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Chapter 343: Zhang Yu's Engineering Team
August.
Yu Xinghan’s Third Eye Ability had finally advanced to Level 2.
With his hands blurring into streaks of motion, he pounded, kneaded, and compressed the massive flesh mass before him, constantly adjusting the internal stress distribution and relieving the overworked Blood tissue. Under the precision of his Third Eye Ability, the structure of the Blood flesh appeared crystal clear—every worn, injured, and fragile point was laid bare with uncanny accuracy, dramatically enhancing the effectiveness of his massage.
One fingertip pressed down—his client’s body convulsed violently, letting out a long, shuddering moan.
Watching this, Yu Xinghan’s eyes gleamed with quiet pride.
“I’ve broken through again.”
“Now… my massage fees can go up.”
But the next moment, seeing a message in the Songyang hometown group chat, his brow furrowed.
“Again, it’s Lian Tianji.”
There, in the group, Lian Tianji from Hehuan University was once again posting a video link, begging fellow locals for likes.
While massaging, Yu Xinghan glanced at the video. He couldn’t help but sigh in admiration—Lian Tianji’s content was ten times better than his own.
“Hehuan University really has an edge in video production.”
The topics were all too familiar: the temptation of a homeroom teacher, secret inspections by the Inspection Team, and then the most sensational, taboo, medicinal, virginity-related content…
Yu Xinghan felt a crushing sense of distance.
“Wanfa University is being left behind in this field.”
“And Lian Tianji… he’s been filming since high school. Could he have already planned his university debut?”
“True, no one from Songyang City who makes it into the Top Ten is ordinary. Not just Zhang Yu, who was selected for the wild construction site. Me, smoothly entering the dark massage world. And Lian Tianji—his videos are already going viral.”
Lost in thought, Yu Xinghan sent a message to Lian Tianji:
> Tianji, can we collaborate on a video? Or at least, can you share mine?
Lian Tianji:
> Business cooperation inquiries should be sent via private message.
Yu Xinghan smirked bitterly. Still the same arrogant prick. Back in high school, he could barely show his face beneath Le Mulan’s butt. Now he won’t even give me a damn courtesy?
Meanwhile, Zhang Yu was also studying his newly upgraded Level 2 Third Eye Ability.
With his eyes closed, the ability now allowed him to pierce through flesh and see the inner workings of his own body.
He saw his intestines slowly wriggling inside the No. 15 Secret Steel casing.
He saw the flow of Blood fluid coursing through his entire frame.
He observed the minute, damaged meridians from today’s labor slowly regenerating under his body’s self-activation.
And he saw the uneven distribution of No. 20 Secret Steel embedded in his bones.
“Using the Third Eye to observe others? Just spotting weak points—nothing special.”
“But used internally… it lets me detect every tiny change within my body.”
Whereas before, Zhang Yu’s self-healing had been like a blind man touching an elephant—pure instinct, guesswork—now, with Level 2 Third Eye Ability, his recovery felt precise, effective, and targeted.
“If I’d had this ability back when I ingested No. 20 Secret Steel… my bone reinforcement could’ve been more balanced, more efficient.”
Zhang Yu thought: Right now, this Level 2 Third Eye Ability mainly helps me avoid daily wear and tear, boosts my self-healing efficiency. And secondly… the future.
When I transfer into the Alchemy Department and begin refining my body into Spirit Armor, this ability might prove invaluable.
…
On the 667th Floor Construction Site.
Zhang Yu sat cross-legged, breathing deeply, channeling Spirit Energy through his Breathing Technique to push the 10th stage of Qi Mai Chang Liu.
Around him, several Human-Form Qi Auras flickered and danced, constantly adjusting under his direction, completing one task after another.
Finally, after pushing the technique to Level 20, Qi Mai Chang Liu reached its ultimate state.
Ultimate - Qi Mai Chang Liu (10/10):
Convert physical stamina and vital essence into Martial Energy. The more Breathing Technique methods mastered, the higher the conversion efficiency.
Zhang Yu’s gaze sharpened slightly. This is… blood for mana?
He gave a subtle mental push—and instantly felt threads of power being forcibly extracted from his Blood flesh, transformed into Martial Energy, and funneled into his dantian.
So this is how stamina becomes Martial Energy.
During the transformation, Zhang Yu felt his entire body’s Blood tissue burning as if in a fierce workout, growing increasingly fatigued.
And as he deepened his focus, the vital essence he’d accumulated over days—through eating, through medicine—began to stir, ready to be converted at a moment’s notice.
But he didn’t do it. That essence was his Physical Foundation—the very base of his cultivation and strength. He couldn’t afford to waste it.
