Pirated Immortals in the World of Spirit Weapons

Chapter 132 The First and the Last Below Foundation Establishment Stage! Xinghuo and Zheng Yuanbai!

"Of course it's true, I was there at the time."

Lu Wanning said, looking at Zhu Que's retreating figure.

"Really? Is it true?" Wu Tai was still somewhat skeptical.

"It must be true."

Feng Ya waved her hand in front of Lu Wanning and said with a mischievous smile, "Look, Wanning's eyes are practically popping out of his head."

"Don't talk nonsense—"

Lu Wanning quickly looked away.

"Look at the way your eyes are sparkling."

Feng Ya said with a grin, "Why don't you just confess to him? That way, he won't be snatched away by another woman one day."

"Oh dear, please stop talking nonsense." Lu Wanning was a little angry.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, Wan Ning baby, don't be angry~"

Feng Ya quickly offered some gentle words of comfort.

the other side.

Registration area for students admitted through special college entrance examinations.

Compared to the long lines at regular college entrance exam registration sites, this place was much quieter. There were only a dozen or so people in line.

Most of the students admitted through this special college entrance examination are from wealthy families in their respective regions.

They were dressed in fine clothes, adorned with exquisite magical artifacts, and had servants respectfully standing by their side.

In contrast.

Zhu Que seemed somewhat out of place.

In particular, his pale skin, a clear sign of deformity, immediately attracted the attention of many people.

A middle-aged female teacher walked over and said, "Student, this is the registration area for students admitted through the special college entrance examination. If you want to register, just line up over there."

She spoke very politely, clearly indicating that she also felt Zhu Que's appearance did not seem like that of a student admitted through the special college entrance examination.

Zhu Que calmly replied, "I am an admitted student through the special college entrance examination."

"what?"

The female teacher paused for a moment, then smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Sorry, you can continue queuing then."

Seeing this, the group of wealthy young men were somewhat surprised, and the ordinary college-bound students nearby also cast curious glances at them.

"Special college entrance examination admission students? Really?"

"Which region's special college entrance examination admission student is this?"

"Why are there still signs of distortion?"

'

A murmur of discussion arose from the surrounding area.

Zhu Que remained calm, ignoring all the sounds around him.

Hey buddy.

A stylish young man approached, grinning, and asked, "Which region's special college entrance examination candidate are you from?"

Zhu Que glanced at him and casually said, "From Jinfeng Town."

"Oh, so it's in a rural area—"

The fashionable young man suddenly realized, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.

"Brother, I see some signs of aberration on you. What happened?"

"I used to be a fifth-class citizen. I used to work in a landfill and was frequently exposed to corrosive pollution," Zhu Que said calmly.

This statement came out.

The fashionable young man froze instantly, his eyes unconsciously revealing a hint of physical disgust.

"Oh, I see. Well—that must be quite difficult."

He gave a perfunctory reply, then turned back to the group of wealthy young men and whispered to them with a smile, "I guessed right!"

"Give me the money! Give me the money!"

"Damn it, what bad luck. Turns out I really am from a fifth-class family."

"How did he, a fifth-class student, manage to get into the top three in the special college entrance exam? Could he have cheated?"

"In a poor, remote place like Jinfeng Town, there must be very little competition."

How valuable are the special college entrance examinations held in rural areas?

"Damn it, I lost 10,000 yuan."

The group laughed and joked, making no attempt to conceal the fact that Zhu Que was nearby.

They just placed a bet on Zhu Que's identity.

Some people bet that he was the son of a fallen noble family, while others bet that he was originally from a low-class family.

Zhu Que remained calm and composed.

A moment later, because the number of students admitted through the special college entrance examination was very small, it was Zhu Que's turn very quickly.

Many people were watching him and looking in his direction.

Especially the rich young master who had just bet on his identity was whispering among himself not far away.

At this moment, they wanted to see what abilities this special college entrance exam candidate from a fifth-class background possessed to be admitted.

Zhu Que handed the admission notice to the teacher.

The female teacher took the materials, quickly checked them, and looked up with a smile, saying, "Please use the testing and evaluation equipment to take the test first. This is a school regulation; all new students must undergo a comprehensive evaluation to determine your initial ranking and class placement."

