Chapter 744 The Path to Joining a Sect (1000+ words added, thanks to '旭_尧' for the generous donation)
Inside the hospital, Shi Huaiyu watched the awards ceremony in the background and said to Tu Lishan on the bed next to her, "Teacher, Zhang Yu received an award. Will the price of Yu Zhai (a type of debt bond) go up?"
Looking at Shi Huaiyu's excited face, Tu Lishan, lying on the hospital bed, asked, "Xiaoyu, did you use all the money I transferred to you to buy Feather Bonds?"
Shi Huaiyu looked at Tu Lishan and said, "Teacher, you don't mean to ask for the money back, do you?"
Tulishan smiled helplessly. It turned out that on the battlefield, he had used the technique of feigning death and life to preserve his last bit of life. He was rescued by the Miraculous Hands Master after the battle.
"I thought the battle was lost and that even if I faked my death, I wouldn't survive."
Tulishan sighed. At this moment, he felt that he had fallen into the darkest state of his life: he was still alive, but he had run out of money.
Especially when he thought about the bill sent by the Miraculous Hands Master, he had an urge to wish he had never woken up.
The next moment, Shi Huaiyu said, "Teacher, I don't have much money left. Let me transfer some of my debts to you."
Tu Lishan's eyes lit up: "I'm so sorry."
“Sigh, Huaiyu, when you enrolled in school, I already felt that you had an eye for investment.”
"Don't worry, even if the teacher doesn't remember who got first place in the class, she will remember who gave the teacher money. She will definitely not treat you badly in the future."
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As Wen Wuyai watched Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen being awarded prizes in the video, images involuntarily flashed through his mind.
That was the scene where Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen held hands, broke through the blockade of hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators, and finally fought their way to the Immortal Slayer True Monarch.
When Wen Wuyai saw that scene, she knew that Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's tacit understanding, the coordination of their magical powers, and their adaptation to the Extreme Emotion Sword Qi had long exceeded her imagination.
"These two guys are actually..."
At the same time, more images from their university days surfaced in his mind: Bai Zhenzhen, blushing and soaking wet, being found by Zhang Yu along with him.
"You've been secretly cultivating together without telling me all along, haven't you?"
"I even considered you all as friends, but it turns out I was just an extra one."
Wen Wuyai felt as if two good friends had secretly gone to a top-tier tutoring center together after school every day, and ended up tying for first place in the entire school at the end of the semester, leaving her far behind.
"Then what is this?" Wen Wuyai pinched his chest, unwilling to accept it. "Zhang Yu, didn't you adjust this yourself? I even did the repairs for you."
"And what's this?" Wen Wuyai touched the inside of his thigh and thought to himself, "Bai Zhenzhen, I've always made two preparations so that I can cultivate with the two of you."
Just as Wen Wuyai was feeling dejected, a message from another level appeared in his mind.
Upon seeing the message from the 10th floor, Wen Wuyai took a deep breath and silently replied: Dad, I've broken through to the Golden Core stage.
As a cultivator who was born, grew up, and completed the college entrance examination on the 10th floor, during the period of great changes in the world, Wen Wuyai not only lost the support of his original Nascent Soul master, but also completely lost contact with the upper levels.
However, in the end, he still felt he had gained something, since obtaining the Golden Core qualification certificate allowed him to break through to the Golden Core stage earlier than planned.
At the same time, upon seeing the subsequent messages from his father, Wen Wuyai was even more startled, followed by a surge of intense fighting spirit in his mind.
He thought to himself, "After this over-issuance of qualification certificates for each realm, is the Heavenly Court actually planning to promote a group of people to join sects?"
As a native of the 10th floor, Wen Wuyai knew very well how rare this opportunity was.
In fact, on the 10th floor, many people have the opportunity to go to the 11th floor, the 12th floor, or even the upper floors where the sects are located.
However, this kind of going to a sect is very different from joining one. It is just going to work in a sect and provide services to the cultivators in the sect. In the end, they usually have to come back.
