The Burden of Dharma Skeletons

When Zhang Yu used the power of the Eye Skeleton to see the true appearance of the examination room for the first time, his first reaction was that not wearing the Eye Skeleton and seeing fewer advertisements didn't seem so bad.

But after taking a closer look at the Light Screen of light covering the ground and the various advertisements Light Screen on them, he realized he had oversimplified the situation.

A wealth of information about Spirit Root, Dharma Skeleton, and prices flooded into Zhang Yu's mind.

"Former Divine Spiritual Root? Can Military Grade Divine Spiritual Root be downgraded and end up in the civilian market?"

"And the prices of these Spirit Root and Dharma Skeleton... 4.99? 2.98?"

Upon seeing the price, Zhang Yu was naturally taken aback. "Could it be that prices worldwide have shrunk by a factor of ten million, while my money remains unchanged?"

But Zhang Yu quickly dismissed such an outrageous idea in his mind.

Then he noticed that some advertisements listed the words "Spirit Coin" after the price.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Spirit Coin? Is this the currency used here? It seems these Spirit Coin are really valuable; a few Spirit Coin can buy Spirit Root?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yu suddenly sighed slightly, "Just these advertisements all over the ground contain countless pieces of information."

"If you get into university but don't use the Eye Skeleton, you won't even be able to see advertisements, let alone other useful information. Compared to others who possess the Eye Skeleton, you'll have a huge information gap..."

"If we get that poor, we might not even have a chance to turn our lives around."

Even from just the tip of the iceberg, Zhang Yu realized the importance of the Eye Skeleton.

But the next moment, he suddenly felt a discomfort in his eyes.

He instinctively reached for his eye sockets, but felt he couldn't touch anything, and his hand couldn't block his vision at all.

"Yes, my perception of my eyes has been severed."

"The sensation I'm feeling in my eyes is coming from Dharma Skeleton... Is Dharma Skeleton uncomfortable?"

This paradoxical situation—where his fingers clearly touched his eyes, yet his eyes felt nothing at all—made Zhang Yu feel extremely uneasy.

It was as if his eye sockets were telling him that he no longer had eyeballs.

But his brain, his mind, was telling him that he had eyes, and not only that, he was receiving a pair of Eye Skeleton.

When the gaze of the Eye Skeleton swept in Zhang Yu's direction, allowing him to see himself lying face to face on the operating table from a third-person perspective, this awkward feeling became even more intense.

It even made Zhang Yu feel that the discomfort coming from the Eye Skeleton had deepened.

Just then, two numbers appeared above Zhang Yu's and Ye Lingxiao's heads respectively, representing their synchronization rate with the Dharma Skeleton at that moment.

Zhang Yu 97%

Ye Lingxiao 99%

At the same time, Huang Zichou said, "During the process of Body Tempering refinement, as the Physical Strength increases, the cultivator's control over the body will also continuously improve. The integration of body and mind becomes closer and closer after repeated arduous training."

"Once you become accustomed to the powerful physical body you've cultivated bit by bit, and to this close integration of body and mind, any slight disharmony between body and mind will cause you discomfort."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yu nodded slightly. He knew that although this body had once belonged to the original Zhang Yu, he had become completely accustomed to it through a year of arduous cultivation. In the process of repeatedly pushing his limits and practicing Cultivation Method, he had become inseparable from this body.

Huang Zichou continued, "The closer the connection between body and mind, the more disharmonious it feels after connecting with the Dharma Skeleton, and the lower the synchronization rate becomes."

"As the synchronization rate decreases, you may experience various reactions such as nausea, mania, phantom pain, and hallucinations during this process. Don't worry, these are all normal phenomena."

"Like now, after severing the original connection with your eyes and reconnecting with the Eye Skeleton, your brain feels that your eyes are gone, but the Dharma Skeleton tells you that they are still there. In this contradiction, the brain may judge that you are injured, and then gradually produce phantom pain..."

Meanwhile, in the network of the Orthodox God, several examiners were also evaluating the performance of the two.

A minor deity named Mu Guiyin said, "Zhang Yu's physical body is indeed powerful. But precisely because it is too powerful, he is too reliant on this power, making it increasingly difficult for him to adapt after changing his Dharma Skeleton."

"On the other hand, Ye Lingxiao has been undergoing various surgeries since he was still in the Immortal Essence Womb. He has been modified countless times since childhood and is already used to sudden changes in his body."

"After his magical power reached 100, given the Ye Family's wealth, he must have tried various Dharma Skeleton. However, after practicing with different ones, he eventually returned to his own physical body. Therefore, his acceptance of Dharma Skeleton must be very high."

Mu Guiyin sighed, "This is the difference in foundation. This difference will inevitably be further reflected in the synchronization rate data in the next stage, ensuring that Ye Lingxiao's synchronization rate remains higher than Zhang Yu's."

"Of course, there's another crucial reason why Ye Lingxiao was ultimately able to win..."

Listening to Mu Guiyin's emotion, Huang Zichou thought to himself, "This guy Mu Guiyin supported Ye Lingxiao in the first level."

"Just how many shares of Oasis Group and the Ye Family did this guy secretly have bought?"

Although he harbored resentment, Huang Zichou had to admit that Mu Guiyin was right; Ye Lingxiao.

After Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao had gotten used to the "Farsight" Dharma Skeleton for a while, Huang Zichou brought the second Dharma Skeleton for this level.

