Chapter 126: Techniques, Rent, Le Mulan

Compared to the initial hostility between him and the Evil God, Zhang Yu's coexistence with Fuji had grown much calmer, and he had even gradually grown used to having this thing carried close to him.

Of course, this was also inseparable from Fuji's repeated acts of submission, as well as her desire to invest in Zhang Yu by continuously demonstrating her own value.

At this moment, after temporarily storing away the Great Sun Qi Sea, Zhang Yu asked Fuji again: "As for mental cultivation methods, do you have any recommendations?"

Fuji was already well prepared for this.

After all, having observed Zhang Yu up close for so long, she had long given thought to his strengths, future development directions, and so on.

Fuji said: "You've previously cultivated the Desolate Bull Soul-Calming Heart Technique, right?"

"This technique has an upgraded version, an expert-level cultivation method suitable for the middle stage of Qi Refining, called the Mutilated Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Technique."

Although the Desolate Bull Soul-Calming Heart Technique had a poor reputation, with a rating of 1.2, Zhang Yu had always found it a decent technique after practicing it.

Now hearing that there was an upgraded version, he immediately searched for it.

Zhang Yu carefully read the introduction to this technique.

Are you still worried about your employees' irregular meals? Unhealthy routines? Health problems from sitting too long? Standing too long?

Worried that your employees' work environment is toxic? Worried that long-term medication has damaged their brains? Worried about severe wear and tear on their organs?

Just have your employees cultivate the Mutilated Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Technique, and you'll never have to worry about compensation for work-related injuries!

No matter how much damage the body has suffered for work, employees will face it with optimism and positivity, so bosses never have to worry about their employees' health!

Even with Zhang Yu's current experience in Kunxu, he couldn't help but marvel at the sheer absurdity of this technique's content.

Scrolling further down and seeing the technique’s rating of 1.1, he sighed that the platform didn't allow scoring zero, or else this Mutilated Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Technique would likely be infinitely close to zero.

Even though Zhang Yu had cultivated the Desolate Bull Soul-Calming Heart Technique, he couldn't help asking: "Is this Mutilated Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Technique really reliable?"

Fuji's clear voice once again transmitted into Zhang Yu's mind.

Fuji said: "The idea contained in the Mutilated Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Technique is that the more pain one feels, the more joy one experiences, using spiritual happiness to resist physical pain."

"The original intention of this technique should have been to encourage practitioners to remain strong despite physical disability, a technique meant to inspire the lowest of the low, to give hope to the most hopeless disabled cultivators."

Zhang Yu was momentarily stunned, then remarked: "So this is a technique created for disabled people who can't afford treatment?"

Fuji spoke eloquently: "Although the original intention was for disabled cultivators, it is equally useful for non-disabled cultivators."

"After all, it's very common for cultivators to suffer physical pain, and this technique can help you resist it."

"And if you cultivate this technique to level 10, by reducing mental energy consumption and increasing metabolism, it can accelerate injury recovery and physical strengthening."

"It can be said that during the Qi Refining stage, it is one of the few mental cultivation methods that can affect the physical body."

"Especially since this technique only requires visualization in the mind to enhance the Dao heart, it is perfectly suited for you to cultivate continuously 24 hours a day."

Zhang Yu's heart stirred: "That powerful?"

Fuji proudly said, like a child showing off a toy: "What did you expect? After dominating Kunxu for so many years, how could the technique I recommend be wrong?"

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and then added the Mutilated Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Technique to his favorites.

Speaking of which, although this expert-level technique had an extremely low rating, its sales were not low, and its price was as high as 30,000.

Zhang Yu casually glanced at user reviews and found that this technique was a threshold skill for dangerous jobs in many factories, construction sites, laboratories, etc., forcing many job seekers to learn it.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh softly.

A technique meant to bring hope to disabled cultivators ended up being used to push healthy cultivators into dangerous environments, gradually turning them into disabled people.

"Sigh, this is Kunxu."

Cafeteria.

After temporarily deciding on the next two cultivation techniques, Zhang Yu began preparing his application for intercity travel permits.

At this moment, while digging into the mush in his bowl, he was reading the requirements for the intercity travel permit application.

Whether it was education, savings, or bank statements... he believed that with his current situation, he could meet them all at most by spending some time preparing.

Only one thing required some effort: a house.

"If you don't have your own house, then you need to rent one."

"I never thought that after going full circle, I'd still end up renting a place."

Just then, Bai Zhenzhen sat down with her tray and said gloomily, "The pre-made food counter has shrunk by half again."

Bai Zhenzhen had originally wanted to eat more pre-made food today to celebrate her placing in the competition.

Who would have thought that when she went over, she'd find the pre-made food counter had been reduced by half, and the variety of dishes was less than a third of what it used to be. She looked around and noticed that, without realizing it, most students in the school were eating synthetic food, and sales of pre-made food were getting worse and worse.

Bai Zhenzhen sighed inwardly, "Alas, it seems it's getting harder and harder to eat pre-made food. Should I just go ahead and get a taste-removal surgery?"

