Chapter 592: Immortal Path Potential Soaring

Chapter 592: The Soaring Potential of the Immortal Path

Jin Jun: Senior Brother, what was the outcome?

Bei Wufeng: I was defeated. [Facepalm]

Jin Jun: [Questioning] You were defeated, Senior Brother?

Jin Jun: You lost to Zhang Yu? How is that even possible?

Bei Wufeng: There was no help for it; the other party simply offered too much.

Bei Wufeng: I lost to his spirit coins.

Seeing the message from Bei Wufeng, Jin Jun felt a jolt in his heart, his face filled with disbelief.

Jin Jun knew something of Bei Wufeng’s financial standing. To make Bei Wufeng relinquish a spot on the Top Ten League varsity team, just how many spirit coins would that take?

"Three hundred? Six hundred? Or perhaps... one thousand?"

The more Jin Jun thought, the more alarmed he became: "Is Zhang Yu truly that wealthy? Did he actually use money to crush Senior Brother Bei Wufeng?"

If Zhang Yu had defeated Bei Wufeng in a sword duel, Jin Jun would not have been this shocked. This ability to win by throwing money at the problem felt far more terrifying and unfathomable to him.

"Where did Zhang Yu get so much money? Could it be from True Monarch Magnetic Pole? If my own master possessed such boldness, my achievements would be far beyond their current level."

After sighing inwardly at his master’s lack of comparable spirit, Jin Jun began to envy his senior brother.

"If he offered a price that could satisfy Senior Brother... if he offered it to me, I would certainly give up my varsity spot too. It’s not like I could ever snatch first place, so earning a few more spirit coins is far more practical."

Then, Jin Jun recalled his own previous competition with Zhang Yu.

"If you were this rich, you should have said so sooner."

Jin Jun felt a surge of annoyance: "Give me money! I can lose too! I can step aside too!"

Thinking that he had lost the competition and failed to receive any money, Jin Jun felt as if he had suffered two defeats in one breath.

...

Feng Tingting: Why does Senior have time to care about me today?

Bei Wufeng: Tingting, the Department of Civil Engineering has a bright future; you must seize the opportunity.

Bei Wufeng: Now that I think about it, the Director’s decision to transfer you to Civil Engineering was a move of profound foresight.

Feng Tingting: Huh?

Bei Wufeng: Look at how the conflicts between the Top Ten universities are deepening and the intensity of the college wars is rising. Are there not more and more civil engineering projects now?

Bei Wufeng: Why is the Finance Department willing to support the introduction of resources from Sky Demon University? Isn't it just to take a bite out of the economic growth in the civil engineering sector?

Bei Wufeng: And isn't our Department of Artifact Refining supporting the Civil Engineering Department’s competition just to snatch more of the market?

Feng Tingting: Senior, you must be very busy with the varsity team, right? I never imagined you had time to pay attention to so many major events.

Bei Wufeng: I have already withdrawn from the varsity team.

Feng Tingting: Ah?!

Feng Tingting: You quit? Then who took your place?

Bei Wufeng: Zhang Yu is taking my place in the Top Ten League.

Feng Tingting: Zhang Yu?!

Bei Wufeng: There was no help for it; he is simply too wealthy.

Feng Tingting: Senior, do you mean he paid to buy the varsity seat?

Bei Wufeng: Nonsense, that is not what I meant.

Bei Wufeng: Do not go around spreading rumors.

...

Ye Xingli: Junior Brother, rumors are flying everywhere that you paid to buy Bei Wufeng’s varsity seat.

Ye Xingli: Is it true?

Zhang Yu: It is all complete nonsense.

Zhang Yu: If such a thing were true, I would certainly consult you, Senior Sister, first.

Ye Xingli smiled and nodded, replying: It is good that you know.

Ye Xingli: As long as someone is willing to throw money around, Senior Sister will take on any business.

After ending the call with Ye Xingli, Zhang Yu scanned through various student group chats and found that many were indeed spreading the story. Some claimed five hundred spirit coins, others said one thousand, and some even exaggerated it to two thousand—the rumors growing more absurd by the minute.

Some people even kept calling out to Zhang Yu, trying to get him to verify the claims.

But how to put it... Zhang Yu felt that being boasted about in this way was far more satisfying than being praised for winning a sword duel against Bei Wufeng. Even the number of people seeking his artifact refining services had increased.

After all, if Zhang Yu is already this rich and still provides us with artifact refining services, he surely wouldn't covet our meager scraps? He is so wealthy! He must care about his reputation; the quality is guaranteed!

Having transferred all the orders to the assistants in his laboratory, Zhang Yu once again immersed himself in the cultivation of the Heaven-Earth Ruin Invisible Heart Weapon.

Heaven-Earth Ruin Invisible Heart Weapon Level 12 (3/120)

...

Inside the office of the Civil Engineering Department.

Director Gao was discussing the events at the construction site with True Monarch Magnetic Pole.

Director Gao: It currently appears that among the demon descendants sent by Sky Demon University, many are infected with the Dual-Cultivation Virus.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: Hmph, everyone assumes the spread of the Dual-Cultivation Virus is due to the previous attack on the University City, which left behind various demonic cultists.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: Little did they know that these demon descendants brought even more of the virus with them.

Director Gao: Now that the Finance Department is willing to bow their heads and let us inspect the demon descendants, the situation is easier to control.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: Inspections were always necessary.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: Do they think they can get away with this without handing over a few people? The blood they have shed so far is not nearly enough.

After a brief discussion, Director Gao suddenly asked: Did you throw money at Zhang Yu to get him onto the varsity team?

Clearly, Director Gao had also received the news about Zhang Yu buying his way onto the team.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: How could I possibly do such a thing?

