Chapter 275: Zhang Yu's Rare Treasures, Sister's Contact

Looking at the message that came through on her phone, Yue Mulan knew it was a message sent by her brother using the company's dedicated line.

Yue Mulan knew that the various powerful local families were constantly nurturing their descendants to ascend to the second layer, and one of their purposes was to keep connecting with the companies on the second layer, thereby gaining more trade-related resources, information, and even influence, earning greater profits in trade between the first and second layers.

After Yue Jingchen finished the college entrance exam and ascended to the second layer, he had apparently already linked up with the Yue family members up there and connected with the company's line.

And even after going to the second layer, he still cared about Zhang Yu's matters.

He even used the very rare opportunity to communicate via the company's dedicated line for this very moment.

Yue Mulan could sense that this might also mean someone up there was paying attention to Zhang Yu.

At that moment, looking at the message he sent, Yue Mulan thought to herself: "Confirm it's genuine?"

Yue Mulan felt that what he said made a lot of sense.

As the most prominent figure on the first layer of Kunxu right now, Zhang Yu's various data and samples were naturally in high demand and extremely precious, sought after by countless forces.

It was said that many powerful families from Xiandu had traveled thousands of miles to Songyang just to obtain true seeds to optimize their own bloodlines.

But although there were many people seeking Zhang Yu's various data and samples, after all this time, no one had managed to research any valuable products from them.

Only a bunch of nutritional supplements, health products, and beauty products bearing Zhang Yu's name—the Yue family had investigated and found they were all scams.

Yue Mulan thought to herself: "Zhang Yu should be producing seeds right now, right?"

"I'll take a look... At worst, he'll find out and kick me out."

"After all, he never said I couldn't watch."

With such an important cargo, Yue Mulan thought it over and felt she should confirm it with her own eyes to be at ease.

"After all, it involves so many fields and markets—medicine, genetics, bloodlines, physical modification."

"And it also concerns the family, even my own future development..."

"Even if Zhang Yu blames me for not trusting him, I should still confirm it."

Thinking this, Yue Mulan could no longer hold back. She stood up and looked toward the direction Zhang Yu had just left—the second floor of the apartment.

There, a treasure worth ten thousand gold was located...

A moment later, Yue Mulan was overjoyed: "It's real!"

But as Yue Mulan stared, Zhang Yu seemed to sense something. His gaze instinctively swept toward the door, a hint of astonishment flashing across his face, his body tensing...

Yue Mulan exclaimed inwardly: "The rare treasure is about to fall on the floor!"

In that instant, many thoughts raced through Yue Mulan's mind.

If it falls, will it get contaminated?

If this batch is wasted, will the quality of the next production be worse, affecting the research results?

Would Zhang Yu get angry and give a fake next time?

And right now... this was a rare treasure truer than true.

By the time Yue Mulan came back to her senses, she had already opened the door, dropped to one knee, and stretched out her hands...

In the still air, they stared at each other.

Zhang Yu was furious: "What the hell are you—"

Yue Mulan said with some shame: "Sorry, it's not that I don't trust you."

Zhang Yu: "Is this about trust?"

At the same time, Yue Mulan thought: "So warm, such strong vitality."

Seeing Zhang Yu stand up angrily, Yue Mulan quickly turned her back and said, "I want this one."

Just when Zhang Yu thought he already understood the people of Kunxu well enough, he found they could always break through his expectations once more.

Looking at Yue Mulan acting like she was guarding a secret treasure, Zhang Yu let out a long sigh and waved his hand helplessly: "At least get a measuring cup."

"And don't forget to wash your hands."

Yue Mulan shook her head and said, "No need, I've sealed it with Qi."

Then she gave a faint smile and said, "Besides, over the past two years, I've already overcome the flaws in my heart."

"Whether it's a poor person or a rich person, in my eyes now, they can be swapped at any time. The things you carry on you, I can also take them all easily, without being shaken anymore."

Zhang Yu opened his mouth, but didn't quite know what to say.

Le Mulan continued, "Zhang Yu, this time it was my fault. Next time, I will properly apologize to you."

She couldn't wait to hurry and transport the things back. With a quick apology to Zhang Yu, she hastily left.

Watching her retreating figure, Zhang Yu silently put on his pants and cursed in his heart: "People here in Kunxu really have no shame, as long as they can make money or get stronger."

"Huh?" Zhang Yu looked at the door handle and said angrily, "I told you I locked the door. Did you just snap my door lock off and burst in?"

