Chapter 18: Immortal Exam Testing

Li Feng's eyes widened, and he said angrily: "You..."

"Enough!"

Ye Chen, who was in front, seemed unable to watch this boring farce any longer. He interrupted their dispute with a cold face, then stared straight at Lin Mo and said:

"I originally thought you were a smart person. Now it seems I was wrong, and by a lot."

"Fine, enough said! You're on your own!"

After saying this, he turned his head away and stopped paying attention to Lin Mo and Zhang Da.

*Heh, I originally thought you were an honest person. Now it seems I was wrong, and by a lot... * Lin Mo muttered to himself.

Li Feng also snorted at Lin Mo and Zhang Da, but didn't expect to be retorted by Zhang Da again:

"Is your throat stuck with a chicken feather?"

Li Feng gritted his teeth and said: "Fine, fine, fine, Zhang Da, I'll remember you!"

After saying this, he also turned his head away in anger.

Zhang Da curled his lips in disdain, his momentum not losing out at all.

It wasn't until they had all turned their heads away that he hurriedly leaned into Lin Mo's ear and said:

"We've finished acting tough, let's slip away quickly, otherwise we'll have to kneel to him later."

Lin Mo glanced down and saw that Zhang Da's legs were shaking even more violently than before.

He smiled and said:

"How about... you go first? I want to try."

Hearing him say this, Zhang Da's legs immediately stiffened, and he said with the air of someone willing to accompany a gentleman to his death:

"Try it then, what's there to be afraid of! At worst, we'll pack our bags and leave tonight. Anyway, I wasn't planning on going to college."

Lin Mo smiled and patted his shoulder. *Good brother, for the sake of you being so cowardly yet still willing to accompany me, I forgive you for delaying my moment of showing off in public earlier. *

"Everyone quiet down, the exam starts now!"

With the teacher on the martial arts stage loudly clearing the area, the scene immediately quieted down.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn over.

Lin Mo also looked at the martial arts stage in front. The setup on it was very simple: just a spiritual energy quality tester.

Its function was also very simple: it would project the student's panel onto the tester, and then the tester would automatically calculate the score.

Soon, the teacher's voice rang out from the stands:

"Students whose names are called, come up to the stage one by one to be tested: Sheng Hao, Yu Yushi, Bian Kangning, Tang Xiulan!"

As the voice fell, the four people standing at the very front looked slightly nervous, stepped out of the line one after another, and walked toward the stage.

In fact, the Immortal Exam test was simpler than imagined.

It was just converting the panel into corresponding scores. 【Cultivation】 and 【Spirit Root】 were the easiest to convert; students could calculate their own scores through conversion.

Only the 【Spell】 item had a more complex judgment mechanism, and the standards were different every year.

It would comprehensively consider factors such as the grade of the 【Spell】 and the difficulty of cultivation to calculate the score.

A few years ago, a new rule was added: live martial arts demonstration.

If the performance was outstanding, the score could be increased a bit.

Conversely, if the performance was lackluster, the score would naturally decrease.

The four people on stage didn't waste time either. They quickly placed their hands on the tester, and the two items of data were instantly calculated—

"Sheng Hao, Qi Refining Level 4, Cultivation Score: 195/500; Spirit Root Score: 60/200, Total: 255 points."

"Yu Yushi, Qi Refining Level 4, Cultivation Score: 196/500..."

"Bian Kangning..."

"..."

The first two scores of the four people were quickly calculated. Their cultivation was basically stuck at Qi Refining Level 4, and none of them had a combined score of over 300 points.

A look of expected disappointment appeared on their faces simultaneously. Unless their 【Spell】 score exploded, this score wouldn't even reach the lowest admission line of last year's Dao Academy.

The invigilator continued with an expressionless face:

"Auxiliary spells do not need to be demonstrated, just test them directly. Attack spells will be demonstrated in order of student ID."

Bian Kangning, whose ID was at the front, took a deep breath, picked up a wooden sword, walked forward, and said respectfully:

"Teacher, what I want to demonstrate is Basic Sword Art."

This didn't exceed anyone's expectations at all. After all, more than half of the students present were using either 【Basic Sword Art】 or 【Kui Xing Stance】.

These two were the most basic low-rank 【Spells】, with both advantages and disadvantages.

The disadvantage was that the grade was too low, making it difficult to get a high score.

