You dare to cultivate without money?!
Chapter 362: 311: Ultimate Earth and Wood Sacred Body (Thanks to 'Yumian Xiaoxiao Ku Bawang' for the reward of alliance leader)

Chapter 362: Chapter 311: Ultimate Earth and Wood Sacred Body (Thanks to ‘Yumian Xiaoxiao Ku Bawang’ for the reward of alliance leader)

Zhang Yu’s gaze swept over the factory buildings, feeling a bit emotional in his heart.

Thanks to the powerful strength of the Foundation Establishment Students from the Civil Engineering Department, and their professional skills, in just over two months, many roads were repaired, underground transport tunnels opened, and buildings sprang up everywhere, along with numerous protective factory arrays and feng shui arrays, both internally and externally.

Most of the project has been completed, and in a month, it will be time to leave, coinciding with the end of this semester.

The factory area now, compared to the ruins it was two months ago, is utterly transformed. From afar, it looks like a small city, with lights shining brightly even at night, and the sounds of overtime work are everywhere.

Suddenly, Zhang Yu stopped in his tracks because the area ahead was cordoned off.

He thought to himself, “Are they the people from the Artifact Refining Department?”

Since the newly built factory area is specially designed for producing Magic Remains, the setup of the Magic Remains production line naturally involves them.

As for the construction of the production line, especially some key facilities, these are all handled by the cultivators from the Artifact Refining Department; most of the time, Foundation Establishment Students from the Civil Engineering Department are not allowed to touch them.

The core techniques there are classified as confidential, and except for those from the Artifact Refining Department, no one else is permitted to enter to watch.

Zhang Yu detoured around the cordoned area, and the air gradually carried a foul smell that made him frown slightly.

Since the people from the Artifact Refining Department began setting up the production line, strange smells occasionally appeared in the air.

According to the senior students, this comes from pollution discharged after the Magic Remains production line operates.

Magic Remains, Magic Treasures, pills, flying swords, puppets… when various factories manufacture products, it’s inevitable to produce waste water, waste gas, and such.

These by-products, after being classified and summarized, are categorized into 72 types, collectively known as the Seventy-Two Earth Evil Qi.

When the Seventy-Two Earth Evil Qi first appeared, because of the residual spiritual mechanism and Immortal Path power within, some people used them as waste recycling for Immortal Path cultivation.

Some companies even teamed up with universities to develop cultivation techniques specifically for absorbing the Seventy-Two Earth Evil Qi, promoting them with slogans like strengthening the body, extending life, fast body refinement… selling a lot of Earth Evil Qi and related cultivation techniques to the cultivators at that time.

Old news told to him by the seniors flashed in Zhang Yu’s mind.

“But later… More and more cultivators practicing this technique came down with strange diseases, even dying suddenly, and the company got embroiled in a scandal, with laboratory reports on related side effects being concealed.”

“Then the company executives collectively bowed and apologized, and the lawsuit over compensation has been ongoing for almost 80 years without a resolution.”

Zhang Yu sighed in his heart, “Considering the lifespan of those company executives, they could probably drag this lawsuit on for several more hundreds of years without any problem.”

Fu Ji chuckled, “This is the common trick used by companies in Kunxu when facing compensation. First, they deny anything happened. Then they apologize, saying an investigation is required. Once the investigation is concluded and the procedures finished, when it comes down to compensation, they regretfully find that the plaintiff has already passed away. Then, a few years later, they declare that nothing ever happened…”

Zhang Yu said, “You seem quite familiar with this.”

Fu Ji said, “It’s not like I haven’t recruited company employees as believers before. I’ve seen this trick plenty of times. Getting a company to pay out is harder than blowing up the company’s building directly.”

As they talked, Zhang Yu had come to a patch of woods outside the factory area.

With his blood and qi surging, mana circulating, Zhang Yu began his Body Refinement cultivation.

With each punch and kick, Gang Qi soared, muscles flexed, and the power of mana and the body merged, erupting in every move and style.

This came along with Zhang Yu’s constantly increasing physical strength during the Foundation Establishment Stage, as mana and physical strength blended seamlessly as he moved, indistinguishable from one another.

About an hour later, with muscles expanding and contracting, steam wafting from his body, Zhang Yu showed a slight smile on his face.

The 10th technique of the Sacred Body of Earth and Wood had finally been advanced to Level 20.

Ultimate – Sacred Body of Earth and Wood (10/10): The more severe the injury, the closer to death, the stronger the primary and advanced effects of the Sacred Body of Earth and Wood become. Work as if every day is the last day of your life.

Gazing at the final effect of the Sacred Body of Earth and Wood, Zhang Yu’s eyes slightly narrowed, thinking to himself, summarizing with his understanding, “It means… the more I’m on low health, the stronger the first two effects of the Sacred Body of Earth and Wood become.”

What are the first two effects of the Sacred Body of Earth and Wood?

Zhang Yu’s eyes gently swept over the Chain Technique Map.

Primary: Tremor resistance, dust resistance, poison resistance, noise resistance, pressure resistance, cancer resistance, radiation resistance, pollution resistance, high temperature resistance, low temperature resistance, impact resistance, slash resistance, piercing resistance, hunger resistance all increase dramatically.

Advanced: The consumption of life span from operating methods, eating, and taking medicine during the Foundation Establishment Stage is greatly reduced.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “So the lower my health, the stronger my resistances and the lower my life span consumption, which means… the lower my health, the closer to death I am, the stronger my defenses, the lower my life span consumption, and the harder it is to die.”