Just then, his phone vibrated again. Zhang Yu picked it up and saw a message from Song Hailong about endorsement event details.

During this time, Zhang Yu had renewed his endorsement contract with Xianyun Group, planning to earn more money before leaving the first layer—at least fifty million, enough to exchange for five Spirit Coins when ascending to the second layer.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I'll use the extra money to bring some supplies from the first layer up with me."

"Eating up there must be expensive. I can bring a lot of long-shelf-life synthetic food, which will save me some meal expenses at the start."

……

Time continued to pass quickly. That day, Sparkfire True Person taught Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen something new.

Sparkfire True Person had now put on a face made of flesh and blood, appearing as a handsome, elegant, and distinguished middle-aged beauty.

Then, with the changing muscles of his face, he quickly transformed from that handsome man into a plain, unremarkable youth.

Sparkfire True Person spoke to Zhang Yu: "Controlling muscles, changing appearance and physique—you should already know how to do this."

"This technique isn't difficult, but whether in combat or daily cultivation, if you use it unexpectedly, it can often produce astonishing results."

Sparkfire True Person said with some emotion, "Back when I was in Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, relying on this skill of changing face and form, I often fought multiple opponents single-handedly, weaving in and out of large security teams nine times, and finally succeeded in paying on delivery."

Sparkfire True Person began to give detailed guidance to Zhang Yu on the key points and tricks of changing faces and forms.

"The day you can see someone on the street and within a second transform into their exact likeness—vivid and hard to tell apart—then you'll have basically mastered this skill."

As for Bai Zhenzhen, Sparkfire True Person set a different requirement.

"Azhen, you're very fast, but in combat you take too many risks."

"It's fine when you're up against someone slower than you, but once you encounter an opponent faster than you, you might get killed instantly."

"Actually, high speed isn't just for close combat; it's also very suitable for ranged combat."

"After all, if you're fast enough, you can fight while retreating, taking less damage."

"First, learn the most basic hidden weapon technique. Build a solid foundation, then delve deeper once you go up to the next layer."

So, under Sparkfire True Person's guidance, since the conditions on the first layer were crude, Bai Zhenzhen first learned a Qi Refining stage technique and began to study hidden weapons.

……

Inside the apartment.

Zhang Yu twisted his body; his bones cracked and popped like great dragons, channeling through the muscles and sinews all over his body.

Spring and Autumn Endless Zen: Level 20

Physical Strength: Level 10.73

"Finally, the body-tempering technique 'Spring and Autumn Endless Zen' has also reached Level 20."

"But relying on just this one body-tempering technique, it took over three months to reach this point."

"It would probably take me three or four years to raise my physical strength to the Foundation Establishment limit of Level 20."

"Considering that from now on, each level of physical strength grows stronger and is harder to cultivate, requiring more nutrition… this time might be even longer."

"The resources for immortal cultivation on the first layer are still too limited."

Zhang Yu sighed and began to feel the effects of Level 20 Spring and Autumn Endless Zen.

After this technique reached Level 20, Zhang Yu could use the Longevity Dharma Power condensed by Spring and Autumn Endless Zen to temporarily enter a state of suspended animation, or a hibernation state.

"In this state, my ability to digest medicine, metabolize drug toxins, and even recover from bodily damage will be greatly enhanced."

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "My self-healing ability really is getting stronger and stronger."

A moment later, with the ringing of the alarm, it was time for the scheduled call with Zhang Pianpian.

As soon as Zhang Yu walked out of the training room, he saw Bai Zhenzhen already operating the screen in the living room.

A few minutes later, with a flash of the screen, Zhang Pianpian's figure emerged from it.

In the screen, a halo rose behind Zhang Pianpian's head, gleaming with silver light like a bright moon.

Above her head, a line of text appeared: Wanfa University, Talisman and Incantation Department, Foundation Establishment Rank 49.

Bai Zhenzhen exclaimed in surprise: "Mom, what is that above your head?"

Zhang Pianpian explained: "Not long ago, I broke into the top 100 in my department, so I chose to start displaying my rank above my head."

"You must remember, in university, rankings are extremely important. Whether you are a student, a teacher, or a school leader, everyone is placed in various rankings."

"The higher your rank, and the more ranking lists you occupy, the greater your value as a person."

"The only possibility for someone who doesn't display a rank above their head is that their rank is too low—showing it would only bring shame. Such people are like weeds in the university, ignored wherever they go."