The Heaven-containing Ministry's examination in the God-Inquiring Palace usually lasted for seven days.
For the Proof of Divinity martial artists, the Heaven-containing Ministry's examination was not only an examination, but also a chance to cultivate.
Some Proof of Divinity martial artists usually listened to the teachings of True Gods outside the Heaven-containing Ministry. Now that they had entered the God-Inquiring Palace, they could comprehend the Dao on the tablets.
Although these tablets were forged by later generations, it was still a rare opportunity for these Proof of Divinity martial artists.
In seven days, more and more Proof of Divinity martial artists were recognized by the tablets. For these Proof of Divinity martial artists, they had stepped into the most important stage of their lives. Their future would be completely changed.
Because the chances of Proof of Divinity in the Heaven-containing Ministry were quite high, becoming a True God in the future was equivalent to obtaining eternal life and endless possibilities.
As for Luo Zheng …
In these few days, the Proof of Divinity martial artists were completely numb.
He tirelessly walked through the tablets and absorbed the Dao on them. He was recognized by the tablets again and again.
Other than the Great Purple Qi Art, there were some Divine Paths that required special conditions and physiques to cultivate. However, Luo Zheng directly bypassed these conditions and was recognized by the tablets as usual.
This could no longer be described as a miracle. In the eyes of others, Luo Zheng seemed to be using some kind of method to cheat. However, this method was unheard of and was already frightening.
The Heaven-containing Ministry did not stop Luo Zheng from doing this. Although Luo Zheng disturbed the Dao on the tablets in a short period of time, it did not cause much damage to the tablets. Now that Luo Zheng's performance was outstanding, the Heaven-containing Ministry would be more confident in recommending him to the main family.
It took Luo Zheng about an hour to absorb the Dao essence of a Dao stele into the Immeasurable Ruler. He didn't rest for seven days and seven nights, and he didn't stop to absorb the Dao essence of 260 Dao steles.
On the last day, Luo Zheng's face was full of exhaustion.
Every time he absorbed a Stele of Doctrine, he had to resist the attack of the Doctrine Connotation. Even though Luo Zheng's soul strength was comparable to a Real God's, his soul power was constantly depleting. Without any rest, his soul power was gradually depleting. Naturally, he was very tired.
When Han Meng announced the end of the examination, Luo Zheng helplessly looked at the remaining Dao tablets. The Dao tablets standing in the distance were still emitting light, but due to the rules, he could only follow the crowd and leave the Palace of Inquiry.
Among the one hundred thousand martial artists who had verified their divinity, a total of sixty-seven people had obtained the recognition of the Dao stele.
Compared to last year's less than 20 people, this year's number had tripled. Even if it was the new year of the Heaven-Containing Prefecture's recruitment exam, this number was already quite good.
Han Meng and the other imparting true gods were quite satisfied with this number. The one who gave them the most confidence was still Luo Zheng.
Now, Han Meng had the urge to contact his family and send Luo Zheng to the floating island!
Every sixteen years, the family would send people to the Heaven-Containing Prefecture to recruit a batch of people to the floating island to cultivate. It had been fifteen years since the last recruitment.
Next year, the family would come again to the Heaven-Containing Prefecture to select people. Not only would they select a portion of the true gods, but they would also pay attention to a few outstanding martial artists who had verified their divinity. Therefore, the year before the family's selection was the year of the Heaven-Containing Prefecture's examination. These martial artists also hoped that they would be lucky enough to be selected by the family and enter the floating island. They would then join the core power of the divine realm and soar to the heavens.
However, the Han family branch also had special recommendation rights. If they met an extremely outstanding person, they didn't have to wait sixteen years. They only needed to send someone to the family to apply. However, the prerequisite was that this person had to be exceptional in some way.
The martial artists who passed the Heaven-Containing Prefecture's examination were arranged to stay in a courtyard in the Heaven-Containing Prefecture. The others were dismissed and could only wait until next year to participate in the examination again.
The construction of this courtyard was very elegant. A few small bridges were built on top of an exquisite pond. In the pond, there was a school of small fish with golden scales swimming happily. Pink lotus flowers decorated the pond, and they would never wither.
The sixty-seven martial artists in the courtyard were the lucky ones who passed the Heaven-Containing Prefecture's examination this time.
