Recaps

Jiao Lei True Person explained the Foundation Establishment Class rankings, rewards, and university rules, then appointed Ji Yuan Shu class monitor. Zhang Yu’s early Foundation Establishment achievement drew the attention of Ji Yuan Shu and Gongshu Jin, while Li Xiao described Zhang Yu’s fight with Wang Yin.

• Ji Yuan Shu arrived in the classroom, and he and Gongshu Jin tacitly agreed that Ji Yuan Shu would claim the class’s first-place rewards for three years before transferring departments, leaving the following seven years to Gongshu Jin.
• Jiao Lei True Person outlined the class schedule, ranking system, scholarships, and the Seven Wonders of Civil Engineering, which could lead to the Military Grade Heaven Kunlun Mountain Moving Divine Power.
• Jiao Lei True Person warned the students about university rules and announced Cultivation Method discounts for students who had achieved Foundation Establishment in high school, including especially large discounts for Zhang Yu.
• Ji Yuan Shu became class monitor, and both he and Gongshu Jin took an interest in Zhang Yu after learning about his early Foundation Establishment achievement.
• Gongshu Jin asked Li Xiao about Zhang Yu, and Li Xiao said Zhang Yu was famous for beating up his former benefactor Wang Yin, who had streamed their fight.

Gongshu Jin investigated Zhang Yu’s defeat of Wang Yin and decided to befriend Zhang Yu because he believed Zhang Yu’s background could benefit him, while dismissing his talent. After class, Zhang Yu checked the Foundation Establishment Class Rankings and entered Ten Thousand Laws University’s Great Library to search for cultivation techniques, hoping to find a University Sacred Body.

• Gongshu Jin found a video of Zhang Yu defeating Wang Yin and concluded that Zhang Yu’s background mattered more than his talent, so he approached him to display his expensive Magic Skeleton.
• Gongshu Jin added Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan as friends, recognized Zhang Yu’s Time Remnant Demon Eye, then deleted Yu Xinghan after seeing his outdated Eye Remains model.
• Ji Yuan Shu suspected Zhang Yu might be involved in a struggle between Ten Thousand Methods and the Netherworld but decided to focus on his own academic goals.
• After class, Yu Xinghan complained that Gongshu Jin had deleted him, and Zhang Yu said he was going to the Great Library to find cultivation techniques.
• Jiao Lei True Person shared the class rankings, where Zhang Yu ranked thirteenth, and Zhang Yu accessed the Great Library website to search for basic Foundation Establishment techniques and a possible University Sacred Body.

Zhang Yu bought and rapidly practiced the Foundation Establishment Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms, then spoke with Bai Zhenzhen about their first day at university. Bai Zhenzhen offered to confront anyone who bullied him, leaving Zhang Yu newly confident in his powerful connections.

• Zhang Yu selected the ten cheapest methods for forming the University Sacred Body and bought the Foundation Establishment Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms.
• Jiao Lei True Person saw Zhang Yu practicing poorly in the classroom and told him to leave; Zhang Yu moved to the dormitory floor and quickly raised the method to level 8.
• Zhang Pianpian, Le Mulan, and Yu Xinghan returned to the dormitory, where Zhang Pianpian explained the Second Layer's abundant Spiritual Energy as the others settled in to cultivate or eat.
• Zhang Yu contacted Bai Zhenzhen at 2 a.m. and exchanged stories about their first day, including Gongshu Jin's attempt to flaunt his wealth.
• Bai Zhenzhen told Zhang Yu to invoke her mother, the Seven Emotions Divine Lord, if anyone bullied him, and Zhang Yu imagined having her scold his rivals.

Zhang Yu prepared for his first Foundation Establishment class while keeping an open cultivation call with Bai Zhenzhen and learning about life on the Second Layer. The chapter ended as Feng Jiu appeared through a Spirit Realm projection to teach Dao Heart Class, while Yu Xinghan’s delayed Eye Remains struggled to display her.

