You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 341 - 290: Poor Exam Performance, Construction Site Invitation

Chapter 341: Chapter 290: Poor Exam Performance, Construction Site Invitation

Dao Heart class.

The students of the Foundation Establishment class were sitting upright, watching Feng Jiu on the stage.

Feng Jiu said indifferently: "Willpower is the most direct manifestation of the Dao Heart. The content of your upcoming exam is very simple, it is the trial by fire."

As the students put on the spiritual interface masks, their consciousness instantly entered the Spirit Realm.

Unlike seeing the Spirit Realm projection in reality through eyes, at this moment, they felt their spirit truly entered the Spirit Realm.

In the next moment, with blazing fires burning them, many students let out cries of agony.

Meanwhile, as the Artifact Spirit, Feng Jiu had also descended into the examination venue in the Spirit Realm, her gaze fixed on each student turned into a fiery figure.

She first focused on Ji Yuanshu, the top student in the class.

The only student in the class who had reached Dao Heart Level 12, even when engulfed in flames, his expression remained calm, as if it wasn’t flames burning him, but just a gust of warm wind.

Ji Yuanshu’s gaze was calm, his mind silently thinking: "I undergo similar Spirit Realm training for over two hours every day, so this level is nothing."

Observing Ji Yuanshu, Feng Jiu the Artifact Spirit silently recorded: "Ji Yuanshu, Dao Heart potential very high, tentatively selected as a contestant for next year’s Spirit Realm competition."

Then Feng Jiu looked at the second student in the class, Gongshu Jin.

This student, whose Dao Heart was closest to Level 12 in the class, was slightly frowning at the moment but could also grit his teeth and endure the burning flames.

Gongshu Jin silently thought: "After this exam, I need to invest more spirit coins in Spirit Realm training."

"Go back and get a membership card to urge myself."

On the other side, Feng Jiu recorded: "Gongshu Jin, the second Dao Heart in the class, tentatively selected as a contestant for next year’s Spirit Realm competition."

After observing a few more students, Feng Jiu saw Zhang Yu and recorded: "Zhang Yu, suspected to have a high heart technique level due to early Foundation Establishment, notable Dao Heart talent, just a step away from the Spirit Realm competition standards, tentatively listed as a backup."

...

Mana class.

Li Mingbo watched everyone inputting mana into the detection devices in front of them, with his gaze mainly on Ji Yuanshu and Gongshu Jin.

"From Ji Yuanshu’s mana purchase records, he buys large amounts of both high-quality and low-quality mana."

"It seems he uses high-quality mana to infuse his body and improve mana quality."

"Low-quality mana is used through Spirit Realm Network plugin for utilizing Magic Remains."

"Apart from cultivation, he does almost nothing with his mana... truly extravagant."

Li Mingbo felt emotional but was more delighted.

After all, the other party’s extensive mana purchases from the Mana Treasure platform earned him a lot of commission.

"Gongshu Jin is not bad either; I heard he lives in the most luxurious upper dormitory. Every day, upon returning, he first switches to Magic Remains specially used for mana cultivation; no wonder his mana cultivation progresses rapidly, only trailing behind Ji Yuanshu."

"Yes, Li Xiao’s progress is increasing again, but for a student from the first class, there’s fear of lacking follow-through."

Li Mingbo’s gaze swept over Zhang Yu, thinking: "This Zhang Yu, too, if he can continue maintaining this performance, he should easily break into the top 100 Foundation Establishment students in the Civil Engineering Department in a few years."

"The hardest part is maintaining it, though."

The top 100 in the Civil Engineering Department encompass Foundation Establishment students from all grades, and in Li Mingbo’s view, for a freshman student to reach this goal, it requires the accumulation of years, mostly achieving it in later years.

...

At the Body Refinement course examination venue.

Lang You Gong looked at the many students and said: "The body cannot solely rely on the numerical value of physical strength to determine superiority."

"After all, the body’s tolerance for drugs, your control over the body, and reaction, agility, technique... these can only truly manifest in practical application."

"The three months of basic courses have ended; today is the time to examine your three-month achievement..."

While Lang You Gong was speaking, Zhang Yu looked around at the students, silently thinking: "If hiding data, relying on anti-detection ritual is still manageable."

"How should I perform in the upcoming practical test?"

"I can’t perform way beyond the data, right? That would be too conspicuous."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu glanced at Li Xiao: "This guy seems to rank one below me."

"I just need to perform a bit better than him, right?"

In the strength test, when Li Xiao let out a shout and exerted himself to lift the weight tester, he saw Zhang Yu also shout and lift a slightly heavier weight.

In the agility test, when Li Xiao, exerting all his strength, dodged increasingly fast balls and persisted for a minute, he saw Zhang Yu manage to hold on for 3 seconds more at a short distance.

Before the final speed test, Li Xiao received the parcel delivered by the delivery person and silently thought: "Zhang Yu... he indeed considers me his biggest competitor."

He could feel that in the previous tests, Zhang Yu occasionally focused on him, and not long after confirming surpassing himself, the opponent often reached their limit.

"Clearly, my threat stimulated him and motivated him, allowing better performance."

"Maybe... to defeat me, he even took some harmful tiger and wolf medicines."

"But likewise, Zhang Yu, likewise... you also powerfully motivated me."

Swallowing the newly bought fierce medicine, feeling his body gradually heating, gradually scalding, Li Xiao silently thought: "Even if I have to stop cultivating for a few days, in the next match, I must win against you!"

