Chapter 751 The Second Round of Examinations (Thanks to "S Redemption" for sending Gao Chongguang 10 Oscars)
Shortly after Zhang Yu sealed away the memories of the Kaozong and returned to normal, he sent a message to Le Mulan.
Zhang Yu: Come here, I'll give you 100 spirit coins.
Le Mulan: Pay first
Zhang Yu cursed inwardly. This sect selection exam really turned people into ghosts. Where did Le Mulan, who used to be willing to help without using spirit coins, go?
Zhang Yu: [100 Spirit Coins]
But after Le Mulan received 100 spirit coins, the other party did not come over.
When Zhang Yu asked again, Le Mulan replied: Give me another 100.
Zhang Yu said angrily, "Damn it... this guy is asking for a higher price than the previous Kao Zong clone. Is he overwhelmed by Kao Zong's memories?"
"If we keep giving them these, I don't know how many spirit coins and how much time it will take to process this..."
So Zhang Yu activated the backup plan he had prepared beforehand, believing that this method would definitely be able to bring Le Mulan over.
A moment later, as the room door opened, Le Mulan rushed in impatiently: "Zhang Yu? Are you serious? You really let me come and get it for free? Self-service within an hour? I can take as much as I want?"
Looking at Le Mulan, whose eyes seemed to be sparkling and who couldn't wait to start touching him, Zhang Yu smiled helplessly and pointed a finger at her forehead.
The next moment, the memories of the Kaozong clan in Le Mulan's mind were sealed away one by one.
Seeing that Le Mulan's eyes were gradually regaining their clarity, Zhang Yu knew that she had returned to normal.
When Le Mulan came to her senses, she looked at Zhang Yu in front of her and immediately blushed, saying with a face full of shame, "I... I can pay. I didn't mean to eat and drink for free."
"You son of a bitch..." Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Even after Le Mulan, this Kunxu person, returned to normal, she still seems a bit abnormal in my eyes."
Zhang Yu could only shake his head and comfort him, "You're just being influenced by the memories of the Kaozong and having wild thoughts. Don't worry about it."
...
Inside the quiet room, Kuang Tianqing was making the most of his time to cultivate.
"I have definitely passed the first test! Next is the second test and the interview."
"I want to join a sect and leave this cesspool behind."
For Kuang Tianqing, who had countless years of experience in the examination of sects, the area below the 11th floor was a complete cesspool, and every second he spent there made him feel nauseous.
He wanted to enter the Heavenly Demon Sect, for that was his only true home.
But at that moment, the door to the quiet room suddenly opened.
Seeing Zhang Yu walk into his room, Kuang Tianqing was shocked: "How could he open my door?"
Kuang Tianqing had absolutely no recollection of giving Zhang Yu the room password and access permissions.
The next moment, Kuang Tianqing felt a blur before his eyes, and he found himself in Zhang Yu's palm. Then he saw the other man point a finger at the center of his forehead.
With a furious shout, Kuang Tianqing tried his best to resist.
But with his Golden Core cultivation level, how could he possibly contend with Zhang Yu, who was in the Nascent Soul stage?
Kuang Tianqing felt a chill spread from between his brows, and then countless memories of Kao Zong gradually disappeared from his mind.
As Kao Zong's memories faded, he gradually stopped struggling.
After a long while, when Kuang Tianqing came to his senses again, he had already deactivated the alarms on his entire magical body and all the magical treasures in the room.
Looking at Zhang Yu before him, Kuang Tianqing smiled slightly and extended an invitation: "Would you like to cultivate together?"
The answer to Kuang Tianqing was Zhang Yu's renewed use of the "Hell Cleansing Scripture," which unlocked a large number of his past life memories.
It turns out that in order to pass the preliminary test, Kuang Tianqing not only infused a large amount of the Examination Sect memories, but also asked Zhang Yu to help him temporarily seal a large amount of his past life memories, leaving only a very small part, so as to avoid the two kinds of memories from conflicting with each other.
After all, the memories of the Kaozong sect were completely biased towards the current ideology of the Heavenly Demon Sect, while Kuang Tianqing's original memories of his past life were marked by his ancient ideas, and the two were in direct and intense conflict.
At this moment, as his memories of his past life were completely unlocked, Kuang Tianqing's expression suddenly changed. Recalling his invitation to Zhang Yu, a chill ran down his spine.
call!
