What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?

Zhang Yu looked at his phone, which was displaying an electronic agreement.

The content of the agreement was simple: to grant the top ten winners of this magic competition the right to use the Limitless Cloud Hand technique, without any dissemination or profiting from its content.

Bai Zhenzhen stood beside Zhang Yu, tilting her head as she looked at the agreement, complaining, "They're so stingy! How can such a big company like Xianyun Group be so cheap with their sponsorship? Only the top ten overall get usage rights? Isn't that just giving it to everyone?"

Zhang Yu shook his head dismissively, "If they gave it to everyone, wouldn't that be unfair to the students who did well in the competition?"

"In my opinion, even giving it to ten people is too much. I feel like anyone ranked lower than fourth place overall didn't really understand the exam questions."

Bai Zhenzhen glanced sideways at Zhang Yu.

"You little…"

Listen to that! Unfair to the students who did well? Anyone after fourth place didn't understand the exam questions? Is that human language? Zhang Yu, have you forgotten how you criticized the modern immortal education system a month ago? Where's your integrity now?

Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu's ugly face with disappointment.

"Yu! My Yu is dead! All that's standing in front of me is a walking corpse controlled by grades!"

"Haha, Zhenzhen, the prize money's here." Zhang Yu looked at the notification on his phone, feeling like his smile was wider than an AK-47.

The fourth-place prize in this magic competition was a full 20,000 yuan in cash, which suddenly increased his savings to over 63,000 yuan.

Zhang Yu patted Bai Zhenzhen's shoulder and waved his hand magnanimously, "Zhenzhen, I'll treat you to dinner when we get back to school later."

"Good boy!" Bai Zhenzhen said happily, "I knew you were a good person at heart and wouldn't forget your roots."

Before long, the various schools began to disperse.

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen followed the rest of Songyang High School out of the venue.

Just then, a black shadow fell from the roof of the stadium.

"That's…" Zhang Yu's eyes moved, "Is that a person?"

Someone fell?

Just as Zhang Yu reacted, someone on the scene had already taken action.

Actually, on a normal day, this jumper might have splattered on the ground with a 'splat'.

But at this moment, there were too many high school students, teachers, coaches, referees, and judges present…

Especially since many of them belonged to Red Pagoda High School.

So-called protecting the campus environment is everyone's responsibility.

The moment the figure fell from above, several bursts of astral energy arrived like cushions, saving the jumper.

Liang Qin, who had closed his eyes and was waiting for death, didn't experience the imagined pain. Instead, he felt like he had landed on an incredibly warm bed.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself gently carried to the ground by a cloud of astral energy.

"Why did you save me!"

Liang Qin looked at the scene in pain, without the slightest joy of being saved.

While watching the magic competition just now, he had repeatedly placed bets and finally lost all his money again. Even his father had called to ask about the debt collection… So, as a gambling addict, he had made that choice.

The teacher who saved him also didn't show any joy on his face, only saying in a serious tone, "Jumping is prohibited on school grounds."

"I've already called the police about your situation. A specialist will discuss the specific compensation matters with you…"

Hearing this, a trace of despair flashed in Liang Qin's eyes, and he quickly argued, "I didn't want to jump! I just slipped…"

The other party said calmly, "Slipped? So, it was accidental jumping? That still costs money."

Liang Qin was angry, but recalling the other party's astral energy just now, he could only suppress his anger.

"When I find a chance, I'll jump somewhere else."

After calming down, Liang Qin began to think about the next jumping spot. Schools, hospitals, shopping malls, residential areas… all of them cost money.

"In this damn world, it's hard to even find a place to jump for free."

On the other side, Songyang High School was almost out of the campus.

Not only other students, but even Zhang Yu wasn't so surprised to see someone jumping anymore. He just felt that the person wrapped in a cloud of astral energy looked a little familiar.

…

Songyang High School.

Cafeteria.

Bai Zhenzhen put a chicken leg in her mouth and swallowed it, bones and all, with a series of crunching sounds.

In front of her, there was a large table of chicken, duck, fish, and meat, costing Zhang Yu over 400 yuan.

Even with Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's current cultivation and physical strength, it was enough for a satisfying meal.

"Ah, the school's pre-made food tastes just right. You can smell the freshness of being taken out of the freezer not long ago."

Bai Zhenzhen took a bite and sighed, "The bento boxes from Red Pagoda High School just don't taste right. Who knows how many synthetic ingredients they add."

Although Zhang Yu was also eating heartily, he had more memories of gourmet food from his previous life. Hearing this, he said, "Zhenzhen, I'll treat you to something better when I have money in the future."

Bai Zhenzhen: "You mean the food supplement meals on the second floor?"

Zhang Yu understood that for Songyang High School… no, for most high school students in Songyang City, better food meant food that could increase cultivation and improve grades.

As for the pursuit of taste itself… that was secondary, or rather, most high school students in Songyang City didn't have the conditions to pursue it.

For high school students, taste was a luxury.

Zhang Yu didn't explain, only saying, "You'll know when I have money."

As he spoke, Zhang Yu remembered what happened at the competition today and asked curiously, "Zhenzhen, how did you comprehend that set of punches you used in the last match?"

