Chapter 9: Breaking the Situation

After a while, Zhang Sheng finally looked up and asked: "Isn't there a sect review? What is the scale this time?"

Sun Yu said: "The sect review only looks at the unified examination results. I heard that the scale this year is within five points, and there is room for maneuver within five points, and iron-faced and selfless beyond five points."

Zhang Sheng said: "That is to say, as long as Yuan'er is five points higher than the fourth place, there will be a quota."

"Basically so."

Zhang Sheng tapped the armrest lightly, and the regulations, the background of all candidate lists, and Wei Yuan's characteristics and strengths all flowed through his heart. His thoughts paused on Wei Yuan's fortune, but he shook his head again.

Nowadays, there are countless fortunes in this world, and those children of noble families will have more or less fortune added to them; otherwise, how could they have been born into such good wombs instead of Wei Yuan? Even if they don't have fortune themselves, as long as they are born into a noble family, naturally someone will take the fortune of others and add it to them.

So someone said long ago that reincarnation is the first-class fortune.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Sheng made a plan and said slowly: "Yuan'er is my direct disciple. For three whole years, I didn't cultivate the Dao, didn't travel, and only taught him alone! There should be no rivals in the literature test. With Yuan'er's foundation and fortune, the Dao test is also not a problem. The key is the martial arts test."

Zhang Sheng took a piece of paper, wrote down a formula, handed it to Sun Yu, and said: "Trouble Senior Brother to give this to Yuan'er."

Sun Yu took it and looked at it, surprised: "Southern Zhu Que Unclear Formula? Is this the fortune secret technique of Tianqing Hall?"

Zhang Sheng said: "Those noble family disciples all have fortune to rely on, how can they not have fortune secret techniques? Although the fortune secret technique of my Tianqing Hall is not as good as the 'Xingli Chapter' of the Four Sages Academy, and even less than the 'Forget Flowing Years' of the Bao family, these two families are not aiming at Taichu Palace this year, so it is enough to deal with those five families."

Before participating in the unified examination, candidates are strictly prohibited from practicing privately to avoid polluting the foundation. But noble families have their own ways of dealing with it, and fortune secret techniques are one of the means. Fortune secret techniques can extract one's own fortune to bless oneself and transform into various supernatural powers, which does not count as cultivation. Although the secret technique has little effect when not cultivating, having a secret technique and not having a secret technique in the martial arts test is the difference between a cultivator and a mortal.

Zhang Sheng is Zhang Sheng, and he saw at a glance the means that noble families would use in the martial arts test, and immediately made up for Wei Yuan's fatal shortcoming.

Sun Yu held the Southern Zhu Que Unclear Formula and said slowly: "When I first entered the sect, I was often bullied and insulted by noble family disciples. Unfortunately, I was cowardly at that time and didn't have the courage to fight back on the spot. Looking back now, there are many regrets. This time, I will bear this responsibility with you, younger brother! Why can they do it, but we can't?"

Zhang Sheng said: "Then Yuan'er will be entrusted to Senior Brother. I am going to retreat now and want to restore my Dao power before the martial arts test ends."

Sun Yu was shocked: "How can this be! The medicinal power of Lixuan Powder is fierce, and you must retreat for three full days after taking it! If the retreat time is insufficient, it may damage the Dao foundation!"

Zhang Sheng said lightly: "Those people, no matter what they take a fancy to, will naturally feel that it should be theirs. If Yuan'er can break out of the siege, we are taking back our own things, but those people will only feel that Yuan'er is snatching food from their plates. With their character, how can they just let it go? So after Yuan'er finishes the exam, he will probably have to 'theorize' with them. This kind of thing, naturally, I, the teacher, will come."

In the dormitory, Wei Yuan had already put the regulations aside, sat at the desk, and recalled what he had learned in the past from the beginning.

After Li Zhi left, three or four more waves of people knocked on the door, all with similar rhetoric, and these people, no matter their momentum or demeanor, were far inferior to Li Zhi, so Wei Yuan naturally refused them all.

