Rongcheng Courtyard, third floor.
Zhang Yuan got up early to cultivate.
Last night, he ate two Foundation Establishment Pills, which were refined in a bronze alchemy furnace, in his dormitory in an attempt to break through to the middle stage of Meridian Opening, but he failed!
Although the Foundation Building Pills refined in a bronze alchemy furnace were of much higher quality than those refined in an electric furnace, they still couldn't allow Zhang Yuan to enter the middle stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.
The energy provided by the Foundation Establishment Pill is no longer sufficient to support the breakthrough of cultivators in the Meridian Opening Realm.
Last night, he took his first Foundation Establishment Pill. His body only felt a little warm. The spiritual energy of the Foundation Establishment Pill entered his meridians, acupoints, and muscles and bones like mud entering a river, without causing much of a ripple.
So, he ate the second one right away.
However, the second Foundation Building Pill was less effective than the first one, with very little effect.
Therefore, it is almost impossible to break through to the middle stage of the Meridian Opening Realm by relying on Foundation Establishment Pills!
Zhang Yuan also completely gave up on this idea.
There are two ways to break through to the middle stage of the Meridian Opening Realm. One is through long-term cultivation, which is the route taken by most cultivators. The second is to take Meridian Opening Pills!
Zhang Yuan has the method to refine the Meridian Opening Pill, but he doesn't have the money to buy the medicinal materials. Roughly calculated, the cost of refining one Meridian Opening Pill is 250,000!
Zhang Yuan's total savings amounted to less than 50,000 yuan!
Selling Foundation Establishment Pills is very profitable, but it also carries certain risks. Zhang Yuan is worried that it will attract the envy of other powerful cultivators and even lead to their pursuit. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he will not make money by refining a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills for the time being.
We still need to find other ways to make money.
After completing a set of Vajra Kung Fu, Zhang Yuan checked his body and found that the third meridian had been opened.
Although the two Foundation Establishment Pills were not very potent, they did increase his spiritual power by a little, helping him to open up the last section of the third meridian!
Now, Zhang Yuan has opened the Ren and Du meridians, as well as the three major meridians in his right hand and right foot. Once he opens the two major meridians in his left hand and left foot, he can enter the middle stage of meridian opening.
At 8:30, Zhang Yuan finished his training. Just then, his phone rang; it was a call from Li Hu, the president of the martial arts association.
Zhang Yuan hesitated for a moment before answering the phone.
"Hey, what's up, Chairman Li Hu?"
"The 3rd Tongcheng City Wushu Competition will be held next month. Are you interested in signing up with me?"
The voice on the other end of the phone was Li Hu's wicked grin.
Zhang Yuan only wanted to cultivate. He had no interest in martial arts competitions or basketball tournaments, as these things would distract him, take up his cultivation time, and affect his path to immortality!
So, he instinctively said, "I'm not very interested in the martial arts competition. I'm going back to my hometown in Shaxian."
President Li Hu was somewhat disappointed.
"That's a pity. With your skills, you might have made it into the top 5 of the Tongcheng City Martial Arts Competition."
"I participated in the second Tongcheng City Wushu Competition last year and got eighth place. This year, after a year of hard work, my Yiquan skills have improved even more than last year. I want to compete for a top-five spot!"
Zhang Yuan absentmindedly replied, pulling his luggage as he walked out of the room. On the phone, Li Hu muttered to himself, "If we can make it into the top 5 of the city's martial arts competition, we can get a considerable bonus!"
"A substantial bonus?"
Zhang Yuan felt a jolt and stopped in his tracks.
"yes!
"The champion gets 200,000 yuan! Even fifth place gets an encouragement prize of 5,000 yuan!"
"Okay, I'm hanging up now. Have a safe trip."
"Hey, President, wait a minute!"
"What's wrong?"
"Well, I suddenly felt that I should enrich my winter vacation, so I've decided to go to the martial arts competition with you!"
