Chapter 357: Seven Ultimate Techniques and Seven Ultimate Corpse

Zhang Yu glanced at Yu Xinghan beside him, his gaze sweeping over the other's Dao Seed.

Ever since his companion's Third Eye Divine Ability had been raised to Level 2, new upgrade requirements had appeared.

To advance from Level 2 to Level 3 required reaching a mana level of 1000, which corresponded to the peak of the Qi Foundation stage.

"Keep it up, Xinghan."

"If you don't cultivate hard, how can I earn more?"

Zhang Yu was quite looking forward to the effects of the Level 3 Third Eye Divine Ability.

However, even though he wasn't sponsoring spirit coins, he could still help by giving Yu Xinghan more of his blood to drink and infusing a bit of mana each day.

He only hoped the other would thrive and grow, and soon upgrade the Third Eye Divine Ability to Level 3.

Meanwhile, Yu Xinghan looked at Zhang Yu and couldn't help thinking, "This guy Zhang Yu... I'm truly damn jealous."

He wished he could gobble down the bunker Zhang Yu had built, bite by big bite.

But the thought that even if he ate that bunker of Zhang Yu's, he probably couldn't digest it, made him feel another pang of frustration.

"We were both poor and doing just fine, and now you've made it big... In the future, will our brotherhood turn into a father-son relationship?"

After explaining the exquisite details of the bunker Zhang Yu had built, Tu Lishan let the examinees leave first, telling them to go back and slowly digest what they had learned today.

However, Tu Lishan alone kept Zhang Yu behind, saying with a smile, "Director Gao wants to see you."

Then, with the projection of the spirit realm appearing, a figure dressed in an ancient-style Daoist robe, with the four large characters 'Building World' written on it, looking as if he had traveled through time from an ancient world, appeared before Zhang Yu. It was Director Gao of the War Faction.

Director Gao looked at Zhang Yu before him and said with a slight smile, "You did very well in this exam. I've already seen your grade in the background—it surpassed Ji Yuanshu, reaching first place in the Qi Foundation class. The rankings will update tonight."

Although Zhang Yu knew that in this final exam, his score had definitely surpassed Ji Yuanshu's,

he wasn't entirely sure whether he could overtake Ji Yuanshu in the overall comprehensive score ranking.

Hearing the information revealed by Director Gao now, a great weight lifted from Zhang Yu's heart, followed by a surge of joy from deep within.

The struggles and efforts of the past year and three months—scenes of working overtime and studying one after another—flashed before his eyes, finally transforming into a sense of ease and freedom.

"Finally made it."

Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, then quietly set an alarm for himself, reminding him to take a screenshot as soon as the rankings updated tonight.

Director Gao continued, "In this exam, you didn't just get good grades; you also demonstrated the style of our Civil Engineering Department, using the most authentic, most civil engineering power to firmly secure first place."

"That's very good. I hope you can maintain that effort in your future university life."

After speaking, Director Gao paused, something seeming to appear in his pupils, then continued, "You've been taking discounted medicines from the Pharmacy College, right?"

"I've just arranged it for you. From now on, besides the previous medicines, the Pharmacy College will also open its laboratory medicines to you."

Zhang Yu's heart stirred. He knew that the discounted medicines he had been buying from the Pharmacy College—whether daily stamina and energy supplements or the potent drugs that squeezed out potential—were all common market medicines. Even if he didn't buy them from the Pharmacy College, he could get them at outside pharmacies, but the Pharmacy College gave him a discount.

As for so-called laboratory medicines, these were medicines that hadn't yet been officially released, weren't sold in pharmacies, and were still in the Pharmacy College's laboratories.

Director Gao reminded, "The laboratory medicines of the Pharmacy College contain the college's cutting-edge technology and have many effects that regular medicines cannot achieve, which will better promote your cultivation."

"But you should also note that these experimental medicines haven't left the lab for various reasons."

"Some of them have severe side effects. You need to choose carefully."

Zhang Yu clicked on the medicine purchasing link Director Gao had sent him, first selecting the medicines available for the Qi Foundation stage.

After all, between different realms, the physiques of cultivators differ vastly—they can be considered different life forms.

What is a regular medicine for the Qi Foundation stage might cause instant death if taken by someone in the Qi Refining stage.

And what is a great tonic for the Golden Core stage might be usable as a weapon by someone in the Qi Foundation stage.

So Zhang Yu understood that when checking medicines, the first step was to filter by the applicable realm.

The next moment, a large number of laboratory medicines available for the Qi Foundation stage appeared within his pupils.

Spirit Beast Blood Serum: After taking it, there is a chance to awaken a bloodline Dao art, but it may cause beastification, accompanied by issues such as decreased intelligence and cognitive impairment.

Soul-Departing Pill: After taking it, one gradually masters the ability of the Yin Spirit to leave the body, but it may cause a split between the person and the spirit, with the brain and the Yin Spirit each becoming independent individuals, competing for control of the body.

Yin-Yang Self-Union Injection: After a month of consistent injections, achieves the simultaneous manifestation of Yin and Yang, enabling self-dual cultivation, greatly increasing mana refinement efficiency, but prone to side effects such as metabolic imbalance and organ rupture.

With just a casual glance over the list of medicines, Zhang Yu could already feel the formidable power of what were called laboratory medicines.

Suppressing the curiosity and excitement in his heart, he temporarily closed the medicine list and continued listening to Director Gao who stood before him.