Letting out a deep breath, Kuang Tianqing looked at Zhang Yu, his eyes filled with gratitude: "Thank you, Zhang Yu."
"Once you join the sect, feel free to ask me for help if there's anything you need."
Zhang Yu reminded him, "Remember to avoid communicating with others before the examination is over, so as not to let anyone notice anything unusual about you, which could cause unnecessary trouble."
...
When Zhang Yu arrived at Yu Xinghan's room, he saw that Yu Xinghan was stiff and standing still, as if she was bound by some kind of force and was struggling.
As Zhang Yu pointed a finger at Yu Xinghan's brow, beginning to seal his memories of the clan's origins, a figure gradually emerged from behind Yu Xinghan, embracing and restraining him from behind.
This figure had the exact same appearance as Yu Xinghan, and Zhang Yu knew that this was the clone created by cultivating the "Myriad Transformations Freedom Profound Art".
Besides Kuang Tianqing, Zhang Yu also passed on the "Myriad Transformations Freedom Profound Technique" to Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan, and Le Mulan while helping them manage their examination memories. However, the three of them progressed at different paces.
This dark cultivation technique can create clones. In addition to assisting cultivation and greatly increasing the speed of cultivation, clones can also be used in conjunction with Zhang Yu's "Hell Cleansing Soul Scripture" to make it easier to deal with the memories of the deceased.
At this very moment, before Zhang Yu arrived, Yu Xinghan had suppressed his clone in place to prevent it from going out of control and doing anything troublesome.
As his mastery of the "Myriad Transformations and Freedom" deepens, his ability to suppress the Kaozong clone will become increasingly stronger.
Seeing that Yu Xinghan had successfully retracted his Exam Sect clone with his help, Zhang Yu asked, "Do you still remember what the Exam Sect reviewed?"
Yu Xinghan: "I don't remember."
Zhang Yu asked, "Do you remember how many years you studied for the exam?"
Yu Xinghan shook her head again: "I don't remember."
Zhang Yu smiled slightly: "It seems there are no problems."
"Remember to avoid contact with outsiders for the next period of time."
Yu Xinghan's body trembled, and a real clone emerged from his body.
With his three-eyed divine power sweeping over the other's figure, he seemed to be able to see every trace of magical power flowing through his clone, and every surge of qi.
With the help of his three-eyed supernatural powers, he felt himself improving simply by watching his clones practice martial arts.
Thinking about the new abilities he had recently acquired with his third eye, Yu Xinghan was even more confident about the next retest.
On the other side, after reminding the other party of the follow-up arrangements, Zhang Yu left the room and headed to Bai Zhenzhen's location.
The reason Zhang Yu placed Bai Zhenzhen at the very end was simply because she was the one among them whom he was least worried about losing control of.
When Zhang Yu arrived at Bai Zhenzhen's room, he saw that her Kaozong clone was already tied up and lying on the ground.
Bai Zhenzhen was sitting on the body of Kao Zong's clone, waiting for Zhang Yu's arrival.
Upon seeing Zhang Yu arrive, Bai Zhenzhen patted Kao Zong's clone on the shoulder and said, "Yu Zi, hurry up and seal her memories. I can't stand this guy anymore."
The clone of Kao Zong beneath him cried out, "Yu Zi! Come save me! I want to have my sterilization surgery repaired so I can cultivate properly with you! She won't let me!"
“A naive girl like her won’t last long in the sect. I’m your best help. We’ll cultivate together like crazy every day, and sell our offspring. That’s the right path to immortality.”
"No! Don't erase all the years of preparation I've put into preparing for the imperial examinations! I'd rather forget everything else than forget this!"
As the Kaozong clone struggled repeatedly, Zhang Yu sealed all of the Kaozong memories on it, and finally Bai Zhenzhen completely took control of the clone once again.
Seeing this, Bai Zhenzhen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Now the preliminary test should be fine, right?"
Zhang Yu nodded: "Let's hurry up and prepare for the re-examination."
As he spoke, Zhang Yu embraced Bai Zhenzhen from behind, and his divine root trembled slightly before entering her dantian.
Feeling the True Spiritual Root and Feather Spiritual Root intertwined within her dantian, and her lower abdomen feeling full, Bai Zhenzhen snorted and said, "Are you sure you don't need the Feather Spiritual Root for the re-examination?"
