Chapter 752 The Re-examination Ends

After completing the first martial arts combination and obtaining the martial art called "Martial Arts One", Zhang Yu discovered that this martial art belonged to a chain magic diagram set called "Formless Martial Arts".

Although he didn't know the effects of this "Formless Martial Arts" technique, a guess couldn't help but arise in his mind.

"Based on my previous experience, the techniques in the Chain Technique Set are either compatible, or they have some kind of internal connection, or they may even be from the same school of thought or developed by the same person."

"So……"

Looking at the screens of light before him, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Could all ten martial arts techniques tested this time belong to the Chain Technique Diagram of the Formless Martial Arts?"

These thoughts surfaced slightly in his mind, and his thoughts were still racing. Using his own martial arts experience and skills, Zhang Yu tried to identify the fragments of martial arts on the screen in front of him, then attempted to combine them, and finally judge them using the Yu Book.

Zhang Yu memorized all the contents of the 100 light screens. At this moment, he felt that his brain was like a high-speed computer, frantically deducing the combination of one technique after another.

Soon after, information about the second cultivation technique appeared directly in front of Zhang Yu.

"Wu Liu, as expected... also belongs to the 'Formless Martial Arts' category."

Seeing that another new martial art belongs to the same chain diagram set, Zhang Yu was completely certain that the 10 martial arts sets in front of him should all belong to this "Formless Martial Arts" chain diagram set.

"From this perspective, these ten martial arts techniques are closely related, and perhaps... just like the Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, they were taken from the same set of martial arts techniques."

...

"The Formless Martial Arts is an astonishing martial art created by the Lord of the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws."

As Lu Xuanzhi, the examiner, watched the test screen, he thought to himself, "The 'Formless Martial Arts' is one of the martial arts created by the Hall Master of the Myriad Laws Hall after he studied the Daoist Canon, read all the martial arts in the world, and deduced the origins of martial arts."

"The greatest feature of this martial art is that it can simulate all martial arts in the world, and even innovate and unleash a greater power than the original."

Lu Xuanzhi sighed inwardly: "It is precisely because of this that Wuxiang Martial Arts was once considered the most vicious and evil martial art in the world, and the one that should never have existed."

"The day this martial art was created, it triggered a lightning tribulation, causing the cryptocurrency and stock markets to crash one after another. Countless martial arts research experts cried out in despair, losing their fortunes and dying under the lightning tribulation in an instant."

"Fortunately, however... the 'Formless Martial Arts' is an astonishing martial art that requires studying the Daoist scriptures to truly master. Such a high threshold greatly reduces its harmfulness."

"Later, the 'Formless Martial Arts' was split into ten parts. While the threshold for cultivation was greatly lowered, its power also plummeted. Although it could still simulate all martial arts in the world, it could only unleash 30 or 40% of its power at most."

"Even so, the fact that it can simulate any martial art in the world makes this technique still a celestial martial art, and a commonly used martial art of the Imperial Law Pavilion."

Lu Xuanzhi understood that if the Imperial Law Pavilion required cultivators to practice each martial arts technique before verifying it, the process would be too inefficient.

Therefore, using "Wuxiang Martial Arts" to simulate martial arts and complete the verification became the most cost-effective method.

These ten commonly used martial arts techniques from the Imperial Law Pavilion have now become challenging problems used to test examinees.

As time passed, the candidates projected in front of Lu Xuanzhi showed different levels of proficiency in this test.

Lu Xuanzhi's gaze swept over True Monarch Xuanshu, only to see that this candidate from the 10th floor was currently agitated, with the light screen in front of him constantly combining and piecing together one martial art after another.

But in Xuan Shu Zhenjun's eyes, these martial arts techniques were like dazzling camouflage patterns, seemingly correct and without error no matter how they were mixed together.

"That seems to be the case."

"But this arrangement seems correct?"

"Why? Why does it feel right no matter how I arrange them?"

Watching Xuan Shu disassemble the correctly assembled "Martial Arts Eight" and put it back into an incorrect version, Lu Xuanzhi thought to himself, "The lower realm is just the lower realm. Their minds are unsettled and their aptitude is insufficient. Even if you are given a chance, they will not be able to use it."

However, the performance of the reincarnated Martial Village True Lord on the other side greatly surprised Lu Xuanzhi.

