Chapter 358: Four Hearts in One, Director Gao's Guidance (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 358: Four Minds as One, Director Gao’s Guidance (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Did your Ten Thousand Methods University not teach you any battlefield first aid at all?"

Zhang Yu was startled, then said enviously, "You have first aid classes?"

Bai Zhenzhen replied, "It might be because all the major insurance companies refuse to insure our department right now."

"Honestly, let me project over. Give me full visual access, and follow my movements."

In a flash, Bai Zhenzhen’s figure projected itself in front of Zhang Yu.

With full visual access granted, Bai Zhenzhen now appeared as if she were physically present in the dorm room.

She crouched beside Le Mulan and said to Zhang Yu, "Stretch out your hands and follow my movements..."

Zhang Yu’s hands overlapped with Bai Zhenzhen’s projected ones, gently sweeping over Le Mulan’s abdomen to examine her injuries.

After a moment, Bai Zhenzhen nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, it’s not serious. Just a minor internal injury."

"For a small issue like this, follow my instructions. We’ll patch her up before she wakes."

Zhang Yu’s fingertips overlapped with Bai Zhenzhen’s again, pressing lightly on several points on Le Mulan’s abdomen.

Bai Zhenzhen continued, "Didn’t you say you have some ice-based mana right now? Channel it in to freeze the wound."

As the ice mana flowed in, Le Mulan’s eyelids fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes, feeling a wave of coldness inside her body.

"What... what happened to me?" Le Mulan frowned slightly.

She only remembered messaging her brother when suddenly there was a loud noise, followed by darkness and loss of consciousness.

In her dazed state, Le Mulan saw Zhang Yu’s hands pressed against her stomach, feeling the continuous flow of his mana. Instinctively, she began to receive it, just like the daily mana infusions she was used to.

"Starting the mana infusion?"

The coldness in her organs made her shiver, and she instinctively reached out to hug Zhang Yu in front of her.

Seeing Le Mulan wake up and cling tightly to Zhang Yu, shivering from the cold, Bai Zhenzhen circled the two, recording as she nodded in satisfaction. "Good, good. It seems there’s no major issue with her body. Yu, now you don’t have to worry about compensation."

But Zhang Yu, feeling Le Mulan squirming in his arms and her cool, smooth limbs brushing against him, couldn’t help but jostle her slightly and said, "Stop squirming."

Le Mulan’s mind was still foggy from the impact. Rubbing against Zhang Yu, she murmured, "Not warm enough."

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Didn’t you hear her? She’s not warm enough. Hurry up and generate some heat. Don’t let Le Mulan get frostbite."

Reluctantly, Zhang Yu flexed his muscles to raise his body temperature and warm Le Mulan.

But feeling Le Mulan still wriggling in his arms and the sweat on his body gradually mingling with hers, Zhang Yu found himself constantly distracted.

Especially with his mind divided into four, the four layers of thought brought four layers of distractions, like trying to press down a gourd only for it to bob back up. Countless distracting thoughts swirled like snowflakes, making it impossible to calm his mind.

Bai Zhenzhen reminded him from the side, "Why has your posture for pressing the wound changed?"

"Zhang Yu, when I fought you earlier, I noticed your thoughts are extremely active now. Your moves are free and unconventional, but they aren’t connected, always lacking unified coordination."

"I don’t know what caused this, but you must remember: no matter how your thoughts jump, they must be guided by the same will. Otherwise, the more thoughts you have, the more scattered they become, doing more harm than good..."

Listening to Bai Zhenzhen’s guidance, a flash of insight struck Zhang Yu’s mind.

"Guided by the same will."

Scenes from his earlier fight with Bai Zhenzhen flashed before his eyes.

"Yes, with four minds at work, there must be a primary and secondary focus. Otherwise, they’ll contradict each other."

In Zhang Yu’s mind, ever since his Boundless Heart Inner Dharma Body had advanced to level 20, the originally roaring two-headed white ox had transformed into a four-headed white ox.

Now, as Zhang Yu focused his thoughts, he saw one of the heads suddenly swell and grow, becoming the primary brain, while the other three heads shrank slightly, surrounding the primary head.

Roar!

With a fierce roar, the primary head bellowed, "You! Take charge of controlling the hands and pressing the wound!"

"You! Manage the flow of mana and maintain the infusion!"

"You! Flex the muscles and generate heat."

"Me? I’ll suppress the distractions."

Though the changes in his mental technique seemed numerous, in the outside world, the series of transformations in his mind took only an instant.

In that instant, Zhang Yu’s four minds underwent a qualitative change. They were no longer four layers of thought working in unison but one layer of thought centrally coordinating while the other three executed their assigned tasks.

A moment later, although Zhang Yu still felt some distractions surfacing in his mind, his hands pressing on Le Mulan were exceptionally steady. The mana flow and body heating were also no longer affected in the slightest.

Feeling Zhang Yu’s steaming hot body, like a furnace, Le Mulan gradually calmed down.

A realization dawned on Zhang Yu: "This should be the correct way to use multiple minds. Even among thoughts, there must be a hierarchy. Otherwise, they interfere with each other and hold you back."

Zhang Yu sighed, "Ah Zhen, thank you. You helped me break through a barrier."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled slightly and waved her hand. "Guiding my own son is only natural."

"And remember the damage assessment process I taught you today."

"I’ll send you the recorded video later. Study it well. If you ever bump into someone again, you can refer to it."

"Time’s almost up. I’ll head off now."

Listening to Bai Zhenzhen’s words and watching her figure dissipate, Zhang Yu imagined the content of today’s recording and cursed inwardly, "These Kunxu people are really... What do they take people for? They’ve completely dehumanized them."

