Chapter 368: Starting Today: No Lust!

Inside the simulated construction site.

Che Yufei and Shi Yunxiang’s bodies flickered rapidly as surging azure qi shrouded the site; a tall tower was gradually rising under their construction.

Xiao Qingxuan walked step by step toward the tower, azure qi swirling around him, transforming into great dragons that encircled him.

Nine great dragons soared back and forth, each one vivid and lifelike, scales and claws flaring, occasionally roaring skyward as if they were truly living dragons.

The next moment, as the dragons charged, Zhang Yu’s Deep Freeze Force rushed forward.

After several training sessions, Zhang Yu had grown increasingly familiar with Xiao Qingxuan’s Nine Dragon Azure Palm.

This palm technique condenses azure qi into dragon forms; as one’s cultivation rises, the dragon-shaped qi gradually becomes like part of the body, not only possessing immense power but also able to synergize with multiple draconic martial arts.

In battle, it is as if nine dragons guard the body, integrating offense and defense.

Even though Zhang Yu could now summon over a dozen Formless Forces to fight, they were all shattered in a single move before these nine dragons.

So now he only used Deep Freeze Forces to fight against them.

On the other side, Xiao Qingxuan controlled the dragons, tearing apart each Deep Freeze Force, and felt a headache coming on as he watched Zhang Yu approaching.

“Though those humanoid qi constructs are troublesome, as long as I deal with them slowly and watch out for the reflected attacks, it’s fine.”

“This Zhang Yu is just… too tough.”

“Fighting him for too long really wears out my patchwork magical prosthetics.”

Xiao Qingxuan recalled the first training session, when he still wanted to utterly defeat his opponent, only to nearly grind down the artificial meridians of the prosthetics on his hands.

“Is this guy really from the Civil Engineering department?”

After that, he completely gave up on the idea of defeating him during training. Every time, he would bypass or control the opponent before attacking the building.

After the training ended, Shi Huaiyu summarized: “Haha, Zhang Yu, when the competition starts, just charge to the front. I asked some Security department classmates for lots of golden taunts and insults; I’ll send them to you later. Prepare well.”

“Then you can start trash-talking before you even step onto the stage.”

Zhang Yu looked at the golden lines sent over and his face darkened: “You guys really aren’t afraid I’ll get beaten to death?”

Shi Huaiyu said, “You’re so tough, it’s not that easy to die.”

“Besides, beating a classmate to death results in instant elimination and full compensation.”

“Unless you run into someone super rich, nobody will kill you.”

Zhang Yu said helplessly, “Then what if I do run into a super rich person?”

Shi Huaiyu said, “Then you just go through the motions and surrender.”

Zhang Yu rolled his eyes and walked out laughing and chatting with the others.

After several training sessions, Zhang Yu felt the atmosphere in the new team was pretty good—at least he felt at ease with these fellow poor guys. They shared all kinds of discounts, deals, and thrifty resources, unlike back in Ma Xuan’s team where he couldn’t even get a word in.

Before leaving the venue, Zhang Yu and his teammates split the rental fee for the simulated construction site.

There was also the cost of materials used during the training.

Unlike ordinary construction site work, the competition’s building materials were customized; they not only needed to be purchased for the competition but were also often bought during training.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Those old geezers in the Civil Engineering department must be raking it in.”

Spirit Coin Balance: 7.8

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Inside the dorm.

Zhang Yu opened the package sent by Bai Zhenzhen and unconsciously started drooling.

“I get to eat meat again.”

Having gone without meat for too long, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but wolf it down.

But after eating this batch of jerky, Zhang Yu felt a strong sense of wrongness.

It was like a fire burning in his belly, making him feel hot all over and scorching in his lower abdomen.

So after a moment, Zhang Yu had to hold his stomach and contact Bai Zhenzhen to ask what was going on.

Bai Zhenzhen frowned. "Did I pack the wrong stuff? Your symptoms... it seems the meat you ate is for nourishing yin and strengthening yang."

Zhang Yu was stunned. "Huh? What do you mean?"

Bai Zhenzhen explained, "In ancient times, this meat was used to strengthen yang, often favored by the imperial court."

"But now, since many people are sterilized, labs gradually discovered that if you eat this meat and hold back a burst of primal yang without releasing it, it can nourish the body, enhance its foundation, increase the effects of body refinement, and even temper the Dao heart."

Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "Damn, even yang-strengthening meat can be used for cultivation?"

Bai Zhenzhen warned, "But if you can't hold it, it will damage your vitality."

"Remember, you must endure! If you endure, you'll improve your strength; if you can't, you might regress in your grades!"

Bai Zhenzhen encouraged, "Don't forget we agreed to participate in the Top Ten Tournament together."

Zhang Yu said irritably, "Who the hell uses such troublesome stuff?"

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Sterilized people eat it—for example, it works great for me."

Zhang Yu once again felt held back by certain things.

Having been in Kunxu for years, he couldn't help but examine himself: should he follow local customs?

