Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 218 - 193: So the Observing Heaven Pavilion Is Part of the Demon Sect Too?

"Income generation?"

Su Yuan stared at the task, feeling like he'd stumbled into a den of black-market trade schools.

They say they're sending you for an internship, but in reality, they're tricking you into working in hotels and factories as illegal labor.

More than half of the wages students should receive are siphoned off.

Is this the reason why Teacher Taibai advised against joining the Evil Extermination Sword Sect?

Su Yuan couldn't help but glance at the academic credit assignments from other universities. After looking them over, he immediately dismissed the thought.

Because each of the Ten Great Immortal Sects has income-generating tasks, and their content is exactly the same as those of the Evil Extermination Sword Sect.

It's obvious that this is a mandatory task collectively agreed upon by the Ten Great Immortal Sects.

Su Yuan was speechless.

It can't be that all Ten Great Immortal Sects are like black-market trade schools, right? That would be too dark.

Fortunately, after carefully studying the task terms, Su Yuan didn't find any intermediary fees or excessive cuts, so he felt slightly relieved.

Su Yuan looked at the other tasks, which mostly revolved around the three standards of cultivation, actual combat, and practical application, similar in content.

The Evil Extermination Sword Sect's actual combat task is to slay demons and eliminate evil.

While schools like the Profound Art Celestial Sect and the Thousand-Faced Immortal Sect, focusing on skills and arts, have actual combat tasks like refining magical treasures and hosting roadshows.

These tasks can be directly combined with income-generating tasks, making a lot of money.

After the students finished reading the academic credit tasks from the Ten Great Immortal Sects, Ye Muyu continued:

"All the academic credits earned from tasks are interchangeable."

"However, I still suggest that everyone specialize in one field because the academic credit tasks will continue to update with your learning progress."

"The updated tasks will offer more academic credits as rewards, but they will also be more specialized, requiring sufficient professional knowledge to complete."

"Being a jack of all trades but master of none may allow you to complete the majority of early tasks from the Top Ten, but you'll easily hit a wall later on."

The students all nodded in agreement at these words.

But at this moment, Ye Muyu's tone shifted, glancing at Su Yuan with a smile:

"Of course, if any student is confident enough in their talent, it's also possible to study the unique skills of multiple Immortal Sects."

"After all, more professional paths mean more opportunities."

With that, Ye Muyu didn't wait for anyone to respond and continued:

"I won't go into detail about what can be exchanged with academic credits; you can check the class group files for that information."

"I'll just mention the prices for the Foundation Establishment Technique and the Artificial Immortal Spirit Root."

"The Foundation Establishment Techniques from the Ten Great Immortal Sects are basically at the same level, but the exchange price varies according to the popularity of the major."

"The Foundation Establishment Technique for a popular major generally requires between 3000 and 5000 academic credits."

"For less popular majors, the technique requires between 1800 and 3000 academic credits. Once you've accumulated enough credits, you can choose freely."

"As for the price of the Artificial Immortal Spirit Root, it's divided into three categories: attribute-less, with attributes, and rare attributes."

"They require 8000, 10000, and 12000 academic credits respectively, depending on your needs."

"Additionally, to graduate smoothly from the preparatory class, you must accumulate over a thousand academic credits."

After hearing the academic credit requirements for exchanging Foundation Establishment Techniques and Immortal Spirit Roots, all the students couldn't help but gasp.

The initial cultivation tasks from the Ten Great Immortal Sects only grant a mere fifty academic credits!

Is inflation this terrifying?

However, after thinking about the value of the Ten Great's Foundation Establishment Techniques and Immortal Spirit Roots, everyone felt reassured.

This kind of top-tier resource, invaluable and unavailable in the market, can't be measured with money.

Moreover, many prodigies from great families present knew that even those who get admitted to the Ten Great Immortal Sects through standard exams still need to earn enough academic credits to have a chance at obtaining the Foundation Establishment Technique and Immortal Spirit Root.

"Instructor Ye, I have two questions."

