The College Entrance Exam Ends; Pianpian Leaves

Xiong Wenwu knew that the Protected Area was a relatively isolated place.

The Breeding Base within the Protected Area are even more isolated.

The Demon Descendant employees here are born here, grow up here, and die here...

The An An before us is vastly different from the one who has already started high school.

Because An An failed the placement test at age 6, she was kept at the Breeding Base to work from a young age.

Because of this, An An worked and grew up at the base, which helped Xiong Wenwu later on.

However, more than 20 years of work experience and long-term company training have made her an outstanding employee of Red Pagoda, and she has been selected as the best employee of the Protected Area for eight consecutive years.

Her award poster reads: My favorite thing is working for the company!

My least favorite time of the year is February, because I can only work 28 days that month!

The thing I care about least is my salary! I'm willing to reduce the company's burden and be the first person in the Protected Area to take a pay cut!

My motto is: I don't compete on money or family connections, I compete on my life!

"I've been the Protected Area's best employee for eight consecutive years!"

An An looked at Xiong Wenwu as if he were a rebellious son. Pointing to the eight Best Employee certificates behind her, she angrily said, "You actually want me to exploit loopholes in the company and help them get free access to the Spirit Vein?"

Enraged, she rushed forward and slapped Xiong Wenwu hard with her claws.

Xiong Wenwu didn't dare to retaliate, and could only continue to persuade her, "Sister! The Breeding Base is about to be shut down, and you'll be sold off to the Oasis Group by the company!"

An An said, "The company must have its reasons for selling me to whomever they want. I will just follow their arrangements."

Xiong Wenwu said, "The Oasis Group doesn't treat its Demon Descendant employees as well as the Red Pagoda Husbandry; they'll use you for experiments."

An An said skeptically, "The manager said that after I go to Oasis Group, he will still arrange for me to work at the Breeding Base. He wouldn't lie to me."

Xiong Wenwu sighed, knowing that in An An's eyes, his credibility was not as high as that of the Protected Area manager.

With a thud, Xiong Wenwu's massive body collapsed to his knees.

"Sister, please help me."

Seeing Xiong Wenwu's appearance, An An's momentum suddenly weakened, and she said helplessly, "You! You! What are you doing? Did you not do well on the Monthly Exam exam? Or can't you pay off your loan?"

Xiong Wenwu said in a deep voice, "Sister, I'm going to be eliminated."

An An: "Huh? You... you did well in the last few Monthly Exam exams, how could this be..."

Xiong Wenwu said, "Because my performance in the competition was so bad, if I continue to perform this poorly, my father will remove me from the lower-level class."

He pointed to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen beside him and said, "If you don't believe me, ask them. They're the ones who beat me in the competition and eliminated me."

Seeing the look Xiong Wenwu gave them, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen exchanged a glance and nodded directly, acknowledging the matter.

Looking at the bewildered An An, Xiong Wenwu continued, "Sister, they said that if we arrange a chance for me to practice Spirit Vein Breath Circulation, they will not only let me win the next competition, but they will also tutor me for free to improve my grades."

"Sister, I'm begging you, I don't want to be eliminated by Father. I want to get a better ranking in the competition, please help me?"

"If you don't believe me, here are news articles and videos of our competition. Take a look..."

An An first checked the competition information online, and then saw in the video that Xiong Wenwu was beaten so badly by Bai Zhenzhen in the Martial Arts Competition that he bled profusely, and in the Physical Competition, he fought so hard that his muscles were torn, but he still lost to Zhang Yu...

Little Panda An An turned to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, clasped her hands together in a gesture of respect, and said, "How much do you want? I'll pay for him. He really worked hard to get into high school; he has a chance to go to university..."

Zhang Yu chuckled and said, "Ten thousand yuan an hour."

An An turned pale upon hearing these words. As a Demon Descendant who hadn't even finished high school and hadn't Immortal Cultivation, her monthly salary was only two thousand yuan.

Bai Zhenzhen said from the side, "If we can't afford it, let us use the Spirit Vein. We'll use it for an hour, and then we'll tutor him for an hour after we leave."

Xiong Wenwu pleaded, "Sister! I want to take extra classes! I want to continue my high school studies and go to university! I don't want to work in a factory, please help me!"

The little panda An An gritted her teeth, looked at Xiong Wenwu kneeling on the ground, and finally sighed, "Fine."

At that moment, An An felt as if her company's spirit and soul had been shattered, and she felt ashamed of the certificates of merit on the wall.

The next day, led by Xiong Wenwu and An An, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen entered the Breeding Base through the material transport channel and arrived at a room in the Incubation Room.

Upon entering the Incubation Room, Zhang Yu felt an incredibly fresh breeze wash over him, cleansing his body from head to toe, and even making him feel as if his soul had been cleansed, giving him a blissful, ethereal feeling.

"Is this the air from the Spirit Vein? It's so much more comfortable than the air in the Protected Area."

He took a deep breath, feeling the Spiritual Energy churning within his body, greedily absorbed by every inch of his flesh and blood.

But after slightly activating the Great Sun Qi Sea Cultivation Method, he looked at the surrounding light sources and a hint of regret appeared in his eyes.

