The Price of Giving Up (Thanks to 'sfqk' for the Alliance Leader Reward)

In the Illusion Realm.

Ten handsome men, each with a different temperament, varying in size, and possessing unique talents, appeared before Zhang Yu.

A single glance is enough to tell that they are all exceptional men, each possessing unique skills.

But feeling the meaningful gazes of these ten men and watching them approach step by step, Zhang Yu felt that it was more terrifying and more hopeless than facing ten Song Hailong on the arena.

"Get out!"

"Don't come any closer!"

At this moment, Zhang Yu was filled with both immense fear and boundless rage.

He never expected that someone in Kunxu would use such a method to humiliate him and force him to give up the Foundation Establishment Exam.

"Damn it, I want to give up too!"

"If all else fails, I can always take the exam again next year..."

But as soon as this thought crossed his mind, Zhang Yu felt that chill return, and he knew that the Ritual was not going to let him give up.

Inside the office.

Huang Zichou frowned and said, "He doesn't want women, he doesn't want men, does he mean he wants...?"

Deng Bingding, standing to the side, said calmly, "It's normal to not be interested in romantic love. Some people just prefer money, power, and authority..."

"But every wise person has their own values, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities."

"It's generally quite easy for poor people to find jobs in this area."

As he spoke, Deng Bingding casually pointed and said, "Huang Zichou, you'll be in charge of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, those two poor guys. Eliminate them as soon as possible to avoid wasting the budget."

Huang Zichou was slightly taken aback, and quickly said, "Uh, no..."

In his view, these two penniless bastards were clearly incapable of achieving anything. Wouldn't it be pointless to dedicate this trip to Dao Heart Test, doing the most useless thing possible?

But Deng Bingding didn't give Huang Zichou a chance to object, waving his hand to stop him from speaking, "Everyone is working overtime this time, the time is tight and the task is heavy, we can talk about any complaints later."

Deng Bingding instructed again, "Remember, keep an eye on the Illusion Realm, and don't let Illusion Realm blindly raise prices."

"The key is to find the other party's weaknesses and spend money wisely; otherwise, you'll just throw money around and inflate the valuation."

"If any of you get criticized during the Foundation Establishment Exam review, don't blame me for not reminding you."

All the gods present knew that the Foundation Establishment Exam process would be reviewed, and if they gave any inappropriate evaluations of the students, they would be punished.

On the other side, Huang Zichou thought to himself, "Sigh, isn't this the worst job in this project I've been given? Is Deng Xiaoping deliberately making things difficult for me?"

Although Deng Bingding seemed to have casually assigned him this task, he knew that a Sixth-Rank God couldn't be assigned so easily.

"That's impossible! I slipped 5,000 yuan into the Goodwill Talisman I gave her."

"The four of us agreed before we came that we'd all use 3000 Goodwill Talisman together, and I've already added an extra 2000..."

He couldn't help but glance at his three colleagues beside him, only to find that the three Gong Cao Small God were working diligently and attentively, showing no intention of speaking.

Feeling a bit annoyed, Huang Zichou could only turn his attention to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, cursing his bad luck inwardly.

"What are two poor bastards doing taking an exam?"

"Hurry up and finish their test."

"I also want to go and test some other good students..."

Just as Huang Zichou was trying to hurry up and eliminate Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen...

Within each of the Light Screen, students have gradually begun to surrender during the Dao Heart Test.

With a sweep of his Divine Power, Deng Bingding recorded the items each student received upon surrendering, according to their appraised value.

400 million withdrawal

600 million withdrawal

320 million withdrawal from the competition

Seeing these figures often exceeding hundreds of millions, Deng Bingding couldn't help but sigh, "After all, it's Illusion Realm. In reality, no one would offer such a price just to get them to withdraw from the competition."

"The Illusion Realm also made them subconsciously ignore many things that were not right, all in order to test their inner limits."

The figures recorded by Deng Bingding vary in value, simply because everyone's background, strength, and wealth are different, and the temptations they face are also different. The time spent in the Illusion Realm does not necessarily mean that their valuation is higher than others.

Personal wealth has a significant impact on this, which is quite normal in Deng Bingding's view, since wealth has always been one of the important sources of Immortal Dao Potential and determination in the Immortal Dao.

