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

Chapter 553 Ye Xingli's Dao Seed
Inside the laboratory, golden flames erupted from the Heavenly Sun God's body, swirling around him like rays of light, allowing the puppet to float in mid-air.

"Yunzhen, record the following test."

Hearing Zhang Yu's instructions, Zi Yunzhen nodded repeatedly.

The next moment, the Heavenly Sun God contracted, shrinking to one-third of its original size in the blink of an eye, and then began to expand violently again.

While taking photos, Zi Yunzhen wrote down the following: This is the power of the Heavenly Sun God's wish-fulfilling transformation. Currently, the smallest transformation is one-third the size of the original body, and the largest transformation is three times the size of the original body.

Immediately afterwards, several more streams of energy were seen being struck by Zhang Yu towards the Heavenly Sun God.

Amidst the crackling sounds, visible ripples exploded on the surface of the Heavenly Sun God, dispersing the incoming protective energy in the opposite direction.

Zi Yunzhen continued recording: Shadowless Sonic Thunder, using directional sonic thunder to form a defensive barrier to resist kinetic energy attacks.

Immediately afterwards, the Heavenly Sun God shrank again, while several streams of true fire erupted from the experimental table on the other side.

The next moment, the Heavenly Sun God was seen flashing and leaping rapidly amidst several streams of true fire.

Zi Yunzhen recorded: "Fire Release Transformation: The Heavenly Sun God can transform part of his body into a true fire form and use the flames for high-speed displacement."

A moment later, Zi Yunzhen stood beside Zhang Yu, helping him conduct tests to examine the efficiency of Zhang Yu's control over the Heavenly Sun God and the information exchange between them.

Looking at the lines of data appearing in her eyes, Zi Yun sincerely said, "This ability of 'Heavenly Sun Communication' is exchanging massive amounts of data every second, transmitting all the sensory data of the Heavenly Sun God to the human body. This information transmission efficiency is almost comparable to dual cultivation; it's practically like dual cultivation where the connection is maintained at all times..."

At the same time, under the influence of the psychic ability to sense the sun and the heavens, Zhang Yu felt as if he had gained an extra body.

This feeling was incredibly profound. The Heavenly Sun God and his original physical body were like a left hand and a right hand, respectively. Zhang Yu could control both sides simultaneously and feel the visual, auditory, and tactile sensations transmitted from both sides at the same time...

After completing the test, Zi Yunzhen said excitedly, "Boss, all the basic attributes and functions have reached the level 11 limit, reaching the Foundation Establishment level."

"Should we report this?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and said, "No rush, let's spend another half month to continue improving our level."

Although level 11 already meets the minimum requirements for obtaining a military certificate, Zhang Yu doesn't want to risk using the minimum requirements to barely pass. What if he fails? Wait another year?
This was a consequence of failure that Zhang Yu could not accept.

Zhang Yu planned to spend another half month improving his level to increase his chances of passing the military certificate review.

So in the days that followed, Zhang Yu continued to refine the Heavenly Sun God, gradually improving its performance and adding functions.

……

In the laboratory that day.

While conducting simulated training within the Taiqing Realm, Zhang Yu was also casually browsing various news from the Spirit Realm.

When he saw the videos posted in the fellow villagers' group, a look of curiosity appeared on his face.

Lanling High School of Shandong University: [Video]
Lanling: It's a pity I don't have any money, otherwise I would definitely support Ye Xingli.
Lian Tianji from Hehuan University: These kinds of internet celebrities are all scammers. Even if you pay them, you can't actually have any contact with them. You'd be better off spending that money on internet celebrities from Hehuan University who can actually perform dual cultivation.
Lanling: You don't understand, Ye Xingli is especially good to her fans, she doesn't even discriminate against those college students.

Mo Tianyi from Fengdu University: That's right, even if her fans are poor, she won't look down on them.

Chu Qiuhe from King Kong University: She is really different from other internet celebrities.

After glancing at the information, Zhang Yu discovered that many students in the hometown group were actually fans of Ye Xingli.

Upon opening the video link posted by Lanling, it was discovered to be a clip from Ye Xingli's live stream.

Ye Xingli's long legs, shimmering with starlight, were standing on a flying sword.

At the same time, countless flying swords surrounded her, all vying to reach Ye Xingli's feet.

"Are you selling flying swords via livestream?"

After watching for a while, Zhang Yu realized that this was not an ordinary product promotion.

Because for a fee, viewers can connect with the flying swords on site through their thoughts and manipulate them like sword spirits, testing their various properties in the process.

For example, being stepped on by Ye Xingli allows you to experience the product's ability to fly on a sword.

Seeing the sight of countless swords seemingly returning to their source beneath Ye Xingli's feet, Zhang Yu couldn't help but marvel at how much money internet celebrities really make.

The content of the video reminded Zhang Yu of the training the school had given Ye Xingli during this period.

How should we nurture a prodigy who ranks 3rd in the weapon crafting department, 10th in the entire school, and is about to participate in the Top Ten League?

Should we bring them into advanced laboratories to gain experience in weapon crafting? To hone their skills?
Expert guidance to enhance abilities in all aspects?
Joining the company allows you to be trained and improved under extreme pressure and life-or-death challenges.
Students from ordinary schools might think that way.

But Zhang Yu knew they were all wrong.

