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

Chapter 626 The Eternal Spring Sutra

As the contestants completed their rounds in turn, the fourth stage came to a complete end.

With the time taken for the first four rounds added together, the total scores of each team were also ranked.

Looking at their team's results, the expressions on the faces of the people present were a mix of worry and joy.

Everyone understands that the time taken in the fifth round will determine which six teams will ultimately advance.

As the fifth round of the competition officially began, a dark cloud suddenly formed in the sky. Then, as if a drop of ink had been splashed into water, the cloud suddenly expanded and enveloped everyone in the blink of an eye.

Then, raindrops began to fall, and in an instant, a torrential downpour began.

The fifth challenge involves changing the weather, replacing the raging storm with clear skies.

The time each contestant spends in this process is their score for that stage.

Dao Qiankun stepped into the sky, his hands clashing with two bolts of lightning, one black and one white, which transformed into a pillar of light that shot into the heavens, piercing the firmament and sweeping across the world.

The dazzling light illuminated the entire world, and it looked as if ten thousand bolts of lightning had exploded in the air at the same time.

As the incandescent light gradually faded, the wind and rain in the sky had stopped at some point, and the dark clouds that had covered the entire area had vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu took a deep breath, and his nerves, which had been excited by the victory, cooled down again.

He glanced at the timer in his eyelid and thought to himself, "So fast."

"Dao Qiankun's overall strength is still greater than mine at this moment."

"To catch up with him, to take first place in the top ten leagues, I still have to keep chasing..."

Next, one by one, the contestants from the fifth round took the stage, each using their own methods to alter the celestial phenomena. Among them, the performances of two caught Zhang Yu's attention, and he memorized their names.

One of them, with a dragon's head and a human body, is Ying Mingchi, the top student of Tianyao University. He and Ying Zhoufan are currently the only two remaining players from Tianyao University in the Top Ten Leagues.

Unlike Ying Zhoufan, this Yingming Chi is not a transformed dragon, but possesses the true bloodline of a high-ranking dragon.

He transformed into a white dragon, and with a roar, the dark clouds in the sky were shaken back, quickly stopping the raging storm.

However, because the interference with celestial phenomena was too extensive, even exceeding the scope of the examination room, the moment he finished... a series of weather penalty notices fell down, projecting directly onto him from the spirit world, like layers of warning lines, enveloping him.

The other was Xu Haixuan, the top student in the Talisman Department of Wanfa University. He set up an altar on the spot, cast a talisman, and directly brought up the spirit world interface called Weather Controller. A moment later, he ended the storm.

With the end of the fifth stage, the final rankings for the entire relay race were revealed.

Zhang Yu looked at the rankings projected in the sky and thought to himself, "The first place is Dao Qiankun and my team."

"The second place is Yingmingchi, the dragon, and Yingzhoufan, and the team of Dilianzhong, the first in White Bone University."

"The third place team is Cang Shenyu, Tian Shenggong, Senior Sister Ye Xingli, and Xu Haixuan, who is number one in the talisman department."

"The fourth place is Kuang Tianqing's team."

"Fifth place is Wen Wuyai and Azhen's team."

"Sixth place goes to the finance teams from Jiutianliu..."

With this, the final roster of thirty finalists has been finalized.

All students from Danding University were eliminated at this point.

Mu Qiansi, the top student at Hehuan University, was also eliminated amidst everyone's surprise and astonishment.

Seeing the thirty students in the rankings, Zhang Yu knew that the final champion would be born from among these thirty people, and each of them would be his opponent and his target in the competition for the top spot in the top ten leagues.

……

After the relay race ended.

In the lounge of Wanfa University, Anzhen Zhenjun looked at the students who had advanced and said, "The final match will begin in a week."

"From the first team battle to the second relay race, and then to the last match... according to the school's prediction, it should be a purely individual competition."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this, sensing that the events in these top ten leagues were gradually shifting from team-based to individual-based.

Anzhen Zhenjun continued, "The format of the final competition has not yet been announced. We will probably only know on the day of the competition."

"However, regardless of the content of the competition, it will always test individual abilities, and the entire process will not be short."

"The next seven days are your chance to rest well and make a final push. Use whatever assets, methods, or ideas you have. I won't say anything more."

After Anzhen Zhenjun left, Ye Xingli looked at Zhang Yu and asked, "Junior Brother, what are your plans for the next week?"

Zhang Yu said, "Let's continue cultivating, and while we're at it, let's adjust the magic weapon and the physical body again."

"The Seven Absolute Body suffered considerable wear and tear during this relay race and needs some repairs." Just then, Dao Qiankun's voice rang out: "Want to have dinner together? My treat."

Zhang Yu and Ye Xingli turned around at the same time and saw Dao Qiankun walking over with a smile, followed by Li Shiwei, the second-ranked student in the Daoist Arts Department, and Yan Qianji, the first-ranked student in the Weapon Refining Department.

Looking at Li Shiwei's hostile gaze, Zhang Yu wondered when he had offended her.

As for Dao Qiankun's invitation, Zhang Yu readily agreed. The continuous battles, competitions, and cultivation, along with the multiple serious injuries and self-healing, had taken a toll on his body. High-quality food would be the best way to replenish it.