A series of light screens were arranged in categories, and he had already completed the combination of ten martial arts techniques. He was writing a report, describing and evaluating each technique.

As Wuxiang Zhenjun wrote, he thought to himself, "Hmph, the martial arts chosen for this test are probably the split version of the Imperial Law Pavilion's 'Formless Martial Arts'."

"If I hadn't known about this martial art while I was up there, I probably would have been confused after discovering that all the combinations could be made."

"But as long as you know that the martial arts of the Imperial Law Pavilion are used to simulate and verify the martial arts of the world, and that these ten sets of martial arts divide the martial arts of the world into ten categories, and then combine and deduce according to this idea, it will be much simpler."

With the knowledge accumulated in his previous life, plus the martial arts skills he had accumulated in two lifetimes, Wu Xiang Zhenjun finally completed the combination deduction of ten martial arts techniques.

Although he was unsure about a few parts about the mental cultivation method, he believed that his performance was definitely the best among those on levels 1 to 10.

"I have accumulated merit over two lifetimes, all for the sake of passing the imperial examination. In terms of the magnitude of my efforts and the depth of my accumulation, who on this examination floor today can compare with me?"

“This person from the lower realm did quite well on the test.” Lu Xuanzhi looked at the answers from Wuxiang Zhenjun (anonymous) and judged in his heart: “He got 8 out of 10 cultivation techniques right, and only the combination of 2 mental cultivation techniques had a slight error.”

The reason why Wuxiang Zhenjun, who answered all eight martial arts questions correctly, was identified as a mortal was simply because he was different from Zhang Yu on the other side...

"This person has completed all ten martial arts techniques without a single mistake."

Looking at Zhang Yu's performance, Lu Xuanzhi thought to himself, "He finished an hour early. This kid must be a reincarnation, right? And..."

Did they leak the exam questions in advance?

In Lu Xuanzhi's view, unless the questions were revealed in advance, how could a reincarnated person possibly complete the test so quickly, let alone with a 100% accuracy rate?

In Lu Xuanzhi's mind, the reincarnated beings who came to the lower realm were all failures who were eliminated by those above, far inferior to the geniuses like them who entered the sect with dignity.

Even if the reincarnated being is useless, they are still from above and will definitely be much stronger than the natives of the lower realm.

However, Lu Xuanzhi felt that the current results were too much of a blatant attempt to take advantage of the situation.

In particular, when he thought of another person from the lower realm who answered 8 questions correctly, he felt even more strongly that reincarnation was used to prevent that person from entering the sect.

"Even if this score were listed above, it would probably be enough to get first place in the re-examination."

"If it weren't for this score, the other person from the lower realm who answered 8 questions correctly would probably be first in the re-examination."

"These guys upstairs have gone too far! They're leaking the questions and making arrangements in advance to suppress the competition. If I get caught cheating, won't I be held responsible?"

Although he secretly grumbled in his heart, Lu Xuanzhi understood that, both logically and emotionally, he could not stop this candidate from getting a perfect score.

...

Just as Zhang Yu successfully completed the test.

In the other examination room, Yu Xinghan was participating in the second round of the Martial Arts Pavilion's examination.

The so-called Martial Arts Pavilion is the department within the Myriad Laws Sect specifically responsible for the research and development of martial arts techniques.

This was the direction Yu Xinghan ultimately decided to take after repeated research, combining the information provided by Zhang Yu and Xinghuo Zhenjun, the memories of the clan, and his own strengths.

At this moment, the content of this test is very simple: to read through the specially modified martial arts manual in front of him and point out its errors.

After reading through the manual, Yu Xinghan immediately began practicing the martial art. While practicing, he used his third eye in his mind to observe his own cultivation process.

In an instant, every flow of magical power within his body, and every movement of his muscles and blood, clearly appeared before him.

This is a profound application of the Three-Eyed Divine Power that Yu Xinghan researched. By observing oneself, one can constantly adjust problems in cultivation and repeatedly practice in one's mind to accelerate the cultivation speed.

But apart from that, what's most important to Yu Xinghan at this moment is the new function of the Three-Eyed Divine Power.

After gaining further potential from Fu Ji, Yu Xing Han's Three-Eyed Divine Power began a new transformation, and after the transformation, he possessed even more powerful abilities.

