What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 514 Zhang Yu's Golden Core Simulation
With a flash of light and shadow, a black and gold scroll slowly unfolded before Zhang Yu's eyes, its ancient aura and noble colors like a mysterious world being opened up before him.

"Welcome to the Golden Elixir Direct Pointing Technique."

"Golden Elixir Guide is a well-known free Golden Elixir guidance tool that provides free functions such as Golden Elixir scoring, cultivation guidance, cultivation loophole detection, Dharma Body testing, artifact spirit optimization, energy saving and cooling, and intelligent upgrades."

"Would you like to use the Golden Elixir Direct Access Premium Edition?"

Looking at the two options below, one was to log in directly with an existing premium account, and the other was to purchase premium access. Zhang Yu could only click the × in the upper right corner.

The next moment, the ancient and noble atmosphere vanished completely, and the original black and gold scroll turned into something resembling a notebook, with some of its functions seemingly disappearing as well.

How to describe Zhang Yu's feeling? It was as if the secret manual he had obtained had turned into ordinary long fist after being transformed into the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

But Zhang Yu didn't care. It was ugly if it looked bad, and it had fewer functions if it had fewer functions. It was impossible for him to pay.

I had just opened my notebook when a notification popped up in my head: "External service request for access detected. Do you agree? Yes/No"

Jin Dan pointed out: The system detected that the Dharma Body has not yet been granted detection privileges. Please grant the necessary privileges for a more accurate score.
Zhang Yu naturally didn't want the other party to examine his Dharma Body, so he directly selected "No" and then clicked the largest button on the workbook to start the Golden Core simulation test.

During this testing process, Jin Dan kept clicking on notifications, demanding access to the testing of various parts of Zhang Yu's body.

Zhang Yu naturally clicked on each "no" button.

Then a series of registration boxes popped up, requiring Zhang Yu to fill in many details about his body, including his physical form, cultivation method, and basic data.

If relevant proof from the school can be provided, this data can be accepted.

So Zhang Yu slowly filled in the blanks one by one. Of course, he had mastered far too many cultivation techniques, so he only filled in a small portion.

Especially illegal practices like the Boundless Mind Inner Dharma Body should definitely not be included.

Furthermore, the existence of things like chain diagrams and Dao seed genealogies naturally cannot be included.

As Zhang Yu finished filling out the form, his final result appeared: You achieved a high score of 81372 in the Jindan mock exam, surpassing 86% of the students [Click to share]
Golden Core Points: During the performance evaluation, 37 cultivation deficiencies were identified. Please address them as soon as possible [Click here to address them].
Curious, Zhang Yu clicked on it and discovered that there were problems such as missing hand fragments, missing organ fragments, missing spinal fragments, etc. Each of these was followed by a bunch of fragment recommendations.

Clearly, Zhang Yu was at a disadvantage in this aspect because he lacked a Dharma Body.

In addition, there are a bunch of recommended surgical modifications, drug modifications, and Taoist technique solidification programs, including meridian surgery to improve the speed of mana circulation, optimization of dantian configuration, and optimization of muscle response speed.

Then comes a whole host of issues, such as technique optimization, technique updates, and technique upgrades. The advice given is to use updated or upgraded versions of the techniques and to cultivate different types of techniques to compensate for any deficiencies in one's own abilities.

Looking at these loopholes in his cultivation, Zhang Yu, who had been feeling quite good, suddenly felt as if he was riddled with flaws.

"However, I do have a lot of room for improvement."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Military-grade cultivation techniques, military-grade magic bodies, military-grade magic treasures... not only are they needed to win the top ten leagues, but they are also needed to forge the Golden Core in the future."

"Once I win the top ten leagues, I will definitely complete all my credits ahead of time and graduate a few years earlier."

"The sooner we complete these tasks, the sooner we win the top ten leagues, the sooner we graduate, and the sooner we break through to the Golden Core stage..."

As he closed the benchmark results, another list appeared on Jin Dan Zhi Zhi.

