In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

In the following days, Lu Yuan did not continue to practice the Startling Wind Kick and Flying Knife Technique, but instead focused on practicing the Five Elements Vajra Body Forging Technique.

Despite the ample supply of Ironback Barbarian beef jerky, Blood Essence Pills, and Profound Essence Pills, Lu Yuan still maintained a high-efficiency training pace of five sessions a day.

In just seven days, he successfully mastered the basics of the Five Elements Vajra Body Bone Forging Technique.

[Introduction to the Five Elements Vajra Body Forging Technique (111/10000)]

With the introduction of the Bone Forging Chapter, Lu Yuan's cultivation level successfully advanced to the seventh rank.

Although he has only just entered the seventh rank, even in the entire martial arts academy, he should already be considered a true top student.

After all, even within the inner academy, seventh-rank individuals are quite rare.

Even outside, among top forces such as Bright Moon Manor, Money Gang, and Unity Alliance, a seventh-rank expert can be considered a true master.

Above that, one becomes a mid-level rank expert who has begun to transition from external training to internal training.

Not only are there few of them, but each of them holds a high position and wields great power, so they rarely take action themselves.

Therefore, even if Lu Yuan leaves the Martial Academy, as long as he is not extremely unlucky and encounters a mid-third-rank expert above the seventh rank, he will basically have enough power to protect himself.

Moreover, with his many trump cards and 30% of his Thunder Sword Intent, he might not be without a fighting chance even if he encountered a mid-level 3 expert.

"After passing the freshman assessment tomorrow and entering the inner academy, I'll definitely need to earn some contribution points!"

After washing up, Lu Yuan went to bed early to conserve his energy for the freshman assessment the next day.

He had heard Zheng Xu and Zhang Hu mention many times that after entering the inner courtyard, almost all rare resources could be exchanged for contributions. Even those truly super resources could be obtained as long as enough contributions were made.

In this way, once enough contributions are earned, the money can be used for other purposes.

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The next day, early in the morning.

Not long after Lu Yuan left the room, he ran into Zheng Xu, Zhang Hu, and Jiang Ying, who were coming towards him.

"Are you injured?"

Lu Yuan could tell at a glance that both Zheng Xu and Zhang Hu were injured.

"We were pretty lucky. Zheng Xu and I teamed up and took down a remnant of the Longevity Sect who had just entered the eighth rank. Although we were both seriously injured, we each got five hundred contribution points. It was worth it!"

Zhang Hu smiled and said.

"It's a pity there are too many people vying for contribution points. Even for those lowly, unranked individuals, there are at least several top-tier geniuses competing for them. Otherwise, we could have easily accumulated a thousand contribution points!"

Zheng Xu shook his head helplessly.

The remnants of the Eternal Life Cult were already few in number, and each one was like a rat crossing the street, attracting a chorus of shouts and killings wherever they went. It was a case of too many wolves and too little meat, making it extremely difficult to fight over even one of them.

"Are you confident you can pass today's new student assessment?"

Lu Yuan said with a smile.

This was another reason why he hadn't joined in the fun before. Not only was it risky, but there were also too many people vying for contributions, and if he wasted time, it would actually affect his cultivation progress.

"Although three months is a short time, I didn't pursue the gold skin, so I successfully advanced to rank eight a few days ago!"

Zheng Xu nodded and smiled.

"Me too, getting a gold-tier skin is too difficult, it's simply beyond our reach!"

Zhang Hu nodded in agreement.

"And you?"

Lu Yuan then turned his gaze to Jiang Ying, a petite woman walking silently to the side.

"I'm an eighth-rank official now!"

Jiang Ying smiled, revealing two small tiger teeth, and her big, watery eyes were full of confidence.

"What... you've reached the eighth rank too?"

Upon hearing Jiang Ying's words, Zheng Xu and Zhang Hu both had their pupils shrink, and then they looked at Jiang Ying with disbelief.

It should be noted that although Jiang Ying passed the assessment with them and ranked in the top ten, she was only at the Dark Force level. In just over three months, she not only successfully entered the rank, but also directly advanced to the eighth rank.

Even if she only reached the eighth rank with an iron-skin foundation, such a cultivation speed is terrifying. So, is she really born with a defective physique and has no future?

"Brother Lu Yuan, you haven't already reached the eighth rank, have you?"

Zheng Xu suddenly turned his head and looked at Lu Yuan with a strange expression in his eyes.

"Um!"

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded.

He's already a seventh-rank official, so revealing his eighth-rank status wouldn't matter.

Besides, he should also make an appropriate appearance during the upcoming freshman assessment.

Most importantly, compared to his cultivation level, he not only possessed golden skin and golden muscles, but also many fully perfected cultivation techniques, and even 30% of the Thunder Sword Intent.

"This is insane! Compared to you guys, it feels like we're the ones who have no future!"

Zhang Hu and Zheng Xu both exclaimed in astonishment.

"Don't talk nonsense, we're the ones who have no future!"

Jiang Ying quickly waved her hand, then winked at Lu Yuan and smiled, "Right, Lu Yuan?"

"Um!"

Lu Yuan nodded.

If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Ying must also be hiding more than one trick up her sleeve, just like him.

Before long, the group followed the crowd to an extremely spacious square.

At this moment, the square had already gathered many new students from the School of Foreign Languages.

As time went on, more and more people gathered around.

In the end, nearly two hundred people gathered here, including martial arts geniuses from the three counties, local martial arts geniuses from the county town, and special geniuses who came through other special channels.

A moment later, an elderly man dressed in a scholar's robe with gray hair slowly walked over.

"My name is Jiao Lü!"

The elderly man in the scholar's robe looked at everyone with a faint smile.

"Greetings, Mr. Jiao!"

The crowd immediately clasped their hands in a fist and bowed to the old man in the scholar's robe.

"Today's new student assessment is actually quite simple: it's about apprehending and eradicating the remnants of the Longevity Cult!"

Jiao Lu glanced at everyone and then spoke slowly.

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but show surprise, feeling that there seemed to be something wrong with the new student assessment.

It wasn't that they didn't want to hunt down the remnants of the Eternal Life Cult, but rather that after these days of sweeping and encirclement, the remnants of the Eternal Life Cult were now extremely few.

They now have nearly two hundred people, so how can we conduct assessments?

"I thought the freshman assessment would be like the martial arts exam, a simple test of everyone's strength, followed by a sparring match to determine the final rankings. But I never imagined it would be like the previous trials, where we'd have to hunt down the remnants of the Longevity Cult!"

"I have an idea. Since the Martial Academy has asked us to hunt down the remnants of the Longevity Cult as part of the freshman assessment, is it possible that someone has discovered a hideout where a large number of Longevity Cult remnants are hiding?"

"If that's true, that's wonderful! These remnants of the Longevity Cult would be a huge contribution!"

Ji Baiying, Zheng Xu, Zhang Hu, and others were all discussing the matter with great excitement.

"This is a great opportunity to earn contributions!"

Lu Yuan was thinking to himself at that moment.

Times have changed. With his current strength, he would be virtually safe participating in the pursuit and extermination of the remnants of the Longevity Cult.

Of course, the main reason was that he was running out of money.

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