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Chapter 189 - 189 158 The Mysterious Zhang Yu

189: Chapter 158: The Mysterious Zhang Yu 189: Chapter 158: The Mysterious Zhang Yu When Zhang Yu came to his senses again, he found himself in an underground passage.

“Is the teleportation complete?”

He walked ahead along the underground passage and soon saw a figure.

Zhang Yu hurriedly approached, wanting to see if it was Bai Zhenzhen who had come down with him, only to find it was a boy in school uniform.

The boy, hearing footsteps, turned his head to look at Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu nodded towards him and greeted, “Hello, are you also here for the exam?”

The boy’s name was Dai Xingzhi.

He didn’t immediately respond to Zhang Yu’s greeting but sized him up and down to confirm one thing.

The other party was not a student from Xiandu City.

Dai Xingzhi could confirm this for two main reasons.

One was because he was unfamiliar with the other’s appearance, and since he memorized all outstanding and wealthy high school students from Xiandu City, he was sure this person was not among them.

The second reason was based on the other’s accent, manner of speaking, clothing, and so on…

this was a person from out of town.

As someone whose family had lived in Xiandu for ten generations, in Dai Xingzhi’s eyes…

Xiandu people and outsiders were completely different, almost like two different species.

And Dai Xingzhi could basically tell the difference at a glance.

“Outsiders are just outsiders; they lack the temperament of Xiandu people.”

After realizing that Zhang Yu in front of him was most likely from out of town, his back unconsciously straightened.

Because Dai Xingzhi is a supporter of Xiandu supremacy.

Xiandu is the center of the first layer of Kunxu, a gathering place for the strongest, smartest, and wealthiest people.

The Upper City of Xiandu can even be called Kunxu 1.5 layer.

“In theory, I’m not even a person from the first layer of Kunxu; I should be considered a person from Kunxu 1.5 layer.”

As for other cities in the first layer?

In Dai Xingzhi’s mind, aren’t they all rural places?

Looking at Zhang Yu in front of him, Dai Xingzhi thought to himself, “Stinking outsider, coming to Xiandu to steal our Foundation Establishment certificate?”

So after glancing at Zhang Yu, Dai Xingzhi said nothing and turned to leave.

He walked briskly ahead and soon saw another person’s back.

“Ye Lingxiao…”

To this school prodigy recently obsessed with red packet symbols, Dai Xingzhi was well-acquainted, as the other party belonged to the people within the second ring of the Upper City District.

In Dai Xingzhi’s understanding, Xiandu is the center of the first layer of Kunxu.

The floating city above Xiandu, always known as the Upper City District, is the center of the center.

And within this Upper City District, it is divided into ten rings from outer to inner, with the second ring being the center of the center of the center.

Born in the second ring, Ye Lingxiao was from one of the wealthiest families in Xiandu City.

According to Dai Xingzhi’s knowledge, people from the second ring only befriend those from the second ring, marry those from the second ring, and even have children with those from the second ring.

Some people from the second ring never even come down in their lifetime.

Upon seeing Ye Lingxiao at this moment, Dai Xingzhi’s newly straightened back immediately bent down again, and he said ingratiatingly, “Hello, Ling Xiao.”

“Do you remember me?

I’m Dai Xingzhi from your school, living in the north sixth ring.”

He then added, “It’s within the sixth ring, not outside the sixth ring.”

Ye Lingxiao nodded without lifting his head, continuing to practice the red packet symbols wholeheartedly.

After the last Dao Heart test, his curiosity about the red packet symbols and the Favor symbols grew deeper, and he was ninety percent sure they held incredible benefits.

However, because of the significant secrets involved, he didn’t dare to tell anyone and only studied it slowly by himself.

Just then, a shout came, “Hey!

Why are you throwing red packet symbols around again?”

Zhang Yu dodged the red packet symbols on the ground as he caught up, complaining, “You’re throwing these filthy things everywhere, isn’t that endangering public safety?”

Ye Lingxiao looked at Zhang Yu in slight surprise, seemingly not expecting this out-of-town student to not have been eliminated in the last test.

Ye Lingxiao said indifferently, “The red packet symbols disappear after a while if no one picks them up, and besides, if you don’t want the money inside, just return it immediately…”

As the two were talking, Zhang Yu had already followed the other into an underground hall.

From a distance, they could see examiner Deng Bingding and others standing in the center of the hall, surrounded by more than a dozen competitors who had arrived first.

However, at this moment, these competitors seemed to be discussing something with the examiner.

One of the students could be heard saying, “Examiner, please announce the rankings of the last test.”

Another student said, “Yeah, what kind of test doesn’t announce rankings?”

Someone loudly supported, “If rankings aren’t given, is it still called a test?

Can it be considered a normal exam?”

Zhang Yu listened for a few words and understood that this was a group of Xiandu Masters demanding the announcement of the previous round’s test rankings.

Judging by their posture and the information they revealed, it seemed that in Xiandu’s local schools, if the rankings were not announced after an exam, it was simply improper, and both the teachers and the school would be reported.