Under the watchful eye of his third eye, he became increasingly proficient in the operation of this martial art, gradually getting on the right track. Then, flaws began to appear in Yu Xinghan's eyes.

The ability of the Three-Eyed Divine Power lies in its ability to observe and perceive the weaknesses of various martial arts techniques.

Of course, this ability to spot flaws is also related to Yu Xinghan's own cultivation and martial arts accumulation.

After all, with his Golden Core cultivation level, if he were to observe the martial arts of Nascent Soul or Deity Transformation cultivators, he would naturally find it difficult to detect their flaws due to limitations in strength, speed, and mana.

If he has absolutely no knowledge of a particular type of martial art, the difficulty of detecting its flaws will increase accordingly.

Conversely, the lower the target's cultivation level, the more familiar he is with the type of martial arts they use, and the more efficient he is at finding weaknesses.

At this moment, Yu Xinghan was using the profound technique of self-reflection to find the flaws in this martial art.

In his view, the more easily a flaw is exposed, the more likely it is to be a mistake in the manual.

Looking at the mistakes Yu Xinghan pointed out, the examiner thought to himself, "This candidate... besides all the deliberately arranged mistakes, he even pointed out the flaws in the original martial arts? Could he be a reincarnation?"

...

In the other examination hall, Kuang Tianqing was participating in the Heavenly Demon Sect's Heart Demon Peak re-examination.

Amidst layers of illusion, he must fight his inner demons and overcome the nightmares within his heart.

One figure after another appeared in front of Kuang Tianqing, a total of eight figures surrounding him.

These eight people were all incredibly tall and strong, each possessed astonishing skills and remarkable patience, and each brought their own unique techniques. They looked at Kuang Tianqing like a pack of wild beasts.

Meanwhile, Kuang Tianqing herself unknowingly transformed into an incomparably beautiful young woman.

As he watched those familiar faces surround him, Kuang Tianqing seemed to recall the days when he received guidance from the eight Nascent Soul cultivators, and those memories that caused him immense pain and humiliation.

"This time, I will defeat you in my own way and completely overcome this inner demon."

Watching the beautiful girl, her face flushed with shame and indignation, battle the eight Nascent Soul cultivators, the examiner was shocked: "This guy..."

Why is his inner demon problem so simple?

"Is this considered a mental demon?"

"Could he be a reincarnation? Is it an arrangement from above?"

...

At the Heavenly Sword Sect's examination hall.

Bai Zhenzhen seemed to transform into a white comet, crisscrossing among the puppets.

"Feather..."

Feeling the feather spirit root inside her belly, Bai Zhenzhen thought to herself, "Yu Zi is still inside me; I can still feel the temperature of his spirit root."

Whenever she thought of this, Bai Zhenzhen's Extreme Passion Sword Qi would surge dramatically.

At the same time, the dual blessing of the True Spirit Root and the Feather Spirit Root appeared on her body, making her sword strikes stronger with each strike, and also allowing her to absorb a portion of the power to heal her injuries when attacked.

At first, the examiners were unimpressed by Bai Zhenzhen's performance.

"Extreme Passion Sword Path? There are still people in the lower realm who practice this martial art? Their mental state must be unstable."

But soon, the examiners noticed something unusual about Bai Zhenzhen.

Just moments ago, the puppet had barely managed to leave a sword mark, but before it knew it, it had been torn apart by Bai Zhenzhen's sword energy.

"Each sword strike is stronger than the last, which means she is constantly adjusting her sword energy according to her opponent, looking for weaknesses, and attacking the puppet's weakest point. Judging from the result, she actually found it."

"Its resilience to attacks is also very strong."

"The endless and stable bursts of Extreme Emotion Sword Qi indicate that her mental state is not in too much trouble? That makes sense. The fact that she passed the previous preliminary test shows that she is also a member of the Ai Sect and should have already mastered the operating method of the newly developed Extreme Emotion Sword Dao in the Upper Realm."

"It seems this guy must be a reincarnation arranged by the higher-ups."

...

In the re-examination room of Lingsu Pavilion, Wanfa Sect.

A test of drug development capabilities is underway.

Candidates need to use the materials provided on-site to develop a medicine based on the given topic.

The question for today's test is: Is it medicine or not?

