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

Chapter 530 Clash of Nascent Souls, Heaven Collapses and Earth Sinks

The Nascent Soul disciple, who had merged with the sword, traversed the sky, tearing through the atmosphere, and crushed all of Bai Zhenzhen's attacks with his own physical body.

But the more disadvantaged she was, the stronger Bai Zhenzhen became.

As Wen Wuyai watched Bai Zhenzhen's sword aura grow stronger, he thought to himself, "Zhenzhen's divine spiritual root is very suitable for flying swords. Not only can she hide herself, but she can also hide her sword. If she encounters an opponent who is not as good as her, she can kill him in one or two rounds."

"But if she encounters an opponent of equal skill, the more intense the battle, the stronger Zhenzhen's fighting spirit becomes. The Seven Emotions Sword Dao is perfectly brought out, which often allows her to perform exceptionally well in actual combat and ultimately defeat her opponent."

"If you encounter an opponent stronger than yourself..."

Looking at the Nascent Soul disciple from White Bone University on the field, Wen Wuyai knew that he had encountered this situation.

"If you can't win, negative emotions will start to accumulate in your heart, and the power of the Extreme Emotion Sword Path will increase sharply."

"If you think back to Zhang Yu and their agreement, the power of the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao will surge even more."

"Therefore, the stronger the opponent, the greater the improvement in real combat."

Thinking about this, Wen Wuyai felt even more how shameless this tactic was, or rather, how shameless the Extreme Emotion Sword Path was.

This made her prefer fighting stronger opponents rather than fighting Bai Zhenzhen.

After all, it's possible to estimate that the opponent is stronger.

Bai Zhenzhen's tactics made her unpredictable.

Wen Wuyai thought to himself, "If we call a pause halfway through the fight and then talk to Zhang Yu, who knows how much our combat strength would increase."

Just as Wen Wuyai was pondering, the situation on the field suddenly reversed. Blood mist erupted from the Nascent Soul disciple's body, as Bai Zhenzhen had broken through his protective sword aura.

"We won." Wen Wuyai thought to himself, "Looks like Zhenzhen will make it into the top ten this year, right?"

But just after the outcome was decided and the game was declared over, a sudden change occurred on the field.

Streaks of crimson sword light pierced through the body of the Nascent Soul disciple, killing him instantly.

Wen Wuyai was slightly taken aback by what he saw, and muttered to himself, "Zhenzhen was too excited and couldn't control herself?"

Regardless, Wen Wuyai knew things were getting complicated.

With the death of the other party's physical body, a dispute over compensation began between Tianjian University and Baigu University.

Soon after, streaks of seven-colored sword light and divine light of white bones exploded in the vast sky.

Wen Wuyai exclaimed in surprise, "The Seven Emotions God and the White Lotus God have both arrived?"

She knew that the White Lotus Divine Lord was the master of the Nascent Soul disciple from White Bone University whose physical body had died.

The conflict between the Seven Emotions God and the White Lotus God was like a fuse.

A few days later, Hehuan University reported Wanfa University for cheating in the treasure-fighting competition, leading to a conflict between Wanhua Shenjun and Qiongjiang Shenjun.

As the top ten leagues progressed, one divine ruler after another emerged, and each of their brief battles caused a great uproar.

Over the next month or so, stock prices fluctuated, currency plummeted, prices soared, companies went bankrupt, and unemployment surged... all in quick succession.

Only then did countless cultivators realize that a financial crisis, a great calamity, had already begun silently.

……

Outside the stadium, inside the temporary cave built by Wanfa University.

Ye Xingli is taking pictures of her own legs.

She wasn't this diligent in making videos before.

However, as the battles between the Nascent Soul cultivators continued, the stock market plummeted amidst violent fluctuations, causing Ye Xingli's assets to shrink continuously, severely impacting her combat strength and performance on the field.

She had to take advantage of the breaks between the top ten leagues to shoot more videos to supplement her training and competition income.

Zhang Yu: Senior sister, how are you? Are you alright?

Just as Ye Xingli was about to answer, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't turned on the Poor Man Simulator, so she clicked on it to take a look.

Poor Man Simulator: The user asked again how to answer Zhang Yu's question, hmm... it seems she's still enjoying playing the role of a poor person and is thinking of further increasing his favorability.
The Poor Man Simulator: Considering the current financial crisis, users simulating a poor person should, upon receiving concern from others, express useless concern, mindless comfort, and worthless encouragement, showcasing the incompetence and foolishness of the poor.
Poor Man Simulator: Junior, I'm fine
Poor Man Simulator: How's Your Situation?
Ye Xingli: This financial crisis probably won't end anytime soon, we must be careful.
Ye Xingli: If you have any questions, feel free to come to me anytime.

Zhang Yu: Okay, senior sister, please be careful too.
Seeing Ye Xingli's concern for him, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart. This senior sister seemed to be more humane than Magnetism True Monarch.

"Unfortunately, it seems that Senior Sister is not very familiar with the conflict between the Nascent Soul cultivators, and knows even less about the situation on Ah Zhen's side."

"Transformation into a spirit..."

Even from a small clash between a few Nascent Soul cultivators, Zhang Yu felt the terrifying destructive power: stock prices fluctuated, currency plummeted, and prices soared... it seemed to be more than just a financial storm.

He himself was particularly affected, as his company was unable to receive payments for projects or secure new ones.

Secondly, Wen Wuyai's monthly fee of 10 spirit coins has been suspended, as have the monthly repayments for his sister Zhang Pianpian.

