Chapter 545: Who Is Hindering from Behind (Thanks to 'Magic Eye' for Becoming the Leader)

Shortly after Zhang Yu left, a message from True Lord Xianyin appeared in Feng Yuhan's eye socket.

True Lord Xianyin: Has the funding been approved?Feng Yuhan: Don't worry, it'll be in your account soon. But you need to act quickly.

True Lord Xianyin: Relax, Magnetic Pole has already started; we just need to follow through, and we'll see results soon.

Only after a brief exchange with True Lord Xianyin from the Artifact Forging Department did Feng Yuhan finally breathe a sigh of relief.

This time, taking advantage of the subtle situation within the Myriad Laws University City, he successfully guided five Nascent Soul True Lords from the Artifact Forging Department to establish their own project groups and participate in the Avatar Bone experiment!

This move, while ostensibly to assist True Lord Magnetic Pole, would in reality siphon off a significant portion of True Lord Magnetic Pole's achievements, prestige, qualifications, and funding in the Avatar Bone research!

Especially now that True Lord Magnetic Pole had already made breakthroughs in the Avatar Bone research, it couldn't escape the suspicion of "picking peaches" – taking credit for someone else's work.

However, Feng Yuhan naturally didn't care about such matters. With the other Nascent Soul True Lords from the Artifact Forging Department providing checks and balances, he could better control the Avatar Bone project!

At the same time, he could more easily and thoroughly gather intelligence and data on the entire experiment through multiple channels.

"Hmph, Magnetic Pole... A guy like you, who only buries his head in the lab, can't even manage his own people in the Artifact Forging Department. How can the school trust you with such an important project as the Avatar Bone?"

"Once everyone else produces results this time, you'll realize you're not the only one who understands artifact forging!"

Feng Yuhan had seen many cultivators who specialized in certain immortal cultivation techniques and subsequently became arrogant, extravagant, and disrespectful. To maintain research order at the school, he had disciplined quite a few of them!

In Feng Yuhan's view, technical personnel didn't understand the school's difficulties, lacked a broader perspective, and only cared about their own small corner of the lab. They should simply obey orders to ensure order within the university city!

As for Zhang Yu? A student having to assist five Nascent Soul True Lords with their experiments, resulting in several times the workload – such a minor issue was not even on Feng Yuhan's mind.

Who knows how many small figures are ruined each year by being caught in the crossfire of high-level power struggles! It was merely adding a bit more work for a student; how could Feng Yuhan care? He promptly forgot about it.

After Zhang Yu left Feng Yuhan's office, he began to ponder countermeasures.

First, there was the most common option in Kunxu... endure it.

Zhang Yu shook his head, thinking, "If I'm constantly assisting several Nascent Soul True Lords with their experiments, how much time will I have left for my own projects?"

Furthermore, though outsiders weren't optimistic, Zhang Yu knew that the progress of his Celestial Sun Radiant God prototype was at a critical stage in his competition with Jin Jun. How could he waste time?

If he failed this competition, he would have to wait an entire academic year. For Zhang Yu, who was eager to participate in the Top Ten League, this was an absolutely unacceptable outcome!

"And the new design competition is in May next year; I need to submit my entry before then!"

"If I calculate it, I'd ideally finish the Celestial Sun Radiant God prototype by April or earlier. That way, I'd have at least a month to prepare my entry for the design competition."

"Then I also need to secure other military-grade powers; otherwise, how can I dominate the Top Ten League?"

The more he thought, the more Zhang Yu felt the urgency of the upcoming year, and the less willing he was to waste time on other Nascent Soul True Lords' experiments!

Just then, a message appeared in Zhang Yu's eye socket!

True Lord Ziyun: Boss, when are you coming to the lab?Zhang Yu: You prepare everything first; I'll be back as soon as I finish what I'm doing.

After some thought, Zhang Yu decided to first seek out his master, Magnetic Pole, who should be quite knowledgeable about the current situation!

Regardless of what Zhang Yu planned to do next, gathering intelligence and collecting information would undoubtedly be the first step!

Inside the laboratory!

True Lord Magnetic Pole held a rhomboid crystal. As her spiritual power circulated, she gradually extracted faint strands of pain from it!

This was precisely True Lord Magnetic Pole's latest achievement. Following exchanges of spiritual power and qi and blood, she had completed her first memory exchange, extracting faint memories of pain from the Avatar Bone's vast, ocean-like memories!

After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes, looked at Zhang Yu beside her, and said, "I already know about the situation!"

"Heh, there are indeed many who don't want to see me successfully advance to the Avatar Realm. I've only just achieved some results, and now they're all impatiently popping up, eager to take a bite!"

Zhang Yu tentatively asked, "Master, does Myriad Transformation Divine Lord know about these matters?"

True Lord Magnetic Pole's gaze sharpened slightly. She said calmly, "How could Feng Yuhan alone sway old fellows like True Lord Xianyin? Give them ten times the courage, and they wouldn't dare to compete with me head-on!"

"Someone is simply giving instructions from behind the scenes, hoping for project results, but not wanting my contributions to be too great, or for me to successfully pass the Avatar Realm assessment in the future!"

