After an hour, Shi Xuan finished answering all the eight questions about the theories of Taoism and handed the test paper to Xiao Cangtian who was standing beside him. Xiao Cangtian suddenly came to his senses and took the test paper. He nodded at Shi Xuan with satisfaction and signaled Shi Xuan to wait outside the quiet room so as not to disturb other people's exam.
Shi Xuan walked out of the quiet room and came to the corridor. The wind blew through the hall and he listened to the chatter and laughter of the people coming and going.
"How did you answer the questions?" A voice came into Shi Xuan's ears, startling Shi Xuan. It seemed that he had returned to his university days. Every time he handed in the test paper in advance, he would often stand outside the classroom and wait for his bad friends to finish the exam so that they could go out and have fun together. And one of them liked to ask others how they did in the exam the most.
Shaking off the false and distracting thoughts, Shi Xuan came back to his senses. Seeing that it was one of the cultivators who came to take the magic casting license test, he smiled faintly and said, "It's not bad. It's all explained in the Taoist books."
That cultivator's face was full of bitterness. "But some of the questions are too deep. If we don't specialize in this, who can answer them? Usually, who doesn't follow those cultivation steps step by step? "
In the quiet room, Xiao Cangtian read Shi Xuan's test paper from the beginning to the end again. This time, he was not so engrossed in it. For one thing, he had already read it once. For another, it was only about the theories of Taoism below the Divine Soul Stage, which didn't involve any more profound content and didn't have any outstanding viewpoints. It was just that sometimes Shi Xuan's train of thought was very high and his explanation was very thorough. For a Jindan Grandmaster like him, the novelty only lasted for a moment and he soon figured out the key points.
"Hehe, this cultivator is the one who has the deepest and most thorough understanding of the Daoism of the Qi Drawing Stage in all these years. He's much better than the two of you back then!" Xiao Cangtian generously praised Shi Xuan in front of his two disciples, Ba Zhiyuan and Xu Zhang.
Xu Zhang smiled faintly and didn't answer. He took the test paper from Xiao Cangtian's hand and started to read it. Ba Zhiyuan's expression changed slightly, but he soon put on an approving expression. "Teacher, you always have a discerning eye."
Xiao Cangtian waved his hand and said, "Anyone with good eyesight would be able to tell. Oh right, let's see what his background is?" He was actually a little interested in talent.
Ba Zhiyuan quickly found Shi Xuan's registration information. "From, from Xu Qing Dao College. Hehe, so he's from the Lower House's Dao Theory Department." His expression was a little stiff.
"No wonder, no wonder. Has the Void Clear Dao College's theoretical research on Dharmic Dao reached such a stage? As expected of the best Dao Academy in the empire! It's a pity that I wasn't able to enter Xu Qing Dao College back then. Otherwise, I wouldn't have only achieved what I have today. "Xiao Cangtian suddenly realized something and sighed.
Ba Zhiyuan said with a little disdain, "But I heard that the students of Xu Qing Dao College's Dao Theory Department are very crude when it comes to casting spells, using magic tools, and formations. I think it's because of this that he didn't get a casting license in the imperial capital. Humph, although our Overlooking Abyss City is a small place, it's also very strict."
Xiao Cangtian took a deep look at Ba Zhiyuan. He understood his disciple's temperament. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been reduced to using elixirs to advance to the Divine Soul Stage. Moreover, he even had an accident that cut off his future path. This made him even more jealous of this outstanding cultivator who advanced later.
However, Xiao Cangtian didn't say anything. After all, the students of Xu Qing Dao College's Dao Theory Department were famous for their poor actual combat skills. Otherwise, they wouldn't have returned to Overlooking Abyss City. There was no need for them to become enemies with his disciple, who could be considered as a great help, just for a young cultivator who was completely unrelated to them.
At this moment, Xu Zhang had already finished reading Shi Xuan's answer sheet. He said in admiration, "As expected of a student from Xu Qing Dao College. These answers are very helpful even for us Divine Soul Stage cultivators. Besides, it seems that sometimes the perspective of looking at a problem is from the top. Yes, from a strategically advantageous position."
Ba Zhiyuan took the paper with a bad expression. The more he read, the worse his expression became. On the other side, Xiao Cangtian answered Xu Zhang with a smile, "Heavenly Master Xu Qing is a Heaven Immortal, so he naturally looks at a problem from a very high perspective. Therefore, it's normal for a student from Xu Qing Dao College to answer like this. He's influenced by what he's seen and heard. Yes, I'll give him this paper. Do you have any objections?"
Xu Zhang immediately answered, "I have no objections." In public, Ba Zhiyuan couldn't openly belittle him. Otherwise, it would be like slapping his teacher. "I agree."
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After another hour, more than a dozen cultivators had all handed in their papers. The three chief officials judged them one by one and demoted five of them. Therefore, only eight cultivators were left to participate in the practical spellcasting event.
Shi Xuan and the other seven cultivators followed the three chief officials through the building and came to a spacious courtyard at the back. It was empty inside, not even a tree could be seen.
"Next is the practical spellcasting event. As long as you can break a chief official's protective spell and block one of his attacks, you'll pass. Of course, their spells will be controlled at the same level as yours, and you'll be able to use your natal magic weapon. "Xiao Cangtian announced.
The so-called same level meant that no one in the Astral Projection Stage could be higher than the third level, no one in the Qi Gatherer Stage could be higher than the sixth level, and no one in the Divine Soul Stage could be higher than the ninth level. As for the Gold Core Stage and the Yin Spirit Stage, they had to go to the imperial capital to take the test.
