Because after class every day, Zhang Yu spent most of his time cultivating the techniques required for the Earth-Wood Sacred Body, he rarely focused on the professional cultivation techniques taught in class.

After all, the Feather Book had a one-day cooldown for switching techniques. To ensure the rapid progress of the Earth-Wood Sacred Body’s techniques, Zhang Yu had never switched the Feather Book to the foundational techniques of the Earth-Wood class, such as the Concrete Gaseous Qi.

Lacking both time and the Feather Book’s enhancement, relying only on the scattered practice in class over the past three months, he had barely mastered the techniques taught in class, including Concrete Gaseous Qi, reaching level 1.

Just then, a roar came from afar. Concrete, like gray dragons, poured into the target points under Gongshu Jin’s control, causing the surrounding students to exclaim in surprise.

“Multi-line manipulation, and the distance exceeds 30 meters! He must have cultivated Concrete Gaseous Qi to level 10!”

“Is Senior Brother of the Fourth Tier cultivating techniques so quickly?”

“Nonsense, he’s so rich, how could his cultivation be slow?”

Ignoring the surrounding flattery, Gongshu Jin didn’t take it to heart. For him, with one-on-one guidance from a private teacher, the assistance of a Spinal Marrow Dharma Skeleton’s imitation mode, and the constant correction of techniques via Spirit Realm Projection, learning these things was too easy.

He glanced at Zhang Yu’s rudimentary attempts and smiled helplessly, thinking to himself, “He shouldn’t be short of money, right? His martial arts aptitude is truly… my friend is going to have a tough few years.”

After the engineering array design class that day, Tu Lishan contacted Zhang Yu, saying, “Come to the construction site after school tomorrow.”

“I’ll send you the address.”

“Floor 666?” Seeing the address, Zhang Yu thought, “Finally, I can go to the construction site to earn money?”

Inside the dormitory.

Having absorbed the high-quality mana, Zhang Yu felt it dissipate completely, a hint of lingering satisfaction in his eyes.

Suddenly, he saw Le Mulan meditating nearby, thinking, “I wonder if my current mana quality can help Le Mulan improve.”

“If it can… I might be able to obtain her Dao Seed, the so-called Deep Cold Mana Vein, sooner. That Dao Seed should help improve my mana quality, right? It should save me a lot of money.”

With that thought, Zhang Yu went to Le Mulan’s side and said, “Le Mulan, let me try to help you improve your mana quality.”

Le Mulan was slightly startled and asked, “How do you do that?”

Zhang Yu said, “I’ll inject mana into your body, and you try to collide and communicate with my mana…”

Hearing Zhang Yu’s words, Le Mulan’s mind was filled with the dual cultivation matters that Xuan Ge had recommended these past few days.

Le Mulan thought to herself, “Dual cultivation… seems to start with the communication of mana between two people.”

“According to Xuan Ge, my innate special mana has miraculous effects in dual cultivation.”

“Could it be… Zhang Yu wants to dual cultivate with me?”

Thinking of this, Le Mulan was shocked, “If it’s true… then as long as the product after each cultivation belongs to me, it’s not something I can’t consider.”

“I just don’t know how much money I should give Zhang Yu.”

Le Mulan remembered Xuan Ge saying that when a lower realm cultivator cultivates with a higher realm cultivator, the lower realm cultivator usually pays the higher realm cultivator.

“If Zhang Yu’s price for one cultivation is more expensive than the selling price of Feather Juice, then I’ll lose money every time I cultivate.”

Zhang Yu looked at Le Mulan’s uncertain face, full of complex emotions, and asked, “Is there a problem? If you don’t feel comfortable, then forget it.”

Le Mulan took a deep breath and said, “How much… how much money do I need to give you?”

Zhang Yu smiled and said, “No need for money. We’re both from the same hometown and roommates now, helping each other is what we should do.”

Le Mulan’s eyes flickered, and she hesitated, “Then… then…”

Thinking about what she was about to say, Le Mulan felt extremely ashamed.

She had rarely taken advantage of others like this before, and her face flushed slightly.

Finally, Le Mulan mustered her courage and said, “That which is left in my body at the end… can that belong to me?”

Zhang Yu laughed and said, “Isn’t that obvious? What’s in your body is yours.”

Le Mulan was stunned. She thought Zhang Yu would haggle, but she never expected him to be so generous, giving it away so readily.

Thinking about her recent behavior, Le Mulan thought, “It seems I revealed a flaw and he noticed.”

“But Zhang Yu doesn’t hold it against me and just gives it to me. He truly treats me like a good friend.”

With that thought, Le Mulan decided that she still had to give Zhang Yu money. Otherwise, cultivating and taking without paying… what kind of friend is that?

Zhang Yu grabbed Le Mulan’s wrist, and a stream of mana flowed over like a gentle stream.

After a long while, Zhang Yu frowned slightly, “The effect is a bit lacking.”

“Alas, it’s because you haven’t established your Foundation yet, and your mana quality is difficult to improve.”

Seeing Zhang Yu hadn’t moved for a long time, Le Mulan couldn’t help but ask, “Is it over?”

Zhang Yu shrugged, “What else? We’ll have to wait until you establish your Foundation.”

Hearing this, Le Mulan, who was originally excited, felt like she had been doused with cold water. Her mana flowed, and her whole body seemed to become cold.

Le Mulan said in disappointment, “I need to establish my Foundation first?”