• Bai Zhenzhen and Zhang Yu kept their projected call open while cultivating separately, then said they would meet again the next night.
• Yu Xinghan urged Zhang Yu to ask Bai Zhenzhen for money, and Zhang Yu reviewed his university schedule, scholarship, and teacher assignment options.
• Zhang Pianpian explained why people on the Second Layer relied on medicine and cement instead of food, and Yu Xinghan and Le Mulan tried cement.
• Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan traveled to class, where they saw that most students had arrived but the teacher had not yet appeared in person.
• Feng Jiu appeared as a Phoenix projection and introduced herself as the Dao Heart Class teacher for the next three months.
• Yu Xinghan could not see Feng Jiu at first because his cheap Eye Remains was lagging.

Zhang Yu attended lessons on Dao Hearts, Magical Power, and body refinement, discovering how cultivation instruction and resources favored students from higher layers. After Lang Yougong recognized Zhang Yu’s talent and gave him personalized guidance, Yu Xinghan was left waiting while Zhang Yu wondered whether the teacher’s choices had a deeper purpose.

• Feng Jiu lectured on Dao Heart risks, parallel mental cultivation methods, and Spirit-Flesh Unity before her Phoenix projection vanished, and a girl in the Spirit Realm told it to teach classes in her place.
• Li Mingbo arranged the classroom by layer, placing Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan in the back, then promoted Magical Power Treasure and tested the students’ Magical Power Quality; Zhang Yu measured 112%.
• Lang Yougong praised Gongshu Jin’s and Ji Yuan Shu’s cultivation equipment, then gave Zhang Yu personalized instruction on tempering his Spirit Root while Zhang Yu used his Time Remnant Demon Eye to memorize the guidance.
• Lang Yougong passed over Yu Xinghan to guide other students, and Yu Xinghan asked Zhang Yu why; Zhang Yu suggested the teacher might have a reason for his order.

Zhang Yu advanced his body-tempering cultivation and became more determined to grow wealthy after worrying about the cost of staying in touch with Bai Zhenzhen. The chapter ended with him attending an engineering course where Tu Lishan introduced the importance of formation blueprints to civil engineering.

• Zhang Yu used Lang Yougong’s guidance to temper his Spirit Root alongside his body, while Li Xiao decided to take an online loan to buy better Eye Remains.
• Zhang Yu advanced his cultivation through classes and practice, then spoke with Bai Zhenzhen, who offered to send him supplies and help him find an artifact-crafting mentor.
• Bai Zhenzhen’s mentor warned that poverty could undermine her feelings for Zhang Yu, but Bai Zhenzhen said she believed he would catch up to her.
• Zhang Yu thought Bai Zhenzhen had ended their call early to save him internet fees and trained with renewed determination, reaching level 17 in the Foundation Establishment Body Refinement Seventy-Two Forms.
• Tu Lishan introduced Engineering Array Diagramming and told the students that civil engineers needed to understand the Immortal Dao, construction, management, certifications, and formation blueprints.

Zhang Yu studied formations and other basic courses at Ten Thousand Laws University while learning that he and several first-layer students might earn money at construction sites. After two days of study, the Feather Scroll opened Chapter Two, the Dao Seed Compendium.

• Tu Lishan praised Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan, then offered to take them to a construction site in three months; he later promised Li Xiao a chance as well.
• Zhang Yu scared off Qi Refining students who were isolating Yun Jing, and Yun Jing thanked him before leaving.
• Zhang Yu considered paying for Daoist Arts services but decided to save his Spirit Coins until he understood the university better.
• A Martial Dao Strength Studies teacher warned that students would face a major exam after three months of basic courses.
• Zhang Yu trained diligently, advanced his cultivation methods, and saw the Feather Scroll open Chapter Two, the Dao Seed Compendium.

Zhang Yu discovered that the Dao Seed Compendium let him sense and potentially copy other cultivators’ talents, but he prioritized mastering the Basic Cultivation Methods needed for the University Sacred Body. After days of training and help from Happiness Jerky, he reached his goal of accumulating six Level 20 methods.