In the speed test venue, Li Xiao shot out like a bolt of lightning, accompanied by the sound of air bursting, and dashed forward like lightning... tightly following Zhang Yu from behind.

His heart seemed to drum faster and faster, his limbs rapidly swinging, constantly propelling him forward.

But as Li Xiao kept accelerating, Zhang Yu also accelerated, making it so that no matter how much effort Li Xiao put in, he was unable to surpass the other.

Looking at Zhang Yu’s back in front of him, Li Xiao felt like he was staring at the entrance of a construction site, clearly a step away but always just a tiny bit short.

"Damn it... Why! Is it really so hard to enter the construction site?"

Maintaining control of his speed all the way, Zhang Yu led Li Xiao to the finish line and thought to himself, "This should be problem-free now."

Feeling Li Xiao’s resentful gaze, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Just beating you by one spot, no need to be so angry, right?"

But the next moment, as the test scores appeared, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Huh? I ranked fifth in the physical test?"

Zhang Yu looked at Li Xiao with furrowed brows, thinking, "This kid... could it be he’s been hiding his strength as well? Had I known, I wouldn’t have chosen him to hold back."

"But thankfully, my previous physical performance wasn’t bad, so performing a bit ’above average’ this time is reasonable, right?"

Lang You Gong looked at Zhang Yu in front of him and smiled, "Keep it up, with this pace of cultivation, you should be able to participate in the Civil Engineering Department’s competition next year."

Meanwhile, several upper-level people were always watching the competition between Li Xiao and Zhang Yu. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Someone sighed, "Are the two of them secretly competing? They seem to be able to stimulate and encourage each other."

Someone else was surprised, "Their physical test rankings are so high?"

Ying Xin laughed, "To maintain these results, Li Xiao’s money might not be sufficient, let’s see who among these freshmen exhausts their funds first."

"After all, as freshmen, not used to college life, they spend extravagantly, progress quickly at first, then drop off significantly later... there’s no shortage of such examples."

Actually, Ying Xin had long noticed that Li Xiao was always borrowing money to follow them in cultivation and had a sense of watching a joke, just waiting to see when these freshmen would fail to repay their debt.

At this moment, seeing Li Xiao walking over somewhat disheartened, Ying Xin greeted him with a smile and said, "Old Li, after the exams, let’s go to the practice room together for cultivation."

Li Xiao nodded with difficulty and forced a smile, "Sure."

...

During the professional course exams.

Courses such as engineering array design, martial energy study, and construction techniques included both written exams and Cultivation Technique tests.

Cultivation techniques like Excavation Palm, Crane Claw, Race Car Leg, and Elevator Leap, Zhang Yu had already learned and practiced all to Level 10.

However, professional techniques of the Civil Engineering Department like Mixed Gang Qi, Lift Force, and Mountain Carrying Dash were something Zhang Yu hardly had any time for devoted practice, only barely getting an introductory understanding through class exercises.

After all, most of his time and energy was devoted to Cultivation Techniques related to the Sacred Body of Earth and Wood.

In three months’ time, the teachers didn’t expect the students to practice professional Cultivation Techniques to any great depth, so Zhang Yu’s performance wasn’t particularly outstanding.

Gongshu Jin watched Zhang Yu’s performance and silently thought, "My friend here indeed lacks martial talent. However, in terms of basic statistics, although the growth rate can’t match mine, he’s still considered excellent."

"It’s likely he invested a lot of resources."

...

That evening, all the exam scores were calculated.

6th place, Zhang Yu, total score 688

7th place, Li Xiao, total score 682

Looking at the final rankings after three months ended, a flash of bewilderment crossed Li Xiao’s mind.

Just when he thought the construction site’s opportunity was taken by Zhang Yu, a message from Tu Lishan revived him.

"Li Xiao, not every student can enter the construction site right at the beginning of the semester, this time’s only opportunity for one person was something I specifically fought for for an outstanding student."

"Sigh, I know you’ve worked hard recently and I genuinely appreciate you."

"Your performance is slightly inferior to Zhang Yu’s, but I have faith in you. From the first glance, I knew you belonged on a construction site."

"Alright, for the money you’ll earn on the construction site each month, deposit 20% into my account and I will help you pass through smoothly and ensure you can get in."

...

In the dormitory.

Zhang Yu showed off his 6th place ranking and asked Zhang Pianpian, "Sister, I underperformed, will sixth place seem too high-profile?"

Zhang Pianpian sighed helplessly, "Slightly, but it’s still alright. How did you underperform this exam?"

Zhang Yu said helplessly, "Sigh, it’s my bad luck, I picked the wrong reference."

"I picked that Li Xiao, he’s probably been hiding his strength normally too."

"He might have picked me as a reference target, wanting to follow behind me."

"But I picked him as a reference target, wanting to run ahead of him."

"As a result, one chases while the other runs, and we inadvertently raised our ranks again."

Zhang Yu sighed, "The top ten are indeed full of hidden talents, I’m not the only gifted one."

Hearing this, Zhang Pianpian nodded slightly, "Since that’s the case, there’s nothing to be done. Fortunately, sixth place isn’t too conspicuous. Just maintain this rank for now and don’t easily attempt to significantly increase it again."

Just then, as the dormitory door opened, Yu Xinghan entered with an expression of pride at being ranked 11th in the class.

Yu Xinghan asked, "Zhang Yu, did Mr. Tu talk to you about the construction site?"

Zhang Yu nodded, "Told me to report in a few days."

Yu Xinghan: "Did he mention anything about transferring money?"

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