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

Bailong High School.

As one of the three famous high schools in Songyang City, alongside Ziyun High School, Bailong High School boasts a long history and abundant financial resources. Whether it's the number of awards won in competitions each year, the number of students admitted to the top ten universities, or the number of students who break down, it holds a dominant position in Songyang City.

In fact, for many students at Bailong High School... what three famous schools? Songyang City only has one famous school, and that's Bailong High School.

At this moment, in the cafeteria of Bailong High School,

Zhang Pianpian was eating while flipping through her Register of Talismans, studying her newly purchased talisman textbook.

Just then, a petite girl sat down in front of her and said mysteriously, "Pianbao, I heard an interesting piece of news, want to know? You treat me to a meal and I'll tell you."

Zhang Pianpian said without looking up, "Not interested."

The girl chuckled and said, "Your brother was quite the star at Central Mansion last time, but it's a pity he wasn't accepted by a Golden Core cultivator in the end. Don't you want to know any news about him?"

Zhang Pianpian frowned slightly and said, "It's only worth a 9 yuan poor man's meal at most. Any more expensive and I won't listen."

"That's enough, that's enough." The girl laughed, "It's rare for Pianbao to treat me to a meal, no one in the class would believe it if I told them."

Seeing Zhang Pianpian's impatient expression, the girl continued, "The news was told to me by my friend at Songyang High School."

"Your brother got third place in the grade in this monthly exam, with a total score of 620."

Zhang Pianpian was surprised and said, "620 points? Are you sure this news is true?"

"Guaranteed authentic." The girl said, "This score is enough to get into the top fifteen in our high school. Not bad."

"Didn't you say your brother didn't have the talent? Now it seems like he's not bad."

A hint of doubt flashed in Zhang Pianpian's eyes, "My judgment will never be wrong. He doesn't have the talent to climb the Immortal Path. It seems like something happened to him during this period."

The girl asked, "The student council of Songyang High School is probably going to keep an eye on him now. Aren't you going to help him?"

Zhang Pianpian lowered her eyes and said indifferently, "Let's see what he chooses."

"If he's willing to sign a contract with the student council, at least he can have an easier time in high school."

"Are you testing him?" The girl curled her lips and said, "Isn't that too strict? How many students can withstand the pressure from the student council?"

Zhang Pianpian said coldly, "If he can't withstand it, then he'll walk the path he can withstand. Otherwise, helping him would only harm him."

"What kind of stuff he's made of will ultimately depend on what kind of choices he can make."

...

Songyang High School.

Zhang Yu could clearly feel that the atmosphere of the entire school had changed.

During breaks between classes, some unfamiliar classmates started to greet him.

"Zhang Yu, your physical strength has improved so quickly. Is it really natural body refinement?"

"Zhang Yu, can I borrow your martial arts theory exam paper?"

In the hallway, students from other classes who didn't know him pointed at him.

"Look, that's Zhang Yu that Teacher Lei was talking about."

"Sigh, these monsters in the demonstration class really don't give people a chance to live."

In martial arts class, Teacher Lei Jun repeatedly played the video of him defeating He Dayou.

He even had Zhang Yu explain his combat thinking at the time, which made the blood in He Dayou's body surge, his heart beat more and more powerfully, and he became younger and younger.

In the cafeteria, some students began to deliberately walk around Zhang Yu, seemingly secretly looking at what dishes he was eating.

There were also some students who didn't have much interaction with him who wanted to eat at the same table with him.

At dinner time, Zhang Yu simply called Zhao Tianxing over and pulled him and Bai Zhenzhen to eat together.

After all, Zhao Tianxing alone could occupy two seats, and the three of them just filled the entire table.

As for that kid Zhou Tianyi, he didn't know what he was doing today. He left the school as soon as class was over and didn't come to eat dinner with them.

Zhao Tianxing had also eaten with them several times during this period and had gradually become familiar with Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.

Zhang Yu even discovered that in front of Zhao Tianxing, Bai Zhenzhen seemed to be much more open than in front of Zhou Tianyi.

At this moment, he heard Zhao Tianxing complaining, "How long is the cafeteria's electronic screen going to display the monthly exam scores? It's not convenient to check the price when ordering food now."

Zhang Yu took a bite of his meal and sighed, "Little Zhao, that's because your vision is too narrow. The school is displaying the monthly exam scores to urge everyone to study hard. I think it's fine to display them for a few more days."

Bai Zhenzhen also nodded slightly, "After all, exams are our students' duty. How can the importance of displaying scores be compared to the mere price of dishes?"

Zhao Tianxing looked at the two people in front of him speechlessly, especially Zhang Yu.

Then he suddenly realized that Zhang Yu was no longer the student whose monthly exam ranking was similar to his. The two sides were no longer in the same campus class.

Those behaviors that deeply stung other students, crazily put pressure on other students, and incited students to fight fiercely internally, were now a blatant display of achievement for Zhang Yu.

"Zhang Yu was clearly criticizing these inhumane behaviors of the school with me a few days ago."

"Now he's become like this." He sighed in his heart, "Could it be that people really change so quickly after their scores are high?"

Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu and smiled, "Yuzi, you seem to be in a good mood."

More than just good.

Zhang Yu now felt like he was bursting with joy.

