That night, Zhang Yu swallowed the Primordial Unity Pill in one gulp, its potent medicinal essence once again surging through his limbs and bones.

He immediately circulated the Crimson Marrow Primordial Unity Qi, utilizing every ounce of strength in his muscles, organs, and bones to absorb the incoming torrent of energy.

At such times, Zhang Yu could clearly feel that the 30,000 he spent on the pill had not vanished, but instead integrated into his body, ultimately transforming into a part of his own flesh and blood.

A night passed in the blink of an eye. Zhang Yu looked at the physical strength level of 2.08 displayed on the Feather Tome, a gratified smile appearing on his face.

Now, two weeks had passed since the martial arts competition.

Only two weeks remained to determine whether Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were qualified to join the sports competition team (top five in sports performance).

And six weeks remained until the start of the sports competition.

During this time, although Zhang Yu focused mainly on improving his physical strength, his Dao Heart and mana had also naturally improved with the support of his mental cultivation technique and passive breathing exercises.

The Dao Heart displayed on the Feather Tome was level 3 (93), and his mana was 25.5.

“The improvement in Dao Heart and mana seems to have slowed down slightly, but it’s not a major problem for now, and there’s no need to consider switching to a more powerful cultivation technique.

For now, I should concentrate on physical strength!”

“With my current income, I can continuously supply Primordial Unity Pills. If my income increases in the future, I can even supplement with more medicinal cuisine!”

“If I continue to use the level 10 Crimson Marrow Primordial Unity Qi to improve my physical strength, entering the top five in physical strength in two weeks shouldn’t be a problem, and reaching level 4.0 or above in the sports competition in six weeks seems not impossible!”

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu looked at his savings.

During this time, although he tutored Song Hailong again and went to the industrial park for tutoring, with the arrival of a new month, after deducting 15,000 in loan interest, less than 2,000 in rent and utilities, and expenses such as Primordial Unity Pills and food, Zhang Yu now had only a little over 5,000 left in his account.

“Alas, I’m still poor. I hope they can arrange more tutoring for me soon!”

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zhang Yu hurried to school.

As soon as he arrived at the school gate, Zhang Yu saw the display of the monthly exam results.

On the day the monthly exam results were announced, the teachers and students of Songyang High School were overjoyed, welcoming the new results with great joy.

Remembering the monthly exam two days ago, Zhang Yu sighed slightly: “It’s a pity. If the monthly exam could have been a few days later, after I had consumed the second Primordial Unity Pill to temper my body, my results should have been higher!”

“But it’s not a big problem. My sports score should be higher in the next monthly exam!”

After casually glancing at the monthly exam rankings, Zhang Yu walked towards the classroom.

For him, the monthly exam only needed a little attention. The competition was what he really valued.

He still remembered what Zhang Pianpian had said to him.

Zhang Yu murmured in his heart: “If I want to get into the top ten universities, I must win all the remaining competitions in the first year of high school and become the strongest first-year high school student in Songyang City!”

However, just before Zhang Yu entered the teaching building, with a loud bang, a figure fell from the sky.

Zhang Yu subconsciously flashed aside, then reached out to catch the figure. White Formless Cloud Qi gushed out, gently catching the falling figure and dissipating the force of the fall.

Looking at the person he had saved, Zhang Yu was slightly stunned: “You are… Shuang Youpeng?”

He remembered this former top scorer of the first year, now a second-year student, who had been thoroughly disciplined by Zhou Chechen, the vice president of the student council, in practical combat class.

“Jumping off a building at school will incur a fine. Luckily I saved you.

And with your level, you shouldn’t die from this height, right? Wouldn’t it be even worse to get seriously injured and go for treatment?”

But in the next moment, Zhang Yu noticed something was wrong.

Although Shuang Youpeng’s appearance had not changed much, Zhang Yu felt incredibly light.

The flesh and blood under the other person’s clothes seemed to have disappeared a lot, not like the robust build of a second-year student.

Facing Zhang Yu’s questioning gaze, Shuang Youpeng remained silent, neither thanking Zhang Yu for saving him nor blaming him. He just silently stood up and walked towards the teaching building.

Zhang Yu opened his mouth, but didn’t know what to say.

He sensed a kind of numb despair from the other person.

In the end, Zhang Yu said: “Are you okay?”

Shuang Youpeng paused and said faintly: “I’m okay. I just had a momentary lapse in judgment. I still have debts to pay, so I won’t jump again.

Please don’t tell anyone about what happened today, otherwise the school will impose a fine!”

Speaking of this, Shuang Youpeng was silent for a moment, then said: “That sports competition… you’d better give up, it won’t end well!”

Inside the classroom of Class 1, Grade 1, several students were surrounding He Dayou, congratulating him.

“Dayou, you’ve improved so much recently. You actually got the first place in the grade in this monthly exam!”

“662 points! This score should be enough to get a free visit to White Dragon High School!”

“General Knowledge 49 points, Dao Heart 130 points, Mana 143 points, Physical Education 150 points, Martial Arts 95 points, Dao Techniques 95 points… The geniuses of the three high schools are only at this level, right?”

He Dayou looked at these sycophantic lackeys, a sneering smile flashing across his lips.

In this month’s martial arts practical exam, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were assigned to the same group, allowing He Dayou to finally achieve a score that matched his level.

