August arrived, and with it, Jade Star Cold’s Third Eye Divine Ability finally ascended to the second level. One could only marvel as Jade Star Cold’s hands moved in a blur of afterimages, working upon the massive block of flesh before him. He kneaded, rubbed, and squeezed, continuously adjusting the internal force structure and relaxing fatigued tissues. Beneath the scrutiny of his Third Eye Divine Ability, the flesh’s composition seemed laid bare, every point of wear, injury, or fragility precisely highlighted, significantly amplifying the efficacy of his massage.

With a single fingertip’s touch, the guest’s massive form would tremble, emitting a series of hoarse groans! Observing this scene, a flicker of pride danced in Jade Star Cold’s eyes. “I’ve broken through again!” he thought. “Now… now I can raise my massage fees!”

But in the next instant, catching sight of a message within the Songyang Old Hometown group, Jade Star Cold’s brows furrowed. “It’s that Refine Heaven Extreme again!”

The group chat was ablaze with videos from Refine Heaven Extreme of Hehuan University, seeking likes from his hometown friends. Massaging with one hand while watching Refine Heaven Extreme’s videos with the other, Jade Star Cold couldn’t help but sigh. The opposite party’s achievements were ten times greater than his own!

“Hehuan University truly possesses a unique advantage in video creation!” Scenes featuring “The Seductiveness of the Head Instructor,” “Secret Investigations of the Patrol Team,” and “Peak, Sensitive, Medicine Maiden!” left Jade Star Cold with a profound sense of disparity.

“The gap between Ten Thousand Laws University and Hehuan University in this area is simply too wide now.”

“And this Refine Heaven Extreme… he seems to have started shooting videos back in high school. Could it be he was already preparing for his university debut then?”

“Indeed, none of us who tested into the top ten from Songyang City are simple. Not only was Zhang Yu selected for outdoor fieldwork, I successfully joined the obscure world of massage, and Refine Heaven Extreme’s videos are vibrant and engaging!”

Lost in thought, Jade Star Cold had already sent a message to Refine Heaven Extreme: *Heaven Extreme, could we collaborate on a video or perhaps you could help forward one of mine?*

Refine Heaven Extreme’s curt reply appeared: *For business collaborations, please send a private message to…*

Jade Star Cold’s lip twitched. *This guy,* he mused, *back in high school, he was only fit to appear beneath Le Mu Lan’s backside. Now, he won’t even give me a bit of face!*

Meanwhile, Zhang Yu was also diligently researching his newly upgraded, second-level Third Eye Divine Ability! His eyes were tightly shut, and the Third Eye seemed to penetrate skin and flesh, revealing the inner workings of his own body. Zhang Yu observed his intestines and stomach, slowly wriggling beneath the fifteen layers of Secret Steel wrapping. He saw the flow of blood throughout his entire being, and noticed the subtle damage to his meridians after a day’s work, now slowly repairing under the influence of his cultivation. He also spotted the uneven distribution of the twenty layers of Secret Steel scattered across his bones.

“Using the Third Eye Divine Ability for external observation, merely to see some weaknesses on another’s body, is pointless!”

“However, when used for internal viewing, it can detect subtle changes within the body!”

If Zhang Yu’s self-healing efforts through bodily activity were akin to a blind man feeling an elephant, relying solely on sensation, then with the cooperation of the second-level Third Eye, he felt his self-healing become more precise and effective!

“When I was digesting the twenty layers of Secret Steel, if I had possessed this ability, my bone strengthening could have been more even and efficient!”

Zhang Yu reflected: “The second-level Third Eye Divine Ability, for me at present, mainly serves to better avoid daily wear and tear on the body and further enhance self-healing efficiency. Its other uses are secondary… for now!”

“In the future, when I transition to the Refining System and begin to refine my own body into a magical corpse, this ability may prove incredibly useful!”

Within the 667th layer of the work site, Zhang Yu sat cross-legged, breathing in spiritual energy, refining magical power, and pushing his Pulse-less Flow Breathing Method’s tenth door to its limits. Around him, several human-shaped astral energies flickered back and forth, continuously pushing forward the work under Zhang Yu’s control, completing one task after another!

It wasn’t until this breathing method was also pushed to the 20th level that his Pulse-less Flow finally reached its ultimate realm!

**Ultimate Pulse-less Flow State (10/10): Converts physical strength and essence qi within the body into magical power. The more breathing methods mastered, the higher the conversion efficiency!**

Gazing upon this final effect, Zhang Yu’s eyes slightly narrowed. *This counts as… consuming blood to convert to mana,* he thought to himself.

Zhang Yu attempted a slight activation and immediately felt a subtle force being squeezed out of the flesh and blood throughout his body. This force was then converted into magical power, gathering towards his dantian.

“This is physical strength converting to magical power…”

During the conversion process, Zhang Yu felt as though the flesh throughout his body was undergoing intense exercise, gradually experiencing a sense of fatigue. And as Zhang Yu’s intention deepened, the essence qi he had accumulated through eating meals and consuming medicine in recent days also seemed eager to move, ready to be converted into magical power at any moment! But he, of course, did not do this! These formed the foundation of his body, the basis for pushing his cultivation and elevating his physical strength. He would not easily expend them!