Some of them, such as Han Zhen and Han Xuan, had been waiting here for five or six days because they had been recognized by the Dao Tablet on the first day.
Luo Zheng sat upright on a large rock on the side of a rockery, his eyes tightly closed as he meditated and recuperated.
Now, his soul had completely sunk into a deep sleep. This was the Soul Returning Technique that the Evil Old Man had taught Luo Zheng. Some of the Evil Old Man's cultivation techniques weren't flashy. They didn't even have a glorious origin. However, for a true god like the Evil Old Man, they were all extremely useful techniques.
For example, the Soul Returning Technique was to reserve a bit of soul power to maintain a minimum level of vigilance while the soul sank into a deep sleep. This way, one could quickly recover soul power in a short period of time.
Luo Zheng was really too tired these days. He needed a good rest to replenish the soul power that he had consumed.
The other martial artists gathered in twos and threes. Most of them looked very excited. It seemed that they were very surprised that they had passed the Heaven-Containing Prefecture's examination.
Xue Mei had only been recognized by the Dao Tablet at the last moment of the seventh day. She had also passed the examination of the Heaven-Containing Prefecture. As for Hu Lan Zhuo, who had a conflict with Luo Zheng, he had passed the examination on the fifth day.
After waiting in the courtyard for a day, the Heaven-containing Prefecture gave them their own residences as well as some very basic items. From now on, they were considered members of the Heaven-containing Prefecture and could cultivate in the Heaven-containing Prefecture. Every day, they could also listen to the teachings of the True Gods.
Luo Zheng, who had settled down in his residence, continued to explore and absorb the Divine Dao's Taoist Connotation.
Luo Zheng sat upright on the ground. With a light clap of his hands, a wisp of Purple Qi floated out.
This Purple Qi split into several faintly discernible paths. These paths could be randomly distributed into a unique arrangement. According to the arrangement of these Purple Qi, some mysterious formations could be created.
"The Great Purple Qi Art itself is also a manifestation of the rules. Using the rules within it, one can create a sword formation. No wonder Xi Youqin could master the God-slaying Sword Formation," Luo Zheng said calmly. After comprehending the Taoist Connotation, Luo Zheng could use the Great Purple Qi Art at will.
Then Luo Zheng clapped his hands, and the Purple Qi transformed into a Winged Dragon in the shape of Zi Qing. This Winged Dragon crouched on his finger, and with a light flick of his finger, the Winged Dragon flew out. After circling around the room, it turned back into a ball of Purple Qi and returned to Luo Zheng's hand!
"This ruler of yours is simply unreasonable. I've been in the God Realm for so many years, but I've never heard of such a divine object. Even a first-grade grandmist artifact doesn't have this kind of ability. Absorbing three thousand Divine Dao, what the hell is this thing …"
In the past few days, the Extreme Evil Old Man had witnessed the entire process of the Immeasurable Ruler absorbing the Divine Dao. Every time he activated the Immeasurable Ruler, Luo Zheng had to draw the Taoist Connotation into his mind. This Taoist Connotation also posed a threat to the Extreme Evil Old Man's remnant soul. In the end, the Extreme Evil Old Man had no choice but to hide in a corner and quietly watch this scene.
Just like that, the Extreme Evil Old Man watched as the Immeasurable Ruler absorbed the Divine Dao, turning into tiny symbols on the jade ruler …
After living in the God Realm for so long, the Extreme Evil Old Man could be considered half an old monster. He had long heard of some of the powerful treasures in the God Realm. Those treasures were in the hands of the various Saints. For example, the Regicide Sky Blade of the Han Family's Saint Emperor was an extremely rare grandmist artifact. However, it was impossible for it to have such an exaggerated ability. If Luo Zheng were to observe the Divine Dao, wouldn't he be able to grasp all three thousand Divine Dao in the God Realm?
As soon as the Extreme Evil Old Man's voice fell, the Purple Qi in Luo Zheng's hand dissipated, and in its place were wisps of greyish-white Taoist Connotation.
These wisps of greyish-white Taoist Connotation quickly condensed into a small round shield. A large number of hexagonal patterns appeared on the round shield, resembling a tortoise shell. This was the Black Tortoise Divine Dao's protective divine ability.
As Luo Zheng continued to experiment, a voice suddenly sounded from outside, "Luo Tianxing, the Manor Head invites you in."
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