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

Chapter 535 The Ascended Child and the Unemployed Old Man
A series of muffled, loud noises came from deep within the university town, like muffled thunderclaps exploding.

Feeling the ground trembling, everyone in the dormitory had a change in expression.

As accomplished foundational students in the Civil Engineering Department, everyone present was well aware of how astonishing the main structure of this university town was in terms of strength, and how terrifying its explosion-proof and earthquake-resistant features were.

Even when they exerted their full strength, they often found it difficult to influence one floor to another.

The fact that we are experiencing such a strong tremor at this moment indicates that the epicenter is not simple.

Zhang Yu looked down at the ground, seemingly gazing into the unknown depths below, thinking to himself, "Something terrible has happened down there."

Just then, everyone's eyes widened in surprise, and Yu Xinghan exclaimed, "They've connected to the Spirit Realm again!"

Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, they discovered that although the spirit world appeared to be connected, it was almost unusable.

At the same time, the head of a boy with rosy lips and white teeth appeared in everyone's sight.

The boy then spoke, "Greetings to everyone in the Wanfa University City."

"I am the Divine Lord of the Feathered Ascension Sect, you may call me Feathered Ascension Child."

"The purpose of this visit to Wanfa University is to exchange ideas with everyone and pass on the traditions of my Yuhua Sect."

Everyone who witnessed this scene was utterly shocked.

"A Nascent Soul cultivator? The Feathered Ascension Sect actually has Nascent Soul cultivators?"

Zhang Yu was astonished: "How can these cults control the spirit world here at Wanfa University? Where is the principal? Where are the righteous gods? Where have they all gone?"

Fu Ji also became serious: "It's normal for these two demonic sects to find an opportunity in the Ten Great Conflicts. But to dare to make such a big fuss so openly... there must be someone behind them."

"Is someone behind this?" Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, as if he could see an invisible hand reaching down from the upper levels of Kunxu, stirring up everything.

The next moment, Zhang Yu discovered that his eye had received a document, which contained a dense record of various doctrines and information of the Feather Transformation Cult.

The Ascension Child continued, "What joy is there in life? What suffering is there in death? A lifetime of arduous cultivation is not as good as extinguishing the body and being reborn."

"Those who are willing to believe in my Feathered Ascension Teaching will be able to be reborn as immortals and enter the ranks of immortals in their next life."

"I don't ask for immortality, I only ask for the next life."

Just then, the head of the Ascension Child seemed to be forcibly crushed, and a smiling old man reappeared in everyone's sight.

"I am an unemployed teacher and an unemployed old man."

The next moment, everyone found that they had received another document filled with the doctrines of the Unemployed Cult in their eye sockets.

Zhang Yu quickly deleted it, just like the materials from the Feathered Transformation Sect.

Then the unemployed old man said, “Studying every day, working, borrowing money, paying off loans, do you expect to break through to a higher realm? In the end, won’t you still suffer your whole life? Maybe today a Nascent Soul cultivator blows a breath, or tomorrow a Nascent Soul cultivator blinks, and all your life’s efforts will be wiped out.”

"Even if you manage to save some money in the end, what good will it do? It's all used to extend lifespan and increase the flow of resources in the spirit world, and in the end, it all goes to the Heavenly Court."

"All the profits you've made in your lifetime, all the value you've produced, have been taken away by the Heavenly Court! By the Ten Great Courts!"

"Today, I'm giving you a chance."

"In the next hour, the spirit world inside and outside the entire university town collapsed, and there were no more righteous gods to monitor everything."

"I and the Feathered Child will also suppress any interference from within and without. You can do whatever you want for this hour."

"Miracle pills and precious medicines? Aren't they right there in the store?"

"The magical artifact, the Dharma Relic? It's waiting for you to collect it in the factory."

“My followers will loot the entire university town.”

"If you want a different way of life, if you're looking for an opportunity, then come join us."

"Come with us to seize it! Take back everything that the Heavenly Court took from you, everything that those gods cheated you out of...!"

Looking at the unemployed old man laughing heartily, Zhang Yu felt a strange urge welling up inside him, as if he wanted to rush out of the dormitory following the other man's words...

Zhang Yu quickly circulated his inner energy to suppress the impulse in his heart, and the expression on his face became increasingly solemn.

He turned to look at the others around him and found that everyone had a hint of interest on their faces, which was then suppressed.

"If what this unemployed old man said is true, then in the next hour, I'm afraid..."

If this were a normal day at Wanfa University City, Zhang Yu believed that even with such persuasion from an unemployed old man, many people would probably suppress their impulses.

However, within the Wanfa University City at this moment, after the impact of the recent economic crisis, countless people have long harbored various grievances.

Countless others... are barely surviving and on the verge of bankruptcy.

At this moment, Wanfa University was like a giant powder keg, and the actions of the Feathered Ascension Cult and the Jobless Cult—severing ties with the spirit realm, distributing materials, and inciting the entire school—were like a spark that drifted down. "If there were truly no oversight from the righteous gods, many would likely take the risk..."

