Chapter 130: Yu Zi, You Smell Nice

Two hours later, Le Mulan's legs and arms were covered in bruises and welts, and she limped out of the training room, though a hint of delight flickered across her face.

"I'm adapting quickly. At this rate, it won't be long before I completely overcome my psychological aversion to the poor."

"That way, even if I switch my mental cultivation method later, my results won't be affected much..."

Meanwhile, inside the training room, Zhang Yu, who had been left behind, lay sprawled on the floor, gasping for breath, looking like he had just been pulled out of water.

His entire body and the surrounding floor were covered in medicinal liquid and a strong herbal scent.

"This woman... how much medicine does she take every day? Does she eat it like food?"

But after resting for a short while, Zhang Yu felt a surge of vitality throughout his body.

Even though he had been fiercely sparring with Le Mulan for two hours, he felt that his physical strength had hardly been depleted, and his energy was incredibly abundant, even the circulation of his magical power seemed much more lively.

"Is this the effect of the medicinal residue from Le Mulan's body?"

Zhang Yu swore to the heavens that as a staunch supporter of the natural body-tempering school, he had absolutely not opened his mouth to lick even a drop of the medicinal liquid during his intense fight with Le Mulan.

"Let alone licking, I was holding my breath from time to time—how could the medicinal liquid still affect me?"

After all, the original Zhang Yu's internal organs had been damaged by medicines, so the current Zhang Yu had always been very cautious about medication dosage, never using medicine recklessly unless necessary.

This was to avoid the side effects of the medicine damaging his body.

Feeling his current state, Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Does it count even through skin contact?"

"And why does it seem even more effective than the medicinal liquid I usually use?"

"It doesn't seem to have that oppressive feeling on the body either..."

Just as Zhang Yu was slowly walking out of the training room, Fuji suddenly said, "Leaving already?"

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback: "Is there a problem?"

Fuji said, "Aren't you going to collect the medicinal liquid?"

Zhang Yu: "What medicinal liquid?"

Fuji: "Isn't all this on the ground?"

Zhang Yu looked at the watery traces still emitting white vapor on the floor, his face darkened, and he said, "Who wants to collect that!"

Fuji said, "That Le Mulan, as she herself said, really uses the highest-grade stuff. Even the sweat of such a wealthy person is more valuable than the medicines you use."

"Although now it's mixed with quite a bit of your sweat, so the purity is much lower."

"But if you sold it as a tonic, you could probably earn a few thousand..."

Zhang Yu turned and walked away: "Who knows what ingredients are in her medicine, what effects it has, or what side effects there are. Besides, I don't have a business license to sell medicine—what if I get caught?"

Fuji sighed inwardly, thinking that even if he didn't sell it, he could take it back and drink it with Bai Zhenzhen... but she suppressed the suggestion in her heart.

Fuji thought to herself: "This Zhang Yu's poor man's pride is still too strong. He's already mixed in such a low level, so why wouldn't he do anything to save money or make money? Using every resource to climb up is the proper attitude in Kunxu."

Zhang Yu looked at his torn pants and thought going back like this wouldn't work either.

After thinking for a moment, he sent a message to Le Mulan: "You ruined my pants."

Transfer of 200.

Zhang Yu: "I meant, could you bring me a pair of pants?"

More than ten minutes later, Lian Tianji appeared before Zhang Yu holding a pair of pants.

Lian Tianji asked curiously, "Are you doing practical combat training with the Sacred Number One?"

Zhang Yu nodded: "Yeah... my pants got damaged by accident."

With that, he took the pants from Lian Tianji and thanked him.

Seeing the torn clothes on Zhang Yu, Lian Tianji seemed able to imagine the intensity of the battle.

He thought to himself: "Ah, I also wish I could do practical combat training with the Sacred Number One, instead of coming to deliver pants after the fight."

"But unfortunately, my strength is insufficient; the closest I ever get to her is when I serve as a stool."

Lian Tianji watched Zhang Yu's departing back and thought to himself, "Only by becoming a study god like Zhang Yu can one engage in close combat with the sacred first place, can one stand close to her instead of having to crawl just to get near the sacred first..."

On the other side, Zhang Yu walked out of the training room while sensing his own physical condition, thinking to himself, "Is the medicine still taking effect? I'll observe for another day and see."

"If there are no side effects, maybe it's because the medicine Yue Mulan used is of particularly good quality, so the side effects are also small?"

"Or maybe it's because my body is becoming stronger and stronger, my five viscera and six bowels gradually growing robust, and I've also eliminated the toxins accumulated in the past..."

"Or is it a combination of both reasons?"

After some thought, Zhang Yu ultimately decided to continue coming to Yue Mulan's place as a training partner.

After all, at 12,000 yuan per hour, two hours would be 24,000 yuan. For a job that earns 24,000 yuan per visit, even if he was forced to take some medicine, as long as the consequences weren't serious, he could tolerate it.

On the way back to the bridge culvert, Bai Zhenzhen hadn't returned from the hospital yet. Zhang Yu thought for a moment and decided to first buy a new cultivation technique and start practicing. Since the 300,000 yuan prize had already been deposited, Zhang Yu had long been eager to act. So he immediately spent 120,000 yuan to purchase the usage rights for the Great Sun Qi Sea.

With this inflow and outflow, counting the training partner fee he earned today from Yue Mulan, Zhang Yu's savings still had a bit over 210,000 yuan.