Damn, it’s another group of competitive folks…

Zhang Yu thought, wherever this Kunxu is, it seems like you can’t escape these ranking enthusiasts, with no regard for exam takers’ privacy.

At that moment, Bai Zhenzhen walked up to Zhang Yu and curiously asked, “What’s all the noise about up front?”

Zhang Yu responded dismissively, “A bunch of score-obsessed folks clamoring to reveal the last round’s test rankings.”

Bai Zhenzhen recalled her performance from the last test: “Hmm, the top Xiandu Masters took half a second to open the door, and I took just under three seconds, so I’m definitely ranked low.”

Thinking further about her Dao Heart test, she figured she probably wasn’t as good as those Xiandu Masters, so she shook her head and sighed, “It’s just a pre-exam test, yet this crowd is too concerned with superficial glory.”

Zhang Yu agreed, “True Immortal Path is not something that mere scores and rankings can determine.”

Hearing this, Ye Lingxiao, an advocate for exam rankings, felt he couldn’t just sit back and listen.

Just as he was about to speak, Dai Xingzhi couldn’t hold back and said, “What nonsense are you two outsiders talking about?

Scores are everything!

Ranking is the standard by which someone qualifies to proceed on the Immortal Path!”

“If a person only talks about scores without caring about ranking…

how is that any different from the circumstances of one’s birth?”

Although Ye Lingxiao didn’t speak, from his frequent nodding, it was clear he strongly supported this notion.

Dai Xingzhi looked at Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, but there was still something unsaid in his heart.

He thought to himself, “Hmm, only those who know they’re ranked low would fear the rankings.”

In his heart, how could these two outsiders possibly compete with the local academic elites of Xiandu?

They must be ones ranked low.

“I’ve seen plenty of outsiders like you, lacking in score ethics.

If you two could rank first or second, I’m sure you’d be eager to announce the rankings.”

At this moment, facing the many students’ demands, Deng Bingding, who stood at the front of the examiners, said, “I understand everyone wants to know the rankings, and there’s no rule forbidding the disclosure of the last rankings.”

“It’s just that we didn’t think it was very meaningful, so we originally didn’t plan to announce it.”

“Now that everyone wants to know, I’ll display the rankings for all to see.”

The last test was divided into two parts.

The first part was pushing open the metal door, and the second part involved the Dao Heart test.

However, regarding the scores for pushing open the metal door in the first part, many students on-site weren’t particularly concerned; they just took a glance and set it aside.

After all, the requirements for this part weren’t high, purely used to eliminate underqualified freshman students; many participants didn’t even exert their full strength.

Instead, the second part – the Dao Heart test – was something that, aside from demonstrating willpower, could also indirectly reflect a participant’s worth, which was the primary concern of the students present.

So, everyone was more focused on the ranking of this Dao Heart test.

First place, number 55, estimated worth unknown

Second place, number 23, estimated worth 5.5 billion

Third place, number 11, estimated worth 5 billion

…

Looking at the rankings, everyone immediately fell silent, quietly searching for their own numbers, figuring out their ranking, just like finding their seat in a cinema.

And after confirming their ranking and establishing their relative level in this exam, the next step was naturally to check others’ rankings.

Usually, people start by checking their friends, or the ones they particularly dislike.

As for Dai Xingzhi, he checked the top three first.

Amidst a crowd, identifying who had the highest scores and the richest was a habit he’s always maintained, also one of the Dai family’s ancestral principles.

At the same time, Dai Xingzhi recalled the content of the last Dao Heart test.

“This valuation, is it about how much value one can resist in the end?”

“Then those with a higher valuation in this ranking are not only strong-willed but are also absolutely wealthy individuals themselves.”

“Number 11 is Yun Jing, third place, estimated 5 billion?”

Dai Xingzhi looked at the male student surrounded by several Xianyun High School students.

The most attention-grabbing feature was his pair of eyes, bright like stars, which Dai Xingzhi knew as Magic Remains.

“Yun Jing…

dubbed ‘Kunxu’s strongest high school student’ by Purple Cloud Pharmaceutical.”

Dai Xingzhi heard that a month ago, besides having mana, Yun Jing’s Dao Heart and physical strength had already reached the limits of Qi Refinement.

“Sigh, one of the four Foundation Establishment certificates this time is surely Yun Jing’s.”

Ye Lingxiao, next to him, also glanced at Yun Jing, remembering how Yun Jing could effortlessly pick up his red envelope talisman last time.

Dai Xingzhi thought, “The second-place number 23 is Ye Lingxiao beside me, worth 5.5 billion, did he endure in the illusion until the 5.5 billion valuation?

Truly a wealthy person from Ring 2.”

“All his data reached the extreme limits of Qi Refinement two or three months ago, right?

After all, the Oasis Group evaluated him as having the most perfect physique and the most perfect lineage among contemporary high school students.”

“One of the four Foundation Establishment certificates should also be his.”

But upon seeing the first-place number 55, Dai Xingzhi found himself unable to find the person after looking around, becoming increasingly puzzled: “In this Foundation Establishment exam, is there someone stronger and wealthier than Yun Jing and Ye Lingxiao?”