Chapter 749 Pre-exam Sprint
Since he began preparing for the sect examination, Kuang Tianqing has felt increasing pressure.
Especially as time went by and the improvement in scores became increasingly slow, a sense of anxiety gradually rose in Kuang Tianqing's heart.
"Three months is indeed too short."
Kuang Tianqing understood that if he relied solely on normal methods of learning and training, he probably wouldn't have any chance of being admitted to a sect.
But unconventional methods...
The thought of the support the gods were willing to provide made him feel tormented.
Although the methods provided by the righteous god could indeed greatly increase his success rate in the examination, the various side effects were unacceptable to Kuang Tianqing.
"If I use those methods to get into a sect, will I still be myself? Even if I get in, how much potential will I have?"
Kuang Tianqing sighed inwardly. If the older generation of the Free God of Heavenly Demon University were still alive, he might be able to seal his memories. Although there would be considerable hidden dangers, it would still be much better than the current situation.
These new principals, the disciples from the sects who came down from above, wouldn't do such a thing for him.
Moreover, if he were to be imbued with memories and become someone else, Kuang Tianqing understood that he probably wouldn't want to seal his memories anymore, which would be another problem.
"But... I really want to rejoin the sect."
"As long as I can join a sect and reach a higher peak on the path of immortality, what does it matter if I have to make some sacrifices?"
Kuang Tianqing suppressed his impulse time and time again, but each time he felt that impulse growing stronger and harder to suppress.
Kuang Tianqing understood that it was the "heart yearning for immortality" that had been instilled in him during his reincarnation, which made his heart forever surge with the instinct to rush upward and climb upward.
"I couldn't help it."
"Cultivators are like moths drawn to the flame, while the path to immortality is like the warmest and brightest flame."
Even knowing that death lies ahead, driven by an endless yearning for the pinnacle of immortality, one will ultimately rush forward without hesitation.
Kuang Tianqing gave a bitter smile. He knew that sooner or later he would not be able to resist using all means to take the exam and enter the sect.
And at that time, he will no longer be himself.
It wasn't until his "son" started talking to him that Kuang Tian's eyes lit up instantly when he heard someone practicing the "Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture".
"The Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture... If I had this technique to help me, perhaps I could rejoin the sect without paying such a high price."
When Kuang Tian heard Zhang Yu's name, a look of understanding flashed in his eyes: "Sure enough, just as I originally estimated."
"The key to my success in passing the exam for the sect lies with Zhang Yu."
...
"I was reincarnated from the Heavenly Demon Sect above."
Looking at Zhang Yu in front of him, Kuang Tianqing revealed his trump card as soon as he opened his mouth: "In my previous life, I encountered some trouble in the Heavenly Demon Sect and had to reincarnate to complete some tasks for the Samsara Group."
Seeing Kuang Tianqing drop such a bombshell right off the bat, Zhang Yu was momentarily stunned.
Kuang Tianqing continued, "I am saying this to show you that my coming here today, and what I am about to say, is entirely without malice."
After a moment of contemplation, Zhang Yu said, "What is your purpose? And how can you prove that what you just said is true?"
Kuang Tianqing said, "You recently... used the 'Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture,' didn't you?"
Zhang Yu was slightly taken aback, and sighed inwardly, "Sigh, this damn Kunxu, the level of surveillance is too high. The 'Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture' communicates with reincarnation, and it's monitored so strictly? Can they even verify the identity of each communication?"
Kuang Tianqing continued, "But don't worry, we can cover for you so that no one will find out that you used the 'Hell Cleansing Scripture' and communicated about reincarnation."
"If you are willing to cooperate with us, we may even grant you more reincarnation privileges in the future, allowing you to... retrieve the memories of some of the deceased."
"To prove our sincerity, you can try circulating the technique after I leave to confirm it."
So after Kuang Tianqing left, Zhang Yu tried to circulate the "Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture" again. The feeling of emptiness after communicating with reincarnation disappeared, and instead, the images of one dead person after another appeared in his mind.
The shadows and light behind these dead people shifted, and Zhang Yu felt that with just a little selection, he could extract the life memories of these dead people and examine them.
Many of them were monks he confirmed had died in the university war.
But when Zhang Yu actually tried to access the data, he could feel an invisible resistance blocking him, preventing him from taking any further action.
"As expected, it was just bait placed in front of me to lure me in."
However, Zhang Yu had to admit that he was indeed deeply attracted.
"The Reincarnation System can not only preserve the memories of the dead, but can it even recall them? Then wouldn't the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor, who controls reincarnation, have almost all the information and secrets of Kunxu throughout history?"
Zhang Yu was suddenly startled: "Then... does he also know the secret I have?"
At that moment, Zhang Yu suddenly felt as if his entire body had been seen through.
Taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "It seems that the Samsara Group... Samsara Immortal Emperor... is simply the person in Kunxu who controls the highest information gap."
