“Give money?” Zhang Yu asked curiously, “Is there such a thing?”

Yu Xinghan sneered, “This old codger, as expected, the price he quotes to everyone is different.”

Thinking of this, he had already contacted Li Xuelian through his Eye Socket communication device.

Yu Xinghan: Senior Sister, there’s something I need to discuss with you…

Li Xuelian: I know, what do you want to do?

Yu Xinghan: He is, after all, my instructor. It’s fine to show him some respect with spirit coins, but his asking price is too high. I’m only willing to give him 0.1 spirit coins as a referral fee at most.

Yu Xinghan: Doesn’t Master have a disciple who works security at a construction site? Could you ask about their channels?

Li Xuelian: Ever since Dad had his accident, those disciples of his have been avoiding us like the plague. I’m afraid they won’t be able to help you!

Yu Xinghan: It’s just an inquiry. This rustic teacher of mine is banking on the fact that a newbie like me has no access to information about the market prices! As long as I can get more pricing channels to pressure him, it shouldn’t be difficult!

After discussing this matter with Yu Xinghan, Li Xuelian asked again, “The three months of basic courses are over. What are your and Zhang Yu’s rankings now?”

Hearing their scores, Li Xuelian revealed a hint of a satisfied smile and replied, “Not bad, not bad. I’ve found a friend who can help you improve the quality of your mana.”

Yu Xinghan’s heart stirred, and he said, “Not going through the platform?”

Li Xuelian: Black market deal.

Hearing the news Li Xuelian brought, Yu Xinghan immediately informed Zhang Yu, who was beside him!

Zhang Yu knew that transactions conducted through the mana platform were legitimate and compliant official transactions. Every trace of mana would be inspected and guaranteed by the platform, but a substantial handling fee had to be paid!

But if they directly contacted others and engaged in private transactions, they could save a handling fee, but they would lack guarantees and might even encounter mana fraud, such as using low-quality mana to impersonate high-quality mana, or the mana quality might indeed be a bit higher, but not as high as claimed!

In addition, underground mana transactions were acts that violated school regulations. Once students were caught, in addition to fines, they would also have their comprehensive score deducted, causing their ranking to drop!

Zhang Yu had once thought about finding someone to trade with, but because he lacked connections on the second floor and had no trustworthy trading partners, he finally gave up on the idea!

Hearing that it was Li Xuelian’s introduction, he immediately nodded and said, “Worth a try!”

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Not only does Yue Mulan’s Dao Seed need me to assist her with a higher mana quality!”

“The improvement of mana quality itself can also enhance the effects of many of my cultivation techniques and improve the efficiency of my cultivation!”

So the two of them, following Li Xuelian’s guidance, arrived on a vacant street on the 85th floor of the Myriad Laws University City!

Yu Xinghan said, “This is the mortal district. How come there isn’t a single mortal?”

Zhang Yu looked at the empty street in front of him and shook his head. Although he often came to the areas below the 100th floor to practice his cultivation techniques, he had yet to see a single mortal on the streets here!

The mortals here seemed to always stay in their own homes and never needed to come out into the streets below the 100th floor. The area was always so deserted, without a single soul in sight!

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “But with no one on the streets and a lack of surveillance, this area below the 100th floor is indeed suitable for making some underground transactions!”

“But in fact, with the capabilities of the Myriad Laws University, it shouldn’t be difficult to thoroughly monitor the areas below the 100th floor. Why…”

A moment later, Li Xuelian appeared before them and said, “It’s me!”

“Today is your first transaction. I’ll take you along!”

Li Xuelian led the two to the agreed location. A shadowy figure appeared before them!

The other party was completely shrouded in a layer of dark mist, completely concealing their appearance!

Of course, Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan were the same. Under the guidance of True Person Xinghuo, they had diligently practiced the skill of controlling their muscles to change their appearance. At this moment, one had transformed into the appearance of Gongshu Jin, and the other into the appearance of Ji Hengshu!

Li Xuelian had even transformed into the image of an unfamiliar man, without a trace of her original appearance!

Watching Li Xuelian exchanging passwords with the other party, Zhang Yu used the power of detection rituals to sense the area and confirm that there were no cameras!

After exchanging passwords, the other party nodded slightly, “My rule here is, money first, then mana!”

Yu Xinghan asked, “How many spirit coins for 100 mana?”

The other party chuckled and said, “Minimum sale is 10,000!”

Yu Xinghan frowned and said, “We can’t take that much at once, and do you even have 10,000 mana?”