Xiong Wenwu, who was standing to the side, asked, "Any other questions?"

Zhang Yu said, "Is there any light source here? We need more light when we cultivate."

"Light?" Xiong Wenwu thought for a moment and said, "How about Incubation Lamp? It's used to warm the Dragon Egg."

So, under An An's reluctant leadership, Zhang Yu and Xiong Wenwu moved over a dozen Incubation Lamp together.

As the lights came on, Zhang Yu felt as if countless small Sun had appeared before him. Bathed in their intense light, the surrounding Spiritual Energy seemed to flow towards him, causing his Great Sun Magical Power to surge violently. Fu Ji, on Zhang Yu's chest, analyzed, "These Incubation Lamp aren't ordinary lamps; they're used to incubate Dragon Egg. The light inside has been processed using some kind of Immortal Dao Technique, making it seem even more capable of condensing Spiritual Energy."

With the combined effect of the Spirit Vein and the Incubation Lamp, the True Spirit Root began to Breath Circulation and out along with the Great Sun Qi Sea...

The Great Sun Magical Power within his body erupted like a volcano, roaring and surging back and forth within him.

Zhang Yu felt the Spiritual Energy surging towards him from all around, giving him the illusion of being immersed in a pool of Spiritual Energy energy.

His Breath Circulation efficiency kept improving! Improving! Improving again! Finally, he reached a limit and could no longer improve it.

"Is this the effect of Spirit Vein, Spirit Root, and Level 10 Mid-Stage Qi Refining Breathing Technique — the Breathing Technique truly unleashed at full power?"

Zhang Yu felt that he was truly Breath Circulation Immortal Cultivation at this moment, compared to how he used to be fighting for car exhaust fumes.

But then I thought, magic power is something that students in Key High School can eventually reach the limit of 100 by following a step-by-step approach and spending a few years working on it.

Now, in order to reach the level of a senior in high school by the end of their first year, he and Bai Zhenzhen have to put in a lot of effort and money.

Just then, Bai Zhenzhen said, "Yu Zi, quickly give me your Spirit Root, I want to try it too."

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After his True Spirit Root was extracted, Zhang Yu felt his Breath Circulation speed suddenly drop by 30-40%, and a sense of loss welled up in his heart.

"It seems that from now on A-Zhen and I will have to live separately..."

So Zhang Yu told Bai Zhenzhen to stay here and cultivate for now, and that he would come back another time.

On the way out, Zhang Yu asked Xiong Wenwu curiously, "The money you asked us for, you're planning to use it to help An An, right?"

After a moment of silence, Xiong Wenwu said, "I want to help her pay off her Breeding Debt so she can leave this place and won't have to worry about being sold to the Oasis Group in the future."

In the days that followed, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's cultivation levels advanced by leaps and bounds, with their Physical Strength and magical power increasing steadily.

Although the Dao Heart did not experience such a dramatic increase, it was still steadily improving.

Zhang Yu regretted that there was still no news from the Spirit Realm from Yu Xinghan's side. They said that the positions would only become available after the Gaokao entrance examination and a large number of senior high school students graduated.

Before we knew it, it was already early June.

Tomorrow is the day of the Gaokao).

This also means that the day Zhang Pianpian leaves is getting closer and closer.

As the Gaokao approaches, the atmosphere at Songyang High School becomes increasingly tense, and the status of the senior students rises accordingly. A single glance from them can make the juniors and freshmen keep their distance.

Even the usually serious teachers spoke gently to the senior high school students, fearing that they might suffer setbacks before the Gaokao.

During this period, although the data increases, the training effect of the same training methods will inevitably become weaker and weaker.

But by June, Zhang Yu's Physical Strength had increased to 5.99, his mana had increased to 60.2, and his Dao Heart had reached level 5 (25%).

However, with increasing food and medication consumption, coupled with expenses at the Protected Area, Zhang Yu's savings have been depleted. Even with income from tutoring and sparring fees, his savings have now dropped to just over 120,000 yuan.

As far as he knew, Bai Zhenzhen's income was even lower than his, and her savings were almost depleted.

These days, Zhang Yu often sighed to himself, "The path to Immortal Dao is truly a money-draining affair."

"Fortunately, the money wasn't wasted. I'm getting closer and closer to achieving the Dao Heart Level 6, Mana Power of over 70 units, and Physical Strength of over 7.5—the standard required for a high school senior like White Dragon Long."

"We should be able to achieve that in the remaining two months."

But Zhang Yu also knew that in the time to come, with Zhang Pianpian's departure, he would face even more challenges.

Three days later, shortly after the Gaokao ended.

Zhang Yu received a call from Zhang Pianpian.

I'm leaving soon.

"After I leave, it's safest for you to stay in the city and at school as much as possible."

"But you and I both know that's impossible."

Zhang Yu nodded slightly. Since they were going to take the Foundation Establishment Exam, they couldn't stay in school or Songyang City forever.

Zhang Pianpian continued, "Other wealthy people are not a threat for the time being. Right now, the people who are most hostile towards you are Zhou Chechen and Lan Ling."

"Be careful after I leave."

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