"But even such an existence cannot dictate the course of events."
“There are nine other Immortal Emperors who stand at the top of Kunxu just like him.”
At this moment, Zhang Yu suddenly felt that he understood Fu Xiantian and Dao Qiankun's thoughts a little better, and understood the helplessness of facing an opponent that could not be defeated.
The next day, Kuang Tianqing came to Zhang Yu again and said calmly, "True Lord Zhuyi, you should have finished your verification by now, right?"
With the words of Fu Xiantian about the Reincarnation Immortal Emperor being temporarily trustworthy flashing through his mind, Zhang Yu asked, "What do you want to cooperate on?"
Upon hearing this, Kuang Tianqing smiled slightly and breathed a sigh of relief.
He said, "Next, I would like to ask you to use the 'Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture' to help me pass the ancestral examination."
Zhang Yu frowned and said, "Are you sure this is your cooperation goal? And not your own goal?"
Kuang Tianqing smiled calmly and said, "Cooperation requires building mutual trust step by step, and this clan examination is a very good opportunity."
Zhang Yu nodded slightly and said, "I can help you, but what's in it for me?"
Kuang Tianqing held up one finger and said, "If I can pass this sect exam smoothly, then we can provide you with a spot."
"A memory of the dead."
"You can choose the specific deceased."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu's heart stirred, and he suddenly asked curiously, "If I obtain a piece of the deceased's memories and then inject them into a living person's body, would that count as helping them reincarnate?"
Kuang Tianqing smiled faintly and said, "Reincarnation is not that simple. The method you described is nothing more than copying and pasting memories."
"The body dies but the soul remains; the soul dies and becomes a spirit."
"Only the true spirit that transcends the physical body and soul represents a person's true existence. This true spirit entering the cycle of reincarnation and being reborn in the next life is the true reincarnation."
Zhang Yu thought to himself that the true spirit could probably be considered a unique ID number, while memories were just data.
After Zhang Yu and Kuang Tianqing reached an agreement, Zhang Yu contacted Deng Bingding that very night, expressing his willingness to undergo memory implantation.
As the memories of the imperial examinations flooded into Zhang Yu's mind year after year, a strong sense of pain welled up in his heart.
These memories of the ancestors consisted of nothing but studying and taking exams, having eliminated almost everything else.
This made Zhang Yu, who was receiving the memories at this moment, feel even more bored and painful.
With these memories infused into him, Zhang Yu felt as if he had truly experienced it all, as if he had truly been a local in the 11th floor of Kunxu, participating in the annual examinations and spending his days studying and taking exams.
It took a full 30 years for all of this to finally come to an end.
After a long while, when Zhang Yu came to his senses, a lingering fear still flashed through his mind.
"It's so bitter...it's too bitter."
"But it's worth it!"
Zhang Yu said excitedly, "We should have done this a long time ago! Only in this way can we pass the imperial examination."
"30 years of archaeological research is still too little."
"Maybe we should do it 10 times more."
“Repeat 10 times, infusing 300 years of Kao Tsung’s memories…”
Just then, Fuki's words were like a bucket of cold water poured down, interrupting Zhang Yu's speech.
"Zhang Yu, you've been influenced."
Zhang Yu was startled upon hearing this. He calmed himself down and recalled his thoughts just now, only to find that his back was covered in cold sweat.
“Memory infusion, the true thoughts of the self, and the thoughts brought about by memory are mixed together. The two are almost indistinguishable and difficult to discern.”
"If I'm not careful, I'll take the ideas that come from my memories for granted, and eventually be changed little by little... completely."
Zhang Yu took a deep breath and immediately activated the "Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture" to pack and isolate the memories of the Kaozong in his mind, and then put them into one of his demonic clones.
Watching the demonic clone struggle back and forth, trying to break free, Zhang Yu once again marveled at the immense influence of the memory infusion.
Fortunately, the real clone created by the "Myriad Transformations of Freedom" was completely under his control, so there was no need to worry about losing control.
"But this alone is not convenient for historical research."
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yu retrieved the demonic clone back into his body, and in his mind named the demonic clone the Kaozong clone.
Then he sealed away some of the relevant memories, temporarily handed his body over to the demon clone for control, and quietly hid away to observe.
He could take back control of his body from Kao Zong's clone whenever he wanted.
However, the clone of the examiner seemed to be completely oblivious, believing himself to be the real Zhang Yu, and began to review, study, and cultivate...
Zhang Yu silently watched all of this, thinking to himself, "It seems there's no problem. If I do it this way during the exam, I can use this Exam Master clone to take the exam."
With this in mind, Zhang Yu decided to gradually infuse more of the Examination Master's memories into this clone in order to improve his preliminary test scores.
