You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 25 - 15 Central Building

Upon hearing the four words "Golden Core True Man," Zhao Tianxing on the bus slightly startled, then skeptically said, "How could the daughter of a Golden Core True Man come to Songyang?"

Zhang Yu also nodded slightly beside him. He knew that above Qi Refinement is Foundation Establishment, and above that is Golden Core.

To achieve the Golden Core, one must graduate from a top high school, smoothly enter one of the Top Ten universities, and then develop all the way into a major sect; it's unknown how high one would have to climb in Kunxu.

The daughter of such a person, at birth, should be at least above the second floor of Kunxu, so why come to the first layer in Songyang City?

The driver smiled slightly upon hearing this, as if he had the urge to show off, and said slowly, "It's not just Ms. Li Xuelian coming to our Songyang City?"

"It's said that her father, Master Xinghuo, originally came from Songyang City. Now he plans to retire and return to Songyang City for a peaceful life..."

Listening to this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but find it strange. A Golden Core Expert returning to the beginner's village to retire?

The driver continued, "This art exhibition isn't just about Ms. Li's paintings. It's said there is also a drawing personally done by Master Xinghuo, the Heavenly Human Martial Illustration, which supposedly hides a set of peerless martial arts."

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"Among those who came to this exhibition, aside from those wanting to connect with Ms. Li, there are many who wish to comprehend this martial illustration, hoping to derive the peerless martial arts from it."

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Songyang Center Building.

999th Floor.

Zhang Yu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, somewhat shocked, gazing at the rolling sea of clouds below, as it was his first time standing at such a height overlooking the entire city.

Adjusting the new security uniform he had just put on, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly.

Ever since entering the Central Building, Zhang Yu felt like he had stepped into another dreamlike world.

If the suburban environment he lived in still somewhat resembled the past life, then the infrastructure environment of Songyang High School had surpassed the world of the last life in many aspects, and the current Central Building...

Regardless of the terrifying height of 999 floors, or the various Immortal Techniques filled with mana flows within the building, all could be described as a dreamlike scene.

Recalling the process where under Daoism's blessing, he was guided to the 999th floor within seconds, yet emerged unscathed, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel another sense of wonderment.

"Though all are in Songyang City, mortals live in the suburbs, cultivators gather in the city center, and this Central Building is the domain of the truly wealthy."

"Three places, although in one city, are like three different layered worlds..."

At this moment, Zhao Tianxing's voice sounded behind Zhang Yu, "Zhang Yu, the captain wants us to go patrol, shall we go?"

Zhang Yu turned his head, looking at Zhao Tianxing behind him, who was also wearing a security uniform.

Compared to Zhang Yu's composure in a security uniform, Zhao Tianxing was very uneasy, timid... like a person with excrement in his pants.

He always felt that after putting on this security uniform, he appeared like a clown, and the eyes of people around him seemed to carry three parts disdain, three parts contempt, and three parts belittlement.

But in fact, Zhao Tianxing was overthinking. Once he wore the security uniform, he was no longer a mere mortal, more like a background character in the building, with a presence slightly higher than the greenery in the eyes of most people.

Zhang Yu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Chin up, chest out, we're security of the Central Building, not here for deliveries, what are you afraid of?"

Feeling that passers-by around seemed attracted by Zhang Yu's voice, Zhao Tianxing quickly said, "I get it, Zhang Yu, keep your voice low, don't disturb others."

The scale of this art exhibition was not small, occupying over a thousand square meters of space, even supplying drinks and buffet dining. From Zhang Yu's perspective, it's more like a gathering rather than just an exhibition.

And that legendary Heavenly Human Martial Illustration was at the moment covered by a layer of cloth, said to be awaiting Ms. Li Xuelian to unveil personally.

Zhang Yu and Zhao Tianxing were then assigned to a relatively peripheral spot in the venue to patrol as security.

And at this moment, as the exhibition had not officially started, patrolling seemed very relaxed, without causing any ritual backlash.

After all, the ritual power on Zhang Yu targeted matters of accomplishing wishes.

And his method of accomplishing the wishes was through learning, cultivating, working hard to enter university, earning money... ultimately to fulfill the Evil God's wish.

Things like temporary work were also part of working to earn money or even learning and cultivating, so the ritual power wouldn't force him to do something else.

Instead, the idle wandering state at the moment was much more relaxed than the hard cultivation of the past few days to Zhang Yu.

At this moment, when the two approached the dining table, they saw a group of waiters arranging plates and tidying up table decorations.

Zhang Yu glanced over and looked at the dishes being placed one by one, surprised, "Is this... seafood?"

Zhao Tianxing also looked over, glanced at the abalone and lobster in the dishes... and slightly nodded, "They're marine creatures, I've seen that shelled one when I went out with my mom, I think it's 30,000 to 40,000 per kilogram."