He heard Director Gao say, "Since you placed first in the Foundation Establishment class this time, you should also be eligible for a scholarship loan."

Zhang Yu immediately received another electronic contract sent by Xulingzi from the Finance Department.

Zhang Yu remembered this Xulingzi as a Golden Core True Person that Tulishan had brought him to meet at the Finance Department; he seemed to be the one always handling loan matters for the Civil Engineering Department, issuing the student loans each time.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Although the War Faction and the Peace Faction of the Civil Engineering Department don't get along, and the Peace Faction has allied with the Finance Department, not everyone in the Finance Department is an enemy of the War Faction of Civil Engineering, right? Could it be that there are also factional divisions within the Finance Department itself?"

Thinking this, Zhang Yu smiled wryly and thought, "What faction or force doesn't have internal divisions? That's a stupid question."

He glanced at the contents of the student loan electronic contract: a total student loan of 10 spirit coins, with a monthly interest of 0.01 after disbursement, and the principal to be repaid after ten years.

Zhang Yu was delighted at this and said to himself, "They actually gave out such a charitable low-interest loan again. This time my savings can break through 50 spirit coins."

On Zhang Yu's side, he signed the electronic contract without hesitation, while Director Gao continued, "At the end of last semester, I made an agreement with you: as long as you could take first place in the freshman year, I would accept you as my nominal disciple."

"Now that you have indeed taken first place today, I will follow the agreement and accept you as my nominal disciple."

Hearing this, Zhang Yu recalled that Magnetic Pole True Lord had already secretly taken him as a disciple, but at this moment, he couldn't say anything about it and could only nod respectfully in agreement.

Director Gao continued, "Now that you are my disciple, that previous dormitory of yours is no longer suitable."

"I'll upgrade it for you again. The room key has been sent to you; accept it yourself."

Zhang Yu glanced at the room information and was overjoyed again: "A 30-square-meter luxury dormitory?"

"Not only does it have a dedicated spirit circuit, but it can also adjust the gravity inside the room, and the air circulation system has dozens of medicinal agents to choose from..."

"On the same floor, there are also public artifact refinement rooms and alchemy rooms available for use..."

Looking at the introductions of the various facilities in the room, Zhang Yu thought about how, as his ranking improved, each move brought better living conditions, and he felt both joy and emotion.

"At university, it really is grades and rankings that determine a student's treatment."

After sending out the key to the luxury dormitory, Director Gao's expression turned slightly serious as he brought up something more important.

"After taking the annual first place, the most important thing is that you will be taught the first of the Seven Ultimate Techniques of Civil Engineering—the Xuanhuang Mountain-Suppressing Seal."

"You should also know that the various techniques, cultivation methods, and knowledge you learned in your freshman year are mainly focused on small-scale construction methods."

"But the most profound, valuable, and profitable means of the Civil Engineering Department are centered on large-scale construction, which is what you will begin to learn in your sophomore year."

"And the Seven Ultimate Techniques of Civil Engineering are the pinnacle of large-scale construction techniques."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly at this. He recalled the time when he first went to work at a field construction site.

Back then, a few wealthy senior Civil Engineering students cultivated by Director Gao were all doing large-scale construction work at the site—things like breaking mountains, altering terrain, digging tunnels...

Director Gao said, "The Xuanhuang Mountain-Suppressing Seal is the foundation of all large-scale construction abilities. Only by building a solid foundation in this technique can your future cultivation achieve twice the results with half the effort. In a couple of days, I will personally come to teach you its essential secrets..."

"Also, now that you have become my nominal disciple, I can recommend you in the future, granting you the qualifications to take the Military Civil Engineering Certificate exam."

"If you can pass the military certificate, you can then participate in the department's Seven Trials of Civil Engineering. Once you gain the approval of the seven professors, you will not only be taught the Seven Ultimate Techniques but also be able to purchase the Seven Ultimate Dharma Skeletons."

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up suddenly upon hearing this, and he couldn't help asking, "As long as I pass the Seven Trials of Civil Engineering, I don't have to take first place year after year? I can learn the Seven Ultimate Techniques directly?"

Director Gao smiled slightly and said, "The difficulty of the Seven Trials of Civil Engineering is extremely high. To pass any one of them, you would at least need to study until your junior or senior year—maybe your fourth or fifth year—to have a chance."

"Moreover, the Seven Ultimate Techniques are broad and profound. Any single technique requires at least a year or more to achieve minor mastery. What use would it be to learn them early?"

Director Gao reminded him, "The key to the Seven Trials of Civil Engineering lies in the Seven Ultimate Dharma Skeletons."

"Each of these Dharma Skeletons matches one of the Seven Ultimate techniques and can bring out the ultimate power of that technique."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. He knew that many university students, in order to enhance the power of their expert-level techniques, would implant matching Dharma Skeletons to specifically boost the power of a particular technique.

And the Seven Ultimate Techniques and the Seven Ultimate Dharma Skeletons were clearly such a matching pair, able to elevate the original expert-level techniques to a power level beyond expert, somewhere between expert and military-grade.

Director Gao continued, "And if you ever have the chance to be taught the divine power of Mount Kunlun's Mountain-Moving Strength, and can further use the Seven Ultimate Dharma Skeletons to drive this divine technique, you will be able to unleash supreme divine might. Even if you encounter the top students from the three ace majors, you won't have any fear of them."