Of course, even after having this almost cheating method, Zhang Yu did not stop studying the sect examination, since the various materials and intelligence about sects were still very important.
Even after entering the sect, it is still he himself who needs to make various decisions, not this clone, so learning cannot stop.
So in the days that followed, Zhang Yu cultivated and studied at the same time, rapidly improving his cultivation and ability to pass the imperial examinations.
...
Inside the spirit world classroom.
Looking at the scores of the new round of mock tests, Tu Lishan sighed inwardly: "It's too difficult. It's almost impossible to reach the level required to pass the preliminary test within three months using conventional methods."
"And the Civil Engineering department..."
As Tulishan learned more and more about the sect, he also came to understand a principle more and more.
The Myriad Laws Sect does not need new disciples from the Civil Engineering department.
"Even if I pass the preliminary and final interviews, my background in civil engineering could very well cause me to fail during the interviews."
"But I..."
Tulishan gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "I still want to give it a try."
His gaze shifted and landed on the God in his contact list.
...
"Wang Yin, 78 points."
Looking at this score, Wang Yin's face turned ashen; he knew that if things continued this way, he would have no chance of joining the sect.
Thinking of how his mother had gone to great lengths to secure his place in the tutoring program, even having to grovel before Zhang Yu to get him in, Wang Yin felt an increasing sense of resentment.
But the impulse to seize this rare opportunity to enter the sect and climb to the peak of immortality drove him, making him willing to give everything.
After contacting the righteous god in charge of the Netherworld University area, Wang Yin returned home that evening and found a package that had arrived ahead of schedule.
Unpacking the package, a Yin artifact appeared before him, containing a vast amount of the ancestors' memories.
Stroking the physical remains before him, Wang Yin understood that if he used these remains repeatedly, he would no longer be himself.
In each release, the past human affairs will gradually become irrelevant to him, and all his attachments to the mortal world will be forgotten.
He was no longer an ordinary person; he would abandon everything and become a disciple of the Netherworld Palace.
"Mother……"
As Wang Yin used the Dharma Body, he repeatedly recalled the figure of Yin Quan Shen Jun in his mind.
He tried his best to remember everything about his mother, and tried his best to preserve a little bit of his original self amidst the erosion of Kao Zong's memories.
Hours later, Wang Yin stroked the remains in his hand and slowly smiled: "My darling."
"With you, I am sure I will pass this sect exam and be able to join the sect."
But the next moment, a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes. He thought of Yin Quan Shen Jun and felt that he was gradually forgetting him.
But the flame within him that burned with the ambition to climb to the pinnacle of immortality kept urging him on, driving him...
"One more time!"
Wang Yin grabbed the body and began again.
As time went by, he watched his score steadily improve with each release.
But he also felt that his memories and impressions of his mother were gradually fading with each outpouring of emotion, and her image in his mind seemed to be becoming increasingly blurry...
...
Just as Zhang Yu was making rapid progress, Tian Shenggong of Xianbing University felt increasingly powerless as he looked at the results of his repeated simulation tests.
"There's not enough time. If this continues, I won't be able to get into the sect."
"Should we use the method recommended by the righteous god?"
Tian Shenggong didn't want to do it from the bottom of his heart, but feelings of guilt, inferiority, and anger always welled up in his heart.
"Tian Sheng Gong, why are you so useless?"
"The opportunity to climb to the pinnacle of immortality is right before your eyes, can't you seize it?"
"If you're not even willing to make the slightest sacrifice or pay the slightest price, what kind of immortal path are you cultivating?"
"Extreme Tiger is all about pursuing the ultimate. Have you forgotten the Extreme Tiger spirit?"
After much inner turmoil, Tian Shenggong finally couldn't help but ask for the support of the righteous god in charge of the Immortal Soldier University area.
On this day, his physical body met its death, and his soul fled into the depths of the spirit world, beginning to endure what the physical body could not bear. His soul also had to risk the melting of his mind in order to experience a thousandfold acceleration of thought.
Under this extreme acceleration of thought, he quickly learned everything about the sect, repeatedly receiving the cultural and ideological baptism of the Immortal Weapon Mansion.
His mock exam scores also kept improving, from the original 70 points to 100 points... 120 points... 140 points...
However, this thousand-fold acceleration of thought not only carries the risk of mental melting, but also accelerates the depletion of Tian Shenggong's soul lifespan by several thousand times.
Tian Shenggong knew that the so-called lifespan of the soul was the time that the soul could exist after losing its physical body, and it was also the true death line for countless soul cultivators.
"If I continue to consume myself like this, I might not have much life left after I join a sect."
"But as long as one can join a sect and glimpse the pinnacle of immortality, what does it matter if one can only live for another 10 or 5 years?"
But the fear of death in his heart seemed to be constantly reminding Tian Shenggong to stop.
"No, we don't have enough points."
"It needs to be even higher, even higher."
