Chapter 750 The preliminary test is over, how much does it still resemble the past? (Seeking monthly votes)

On the day of the preliminary test.

The quiet room of the research association.

Amidst the surging qi, five figures emerged, appearing and disappearing, slowly walking out. They were Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, and Kuang Tianqing.

At this moment, as the inner demon of learning was completely unleashed, a terrifying aura of learning surged from their bodies, as if they wanted to learn all the knowledge in the world and pass all the tests.

The domineering intent in their eyes was so intense it seemed almost tangible.

Test, test, test, test, test!

Driven by an unwavering determination, what problem could possibly stand in their way? What obstacle could possibly hinder them? Their test scores were destined to skyrocket!

Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Zhang Yu, you answered two more questions correctly than me in the last battle. Today, in the real preliminary test, let's see who is the strongest in the tutoring class."

Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen and said coldly, "Tutoring class? Are you satisfied with being number one in the tutoring class? My goal is to be number one in the preliminary test from level 1 to level 10 this time."

He stared intently at Bai Zhenzhen before him, thinking to himself, "After the examination is over, I will completely devour her spiritual root, her primordial yin, and everything about her, turning it into nourishment for my immortal path."

"Zhang Yu, you must be thinking about how to devour me right now, right?" Thinking of this, Bai Zhenzhen's face flushed, and with the Extreme Emotion Magic Power circulating in her body, she felt extremely excited.

"I think the same way."

"I will definitely pin you down and make you my slave of passion, using you to practice my swordsmanship every day!"

Watching this scene, Yu Xinghan thought to himself, "Hmph, the Extreme Emotion Sword Path will inevitably lead to a battle between these two powerful figures. At that time, I will reap the benefits, directly control the Evil God, and use the Evil God to manipulate these two geniuses, turning them into my best employees, making them work overtime for me every day, and pushing me towards the peak of the Immortal Path."

“Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan…” On the other side, Le Mulan chuckled inwardly: “Study, take the exams, compete, scramble, I will hide on the sidelines and wait for my chance. One day, I will make Zhang Yu my exclusive resource, and I will sell everything about him.”

"A bunch of country bumpkins." Looking at the four people, each with their own ulterior motives, Kuang Tianqing sneered inwardly: "I am the sect leader!"

When Zhang Yu and his group of five arrived outside the examination hall, they paid even less attention to the students outside.

It's as if these elite students from various schools are nothing but academic failures, useless students, and hopeless students in front of them! They are destined to be completely suppressed and crushed by their scores.

Upon seeing Zhang Yu and the others appear, Xinghuo Zhenjun's expression changed repeatedly.

"well."

During this period of tutoring, True Monarch Xinghuo gradually noticed the changes in Zhang Yu and the others.

That feeling is especially strong during each mock exam.

"Is it perhaps infused with a large amount of the deceased's memories?"

He had tried to persuade Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan not to instill too many of the Exam Sect's memories, but judging from their steadily improving grades, True Lord Xinghuo knew that his persuasion had no effect.

"But we can't blame them."

"I relied on my experience in the sect and the foundation I've built up over the years to have the possibility of breaking through the qualification line after studying like crazy."

"For Zhang Yu and the others who want to enter a sect, conventional methods are useless."

"I just wonder how much of their former selves they still retain now."

Meanwhile, Wang Yin was also anxiously waiting for the preliminary test to begin.

At this moment, all he wanted was to pass the exam as soon as possible, leave the lower level, and enter the sect. He felt he couldn't stand the environment there for even a second longer.

"How can you pave the road with cement? There isn't even a road made of flesh and blood. How can I live in such a rural place?"

At this moment, Wang Yin found everything about the lower level unpleasant; even the air lacked the sweet fragrance of the sect, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Just then, a shout came, and a student was seen lying on the ground.

After a staff member rushed over and checked him over, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's nothing serious, he's just about to die."

The student quickly asked, "Teacher, will I still have enough time to take the exam?"

The staff calculated the time and said, "There's still time. You should be able to live for another two or three months in your condition. So, are you planning to wait until after the exam to receive emergency treatment?"