But the next moment he shook his head and thought, "Yu Xinghan is also a local, and he didn't get sterilized."

"And there's a place like Hehuan University—who says you have to be sterilized to cultivate immortality?"

Yet feeling the restlessness in his body, Zhang Yu couldn't help asking, "How long does the effect last after eating it?"

Bai Zhenzhen asked, "How much did you eat?"

Seeing the large bag of jerky now empty, Bai Zhenzhen was shocked. "So much?!"

"You'll probably have to endure it for one or two months."

Zhang Yu exclaimed, "One or two months? Won't something go wrong?"

Bai Zhenzhen said, "When you really can't bear it, practice martial arts or punch—that should help release some of it."

"As long as you endure, the effect will be strong and greatly benefit your physical body."

"But with such a large dose, I'm afraid that once you let go, it'll spiral out of control."

"Yu! You must hold on! Every day you endure brings you one step closer to the Top Ten Tournament!"

"Wait..." Bai Zhenzhen's eyes narrowed. "Where are your hands? Raise both hands!"

Zhang Yu raised his hands and said, "What are you suspecting? How could I possibly not last such a short time?"

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Alas, if you really can't bear it, just give it up."

"At Tianjian University, I've seen many students dual-cultivate—some with their artifact spirits, some achieving unity of man and sword with their flying swords..."

Seeing Zhang Yu's expression relax, Bai Zhenzhen pointed at him and shouted, "I knew you weren't steadfast. Your physique is too strong, your blood qi too abundant; this meat is like pouring oil on fire."

"No, I'll have to check on you at any time from now on."

"You must answer my calls immediately, got it?"

Bai Zhenzhen said earnestly, "Mom doesn't mean to distrust you, but I'm afraid you won't be able to hold back, your university grades will slip, and your bright future will be ruined!"

After hanging up, Zhang Yu felt the growing heat inside him. He took a deep breath and began practicing the Heaven-Overturning Seal move by move.

As the astral wind vibrated and palm shadows flew, Zhang Yu felt the scorching heat seep into his body strand by strand, nourishing his flesh bit by bit.

"It really is good stuff."

"The more I move, the more strength I feel."

Zhang Yu thought, "But... it's unbearable."

"No, I have to endure with my unparalleled willpower!"

Urged by his sister, warned by A-Zhen, and burned by the fire inside him, Zhang Yu gradually realized he could no longer be like before.

"I must abstain from lust!"

In the following days, feeling the occasional burning sensation inside him, as if he were fully wound up, Zhang Yu trained and worked even harder.

By the end of September, he had pushed both his Xuanhuang Zhenyue Seal and Fanyin Seal to level 20, and with the Spring and Autumn Infinite Zen, the Martial Dao Sacred Body at the Foundation Establishment stage had finally cultivated two techniques.

The four Refining Device courses—Device Engineering Drawing, Device Principles, Device Design, and Rune Engraving Basics—had also been thoroughly studied and absorbed by him.

Meanwhile, spirit coins continued to burn over the month, but thankfully the subsidies from the construction site and mana sales helped Zhang Yu barely maintain a balance.

Spirit Coin Balance: 7.5

Layer 667 construction site.

Yu Xinghan was massaging Ying Xin while watching the clouds of dust in the distance.

Ying Xin sucked in a breath as Yu Xinghan applied pressure and said, "A bit softer."

"Who would have thought you're so lean and small but have such strong hands?"

Yu Xinghan smiled slightly and said, "That's because my technique is precise—the force penetrates deep into your muscle tissue, hitting the damaged spots."

"If it feels good, you can give me a good review."

Ever since he got a mentor, Yu Xinghan had joined her massage company, finally becoming a certified male technician and able to openly massage his classmates.

Ying Xin looked at Zhang Yu amid the dust and said, "That's the Purple Sky Heavenly Net Technique, right? The transport technique among the large-scale construction techniques."

In the swirling dust, Zhang Yu suddenly grabbed outward with one hand, and streams of purple energy spread out like a heavenly net, capturing huge amounts of construction waste in one go.

Yu Xinghan nodded and said, "The way of transport goes from shallow to deep. Ordinary people use Qi to move things—that's only small-scale."

"Once you can perform the high-level Purple Sky Heavenly Net Technique, your transport capacity skyrockets more than tenfold, and transport goes from a minor path to a major one."

Ying Xin also nodded. A transport fee increase of more than ten times—that really was a major path.

Watching as Zhang Yu moved, streams of Xuanhuang energy swept over, making the originally heavy construction waste seem light and airy, Ying Xin couldn't help a flash of envy in her eyes.

"The Xuanhuang Zhenyue Seal, combined with the Purple Sky Heavenly Net Technique to lighten the load, further increases transport capacity."

"Combining it with the Fanyin Seal to add weight further increases the efficiency of compacting the ground."

"No wonder it's the foundational technique of the Civil Engineering Department."

Watching Zhang Yu work back and forth without a pause, Ying Xin silently admired: "Even after becoming class number one, he hasn't slacked off at all—if anything, he seems to work even harder than before."

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