Wen Wuyai: I'm sorry, we don't know how big or small, long or short this storm will be, so let's put the monthly subscription on hold for a while.
Zhang Pianpian: Repayment is suspended. I need spirit coins to get through this period. Be careful too, don't spend your spirit coins recklessly.

Then, the monthly reimbursement of 30 spirit coins for Magnetism True Lord and Director Gao was also suspended.

As a result of these events, Zhang Yu's main income suddenly dwindled to only 40 spirit coins per month from the Nascent Soul Laboratory.

"As expected of a project involving the Nascent Soul and Divine Body, it seems to have not been greatly affected."

Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had joined this project.

Zhang Yu sighed, "But how long will this financial storm last? Will it have to wait until the top ten leagues end? That's two months away!" He couldn't imagine what kind of devastation would befall Wanfa University if this situation continued for two months.

Fuki said, "I'm afraid it's not just a financial crisis."

"The last financial crisis was caused by the collapse of the Qiongjiang Divine Lord's family."

"This time, however, it was several Nascent Soul Divine Lords who took action."

"If their conflict continues to escalate, it will be like resetting the feng shui and earth fire, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to sink."

Zhang Yu asked, "Refine the Feng Shui Earth Fire?"

Fu Ji said, "When ordinary cultivators fight, they need to mobilize their own magical power and move it from their dantian to various parts of their body, right?"

"When Nascent Soul cultivators fight each other, they also need to mobilize their own power. But what is their power?"

"It's stocks, it's the company, it's the countless assets and people under its umbrella, it's the countless spirit coins in your accounts."

"Not to mention that every conflict between cultivators at the Transformation Realm affects everyone's confidence in investing."

"The current stock market and cryptocurrency market crash has triggered a financial storm, causing countless people to be liquidated or even go bankrupt, turning people into ghosts. This financial storm is a disaster."

……

On the street, beams of divine power would occasionally fall, disintegrating the bodies of bankrupt debtors and dragging their souls into the depths of the spirit world.

On the spiritual network, reports frequently rang out: "[Storm Warning] Urgent! The financial storm triggered by the conflict between the top ten leagues' Nascent Soul cultivators is expected to reach an intensity of approximately level 1.8. Small-scale debt collection will occur in your area. Please stay away from crowds, minimize outings, and be aware of your account security. Invest cautiously after the disaster and do not believe rumors." — Wanfa University

……

Fuki then lamented, "And the flood was a wave of unemployment. As the Nascent Soul cultivators mobilized their forces to fight it, a large amount of resources were concentrated on them. Many projects were halted, and many companies experienced difficulties in resource turnover, which in turn led to layoffs."

"If the unemployment rate continues to soar and a large-scale wave of unemployment emerges, it will exacerbate the poverty rate, causing countless cultivators to fall off the path of immortality and their cultivation levels to plummet."

……

The latest 670-story construction site.

A large number of highly skilled graduates rushed to compete for the jobs.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingxuan was also a little confused: "Why are so many people coming to the construction site to compete for temporary jobs?"

Xiao Qingxuan also saw many seniors who had graduated years ago and had already established their own engineering teams, all of whom were now vying for temporary work.

Looking at the ever-decreasing salary, Xiao Qingxuan couldn't help but have the thought of quitting the job.

But the thought of being unemployed right after graduation made him grit his teeth and keep sending out resumes while waiting outside the construction site, hoping to find a job.

"Our graduating class has had such bad luck; this is definitely the hardest graduation season ever."

……

Fu Ji sighed to Zhang Yu, "Next will be the geological disaster. The power of the spiritual veins will be extracted by the Nascent Soul stage, many civil engineering projects will be abandoned, and many formations will lack maintenance. This will lead to a gradual shortage of spiritual energy supply. In places with a stable supply of spiritual energy, rents will skyrocket, and there will be a shortage of magical energy in the market."

……

Ji Yuanshu walked out of the dormitory with his bag on his back.

He had to leave the dormitory because of a sudden increase in dormitory rent.

Sensing the increasingly thin spiritual energy in the air, Ji Yuanshu headed towards the underground.

He planned to use the guise of visiting the cemetery to try and gain access to the spiritual energy of Huilong Garden.

On the way, he also met Li Xiao. The two of them arrived at the entrance of Huilongyuan together, only to find that a long line had already formed in front of them.

……

Fukuhime sighed, "In the end, it was the fire."

"With a large number of people going bankrupt, falling into poverty, and experiencing a shortage of magical power, social order has been severely affected, and it is necessary to mobilize a large number of righteous gods to maintain order."

"In addition to dealing with more and more debt problems, the Gods also have to deal with the basic services of the God Power Network.

"Crime rates began to skyrocket, and various shootouts and conflicts increased."

"The Dark Realm, the Dark Magic Realm, and the Dual Cultivation Cult, the Feathering Cult, the Jobless Cult... will all desperately emerge one after another, burning like wildfire and igniting the entire world."

Listening to Fu Ji's words, Zhang Yu seemed to already see the four calamities of wind, water, earth, and fire erupting simultaneously, mutually reinforcing each other, and stirring up chaos in the world.

"This..." Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Could it be that bad?"

Fuki said, "If the Nascent Soul cultivators do nothing, the situation will only get worse."

"Of course, it's unlikely that the Nascent Soul cultivators would ignore everything."

"The course of this world is ultimately determined by the collective will of the powerful figures in high positions. They cannot risk bankruptcy by continuing to fight indefinitely."

"So what we need to do is hide well, quietly observe all of this, and just hope to get through this calamity safely."

"Fortunately, you don't have much debt and you still have an income of 40 spirit coins per month, so getting through this crisis shouldn't be a big problem."

In short, hold onto your spirit coins and don't do anything unnecessary.

(End of this chapter)