Chapter 326: Immortal Sect Techniques (Thanks to Colored Memories)

Hearing Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu's mind stirred slightly: "The Top Ten League?"

This was not the first time he had heard those four words, but Zhang Yu, who had always been buried in his studies and work at construction sites, still knew little about the league.

In his rough understanding, it seemed to be a competition for university students.

But looking at the formal dress Bai Zhenzhen was wearing now, and at her mention of the opening ceremony, Zhang Yu realized that he might have previously underestimated the importance of the Top Ten League.

And Bai Zhenzhen, as if she could guess the doubt and curiosity in Zhang Yu's mind, began to explain: "The Top Ten League is a competition that only undergraduate students from the top ten elite universities can participate in."

"And besides the professional competitions in various fields, the one that receives the most attention and is valued the most… is the Military Competition."

"The Military Competition evolved from the earliest Top Ten Martial Arts Tournament, and currently includes military skills competitions and military exercise competitions…"

Listening to Bai Zhenzhen's explanation, Zhang Yu gradually gained a deeper understanding of the Top Ten League.

In each round of the Military Competition, contestants and teams from various universities would showcase the cutting-edge immortal arts and technology of their respective schools and corporations.

This was both an exhibition to promote immortal arts technology and a display of each university's military power.

It could be said that the results of the Top Ten Competition each year had a major impact on the development of various technical fields, investment directions, research goals, the enrollment of the top ten in the upper echelons, the stocks of universities and corporations, the distribution of interests among various regions… everything.

Bai Zhenzhen said with emotion: "The Top Ten League doesn't just have a huge influence on various fields; it also has a huge influence on the participating contestants."

"Performing excellently in the competition, standing out, or even just earning a place, not only gets you the favor of corporations and a superior job, but it is also very important for future graduate school and doctoral program admissions."

"And if you can reach the pinnacle, clinching first place in all the individual events of the Military Competition and achieving a Grand Slam, then you become the true Top Ten strongest undergraduate…"

As she said this, Bai Zhenzhen's eyes lit up, making Zhang Yu feel as if there were stars twinkling inside them.

"Standing in this position of the Top Ten strongest, you will be granted access to a Celestial Sect-level cultivation method by the ten great sects… Of course, after that, you can no longer participate in the Top Ten Competition again."

And upon hearing Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu's eyes also suddenly brightened.

Cultivation methods are divided into five levels: Basic, Advanced, Expert, Military-grade, and Celestial Sect-grade.

Ever since high school, the cultivation methods Zhang Yu frequently used were almost all at the Expert level.

It wasn't until his senior year of high school, after a life-and-death struggle and a stroke of luck, that he mastered the former Military-grade technique Nine Clouds Sky Void Force, and the near-Military-grade complete version of the Abandoned Cow Heart Offering Technique.

As for the true Military-grade techniques of Kunxu at present, he had not yet had the chance to come into contact with any; he had only seen the senior student Mo Shangjin display the Military-grade technique Mount Kunlun Moving Mountain Divine Power at a wilderness construction site, leaving a deep impression on his mind.

"Military-grade techniques and Expert-grade techniques really do have a gap as wide as heaven and earth; they feel like things from entirely different dimensions."

Zhang Yu couldn't help but think: "Then how powerful would a Celestial Sect-grade technique be?"

Bai Zhenzhen continued: "Yu Zi, a Celestial Sect-grade technique isn't just useful in university or at the Foundation Establishment stage."

"If you keep cultivating this method, then it will provide a huge advantage even at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages!"

"After all, even among Nascent Soul Lords, many do not have access to any Celestial Sect-grade technique."

Bai Zhenzhen said excitedly: "As long as you can gain access to one Celestial Sect-grade technique, you can become the elite among elites in the university, standing high above the sky amidst the envious, jealous gazes of countless students! Become an existence they can only look up to but never reach!"

"The university will go all-out to nurture us, corporations will line up to invest money in us! Countless doctoral supervisors will be ours to choose from!"

Bai Zhenzhen clenched her fists, her cheeks flushed, speaking with fervor: "We will be guaranteed admission into a doctoral program, carrying glory, trophies, and spirit coins!"

"Yu Zi, don't you want to climb to the top of the university food chain, trample those rich students from above underfoot, humiliate them as you please, and ultimately become the Undergraduate Emperor guaranteed into a doctoral program?!"

Hearing Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu felt as if he could already see himself reaching the pinnacle, admired by ten thousand people, and his body grew slightly hot.

"You've got my blood boiling too."

Zhang Yu nodded, also clenching his fists, and said slowly: "I do, of course I do."

Bai Zhenzhen smiled and said: "Then Yu Zi, let's make a pact."

She extended her hand toward him: "In the future, let's enter the Top Ten League together and see who takes the strongest throne first."

Looking at the hand Bai Zhenzhen extended, Zhang Yu dimly seemed to see the Bai Zhenzhen who had once made a pact with him to pass the top ten university exams together.

And this time, facing Bai Zhenzhen's invitation, facing an even more difficult, even more impossible challenge, Zhang Yu also extended his hand without any hesitation.

"A Zhen, then we're agreed. See you at the Top Ten League."

So, across the Spirit Network, Zhang Yu's and Bai Zhenzhen's palms met.

Although there was no flesh-and-blood contact, in that moment both of them felt as if they could cross the Spirit Network, feeling the pulse of life coming from the other's body, sensing the boundless fighting spirit in the other's eyes.