Zhang Yu said, "The retest in two weeks will test professional skills. The Imperial Law Pavilion that I applied to focuses on the approval and verification of martial arts copyrights, and does not require any combat ability."
"On the contrary, the Heavenly Sword Sect's Sky Patrol Platform, which you signed up for, aims to respond to, resolve, and eliminate calamities. I'm afraid there will be a lot of combat involved in the professional test."
"With the combined support of Feather Spirit Root and True Spirit Root, your success rate can be further increased."
Bai Zhenzhen nodded slightly. She knew Zhang Yu was right, so she didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the Yu Spirit Root, silently cultivating it, waiting to make a name for herself in the professional test of the re-examination.
As for the preliminary test? They were all extremely confident that they would pass.
With the support of dual spiritual roots and the "Myriad Transformations Freedom Technique," Bai Zhenzhen's cultivation speed advanced by leaps and bounds, improving almost every moment.
The results of the preliminary test came out on the second day, proving that the two were right to be confident. All five of them, including Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen, Yu Xinghan, Le Mulan, and Kuang Tianqing, passed the preliminary test.
Besides the five of them, several other teachers and students in the tutoring class also passed the preliminary test, including Xinghuo Zhenjun and Wang Yin, which attracted the attention and envy of countless teachers and students.
On the other side, Yun Zhiguang looked at the message and shook her head slightly: "What a pity."
In her opinion, Zhang Yu must have used some unorthodox methods to pass the preliminary test in such a short time. Even if he can enter the sect in the future, his potential will definitely be much less than before.
Moreover, Yun Zhiguang didn't think Zhang Yu could pass the subsequent retests and interviews.
"After all, positions in the Imperial Law Pavilion are highly sought after; have people already applied this time?"
The person Yun Zhiguang was referring to was a reincarnated disciple from the 10th floor. As the sect's designated candidate, this time the chosen one was also from the Imperial Law Pavilion.
...
Two weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past two weeks, Zhang Yu and others have almost completely cut off communication with their former classmates and teachers, focusing all their attention on preparing for the re-examination.
As the re-examination officially began, Zhang Yu's vision shifted, and he found himself in a spirit world classroom.
Sitting down at his desk and looking at the exam paper, Zhang Yu wasn't surprised.
He knew this was the written test content of the first half of the re-examination, and he had simulated similar experiences many times.
Opening the exam paper and looking at the questions about immortal cultivation techniques, Zhang Yu let out a slight breath and began to answer the questions.
Zhang Yu understood that the written test was assessing his comprehensive knowledge of immortality.
After all, as the place where the copyright of cultivation techniques is approved, the content of cultivation techniques in the Imperial Law Pavilion is all-encompassing and almost all-encompassing. The various cultivation techniques that the members of the pavilion are good at also cover almost all the research fields of the Myriad Laws Sect.
"Perhaps once I'm inside, I'll only be in charge of approving basic-level martial arts techniques."
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "But during the written exam, I wish I knew everything—martial arts, Taoist techniques, weapon crafting, talismans… It's like building a rocket for the exam and tightening screws at work."
The written test was extensive and extremely difficult; even with Zhang Yu's high-quality accumulation of martial arts skills, he found it quite challenging.
However, Zhang Yu didn't take it to heart. He knew that this was how the exam was supposed to be, using high difficulty to differentiate candidates' comprehensive abilities and to test their limits. It was normal that some questions couldn't be answered.
From Qi Refining in high school to Nascent Soul Master now, Zhang Yu has mastered over a hundred martial arts and Taoist techniques.
Each of these techniques was diligently practiced by him, costing him money, lifespan, sweat, and effort, and was firmly grasped in his mind.
As the written test progressed, memories of cultivating each of these techniques kept resurfacing in his mind, reminding him of the days and nights of arduous practice.
The nearly ten years of arduous training and countless days and nights of accumulation have finally transformed into a powerful driving force, propelling Zhang Yu into the sect.
After finishing the written test, Zhang Yu saw flashes of light and shadow before his eyes and returned to reality.
Following the guidance of the spirit world projection, Zhang Yu arrived at another examination room.
Here, he will undergo the second half of the re-examination, a practical test, which is also the key to the entire re-examination.
However, the content of the practical tests varies, and Zhang Yu did not know what the assessment content would be before it actually started.
"But in any case, the practical assessment tests the candidate's ability in actual work at the Imperial Law Pavilion, so I should have no problem."
