Chapter 295: First

Lava Immortal Palace.

Clang, clang, clang...

The sound of the bell echoed through the square in front of the main hall.

In front of more than thirty tables, the expressions of every cultivator were not very good.

Some had their brows tightly furrowed, some had faces as heavy as water, and some trembled in body and mind after hearing the bell.

This was because new information was conveyed to their minds—the first round of the Palace Examination was over, all cultivators finished answering, and violators would be disqualified from the subsequent Palace Examination.

So, the cultivators all had bitter faces, reluctantly putting down the jade slips in their hands.

"Damn it!"

"I haven't finished answering yet."

"Why did time pass so quickly?!"

"I tried my best to answer everything, although I knew it was wrong, but answering is better than not answering, right? Should I be given some encouragement points?"

The cultivators' thoughts were about the same, and they secretly prayed that they could pass smoothly this time.

Concerned with the position of Palace Master of the Lava Immortal Palace, they were all the best who had mixed into the Immortal Palace, so naturally, they had ambitions for it. No one wanted to be eliminated in the first round.

The information continued to be conveyed to everyone, asking the cultivators to wait a moment, as the papers would be graded and scores released immediately, and results would be known.

So, the cultivators in the square took advantage of this time to communicate with each other and ask about the answers to each question.

Zhu Xuanji was lost in thought alone.

At this time, Shuzhong Jun took the initiative to walk towards him: "Lord Zhu."

Shuzhong Jun smiled and asked: "Do you think that the 'Mirror Platform Spirit Communication Art' and 'Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art' that appeared frequently in the jade slips should form a set with the 'Five Elements Qi Law Art' and are the inherited treasures of the Lava Immortal Palace—the Three Sects' Supreme Arts?"

Zhu Xuanji was thinking about this question, looked up when he heard the sound, and said frankly: "I was just pondering the words and phrases about these two cultivation techniques in the test questions, and I think they are very likely to be a set."

"However, to confirm it, we still have to find a cultivator like City Lord Meng Kui to calculate it."

Shuzhong Jun nodded: "I wonder if the Demon Technique True Scripture in your hands, Lord Zhu, can be sold?"

This was Shuzhong Jun's real purpose.

In the Jin Dan melee, the Demonic Path True Scripture appeared, although it eventually revealed its fake nature. But in the end, there was still one-third of truth, because Ning Zhuo had really released the Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art to gain the trust of everyone.

The Jin Dan cultivators who participated in the melee, as long as they had held the true scripture, all knew more or less about the content of the first few levels of the "Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art."

But at that time, Shuzhong Jun did not participate.

Although he wanted to, he belonged to the All-Book Tower. The latter was a world-famous neutral force and could not participate in local disputes at will.

Therefore, Shuzhong Jun knew nothing about the "Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art."

He wanted to buy it from Zhu Xuanji, but was immediately rejected by the latter.

Before the first Palace Examination, Zhu Xuanji might have been moved by Shuzhong Jun's high price and sold the part of the cultivation technique he knew.

But now, he had just taken the first round of the Palace Examination jade slip test paper.

Zhu Xuanji used some knowledge of the Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art to answer the questions.

This made him even more certain of the value of the Demon Dyeing Blood Tendon Art. During the critical period of the Palace Examination, he could not sell it!

Shuzhong Jun sighed and could only say goodbye to Zhu Xuanji and look for other breakthroughs such as the Zheng family and the Zhou family.

Looking at Shuzhong Jun's departing back, Zhu Xuanji's gaze was deep.

Currently, on the ranking list, Shuzhong Jun is in second place; judging from this ranking, the other party is Zhu Xuanji's biggest enemy.

On the other side.

"Brother, how did you do?" Zheng Shuanggou asked Zheng Danlian with concern.

Zheng Danlian snorted coldly, suppressing the frustration in his heart.

Just now, during the Palace Examination, he almost took out his sickle to chop the table!

Zheng Danlian: "The Three Sects Masters are nothing more than this; before holding the Palace Examination, they should have passed down the Three Sects' Supreme Arts."

Zhou Nongying said: "We have already discussed this point just now. It is very likely that the demon beast attack on the palace caused the Palace Examination to be greatly advanced. According to the original steps, there should have been a transmission of the technique."

Ning Jiufan added: "Or, on the line of soul entering the Immortal Palace, in the follow-up, there should be these Three Sects' Supreme Arts."

Zheng Shuanggou shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, we are all like this, the ranking will not change too much."

Almost all cultivators had the same thoughts as them.

Except for Sun Lingtong and Ning Zhuo.

Zhou Zeshen came to Ning Zhuo and asked about his feelings about this Palace Examination.

Ning Zhuo smiled bitterly: "This time, I'm afraid I failed the exam. Sigh, it's possible to lose a life opportunity!"

Zhou Zeshen immediately felt relieved and comforted: "Everyone is like this, Brother Ning, please rest assured."

Ning Zhuo shook his head: "How can we Qi Refining cultivators compare to those Jin Dan? Their vision is much broader than ours. Even if they don't know the Three Sects' Supreme Arts, they can answer the questions as much as possible through their own understanding."

"For you and me, it is not the case."

Zhou Zeshen nodded and sighed bitterly: "I think the same as you, Brother Ning Zhuo."