• Zhang Yu realized that he could perceive Yu Xinghan’s Three-Eyed Divine Power and Le Mulan’s Deep Cold Magic Vein, and learned what was required to develop each Dao Seed.
• Zhang Yu calmed his excitement and decided to focus on the Basic Cultivation Methods needed to master the University Sacred Body before pursuing other goals.
• Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, Zhang Pianpian, Fu Ji, and Zhang Yu shared cheap Pooled Medicine, and Le Mulan and Zhang Pianpian warned about the health risks of relying on it long term.
• Zhang Yu raised the Foundation Establishment Mind Refining Method and Foundation Establishment Breathing Method to Level 20 and the Martial Dao Strength Guide to level 12, despite falling to fourteenth in the class ranking.
• Bai Zhenzhen sent Zhang Yu Happiness Jerky, which lifted the group’s moods, and Zhang Yu kept cultivating until he had six Level 20 methods for the University Sacred Body.

Zhang Yu completed the Ultimate University Sacred Body after mastering all ten Basic Cultivation Methods, then planned to focus on improving his Magical Power and bought the Primal Chaos Fetal Breathing Scripture. Meanwhile, Li Xiao rose to tenth place in the class rankings and continued looking down on Zhang Yu.

• Zhang Yu unlocked the University Sacred Body’s First Layer while Li Xiao spent Spirit Coins cultivating alongside Ying Xin, Gongshu Jin, and the others.
• Li Xiao recorded Zhang Yu practicing a Basic Cultivation Method and shared the video, prompting the group to mock Zhang Yu until Gongshu Jin ordered them to stop discussing him.
• Li Xiao rose to tenth place in the rankings while Zhang Yu completed his final Basic Cultivation Methods and unlocked the Ultimate University Sacred Body.
• Zhang Yu decided to prioritize raising his Magical Power and searched the Great Library for Expert-level Foundation Establishment Breathing Techniques.
• Zhang Yu bought the Primal Chaos Fetal Breathing Scripture at a discount and began cultivating it.

Zhang Yu rapidly advanced the Primal Chaos Fetal Breathing Scripture, but Zhang Pianpian warned him that his unusual progress could draw attention and helped conceal his dormitory’s Spiritual Energy use. After glimpsing Zhang Pianpian’s Taiqing Talismans Dao Seed, Zhang Yu examined the market for selling magical power and found that low-quality power earned little.

• Zhang Yu mastered fetal breathing, raised the Primal Chaos Fetal Breathing Scripture to Level 20, and increased his magical power to 286.2.
• Zhang Pianpian investigated the dormitory’s rising Spiritual Energy use and Zhang Yu’s records, then confronted him about his cultivation progress.
• Zhang Pianpian urged Zhang Yu to hide his growth, avoid attracting attention, and cultivate Body Tempering away from surveillance; she altered the dormitory’s Spiritual Energy logs with a Spirit-Stealing Talisman.
• Zhang Yu glimpsed information about Zhang Pianpian’s Taiqing Talismans Dao Seed and wondered whether he could understand it better by spending more time with her.
• Zhang Yu checked Magical Power Treasure’s selling terms and prices, and Fu Ji explained that abundant supply kept low-quality magical power cheap.

Zhang Yu chose the Earth Eating Divine Skill to cultivate the Civil Engineering Sacred Body, while Fu Ji considered establishing a Ritual in the deserted lower levels. As Zhang Yu steadily climbed the class Rankings, Li Xiao borrowed more money to keep pace, and Zhang Yu finally passed him into eighth place.