"This must be the human tribulation for advancing to the Avatar Realm."

"This long path of immortal cultivation... the further one goes, the harder it becomes to advance realms, involving more variables and more complex external factors. It's no longer just about simply accumulating cultivation!"

Listening to True Lord Magnetic Pole's sigh, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he vaguely understood. He asked in surprise, "Master, does Myriad Transformation Divine Lord also not want you to advance to the Avatar Realm?"

In Zhang Yu's view, Myriad Transformation Divine Lord served as the Vice-Chancellor, overseeing the Myriad Laws University's work in immortal cultivation technology research!

Although he didn't directly participate in the specific management of each department, he was a major backer for True Lord Magnetic Pole's lineage and other teachers in the Artifact Forging Department!

True Lord Magnetic Pole calmly replied, "If Divine Lord Qiongjiang were to come after you and me, Myriad Transformation Divine Lord would naturally protect us!"

"But if I want to advance to the Avatar Realm, then a competition between us is inevitable!"

"Specifically, I would go from helping him make money under his authority to directly contending with him, sharing the profits with him. If it were you, what would you choose?"

"If I become an Avatar, how much will the resources controlled by Myriad Laws University increase? Considering the larger share I would then take, whether Myriad Transformation Divine Lord profits or loses will directly determine his support or opposition to my advancement to the Avatar Realm!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but look at True Lord Magnetic Pole, secretly thinking, "Master, you really need to push yourself and advance to the Avatar Realm soon!"

True Lord Magnetic Pole continued, "I will resolve the trouble Xianyin and the others are stirring up within one to two months at most!"

Saying this, True Lord Magnetic Pole patted Zhang Yu's head and said, "Good disciple, during this time, you should temporarily cooperate with their work, lest they accuse us of not cooperating with the project team and give them an excuse!"

"The time you waste, I will compensate you for later!"

Zhang Yu believed that if True Lord Magnetic Pole promised compensation, she would certainly compensate him later! But the problem was that if he missed the military qualification exam, it would mean a year's delay, and he would also miss the next Top Ten League! Even if True Lord Magnetic Pole advanced to the Avatar Realm then, could she really compensate him with an opportunity to compete for a chosen Immortal Sect cultivation method?

However, Zhang Yu also understood that he couldn't voice these thoughts. Even if he did, no one would believe he had a chance to compete for an Immortal Sect cultivation method in the Top Ten League, and it would only needlessly create conflict!

"Behind Feng Yuhan is the support of Myriad Transformation Divine Lord. Everything he's doing now is in line with the broader goal of impeding Master's advancement to the Avatar Realm!"

Directly confronting Feng Yuhan within the university city seemed unrealistic!

Dealing with someone supported by an Avatar Divine Lord within the university city, especially when their actions were rational and compliant with regulations, tied even his master, True Lord Magnetic Pole,s hands and made it difficult for her to exert force, let alone him, a mere Foundation Establishment stage student. However, having realized this, Zhang Yu had no intention of giving up!

"My advantage lies in having channels that even Master doesn't possess, and another angle from which to deal with Feng Yuhan!"

Although Feng Yuhan was strong, he was even stronger on his home turf at the university city!

"But from a different perspective, he might be very weak, and even weaker here in the university city!"

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "For example... if he truly joined a demonic cult, or even became a follower of an evil god, dealing with Feng Yuhan would be easier for me than for Master. Could he be one?"

Fu Ji snorted and said, "A guy who manages a research department, his achievements in immortal cultivation technology are probably inferior to most Nascent Soul cultivators in the university city!"

"How much combat power would such a person retain if the spiritual world collapsed?"

"If the evil gods, guided by us, sent their main forces to deal with him, and he single-handedly fought and endured it, how likely do you think that would be?"

Fu Ji spoke eloquently, "However, simply dealing with him, even killing him, would be useless. After all, this situation was set up by a Divine Lord in the Avatar Realm. If Feng Yuhan is gone, someone else will just replace him!"

"You need to find a way to make him help you!"

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yu frowned and asked, "How can I make him help me?"

Fu Ji chuckled upon hearing this. "Manipulating evil gods? I'm best at that! Just listen to me!"

"First, we'll 'strike the mountain to shake the tiger,' making them afraid!"

"But you must be careful to hide your true intentions..."

In the dormitory!

Zhang Yu looked at Zhang Pianpian and said, "Senior Sister, could you help me investigate this Feng Yuhan?"

As he spoke, Zhang Yu glanced at the #5 ranking of the Talisman Department above Zhang Pianpian's head, and a trace of envy involuntarily appeared in his eyes! Since returning from the Top Ten League, her departmental ranking had risen from #10 to #5, and her school-wide ranking was as high as #26!

Upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, Zhang Pianpian asked curiously, "What's wrong with this Feng Yuhan?"

Zhang Yu then briefly explained the project changes and the increased workload. Zhang Pianpian listened and shook her head, "Although Feng Yuhan is targeting you and your master, he's following procedures, and there might even be intentions from the school's high-level officials behind it!"

"Investigating him... probably won't be very useful!"