Zhang Baiyi raised his hand.

"Go ahead."

Zhang Baiyi stood up:

"First question: If we have unused academic credits, can they be carried over after advancing to the Top Ten?"

"They can be carried over, but only the academic credits from the preparatory class tasks of that university."

"Alright, my second question is, can students trade academic credits among each other?"

"You can, but items and techniques exchanged using academic credits cannot be taught to others."

"Understood, I have no more questions."

After getting these two answers, Zhang Baiyi nodded and sat back down.

Most of the students present also felt relieved after hearing this.

Honestly, considering it only takes a thousand academic credits to graduate from the preparatory class, it's evident that Foundation Establishment Techniques and Immortal Spirit Roots aren't meant for most people.

To be able to accumulate some academic credits before enrollment is already like getting a head start compared to the standard entrants.

After the students absorbed all the information, Ye Muyu gently clapped his hands:

"Alright, I've introduced almost all the rules. If anyone still has questions, the details for the preparatory class are in the class group, and you can check them yourself."

"Now we'll start our class."

"The course schedule is simple. The instructors will rotate every three days."

"I'll be the instructor for the first three days. During these days, we'll have classes in the morning, and in the afternoons, you'll be free to engage in activities, complete tasks, or focus on cultivation."

"If you aren't really good at the knowledge from a particular Immortal Sect, you can skip class and focus on other sects' knowledge."

"As long as you accumulate enough academic credits, that's what matters."

After hearing the preparatory class course rules, Su Yuan felt satisfied.

This schedule is much more relaxed than three years of high school, giving him more time to work and earn money.

If he can earn academic credits along with money, it'll be a win-win situation.

Soon after, the introductory courses for the Observing Heaven Pavilion officially began.

The first lesson was an Observing Heaven Pavilion secret technique called "Qi Observation Skill."

This skill is profound and mysterious. It's said that once mastered, it allows you to perceive others' fortune to a certain extent and judge the strength and weakness of their luck in the near future.

This secret technique is also considered the entry-level secret technique for the "Divine Calculation Major," the second-most popular major after the management program in the Observing Heaven Pavilion.

As Ye Muyu elaborated on the Qi Observation Skill, many students in the class began to feel drowsy.

No wonder this year the Observing Heaven Pavilion didn't receive any seed students; it turns out the courses are just too difficult.

Only Chen Nuoyi, who possesses Dragon Qi, seems to have a natural talent for the Dao of Fate, listening with keen interest.

And what about Su Yuan?

Su Yuan was beginning to sweat a bit profusely at this point.

Because as he listened, he discovered that Qi Observation Skill had many similarities with Demon Technique·Finger Fate.

Upon acquiring the Five Finger Series Demon Technique, Su Yuan had already grasped the knowledge within.

Just by slightly verifying the knowledge of Demon Technique·Finger Fate with Qi Observation Skill, his proficiency in Qi Observation Skill soared.

This... is this right?

Why does the beginner's technique of the Divine Calculation System of Observing Heaven Pavilion resemble Demon Technique·Finger Fate so much?

Could it be that Observing Heaven Pavilion is actually a Demon Sect founded on the heritage of the Demon Sect?

Then, doesn't using Demon Technique·Finger Fate in front of Instructor Ye expose my true nature?

What! Even if I'm not exposed here, I'm still a Demon Cultivator?

Then it doesn't matter.

Su Yuan calmed his mind and quietly digested the contents of Qi Observation Skill.

After teaching Qi Observation Skill, Ye Muyu imparted the beginner's secret technique of the Management Department of Observing Heaven Pavilion, called "Thousand Performances Skill."

It is a secret technique that can deeply explore and utilize the computational power of a cultivator's brain, greatly enhancing the management abilities of the cultivator.

When mastered, a cultivator can categorize and unify the scattered computational power of the brain, making it work like a chip, directing it with ease.

This secret technique is evidently very versatile and has nothing to do with Demon Dao methods.

However, when faced with such a secret technique, Su Yuan was exposed.