On the other end of the phone, Chairman Li Hu chuckled.
"I think you're just greedy for money!"
"Okay, I'll send you the registration form later. Fill it out and send it to me as soon as possible, and I'll submit it for you!"
"Thank you, President!"
...
At the entrance of Tongcheng University, at the bus stop.
Students leaving school, carrying large and small bags of luggage, gathered near the bus stop to wait for the bus.
Some families with better financial means drive over to pick up their children.
Zhang Yuan was waiting for the bus out of boredom when a red Mercedes-Benz drove by and stopped next to him.
"Zhang Yuan!"
Zeng Jingxue rolled down the car window and called out.
Immediately, many eyes turned to look.
Are you going home? Do you want me to take you to the city center?
Zeng Jingxue said, her eyes crinkling with a gentle smile.
Zhang Yuan could feel the envious or jealous glances directed at him from those around him!
Zhang Yuan, who keeps a low profile, blushed when stared at by so many eyes and quickly waved his hand to refuse, saying, "No need, no need, I'll take the bus."
"Okay, I'll be going now."
"Bye-Bye!"
Zeng Jingxue waved and drove away, somewhat disappointed.
"That boy must be Zeng Jingxue's rumored boyfriend, Zhang Yuan!"
"You're not bad looking!"
"Did they really break up?"
"I don't know. Actually, I'm more interested in whether they really lived together?"
"whee!"
"If I had a girlfriend that beautiful, I'd be willing to shorten my lifespan by a few years!"
"Come on, you!"
"However, this Zhang Yuan is a bit ungrateful! He refused when the school beauty offered to give him a ride! Honestly, I had to get on the bus earlier!"
...
Whispers arose around Zhang Yuan.
Just then, bus number 202 finally arrived. Zhang Yuan glared fiercely at those gossiping people, then quickly grabbed his heavy suitcase, squeezed onto the bus first, and left this place of trouble!
...
At noon, Zhang Yuan went to Tongcheng Bus Station to transfer to another bus and boarded a bus back to Shaxian.
The drive takes 2 hours.
You can take a good rest in the car for a while.
After putting his luggage away, he planned to practice his kung fu for a while, but his phone kept ringing in his pocket.
Zhang Yuan doesn't have many mobile phone groups, but his class group is the most active. If he gets a message at this time, could it be that the final exam results are out?
Zhang Yuan took out his phone and saw that it was indeed a message from the class group chat.
Counselor Wang Man posted an announcement in the class group.
"Dear students, the final exam results for all subjects are out!"
I sent it to the group!
Students who did not score 60 points should study hard during the winter break and take a make-up exam after school starts!
Below is a score table.
Zhang Yuan opened the table and looked at it from top to bottom.
The grade sheet is sorted by total score.
As expected, Chu Mengyao ranked first in the class with a total score of 510 points!
Second place: Chen Tingting, 489 points!
When Zhang Yuan saw the third place, he was stunned. It wasn't Xie Feng, nor Ma Jianhua, but himself!
Third place: Zhang Yuan, 481 points!
Fourth place: Lin Han, 476 points
Fifth place: Xie Feng, 475 points!
...
Ma Jianhua, the class monitor who ranked third in all midterm exams, suffered a significant drop in his final exam results, falling to eleventh place in the class!
After reading the results, Zhang Yuan silently closed the report card, feeling a surge of secret satisfaction!
"Third place!"
"You can get a scholarship next semester!"
"hey-hey!"
Although the third-place prize is only 3,000 yuan, which is 2,000 yuan less than the first place prize, it's better than nothing. 3,000 yuan is still a considerable sum of money for a student!
After the final grades were announced in the group chat, the group exploded!
Within a short period of time, hundreds of messages flooded the class group chat.
Before the final exam results were announced, the classmates unanimously believed that Chu Mengyao would get first place in the class.
