Chapter 396: Ten Thousand Methods Transform Spirit, Drug Testing in Cultivation

When Zhang Yu heard what Xiao Qingxuan said, he asked curiously, "Has the intensity of the university war increased again?"

Xiao Qingxuan nodded: "At first, it was just a few junior colleges fighting."

"Later, gradually, some universities among the 72 lower-ranked schools began to participate."

"More recently, teachers from among the 36 upper-ranked schools were found involved in the battlefield, and students were also caught in the crossfire and died."

Zhang Yu said upon hearing this, "Senior Xiao, do you think the Top Ten will get involved?"

Xiao Qingxuan shook his head upon hearing this.

Zhang Yu asked curiously: "You think not?"

Zhang Yu didn't expect that Xiao Qingxuan, who belonged to the war faction, would think that the Top Ten elite universities would not participate in the war.

Xiao Qingxuan explained: "I don't know."

"Whether the Top Ten will join the war or not is ultimately not something that the lower schools can decide."

"As long as the Nascent Soul God Lords are all determined to maintain peace, then no matter how fierce the fighting becomes below, even if the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th layers are all reduced to scorched earth, the Top Ten will not participate."

"But what exactly are those Nascent Soul God Lords thinking? Who knows?"

"Moreover, the opinions among the Nascent Soul God Lords are probably not unified."

"For example, among our Wanfa's three chancellors, there are probably some who want war and some who want peace."

"Otherwise, how could our Civil Engineering Department have two factions?"

"The attitudes of the various departments and colleges are, in the final analysis, just an extension of the will of the three chancellors, and the choices of students and teachers are nothing more than being coerced by the interests wielded by the God Lords..."

Listening to Xiao Qingxuan's narration, Zhang Yu nodded repeatedly.

Having been at Wanfa University for so long, he also knew that the three Nascent Soul God Lords of Wanfa University currently served as chancellor and vice-chancellors of Wanfa University.

Of course, Wanfa University had more than two vice-chancellors; besides the two Nascent Soul God Lord vice-chancellors, there were five Primordial Infant True Lords serving as vice-chancellors, each in charge of different areas.

Zhang Yu then asked: "Speaking of departments, I know that the Refining Engineering College where the Refining Department is located is pro-war, the School of Economics and Management where the Finance Department is located is pro-peace, and what about the Dao Arts College where the Dao Arts Department is located?"

Although Zhang Yu had asked Zhang Pianpian similar questions, he was also curious about Xiao Qingxuan's understanding of the situation.

Xiao Qingxuan said calmly: "The Finance Department and the Refining Department, as two of the three ace departments, basically contain most of the essence of their respective colleges, determining the attitude of the colleges they belong to."

"But the Dao Arts College is quite special. Besides the ace department, the Dao Arts Department, there is also the Talisman Department."

"Speaking only of the Dao Arts Department, they are a major player in the production, transportation, and sale of mana. Regarding the university war, their idea should be limited regional tension, to facilitate raising mana prices. At the same time, they want to avoid a full-scale war that would lead to uncontrollable losses."

"As for the Talisman Department, although it is not an ace department of Wanfa University, it represents the power and attitude of the True Gods, and can also influence the decisions of the entire Dao Arts College."

"But the True Gods have always been bystanders to the university war, making it hard to tell what their thoughts really are..."

Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan walked and chatted. He found that although this senior was in debt for ten thousand yuan, he had a deep understanding of the various situations and leaders within the school. After their conversation, Zhang Yu gained a new understanding of the current situation.

Just then, Zhang Yu saw a statue kneeling on the ground and asked curiously: "What is this? Why is there a statue in the factory?"

Xiao Qingxuan frowned, a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes as he looked at the statue.

After a moment of deliberation, he introduced: "The work of pharmaceutical factory operators is quite monotonous. After long hours of work, it leads to increased psychological pressure, mental exhaustion, and mechanical alienation."

"Thus, cases of operators committing suicide appeared."

"But you also know that operators stay on the assembly line 24 hours a day, each having become a part of the assembly line, tightly integrated with the entire production line."

"Therefore, the suicide of an operator often causes the assembly line to stall, affecting the pharmaceutical factory's production efficiency."

"To solve this problem, the pharmaceutical factory added Happy Potion to the operators' drinking water, which can reduce stress, weaken the mind, and make them work more happily."

"At the same time, they also improved the operators' modification surgery, enhancing replaceability and modularizing the operators..."

"In addition to various hardware improvements, they erected Shame Statues of Suicide for operators who committed suicide, promoting a modern workers' spirit that considers suicide shameful, and also selecting model workers to enhance the operators' factory honor awareness..."

Just as Xiao Qingxuan was explaining the relevant situation, they saw a figure appear in the adjacent spirit realm projection, wearing the pharmaceutical factory's work uniform, moving among the operators' dharma remains to conduct product quality inspections.

Seeing Zhang Yu looking at this spirit realm projection, Xiao Qingxuan said: "This is a soul-cultivating employee."

"Workers who die from overwork on the pharmaceutical factory assembly line not only don't have to pay compensation for lost work time, but can also become soul cultivators and continue to work for the pharmaceutical factory."

"As a student of the Top Ten, you may not be able to understand, but in the eyes of some junior college students, this is a good thing that guarantees employment."

