You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 348 - 297: The Spent Spirit Coins Accompanied in Another Way

Chapter 348: Chapter 297: The Spent Spirit Coins Accompanied in Another Way

As Zhang Yu browsed through the various goods on the platform, he couldn’t help but say in his heart, "Fu Ji! Didn’t you tell me before that the Immortals of the top ten sects wanted more people to come up and compete?"

"But now they’re actually not only reducing recruitment but also stopping it altogether?"

Fu Ji sighed, "The Immortals surely want the people climbing up to compete more intensely, to exhaust themselves, their families, and give everything they have so that the profits of the top ten sects can get higher and higher, allowing them to comfortably sit high above the clouds."

"Otherwise, you wouldn’t have had the chance to take the Foundation Establishment qualification exam either."

"But now that the top ten sects are reducing recruitment more and more, it can only mean... maybe there are just too many people in the sects’ paradises."

Fu Ji pondered, "The top ten sects, after establishing the current system of entrance exams, universities, and corporations, recruit Immortal Path talents of extraordinary potential every year, and the Golden Core can live for 400 years, the Nascent Soul can live nearly a thousand years, and those who break through further, like Divinity Transformation, live even longer."

"Thinking of it this way, the population numbers in these sects indeed consume far less than they grow."

"However, the news Zhang Pianpian mentioned about the top ten sects stopping recruitment and splitting into two worlds, I don’t think is entirely accurate."

"This should be temporary."

"Once enough people up there die off, the top ten sects will surely start expanding recruitment again."

"It’s just... this might take a hundred years, even several hundred years?"

Fu Ji suddenly sighed, "I see, this must be cyclical."

"Recruiting for a while, reducing recruitment for a while, all of this relates to the population changes of the top ten sects."

"But to the Immortals, this might be just a brief fluctuation, a small rise and fall, yet to those below the sects, it’s a matter of several generations, over a dozen generations, or even dozens of generations."

"And because of the sects reducing recruitment, it’s transmitted down to the layers of companies and universities, and may eventually affect the entire Kunxu."

Listening to Fu Ji’s deduction, Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "Born at the wrong time indeed."

He then asked, "Can’t we retract this wish of the ritual then?"

"If I die then, I’ll definitely take you with me."

Fu Ji helplessly chuckled and said, "Ordinary wishes maybe, but this one really can’t be helped; wasn’t it you who foolishly made a plan to complete the wish back then."

"Now that the ritual is recognized, it has thoroughly come into operation till today, and it’s far beyond my power to revoke."

"This relates to the essence of the ritual set by the Evil God Kings."

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly but wouldn’t regret it, for if he hadn’t had a sudden idea back then to temporarily stall Fu Ji’s wish, there might not have been a present at all.

As it stands now, whether it’s the Immortals or the Evil God King, they are beyond his ability to influence.

"I can only strive to do my best for now."

Looking at the dazzling products on the online network, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "The speed of cultivating my technique is already astonishing."

"What I need most now is to further enhance my foundational stats."

With this thought, Zhang Yu began opening one product and service after another...

...

Half an hour later, the first thing Zhang Yu purchased arrived.

With the opening of the package, a large box of glowing Jade Coins appeared in front of Zhang Yu’s eyes.

These Jade Coins were shaped like circular coins, their color a verdant green, with wispy patterns on their surfaces, containing traces of spiritual mechanism, precisely the lower-grade spirit stones that Zhang Yu bought.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Lower-grade spirit stones, middle-grade spirit stones, upper-grade spirit stones... once used as currency in Kunxu, but now if you tried to pay with these things, you’d probably get cursed and then refused."

Long before spirit coins as an online payment, Kunxu’s currency system had evolved multiple times, and spirit stones as currency had long been obsolete.

Later, due to the spiritual mechanism they contained, middle-grade and lower-grade spirit stones became used as Immortal Path resources, while upper-grade spirit stones, aside from Immortal Path value, also had collectible value.

But as the Spirit Realm Network became increasingly developed, along with the continuous development of arrays, spiritual mechanism passageways, and various facilities in buildings, the spiritual mechanism was conducted into every dorm room, connected to every household, making middle, lower-grade spirit stones even less used.

"However, as the price of spirit stones dropped, naturally there were some bargain hunters who, though it was troublesome, still bought spirit stones to absorb spiritual mechanism for cultivation."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "But because there are always poor people who buy them, the price of these spirit stones gradually maintained a stable range."

Thinking of this, he had already picked up a lower-grade spirit stone and swallowed it whole.

Accompanied by the operation of the Mixed Element Fetal Breathing Scripture, threads of spiritual mechanism from the spirit stone were directly absorbed, merging into Zhang Yu’s mana cycle, and being refined little by little into his own mana.

The reason Zhang Yu wanted to buy lower-grade spirit stones was naturally to enhance the efficiency of absorbing and capturing spiritual mechanism, allowing himself to refine more mana every day.

After all, he had to attend classes during the day and work on the construction site at night, hardly having time to absorb spiritual mechanism in his dorm.

And he had looked at similar Spiritual Mechanism Array Stone products, which, as long as you possess an array stone, are like carrying an array node, enjoying spiritual mechanism infusions anywhere you go in the university city.

However, this was, on the one hand, very expensive, and on the other hand, it would have his monthly spiritual mechanism absorption amount tracked.

Therefore, after much searching, Zhang Yu chose to swallow lower-grade spirit stones.