Only ordinary universities focus on teaching students how to improve their abilities, limiting their vision to mere professional skills. Top universities like Wanfa University, however, spare no effort in guiding their exceptional students to develop their earning potential, aiming to significantly increase their income and assets, and providing them with the broadest possible opportunities for growth.

In response to Ye Xingli's situation, especially her weapon crafting skills and her status as an internet celebrity, they continuously directed and boosted her traffic, requiring her to not only shoot videos but also stream for more than 8 hours every day.

In just over a month, Ye Xingli's fan count skyrocketed from 300 million to over 600 million. Her strength, wealth, and potential for immortality all increased dramatically, making Zhang Yu extremely envious.

"As expected of the University of Ten Thousand Laws, they've really mastered the art of teaching according to one's means. Isn't the best education in Kunxu supposed to teach people how to make money?"

"If I could join the school team and become a key player the school is developing, I wonder how the school would train me?"

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Give me more construction projects? Probably not, since I've already switched to weapon crafting."

Will you approve more outsourcing projects for weapon crafting?

"Or... because of my reputation as a dual cultivation genius, I'll be driven to engage in dual cultivation like crazy?"

Thinking about this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but worry: "How am I supposed to refuse? I wonder what kind of tests I'll face?"

While Zhang Yu was engrossed in refining the prototype machine in the laboratory.

The research of Magnet Pole True Lord and several other Nascent Soul True Lords also caused a great stir.

Feng Tingting: The competition for this experiment is fierce! Three students in Beihai Zhenjun's project group have somehow gotten hooked on weekends and have even joined a weekend-only teaching group.
Feng Tingting: Yuanmo Zhenjun's paper has been proven to be fraudulent, and he is now embroiled in lawsuits, so he has voluntarily withdrawn from the project.
Feng Tingting: The True Lord of the Burning Lamp has been reported for tax evasion and is currently under investigation. It's unclear when he will be able to return to work.
Feng Tingting: Dongming Zhenjun has been embroiled in a counterfeit goods scandal and hasn't updated his social media accounts for half a month. Of the five Nascent Soul Zhenjuns, only Xianyin Zhenjun remains to compete with Ciji Zhenjun.

Zhang Yu: How come you still have such good access to information about the weapon crafting department?
Feng Tingting: Don't underestimate my connections in the weapon crafting department [smug]. Besides, the civil engineering department is experiencing a revival now, and being good at civil engineering is no worse than being good at weapon crafting.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, it seems that after the great development of civil engineering, Feng Tingting has become rich again, and has thus recovered a lot of her connections in the weapon refining department.

In any case, the fact that Magnetism True Monarch squeezed out four competitors is a good thing for Zhang Yu, as it can at least reduce his workload and allow him to focus more on the prototype of the Heavenly Sun God.

……

Another week has passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Zhang Yu was adding the Nine Luminaries Thunder Shuttle function to the prototype machine. One could see the Thunder Shuttles swirling around the prototype machine, with sparks of electricity intertwining from time to time.

Just then, Ye Xingli walked into the laboratory, greeted Zhang Yu, and began designing and verifying a certain magical artifact.

Zhang Yu didn't take it seriously at first. Anyway, hanging out with Ye Xingli more often would help him copy her Dao Seed.

A few days later, he finally obtained the request to copy the Night Star Glass Seed.

"From last year until now, has it finally come true?"

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "The requirement for replicating the Spirit Essence Artifact Core is to work with the other party to complete the design of an artifact refining product."

Zhang Yu glanced at the (Dao Heart) behind the Spiritual Essence Weapon Heart and thought to himself, "Senior Sister's Spiritual Essence Weapon Heart is the same as Master's Heavenly Craftsmanship, both belonging to the Dao Heart category, and they probably both have a bonus effect on weapon refining."

Before obtaining the "Creative Craftsmanship" manual, Zhang Yu would inevitably have gradually found a way to complete the product design with Ye Xingli.

But Zhang Yu, who possessed the power of the Heavenly Creation Technique, only slightly activated the power of this seed, and felt his brain accelerate wildly, accompanied by a massive influx, assembly, and generation of information within his mind…

"I want to design a magical artifact that suits Ye Xingli."

As if by instinct, the contents of the design drawings appeared in his mind.

At the same time, his Dao heart also regressed to level 19 (84%) due to the intense operation of the Creation of Heaven and Earth.

Looking at the stockings on the design drawings, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Wait... why stockings?"

"I'm afraid it's because I shared the Creation of Heaven and Earth with True Lord Magnetism. My master's years of accumulated knowledge caused all of this and affected my design results."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu nodded to himself: "After all, the other party's experience is many times greater than mine, which is definitely a key factor influencing the design direction."

Suddenly, Zhang Yu remembered that in addition to the immortal knowledge he had acquired from Kunxu, he also had a lot of knowledge from Earth in his mind.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "My master has far more knowledge and information than I do; the two are not even in the same league."

"Mixing Earth's knowledge into Tiangong Kaiwu... won't have much of an impact."

"Maybe?"

Zhang Yu suddenly thought of something else: "That's right... My design goal is to create a magic weapon suitable for Senior Sister Ye Xingli. Master definitely knows Senior Sister better than I do, so these stockings should still be Master's idea."

"Could it be that my little bit of knowledge has polluted the wonders of nature?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and walked towards Ye Xingli, intending to discuss the design drawings with her.
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The Myriad Laws Flying Sword (the same one that was stepped on by my senior sister) from the PS monthly pass lottery is finished and I'll post pictures tonight.

(End of this chapter)