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

Chapter 536 Kunxu Zero-Yuan Purchase (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"They're stealing shit! They're stealing shit!"

"Get out of my way! It's all mine!"

"Hahaha, I haven't eaten this much in ages!"

Seeing the group of Qi Refining students acting crazy, Zhang Yu and Mo Shangjin casually made their move, and the powerful Earthly Fiend Gravity swept over them, knocking them all unconscious.

This was the third wave of cultists they had encountered on their journey. Although these cultists looked like penniless vagrants who had been wandering the streets for days, they still made many students in the Civil Engineering Department secretly alarmed. It seemed that no one had expected that so many cultists had secretly appeared in the university town.

As the group continued their journey, they discovered that, with the passage of time and the absence of oversight from the gods, surveillance, and suppression from the school's higher-ups, more and more people began to act out of line, and the university town became increasingly chaotic.

During a battle with a member of the demon cult, a passerby killed the cultist and stripped him of his magical remains.

Some people joined the cultists in rushing into the store and looting its goods.

Furthermore, cultists chanted slogans about reincarnation and being reborn into a better life, launching suicide attacks everywhere, further escalating the fighting within the university town and causing even more casualties.

Burning, explosions, corpses, fierce battles, and violent tremors coming from deep underground... Looking at the university town before them, everyone felt that it had become more and more unfamiliar than ever before.

"Teacher Tulishan!"

Before the group from Tulishan could even settle down, a figure covered in black smoke was already locked in battle with Tulishan.

Feeling the surge of magical power from both sides at the Golden Core level, Zhang Yu and Mo Shangjin simultaneously activated the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, leading everyone in a retreat.

However, the battle at the Golden Core level was still too terrifying for Foundation Establishment students. The aftershocks scattered the group, and the team that had been advancing together was quickly separated.

Zhang Yu looked around at himself. His six friends who had come out of the dormitory with him—Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, Xiao Qingxuan, Shi Huaiyu, Shi Yunxiang, and Ying Xin—were still closely by his side, and had not been separated from him.

……

Meanwhile, outside Zhang Yu's dormitory.

A "man" smashed down the door, looked inside at the empty room, and sighed, "Zhang Yu and the others are gone?"

Behind him, a burly figure shrouded in thick black mist said calmly, "Is this the place you mentioned where Zhang Yu lives?"

The man nodded: "It's Zhang Yu. He's not only a prodigy in the Civil Engineering department, but he also passed the military exam in his junior year, mastered the level 20 Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, and even transferred to the Weapon Forging department. His talent is truly astonishing."

"Moreover, it was he who participated in the experiment on the Yin Artifact of the Nascent Soul stage and gained a lot of benefits from it, so he must know a lot of secrets about the experiment."

The imposing figure smiled slightly and said, "He is indeed a talent that the sect needs. If we can successfully recruit him, the sect leader will be very happy and will reward him handsomely."

After saying that, the imposing figure looked at the "man" again and asked, "Do you think he would willingly join the religion?"

The man said solemnly, "Zhang Yu has helped me so much, how can I watch him continue to sink into the quagmire set up by the ten major sects? Whether he is willing or not, even if it means forcing me, I will force him to join the sect."

"But we don't know where they've gone now..."

The imposing figure waved his hand and said, "It's alright."

"The so-called collapse of the spirit world does not mean that the spirit world has disappeared. It just means that the cult leader has temporarily hijacked the spirit world inside and outside the University of Ten Thousand Laws."

"At this moment, the spiritual realm is not applicable to the teachers and students of Wanfa University."

"But for us, we can still draw on some of the power of the spirit world to mobilize nearby resources."

"Now that we've found the place where Zhang Yu used to be, finding him again won't be difficult."

With a flick of his finger, the imposing figure brought the surveillance footage from the vicinity of the dormitory to life.

"Oh? It's Mo Shangjin?"

"It's a good idea to take him along as well."

……

Soon after.

On the broken streets.

Mo Shangjin, covered in blood, knelt on one knee, staring in astonishment at the "man" before him and the imposing figure behind him. His face was grim as he said, "You..."

The "man's" appearance has been clearly deformed, and his original appearance is unrecognizable.

Even after the transformation, the "man's" face still couldn't hide the hint of a pleased smile.

The man couldn't help but laugh as he watched his once aloof senior be beaten to his knees. "Senior Mo Shangjin, you never expected this, did you? You never thought you'd kneel before me like this?"

"So what if you have good grades? You'll still have to join the Demonic Cult with me now."

With a soft bang, the imposing figure shattered the last resistance of Mo Shangjin, knocked him unconscious, and casually held him in his hand.

"They're gone, but Zhang Yu is still here."

The man hurriedly followed the imposing figure, his heart trembling even more.

"Zhang Yu... I've come to find you."

Thinking of Zhang Yu, a trace of resentment welled up in his heart.

"Zhang Yu...why do you help Le Mulan, Yu Xinghan, Ying Xin...why do you help so many people but not me?"

Clearly, his true thoughts were completely different from what he had just said. His desire to force Zhang Yu to join the sect was not out of gratitude, but out of resentment.

"How many times have I tried to please you over the years? How many times have I begged you? I've done everything I could to please you, and what have you done in return?"

“These past few days, I’ve been waiting outside your door like a dog, begging you and waiting for you, just to get a little bit of magic power.”