After all, the title of "top student" isn't given lightly. Chu Mengyao's academic performance was already the best in the class, and she also studied very hard, so getting the first-place scholarship shouldn't be a problem.
Most students thought the second and third place would be among Chen Tingting, Xie Feng, and Ma Jianhua, but the final results surprised everyone.
It's understandable that Chen Tingting ranked second overall, after all, she is one of the top students in the class, having ranked second in the class during the midterm exam.
But how could Zhang Yuan be in third place?!
Zhang Yuan either sleeps or daydreams during class every day, how could he possibly get third place!
This doesn't make sense!
Shouldn't Xie Feng or Ma Jianhua be in third place?
In addition, Lin Han, who came in fourth place, was also a bit of a surprise.
Because Lin Han ranked eleventh from the bottom in all his midterm exam scores.
However, since Zhang Yuan, who was ranked last in all classes, was able to get third place in the class, it doesn't seem surprising that Zhu Gan, who was ranked 11th in the class in the midterm exam, got fourth place in all classes!
Dormitory 302.
Xie Feng, Zhu Gan, and Fei Bo sat on their beds, heads down, engrossed in playing games, occasionally uttering a few curse words.
Fatty, you warrior, hold the line in the top lane!
I'll go and provide support right away.
Brother Feng, we're done jungling, let's team fight!
None of the three of them had gone home by morning.
At Zhugan's suggestion, the three of them played games together in the dormitory in the morning to welcome the first day of winter vacation, and then left school together in the afternoon.
At this moment, messages started popping up one after another in the class group!
Damn it!
I'm dead!
During the climax of the team fight, too many messages popped up in the class group, causing Fei Bo's control character, King Arthur, to be killed by the opponent. Then, the opponent used their numerical advantage to take down Xie Feng's assassin, and then replaced Zhu Gan's mage output, finally pushing down the high ground crystal!
The game is over. Fei Bo, Zhu Gan, and Xie Feng have quit the game.
Final exam results are out!
"That's what Fatty said."
Zhu Gan and Xie Feng also opened the class group chat.
Fei Bo looked through the names in the column from top to bottom, but when he saw Zhang Yuan in third place, he exclaimed in surprise.
Wow, Zhang Yuankao got third place overall!
Then continue looking at the results: fourth place: bamboo pole, fifth place: Xie Feng!
Holy crap, holy crap!
This result was a bit unexpected for Fatty Bo. How did you get fourth place, Bamboo Pole?
Feng Ge is only in fifth place!
He kept looking down and found his name in the fifth-to-last position: Wang Wei, 350 points!
Holy crap, holy crap, I failed four subjects!
It’s over!
It’s over! !
Fatty Bo, with a mournful face, collapsed onto the bed in despair, the bed creaking under his 170-pound weight.
I'm only fifth?
Xie Feng didn't believe it, so he quickly opened the results sheet. When he saw that Zhang Yuan was third, Lin Han was fourth, and Xie Feng was fifth, he was so angry that he almost threw his phone on the ground!
how so!
How could Zhang Yuan have gotten third place? Impossible, impossible! He must have cheated!
Feibo rolled around on the bed sadly for a while, his stomach rumbling loudly.
Suddenly, he thought of something, looked at Xie Feng, and asked timidly, "Brother Feng, will you treat us to a big meal again next semester?"
Xie Feng: Get out!
After looking at his report card, Zhugan seemed neither pleased nor saddened by his fourth-place ranking, as if it were a matter of course, and as if no matter how high his score was, it could not shake his heart.
He looks like a reclusive sage who has transcended the world!
It's only 11 o'clock! Want to play another game? I'm so upset about losing!
The bamboo pole said something rather inappropriately.
What they got in return was Xie Feng and Fei Bo roaring at the same time: Get out!
Xie Feng was in no mood for playing games. He grabbed his suitcase, stormed out of the dorm, and went home!
They left behind the bamboo pole and the fat bo, their eyes meeting.
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