The Imperial Examinations of the Daluo Heaven Empire!
The purpose of the Imperial Examinations was to select the most outstanding talents for the Daluo Heaven Empire to fill the vacancies of the Daluo Heaven Empire. It was also an opportunity for cultivators to display their strengths and join the Daluo Heaven Empire.
In the Daluo Heaven Empire, there were many strong cultivators. The Imperial Examinations were divided into the Academic Examinations and the Combat Examinations.
The Combat Examinations were very simple. As long as you were strong enough, you could be selected. However, you could only enter the third rank.
The Imperial Examinations were divided into three ranks. In the first rank, there were only three people, the top scholar, the role model, and the third. They were the most outstanding three people.
In the second rank, there were sixteen people. They were cultivators who were good at both martial arts and literature.
In the third rank, there were seventy-two people. They were either the strongest martial artists or people who wrote beautiful essays.
Zhong Shan's cultivation level was at the sixth tier of Jindan. With such a low cultivation level, there were only two possibilities. Either he was in the third place, using his literary talent to suppress everyone, or he was able to write a shocking work that overshadowed his cultivation level, causing people to overlook his cultivation level and reach the first place.
However, no matter how good the person in the first rank was, he had to defeat at least three people with the same cultivation as him.
Against three people with the same cultivation as him? Zhong Shan was full of confidence.
On the day of the Imperial Examinations, many strong cultivators gathered. These strong cultivators were not only those who came for the Imperial Examinations, but also some hidden cultivators who came to watch the Imperial Examinations.
This was because every Imperial Examinations would give birth to some shocking talents.
First was the Combat Examinations.
Zhong Shan knew his own name. Naturally, he would not try to get first place. Instead, he chose the Academic Examinations and challenged the first rank.
To challenge the first rank, he had to defeat three people with the same cultivation as him.
In front of a huge arena, there was a large crowd surrounding it. Princess Qian You, Ah Da, and Ah Er were also watching patiently. In a remote corner, Zhong Cheng also looked at the center with admiration.
In the center of the arena, there were four people. Zhong Shan held his blade and was surrounded by three purple-robed men.
The three purple-robed men were just found from the army. Those who challenged the first rank had never been below the Nascent Soul Realm. What was this Golden Core Realm cultivator doing? So small.
With the blade in his hand, Zhong Shan remained calm. Three Aurous Core Stagers surrounded him. If it were anyone else, they would have to be extra careful. This was because the three of them were all soldiers. Their strength was earned through killing. Even though they were only in the sixth stage of the Aurous Core Stage, they were still full of killing intent.
The three of them grabbed their swords and looked coldly at Zhong Shan. Their identity as soldiers reminded them that they could not let their guard down at any time.
"Begin ~ ~ ~ ~ ~" The referee shouted.
The moment the referee finished shouting. All four of them moved at the same time!
"Boom ~ ~ ~ Boom ~ ~ ~ Boom ~ ~ ~ Boom ~ ~ ~"
A series of deafening sounds rang out as countless bolts of lightning descended from the sky. Countless bolts of lightning rained down from all directions, completely enveloping the center of the arena. A large amount of lightning overflowed, causing the spectators to quickly retreat. He quickly retreated. In the blink of an eye, the arena was emptied.
Because the venue was made of special materials, there was no damage, but the aura was a little shocking. Was this the power of a sixth tier Jindan cultivator? Peak of the Gold Core Realm? What kind of cultivation technique was this?
There were so many bolts of lightning that it covered the interior of the arena. This caused everyone to be stunned. Other than those who came to watch the competition, most of the spectators were in the Aurous Core Stage. There were very few in the Nascent Soul Stage, because this competition was not worthy of their attention.
However, it was precisely this battle between the 'weaklings' that shocked everyone present. Would they be able to handle it?
"Peng ~ ~ ~ ~"
Countless bolts of lightning exploded, revealing the interior of the arena. It was exactly the same as before. Zhong Shan held his blade and was surrounded in the center. The clothes of the three people surrounding him were slightly charred, and their faces were covered in cold sweat. They held onto their swords and trembled slightly. It was not because they were afraid, but because their hands were exhausted.
"Thank you for letting me win!" Zhong Shan said softly as he sheathed his blade.
The spectators widened their eyes and looked at Zhong Shan in the center. Was he stupid?
"Thank you senior for showing mercy!" The three of them clasped their fists at Zhong Shan at the same time.
The referee said with a trace of suspicion, "Zhong Shan wins!"
Zhong Cheng smiled excitedly and retreated. Princess Qian You also clenched her fists in excitement. Only the spectators with lower cultivations were still staring at this unbelievable scene.
One move? One move and it was over?
With a slight smile, Zhong Shan took the jade token from the referee and retreated to Princess Qian You's side.
Pushing aside the crowd, Zhong Shan flew to the four arenas under the pointed gazes of the spectators. He wanted to see how the others were doing.
Mister Shui Jing also chose to participate in the theory test and defeated three people of the same cultivation level as him. Seeing Mister Shui Jing walk down calmly, Zhong Shan smiled. This Mister Shui Jing was quite ambitious.
Mister Shui Jing was an Ultimate Emperor Realm cultivator. If he gave it his all, entering the second grade would not be a problem. However, he gave up. He only wanted to show off his literary talent. The Way of Literature. His ambition was to get three spots in the first tier.
As such, Mister Shui Jing hid his true strength. No one knew how strong Mister Shui Jing was. Perhaps only the Emperor could tell.
