Chapter 280: University Holy Body, Who Dares Provoke Me?

Chapter 280: The University Saint Body—Who Dares to Provoke Me?

Foundation-Building Heart Refinement Method, Foundation-Building Breathing Technique, Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms, Guide to Martial Force...

Zhang Yu’s gaze swept over one foundational-level cultivation method after another for the Foundation-Building stage. As he continued reading the descriptions of these basic techniques, the corresponding chain method diagrams and their associated sets surfaced in his mind.

"The University Saint Body! It really exists!"

Seeing these four words, Zhang Yu felt a surge of excitement.

He then raised his head to look at the remaining rows of Foundation-Building stage techniques, his eyes blazing with boundless fighting spirit.

"Compared to the first level of Kunxu, the selection of Foundation-Building stage techniques here on the second level is incredibly abundant."

"Plus, with my exchange discount..."

Zhang Yu checked the prices of the techniques. "Basic techniques are relatively cheap to begin with."

"And since I get an 80% discount on basic techniques, they become even more affordable."

"Take this Foundation-Building Breathing Technique, for example. The original price is 0.01 spirit coins, and after the discount, it's only 0.002 spirit coins."

But Zhang Yu didn’t rush into impulsive spending. First, he carefully selected each technique that could form part of the University Saint Body, then sorted them by price, planning to buy only the ten cheapest ones.

"After all, I don’t have any income on the second level yet. Every bit of savings counts."

After bookmarking the ten cheapest techniques, Zhang Yu first purchased one of them—the Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms.

In the next moment, an electronic version of the technique materialized before him. With a gesture of his hand, the pages flipped back and forth, zooming in and out to display the contents in detail.

Humanoid figures also appeared before him, like demonstration models, performing each of the seventy-two forms one by one.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Just the integration of the Eye Relic with the Spirit Realm network alone makes the teaching effect here far superior to the first level."

"But for a genius like me, it doesn’t make much difference."

While Zhang Yu was learning the Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms, Fu Ji watched him with mild boredom as he gestured into the air.

She glanced around the classroom with its dull gray walls and thought, "Without access to the Spirit Realm network, it’s like being blind here."

"Good thing I’ve already become a second-level evil god. I need to get Zhang Yu to perform a ritual sometime so I can get online too."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhang Yu had already begun practicing the Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms.

Upon reaching the Foundation-Building stage, as his physical strength continued to improve, Zhang Yu could feel the integration of his body and spiritual energy becoming increasingly seamless.

According to Master Xinghuo, body refinement in the Foundation-Building stage... couldn’t rely solely on pure physical exertion like some Qi Refinement stage body refinement techniques.

Instead, it required the coordinated interplay of spiritual energy and the physical body to gradually break through previous limits.

Zhang Yu had already noticed this when practicing the Foundation-Building version of the Spring and Autumn Endless Meditation.

Now, as he executed the Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms, he could sense even more clearly that each form required a different pathway for circulating spiritual energy to achieve the desired body refinement effect.

While Zhang Yu was practicing, the classroom’s surveillance camera rotated slightly, focusing on his location.

Master Jiao Lei was observing Zhang Yu through the camera. "Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms?"

"Why would he exchange for such a basic-level technique?"

"And... why is his practice so sloppy?"

In Master Jiao Lei’s eyes, Zhang Yu’s cultivation was utterly nonsensical. His movements were careless and half-hearted, each one executed improperly, as if he were being rushed from behind, prioritizing speed above all else.

"What’s the use of just rushing? Practicing a hundred times like this is worse than practicing properly once."

Master Jiao Lei shook his head, and his voice came through the surveillance camera. "Zhang Yu, stop practicing in the classroom."

"Classroom management says you’re occupying the space. Someone else needs to use it next. Find another place to practice on your own."

Zhang Yu immediately stopped and left the classroom, thinking to himself, "Where should I go to practice?"

After a quick search, numerous training grounds appeared in his Eye Relic, but they were either fully booked or required payment. Finally, an idea struck him. "Why not try going back to the dormitory level?"

...

Level 125, Dormitory Area.

Zhang Yu stood at the entrance of his dormitory, practicing the Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms move by move.

However, during his practice, not only were his movements often distorted, but he also exerted minimal effort, focusing solely on completing each move as quickly as possible.

This made his training process quiet and unobtrusive, drawing little attention.

Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms Level 1 (3/20)

Practicing this way allowed Zhang Yu to progress rapidly in the Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms. In no time, he had already practiced the technique several times.

"The only downside is that my perfunctory approach, focused solely on speed, offers little body refinement effect during the training process..."

But Zhang Yu didn’t mind this. After all, if he truly wanted body refinement, he had the expert-level body refinement technique, the Spring and Autumn Endless Meditation, at level 20.

In comparison, the body refinement effect of the Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms was too weak for him.

"If I had practiced like this back in my rented room, the movements would have been quiet enough that I probably wouldn’t have been yelled at to leave." "But back then, I needed the body refinement effects from the techniques, so I couldn’t afford to slack off like this."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "For now, it seems no one is coming to chase me away for practicing so quietly in the dormitory level..."