Meanwhile, the unemployed old man had vanished without a trace, and the spirit world fell silent once more.

The people in the dormitory then discovered that no matter what they tried, they could no longer connect to the spirit world.

Yu Xinghan licked his lips and said in a hoarse voice, "Is what this demon said true? The spirit world will be disconnected for an hour?"

Shi Huaiyu said decisively, "Impossible! Neither the three Nascent Soul Gods nor so many righteous gods inside and outside the school could allow such a thing to happen. They must have already come to support us, and the Spirit Realm should recover soon."

Shi Yunxiang gritted his teeth, revealing his sharp fangs, and pondered, "But the Ascension Child and the Unemployed Old Man seem to be Nascent Soul cultivators as well, right? The fact that they were able to advance to Nascent Soul under the noses of the True Gods means that they have some way to contend with the True Gods."

Xiao Qingxuan, who was standing to the side, said, "It's also possible that it's a Nascent Soul cultivator with a Nascent Soul qualification certificate in disguise."

Yu Xinghan sighed, "The three Nascent Soul cultivators from our school are currently participating in the Top Ten League and have clashed with Nascent Soul cultivators from other universities."

"Furthermore, since the spirit world is disconnected here, they probably won't be able to return quickly. Even if they do return with some of their power, will they be blocked by the Ascension Child and the Unemployed Old Man?"

Everyone discussed it at length, but none of them could come up with a satisfactory answer.

Whether it's the Ascended Child, the Unemployed Old Man, or the three Nascent Soul cultivators from this school, they are all too far removed from them. How could they possibly understand the struggles and changes in the situation?

Just then, Fu Ji in Zhang Yu's mind murmured, "It might be true. Even if it's not an hour, it should be 40 minutes, or maybe 30 minutes. This kind of technology exists in the world."

"However, robbery is probably not the main purpose of the Ascended Child or the Unemployed Old Man."

"After all, the truly important things at Wanfa University must have strong protection, and they can't be broken through in a short time."

"Even if we manage to seize those important things, we probably won't be able to use them without sufficient authorization, and we won't be able to crack them without a complete laboratory system."

"Their real purpose in this attack... is probably still missionary work."

Fuki analyzed, "If the doctrine is simply sent to everyone in the university town, then once the true god regains control and monitors all the teachers and students, it can prevent the vast majority of people from reading it."

"But after the spirit world is disconnected for a period of time, who knows how many people will take the opportunity to read the things of the Feathered Ascension Sect and the Jobless Sect."

“Especially during this economic crisis, many people are more easily attracted to cults like Feathered Ascension and Unemployment.”

"If we take advantage of the internet outage to do something illegal or criminal, then we'll have one foot already in these two evil cults."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. He seemed to have already foreseen that after this incident, countless more members of the Demonic Cult, or those who were merely superficial believers, would secretly gather in this university town in the future.

Just then, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble again, as if an earthquake was shaking the university town.

Yu Xinghan exclaimed in surprise, "Has it begun? The jobless old man's talk about the believers looting?"

Shi Huaiyu looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "What should we do? Should we stay in the dorm or go out?"

Everyone else also looked at Zhang Yu, and without realizing it, they all seemed to regard him as their backbone.

Fuki said, "No matter how much trouble these two Nascent Soul demons are causing now, and no matter who is behind them, the University City will eventually return to the control of the true gods and return to its original order. It's just a matter of time."

"What you need to do now is to get through this period as safely as possible."

Zhang Yu's mind raced.

According to Magnetism True Lord and his sister Zhang Pianpian, he should stay in the dormitory and hide until everything returns to normal.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "But Master and Sister's reminders are probably based on the premise that the Spirit Realm is operating normally. No one could have imagined that a Demonic Sect Nascent Soul cultivator would descend, and no one could have imagined that the Spirit Realm here in the University City would temporarily collapse."

"The teachers who remain in the university town at this moment are probably all fighting against those two Nascent Soul stage demons."

"Without the spirit world, the dormitory is essentially unprotected. After all, to save costs, the dormitory itself has no protective capabilities; everything relies on the deterrence of the spirit world and the righteous gods."

"If we stay in the dorm, even if we're attacked, no divine intervention will come. Is it really safe to stay here?"

"But if we go out..."

Just then, a knock sounded on the door, and everyone looked towards the dormitory entrance.

Mo Shangjin's voice came from outside the door: "Zhang Yu, are you there?"

"We're planning to leave here and head to the Civil Engineering department's offices to meet up with the professors. Are you coming?"

Upon opening the door, Zhang Yu saw Mo Shangjin standing outside with a group of civil engineering students, including Xiao Yunji, Gongshu Jin, Ma Xuan, and others, but he did not see Su Yanyang.

Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, Xiao Qingxuan, and the others exchanged glances and joined Mo Shangjin's team, heading together towards the Civil Engineering Department's office building.

Mo Shangjin said, "The anti-gravity passage connects the top and bottom and a great battle has already broken out there. It's not something we can get involved in. Let's head towards the more secluded Yuan Magnetic Passage."

(End of this chapter)