Chapter 358: Zhang Yu's Two Teachers

Director Gao briefly told Zhang Yu about the Seven Supreme Earth Arts and the Seven Supreme Dharma Skeletons, then didn't add anything more.

After all, in his view, these matters were still too far off for Zhang Yu; he had only mentioned them in passing to plant a seed in the other's mind.

Whether Zhang Yu would actually manage to earn a Military Certificate or master the Seven Supreme Earth Arts in the future—

Even Director Gao couldn't say for sure right now.

"Once I've taught you the Xuanhuang Mountain-Suppressing Seal, feel free to ask me any questions at any time."

"If you keep taking first place in your sophomore and junior years and master the Three Supreme Earth Arts, I'll promote you from an unregistered disciple to a personally transmitted disciple."

Tu Lishan, listening nearby, felt a stir in his heart, thinking that Director Gao's words clearly showed he had very high hopes for Zhang Yu.

As for Zhang Yu, he was once again thinking about the existence of the Magnetic Pole True Lord, feeling somewhat troubled: "At this rate, by the time I'm a junior, won't both of them want to take me as a disciple?"

"And judging from Director Gao's attitude today…"

Under these circumstances, Zhang Yu felt that the resistance to his transferring departments seemed to be growing.

Having explained everything, Director Gao didn't waste any more words. With a flicker of his form, his spirit world projection vanished with decisive speed.

Tu Lishan looked at Zhang Yu before him and said with a genial smile, "Since Master Gao has accepted you as his disciple, we're now fellow disciples. Let me call you Junior Fellow Disciple Zhang."

Zhang Yu quickly replied, "Senior Fellow Disciple Tu, I've always appreciated your care for me."

"Heh, no trouble at all," Tu Lishan said. "I didn't prepare anything today, but in a few days I'll give you a gift that I guarantee will please you."

The two of them walked out together as they spoke. Tu Lishan was keen on investing, Zhang Yu deliberately cultivated goodwill, and both belonged to the Civil Engineering Department's War Faction—they quickly hit it off.

Zhang Yu took the opportunity to ask a question: "How is the relationship between our Civil Engineering Department and the Artifact Refining Department?"

Tu Lishan explained in simple terms: "The three ace majors each encompass a vast range, spanning multiple industries."

"But if we had to sum each up in one word, then the Finance Department would be 'capital,' the Artifact Refining Department would be 'technology,' and the Dao Arts Department would be 'energy.'"

"Of course, that's not to say the three majors are each limited to capital, technology, or energy."

"For example, the Artifact Refining Department inevitably needs capital and energy support, and the Finance Department certainly possesses a lot of technology and energy."

"It's just that those three words do represent the characteristics and pursuits of the three majors…"

Hearing Tu Lishan's careful explanation, Zhang Yu suddenly gained a deeper understanding of the three ace majors.

Tu Lishan continued, "Among the three majors, Finance, Artifact Refining, and our Civil Engineering all have very good relations."

"But Finance has a better relationship with the Peace Faction, while Artifact Refining has a better relationship with our War Faction."

Zhang Yu asked again, "Does the Artifact Refining Department also believe that the Great University War will definitely escalate?"

"It's more than just believe," Tu Lishan said with a wry smile. "If someone hadn't held them back, a bunch of war maniacs in the Artifact Refining Department would have stepped in years ago."

"They can't wait to sell magical artifacts and Dharma Skeletons all over Kunxu."

Zhang Yu's eyes flickered, and he asked further, "I've heard that the Artifact Refining Department has a Magnetic Pole True Lord who is very formidable. How is his relationship with Master?"

"Magnetic Pole True Lord?" Tu Lishan replied. "He and Master Gao have been old friends for years, having known each other before they both started teaching at Wanfa University."

…

Inside the spirit world network.

Director Gao sent a message to the Magnetic Pole True Lord: "I took on a promising freshman today."

Director Gao: "Civil Engineering Department, Foundation Establishment Class, First-Year Rankings.jpg"

Director Gao: "It's this Zhang Yu, ranked number one."

Director Gao: "Honest and upright, he beat Old Lin's personally transmitted disciple with pure civil engineering skills."

Director Gao: "Old Lin.mp4"

Director Gao: "See how furious he is? I refuted him until he was speechless, and he ended up running away."

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "You're amazing."

Reading the reply, Director Gao couldn't help raising an eyebrow, feeling something was off.

Magnetic Pole True Lord: "Have you accepted this Zhang Yu?"

Director Gao: Hmm, I accepted him as a nominal disciple. If there are no issues in a couple of years, I plan to take him as a personal disciple.

Magnetic Pole True Lord: Congratulations on receiving such an excellent disciple.

Magnetic Pole True Lord: I envy you; such a brilliant student is hard to find.

Director Gao furrowed his brow again, feeling that the other's words carried some hidden meaning, but he couldn't find any fault.

Magnetic Pole True Lord: By the way, I recently took on a disciple myself.

Director Gao asked curiously: Oh? Who is it?

Magnetic Pole True Lord: Someone who came through the back door, not worth mentioning.

Magnetic Pole True Lord: If he ever amounts to anything, I'll introduce him to you.

The Yuan Magnetic Passage.

Zhang Yu walked briskly on the way back to the dormitory, while sending a message in the dormitory group chat to notify his roommates to prepare for moving into a luxurious large dormitory.

"Finally achieved a milestone goal."

Zhang Yu thought to himself: "Next up are the civil engineering competition, the sophomore civil engineering courses, and also..."

He thought about the courses in the tool refinement department.

After all, according to Magnetic Pole True Lord's requirements, he had to complete the tool refinement department courses from freshman to junior year and pass the exams.

Now that the freshman final exams were over, theoretically, Zhang Yu was already a sophomore-to-be.

