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

Chapter 573 The Treasure of the Magnetic Pole (Thanks to 'Snake Skin Second Generation Machine' for the generous donation)
As a renowned expert in the field of weapon crafting, Magnetism True Monarch's many famous designs have naturally been studied in detail.

In the eyes of Bloodfall True Monarch, Zhang Yu's design drawings were full of the flavor of magnetic poles.

It's not just the use and combination of many technologies, but also the small habits and details in design and drawing that are full of the feeling of magnetic poles.

Upon thinking of this, Bloodfall True Monarch's heart stirred slightly: "There was news before that the research on the Nascent Soul Body by the Magnetic Pole has surpassed the simple exchange of blood and energy and mana, and has reached the level of memory exchange."

"Could it be that she has already completed the memory screening and is ready to exchange specific memories?"

As Bloodfall True Monarch looked at Zhang Yu's design drawings that appeared before him, he thought to himself, "Could this Zhang Yu be the result?"

"Did True Monarch Magnet pass on his experience in weapon crafting to Zhang Yu?"

For a moment, Bloodfall True Monarch's mind was filled with countless images, which made him fall into deep thought.

Meanwhile, the judges finished scoring, and Zhang Yu's score was also announced.

“488 points.” Looking at the score, Xuan Yin Zhenjun thought to himself, “I really didn’t expect that Zhang Yu would be the champion of this design competition, and such an absolutely dominant champion at that.”

Was this intentional on the part of the magnetic poles?

When Feng Yuhan first brought in several Nascent Soul True Monarchs to participate in the research on the Dharma Body of the Jade Nectar God, True Monarch String Sound was one of them.

He also had some understanding of the magnetic pole project.

Seeing Zhang Yu's amazing performance, I couldn't help but think about many things.

"Another breakthrough in magnetic poles? Was letting Zhang Yu win the championship just for publicity?"

Thinking back to his previous judgment, True Monarch Xianyin shook his head: "It seems that it's not that Magnetism is too precious about this disciple... but that this disciple has truly become Magnetism's precious treasure."

Soon after, as the mock tests of the 15 contestants' works were completed one by one, the five judges present also submitted their evaluations and scores for each one.

Next, we await feedback from the Heavenly Court to confirm the final ranking results.

However, regardless of whether it was the Evil Lotus True Lord from Heavenly Demon University or the String Sound True Lord from Ten Thousand Laws University, the judges on site understood that with such a clear gap and performance, there should be no objection to this ranking.

As the judges watched the recording end and leave with all the materials and evaluations, the judges on site seemed to relax.

True Monarch String Sound looked at True Monarch Bloodfall of Netherworld University and True Monarch Marrow Erosion of White Bone University, smiled and said, "You two have both misjudged me, haven't you?"

The Marrow-Eating True Monarch said calmly, "We are just stating the facts. Zhang Yu's performance is extraordinary. It is normal for us judges to have doubts in order to be fair and impartial."

True Lord Xianyin said, "But the students of White Bone University don't seem to have as solid a foundation in weapon crafting as they did in the design drawings they submitted last time."

"And Zang Xingye from Youming University, his understanding of bionic technology doesn't seem to be as deep as it was in the last design drawing."

Upon hearing this, Bloodfall True Monarch shouted, "Xianyin! What do you mean? My evaluation of the marrow and I was fair and just, and every word we said was upright and honest, worthy of the sect and the school. If you have any grievances and want revenge, come at us, don't drag the students into it."

Seeing the other party's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, Xianyin couldn't help but laugh, cursing in her heart: "You bastard, in such a hurry, anyone who doesn't know better would think you didn't even take a single spirit coin."

True Monarch String Sound said calmly, "Bloodfall, why didn't you seem so imposing when you were facing the True God's camera just now? Didn't you ask me to convey something to True Monarch Magnetism last time? Are you going to do it again this time?"

Just as the two sides were arguing, a light cough from True Lord Nie Lian interrupted their conversation.

The vice-principal from Tianmo University said calmly, "Xuanyin, we did misjudge the situation before."

"Please take this message back to Magnetism: we wish her a speedy promotion and a promising future as a Deity. We also wish Wanfa University a future with four Deities, peace and prosperity for the entire university."

……

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu, who had already embarked on his return journey, was unaware of the judges' thoughts or the results of the mock test.

At this moment, he sat cross-legged in the quiet room of the flying boat, silently circulating his inner energy and feeling the raging storm in his sea of ​​consciousness.

It seemed as if shoals of filthy mud were rising into the sky, only to be suppressed again and again by the roars of the four white bulls, yet surging up once more.

Besides the turbulent waves in his mind, Zhang Yu also felt a slight disharmony in his muscles and a disruption in the flow of his magical power.

From head to toe, there's a feeling that nothing is right, and I feel like I can't control anything.

He sighed helplessly and looked at the Dao Heart data on his Feather Book.

Level 17 (88%)

In order to secure victory on the field, and even more so for the Top Ten Leagues a few months later, Zhang Yu felt that he could not afford to lose. Therefore, he not only used the Spiritual Essence and the Heart of the Artifact to integrate the blueprints as much as possible, but also selected the best result.

He even burned his Dao heart multiple times, activating the Heavenly Craftsmanship to continuously optimize the merged blueprints.

This allowed Zhang Yu to combine the performance characteristics of various puppets and drastically reduce costs, creating blueprints for producing puppets from puppets using locally sourced materials.