Then, a pure white, yet lifelike arm floated before Huang Zichou. He introduced it, saying, "This is Professional Grade Arm Skeleton from the Tianwu Group — the Sword Tomb."

"As a long-established company specializing in the research and development of Combat Arts artifacts, Tianwu Group's lightweight ' Sword Tomb ' incorporates all the advantages of previous generations, making it a very suitable Dharma Skeleton for the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators."

"Not only is it made of high-strength materials, capable of withstanding a power contest between the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, but after being infused with mana, it can also automatically convert mana into high-energy Sword Qi."

"The Sword Tomb can even store a Level 20 sword technique."

"Currently, thousands of sword techniques are available in the Tianwu Mall. Simply place an order, download the sword technique to ' Sword Tomb, ' and install it to immediately acquire a Level 20 sword technique."

"With a mere thought, the Sword Tomb can execute sword techniques according to pre-set tactics, with the weapon spirit within the Dharma Skeleton providing combat assistance and correcting the trajectory of the sword moves..."

Just as Huang Zichou was introducing the Sword Tomb, beams of Light Screen lit up all around, showing a user wielding the "Sword Tomb" and unleashing streaks of Sword Qi.

Watching this scene, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Is this Dharma Skeleton used by the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators?"

"It can even store Swordsmanship..."

Zhang Yu increasingly felt that during his university years, wealth seemed to have a greater impact on the path of Immortal Dao.

However, he quickly put aside this thought, as the most pressing matter at hand was the Foundation Establishment Exam.

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"I don't know if these Orthodox God were afraid that the Qi Refining Period Dharma Skeleton wouldn't be able to test us, or if they chose these Foundation Establishment Realm Dharma Skeleton instead of some Qi Refining Stage Dharma Skeleton just for advertising purposes."

Zhang Yu understood that, for the same Professional Grade Dharma Skeleton, Foundation Establishment Realm Professional Grade Dharma Skeleton was definitely stronger and could withstand greater loads than Qi Refining Period Professional Grade Dharma Skeleton.

Just like Advanced Cultivation Method, Advanced Cultivation Method at the Foundation Establishment Realm are definitely more powerful and more difficult to cultivate than those at Advanced Cultivation Method Qi Refining Period.

He secretly wondered, "The Dharma Skeleton used by the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators must be quite a burden."

Seemingly understanding the two candidates' concerns, Huang Zichou reassured them, "Although the ' Sword Tomb ' is Dharma Skeleton specifically designed for the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, this time it's not for implanting Dharma Skeleton into you."

"Whether it's blood circulation, muscle strength, or your flesh and bones, they are not truly connected to the Dharma Skeleton."

"It doesn't require the use of magic to maintain the operation of the Dharma Skeleton; there are no magical requirements, and no side effects such as rejection between materials and cells..."

"It's just temporarily connecting your neural signals to the Dharma Skeleton to simulate what it feels like to possess Dharma Skeleton. So you can connect to the neural signals of multiple Dharma Skeleton, or even connect to the neural signals of the Foundation Establishment Realm Dharma Skeleton."

Zhang Yu understood that this test was ultimately just a test of their physical bodies' adaptability to unfamiliar Dharma Skeleton through the remote connection of neural signals. There was still a distance to go before they could actually implant Dharma Skeleton and access the Dharma Skeleton used in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

A moment later, after Huang Zichou finished his introduction, he used the Ministry of Health's Talisman Arts again, just like before, to sever Zhang Yu and Ye Lingxiao's connection to his right arm.

In that instant, Zhang Yu felt a void below his right shoulder, and could no longer feel the slightest bit of his arm.

However, this feeling only lasted for a dozen seconds before Zhang Yu quickly felt the presence of his new arm.

He watched as the "Sword Tomb," floating in mid-air under the influence of Divine Power, clenched its fist, bent its arm, and swung it around, making various movements according to his thoughts.

But the more he tried to adapt to this Arm Skeleton, the more awkward he felt. Even the movements of the "Sword Tomb" seemed to be slightly delayed, always a beat slower than his thoughts.

The next moment, the Sword Tomb came to a complete stop, and no matter how Zhang Yu urged it, it could not move an inch.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu was startled. "Is my synchronization rate too low? I can no longer establish a connection with this Dharma Skeleton?"

Just then, a voice came from the Sword Tomb: "Your free time has run out. Please watch the video to get more time."

At the same time, Zhang Yu noticed that the Sword Tomb on Ye Lingxiao's side had also stopped and issued the same warning sound.

"Damn it..." Zhang Yu cursed inwardly, "What's going on? Pulling this on me during the exam? Am I supposed to watch an ad video now?"

Huang Zichou, who was standing nearby, quickly explained, "It must be that we accidentally used up too much free time during the previous test."

"For daily use, as long as you become a member of Tianwu Mall, you can skip the ads."

Looking at the way the other person was explaining to the audience, Zhang Yu thought to himself, "They're not explaining to us test takers at all, they're explaining to potential clients, aren't they?"

"And damn it... you guys aren't concerned about mistakes during the exam, you're concerned about the user experience of the product!"

Meanwhile, Huang Zichou said on the internal network, "Everyone, quickly use the link I sent you to help watch the videos together. If we each watch one, the free time reward will be enough for the exam."

The five Orthodox God present immediately went off into their own worlds and started watching the video through the Divine Power Network.

As for directly paying for a membership? Who will pay for that? What exactly is this membership? How will it be reimbursed?

With that in mind, the five Orthodox God decided to obediently watch the video to the end.

(End of this chapter)