Chapter 245: Wealthy Life, Martial Arts Sacred Fetus (Thanks to 'qyqxxx')

Chapter 245 Rich Life, Martial Dao Divine Embryo Thanks to qyqxxxxxxx for sponsoring the alliance leader

Inside a luxury apartment in the city center of Songyang City.

Zhang Yu sat cross-legged in the quiet room on the second floor, circulating his newly learned mind-cultivation technique.

As the air circulation system whirred, a current of air laced with over a dozen medicinal agents was inhaled into Zhang Yu's respiratory system, nourishing his physical body and stabilizing his mind and emotional state.

A few days had passed since the two of them were enlightened by President Wang last time, and the other party had subsequently leased this apartment—which commanded a monthly rent of hundreds of thousands—to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen free of charge.

Though President Wang called it a mere dilapidated house, the various facilities here were actually at the pinnacle level within Songyang City.

At least during the time Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen had been staying here, they could not find the slightest thing to be dissatisfied about.

On the very first day they arrived at this luxury apartment, Bai Zhenzhen had exclaimed, "Being rich feels so awesome, Yuzi!"

"If we keep climbing higher in the future, we will definitely become richer and richer! Eat better, live better, and cultivate to become stronger and stronger! Right?"

Looking at Bai Zhenzhen's happy smile, Zhang Yu nodded slightly, and he had to admit that being rich in Kunxu was indeed a spectacular feeling, while being poor was worse than death, leaving one without even the strength to throw a punch.

And at this very moment, the mind-cultivation technique Zhang Yu was practicing in the quiet room was called the Treasury of Gold and Jade Art.

This was a mind-cultivation technique where the higher the account balance one possessed, the more it could calm the mind, banish the fear of failure, foster unyielding perseverance, and strengthen the will.

After all, the Crippled Ox Flesh-Sacrifice Mind Art was no longer useful, so Zhang Yu had switched to a technique better suited to his new identity.

Every time he circulated the technique, Zhang Yu only needed to recall the figures in his account, and as he visualized this number deep in his mind, he could feel a sense of peace, and from the depths of his consciousness arose a kind of courage to face any circumstance.

It seemed that as long as this number grew larger and larger, he would possess boundless courage.

Every time he practiced this technique, Zhang Yu could not help but sigh with emotion in his heart, "As long as the amount in my account keeps growing every month, the effect of this mind art will only get better and better, right?"

"The cultivation arts of the wealthy are indeed exceptionally useful."

"It's far more useful than a self-harming mind art like the Crippled Ox Flesh-Sacrifice Mind Art."

Regarding Zhang Yu's increasingly adaptive performance toward his new identity, Fu Ji praised, "That is the way. You will not be a poor man in the future, so you should adapt to your identity as a wealthy person as quickly as possible."

"Before, you were constantly letting changes in the environment affect your state of mind, and I was worried that your cultivation efficiency and money-making efficiency would decline."

"Zhang Yu, do not forget the insights you gained when you first started learning mind arts."

"To live in this world, one must learn to adapt, changing as the environment changes, in order to walk further on the path of immortality and climb higher in Kunxu."

"Those habits of the poor, as well as their understanding of the world, are better discarded early. Keeping them will only hinder the speed at which you become stronger."

After two hours of concentrated cultivation came to an end, the notification sound of the smart butler rang out.

Zhang Yu stepped out of the quiet room, and the lights all around him, on the stairs, and in the hall illuminated in succession, lighting the path ahead for him.

Bai Zhenzhen was lying on the sofa in the main hall of the first floor, staring intently at the images projected in a video broadcast.

Hearing the movement from upstairs, Bai Zhenzhen spoke up, "Yuzi, come quick and look, the registration testing for the Foundation Establishment Examination is about to begin!"

The Foundation Establishment Examination registration, which was originally supposed to start in June, had been delayed directly until July because the number of applicants this time was simply too overwhelming.

Later on, various live broadcasts and re-broadcasts were arranged continuously, turning it into a super tournament that drew the attention of countless people on the first tier of Kunxu.

In the center of Songyang City, Zhang Yu shared a luxury apartment of several hundred square meters with Bai Zhenzhen, held tens of millions in cash in his card, and the Heavenly Spiritual Root, Foundation Establishment, and the Top Ten Academies were all right within his grasp.

He no longer needed to desperately risk his life like before; he only needed to circulate his mind art every day, study the free martial arts of high school, and pass the days in such leisure while his wealth in the bank grew every month, pushing him step by step toward the Heavenly Spiritual Root...

Under such circumstances, although he could not change the current situation of the first tier of Kunxu, at least he could still treat Zhao Tianxing and Qian Shen to meals every day, lend money to some friends in need, and take care of the people around him.

Zhang Yu thought secretly to himself, "This must be the happiness of the wealthy, right?"

"After suffering so much bitterness coming to Kunxu, I have finally become one of the elites."

Meanwhile, a reporter in the live broadcast of the tournament was casually pulling a few contestants for pre-match interviews.

And one person who suddenly appeared caught the attention of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.

