Chapter 555: Chapter 497: Zhenzhen’s True Heart, the Will of the Great Sage
The design blueprint of the Aqua Gold Crystal Armor from the civil engineering finals reward made Zhang Yu’s team even more eager for this final.
In the following days, he became more and more engrossed in preparing for the competition.
That evening, Zhang Yu was in the laboratory cultivating the third cultivation technique of an artifact refining prodigy, Yuhuo Shenjian.
A blue flame was seen being pulled into his palm, where he used the power-running method of Yuhuo Shenjian, injecting strands of mana to gradually refine it into threads of yu huo true qi.
At this moment, Zhang Yu received a message from Wen Wuya.
Wen Wuya: [Image]
Seeing the elusive image in the thumbnail, Zhang Yu kept reminding himself not to click randomly and then expertly began decoding the image.
Zhang Yu was now well-versed in this and in no time, Bai Zhenzhen’s video popped up from his eye’s remains.
Bai Zhenzhen’s voice was heard saying: "Yu Zi, you should be nearing the civil engineering finals, right?"
Bai Zhenzhen chuckled and said: "With your talent and aptitude, winning the championship is definitely no problem."
"You do your best; don’t worry about me."
"I’ve been preparing for the Top Ten Leagues recently; the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch won’t make things difficult for me."
"But..."
Bai Zhenzhen said: "If... if Seven Emotions Divine Monarch finds you and wants to teach you swordsmanship, taking you as her son, remember never to agree to it."
"That Old Deng has no good intentions."
Bai Zhenzhen chuckled with a hint of arrogance on her face: "You don’t need to worry about me, with my unparalleled talent, I can reach the peak in any path; it doesn’t matter what sword I practice."
"By the way, there’s also the Qiongjiang Divine Monarch’s magic remains experiment. If you can withdraw, try to do so early. Several divine monarchs have already focused on the conflict between Wanfa and Hehuan; the waters run deep in this matter..."
Bai Zhenzhen pondered while voicing one concern after another she had thought of during this period, as if fearing Zhang Yu might make a misstep and accidentally fall into a trap.
Although she had much more to say, given her limited time, she could only seize the opportunity to convey what she deemed most important, while suppressing some emotions tightly within her heart.
...
After finishing the video, Bai Zhenzhen released a breath, her previously relaxed smile disappeared, and she coldly said to the Wen Wuya before her: "I’m done."
At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen’s body was filled with sword intent, akin to a suppressed volcano enduring immense internal pressure.
Because during the video recording, Bai Zhenzhen had a notion in mind that she restrained and didn’t voice out.
"Let Yu Zi and me cultivate the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao together?"
"No, the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao is a crooked path. I’ve already tread this road, and there’s no turning back; but Yu Zi, you can’t follow me down this path."
"Yu Zi has a bright future; how could he come to cultivate the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao?"
The fluctuating emotions constantly influenced the surge and ebb of sword intent within Bai Zhenzhen’s heart.
She suddenly raised her head, gazing at Wen Wuya in front of her.
In an instant, several crimson sword qis emerged out of thin air, swiftly slashing towards Wen Wuya.
With crackling sounds, just as the sword qi was about to sweep past Wen Wuya’s face, he suddenly shouted lowly, pointing like a sword, dispersing the sword qi that was right before him one by one.
Watching the dissipated sword qi, Wen Wuya exhaled lightly, saying: "Zhenzhen, you almost scratched my face just now, and this is the one I just made yesterday."
"In recent times, every time after recording videos, your emotional changes have been quite intense."
Bai Zhenzhen pouted without speaking.
Wen Wuya then shook his head, sighing: "I’ve helped you record quite a few videos recently and researched the intelligence on Extreme Emotion Sword Dao deeply."
"According to my observations these days... you have impure thoughts towards Zhang Yu."
Bai Zhenzhen glared at him, saying: "What nonsense are you talking? Zhang Yu is just my cultivation resource for the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao. I’m just like you, coveting his body max, wanting to use him to aid my cultivation."
"Am I talking nonsense?" Wen Wuya slightly smiled, dodging the continuously appearing sword qis around, continuing to say: "Bai Zhenzhen, do you even dare to say you’re coveting his body?"
"Aren’t you obviously a believer in celibate cultivation?"
"I don’t even want to say it... you’ve fallen for him, and it’s true love; you’re possessed, and if you continue like this, you’ll be undone, and the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao will backfire on you."
"If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll tear your mouth apart!" Bai Zhenzhen angrily chastised, as several crimson sword qis directly slashed from Wen Wuya’s mouth, inside out, producing clanging sounds in Wen Wuya’s mouth.
Wen Wuya’s seven orifices emitted wisps of blue smoke, his petite tongue sticking out repeatedly, shivering with pain.
Bai Zhenzhen glaringly said to Wen Wuya: "Wen Wuya, what trashy true love, if you again insult the brotherly love, mother-son love between Yu Zi and me with such senseless things, it won’t just be your face I slash next time."
"Go now, I need to continue cultivating and prepare for the Top Ten Leagues."
"As long as I can complete the Grand Slam and be awarded the Immortal Sect Level cultivation technique, there’ll be no reason for my master to keep me confined."