In the corner on the other side.

Yang Chanyu came to Sun Lingtong.

Sun Lingtong had a tangled look on his face.

Yang Chanyu couldn't help but worry: "Hey, you Foundation Establishment cultivator, how did you answer?"

"You are too young and your cultivation is weak, don't be brushed off because of too many blanks."

"If I am left alone to participate in the subsequent Palace Examination, I must increase my share of the profits by another 10%!"

Sun Lingtong snorted coldly and rolled his eyes at Yang Chanyu: "Woman, you just wait and see."

He quickly glanced at Ning Zhuo in the distance.

After Ning Zhuo obtained the Three Sects' Supreme Arts, he shared them with Sun Lingtong without reservation!

Ning Zhuo could answer the questions with all his might, but Sun Lingtong could not.

Because he was acting under Ning Zhuo's name.

Therefore, for many questions, although he knew the answers, he could not give the correct answers.

Sun Lingtong had to consider the situation when the Palace Examination results were announced.

Therefore, throughout the Palace Examination, he was extremely tangled.

It was too difficult to grasp this degree!

The cultivators' communication was interrupted by the suddenly arrived information.

"The examination results ranking for the first round of the Palace Examination is as follows:"

"Entry Standard."

"Shuzhong Jun."

"Zhu Xuanji."

The crowd was in an uproar.

The first place was simply too, too, too eye-catching!

"Entry Standard?!" Everyone cast shocked, angry, hateful, and disdainful eyes at Sun Lingtong.

Even though Sun Lingtong was bold, being hated by so many people suddenly, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Yang Chanyu snorted coldly, took a step forward, blocked Sun Lingtong behind her, and let out a cold laugh: "Everyone, whoever wants to be eliminated by the Lava Immortal Palace and disqualified from the Palace Examination, feel free to take action!"

Surging anger almost sprayed from everyone's eyes.

"What a good Non-Empty Gate!"

"I didn't expect them to have infiltrated so deeply and be so familiar with the Three Sects' Supreme Arts!!"

"If Sun Lingtong knew the Three Sects' Supreme Arts, how could he only practice his boy-gong?"

"This is clearly cheating, it's naked cheating!"

"We worked hard to answer questions and honestly took the Palace Examination, but this petty thief is cheating openly?!"

"Sigh, I should have thought of it earlier. Sun Lingtong is at the Foundation Establishment stage, but he can soul-enter the Immortal Palace. Breaking through the levels, he took advantage of the high cultivation base. It seems that the Non-Empty Gate has mastered a huge loophole in the Lava Immortal Palace!"

"Where is the Palace Spirit? Someone is cheating!!! Please punish them severely!"

The cultivators were very angry.

The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit of course paid attention to the whole process, and when it heard these words, it rolled its eyes and felt extremely powerless.

Because it knew the truth.

It growled: "What you should really care about is Ning Zhuo! It's this little monster!!"

Seeing that everyone was kept in the dark, and seeing that "Ning Zhuo" was ranked in the middle of the ranking list, not eye-catching at all.

This made the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit feel powerless, and the chill in the depths of its heart became even stronger.

Sun Lingtong breathed a sigh of relief.

He successfully completed the task without making the results too prominent, allowing Ning Zhuo to continue hiding.

Yang Chanyu suddenly hugged him.

Such an intimate act made Sun Lingtong extremely disgusted, and he pushed away with all his might, breaking free.

"Yang Chanyu, what are you doing?!" Sun Lingtong shouted.

Yang Chanyu's eyes were eager, staring at Sun Lingtong: "Amazing, you little one, you really brought glory to our Non-Empty Gate."

"How did you do it?"

"Did you really get the Three Sects' Supreme Arts, or did you cheat?"

"Quick, tell me!"

Sun Lingtong shook his head: "Oh, you are really annoying."

Looking at Sun Lingtong from afar, Ning Zhuo also quietly relaxed, feeling quite gratified in his heart: "As expected of the boss!"

Ning Zhuo's name was in the middle of the list, not eye-catching.

New information was conveyed again.

"Combining the merit list and the examination results ranking, new calculations were made, and the ranking is as follows:"

"Zhu Xuanji."

"Shuzhong Jun."

"Zheng Danlian."

"Entry Standard."

"Ning Zhuo."

"Zhou Zeshen."

"How is it possible?!"

"I, I failed the exam?"

"Damn it!"

The cultivators in the last ten places of the list changed color one after another, some screaming in pain, some looking pale.

Ning Zhuo noticed that there was not a single Jin Dan cultivator among them; about half were trial disciples, and the other half were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The vision and knowledge of Jin Dan cultivators were still deep enough.

The questions in the jade slip were limited to the Qi Refining stage, and a few reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Therefore, even if the Jin Dan cultivators did not know the Three Sects' Supreme Arts, they could answer skillfully through their own knowledge.

On the other hand, the reason why no Jin Dan cultivator failed was also because they had a lot of merit before and were ranked at the forefront.

The eliminated trial disciples suffered from lack of knowledge.

As for those Foundation Establishment cultivators, it might be due to both reasons. On one hand, they lacked merit, and on the other hand, their knowledge was not as good as that of the Jin Dan cultivators, and their role was relatively small.