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

Chapter 547 Who's in the Way Behind Us (Thanks to 'Magic Eye' for becoming the Alliance Leader)
Not long after Zhang Yu left, Feng Yuhan saw the message sent by True Monarch Xianyin.

True Lord of Strings: Has the funding been approved yet?

Feng Yuhan: Don't worry, it will arrive in your account shortly.

Feng Yuhan: But you guys need to hurry.

True Lord of Strings: Don't worry, the magnetic poles have already been established. If we continue along this path, we'll soon see results.
After exchanging a few words with the String Sound True Monarch of the Weapon Refining Department, Feng Yuhan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, by taking advantage of the current delicate situation in Wanfa University City, he successfully helped the five Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Refining Department to establish their own project teams and participate in the experiment of Transforming Divine Body.

Such actions, ostensibly to help Magnetism True Lord, will in reality take away a significant portion of Magnetism True Lord's achievements, reputation, qualifications, and funding in the research on the Divine Transformation Body.

Especially when the Magnetic Pole True Lord had made breakthroughs in his research on the Divine Body Transformation, he could not escape the suspicion of taking credit for others' work.

But Feng Yuhan naturally didn't care about these things. With the checks and balances from the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Weapon Refining Department, he could better control the Divine Transformation Body project.

At the same time, it is also possible to obtain information and data about the entire experiment more conveniently and in greater detail through multiple channels.

"Hmph, magnetic poles... A guy like you who only knows how to bury himself in the lab can't even manage the people under his own weapon-refining department. How can the school entrust such an important project as the Nascent Soul Rebirth Body to you?"

"Once everyone else has achieved results this time, I'll show you that you're not the only one who knows how to forge weapons."

Feng Yuhan had seen many cultivators who specialized in a particular aspect of immortal cultivation techniques and then became arrogant and disdainful of others. In order to maintain the research order at the school, he had also dealt with many of them.

In Feng Yuhan's view, the technical staff do not understand the difficulties of the school, lack a big picture perspective, and only have their own small laboratory in mind. They should obediently listen to the rules in order to maintain the rule of law in the university town.

As for Zhang Yu? One student had to cooperate with five more Nascent Soul True Monarchs in their experiments, which increased his workload several times over. This was a trivial matter that Feng Yuhan didn't even take to heart.

Every year, countless ordinary people are affected by the power struggles among high-ranking officials and go bankrupt.

It was just adding a little more workload for one student, so Feng Yuhan couldn't possibly care and quickly forgot about it.

……

After leaving Feng Yuhan's office, Zhang Yu began to think of a solution.

The most common choice in Kunxu is... to endure it?

Zhang Yu shook his head inwardly: "With me cooperating with several Nascent Soul True Monarchs' experiments everywhere, how much time will I have left to work on my own projects?"

Moreover, although outsiders were not optimistic, Zhang Yu knew that the progress of his prototype of the Heavenly Sun God was at a critical moment in the competition with Jin Jun, so how could he waste time?
If he fails in the competition, he will have to wait another school year... This is an outcome that Zhang Yu, who is eager to participate in the top ten leagues, absolutely does not want to accept.

"And the next design competition is in May next year, and I have to submit my entry before then."

"If I do the math, I'd better finish the prototype of the Heavenly Sun God by April or before, so I can have more than a month to prepare my entry for the design competition..."

"Then we need to secure other military-grade resources, otherwise how can we dominate the top ten leagues?"

The more Zhang Yu thought about it, the more he felt the urgency of the next year, and the less willing he was to waste time on experiments with other Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Just then, a message from Zi Yunzhen appeared in Zhang Yu's eyes.

Zi Yunzhen: Boss, when are you coming to the lab?
Zhang Yu: You get ready first, I'll be back after I finish what I'm doing.

After thinking it over, Zhang Yu decided to go find his master, Ciji, first, since Ciji should be quite familiar with the current situation.

Regardless of what Zhang Yu does next, gathering intelligence and information will inevitably be the first step.

……

In the laboratory.

Magnetism True Monarch held a rhombus-shaped crystal in her hand. As she circulated her magic power, she gradually extracted strands of pain from the crystal.

This is the latest achievement of the Magnetism True Monarch. Following the exchange of magical power and blood energy, she completed the first memory exchange, obtaining a trace of the memory of pain from the vast memory bank of the Nascent Soul Dharma Body.

After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes, looked at Zhang Yu beside her, and said, "I know what happened."

"Hehe, there are quite a few people who don't want to see their master successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage. I've only just made some progress, and one or two of them are already eager to jump out and take a bite out of me."

Zhang Yu tentatively asked, "Master, does the Myriad Transformations Divine Lord also know about these things?"

Magnetism True Monarch's gaze sharpened, and he said calmly, "How can Feng Yuhan alone shake up those old guys like String Sound True Monarch? Even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn't dare to compete with me head-on."

"It's nothing more than someone giving instructions behind the scenes. They want the project to produce results, but they don't want me to have too much credit, so that I can smoothly pass the deity transformation review in the future."

