You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 262 - 227: Victory or Defeat Lies in the Third Round

Chapter 262: Chapter 227: Victory or Defeat Lies in the Third Round

During the break while watching the video, Huang Zichou, trying to avoid awkward silence, casually said, "When you two go to university in the future, after implanting the Magic Remains or purchasing a Flying Sword or Magic Treasure, you must be cautious about similar matters."

"Every day before going out, check if your equipment balance is sufficient, if the services have been renewed, if ads have been cleared, and if installment repayments have been made..." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Huang Zichou earnestly advised, "During the various exams held annually at university, you always encounter students who run into these issues on exam day. A moment of carelessness causes them to underperform, leading to unsatisfactory final scores, which further affects their GPA."

"Consider today a lesson in advance for you all..."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Indeed, I’ve learned a lesson that I’ll remember for a lifetime. Whenever I enter university, I will definitely check thoroughly before each exam."

Ye Lingxiao, on the other hand, thought to himself, "Isn’t it all on automatic renewal and automatic deduction? What’s there to check... Oh, right, poor people might have insufficient balance, right? Poor people are really pitiful."

About a minute later, the sword tomb finally returned to normal and began to move again under the control of Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao.

However, the feeling of discomfort in Zhang Yu’s mind persisted, and even the discomfort from his eyes intensified a bit.

Meanwhile, as the sword tomb connected, the synchronization rate above Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao’s heads changed.

Zhang Yu 90%

Ye Lingxiao 95%

This synchronization rate represents their overall synchronization rate with all the Magic Remains on their bodies. Obviously, after connecting to the nerve signals of the sword tomb, both of their synchronization rates dropped.

Zhang Yu frowned, "The gap just widened a bit..."

At the same time, on the internal network of True God, Mu Guiyin said, "Besides the foundation, the greatest gap between them is in their Dao Heart."

"Ye Lingxiao’s Dao Heart reached Level 10 last year, while Zhang Yu’s Dao Heart is only at Level 8 now."

"Although this exam tests the physical body, the Dao Heart is the foundation of a cultivator’s entire cultivation, affecting all aspects. How could it not affect the physical body?"

"The gap in Dao Heart between the two of them means that Zhang Yu has no chance of winning this round."

Another True God sighed, "Ye Lingxiao, after all, has been at Dao Heart Level 10 for a long enough time, perfecting control of his physical body daily. His body adapts to changes with the support of a Dao Heart at Level 10."

"Only through such day and night adaptation to the physical body, constantly exploring the limits of the flesh in subsequent cultivation, can one swiftly adapt to new changes in the flesh."

Huang Zichou did not voice agreement, but in his heart, he had to admit that Mu Guiyin was right; Zhang Yu’s Dao Heart level is indeed holding him back, and his cultivation time is too short.

He thought silently, "Zhang Yu has indeed practiced for one year less than Ye Lingxiao. It’s not easy at all for him to match Ye Lingxiao in physical prowess, and the gap in Dao Heart is naturally expected."

"In the physical track for the Foundation Establishment exams throughout history, it’s always the contestants with Dao Heart Level 10, Mana 100, and physical strength Level 10 who compete to showcase the power and potential of the body."

"Ha, who would have thought that this year, such a kid would appear, getting to the last round of the Foundation Establishment exams with a Dao Heart Level 8."

While thinking, Huang Zichou didn’t let it affect his continued administration of the exam. With a sweep of his Divine Power, he had already taken out the third and final piece of Magic Remains for this round.

It was a spine that flickered with an eerie bloody glow, yet resembled a white Jiao Dragon, circling around Huang Zichou in mid-air, as if it were a living creature.

Huang Zichou introduced, "This is a corporate-grade Magic Remains made by the Dragon Soul Workshop, called the Jiao Long Spirit Core."

"As a specialist in dragon-type Magic Remains, known for crafting Magic Remains from various dragon-type materials for years, Dragon Soul Workshop’s Jiao Long Spirit Core is considered a classic piece among spinal Magic Remains."

"Once the Jiao Long Spirit Core is implanted into the body, the dragon tendons extending from it can greatly enhance a cultivator’s physical abilities, with an effect equivalent to +1 level of physical strength at the Foundation Establishment stage."

"The Jiao Long Spirit Core also contains a dragon-type Taoist Skill, called Dragon Power Skill, which upon activation can mentally intimidate, making it difficult for cultivators with a Dao Heart level below 20 to operate their mental methods within a hundred-meter radius..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt a twinge in his heart, thinking, "Wow, is this a magic forbidden zone? No, it’s a forbidden mind skill zone."

This was Zhang Yu’s first time witnessing the effect of a Taoist Skill. After all, in high school, so-called Taoist Skills Class was actually just talisman class, and he had yet to encounter true Taoist Skills.

Like before, Zhang Yu felt his spine being severed from the neural connection with the brain.

The impact of this, naturally, far exceeded the previous two instances, as the spine relates to the movement of the entire body. Losing connection with the spine, Zhang Yu immediately went limp on the operating table, feeling as if he were entirely paralyzed, his heart involuntarily tightening slightly.

