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

Chapter 780 Enemy, Teacher, Heavenly Sword, Immortal Sect Review
Listening to Zhang Yu and Zhan Xian's conversation about highly intelligent artifact spirits, Fu Ji's eyes flickered slightly, and she immediately thought of the issue of competing for spiritual energy.

She thought to herself, "There are quite a few industries that can compete with highly intelligent spirits for intelligence!"

Just as Fu Ji was about to speak, Zhan Xian said, "Judging from the way this highly intelligent artifact spirit is consuming spiritual energy, other lineages won't give up. After all, it's not just highly intelligent artifact spirits that need to consume spiritual energy; the Dharma Realm, magic medicines, soul cultivators... will all be vying for it."

Fuki quickly said, "Me! That's what I thought too!"

Zhang Yu: "Mm."

Thinking about what she had finally come up with to say, only to have Zhanxian blurt it out before her, Fuki felt a pang of regret: "I really wanted to say that! Damn it, you're so tight-lipped, speak faster next time!"

At the same time, Gu Qingya continued, "In short, the Xiantian Daoist lineage is deeply rooted, and the people behind Lu Hengzhang are not simple either. Even if I become the minister, I cannot easily touch him until he makes a serious mistake."

"So Zhang Yu, remember this: if you want to climb up the ranks in the sect, you must first learn to be patient."

"Let's conserve our strength and wait for the right opportunity."

Zhang Yu looked at Gu Qingya in front of him and nodded slightly, indicating that the other party was right.

Gu Qingya smiled mysteriously: "If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me after get off work, and I can personally give you some pointers."

Zhang Yu nodded and expressed his gratitude, then thought to himself, "I still need to quietly save up for the next year."

"After all, it was a year later that I officially became a team leader and was officially promoted to the third rank."

"And even if Lu Hengzhang's position becomes vacant within this year, it won't be my turn..."

Zhanxian agreed, saying, "Let's accumulate strength first and wait for the opportunity. Although the highly intelligent artifact spirits are developing rapidly, there are also many discontented forces. If we wait for them to fight each other, our chance for promotion will naturally come."

"But be careful of Lu Hengzhang. As a supporter of the innate Dao lineage, he will never give up suppressing you."

"It's fair to say that if we want to get promoted in the future, this guy, as our direct supervisor, will definitely be a major threat."

……

“Zhang Yu…this beast, I want to get rid of him as soon as possible.”

Lu Hengzhang thought to himself, "After this kid became the leader of the martial arts group, he was like a thorn in my side, a fishbone stuck in my throat."

Although Lu Hengzhang hadn't spoken to Zhang Yu much since Zhang Yu joined the sect until this moment...

But Lu Hengzhang understood very well that the two sides had long been adversaries.

Lu Hengzhang had no idea that the minor cultivator from the lower realm, whom he thought he could easily suppress with a wave of his hand, would seize the opportunity to climb up the ranks and become the acting team leader in the blink of an eye. In another year, he would be promoted to the third rank.

Lu Hengzhang understood even better that once the other party became a formal team leader and reached the third rank, the relationship between the two sides would become delicate.

"If the original Zhang Yu posed no threat to me at all..." Lu Hengzhang thought to himself, "then after becoming the official team leader, he has become a threat to me."

Although opportunities for subordinates to overthrow their superiors are few and far between, Lu Hengzhang is unwilling to let even the slightest threat slip by.

His goal was to eliminate all threats in advance.

Lu Hengzhang's voice traversed the Dharma Realm, slowly speaking to the other side: "Vice Pavilion Master Yang, in this year... I want to find an opportunity to knock Zhang Yu down, so that he won't become a formal group leader after a year."

The person currently contacting Lu Hengzhang is none other than Yang, the deputy head of the Imperial Law Pavilion.

Within the Wanfa Sect, the determination of ranks and positions is extremely strict, and the titles used between members will not be transgressed in the slightest.

When facing his superior at this moment, Lu Hengzhang would not vaguely address him as Pavilion Master, but would precisely call him by his title of Deputy Pavilion Master.

Of course, Lu Hengzhang was quite respectful in front of this Daoist Master Lianxu, who was two ranks higher than him and had already established laws and regulations.

Even though the other party didn't lower the projection, he subconsciously lowered his head and bent over, as if listening to the other party's instructions, having already made the subservience to this leader instinctive.

The deputy pavilion master Yang said, "It is only right to punish cultivators from the lower realms."