"OK."

I nodded, wishing him no flaws.

He looked at the testing and evaluation instruments not far away.

Before coming to the school, he had already used a Black Jade Veil to conceal his identity as a born demon.

One minute after the test.

Several teachers gathered around, staring at the display screen next to the instrument.

They were also curious about what kind of score this special college entrance examination student from a fifth-class background would receive.

The results had just come out.

Several teachers immediately widened their eyes, their faces filled with disbelief.

Just as everyone was wondering what they were shocked about, the huge electronic screen above suddenly updated the freshman comprehensive quality ranking, and a new name jumped to 7th place: Zhu Que, Qi Refining Level 7, 356 points. "?!"

This ranking and score immediately caused a huge uproar.

"What's going on? He's in 7th place?!"

"Holy crap! Level 9 Qi Refining?! 356 points?! That's way too high!"

"The top six are all Foundation Establishment cultivators. That means—he's the number one among the Qi Refining stage freshmen!"

"Isn't he from a lowly family? Where did he get cultivation resources?"

A gasp and a murmur of surprise rose from the crowd.

The most shocked were the wealthy young men who made bets using Zhu Que's identity.

"Damn, this kid's that good?"

"Ninth level of Qi Refining, 356 points — This score is much higher than mine."

"I've had all the cultivation resources I could muster since I was a child, and I'm only at the eighth level of Qi Refining. How can someone who's only at the fifth level be stronger than me?"

"He's not just stronger than you; apart from those few Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, he's surpassed all the geniuses in every region."

"Just who exactly is this fifth-class citizen?"

The wealthy young men exchanged bewildered glances, their initial mockery of Zhu Que turning into shock and confusion.

The crowd around them was also buzzing with discussion.

In the distance, Wu Tai and Feng Ya stared at the big screen, their eyes wide with disbelief.

"Ninth level of Qi Refining?? Is this guy that awesome?!" Wu Tai exclaimed in astonishment.

"My God, he's even better than Wu Tai!" Feng Ya exclaimed, her mouth agape.

"He's not only better than me, his overall score is 356 points, which is much higher than the other Qi Refining Level 9 freshmen, and he's even approaching the Foundation Establishment stage."

Wu Tai said, "This shows that he not only has high cultivation level, but also a very solid foundation and strong combat ability."

"Wan Ning————"

Feng Ya turned to look at Lu Wanning beside her.

"When you told me he was amazing before, I thought you were exaggerating because he saved you."

"See? I told you Zhu Que was amazing, but you didn't believe me."

Lu Wanning gave a slightly smug hum.

Feng Ya teased, "Seriously, you didn't even get these grades, so what are you so smug about?"

She paused deliberately, then said with a grin, "Oh~ I see. Seeing how amazing my sweetheart is, I really should feel proud—"

"Ya Ya! I'm going to kill you!"

Lu Wanning's face turned bright red, and she pounced on him with gritted teeth. The two girls immediately started laughing and playing together.

at the same time.

Zhu Que has just completed the comprehensive aptitude test, and next up is the assessment of his knowledge of spiritual artifacts.

The person in charge of the assessment was a middle-aged male teacher.

Upon seeing Zhu Que's comprehensive quality test scores, he immediately placed high hopes on him.

"This is a test paper on spiritual artifact knowledge, with one hundred questions. The test will last for one hour. Please take your time to complete it here."

"OK."

Zhu Que began working on the exam paper.

The teacher looked at Zhu Que with anticipation, thinking that such an outstanding student must also be quite knowledgeable about spiritual artifacts.

They might get into the top class, which would make them a key student the school is focusing on developing.

however.

An hour later, when Zhu Que handed in his exam paper and received his score, the expressions of the teachers all froze.

11 points!

A very poor score!

I clearly guessed on the multiple-choice questions.

Most of the fill-in-the-blank questions were left blank. I did fill in a few answers, but they were all wildly wrong.

The question and answer section was completely blank.

"Young man, are you completely ignorant of the science of magical artifacts?"

"Yes, I don't quite understand."