"So hot." Le Mulan felt the scorching heat radiating from Zhang Yu’s body and was jolted fully awake.

Seeing that Le Mulan was fine now, Zhang Yu said, "Are you okay? If so, get up."

Le Mulan stood up and asked, puzzled, "What happened to me just now?" Zhang Yu’s face flushed slightly. "You were knocked unconscious by me."

"But I checked you over. You’re healthy, no issues."

Le Mulan’s gaze shifted, noticing her sweat-drenched body and her outer clothes and pants lying on the floor nearby.

At the same time, sensing the condition of her internal organs, she realized Zhang Yu had used ice mana to treat her.

She sighed inwardly, "Zhang Yu checked me over and handled the emergency treatment. Logically, I should thank him."

"But he’s also the one who bumped into me..."

Le Mulan pursed her lips helplessly. "Don’t make such big movements in the dorm in the future."

Zhang Yu nodded casually in agreement, but inwardly he thought, "Now that I’ve grasped the true method of using multiple minds, with one layer of thought always overseeing everything, I won’t make such careless mistakes again."

...

After school the next day.

As agreed with Director Gao, Zhang Yu arrived early at a training room in the Civil Engineering Department.

The Nascent Soul Great Power, Verdant Wood True Monarch, has entered within 10 meters of you. Please remain quiet and refrain from projecting advertisements indiscriminately.

Soon after, as the Nascent Soul domain manifested, Director Gao, dressed in Taoist robes, appeared before Zhang Yu.

Without any pleasantries or small talk, Director Gao got straight to the point, making the most of their time to teach Zhang Yu.

"Today, I will impart to you the first of my Civil Engineering Seven Ultimate Techniques: the Profound Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal."

"This seal is not only the foundation of the seven techniques but also greatly aids many of our Civil Engineering Department’s large-scale construction methods."

Director Gao extended a finger, and a mass of black-gold mana suddenly materialized at his fingertip.

"This is the Primordial Yellow Qi required to cultivate the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal."

"This qi simulates the gravitational force of earthly miasma. When attached to objects, it can alter their weight, making metal as light as a feather and cotton as heavy as a thousand pounds."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, reminding him of Mo Shangjin's Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, which directly controlled the gravitational force of earthly miasma. With a single move, he had lifted the entire flying vessel—people and objects alike—through the air and brought them down to the earth.

"Although the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal cannot control the gravitational force of earthly miasma, it can simulate and adjust weight. Truly worthy of being the foundation of the Seven Wonders of Earth and Wood."

As Director Gao continued his explanation, Zhang Yu gained a clearer understanding of the differences between the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal and the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power.

The Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power could be applied remotely to people and objects, allowing them to be dragged or torn apart at will.

In contrast, the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal required the attachment of Primordial Yellow Qi before weight could be adjusted.

Moreover, once the Primordial Yellow Qi was attached, if a person resisted with their own spiritual power, the qi could be dispelled, rendering it ineffective.

Although it was much weaker than the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, it was, after all, the foundation of the Seven Wonders of Earth and Wood. Zhang Yu studied it with great seriousness.

Especially the ability to adjust weight—this would clearly be highly useful for construction work on the site. It could further increase his efficiency and raise his salary level. Naturally, Zhang Yu applied himself even more diligently.

Director Gao patiently guided Zhang Yu through the energy circulation path of the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal once, then said, "If the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal is the foundation of the Seven Wonders of Earth and Wood, then this Primordial Yellow Qi is the foundation of the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal."

"However, this Primordial Yellow Qi requires stirring the balance of yin and yang within the body and the transformation of the five elements to condense even a trace. It demands the utmost patience and persistence."

"Ordinary students cannot hope to grasp the basics in less than a few weeks. Even the top student of each class often takes several days to get started..."

A few minutes later, after completing his first attempt at circulating the energy path of the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal with numerous mistakes, Zhang Yu knew he had already learned this technique.

But of course, he wouldn't boldly claim that he had mastered it.

"If I say it outright, who knows how Director Gao would view me?"

"Besides, what's wrong with spending a little more time with a superior?"

So, from then on, Zhang Yu followed the cultivation experience that surfaced in his mind, making slow and steady progress.

For him, as long as he completed one circulation, he would make progress in the Feather Book. Whether the process was clumsy or excellent made no difference.

One hour later.

Zhang Yu asked, "Master, this Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal is truly difficult to grasp. I wonder, what is the fastest time someone has taken to master it throughout history?"

Director Gao replied calmly, "I told you this technique is profound and difficult to learn and master. It's normal for you to take a few days."

"As for those who learn quickly, the fastest was about half an hour."

"When I learned this technique back in the day, it took me nearly an hour."

Another fifteen minutes passed, and Zhang Yu condensed his first trace of Primordial Yellow Qi.

In total, it took one hour and fifteen minutes for Zhang Yu to officially grasp the basics of the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal.

Looking at the trace of black-gold spiritual power at Zhang Yu's fingertips, Director Gao knew that his claim of one hour was slightly exaggerated, while Zhang Yu's one hour and fifteen minutes was genuine.

He thought to himself, "The time I took back then... was almost two hours, wasn't it?"

"This kid..."

Meeting Zhang Yu's gaze, Director Gao nodded slowly and said, "Not bad. The Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal emphasizes accumulation over time. When you return, practice diligently and never slack off."

Watching Zhang Yu's retreating figure, Director Gao took a deep breath and sent a message to Magnetic Pole True Monarch.

Director Gao: Guess how long it took my new disciple to grasp the basics of the Primordial Yellow Mountain-Suppressing Seal?

Director Gao: One hour and fifteen minutes!

Magnetic Pole True Monarch: Your disciple is amazing! [Smile]

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