Chapter 273: Fuxi Upgrades, Passing Through to the Second Layer

Chapter 273: Fuki’s Upgrade, Passing Through the Second Level

Hearing Fuki’s voice in his mind, Zhang Yu was first startled, then overjoyed, thinking to himself, “You’re finally awake.”

As if directly hearing his thoughts, Fuki replied, “Yes, I’m awake.”

“But it seems I’ve been asleep for quite a while.”

Zhang Yu was momentarily taken aback, then thought again, “Can you sense my thoughts?”

Fuki chuckled and said, “Relax, it’s not mind-reading.”

“It’s just that now, I can communicate telepathically with my followers.”

“Not only can my voice reach your mind, but the thoughts you want to convey to me can also be perceived by me.”

“From now on, we won’t need to type on phones to communicate in public.”

“After all, I’ve gained a lot this time. I’ve recovered from a Level 1 lesser evil god to the status of a Level 2 evil god.”

“Heh, the Eight Divisions also refer to evil gods of this level as Wandering Evil Shadows.”

Zhang Yu tried to send a telepathic message, asking, “Why were you asleep for so long this time?”

Fuki replied, “Wasn’t it because that process of capturing my colleague was too rushed?”

“I put in a great effort to capture him, fought with him for a long time, and finally managed to defeat him.”

“Then, while digesting and recovering, it took a very, very long time to wake up.”

“But at least I’ve regained the status of a Level 2 evil god. Heh… Now I don’t have to frequently fall asleep to hide from the righteous gods. In most situations, I don’t have to worry about being discovered.”

Zhang Yu nodded slightly, then asked a crucial question, “Can you enhance my potential again?”

Fuki didn’t speak, but Zhang Yu felt a surge of sinister power emanating from the black pearl that Fuki had transformed into. It flowed along his arm, shoulder, neck… and finally rushed into his consciousness.

In the next moment, Zhang Yu felt a slight pain in his palm.

He opened his palm and saw a transparent symbol forming within it.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “It’s similar to when the Feather Book first appeared and when it upgraded and opened the Chain Law Diagram, but it’s become more complex.”

However, this transparent symbol didn’t fill up quickly like it did when the Chain Law Diagram was upgraded last time.

Instead, like when the Feather Book first appeared, it was slowly being filled with black, bit by bit.

Zhang Yu estimated, “It’ll probably take about three or four days to completely fill up.”

“I guess only then will I be able to open a new page of the Feather Book.”

After enhancing Zhang Yu’s potential, Fuki then asked, “What about Bai Zhenzhen? I’ll help her enhance as well… By the way, why are you on a flying boat? Where are you going?”

So, Zhang Yu recounted everything that had happened while Fuki was asleep.

Upon hearing that Bai Zhenzhen had awakened a divine spiritual root, was taken to Tianjian University, and became a disciple of the Seven Emotions Divine Lord, Fuki was shocked.

She thought to herself, “Huh? Tianjian University? Is Ah Zhen going to be refined into a divine spiritual root flying sword?”

“Sigh, I’ve long advised Zhang Yu to dig out the true spiritual root for his own use. Now someone else has snatched it away. What a total investment loss.”

“But it might not necessarily be a divine spiritual root flying sword. After all, her spiritual root can evolve. If I were the investor, I’d definitely cultivate it to an immortal spiritual root before refining both the person and the root in one go.”

“Moreover, taking in a disciple with a divine spiritual root like this can also boost one’s reputation. Who knows, maybe other poor souls with innate spiritual roots will follow suit?”

“Damn, thinking about it this way makes the loss even worse.”

Although Fuki wasn’t familiar with the details of this Seven Emotions Divine Lord, could any Nascent Soul cultivator in Kunxu be good? Trusting a Nascent Soul Divine Lord was worse than making a vow to her, Fuki.

But even though she sighed inwardly, feeling that this was a huge loss, she didn’t dare to voice her speculations in front of Zhang Yu.

After all, in her view, even if Zhang Yu knew, it would be useless and might even affect his cultivation.

“Fortunately, when I analyzed Wang Yin’s self-destruction of his foundation-building cultivation last time, I only told him that severing the connection to the spiritual root after foundation-building would destroy it. I didn’t mention the part about refining both the person and the root together.”

“Hmph, Starfire Real Person didn’t say much either. It seems he also understands that this matter shouldn’t be discussed.”

After her thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant, Fuki laughed and said, “Good news, great news.”

“Ah Zhen has hit the jackpot, being noticed by a Nascent Soul old monster. Her cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds from now on.”

“Zhang Yu, you need to work hard to keep up too.”

“Otherwise, you won’t be able to enter her circle in the future. When you send holiday greetings, she might not even reply.”

Zhang Yu curled his lip and thought, “Ah Zhen isn’t that kind of person.”

“Besides, between her and me, there’s no need for holiday greetings.”

“If there’s anything, we can just say it directly.”

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “On the first level, for safety reasons, Tianjian University didn’t allow anyone to contact Ah Zhen.”

“But after reaching the second level, I should be able to get in touch with her.”

“After all, Ah Zhen said she’d come find me then.”