"I can live this long? That's good, that's good." The examinee nodded repeatedly and said, "Today... the world is vast, but the sect is the most important. Everything has to give way to the exam. As long as I can get into the sect, there will be more advanced immortal techniques to help me prolong my life."

Watching this scene from not far away, Tian Shenggong silently sighed in his heart, "Luckily, I didn't burn so many lives."

Looking at Zhang Yu and the others beside him, Tian Shenggong couldn't help but reveal a hint of relief in his eyes.

He had originally planned to risk everything to take the exam.

But some news changed his mind.

As the mock exam scores of more than ten students in the cram school soared, Xinghuo Zhenjun also revealed some good news to everyone.

Tian Shenggong thought to himself, "This time, apart from those in levels 7 to 10 who were trained by the sect and eventually entered the sect, if 5 more of the remaining students can pass the exam, then the selection exam for sect affairs officers will become a regular practice in levels 1 to 10 in the future."

"If five people pass the exam, and the lower-level religious affairs officer exams become the norm, I will have plenty of opportunities to prepare for the exams in the future, and I won't need to rush and burn through my lifespan."

If one can join a sect while having a longer lifespan, one will obviously have a brighter future in the path of immortality.

So Tian Shenggong stopped burning his lifespan and instead supported Zhang Yu and the others, hoping they would all pass the exam this time.

On the other side, Wen Wuyai silently watched Zhang Yu and the others, thinking to himself, "Go for it, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, you must pass the exam."

Like Tian Shenggong, Wen Wuyai also placed his hopes on Zhang Yu and the others.

He thought to himself, "Go test Zhang Yu and Zhenzhen, tear all the questions to shreds, and make a hole in all ten levels of heaven."

Wen Wuyai also made up his mind: "If you succeed, I will extend the time for full-time preparation for the exam by another year! I would rather die than not pass the exam!"

Tulishan's gaze towards Zhang Yu and the others was somewhat complicated. Perhaps because he was older and had more memories, the aversion and disgust he felt after receiving the memories of the Kaozong were particularly strong.

This slowed down his infusion process and lessened the impact of the examination experience on him, giving him a better chance to stop.

"Zhang Yu advised us to slow down, which was probably because he had anticipated this."

As Tu Lishan watched Zhang Yu and the others walk into the examination hall, he sighed inwardly, "Are these guys planning to risk everything to break down the gate to the sect?"

Tu Lishan knew that once the lower-level sect examinations became the norm, it wouldn't just be a few people whose doors were broken open, but the doors to the sects for countless cultivators from levels 1 to 10.

And as a price...

Ying Mingchi from Tianyao University sighed inwardly, "Zhang Yu and the others will have their wills completely distorted, and they will never have their former selves again."

"Zhang Yu, my demon brothers, are you telling us not to rush to use the method provided by the righteous gods just to sacrifice ourselves to break down this door?"

Besides Tulishan, Yingmingchi, and others, many others also received Zhang Yu's previous advice not to rush into preparing for this examination in an extreme way.

Some people chose to believe, while others, like Wang Yin, chose to go their own way.

Wang Yin: "Hmph, Zhang Yu is trying to trick me into giving up the sect exam. He probably wants to reduce the number of competitors this time and increase his own chances of getting into the sect."

"I won't fall for it."

"I will definitely pass this exam!"

At the same time, a series of messages appeared in Zhang Yu's eyes.

Ye Xingli: Keep it up, senior!

Bei Wufeng: True Lord, take care.

Mo Shangjin: Thank you, True Lord.

Love Fairy: True Lord, I believe you can definitely get through this.

During this period of time, in order to prepare for the Imperial Examination, although she saw the students who were guided by the new principal undergo strange changes, she was willing to work for the new principal for free and even give up everything.

However, Rentenhime could not suppress her longing for the examination and wanted to receive guidance.

It wasn't until Zhang Yu persuaded her that she gave up her plan to accept the principal's guidance and decided to trust Zhang Yu, not to rush things, and to rely on herself to do practice questions every day to prepare for the future exams.

As messages appeared before his eyes, Zhang Yu looked on with disdain and didn't bother to reply.

