You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 691 - 624: Eternal Spring Sutra
As the competitors successively completed their courses, the entire fourth round was finally over.
With the combined times from the first four rounds, the overall results for each team were displayed.
Looking at their team’s results, the expressions of those present varied between worry and joy.
Everyone understood that the duration of the fifth round would determine which top six teams would ultimately advance.
As the fifth round officially began, a speck of dark cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, resembling a drop of ink splashing into water. The cloud quickly expanded, enveloping the crowd below.
Rain began to fall, swiftly escalating into a storm of wind and rain.
The task of the fifth round was to change the weather, turning the stormy skies back into clear ones.
The time spent by each competitor during this process would be their result for this round.
Stepping into the sky, Tao Qiankun collided two streams of lightning, one black and one white, which transformed into a pillar of light that pierced the heavens and swept across the world.
The dazzling brilliance illuminated the entire sky, as if tens of thousands of lightning bolts exploded simultaneously.
When the incandescent light gradually faded, the storm in the sky had already stopped, and the clouds that once covered the area vanished completely.
Zhang Yu took a deep breath as he watched the scene, and his nerves, previously excited due to victory, cooled down again.
He glanced at the timer within his eye remains and thought to himself, "Not even twenty seconds have passed?"
"Indeed, Tao Qiankun’s overall strength at this moment is still greater than mine."
"To catch up to him and seize the top position in the Ten Great Leagues, I must continue to push forward..."
Subsequently, one by one the competitors in the fifth round took the stage, each employing various techniques to change the weather. Among them, two performers piqued Zhang Yu’s interest, making him remember their names deeply.
One was Ying Mingchi, a dragon-headed humanoid and the top student at Sky Demon University, now one of their two remaining competitors in the Ten Great Leagues alongside Ying Zhoufan.
Unlike Ying Zhoufan, Ying Mingchi was not a transformed dragon body but carried genuine high-level Dragon Clan blood.
Transforming into a White Dragon, his roar reverberated through the sky, sweeping away the dark clouds and breaking the storm within half a minute.
However, due to exceeding the interference range beyond the competition field, as he finished, layers of weather penalty slips descended upon him via Spirit Realm projection, enveloping him like stacked warning lines.
The other was Xu Hai Xuan, the top in the Talisman Department of Wanfa University, who set up a sacred altar on the scene, summoned talismans, and directly called out the Spirit Realm interface named Weather Controller, ending the storm in just 25 seconds.
As the fifth round concluded, the final ranking of the relay race emerged.
Looking at the projected rankings in the sky, Zhang Yu thought, "First place is Tao Qiankun and my team."
"Second place is Ying Mingchi the dragon, with Ying Zhoufan, and White Bone University’s first, Earth Lotus Tomb, their team."
"Third place is Zang Shen Prison, Heavenly Saint Worker, Senior Ye Xingli, and the best of the Talisman Department, Xu Hai Xuan’s team."
"Fourth place is Kuang Tianqing’s team."
"Fifth place is Wen Wuya and Azhen’s team."
"Sixth place is Jiutian Liu’s team from the Finance Department..."
Thus, the list of thirty competitors for the final decisive battle was settled.
All students from Dan Ding University were eliminated at this point.
Hehuan University’s top Mu Qiansi was also surprisingly and unexpectedly eliminated.
Seeing the thirty competitors on the ranking list, Zhang Yu understood that the ultimate champion would arise among them, with each one being his rivals and a target in his pursuit of the Ten Great Leagues’ top position.
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After the relay race ended.
In Wanfa University’s lounge, An Zhen True Monarch looked at the students who advanced, saying, "In a week, the final match will begin."
"From the first team battle to the second relay race, and finally to the last match... the school’s prediction is that it will be a purely individual battle."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly, sensing that the Ten Great Leagues’ events were gradually shifting from team-oriented to individual-focused.
Continuing, An Zhen True Monarch said, "The format of the final match remains unreleased; likely it will be known only on the day of competition."
"But regardless of the content, it will inevitably focus on assessing personal abilities, and the entire process certainly won’t be brief."
"The next seven days are a chance for you to rest and to push forward; use any assets, methods, or ideas wisely. I won’t say more beyond that."
After An Zhen True Monarch departed, Ye Xingli asked Zhang Yu, "Junior brother, how do you plan to spend the next week?"
Zhang Yu replied, "I’ll continue to cultivate and also make some adjustments to my Magic Treasure and Magic Remains."
"During this relay race, the Seven Extremes Magic Remains suffered significant wear and tear, needing repair."
At this moment, Tao Qiankun’s voice sounded: "Want to have a meal together? It’s on me."
Zhang Yu and Ye Xingli turned their heads simultaneously to see Tao Qiankun walking over with a smile, followed by Li Shiwu, the second in the Taoist Skill Department, and Yan Qianji, the first in the Artifact Refining Department.
Looking at the hostile gaze from Li Shiwu, Zhang Yu wondered when he had offended him.
As for Tao Qiankun’s offer, Zhang Yu naturally agreed readily. Consecutive battles, competitions, cultivation, numerous severe injuries, and self-healing had all taken a toll on his body, and high-quality meals were a much-needed recharge.
After arriving at the lounge of Tao Qiankun’s flying boat, a hearty meal left Zhang Yu lying down contentedly, feeling as if his whole body’s blood, muscles, meridians, and Dantian were nourished.