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: Did you give him money?

Director Gao: I did not.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: Then my understanding is correct; these are all false rumors. I suspect Bei Wufeng concocted this with Zhang Yu to preserve his own reputation in artifact refining.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: He probably gave the boy some benefits, too.

Director Gao: Remember when Zhang Yu first enrolled? He was just a transparent nobody from the first level.

Director Gao: Who could have imagined that in just four years, he would reach this point?

Watching Director Gao’s message, True Monarch Magnetic Pole also fell into a moment of contemplation. She recalled how Zhang Yu had shattered everyone’s expectations time and time again.

From winning the civil engineering competition to transferring to the Department of Artifact Refining, then defeating Jin Jun, besting Bei Wufeng, and entering the varsity team... every step was a continuous overturning of the countless ways people had perceived him.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: I never expected him to make the varsity team this early.

Director Gao: Since the disciple has come this far, we as his masters cannot simply stand by and watch, can we?

Director Gao: Now that he has made the team, why not give him another push and see just how far he can truly go?

Reason told True Monarch Magnetic Pole that the road ahead for Zhang Yu was becoming increasingly treacherous; even with additional investment, the returns would be marginal at best.

Yet, for some reason, visions of Zhang Yu kept flickering through her mind, and she recalled the words he had once spoken in her presence.

"I have a dream: one day, I wish to be initiated into the sect."

"I want to compete in the Military Tournament of the Ten Great Leagues! I want to win a sect-level cultivation technique!"

"If I can win a sect-level technique, my chances of being accepted into the sect will surely increase, won't they?"

True Monarch Magnetic Pole seemed to see that pair of incredibly persistent eyes emerging before her once more.

She sighed inwardly: "Aim for the top, and you might reach the middle; aim for the middle, and you will surely fall to the bottom. To set the sect as his goal... perhaps this ambition and desire are precisely why Zhang Yu has made it this far."

"He may never reach the sect in the end, but the heights he achieves will surely surpass the vast majority of university students."

The next moment, True Monarch Magnetic Pole frowned slightly: "Why am I letting my mind wander like this?"

"Why have I been thinking about this fellow so much while I'm working lately?"

Glancing once more at Director Gao's reply, she pondered for a moment before responding: Then let us give him another push.

Director Gao: On the Civil Engineering side, I can find a way to help him secure a loan of 100 spirit coins.

True Monarch Magnetic Pole: Then I shall scrape together another 200 spirit coins in loans for him on my end.

...

Not long after, True Monarch Anzhen added Zhang Yu to the competition group.

Zhang Yu took a glance and saw that there were ten team members in total: three from the Artifact Refining Department, three from Finance, three from Daoist Arts, and one student from the Talisman Department.

Then, True Monarch Anzhen began to communicate with Zhang Yu again.

True Monarch Anzhen: Considering your circumstances, the school is currently willing to offer you the following training paths.

Zhang Yu felt a jolt in his heart and immediately began to study the other's message with great focus.

He knew that the school's method of training varsity students was to provide guidance based on financial capacity, teaching them different ways to generate wealth according to their individual situations.

After all, wealth was the ultimate manifestation of one's potential in the Immortal Dao; the more one could earn, the more resources one could mobilize, the more provisions one could secure, and the further one could travel on the path to immortality.

True Monarch Anzhen: The first option is the simplest and most flexible: the school provides you with a low-interest loan.

True Monarch Anzhen: The second option, considering your talent in artifact design, is for the school to arrange channels for you to take on design commissions and sell the copyrights to your blueprints.

True Monarch Anzhen: The third option, considering your civil engineering skills, artifact refining skills, and your ability in flying sword communications, I will arrange relevant communication projects so that you can study while earning money.

Looking at the choices provided by True Monarch Anzhen, Zhang Yu hesitated for a moment before asking for further details.

After some deliberation, Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Selling the copyrights to my designs should be the most lucrative, but the cycle required for that is far too long."

Zhang Yu still remembered the design copyright he had sold to the Wandao Group; he hadn't seen a single cent of dividends yet.

"As for the civil engineering projects, they involve array formations and communications, which would require far too much of my time and energy."

With only two months left until the Ten Great Leagues, Zhang Yu was determined to sprint toward greater strength; he felt he had no time to spare for such things.

"After thinking it over..."

Zhang Yu ultimately turned his attention to the low-interest loan.

"As expected, the most suitable Immortal Dao path for a young man in Kunxu... is still to borrow money."

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "The Ten Great Leagues are right before me. As long as I win this competition, I will have everything!"

"In this final sprint, I should raise the stakes."

Immortal Dao Potential! Come forth!

Zhang Yu replied: Teacher, I would like the low-interest loan.

True Monarch Anzhen: Very well.

Shortly thereafter, the 350 spirit coins in low-interest loans provided by the school arrived. Combined with Zhang Yu's own savings and the loans from True Monarch Magnetic Pole and Director Gao, his account balance surged to over 700 spirit coins.

This was a staggering sum of wealth, enough to trigger celestial phenomena and divine music upon being displayed.

Yet, burdened with a massive debt of 650 spirit coins, Zhang Yu would have to repay over ten spirit coins every month for the next five years.

With such vast resources at his disposal, Zhang Yu waved his hand and purchased a large quantity of Calamity Qi from various sources, spending over 200 spirit coins in the blink of an eye.

In the time that followed, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, and he pushed the level of his "Heaven and Earth Ruin-Calamity Formless Heart-Soldier" technique steadily forward.

By the end of July, this technique had successfully reached level 20.

There was only a little over a month left until the Ten Great Leagues.

(End of chapter)