Next, Zhang Yu merely continued to convert physical strength into magical power to test this ability. “This is an ability that allows me to instantly burst forth with more magical power, enabling my disposable magical power total to far exceed my own limits,” Zhang Yu mused. “If I combine this with my…”

As his thoughts stirred, another human-shaped astral energy appeared behind him! And under the premise of continuously converting physical strength into magical power, the magical power Zhang Yu consumed was quickly replenished, allowing another formless warrior to appear behind him!

But soon, these two formless warriors were dispersed by him. Zhang Yu thought to himself: “I need to find an excuse to cover this up, otherwise my magical power capacity is too eye-catching!”

Thus, on the second day at the work site, Zhang Yu held a bottle of Damage Life Heavenly Machine Powder in his hand, pretending to have just taken it, while silently converting physical strength into magical power. As his abundant physical strength was converted into surging magical power within his dantian, Zhang Yu felt as though his entire body’s flesh was burning intensely, continuously refining wave after wave of magical power surging towards his dantian! Feeling the swelling sensation in his dantian, Zhang Yu directly summoned five formless warriors!

But under the influence of the continuous conversion of physical strength into magical power and the flowing recovery of magical power, he soon felt a vague swelling sensation in his dantian again! So Zhang Yu continued to summon one formless warrior after another! In an instant, a full ten formless warriors appeared before him. With a shift of Zhang Yu’s thoughts, they rushed out with a roar, sweeping away all the building debris around them!

“Through converting physical strength into magical power, I can maintain a maximum of ten formless warriors!” Zhang Yu secretly estimated. “At full operation, perhaps for a little over half an hour!”

“If I purely pursue quantity, then dozens of formless warriors might also be maintained for a few minutes!”

“This!” A flicker of excitement flashed in Zhang Yu’s eyes. “I alone can practically rival a construction team. How much does this elevate construction efficiency?”

He himself was equivalent to his own contractor! Zhang Yu knew that much of the work on the site could be paid by the piece, belonging to the principle of earning more through more labor! This was also the reason his work site income had risen with his daily cultivation advancements! And now, the further elevation of work efficiency meant his income could rise again!

However, when Zhang Yu summoned the seventh formless warrior, he already found it somewhat difficult to control them all and make them perform precise actions. By the time he had ten formless warriors, having them all move meant they could only complete some vague operations! He could only barely control three or four of them to perform martial arts techniques; the remaining formless warriors could only perform conventional human movements.

Zhang Yu thought to himself: “I still need to practice!” As my cultivation continuously elevates, and my physical strength and magical power grow higher and higher, my actual disposable magical power will also continuously increase, and the quantity of human-shaped astral energy I can create will also increase! This requires me to have stronger control power, capable of controlling a greater quantity of formless warriors! Otherwise, quantity, no matter how great, is useless!

Just as Zhang Yu was controlling his “engineering team,” Li Xiao, who was passing by not far away, was already filled with shock.

“Zhang Yu can now manifest so much astral energy to work alone…”

“His income… how many times mine is that? But this is just his initial idea!”

As he observed further, what truly shocked Li Xiao wasn’t this, but the pill bottle Zhang Yu held in his hand!

“Something’s not right. Zhang Yu is eating that tiger-wolf medicine again. He’s forcibly squeezing out the magical power inside his body to refine astral energy for work. Even if the wages are higher, the damage to his body is also significant. Does he use himself so desperately for daily work?”

This was the point that most shocked Li Xiao! He felt his mentality crumbling a bit. “Doing this, even if you can earn a little more, after deducting future medical expenses, how much more can you actually get? It’s too… too intense!”

And after finishing work for the day, Zhang Yu looked at his income, a hint of satisfaction surging within him! From an initial 0.05 spirit coins per night, to later over 0.07 spirit coins per night, to today, his nightly wage directly broke through to 0.1 spirit coins!

“Civil engineering, as long as you’re willing to endure hardship, you truly can save money!”

After Zhang Yu successfully completed the Qi Pulse Flow and the Third Eye Divine Ability in August, his journey towards Spirit and Flesh Unity once again fell into a predicament. Day after day, he tried, always feeling on the verge of a breakthrough, yet always failing.

And on this very day, as Zhang Yu logged into Hammer Heart Residence once more and entered the simulation environment, the backstage manager of Hammer Heart Residence took notice of Zhang Yu! Within a pure white spiritual world control room, Manager You Chuan of Hammer Heart Residence spoke to a nearby customer service representative. “He’s here again.”

The customer service representative replied, “The user has entered the simulation environment!”

Looking at Zhang Yu’s related data, You Chuan couldn’t help but constantly frown. Since several days ago, Zhang Yu’s delayed breakthrough had triggered related user alarms and sent them to You Chuan. In order to increase the success rate of his breakthrough, You Chuan had to raise his permissions, allowing him to log into the simulation environment three times a day. However, despite the increased efficiency, he still showed no signs of a breakthrough!

“If this Zhang Yu continues to delay, our group’s average customer breakthrough time this month will rise again!”

“And this kid! He’s been at it for so long and still hasn’t broken through. I think he has the potential to surpass the 29-day record!”

Thinking this, Zhang Yu had already become an unprecedented major adversary in Manager You Chuan’s eyes!