Chapter 461: Yu Xinghan's Speed

Heavenly Script True Lord said in surprise, "Yin Jiurao gave you 25 spirit coins at once?"

"Are you sure you didn't give her 25 spirit coins?"

In Heavenly Script True Lord's view, Yin Jiurao paying Zhang Yu for a cultivation session? This was completely upside down, contrary to the Way of Yin and Yang, and utterly against all natural reason.

Zhang Yu hesitated slightly, his gaze sweeping over the classmates beside him.

Heavenly Script True Lord raised his hand and cast a sound-isolating talisman, saying, "Speak now; they can't hear us."

Gongshu Jin, Ying Xin, and Yu Xinghan beside him let out a long sigh, lamenting that they would miss out on the following details.

Although they knew something about Zhang Yu selling seeds to the professor of pharmacology, even Yu Xinghan had never heard Zhang Yu explain the specifics.

How could he not be interested in such a profitable business?

Yu Xinghan looked at the projected text before him and thought, "Sigh, the poorer you are, the less you get to hear how the rich make money."

The projected text under the sound-isolating talisman displayed: Would you like to pay Zhang Yu 30 spirit coins to listen to the muted content?

Zhang Yu said, "What Professor Yin Jiurao paid for was..."

"On-the-spot inspection of the goods..."

"Squeezing it in one grip..."

"Extracting it instantly..."

"That's the price of 25 spirit coins."

Zhang Yu said proudly, "If it were a Yin vessel, it would take more time and effort, so the price should be even higher."

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's reply, Heavenly Script True Lord frowned inwardly.

He knew that since the other party was so open, even suggesting he contact Yin Jiurao to verify the price, it was highly likely not a lie.

But verification still couldn't be skipped.

Of course, to avoid alerting the target, Heavenly Script True Lord did not directly ask Yin Jiurao about Zhang Yu's pricing.

He planned to first browse Yin Jiurao's latest paper, hoping to find some clues.

After all, for a pharmacology professor to purchase materials from Zhang Yu and personally gather and inspect them, it must be related to her research.

And her latest published paper would best reflect her current research direction.

Large swaths of text and images rapidly leaped through Heavenly Script True Lord's eye sockets; in an instant, the entire paper had been scanned by him.

Leveraging his swift thinking speed and strong comprehension, he quickly finished reading Yin Jiurao's latest published paper.

To be honest, he didn't fully understand it.

After all, different fields are like different mountains; as an expert in talismans, it was perfectly normal that he couldn't quickly grasp a paper from the pharmacology department.

Heavenly Script True Lord understood that this was no longer ancient times, when great cultivators comprehending the Immortal Dao could casually grasp any great Dao.

Nowadays, the research into immortal techniques in every field was becoming deeper and more profound, so even university professors could only make breakthroughs in narrow areas with great effort.

If in the past, great cultivators and even immortals comprehending the Great Dao were like opening up a lofty peak each time... then today's university professors' research topics might only be studying why a certain blade of grass on that peak grew crooked.

It's hard to say which approach is superior; the only certainty is that modern research no longer produces earth-shattering changes with every one or two breakthroughs like in the past.

But although he couldn't fully understand every detail, Heavenly Script True Lord could roughly grasp that this paper discussed research on drug adaptability, genetic material, bloodlines, and certain immortal Dao elements.

And the research materials came from Zhang Yu.

Clearly, Zhang Yu's quoted price to Yin Jiurao was most likely genuine.

Cursing inwardly, Heavenly Script True Lord looked at Zhang Yu and said, "25 spirit coins is too expensive. We can't offer that."

"Moreover, we don't need the products after each experiment. You can take them back yourself and sell them to whomever you want."

Zhang Yu said, "But they've already been taken out; they're no longer fresh. Who would buy them from me?"

Heavenly Script True Lord: "At most 3 spirit coins."

He reminded Zhang Yu, "Once we start the experiments, we need volume. 3 spirit coins is a lot."

Zhang Yu naturally disagreed. After a bout of bargaining, they were unable to reach an agreement.

So Tianzhang Zhenjun simply stopped looking at Zhang Yu and instead turned to look at Yuxing Han beside him.

He thought to himself: "You're not the only test subject here, Zhang Yu."

The probing data from just now rose in Tianzhang Zhenjun's mind—the Yuxing Han before him was just as outstanding as Zhang Yu.

He therefore put away the silent talisman, looked at Yuxing Han, and said, "You... were you about to withdraw just now?"

Zhang Yu didn't mind this, after all there were so many test subjects; how could he stop the other party from choosing someone else?

But Yuxing Han's heart trembled at the words. Thinking of the progress Zhang Yu had just made, he suddenly stepped out from behind Ying Xin and Gongshu Jin.

Yuxing Han said with a grave expression, "For the school, for the advancement of immortal arts technology, I cannot shirk my duty."

The next moment, Tianzhang Zhenjun sent out a stream of magical power, and the yin apparatus that had just stopped started moving again.

Jade Nectar Woman 48 had just been anxiously unsettled by the failure of her work, worried that something terrifying might happen.

Now, feeling Tianzhang Zhenjun's command, she immediately activated, charging toward Yuxing Han like a mad dog. Under the loathing for work and the fear of unemployment, Jade Nectar Woman 48 now only had interest in simple, low-consumption tasks.