Zhu Que nodded calmly.

The teacher's lips twitched slightly.

Don't quite understand?

You don't just not understand, you're completely clueless.

"Isn't this extreme imbalance in academic performance a bit too much?"

The teachers looked at each other, then discussed it in hushed tones before finally making a decision.

"Student, based on your test results, we have decided to assign you to Class 1D."

"Because your knowledge of magical artifacts is almost zero, and you don't understand many basic concepts, you have to start learning from scratch. If you are placed in the top class, you will find that you can't understand anything, which will delay your learning progress."

"This is not discrimination or differential treatment."

The teacher added, "I'm doing this for your own good. Only by building a solid foundation can you go further in the future."

Zhu Que had seen the information about the First-Tier Class D in Xiao Cai's materials; this was the lowest-level class in the Weaponry Academy.

Generally speaking, only students with extremely poor overall qualities and knowledge of magical artifacts will be assigned to the D-class.

The fact that Zhu Que, who ranked third in overall quality, was assigned to the D class is probably a first in the history of the Weaponry Academy.

"no problem."

Zhu Que remained calm, showing no surprise whatsoever.

He knew absolutely nothing about magical artifacts; he only managed to make himself appear as a magical artifact maker by imitating the nine-square grid.

Grandmaster.

In fact, he didn't even understand the most basic principles of magical artifacts.

Therefore, he chose the Artifact Academy. In addition to wanting to learn more about mid-to-high-level spiritual artifacts for imitation, learning some systematic knowledge about spiritual artifacts was also a very important reason.

Since we're going to start learning from scratch, there's nothing wrong with starting with the most basic D-level class.

Then.

Zhu Que carefully filled out all the forms, and after confirming that the information was correct, he went to the class he was assigned to.

After he left, several teachers entered his test scores into the system.

"Sigh, this child has such a good talent for cultivation, but his knowledge of spiritual artifacts is so poor. What a pity."

"Yes, even if his knowledge of magical artifacts is only half as good as his cultivation, he would definitely be a top-tier candidate."

"However, he is still young, and the basics of magical artifact knowledge are relatively easy to grasp. He will definitely be able to enter the top class in the future."

Several teachers were talking when they uploaded Zhu Que's grades to the big screen.

next moment.

Zhu Que's name briefly appeared on the ranking of newcomers' spiritual artifact knowledge.

11 points.

Many people were stunned when they saw this score.

"11 points? That's outrageous! Even if you were blindfolded, it would be more than 11 points."

Whispers rose and fell among the crowd.

Everyone is talking about Zhu Que's amazing score.

at the same time.

As Zhu Que made his way to his assigned class, he flipped through the materials Xiao Cai had prepared for him.

According to the data.

There is a fundamental difference between a master's university and a regular university.

Regular universities have clear year divisions, from freshman to senior year, and students spend four years in a step-by-step manner before graduating and leaving school.

But master's universities are different.

There is no fixed concept of "freshman and sophomore" here, but a more flexible tiered system is adopted.

It is divided into nine ranks in total.

Level 1 represents freshmen who have just enrolled and have the weakest foundation, requiring them to start learning from scratch.

Level 9 signifies that one has fully mastered the knowledge and skills taught at the school and is qualified to graduate and leave the school.

This rank is not promoted every year, but rather assessed every month.

As long as you pass the assessment, you can be promoted from level one to level two, and so on.

In theory, if a student is exceptionally talented and has outstanding abilities, they can pass nine assessments in a month and advance directly from level one to level nine, graduating and leaving the school immediately.

The advantage of this system is its flexibility; as long as you have the ability, you can be promoted quickly.

If you lack the ability, then stay at your current level and continue learning.

Zhu Que continued flipping through the documents.

The main focus is on how to acquire magical artifacts.

There are three main ways to obtain spiritual artifacts at the Artifact Cultivation Academy:

The first method is through credit redemption.

Every student earns academic credits during their time at the university, which can be accumulated through attending classes, completing assignments, and participating in experiments.

Once you accumulate a certain number of credits, you can choose a spirit weapon from the school's spirit weapon store.