Looking at the question, Yue Mulan's heart skipped a beat: "If it's not medicine, then it's about developing health supplements?"

Health supplements, one of the crown jewels of pharmaceuticals, often yield extremely high profits at very low costs, making them a coveted goal for countless faculty and students in pharmacy schools.

Le Mulan hadn't expected that the Ling Su Pavilion's re-examination would start with such difficult questions.

"Furthermore, the materials on site have no labels, which means... we need to try them ourselves to determine their medicinal properties?"

Le Mulan instantly understood that this presented another challenge: they had to use the materials on site to create health products that wouldn't kill people.

"The lower the cost and the fewer the side effects, the higher the score will likely be."

"In addition, we must ensure the effectiveness of health products."

When the test ended, the examiner consumed each candidate's work. His magical power and physical body, like a large factory, collected, analyzed, and recorded the medicinal properties contained within, and then he made his judgment.

"A little better than shit."

"Worse than shit."

"It's even worse than pooping after pooping..."

The examiner grew increasingly irritated with each taste: "A bunch of beasts from the lower realms. My random excrement is more nutritious than the medicine you make."

Just then, after taking another dose of medicine, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Hmm? What's this?"

Various data on drug analysis came to mind, and after several hours of verification, the examiner arrived at a result that surprised him.

...

Inside Zhang Yu's room, Le Mulan said somewhat uneasily, "During the retest, I took some medicinal materials to test their effects. One of the herbs enhanced my magic power and even caused a transformation in it."

Zhang Yu nodded. He had been helping Le Mulan improve her magical power from time to time in order to enhance the Deep Cold Dharma Lineage.

However, he never expected that an accident would cause Le Mulan's deep cold lineage to undergo a transformation during the examination.

The transformed Deep Cold Dharma Lineage also shocked Zhang Yu.

"The transformed Deep Cold Lineage not only allows its magical power to further extend lifespan, but it can also infuse magical power into food and medicine, so that it takes effect when others consume it."

"And the flesh and blood that have been nourished for so long by the deep, cold magic veins..."

Looking at Le Mulan in front of him, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "She has become a precious medicine that can prolong life, and even every drop of her bodily fluids is enough to rejuvenate a person."

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yu asked, "Do you think they can find out?"

Le Mulan shook her head: "I'm not sure. Although I tried my best not to leave any magic or bodily fluids behind, the transformation process was too sudden. I'm afraid I might have made a mistake."

Without knowing the current situation, Zhang Yu could only let Le Mulan stay by his side to focus on her cultivation and tell him about any problems she encountered.

A day later, the results of the re-examination were officially announced, causing a storm on floors 1 to 10.

...

"How...is this possible?"

Looking at the two names on the shortlist for the interview, and then at Zhang Yu, who ranked first in the retest, and himself, who ranked second, Wu Xiang Zhenjun felt a surge of shock and anger: "Zhang Yu? How could he possibly have a score nearly 20% higher than mine?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How could my accumulation over two lifetimes be inferior to his ten years of cultivation?"

"A complete cover-up! An absolute cover-up!"

"Zhang Yu must have cheated!"

Although both of them made it to the finals, the difference in their scores made Wuxiang Zhenjun feel threatened, because the Imperial Law Pavilion only had one spot left.

Wuxiang Zhenjun has staked everything on this opportunity to take the exam; he absolutely cannot accept even the slightest possibility of failure.

Then, a slight glint flashed in his eyes, and he had already contacted the sect disciples who had descended to the lower realm this time.

He would never allow anyone to affect his chances of being admitted to the sect.

On the other side, examiner Lu Xuanzhi was momentarily stunned when he looked at the list of interviewees.

"Zhang Yu? From the first level? He passed the exam in the third level of the examination hall?"

"The person who perfectly combined 10 martial arts techniques back then...was him?"

Lu Xuanzhi was shocked. He wasn't shocked by Zhang Yu's achievements or talent; in his view, someone from a humble background could never have achieved that.

"Who? Who helped him cheat?"

Lu Xuan knew that he was not the one who helped Zhang Yu cheat, but as the chief examiner, it was impossible for him to extricate himself from this situation.

The thought that he might be implicated in the imperial examination fraud case made his face contort in pain.

"Ugh, you guys have really ruined me."

...

Inside the offices of Wanfa University.

