Deep within the Spirit Realm.
Tian Yan Shenjun and Zhang Yu stood amid blue skies and white clouds. Below them lay Ten Thousand Laws University City on Layer 671.
But Zhang Yu knew this was naturally not the real University City, but an Illusion Realm within the Spirit Realm—a simulated environment. Tian Yan Shenjun watched the bustling University City beneath his feet and slowly said, "Zhang Yu, what do you think of University City now?" After some thought, Zhang Yu said, "The Principal leads well, and every student strives to improve."
Tian Yan Shenjun burst into laughter. "How splendid—every student strives to improve."
"The Kunxu Thirty-Six Layers are ruined precisely by those four words: striving to improve."
With a thought from Tian Yan Shenjun, the light and shadows around them shifted in an instant, as though the lens had zoomed in, bringing them directly to the top of Layer 671.
Watching workers move back and forth through the busy construction site below, Tian Yan Shenjun said mildly, "Look at this site. Does it not resemble a microcosm of Kunxu? A little Kunxu?"
"These workers toil away their whole lives, scrimping and saving every day, with only one goal in their heads: save money, cultivate, attain immortality." The light and shadows continued to change. Following behind Tian Yan Shenjun, Zhang Yu saw Yu Xinghan striving to make sales in the Illusion Realm, Shi Huaiyu hauling mud and sand, Shi Yunxiang carrying garbage...
"From the moment they are born, it is as though their lives contain only one task: save money and cultivate immortality."
"They begrudge themselves food, sleep, and rest, pouring every coin they save into the Immortal Dao Path, hoping only to achieve something upon the Immortal Path, live longer, and earn more money."
"Save money, throw money in. Save