The End

No one had any objections to Cao Xiaochun's allocation. Next came the division of the treasures.

Aside from the gold and jewelry, the huge pile mostly consisted of materials. They had also found six spatial rings, each with nearly twenty square meters of storage space, so the group easily divided up all the treasure.

Because of his Gu Master class, Cao Xiaochun took mostly materials. Among them were not only the fur and bones of rare exotic beasts, but also seeds from rare plants.

Things like Ghost Vine and Overlord Flower were especially suitable for refining plant-type Gu insects.

Before long, the four of them had thoroughly divided the small pile of treasure. Everyone wore broad smiles. Since there were two extra spatial rings, after some discussion and following the principles of rewarding greater contribution and yielding to the ladies, Xu Laoba and the others gave the two rings to Cao Xiaochun and Li Hanyi respectively.

However, Li Hanyi gave her ring back to Xu Laoba on the grounds that she had already obtained two powerful pieces of equipment. After all, even if she gave those two pieces to Xu Laoba, they could make him even stronger.

After all, both of them were dark-attribute class users.

Xu Laoba had no idea what modesty was. He immediately accepted it and put it on his hand. Looking at the two gleaming gold rings on his fingers, he grinned like a monkey that had won mating rights.

After thoroughly picking the place clean and waiting for Li Hanyi to record all the murals, the group left the treasure site.

By the time they returned to the surface, the sky had already turned dark. Although the violent blizzard had stopped, the environment of the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Mountain remained harsh.

Cao Xiaochun looked at the corpses already covered by wind and snow, then slowly walked over and stripped them of everything useful. Though the three of them could not even scrape together a single spatial ring, the equipment on them should still fetch a considerable sum if sold.

Afterward, Cao Xiaochun summoned Xiao Qiang again. Once the three others climbed onto its back, he carefully observed the surrounding terrain.

He planned to trigger an avalanche here and bury both the Dragon Nest ruins and the three corpses beneath the snow.

It was necessary. Although the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Mountain was said to be a school dungeon, there were surely plenty of outsiders coming here to explore. If they did not clean this place up properly, it could easily bring trouble upon themselves.

And causing an avalanche was the fastest method. The snow atop the Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Mountain never melted year-round. As long as everything was buried, unless someone deliberately came searching, this secret would remain underground forever!

With that in mind, Cao Xiaochun summoned the White Jade Gourd and slowly poured his power into it. Breaking through the stone gate had consumed nearly all the Locust Gu, and they would need some time to recover.

Injecting his own power could accelerate the Gu insects' recovery!

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

Two more clouds of darkness flew out from the White Jade Gourd. The Locust Gu and Killer Bee Gu emerged together, shooting toward the nearest cliff edge!

Krah followed close behind!

With the synchronized vibrations of these four thousand Gu insects, gnawing away at the supporting points, along with Krah's continuous output through the Moonlight Gu, the ice-and-snow-covered cliff would surely collapse before long!

"Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!"

The Gu insects' assault continued for nearly half an hour. Waves of thunderous roars came from ahead as that terrifying force of nature surged toward Cao Xiaochun like a primordial beast!

"Hold on tight!"

"Croak!"

A streak of light swiftly darted into the White Jade Gourd. Once Krah was back in position, Cao Xiaochun ignored the Locust Gu offspring and immediately directed Xiao Qiang to turn around, charging toward the previous tiger den!

Xiao Qiang raced across the snow for most of the night before finally escaping the avalanche's pursuit. The others were also stunned by Cao Xiaochun's audacious move; it felt as though they had just experienced a desperate race between life and death!

Since Xiao Qiang had already memorized the route back, they returned to the tiger den much faster. By noon the next day, they dragged their exhausted bodies inside and slowly sat down.

After one intense ordeal after another the previous day, even Cao Xiaochun felt somewhat tired.

