It was very difficult to successfully draw a spirit rune, and it was even more difficult to draw a high-grade spirit rune. One had to be at least at the fifth level in order to produce a spirit qi tornado.
Because this phenomenon meant that the Spiritual Tattoo Pattern contained a large amount of Spiritual Qi, the effect would be better.
For many spiritual tattooists, it would take them at least an hour to draw a spiritual tattoo of this quality, even if it was a spiritual tattoo with the effect of praying for rain.
Zhou Wen Bin really wanted to think that Li Ziqi used the time of the exam to complete a supreme-grade spirit rune, but his rationality told him that it was impossible.
Impossible!
This was Sun Mo's eldest disciple!
Sun Mo was a spirit rune quasi-ancestor, the creator of the miracle of a withered tree coming back to life. In that case, one could very well imagine how high Li Ziqi's standard in the study of spirit runes was.
"She's already finished the test?"
Zhou Wen Bin guessed. Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and looked at the exam paper. He relaxed a little.
Luckily, he hadn't started drawing yet. Otherwise, if he paused for so long, the flow of spirit qi would be interrupted and the spirit rune would be useless.
"No matter what, I'll just follow my own pace. Even if she finishes answering, it's impossible for her to get full marks, right?"
Zhou Wen Bin mumbled to himself, comforting himself.
Don't panic, I can still win!
…
"Don't tell me she's done already?"
"Or maybe it's the last big question!"
"People like you are the type who deceive themselves and others."
The examinees whispered to each other.
"Silence!"
Liu Fan berated.
A portion of the examinees no longer looked at Li Ziqi and focused on answering their questions. There were also some whose hearts were in a mess.
…
"So simple?"
Li Ziqi looked at the completed papers and had a speechless look on her face. (I've wasted so much effort, squeezing out time from other subjects to focus on spirit runes. In the end, you guys came up with such a question?)
I feel like my talent is being humiliated!
Check again?
There was no such thing.
Geniuses should be confident!
Of course, Li Ziqi was also worried that Zhou Wen Bin would hand in his script early because after she went back yesterday, she had already looked for someone to find out more about secondary saint Zhou's great-grandson.
He was a genius!
He was worthy of being called the Zhou Clan's thousand-mile steed!
They were obviously here to target her. They wouldn't let her rise in stars!
Otherwise, where would Second Sage Zhou's face be?
People would say, "Look, even a secondary saint has made an error of judgment."
Usually, for the sake of stability, Li Ziqi would do a double check. But today, she wanted to crush him in all aspects.
Not only the grades, but I'm also faster than you when you hand in your papers!
A fair little hand was raised up.
"What do you want?"
Liu Fan looked over.
"Examiner, can I hand in my paper in advance?"
Li Ziqi's beautiful voice rang out.
Whoosh!
Those gazes that had just returned to answering the questions on the exam lifted their heads again and landed on Li Ziqi.
She had indeed finished answering!
This time, everyone suddenly realized that they were much calmer.
That's right, what's the point of competing with this kind of genius? Isn't that just looking for trouble?
As long as I'm better than others, that's enough.
"If you want to hand in your paper, you can do so at any time. However, you have to leave the examination hall after that. Don't cause any trouble for the other candidates."
When Liu Fan said this, he was impartial, but in his heart, there was a little complaint.
You're too impatient!
At such a time, handing in the paper early would certainly increase one's reputation, but that would be based on a high score.
Otherwise, it would just be playing to the gallery.
Liu Fan subconsciously glanced at Zhou Wenbin. He had seen it before. This guy's answers were extremely beautiful.
"But I suggest you check it again!"
This sentence was a little overboard because it was a hint: "If you want to get high scores, you have to be more serious than others!"
Li Ziqi's Unrealized Dream allowed Liu Fan to successfully break through his bottleneck. Hence, he felt that he owed her a huge favor.
"Many thanks for Teacher Examiner's concern, but there's no need for it."
Li Ziqi smiled warmly. After handing in the paper, she stood up and left.
This was the usual practice of the Nine Provinces Examinations. When students handed in their papers, they had to do it upside down. Even the examiners couldn't look at it.
Of course, because it was the usual practice, there was no need to strictly enforce it.
For example, right now, the five examiners were staring at the papers on the table, hesitating whether they should go over and take a look. They were simply too curious.
How far could this brilliant disciple of Sun Mo answer the questions?
Liu Fan tried to endure it, but he still couldn't.
Cough!
"I didn't place the papers properly!"
Liu Fan shook his head, grumbled, and walked over.
The other four examiners were instantly stunned. (I didn't expect an old-fashioned and proper guy like you to be so smart?)
(Damn, why didn't I think of this?)
However, this didn't stop them. Some of them immediately moved over. It was good to be able to take a look and satisfy their curiosity.
Liu Fan pretended to put Li Ziqi's papers in order. After taking a glance, he was stunned.
This handwriting.
Wasn't it a little too beautiful?
There was no need to be afraid of not knowing the goods, but comparing the goods!
As the saying goes, calligraphy is a person's face.
One must know that great teachers had to write on the blackboard. It wouldn't be embarrassing even if one's calligraphy was lousy.
Among the calligraphers in the Nine Provinces, over two-thirds were great teachers.
Because of his father's urging, Zhou Wenbin's calligraphy was extremely good. He already had the demeanor of a grandmaster and wasn't inferior to many great teachers. But Li Ziqi's...
