Chapter 704: Two Masters Pass on Techniques

"Master...

Looking at the Magnetic Pole Sovereign and the Azure Wood Sovereign before him, Zhang Yu found himself momentarily at a loss for words.

But then Magnetic Pole said to Azure Wood beside him: "Old Gao, I need a word alone with Zhang Yu."

Azure Wood Sovereign nodded, and the next instant, with a flash of light, he vanished from their sight.

Only then did Magnetic Pole Sovereign turn to Zhang Yu, sighed, and said: "Zhang Yu, to be honest, when I first saw you come to apprentice yourself to me, I never thought I would accept a disciple like you."

Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback, his mind recalling the first time he had spoken with Magnetic Pole Sovereign—that dismissive attitude of the other.

Magnetic Pole Sovereign continued: "At that time, in my eyes, you were nothing more than a fellow trying to cut corners, hoping to latch onto the Artifact Refining Department from the Civil Engineering Department."

"I have seen far too many such people over the years. After all, this world is just like that—as long as it advances one along the path of immortality, nothing is beyond discarding. Morality and faith of the past have long since become thoroughly twisted concepts."

"After all, here in Kunxu, money is everything; immortality is the very foundation of a person's existence. And no matter how bloody, despicable, or filthy the process of making money may be, what you finally get in return is everyone's respect, admiration, and awe."

"Whether it's those from the sects above, the former principals of various schools, or even someone like me—a Nascent Soul—we are all the same kind of people: a bunch of fellows who stop at nothing to make money and expand their assets."

"Back then, I might have resented you because I felt I saw another version of my past self?"

Looking at the sighing Magnetic Pole Sovereign before him, Zhang Yu said: "Master, actually, you don't like behaving that way, do you?"

"You are also different from the former principals. Because you trust Teacher Gao and me, you fight side by side with us, you never sold us out for spirit coins, and you never monopolized my technological achievements..."

Magnetic Pole Sovereign smiled wryly and said: "That is my failure. I wanted to climb to the pinnacle of the immortal path, setting aside dignity, morality, and my former beliefs, yet in the end, I couldn't completely abandon everything."

"So even though I was gifted, even though I once had chances to climb upward, I still failed to stay in the sect."

"So even if I had poured all my heart and soul into it, without this great upheaval of heaven and earth, it would have been difficult for me to become the principal of Wanfa."

As he spoke, Magnetic Pole Sovereign raised his head, gazing at the fourth and fifth layers of Kunxu in the sky, and went on: "Perhaps I simply lack a true heart for the Dao."

Zhang Yu stared at Magnetic Pole Sovereign's back and said: "Only the strong can follow their inner will. If it were not impossible, who in this world would not want to uphold their own convictions? Who would willingly change their choices so easily?"

"Master... the fact that you can make all the choices you've made today is precisely because of your strength—not just in power, but also in heart and character."

"Perhaps it is precisely because of this that you can trust Teacher Gao and me, and we can trust you in return."

Magnetic Pole Sovereign gave a faint smile, turning to look at Zhang Yu again: "I had already made up my mind: I would never accept another disciple like you in Kunxu. I only wanted to devote myself single-mindedly to climbing the immortal path and reaching the peak I could achieve in this life."

"But the affairs of the world are so strange. Fate always toys with people in ways they least expect."

"Right here in Kunxu, where one should least care about personal ties, I find myself reminiscing about the bond between master and disciple."

"But Zhang Yu, you are right—this is, after all, my own choice. My strength has brought me to where I am today, and it has also led me to make this choice..."

As he spoke, Magnetic Pole Sovereign pointed a finger, gently pressing it against Zhang Yu's brow.

The next moment, Zhang Yu saw a massive amount of data appear in his skull-eye display—Magnetic Pole Sovereign had transmitted all kinds of information to him.

Bank accounts, artifact permissions, contact information for the artifact spirit... countless records of communications, meetings, and exchanges regarding spatial technology with Zhang Yu, along with Magnetic Pole Sovereign's own relevant credentials.

Magnetic Pole Sovereign said: "In this battle, the network may go down, contact may be lost, and I may no longer be able to attend to matters at Wanfa."

"Therefore, I am temporarily placing the assets I hold in Wanfa under your management."

"And these are the evidence I have left for you. With them, you can prove that the spatial technology presented at those past press conferences was all created by you."

Zhang Yu’s gaze sharpened and he said: "Master, aren’t you bringing these things with you to the decisive battle?"

Having finished transmitting all the information in an instant, Magnetic Pole Sovereign flicked the finger that had been pressed against Zhang Yu's forehead, smiled, and said: "I've already prepared everything I can take to fight. What's left are just scraps for you. You don't need to worry about me."

With that, Magnetic Pole Sovereign summoned Azure Wood Sovereign back and said: "Don't you have something to say to him as well? You two talk. I'll go first."

As Magnetic Pole Sovereign vanished, Azure Wood Sovereign looked at Zhang Yu and sighed: "Before you know it, you're already a second-year graduate student."

"Who would have thought that the inconspicuous you on the construction site would become the strongest undergraduate, the key figure driving the development of spatial technology today."

As he spoke, Azure Wood Sovereign looked toward the construction site not far away and continued: "Over the years, I have worked day and night in the Civil Engineering Department, watching generation after generation of teachers and students exhaust themselves with blood and sweat, using their entire lives to raise the university town one layer after another."

"I have seen the Civil Engineering Department—which built everything and laid the solid foundation for the school—sink to the very bottom, becoming the fertilizer for the Finance Department and the little brother of the Artifact Refining Department... But this is the trend in Kunxu, I suppose. I could only go along with it."