In the luxurious bedroom, Zhang Yu’s hands moved with a series of afterimages, sweeping past Le Mulan’s body like a swift wind and lightning. Le Mulan felt a strange spiritual energy being injected into several of her meridians, temporarily severing her connection with her Dharma Skeleton. Additionally, Zhang Yu occasionally channeled bursts of Blazing Sun spiritual energy for cultivation.

This was Zhang Yu cultivating the Thirty-Six Path Primal Magnetic Meridian Interception Hand while simultaneously engaging in spiritual energy practice with Le Mulan. Apart from the benefits Le Mulan received, Zhang Yu himself, even though his spiritual energy had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, could still use the clash between Blazing Sun spiritual energy and Profound Frost spiritual energy to further train his spiritual energy’s resilience and quality, as well as enhance the level of Le Mulan’s Dao Seed.

Just then, the dormitory door opened, and Zhang Pianpian walked in.

“Senior.”

Zhang Yu turned his head, seeing Zhang Pianpian’s ranking as 32nd in the Talismanic Arts Department, and thought to himself, “Sister’s ranking is indeed steadily improving.”

Zhang Pianpian smiled slightly at Zhang Yu and said, “I’ll be busy outside for a while. Remember to contact me if you need anything.” At the same time, Zhang Pianpian’s gaze swept over Zhang Yu’s hands moving over Le Mulan, who occasionally winced, frowned, and writhed.

She sent a message asking: Zhang Yu, I’ve been observing you and Le Mulan for a long time.
Zhang Pianpian: Do you want to cultivate together with her?
Zhang Yu: Senior, what nonsense are you talking about? We’re cultivating properly.
Zhang Pianpian: Really?
Zhang Pianpian: But both you and she have searched for many questions and answers about how to dual cultivate with others.
Zhang Pianpian: Hmm, the search frequency has been increasing over the past few months.
Zhang Yu: It’s just searching, is there a problem with learning new knowledge?
Zhang Pianpian: Why are there also questions about how people whose primary gender is male dual cultivate after surgery?
Zhang Yu: Curiosity! Damn it, I’m just curious!
Zhang Yu: Search content doesn’t mean I want to do anything!
Zhang Yu: Otherwise, go look at Yu Xinghan’s records, they’re definitely much more exaggerated than what he actually does!
Zhang Yu: Also… I told you, can’t you pretend not to see our records?!
Zhang Pianpian: Yu Xinghan? I haven’t looked closely in a long time, it’s all too strange.
Zhang Yu: Send them to me.

Inside the dormitory, Zhang Yu formed a Dao incantation with his hand, and the spiritual energy within his body condensed into a surge of True Qi. The next moment, as he pointed a finger at the Earthly Fiend Vase in front of him, True Qi surged forth, instantly scanning the vase from top to bottom. Immediately, various data and parameters regarding the Earthly Fiend Vase appeared before his eyes.

Looking at the displayed parameters, Zhang Yu thought to himself, “This Treasure Appraisal Art is truly powerful; it seems to incorporate some talismans and artifact refining techniques.”

“Once cast, it can communicate with the spirit realm to retrieve the latest artifact data, and even without a spirit realm network, it can summarize information based on data stored within the ocular relic.”

“It also perfectly complements the Primal Magnetic Meridian Interception Hand.”

Zhang Yu knew that his Primal Magnetic Meridian Interception Hand required knowledge of the target Dharma Skeleton’s meridian interfaces to accurately seal it. But in daily practice, having him memorize the meridian interfaces of various Dharma Skeletons beforehand would clearly be time-consuming, laborious, and not worth the effort. Therefore, scanning first with the Treasure Appraisal Art before performing the Primal Magnetic Meridian Interception Hand became the most convenient method.

While Zhang Yu diligently practiced the Treasure Appraisal Art again and again, White Zhenzhen could be seen practicing sword arts in an adjacent communication window. The two did not communicate or speak; they simply cultivated and studied in their respective ways, seemingly accustomed to this state. But whenever White Zhenzhen stole a glance at Zhang Yu during a break in her cultivation, she would feel as though Zhang Yu was right there beside her, and a faint smile would unconsciously appear on her lips.

Just then, Wen Wuya’s voice came from outside the door: “Zhenzhen! It’s time! We should leave!”

White Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu in the communication window and said, “Yuzi, I’m leaving now.”

Zhang Yu nodded: “Okay.”

Just then, Le Mulan’s voice also came from beside him: “Zhang Yu, open your mouth. My new medicine is coming in.”

Zhang Yu opened his mouth and said, “A’Zhen, see you tomorrow night then.”

White Zhenzhen smiled slightly and said, “Good luck with the military certificate exam.”

Zhang Yu: “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely ace it!”

The next moment, as the communication disconnected, Zhang Yu and White Zhenzhen each continued with their own lives.

In recent days, Su Yanyang had been continuously gathering intelligence on Ping Han. After all, in his opinion, Ping Han had become the biggest obstacle in this military certificate exam, the greatest threat to Su Yanyang’s goal of obtaining the certificate.

“This guy, not only does he trade crypto himself, but now he’s pulling a bunch of people into it too?”

“Heh, a paid group for teaching crypto trading techniques?”

