Chapter 540: Chapter 482: Admonition and Spirit Root
Wen Wuya thought to himself: "It seems that the attitude towards Hehuan University and Wanfa University, the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch’s thoughts are even more subtle than I expected."
"Combine it with the events just now... Dual Cultivation Dao and Extreme Emotion Dao are indeed in conflict."
"In that case, the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch forbidding me from spending money on Bai Zhenzhen indeed has deeper meaning."
Thinking of this, Wen Wuya slightly frowned: "But in this way, Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu are destined to break apart?"
"Then I won’t have the opportunity to cultivate with them, not even both of them... I can only choose one."
"Alas, Zhang Yu is now showing signs of interest towards me, Bai Zhenzhen is finally chatting more with me on the Spirit Realm network every day, I thought the three of us could cultivate together, but unexpectedly... Alas, whom should I choose?"
Wen Wuya thought to himself: "Is it possible to secretly maintain a relationship with Zhang Yu while continuing to interact with Bai Zhenzhen?"
Just as a series of thoughts flashed through Wen Wuya’s mind like lightning, the voice of the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch echoed once again: "Hmm?"
With a gentle hum, Wen Wuya immediately felt a shock to his soul, quickly collecting his thoughts and respectfully said, "Divine Monarch, I am only interested in Wanfa University’s experiment, which is why I want to gather firsthand information."
The Seven Emotions Divine Monarch said indifferently: "Your interest in Wanfa’s experiment does not concern me."
"But the idea of three-person cultivation, you shouldn’t even think about it."
Upon hearing this, Wen Wuya was shocked, instantly feeling a sensation of being pierced by countless sword lights.
He thought to himself: "Has the Divine Monarch always been watching me? Saw my actions during this period and thus inferred my thoughts?"
Feeling a bit regrettable, Wen Wuya repeatedly said: "I understand, Divine Monarch, I will never have such thoughts again."
"Go."
With the command to go, Wen Wuya immediately felt a dazzling array of changes before his eyes, his entire being vanished from the competition ground.
In the next moment, the colorful radiance in the Spirit Realm disappeared, and Bai Zhenzhen on the field was nowhere to be seen.
In an instant, Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, and Wen Wuya left one after another, leaving behind the students of Sky Sword University feeling a sense of loss.
...
On the flying boat.
Su YanYang, Shi Huaiyu, Xiao Yun Ji, and others stood on the deck together, occasionally glancing towards the cabin, filled with curiosity.
In the cabin, the projection of Magnetic Pole True Monarch was surrounding Zhang Yu, continuously casting talismans for examination.
After a long time, Magnetic Pole True Monarch finally said indifferently: "No problem, the people from Sky Sword University shouldn’t have left any surveillance means on you."
"But after you return to school, you should immediately go to the lab for a check-up."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly, expressing gratitude for the assistance of Magnetic Pole True Monarch.
But then Magnetic Pole True Monarch changed the topic and asked, "Did you have any dual cultivation with people from Sky Sword University?"
Zhang Yu repeatedly shook his head, saying: "How could that be?"
"I have no interest in dual cultivation at all. This time coming to Sky Sword, all my attention was on the competition."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch was noncommittal and then said indifferently: "It’s best if you haven’t, but I still want to give you a heads-up, now that you carry the lab’s results, in the future, without permission, it’s best not to engage in dual cultivation with anyone. The other party might have sinister intentions and seize the opportunity to steal information from you."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch thought that he hadn’t anticipated the situation to keep spreading, and planned to add some contractual details with Zhang Yu after returning, to solidify the rules regarding dual cultivation.
Magnetic Pole True Monarch continued to ask, "And... what exactly is your relationship with Bai Zhenzhen and Wen Wuya?"
Zhang Yu said, "Bai Zhenzhen is my high school classmate, and I know Wen Wuya through Bai Zhenzhen."
"We occasionally communicate via Spirit Realm network, and this time they wanted to meet up offline because I am visiting Sky Sword University."
This information is not difficult to investigate, and Zhang Yu didn’t intend to lie.
Upon hearing Zhang Yu’s answer, Magnetic Pole True Monarch said indifferently: "It’s not impossible to interact with Wen Wuya appropriately, just make sure not to reveal any lab information to him."
"But as for Bai Zhenzhen, it’s best not to interact with her anymore."
Zhang Yu was slightly puzzled and asked, "Why?"
Magnetic Pole True Monarch explained: "Seven Emotions Divine Monarch is an Evil Dao Master, her Seven Emotions Sword Skill is somewhat orthodox, but the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao is a top-class evil practice."
"Unless one can, like the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch, achieve Divinity Transformation early on, otherwise... cultivating the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao is against social norms, defying public order and moral standards, and is intolerable by heaven and earth."
"It’s harmful to both oneself and others, leaving endless disasters."
Magnetic Pole True Monarch looked at Zhang Yu sternly and said: "So Seven Emotions Divine Monarch hasn’t taken apprentices for a long time, and none of her former disciples had a good end."
Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback, thinking of Bai Zhenzhen... he couldn’t help but ask further: "What kind of end?"
Magnetic Pole True Monarch said indifferently: "Among the ones I’ve seen, one was eventually refined by the Seven Emotions Divine Monarch into her own life-bound flying sword."
Zhang Yu’s heart sank, his mana involuntarily slightly fluctuated.