But another result... was that Zhang Yu's Dao Heart regressed to level 17, which weakened his will and caused a decline in his control over his body and magic power.

In addition, due to the overuse of the Spiritual Artifact Heart, his head was throbbing with pain, his thinking was stiff, and his brain seemed to be slow to work, and he could no longer feel any inspiration.

"The inspiration that the Spirit Artifact Core has consumed will probably take a month to recover."

"As for the regressed Dao heart, it will probably take two or three months of cultivation to make up for it." Zhang Yu secretly estimated in his heart: "But it will be enough to catch up with the top ten leagues."

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the quiet room, and a voice said, "Zhang Yu, are you there?"

Zhang Yu was slightly surprised. Who would come to the airship to look for him?
Upon opening the door to the quiet room, a man and a woman were seen standing outside.

The man had a simple, unassuming appearance and wore an ancient-style robe, making it impossible to discern his true nature.

The woman shimmered with the radiance of divine power, and her head was adorned with the identity of a patrol team member.

Zhang Yu asked in confusion, "You're looking for me?"

The man smiled slightly and said, "I am Master Xuyang from the Fourth Patrol Division of the University of Ten Thousand Laws."

Zhang Yu's eyes flickered slightly, realizing that the other party was a Golden Core cultivator.

Master Xuyang then introduced the woman beside him, saying, "This is my colleague, Yun Yuqing."

"Zhang Yu, can we talk inside?"

Looking at the identification information sent by the other party, Zhang Yu nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "The Fourth Patrol Division seems to be the one that specifically investigates the Demonic Sect, right?"

Zhang Yu knew that since the end of the economic crisis, in order to sweep away the demonic cult, the Fourth Inspection Team had been searching all over the place. Whether it was inside the university city of Wanfa University or the various colleges under Wanfa University, they were rampant wherever they went, and they had brought down countless students and teachers who had been involved with the demonic cult.

"The fourth group to find me... Could it be..."

Zhang Yu suddenly thought of the Golden Core cultivator from the Demonic Sect who had been killed before.

"Has my secret been exposed?"

Zhang Yu then thought of Feng Yuhan's matter: "Or was it exposed over there?"

Although he felt a slight chill in his heart and many questions flashed through his mind, Zhang Yu remained outwardly calm and welcomed the two in.

As the door to the meditation room closed, Master Xuyang spoke again, asking, "Zhang Yu, do you know Shui Haiyu from Shanhai Vocational University?"

Zhang Yu was taken aback, realizing that Shui Haiyu was the college student who had been selling him daily videos over the past period of time.

He also remembered that the other party seemed to have been involved in the Dual Cultivation Cult incident, and ultimately took his own life, becoming a soul cultivator and being drawn into the spirit world.

Hearing that the other party was asking about Shui Haiyu, Zhang Yu, who had been a little tense, relaxed a bit and said calmly, "I bought some of his daily videos for research purposes."

Since entering the meditation room, Master Xuyang sat facing Zhang Yu, his face gentle, as if what followed was a casual conversation.

The other woman, Yun Yuqing, remained wary throughout, her face full of suspicion as she listened to Zhang Yu's words.

She asked with a suspicious look, "Research? What kind of research requires buying videos from college students?"

Zhang Yu explained, "I want to participate in a design competition and plan to design a product targeting the college student market, so I need to conduct research on college students."

Master Xuyang asked, "How much do you know about Shui Haiyu's identity within the Dual Cultivation Sect?"

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback: "Shui Haiyu is a disciple of the Dual Cultivation Sect?"

Yun Yuqing snorted coldly and said, "What are you pretending to be stupid for? Shui Haiyu sent you so many daily videos, and he was either asking for leave or skipping class. Didn't you ever suspect that he was teaching you on weekends?"

Zhang Yu frowned and said, "I really didn't know he was a member of the Dual Cultivation Cult."

"As far as I know, he has been opposing the two-day weekend religion and has reported many students who are suspected of being members of the two-day weekend religion."

At the same time, he tried to send a message to Zhang Pianpian to ask about the specific situation, but found that the message he sent did not receive a reply for a long time.

Not only did Zhang Pianpian not reply, but all the messages he sent to others also went unanswered.

Zhang Yu was suddenly startled: "It's not that the internet is cut off, it's just that my communication channels are cut off?"

At the same time, Yun Yuqing continued, "Zhang Yu, we have investigated Shui Haiyu's matter thoroughly. I advise you not to take any more chances. You should confess everything you know."

Zhang Yu said calmly, "Are you two interrogating me?"

Yun Yuqing glared at her and said, "What kind of attitude is that...?"

Master Xuyang quickly stopped Yun Yuqing, who was about to speak, and said to Zhang Yu, "Zhang Yu, don't be nervous or resistant. We're just here to ask you about the situation. Let's have a casual chat."

"After all, everyone has a responsibility to fight against the evil cult, so please understand our work."

Zhang Yu is no longer the ordinary student he once was. Looking at the patrol team members in front of him, one with a red face and the other with a white face, he could clearly feel their wariness, suspicion, and a trace of hostility.

"These two guys, one pretending to be a good guy, the other pretending to be a bad guy, pulling and hitting me... trying to get information out of me? What information?"

Recalling the information about Shui Haiyu that the other party had just given him, Zhang Yu had a bad feeling. It seemed that he had been dragged into some troublesome matter.

(End of this chapter)