"However, Gu Qingya will be taking over as the head of the review department, so don't fight with them for now."

"Our main focus should still be on high-intelligence devices, and we should expedite the approval and market launch of various related technologies for high-intelligence devices."

Lu Hengzhang nodded. He knew that compared to other areas like weapon crafting and Taoist arts, martial arts were ultimately not the most important area of ​​assessment.

Especially in the field of highly intelligent artifacts, it has absolutely nothing to do with martial arts.

Lu Hengzhang understood that if it weren't for the need to stop Luo Wuji from establishing laws and preventing his faction from further sealing up the black martial arts, and with the subtle cooperation of other forces, he and the people behind him wouldn't have been so proactive.

Although he knew that the higher-ups would be focusing a lot of effort and energy on developing highly intelligent artifact spirits, Lu Hengzhang was still somewhat unwilling to give up. He said, "Are we just going to let Zhang Yu, a cultivator from the lower realm, continue like this? This kid's talent and background are probably quite extraordinary. If we just let him go like this..."

Vice Pavilion Master Yang said, "What problems could possibly arise if a mere Nascent Soul cultivator is left to his own devices for a year or two?"

"And you will have an opportunity, which may take anywhere from three months to a year."

"You can take action later..."

……

Over the next few days, Zhang Yu familiarized himself with the personnel and operations of the martial arts group while also getting acquainted with his role as group leader.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside a training school on the 11th floor of Kunxu.

Several Nascent Soul cultivators who participated in the outsourced training were recounting their experiences working under the guidance of Void Refinement cultivators during the missions they had undertaken a few days prior.

The Refinement of Emptiness realm is a realm that Nascent Soul cultivators in the lower realms yearn for but can never reach.

The more they couldn't reach it, the more curious and longing they felt about the details and powers of that realm.

The Magnetic God Lord was also listening to the other party's story in secret, and a trace of regret welled up in his heart: "Refining to the Void... I have no hope for it in this life."

Magnetism God-King understood perfectly well that although she held absolute power in the lower realm as the leader of the ten schools, in the eyes of the sect's upper cultivators, she was nothing more than a tool for governing the lower realm.

"For the sect, having the Nascent Soul realm is sufficient for this tool."

"The sect won't give us the opportunity to break through to higher realms, much less allow us to..."

Thinking of this, the Magnetic God sighed inwardly: "Besides, to break through to the Void Refinement Realm, one must go to the 15th level of Kunxu. What chance do we have?"

His lifelong struggle and efforts on the path to immortality came to an abrupt end at the Nascent Soul stage, abruptly cut off by human life.

Faced with all this, only the Nascent Soul cultivators like the Magnetic Extreme God Lord knew the bitterness that had accumulated in their hearts.

"On the contrary, these outsourced Nascent Soul cultivators from the 9th or 10th level have a slightly better chance than us."

Looking at the few Nascent Soul cultivators who were still chatting about "refining the void," the Magnetic God thought to himself, "Although I've heard that the chance of being promoted from outsourcing to full-time is almost nonexistent in this day and age, there's still at least a tiny possibility."

"In comparison, we leaders of the ten schools probably only have a chance to enter a sect after being reincarnated and taking the sect exam."

Just as Magnetism sighed inwardly, Aoki God patted Magnetism God's shoulder reassuringly, knowing that his old friend was feeling troubled again.

At the same time, a contracted Nascent Soul cultivator suddenly said, "Magnetic Pole, didn't you say your disciple passed the sect affairs officer exam? Judging by the time, they've been in the sect for several months now, haven't they? How come we haven't even seen them yet?"

Another Nascent Soul cultivator from the 10th floor chuckled and said, "Magnetic Pole, given your position, you may not know enough about the sect. Once your disciple enters the sect, he probably won't recognize you as his master anymore."

Magnetism God Lord snorted coldly and said, "My disciple has just entered the sect and is at his busiest time. I told him not to come see me."

The outsourced Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged smiles upon hearing this, but they completely disbelieved what the Magnetic Extreme God Lord had said.

They had interacted with sect disciples and knew the attitudes of sect cultivators all too well.

Even with their Nascent Soul cultivation, they were practically invisible to most sect cultivators, merely used as tools.

If it weren't for the various benefits within the sect, the desire to earn immortal coins to exchange for sect-exclusive resources, and that slim chance of becoming a full-time outsourced employee, they wouldn't have come to the sect to suffer.