“This guy is doomed.”

Su Yanyang simply didn’t believe that Ping Han, a civil engineering student, could grasp any real crypto trading skills—something even top finance students and peerless prodigies who mastered Qi Luck Dao Arts might not fully comprehend. In his view, Ping Han had simply gotten incredibly lucky and made a fortune.

“At this point, the best option would be to retreat while ahead, take these 400-plus spirit coins, and never trade crypto again.”

If it were Su Yanyang, he would choose this. But Su Yanyang also understood that not everyone possessed his decisiveness and courage.

“Ping Han is trading Ambrosia Coin, and he’s doing it with 10x, even 20x leverage.”

Su Yanyang had specifically spent time studying the market trends of Ambrosia Coin over the past few years, understanding that the coin’s movements were unpredictable and highly volatile, with terrifying gains and losses that could change dramatically in short periods, leading countless people to bankruptcy every year.

“Given Ping Han’s level, he won’t last long.”

“There’s a very high probability he’ll bust before the military certificate exam even begins.”

After making this judgment, Su Yanyang chose to mortgage his Dharma Skeleton to further enhance his competitiveness in the military certificate exam. But as the military certificate exam drew nearer, Su Yanyang was surprised to find that Ping Han not only hadn’t lost money but was actually earning more and more as Ambrosia Coin continued its sharp rise.

“How is this possible?”

Looking at Ping Han’s daily posted profit data, Su Yanyang went from shock to anger, then regret, and finally, only helplessness remained. Seeing Ping Han earn so much money was more unbearable than being killed himself. Even when Su Yanyang lost to Zhang Yu last time, he didn’t feel as much pain as he did now. Unconsciously… Ping Han had become the person Su Yanyang disliked the most.

In the medical room, Xiao Yunji was surrounded by hanging medicine bottles, as large quantities of medicinal agents were being injected into her body to support her Dharma Skeleton synchronization rate.

“Just a few more days.”

“The military certificate exam will be over soon.”

Xiao Yunji was from the 8th layer; she was a descendant of a leader in a construction company and carried their inherited bloodline. The primary purpose for which she and her siblings were raised was to extend the life of that leader. For many wealthy individuals in Kunxu’s 7th to 10th layers, wasting funds on raising descendants during their immortal path’s peak was entirely unnecessary. However, when one’s potential gradually depleted and it became difficult to ascend further, then it was time to procreate and cultivate successors. Especially as one’s lifespan decreased and the cost of maintaining oneself steadily increased, more descendants were needed to earn money, to provide sustenance, and even to offer blood-linked physical bodies.

Xiao Yunji had seen those wealthy individuals who eventually fell into the spirit realm, seen how they squeezed every drop of blood from their descendants, ultimately dragging their entire families to ruin. Fortunately, her family’s ancestor had not yet reached that point. But Xiao Yunji remained determined to obtain the military certificate. Because only by obtaining the military certificate could she continue to receive investments and climb higher, instead of working in a construction company, submitting most of her income to the family, and having every drop of her blood drained early for the sake of her ancestor’s lifespan.

Feeling the state-of-the-art transforming Dharma Skeleton all over her body and her hard-earned cultivation, Xiao Yunji showed a confident smile.

“This set of transforming Dharma Skeletons is specifically designed for combat. Its ability to transform beyond human form can unleash combat power far beyond what a human form could achieve.”

“Last year’s civil engineering competition was merely a minor test.”

“Now, coupled with the cultivation method I specifically practiced, it can achieve an effect of 11 far surpassing 2.”

“And I also have six magical artifacts borrowed through advertising endorsements.”

“This time… I will definitely get the military certificate!”

Just then, Xiao Yunji frowned; Ping Han had sent another message.

“This guy…”

Xiao Yunji really wanted to block him. But she ultimately didn’t, as the other party was her biggest rival in this military certificate exam, and Xiao Yunji was very eager to learn about his intelligence. And looking at the profit screenshots he occasionally sent, Xiao Yunji’s expression became solemn.

“Did he earn more?”

Watching his constantly growing savings was like watching his constantly growing combat power, making Xiao Yunji feel an increasing threat from Ping Han.

October. Unconsciously, the day of the military certificate exam had arrived. Zhang Yu in his dormitory opened his eyes, feeling a slight tension in his heart: “It’s finally starting.”

Before he left the dormitory, Le Mulan extended a finger and said, “I specially prepared this medicine for you. Take it before you go.”

Yu Xinghan asked, “Do you want me to help you relax and warm up before you go?”

Walking along the Primal Magnetic Channel, Zhang Yu looked at the messages from White Zhenzhen.
White Zhenzhen: Yuzi! Good luck! I believe in you!
Zhang Pianpian: Winning is fine, but remember not to be too high-profile.
Zhao Tianxing: Nervous.
Director Gao: Do your best within your limits. I’ll be watching from the stands.
True Monarch Magnetic Pole: It’s just a civil engineering military certificate. It’s okay if you don’t pass. Remember, the most important thing is not to damage your physical body.

Looking at the stream of messages appearing in his ocular relic, Zhang Yu felt as if one hand after another was pressing on his back, gently pushing him forward, step by step, towards the examination hall.