"I need to start learning the tool refinement department courses as well."

"By the way, there's also the spirit coins..."

Zhang Yu looked at his savings. With the 10-spirit-coin student loan credited, his balance had grown to a full 56 spirit coins.

"This is enough to activate my sister's Dao seed."

"But it costs 50 spirit coins, though."

Thinking about the spirit coins he had painstakingly saved, which would immediately drop to just 6 spirit coins, Zhang Yu felt a pang of reluctance.

The civil engineering competition, sophomore courses, tool refinement courses, and a bank account that was always short of money...

As he thought about all this, the sense of ease Zhang Yu had felt after taking first place in the foundation-building class gradually faded, replaced by the feeling that there would be even more things to do starting from the sophomore year.

Just then, a slight flicker appeared in Zhang Yu's vision—someone had sent a message in the competition team's group chat.

Ma Xuan: @Ji Yuanshu, are you done with exams? How did you do?

Ji Yuanshu: Pretty well.

Ma Xuan: Then let's arrange practice for tomorrow.

The other members of the competition team also chimed in one after another, discussing training matters with Ji Yuanshu.

As for the substitute team member Zhang Yu, he seemed like a transparent person, ignored by everyone in the group.

Ji Yuanshu looked at the messages in the group, but his expression was extremely grim. He politely responded while struggling to suppress the fate energy on him.

After checking the results of the last exam, he realized that he might not be able to hold on to the top position.

But whether it was fortune or fate energy, he could never admit defeat until the very last moment.

Because once he admitted defeat, the fate energy gathered on him would immediately begin to backfire.

So, as long as there was even a sliver of a chance, before the rankings were updated tonight, he would not admit defeat in front of anyone.

And when faced with inquiries from others, he would only say that he did well on the exam.

Just like every time he had taken first place in the past, calm and composed, always appearing as steady as Mount Tai.

But he could present that image to the outside world... inwardly, however, Ji Yuanshu could not deceive himself.

As time passed, Ji Yuanshu became more and more nervous.

He refreshed the rankings again and again, both eager to know the result and somewhat afraid of it.

……

Wanfa University City.

Inside the construction site on the 667th floor.

Zhang Yu, who was working, caught a flicker in his eyes and noticed someone had sent him a message.

Ying Xin: Senior Brother, congratulations! [fireworks][fireworks][fireworks]

Zhang Yu was slightly stunned: What did you call me?

Ying Xin: Now that you’re first in overall score in the Foundation Establishment class and a registered disciple of Director Gao, that definitely makes you our senior brother in the Foundation Establishment class.

Ying Xin: Senior Brother, I heard you moved into a luxury dorm of thirty square meters?

Ying Xin: Could you tell me the room number? I have a congratulatory gift I want to give you.

Zhang Yu’s heart stirred, and he immediately understood that “senior brother” was a kind of flattering nickname from her.

He looked at the alarm that had been ringing and knew the rankings must have updated.

He immediately tapped to open it.

First place: Zhang Yu, overall score 2553

Second place: Ji Yuanshu, overall score 2551

Third place: Gongshu Jin, overall score 2499

Fourth place: Ying Xin, overall score 2488

Fifth place: Yu Xinghan, overall score 2475

Although he had already gotten inside information, seeing the names and scores on the ranking still made Zhang Yu laugh uncontrollably.

Seeing Ying Xin’s message, he gave her his new dormitory address and then asked: What are you going to give me?

Ying Xin: It’s my family’s heirloom bone ash.

Ying Xin: I saw that during your exam, you didn’t use life-stake driving or blood sacrifice, so I figured you must be lacking materials in that area, right?

Ying Xin: Our family’s heirloom bone ash is especially good—just sprinkle a handful when working on a project, and it can boost the structural strength by quite a bit.

Zhang Yu looked at Ying Xin’s message with a strange expression and replied: Wouldn’t that be too presumptuous?

Zhang Yu: Do you have enough for yourself?

Zhang Yu: Maybe you should keep it.

Ying Xin: What’s presumptuous about it?

Ying Xin: If bone ash isn’t used, would you rather bury it and let it go to waste? If my ancestors at home found out, they’d jump up and curse me for being unfilial.

Ying Xin: And don’t worry—you only need a little each time, it’s very durable.

Ying Xin: As long as, when I die, the amount of bone ash used is less than what my body yields, it’s fine. It’ll only increase with each generation.

Ying Xin: Senior Brother, if you don’t accept it, does that mean you still hold a grudge against me?

After Ying Xin’s persistence, Zhang Yu finally agreed to accept her gift.

While Zhang Yu was talking to Ying Xin, more people sent him messages.

Gongshu Jin: Congratulations.

Gongshu Jin waited a long time, and when he saw that Zhang Yu hadn’t replied, he sent another red envelope.

Gongshu Jin: 0.01 spirit coins.

After the 0.01 spirit coins were grabbed instantly, Zhang Yu replied: Sorry, I was busy just now and didn’t see it.

Gongshu Jin: Understood, understood [palms together]

Gongshu Jin: I just think you’re really impressive, Zhang Yu, and wanted to congratulate you.

Gongshu Jin: Next time you’re free, let’s go try out the Dharma bones together.

Zhang Yu: No problem.

Zhang Yu casually replied to Gongshu Jin's message and immediately focused his attention on another chat window.

It was a congratulatory message from Ye Xingli of the Artifact Refining Department.

Although many months had passed, Zhang Yu still remembered the lavish style of this senior sister from the Artifact Refining Department treating him to a buffet, and in his mind flashed her figure that seemed draped in the Milky Way.

Ye Xingli: Hehe, here in the Artifact Refining Department, I've heard my master talk about you.

Zhang Yu: Senior sister, who is your master?

Ye Xingli: Supreme Lord of Magnetic Polarity.