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Chapter 167 - 167 139 Exam Reform Foundation Establishment Test Request for Monthly Pass
167: Chapter 139 Exam Reform, Foundation Establishment Test (Request for Monthly Pass) 167: Chapter 139 Exam Reform, Foundation Establishment Test (Request for Monthly Pass) A moment later, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen each went into the stalls of the men’s and women’s restrooms, then opened their phones and clicked the confirm button on the webpage.
Then, with a flash on the webpage, a “Kunxu First-Level High School Foundation Establishment Exam Registration Form” appeared.
Zhang Yu quietly filled in his information and then clicked login.
Login fee is 1000 yuan, please confirm.
Zhang Yu cursed under his breath but still clicked confirm.
As 1000 yuan was directly deducted from his bank account, wisps of divine power filled the air.
The next moment, Zhang Yu felt the ground beneath his feet give way, and a large hole appeared on the restroom floor, causing him to fall through.
Holy crap!
Once Zhang Yu’s figure completely disappeared, the ground restored itself, leaving no trace of Zhang Yu’s presence.
…
Zhang Yu felt as if his body was traveling through innumerable indescribable things.
When he came back to his senses, he found himself standing in an office, with a middle-aged woman in front of him, calmly saying, “Here to register for the Foundation Establishment Exam?”
Zhang Yu sensed a faint trace of divine power from her, thinking, “Human or divine?”
Seeing Zhang Yu nod, the woman handed him a contract, saying, “The registration fee is thirty thousand, and here are the rules for the Foundation Establishment Exam that need to be followed.”
“After paying the fee and signing this oath under the witness of the Heavenly contract god, you must not violate the exam rules, or you will never be eligible to take the Foundation Establishment Certificate again.”
The middle-aged woman added, “Once you sign the contract, no one can find out that you participated in this exam.”
“Also, if you withdraw halfway, the registration fee will not be refunded.”
Thinking that the registration fee was thirty thousand, Zhang Yu felt his heart bleed a little.
This way, counting the train fare and the login fee just now, his balance was only a little over ten thousand yuan.
“I wonder if Azhen has enough money; if not, she may have to take out a loan to register,” Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, bowing his head to carefully read the contract.
The contract contained many stipulations, such as not disclosing any specific information about this exam to outsiders, nor any information about the examinees, nor could you record or photograph the exam venue…
Besides this, there was a warning in the contract mentioned once more by the middle-aged woman in front of him.
“The Foundation Establishment Exam is highly regarded by the Heavenly Court, held by the Ten Major Sects to select talented individuals suitable for Foundation Establishment.”
“Do not think of trying any underhanded tactics or external tricks.”
“If the Eight True Gods discover any issues, whether it’s the examinee or the related personnel, they will be severely punished.
At the mildest, losing everything, at the severest, having their Immortal Road severed, stripping away all Immortal Dao potential.”
Zhang Yu nodded slightly, understanding that this was a warning for examinees not to cheat or try to eliminate competitors with external tactics.
After carefully reading through the various rules and asking about several unclear points, Zhang Yu signed the contract under the witness of the Heavenly contract god and then, with a heavy heart, paid the thirty thousand yuan registration fee.
Once everything on the contract was confirmed, the middle-aged woman continued, “Alright, registration is complete, next is the registration test.”
“We need to test your basics a bit, to filter out some of the weaker candidates, to avoid wasting exam resources.”
Then, she attached a candidate number 55 to Zhang Yu’s body.
Listening to her, Zhang Yu’s heart dropped dramatically; he hadn’t heard Zhang Pianpian mention anything about additional testing during registration.
Zhang Yu asked, “Isn’t today only for registration?”
The middle-aged woman replied casually, “The Foundation Establishment Exam has been reformed this year; this is a new part added.”
Zhang Yu complained, “Wasn’t the first round supposed to start in August?”
“There are still two months left, and I have a lot of room to grow; right now, they simply can’t measure my true strength.”