After casually taking a few bites of dry rations, Cao Xiaochun released Krah again and built a separate ice hut within the cave for the utterly confused Xu Laoba, one that could effectively block sound.

Giving the innermost spot to Li Hanyi, the group casually cleared the ground before closing their eyes and resting.

[ Ding, level increased to Level 8 ]

[ Cao Xiaochun. Black Iron Rank ]

[ lv8 (870/1200) ]

Strength: 48

Speed: 62

Spirit: 210

As a snow ape tribe was wiped out, Cao Xiaochun skillfully directed the Flying Head Gu to collect the dropped materials.

Cao Xiaochun did not let a single material with an ice attribute slip by. He stuffed them all into the White Jade Gourd to serve as materials for hatching the dragon egg.

Ever since returning to the tiger den, the group had taken a brief rest before deciding to use the remaining time to raise their levels as much as possible.

With their equipment and Cao Xiaochun's Gu insects, after a brief discussion, they decided to level up by slaughtering entire areas!

Thanks to their equipment advantage, Li Hanyi and the other two had no objections. And because of Cao Xiaochun's terrifying methods, they decided to split into two groups and head in different directions, returning to the tiger den to regroup at night.

Cao Xiaochun had no objections to this either. He even kept Binuoxiu by their side in case anything unexpected happened.

After several days of slaughter, everyone had crossed the threshold of Level 8. It could be said that they had already broken the school's trial record!

After all, over the past three hundred years, no student had ever reached Level 8 during their first official trial!

"There are still three hours until our trial ends. What are your plans after we get out?"

The group returned to the campfire. Li Hanyi hugged her knees, looked at everyone, and spoke slowly.

Hong Jianjun held several pieces of roasted meat and handed them out. Other than Cao Xiaochun, Hong Jianjun had gained the most from this trial.

After returning to the tiger den, following Cao Xiaochun's suggestion, he had tried combining food with various buffs. To his surprise, in just one day, he had created dishes capable of restoring strength.

Over the next few days, he even made healing grilled meat, mana-restoring grilled meat, and vitality grilled meat. Aside from a few niche support skills, this fatty had somehow turned grilled meat into an entire spectrum of support abilities!

Even Cao Xiaochun could not help but marvel. Was this fatty really fate's chosen one?

"Of course, we need to prepare for the college entrance exams. We received such a huge opportunity this time—I'm sure we can all get into Imperial Capital University. Then we can form a party together."

"After all, once we get to university and start tackling large-scale dungeons, forming a team is a must."

Xu Laoba said loudly as he chewed on grilled meat.

"True. If we all get into the same university, that's exactly what we should do."

Cao Xiaochun smiled. After entering university, aside from the main courses, the most important thing was leveling up in dungeons. But university dungeons were nowhere near as simple as those in high school. More often than not, students had to form teams and work together just to survive inside.

And in a team, aside from damage dealers, there had to be defense and support. The four of them now met the most basic requirements, and after going through so much together, they trusted one another.

"With my original class, getting into Imperial Capital University would have been nothing but a dream. But with the boost from these two pieces of equipment, I can give it a try now."

"Laoba, just as I thought—even Heaven doesn't want us to be separated~"

Li Wenbin gave a bashful smile and slowly moved closer to Xu Laoba.

"Get lost!"

"Imperial Capital University doesn't seem to admit chefs, but I count as a support type now, so I can try."

The one facing the greatest difficulty here was probably Hong Jianjun. He was originally a life-class professional, and not even an advanced profession like an alchemist. He had no idea whether Imperial Capital University would accept someone like him.

"But don't worry, Big Brother. As long as everyone gets in, I definitely won't hold you back!"

Hong Jianjun took a fierce bite of grilled meat, as though he had made an important decision.

He had already thought it through. Only by following this team would he have a chance to turn his life around. He absolutely had to seize this opportunity!

So what if it was Imperial Capital University? If he could not get in through the college entrance exams, then at worst, he would have his father donate two buildings!