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

Chapter 534 The situation escalates

end of September.

In the laboratory.

Jin Jun glanced at the materials, which had increased in price again, and felt a slight sense of relief.

"For convenience, I had already stocked up on a lot of materials needed for the Heavenly Sun God, so I don't need to restock for a month or two."

"I hope this great calamity will end soon."

During this period, Jin Jun did not go out. He stayed in the laboratory every day to advance the progress of the Heavenly Sun God, ignoring the storms in the outside world.

……

Yu Xinghan, who had just returned from the company, saw several familiar faces from a distance before she even reached the door.

Looking at Su Yanyang and Xiao Yunji, Yu Xinghan smiled and said, "You're here for treatment again? How about a massage after you're done? I'll give you the lowest price ever."

As the economic crisis continues to unfold, more and more students are feeling overwhelmed.

Su Yanyang came to see Xiao Qingxuan for treatment, carrying several bottles of pills he usually used to eliminate sleep, relieve hunger, and nourish qi and blood, as a reward for Xiao Qingxuan.

Xiao Yunji, standing to the side, had come to Zhang Yu to maintain her Dharma Body and remove the deformed Dharma Body from her body to reduce the pressure on her. Of course, Zhang Yu charged for these services, but they were much cheaper than what merchants charge these days, which Xiao Yunji considered an incredibly good deal.

Su Yanyang said lazily, "What massage? I'd rather sleep more."

Yu Xinghan asked in surprise, "Sleeping?"

Su Yanyang casually said, "Sleeping means less medication, less exercise, less energy expenditure, and you can pass the time quickly. Don't you think it's the best way to live right now?"

Besides Xiao Yunji and Su Yanyang, Li Xiao, who was disheveled and dirty, was also squatting to the side.

Yu Xinghan knew that in the past few days, Li Xiao would come to Zhang Yu's place at a fixed time every day, waiting for Zhang Yu to get off work so that he could feed him some magic power.

As for other times, according to Yu Xinghan, Li Xiao should be staying outside the underground cemetery, collecting some of the spiritual energy and ashes scattered inside.

However, besides Li Xiao himself, he also brought a disheveled person with him today.

"Ji Yuanshu?" Looking at Ji Yuanshu who had turned his head away, Yu Xinghan thought to himself, "Sigh, if Zhang Yu keeps doing this, there will be more and more homeless people in and around our dormitory."

Just then, with Zhang Yu's arrival, Li Xiao, pulling Ji Yuanshu along, immediately rushed forward like two squirrels begging for food.

After feeding them, watching Zhang Yu disappear behind the dormitory door, Li Xiao sighed, "I wish Zhang Yu could take us home too."

Ji Yuanshu said, "Stop overthinking. Focus on your studies. Now is the perfect time to surpass those ahead and widen the gap with those behind."

Li Xiao sighed again, a thought surfacing in his mind: "If I hadn't gotten into university back then, I'd still be in the first level of Xiandu, not struggling like a beggar every day. Wouldn't life be easier and happier?"

Zhang Yu naturally had no intention of bringing Li Xiao and Ji Yuanshu into the dormitory.

After all, there are already enough people in the dormitory, and Lingji is barely enough. How can we bring in more people?

Besides, Li Xiao, Ji Yuanshu, and Zhang Yu weren't that close. Zhang Yu was just casually feeding them a few mouthfuls of magic power because he didn't want to see them die at his doorstep.

In response, Fu Ji sighed, "Why is Zhang Yu getting more and more fussy? These kinds of beggars should be beaten every time they see them and driven far away, so they don't get their stench of poverty clinging to them."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "If I were here on the second floor, I probably would have to ignore everything."

"But now... I am richer and stronger. With more leeway, I can make choices according to my own wishes instead of letting this ditch of Kunxu force my will."

Whenever he thought of this, Zhang Yu became even more engrossed in his studies in the spirit world, continuing to pursue greater power and a brighter future.

