Late August.

Zhang Yu sat cross-legged in his dorm room, assessing his current state.

Since arriving at the Myriad Dao University City on the second level in June of last year, Zhang Yu had spent three months building his foundation. Following the start of the academic year in September, he had diligently pursued his cultivation, and now, at this very moment, he was finally reaping abundant rewards on his path to immortality.

His Dao Heart had reached Level 15 (55.1), and his primary cultivation method had successfully integrated his spirit and body, operating as smoothly as breathing at all times. He had also unlocked a second cultivation method.

Through continuous day-and-night cultivation, his mana had surged to 752.8 units.

Although the rate of increase had begun to slow, his mana quality had steadily risen to a level of 173.

During the second semester, although his primary focus was on cultivation techniques, his physical strength had also reached Level 15.88. This was achieved through various Daoist spell services, replenishment of vital essence from food, powerful elixirs, the constant gravity tempering from the Nine Prisons Mountain Suppressing Belt, and Zhang Yu’s continuous overtime work at construction sites.

With the steady improvement in all aspects of his cultivation, Zhang Yu’s Aura conductivity had now reached 53, and the maximum transmission distance for his Aura had exceeded 50 meters.

Feeling the surging power within him, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.

Next, he checked his bank balance.

Although he had continuous monthly expenses for spirit stones, elixirs, Spirit Realm data, Daoist spell services, and other Spirit Realm services, Zhang Yu had, after all, accumulated a series of unexpected fortunes.

Later, he also benefited from the ‘Spirit-Body Integration Journey’ without cost, and coupled with his continuously improving work efficiency and occasional sales of mana, his account balance finally increased instead of decreasing, reaching 46 spirit coins.

Seeing the 46 spirit coins in his account, Zhang Yu felt an immense sense of fulfillment.

“This feeling of having such a solid foundation for my immortal path… it’s truly wonderful.”

At the same time, the white ox in his mind roared, hinting at a new transformation about to occur.

This transformation stemmed from the second cultivation method Zhang Yu had acquired from the Spirit Realm: a dark technique.

This technique was called the ‘Boundless Inner Dharma Body.’ As Zhang Yu reviewed its contents, he realized it was compatible with the ‘Crippled Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Incantation.’

When Zhang Yu first comprehended the full version of the Crippled Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Incantation, he understood that this method was about fighting to the very last moment. Even if severely wounded, with broken limbs, one must sacrifice oneself to fight again, refusing to yield even if it meant a hundred deaths.

To achieve this, the Crippled Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Incantation activated the body, granting the cultivator powerful self-healing abilities. This allowed them to survive repeated self-sacrificing battles, preparing them for the next one.

Otherwise, after a few battles, the body would be destroyed, leaving no strength to fight again.

However, even with the enhancement of the Crippled Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Incantation, it didn’t guarantee absolute safety. In repeated life-risking battles, there was always the possibility of severe injury or death.

The existence of the Boundless Inner Dharma Body was precisely to compensate for this.

According to the cultivation method content Zhang Yu received, this technique directly pointed towards an 80-level Dao Heart. This meant that the cultivation method could be practiced from Level 1 of the Qi Condensation stage, to Level 20 of the Foundation Establishment stage, to Level 30 of the Golden Core stage… eventually progressing all the way to Level 80.

This was also the first time Zhang Yu had obtained a cultivation method with complete content for subsequent realms.

Previously, when he purchased cultivation methods, they usually only covered the Qi Condensation or Foundation Establishment stages at most.

Regarding the description of the cultivation method’s final realm, it claimed that every fiber of flesh and blood would contain a will. If combined with an 80-level Crippled Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Incantation, one could regenerate from a drop of blood, achieve immortality, and even have every drop of blood and every strand of hair manifest as an external avatar, effectively creating myriad incarnations.

The philosophy represented by the Boundless Inner Dharma Body was to fight to the very end! It embodied the resolute determination to never cease fighting until every last bit of flesh and every bone was completely annihilated in battle.

After Zhang Yu began cultivating this technique, he noticed that with each level his Boundless Inner Dharma Body advanced, his thought process accelerated, leading to a qualitative change at this very moment…

“Nine deaths unyielding, self-sacrifice without regret, only then can the Nascent Soul return to the flesh.”

The cultivation mantra flowed through Zhang Yu’s mind once more, and at this moment, his Boundless Inner Dharma Body finally advanced to Level 10.

Zhang Yu then felt as if his thoughts and consciousness had split in two at that moment.

The roaring white ox in his mind let out an enraged bellow, and then its head also split in two, transforming into a two-headed white ox.

Accompanying the roars of the two-headed white ox, Zhang Yu felt that he could now multitask, simultaneously operating two streams of consciousness.

This was the Level 10 effect of the Boundless Inner Dharma Body, allowing Zhang Yu to operate two streams of consciousness simultaneously.

Moving forward, as long as he continued to increase the Boundless Inner Dharma Body’s level, not only would his thought process become increasingly faster, but the number of parallel streams of consciousness he could manage would also grow.

Every 10 levels would further increase the number of parallel streams of consciousness, gradually allowing him to multitask tenfold, then a hundredfold… until every single fiber of flesh and blood could be assigned a consciousness, and in conjunction with the Crippled Ox Self-Sacrifice Heart Incantation, reach the realm of regenerating from a drop of blood, achieving immortality, manifesting external avatars, and creating myriad incarnations.