In fact, after listening to Li Zhi's words, Wei Yuan understood his situation. Li Zhi spoke nicely, but although Wei Yuan's military tactics were not very good, he knew history books by heart, so he naturally knew that once he was included in the military system, he would be involuntary; when he was told to charge, he had to charge, and when he was told to die, he had to die. Vanguard and general sounded good, but when the two armies fought, if he wasn't cannon fodder, who was?

There was nothing to think about in the martial arts test; it was just adapting to circumstances, and he would eliminate as many as he could. So Wei Yuan was silently reciting the "History of Tang" at this moment, recalling Zhang Sheng's explanations when teaching.

In the blink of an eye, the night was dark, and the room door suddenly opened silently. Wei Yuan felt something in his heart and looked back.

Sun Yu stood at the door, and his heart was somewhat surprised: This child has such keen spiritual sense!

Wei Yuan recognized Sun Yu and knew that he was a close friend of his teacher, so he hurriedly stood up and bowed. Sun Yu handed over a piece of paper and said: "This is the formula your teacher gave you, memorize it first, and if you don't understand anything, you can ask me; I can stay for another half a quarter of an hour."

Wei Yuan took the formula and saw the title "Southern Zhu Que Unclear Formula", followed by hundreds of words of formula. This was a part of the entire secret technique, specifically for the stage before cultivation, so it was very simple. Wei Yuan read it once and basically understood it, and after asking Sun Yu about one or two unclear points, he understood the whole article.

Seeing that Wei Yuan understood the formula and pointing out a few experiences in using fortune secret techniques, Sun Yu left silently.

As soon as Sun Yu left, Wei Yuan began to cultivate.

The Southern Zhu Que Unclear Formula is a secret method of Tianqing Hall, which wins in balanced efficacy and has no obvious shortcomings. After the secret technique was operated, Wei Yuan felt that some invisible thing in his body was triggered, turning into a trickle of warmth and spreading throughout his body. Then Wei Yuan felt the room gradually becoming bright, and there was a lot of surging power in his body. He tried to grab the desk and lift it, and this desk weighing several hundred jin was actually lifted.

Putting down the desk, Wei Yuan took a step and moved from one side of the room to the other. Then Wei Yuan tried a few more movements and stopped the secret technique.

All fortune secret techniques extract the power of one's own fortune as the source of supernatural powers, and the formula clearly states that it cannot be used for a long time, so Wei Yuan stopped after trying. However, after ending, Wei Yuan felt that the invisible thing in his body had not decreased at all.

Wei Yuan sat cross-legged and carefully experienced the feeling just now. After the blessing of the Southern Zhu Que Unclear Formula, it could improve physical functions in all aspects, and both strength and speed were improved by about double. Wei Yuan had been strong since he was a child, and with this secret technique, he was even more powerful.

At the moment, Wei Yuan no longer recited history books, but put all his spirit into pondering the Southern Zhu Que Unclear Formula. He knew very well that this formula was the key to the martial arts test.

There is no sun or moon in the immortal mountain, and between the light and dark of the mountain, it was already the second morning.

Wei Yuan and other candidates were called to the square early and distributed breakfast. The so-called breakfast was actually a cup of clear water, and after drinking it, he was full of spirit, and the sleepiness and hunger were swept away.

Then several cultivators took the candidates out of the dormitory and came to a square. At the end of the square was a large hall, with twenty jade-colored cushions inside. Beside each cushion were two incense burners, emitting curling light smoke.

An older Daoist walked out of the hall holding a stack of white paper, and then with a wave of his robe, each candidate had a piece of white paper in his hand. As soon as the white paper was in hand, a formula appeared on it.

The older Daoist said in a deep voice: "This is the test formula, read it first, and then enter the hall when you hear your number, and operate the formula on the designated cushion. This formula can stimulate your fate and talent, which is the key to the Dao test. You must not be distracted. When you hear the bell, you must stop and leave the hall immediately. Do you all understand?"

"Understand!" All candidates answered in unison.

The older Daoist nodded, elongated his voice, and said loudly: "The Dao test begins!" The sound was like a crane's cry, spreading high into the clouds.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 10 =====