Whether it was the title of Demon Lord or any other auxiliary means, none could help him accelerate understanding this method.

He could only comprehend it through hard study.

Fortunately, although Su Yuan's personal learning speed of this technique was not impressive, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was different.

The Artifact Spirit Zhu Qingqing keenly discovered that Thousand Performances Skill could unify the computational power of all Cyber Resentful Souls within the Cyber Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Once mastered, it will achieve the effect of Unity of Ten Thousand Souls, as if commanding with a finger.

Regarding this, Su Yuan was naturally happy to let Zhu Qingqing secretly master it, letting her train on his behalf.

After Zhu Qingqing mastered Thousand Performances Skill, he planned to let her give him a detailed and straightforward explanation of the technique.

As for the ban on disseminating the knowledge of the Ten Great Immortal Sects?

I didn't spread it outside, only internally.

With the end of the morning classes, it was now the students' free activity time.

Before formally dismissing the class, Ye Muyu specifically called out Su Yuan's name.

"Su Yuan, starting today, students will gradually undertake missions in Taihua City to create income."

"While we instructors will use certain methods to supervise whether students are cheating on missions, you, as the class monitor, must also be responsible."

"From now on, you will have access to all the students' locations in the class."

"Additionally, you can freely access the surveillance in the vicinity of the students' locations."

"Unless the students return home to rest or voluntarily report they are pausing their mission, you will have the right to monitor them in real-time, a power almost equal to that of the instructors."

Ye Muyu pointed a finger at Su Yuan, and a pair of glasses resembling a combat power detector appeared out of thin air in front of Su Yuan.

"You must fulfill the duty of overseeing, don't let certain students, driven by greed, stray into the Demon Dao."

Ye Muyu spoke earnestly.

"Yes."

With a serious expression, Su Yuan accepted the heavy glasses, feeling a bit incredulous inside.

It seems this position as class monitor truly holds real power.

And the authority to monitor is somewhat overwhelming.

The vigilant looks from the surrounding students, as if guarding against a thief after he acquired the glasses, indicated this clearly.

After giving instructions, Ye Muyu decisively left.

Though she departed gracefully, most students remained confused about Qi Observation Skill and Thousand Performances Skill.

Having only completed the Observing Heaven Pavilion course, they could choose to carry out tasks related only to Observing Heaven Pavilion.

Tasks from other Immortal Sects require unlocking.

How can they complete the corresponding tasks without mastering the techniques from Observing Heaven Pavilion?

But eventually, a brave soul stepped up.

They were a few students already intending to apply for the Management Department of Observing Heaven Pavilion. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Gritting their teeth, they accepted tasks related to practice and revenue generation, intending to try with their rudimentary management skills.

And how do they complete the tasks?

Through the monitoring glasses, Su Yuan discovered that some of these students went to work part-time as restaurant managers, while others used big data analysis to target specific individuals to hand out flyers.

This is under the premise that they are top students in the preparatory class; otherwise, no one would want them.

This scene left Su Yuan speechless.

Just this? Just this?

Is this the level of future top students of Observing Heaven Pavilion?

If it were me, I could really do it better!

It seems that at this early stage of the preparatory class, one cannot expect too much from the students' performance.

Regarding the academic credits these students earned from working?

In total, they didn't even reach double digits, with some barely hovering at fractions.

However, during the process of monitoring students this time, Su Yuan gained an unexpected discovery.

This discovery stemmed from the reminder of Zhu Qingqing.

It turns out that the method other instructors use to monitor students is also through these monitoring glasses, with all glasses on the same channel.

By having the Ten Thousand Souls Banner hack through the monitoring glasses, Su Yuan could easily gain insight into the examiners' movements.

Not only could he know whether they are currently monitoring students, but he could also precisely identify whom they are monitoring.

This discovery delighted Su Yuan.

With counter-surveillance and the ability to block the examiners' monitoring methods, does this not mean he could freely deceive superiors and conceal truths, acting as he pleases?