Chapter 498

The design blueprint for the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor, awarded in the civil engineering finals, made Zhang Yu's team even more excited for the competition.

In the following days, he became even more engrossed in preparing for the competition.

That evening, Zhang Yu was in his lab cultivating the third method of the Prodigy of Artifact Forging, the Imperial Fire Divine Mirror. He watched a blue spark of fire swirl into his palm; using the cultivation method of the Imperial Fire Divine Mirror, he channeled streams of spiritual power into it, gradually refining it into threads of true imperial fire energy.

Just then, Zhang Yu received a message from Wen Wuya.

Wen Wuya: [Image]Please equip the Eye Bone to view this image.

Seeing the faint image in the thumbnail, Zhang Yu repeatedly warned himself not to click randomly, then skillfully analyzed the image content. By now, Zhang Yu was well-versed in this process, and in an instant, Bai Zhenzhen's video appeared in his Eye Bone.

In the video, Bai Zhenzhen said, "Yuzi, you're about to play in the civil engineering finals, right?"

Bai Zhenzhen smiled and said, "With your talent and ability, winning the championship will definitely not be a problem. You work hard, don't worry about me. I'm currently preparing for the Top Ten League, and the Seven Emotions Divine Lord won't make things difficult for me."

"However..." Bai Zhenzhen continued, "If... if the Seven Emotions Divine Lord comes to you, wanting to teach you swordsmanship and adopt you as her son, remember not to agree to her. That old geezer has ill intentions."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled, a hint of arrogance on her face: "You don't need to worry about me either. With my peerless talent, I can reach the peak of any path, and practicing any sword technique will be effortless. Oh, and about the Nectar Divine Lord's spirit bone experiment, if you can withdraw from it, try to do so early. Several Divine Lords are already paying attention to the conflict between the Myriad Arts and Joyful Harmony sects; this matter is too deep..."

As Bai Zhenzhen spoke, she relayed everything she had thought of and worried about recently, as if fearing Zhang Yu might make a mistake or accidentally fall into a trap. Though she had much more to say, her time was limited, so she could only quickly state what she considered most important, while some emotions were tightly suppressed deep within her heart.

After recording the video, Bai Zhenzhen exhaled; her previously relaxed smile vanished, and she coldly said to Wen Wuya before her, "I'm done."

At this moment, sword intent surged within Bai Zhenzhen, like a suppressed volcano, constantly enduring the high pressure within her. Because just as she was recording the video, Bai Zhenzhen had a thought in her mind, but had continuously suppressed it without voicing it.

"Should I let Yuzi cultivate the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao with me?"

"No, the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao is an evil path. I've already embarked on this path and can't turn back, but Yuzi, you cannot follow me onto this path. Yuzi has a brilliant future now; how could he cultivate the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao?"

Fluctuating emotions continuously swayed the ebb and flow of sword intent within Bai Zhenzhen's heart. She suddenly looked up and stared at Wen Wuya before her. In an instant, several crimson sword qi appeared out of thin air and fiercely struck towards Wen Wuya.

Amidst crackling sounds, just as the sword qi was about to strike Wen Wuya's face, Wen Wuya suddenly let out a low cry, and with his fingers pointed like a sword, he struck down each of the nearby sword qi, dispersing them.

Looking at the dissipated sword qi, Wen Wuya let out a soft sigh and said, "Zhenzhen, you almost scratched my face just now. I just had this done yesterday. Lately, your emotional changes have been quite intense after each video recording."

Bai Zhenzhen pouted and remained silent.

Wen Wuya then shook his head and sighed, "I've recorded quite a few videos for you lately, and also deeply researched information about the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao. From what I've observed these past few days... your intentions towards Zhang Yu are not pure."

Bai Zhenzhen glared at him and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? Zhang Yu is merely a resource for my cultivation of the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao. Like you, I'm at most just coveting his body, wanting to use him to aid my cultivation."

"Am I spouting nonsense?" Wen Wuya smiled slightly, dodging the sword qi continuously appearing out of thin air around him, and continued, "Bai Zhenzhen, do you really call that coveting his body? You are clearly a believer in sterile immortal cultivation. I'm almost embarrassed to say it... you've fallen for him, you've fallen into true love, you're cultivating astray. If you continue like this, you'll be finished; you'll be consumed by the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao."

"Speak another word of nonsense, and I'll tear your mouth apart!" Bai Zhenzhen retorted angrily, and several crimson sword qi immediately cut into Wen Wuya's mouth from inside out, instantly producing clanging cutting sounds within his mouth.

Smoke billowed from Wen Wuya's seven orifices, and his small tongue kept darting out, trembling uncontrollably from the pain.

Bai Zhenzhen glared at Wen Wuya and said, "Wen Wuya, what is this rubbish 'true love'? If you dare to use such nonsensical terms to insult the brotherhood and maternal affection between Yuzi and me, next time, it won't just be a cut to the face. You can leave. I need to continue my cultivation and prepare for the Top Ten League. As long as I can achieve a Grand Slam and be granted a Celestial Gate-level cultivation method, Master will have no reason to keep me confined any longer."