Wen Wuyai had once heard his father say that a long time ago... it was possible for people who went to work at the sect to stay.
But at least since Wen Wuyai was born, he had never heard of anyone who had managed to stay by taking advantage of the opportunity to work at a sect.
As for cultivators who enter the sect through formal selection, the number is only a handful each year, and it gets fewer every year. In Wen Wuyai's opinion, the sect is probably about to stop recruiting people from below.
Wen Wuyai had thought he probably had no chance in this lifetime, but now he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I never thought I would still have the possibility of joining a sect."
Immediately afterward, his eyes flashed, and a lot of information about the positions of the Heavenly Sword Sect appeared in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Wen Wuyai's father sent another message: "Take a good look at the job postings for the Sword Sect these days. Choosing a job is very important. Popular positions are desirable, but the competition is inevitably fiercest. Some positions may have lower pay, but your chances of getting the job are higher."
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Inside the live stream room in the spirit world.
Ye Xingli is watching the awards ceremony with her college friends.
Watching Zhang Yu go on stage to receive the award, Ye Xingli watched the Poor Man Simulator while reciting, "True Lord Zhuyi is the most deserving of the award. It is his money that has allowed millions of college graduates to stand tall."
"Although I am a student from ten different schools, I also have a strong sense of dedication."
Just then, a message from the 8th floor appeared in her vision: What are you doing?!
Upon seeing this message, Ye Xingli's heart skipped a beat.
The other party then sent a message: "I used to tell people that my daughter was a streamer in the spirit world with many fans, earning spirit coins just by showing her legs. Turns out you were secretly pretending to be a college graduate in the spirit world?"
Just as Ye Xingli was about to reply, she saw the other party send a message: Hahaha, well done! As expected of my good daughter, these college students are weak and stupid, they deserve to be drained of their spirit coins by you.
For some reason, when Ye Xingli looked at her mother's reply, she felt that although what her mother said was very true, she still felt a little uncomfortable.
Ye Xingli's mother continued messaging: "Let's get down to business. Apparently, too many certificates were issued this time, and the higher-ups are planning a selection process for sect affairs officers to choose a group of cultivators to join the sect. When registering, you'll have to choose a position. I asked around, and the best places in the Myriad Laws Sect are the Ascension Hall, the Creation Hall, and the Myriad Laws Hall. Especially the Ascension Hall—that's the administrative center, the highest level of sect governance, involved in the design and execution of sect strategies and policies."
Upon seeing the message from her mother, Ye Xingli couldn't help but breathe heavily, murmuring in her heart, "Join a sect..."
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At the awards ceremony, Magnetism God and Green Wood God were watching Zhang Yu speak from below the stage.
The Magnetic God exclaimed, "Old Gao, you never imagined that you and your disciple would have such a glorious day, did you?"
Lord Qingmu smiled and said, "Yu Rong, I must thank you."
Magnetism God snorted coldly and said, "Thank me for what? Thank me for stealing your disciple? If you and this kid hadn't begged me so earnestly, I wouldn't have bothered taking in a civil engineering student."
Qingmu Shenjun said, "Yu Rong, back when Zhang Yu was still in the Department of Civil Engineering, you often tutored him and gave him one-on-one guidance, right?"
"The new student you told me about back then, was it Zhang Yu? And you even said things like, 'Old Gao, your apprentice is really great.' Were you thinking of using the resources of the Civil Engineering Department to help train students for the Weapon Forging Department?"
The Magnetic God asked, "When did you discover that?"
Aoki Shinjun: "If I don't tell you, are you planning to keep this a secret forever?"
Magnet Lord: "Old Gao, I was just afraid you'd be unhappy if you found out. At worst, we can mentor Zhang Yu together. He can learn formations from you during the day, and I can help him refine weapons at night. Together, we'll train him to become the new headmaster of all schools of magic..."
