The afternoon sun shone down on the bookstore, stirring up dust.
A few long tables were spread out under the "Sea of Books" sign. They were filled with books. Sun Fubai lowered his head and tidied them up. Suddenly, his vision darkened. A young man stood before the table. He was well-built, and his bronze face was not handsome, but he gave off a sense of masculinity.
"What would you like, sir?"
Li Qingshan glanced at Sun Fubai. How had he been? He lowered his head and almost broke into laughter. The tables were filled with books like the Secrets of the Confucian Examinations and the Eight Methods of the Daoist Examinations. They were not expensive, only a single spiritual stone each.
"I still haven't decided which school I should join. Do you have any suggestions, uncle?"
Sun Fubai immediately took out a book that introduced the various schools. Li Qingshan flipped through it slightly and paid a spiritual stone before placing the book back down. "I don't read these things. There aren't any customers right now, so why don't you give me some suggestions? I'll buy five more books according to what I need."
Li Qingshan trusted Sun Fubai's experience and character very much. After coming to the Town of Flowing Clouds, he had directly come here to listen to his suggestions.
Sun Fubai was taken aback. There were not a lot of people like that. He passed the spiritual stone to Li Qingshan and smiled. "If you're willing to buy it, I'll tell you about it for free. Let me have a look!" After looking through the coloured paper, he nodded. "Seventeen years old. Not bad, not bad. Do you have any schools you'd like to join?"
Li Qingshan said, "I originally belonged to the Hawkwolf Guard. The school of Legalism is my first choice. I've learnt Body Practitioners, and the school of the Military doesn't seem too bad either. I have an old friend in the school of Mohism. He's also considering it. As for the schools of Confucianism and Daoism, they're both rare schools. That seems to be enough for five. "
Sun Fubai shook his head with a smile. "The school of Mohism is good, but it doesn't suit you. If I'm not mistaken, you practise Gui Water true qi, right?"
Li Qingshan said, "That's right." And I bought the Gui Water Method of Condensing Qi from you.
"Why don't you tell me first? You're not suited for the He family. "
"Alright."
"Let's not talk about the Mo Clan. Looks like you don't want to be a monk. The Confucian school was also fond of Mysterious Yang energy. Of course, Gui Water True Qi could also be used. However, if one wanted to pass the Confucian examination, they would need to do so. He needed to be a little literate, or at least have some foundation. Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy to pass even if you bought my 'Confucian Examination Secrets'. "
Li Qingshan shook his head vigorously. Ever since his reincarnation, he had not read many books. He could recite a few Tang and Song poems from his previous life. But he also knew that this was far from being literate. Moreover, he did not have the intention of becoming an official, so it seemed that it was impossible.
"Although the school of Legalism is your original school, its core cultivation method resonates with the Hell Dao, which is what mortals call the netherworld. Generally speaking, it is best to cultivate both Profound Yin and one of the five elements of True Qi. Your Profound Yang is far superior to your Profound Yin. I'm afraid it won't be easy. "
Purgatory Dao! Only then did Li Qingshan realize that the Legalists had such a saying. The school of Legalism was in charge of prisons, but there was no place that could surpass hell in terms of prisons. If not for Sun Fubai, he would not have understood the knack of it, and that brat Hwa Seung-zan would not have reminded him.
This was an injustice to Hwa Seung-zan. Li Qingshan was different from those second or third layer Qi Practitioners. He had already cultivated the Gui Water Condensation Technique to the sixth layer and did not need to change cultivation methods. If he could reach the Foundation Establishment realm and step onto the path of cultivation, would he be afraid of not having a suitable cultivation method? In this regard, it was Sun Fubai who was not as knowledgeable as Hwa Seung-zan.
Li Qingshan thought, In any case, that old brat Wang Pushi doesn't like me. If I go to the school of Legalism, wouldn't it be boring to watch his face all day? "Then I won't apply for the school of Legalism."
Wang Pushi said, "The school of Yin-yang requires a basic balance of yin and yang and the five elements. You won't have a chance. Look, how many are left?"
"The school of Daoism, the school of the Military, the school of Legalism, the school of Miscellany, the school of Famer, the school of Agriculture, the school of Novels, the school of Medicine, and the school of Music." Li Qingshan felt that his thoughts had become much clearer. Next, he just needed to eliminate three more.
Sun Fubai said, "The school of Daoism and the school of the Military are both major schools, so they naturally have to be chosen. The schools of Famer and Agriculture are suitable for Gui Water True Qi, so we can decide on four schools. As for the remaining minor schools, we can fill in any one of them. In any case, with your talent, you can choose any of the schools in front of you."
"Alright!" Li Qingshan immediately borrowed a brush and ink from Sun Fubai and filled in the four schools of Daoism, Military, Famer, and Agriculture on the colored paper. There was still one space left. The remaining schools were all insignificant. Whether it was in terms of cultivation methods or resources, they could not compare to the major schools in front of them. Often, they were the last choice of the Qi Practitioners with extremely poor talent.
Without much hesitation, Li Qingshan was about to fill in the word "Music." In the lonely past, a shepherd's flute had accompanied him for a long time, so he had some feelings for it.
Moreover, Just Now, when he saw the heads of the various schools, the head of the Music School was a beautiful woman dressed in palace attire. Her beautiful voice, like that of an oriole flying out of the valley, left a deep impression on him. If he entered this family, perhaps he could develop feelings that transcended worldly ethics.
Of course, this was just a man's deep-rooted bad habits at work.
Sun Fubai stared at the two words "A +" in Li Qingshan's water attribute evaluation column. After a long time, he finally couldn't help but say, "Erm, Gui Water True Qi is extremely suitable for the school of Novels."