"Another killed his wife, slaughtered children, and cut off grandchildren, simply because the family members weren’t blood-related, he destroyed his family’s assets, making himself bankrupt."
Zhang Yu was slightly stunned, momentarily at a loss for words.
Magnetic Pole True Monarch advised: "So cultivating the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao rarely leads to a good end, I don’t know what kind of debt or interest entanglement you had with Bai Zhenzhen in the past."
"But I advise you, if you owe her money, it’s best to pay it back quickly and then cease contact."
"If she owes you money, if it’s a small amount just forget it, if it’s a lot... take back whatever you can as soon as possible."
"And don’t meet Bai Zhenzhen again in the future."
Zhang Yu opened his mouth, unsure of how to respond to the Magnetic Pole True Monarch for a moment.
However, the Magnetic Pole True Monarch didn’t seem to expect an immediate answer, and simply continued, "Tell me about your breakthrough in cultivation techniques."
"How did it feel when your Heavenly Kunlun Mountain Shifting Divine Power broke through to Level 17 and Level 18?"
...
Meanwhile, as Zhang Yu and the Magnetic Pole True Monarch conversed on the flying boat.
At Sky Sword University.
In a purely white room, apart from a single meditation mat and a long sword, there was nothing else.
This was Bai Zhenzhen’s dormitory.
At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen was seated cross-legged on the meditation mat, silently sensing something.
In her perception, her own Spirit Root had undergone mysterious changes since it fused with Zhang Yu’s Spirit Root.
To better describe the situation to herself, Bai Zhenzhen named her Spirit Root as Zhen Spirit Root and Zhang Yu’s Spirit Root as Yu Spirit Root.
"Since the Yu Spirit Root came in, my Zhen Spirit Root began to adapt to the Yu Spirit Root."
"Then the Yu Spirit Root seemed to start adapting to the Zhen Spirit Root, and then the Zhen Spirit Root began to adapt to the Yu Spirit Root..."
Bai Zhenzhen felt that the two Spirit Roots were like the black and white of a Tai Chi Diagram, pursuing and harmonizing with each other amid constant rotation, eventually forming a piece of chaos.
As mana coursed through her body, Bai Zhenzhen felt that the Zhen Spirit Root seemed to be adjusting her entire body, enhancing it in an astonishingly comprehensive yet subtly imperceptible way.
"Unfortunately, the time was still too short."
Bai Zhenzhen thought to herself, "Just as I was getting a feel for it, the Yu Spirit Root withdrew."
"If there was more time, would there be greater changes?"
Thinking of this, Bai Zhenzhen eagerly anticipated her next encounter with Zhang Yu, unable to stop a slight smile from appearing at the corners of her mouth.
But at the next moment, the dormitory door opened, and a corpse was thrown inside.
The instant she saw the corpse, streaks of crimson Sword Qi appeared out of thin air, swirling around Bai Zhenzhen like living creatures, emitting sharp sword cries.
The meditation mat under her was instantly torn apart, and the walls were slashed with countless cracks.
But in the next moment, just as suddenly as the Sword Qi appeared, it disappeared, dissipating into the air like an illusion.
Bai Zhenzhen looked at the corpse identical to Zhang Yu and said, "Mother, do you believe me now?"
"I just had a brief pause of surprise in my heart, even though my rational mind instantly realized the corpse before me was not real."
"But seeing the corpse stimulated an emotional change within me, involuntarily triggering the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao to unleash those Sword Qi."
"Emotion comes before thought, the sword precedes the mind; my Extreme Emotion Sword Dao has already broken through to Level 10."
With a light sound, the corpse was shredded into countless bits by minuscule luminous Sword Qi and vanished into the air, gently blown out of the dormitory.
The voice of Seven Emotions Divine Monarch softly arose: "Zhang Yu, without mentioning his personality, just speaking of his current involvement amidst the storms at Wanfa University and Hehuan University."
"Do you think he will have many opportunities to partake in dual cultivation technique research in the future?"
"With his identity as a Civil Engineering Student, would he forgo these opportunities?"
"Even if he is willing to forgo them, does he have the qualification to make his own choice?"
"The more you progress now, the more terrifying the repercussions will be in the future."
"Start over."
"Or else become my flying sword to add another collection to the Sword Pavilion."
...
Wanfa University City.
Just as Zhang Yu was returning to Wanfa University, the Magnetic Pole True Monarch received messages from many people.
Tian Zhang True Monarch: Zhang Yu has broken through again?
Magnetic Pole True Monarch: Stay low-key
Tian Zhang True Monarch: Magnetic Pole, I’m just saying, why are you still conducting Immortal Path research if you’re keeping a low profile?
Tian Zhang True Monarch: The school leadership is all waiting for our results
Tian Zhang True Monarch: The funding for next year, the number of papers, the assessments of numerous people, are all waiting, you can’t just think about yourself
Tian Zhang True Monarch: I’ve already reported it, and Ten Thousand Transformations Divine Monarch is very pleased, the Finance Department is also willing to invest
The Magnetic Pole True Monarch looked at the other’s remarks, shaking his head helplessly: "This guy, he really values money over life."
Meanwhile, as Magnetic Pole True Monarch continued scrolling through other messages, he discovered many wanting to invest, insert students, borrow dark artifacts, and some even directly asking for data...
"Sigh, I knew it."
The Magnetic Pole True Monarch sighed as if feeling an unstoppable storm was approaching.
"In such a vast Wanfa, there isn’t room for a quiet experimental platform."