At this point, Magnetism God Lord sneered and said, "By then, everyone will know that my disciple, Candlelight True Lord, is best at making dust."
Just as the two were talking, a series of messages suddenly appeared in their eyes.
Looking at the contents of the message, Lord Qingmu sighed inwardly: "Sect training? It seems we don't have time to train him."
Magnetism God Lord frowned, a hint of worry in his heart, and said, "All newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators have to participate in this sect's unified training, which will last for 5 years. I just don't know what the higher-ups' attitude is towards our batch of Nascent Soul cultivators, and what arrangements they plan to make?"
Qingmu Shenjun said, "Participating in sect training after advancing to the Nascent Soul stage is a normal procedure. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
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While the monks on each floor were watching the awards ceremony.
Deep within the spirit realm, shrouded in layers of protection, figures exuding a mysterious and noble aura gathered, also watching this grand live-streamed awards ceremony. They were all disciples of sects who had descended during this period.
While they watched, information was also being transmitted and exchanged among them, allowing them to engage in continuous, high-speed communication.
"There are far too many Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators coming out from floors 2 to 5. If you ask me, we should eliminate 90% of them. Why do we need so many Water Core cultivators and Water Infants?"
"The higher-ups have already hinted that they'll keep some, eliminate others, and send a third batch to the sects. Heh heh, I heard some people are even trying to seal off information to cover up the fact that these Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators were recruited through an expansion program, making it easier for them to develop in the sects later."
"Absurd! If we put so many poor bastards up here, won't we just make the sect a mess and lose all semblance of its immortal aura?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Everyone has to take an exam. These mediocre people think they can pass the selection process for clan affairs officers? They're dreaming."
"And what about Zhang Yu?"
"With such a huge influence, this kid should definitely stay and help us run the school and company, and use him to control all the cattle and horses in the world."
"Spending billions? I won't allow someone this arrogant to join the sect."
"Yun Zhiguang, this is a dog raised by your Wanfa sect. What do you have to say about that?"
As signals from the spirit realm flashed, Yun Zhiguang, whose consciousness had also crossed the spirit realm to descend here, said calmly, "You're asking me? I only have one sentence to say."
"None of your business."
"Remember this, Zhang Yu belongs to the Wanfa sect, it's none of your business to interfere."
"If you're capable, then spend the money to buy him; otherwise, don't try any tricks on me."
"I haven't used a single bit of my murder insurance coverage this year."
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After the awards ceremony ended, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen went together to the research institute's office building in the Great Hollow.
When he looked up at the sky, he could once again clearly see the four or five levels of Kunxu.
Since the arrival of the Heavenly Court, the entire second to fifth floors have remained in a connected state.
Zhang Yu heard from Deng Bingding that, in order to facilitate the upcoming major reconstruction, the entire second to fifth floors would remain in this interconnected state for a long time.
As Zhang Yu flew along, he could see the fifth, fourth, and third levels of Kunxu... The land, which had been devastated after the great battle, now looked like a huge construction site, with reconstruction underway everywhere.
The campuses near the three-story hollow, thanks to their construction during the war and their convenient location and transportation conditions, have temporarily become the command and operation centers for the various schools.
Therefore, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen plan to take a break at the Great Hollow Research Association for the next period of time.
From time to time, beams of divine light could be seen falling from the sky; these were the righteous gods enforcing the law.
Since the arrival of the true god, Zhang Yu has been searching through records left in the spirit world and the divine power network, and using these records to investigate and punish various criminal acts.
In this way, a divine light would occasionally descend to arrest criminals, or to carry out tasks such as confiscating property, collecting taxes, and searching for valuables.
Zhang Yu understood that with the strong supervision of the righteous gods, the order of the entire Kunxu from the 2nd to the 5th floor would gradually be restored, and everything would gradually return to its former state.
He sighed and said, "Perhaps in ten or twenty years, not many people will think about what happened in this war anymore?"
Zhang Yu seemed to have already seen the people on earth gradually getting busy with endless work, slowly forgetting all the experiences they had in the war.