"Is that so?" Li Qingshan was slightly startled. Then, with a twist of the brush, he filled in the word "Novelist" and looked at it against the sunlight. "Done!" It was just a filler anyway, so it didn't matter what he filled in.
Right now, it was the time for Qi Practitioners to choose from the hundred schools. Next, they only needed to participate in the examination of the "five schools", and then it would be the turn of the hundred schools to choose Qi Practitioners. If all of them passed, the right to choose would once again return to the hands of the Qi Practitioners. It could almost guarantee that everyone would have a chance, and there would be no missing out. It was very different from the way the schools recruited disciples.
Li Qingshan took out five spirit stones. "Uncle, give me the examination books of these five schools!"
However, Sun Fubai seemed to be extremely embarrassed. He handed over a spirit stone and said, "The school of the Military tests actual combat. There's no need for books."
Li Qingshan was very confident in his combat ability. "Then I'll take four! Heh, I wonder what the school of Novels tests on. It can't be making up stories, right? " For some reason, he thought of that lousy novel that Sun Fubai gave him. If he made up that kind of story, he would probably be directly chased out of the examination hall!
Sun Fubai became even more uneasy. He stuffed all the spirit stones into Li Qingshan's hands. "Alas, actually, with your aptitude, you don't need to make any preparations at all. As long as you go, the Clan Heads will definitely pass you."
After all, the examination was just a formality. Whether one passed or not depended on the Clan Head's decision. With Li Qingshan's cultivation level of the sixth layer of the Qi Practitioner at the age of seventeen, and his "Upper Water Armor" aptitude, he was already a talent that every school would fight over in the previous years.
When one's aptitude was good enough, like Little Ann, the Clan Heads would even disregard the rules and directly take him away without even having to take the examination. In the path of cultivation, the strong were respected. There was no reason to talk about it.
"Uh, alright then." Li Qingshan felt strange. There was business to be had, but he didn't want to do it.
At this time, the Qi Practitioners walked over in groups of three to five.
Sun Fubai's eyes flickered. "I have a guest. You can go!" After Li Qingshan had left, he suddenly shook his head with a bitter smile. What was there to be uneasy about? It was not like he would end up like that. He was just doing what he could.
Li Qingshan strolled through the town alone. Suddenly, he heard someone call out to him.
"Hey, Qingshan, over here!" Hua Chenglu waved at him from afar. Beside her were Yu Zijian and a few descendants of the Hua family.
Li Qingshan went up and greeted them. Obviously, he did not forget to ask what schools they had applied for.
Hua Chenglu took out a piece of paper and saw that she had only written "school of Legalism" on it. She left the rest blank. It was not like she was going to enter the school of Legalism, so there was no reason for her to refuse. There was no need for her to waste time taking the examination.
"What did you apply for?"
Li Qingshan took out his paper as well. Hua Chenglu frowned as soon as she saw it. Li Qingshan thought she was unhappy that he had not applied for the school of Legalism, but she pointed at the school of Novels. "Why did you apply for this?"
Li Qingshan said, "I just randomly applied for it."
Hua Chenglu said, "Forget it. It's not like you'll be going anyway. Hmm? You didn't apply for the school of Legalism!"
Li Qingshan gave a slight explanation, but Hua Chenglu did not delve into it. She said a few words before leaving.
Li Qingshan shook his head. He really could not take himself too seriously. To Hua Chenglu, he was just an acquaintance she had met a few times. In terms of familiarity, he probably could not even compare to the descendants of the Hua family.
Although he was not used to, or even disgusted by, mingling around with others, as long as he was human, he would always wish for others to take him seriously. However, when he thought about his secrets, it really was better if others did not take him seriously. Only by keeping a low profile could he soar.
However, there would be a day when his name would spread across the world.
… …
"Damned brat, so much for dragging him out of the ravine. He doesn't respect me at all. If it weren't for the fact that so many school leaders were present, I would have killed him with a single palm strike." Wang Pushi suddenly slammed the table, and the items on it bounced around.
Hwa Seung-zan knew that he was just speaking out of anger, so he persuaded with a smile, "Old Wang, calm down. Don't stoop to his level. The child can use the One Thought master's Guardian King's pearl as soon as he obtains it. Perhaps he really does have a destiny with the buddha this time. We can't force it."
Wang Pushi struggled to calm down. "And he wants to be promoted to Scarlet Wolf? And he wants to join our school of Legalism? Don't even think about it!"
"What's the point? He comes from our Hawkwolf Guard after all, and with his talent, other schools won't spare him if you don't want him. Coupled with his relationship with the child … "
Hwa Seung-zan persuaded him gently, and Wang Pushi's anger subsided slightly. "Alright. I'll deal with him properly once he joins the school of Legalism."
In the blink of an eye, four hours had passed. Li Qingshan handed the coloured paper to the instructor before passing it to the various school leaders. Every single one of them received a copy.
Wang Pushi held Li Qingshan's piece of paper. His face was pale. Those who were familiar with him all knew that this was a sign that he was utterly furious. Never did he think that Li Qingshan would not register for the school of Legalism at all. All of his plans had come to nothing, as if he had been mocked.
It was as if he could hear Li Qingshan saying, "No matter how powerful you are, I don't give a damn about you. If I don't join your school of Legalism, there's nothing you can do to me."
Hwa Seung-zan smiled bitterly. He was unable to persuade him any further. If he did not fill in the school of Legalism, then so be it. He could at least explain it away with yin, yang, and the five elements being incompatible, but he just had to fill in the school of Novels. You could have just filled in any school, and I could have spoken up for you too!
"You've gone too far!" Wang Pushi bellowed out. His voice pierced through the roof and rushed into the sky, startling a flock of forest birds.
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