Instead, he kept converting stamina into Martial Energy, testing the ability.
Zhang Yu thought: This is a way to instantly unleash massive bursts of Martial Energy—far exceeding my natural limit. If I combine this with…
At the thought, another Human-Form Qi Aura manifested behind him.
And as stamina kept fueling the transformation, his consumed Martial Energy was replenished almost instantly—so another Wuxiang Force appeared.
But soon, both Wuxiang Forces dissipated.
Need a cover story, Zhang Yu thought. Otherwise, my Martial Energy output will draw too much attention.
So the next day, on the construction site, Zhang Yu held a bottle of Damage-Life Tianji Powder in hand, pretending to have just taken it. Then, quietly, he began converting stamina into Martial Energy.
With his abundant stamina being transformed into surging Martial Energy in his dantian, Zhang Yu felt his entire body’s Blood flesh burning like fire—each pulse refining wave after wave of energy into his core.
Feeling the dantian swell, he summoned five Wuxiang Forces.
But thanks to the rapid replenishment from Qi Mai Chang Liu and the constant stamina conversion, the dantian began swelling again almost immediately.
So Zhang Yu summoned another… and another.
In no time, ten Wuxiang Forces hovered around him.
With a single thought, they erupted outward in a thunderous blast, sweeping away all the construction debris.
Through stamina conversion, I can sustain up to ten Wuxiang Forces, Zhang Yu mentally calculated. At full output, maybe half an hour.
If I only care about quantity, dozens could be maintained for a few minutes.
This… Zhang Yu’s eyes lit up with excitement. One man, equivalent to an entire construction crew. What kind of efficiency gain is this?
Now I’m my own foreman.
Zhang Yu knew most tasks on the construction site were pay-per-piece—purely merit-based. That’s why his income kept rising as his cultivation advanced.
Now, with even greater efficiency, his earnings would rise again.
But by the time he summoned his seventh Wuxiang Force, he realized he was losing control. He couldn’t keep all seven performing precise movements.
By the time ten appeared, they could only manage vague, clumsy actions.
He could barely control three or four of them to execute Martial Arts techniques—others were limited to basic human motions.
Zhang Yu sighed inwardly: Still need to train.
As my cultivation grows, my stamina and Martial Energy will keep rising. My actual usable Martial Energy will expand. I’ll be able to generate more Human-Form Qi Auras.
But I’ll need stronger control—more precision—to manage a larger number.
Otherwise, more forces are useless.
As Zhang Yu directed his “engineering team” at work, Li Xiao, passing by, stared in stunned disbelief.
Zhang Yu can summon this many Qi Auras by himself now?
How much more is his income compared to mine?
But that was just the first reaction.
What truly shocked Li Xiao wasn’t the number of forces—but the pill bottle in Zhang Yu’s hand.
No… Zhang Yu’s taking that Hulang Zhi Yao again. Is he forcibly draining his Martial Energy to fuel these Qi Auras? For work?
Even if wages go up, the damage to his body is massive. Why push yourself this hard during a regular shift?
That was the real shock.
Li Xiao felt his mental balance cracking.
Even if you earn more, after factoring in medical costs… how much is left? This is insane. So damn cutthroat.
And at the end of the day, Zhang Yu checked his earnings—satisfaction washing over him.
From his early days: 0.05 Lingbi per night.
Then 0.07+.
Now—tonight, his pay had broken through to 0.1 Lingbi.
Civil engineering really does pay off if you’re willing to suffer.
…
As Zhang Yu completed Qi Mai Chang Liu and upgraded his Third Eye Ability in August, his Lingrou Heyi Zhi Lu hit a wall.
Day after day of trying, he kept feeling like breakthrough was imminent—yet never arrived.
Then, on this day, after logging into Chui Xin Ju and re-entering the simulation environment, the backend team noticed him.
In a pristine white Ling realm control room, Hehuan University’s You Chuan manager turned to the Customer Service representative.
“He’s back?”
“Yes,” the Customer Service replied. “User has entered the simulation environment.”
You Chuan frowned at Zhang Yu’s data.
Since a few days ago, Zhang Yu’s lack of progress had triggered a system alert—prompting You Chuan to increase his access privileges to three login attempts per day.
Even with triple efficiency, no breakthrough.
“This Zhang Yu dragging on like this… our team’s average breakthrough time for the month will go up again.”
“And this kid… he’s already showing signs of surpassing the 29-day record.”
By now, Zhang Yu had become, in You Chuan’s eyes, an unprecedented threat.
(End of Chapter)
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