As Zhang Yu gradually comprehended the power of this cultivation method, he also understood why his sister believed it was at least pre-military grade, if not military grade.

“Perhaps in the era when this cultivation method was created, it was indeed a military-grade technique?”

“But as time passed, and military-grade techniques became more formidable, perhaps this method gradually fell to a pre-military grade evaluation? Just like the Nine Heavens Cloud Void Energy?”

Of course, Zhang Yu was still far from the legendary realm of regenerating from a drop of blood and manifesting myriad incarnations. In his view, the greatest current benefit of the Boundless Inner Dharma Body was not physical, but rather in the manipulation of Aura.

Two formless warriors emerged from behind him, crashing together with a crackling burst.

The two humanoid Auras exchanged blows, fists and feet colliding. Under Zhang Yu’s dual consciousness control, it was as if two different individuals were truly locked in intense combat.

Zhang Yu quietly estimated, “With the enhancement of a Level 10 Boundless Inner Dharma Body and dual consciousness… I can probably control nine formless warriors quite perfectly at full strength.”

“However, correspondingly, the mana consumption per unit of time will undoubtedly increase.”

Just then, Yu Xinghan’s voice came from the side: “Zhang Yu, let’s go. It’s time for the exam.”

Yu Xinghan clenched his fist, his face filled with determination, and said, “After cultivating so hard for so long, it’s finally time for us to make our mark.”

On their way to the examination venue, they saw many students rushing to their exams.

It was, after all, the end of the academic year, and many students were taking exams during this period. For instance, Zhang Pianpian and Le Mulan had already left their dorms early to begin their tests.

When Zhang Yu and Yu Xinghan arrived at the examination hall, they saw many students already waiting, their faces showing tension, anticipation, or excitement…

The first Dao Heart examination officially began.

Deep within the Spirit Realm.

Feng Jiu, the Dao Heart instructor, had an artifact spirit observing the situation in the Spirit Realm examination hall.

Images of various students appeared before her, and she recorded all the detailed circumstances.

The content of this Dao Heart examination was randomly assigned to each student, combined with some public data.

Although the content varied, by matching it with different detailed scoring rules, the students’ Dao Heart performance could be assessed with maximum precision.

In one of the displayed images, Li Xiao walked the streets like a zombie.

His examination topic was death.

He suddenly discovered that a death certificate had been mistakenly issued for him in the Spirit Realm Network’s data.

Consequently, he was defined as deceased in all domains.

His Spirit Realm Network connection was severed, and through his eye sockets, he could only see a desolate, grey city.

His bank account was frozen, preventing him from using even a single spirit coin.

He had even lost authorization to use the Primordial Magnetic Channel.

All his titles, rankings, and domains had vanished, making him appear like a mere phantom in others’ eyes.

Furthermore, even after being injured by someone, he couldn’t receive any compensation or medical care due to his ‘deceased’ status.

He wandered like a lonely ghost through this desolate, grey urban jungle, his spirit tormented.

The artifact spirit recorded Li Xiao’s situation: “Emotional autonomy: 76 points, Inner stability: 72 points, Inner abundance: 71 points… Lacks resilience for solitary cultivation, highly dependent on social recognition…”

After grading Li Xiao, the artifact spirit turned its attention to another student.

Ying Xin was facing a situation called… bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy, considered by countless Kunxu people as the beginning of one’s demise, was viewed by many as more terrifying than cultivation deviation or malevolent energy infection.

Yet, Ying Xin faced this situation with a hint of composure.

“It’s time to reveal the family heritage of my six generations of civil engineers.”

“Come forth! Father! Grandfather! Great-Grandfather! Great-Great-Grandfather! Ancestor!”

Ying Xin slammed her palm down, and with the force of her Level 20 Excavation Palm, a large section of the ground ripped open, and six coffins surged upward.

Immediately, a number appeared above each coffin, indicating the price of the corpse within. From her father to the ancestor, the numbers grew progressively larger, exhibiting increasingly terrifying might.

“Remains of six generations! Help me rise again and and mend the heavens!”

Observing Ying Xin’s high spirits, the artifact spirit recorded: “High degree of family socialization, extremely strong psychological resilience cultivation. This further confirms the theory that the wealthier one is, the stronger their emotional capacity.”

“Money is indeed humanity’s most crucial factor. I still cannot understand why wealth is not included in university ranking data.”

Meanwhile, more student data flooded the artifact spirit’s view.

Yu Xinghan was currently facing a broken engagement.

A high-ranking young lady from a family with tens of thousands of spirit coins in assets presented him with a letter of annulment.

Facing the humiliation from the wealthy, the sarcasm from relatives, the mockery from classmates, and the young lady’s overt or covert threats… waves of psychological pressure descended upon him.

“Yu Xinghan, if you have any backbone, just accept it, and we can still be friends.”

“Backbone?” Yu Xinghan’s heart surged with anger; he had never felt so wronged.

The indignity of being wrongly accused made him tear up the annulment letter and shout at the other party, “I won’t annul it!”

“Worst case, he can be the primary, and I’ll be the secondary! I’m set on becoming this son-in-law; no one can stop me! Unless you go bankrupt today.”

The artifact spirit, watching this scene, shook its head and recorded: “This examination question is too old; the question bank needs updating. Matters of backbone and dignity no longer create any psychological pressure… Hmm, let’s give him a different question.”