High School Student with Immortal Race System

In a long corridor of the Jianghuai City Education Bureau, staff members were working overtime to enter data.

Civil servants all had Martial Cultivation, making them quite tough and durable. Even at two in the morning, they were still full of energy.

A week had passed since the end of the college entrance exams, and the scoring and statistical work were nearing completion. In fact, for most of the Martial Arts events, like those with purely numerical results, the scores were available on the spot. The later work was just for verification.

Only the three liberal arts subjects required a bit more time.

In the "Score Statistics Office," a middle-aged man looked at the information scrolling across his screen and remarked with a sigh:

"An Innate Realm cultivator taking the college entrance exam... The last time Jianghuai City had a student like this was probably seven years ago."

A monster like that pops up every two or three years, but not always in Jianghuai.

Although this was the most prosperous city in all of Yanhua, with the best educational resources, Yanhua was simply too vast.

The existence of such a student brought honor to the entire Jianghuai education system.

A female clerk behind him said, "I’ve heard of him. He was already in the late stage of Bone Refining as a high school freshman. In three years, he’s walked a path that takes others a lifetime."

A genius who had been on the education system’s radar for a long time, he had, as expected, lived up to the hype and successfully broken through before the exams.

The middle-aged man said, "The title of Champion Scholar is his for the taking. He got full marks in all the Martial Arts events, and his liberal arts scores aren’t bad either. Tsk, tsk, worthy of being the Legitimate Son of the Jiang Family."

To be honest, you can’t get jack squat done in Martial Arts cultivation without money. But when it comes to the truly top-tier elites, money really doesn’t explain everything.

You also have to consider the clan’s heritage.

For a Martial Arts Clan like the Jiang Family, he must have been Nurturing his physique from a young age. Even though it’s inefficient before adulthood, they would have spent a fortune to build a solid foundation, getting half the results for twice the effort.

Guidance from famous masters and sparring with experts goes without saying. He must have also practiced the Jiang Family’s Martial Arts Secret Technique.

The old-guard Martial Arts Clans are all interconnected, often through marriage, so their resources are shared to some extent. For example, they’re willing to use Elixir Pills that are never shared with outsiders to support a young person from one of their own.

The female clerk smiled. "The last Innate to take the college entrance exam was seven years ago? I thought it had been longer."

The middle-aged man thought for a moment. "I don’t have a strong impression of the one from seven years ago. I think his progress was stacked with drugs. His foundation was damaged after he entered university, so he never became very famous."

There’s a difference between simply brute-forcing your way up with money and being nurtured by a clan’s deep heritage.

"But the ’Innate exam-taker’ before that was 23 years ago, when I’d just started working. Now *he* was a truly stunning talent. He was Xu Cheng, the eldest legitimate son of the Xu Family. He reached the Innate Realm in high school, and by the time he took the exam, he was already at the Middle Stage of Innate."

"After entering university, he became completely unstoppable. He stepped into the True Gang Realm in his sophomore year, becoming the only person under twenty on the Qilin List. The entire Jiangti campus was filled with legends about him... A genius of his caliber directly united the forces of Jianghuai’s various Martial Arts Clans and became their leader."

The female clerk was astonished. "That incredible? He must be a major figure by now, right?"

The middle-aged man sighed regretfully. "No, he died young. Word is he died in the Exotic Realm... a real shame."

The female clerk faltered. "Well, there’s nothing to be done then. Anything can happen in the Exotic Realm. Just being able to participate in exploring it means he was one of heaven’s chosen. Dying there didn’t bring any dishonor to the Xu Family’s name."

"Right... let’s not talk about it. We need to hurry and finish this data entry so we can try to get home before dawn."

The two got busy again.

After some time, the middle-aged man let out a surprised "Huh?"

"Huh? This... Is this a mistake?"

He rubbed his eyes. After staring at the screen for days on end, his eyes were always full of gunk, so it would be perfectly normal to misread something.

But after comparing the entries line by line...

"Holy shit?! This student’s total score is higher than the Innate’s?"

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Over the past few days, Yang Shen had been going out from time to time to collect debts.

The Rebel Species still hadn’t paid back the 500,000 he was owed, and now he’d found another Gu Insect in their third stronghold.

Now the total debt the Rebel Species owed him had reached a staggering 800,000!

’This is simply too much!’

’Not only were his enemies not repaying their debt, they dared to keep adding to it!’

’So debtors are the real masters, huh? Then don’t blame me for not holding back!’

His original intention in cleaning up the "Rebel Species" was for his own sake.

He hoped to use this method to probe for any hidden dangers concerning Long Jiu—for example, if she were to be discovered by a high-ranking member of the Rebel Species, they might try to seize control of her.

It was also a way to eliminate a potential threat to himself. The Rebel Species were rats in a sewer; since he had already made an enemy of them, there was no reason to hesitate. He would handle the killing, but someone else could handle the burial.

But his actions could also be considered delivering justice on heaven’s behalf, eliminating many of the sewer’s vermin.

Long Jiu knew many of the Rebel Species’ secrets and could issue orders directly to their low-level members—especially those not high-ranking enough to know that "Long Jiu was lost." It was a convenient and clean method.