Looking around the examination room and seeing that he was the only one there, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Am I the only one on this floor who applied to the Imperial Law Pavilion? I wonder if anyone on floors 1 through 10 is competing with me for a spot in the Imperial Law Pavilion."
Just as Zhang Yu was pondering, a slight ripple appeared in the air before him, and projections of the spirit world began to emerge.
Looking at the exam content, Zhang Yu's gaze sharpened slightly: "This is..."
The first thing projected in front of Zhang Yu was the choice of testing direction.
After a moment's thought, Zhang Yu chose martial arts.
After all, martial arts are what he has mastered the most, accumulated the most, and is the easiest to cultivate. This is the area he is best at.
The next moment, hundreds of light screens appeared in front of Zhang Yu, each screen projecting a portion of the cultivation technique.
Looking at the test rules projected to the side, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This is... breaking down the 10 martial arts into 10 parts, and the 10 martial arts into 100 segments, which are then projected into these 100 light screens."
Zhang Yu's gaze swept across the light screens, and he could sense that each of these light screens contained a part of a cultivation technique.
His next task was to reassemble these 100 fragments into 10 different techniques within the allotted 6 hours, and then write an approval report for those 10 techniques.
After understanding the exam rules, Zhang Yu did not hesitate at all and immediately walked towards the light screen.
"This is the first step in the exam, and a crucial one. If you miss this step..."
...
"If you make a mistake in the first step, you'll be eliminated on the spot."
Lu Xuanzhi from the Wanfa Sect was watching this test through the Spirit Realm Network.
However, just like the previous preliminary test, the information of the candidates in the retest was also completely hidden, making it impossible for Lu Xuanzhi to determine the candidates' identities.
Watching Zhang Yu walk towards a light screen and sign his name on the projection, Lu Xuanzhi nodded slightly: "The first step is to sign a contract to guarantee that all the cultivation techniques and copyrights encountered in this exam will only be used in this exam."
"Hmph, the Imperial Law Pavilion is the department responsible for approving the copyrights of cultivation techniques, and its management of copyrights is particularly strict. If you can't even think of this, and have no concept of copyright protection, how can you carry out your work in the Imperial Law Pavilion?"
Just as Zhang Yu was signing the contract, two projections disappeared in front of Lu Xuanzhi. Both were candidates who had not signed the contract immediately but had begun to read the contents of the cultivation technique.
Lu Xuanzhi understood that both candidates had been eliminated on the spot.
At this moment, only three candidates remained to continue the Imperial Law Pavilion re-examination in front of him.
"Did all three of them choose the path of martial arts?"
Lu Xuanzhi was not surprised by this at all. After all, compared to the all-encompassing nature of Taoist arts, martial arts are easier to learn and accumulate, and are the field that produces the most martial arts experts.
At that moment, his gaze swept over Zhang Yu and then turned to another person.
...
Xuan Shu Zhenjun is a candidate from the 10th floor.
Among his family and sect, there are many seniors who have visited the sect and participated in the sect's outsourcing work.
Xuan Shu Zhenjun cultivated all the way to the Nascent Soul realm by listening to the stories of his sect told by these seniors.
As the saying goes, "Ten years as an outsourced worker, a lifetime of loyalty to the sect." Even within his family, the entire clan was learning and imitating the sect's lifestyle and cultivation methods.
As an expert in martial arts research, he has always had a wish: to join a sect.
Upon learning of the imperial examination, Xuan Shu Zhenjun was overjoyed and resigned from his job at the giant company without hesitation, devoting himself entirely to preparing for the exam.
Thanks to his previous hard work, he passed the preliminary test and made it to the second round.
But at this moment, looking at the 100 light screens in front of him, and the contents of the cultivation techniques on these 100 light screens, the more Xuan Shu Zhenjun read, the more nervous he became.
"Too difficult... These 10 techniques are far too difficult."
In particular, as a martial arts expert of a giant enterprise, Xuan Shu has read countless martial arts techniques throughout his life, and he can be very certain of one thing: "None of these 10 techniques are ones that I have ever learned."
Xuan Shu stared at the contents of the light screen before him, startled. "And... isn't this the content of some cultivation technique? Why is a cultivation technique mixed in here?"
He understood that martial arts mental cultivation methods were among the most difficult to verify without personally practicing them, and that practicing them often led to conflicts with one's own mental cultivation methods.