"A Golden Core Seed Ranking? Updated daily?"

Looking at the list, Zhang Yu's heart skipped a beat: "This is the ranking list for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and Golden Core stage cultivators in the current simulation benchmark?"

He glanced at it and found that there was also a real Golden Core Ranking, which was a score list for the Golden Core realm, but that was still a long way off for Zhang Yu, and he wasn't interested in looking at it.

"They must know I'm a Foundation Establishment stage college student, so they automatically showed me the Golden Core Seed Ranking."

Zhang Yu subconsciously looked at the first place: "The first place is actually from Tianmo University? 51 points?"

"The second place is Wanfa? Dao Shu system, Dao Qiankun, 509881 points, that's just a little bit behind the first place, right?"

Zhang Yu continued reading and saw that the Golden Core Seed Ranking was almost entirely occupied by the top ten students.

He wanted to click on Dao Qiankun, who was ranked second, to see if he could look at the other person's information.

When you click on it, all you can see is basic information about the other person, such as that they are an undergraduate student in the Taoist Arts Department at Wanfa University.

The information below the other party's avatar, including 3 cultivation defects, 1233 cultivation change reminders, 99+ cultivation techniques, 7 equipment/magic body, spiritual root details, news and information, etc., is all unviewable.

Jin Dan points out: Please purchase the premium service to view more information.
Zhang Yu thought to himself, "I won't buy it."

Zhang Yu continued scrolling down and soon saw himself ranked 500th or lower.

Of course, it wasn't because he was ranked over 500, but because the Golden Core Seed Ranking only recorded the top 500, and below it showed that Zhang Yu was ranked 500+ and had not yet entered the Golden Core Seed Ranking.

As for Zhang Yu's exact ranking, it's obviously impossible to see at this moment.

Just as Zhang Yu was checking the rankings, notifications kept popping up in his eyes. Golden Core Points: 37 cultivation flaws detected [Click to view]
Jin Dan points out: Your friends might have higher scores than you; pay to see other people's simulated scores.

The Golden Core points directly to: Unencrypted sensitive Dharma Remains detected.

Zhang Yu couldn't help but frown slightly: "Unencrypted?"

Fuki reminded her, "Don't worry about it, they're just trying to trick you into giving them access to the eye socket."

“Your eye sockets were encrypted by Zhang Pianpian. With her skill in talismans, there shouldn’t be any problem with that.”

Looking at the Golden Core Pointer that kept popping up notifications from time to time, Zhang Yu couldn't help but curse, "This piece of junk talks too much nonsense."

Just then, a notification appeared that caught Zhang Yu's eye.

Jin Dan points out: Click to share your benchmark data and receive a premium skin.
……

Just as Zhang Yu was conducting a simulated benchmark test for the Golden Elixir.

Deep within the spirit world, in a small group that is difficult for outsiders to detect.

Zi Yunzhen, who ranked fourth in the weapon-refining class, said: "They actually managed to get someone to switch classes!"

Zi Yunzhen, ranked 4th in the class: Zhang Yu has been studying civil engineering for three years. How can he possibly understand the weapon forging major?
Zi Yunzhen said with some resentment: "And she ranked 48th in the entire department and 2nd in the class right away. What's going on?"
Zi Yunzhen: Do those comprehensive scores from the Civil Engineering department even deserve to be converted?
Zi Yunzhen: Zhang Yu should have repeated his studies from freshman year, why did he transfer to our junior year?
Another weapon-refining student named Rongxuan said: "I don't know what the director was thinking, that he actually sent a civil engineering student."

Rongxuan, ranked 8th in the class: I feel like there's a musty smell in the class group chat.

Rongxuan: Sigh, I don't want to speak in that group anymore.

Fourth Zi Yunzhen: You were just welcoming him in the group chat.