Most of the time, Yang Shen didn’t get his own hands dirty, leaving the work to Long Jiu.

The only shame was that the most important location—where the Jianghuai Sub-Altar Master should have been—was long deserted. It looked like it had been abandoned for a month.

It seemed he had vanished without a trace the moment Long Jiu was lost...

As expected of someone known for conspiracy and stealth... He was said to be a complete and utter ordinary person, with no Martial Cultivation whatsoever.

In five days, Yang Shen and Long Jiu cleared out a total of four strongholds.

They also unexpectedly rescued two imprisoned children and busted an underground market for illegal drugs.

Of course, he also came away with tens of thousands in cash and two gold chains.

Compared to the amount the Rebel Species owed him, it was a drop in the bucket.

’I can only treat this as a long-term debt collection project.’

All known strongholds in the Jinshui District had been completely wiped out. Of course, he had no way of knowing if new ones had popped up that Long Jiu was unaware of.

But at the very least, it was a substantial blow to the Rebel Species.

The already devastated Rebel Species withered even further, but this was only the beginning.

As long as Yang Shen had time to spare, his purge of the Rebel Species would not stop.

And during that week, Yang Shen also received some good news:

The Yang Family’s employee #001, Lin Yuebai, had been working quite diligently and had found an old apothecary willing to purchase Qi Gathering Vines in bulk.

Inside, Yang Shen was instructing his sister, Yang Mo, on her Cultivation when he received a call from Lin Yuebai.

"Patriarch, they’ve seen the sample! They said they’ll buy as many as we can provide!"

Lin Yuebai had originally called him "Boss," but at Yang Shen’s request, she’d switched to "Patriarch."

’It was weird, but it sounded so much more impressive!’

Holding his phone, Yang Shen walked to the window where the signal was better. "They’ll buy as many as we have? Who is the buyer?"

"The buyer is ’Liuzhou Liu,’ a Medical Family from another province. You might not have heard of them, but they’re quite famous. They run a time-honored apothecary and just happened to be in Jianghuai to procure medicinal herbs. One of my uncles introduced me."

’Xiaobai’s network is pretty extensive.’

"Our Qi Gathering Vines are of perfect quality, and they’re really hard to find. They made a snap decision to purchase as much as possible. They plan to take them back, process them into medicine, and slowly go through their stock of the dried herbs."

Medicinal herbs, especially high-quality ones, are a rare find you can’t just go out and look for. Stockpiling is a must.

If they bought new ingredients every day like a restaurant, their business would go down the drain.

Lin Yuebai sounded overjoyed. He could hear a scraping sound and wondered if she was shuffling her little cloth shoes on the floor in excitement.

She was genuinely thrilled! Despite going from a clan head to a mere employee, after suffering one setback after another, she had finally regained a little confidence.

’I’m still useful!’

"Patriarch, you never told me how much stock we have... We have at least five vines, right? Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll lose face. I already made such a big promise..."

’Five vines?’ Yang Shen thought.

’I have a hundred!’

’The things are practically a plague on the Celestial Platform! I’ve had a lot of free time since the exams, so I’ve already doubled the size of the Celestial Platform Spirit Field.’

’With buffs from all sorts of Magic, and with my Qi Sea currently overflowing, the growth cycle is only a week.’

But he still needed to be cautious with the first transaction. Yang Shen said:

"Let’s just sell five for now. We’ll establish the sales channel and see how reliable they are. Someone like you, who’s always getting ripped off in business, has to be careful not to get swindled."

Lin Yuebai whined playfully, "That’s not true! I’m very smart!"

’Besides, I wasn’t swindled!’

’I’m just bad at it!’

Yang Shen ignored her protest and asked, "How do we make the delivery?"

"They’ll be at the herb market in Jinshui District for the next couple of days. We can just take it directly to them."

"Alright. Come over tomorrow, and I’ll give you the five Qi Gathering Vines. I won’t make an appearance, but you can tell them another batch is almost mature."

The total price for these five vines was only 100,000. It wasn’t a large amount; this was purely a test.

It was a test of the buyer, and of Lin Yuebai.

’She might not be a bad person, but she’s a complete amateur.’

’But this girl has actually been quite useful, pulling out one industry connection after another.’

’And all for a monthly salary of just 3,000, without even a fixed office.’

’She’s the very definition of a cost-effective workhorse.’

’Runs on two servings of Fragrant Mixed Noodles a day.’

Lin Yuebai didn’t even think to ask for better compensation. She was simply immersed in the joy of having accomplished something important.

’I’ve gotta treat myself to a braised egg tonight!’

’Life is just too good!’

Feeling good, she even started to tease her Patriarch. "Oh, right, Patriarch, the exam scores come out tomorrow, don’t they? Are you nervous? I could mix you a potion to calm your nerves~"

Yang Shen just smiled.

He instinctively glanced out the window, where the scorching sun hung high in the sky, bathing everything in its light.

Just like him, he had already risen to his rightful place.

"I’m not nervous... We’ll just wait and see the results."

’Win, and I’ll live in a mansion. Lose, and it’s back to tomb raiding.’

But ultimately, his journey would not stop.

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