And the Yuxing Han before her was clearly such a target.

"Judging from the data, this person must also have very low resistance."

"But to avoid accidents..."

The yin apparatus turned into a patch of light fog, instantly enveloping Yuxing Han's entire body.

This thoroughly confirmed to Jade Nectar Woman 48 that the other party could not trigger the mutual non-interference list.

"Watch me finish him off in no time!"

Feeling the light fog wrapped around his entire body, Yuxing Han thought proudly: "The efficiency I've polished over the years finally has a place to shine."

Ever since he started part-time seed selling in high school, Yuxing Han had gradually tempered his Dao heart—from initially being trapped by the influence of desire—until now, he could finally control his urges better.

And in this process, through constant practice and continuous learning from outside, he slowly came to understand some principles.

For instance, when selling seeds, given the same reward, the faster the speed and the higher the efficiency, the more money one could make per unit of time.

Moreover, the faster the speed, the less time it occupies, making it less likely to affect study and cultivation.

Another example: when truly cultivating together, is it more profitable to complete one session in an hour, or to complete ten sessions in an hour?

The result is obvious.

Yuxing Han thought: "This is exactly the reason why, when cultivating together, one should charge by count, not by time!"

"This is called 'speed overcomes all methods'!"

So through repeated tempering and accumulation, Yuxing Han had been striving for breakthroughs in speed.

In the past, when he looked forward to Hehuan University with hope, he once dreamed that one day he and his companions would attend the Thousand Cultivators' Assembly.

He dreamed... that when Zhang Yu proudly said he had successfully completed five sessions at the assembly, Gongshu Jin enviously said he had only completed three, and Li Xiao felt inferior because he hadn't completed a single one—then he, Yuxing Han, could proudly step forward and say: Ten!

And at this very moment, feeling the warmth coming from the light fog, feeling his consciousness gradually drifting between waking and dreaming, Yuxing Han thought: "Zhang Yu just made such great progress... if I can succeed several more times, how much stronger will I become?"

Just as Yuxing Han was letting his imagination run wild, he felt his entire magical power surge out, converging toward the yin apparatus.

In the span of a few breaths, Jade Nectar Woman felt that she had already drained every bit of Yuxing Han's magical power.

She looked at the Yuxing Han before her with some surprise, thinking: "This guy... is fast. Though his resistance is low, it shouldn't be this fast."

"This is complete, wholehearted release—a high degree of mental relaxation and sincerity from the heart."

"This kid... perhaps through repeated self-practice, he's already accumulated a tiny bit of experience on the Grand Dao of Yin and Yang."

Although Jade Nectar Woman 48 had, after completing the probing just now, rated Zhang Yu and Yuxing Han as very weak.

But this weakness in resistance... does not mean inferiority.

For instance, Jade Nectar Woman knew that in many reciprocal, normal dual cultivations, speed was also an extremely important factor—after all, completing work more efficiently per unit of time had always been a key criterion for evaluation.

And if it were one-sided extraction, speed was even more crucial.

For example, in Jade Nectar Woman's eyes, the Yuxing Han before her was a far better work target than Zhang Yu.

However, this kind of high speed was more of an altruistic trait; only when both parties worked at high speed could they achieve mutual benefit.

And when resisting one-sided extraction, high resistance is an advantage.

Just as the Jade Nectar Woman was pondering, she had already completed two rounds of work, not only devouring all of Yu Xinghan's magical power, but also swallowing a large portion of his vital blood in one gulp.

Then the Jade Nectar Woman returned to her original place with satisfaction, activating the spirit mechanisms within her to digest this harvest.

With a soft thud, under the shocked gaze of everyone, Yu Xinghan, pale-faced with sunken cheeks, had fallen to the ground.

Zhang Yu and the others quickly helped Yu Xinghan up, shouting, "Xinghan! Are you alright?"

True Lord Tianzhang, who had been observing all along, also showed a surprised expression, thinking to himself: "Unlike Zhang Yu, there was no backflow of magical power. Isn't this not the normal give-and-take dual cultivation? Instead... a one-sided extraction?"

"The rules behind this... perhaps are closely related to Divine Lord Jade Nectar's insights into the Great Dao of Yin and Yang."

Just as True Lord Tianzhang was pondering, he heard Zhang Yu say, "Yu Xinghan is about to collapse. You need to think of a way quickly!"

True Lord Tianzhang said, "Don't worry, we will arrange a medical team to treat him."

Yu Xinghan said with difficulty, "Your experiment is too dangerous. This is a major safety hazard for all test students."

True Lord Tianzhang: "Don't worry, if you have any further issues, come to us anytime, and we will take a look at them for you."

Yu Xinghan said, "This isn't just my problem alone!"

"Right!" Zhang Yu stood beside Yu Xinghan. "This isn't just Yu Xinghan's problem alone."

Upon hearing this, Gongshu Jin and Ying Xin also stepped behind the two.

Watching the civil engineering students playing off each other, True Lord Tianzhang said indifferently, "Alright, we'll pay you some compensation."

Yu Xinghan's eyes lit up, and his previously pale complexion suddenly became rosy. "How much?"