Zhang Yu had to admit that he had devoted most of his energy to studying in the Taiqing Realm during this period, and with the help of the weapon-refining prodigy, his learning progress was incredibly fast.

He learned the blueprints for Blessing Relic, Soul Ring of Free Transformation, Golden Hoop for Overtime Work, Free Lotus Platform, and so on. After pushing the level to 20, he gained a deep understanding of the knowledge and technology contained within them.

Zhang Yu estimated in his heart: "In about two or three weeks, I will be able to master all the technologies required for the Heavenly Sun God and officially begin refining it."

But soon, Wanfa University underwent new changes.

First, daily travel time was restricted, then daily access to the spirit world was restricted, and then medicines, spirit stones... With the restricted supply of spirit energy, spirit stones, which were originally outdated, suddenly became the focus of attention.

Outside the dormitory door, Ji Yuanshu suddenly slapped Li Xiao across the face, then lowered his voice and said, "Unemployed? Are you crazy? Do you even know what this stuff is before you get involved?"

Li Xiao said timidly, "I heard there are red envelopes to be received."

Li Xiao said helplessly, "I'm scared too, but I really have no money left, I'm not going to survive."

Ji Yuanshu gritted his teeth and said, "I have a connection in the finance department that can help you get a credit card, but remember, just one, absolutely no more."

Inside the dormitory, Zhang Yu's eyes flashed with news of Su Yanyang.

Su Yanyang: Zhang Yu, can you lend me some spirit coins?

Su Yanyang: Repay according to bank loan interest rates

Zhang Yu: [1 Spirit Coin]
Su Yanyang: Thank you, is there anything else?

Zhang Yu: That's all.

Su Yanyang: It's getting more and more chaotic outside. Be careful when you go out, and don't go to places without surveillance cameras.

On the other side, Shi Huaiyu looked at the medicine he had bought and said, "Damn it... It's one thing to have a daily limit, but this short weight is just too much. How much did the higher-ups embezzle?"

As the daily supply of medicine decreased, Zhang Yu also felt his body becoming hungrier day by day.

He understood that if this continued for a long time without the nourishment of medicine, his qi and blood would become insufficient or even depleted, and his physical strength might even decline.

After all, for cultivators like them, as they become stronger, their physical exertion will inevitably be higher.

So Zhang Yu began to try to buy more medicine. Naturally, he first contacted Magnet Master and Director Gao.

However, as the situation became more tense, both teachers seemed to be getting busier and didn't reply to Zhang Yu's messages.

Then Zhang Yu contacted Li Xuelian through Yu Xinghan and found the Dark Medicine World.

However, the prices of medicines on the black market had already skyrocketed, making Zhang Yu hesitate.

Fuki cursed, "The Pharmacy Academy must have been shipping a lot of drugs into the dark drug world. They're restricting the supply while simultaneously raising prices and selling them at exorbitant prices on the black market."

Then Zhang Yu found her mentor Yin Jiurao through Le Mulan.

Yin Jiurao, who once wrote a paper using Zhang Yu as her subject, was willing to provide some additional drug supplies, and her requirements were very simple.

Standing in front of the office, Le Mulan looked at Zhang Yu, bit her lip, and said, "Zhang Yu..."

Zhang Yu smiled and shook his head at her, comforting her, "It's okay, I'll be out soon."

Le Mulan clenched her fists and said, "Bear with me this time, I will definitely find a way to get more potions as soon as possible."

Watching Zhang Yu walk into the office and listening to the sounds coming from inside, Le Mulan felt a sense of resentment. She hated her own weakness today, which forced Zhang Yu to exchange precious materials for the cheapest medicine he usually made.

Having received a large box of medicine, Zhang Yu finally felt full again. Back in his dormitory, he lent a few bottles to his roommates and half a bottle to Li Xiao and Ji Yuanshu outside the door.

That evening, as everyone felt a sense of fullness, they all felt a sense of peace.

Just then, the battle between the Nascent Soul cultivators in the live broadcast triggered a geological disaster that spread over a radius of thousands of miles.