Bai Zhenzhen said in surprise, "This guy... is Yu Xinghan, right?"

The reporter was seen raising the microphone and thrusting it in front of Yu Xinghan, who had just come out of the restroom, asking, "Hello, may I ask what you usually do before a match?"

Under the camera lens, Yu Xinghan froze slightly, looking somewhat lost as he said, "Relax a bit."

"Do you mean a warm-up exercise?"

Yu Xinghan said with some embarrassment, "Um, pretty much."

The reporter pointed at a bottle of milky-white liquid in his hand and asked curiously, "Is this a beverage?"

Yu Xinghan hastily stuffed the bottle into his coat and said falteringly, "Um... yes... this is... this is a functional beverage."

Watching this scene, Bai Zhenzhen sighed with emotion, "That kid Yu Xinghan doesn't forget to make money even before a match."

"It seems the news from Bai Long's side was correct. Ever since the two of us obtained our Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificates, this kid has been pushing himself harder and harder."

In the subsequent testing, Yu Xinghan's performance left everyone in the dust, immediately making him one of the popular favorites.

Zhang Yu thought secretly to himself, "Yu Xinghan's various data are now all close to the limit of Qi Refining."

"For this term's Foundation Establishment Examination, Yu Xinghan's winning probability is very high."

"When the time comes... he will probably also join Oasis's plan and endorse the brand together with me, right?"

...

After watching the match, the grandly dressed Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen followed today's plan and headed once again to the Oasis Building to participate in tonight's gathering.

The building's security system had long since registered the two of them, and everywhere they went along the way, the doors opened automatically without any obstruction, as if they were walking through an empty place.

Not long after they arrived at the gathering, a high school student from Xiandu suddenly got into an argument with another student from out of town.

"You foul outsider, you think you're worthy to drink with me?"

"Don't you think you're anything special just because you're from Xiandu!"

As the two talked, they stepped onto the arena stage. In just a few moves, the Xiandu high school student knocked the opponent off the stage, leaving him heavily injured and vomiting blood.

Then this Xiandu high school student transferred medical expenses to the opponent and said with a face full of pride, "Get lost and go treat your injuries quickly."

President Wang smiled slightly upon seeing this scene and directly tipped this Xiandu high school student 100,000 yuan.

And seeing this scene, even more people's expressions stirred, and they leapt onto the arena to challenge him, only to be struck down one after another by this Xiandu high school student in two or three moves, causing the atmosphere of the entire venue to grow increasingly heated.

Watching this scene, Bai Zhenzhen raised an eyebrow and thought to herself, "Combat Spiritual Root, hand cybernetic bone apparatus, and several top-tier expert-level martial arts."

"This guy is armed to the teeth; his raw power wouldn't be much inferior to Yun Jing from a year ago, right?"

Suddenly, Bai Zhenzhen remembered that she had seen this person before in the live broadcast of the Foundation Establishment Examination. He was also a popular contestant, seemingly named Ye Mantian.

"He belongs to the same clan as Ye Lingxiao, right?"

With the conclusion of the college entrance examination, Ye Lingxiao, Sheng Jie, Yun Jing, and the others had already headed to the second tier and entered university.

And the strongest batch of students in the Xiandu high school circle now had been replaced by a new term of students. Watching this scene, Bai Zhenzhen suddenly felt a rush of emotion.

Back when she first participated in the Foundation Establishment Examination, Ye Lingxiao and Yun Jing were so distant and unreachable in her eyes.

But in the blink of an eye, they had already graduated from high school, and new geniuses had emerged in Xiandu to take their original places.

Bai Zhenzhen sighed in her heart, "The geniuses of this world come batch after batch; there really are so many of them."

Just at that moment, that Ye Mantian let out a roar, pointed in the direction where Zhang Yu was located, and barked, "Zhang Yu! Do you dare to come up and fight me?"

Watching this scene, President Wang smiled slightly. He knew that Ye Mantian wanted to fight for an opportunity to perform in front of him.

But Wang Yin made no move to stop him.

After all, who doesn’t enjoy watching their household cats and dogs squabble and tussle, vying for their master’s favor?

As for Ye Mantian, his thinking was simple: while Zhang Yu had yet to establish his foundation, if he could exchange a few moves with him, he was sure to leave an impression on Boss Wang.

Ye Mantian secretly thought to himself: “We’re both at the Qi Refining stage—I’m not necessarily that much worse than him. Besides, he doesn’t have a Dharma Skeleton, and at this gathering… he probably didn’t rent a combat spirit root either. If it comes to a real fight, I have a decent chance of winning.”

At this moment, Ye Mantian’s only worry was that the other party might refuse to fight.

Fortunately, in his expectant gaze, Zhang Yu slowly stepped onto the arena.

To be honest, ever since he had pushed the Martial Dao Sacred Embryo to its complete form, unless the opponent wielded military-grade power, Zhang Yu had almost lost all interest in Qi Refining-level adversaries.

Ultimate—Martial Dao Sacred Embryo (10/10): Any Qi Refining martial art you execute will see a massive increase in its combat power.