"A bunch of academic failures and poor bastards."

He scrolled up through each person's chat history and could see the spirit coins that the other party had transferred during this period.

Night Star Li 300 Spirit Coins

Bei Wufeng 200 Spirit Coins

Mo Shangjin 120 Spirit Coins

Shi Huaiyu 50 Spirit Coins

Yingxin 20 Spirit Coins

Looking at the transfer messages, Zhang Yu finally smiled with satisfaction: "A bunch of fools, moved by my few words, not only gave up their sect exams but also transferred money to support my sect exams."

"As expected, I am destined to join a sect and ruthlessly exploit you poor wretches."

After adding those who transferred less than 10 spirit coins to the "Do Not Disturb Poor Ghosts" group, Zhang Yu walked into the examination hall with his head held high.

The first test in the preliminary examination, whether for the Nascent Soul group or the Golden Core group, tests the cultivation level of each candidate.

From basic data to the performance of the Nascent Soul stage, as well as the mastery of various cultivation techniques and abilities, what is being tested is a cultivator's comprehensive strength on the path of immortality.

After three months of cultivation, Zhang Yu's Dao Heart has reached level 40 (100%), and his physical strength has broken through to the maximum level of 40.00.

His mana was maintained at 85,983 units, getting closer and closer to the peak of 100,000 for the Nascent Soul stage.

However, Zhang Yu knew that personal cultivation level did not account for a high percentage of the preliminary test score, so even if he performed well, his score increase would be limited.

The real key to this stage is ultimately the upcoming tests of sect ethics and sect affairs aptitude.

As his thoughts entered the illusory realm of the spirit world, Zhang Yu knew that the real test had begun.

...

Because there were many participants in this examination, the questions were difficult, and the illusionary realm was complex, Deng Bingding, as a newly promoted fifth-rank deity, also became an examiner.

While a large number of righteous gods were supervising the examination, Deng Bingding could feel streams of intent from the upper levels descending across realms to the spirit realms of levels 1 to 10.

Deng Bingding understood that these were thoughts from within the sect, the examiners of this sect examination, responsible for scoring the candidates in the illusion.

Lu Xuanzhi was the examiner sent down by the Wanfa Sect for this trip.

He originally didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing.

How could the grand imperial examination be held on floors 1-10? In his eyes, the candidates on floors 1-10 weren't even worthy of being called human beings, so what right did they have to take the imperial examination?

However, under the arrangement of the Heavenly Court and the sect, no matter how unwilling Lu Xuanzhi was, he could only accept the task and score these lower-level beings who were not even human in his eyes.

Countless illusory scenes appeared before his eyes at the same time, and his mind raced as he quickly judged and scored the choices of one candidate after another.

"Hmm? You even hesitate to pay for a job for the sake of the sect? You don't even have that much courage. How can you achieve the Great Dao and contribute to the sect? 0 points."

On the other side, an examiner from the Netherworld Palace glanced at Wang Yin in the illusion.

The other party was being tortured. As long as he refused to submit, Zhang Yu in the illusion would be continuously transferred money, promoted, and given a higher position, and even become a disciple of a sect and continue to rise in rank.

Seeing Wang Yin's bloodshot eyes and his gritted teeth as he persevered, the examiner nodded slightly: "Your ability to withstand pressure is quite good. There are countless geniuses in the sect. If you can't even withstand this little bit of pressure, that won't do."

In the eyes of the examiners of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Kuang Tianqing was undergoing a sect morality test in an illusion.

In the face of danger, everyone rushed forward, but Kuang Tianqing stepped forward and shouted, "Stop!"

"What are you fighting over? I don't trust these little brats with this kind of thing."

"Those who score 600 or above in the examination, step forward!"

"Follow me to retreat; the rest of you cover our retreat!"

"In the face of crisis, only scores matter."

The examiner nodded slightly: "There are actually such virtuous people below?"

In the eyes of the examiners from the Heavenly Sword Sect, Bai Zhenzhen received a payslip but didn't look at it. She received a bonus transfer but still didn't look at it.