“The faster to die, the harder to die?”

Zhang Yu pondered over the implications brought by the last effect of the Sacred Body of Earth and Wood, especially the assistance this effect provided him, and gradually formed a plan in his mind.

He controlled the activity brought by the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique, stopping it.

Then he strode towards the construction site, continuing his work.

However, this time, during his work, when Zhang Yu employed techniques like the War Demon Life-Extending Technique and Infinite Shock Zen, he no longer self-healed.

Not only during work, but even at mealtime when taking medicines, Zhang Yu forcibly suppressed the impulse to self-heal within himself.

Thus, visibly, he appeared increasingly exhausted, with his muscles, vitality, and physical strength beginning to weaken, and even a faint trace of white hair appeared at his temples within a few days…

Yet correspondingly, Zhang Yu could feel that with the blessing of the Sacred Body of Civil Engineering, his seemingly weakened body was growing increasingly resistant to various external environmental factors.

And during the operations of his techniques, dining, and medication, the lifespan reduction also became less and less.

On this day, Zhang Yu grabbed another large handful of Life-shortening Celestial Secret Powder, mixed it with Split Element Blood Burst Pill, stirred it well, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Through these days of excessive consumption, coupled with the effects of the Sacred Body of Civil Engineering, Zhang Yu gradually accumulated experience and could even vaguely sense the impact of the drugs on his body’s lifespan.

For instance, after taking the medicine at this time, under the forceful stimulation of the medicine, his vitality and mana inside his body surged madly, accelerating his breath and Body Refinement efficiency.

During this process, Zhang Yu could feel within the subtleties of his body that something was being consumed, which seemed to be his physical life force, representing his longevity.

So another few days passed, and now Zhang Yu’s forehead turned black, and internally, he was ravaged by drugs and various techniques, akin to being riddled with holes.

But in such a state, when Zhang Yu took more life-reducing drugs, he discovered that the consumption of his lifespan by these drugs… was almost negligible.

And the War Demon Life-Extending Technique, Infinite Shock Zen, and other Civil Engineering techniques were increasingly harder to harm him.

At this moment, Zhang Yu discovered that within himself… as his body was continuously destroyed, the resistance brought by the Sacred Body of Civil Engineering kept increasing, ultimately achieving a wonderful balance between destruction and resistance.

Feeling this balance, Zhang Yu increased the amount of his medication day by day, eager to seize this rare feast opportunity to furiously enhance himself.

If he previously relied on the university’s Sacred Body’s ability to take medicine, coupled with physical activation, to consume relatively little lifespan to handle many life-reducing drugs.

Then now, with the blessing of the Sacred Body of Civil Engineering, Zhang Yu could take life-reducing drugs with minimal consumption.

But to others around him, Zhang Yu’s weakened state… clearly indicated his situation was becoming increasingly not good.

Fu Ji advised, “Don’t do it, Zhang Yu! You can’t keep taking them! If you keep going like this, you’ll upgrade from an undergraduate to a specialized student and end up in a Fengdu technical school with Zhao Tianxing, both cultivating souls!”

Seeing Zhang Yu continuing to take drugs like a madman, Fu Ji was both angry and anxious, “What technology have these drug companies developed again? What exactly did they add to these drugs?”

…

In the room.

Che Yufei looked at Zhang Yu’s pale face and finally couldn’t help but ask, “How much can you earn per day?”

Zhang Yu responded casually, “More than 0.13 spirit coins?”

Upon hearing this, Che Yufei frowned, “No… for a daily wage of 0.13 spirit coins, is it worth risking your life like this?”

Every day, he returned home to check on Zhang Yu, wondering if one day, upon seeing him again, he would have turned from a colleague into raw material.

Zhang Yu said lightly, “I’m not doing it for the money, just taking this rare free self-serve opportunity to reward myself.”

Che Yufei was shocked to hear this. Even though he had encountered countless academic fanatics since high school and seen many who became obsessed on the Immortal Path, Zhang Yu’s level of obsession still left a deep impression on him.

Patting his own full head of white hair, Che Yufei finally couldn’t help but say, “Life isn’t meant to be spent like this. What you’re doing is called suicide.”

“Just look at how your body hasn’t even started aging, yet you’re already so frail.”

“Then look at me.”

Che Yufei patted his white hair and beard and said, “The doctor said I can live at least 10 more years, which means finishing college is no problem.”

“And among the sixth-year students in the Civil Engineering Department, my aging is the most severe. Do you know what this means?”

“It means I have the highest utilization rate of my life force, allowing myself to live through graduation while pushing my potential to the limit, which is a well-balanced nurturing approach.”

“Do you know the secret to my nurturing? Two points, moderation and persistence.”

“A massage once a day, taking at most one life-reducing medicine per day, and working overtime shouldn’t exceed 24 hours.”

“As long as you stick to these three things, you can also balance cultivating with life longevity and finish college alive.”

“After that, as long as you work hard, you can buy lifespan with your earnings.”

Che Yufei genuinely didn’t want Zhang Yu to drop dead suddenly since few Foundation Establishment Students in the Civil Engineering Department were as capable, and losing one would only increase the workload for those senior students.

Zhang Yu thanked Che Yufei for his kind reminder, then ordered two more servings of medicine, causing Che Yufei to shake his head repeatedly, thinking to himself, “This guy… must be drowning in debt.”