"This... what calligraphy is this?"
The 4-star examiner who walked over was also shocked when he saw these words.
Swoosh!
The examinees inclined their heads again, revealing astonishment on their faces.
There were only so many types of calligraphy in the Nine Provinces. Let alone great teachers, even students knew the basics. But now, a 4-star great teacher actually didn't know this?
Was there a mistake?
Many examinees subconsciously left their seats and stretched their necks to take a look, wanting to see what Li Ziqi had written.
The other three examiners also didn't hold back and hurriedly walked over.
"I don't know!"
"I've never seen it before!"
"Self-created?"
This was the only possibility. After that, the five examiners exchanged mutual glances, revealing looks of envy on their faces.
This was the establishment of a sect!
The title of a calligraphy grandmaster would definitely be hers!
"Wait a minute, someone else might have taught her!"
An examiner speculated.
"It should be Sun Mo. If it was someone else who could teach someone like Li Ziqi, that person would surely be extremely talented and extremely famous. News of a new calligraphy style would have long since spread out."
Liu Fan mentally mused. Li Ziqi was a princess. How could anyone who had the qualifications to teach her not be famous?
Such a person would have countless disciples and grand-disciples. It was impossible for a new calligraphy style to not be spread out.
Moreover, this was glory. Who would dislike having too much?
Only Sun Mo could do so.
He was truly filled with glory. As a calligrapher, he wasn't as famous as God Hands and wasn't as domineering as a spirit rune quasi-ancestor-level master.
"I heard that Sun Mo seems to have the title of 'Double Excellency in Calligraphy and Painting' in Jinling. However, this is a small matter and only a small group of people know about it."
"I've also heard that Sun Mo drew a famous painting on a tree during the 3-star examination in the Dragon Subduing Academy!"
"Ah? There's such a thing? Quickly tell us! "
The examiners discussed fervently.
"Cough cough!"
Liu Fan coughed forcefully a few times. What was going on? It was the examination period now.
The examiners had awkward looks on their faces. They could only take another look at the words on the exam paper and then leave regretfully.
Putting aside a master teacher, even an ordinary person would wish to be able to write beautiful words.
The examinees exchanged glances. As for Zhou Wenbin, his countenance was very unsightly.
Self-created calligraphy style?
When he lowered his head and looked at the exam paper again, Zhou Wenbin's mood turned bad again.
Calm down!
Calm down!
I can still win!
This was a competition of knowledge, not calligraphy.
In any case, it was impossible for him to hand in his exam paper in advance. Hence, Zhou Wenbin started to focus instead, wanting to draw a spirit rune of the highest grade.
I, Zhou Wenbin, the great-grandson of the secondary saint, will not lose!
Otherwise, I'll eat this study table.
...
Li Ziqi, who had left the classroom, had no idea how big of a commotion her skinny golden body had caused.
After seeing this kind of words written by her teacher for the first time, she fell in love with it. Hence, she kept on practicing. With her intelligence and diligence, she used less than two years to have some small achievements.
Li Ziqi left the teaching building and realized that it was still early. Hence, she headed to the field. The fourth round would be a martial arts competition and would be held there.
(I should familiarize myself with the terrain first!)
...
Jiang Zizhong handed in his exam paper 15 minutes in advance and slowly walked out of the teaching building.
"I've checked it three times. Is it too much?"
Jiang Zizhong reflected. (This way, I can come out earlier.)
(But that Li Ziqi shouldn't be faster than me, right?)
After arriving at the school gate, Jiang Zizhong wasn't in a hurry to leave. He sat under the shade of a tree and waited. Not long later, Li Ziqi appeared in his vision.
Jiang Zizhong's lips involuntarily curled up into a complacent smile. He then got up, patted off the dirt on his clothes, hummed a little tune, and left.
...
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The bell rang, signaling the end of the exam.
Liu Fan and the other four kept the exam papers and placed them in a bag. They then sent them to the marking room.
"After you guys finish marking the exam papers, give me Li Ziqi's exam papers!"
Liu Fan was worried and implored.
"Ah?"
Wang Song was stunned. He wanted to ask, (Are you crazy?)
(What's so good about a examinee's exam papers?)
"Help me out!"
Liu Fan clasped his hands.
"I can't make the decision for this!"
Wang Song shook his head.
In truth, there was no value in keeping the exam papers of most examinees. After all, this was just a 1-star exam and it wasn't important.
As long as the examinees didn't have any objections after the results were announced, these exam papers would be sealed and destroyed once every five years.
Some descendants of major clans had hoarding fetishes. If they wanted their exam papers back, they could look for the person in charge of the exam papers and pay some money.
After all, if they were stored for so long, they would be eaten away by bugs.
Of course, there were even more ruthless people who would set fire to them.
For example, there were people who wanted to do this. Because he was famous, once he became a secondary saint, his exam papers would have great collection value.
But after asking around, these people with ulterior motives discovered that they were many times slower than others. Someone had already taken them away.
"Teacher Liu, I know that Li Ziqi has helped you before, but it shouldn't be to this extent, right?"
A great teacher with the surname Qian interjected.
"Only Sun Mo's exam papers have value. Who would want his disciple's?"
"I want it!"
Liu Fan pleaded, "Please help me out. I'll remember this favor!"
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