Her body surged with extreme passion sword energy, and she loudly proclaimed, "The true object of my extreme passion sword path is the Heavenly Sword Sect. I only love the Heavenly Sword Sect."

"It is my love for my sect that makes me infinitely strong!"

"As long as I stay in the sect, I will have unlimited magic power and unlimited motivation, and I can work until I die!"

"I never look at pay slips or bonuses."

The examiner said with satisfaction, "I never imagined that there would be such a devoted person in the lower realm who has grasped the true mysteries of the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao on his own."

"My path of swordsmanship leads to the heavens; how can I be confined to petty emotions and love?"

"Only love for one's sect and community constitutes true love."

...

Lu Xuanzhi's gaze swept over the candidates who had passed the Wanfa Sect exam.

Suddenly his gaze paused slightly, and he saw Yu Xinghan's figure.

In the illusion, Yu Xinghan, wanting to be closer to the leader's office, unhesitatingly gave up the opportunity for a raise.

"As long as I can be closer to the boss's office, that's fine."

“Even if I do nothing all day but watch how the leader holds meetings, what he says and does, I can feel my self-cultivation improving.”

Lu Xuanzhi was somewhat surprised: "These insects in the lower realm have their Dao hearts blinded by desires. They are all obsessed with money and have long lost all the demeanor of immortals. I never thought that in this filthy place, there would still be someone who could overcome even a trace of desire for wealth."

Lu Xuanzhi nodded, but a moment later his attention was drawn to Zhang Yu on the other side.

Zhang Yu sat behind his desk, looking at his employees and said, "Giving you a raise isn't just about you and me, or even just our factory and company. It's about the big picture, and we need to consider whether other companies can afford it."

"If, because of my selfish motives, I raise your salary and ruin the business environment, then I will be a sinner for all time."

Lu Xuanzhi was increasingly surprised: "There's actually one more person?"

"A person who can remain impartial and consider the overall situation without raising wages, rather than doing so for personal gain or because of one's own family, has already shown some moral character and has become a decent human being."

In the following tests, Zhang Yu's performance surprised Lu Xuanzhi even more.

“He possesses exceptional moral character and outstanding abilities in clan affairs.”

"Especially the last few open-ended questions, which had some really imaginative ideas..."

Lu Xuanzhi's eyes flickered, and in them appeared the image of Zhang Yu solving the problem of insufficient departmental funds in the illusion.

"Now that you see the candle's glow, why not lend it?"

The next question in the illusionary realm was one that incorporated a current event, requiring candidates to raise funds to repair the sky in the event of a cataclysmic crisis.

Zhang Yu's performance particularly impressed Lu Xuanzhi.

"At the pinnacle of debt, in the world of lending, with my candlelight I am the heavens!"

At this moment, Lu Xuanzhi couldn't help but feel a surge of greed: "This man is a master at getting money."

Looking at Zhang Yu's blurry figure in the picture, Lu Xuanzhi became even more curious about the other party's identity.

Unfortunately, as an examiner, any information about the other party's identity would be automatically blocked when he was scoring. For example, the name "Zhu Yi" would be replaced with a beep, making it impossible for him to see any information about the other party's identity.

Lu Xuanzhi: "Could this kid be one of the candidates arranged by the sect for the rotation examination? One of those candidates who were reincarnated and sent to the lower realm?"

The more he thought about it, the more convinced he was that his guess was correct, and he gave Zhang Yu a high score without hesitation.

...

As the exam ended, candidates walked out of the examination hall one by one.

However, most of the test takers didn't look too good. They kept recalling the questions they had just encountered in the exam room, as well as their performance and reactions, and then they sighed inwardly.

"Sigh, I think I made a mistake."

"It's too slow. My reaction time is too slow. I haven't been able to solve enough problems."

"Is this the examination for lineage? It's incredibly difficult!"

Although Tian Shenggong no longer burns his lifespan and believes he is likely to fail this exam, he still participates in the preliminary test as a way to accumulate experience.

After the exam, reflecting on the questions, he sighed inwardly, "It was much harder than the mock exams. Each question took me far more time to think about than I usually do. Did the sect deliberately increase the difficulty of the exam?"