A surge of intense anger welled up in Li Xiao's heart: "Zhang Yu... you're just playing me, playing me and Ji Yuanshu."

Why can't you help us more?

"If only they had helped us a little more, Ji Yuanshu might not have died, and I might not have joined the Demonic Sect..." Under the torment of the economic crisis during this period, Li Xiao felt unprecedentedly shaken about his path to immortality and his future.

This wavering, coupled with the contrast with Zhang Yu, stirred up endless jealousy, envy, and resentment within him.

Why is there such a big difference between people from the same social class?

We're both from the same social class, so why is he helping Yu Xinghan but not me?

There are so many resources available; if you just gave me a little more, you could have helped me get through this difficult time...

This emotion reached its peak after Ji Yuanshu's death.

So he chose to join the Unemployed Cult and proactively provided Zhang Yu's information.

The unemployed teacher also showed a very positive attitude towards recruiting Zhang Yu.

Just then, Li Xiao finally saw Zhang Yu and the others not far ahead, and a morbid sense of pleasure immediately welled up in his heart.

"Hehe, Zhang Yu... No matter how good your grades are, how amazing your major transfer is, or how outstanding you become in the weapon crafting department, in the end you'll still end up like me, joining the Demonic Sect with me, hahahahaha..."

At the same time, Zhang Yu and the others on the other side also turned around abruptly to look at the imposing figure chasing after them at high speed from behind, as well as Li Xiao further behind.

Seeing Mo Shangjin being held in the other party's hands, Zhang Yu's heart sank.

At the same time, the imposing figure lightly tapped his fingertips, seemingly having already activated the power of the spirit world.

One after another, array formations were activated, instantly sealing off the entire area.

Then, with a series of loud bangs, the surrounding streets and houses deformed, forming walls that blocked off the entire space.

The imposing figure then said calmly, "You can call me Shadowless."

“There is no surveillance from the spirit world here, and the surrounding buildings have been temporarily sealed off by me. No outsiders can hear our conversation from now on.”

"Zhang Yu, I would like to invite you to join the Unemployed Cult."

He then looked at the others present and smiled slightly, saying, "Of course, everyone else is welcome to join us as well."

While Zhang Yu was rapidly thinking about what to do, he smiled and said, "Sorry, being unemployed is too damaging to my resume, so I'm not considering it for now."

Wuying said calmly, "Don't you want to hear the conditions first? As long as you are willing to join the sect, you can learn any of the various martial arts techniques that our sect has mastered."

"Not only expert-level techniques, but also military-grade techniques can be passed on to you."

"It's not just Wanfa University; our sect has also dabbled in military-grade cultivation techniques from other universities..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart sank: "If what he said is true, then it means that the Unemployed Cult has spies in many universities? That's how they were able to collect military-grade martial arts techniques from various schools, right?"

Zhang Yu smiled slightly and said, "It's a pity you don't have any certificates, right?"

Wuying said calmly, "Why be so fixated on that certificate on the path of immortality? Cultivating profound techniques will naturally make you stronger. What difference does it make whether you have a certificate or not? It's just a matter of losing some empty fame and material possessions."

Zhang Yu sneered, knowing that if he really practiced the techniques taught by the other party, he would probably become a handle that the other party could firmly hold in their hands.

Seeing the change in Zhang Yu's expression, Wuying sighed, "It seems you have many misunderstandings about our sect. I can only capture you first and then talk to you slowly..."

Before Wuying could finish speaking, Zhang Yu's aura suddenly surged, and he entered the state of a mountain-moving warrior.

Immediately following, the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, combined with the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Force, erupted together, unleashing a full-force attack right from the start.

Move mountains to the heavens! Thousand-Handed Holy Martial Arts!
Streams of qi, like countless powerful figures attacking simultaneously, fiercely surrounded and attacked the shadowless figure before them.

Amidst a deafening roar and the tremors of the ground, the shadowless figure was engulfed by streaks of golden, flame-like energy.

But the next moment, to everyone's astonishment, Wuying tore through the protective aura before him and gently pointed a finger at Zhang Yu's chest.

With a crackling sound, Zhang Yu's golden armor shattered, and a bloody hole burst open in his chest.

"Golden elixir!"

Feeling the surging magical power emanating from Wuying, a sense of fear welled up in everyone present.

Wuying said calmly, "If you're willing to come with me properly, you can suffer less."

Just when everyone thought the outcome was decided, Zhang Yu suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which mixed with his inner energy and rushed towards Wuying.

With a casual flick of his wrist, Wuying sent Zhang Yu flying once more.

This time, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, feeling that Zhang Yu in front of him was too resilient.

At the same time, Zhang Yu's mind raced: "Should I use my divine spiritual root?"

"Foundation Establishment cultivator versus Golden Core cultivator... my win rate is 0."

"By using the hidden abilities of my divine root, I might be able to find a chance to escape."

"But that would expose my secret."

Zhang Yu knew that if this secret were exposed at this moment, it would not only be exposed to the Demonic Sect, but also to Yu Xinghan and the others.

As for joining the Demonic Cult, that was the worst possible option for Zhang Yu. He even suspected that if he joined the Demonic Cult, the idiotic ritual would be activated and kill him.

　I recommend "Goblin Addiction":
　　"Brother, I've been thinking a lot about the meaning of our line of work lately."

　　"Tell me, what is the purpose of being an adventurer...?"

　　"One goblin, three silver coins."

(End of this chapter)