• Zhang Yu abandoned his original cultivation plan, bought the Earth Eating Divine Skill, and began training with cement on surveillance-free Level 95.
• Fu Ji noticed the deserted levels and considered setting up a new Ritual there after confirming the area was safe.
• Zhang Yu cultivated the Earth Eating Divine Skill while concealing his rapid progress, and his class Ranking rose steadily.
• Li Xiao responded to Zhang Yu's rising Ranking by training harder, taking on more loans, and checking their scores each morning.
• Li Xiao opened the Lending Platform's collateral function, but the latest Rankings placed Zhang Yu eighth with 309 points and Li Xiao ninth with 308.

Li Xiao reacted to Zhang Yu’s rising ranking by deciding to sell an Eye Remain for more Spirit Coins, while Yu Xinghan bought a discounted Heavenly Craft Magic Skeleton. Zhang Yu raised Earth Eating Divine Skill to Level 20, advanced his cultivation, and began learning the dangerous Battle Demon Lifefall Skill as he prepared to transfer to the Artifact Crafting Department.

• Li Xiao saw Zhang Yu ahead of him on the Rankings and decided to sell one of his Ninja Eye Remains to fund his cultivation.
• Yu Xinghan showed Zhang Yu the 99%-new Heavenly Craft Magic Skeleton he had found cheaply and chose to reserve it for classes rather than everyday use.
• Zhang Yu trained in a surveillance blind spot, raised Earth Eating Divine Skill to Level 20, and strengthened his Dao Heart, Magical Power, and Physical Strength.
• Feng Jiu flagged Li Xiao as a loan sales target and Zhang Yu as an observation target, while Li Mingbo wondered whether Zhang Yu’s progress came from talent or borrowing.
• Zhang Yu asked Lang Yougong to guide Yu Xinghan, recorded the guidance with his Time Remnant Demon Eye, and planned to use it to help Yu Xinghan improve and copy his Three-Eyed Divine Power.
• Zhang Yu began cultivating the Battle Demon Lifefall Skill, a combat method that traded bodily damage and lifespan for temporary strength.

Zhang Yu trained the Battle Demon Lifefall Skill and helped Yu Xinghan improve his cultivation, while Le Mulan faced Xuan Ge’s advances and her brother’s request to secretly obtain Feather Juice. The chapter ended with Fu Ji telling Zhang Yu it was time to perform her Ritual.

• Zhang Yu confirmed the Battle Demon Lifefall Skill could cost cultivators years of lifespan at higher levels, but believed his physical resilience could help him endure its first burst.
• Fu Ji asked Zhang Yu to find a safe place below the 100th Layer and perform a Ritual for her Level 2 Evil God.
• Zhang Yu sparred with Yu Xinghan to improve his Body Tempering and Spirit Root fusion rate, hoping to eventually copy Yu Xinghan’s Three-Eyed Divine Power.
• Xuan Ge approached Le Mulan in class and tried to befriend her, hoping to pursue dual cultivation with her because their Frost and Blazing Magical Powers could work well together.
• Le Jingchen urged Le Mulan to secretly obtain Feather Juice from Zhang Yu, but Le Mulan said he was wary of her and then asked Xuan Ge to leave her alone.
• On the 93rd Layer, Zhang Yu reached Level 10 in the Battle Demon Lifefall Skill and decided not to risk its more dangerous second burst before the basic course exams, but Fu Ji told him it was time for her Ritual.

Zhang Yu and Fu Ji completed Rituals that let him control nearby cameras and gave Fu Ji access to the Spirit Realm Network. As Zhang Yu mastered the Level 20 Battle Demon Lifefall Skill, the Foundation Establishment Class reached its first examination.

• Fu Ji completed the Surveillance, Anti-Surveillance, and Roaming Rituals with Zhang Yu, who tested his ability to control a nearby camera.
• Zhang Yu watched Le Mulan arrive with Xuan Ge, who mistook her roommates’ rankings for evidence of a Joyous Union Study Group and left wanting to join.
• Le Mulan worried that Zhang Yu might have noticed her intentions, while Zhang Yu continued his Body Tempering.
• Zhang Yu raised the Battle Demon Lifefall Skill to Level 20 and learned to control how much his Physical Strength temporarily increased.
• The three months of foundational courses ended, and the Foundation Establishment Class began its first examination.