At this moment, Yan Qianji asked, "Brother Dao, the ranking of Kuang Tianqing’s team is a bit poor this time. Isn’t the Four Heavenly Demon Schools planning to back her unwaveringly?"
Tao Qiankun said calmly, "As long as they ensure Kuang Tianqing’s advancement, they just want to secure a few more spots."
"The Divinity Transformation stage of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools has already reached a unified will, determined to push Kuang Tianqing to take the first place."
Hearing this, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but grow curious and asked, "Brother Dao, why can the Divinity Transformation stage of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools unite to support only Kuang Tianqing? But our Wanfa, Vajra, Immortal Soldier, and Heavenly Sword’s Divinity Transformation stage can’t come together to support you for the championship?"
Li Shiwu couldn’t help but glare at Zhang Yu again, inwardly cursing him as an sycophant, and once more, saying what he meant to say himself.
Although everyone present was a top student from Wanfa University, including a Divinity Transformation Disciple like Yan Qianji, they still knew very little about the plans of the Divinity Transformation stage.
If anyone onsite was expected to understand the plans of the Divinity Transformation stage, for some reason, everyone, including Zhang Yu, had a feeling that... Tao Qiankun probably knew.
Feeling the curious gazes of everyone, Tao Qiankun smiled slightly and said, "Because the Divinity Transformation stage of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools... are old."
"Their average age is greater than the average age of the Divinity Transformation stage of Wanfa, Vajra, Immortal Soldier, and Heavenly Sword."
"Therefore, the Divinity Transformation stage of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools can more easily reach a consensus and share the same thoughts and goals, which is... longevity."
"Unlike the Divinity Transformation stage of Wanfa, which each has different Immortal Sect Techniques as their target, to my knowledge, the Four Heavenly Demon Schools have already decided on the Immortal Sect Technique Kuang Tianqing would choose after winning the championship."
"The technique is called the ’Everlasting Spring Scripture,’ capable of extending life by ten thousand years."
Tao Qiankun sighed, "Once the Divinity Transformation stage of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools obtain this technique and achieve longevity, the next hundreds or thousands of years will be their era, and Nascent Souls below the tenth level of Kunxu may never see the light of day again."
"For the next ten thousand years, the Four Heavenly Demon Schools will completely lead."
"Wealth will also continue to concentrate, and the assets of these Divinity Transformation Divine Monarchs will thoroughly infiltrate every inch of the university’s space."
Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt a chill in his heart, as if envisioning dozens of Divinity Transformation stage individuals outliving generation after generation of prodigies and draining them dry.
But a question arose in his heart: "The Immortal Sect Techniques are awarded individually to the champion, how can the Divinity Transformation Divine Monarchs obtain them?"
Tao Qiankun said plainly, "If Military-level Techniques are something many cultivators can reach but are not qualified to cultivate or use."
"Then for Immortal Sect Level Techniques, they can’t even touch the related knowledge, and even if they wish to cultivate without authorization, they can’t."
"However, for the Divinity Transformation stage, as long as Kuang Tianqing can master the ’Everlasting Spring Scripture,’ they have enough means to continue investing resources into Kuang Tianqing, allowing her to create her own patented longevity technique."
"After all, the ’Everlasting Spring Scripture’ was chosen on purpose; it’s not the highest tier in the Immortal Sect’s longevity techniques, making it relatively less difficult."
Yan Qianji frowned and asked, "Would the Heavenly Court and the Immortal Sect tolerate this happening? With the Divinity Transformation stage of the Four Heavenly Demon Schools dominating the lower realm for ten thousand years?"
Tao Qiankun glanced at him and said, "How do you know this isn’t the thought of someone from the upper realm?"
"Do you think everyone up there is satisfied with the current state of Kunxu?"
"Of course not, it’s just that they have different ideas and thoughts about the future development direction of Kunxu, wanting to transform it along different paths."
"Different ideas lead to different choices, resulting in contradictions and conflicts, ultimately extending to the lower realm."
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Returning to his flying boat, Zhang Yu replayed Tao Qiankun’s words in his mind and thought to himself, "If I win, what kind of Immortal Sect Techniques should I choose?"
"If the Divinity Transformation stage wants to gain Immortal Path Techniques from me, can I stop them?"
Zhang Yu shook his head, feeling that he probably couldn’t, or there might be no reason to stop them?
"In other words, the Immortal Sect Techniques I choose will also change Kunxu, right?" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
Shaking his head, Zhang Yu felt that it was still too early to think about this. He suppressed his distracting thoughts and began to prepare for a company to recruit Demon Descendants.
"Find a batch of Demon Descendants, and under the guise of a physical examination, draw their blood to see if we can use it to supplement the ’Demon Saint’s Ten Thousand Transformations Scripture.’"
"But this method will at most get some low-grade Demon Descendant blood. As for high-grade Demon Descendants..."
Zhang Yu thought for a moment and sent a message to Ying Zhoufan: Are you there?
After waiting ten minutes with no reply from the other side, Zhang Yu sent another message: I want to buy high-grade Demon Descendant blood.
Ying Zhoufan immediately replied: Just the blood? Do you need essence as well? What about flesh, soul, and breeding? If you buy them all together, I can give you a discount. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me for guidance on how to eat and raise them.