Zhao Tianxing, who was nearby, heard Bai Zhenzhen's lament and also sighed, "Ever since Oasis Group entered Songyang City, more and more pre-made food shops have been crushed. After all, synthetic food is really cheap."

"What about Red Tower Animal Husbandry?" Zhang Yu asked. "They should be a major producer of pre-made food, right? Have they been affected?"

Zhao said, "I heard that after integrating Oasis Group's technology, Red Tower Animal Husbandry started to go for a high-end route and even launched something called dragon meat..."

Zhang Yu thought of the true dragon bloodlines of those top students from Red Tower High School in the competition and wondered if Red Tower had injected dragon blood into cattle and sheep.

But the dragon blood came from one of Red Tower's directors, right?

This feeling... it was as if Red Tower's top management were constantly selling their own flesh, blood, bloodlines, and descendants to make money.

"I can only say... after all, it's Kunxu," Zhang Yu thought to himself. "Bosses will sell anything for money."

Just then, Qian Shen, who was nearby, curiously asked Zhang Yu, "Zhang Yu, you guys are looking to rent a house?"

Zhang Yu nodded. "I need to leave Songyang City for something, and I have to apply for an intercity travel permit. The application requires a rental contract."

"Alas, what a hassle. There are requirements for the rental too—it can't be a sewer, a construction site room, or something like that."

Looking at each one...

Qian Shen said, "My dad seems to have a few apartments for rent. I'll ask him for you later. Actually, now that you know so many people, you could post on your Moments asking around. Maybe someone just has an empty place to rent? With your grades, they might rent it to you cheaper."

Zhang Yu's eyes moved; he felt Qian Shen's suggestion made sense.

"I have a lot of wealthy people in my Moments now. They probably have plenty of houses to rent, right?"

Zhang Yu immediately used his phone to post a message on Moments looking for a house.

Moments later, with the vibration of his phone, Zhang Yu saw that it wasn't someone offering to rent him a house, but a message from Mo Tianyi.

Mo Tianyi: Congratulations on defeating Yu Xinghan and winning first place in the physical competition.

Seeing this soul cultivator from the Rich Haters Alliance, Zhang Yu was slightly surprised.

"After they found out we signed under Zhang Pianpian, they've stopped associating with us for a long time. Why are they suddenly contacting us?"

Just then, Mo Tianyi continued: The boss wants to see you. Do you have time?

Zhang Yu was somewhat surprised to hear this. He didn't expect that the poor people's boss, whom he and Bai Zhenzhen had been trying so hard to find but couldn't, would now propose to meet him.

Just then, Fuji said, "Don't meet this person."

She explained, "I heard you and Bai Zhenzhen talk about this guy before. It's suspected that all his students signed contracts with the school. But it's impossible for ordinary people, under the witness of the Eight Righteous Gods, to both promise the poor to get into the top ten schools and take them to the second floor, and also promise the rich to sign contracts that restrict their universities and majors."

"This poor people's boss is very likely the evil god hiding in White Dragon High School."

"Since you don't want to encounter that evil god too early, you should avoid getting close to this poor people's boss."

Zhang Yu was a bit surprised and thought to himself, "Fuji is becoming more sensible now? Is she not tempting me to hunt the evil god, or is she taking a longer view?"

Speaking of White Dragon High School, Zhang Yu thought of his sister, the strongest high school student in Songyang. On the way out of the cafeteria, he lowered his voice and asked, "What about my sister? Do you think she has any connection?"

Regarding his sister's incredible strength, Zhang Yu had once wondered if she, like him, had her potential awakened by an evil god.

"Your sister?" Fuji sighed. "She's probably walking the Path of the Divine. Even I only dare to speak softly in front of her. The evil god at White Dragon High School, without necessity, certainly wouldn't dare to show up before her and reveal its traces."

"Path of the Divine?" Zhang Yu asked curiously. "What kind of path is that?"

Fuji said casually, "It's the path to becoming a god. If she graduates from university smoothly, she might join the Eight Righteous Gods."

Although her tone was casual, Fuji actually wasn't telling the truth.

"Zhang Yu, such a good person, better not know about the Path of the Divine, lest he worry about Zhang Pianpian again and not be able to settle down and take the Foundation Establishment Certificate exam."

"After all, the Path of the Divine..."

In Fuji's view, if... for most high school students other than monsters like Zhang Yu, the college entrance exam is a one-in-a-thousand chance of survival, taking the Foundation Establishment qualification exam is a one-in-a-million chance of survival, and the Divine Path...

"When you step onto this path, you're already a dead person."

Before school ended that day, the first-place prize for the sports competition, 300,000 after tax, finally arrived.

Zhang Yu waved his hand generously and told Bai Zhenzhen to go to the hospital for scar removal, with all expenses reimbursed by him, as a return gift for Bai Zhenzhen lending him her spiritual root all along.

Originally, he wanted to personally accompany Bai Zhenzhen to the hospital and treat her, but who told him he still had work after school today?

Arriving at the gate of Ziyun High School, Zhang Yu again passed through the disinfection tunnel and met this time's client, Yue Mulan, in a training room.

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I should be able to pay back another chapter of monthly ticket loan around midnight tonight, so I'm asking for tomorrow's monthly tickets.