Zhang Yu looked at the assembly line workers who were assembling parts and noticed that many of them gazed at the soul cultivator's projection, their eyes filled with longing.

Of course, more of the junior college students were secretly sizing up Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan; to them, these two Wanfa University students were far too dazzling. At that moment, the batch of junior college students on the assembly line all came from the same school, and while observing Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan, they chattered about the two in their group chat.

One person said: "Wanfa University students look so rich."

Another said: "Do you even need to look? That's the powerhouse who owes 10,000 spirit coins!"

Someone agreed: "Even if he killed junior college students every day, it would take a long time to owe 10,000 spirit coins, right? He might need to beat a few junior college teachers to death on the side."

Another person said: "As expected of a Wanfa University student—his debt alone is more than all of us combined."

After Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan made a round of the factory building before them, they finished measuring and recording the data for the entire structure.

Next, Zhang Yu followed Xiao Qingxuan to a construction site nearby and began excavating the underground space, then laying the foundation.

Zhang Yu struck out with a palm, and the Great Wilderness Mountain-Shifting Force erupted. A visible wave of energy poured out, smashing large swaths of rock layers to pieces.

At the same time, streams of Formless Warriors surged out from behind Zhang Yu, already beginning to clean the construction site, transport building materials, and clear away debris…

After the rock layers were crushed, excavated, and cleared, Zhang Yu performed the Heaven-Overturning Seal technique, striking with palm after palm wrapped in fierce qi, violently pressing down to begin leveling the ground.

Watching how the entire construction site took shape in the blink of an eye, Xiao Qingxuan nodded and thought to himself: "Dean Gao was right—Zhang Yu alone is enough for this site."

After a moment, he looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Besides the construction work at the pharmaceutical plant, Dean Gao also found you a drug testing job. I'll take you there in a bit."

……

Inside the office building.

Zhang Yu looked at the students in the hallway, each from the 72 lower schools, and asked curiously, "Are they all here for drug testing?"

Xiao Qingxuan nodded. "Junior college students' bodies are too fragile. Some drugs can only produce results when tested by real university students."

Zhang Yu understood that in this layer, junior college students often didn't even qualify for drug testing.

And as a Wanfa University student, the drug testing work Zhang Yu could participate in naturally had a higher threshold.

As they watched Zhang Yu head straight toward the laboratory, the students from the 72 lower schools all showed envy on their faces.

"A Foundation Establishment student from Wanfa University? They're here for drug testing too?"

"The drugs they test must be fierce. Even the shit they take could probably poison us."

"What nonsense are you spouting! How could a Wanfa University top student possibly take a shit?"

As soon as Zhang Yu stepped into the lab, he saw Le Mulan already waiting there.

Seeing Zhang Yu and Xiao Qingxuan, Le Mulan smiled and said, "Zhang Yu, my advisor asked me to coordinate the drug testing work with you."

Xiao Qingxuan looked at Zhang Yu and said, "I'll wait for you outside. Call me anytime if there's a problem."

Xiao Qingxuan recalled Dean Gao's instructions.

"Old Gao really values this Zhang Yu. He actually asked me to provide treatment for him at any time, so he can take large amounts of experimental drugs to further improve his cultivation efficiency."

After Xiao Qingxuan left, Le Mulan came to Zhang Yu's side and drew out a large, thick syringe. "This experimental drug can speed up metabolism and enhance your body refinement efficiency, but it may also cause excessive mental excitement, body congestion, and problems with mana circulation…"

While explaining, Le Mulan had already skillfully injected the drug into Zhang Yu's body.

On one hand, Zhang Yu actively loosened his muscles, skin, and mana defenses; on the other, Le Mulan channeled force through the needle tip, demonstrating extremely skillful injection technique.

Zhang Yu thought to himself that Le Mulan had been giving injections extensively since high school, and her injection technique far surpassed his own—likely even comparable to students from the Security Department.

Indeed, Zhang Yu compared injection techniques to those of the Security Department students, because those guys supposedly injected themselves more times per day than anyone else on campus, making their injection skills even better than medical students'.

Meanwhile, as Le Mulan injected Zhang Yu, she recalled what her advisor had asked her to do.

"To prepare for the further escalation of university war intensity, the department has decided to develop several new drugs."

"This Zhang Yu from the Civil Engineering Department is quite interesting. I've seen his files and data from the Biology Department, and I want to try… whether we can make drugs using his qi-blood factors and bloodline expression."

"Le Jingchen said he's unwilling to sell the breeding rights, right? Now he won't even sell seeds?"

"Ask him again for me. I can offer a high price."

Faced with Le Mulan's question, Zhang Yu naturally refused outright. Whether it was Fuji's reminder or his own thoughts, he had no interest in selling breeding rights.

Zhang Yu had even stopped selling seeds altogether.

He waved his hand and said, "Ever since I devoted myself wholeheartedly to the path of immortality and have long since abstained from lust, it's been a long time since I last made a delivery."

"I feel great now, and I probably won't be doing this line of work anymore in the future."

But watching Zhang Yu's retreating figure, Le Mulan's mind flashed back to the expression her mentor had when talking about Zhang Yu; she felt that her mentor seemed to have not said everything, and it didn't look like she would give up so easily.