The slovenly daoist priest was surprised. He admired people with such great willpower as well, and his talent was impressive as well. If it were in the past, he definitely would have tried to persuade him to stay in the school of Daoism.
If Li Qingshan had told Little Ann to go to another school, then so be it, but he just had to go to the school of Buddhism. That darn baldy was pleased with himself, which was intolerable.
Suddenly, an idea came to him. With a wave of his sleeve, the wind and rain were swept away. Moonlight landed on Li Qingshan. To his surprise, the path before him had recovered its original width, and his true qi was no longer suppressed. The stars flickered in the sky, and the daoist temple was nearby.
He dared not be careless. He slowed down and arrived before the temple. He saw a young daoist with thin eyebrows and eyes waiting there. He nodded. "Congratulations, fellow. You're the first."
Li Qingshan looked back. Only two or three hundred Qi Practitioners advanced with difficulty on the mountain path. Some swayed, while others staggered. As long as they lost their balance, they would be sent to the foot of the mountain immediately.
"Someone's broken out of the formation! It's that Li Qingshan!" a Qi Practitioner called out.
Hua Chenglu asked in confusion, "How did he break out of the formation midway?"
Qian Rongzhi sat in a pavilion nearby and looked at him indifferently. She smiled. He's probably in trouble this time.
She was the same as Hua Chenglu, only registering for the school of Legalism. Long before the entrance examination, she had studied the personalities of the various school leaders in detail through Wu Gen and Fang Enshang.
The leader of the school of Daoism was the strongest. He was at late Foundation Establishment and close to condensing a golden core. He was also the most unruly. He had never liked the school of Buddhism. Even if the other school leaders were slightly displeased with Li Qingshan's choice, they would probably not lose their temper, perhaps because of their status, or because they cared about Little Ann, or because they valued talent. However, this old daoist was different. When he lost his temper, he was even bold enough to curse at the other school leaders.
For Li Qingshan to be able to break out of the formation halfway through, there must be something strange about it.
"My name is Li Qingshan. May I know how to address you?" Li Qingshan turned around and cupped his hands. Even though his aura was calm, the cultivation of the tenth layer of Qi Refining was clearly not to be underestimated.
"I am Juechenzi. Please come with me, Fellow!"
Juechenzi led Li Qingshan to the main hall. When they arrived at the front of the hall, Juechenzi gave Li Qingshan a look that told him to take care of himself before letting him in.
The large hall was empty except for the formation diagram on the ground, which gave off a faint glow.
An unkempt Taoist was sitting in front of the statue of a god. His hair had already turned white, but his spirit was hale and hearty. His eyes were bright, and he said slowly, "Li Qingshan, do you still recognize me?" As soon as the words left his mouth, it was like a thunderous roar, rolling and reverberating.
"Of course." Among the various Patriarchs, the one who gave Li Qingshan the most powerful and terrifying feeling was this sloppy Daoist priest. Say h-u-n after me * h-u-n -
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The sloppy Daoist priest said, "Then why did you still dare to come?!"
Li Qingshan asked, "Why wouldn't I dare?"
"In what way is the School of Daoism inferior to the School of Buddhism? Tell me clearly!"
Li Qingshan was stunned. He finally understood why it had been so difficult for him to walk that mountain path. It was clearly this sloppy Daoist priest who had done something to it. He was secretly furious.
"What, you can't answer?"
Li Qingshan shrugged. "I didn't expect a great Patriarch to be so narrow-minded. If you don't want me to join the School of Daoism, I'll immediately leave the mountain. There's no need to say anything else." With that, he turned around to leave. Staying in the School of Daoism meant constantly making things difficult for others. Who could stand it? In any case, the School of the Military wasn't bad. At the very least, there were still the School of Agriculture and the School of Nobility.
Juechenzi stood outside the hall with his hands in his sleeves. He gazed at the bright moon in the sky, smiling as he shook his head.
"Stop right there! Freeze!" the unkempt Daoist priest said.
Li Qingshan immediately felt his body stiffen. He was unable to move. His right leg was still suspended in midair, and he did not have time to pull it back.
This was a curse!
The unkempt Daoist priest said, "Are you blaming me for being unfair?"
Li Qingshan did not answer. He glared at the unkempt Daoist priest and gathered all the true Qi in his body. His sea of Qi surged, and his veins and muscles bulged. His right leg, which was suspended in midair, slowly descended. With a boom, it landed on the ground. He turned around and said, "Yes!" His eyes shone like a wolf's.
The unkempt Daoist priest was shocked. He was not particularly skilled in curses, and he had only cast the Freeze Curse casually. However, with Li Qingshan's cultivation at the sixth layer of Qi Refinement, he was actually able to forcefully break through. This was truly inconceivable. He had not only relied on his strength, but also his extraordinary willpower.
"Alright, then I'll give you a chance. Let's make a bet."
Li Qingshan asked, "What are we betting on?"
"Naturally, on what you're skilled in: drinking wine." A jar of wine suddenly appeared in the unkempt Daoist priest's hand. He removed the clay seal, and a streak of spiritual light shot out. The fragrance of wine filled the entire hall.
"What are the stakes?"
"If you drink this jar of wine and don't get drunk, then I'll accept you into the school of Daoism. Furthermore, I won't hold you accountable for what happened in the past. If you get drunk, then you can scram down the mountain!"
"What if I don't bet?"
"It's fine if you don't want to bet. I'll take it that you've passed the examination. However, don't even think about joining my school of Daoism. I have plenty of ways to deal with you, brat."
Li Qingshan said, "Alright, I'll bet with you." With the strength of his daemon body and the fact that he could use his true Qi to neutralize the smell of the wine, he did not believe that he would get drunk. The effects of this jar of spiritual wine were probably worth more than a thousand Qi Gathering Pills.