Bai Zhenzhen said casually, "Didn't the exercise chart have six moves?"

Zhang Yu was shocked, "Did it?"

"Yeah." Bai Zhenzhen recalled and thought, "Isn't it obvious at a glance?"

Is she awakened? Zhang Yu looked at Zhenzhen in front of him, still unable to understand how she could see it at a glance. It seems that even students ranked 100+ in the competition have their merits.

After Bai Zhenzhen finished speaking, she said with a face full of unwillingness, "I was forced to do it. That's why I tried to see if I could use external martial arts moves to assist the mana circulation method."

"It still doesn't work."

Thinking of her frustrating experience in the magic competition today, Bai Zhenzhen made up her mind to improve her mana control.

Looking up at Zhang Yu in front of her, and thinking of how Zhang Yu had shone in the competition today, she suddenly felt even worse.

"I'm going to take tutoring lessons starting tomorrow!"

I, Bai Zhenzhen, will never be weaker than anyone!

Bai Zhenzhen asked, "Are you going to Teacher Yan's tutoring lessons?"

Before they parted today, Teacher Yan had approached Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, telling them that he would apply to the school for some funding to open a magic competition tutoring class, taking advantage of their competition results, and asking them to sign up when the time came.

Hearing this, Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Of course I'll participate."

Although he had achieved a good result of fourth place in today's competition, it also made Zhang Yu feel his limitations.

If it hadn't been for learning the Limitless Cloud Hand from Bai Zhenzhen at the last moment, he probably wouldn't have been able to get into the top ten overall.

He hoped that he could become stronger in mana control, so that he would never have to rely on luck to win again in future magic competitions.

Moreover, with the school investing funds, Teacher Yan's competition tutoring might also include benefits such as flying swords and cultivation methods, which made Zhang Yu look forward to it.

Seeing Zhang Yu nod, Bai Zhenzhen's mouth also curved up, "Okay, then we'll go to Old Yan for tutoring together."

…

After returning home.

Zhang Yu didn't cultivate the Desolate Ox Soul Calming Heart Sutra to improve his Dao Heart as he usually did.

After all, his Feather Book specialization had switched to the Limitless Cloud Hand martial art.

So, he simply took this opportunity to continue pushing the level of this Limitless Cloud Hand.

He thought that the Limitless Cloud Hand only had six moves back and forth, so maybe it would level up faster than Freehand, maybe even ten levels in one night.

So, Zhang Yu came to the unfinished building again.

Coming here, Zhang Yu felt like he had returned home, after all, he had spent night after night practicing martial arts here.

It was quiet here, and he wasn't afraid of making noise, so he could let go and practice.

If it wasn't for the rent at home already being paid, plus the fact that this unfinished building had no internet, no electricity, and no water, he would have moved a bed over and lived in this free place.

Walking into a bare, dusty hall.

With a thought, strands of mana rose from Zhang Yu's dantian, passing through seven layers of vibration and transforming into clouds of mist emerging from his palms.

Because he had already cultivated the Limitless Cloud Hand to level 1, his speed and quality of converting mana into martial arts astral energy far exceeded any contestant in today's competition.

Feeling the cloud of mist enveloping his hands, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Formless Cloud Vigor?"

After signing the electronic agreement, Zhang Yu obtained the right to use the Limitless Cloud Hand, as well as the electronic manual.

The true name of this martial arts astral energy was also written in the manual.

Formless Cloud Vigor, shaped like white clouds, can be both firm and soft, and is best at drawing and borrowing strength. It is a martial arts astral energy that is widely used in combat and can be used for both offense and defense.

Next, Zhang Yu began to practice the six external martial arts moves of the Limitless Cloud Hand.

He punched forward, and the white Formless Cloud Vigor brought a surge of power, like a siege hammer, making a whistling sound.

This was the forceful move of the Limitless Cloud Hand, specially used to break through enemies head-on.

Next, Zhang Yu moved his hands, and the white Formless Cloud Vigor surrounded his body like layers of clouds, with a soft elasticity.

This was the defensive move in the Limitless Cloud Hand. At this moment, the elastic Formless Cloud Vigor could not only deflect the force of the opponent's moves, but even bounce back some of the power.

In this way, Zhang Yu completed the six moves of the Limitless Cloud Hand in a moment, and then practiced them again.

The Limitless Cloud Hand had too few moves, only six, and Zhang Yu finished practicing them ten times in just over ten minutes.

Limitless Cloud Hand Level 1 (0/10) → Level 2 (0/20)

As the Limitless Cloud Hand was upgraded to level 2, Zhang Yu seemed to have experienced practice again and again in an instant. Whether it was the process of mana refining the Formless Cloud Vigor, or the manipulation of the Formless Cloud Vigor, or even the application of the six external moves, all of them gained great progress in an instant.

Zhang Yu looked at his hands.

Originally, the Formless Cloud Vigor enveloping his hands would have strands of white smoke-like astral energy rising upwards, like wolf smoke rushing straight into the sky, which was also the appearance he showed in the competition.

But at this moment, as the Limitless Cloud Hand was upgraded to level 2, the strands of astral energy rising upwards were much less, which reflected his increased control over this astral energy.