The other party seemed to be used to this and said indifferently, “Of course, it’s sold in batches. I can transfer 100 or 200 to you each time!”

After some negotiation, the other party’s quote was 1 spirit coin to buy 10,000 mana!

Zhang Yu thought to himself that it was indeed much cheaper than the platform price. Li Xuelian then said, “I need to verify the goods!”

The other party was not surprised by this and released a wisp of mana into Li Xuelian’s palm!

Li Xuelian’s eyes lit up, “Such pure mana!”

“A mana quality of 175!”

The other party smiled and said, “What I put out is always good stuff. You’ll understand once you use it!”

Li Xuelian nodded to Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan, signaling that there was no problem, and then sent a message: Send the money to me. I’ll trade with him to reduce your risk of exposure!

Although they were a little worried that they would be scammed if they handed over the spirit coins all at once, after receiving Li Xuelian’s repeated assurances, out of trust in Li Xuelian, Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan still gave the money!

The two each contributed 0.5 spirit coins, a total of 1 spirit coin, and gave it to Li Xuelian. Li Xuelian, under the other party’s guidance, used the spirit coins to buy a few books on the second-hand market!

Next, under Li Xuelian’s supervision, the other party reached out and placed their hands on Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan’s bodies respectively!

The next moment, Zhang Yu felt an incomparably rich but non-invasive high-quality mana enter his body, and under the other party’s deliberate control, it remained still and quiet!

Zhang Yu quickly circulated his mana to impact this high-quality mana!

In each impact, he could feel his own mana becoming more resilient, and at the same time, some high-quality mana constantly mixed into his own mana. Although it was soon diluted and dissipated, the remaining residue still made Zhang Yu feel that his mana had become more condensed!

In the blink of an eye, the ball of mana that the other party had injected had completely dissipated!

Feeling the changes in his own mana, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “If there were a master who constantly infused me with this kind of high-quality mana every day, my mana quality would definitely improve by leaps and bounds!”

Zhang Yu wished he could enjoy this kind of service all the time, but he knew that how often he could enjoy it did not depend on his needs, but on the balance of his account!

Looking at the balance of his account, in the three months since entering university, apart from the 2.5 scholarship and the 5 spirit coins that Bai Zhenzhen had given him, he had no income at all!

Although he had been living frugally every day, after adding up the monthly rent, internet fees, communication fees, transportation fees, food expenses, the cost of purchasing cultivation techniques, and the 0.09 spirit coins for purchasing high-quality mana this time, Zhang Yu still had a little more than 11.4 spirit coins left!

“I need to ensure that I have at least 7 or 8 spirit coins to purchase the Earth Wood Holy Body and Qi Meridian Circulation cultivation techniques!”

“Plus the usual expenses!”

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, and finally discussed it with Yu Xinghan, deciding that each of them would pay 0.5 spirit coins to purchase 10,000 mana from the other party at a price of 1 spirit coin per month, and the other party would infuse them with mana once a day!

Zhang Yu thought to himself that his grades were still pretty good anyway, and it was perfectly acceptable for his mana quality to improve a little slower!

The other party said, “Infusing only 333+ units of mana for two people every day will only improve your mana quality by 2-3% in a month!”

“And the higher your mana quality, the worse the effect will be, and the more infusion you’ll need!”

“With your potential, you can completely infuse it a few more times a day. I think 5 spirit coins a month can greatly accelerate the improvement of your mana quality!”

Rejecting the other party’s sales pitch, Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan accepted the remaining mana infusion from the other party today and returned to their dorm, intending to circulate their energy and slowly digest it!

But before entering the dorm, he heard Yu Xinghan say, “You go back first, I have something to do!”

Zhang Yu looked at the other party strangely and said, “Aren’t you going back to digest it quickly? Where are you going?”

Yu Xinghan said impatiently, “It’s none of your business!”

He shot out like lightning, his mind constantly replaying Li Xuelian’s appearance today. He felt his incredibly strong body gradually heating up as his blood and energy accelerated, and his mind was full of wild ideas!

Yu Xinghan thought to himself, “Senior Sister hasn’t been seen for a while, but why does she feel more and more…!”

“No, I have to release some of it, otherwise I won’t be able to settle down in meditation!”

Thinking of this, Yu Xinghan couldn’t help but feel a trace of shame in his heart!

“This is free overtime work!”

Sometimes he even wanted to kneel down and beg himself not to do free labor like this, but he found that he could continue even when kneeling!

And not long after Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan left!

The person in the black mist looked at Li Xuelian and said, “Boss, don’t you want to give your friends a discount?”