"No way." Bai Zhenzhen said earnestly with a bitter face, "Damn it... as long as you still owe money, as long as they can still collect interest every year, how could they possibly forget what you did?"
"Feather debts will remind them again and again what happened."
Zhang Yu chuckled and said, "Perhaps."
The two then returned to the research institute without notifying anyone, wanting only to rest quietly for a while.
But as soon as Zhang Yu opened the office door, he saw a two-meter-tall figure sitting behind the desk, with a pair of long legs propped up on the desk, revealing a pair of bare, white feet.
Seeing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen open the door, Yun Zhiguang smiled slightly and said, "You're back?"
"Bai Zhenzhen, wait outside."
With a flick of her finger, Bai Zhenzhen appeared outside the office door, only able to stare at the tightly closed door.
"Zhang Yu, with this award, your reputation has truly taken off in the community."
With that, Yun Zhiguang flicked her fingertip, and a projection of the spirit world from a card entered Zhang Yu's body.
Yun Zhiguang said, "I know you're heavily in debt and your accounts are almost all frozen. This is a credit card I got, with a monthly limit of 10,000 spirit coins. You can use it for now."
As she spoke, Yun Zhiguang flashed forward, and one of her bare feet landed on Zhang Yu's chest.
Yun Zhiguang looked at Zhang Yu with satisfaction and continued, "After you finish what you're doing, I will recommend you to go to the sect for a year of training. When you come back, you will take charge of the construction of the Dharma Realm and then be responsible for the affairs of the company and the school. You will be the next president of Wanfa University."
"When the time comes, I will recognize you as my son."
Zhang Yu was taken aback: "Son?"
Yun Zhiguang laughed and said, "The offspring we breed ourselves have unpredictable talents and low profits. They can only be considered as consumables. No one in the sect is going to breed them anymore."
“The sons we adopt are one in a million, carefully selected, and those who grow up on our own are the only true sons.”
After saying that, Yun Zhiguang leaned close to Zhang Yu and said, "I originally wanted to reward you with something, but unfortunately I don't have the habit of using spirit coins, and there is no Dharma Realm here, otherwise I could have rewarded you with ten or twenty years of cultivation."
"After thinking it over, let's just cultivate once a day from now on, and I'll transfer some of the cultivation power in this body to you."
"Don't worry, I admire geniuses the most. This is all a reward for you, I won't take any money."
Yun Zhiguang stomped Zhang Yu to the ground with one foot, and then moved to sit down.
Zhang Yu harbored too many secrets, and he was even more afraid that this sect disciple would take the opportunity to leave him some tricks, so he quickly said, "Senior Sister Yun... wait!"
Yun Zhiguang said, "What are you waiting for? This is cultivation, not playing around. I don't have time to play any tricks with you."
Zhang Yu said, "Bai Zhenzhen is still outside. She cultivates the Extreme Emotion Sword Path..."
Yun Zhiguang: "Don't worry, how could I not have considered such a small matter? I have already sealed off her five senses, so she can't see or hear anything."
Zhang Yu quickly added, "I... have too much lust, and engaging in dual cultivation would easily break my Dao heart."
Yun Zhiguang's expression turned serious, and she said, "You actually have such a weakness? I knew Wanfa University should offer dual cultivation courses. It's alright, your senior sister will help you make up for this lesson and give you a good beating."
In a moment of quick thinking, Zhang Yu immediately projected the copyright certificate for his Extreme Emotion Sword Dao, which was something given to him by the Seven Emotions God Lord back then.
Zhang Yu said, "I... I also cultivate the Extreme Emotion Sword Path, so I can't just cultivate with someone else."
"Hmm?" Yun Zhiguang frowned, looked at the copyright certificate and shook his head: "How do you know how to repair this kind of thing? If you go to a sect, wouldn't that be... sigh."
With a sigh, Yun Zhiguang looked at Zhang Yu as if he were a disabled person.