Impatiently, the middle-aged woman asked, “Are you going or not?
If not, I’ll send you out now, but the registration fee is non-refundable.”
Reluctantly, Zhang Yu sighed, “Where is the testing venue?”
The middle-aged woman pointed to the large door behind Zhang Yu, saying, “Just go out the door, and you’ll find the testing location.”
Zhang Yu opened the door and stepped out, turning back only to find that the door he had just passed through had vanished, leaving only a plain white wall.
He walked down the hallway, reaching a large hall quickly.
At the end of the hall, a metal door stood, and a group of people was gathered in front of it, seemingly watching something.
Zhang Yu walked closer and soon saw a familiar face playing on a phone.
Yu Xinghan was replying to a message from Li Xuelian: Transfer me 100,000 yuan.
Li Xuelian: Are you sure you need 100,000?
Yu Xinghan: I can’t disclose how exactly the money will be spent, you understand.
But I need 100,000 to continue.
Li Xuelian: Got it, a confidentiality clause, right?
Looking at the 100,000 yuan transferred by Li Xuelian, Yu Xinghan couldn’t help but smile, “The Foundation Establishment Exam is wonderful.”
He thought to himself: “Besides the way to save money, the most important thing to go further on the Immortal Path is the way to get money; without it, I can’t go far.”
Yu Xinghan suddenly thought of Zhang Yu: “It’s a pity, Zhang Yu, although I taught you the way to save money, I couldn’t teach you the way to make money.”
“After all, you don’t have a Golden Core Master like I do.”
“You can only blame the Master for being too poor, unable to support both of us, and having to choose the stronger one to train…”
At that moment, he looked at a familiar face that suddenly appeared in front of him and was momentarily stunned.
He rubbed his eyes and asked in surprise, “Zhang Yu?
What are you doing here?”
Zhang Yu looked at his opponent’s candidate number and smiled slightly, “Here to take the Foundation Establishment Exam, aren’t you?” Fully versed in the rules and having consulted on the spot, Zhang Yu knew the exam rules restricted external disclosure and interference, but like other competitions, they wouldn’t prohibit candidates from learning about each other.
In fact, observing the scene, Zhang Yu strongly suspected the exam would encourage candidates to understand each other, increasing competitive intensity.
“You!” Yu Xinghan was initially stunned to see Zhang Yu, worried someone familiar would discover his participation in the Foundation Establishment Exam, but he quickly relaxed upon realizing Zhang Yu was also a candidate, puzzled about how the other ended up here.
This place was a gathering of the top high school students on the first level, a competition for the best high school students, known only to people like him with Golden Core discipleship channels, yet a pauper like him showed up?
Though his talent and performance were remarkable, he was still a pauper, a pauper whose backing Zhang Pianpian had abandoned.
At this point, Bai Zhenzhen walked up next to Zhang Yu, patted his shoulder, and, looking at Yu Xinghan in surprise, said, “Oh?
You came, too?”
“How is Bai Zhenzhen also here?” Yu Xinghan even began to suspect if he was in the wrong place.
Then, suddenly, a red envelope drifted in the air, appearing at the feet of the trio.
Yu Xinghan hesitated for 0.1 seconds, while Zhang Yu had already firmly stomped on the red envelope, crouched down, and reached out…
But the red envelope seemed like an illusion, dissolving into nothing as Zhang Yu moved.
Yu Xinghan laughed, “That’s obviously a fake red envelope…”
Zhang Yu took out his vibrating phone, exclaiming, “My account just increased by a thousand yuan!
Was it a direct transfer from the red envelope?”
Yu Xinghan’s face stiffened, immediately regretting that split second of hesitation.
Bai Zhenzhen motioned towards someone up ahead, saying, “That person is handing out red envelopes.”
Up ahead, a shirtless man was constantly practicing talismans.
As he practiced, red envelopes occasionally jumped out from the talismanic book, landing around him.