The group, who had just calmed down, were startled.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Yuanshu's face stiffened, and a helpless bitter smile appeared on his face.

Then, amidst the shocked, astonished, and sighing gazes of the crowd, his figure was surrounded by bursts of divine light, and his physical body was gradually disintegrated by the financial storm, while his soul was swept into the depths of the spirit world.

Seeing this former prodigy of the Civil Engineering Department disappear from everyone's sight due to the fluctuations of the battle at the Nascent Soul stage, everyone present was still shaken, and their slightly calmed spirits became anxious again.

Several hours later, Zhang Pianpian, Magnet Master, and Director Gao sent messages one after another.

Magnet Lord: I've had a batch of potions delivered. Stay obediently in your dorm room and don't worry about anything that happens outside.
Director Gao: Work on the 670th floor is temporarily suspended. You don't need to come anymore. If you encounter any problems, remember to contact the magnetic pole.
Zhang Pianpian: With all the Transformation Gods gathering at the arena, things might escalate. However, once the situation escalates, it means that higher-ups will intervene, and the matter will have to be temporarily halted.

Zhang Pianpian: But anything can happen before it's over, so be careful and don't wander off.
Zhang Yu became nervous after hearing several messages in a row, and couldn't help but remind everyone in the dormitory to be careful and not to go out.

As he was considering whether to let Li Xiao, who was outside the door, come in for a while, he discovered that the other party had disappeared.

The following night, everyone gathered together to watch the live broadcast of the top ten leagues.

In the scene, Dao Qiankun from Wanfa University and Kuang Tianqing from Tianmo University are locked in combat, deciding who will be the champion of the ten schools' battle.

Zhang Yu remembered that these two people were the second and first place on the Golden Core Seed Ranking, respectively, and their Golden Core simulation scores were unmatched among all schools.

Watching the two fight fiercely on screen, Zhang Yu couldn't help but think to himself, "These two probably haven't shown their full strength in the Golden Core Direct Pointing benchmark."

Just then, Dao Qiankun let out a roar and sent a golden phantom into Kuang Tianqing's body.

"Upgrade before battle! Break through!"

With a low shout from Dao Qiankun, Kuang Tianqing's aura surged dramatically! It surged wildly! It surged like crazy!

Intense golden light burst forth from his body, seemingly turning his entire body transparent, and a round, golden phantom emerged from his lower abdomen.

This madman was about to break through to the Golden Core realm under Dao Qiankun's attack.

But the next moment, he reached into his abdomen and crushed the golden pill.

"Dao Qiankun, you think you can force me to break through with such paltry methods?"

"Back to you!"

Kuang Tianqing threw the shattered golden core at his opponent, saying, "Break it now!"

Just as the fierce battle was in full swing, both sides suddenly stopped moving and froze in mid-air.

Yu Xinghan tilted his head, puzzled, and asked, "What kind of move is this? Time stop?"

Zhang Yu shook his head, a serious look in his eyes: "The video is stuck."

Everyone present controlled their own eye fragments, and then they were all shocked to find that not only was the live stream stuck, but all other spiritual services had been suspended.

Shi Huaiyu asked incredulously, "The spirit world network... has been interrupted?"

"Has the spirit world's data usage in the dormitory run out?"

Zhang Yu shook his head: "I checked before, and I haven't used up my data allowance."

Yu Xinghan: "Then what exactly happened..."

Zhang Yu tried it and found that neither the Sun and Moon Sky-Piercing Bracelet nor the Sky-Patrolling Flying Sword could directly connect to the Spirit Realm at this moment.

The spirit world seemed to have vanished.

A bad feeling rose in Zhang Yu's mind: "Is it only in the dormitory? Or is it worse, and the whole floor is like this?"

"Or... has the entire spirit world of Wanfa University been disrupted?"

Just then, everyone felt a tremor beneath their feet, and the entire dormitory shook violently.

(End of this chapter)