"This must be the tribulation of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"This long path to immortality... the further you go, the more difficult it becomes to advance in your cultivation level. There are more variables involved, and the external factors are more complex. It is no longer as simple as just accumulating your own cultivation."

Hearing Magnet True Monarch's sigh, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he vaguely understood. He asked in surprise, "Master, does Myriad Transformations God Monarch not want you to advance to the God Transformation stage?"

In Zhang Yu's view, the Myriad Transformations Divine Lord, as the vice-principal, was in charge of the Myriad Laws University's work in the field of immortal technology research. Although he did not directly participate in the specific management of the various departments, he was a major backer for the Magnetic Extremes True Lord's department and other teachers in the Weapon Forging Department.

Magnetism True Lord said calmly, "If Jade Nectar God Lord comes to deal with you and me, Myriad Transformations God Lord will naturally step in to protect us."

"But if I want to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, then I will inevitably compete with him."

"Especially... from originally working for him and making money for him, to now being his rival and sharing the profits with him, what would you choose?"

"If I become a Nascent Soul cultivator, how much will the resources controlled by the University of Myriad Laws increase? Including the extra share I will receive, whether the Lord of Myriad Transformations gains or loses directly determines whether he supports or does not support my achievement of becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but look at Magnetism True Monarch and think to himself, "Master, you must strive to advance to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible."

Magnetism True Lord continued, "I will resolve the trouble caused by String Sound and the others in one or two months at most."

As he spoke, Magnetism True Monarch patted Zhang Yu's head and said, "Good disciple, during this period you should cooperate with their work temporarily, so that they won't say that you and I are not cooperating with the project team, and that will give them something to say."

"I will make it up to you later for the time you wasted."

Zhang Yu believed that since Magnetism True Lord had promised compensation, he would definitely compensate him in the future.

The problem is that if you miss your military certificate, you'll miss a year, and then you'll miss the next Top Ten League.

When the time comes, Magnet Pole True Monarch will advance to the Divine Transformation stage. Could he then compensate himself with an opportunity to compete for the choice of immortal sect cultivation techniques?

However, Zhang Yu also understood that he couldn't voice his thoughts. Even if he did, no one would believe that he had a chance to participate in the competition for immortal techniques in the Top Ten Leagues, which would only create unnecessary conflict.

"Feng Yuhan has the support of the Myriad Transformations Divine Lord behind him. Everything he is doing now is in line with the grand plan of hindering his master from achieving the Divine Transformation stage."

"It seems unrealistic to confront Feng Yuhan head-on within the university town..."

To deal with someone supported by a Nascent Soul cultivator within the university town, whose actions were both reasonable and lawful, even his master, True Lord Magnetism, would be constrained and unable to exert his full strength, let alone a mere Foundation Establishment student like himself.

However, having grasped this point, Zhang Yu had no intention of giving up.

"My advantage lies in the fact that I have channels that even my master doesn't have, and another angle from which I can deal with Feng Yuhan."

"Although Feng Yuhan is very strong, he is even stronger on his home turf in the university town."

"But if we look at it from another angle, he might be very weak, and even weaker here in the university town."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "For example... if he really joins the Demonic Sect, or even becomes a follower of the Evil God, it will be easier for me to deal with Feng Yuhan than for my master."

Could it be him?

Fu Ji snorted and said, "A guy who works in the research department probably doesn't have the same level of expertise in immortal cultivation as most of the Nascent Soul cultivators in the university town."

"How much fighting power would a guy like that have left after the Spirit World collapsed?"

"If we were to guide the evil god to send out its main force to deal with him, only for him to fight and withstand the attack all by himself, what do you think are the chances of that happening?"

Fu Ji spoke eloquently: "However, simply dealing with him, even if you kill him, will be useless. After all, this scheme was set up by the Divine Lord of the Nascent Soul stage. If Feng Yuhan is gone, someone else will take his place."

"You need to find a way to get him to help you."

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yu frowned and asked, "How can I get him to help me?"

Fuki laughed upon hearing this: "I'm the best at messing with evil gods, so just listen to me."

"Let's start with a show of force to intimidate them and make them afraid."

"However, you must be careful to conceal your intentions..."

……

In the dormitory.

Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Pianpian and said, "Senior, could you help me look into this Feng Yuhan?"

As he spoke, Zhang Yu glanced at Zhang Pianpian's 5th place ranking in the talisman category and couldn't help but show a hint of envy in his eyes.

Since returning from the Top Ten League, the opposing team's department ranking has risen from 10th to 5th, and their overall school ranking has reached 26th.

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, Zhang Pianpian asked curiously, "What's wrong with this Feng Yuhan?"

Zhang Yu briefly explained the changes in the project and the increase in workload. Zhang Pianpian shook her head and said, "Although Feng Yuhan is targeting you and your apprentice, he is following the procedures. There may be higher-ups in the school behind him."

"Investigating him... probably won't be of much use."

(End of this chapter)