Bai Zhenzhen resolved in her heart: "Whether it’s the righteous path or the demonic path, as long as it’s strong enough, it will definitely work!"
Wen Wuya thought to himself: "Angry out of shame? Indeed, if I were like Zhenzhen and couldn’t restrain the evil thoughts in my heart, falling into true love, I probably wouldn’t dare to face anyone either, for fear of being ridiculed by all the heroes in the world."
"But since it’s wrong, one needs to face it early to have a chance to change."
"I hope this time, after pointing out this filthy side of you, you make a firm decision, repent for your past mistakes, and bring your best state in the future... with your Spirit Root to cultivate with me."
However, when he recalled Bai Zhenzhen’s vow to win the top ten league grand slams, Wen Wuya couldn’t help but shake his head: "If not for the rising evil thoughts in her heart, how could such delusions arise?"
"Win a grand slam and be granted the Immortal Sect Techniques?"
"If she could truly achieve this, it would be equivalent to gaining the authority to access Immortal Sect Techniques during university."
"How is this possible?"
"All universities, all Divinity Transformations... probably wouldn’t allow this to happen."
Wen Wuya thought secretly: "If someone acquires it, it would disrupt the balance among the top ten universities, so they’ve always ensured that no one gets it; whoever gets it might be targeted by everyone."
...
"The seed of life in the human body contains an excessive amount of bloodline information."
"Each cell can carry information equivalent to a video."
"And each droplet of the life seed contains over a billion cells, a few droplets are enough to cover a cultivator’s hundred years of memory storage—all in ultra-high definition."
"Such a vast amount of information can be transmitted by the Divinity Transformation Remains in just 5 seconds of joint cultivation, the speed is equivalent to millions of times your download speed in the dormitory."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch exclaimed: "Such an efficient means of information transmission has been inherent since the birth of life, this is the mystery of the Heavenly Dao."
"And the more powerful aspect of Qiongjiang Divine Monarch’s remains is that she completes the transmission of cultivation solely through the exchange with your Mana."
"This indicates that Qiongjiang Divine Monarch’s Yin Yang Path has long transcended the ordinary physical reactions, delving into the mysteries of Yin and Yang, the principles of natural transformation of man and heaven."
Zhang Yu, listening on the side, asked about another matter he was concerned with: "Teacher, have you heard of the prize for the civil engineering final, the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor?"
Magnetic Pole True Monarch shook his head: "Haven’t heard of it."
"It should be a military-level technology that hasn’t appeared below level 11? Probably newly developed internally by the sect."
"But that’s just my speculation for now."
"If you can defeat Sky Demon University, bring it to me then, so we can determine what it exactly is."
On the way out of the laboratory, Zhang Yu mused: "The appearance of the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor perfectly fits within the set of the Great Saint Inheritor? Is it too much of a coincidence? Allowing me to sequentially collect three of the Great Saint Inheritor’s cultivation techniques, and now there’s news of a fourth one?"
Zhang Yu shared his thoughts with Fu Ji.
Of course, he didn’t mention anything about the Chain Technique Map or the Great Saint Inheritor, only saying that he felt the Azure Water Golden Crystal Armor had an inexplicable attraction for him, appearing to be akin to the Wild Bull Soul Suppressing Heart Technique. Can Niu Soul Heart Technique and Boundless Heart Inner Dharma Body, things derived from the Great Sage Huang Niu.
Fu Ji said: "Oh? That might not be a coincidence."
Zhang Yu said: "You mean there’s a human factor?"
Fu Ji said: "When the cultivation is strong enough, even if a cultivator dies, the remaining power or inheritance they leave behind may possess a certain will."
"Perhaps after you collected part of this Great Sage Huang Niu’s inheritance, the remaining inheritance is also actively approaching you."
"Maybe you’re the one attracting them?"
...
The day of the civil engineering final came in the blink of an eye.
As the Flying Boat sliced through the sky, Zhang Yu and his party arrived over Sky Demon University.
On the vast plain below, one black skyscraper after another stood upright, resembling coffins.
Zhang Yu felt as if he were looking at countless miniature versions of Wanfa University planted into the ground, densely packed together, crowding into each other, and from a distance, impenetrably dense.
At the moment, each skyscraper was packed with demon descendants; Zhang Yu could even see heads squeezing out of windows, and many demon descendants crawling around on the building walls, constructing all kinds of obviously illegal structures in the gaps between buildings.
High above, large patches of filth were frequently tossed out by demon descendants, and Zhang Yu even saw bodies falling from tall buildings, provoking a chorus of screams and curses.
As Zhang Yu disembarked the Flying Boat, a strong smell hit him, an odd mixture of feces, urine, blood, and a pungent stench... gathered together, making Zhang Yu frown incessantly.
Next to him, Mo Enting reminded: "Everyone rent a Magic Treasure to filter the air."
"Sky Demon University believes in the survival of the fittest under the Heavenly Dao."
"Inside and outside this university, open animal experiments are conducted everywhere, with various technologies wantonly spread among the demon descendant community."
"The risk of disease and viruses here is the highest on level two, maybe any demon descendant walking past could carry deadly bacteria, mind-triggering viruses, highly infectious psychic pollutants... everyone be careful, the school won’t reimburse medical fees if you get sick."