Watching his score gradually increase while his lifespan continued to decrease, Tian Shenggong felt like a worker bee charging towards the enemy, willing to suffer the cost of his abdomen being torn apart and dying, just to insert his stinger into the enemy's body.
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Yu Xinghan: 67 points
Looking at his mock exam score, Yu Xinghan sighed inwardly, "I guess I won't be able to improve my score much in tomorrow's mock exam either."
"At this rate, it seems... I won't be able to get into a sect."
"Should we use the method suggested by the true god?"
Looking at the diamond-shaped crystal-like Yin artifact on the table not far away, Yu Xinghan seemed to be electrocuted, abruptly averting his gaze and turning his head away.
But a voice seemed to be tempting him from the bottom of his heart, urging him to grab the Fahai...
"no."
"Becoming a sect leader in this way is tantamount to crushing and dismantling one's own personality inch by inch, and expelling it all."
"And then, like a handful of excrement and urine... to pour the sect leader's will into my own body?"
As for why Yu Xinghan said it was a mess of excrement and urine, it was simply because he had read some of the sect elders' examination memories that he came to this conclusion.
"What if we choose a thinking speedup of a thousand times?"
"That's literally risking your life for points. Even if I get in, how long can I live?"
"Let's wait and see. Didn't Zhang Yu also tell me not to act rashly?"
Yu Xinghan was conflicted, but he found that without realizing it, he had already grabbed the Dharma Body in his hand.
He knew he was about to lose control and couldn't resist using the Dharma Body.
It was as if a voice deep within him was constantly calling out: Release it! Unleash all the motivation in your heart to take the sect exam, all the domineering desire to take the exam, all the yearning to join a sect and strive for immortality!
Seeing the magical artifact already wrapped around her body, Yu Xinghan quickly threw it off.
"Damn it, my cultivation instincts were just triggered, and they almost activated automatically."
Just as Yu Xinghan was suffering in silence, Zhang Yu's voice echoed in his mind: "Are you there?"
This is the communication ability brought about by the power of the evil god. As Fu Ji's status rises, the range of communication expands from the original one thousand miles to a full three thousand miles.
Yu Xinghan said, "Yes, what is it?"
Zhang Yu: "Wait here, I'm coming."
After a moment, looking at Yu Xinghan in front of him, Zhang Yu said, "My preliminary test scores have improved very quickly recently, you've already noticed, haven't you?"
Yu Xinghan nodded and asked, "What method did you use?"
Zhang Yu trusted Yu Xinghan, who had risked his life alongside him and was also a follower of the evil god.
After Yu Xinghan's potential was enhanced by Fu Ji, his Three-Eyed Divine Power underwent a new evolution. In Zhang Yu's view, he already had the potential to enter the sect, and the biggest obstacle was the preliminary test.
At that moment, Zhang Yu said, "I have a way to erase bad memories."
Yu Xinghan's eyes lit up: "You mean, implant sect memories into me before the exam, and then erase them after the exam?"
Zhang Yu nodded: "That's right, I tested it myself, and there are basically no problems."
"I came to see you today because I have a mock exam tomorrow, and I want to practice with you beforehand."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xinghan was overjoyed and laughed, "In that case, I'll begin."
He grabbed the bodyguard and was about to begin learning.
Zhang Yu said from the side, "Wait a minute, let me write this down."
Looking at his engrossed expression, Yu Xinghan asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"It seems you haven't realized it yet." Zhang Yu looked at Yu Xinghan and said, "The more times you do it, the more memories of the Examination Sect are infused into you, and the higher your exam score will be. Do you understand?"
“I understand that, of course.” Yu Xinghan smiled proudly. “To be honest, this test is right in my comfort zone. Although there are many geniuses in the tutoring class, after observing them one by one, I have no rivals except for you.”
Seeing the look of mutual appreciation on Yu Xinghan's face, Zhang Yu nodded slightly and said, "That's right, but you also need to know one thing: the more of the Examiner's memories are infused, the longer it takes, the greater the impact on your will, and the greater the risk."
"To be honest, I can't predict what changes will happen to you after you've been infused with a lot of Kaozong's memories, or whether you'll do anything uncontrollable during the exam."
"Therefore, it is necessary to conduct tests in advance and prepare contingency plans."
Yu Xinghan nodded seriously: "I understand, then I will begin."
Zhang Yu said, "Let's try 10 times first and see the effect."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xinghan was slightly taken aback, and suddenly said, "Isn't it... that many times?"
Zhang Yu said, "Based on my previous observations, it takes at least 50 attempts to achieve a relatively good result."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xinghan was startled, but seeing Zhang Yu's affirmative gaze and feeling the urge to join the sect, he intensified his use of the Dharma Body.
As Zhang Yu and the others studied diligently, time passed by, and the preliminary examination drew ever closer.
(End of this chapter)
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