"But it's normal to have these in the Central Building, right?"

Seafood, Zhang Yu had seen and eaten it plenty in his previous life.

But in this Kunxu, at least in the first layer of Kunxu, marine creatures are extremely rare entities, the former Zhang Yu only saw online pictures of them, never even seen in reality, let alone tasted.

Simply because in the over 20 million square kilometers of Kunxu's first layer... there is no ocean.

It's said that the marine creatures on the market are either brought in from higher layers of Kunxu or bred in artificially created ocean environments by certain institutions.

And hearing from Zhao Tianxing about the price of tens of thousands per kilogram, Zhang Yu couldn't help but think inwardly, "So expensive?"

"What good does this thing do? Does it enhance mana?"

No wonder Zhang Yu thought this way, whether it was the former or current Zhang Yu, everyone he encountered in the Immortal World was advancing by all means, striving with all their might to enhance their mana, martial arts, Daoism, body, and Dao heart...

Clothing, food, housing, and transportation... everything in life is related to improving one's cultivation.

"Benefits?" Zhao Tianxing considered for a moment, then shook his head, "Never heard eating this has any benefits, I guess it's just delicious."

"Just delicious?" Zhang Yu gazed at the dishes on the table and was slightly stunned.

While Zhang Yu and Zhao Tianxing were secretly observing the dining table, a cold voice suddenly sounded behind them.

"You two security guards, not patrolling properly, sneaking around here doing what?"

Hearing this voice, Zhao Tianxing was shocked, turned around quickly to explain, "We didn't do anything..."

But upon seeing the person's appearance, Zhao Tianxing was momentarily stunned.

However, Zhang Yu turned around leisurely, looked at Bai Zhenzhen and said, "Oh? It's Azhen, what a coincidence, you're here for the exhibition too?"

Meanwhile, Zhao Tianxing, realizing the person is a classmate, thought his security outfit looks increasingly ugly, squirming awkwardly as if trying to hold back from defecating on the spot.

Especially considering if these part-time security gigs were spread in class, generating labels like poverty, part-time, lack of money, his status and reputation in the circle would plummet, Zhao Tianxing squirmed even more.

Bai Zhenzhen looked expressionlessly at Zhang Yu and said, "I didn't expect you two young guys to skip decades of pitfalls and work as security here."

Zhao Tianxing hurriedly waved his hand, explaining, "No, classmate Bai Zhenzhen, I'm just accompanying Zhang Yu here."

Yet Zhang Yu clapped his hand on Zhao Tianxing's shoulder: "What are you worried about? You're a temporary security guard earning 800 per hour, earning the equivalent of ten days' worth of food and drink for mortals, people would be envious hearing about it."

"Ah?" Zhao Tianxing was momentarily dumbfounded, never having thought 800 per hour amounted to anything impressive.

But looking at Bai Zhenzhen, who suddenly stopped speaking, Zhao Tianxing sensed a coldness emanating from her.

Regarding this top scorer and genius girl in the grade, Zhao Tianxing never really got to familiar, only knowing her as aloof and distant, mingling only with Zhang Yu and Zhou Tianyi during meals.

In fact, the circle Zhao Tianxing belonged to had attempted to invite her, yet never received a response.

In his mind, Bai Zhenzhen was a talented but arrogant and difficult-to-approach genius girl.

At this moment, looking at her emotionless, silent demeanor, Zhao Tianxing felt she seemed angry.

"It must be Zhang Yu saying something wrong that made her angry."

While he twisted and turned, contemplating hard on how to ease the atmosphere, Bai Zhenzhen coldly inquired, "You earn 800 per hour?"

"Mm." Zhao Tianxing nodded dumbly, not understanding what she was getting at.

Just then, a call came from the other side of the dining table, a waiter arranging the table called out, "Newcomer, quickly serve the dishes, what are you dazing out for?"

Bai Zhenzhen said to Zhang Yu and Zhao Tianxing, "I better go serve the dishes first, let's chat later."

At the same time, she thought to herself, "Damn! Security earns 800 an hour? I only get 500 an hour, had I known, I'd have become security instead."

Only then did Zhao Tianxing notice Bai Zhenzhen's attire was identical to those waiters, exclaiming, "Bai Zhenzhen also works here?"

"What's so odd, who's not working anyway?" Zhang Yu, however, recognized Bai Zhenzhen's attire at first glance, and from his perspective, given Bai Zhenzhen's financial situation, working was perfectly normal.

Only thinking that even while working, she managed to maintain her top grade score, he was inwardly astonished.

"Azhen's talent really is extraordinary, considering all the entry-level disciples under the Songyang Sect, perhaps only just slightly less than me."