Don't try to cultivate immortality; mortals live longer than immortals.

In short, the new era has brought new requirements for cultivating immortality.

Therefore, studying these subjects becomes very reasonable.

Of course, the students still had some complaints about this.

They remember clearly that mortals do learn, but back then they used quantum indoctrination. Why are they now being asked to memorize things by rote, since they've become cultivators? Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for them?

The teacher's answer was straightforward and clear.

Your questions are valid; yes, it is indeed a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for you.

But so what?

If this also uses quantum indoctrination, then what is the point of further research?

The reason for requiring rote memorization and using your own wisdom to analyze and calculate those headache-inducing math problems, adopting this relatively primitive learning method, is essentially to test your intelligence and learning ability.

This will be of great help to your future cultivation of immortality. After all, a fool, or rather, a poor student, will not go far on the path of cultivation.

This is what we call screening.

At the same time, the school also promised that the faster one passes the certification exam, the more attention and benefits one will receive, and the more resources and support one will receive when cultivating immortality.

Moreover, although this is the purpose, doing so is not just about making things difficult for you.

There's another reason for this: quantum indoctrination is prone to errors and is only useful for ordinary knowledge. This is harmless to mortals, but it seems unreliable for those of you who want to cultivate immortality and conduct scientific research at the same time in the future.

Knowledge is a matter of great importance; a slight error can lead to a huge mistake. Therefore, cultivators must rely primarily on themselves, and quantum indoctrination can only serve as an aid to daily learning.

The teacher explained the pros and cons, as well as the attitude of the Immortal Alliance, in detail. Although the students were reluctant, they had no other choice at this point.

So, over the past seven days, the students have all started to study hard.

You have to work hard!

Once you enter university, you're no longer in control of your own destiny.

You have to take this exam whether you want to or not.

If you fail the exam, then keep studying. Only when you pass the exam can you embark on the path of cultivation.

Those who pass the test first will receive resources and support from the Immortal Alliance, gaining a competitive advantage.

Since one must cultivate immortality sooner or later and is not allowed to drop out of school, then slacking off becomes meaningless.

Of course, everyone has different pursuits. Even though the school has made it very clear, some people still don't care and want to just coast along.

In short, these people believe they want to be parasites and that as long as they are useless enough, no one can do anything to them.

But is that really the case?

They have underestimated cultivators.

Want to be a freeloader, huh?

Faced with these guys, the school had a senior from last year give them a lesson on what kind of severe punishment they would face if they failed to pass the cultivation qualification certificate on their first try.

Don't worry, I won't hit you or scold you.

Even the welfare benefits were still being distributed without fail.

For example... free food and drinks.

However, the food provided...

I'm sorry, but I'm slightly different from the top students and those who study hard.

It will taste terrible.

But don't worry, it's just that it tastes bad, but it's actually good for your health. In fact, you could say it's incredibly nutritious.

But the specific taste... is difficult to describe in words.

Let me put it this way.

At first, it might just be an ordinary, unappetizing dish.

But then, as time goes on, and as you fail to pass the cultivation qualification exam as soon as possible, the taste of the food will become more and more exaggerated and outrageous.

This process is incremental.

The school's attitude is that they don't supervise or force students; if you want to slack off, go ahead, as long as you're sure you can accept the terrible food once you've settled down.

So what exactly is that level?

Three days later, it tasted almost like a steamed bun that smelled like dog poop.

And this is just the beginning.

What's even more infuriating is that the school will set up a special cafeteria called the "Dark Cuisine Catering Department," where students who fail the exams must eat three meals a day.

I have no choice but to go.

There will be senior students from the student council supervising.

The senior students were all genuine cultivators, and the more beautiful and handsome they were, the more powerful and terrifying they were.

As a newbie who hasn't even passed the cultivation qualification exam, you're just someone they can bully and manipulate.

There was absolutely no room for resistance.

So I had no choice but to go.

Once you get there, you'll find that it's actually a buffet, where you can choose whatever you want, and the selection of food and drinks is quite extensive.

But don't get too excited, because next we'll announce the names of the dishes so you can savor them.

For example, stir-fried bamboo shoots with rancid lard, fermented preserved eggs wrapped in moldy noodles, stinky tofu stewed in sour rice soup, dry snail rice noodles mixed with salad dressing, chive dumplings sandwiched in cream cake, hot and sour soup topped with grape milk foam, cream puffs filled with pickled cowpeas and minced meat...

Many people turned green when they saw it.

You don't even need to eat; the smell of food permeating the air is enough to make someone vomit.

Moreover, this is just the menu for one day at noon, and it can even be said to be relatively mild. As time goes on, the dishes will only become more extravagant, and we will ensure that there will be no repetition every day.

So it's up to you to choose.

Do you choose to slack off and eat terrible food here every day, or work hard and get your certification as soon as possible? After you start cultivating immortality, you can taste spiritual food that mortals can never touch in their entire lives.

Legend has it that it is incredibly delicious.

Faced with this level of coercion and temptation, even the laziest student will recognize reality: slacking off may feel good for a moment, but it will lead to a stomach disaster.

So all we can do is try our best.

Now that seven days have passed, it's finally time to test everyone's learning outcomes.

Facing the teacher on the podium, the students were filled with trepidation. After all, if they couldn't pass the exam on their first try, they would have to spend an extremely long time in the "Dark Cuisine Restaurant".

……

The sound of students answering questions quickly reached my ears.

The exam consisted of five parts: Chinese, Mathematics, Basic Cultivation Skills, and a combination of humanities and science subjects. The total duration was 24 hours with no breaks in between.

The teacher announced the rules with a blank expression.

Naturally, a chorus of wails erupted below.

However, opposition is useless.

Faced with these unfair and unreasonable accusations, the teacher smiled: "Fair and reasonable? When you embark on the path of immortality, break through your bottlenecks, and face extraterrestrial demons or heavenly tribulations, then you can talk to them about fairness."

"Just say that I have just broken through and haven't rested well yet. I am very weak right now. It is unreasonable for you to come and cause trouble for me at this time. For the sake of fairness, you should wait until I recover to my peak condition before coming back. Then we'll see if the other party will pay attention to you."

"..."

The students were speechless and couldn't refute it, but soon someone raised a new question.

"Teacher, how are we going to eat?"

"Don't worry, we'll give you fasting pills in a bit."

"Teacher, what if I need to poop in the middle of the lesson...?"