"Never mind," Yun Zhiguang said. "When I return to my sect, I'll give you this body. You can play with it yourself and figure out a way to absorb power from it."
After finally getting rid of Yun Zhiguang, Bai Zhenzhen rushed in and asked anxiously, "Yu Zi! Did he do anything to you?"
"I'm so useless. I just watched her lock you in the room and couldn't do anything about it!"
Zhang Yu projected the credit card with a limit of 10,000 spirit coins and said, "Senior Sister Yun gave it to me."
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhenzhen exclaimed in surprise, "Yu Zi, what did she ask you to do? Do you think I'm up to the task?"
Zhang Yu sighed, "She said it was a reward for me, she probably wants me to do something."
"She even wanted to pass on her cultivation to me through dual cultivation, but I told her that I cultivated the Extreme Emotion Sword Path, and that's how I persuaded her to leave."
"Sigh... People in the sect are really reckless."
"They seem to care very little about the physical body and even want to give it to me like a gift."
Looking at the credit card with a limit of 10,000 spirit coins, Zhang Yu showed no sign of joy.
He was no longer the naive high school student he once was, and he no longer believed in anything as easy as a free lunch.
Zhang Yu understood that the more and more Yun Zhiguang gave him, the more he wanted to gain through him.
However, at this moment, he knew too little about the sect and the Cloud Weaving Light. Zhang Yu planned to talk to someone later to get more information first.
Bai Zhenzhen nodded and said, "It seems that, unlike Wanfa University, Wanfa Sect has already regarded dual cultivation as a common method of transferring power."
The two then rested in the office for a while, during which Zhang Yu took stock of his current situation.
"I've run out of spirit coins," Zhang Yu thought to himself. "There's not a single penny left in my account. If I need to spend money, I'll have to borrow some, get a credit card, or ask someone for a loan."
Recalling how he was burdened with a 700,000 yuan loan when he first came into this world, and how after nearly ten years of hard work he was not only penniless but also burdened with billions of yuan in debt, Zhang Yu couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
"But given my current situation, I should still be able to borrow a considerable amount of money, right?"
Then Zhang Yu opened his talisman. With the title of "Master of Hundreds of Billions of Talismans," he now has 10 low-grade talisman usage slots every day.
As for mid- to high-grade talismans, Zhang Yu, who was penniless, couldn't use any of them.
Then, with a light tap of his fingertip, Zhang Yu retrieved the damaged Heavenly Sun God and Taihao Holy Law Flying Swords one by one.
"The magic weapon is almost completely destroyed; it's better to rebuild it than to overhaul it."
Then he took out the Platinum Emperor, composed of 333 pieces of Dharma Remains, and the Sky-Shattering War God Armor.
"The damage is quite severe, and it requires major repairs."
After assessing the losses, Zhang Yu touched the black bead that Fu Ji had transformed into, thinking to himself, "This might be one of the biggest gains."
"Fuji should be waking up soon, right? I wonder what functions the Feather Book will have after this upgrade."
Besides looking forward to Yu Shu, Zhang Yu was also looking forward to the Soul-Guiding Pool in the Taiqing Realm.
He believed that the series of battles must have filled the Soul-Guiding Pool with all sorts of secret manuals.
Of all these drops, the ones he was most looking forward to were undoubtedly the Immortal Slayer True Monarch and the Immortal Subduer Heaven.
The fact that these two powerful figures died one after another before his eyes made Zhang Yu extremely curious about what secret manual he would receive in the Soul-Guiding Pool.
After all, Zhang Yu's demon beast clone, the reincarnation of the Immortal Slayer True Monarch, was too eye-catching and was directly executed by the righteous gods, who also blocked all news about it. Otherwise, Zhang Yu would have gained even more.
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With flashes of light and shadow, Zhang Yu had once again arrived in the territory of Taiqing.