After the connection was severed.

Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Pianpian beside him and asked curiously, "Sis... Senior, how do I participate in the Top Ten Tournament?"

Zhang Pianpian said calmly, "Students of the Top Ten, with cultivation within the Foundation Establishment stage, can participate through the school's selection. Under normal circumstances, only students ranked in the top ten of their department have the chance to participate."

Just as Zhang Yu felt that this requirement wasn't particularly difficult, he heard Zhang Pianpian continue, "If you're referring to the military competition within the Top Ten Tournament..."

"Then there is another requirement: possessing a military qualification certificate and mastering the power of military-grade techniques."

Seeing Zhang Yu's surprised expression, Zhang Pianpian smiled slightly and said, "Isn't it normal for a military competition to require military-grade power? But I heard the requirements weren't so high before. Over time, though... the requirements for any competition always get higher."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Military-grade techniques? For the Civil Engineering department, it takes being first in class for seven years to get a military-grade technique. But I want to change departments, so I can only consider the Artifact Refining department's military-grade technique?"

While Zhang Yu was pondering, Fuji was searching the Spirit World Network and thought, "Winning all individual events in the military competition and becoming the Top Ten's strongest... No one has done that in decades, right?"

"Immortal Sect-level techniques aren't so easy to obtain. The depths of this are unfathomable."

"But participating in the Top Ten Tournament and getting good rankings is indeed a good thing."

"Bai Zhenzhen probably just wanted to motivate Zhang Yu."

Then Fuji had another thought: "But speaking of it... after so many conversations with Bai Zhenzhen, I still can't see her current ranking at Tianjian University. Is she deliberately hiding it?"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhang Pianpian looked at Zhang Yu and thought, "The Top Ten Tournament... with my little brother's rate of growth, in a few years... maybe I really can participate in the team competition with him."

"If we can get a good ranking, I should be able to delay and pursue a master's or even a doctorate, instead of reporting to the Divine Ministry right after undergraduate graduation."

Over the next few days, Zhang Yu continued his daily routine of studying, working overtime, and cultivating.

That night, as spiritual energy surged within his body, continuously dispersing into his limbs and bones, nourishing his flesh and blood, his cultivation of the Tianfu Longevity Art was finally pushed to the 20th level.

The 20th level of the Tianfu Longevity Art can fully absorb spiritual energy to nourish the physical body without refining mana, greatly increasing the technique's efficiency in nourishing the body.

But in Zhang Yu's view, this effect was still too slow, too slow. He had to rely on daily accumulation and gradual effort, bit by bit, to strengthen the foundation and cultivate the primordial?

"How can this keep up with Kunxu, how can it keep up with the pace of the Top Ten?"

"Compared to slowly training, it's really better to eat more tonic medicines and health products."

Returning to the dormitory from the construction site early in the morning, seeing the package at the dormitory door, Zhang Yu knew his order had arrived.

He picked up the package, opened the door, and walked in, only to see Yuxinghan turn around with a bang, his hands constantly pulling up his waistband.

Yuxinghan angrily said, "What the hell... don't you know how to knock?"

"Do you have any respect as a roommate?"

Zhang Yu snorted and shouted, "Don't you know how to go outside? Can't you go to an uninhabited area below the 100th floor to take care of it? Who exactly is disrespecting this dormitory?"

Yuxinghan said defiantly, "You bastard... don't think I don't know what you and Le Mulan have done in the dormitory!"

"Ah?" Zhang Yu said somewhat awkwardly, "Don't change the subject."

Yuxinghan said, "Hmph, you secretly earn money and don't bring your bro along. And I supported you so much in high school, even spent so much money on you."

Zhang Yu said, "Haven't I repaid you? If I hadn't introduced you to Hongta, you might have already sterilized yourself a second time. How could you have instead increased your immortal cultivation foundation and achieved freedom of seeds like now?"

Outside the dormitory door, Le Mulan, who had just returned from an overnight internship at the pharmaceutical factory, opened the door and overheard Zhang Yu and Yuxinghan's conversation.

Hearing the content of their conversation, a hint of embarrassment appeared on her face.

She had originally thought that she and Zhang Yu had been discreet enough, but she didn't expect Yuxinghan had found out.

"How did he know?" Le Mulan couldn't help thinking, "I definitely didn't leak a single bit."

But soon she put aside that distracting thought and thought of another problem: "Looks like next time we'll have to make an appointment to do it outside with Zhang Yu. Otherwise, if we get caught, it'll be troublesome. If others know that I'm letting Zhang Yu earn extra money alone, it could easily damage roommate relations."

Le Mulan understood very well that whether on the first layer or the second, in high school or university, not bringing friends along when earning money could easily become a trigger for conflict.

At the same time, Xuange stood beside Le Mulan, listening to the conversation coming from the room, a thoughtful expression flashing across his face.

"Did they know each other since high school? Since high school, they've been relying on this to increase their immortal foundation?"

Xuange couldn't help but focus his gaze: "High school on the first layer... is it that free?"

"And it seems... with things like fourfold cultivation, relationships between people are indeed more complicated than twin cultivation."

"Who cultivated with whom how many times, who cultivated more, who cultivated less, who lost out and who gained over the course of a month—all of this involves the complex study of multi-cultivation relationships."