In the following hours, Zhang Yu pushed the Foundation-Building Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms all the way to level 8 in one go.

During this time, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, and Zhang Pianpian returned to the dormitory one after another.

Seeing Zhang Yu practicing at the entrance, the three of them paid little mind, greeting him briefly before heading into the dormitory.

As soon as Zhang Pianpian entered the dormitory, she began absorbing spiritual energy, seizing every second to refine her spiritual power.

As Zhang Pianpian started her absorption, the concentration of spiritual energy in the room began to increase.

Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan, sensing the rising spiritual energy in the dormitory, both showed expressions of surprise.

Le Mulan exclaimed, "The concentration of spiritual energy here feels almost as dense as in a spiritual vein."

"Does every dormitory here have this level?"

Yu Xinghan also wondered, "Is the spiritual energy on the second level this abundant?"

Zhang Pianpian explained from the side, "When you arrived, you should have seen that the vast lands outside the university city are all private property."

"Unlike the first level, which requires extensive urban development, these private lands are almost entirely used for growing medicinal herbs and maintaining spiritual veins. That’s why the concentration of spiritual energy on the second level is exceptionally high."

Yu Xinghan remarked, "So, because spiritual energy is so abundant, it’s provided cheaply to so many people?"

Zhang Pianpian smiled slightly at this. "Perhaps, but more likely, the university and the companies want everyone to refine as much spiritual power as possible."

With that, Zhang Pianpian said no more and closed her eyes to continue her cultivation.

Le Mulan quickly sat down cross-legged and began absorbing spiritual energy to refine her spiritual power.

Attending the first class meeting today had made Le Mulan feel immense pressure.

Once ranked among the top in her high school on the first level, she now found herself at the lower end of the spectrum in this university, stirring a sense of anxiety within her.

Meanwhile, Yu Xinghan touched her newly replaced Eye Relic, looking at the world that had finally regained its color, and thought to herself, "Sigh, I should’ve bought a better Eye Relic down below."

"The ones up here are just too expensive..."

Just then, a pang of hunger struck her stomach, and Yu Xinghan took out some of the remaining synthetic food to eat.

Calculating that the remaining synthetic food wouldn’t last more than a few days, Yu Xinghan couldn’t help but sigh.

Just as he was about to relax a bit, he glanced over at Zhang Pianpian and Le Mulan, who were still practicing their breathing exercises beside him, and let out another sigh.

"Ah, just as the old man said, university is even tougher than high school."

Meanwhile, outside, Zhang Yu, who was practicing the seventy-two foundational body-refining techniques, noticed Bai Zhenzhen's avatar flashing repeatedly before his eyes and thought to himself, "Is it already 2 a.m.? Time to connect with A Zhen as planned?"

Looking at the unchanging scenery around him, Zhang Yu mused, "In this university town, it's really hard to tell day from night."

With a flicker of thought, a shimmer of light flashed before his eyes, and he saw the energetic Bai Zhenzhen appear in front of him.

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Yu, have you settled in?"

Zhang Yu nodded and replied, "I've already attended the first class meeting. I even met a sixth-tier elder and a fourth-tier elder..."

Bai Zhenzhen said, "I saw several tenth-tier elders in my class too, but they were all quite polite. They even elected me as class monitor..."

Hearing that Bai Zhenzhen was chatting and laughing with tenth-tier elders, Zhang Yu couldn't help but show a look of envy.

Zhang Yu asked again, "How big is your living space? I'm sharing a five-square-meter dorm with my sister, Yu Xinghan, and Le Mulan."

Bai Zhenzhen exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Is Wanfa University that crowded? I thought my fifty-square-meter dorm was small enough, but you guys are living in just five square meters?"

The two continued to exchange interesting stories. Though only a day had passed since they last met, it felt as if they had endless things to talk about, sharing all the new experiences from their first day of registration.

Hearing that Zhang Yu had been shown up by Gongshu Jin's wealth, Bai Zhenzhen raised an eyebrow and said, "Gongshu Jin, right? He didn't bully you, did he?"

"Yu, remember, if he ever bullies you, I'll teach him a lesson for you."

"Yes, not just him. If anyone ever bullies you in the future, just drop my mother's name—the Seven Emotions Divine Lord! If they don't back down, tell them to add me as a friend, and I'll confront them directly."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu's eyes suddenly lit up.

"That's right. Even though I'm just a first-tier nobody, my best friend is a disciple of a Divine Lord. That means I have connections to a Nascent Soul Ancestor too."

With this thought, Zhang Yu felt as if the sky had opened up before him, filling his heart with boundless confidence. "Damn, I have such a solid background, yet I've been keeping such a low profile."

"If any fourth-tier or sixth-tier elders dare to mess with me in the future, I'll just have A Zhen add them as friends and give them a good scolding!"

"No, I should create a group chat and watch A Zhen teach them a lesson."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but puff out his chest.

(End of Chapter)