Among them, first-year high school students, who have two opportunities to Foundation Establishment Exam, often perform slightly worse than second-year high school students, just like the differences between first-year and second-year high school students in terms of Dao Heart, magical power, and physical body.

The next moment, with a flick of Deng Bingding's gaze, he saw Yu Xinghan's Illusion Realm.

Within the Illusion Realm.

"This is Immortal Cloud High School in Immortal Capital City. What do you think of the environment?"

"To build this school, the group specially relocated the entire Spirit Vein here, just to provide the best learning environment for the high school students on the First-and-a-Half Tier."

"This is your application form."

"If you agree, you can study here from now on."

Yu Xinghan took a deep breath of the air at Immortal Cloud High School, feeling that it was the best air he had ever smelled in his life.

But after hearing what the other person said, he gritted his teeth and chose to refuse.

"What about citizenship in Immortal Capital City? Don't you want to live here?"

"A formal job at Oasis Group? That's something so many people dream of, something they strive for their whole lives but never achieve?"

Yu Xinghan rejected one request after another, not because he wasn't tempted or didn't want them.

Rather, his extensive experience in demanding money told him that this wasn't the other party's bottom line yet, and he could ask for even more.

It wasn't until the other person said something that truly shook him to his core.

"We can pay to buy you back from Spark True Person."

Upon hearing these words, Yu Xinghan's expression visibly changed.

"We can pay to help you transfer your contract with Spark True Person to the Oasis Group."

"The new contract will offer better terms and be more lenient; you'll gain true freedom."

"This is the highest offer. If you don't accept this, then there's nothing more to discuss."

Yu Xinghan didn't know if this was the other party's highest offer.

But he knew that this was a lifebuoy that had floated right in front of him.

On this vast, dark sea, he encountered a lifebuoy for the first time.

If I choose to let go, I may never have such an opportunity again in my life.

So he reached out without hesitation and seized the opportunity before him.

Yu Xinghan: "I... my penalty for breach of contract is very high."

"Everything in this world has a price, and the penalty for breach of contract isn't unlimited." The other party smiled, "You're only at the Qi Refining Period now. In the end, how much are you worth in Spark True Person's eyes?"

Inside the office.

Watching Yu Xinghan's rapid collapse, Deng Bingding thought to himself, "Heh heh, once his true weakness is exposed, these relentless attacks will lead to a complete rout."

"Yes, according to the information, Spark True Person has probably invested around 80 million in Yu Xinghan so far."

"Referring to Spark True Person's situation, it's estimated that he'll only agree to transfer the contract for ten times the price, plus other additional conditions, so the final valuation is 1.3 billion? Hmm, given Spark True Person's appetite, making so much money by reselling such a Qi Refining disciple, it's indeed about time to find another disciple to train."

Of course, Deng Bingding knew that these were all estimates made by the Orthodox God based on the data. If such a thing really happened in reality, the price would definitely be different, but it was sufficient for evaluation in this test.

Deng Bingding thought to himself, "I didn't expect this student from Songyang to be so resilient."

"However, in the end, its weaknesses are also quite obvious."

"His success and his downfall both stemmed Golden Core the Golden Core. Spark True Person could make him, but he could also destroy him."

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"Especially as Spark True Person invests more and more money in him in the future, the constraints on him will inevitably increase."

"This is the biggest flaw in his Dao Heart, and it will one day become a tremendous obstacle on his future path to Immortal Dao."

After casually noting down the information about Yu Xinghan and the next few students, she curiously looked at the other two students from Songyang City.

"Those two poor people haven't confessed yet?"

Deng Bingding was somewhat surprised, so she glanced over in that direction.

In the Illusion Realm.

Bai Zhenzhen faced temptations very similar to those Zhang Yu encountered.

However, due to her sterilization surgery, the Illusion Realm did not present her with any temptations from men or women.

Living in First-and-a-Half Tier house in the heart of the city, enjoying the most luxurious cultivation conditions, Bai Zhenzhen felt herself becoming increasingly unable to resist.

Huang Zichou, who was controlling the Illusion Realm from the outside, clearly sensed Bai Zhenzhen's attraction to him.

So, within the Illusion Realm, the price gradually stopped increasing, and they even indicated that Bai Zhenzhen's asking price was too high and that they wanted to terminate the negotiations.

