Director Gao: Magneto True Monarch.
Director Gao: He’s the teacher from the Artifact Forging Department.
Director Gao: Didn’t I invite him to mentor you during the last Civil Engineering Competition?

Zhang Yu: Oh, it’s him! I didn’t realize he was from the Artifact Forging Department until you said so.
Zhang Yu: After all, he’s not a teacher from our Civil Engineering Department, and we haven’t kept in touch since that mentorship. I even forgot his name.

Director Gao: So, what do you think about artifact forging?

Zhang Yu: I’m quite interested in artifact forging!

Feeling Zhang Yu stir slightly in her arms, Magneto True Monarch smiled and said, “Be good, don’t move around!”
“Or is it uncomfortable being held by me?”

Zhang Yu: “N-no, it’s not!”

Magneto True Monarch’s lips curled into a slight smile: “Then that means it’s very comfortable.”

Seeing Zhang Yu stunned, Magneto True Monarch asked again, “Is it more comfortable in Director Gao’s arms, or in mine?”

Zhang Yu: “Huh?”

Looking at Zhang Yu’s bewildered expression, Fu Ji sighed, “Zhang Yu, you’re doomed. This guy seems to be the natural bane of your Civil Engineering Department. Neither you nor your master can outplay her!”

Zhang Yu replied to Fu Ji in his mind, “I just didn’t react quickly enough; I didn’t know how to respond!”

Fu Ji said, “Anyway, be careful. This guy is clearly unscrupulous. The way she’s talking to you now is very targeted; she must have thoroughly studied your personality and habits!”

Meanwhile, Director Gao on the other side had already replied: You want to learn artifact forging?

Zhang Yu: I believe that Dharmic Remains and Dharmic Artifacts are indispensable on the path of cultivation!
Zhang Yu: Learning more about artifact forging would definitely be beneficial, not harmful. It could even help me avoid getting swindled when buying artifacts!
Zhang Yu: As for learning actual artifact forging techniques, I don’t have the means for that.
Zhang Yu: Teacher, right now I just want to wholeheartedly and diligently study what our Civil Engineering Department offers, quickly master the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power, and then make a big impact on construction sites!

Director Gao: [Snickering] Don’t rush, you’ll have your chance to learn!

Zhang Yu: Teacher, does this mean after the military certificate comes through, I can try the Civil Engineering Seven Trials?

Director Gao: See, you’re rushing again!
Director Gao: As long as the Heavenly Court hasn’t announced the results, nothing is set in stone yet!
Director Gao: Before that, be mindful of the implications. Don’t spread rumors about the military certificate everywhere, understood?

Zhang Yu: Understood, teacher!
Zhang Yu: I just really want to learn the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power!

Watching the conversation between Magneto True Monarch and Director Gao, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Is Magneto True Monarch trying to make Director Gao believe that I’m fully committed to staying in the Civil Engineering Department to learn the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power?”

Meanwhile, after a few more exchanges, Director Gao asked: Has Director Lin looked for you?

Magneto True Monarch looked at Zhang Yu and asked, “Has he looked for you?”

Zhang Yu immediately reported everything about Director Lin and the Old Director approaching him, including their offers.
Magneto True Monarch relayed all of it to Director Gao.

A moment later, Magneto True Monarch closed the chat window and looked at Zhang Yu, saying, “Next, Old Gao will likely contact you soon to sign a contract and officially accept you as his disciple!”
“You just sign it when he does.”

Sensing the doubt in Zhang Yu’s eyes, Magneto True Monarch calmly said, “Don’t worry, this contract will be relatively lenient and won’t bind you too much!”
“As for our relationship…”
Magneto True Monarch’s lips curved slightly as she looked at Zhang Yu in her arms, revealing a smile that suggested everything was under control: “Rather than a title, I care more about practical results!”
“For now, until you master the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power, just be a good disciple to Old Gao!”
“My prodigy from the Civil Engineering Department, student Zhang Yu!”

Zhang Yu asked, “What if I master the Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power in my third year…?”

Magneto True Monarch dismissively replied, “We’ll talk about it once you’ve mastered it!”
Although she acknowledged the possibility, it was clear that Magneto True Monarch didn’t consider it very likely.

Meanwhile, Ye Xingli, who had been following Magneto True Monarch all along, grew increasingly anxious as they got closer to Zhang Yu’s dorm floor.
“We’re almost at Zhang Yu’s place!”
“Why are they still talking?”
“Should I remind them?”
But seeing Magneto True Monarch and Zhang Yu deep in an engaging conversation, Ye Xingli hesitated whether to interrupt.

At a deserted street corner!
With a heavy thud, Zhang Yu landed on the ground with a force like a truckload of goods.

Magneto True Monarch smiled, “Kid, you had a good meal in the examination hall this time!”

Zhang Yu gave an awkward laugh. He had indeed picked up some things to eat during the exam.
Zhang Yu: “True Monarch, I’ll head back now!”

Magneto True Monarch calmly said, “Mm, off you go!”
As Zhang Yu walked away, Magneto True Monarch’s figure shimmered slightly and vanished without a trace.

“Xingli, you can still guide this kid more in artifact forging techniques in the future!”