Rongxuan: We should at least give Magnet Pole True Lord some face.
The 4th Zi Yunzhen: An experimental subject paired with a Nascent Soul Yin Artifact in a laboratory. It's one thing to play around in the laboratory, but to bring him to the weapon crafting department in broad daylight is another. I heard that this guy only has an Eye Relic, and no other Dharma Relics on his body. It's really...sigh...

Just then, the class's number one student, who had been silent until now, spoke up.

Su Yunni: Be careful with your words.
Fourth Zi Yunzhen: I'm just standing up for everyone.
Zi Yunzhen: Why is it that with so many people in the class, and the weapon crafting department having spent so much money over three years, we are now being overshadowed by a lousy civil engineering student?
The small group chat immediately erupted in discussion, mostly among students who had strong opinions about bringing Zhang Yu, a civil engineering student, to the weapon crafting department.

Just then, Rongxuan, who was ranked 8th, said: "Look in the class group chat, Zhang Yu posted a Golden Core simulation score!"
Zhang Yu: I achieved a high score of 81372 in the Jindan mock exam, surpassing 86% of the students. [Click to share]
This is already the highest score in the entire class for the Golden Elixir.

In an instant, the small group that had been buzzing with discussion fell silent.

After a long silence, Zi Yunzhen slowly said: How could his score be so high? Could it be faked?

Some people said: "It's certified, so it shouldn't be fake. Besides, it would be shameful for them to fake it."
Su Yunni, who ranked first in the class, said: I checked his benchmark score using my VIP membership.

Su Yunni: The military-grade cultivation technique, Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, added a lot of points.
Su Yunni: Secondly, you have a solid foundation and a considerable number of cultivation techniques.
Su Yunni: If he could equip more magic bodies, his score would probably be even higher.
Fourth Zi Yunzhen: So that's how it is.

Zi Yunzhen: The Earth and Wood system was simple in content and there was less competition, which allowed him to obtain military-grade cultivation techniques early on.
Zi Yunzhen: However, even if the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power adds a lot of points, it doesn't really help with weapon-refining skills.

Zi Yunzhen: Let him show off now. When the final exam results come out, his rankings will definitely drop even further.
Although most of the students in the weapon-refining class shared similar thoughts, they couldn't bring themselves to continue mocking Zhang Yu when faced with his higher Golden Core simulation score. They simply planned to wait and see how Zhang Yu fared in the final exams.

What does a civil engineer who's spent three years working on construction sites know about weapon crafting?
Just then, Su Yunni, the first, said to Zi Yunzhen, the fourth: When will you come to my company to help out?
Zi Yunzhen: I still have some things to consider.

Su Yunni: It's alright, I'm always available here.
Zi Yunzhen knew that Su Yunni's magic weapon service company had been doing things like recycling and maintaining second-hand magic weapons.

Although joining the other party's company may incur significant intermediary fees, it can lead to more orders and a substantial increase in income.

Zi Yunzhen then contacted Ye Xingli and asked: "Senior Sister, are you still accepting orders for the Dragon Vein Forging Technique?"

……

After completing his Golden Core cultivation, Zhang Yu quickly arrived at the laboratory and resumed his practice.

Strands of true fire shot out, rising and falling unpredictably with the changes in his Daoist incantations, burning towards the secondhand magic weapon before him.

Several hours later, the true flames changed color and floated around Zhang Yu like agile fish.

Fire Control Divine Mirror Level 10

Zhang Yu's spirits lifted, thinking to himself that this weapon-refining prodigy's third technique had finally reached level 10, bringing him one step closer to completing the chain technique diagram.

“Cultivating with this Fire Control Divine Mirror is too troublesome. Every time I reforge a second-hand magic weapon, it costs a lot of money. If the reforging quality is not good enough, it is difficult to sell. It has really cost me a lot of money.”

"A level 10 Fire Control Divine Mirror should sell better, whether it's directly selling the crafted magic weapon or selling the service."

Just then, Zhang Yu received a message.

Ye Xingli: Junior brother, are you still accepting orders for the Dragon Vein Forging Technique?

(End of this chapter)