At this moment, he swallowed ten lower-grade spirit stones in one go, feeling like these ten stones turned into a small furnace, continuously releasing spiritual mechanism in his stomach, supplying him with mana enhancement.

His Qi Sea Spirit Root extended and contracted wildly, accompanied by the Mixed Element Fetal Breathing Scripture’s ravenous devouring of the spiritual mechanism, giving Zhang Yu a sense of exhilaration.

Then he continued swallowing more spirit stones, from 10 to 15, until finally swallowing the 23rd, he felt the release and intake of the spiritual mechanism had reached a limit, as if a small spirit vein had grown inside his belly.

"In the same timeframe, drawing spiritual mechanism from 23 spirit stones is my current maximum efficiency for breathing exercises."

"And by consuming spirit stones daily for cultivation, I can enhance my breathing efficiency even while attending school or work."

"But cultivating this way... although it’s somewhat cheaper than holding a Spiritual Mechanism Array Stone and enjoying constant spiritual infusion, the monthly costs are still substantial."

Zhang Yu calculated that if he practiced daily by consuming spirit stones, it would cost about 0.48 spirit coins per month.

However, thinking of the enrollment numbers in the top ten sects, Zhang Yu understood this expense was just the beginning.

...

Within the Taoist skill department’s service area.

Zhang Yu sat cross-legged on the mat, surrounded by flashes of lightning continuously entering his body, stimulating the Qi Sea Spirit Root in his Dantian, increasing the fusion degree of his Spirit Root, and enhancing his five senses...

The Taoist skill student performing the lightning method asked, "Mr. Zhang, how do you feel?"

Zhang Yu responded seriously, "Raise the intensity a bit more."

The other person replied with a smile, "Alright then."

"Mr. Zhang, did you apply for a card?"

"For Taoist enhancements like Divine Thunderwave, it’s best to do it three times a week, with each session lasting over half an hour."

"Now, applying for a card gets you a 30% discount..."

Zhang Yu asked, "How much is it to get a card?"

The other person smiled and said, "1 spirit coin will do, even if you can’t use up your Divine Thunderwave sessions, you can try other Taoist services..."

Zhang Yu’s account balance: 9.45 spirit coins

...

The teaching floor of the Artifact Refining Department.

Yun Jing handed a jade box to Zhang Yu.

After Zhang Yu helped Yun Jing drive away a fellow student previously, they became acquainted.

This time, Zhang Yu approached him hoping to get a discount and save some money.

Yun Jing said, "This is the cultivation-type magic treasure you requested—Nine Prisons Suppressing Mountain Belt."

"Once you wear it, it can channel Earth Vein Vital Energy to nourish your flesh. As a harmless type of vital energy, it acts as a lubricant between your physical body and mana, enhancing the efficiency of mana bolstering your flesh."

"Additionally, using Earth Vein Vital Energy, the Nine Prisons Suppressing Mountain Belt can apply up to ninefold gravity on your body, aiding in refining your physique and extracting potential from your flesh."

"For many wealthy individuals, such cultivation-type magic treasures or cultivation-type magic remains are essential for Body Refinement."

Zhang Yu understood that the Body Refinement during the Foundation Establishment stage relies heavily on mana support.

Especially as the fusion degree of the Spirit Root increases, the Spirit Root and meridians spread throughout the body, and the flesh and mana gradually integrate, turning the cultivator’s body from simple flesh into an extraordinary physique.

The Nine Prisons Suppressing Mountain Seal before him can enhance the efficiency of mana bolstering the flesh, thereby improving the Body Refinement effect.

It also allows additional gravity to further temper the flesh, compelling the cultivator’s potential to surface.

Zhang Yu opened the jade box, looked at the belt within, and asked, "What’s the price?"

Yun Jing said, "This is a product developed by the department in collaboration with the company. I can get you a maximum 10% discount, which is 1.35 spirit coins per month."

As Zhang Yu put on the belt, a clear female voice from the Nine Prisons Suppressing Mountain Belt said, "Welcome to the Nine Prisons Suppressing Mountain Belt, a new user eye remnant detected, please agree to connect."

A notification appeared in Zhang Yu’s eye remnant vision, and as he chose to agree, a small belt tag appeared in his vision.

Upon clicking the belt, the Nine Prisons Suppressing Mountain Belt’s user interface appeared before him.

"User not registered detected, please complete new user registration before using this product."

After Zhang Yu completed the user registration, another notification appeared.

"It appears you have an unused coupon..."

As Zhang Yu checked, he found it’s indeed the 10% coupon Yun Jing mentioned.

Moments after, driven by Zhang Yu’s thoughts, streams of Earth Vein Vital Energy surged from the belt into his body.

His entire flesh seemed different under the nourishment of Earth Vein Vital Energy, the mana bolstering felt smoother, sleeker, and more efficient.

In Zhang Yu’s eye remnant vision, options from 1 to 50 times gravity were available, alongside running mode, load mode, climbing mode, and custom mode.

It allows the enhancement and targeted training through cyclic gravity adjustments and localized tuning.

Zhang Yu first tried the five-fold gravity mode and instantly felt a heavy pressure throughout his body, his internal organs feeling a downward drag.

After trying various modes and testing the Body Refinement effect, Zhang Yu nodded, "This is it."

Zhang Yu’s account balance: 8.1 spirit coins

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