“Martial Arts has finally given me the score I deserve!”

As for Dao Techniques, it was already his strength. In terms of Physical Education, with the training in the competition team during this period, he had also become the strongest in the grade.

Just then, his phone vibrated. The news He Dayou had asked other students to inquire about arrived, which was Zhang Yu’s current physical strength.

“Zhang Yu, that kid, doesn’t attend Physical Education class every day. I can finally see his physical strength measured in yesterday’s exam… Level 2.05?”

“As expected of someone who became Zhang Pianpian’s dog. He must have been fed a lot of things to be able to improve to this level!”

“But… it’s far from my 2.3 level of physical strength, and our gap will only widen in the future!”

Seeing Zhang Yu’s physical strength, He Dayou finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the effort and money spent in the competition team during this period had not been in vain.
“Zhang Yu, just savor the feeling of exerting every ounce of strength, yet still being unable to catch up to me!”

Compared to He Dayou’s exhilaration, Zhao Tianxing felt incredibly dejected.

“Even Yu-zi and A-Zhen have been utterly surpassed by He Dayou?”

While harboring a sliver of envy towards He Dayou and the others, Zhao Tianxing, like Qian Shen, ultimately withdrew from the athletic competition team. He watched with his own eyes as another student was added to the team, subsequently experiencing a meteoric rise in physical strength, and even surpassing him in this month’s exams.

Zhao Tianxing mused inwardly, “Qian Shen disdains buying physical prowess with coin, buying scores with wealth, which is why he left the competition team!”

And after Zhao Tianxing also quit the team, he could sense Qian Shen looking at him with renewed respect.

However, he knew that his situation was completely different from Qian Shen’s, and he possessed neither Qian Shen’s handsome bearing nor his decisive spirit.

He knew that the reason he chose to withdraw from the competition team was simply his own weakness.

He lacked the confidence to achieve sufficiently outstanding results after his parents had spent half their lives’ savings on him.

“The sponsorship fee for joining the competition team requires Mom and Dad to sell the house to scrape together!”

“This is only the first year of high school; what about the greater expenses in the future?”

“With my innate talent, after spending so much money, will I truly be able to earn it all back in the future?”

Zhao Tianxing had no confidence whatsoever. He feared wasting his parents’ savings, feared being burdened with massive debt yet achieving nothing, and ultimately chose to give up.

“I’m truly a useless wretch, even telling Qian Shen that I, like him, didn’t want to buy scores, when I clearly both desired it and feared failure!”

In the cafeteria, Zhao Tianxing placed his food tray down with a face full of melancholy.

He then saw Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen devouring the synthetic food before them as if in a race against time.

“Alas, Yu-zi and A-Zhen are always so optimistic. Even though their rankings were surpassed in this month’s exams, they don’t seem the least bit dejected. How I wish I could be like them!”

As Bai Zhenzhen ate, she glanced at the protein milk in Zhang Yu’s hand, thinking to herself, “Yu-zi has been eating better and better lately. Could it be he’s found some money? Or has he sold something he shouldn’t have?”

As Zhang Yu ate, he looked at the paste in Bai Zhenzhen’s tray, thinking to himself, “A-Zhen also needs to increase her physical strength. This money must be running low for her lately, right? I wonder if she has any interest in the dark tutoring realm!”

The doll hanging on Zhang Yu’s chest was also observing Bai Zhenzhen. After these past few days of observation, it had reached a conclusion.

So the doll transmitted a sound to Zhang Yu, saying, “Hey, Zhang Yu, do you know this woman has something inside her?”

“Pfft!”

Zhang Yu felt like he choked and couldn’t help but spit out the food in his mouth.

He turned around, lowered his voice, and said in a voice only he could hear to the doll, “A-Zhen is pregnant?”

On the other side, Bai Zhenzhen looked at the paste Zhang Yu had spat into her bowl, and was furious, “Are you trying to die, Zhang Yu? Using such low-down tricks to steal food? I’m going to pee in your bowl!”

The doll said in Zhang Yu’s mind, “The thing I’m talking about is a spiritual root. This woman has a spiritual root inside her!”

Zhang Yu rolled his eyes and said, “Nonsense, A-Zhen rented a spiritual root!”

The doll chuckled and said, “Really? According to my observations, the spiritual root inside this woman should be her own!”

“It’s just that this spiritual root is extremely good at concealing itself. If you weren’t with her every day, and she wasn’t always letting it out in front of you, I wouldn’t have been able to see this!”

Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen in some shock, thinking to himself, “A-Zhen has a spiritual root growing inside her?”

Bai Zhenzhen said angrily, “What are you muttering about? Hurry up and buy me another lunch!”

Zhang Yu was still thinking about the spiritual root, and grabbed his student card and ran off to buy Bai Zhenzhen lunch.

Bai Zhenzhen watched as Zhang Yu’s phone, left on the table, vibrated lightly. It was a message that had been sent.

“Refine Heaven Extreme: Sell me a piece of clothing you’ve worn.”

When she saw this message, Bai Zhenzhen fell silent. She quietly turned off the screen of Zhang Yu’s phone.

“No wonder I felt Yu-zi has been richer recently!”

“So, without realizing it, he has already advanced this far?”

“A-Yu! To earn money, to pursue the Immortal Path, have you already gone to this extent?”