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

Chapter 449 Receiving the Five Ultimate Skills (Thanks to '爱上fiji' for sending Bai Zhenzhen 10 pairs of stockings)
The chaos caused by the Qiongjiang Coin lasted for several days in Wanfa City.

But perhaps because university life was too fulfilling, or perhaps because people had too many issues to worry about, the chaos in the university town gradually subsided after a few days.

The streets are still bustling with people, construction sites are still in full swing, and the various wounds inflicted on the city by the financial crisis are being repaired through overtime work.

The entire university town was as busy as ever, and there was no trace of the financial crisis on people's faces or on the streets.

This even gave Zhang Yu the illusion that the financial crisis had never happened.

Only when Zhang Yu looked at the messages about leaving the class group and the decrease in the number of people could he truly feel that none of this was an illusion. The financial crisis had not only struck, but had also taken many people from the material world to the spiritual world.

Just then, a message came from the Songyang fellow villagers' group that Hu Yuntao's memorial service had begun.

Zhang Yu clicked on it and saw Hu Yuntao's black and white portrait appear on his screen, saying, "Everyone, I apologize for disturbing you all by inviting you to my farewell party."

“I was born on the first floor, in the breeding base of the protected area in Songyang City. I was admitted to Hongta High School at the age of 18 and Tianyao University at the age of 20. I worked hard all my life, but I did not leave peacefully in the end. I was filled with pain, resentment and regret.”

"They say the first year after death is the most important year, so I hope that if you have business, you can patronize this place..."

Listening to Hu Yuntao's speech, Zhang Yu shook his head with emotion. This was not the first memorial service in the spirit world that he had attended.

The deceased usually presides over the ceremony, reminiscing about the past and taking the opportunity to promote their soul cultivation business to fellow villagers and classmates, hoping to get more job opportunities after death.

"The path to immortality is unpredictable."

Seeing these things happen, Zhang Yu could only secretly warn himself that he must be cautious every step of the way on the path to immortality, and that he must never participate in cryptocurrency trading without reliable insider information.

Arriving at the construction site, he continued to work while simultaneously cultivating the Dragon Vein Sensing Technique.

After these days of honing his skills at the construction site, Zhang Yu has advanced this martial art to level 19.

After he had been working for a while, Feng Tingting sent him a message: Zhang Yu, have you heard? Ping Han from your department is staying at Hehuan University to work and pay off his debts.

Zhang Yu had already blocked Ping Han and genuinely didn't know anything about him.

Upon hearing what Feng Tingting said, Zhang Yu asked curiously: What kind of jobs can he get at Hehuan University?

Feng Tingting sent a photo: [Vagina]
"No way..." Zhang Yu cursed inwardly. "You sent me this? Is this harassment? Don't you have any sense of boundaries between classmates?"

But Feng Tingting's next words shocked Zhang Yu.

Feng Tingting: This is Ping Han

Zhang Yu: Huh?

Feng Tingting: This was posted on his WeChat Moments, didn't you see it? He's going to attend the next fellowship conference.

Zhang Yu: What exactly happened?
Feng Tingting: After the incident of the highly intelligent spirit going berserk, Hehuan University was short a large number of spirits.
Feng Tingting: Moreover, it has also given rise to a distrust of highly intelligent spirits.

Feng Tingting: So after a new batch of Yin artifacts was produced, a group of soul cultivators were recruited to temporarily act as artifact spirits.
Feng Tingting: This is Ping Han

Feng Tingting: To be precise, [the genitals] are what Pinghan is referring to.

Zhang Yu stared at the circled part on the map, and was taken aback: Huh?
Feng Tingting: This is a high-grade yin organ; how could Ping Han possibly control it all by himself?

Feng Tingting then reminded him: "By the way, Pinghan is currently borrowing money from everyone he can find. Don't lend him any; he won't be able to pay it back."

Feng Tingting: If he hasn't redeemed his physical body by the end of his senior year, he probably won't graduate.

Feng Tingting: At that time, I might only be able to take the "bachelor's degree to associate's degree" route.
Zhang Yu knew that the so-called "bachelor's to associate's degree" route was a joke, belonging to those who couldn't graduate from the top ten and ended up with an associate's degree. After all, for many associate's degree institutions, even those who were eliminated from the top ten were highly sought after.

After closing the conversation with Feng Tingting, Zhang Yu felt a pang of regret, once again thankful that he hadn't fallen into the trap of the Qiongjiang Coins due to momentary greed.

……

As Ji Yuanshu watched the repayment reminders constantly popping up in his eyes, he slowly slumped to the ground.

"We have no choice but to continue seeking help from the evil god."

"The evil god must have a way to save me."

Just as he was wondering what to do next, several notifications appeared in front of him. Before he could even read the contents of the notifications, he heard shouts coming from outside the door.

As he looked at the patrol team members outside the door, just as he was wondering what was going on, he heard one of them say, "Have you been contacting this person online?"

Looking at the content projected by the other party, Ji Yuanshu's heart sank, because the other party's avatar was the evil god he had been in contact with in the spirit world.

Just when Ji Yuanshu thought he had been caught for believing in an evil god, he heard the patrol team member in front of him say, "This person is suspected of using the name of an evil god to recruit believers and commit fraud, with as many as a hundred victims."