After some tug-of-war, Bai Zhenzhen took the initiative to make one last request.

"I want to offer Zhang Yu the same terms as you did."

Ever since she began preparing for the Foundation Establishment Exam, Bai Zhenzhen had been harboring a fear in her heart, a fear that she often deliberately ignored and dared not think about.

That is... what if Zhang Yu fails the Foundation Establishment Exam, failing both the first and second times, and ultimately doesn't make it into the top ten...?

Zhang Pianpian once presented Zhang Yu with an opportunity to enter the Heavenly Genius Class of Ten Thousand Laws University.

He chose to stay with himself, but ultimately failed to get into one of the top ten universities.

If that happens, will Zhang Yu regret it?

"Then how am I supposed to face Yu Zi?"

She could only tell herself that it wouldn't happen; with Yu Zi's performance and her True Spirit Root, she would definitely pass the Foundation Establishment Exam.

However, after witnessing the performances of Ye Lingxiao, Yun Jing, and others during the Foundation Establishment Test, Bai Zhenzhen once again began to doubt whether she could pass the Foundation Establishment Exam.

Now, by sacrificing one of his own exam opportunities, he could help himself and Zhang Yu obtain a large amount of Immortal Dao Resources, greatly increasing their chances of passing the Foundation Establishment Exam... This seemed to be the most rational and advantageous decision.

"I can give up the Foundation Establishment Exam, but the conditions you promised are not just for me, but also for Zhang Yu... and Zhang Yu doesn't have to withdraw from the Foundation Establishment Exam."

Inside the office.

Huang Zichou, who was observing the Illusion Realm, frowned, his expression quite strange.

"Friends... such a request?"

While it's not entirely unheard of for such requests to appear in the Illusion Realm, Huang Zichou considered them extremely rare.

After all, in most people's Illusion Realm, all they need to do is constantly satisfy their own desires, and very few people think about others.

If Huang Zichou encountered such a person in real life, he would only curse him as an idiot in his heart.

But looking at Bai Zhenzhen in the Illusion Realm, Huang Zichou thought to himself, "Fools have their own kind of luck."

Deng Bingding glanced at the final result and wrote down, "Bai Zhenzhen, final valuation: 600 million multiplied by 2."

"1.2 billion? I never imagined that students from Songyang City could reach this number. It's already much higher than many first-year high school students in Immortal Capital."

"It's truly remarkable that someone of her status could persevere to this extent."

"If he can catch up with the students of Immortal Capital in other aspects next year, he will certainly be an excellent Foundation Establishment seed."

Next, as Deng Bingding observed, more and more students finished the Dao Heart Test, and before they knew it, only three remained.

Ye Lingxiao and Yun Jing were not unexpected, but Zhang Yu's persistence was something she couldn't understand.

Just then, Yun Jing also finished his Dao Heart Test.

Within the Illusion Realm.

Yun Jing looked at the contract in front of him, a hint of regret in his eyes.

Despite their seemingly glamorous appearance, the Yun Family has actually been declining in recent years.

Especially with the reform of Body Tempering techniques, the Yun Family failed to keep up due to investment mistakes and also suffered defeats in internal company struggles, making this decline even more obvious.

Although the assets are still enormous, the working capital is becoming increasingly scarce.

With this contract in hand, the Yun Family will have access to this working capital, which will surely help them recover.

The price he paid was that he gave up his High School Foundation Establishment Certificate.

"But it doesn't matter. Even without High School Foundation Establishment Certificate, I can still get into the top ten."

"If the Yun Family can return to its peak, more of the Yun Family descendants will surely pass the Foundation Establishment Certificate in the future."

In the office.

"Every human being has a price, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities."

The words Deng Bingding had always said came to mind.

"This Yun Jing received his Lineage's education from a young age, yet he possesses unparalleled loyalty and gratitude towards his Lineage."

"Hmph, this kind of affection is good for the Lineage, but on the path of Immortal Dao, it's just an obstacle."

"Without being self-centered and selfish enough, how can one bravely climb to the peak of Immortal Dao?"

Deng Bingding shook his head and noted down the other party's valuation. "Yun Jing, valued at 5 billion."

(End of this chapter)