Just then, a loud shout came from ahead: “How long are you going to keep pressing me down? This is discrimination against demon descendants!”

The staff member pressing him down sneered, his muscles shifting to reveal a pattern of leopard spots.

Then, he said, “Discrimination against demon descendants? I am a demon descendant myself. How could I discriminate against demon descendants?”

“Let me tell you, what I discriminate against is all of you first-level people.”

With that, he pointed to his own eyes, then to everyone present, warning, “Remember, I’ll be watching you from now on. You’d better not have any ulterior motives. If you try to bring anything you shouldn’t through the checkpoint, I’ll definitely catch you.”

Amidst this commotion, everyone around—Lei Mulan, Qian Shen, Song Hailong, and others—watched silently.

Some had tested into the top ten schools, some into the 36 upper-tier schools, some into the 72 lower-tier schools, and some were planning to enter vocational colleges. They were all riding the flying boat to the Ascension Platform.

But now, standing before the staff, they all shared the same identity—first-level people.

Of course, except for soul cultivator students like Zhao Tianxing, who were in shipping containers along with other soul cultivator students.

Watching this scene, Yu Xinghan beside them clenched his fists tightly, a trace of unwillingness flashing in his eyes.

Zhang Yu patted his shoulder and comforted him, “Hanzi, don’t get worked up. Didn’t the old man say? People up here are like this. They look down on those from below as if they’re beggars.”

“We just need to endure it for a while and work hard up here…”

“Once we endure long enough… to pretend to be second-level locals convincingly, so no one can tell we’re from the first level, we won’t be discriminated against anymore.”

Yu Xinghan said, “I know all that.”

“I’m not worked up. I’m just worried…”

He touched his stomach and said, “Do you think I should take out all the synthetic food I hid in my rectum?”

“You damn…” Zhang Yu quickly stepped several meters away from him. “If you’re going to die, don’t drag me into it. Didn’t our master tell you about the food carrying limits?”

Yu Xinghan said helplessly, “I just wanted to bring more, save more up there, and take a few more steps on the path of immortality in the future.”

“Didn’t you hear what our master said? A cup of water up there is worth several days’ living expenses down here.”

“And I’ve hidden it in my rectum. Even if they find it, I’ll just say I like to eat without unwrapping the packaging, swallowing it whole…”

At this point, Yu Xinghan still shook his head without confidence. “Forget it, I’d better take it out and eat it now.”

Not long after Yu Xinghan left, Lei Mulan walked over again and called out to Zhang Yu, “Want to go eat? I heard the food provided on the flying boat is in the style of the second level’s cuisine. Want to try it together?”

Zhang Yu asked, “Is it expensive? Can we use first-level currency?”

Yue Mulan said, "I've checked it out. Although it's a second-level dining style, they use first-level ingredients and accept first-level currency."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt reassured and followed Yue Mulan to the airship's restaurant. However, upon glancing at the menu, he was momentarily stunned.

"Double-dose Capsule Combo... Triple-Potency Elixir... Gaze at the Needle..."

Even Zhang Yu, who had sampled many renowned dishes of Kunxu, was taken aback at this moment: "These are all medicines, where are the actual dishes?"

Just then, Li Xuelian walked over and sat down beside them, casually remarking, "The food industry on levels 2, 3, and 4 has long been largely overtaken by the pharmaceutical industry. Most people rely on medicine for sustenance, and only the wealthy can afford to eat actual food. Even Oasis doesn't sell much food here."

"After all, most people eat to quickly replenish their strength, energy, mana, and nutrition, to boost focus and excitement, so they can complete their work and studies. The poor might at most pair it with some cement to suppress their excessive digestive power."

Yue Mulan nodded upon hearing this. "In comparison, ordinary food has no competitive edge against medicine, so it's only natural it was phased out."

Li Xuelian smiled slightly and glanced at her. "I heard you're applying for pharmacology at Wanfa University? It seems you've already researched the situation on the second level? Well, your Yue family does have predecessors there."

Fuji asked in surprise, "Is Li Xuelian going to the second level with you too?"

Zhang Yu explained inwardly to Fuji, "It seems Li Xuelian originally had work up there. She only applied to come down to the first level to accompany Master Xinghuo in training disciples."

Fuji thought to herself, "It looks like Li Xuelian is doing quite well, able to arrange her movements up and down like this. Or perhaps Master Xinghuo left behind some connections and influence, all inherited by her?"

Li Xuelian turned to Zhang Yu and asked, "What about that kid Yu Xinghan? I couldn't find him."

Zhang Yu replied helplessly, "He went to the restroom."

Just then, a voice came over the airship's broadcast, announcing that they would soon arrive at the Ascension Platform, where services such as checkpoint registration and currency exchange would begin.

Zhang Yu and Yue Mulan quickly finished their meal and followed Li Xuelian to the designated area to start queuing. Together, they disembarked from the airship and arrived at the Ascension Platform.

The Ascension Platform was a massive palace floating among the clouds. Stepping inside meant they had already entered the realm of the second level.

After completing the procedures, everyone would continue their journey on different airships to various cities across the second level, depending on their destinations.

(End of Chapter)