Feng Jiu and the teachers assessed the students’ Dao Heart, Magical Power, physical ability, and professional skills as the three-month exams concluded. Zhang Yu placed sixth and was invited to a construction site, while Li Xiao received a separate offer from Tu Lishan that required him to hand over part of his earnings.

• Feng Jiu tested the class in the Spirit Realm and provisionally selected Ji Yuan Shu and Gongshu Jin for next year’s competition, with Zhang Yu listed as a reserve.
• Zhang Yu tried to keep his physical-test results close to Li Xiao’s, but both students performed well, and Zhang Yu finished fifth in the physical test.
• Ying Xin invited Li Xiao to train with her and suggested his results might be hard to maintain without enough money.
• Zhang Yu’s professional-course performance was unremarkable, and the final rankings placed him sixth and Li Xiao seventh.
• Tu Lishan offered Li Xiao a construction-site position in exchange for twenty percent of his monthly earnings, while Zhang Yu asked Zhang Pianpian whether his sixth-place finish was too conspicuous.
• Yu Xinghan asked Zhang Yu whether Earth Teacher had told him to pay money for the construction-site opportunity.

Yu Xinghan and Zhang Yu bought high-quality magical power through Li Xuelian’s underground connection, then began a new term with specialized civil engineering classes. Zhang Yu offered to help Le Mulan improve her magical power, but she mistook his offer for dual cultivation and agreed after asking whether the magical power remaining in her body could belong to her.

• Yu Xinghan contacted Li Xuelian to seek a cheaper way to learn the market price for Earth Teacher’s services, and Li Xuelian offered to connect him and Zhang Yu with an underground magical power trader.
• Li Xuelian brought Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan to the 85th Layer, where they paid one Spirit Coin for 10,000 units of 175%-quality magical power and received an infusion.
• The trader urged Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan to spend more on daily infusions, but they settled on one Spirit Coin per month before Yu Xinghan hurried off, distracted by thoughts of Li Xuelian.
• Zhang Yu attended his new specialized classes, where Gongshu Jin impressed the students with his advanced Concrete Gang Qi; afterward, Tu Lishan invited Zhang Yu to a construction site on the 666th Layer.
• Zhang Yu offered to infuse Le Mulan with magical power, and she mistook the offer for dual cultivation before asking if the power left inside her could belong to her.
• Zhang Yu agreed and grabbed Le Mulan’s wrist as magical power began flowing between them.

Zhang Yu tried to improve Le Mulan’s Magical Power Quality, but found she would need to reach Foundation Establishment for a stronger effect, so she paid him to help her sooner. Later, Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan visited the construction site on the 666th Layer, where they encountered Li Xiao.

• Zhang Yu told Le Mulan that his attempt to improve her Magical Power Quality had little effect before Foundation Establishment, and she asked to pay him for more help before her November exam.
• Fu Ji and Bai Zhenzhen urged Zhang Yu to accept payment, while Bai Zhenzhen wondered why she felt uncomfortable as Zhang Yu grew closer to others; Extreme Emotion Divine Lord advised her to examine her feelings.
• Xuan Ge saw Le Mulan tuck something into her bosom and regretted that Zhang Yu had helped her instead of him.
• Zhang Yu noticed the 0.05 Spirit Coin he had earned from Le Mulan, then headed with Yu Xinghan to their first construction-site visit.
• At the 666th Layer, Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan saw the open night sky above the construction site, and Li Xiao revealed that Yu Xinghan had also paid an introduction fee.

Zhang Yu and his classmates began their construction-site internships in Ten Thousand Laws University City, where they learned the site's rules and took on assigned work. While pouring concrete for his first wages, Zhang Yu bought and mastered the first level of Limitless Vibration Zen.