The unkempt Daoist priest tossed the jar of wine. Li Qingshan caught it and took a sip. He felt like he was drinking fire, but it was also very carefree. Then, he tilted his head back and downed the entire jar of wine, leaving not a single drop behind. He then tossed the jar to the ground. "How's that?"
The unkempt Daoist priest laughed. Suddenly, one turned into two, two turned into four, and four turned into eight.
Li Qingshan immediately felt the world spinning around him. He thought to himself, 'This is bad.' Who would have thought that the aftereffects of the wine would be so strong? The entire hall was warping and changing.
"Fall!" The unkempt Daoist priest dragged his voice and chanted.
With a loud crash, Li Qingshan collapsed to the ground, drunk and snoring loudly.
The unkempt Daoist priest walked forward and gave Li Qingshan a kick. He smiled and said, "No matter how crafty you are, you've drunk my Thousand Days Drunkenness."
The unkempt Daoist priest loved to drink his entire life. However, with his cultivation, it was not easy for him to get drunk. Following the philosophy of 'drinking without getting drunk is not considered drinking', he flipped through the ancient books and brewed this Thousand Days Drunkenness himself. Even he would get drunk after drinking it, let alone a mere Qi Practitioner!
The unkempt Daoist priest waved his hand again. A golden-armored deity appeared and carried Li Qingshan to the back of the hall.
Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh no!"
He looked at the mountain path in a hurry, only to see that Chu Tian, who possessed the Five Elements constitution, had already fallen off the mountain path. He could not help but feel great regret. However, when he saw that Yu Zijian was still walking on the path, he stopped worrying. The Pure Yang constitution was even more important to him than the Five Elements constitution.
Yu Zijian no longer gripped the hilt of her sword tightly. Instead, she carried it on her back. The scene of her father teaching her movement techniques when she was young appeared in her head once again. "Don't be afraid. Keep it together."
When she raised her head again, a sturdy figure appeared before her. If Niu Juxia were here, he definitely would not be afraid! She had never seen him show such emotions before, even when he turned around and made his way underground where daemons ran amok.
"I'm really useless!"
"If you're useless, why would I save you?"
"I want to lend you a hand!"
"Let's talk about it when you achieve great accomplishments!"
Her gaze gradually became determined. The person she had risked her life to save was not a useless person. If she failed here, how was she supposed to assist him? How was she supposed to avenge him?
Her footsteps gradually sped up. She ignored the bottomless chasm on the two sides. She only stared ahead, chasing after a figure.
The slovenly daoist priest's face was filled with praise. He said to Juechenzi, "See? I was right. She just needs to be given a chance."
All Juechenzi could say was, "You're wise, master."
In the end, less than two hundred people made it to the top of the mountain. The further they went, the harsher the tests became, especially for those with insufficient talent.
There was no need for them to complain about the unfairness. Since they lacked supreme talent, they needed supreme willpower. Otherwise, how were they supposed to compete with these geniuses?
As soon as everyone made it to the top of the mountain, they saw the slovenly daoist priest.
After greeting the patriarch, the slovenly daoist priest cut right to the chase. "You've passed the tests. I've already left behind a record. You can leave the mountain and take the tests of other schools." Suddenly, he said to Yu Zijian amicably, "You're Yu Zijian, right?"
Yu Zijian said in a hurry, "Yes!"
The slovenly daoist priest said, "You can stay."
Yu Zijian said, "But … I still have other tests …"
The slovenly daoist priest waved his hand. "There's no need for you to take them!" As long as she did not take the tests of other schools, Yu Zijian could only join his school of Daoism.
Juechenzi said softly, "Master, that's against the rules!"
The slovenly daoist priest bellowed, "My ass! Just because of that damned baldy, he can directly take someone away. He doesn't even need to take a test, so why can't I keep someone away?"
Juechenzi thought, You'll be the ones taking her away too.
Seeing how Yu Zijian hesitated, the slovenly daoist priest said, "With your Pure Yang body, there's no place more suitable than my school of Daoism. Only here can you unleash the full potential of your talent. As for the pills and spiritual medicines, although I refer to myself as a poor daoist, I'm still slightly wealthier than a 'poor monk'. I can see how you like swords, so I'll give you the Nine Yang sword as a greeting gift!"
A shining sword was tossed out, stabbing into the ground before Yu Zijian. It was a supreme grade spiritual artifact as well.
It was impossible for talented disciples to be directly bestowed with a spiritual artifact like that as soon as they joined the school of Daoism. This was mostly for the sake of standing up to the school of Buddhism.
Yu Zijian closed her eyes and sucked in a deep breath. Without any more hesitation, she grabbed the hilt of the Nine Yang sword under everyone's envious gazes.
The slovenly daoist priest smiled in satisfaction. One of the three most dazzling geniuses from the entrance examination had already fallen into his hands. As long as he taught her well, he refused to believe she would be any worse than that damned baldy's disciple.
As a result, many Qi Practitioners expressed their willingness to stay behind. Apart from a few Qi Practitioners who had only applied for the school of Daoism, the others were all chased off the mountain by the slovenly daoist priest. If they really were to remain here, they would probably incur the wrath of the masses.
The ship set sail once again. No one noticed Li Qingshan. Even if they did, they would just treat him as someone who had directly remained behind in the school of Daoism.
That night, Li Qingshan had an absurd dream. He dreamed that he had returned to his past life and had become a student. He had overslept and missed an important test.
"Wake up!" Juechenzi shoved a pill into Li Qingshan's mouth.
Li Qingshan let out a breath that reeked of alcohol and slowly woke up. The sky outside the window was bright, and birds sang in the morning.
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