After arriving at the reception room of Dao Qiankun's flying boat and having a hearty meal, Zhang Yu lay down contentedly, feeling that his entire body, meridians, and dantian had been nourished.

Just then, Yan Qianji asked, "Brother Dao, Kuang Tianqing's team did poorly this time. Are the Four Heavenly Demon Schools not going to protect her?"

Dao Qiankun said calmly, "It's just about securing a few more spots while ensuring that Kuang Tianqing can advance."

"The Nascent Soul cultivators of the four Heavenly Demon Schools have reached a unified will and are determined to push Kuang Tianqing to take first place."

At this point, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel curious and asked, "Brother Dao, why can the Nascent Soul cultivators of the four Heavenly Demon Schools act in unison to support Kuang Tianqing? Why can't the Nascent Soul cultivators of Wanfa, Jingang, Xianbing, and Tianjian unite to support you in winning the championship?"

Li Shiwei couldn't help but glare at Zhang Yu again, inwardly cursing him as a sycophant, and then said what she wanted to say.

Although everyone present was a top student at Wanfa University, including a Nascent Soul disciple like Yan Qianji, they still knew little about the Nascent Soul disciples' plans.

If we were to say that someone present knew about the Nascent Soul stage's plan, for some reason, everyone, including Zhang Yu, had a feeling... that Dao Qiankun should know.

Feeling the curious gazes of the crowd, Dao Qiankun smiled slightly and said, "Because the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools... are getting old."

"Their average age is greater than that of Wanfa, Jingang, Xianbing, and Tianjian, who are all Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Therefore, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools are more likely to reach a consensus and achieve the same idea and goal, which is... to prolong life."

"Unlike the Nascent Soul cultivators on the Myriad Laws side, who each have different immortal sect techniques as their targets, as far as I know, the Four Heavenly Demon Schools have already determined the immortal sect technique that Kuang Tianqing will choose after winning the championship."

"That cultivation technique is called the 'Eternal Spring Scripture,' which can increase one's lifespan by ten thousand years."

Dao Qiankun sighed, "Once the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools obtain this technique and achieve their lifespan extension, the next few hundred or thousand years will be their era. The Nascent Soul cultivators below the tenth level of Kunxu will probably never have another chance to rise to prominence."

"For the next ten thousand years, the four schools of the Heavenly Demon will be in a completely leading position."

"Wealth will continue to concentrate, and the assets of these Divine Lords will thoroughly permeate every inch of the university."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu felt a chill run down his spine, as if he could already see more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators outlasting generation after generation of geniuses and draining them dry.

But another question arose in his mind: "Immortal sect techniques are bestowed upon champions individually, so how do Nascent Soul cultivators obtain them?"

Dao Qiankun said calmly, "If military-grade cultivation techniques are something that many cultivators can access but are not qualified to cultivate or use..."

"Those immortal-level cultivation techniques are so advanced that you can't even come into contact with the relevant knowledge, and you can't even cultivate them without a license."

"As for the Nascent Soul stage, as long as Kuang Tianqing can master the 'Eternal Spring Scripture,' they have plenty of ways to continue to invest resources in him, allowing him to create his own copyrighted life-extending technology."

"After all, the 'Eternal Spring Scripture' was specially selected. It is not the first-class among the longevity techniques of the immortal sects, so its difficulty is relatively low."

Yan Qianji frowned and said, "Would the Heavenly Court and the sects tolerate such a thing happening? Allowing the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools to control the lower realm for tens of thousands of years?"

Dao Qiankun glanced at him and said, "How do you know this isn't the idea of ​​someone from the Upper Realm?"

Do you think everyone at the top is satisfied with the current state of Kunxu?

"Of course not, it's just that they all have different ideas and thoughts about the future development of Kunxu, and want to transform Kunxu into a different path."

"Different ideas lead to different choices, which in turn create contradictions and conflicts, eventually extending to the lower realm."

……

Back in his flying boat, Zhang Yu recalled Dao Qiankun's words and wondered to himself, "If I win the championship, what kind of immortal cultivation technique should I choose?"

"If a Nascent Soul cultivator wants to obtain the immortal techniques of the immortal sects from me, can I stop them?"

Zhang Yu shook his head, feeling that it was probably impossible to stop it, or there was no reason to stop it.
"So, the immortal cultivation method I choose will also change Kunxu?"

Shaking his head, Zhang Yu felt it was too early to think about these things. He suppressed his distracting thoughts and began contacting companies to prepare for recruiting demon descendants.

“Find a group of demon descendants, and under the guise of physical examinations, draw their blood to see if we can supplement the ‘Demon Saint's Myriad Transformations’ with their blood.”

"However, this method can only obtain the blood of low-level demon descendants at most; as for high-level demon descendants..."

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and sent a message to Ying Zhoufan: Are you there?

After waiting for ten minutes without a reply, Zhang Yu sent another message: I want to buy the blood of a high-level demon descendant.
Ying Zhoufan immediately replied: "Just blood? Do you want the essence? What about the flesh, soul, and reproduction? I can give you a discount if you buy them all together. Contact me anytime if you have any questions, and I'll guide you on how to feed and raise them."

(End of this chapter)