Seconds later, Zhang Yu felt the presence of his spine again, but now the sensation was even stranger, as the spine couldn’t drive his body but merely twisted back and forth with his thoughts.

Simultaneously, Zhang Yu felt as if his consciousness was being drawn into the spine itself, manipulating the Jiao Long Spirit Core, as if becoming a white dragon soaring across the sky...

The next moment, Zhang Yu sharply snapped back to reality, thinking to himself that it was a close call. It seemed that his thoughts had been influenced by the Jiao Long Spirit Core, causing hallucinations.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "This isn’t even a true implantation of Magic Remains, and just connecting to the neural signals already has this effect. It seems that after Foundation Establishment, if I want to implant various Magic Remains, the burden will be even greater than I imagined."

So aside from the eye Magic Remains, will there be no other Magic Remains implanted in the future?

If worse comes to worse, just use a Magic Treasure directly. Why insist on implanting Magic Remains?

Zhang Yu once had a similar question, and at that time, Fu Ji provided him with an answer.

Actually, the answer is simple: using both Magic Treasures and Magic Remains is more powerful than just using Magic Treasures alone.

Zhang Yu still remembers what Fu Ji said back then.

"Magic Remains were originally developed by those in Artifact Refining, aiming to create a dimension-reducing blow in the Magic Treasure market and trigger industrial reform."

"In Kunxu, if you want to climb higher, you have to be better than others and achieve better results. As more and more people use Magic Remains to enhance their performance and, subsequently, increase the power of Magic Treasures, if you want to catch up with them, you’ll have to use Magic Remains too."

Just as Zhang Yu was working hard to adapt to the Jiao Long Spirit Core, Er Ha in the audience said, "This Jiao Long Spirit Core looks pretty good."

Beside him, Cat Cat frowned and said, "Interested? Then I advise you not to buy it."

Er Ha curiously asked, "You have insider information?"

He knew that people in the Finance Department had deep roots and extensive networks, and were well-informed and knowledgeable.

Cat Cat said indifferently, "No need for insider information. Didn’t he clarify it himself? He’s focused on dragon-type Magic Remains, which means he’s not skilled with other materials. A classic work indicates that this Jiao Long Spirit Core is already outdated."

"Also, Dragon Soul Workshop has previously been exposed for shady dealings. The dragon materials in their Magic Remains don’t exceed 5%, and it’s all bone powder."

"For the price of this spinal Magic Remains... I think most of it is using beast materials. If the dragon part reaches 3%, that’s incredible, and it’s probably from bred hybrid Jiao Dragons."

"After all, for mass-produced items like these, what good materials can they use? If you have money, it’s better to get custom-made Magic Remains."

Listening to Cat Cat’s comments, Er Ha thought to himself, Aren’t I broke?

However, he also lost interest in the Jiao Long Spirit Core and sighed, "These days, these Magic Remains love to cut corners and engage in false advertising. If you don’t research well before buying, you’ll be fooled..."

At this moment, the synchronization rate data for Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao was once again updated.

Zhang Yu 79%

Ye Lingxiao 86%

Zhang Yu: "Have I lost?"

As for the final result of this round, Zhang Yu was not too surprised. He thought to himself, "It’s probably because of the Dao Heart, right?"

Even though he lost this round due to the drag of the Dao Heart, Zhang Yu didn’t dwell on it too much. After all, he had already used all means over the past year to reach his own limits.

Now he just wants to prepare well for the next round and do his best to defeat his opponent, aiming for the final Foundation Establishment qualification.

At the same time, within the True God internal network, Mu Guiyin was speaking eloquently: "There are two main paths for the advancement of Magic Remains. One is refining different parts of your body into Magic Remains. The stronger your body, the stronger the Magic Remains refined, and inherently, these are the most compatible Magic Remains."

"But this path is too difficult, and the personalization of Magic Remains is extremely expensive, reaching astronomical prices for most cultivators."

"So most people can only choose the second path."

"That is, as their cultivation level improves, they continuously replace external stronger Magic Remains and slowly refine them into parts of themselves, enhancing their strength."

"During this process, if one fails to adapt to the newly implanted Magic Remains, their cultivation will regress instead of progressing."

"And this is just human-shaped Magic Remains. I’ve heard the upper levels are attempting alien-shaped Magic Remains."

A Little God interrupted, "That thing is quite fierce in competitions of the same level, but once implanted, it doesn’t even retain a basic human form, and it’s too incompatible with each family’s Immortal Path Cultivation Technique. After implantation, cultivation becomes impossible. It’s completely putting the cart before the horse."

Mu Guiyin brought the topic back: "In short, Zhang Yu’s physical body is too strong, while his Dao Heart is too weak. He hasn’t even fully mastered his own original body, so how can he adapt to a new one?"

"In contrast, Ye Lingxiao, based on his performance, clearly can adapt to Magic Remains faster after Foundation Establishment and has more potential in the Foundation Establishment Stage."

As the second round ended and Ye Lingxiao emerged victorious, Huang Zichou began to announce the third round of the exam content.

The result of this round will also completely determine who will receive the Foundation Establishment qualification.

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