No Money to Cultivate Immortality?

No Money to Cultivate Immortality?

The moment Zhang Yu saw Zhang Pianpian, he froze.

When he first sensed the information from the Supreme Purity Sigil, he thought activating the Dao Seed's power would let him open up a personal Spiritual Realm abode.

Instead, he ended up sharing a Spiritual Realm abode with Zhang Pianpian?

Faced with her questioning, Zhang Yu couldn’t come up with a halfway decent explanation on the spot.

He couldn’t exactly bring up things like Dao Seeds or the Feathered Tome.

After all, after spending several years in Kunxu and a good amount of time with Fu Ji, Zhang Yu had gradually come to understand… even among the latent powers awakened by Evil Gods, his Feathered Tome was something utterly unique—something not even Fu Ji had heard of.

Even if he told another Evil God about it, they’d probably just think he’d come up with a brand-new scam.

Let alone someone like Zhang Pianpian standing right in front of him.

So Zhang Yu could only fumble through an excuse. “I don’t really know either. I was going to the Heartforge Pavilion to study, but when my consciousness entered the Spiritual Realm, I suddenly sensed this place. Before I knew it, I was already here.”

Hearing this, Zhang Pianpian also fell into thought.

She didn’t doubt his honesty, because this place—the Supreme Purity Realm—was not somewhere someone of Zhang Yu’s cultivation level and ability should be able to access.

Not to mention, as far as she knew, Zhang Yu was a complete idiot when it came to sigils and an outsider to the workings of the Spiritual Realm Network.

“Could it be the bloodline connection?”

“Because of our shared lineage, Zhang Yu was drawn in…”

“Or maybe it’s our bond—some kind of spiritual resonance?”

“Or was it the Supreme Purity Realm itself making the choice?”

Countless possibilities whirled through her mind, but none of them felt quite right. So she simply set the question aside for now.

“Whatever,” Zhang Pianpian said, glancing at Zhang Yu with a sudden thought. “You showing up in the Supreme Purity Realm might actually be a good thing.”

Zhang Yu asked, “Where is this place, exactly? And what’s it for?”

Zhang Pianpian explained, “This is the Supreme Purity Realm, a Spiritual Realm abode left behind by a certain… senior expert.”

“Spiritual Realm abodes are private virtual spaces created within the Spiritual Realm.”

“And the Supreme Purity Realm is exceptionally high-tier. The owner of the abode holds absolute authority here—able to block out external surveillance and interference, even from Righteous Gods.”

Zhang Yu’s eyes lit up. “So no matter what we say or do here, even Righteous Gods wouldn’t know?”

Zhang Pianpian nodded. “I stumbled upon this place by chance and spent considerable effort to claim ownership.”

“Originally, this Supreme Purity Realm was meant for a single user. I still don’t know why you were able to enter.”

“But perhaps it’s for the best. You can take advantage of the realm’s benefits to learn and cultivate.”

She pointed to a nearby Daoist temple and continued, “This realm was originally much larger—divided into four directions, with thirty-six halls and seventy-two courtyards.”

“But with my current sigil mastery, I can only activate this central hall: the Hall of Supreme Purity.”

“If I want to expand the realm and restore its full capabilities, I’ll need to improve my sigil cultivation and spend a significant amount of spirit coins to purchase more Spiritual Realm space.”

As she spoke, she led Zhang Yu into the grand hall.

“Even so, this Supreme Purity Realm offers a major advantage to you right now—accelerated time.”

“Here, we can accelerate your cognitive functions, achieving a ratio of twenty seconds here to every one second in the outside world.”

Zhang Yu lit up. “Twenty times acceleration?”

He knew that regular Spiritual Realm services outside only offered up to tenfold acceleration, and those were prohibitively expensive—he couldn’t afford to use them daily.

Zhang Pianpian nodded. “I’ll show you how to bring files from the outside into this space so you can study here.”

Her fingertip danced through the air, tracing a crimson sigil Zhang Yu couldn’t understand.

The sigil flowed into his palm. At a thought, Zhang Yu saw the interface of his Chronoshade Demon Eyes.

Zhang Pianpian said, “From now on, upload your study materials into the EyeNet. Once you're in the Supreme Purity Realm, just activate that sigil and retrieve the files.”

Zhang Yu immediately gave it a try and pulled over today’s engineering geology textbook.

In the next instant, a manual appeared in his hand with a flash. Opening it, he saw the contents of the textbook laid out inside.

He suddenly remembered his cultivation techniques and asked, “Sis, can I train my techniques in here?”

Zhang Pianpian curled her lip. “The Spiritual Realm is a mental space. Especially with twenty times acceleration—your mind speeds up, but can your physical body outside keep pace?”

“If your body and mind aren’t in sync, how can you cultivate?”