The advantage was that they were the easiest to practice. As long as one practiced diligently, even if the 【Root Bone】 attribute was average, the proficiency wouldn't be too low.

After receiving the teacher's permission, Bian Kangning quickly demonstrated the Basic Sword Art on the martial arts stage.

"Point sword! Stab sword! Chop sword! Sweep sword..."

The Basic Sword Art had thirteen forms in total. It took Bian Kangning less than three minutes to finish one round.

How should I put it?

The basic skills were very solid, but apart from that, there were no special highlights.

Lin Mo commented silently on the stage.

Soon, the 【Spell】 score came out—

"Bian Kangning, Basic Sword Art Minor Accomplishment, Spell Score: 50/300, Total Score: 305 points."

Once the score came out, Bian Kangning's expression visibly slumped.

Last year, the lowest admission line for the eighty-one Dao Academies in Qinzhou was 320 points. He was still 15 points away from the lowest admission line.

Don't look at it as just a mere 15-point gap; in the remaining half a month, it would be considered lucky to improve by three or five points, let alone 15.

Unless he exploded and farmed high-quality pills to suddenly raise his cultivation, Bian Kangning would likely have no hope for the immortal path.

And once his score came out, many students who were also at Qi Refining Level 4 under the martial arts stage became even more nervous.

Qi Refining Level 4 itself was just a baseline; whether one could get into a Dao Academy still depended on luck.

"Next!"

The invigilator's voice was very cold, showing no comfort for Bian Kangning's disappointed expression.

Because this was the path of a cultivator: cruel and realistic.

Even if it was just one point short, it meant a lifetime of no hope for the immortal path.

And the Immortal Exam only happened once; there was no chance to do it again.

As Bian Kangning walked off the stage with a pale face, the crowd, which had been somewhat noisy, instantly became quiet, and the tense atmosphere rose by several levels again.

The subsequent tests could only be described as having both joys and sorrows.

There were candidates who were lucky enough to just barely hit the 320-point admission line.

There were also those who were only a few points away from the admission line, but at least still had hope for a push.

Of course, there were also some candidates like Bian Kangning who had an insurmountable gap from 320 points.

Apart from that, there were a few scattered experts above Qi Refining Level 4. These people were basically guaranteed a spot in a Dao Academy; the only difference was which one they would attend.

The mock Immortal Exam proceeded in an orderly manner, and soon it was the turn of the student IDs from Grade 12, Class 10.

When they heard the invigilator call Ye Chen's name, even the candidates who had just finished the exam and were preparing to leave stopped in their tracks and turned back to look at the martial arts stage.

They saw Ye Chen holding his head high, standing on the martial arts stage under the gaze of everyone.

At this moment, even the ice-cold invigilator's face showed a trace of fluctuation.

These candidates thought he was just an ordinary teacher, but in fact, that wasn't the case.

His identity wasn't an ordinary teacher sent by the provincial joint exam to invigilate, but an Immortal Master sent by the Xuanyuan Dao Academy to assist with the testing.

The reason the Dao Academy would take on such a task was to prioritize contact with good immortal seedlings before the Immortal Exam.

Before coming to Nanshan No. 4 High School, he already knew about this 【Child of Luck】 from Nanshan No. 4 High School.

Ye Chen was not only an Immortal Exam seedling in Rongcheng but also one of the immortal seedlings focused on by the province.

It was just a pity that the rumored genius from Nanshan No. 4 High School didn't come today...

Today, he was only paying attention to two people: the "Immortal Second Generation" Zhu Hongyuan and the Child of Luck, Ye Chen.

The former was a favor for a senior brother, while the latter was a target given by the academy; they couldn't be mentioned in the same breath.

Zhu Hongyuan had just passed the test.

Qi Refining Level 6. In an ordinary Dao Academy, he was definitely a top-tier talent. Very good.

However, hearing that Zhu Hongyuan had been defeated by Ye Chen some time ago, he wondered if the latter would have any stunning performance... The invigilator's heart stirred, and then he said to Ye Chen:

"Start the test!"

Ye Chen nodded slightly and placed his hand on the testing instrument...

A few minutes later, his total score came out—

"Ye Chen, Qi Refining Level 7, Cultivation Score: 394; Spirit Root Score: 116; Spell Score: 160, Total Score: 670."

As the system broadcast sound rang out, the scene "whooshed" and boiled over. ===== CHAPTER 19 =====