Ba Zhiyuan secretly said to Xu Zhang with his divine sense, "Junior Sister, let me be the host today."
Xu Zhang naturally wouldn't be unhappy. Although Jindan Grandmaster was guarding her, she still didn't like being attacked.
After getting Xu Zhang's consent, Ba Zhiyuan stood in the middle of the courtyard with a cold smile on his dark face. A pale yellow light shield that seemed to have mud floating in it rose from his body. "Let's start with the Qi Drawing Stage first. Today, as long as one of you can break this pale yellow yellow light shield with three attacks, you'll pass the first test." As he spoke, he glanced at Shi Xuan provocatively.
There were two other cultivators participating in the Qi Drawing Stage exam at the same time, and their faces immediately became extremely ugly. Although they could use rank six spells on the surface, in reality, no one would be so heartless. For the Qi Drawing Stage cultivators, they could only use rank five spells at most, and for those who were close to them, they could even use rank four spells.
It should be known that most of the Qi Drawing Stage cultivators who came to participate in the spell-casting exam had just reached the initial level of the Qi Drawing Stage. Most of their innate abilities were only at the fifth level, and they hadn't reached the sixth level yet. Moreover, their natal magic weapons were either just refined or not refined, so they couldn't be used at all. Therefore, Ba Zhiyuan was clearly making things difficult for them.
Especially with the help of his divine sense, even a rank seven spell might not be able to break his rank six defense.
After entering the courtyard, Shi Xuan felt that the invisible force that was suppressing him disappeared. He could use both Taoist spells and divine sense, so the biggest problem in passing the exam was that he couldn't expose his strength.
Although all of Shi Xuan's spells had advanced to the level of Taoist spells and could be cast with a thought, it didn't mean that Shi Xuan couldn't cast spells. He just had to cast spells according to the basic steps. Moreover, Shi Xuan's spells were cultivated one by one, so Shi Xuan was very clear about what the talisman characters were like at the fifth, sixth, and seventh level.
"I'll go first, please advise me." Towards Ba Zhiyuan, Shi Xuan's tone was very cold. He didn't even address Ba Zhiyuan as a senior, but it was very suitable for his current state after being deliberately made difficult for him.
Ba Zhiyuan snorted coldly and thought to himself, This brat is so rude just because he came from the Xu Qing Dao Academy. Hmph, he's only thirty-eight years old, and he's definitely just reached the initial level of the Qi Drawing Stage. Moreover, he's from the Taoist Spell Theory Department. I want to see how you're going to break my yellow yellow light barrier. So he nodded and signaled for Shi Xuan to start attacking.
Just as Ba Zhiyuan was confidently watching Shi Xuan cast his spell, Shi Xuan pointed a finger, and a crystalline cold light shot out from his fingertip. It was extremely fast, causing the surrounding air to condense into white mist. In terms of spells, this was already quite powerful.
Ba Zhiyuan thought to himself, "This is bad." However, he was careless and unprepared, so the cold light that looked like ice crystals had already hit his yellow yellow light barrier. The yellow yellow light barrier quickly condensed into ice, and the cold air penetrated through it, causing cracks to fall to the ground. Ba Zhiyuan couldn't help but shiver from the cold feeling.
When everything calmed down, all the cultivators except for Xiao Cangtian looked at the scene in front of them in surprise. The arrogant manager Ba Zhiyuan's defense didn't even last for a moment under the cold light before it collapsed. Then, his whole body was shrouded in a white mist.
"How, how is this possible? How is this possible?! How, how can you know a level eight spell?! " Ba Zhiyuan rushed out of the white mist in exasperation. Caught off guard, his head and face were now covered in white frost, and his whole body was trembling. He looked extremely embarrassed.
Shi Xuan smiled faintly and said, "I happen to have a small supernatural power called Freezing Cold Light. It's a level three innate ability, but it's only a level seven innate ability now."
"How can that be …" Before Ba Zhiyuan could finish his words, Xiao Cangtian said, "Yes, it's indeed a level seven innate ability. However, the spell is exquisite, and it's much more powerful than a normal level seven innate ability. I have a whole new level of respect for you. I originally thought that the disciples of Xu Qing Dao Academy's Dao Law Theory Department aren't good at spells, but it seems like there's an exception. Zhiyuan, you're too careless. "
Ba Zhiyuan took two deep breaths and said with a cold expression, "Then you pass. However, it's my turn to attack now. You can't be careless." He said the last four words' can't be careless' through clenched teeth. He thought to himself, "I don't believe that you have another level seven defensive spell."
Shi Xuan chuckled and gestured for Ba Zhiyuan to go ahead. A cold light flashed in Ba Zhiyuan's eyes. There seemed to be countless White Light flashing in his palms. Then, they turned into a wall of wind blades that attacked towards Shi Xuan, not giving Shi Xuan any chance to dodge.
Shi Xuan flicked his hands continuously, and seven to eight Freezing Cold Lights shot out like lightning. All of them were concentrated on one point of the wall of wind blades. That point first darkened, then turned into ice crystals, and finally shattered. Following the shattering of that point, the entire wall of wind blades suddenly collapsed, and those wind blades bounced off in all directions. If it wasn't for Xiao Cangtian stopping them, a few Leaving Aperture Realm cultivators would have died on the spot.
"You, why didn't you …" Ba Zhiyuan asked angrily. However, halfway through his question, he remembered the situation and his voice stopped abruptly.
Shi Xuan smiled and said, "The best defense is offense. This is I's personal opinion."
Xiao Cangtian stood up and said, "Alright, Shi Xuan, you pass." At the same time, he gestured for Ba Zhiyuan to stop pestering him.
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