• Tu Lishan assigned Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, and Li Xiao to technical work and Ying Xin's group to quality inspection, then explained their roles and construction-site safety rules.
• Li Xiao learned that the other students had secured their places through stronger grades, family connections, or larger payments, and resolved to work hard and repay his loans.
• Tu Lishan introduced Huang Yun, a graduate who rented a Yellow Turban Warrior to work at the site while renting out his body for drug testing, and warned the students about loans and stealing materials.
• Zhang Yu followed his Spirit Realm Network assignment to a concrete mixing tower and poured concrete while monitoring his wages and the formation pathways in the building plans.
• Zhang Yu decided to use the work to cultivate Limitless Vibration Zen, bought the discounted manual, and reached Level 1.

Zhang Yu worked through the night at the construction site, using Civil Engineering Sacred Body techniques to boost his efficiency while earning Spirit Coin and suffering increasing bodily strain. Over the following week, he balanced classes, cultivation, magical-power infusions, and night shifts, advancing his techniques and stats as he recognized the serious health risks involved.

• Zhang Yu used Limitless Vibration Zen and other techniques to pour concrete faster, while Li Xiao worked steadily and Yu Xinghan rested.
• Tu Lishan watched the students and judged Zhang Yu a natural civil-engineering prospect, while Ying Xin aimed to impress the department and secure an off-campus project.
• After an all-night shift, Zhang Yu counted his wages and planned to buy high-grade compliant Magical Power, while Yu Xinghan tried the construction-site massage parlor.
• Zhang Yu spent the next week attending classes, cultivating, receiving magical-power infusions, and working nights, investing extra Spirit Coin in his training.
• Zhang Yu advanced Limitless Vibration Zen to level 13 and improved his stats, but its stronger effects increased bodily wear; he concluded that Civil Engineering Sacred Body techniques and their work environments carried severe health risks.

Zhang Yu helped Le Mulan improve her cultivation by letting her drink his blood, then continued strengthening himself through construction work. As he checked news about graduate admissions, he learned that the Artifact Crafting Department had cut its enrollment by 40%, threatening his plan to transfer there.

• Zhang Yu gave Le Mulan his blood for free, and she found that its medicinal power had few toxins and could help her take more cultivation medicine.
• Xuan Ge saw Le Mulan drink from a measuring cup and asked if he could move into her dormitory.
• Zhang Yu worked at the construction site for half a month, earning 0.59 gold coin while improving his strength and Limitless Vibration Zen.
• Yu Xinghan went to a massage room after his shift and used a Spirit Realm projection service.
• Zhang Yu read messages about graduate programs cutting enrollment and found that Ten Thousand Laws University's Civil Engineering Department was expanding while Artifact Crafting Department enrollment had fallen by 40%.

Zhang Pianpian explained that rising competition was driving universities to cut admissions and that the Ten Great Sects might soon stop recruiting disciples. Alarmed that this could prevent him from fulfilling his Ritual Wish, Zhang Yu decided to accelerate his progress by earning and spending more Spirit Coins.

• Zhang Pianpian told Zhang Yu that Artifact Crafting admissions and department-transfer requirements were tightening, partly to preserve the Ten Great Top Universities’ dominance.
• Zhang Pianpian warned that the Ten Great Sects were becoming overcrowded and might stop recruiting within a few years, leaving Zhang Yu afraid he would fail to fulfill his Ritual Wish.
• Zhang Pianpian said the Ten Great Sects had recruited only five Artifact Crafting doctoral students and no Civil Engineering students the previous year.
• Zhang Pianpian suggested Zhang Yu complete his studies early but warned him not to rush or expose himself.
• Zhang Yu resolved to earn more Spirit Coins at the construction site and spend them to improve his strength while disguising his rapid progress.

Zhang Yu learned that the Ten Great Sects had stopped recruiting, then spent Spirit Coins on resources and equipment to improve his cultivation. He tested a Nine Hells Mountain Suppressing Belt and decided it suited his Body Tempering.