Over the past six months, Zhang Yu had engaged in practical sparring with Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, and others.

How to put it… all those martial arts that had already reached the peak of Qi Refining, when unleashed by him, would surge in practical power once again.

Not only did their might break through their original limits, but even the most ordinary moves could display an effect of turning decay into magic in battle.

In fact, now, merely by circulating his protective techniques and executing a set of basic martial arts, he was confident he could defeat any high school student.

This often led Zhang Yu to sigh in admiration: “The complete form of the Martial Dao Sacred Embryo is truly both offensively and defensively formidable.”

At this very moment on the arena, Zhang Yu waved at Ye Mantian: “You and Ye Lingxiao are both from the Ye clan, right? He should be your older brother?”

“Half a year ago, I fought him—he was the strongest opponent I’d encountered since stepping onto the path of immortality, and he gave me quite a bit of inspiration.”

“Out of respect for your brother, I’ll let you have three moves today, so you don’t miss your chance to shine.”

Seeing Ye Mantian frozen in place, Zhang Yu flicked his fingertips and urged: “Still not making a move?”

Ye Mantian gave a cold snort. His muscles and mana twisted together like a steel spear, erupting with a thunderous roar as he lunged fiercely at Zhang Yu.

Ye Mantian thought to himself: “This is your own arrogance—don’t blame me for stepping on your name to rise.”

With three booming crashes, under Ye Mantian’s all-out barrage of three heavy strikes, Zhang Yu stood utterly unmoved, his body only trembling slightly, accompanied by a series of rumbles in the air.

In contrast, Ye Mantian’s face flushed red, and he stumbled backward with a series of thuds, eventually staggering out of the arena.

Ye Mantian looked up, staring at Zhang Yu in shock.

His three heavy strikes had landed on the opponent’s body, but he felt as if most of the force had been deflected, then gradually dissolved layer by layer, like a clay ox sinking into the sea, and finally a powerful rebounding force sent him flying out of the arena.

“Is this guy really at Qi Refining?”

“How can his martial arts be this formidable?”

Zhang Yu looked down at him from above, shook his head, and said: “I haven’t even thrown a single move, and you’ve already shaken yourself off the stage. Compared to Ye Lingxiao, you’re far too inferior.”

“If he were here, he could at least take one move from me.”

Hearing this, Ye Mantian’s face turned crimson, but he had nothing to say. He could only cover his face and hurriedly leave the gathering.

Zhang Yu had already returned to Boss Wang’s table.

As soon as he came back, Wang Yin clapped his hands in praise: “Zhang Yu, I didn’t know your practical combat talent was no less than Bai Zhenzhen’s.”

“A few expert-level martial arts, when executed by you, even take on a hint of military-grade style.”

“Not bad, not bad.”

Wang Yin’s eyes grew even more appreciative as he looked at Zhang Yu, and he immediately rewarded him with another 500,000.

The other wealthy individuals, corporate people, and aristocratic youths at the gathering also fixed their gazes on Zhang Yu with increasing gravity—both because of his rising status in Boss Wang’s heart and because of the strength and potential he had casually displayed, which left them even more astounded.

Zhang Yu glanced at the extra 500,000 in his account and felt his Golden Jade Full Hall technique circulating more smoothly.

……

Just as Zhang Yu was casually showing off his skills, stunning the entire audience.

On the other end of Songyang City.

Li Xuelian answered the phone. Before the other party could speak, she jumped in: “Yeah, I know. Overtime, another month extension, right?”

“But Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen have a packed schedule right now—it’s not easy to book them.”

“I mean, you’ll have to pay.”

“Don’t worry, just transfer the money to me directly, and I’ll handle it.”

……

On the other end of Kunxu Layer One.

Starfire True Person hung up the phone and sighed inwardly: “Thank goodness I have Xuelian handling my logistics. She’s reliable—I just need to transfer the money.”

Then, with a thought, the figure kneeling before him burst into a blaze of fire, turning to ash amid a scream.

“Damn, I couldn’t hold back again.”

“Starfire, Starfire, you can’t keep killing people indiscriminately.”

“I’ve been paying too much in compensation.”

Starfire True Person silently admonished himself, then turned to the young man beside him and said: “It’s fine, you can go. From now on, stay away from the corporate battlefield to scavenge. Everything here is company property. If you keep this up… and the corpse-collection squad catches you to sell your organs, your family won’t even get compensation.”

The young man bowed to him and then quickly ran off.

Deng Bingding’s figure materialized nearby, looking at Starfire True Person and saying: “Kid, you’re still as impulsive as ever. Your accidental kill count this month has already broken ten, hasn’t it?”

Starfire True Person replied: “If I weren’t as impulsive as before, you wouldn’t have had the chance to hire me.”

“So, where am I going for overtime this time?”

A blazing fire surged from Starfire True Person’s body: “Let me make it clear first—if you keep making me work overtime like this, you’ll have to pay more.”

“Anyway, you and the people behind you… you’re not short on my little overtime fee, are you?”

(End of chapter)