The spirit weapon that can be redeemed by accumulating enough credits is a first-tier spirit weapon.

"If I can exchange credits for a Tier 1 spiritual weapon, then this is of little use to me." Zhu Que shook his head.

The second method is to obtain it through rankings in grade-level competitions.

Each tier will have a competition ranking.

This assessment is based on the student's overall performance, including theoretical grades, practical skills, and artifact crafting abilities.

If you achieve the top ranking, you can freely choose a second-tier spirit weapon from the spirit weapon inventory.

"That's something we can consider."

Second-tier spiritual artifacts still hold considerable value for him, especially those types that he has never imitated.

The third way is to obtain it through a school-wide competition.

Once a student's rank reaches level seven or above, they are eligible to participate in large-scale school-wide competitions.

This competition is usually held once a year. If you make it into the top three, you can freely choose a third-tier spirit weapon from the spirit weapon vault.

device.

"At present, this is the most valuable thing."

Zhu Que's eyes sparkled.

Currently, a third-tier spiritual weapon is what he truly needs.

However, the school-wide competition requires classes at level seven or above to participate, so he must first reach level seven.

"First, advance to the seventh rank, then participate in the school-wide competition to get in touch with third-rank spiritual artifacts."

Zhu Que formulated a preliminary plan in his mind.

Then.

He arrived at the classroom of Class 4, Grade 1.

At this moment, there were already quite a few students in the classroom, about thirty or so, and a female teacher was standing on the podium.

Zhu Que pushed open the door and went inside.

The previously noisy classroom fell silent instantly. Everyone turned to look at him.

The female teacher also turned around.

She looked to be around thirty years old, wearing decorative black-rimmed glasses, her long hair tied in a ponytail, and a white shirt and black trousers.

"Let us warmly welcome the last student of Class 4 to the class."

The female teacher was the first to applaud.

"Clap clap clap clap" The classroom immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause.

They noticed that Zhu Que's body was deformed, and he appeared to be a fifth-class student.

However, as the lowest level of the Artifact Cultivation Academy, the students present were mostly commoners with little cultivation resources.

They are all at the bottom of society, they are all "brothers in misfortune", and no one has the right to look down on anyone else.

The female teacher smiled and said, "This student, please come up and introduce yourself so everyone can get to know you."

Zhu nodded, walked up to the podium, and turned to face the whole class.

"My name is Zhu Que, I come from Jinfeng Town, and I am a student admitted through a special college entrance examination."

The voice just fell.

A gasp rippled through the classroom as students whispered amongst themselves, their faces filled with shock.

Special college entrance examination admission students?

How did he end up in the D class?

In their minds, students admitted through special college entrance examinations are basically from wealthy or influential families.

He has enjoyed the best cultivation resources since childhood, has been guided by famous teachers, and uses high-level spiritual artifacts to assist in cultivation.

Moreover, these special high school graduates are all very strong and are usually assigned to the top-tier or second-tier classes.

How could a class like Class D, the lowest level, possibly have students admitted through a special college entrance examination?

"Teacher, could he have gotten the class wrong?"

"Let me see—"

The female teacher was also somewhat surprised. She checked the student information system and quickly found Zhu Que's file.

When she saw the "Special College Entrance Examination Admission Student" label on the file, she confirmed that Zhu Que was not lying.

"That's right, Zhu Que is indeed a student admitted through the special college entrance examination."

The female teacher nodded slightly.

however.

A gasp of surprise rang out from the students in the class.

The female teacher turned around and saw that she had turned on screen sharing while viewing the information, which had automatically synced to her screen.

And within those messages.

Among them was Zhu Que, a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator with extremely eye-catching data. His comprehensive quality score for freshmen was 356, ranking 7th among all freshmen.

"Holy crap! How did I end up in the lowest grade class with these grades?"

"Is there a system error?"

The students were discussing it animatedly.

But soon people noticed another eye-catching statistic—Zhu Que's spiritual artifact knowledge score was 11 points.

This moment.

Everyone suddenly realized that he was severely unbalanced in his studies.

After understanding the reason, everyone's gaze towards Zhu Que changed.