After scanning the contents of the electronic manual, Zhang Yu thought to himself that this Great Sun Qi Sea, as described in the introduction, was indeed not a very difficult technique.

"The key to this technique lies in the accumulation of practice. So..."

Yu Shu: Zhang Yu! Let me see your limits!

Along with Yu Shu's switch in specialization, Zhang Yu had already begun cultivating this Great Sun Qi Sea.

Although it was an expert-level mid Qi Refining technique, Zhang Yu's various stats at this moment were already not low, even higher than many second-year students at Songyang High School, sufficient to meet the cultivation requirements of Great Sun Qi Sea.

It could be seen that the originally inexhaustible, seemingly never-ending Heavenly Cycle Qi Gathering Method within his body was stopped by Zhang Yu.

The mana circulation that had originally surged throughout his body was interrupted, and all mana was drawn back into his dantian.

Immediately afterward, a stream of mana was lifted from within the dantian, gradually condensed by Zhang Yu into a stream of Great Sun mana shimmering with fine golden light.

At a single glance,

Next, this Great Sun mana gradually traveled through Zhang Yu's body's meridians, beginning to construct a new mana circulation.

While condensing Great Sun mana, he simultaneously constructed the mana circulation.

Zhang Yu didn't feel any difficulty, because with the mana control he had gained from mastering one after another level-10 technique, cultivating this Great Sun Qi Sea was like picking it up with ease.

What surprised him even more was that Zhang Yu felt that under the stimulation of the medicinal power, his mana circulation was operating even faster than usual by about three-tenths.

In the subsequent cultivation, Zhang Yu also felt his spirit was full of energy... as if he could even save on the neural filler that eliminates the need for sleep.

"Is it the effect of Yue Mulan's potion?"

"Not only does it replenish stamina and stimulate mana, but it also boosts the spirit and eliminates the need for sleep?"

Zhang Yu recalled what Fuki had said earlier.

"This woman Yue Mulan... could it be that the sweat from her body is really more effective and valuable than the medicine I bought on the day of the competition?"

"Damn it, these rich people really deserve to die."

At this moment, Zhang Yu felt that he suddenly understood a little the feelings of those commoners who went into the sewers of White Dragon High School to steal gutter oil.

Because just now, a momentary impulse had also flashed through his mind: whether he should collect some of Yue Mulan's sweat to use next time he went to Purple Cloud High School.

"Stop, Zhang Yu!"

"Don't let yourself be corrupted by Kunxu!"

"You're not that kind of person!"

Zhang Yu quickly composed his spirit and shifted his attention back to the Great Sun Qi Sea.

After nine minutes passed, as the first cycle of the Great Sun Qi Sea completed, countless insights surfaced in Zhang Yu's mind, all points to note during the operation of the Great Sun Qi Sea.

In addition, he felt the temperature inside his body gradually rising, becoming hotter and hotter, more and more burning.

In the darkness, specks of light gradually became attracted toward Zhang Yu.

They were the moonlight from the sky, the neon lights in the distance, the myriad lights of homes on the opposite shore... strands of radiance were drawn to Zhang Yu, making his whole body gradually emit faint glimmers of light.

Fuki observed this scene and thought to herself, "Indeed... is it accomplished?"

"Cultivating the first layer of the Great Sun Qi Sea normally requires a month of sunlight exposure to let the cultivator gradually adapt to the Great Sun mana... but he completed this step in just moments."

"This kid's potential is exactly as I observed and judged before—as long as he practices, he can progress rapidly, even breaking through some of the technique's inherent limitations."

Just as Fuji was thinking this, Zhang Yu had already resumed cultivating the Great Sun Qi Sea, driving the Great Sun mana throughout his entire body, continuously drawing in the radiance of the night sky, making himself grow brighter and brighter.

By the time Bai Zhenzhen returned to the spot under the bridge, Zhang Yu had already pushed the Great Sun Qi Sea to Level 1 (4/10).

At this moment, Zhang Yu's entire body was emitting faint strands of light from the inside out. When he opened his eyes and mouth, Bai Zhenzhen could even see light shining from his eyes and mouth.

Bai Zhenzhen exclaimed in surprise, "Is this the Great Sun Qi Sea you mentioned? This is a bit too flashy—glowing all over, it draws too much attention."

Zhang Yu felt the faint light radiating from his whole body and nodded slightly. "It is indeed a bit conspicuous, but I'm about to rent a place anyway, so I can just hide in my room to practice then."

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Wouldn't that mean you could save on electricity bills for lighting with this move?"

Zhang Yu shook his head and explained, "I'm afraid not. The essence of the Great Sun Qi Sea is to absorb light and condense mana, not to emit light."

"If I practice in a room, not only would I not save electricity, I'd probably need to shine a high-power light bulb directly at me for the mana refinement to be efficient."

Bai Zhenzhen sighed, "So this technique is a real electricity guzzler."

Zhang Yu continued, "But as long as I get through the early stage, it'll be fine. As the level of the Great Sun Qi Sea increases, its ability to absorb light grows stronger. Eventually, no light will shine through my body; instead, it will grow darker as I practice."

"When that time comes, I'll just go out every night and absorb the lights from those skyscrapers."

Listening to Zhang Yu's introduction to the Great Sun Qi Sea, Bai Zhenzhen was full of wonder. But as she approached Zhang Yu, a strange fragrance hit her face, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Yu, what's that smell on you? Why is it so fragrant?"