The man’s name was Ye Lingxiao, who, in the last half month, neither practiced physical strength nor mana intake, nor tempered his Dao Heart, instead silently studying talismans.
The reason for focusing nearly all his energy on talismans is that he developed a great interest in talismans after witnessing a woman’s mastery of them.
On the other hand, because his body, mana, and Dao Heart were perfect enough, he did not need to spend any more time on them; he was aloof risking taking the Foundation Establishment Qualification Certificate.
Ye Lingxiao was renowned for having the most perfect body and bloodline among all the high school students on Kunxu.
These were his self-assessments and the evaluations made by the Oasis Group.
The talisman he was practicing was the Red Envelope Talisman led by a woman; mastering this was necessary before learning the next-level Goodwill Talisman.
Merely focusing on serious practice when suddenly, a shadow appeared beside him, stating, “I’ve picked up all your red envelopes.”
Ye Lingxiao looked up at Zhang Yu, puzzled, “Hmm?”
Zhang Yu exclaimed, “Are you spreading wealth?
Why not transfer directly to my bank account?”
Ye Lingxiao shook his head, replying, “I’m practicing the Red Envelope Talisman, but unfortunately, I’ve yet to break through — the envelope contains at most a thousand yuan.”
Zhang Yu’s eyes lit up in awe, thinking, this is what the top-tier rich kids in Kunxu must be like!
Practicing talismans by throwing money around?
Yu Xinghan and Song Halong—all irrelevant.
It turns out I’m ~~~ with ~~~ this new good fellow, without knowing his name!
Eagerly, Zhang Yu patted his chest, asserting, “No worries, use me for practice, whenever you wish!”
Yu Xinghan, watching the scene, couldn’t help but feel some admiration rising.
“Looks like I’ve misunderstood; Zhang Yu’s way to get money has already hit the master level, no less than mine,” Yu Xinghan remarked, stepping forward with a smile, “Yu, who’s this good friend of yours?
Introduce us, would you?”
“So, you’re practicing talismans?
Practice on me too.”
Ye Lingxiao looked oddly at the two of them, asking, “Are you sure?”
Zhang Yu replied, “Absolutely, absolutely!”
Pushing Zhang Yu aside playfully, Yu Xinghan whispered, “You’ve already collected a few thousand yuan; now it’s my turn!”
“You two are strange, usually no one wants to bother with my Red Envelope Talisman, and yet here you are, fighting over it,” said Ye Lingxiao with mild curiosity, “Don’t you think the interest rate is too high?”
Upon hearing the mention of interest, Yu Xinghan’s movements slowed down.
Zhang Yu, puzzled, asked, “Interest?”
Ye Lingxiao explained, “The Red Envelope Talisman is a precursor to the Goodwill Talisman.”
“Those affected by this talisman draw from their Finance Department Bank reserves.”
“You…” Zhang Yu angrily retorted, “Why on earth are you throwing such a messed-up thing around randomly?
Have some civic sense!
Practicing such harmful stuff in public?
What if it hits a pauper?”
“Huh?
You can find poor people here?” Ye Lingxiao remarked with surprise, “I thought no one would bother picking up money off the floor.”
Infuriated, Zhang Yu felt he was once again being insulted.
Bai Zhenzhen reminded, “Yu Zi, quickly return the money!
If you’re late, the interest will apply!”
Hurriedly, Zhang Yu moved aside, opening his phone to log in, immediately heading to the Finance Department Bank’s website to repay the money.
Following Ye Lingxiao’s remarks, the previously uninterested candidates nearby began quietly distancing themselves from Ye Lingxiao, leaving a noticeable space around him.
Unfazed, Ye Lingxiao continued working on talismans, and before long, another red envelope emerged, landing nearby.
But at that moment, a hand gently picked up the red envelope, yet no matter how hard it squeezed or twisted, the envelope refused to vanish.
Now, Ye Lingxiao’s eyes showed genuine surprise: “The Red Envelope Talisman doesn’t affect you anymore?”
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