Zhang Yu nodded, “Speaking of which, when is the Foundation Establishment Exam?”

Zhang Yu knew that there was a Foundation Establishment Exam every year after entering university.

To give high school students more time to grow, the high school Foundation Establishment Exam was stretched out over several months.

University students participating in the Foundation Establishment Exam had already reached the peak of Qi Refining in all aspects. Therefore, the Foundation Establishment Exam ended in just a few days. Top universities like Myriad Dharma University had more slots for the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate.

Le Mulan sighed, “This year, in November. There are about two and a half months left.”

She touched her dantian and said, “I’ve already bought a spirit root. I’m just waiting to get the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate from the university so I can establish my Foundation immediately.”

Le Mulan was a top student in Ziyun, consistently in the top five in Songyang City. Even excluding Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, and Yu Xinghan, she could maintain a top-three position. All her stats had already reached the peak of Qi Refining.

But after all, she had to compete with countless top students from the Ten Greats… Looking at the Dao Seed on her body, Zhang Yu said, “Work hard. If you need any help, just say it.”

Le Mulan looked at Zhang Yu and mustered her courage, “I want…”

Zhang Yu was slightly startled and asked, “You want what?”

Hearing her say the word again, Zhang Yu thought, “Are you kidding me?”

Le Mulan said, “I can pay. I don’t want to wait until after I establish my Foundation…”

Fu Ji said, “She’s offering money. Why are you being so pretentious? You’re short on money right now, aren’t you? If you don’t earn money, are you worthy of being a university student?”

“I don’t know why you want to help Le Mulan improve her mana quality, but if you earn more money and improve your mana quality, you can also support her after she establishes her Foundation.”

Zhang Yu frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

That night, when Zhang Yu told Bai Zhenzhen about his doubts, Bai Zhenzhen laughed and said, “What are you hesitating about? Hurry up and sell it.”

“You’re stupid if you don’t earn money, right?”

Zhang Yu sighed, thinking, “Maybe I’m just being too pretentious.”

“Shouldn’t Kunlun natives be selling everything they can in this situation?”

After hanging up the communication, Bai Zhenzhen pursed her lips, seemingly lost in thought.

A female voice rang in her ear, “Good disciple, your heart is in turmoil.”

Bai Zhenzhen murmured, “Why… do I feel a bit uncomfortable?”

Thinking that when she wasn’t around, Zhang Yu’s relationship with others seemed to be getting better and better, Bai Zhenzhen felt a slight discomfort in her heart.

Lord of the Seven Emotions said calmly, “Unhappy?”

Bai Zhenzhen asked in confusion, “No, right? Am I the jealous type of friend?”

“Do I not want Zhang Yu to have other… friends who are closer to him than I am?”

“I’m not that petty, am I?”

Lord of the Seven Emotions said, “A person’s thoughts are composed of emotions. The complexity of emotions often makes it difficult for even a person to be sure of their true feelings.”

“This is even more of a taboo in the Way of Extreme Emotion Sword.”

“If you are unsure, you should think carefully and confirm your true thoughts.”

“For example, you can think about their trading method. If it’s dual cultivation, what would you feel?”

With a crackling sound, strands of electricity flickered on Bai Zhenzhen’s body. She said calmly, “That depends on how much money Zhang Yu gets.”

Lord of the Seven Emotions laughed, “The Way of Extreme Emotion Sword, only by being extreme in emotion can one be extreme in the sword. But to be extreme in emotion, one must first understand what one’s heart truly desires…”

Xuan Ge came to the dormitory on the 125th floor early in the morning, preparing to go to class with Le Mulan.

Because he wanted to join her four-person family, Xuan Ge had been seizing opportunities to make friends with Le Mulan.

Seeing Le Mulan open the door and walk out, Xuan Ge was about to greet her when his expression suddenly changed slightly.

He saw the measuring cup that flashed in her hand and was quickly hidden in her arms.

At that moment, Xuan Ge suddenly felt a tremor and a pain in his heart.

“Damn it… why isn’t it me?”

“We’re both in Qi Refining, why is it Le Mulan and not me?”

After school that day.

In the Magnetic Channel.

Zhang Yu glanced at the 0.05 spirit coins added to his account. This was the extra money he earned from Le Mulan yesterday when Yu Xinghan and her sister weren’t around.

“I wonder when the next time will be?”

“I’m just afraid that the company on the second floor won’t be able to research anything and will just throw it away as trash again.”

Yu Xinghan said, “Hurry up, don’t be late for your first time going to the construction site.”

Their figures shot through the university city, passing markets, the gray and dusty civil engineering teaching area, the golden finance teaching building, and the temples of the talisman department filled with divine power…

When they arrived on the 666th floor, they were surprised to find that it was a large construction site, with a night sky that they hadn’t seen for a long time above their heads.

Looking at the moon and stars in the sky, Yu Xinghan and Zhang Yu were both lost in thought.

Having been crammed into the honeycomb-like university city for the past three months, living in a 5-square-meter dormitory, both of them had accumulated some pent-up feelings.

Now, seeing the vast sky again, their spirits seemed to expand, and a sense of freedom washed over their minds.

Just then, a voice came, “Why are you here too?”

Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan turned around and saw Li Xiao staring at Yu Xinghan and asking, “Did you pay too?”

Yu Xinghan nodded. He did pay a 0.01 spirit coin referral fee.

Li Xiao thought, “It seems I’m not the only one who handed in 20% of my monthly salary.”