One of the outsourced Nascent Soul cultivators sneered in the small group: "The clan affairs officer has to finish his work in 4 hours every day, and his apprentice is only a level 1 clan affairs officer, how busy can he be?"

Another person said in the small group: "Haha, I'm afraid they've already lost contact. Even if she's just a level 1 sect affairs officer, she's still a sect master. Why would she care about a level 5 aging god?"

Just then, a friend request from the Dharma Realm flashed before the eyes of the Magnetic Extreme God on the other side.

In the Dharma realm, friend requests are displayed first by rank, then by position, and finally by personal name.

Upon seeing the position of Level 2 Sect Affairs Officer and the acting leader of the Martial Arts Group of the Imperial Law Pavilion's Review Department, Magnetism God Monarch paused in thought.

Just as she was pondering how a Level 2 clan affairs officer could add her as a friend, the last two words, "Zhang Yu," explained everything.

A moment later, Ciji coughed, then looked at Qingmu, Yinquan, and Nielian Shenjun, and said loudly, "Zhang Yu wants to project over and visit us."

Several Nascent Soul cultivators from the ten schools immediately looked at Magnetism God in surprise.

The next moment, a flash of light appeared, and Zhang Yu's figure appeared in front of everyone.

When they saw the Level 2 Sect Affairs Officer displayed above Zhang Yu's head, Qingmu Divine Lord, Yinquan Divine Lord, Nielian Divine Lord, and the others were all taken aback.

Yin Quan Shenjun thought to himself, "Zhang Yu got promoted? So quickly?"

Lord Nielian was surprised: "He's only been in the sect for a few months, right? How come he's already reached the second rank?"

Meanwhile, the outsourced Nascent Soul cultivators on the other side reacted even faster. The moment Zhang Yu arrived, their gazes swept over him, their thoughts raced, and the flow of information between them surged.

While the Ten Schools' Nascent Soul cultivators were intently watching the Level 2 Sect Affairs Officer, the outsourced workers were more focused on the other side of Zhang Yu's head, where it read "Acting Group Leader of Martial Arts Group 1, Review Department of the Imperial Law Pavilion."

Upon seeing this position, a series of messages immediately erupted in the small group chat.

"The team leader of the Imperial Law Pavilion's review department should be at the 3rd rank, right? Why is it showing as the 2nd?"

"Didn't you see that he's an acting team leader? He'll be officially promoted to level 3 next year when he becomes a full-fledged member."

"Hiss..." Someone more familiar with the rules of the Myriad Laws Sect gasped and said in the small group: "After joining, he was promoted to level 2 by the time of the March evaluation, and then became the acting group leader. He will be promoted to level 3 by the time of next year's evaluation."

"This is practically a promotion on the spot, a three-level jump!" "Could this be Magnet's apprentice? Magnet is probably just a substitute master, taking on apprentices that the big boss can't officially acknowledge? The real master is definitely not her..."

At this moment, Zhang Yu was already unfathomable in the eyes of these outsourced Nascent Soul cultivators present.

The outsourced Nascent Soul cultivators immediately stood up and greeted Zhang Yu in unison: "Team Leader Zhang..."

Seeing this perfectly synchronized scene, Lord Nie Lian, Lord Yin Quan, and the others were surprised. Then they realized that Zhang Yu, the Level 2 Sect Affairs Officer, was actually more powerful than they had anticipated.

Zhang Yu nodded slightly to the outsourced Nascent Soul cultivators, then looked at Magnetism God and Green Wood God: "Teachers, it's been a long time."

"Lord of Evil Lotus, Lord of Yin Spring... Greetings."

The Divine Lord of Evil Lotus, the Divine Lord of Yin Spring, and the others responded one by one. However, without realizing it, they found that they, as Divine Lords of the Nascent Soul stage, were somewhat more reserved in front of Zhang Yu, a True Lord of the Nascent Soul stage.

Just then, the Magnetic God said, "You must be very busy as the previous group leader. What are you doing here? You finally joined the sect, so you should prioritize your work."

Zhang Yu smiled slightly. In fact, he had wanted to contact Magnetism God and Green Wood God for a long time. However, one thing led to another, and he only had a little free time now, so he asked Starfire True Lord to help him find Magnetism and Green Wood.

Upon hearing what Magnetism God said, Zhang Yu replied, "It's alright, teacher. I'm working at the same time."

