cloud Pouch: "Zhang Yu! I'm going to become a weapon spirit!"

"Among the seniors who graduate from our school each year, not many can become artifact spirits right after graduation. I never thought that I could operate a magic weapon before I even graduated."

"Your magic weapon is so useful. It operates smoothly and the magic power flows freely. I can hit wherever I point it."

Zhang Yu felt somewhat ashamed upon hearing this; what good could his level 1, shabby magic weapon possibly be?

It can only be said that he and Zhao Tianxing were both newbies, one just started making magical artifacts and the other just started making artifact spirits; they were essentially novices helping each other out.

Zhang Yu continued, "Alright, Lao Zhao, you'll help me operate the Azure Cloud Gathering Pouch from now on."

Zhao Tianxing replied, "No problem. Operating this thing doesn't require much computing power. I can do it for you while I'm working."

Zhang Yu said, "I don't need to keep an eye on you all the time. I'll only hire you for a few hours a day at most."

Although the operation of the Azure Cloud Gathering Pouch is simple and consumes very little of the spirit realm calculation pool of the soul cultivator, Zhang Yu is not well-off and cannot hire Zhao Tianxing to be on standby at all times.

But Zhao Tianxing took this job very seriously, and even revised his resume while working.

"Serving as the main spirit of the magic weapon, which is among the top 100 students in the Civil Engineering Department of Wanfa University, responsible for resource planning, logistics services, and close-range transmission of magic weapons during large-scale construction projects."

Looking at the job posting and considering his previous competition experience, Zhao Tianxing felt that his income was about to increase again.

Zhang Yu glanced at the Azure Cloud Gathering Pouch, which was functioning normally. He left his Triple Thought to continue directing the Formless Warriors to work, while he himself enveloped his entire body with the Formless Cloud Aura and began practicing the eighth martial art of the Martial Saint Body.

Although he had to participate in the construction of the pharmaceutical factory, drug trials, and study civil engineering and weapon crafting courses to hone his crafting skills, Zhang Yu was still confident that he could complete the training of the eighth martial art this month.

"I wonder what the second layer of the Martial Saint Body will be like?"

At the same time, as he switched from the Chain Magic Diagram Set to the University Sacred Body in order to cultivate martial arts, he felt the tendrils of the divine root in his body twitch and began adaptive strengthening again.

Zhang Yu had never forgotten that in each of his previous cultivation sessions, he could feel that the adaptive strengthening of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo was a gradual process of growth.

This is one of the effects of the Dao Seed that he summarized after replicating it.

Although it's only been a little over a month since then, his Chain Magic set only retains 1% of its effect after switching.

"In less than a year, when I switch to the University Sacred Body, I will probably be able to retain 10% of the effects of the commonly used Civil Engineering Sacred Body and Qi Meridian Flow."

"In a few years... we'll see where the upper limit of this Azure Lotus Sword Embryo lies."

Whenever he thought of this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but marvel at the terrifying power of this divine root. Combined with his chain magic diagram, it produced an explosive improvement.

As for the active effects of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, besides its adaptive enhancements... Zhang Yu's mind flashed back to the scene of Bai Zhenzhen hiding her flying sword and dominating the competition.

He quickly suppressed his urge: "Bear with it, Zhang Yu. If we use the active effect of this divine root and it gets discovered, we'll be in big trouble."

……

Inside the drug testing room.

Le Mulan injected the entire tube of experimental drug into Zhang Yu's body.

Zhang Yu was already used to this. Although the side effects of the experimental drug were not small, with his physical strength, plus the effects of body activation and the University Sacred Body, he could completely withstand them.

Even Xiao Qingxuan, who used to accompany him often, no longer comes with him to test the medicine.

But this time, as the medication entered his body, Zhang Yu felt something was clearly wrong.

The blood in his body flowed rapidly, and bursts of heat surged from his limbs and bones, making his whole body increasingly hot.

Looking at Le Mulan in front of him, Zhang Yu suddenly felt a surge of impulse.

Seeing Zhang Yu's unusual behavior, Le Mulan asked in surprise, "Zhang Yu, what's wrong?"

Zhang Yu waved his hand and said indifferently, "It's a small matter. Let me suppress it with my supreme will first."

His eyes flickered, and he clicked on Lian Tianji's avatar, then opened the other person's video.

Watching the video of Refining the Heavens, Zhang Yu felt all the chaotic thoughts that had just surged in his mind suddenly vanish.

(End of this chapter)