However, among the many candidates who looked dejected, some appeared spirited and proud.

"Too easy," Zhang Yu thought to himself. "This preliminary test shouldn't be a problem."

Just then, Jin Jun walked over and said, "True Lord, how did you do on the exam?"

A thought flashed through Zhang Yu's mind, and as he processed the data, a line of text appeared in his mind: Jin Jun, Golden Core stage, transferred 30 spirit coins, average score of 102 in mock exams.

"A piece of trash."

Zhang Yu gave the other person a cold glance, then ignored him and walked away.

Faced with even more candidates like Ye Xingli, Bei Wufeng, and Tu Lishan, Zhang Yu soared into the sky and chose to leave directly.

As a future disciple of the sect, Zhang Yu had no intention of socializing with those below him. Ignoring anyone who approached him, he hurried back to his meditation room.

However, looking at the messages sent by everyone, he thought to himself, "These guys seem to trust me quite a bit, humph... Before I go to the sect, I'll borrow some money from them to buy supplies. I'll take as much as I can to the sect, and use up the rest."

"It's not just them; I should also find an opportunity to do the work that Yun Zhiguang assigned me."

"And I should also find a way to divest some of the valuable assets of my companies and secretly sell them to those sect disciples..."

As for paying off the bonds worth hundreds of billions of spirit coins, Zhang Yu didn't care at all.

"It's not like we're not going to pay it back. We can pay it back later, in installments, or at a slower pace. As for those poor bastards who don't live long enough to see the company pay them back, they can only blame themselves for being too poor."

At this moment, Zhang Yu felt his mind was incredibly active, with one brilliant idea after another flowing out. He only intended to squeeze out every last drop of energy before heading to the sect, so that he could enter the sect in the best possible condition.

In the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the meditation room, ready to begin his cultivation.

But just as the door to the quiet room closed, a surge of energy erupted from his body, completely engulfing him.

The next moment, countless demonic hands emerged from his body and bound him completely.

"What?!"

He shouted and was about to resist when he saw the real Zhang Yu emerge from his chest and abdomen, then point a finger at his brow.

Seeing that Kao Zong's clone had his memories sealed and was once again completely under his control, Zhang Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"After too many memories of the Kagyu lineage are infused into the body, it becomes more difficult to control."

During this period, through the channels of the righteous gods, and with the assistance of Yu Xinghan, Kuang Tianqing, Bai Zhenzhen, and Le Mulan, he collected a massive amount of the memories of the ancestors.

Nourished by this vast amount of archaeological memories, Zhang Yu was able to continue advancing the "Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture" technique, gradually moving towards level 40.

Zhang Yu shook his head, but couldn't help but recall the various plans he had just made with the clone of the Exam Sect.

As he cultivated during this period, the resources he had purchased were constantly being used up, and the spiritual coins in the accounts of Magnetism God, Green Wood God, and Yin Spring God were also being consumed continuously, with most of them already gone without him realizing it.

“Cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage is already quite taxing, and with the addition of a cultivation technique from a celestial sect, the spirit coins are consumed even faster.”

At this moment, Zhang Yu couldn't help but think of the benefits that Yun Zhiguang had promised.

"If I could really become the principal of Wanfa School and then become the richest person below the 10th floor, using that foundation and qualifications to find an opportunity to join a sect might indeed be a good path."

Zhang Yu could imagine that with sufficient funds, resources, and power, his cultivation would be incredibly smooth, and he would hardly have to worry about a lack of resources for the immortal path, thus possessing an incomparably profound foundation in the immortal path.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu immediately shook his head, thinking to himself, "No, I'm letting this guy's ideas influence me."

Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, "Alas, the allure of material things is everywhere. As long as one is still on the path of Kunxu Immortal Path, there is no one who doesn't want to be rich or get rich overnight."

"Besides material things, there is also spiritual things."

Thinking about the impact of the memories of the ancestors during this period, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "A large amount of memories of the ancestors is enough to completely change a person's personality, beliefs, character... It is a kind of spiritual corruption."

"On the path to immortality in Kunxu, it is almost impossible to resist this dual corruption of matter and spirit."

"Luckily I opened it."

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