"This time, because of the collapse of Qiongjiang Coin, his misdeeds were exposed."

"When we searched his chat history, we found that you were also fooled..."

Ji Yuanshu could no longer hear what the other person said next; only one sentence kept echoing in his mind: "Scam? Been tricked?"

"Impossible! I performed the ritual and gained fortune!"

"How could it be a scam?" Just as Ji Yuanshu was in shock, the patrolman continued, "Do you have time? Come back with us to make a statement."

When Ji Yuanshu left the inspection bureau, he was still in a daze, his mind replaying the words of the inspection team members.

"This fraudster is a finance graduate, but he has no background or resources. He committed fraud to make money."

"We've recovered some of the stolen money, and we'll return it to you. You can keep it yourself."

"Go back and study hard, work overtime, and stop having unrealistic dreams. Evil gods are just urban legends; don't believe them."

Looking at the portion of the embezzled funds that were returned, Ji Yuanshu felt as if the whole process was a dream.

However, with this small sum of spirit coins, he no longer needed to cultivate his soul and could barely continue living as a human being, though he would have to be a truly poor person.

However, Ji Yuanshu still felt a strong sense of unease about the whole incident. He felt like a pawn in a larger game, but everything was shrouded in a fog, making it impossible for him to see what was going on.

……

Ping Han: "Brother Yu, I was wrong!"

Ping Han: "Please forgive me."

Ping Han: "I'll kowtow to you right now! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Ping Han: "Please, lend me some money..."

Hearing the apology voice message sent by Ping Han from another account, Zhang Yu shook his head helplessly and silently chose to block him.

He heard that Ping Han is now borrowing money from everyone, even freshmen who are at the Qi Refining stage.

Just then, Zhang Yu heard laughter from the side. He turned around and saw Yu Xinghan looking both happy and scared.

Before the collapse of Qiongjiang Coin, Yu Xinghan made a small profit of 12 spirit coins and withdrew in time, thus escaping unscathed.

Looking at Zhang Yu's gaze, Yu Xinghan couldn't help but say, "It's really exciting to snatch spirit coins and run away from the clutches of a Nascent Soul God."

He sighed, "But if I were to come again next time, I'm afraid I wouldn't dare."

Zhang Yu shook his head: "Be careful yourself, it's best to avoid this stuff."

A moment later, Zhang Yu arrived at the construction site on the 669th floor and met Director Gao.

Director Gao said, "The seven civil engineering tests I'm giving you are very simple. You just need to complete the current floor within one hour."

Listening to Director Gao's requirements, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly that this back door was really outrageous. Completing one floor in one hour was considered acceptable.

But if I'm the one using connections, then there's no problem.

After easily passing the test set by Director Gao, Zhang Yu was awarded the fifth unique skill in civil engineering: "Turning the Earth into Steel".

This is a technique that can temporarily enhance the strength of mud and sand, and even transform soil into soldiers, through magic power and qi.

In addition, Zhang Yu also acquired the qualification to purchase a magical artifact called Earth-Shaking Steel Wave, which is a magical artifact specifically designed to work with the technique of turning the earth into steel.

Zhang Yu wasn't interested in the eligibility to purchase, so he asked another question: "Teacher, can I buy the blueprints for this Dharma Relic?"

Director Gao: "Drawings?"

Zhang Yu said, "I was thinking... if I directly asked a classmate from the weapon crafting department to help me craft this Dharma Body, would it be much cheaper?"

Director Gao nodded slightly and said, "That's fine, but you can only purchase the rights for small-scale private customization; large-scale commercial production is not allowed..."

But halfway through his sentence, Director Gao chuckled and shook his head. How could Zhang Yu possibly be involved in large-scale commercial production?
Looking at the blueprints he had just purchased, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "They involve three weapon-refining techniques that I haven't mastered yet, so I can't directly learn the contents of these blueprints for the time being."

Although Zhang Yu did not intend to equip the Dharma Bodies, he was still very interested in mastering the blueprints and production capabilities of this Dharma Bodies.

On one hand, it was for his future transformation of this magical remains into a magical artifact to complement his Seven Wonders of Earth and Wood.

On the other hand...

"If I really encounter a critical moment and need to increase my combat power..." Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Then I can temporarily use the Dharma Body to temporarily increase my combat power, that's not a bad idea."

"At worst, we can just put the body parts back on after we're done using them."

After Director Gao bestowed upon Zhang Yu the technique of turning earth into steel, he nodded in satisfaction: "I have already spoken with another professor, and next month I will arrange for you to undergo another test of the seven civil engineering disciplines. If you succeed, you will be able to cultivate the sixth technique, 'Twisting Earth into Gold'."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but nod excitedly. Unbeknownst to him, the day when he could gather all the power of the Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Art was getting closer and closer.

Director Gao then added, "Next month, you will participate in the inter-school league with Mo Shangjin."

"However, two guys in Mo Shangjin's team have seen their value plummet due to the Qiongjiang Coins, and they've sold a lot of their Fahai, so their strength is no longer enough to continue competing."

"I'm currently selecting people to fill the vacancies. If you have any recommendations, you can let me know."

(End of this chapter)