Under the enthusiastic inquiry of several Nascent Soul deities, Zhang Yu briefly recounted his recent experiences, as well as his work and promotion.

At this moment, the ten school's Nascent Soul cultivators finally understood that Zhang Yu, as the acting group leader, would be promoted to the third rank in a year, which surprised them even more.

"Good." Lord Aoki looked at Zhang Yu with emotion: "Looking back, I never imagined that you would achieve what you have today."

The Magnetic God Lord remained silent, but sighed inwardly, "Although I am destined to never reach the Void Refinement realm in this life, one day... my disciple may be able to break through to the Void Refinement realm."

Looking at the two of them, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "If there is an opportunity in the future, perhaps I can bring my two teachers to the sect to help me."

Zhanxian agreed, "Indeed, you and these two teachers have been through life and death together, and the trust between you is extremely rare in Kunxu. In the future, you may find many subordinates stronger than them in the sect, but it will be difficult to find companions like them... with whom you can trust each other."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly: "Trust... is too much of a luxury in Kunxu."

Zhanxian continued, "Besides trust, Ciji and Qingmu also have considerable abilities. Especially Ciji, whose Dao Seed, Tiangong Kaiwu, has helped us a lot in the past and has great potential for the future."

After a conversation with his two masters, Zhang Yu also talked to Yin Quan about Wang Yin, relaying Wang Yin's request to him to deliver his message. He also told Yin Quan that if he had anything he wanted to say back, he could let him know, and he would have someone deliver it to Wang Yin before the next sect examination.

After adding the ten Nascent Soul cultivators as friends, Zhang Yu chatted for a few more minutes before the projection dissipated, and the connection was broken.

Magnetism God looked helpless and said slowly, "This kid, instead of working properly, he's slacking off during work hours to come and see us? Sigh, I'll send him a message later and have a good talk with him, so he won't waste this kind of time in the future."

"He's showing off again!" Yin Quan Shenjun cursed inwardly, then thought of the money message Wang Yin had sent him.

Although she felt somewhat gratified that her son was more likely to sponge off her, Yin Quan still felt a little uneasy compared to other people's apprentices.

"If I had known, I should have just taken Zhang Yu in and made him Wang Yin's father. That way, I could have taken care of him a bit."

The other Nascent Soul Divine Lords around him also looked thoughtful.

Originally, in their hearts, the path to immortality had already changed.

On the current Kunxu Immortal Path, one only needs to consider oneself; all masters and disciples are merely tools to achieve one's own immortal path.

However, witnessing the relationship between Zhang Yu, Ciji, and Qingmu several times caused some of their thoughts to change unconsciously, as if they had returned to the distant past, to the days when they respected their teachers.

Lord Nielian thought to himself, "This kind of master-disciple relationship... might not be something I can't invest in."

At the same time, a Nascent Soul cultivator who had just been teasing Ciji and instructing her on sect rules walked over and said with a smile, "Ciji, you've taken on a good disciple. She's only been in the sect for a few months and she's already risen to Level 2 Sect Affairs Officer. She has a bright future ahead of her."

Magnetism God said, "What's so good about being a Level 2 Sect Affairs Officer? I heard him say that the pressure is high, the responsibility is heavy, and it's tiring and hard work. If you're not careful, you'll be caught up by the overtime line. The competition is also fierce, with backstabbing and infighting. It's much simpler for you to be outsourced. You can just focus on your work and don't have to think about so many things like Sect Affairs Officers do."

The other person's face stiffened upon hearing this, but they could only manage an awkward smile.

……

Within the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Looking at Zhang Yu's Rank 2 badge, Bai Zhenzhen felt a surge of fighting spirit: "I can't fall too far behind Yu Zi."

Kao Zong's clone roared in her mind: "If you want to catch up, you should do as I say and learn the Ai Zong realm from me first!"

Bai Zhenzhen ignored the Kao Zong clone and instead recalled the time when she first arrived at the Heavenly Sword Sect.

At that time, a disciple from the same sect as Tianjian University explained the current technological landscape of Tianjian Sect to her and Wen Wuyai.

"With the rapid development of immortal techniques that allow the mind to control matter, the construction of the world of sentient beings within the Tianjian Sect is now on the right track..."

"Based on the sword intent of the Ai Sect, and supplemented by other sword intents of different emotions, one can advance a magnificent sword technique that transcends the past and present and ranks first among the ten sects today."