He had never felt that the scenery of Songyang High School was so beautiful, and the students and teachers were so kind.

For him, who had to persevere in hard cultivation every day, this was simply the most beautiful scenery, a rare comfort, and a reward from God for his diligence and self-discipline.

Zhang Yu waved his hand modestly, "Sigh, these are all useless false names."

"I don't know why everyone likes to come to me."

"A Zhen, you've been the first in the grade for so long, why didn't so many people come to play with you?"

Bai Zhenzhen curled her lips and said with a face full of disdain, "Because my first place makes them unable to see the hope of catching up, and all they feel is the absolute gap in talent."

"And your sudden progress makes them feel that there is a possibility of imitation."

"So everyone wants to be good friends with you and spy on the secret of your improved grades."

Bai Zhenzhen swallowed a chicken leg in one bite, mercilessly revealing the cruel reality.

"High school campus, scores are king."

"A selection of exercises, a paid talisman technique, or a practical combat experience learned from a tutoring class is enough to make countless high school students flock to it, not to mention the mystery of your 70-point improvement in a month. Even the top ten students in the grade will inevitably be tempted."

"These students who come to you are not really here to be friends with you. They just want to get the secret of your increased scores, and preferably move that 70-point improvement to their own heads."

Zhao Tianxing wriggled his butt, and the two chairs under him made a creaking sound that was overwhelmed.

He thought to himself, "I was the tenth place this time, and I deliberately approached Zhang Yu before."

"Could Bai Zhenzhen be pointing at me with these words?"

"Although I really want to learn more excellent learning virtues from the two of them, and take the opportunity to ask Zhang Yu the secret to improving his grades so quickly..."

Thinking of this, he twisted his body even more violently, feeling that the atmosphere on the dining table seemed to become cramped, and he temporarily suppressed the idea of taking the opportunity to ask Zhang Yu the secret to improving.

Until he parted ways with Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, watching the two of them take the bus and the subway respectively, Zhao Tianxing was still thinking about this matter.

"Is Bai Zhenzhen really talking about me?"

...

On the bus.

Just after getting on the bus, Zhang Yu, who was being squeezed by the people around him, felt his phone vibrate.

He took it out and saw a message from Bai Zhenzhen.

"In the next few days, the student council may want to talk to you about the contract."

"No matter what the conditions are, don't agree to them first."

"After I talk to them, we'll discuss it together."

Looking at the message sent by Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu's eyes moved, and he thought in his heart, "So the high-level contract is negotiated with the student council?"

Zhang Yu had never understood the student council of Songyang High School very well.

In his concept, what can the high school student council do?

But now, judging from what Bai Zhenzhen said, the student council is obviously not simple, and even has the power to negotiate contracts with students.

"I wonder what kind of conditions the contract they give me will be."

"Judging from A Zhen's meaning, does she want to advance and retreat with me? To raise the price together?"

After thinking for a few seconds without getting any results, and hearing the countdown in his mind ringing, Zhang Yu had to temporarily put aside this kind of wild thought and started to study the textbooks stored in his phone.

However, after reading the textbooks for a while, he didn't know whether it was because of the feedback from the monthly exam results or the upcoming contract. Zhang Yu on the bus today was always a little uneasy and couldn't concentrate on reading.

He simply put down his phone and thought about his current path of cultivation.

Regarding his thinking in this regard, the power of the ritual did not force anything.

After all, thinking about the future, planning cultivation... are all in line with his desire to study hard, cultivate hard, strive to get into university, work hard, and earn money to eventually buy all the antiques in the shopping cart.

"Next, I'll upgrade the Zhou Tian Gathering Qi Method to level 10 first."

"The next goal is the Tianwu Heart Refining Art, but this martial arts heart method requires level 3 Dao Heart, so I can only practice the basic heart refining method first. While upgrading this heart method to level 10, I will also upgrade the Dao Heart to level 3, and then practice the Tianwu Heart Refining Art..."

"Then, the only things I can practice are basic breathing exercises, sparring, and basic high school swordsmanship."

After confirming the future arrangements in his heart, Zhang Yu thought of his current savings of more than 70,000, and the income he might get after signing the contract in the future, and he couldn't help but have an idea.

"Should I buy some more powerful and effective cultivation techniques?"

Zhang Yu didn't have this plan before because he didn't have money.

But after receiving Wang Hai's 66,000 today, Zhang Yu couldn't help but think about how to spend the money.

For example, spiritual roots, talismans, practical combat experience... many things he didn't dare to think about before, he now had some ideas, just waiting for the contract to be negotiated to see how much money he could have in his pocket before making specific arrangements.

And at this moment, after thinking about the arrangements for learning cultivation techniques in the future, he couldn't help but have the idea of buying cultivation techniques.

"Even if I don't buy them, I can take a look first and have a general idea."

The phone screen flashed, Zhang Yu opened the shopping website and entered his real-name account.

After another round of facial recognition, Zhang Yu entered the website for purchasing Immortal Dao cultivation techniques, but with his current identity, he could only see the cultivation techniques of the Qi Refining stage.

As soon as he entered, he saw a row of recommendations written on the top recommendation bar: Your friends are watching: Charming Maiden Great Art for both men and women, Great Dream Heart Sutra can also practice while sleeping, Nine Heavens Quick Success Eight Parts Talisman...