Never let others know everything about you, especially when everyone knew that the more mysterious you were, the safer you would be. The more public you were, the more dangerous you would be. Zhong Shan knew this long ago, and Mister Shui Jing naturally knew as well. Therefore, he only showed a certain amount to the public.
"Congratulations, Mister Shui Jing," Zhong Shan said with a smile.
"Congratulations, congratulations. Greetings, Princess," Mister Shui Jing immediately said.
"Shui Jing, are you going to challenge the first grade?" Princess Qian You smiled.
"Just trying!" Mister Shui Jing waved his feather fan and said modestly.
The crowd chatted as they walked to the other arenas.
"You're challenging the first grade for my senior sister, right?" Princess Qian You smiled.
Mister Shui Jing smiled bitterly but did not say anything.
"Actually, even now, I'm still extremely curious. Back then, you'd never seen my Senior Sister, so why did you search everywhere for her based on some rumors? You were even willing to submit yourself to the Grand Xuan King's Estate after my Senior Sister became a King's Consort? You didn't meet her back then, right? "Princess Qian You asked doubtfully.
"No." Mister Shui Jing shook his head.
No? You didn't even meet her, but you chased after her without any regrets? Just based on rumors?
"I've checked senior sister's history. She definitely didn't know you before. Her memories were not lost or sealed. Her life was very simple until she became the Princess Consort. Why did you take a fancy to her? Is it rare that you can fall in love without seeing someone? "Princess Qian You asked doubtfully.
"Haha, please forgive me, Princess!" Mister Shui Jing smiled bitterly.
Seeing Mister Shui Jing's expression, Princess Qian You changed the topic. However, Zhong Shan felt a little strange. Just as Princess Qian You said, Mister Shui Jing's feelings were really strange. However, was it really strange?
Soon, they arrived at a slightly bigger valley. Outside the valley, a large number of practitioners were surrounding it and setting up a formation. Within the formation, Marquis Qitian, Gu Lin, wore a purple phoenix feather crown and golden chainmail. He wore lotus silk cloud-walking shoes and held a purple dragon engraved staff in his hand. Holding the staff with one hand, Marquis Qitian had an arrogant look on his face.
The three Nascent Soul experts surrounding him had their faces swollen. Clearly, they were hit by Marquis Qitian's staff.
Marquis Qitian stabbed the purple dragon engraved staff into the ground.
"Boom ~ ~ ~ ~"
The valley shook and the three people surrounding him tightened their grip on the blades in their hands.
"Still not admitting defeat?" Marquis Qitian laughed arrogantly.
Seeing this, Zhong Shan's group completely understood that Marquis Qitian had won. It was just a game of cat and mouse.
At this moment, there was another valley in the distance that was surrounded by a large number of practitioners.
Seeing that there was no suspense in the competition, the five of them didn't continue watching and quickly flew over.
"Shui Jing, what do you think of Gu Lin after he recovered?" Princess Qian You asked while flying.
"Very strong, very strong. I can't compare." Shui Jing shook his head and said.
"Oh? Mister Shui Jing actually gave him such a high evaluation? "Zhong Shan frowned and said.
"Yes, Mister Zhong Shan. You haven't seen Gu Lin's strength. I also saw it not long ago. This strength isn't in terms of martial strength. His martial strength has yet to reach the peak. I'm talking about his wisdom and arrogance. However, there is one thing that you should be able to see. His title." Shui Jing smiled.
"Title? Heaven's Equal? There is only one Heaven in the Daluo Heaven Empire, and that is the current Emperor. Gu Lin was actually given the title of Marquis Qitian. Doesn't that mean that he is on par with the Emperor? Does this Marquis Qitian have anything else that he is hiding from everyone? "Zhong Shan was puzzled.
"No, I have a guess. However, it doesn't make sense now. We can only wait and see. However, Mister Zhong Shan doesn't have to worry. No matter how strong Marquis Qitian is, he has a weakness. And this weakness is your strongest advantage." Shui Jing said.
"Oh? Mister Shui Jing, you must be joking. "Zhong Shan shook his head.
"I am speaking the truth. I don't know how Mister developed this advantage. Even though I have worked hard for thousands of years, I am still inferior to Mister. This is why Mister is always in an invincible position." Shui Jing looked at Zhong Shan and sighed solemnly.
"Oh? What is it? What is it that makes Mister always in an invincible position? "Princess Qian You asked curiously.
Even Princess Qian You didn't know what Shui Jing was talking about.
"Mister Shui Jing, you must be joking. With my little cultivation and a slightly nimble mind, Mister must have seen wrongly." Zhong Shan shook his head and rejected.
From Zhong Shan's tone, Shui Jing could tell that Zhong Shan was doing it on purpose. Zhong Shan also knew about his strongest advantage, but was unwilling to admit it.
Princess Qian You also stared at Shui Jing, but wanted him to continue.
Thus, Shui Jing could only smile bitterly and say, "Mister's advantage isn't cultivation or intelligence. However, since Mister is unwilling to admit it, I will not say more."
Seeing that Shui Jing was unwilling to say, Princess Qian You looked at Zhong Shan suspiciously. What other secrets did Zhong Shan have? Why was it that the more she understood, the more secrets he had?
Absolute advantage? Of course, Zhong Shan had an absolute advantage. It wasn't his identity, intelligence, Black Jade Talisman, Red Luan Pink Lotus, Invisible Doppelganger, or the Wolf Clan Contract. He didn't expect that Shui Jing would see through it. However, so be it. If Zhong Shan refused to admit it, no one would believe him. Moreover, it was an invisible advantage.
PS: Zhong Shan's strongest advantage has always been hidden in the book. I can't say it now, but it will be revealed in the future. Everyone can guess! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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