Just a moment ago I felt a pang of jealousy and resentment, but now it has all turned into admiration.

They knew that Zhu Que was in Class D not because of his lack of strength, but because his knowledge of spiritual artifacts was holding him back.

But this is not a big problem.

Because the knowledge of magical artifacts can be improved very quickly.

Zhu Que is not on the same track as them at all.

The female teacher also had a beaming smile on her face.

For students like Zhu Que, as long as they learn a little about magical artifacts and make up for their shortcomings, they can quickly advance in a short period of time, which directly affects their performance evaluation and bonuses.

Thinking about this...

The female teacher's gaze towards Zhu Que became exceptionally gentle.

"Zhu Que has excellent overall qualities, but there is still much room for improvement in his knowledge of spirit artifacts."

"But that's okay, that's exactly the purpose of coming to school. The teacher will create a learning plan specifically for you based on your situation to help you make up for this weakness as soon as possible."

"Thank you, teacher."

Zhu Que nodded politely.

"Zhu Que, please find a seat."

"OK."

Zhu Que casually found a seat and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, his classmates immediately surrounded him, bombarding him with questions.

"Hey, Zhu Que, how did you cultivate?"

"You've reached the ninth level of Qi Refining at such a young age, you must have some secret, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, teach us!"

"Are you a cultivation genius?"

'

"Quiet down, quiet down!"

The female teacher gave a soft shout, quieting everyone down and helping Zhu Que out of the awkward situation. Then she began to talk about class matters.

Zhu Que spent a day at the Weaponry Academy, getting familiar with the campus, before leaving.

He couldn't possibly come to the Qidao Academy for classes every day; that would be too much of a waste of time. So he asked Xiaocai to help him create a credit plan.

The goal is to accumulate enough credits as soon as possible, achieve the top ranking, advance to the seventh rank, and participate in the school competition.

In this way, he can quickly access the second and third tier spirit artifacts in the spirit artifact storehouse.

It was evening.

As Zhu Que left the Weaponry Academy and waited for a car by the roadside, he could faintly hear a cacophony of voices in the distance.

He looked up and followed the direction of the sound.

I noticed a large crowd gathered in a small square not far away.

Students, office workers, street vendors, and passersby stopped in twos and threes and gathered there.

Many students and passersby gathered there.

Curious, he peered over and saw a masked man giving a passionate speech on a makeshift platform.

"This is a utterly rotten and decaying world!"

"Resources are monopolized! Qualifications are bought and sold! For most people, their potential is predetermined from birth!"

"Those so-called superiors sit in bright high-rise buildings, talking about some bullshit order, efficiency, and future."

"They exploited us to the bone, trampling on our blood and sweat to gain their own wealth and glory!"

"The original intention of Spark was to give the most marginalized people a voice! To prevent buried anger from silently festering!"

"We want those haughty vampires to know, 'We are not dirt, we are gunpowder! A single spark can blow the whole world apart!'"

Join us!

spark----

Upon hearing this, Zhu Que's heart stirred. This organization called "Spark" seemed to be the same organization that Zheng Yuanbai had joined.

During the days when Zheng Yuanbai was arrested, he privately talked to Xiao Cai to find out more.

In Guangyang City, there are many underground resistance organizations, the largest of which is called "Spark".

but.

Zhu Que was single-mindedly focused on cultivating immortality and seeking the Dao. Although he disliked this rotten world, he had little interest in joining a resistance organization.

He turned to leave.

"Your name is Zhu Que, right?"

Suddenly a voice sounded behind him.

Zhu Que turned around and saw a woman wearing a black mask, looking at him with a smile in her eyes.

"May I ask who you are?"

"I'm from the Spark Organization. Zheng Yuanbai mentioned you to me."

"Zheng Yuanbai————"

Zhu Que was slightly taken aback. It seemed that his guess was correct; the organization Zheng Yuanbai had joined was indeed Xinghuo.

But why————

Would Zheng Yuanbo mention him to the people at Xinghuo?

"He was stranded in Jinfeng Town a while ago and mailed something to me, asking me to give it to you when I have the chance."

As she spoke, the woman took out a letter and handed it to Zhu Que.

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