“Only pure mental techniques—those that involve no body, no spiritual energy, no external forces—can possibly work.”

Zhang Yu realized he’d asked a dumb question. If it were possible, people would already be using those tenfold-accelerated realms to cultivate like crazy.

He thought to himself, “Looks like the biggest benefit for me here is studying.”

“Which is fine—there are plenty of courses in the Artifact Refinement Department I’ve been short on time for. From now on, I’ll study here.”

“I wonder what new powers the Supreme Purity Realm will unlock once the Supreme Purity Sigil reaches level 2.”

Suddenly, a thought occurred to him. “Sis, last time you said I shouldn’t activate that black technique while connected to the Spiritual Realm…”

“But what about here?”

“Can I practice the Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body here?”

Zhang Pianpian nodded. “The Supreme Purity Realm blocks outside perception. You’re fine to run that technique here.”

Her eyes gleamed as she thought, “Come to think of it, that technique is purely for training the mind and thought processes.”

“Might as well try cultivating it here and see if it benefits from the acceleration.”

She had reviewed the black technique before but had been too busy to give it a proper test.

Now, with twentyfold acceleration, she sat cross-legged in the Hall of Supreme Purity and began cultivating the Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body.

…

By the time most of the night had passed and Zhang Yu opened his eyes, his mind was racing—his thinking speed had improved dramatically.

In that one night of cultivation, his Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body had leapt from level 11 to level 20, unlocking the ability to process four thoughts at once.

“It really worked.”

“With this 20x speed boost, combined with a pure mental technique like the Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body, and my Feathered Tome, which improves with repeated use…”

“Add in the training efficiency boost from the University Saint Body…”

Zhang Yu’s spirit soared. “All of this stacked together shot my Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body from level 11 to level 20 overnight!”

“Should I try another technique?”

But after a moment of thought, he realized it wouldn’t help.

His other techniques—whether it was the Sacrificial Oxheart Technique or the Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body—were already the strongest ones he had access to.

Even if he learned more, he wouldn’t have a chance to use them.

Plus, most techniques involved the body, or spiritual energy, or Martial Qi—things that couldn’t be accelerated in the Supreme Purity Realm. The few that could weren’t useful to him.

“If I really need to train, I can just spend a night in here.”

“From now on, the Supreme Purity Realm will be my main study hall.”

Feeling his current state—four concurrent thought processes—Zhang Yu smiled. “With 4x multitasking and 20x speed… studying here for one day is like studying 80 days on the outside.”

Zhang Yu knew he wasn’t particularly smart, but with an 80x efficiency boost, he was confident he’d have no trouble mastering the courses in the Artifact Refinement and Civil Engineering Departments.

Turning to look at Zhang Pianpian beside him, he saw that she’d just finished her own cultivation and smiled. “It really works. I’ve already pushed Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body up to level 7. A few more days and I’ll hit level 20.”

Zhang Yu was stunned. “Even with all my advantages, it still took me days to go from level 11 to 20.”

“Yet she just used the Supreme Purity Realm and went from zero to level 7 in such a short time?”

Zhang Pianpian looked at him, full of emotion. First, that 50 spirit coin loan had let her unlock the Supreme Purity Realm early.

Then came this technique, which massively boosted her study and research efficiency with sigils.

“No, not just studying and research.”

“Multiple parallel thought processes let me cast sigils in the Spiritual Realm with far greater efficiency—that’s a huge improvement.”

“Whether it’s battles or earning money, I’ll be much faster from now on.”

With that, she exhaled softly. “Little brother, you’ve really helped me out again.”

Zhang Yu smiled. “We’re siblings. Of course we help each other on the Immortal Path.”

Zhang Pianpian froze briefly, then nodded solemnly. “You’re right. On the Immortal Path, we climb together.”

Then—

“Oh no, what time is it?” Zhang Yu cried out.

He checked the time. “I missed the communication time I set with Ah-Zhen!”

“She spent all of yesterday taking exams, and we agreed to discuss her final grades tonight.”

Seeing him rush offline in a panic, Zhang Pianpian smiled and quietly resumed cultivating the Limitless Heart: Inner Incarnate Body.

…

Dorm room.

Zhang Yu’s consciousness returned to his body—and immediately felt something soft and cold sitting on top of him.

As he removed his Spiritual Realm Mask, he saw Le Mulan straddling him.

She had been meditating with her eyes closed, but the moment she sensed his movement, she opened her eyes and said, “I saw you were in the Spiritual Realm, so I didn’t disturb you.”

“Shall we start today’s Mana Infusion?”

At the same time, Zhang Yu saw Bai Zhenzhen’s icon blinking.

He pointed at Le Mulan and said, “Sit quietly to the side. When I start the call, no movements, no sounds—got it?”

Le Mulan nodded obediently and scooted off to sit beside him.