"However, depending on the emotions involved, the cost, danger, and difficulty of cultivation will vary drastically."

The other party looked at Bai Zhenzhen and Wen Wuyai and said seriously, "Shock, shame, fear... these sword intents are relatively safe and suitable for you."

Wen Wuyai exclaimed in surprise, "Shocking is acceptable?"

The other party laughed and said, "Of course, you are in a very good state right now. You just came up from the lower realm, which is perfect for cultivating the Shocking Sword."

"In comparison, anger, sadness, pain, disgust, lust, hatred... these pose a higher risk."

“Grief and pain, if these two emotions are too intense, can easily drive people crazy or even lead to suicide. Anger, disgust, and hatred are the primary causes of sword fighting incidents.”

The other party said arrogantly, "Therefore, our Heavenly Sword Sect has the highest number of murder warrant holders among the ten sects."

"As for lust..."

The other party explained, "Because the number of cultivators practicing the Passionate Sword is increasing day by day, the cultivation data of our Heavenly Sword Sect has reached a new historical high."

The other party said with a proud look, "I'm afraid that in a few years we will surpass the Heavenly Demon Sect and become the number one powerful sect."

Upon hearing this, Kao Zong's clone roared in Bai Zhenzhen's mind, "Our Heavenly Sword Sect is the best in the world! In the future, all our data will surely allow us to ascend to the throne of the top ten sects!"

Upon hearing these words, Wen Wuyai's heart sank, and he felt a chill run down his spine: "The Heavenly Sword Sect is fraught with danger, far more dangerous than the ones below."

Seeing his appearance, the other person said, "You're in good shape too, suitable for the Fear Sword."

Bai Zhenzhen frowned and asked, "Is there anything else?"

The other party replied, "Of course. There's also our sect's current number one sword style, the Blissful Sword Style."

Bai Zhenzhen's gaze sharpened: "Bliss?"

The other person said, "It's simpler than shock, fear, shame... and safer than anger, sadness, pain, disgust, lust, hatred...."

"That is happiness."

"Forge the supreme sword path with supreme bliss."

Upon hearing this, Wen Wuyai exclaimed in shock, "This swordsmanship... could it be... that as long as you're happy, you can become stronger? You can unleash your sword intent? You can change the world?"

The other person nodded and said, "You're right."

Bai Zhenzhen asked again, "Then... what about its flaws? The fact that some people choose other technical routes means that the Blissful Sword Path must have major flaws, right?"

The other party shook his head: "It's not a major flaw in the technology itself, but rather that the requirements for practicing the Blissful Sword Path are too high."

"Because happiness...is expensive."

"Only the richer you are, the happier you can be."

"As the path of blissful swordsmanship progresses, the demands for happiness become increasingly higher and harder to satisfy, thus requiring more money to keep it going."

Just then, a series of exclamations rang out from all around: "Holy crap! They're from the lower realms!"

"Ah? They really are from the lower realms!"

"This is outrageous! How did people from the lower realms get up here?!"

"Woqu is a person from the lower realm who has passed the examination to enter the sect!"

Hearing the growing murmurs of shock, the cultivator who was explaining the technical layout to Bai Zhenzhen and Wen Wuyai immediately grabbed the two and left.

"Hurry up, the people who cultivate the Shocking Sword are gathering here. Don't let them gather more and more, or we won't be able to leave."

……

The School of Ten Thousand Laws.

Inside the Royal Law Pavilion.

After rejoining the martial arts group, Zhang Yu set aside time each day to practice the basic martial arts of the Nascent Soul Saint Body.

More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and he has pushed the Nascent Soul Holy Body to the level of (16/16), and the effect of the Nascent Soul Holy Body has been enhanced by 20% again.

With the arrival of his new month's salary and bonuses from Qu Yizhi, Chu Wangji, and others, Zhang Yu's savings suddenly exceeded 10000 immortal coins, and his Dao cultivation reached 120 points.

Looking at the immortal coins in his account, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "At this rate, I'll be able to upgrade to an immortal spiritual root in a few months, which will solve one of my problems."

In the days that followed, Zhang Yu worked while simultaneously developing his Nascent Soul Body, constantly saving money and accumulating the foundation for immortality.

Time passed day by day, and seven months later it was over.

A piece of news exploded like a thunderclap within the Imperial Law Pavilion.

A newly created immortal cultivation technique is about to be sent to the pavilion for review.

(End of this chapter)