Bai Zhenzhen secretly resolved, "Righteous path or evil path, as long as it's powerful enough! It will definitely work!"

Wen Wuya thought to himself, "Is she lashing out in anger and embarrassment? Indeed, if I were like Zhenzhen, unable to control the evil thoughts in my heart and fell into true love, I would probably be too ashamed to face anyone, fearing the ridicule of all the heroes in the world. But since you've erred, you must face it early to have a chance to reform. I hope that by pointing out this dirty side of your heart this time, you will make a firm decision, completely mend your ways, and in the future, in your best state... use your divine spirit root to cultivate with me."

However, thinking of Bai Zhenzhen's vow to win a Grand Slam in the Top Ten League, Wen Wuya couldn't help but shake his head inwardly and mused, "If not for evil thoughts arising in her heart, how could such a fantasy emerge? Win a Grand Slam and be granted a Celestial Gate cultivation method? If she truly achieved that, it would be equivalent to gaining access to Celestial Gate-level cultivation methods during her university years. How is that possible? All the universities, all the Soul Transformation stage cultivators... would probably not allow this to happen. If someone achieves it, it will break the balance among the top ten universities, which is why everyone ensures no one can achieve it, and whoever does might become a target for everyone."

"The life seeds of the human body contain an excessive amount of bloodline information. The information storage capacity of each cell alone is equivalent to a video. And each drop of life seed contains hundreds of millions of cells; a few drops of life seeds are enough to store a cultivator's memories of over a hundred years, all in ultra-high definition. Such a vast amount of information can be transmitted by Soul Transformation spirit bones through just 5 seconds of co-cultivation, a speed millions of times faster than your dormitory's download speed."

Magnetic Pole True Lord sighed with emotion, "Such an efficient method of information transfer is something life has possessed since its inception; this is the profound mystery of the Heavenly Dao. And the Nectar Divine Lord's spirit bone is even more powerful because she can transfer cultivation simply by exchanging spiritual power with you. This indicates that the Nectar Divine Lord's Dao of Yin and Yang has long transcended mere physical reactions, delving deep into the profound mysteries of Yin and Yang and the principles of celestial-human creation."

Zhang Yu listened from the side and then asked about another matter that concerned him, "Teacher, have you heard of the prize for the civil engineering finals, that Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor?"

Magnetic Pole True Lord shook his head: "No, I haven't. It must be military-grade technology that hasn't appeared below the 11th layer, right? It's probably something newly developed within the sect. But for now, that's just my guess. If you can defeat Tianyao University, bring it to me then, and I'll be able to determine what it actually is."

On the way out of the lab, Zhang Yu mused to himself, "The appearance of the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor—does it happen to be part of the Great Sage's successor's set? Is that too much of a coincidence? I've successively collected three cultivation methods of the Great Sage's successor, and now there's even news of a fourth?"

Zhang Yu shared his thoughts with Fu Ji. Of course, he didn't mention anything about chain spell diagrams or the Great Sage's successor, only saying that he felt an inexplicable attraction to the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor, as if it, like the Desolate Ox Soul-Suppressing Heart Art, the Remnant Ox Self-Sacrificing Heart Art, and the Immeasurable Heart Inner Dharmakaya, originated from the Great Sage Desolate Ox.

Fu Ji said, "Oh? That might not be a coincidence then."

Zhang Yu said, "Are you saying there's a human factor involved?"

Fu Ji replied, "When a cultivator's cultivation is sufficiently powerful, even after their death, their lingering power, or even their legacy, will possess a certain will. Perhaps after you collected parts of the Great Sage Desolate Ox's legacy, his remaining legacy is actively moving towards you. Perhaps you are attracting them?"

Time quickly arrived at the day of the civil engineering finals. As their flying boat cut through the sky, Zhang Yu and his group arrived above Tianyao University.

They saw towering skyscrapers, dark and coffin-like, standing one after another on the vast plain. To Zhang Yu, it looked like countless miniature Myriad Arts Universities shoved into the ground, packed tightly together, cramped and congested, appearing impenetrable from a distance. Inside each of these skyscrapers, demon-kin now swarmed; Zhang Yu could even see heads poking out of the windows, and a large number of demon-kin crawling on the building exteriors, erecting various clearly illegal structures in the cramped spaces between buildings. From high above, large amounts of filth were casually discarded by the demon-kin; Zhang Yu even saw a body plummeting from outside a tall building, provoking screams and curses.

As Zhang Yu stepped off the flying boat, a strong stench assailed him—a strange mixture of faeces, urine, blood, sour odors... an assembly of various foul smells that made Zhang Yu's brows furrow repeatedly.

Mo Shangjin, who was beside him, reminded, "Everyone, rent a magic artifact to filter the air. Tianyao University believes in the law of the jungle under the Heavenly Dao: the strong prey on the weak, and only the fittest survive. Inside and outside the university here, open-air animal experiments are conducted everywhere, and various technologies are wantonly spread among the demon-kin population. The risk of disease and viruses here is the highest on the second layer. Any demon-kin casually passing by might carry lethal pathogens, viruses that induce qi deviation, highly contagious mental pollutants... Everyone be careful; the school won't reimburse medical expenses if you get sick."