"Is this the standard of the Imperial Law Pavilion?"
Thinking of this, Xuan Shu couldn't help but feel a pang of regret: "Maybe I shouldn't have applied for this position."
On the other side, Lu Xuanzhi looked at Xuan Shu's actions and shook his head: "He spent too much time on the cultivation method."
"The mental cultivation method is something that you either understand or you don't. It depends on talent and martial intuition the most, and it can't be forced through accumulation."
"This is the first challenge of this test."
Silently sentencing True Lord Xuan Shu to death in his heart, another figure appeared in Lu Xuanzhi's eyes.
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Wuxiang Zhenjun is a reincarnation from the 11th floor.
In his previous life, he spent 30 years preparing for the imperial examination, but still failed miserably.
The competition for the exam was too fierce. Even though he had given his talent, potential and ability to the limit, he still couldn't compare to those prodigies above him.
By chance, Wu Xiang accepted the mission assigned by the sect and was reincarnated into the 10th level of Kunxu, where he silently prepared for the sect examination from birth.
"Life can be reincarnated, but one can only have one ancestral temple."
Wu Xiang Zhenjun understood that if he missed this examination, he might never have the chance to join a sect again.
To prepare for this examination, he exhausted all the resources from his previous life to enhance his astonishing martial arts talent in this life.
In preparation for this examination, he has spent his entire life either practicing martial arts or delving into the path of martial arts. In fact, he hasn't worked a single day since graduating with his doctorate.
He gave up everything: work, overtime, bonuses, salary, financial prospects...
Because it involved the sect's plans, True Monarch Wuxiang dared not reveal anything to anyone.
He shouldered all the burdens of his family's incomprehension, his teachers' criticism, and his classmates' estrangement.
He had only one goal in his heart... Kao Zong!
Originally a source of pride for his family, he clashed violently with his family and teachers during his years of preparation for the imperial examinations.
"What do you plan to do if you don't work?"
"What's the point of your Nascent Soul breakthrough if you're not making money?!"
"If you don't work, I'll tear you apart and sell you."
Fortunately, with the help of several other reincarnated beings, Wuxiang Zhenjun finally survived.
But the terrifying pressure of unemployment still weighed heavily on his mind, making him more anxious year by year.
In particular, as time passed year after year, the legendary lower-level examination never unfolded, making Wuxiang Zhenjun increasingly anxious.
Wuxiang Zhenjun burst into tears the moment the news of the examination was announced.
"Sixty-six years of unemployment, all for this day to soar to new heights!"
In the examination hall at this moment, Wuxiang Zhenjun's figure flashed, and he had already drawn together one light screen after another.
Over the years, he has been simulating the examination of the sect and the work of the Imperial Law Pavilion every day, and his mind is filled with the martial arts techniques he mastered in his previous life.
His profound martial arts experience made these hundreds of light screens incredibly clear in his eyes; the content of each technique and each light screen was so obvious.
"These ten techniques all emphasize intention over strength, and method over moves. They have almost no moves, but rather various different methods of channeling energy."
"Without specific moves, it would be extremely difficult for others to distinguish the techniques, but for me... that's not a problem."
Lu Xuanzhi watched as Wuxiang Zhenjun quickly distinguished the techniques and nodded slightly, saying, "The lack of specific moves to differentiate them is the second difficulty of this exam. To combine techniques from various methods of internal energy cultivation requires a deep understanding of how martial arts operate."
"But that's not the hardest part."
Lu Xuanzhi smiled slightly, thinking to himself, "The most difficult part of this test is that these 10 sets of techniques were originally one set of techniques, but they have been forcibly broken down into 10 different martial arts."
"So theoretically speaking, no matter how these techniques are combined, they can all be put into a version, and eventually they can all be put into operation."
"But there is only one combination that is truly a version personally split by the founder, and it is the highest performance combination."
"Let me see who is closest to the correct answer."
Meanwhile, in the other examination room, Zhang Yu had already memorized all the cultivation techniques from the hundreds of light screens.
Then, relying on his own martial arts experience and the simultaneous deduction of sixteen mental constructs, he continuously combined the contents of these techniques.
Finally, the name of a cultivation technique appeared on the feather scroll.
"Wu Yi?" Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Such a strange name?"
Then his gaze shifted again, for he saw the Chain Magic Set that belonged to him behind this martial art.
"Formless Martial Arts?"
(End of this chapter)
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