As Yun Zhiguang looked at the final list of interviewees, the chill in her eyes deepened.

"Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, Yue Mulan, True Lord Xinghuo..."

Immediately afterwards, Yun Zhiguang's gaze shifted, and she glanced at Bai Zhenzhen, who was on the interview list for the Heavenly Sword Sect, and Kuang Tianqing, who was on the interview list for the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"Just from Wanfa University alone, there are a total of four people who have made it to the interview stage? If we add Bai Zhenzhen and the others..."

What surprised Yun Zhiguang even more was that Zhang Yu was far ahead of a reincarnation student in the retest.

In her view, no matter how Zhang Yu did it, it showed that he had the potential to surpass this reincarnated being.

"In the worst-case scenario, if all these lower-level people pass the interview, then a total of 6 people from the lower level will be admitted to the sect. And if Wuxiang Zhenjun's application for the position coincides with Zhang Yu's, and he is eliminated... then the Wanfa Sect will only have a maximum of 4 reincarnation students left to join the sect?"

Yun Zhiguang could already foresee that the Heavenly Court would have sufficient reasons to promote the examination of ancestral lineages.

"And it's because I missed the most people on my side..."

Thinking of this, Yun Zhiguang seemed to already see herself carrying a heavy burden in the future.

"The door will never let these guys pass the interview; the worst-case scenario will not happen."

"But we can't just sit idly by and rely solely on interviews to stop them; we need to plan ahead..."

Yun Zhiguang didn't want to leave her fate to others to decide, so she decided to influence the matter in her own way.

Her gaze locked onto each name on the list, and all sorts of detailed information came to mind.

All the files about Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, and Xinghuo Zhenjun appeared before her eyes, listing all the records about the four of them clearly.

Even the chat logs, transfer records, and footage captured by surveillance cameras when the four of them were on the first floor were all displayed in perfect detail before her eyes.

"Yu Xinghan, a poor guy who studied with Zhang Yu from the first floor, lived in the same dormitory as Zhang Yu after college, and is now a senior executive in Zhang Yu's company."

"Le Mulan is in a similar situation to Yu Xinghan, and besides that... she was also Zhang Yu's sponsor and seed client when he was on the first floor."

"True Lord Xinghuo... Hmph, that old codger who was eliminated, yet he guided Zhang Yu in Songyang City and helped him get into Wanfa University?"

In Yun Zhiguang's view, the four shortlisted individuals this time are all connected in countless ways, with Zhang Yu at the center. It is clear that this was a premeditated plan to break through the sect examination and normalize the sect examination in the lower realm.

"Is it a true god?"

"Or are those guys from the academic school within the sect?"

The university faction, also known as the progressive faction, would never be referred to as such by Yun Zhiguang.

Yun Zhiguang knew that the cultivators within the Wanfa Sect who came from Wanfa University had always wanted to expand the channels for people from the lower realms to join the sect and increase the number of university graduates within the sect.

However, the next moment, Yun Zhiguang shook her head, knowing that there was no point in thinking about it now.

"The simplest solution is to get Zhang Yu to withdraw from the Kaozong."

With that in mind, Yun Zhiguang was ready to use the simplest and most brutal method.

...

"Zhang Yu".

"Give up on the interview."

Yun Zhiguang looked at Zhang Yu in front of her, stomped him on the ground, and then sat down on him.

"I'll marry you if you're willing to give up the interview."

Yun Zhiguang looked down at Zhang Yu with an arrogant expression and said, "At that time, you will be able to go to the 11th floor through your family status and gain the right to take the clan exam there."

"This is not just a promise I'm making to you, but a promise that the sect is willing to make to you."

As Yun Zhiguang spoke, she leaned down and faced Zhang Yu, saying, "Agree, otherwise even if you participate in the interview, the sect will never give you a chance to pass. Rather than making things ugly for both sides later, it's better to choose a dignified approach now."

Zhang Yu felt the weight pressing down on him, as if the pressure from the sect was bearing down on him.

Zhang Yu took a deep breath and asked again, "What if I disagree?"

Yun Zhiguang sneered, her clothes bursting open one by one: "Then don't blame me. It's all for the sect. I'm sorry for offending you."

Zhang Yu was startled: "Wait! What are you going to do?!"

(End of this chapter)