He strode to the Soul-Guiding Pool and immediately saw two secret manuals of immortal cultivation techniques floating in it, emitting a dazzling light, like the sun and moon, making all the other manuals around it pale in comparison.
"Heaven and Earth as My Sword, The Hell Cleansing Scripture..."
Upon seeing the two manuals, Zhang Yu's heart skipped a beat: "So these are the two manuals?"
Just as Zhang Yu was lost in thought, a voice came from behind him.
"Brother, you've come."
Zhang Yu turned around abruptly and looked at Zhang Pianpian, saying, "Sister, are you alright? I haven't been able to reach you..."
Zhang Pianpian raised her hand to stop Zhang Yu from speaking, and said, "I can't talk to you for too long right now, let's talk about important things first."
The two activated the acceleration function of the Taiqing Realm and began a rapid exchange.
Zhang Pianpian looked at Zhang Yu seriously and said, "This time, the Heavenly Court issued a lot of certificates to the second to fifth levels in one go, and a large number of Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators have emerged inside and outside the Ten Schools."
"After consultation between the Heavenly Court and the sects, the decision made regarding this group of cultivators was to eliminate some, retain some, and then promote others to join the sects."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's spirits lifted, and he said, "Join a sect?"
Zhang Pianpian nodded: "That's right, but within the sect, everyone must pass an exam to enter. No matter which position you want to hold, you need to pass the sect affairs officer selection exam. Even descendants of immortals must abide by this rule."
"It's just that in the past, the selection exam for sect affairs officers was only held on floors 11 to 20. Even if cultivators on floors 1 to 10 were valued by people in the sect, they still had to go to floor 11 to take the exam."
"And this time, the Heavenly Court plans to hold a ancestral examination below."
Zhang Pianpian sighed, "The massive reconstruction of the lower levels, and this promotion of ancestral worship... these have probably been planned for a long time."
Zhang Yu became slightly excited, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
As long as he is given the opportunity, as long as he can climb the ranks through exams, Zhang Yu is confident that he will be able to enter the sect.
He looked at Zhang Pianpian and asked, "How exactly will the exam be conducted?"
Zhang Pianpian said, "First, you choose your position, then you take the exam. The content of the exam varies greatly depending on the position you choose in the sect."
Zhang Pianpian looked at Zhang Yu and said, "You've taken the college entrance exam, so you should know how important it is to choose a university and a major."
"The selection of positions within a sect will only become more important."
"A sect is still an organization, and any organization will have its own division of labor. There are countless departments, some of which are high-ranking and powerful. Once you enter, you can meet the sect leader, participate in the perspective of the highest level of the sect, and have absolute access to information."
“In some remote and underdeveloped areas, one may never be able to get promoted in their entire life.”
"Some have acquired enormous wealth and no longer need to worry about the resources for their cultivation."
"Some are in low-paying government positions, where it's difficult to even support oneself."
"Some are developing the most cutting-edge immortal techniques of their sects, staying at the forefront of Kunxu, and even receiving instruction from immortals..."
Listening to Zhang Pianpian's explanation, Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened. He thought to himself that the differences between the different positions within the sect were probably greater than the gap between the top ten schools and a junior college.
Zhang Pianpian continued, "The more promising the career prospects of a position, the fiercer the competition will be. Moreover, each position has different application requirements and different preferences."
"Your most important task right now is to gather as much information as possible about the sect and find the position that best suits you and gives you the highest chance of success."
"I'll try my best to gather information for you, but I'm a bit busy right now and might not be able to contact you all the time. You'll have to figure out a way yourself..."
After a brief exchange, Zhang Pianpian's figure quickly disappeared, leaving Taiqing Realm.
Zhang Yu sent a message to the other party, but received no response for a long time.
"I can't just wait for my sister; I have to think of something myself."
Zhang Yu's eyes flickered, and the image of True Monarch Starfire appeared in his mind, along with Magnetic Extreme God Monarch, Green Wood God Monarch, and others who had participated in the sect's training.
(End of this chapter)
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