• Fu Ji explained that the Ten Great Sects' recruitment cuts likely reflected a temporary population cycle that could affect generations below.
• Zhang Yu bought Low-Grade Spirit Stones and discovered he could swallow up to twenty-three at once to gather Spiritual Energy while studying and working.
• Zhang Yu visited the Daoist Arts Department for Divine Firmament Thunder Wave enhancement and was offered a discounted membership card.
• Yun Jing showed Zhang Yu the Nine Hells Mountain Suppressing Belt, which used Earth Vein Essence and adjustable gravity to improve Body Tempering.
• Zhang Yu registered and tested the belt's settings, chose to use it, and had 8.1 Spirit Coins left.

Zhang Yu completed the Elementary Civil Engineering Sacred Body and signed up for a dangerous, high-paying repair job at an underground pharmaceutical factory after an explosion. As he entered the ruined factory, he realized the disaster showed signs of an attack, and fresh explosions and toxic leaks endangered the workers.

• Zhang Yu refined his training routine and, over the next month and a half, raised his attributes and class ranking while completing all six techniques required for the Elementary Civil Engineering Sacred Body.
• After learning that an explosion had damaged the Underground Pharmaceutical Factory, Zhang Yu signed up for the five-times-pay repair job and told Yu Xinghan to wait while he investigated.
• At the factory ruins, Tu Lishan warned the workers that the Spiritual Opportunity Circuit was severed and assigned them tasks under dangerous conditions; Zhang Yu switched to the Civil Engineering Sacred Body and entered.
• Zhang Yu found combat marks throughout the ruins, and Fu Ji concluded that someone had attacked the factory rather than caused an accident.
• A new explosion released a heat wave and toxic violet smoke, but a Foundation Establishment cultivator ordered the crew to continue repairs; Zhang Yu and Li Xiao kept working as many other laborers withdrew.
• Ying Xin watched from outside and suspected Zhang Yu and Li Xiao were taking the dangerous work because they were running out of money.

Zhang Yu rescued poisoned workers while secretly collecting discarded factory materials to eat later, and Li Xiao returned to the dangerous job despite his injuries and mounting debt. After work, Zhang Yu switched to the University Sacred Body and began tasting the salvaged materials, discovering that some were too difficult to digest and that he needed to learn what the factory substances were.

• Li Xiao collapsed from toxic fumes, and Zhang Yu carried him and other workers outside before returning to the factory grounds.
• Security Guards found stolen pharmaceutical supplies on a worker, while Zhang Yu gathered discarded alloys and other materials under cover of the smoke.
• Li Xiao received costly medical treatment, learned his insurance claim was denied, and reentered the factory after wages rose to eight times the normal rate.
• As more workers returned, Zhang Yu hid the materials he collected in rubble, but discovered that someone had taken items from one stash.
• After work, Zhang Yu used the Feather Scroll to switch to the University Sacred Body and ate salvaged materials, then resolved to ask Elder Sister about substances he could not digest.

Zhang Yu exploited the damaged Ming Xin Pharmaceutical Factory to consume materials and medicines, strengthening his body and improving his cultivation. After the repair project ended, he was named a Model Worker and offered a place in a wilderness training project, while Ying Xin challenged his selection and demanded a fight.

• Zhang Pianpian gave Zhang Yu lists of the factory's equipment and pharmaceutical materials, and Le Mulan helped him identify the raw materials.
• Zhang Yu spent fifteen days eating factory materials and medicinal products, strengthening his bones, raising his Spirit Root Fusion to ninety percent, and consuming a Longevity Medicine that added about a year to his lifespan.
• Zhang Yu finished the project with improved attributes, a 2.08-meter physique, and a Model Worker commendation for clearing 1,200 tons of garbage.
• Notifications reported that Zhang Hetian, Zeng Huaian, and other workers confessed to stealing more than three hundred tons of supplies, while Zhang Yu received his wages and an invitation from Tu Lishan to join a wilderness project.
• Ying Xin learned Zhang Yu had taken her place in the project selection, protested that she was stronger, and demanded a fight with him.