Hearing Magneto True Monarch’s words, Ye Xingli couldn’t help but ask, “Master, you seem to treat him… differently from other students!”

Magneto True Monarch calmly replied, “Different students, of course, require different teaching methods. This is called teaching according to aptitude!”
“Do you know Zhang Yu’s roommates?”

Zhang Yu’s roommates?
Ye Xingli genuinely hadn’t bothered to learn about them and didn’t see any reason to.

Magneto True Monarch continued, “All of Zhang Yu’s roommates are fellow villagers from the first floor with him!”

Ye Xingli was surprised, “Ah, they’re all from the first floor?”
Ye Xingli believed she held no prejudice or discrimination against people from the first floor. She simply thought most of them were poor and foolish, with exceptionally weak potential for immortal cultivation.
Zhang Yu, a genius who could climb up from the first floor, was already very much beyond Ye Xingli’s expectations.
She hadn’t imagined Zhang Yu would still be living with fellow villagers from the first floor… could he really stand living there?

Magneto True Monarch said, “In summary, according to various records, Zhang Yu is someone who cherishes old relationships!”
As if recalling something, Magneto True Monarch sighed, “Heh, cherishing old relationships… how long has it been since I’ve used that phrase?”

After Zhang Yu returned to his dorm, he flopped onto his bed with a thud.
His heavily injured body was already overwhelmed. Now that various matters had finally concluded, he couldn’t help but relax completely.

Tuli Shan: How was the exam?

Looking at the message from Tuli Shan and recalling the waves of concern he’d received after the military certificate exam, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, “Who says Kunxu lacks human touch? As my grades improve, the human touch at Ten Thousand Dharma University is becoming stronger!”

Not long after Zhang Yu lay down, the chilling power of the ritual surged again. With a helpless sigh, Zhang Yu simply went to the Grand Purity Realm and began studying the subsequent artifact forging lessons there.

Several hours later, Zhang Yu received a message from Director Gao, who intended to accept him as an official disciple and sign a supplementary contract.
After glancing at the contract’s contents, Zhang Yu thought to himself that Magneto True Monarch was indeed correct; the contract was quite lenient and didn’t place many restrictions on him.
“But… is it with a company?”
“Is this company Director Gao’s?”

Zhang Yu continued reading. In summary, according to the contract, the company would reimburse him 30 spirit coins per month for cultivation expenses until he obtained his Golden Core qualification certificate.
After Zhang Yu breaks through to the Golden Core stage, he would be required to undertake a certain amount of work, with profits split 50/50 between him and the company.
Many other details were also based on this principle.

Zhang Yu exclaimed, “30 spirit coins a month, that’s 360 spirit coins a year! I didn’t realize I’d become a student who could spend this much money in a year!”

Fu Ji commented, “This is a rare conscientious contract from Kunxu! According to its terms, Director Gao would only make a small profit after you break through to the Golden Core stage.”
“However, once you break through to the Nascent Soul stage, he’ll make a huge profit!”
“It seems Director Gao is truly betting on you reaching the Nascent Soul stage!”
“As for when you reach the Soul Transformation stage, this contract will likely need to be renegotiated!”

So, the next day, Zhang Yu and Director Gao completed the contract signing under the witness of a righteous deity, officially making Zhang Yu Director Gao’s disciple.

Director Gao looked at Zhang Yu in front of him, nodded with satisfaction, then asked, “Yesterday I told you to get proper treatment, why did you run out of the hospital by yourself?”

Zhang Yu said, “Teacher, you know my physique. There’s no need to waste money at the hospital!”

“You brat!” Director Gao chuckled, scolding him. “Do I really need you to save money for me?”
With that, he reached out and drew Zhang Yu closer, letting his magical power flow through Zhang Yu’s body.
At that moment, Director Gao sensed that Zhang Yu’s internal injuries had indeed healed considerably.
Especially feeling the vibrant life force within Zhang Yu’s flesh and blood, his satisfaction with this disciple grew even stronger.
However, he maintained a calm demeanor and simply said, “The Civil Engineering Competition is coming up soon. You need to quickly recover and get in good shape, understand?”

Zhang Yu was surprised, “Huh? Isn’t the Civil Engineering Competition in December? It’s only October now, isn’t it?”

Director Gao said, “Starting this session, the competition format is changing again!”
After all, in recent years, students’ practical combat skills have improved, and the intensity of competitions has increased.
“In such circumstances, finishing a competition within one or two days makes injuries too common. It increases competition costs and makes it difficult for students’ full strength to be perfectly showcased.”
“Regarding inter-school competitions, schools have continuously protested. This year, the Civil Engineering inter-school league will be restructured: a few matches will be played at regular intervals, stretching the entire event over several months!”
“Our university also plans to modify the departmental competitions in the same way!”
“The competitions will start in late October and continue until December!”

Hearing Director Gao’s explanation, Zhang Yu felt that this change was quite good. At least for him, it was excellent news, giving him more time to recover from injuries and improve his strength.

Director Gao looked at Zhang Yu and continued, “There’s one more thing I want to give you a heads-up about!”
“For the departmental competition, just lead your current team into the top seven to secure a spot in the Seven Absolutes!”
“Once the inter-school league begins, I’ll add you to Mo Shangjin’s team. You can go with him and gain some experience!”