Zhong Lin looked around, and thirty-two of the forty-eight people who passed the assessment were inner court disciples. That is to say, in addition to the inner court disciples, Zhong Lin and the mountain eagle and plum blossom sparrow, only 13 of the original more than 100 outer court disciples and lay people have passed the assessment, and the pass rate is less than 10 percent, which is a world of difference compared to the pass rate of more than 80 percent of the inner court disciples. Except for the mountain eagle and the plum blossom sparrow, no one else passed the assessment, and among the lay people, only Zhong Lin passed the assessment, and the rest of the lay people and believers all became soy sauce makers......

In fact, thanks to Zhong Lin's shouting at the beginning, otherwise it is estimated that there will be fewer outer disciples left at this moment. And the remaining thirteen outer disciples naturally had a good impression of Zhong Lin.

Since it had been prepared in advance, it didn't take long for the ceremony to begin. Feng Zhenren, as the master of today's seal ceremony, changed into an apricot yellow robe.

The whole ceremony is solemn but not complicated, which fully reflects the characteristics of Taoism advocating simplicity. Feng Zhenren, as a master of the degree, issued a seal letter symbolizing the identity of the master and a "job certificate" to each new master of the seal. In addition, Zixia Palace was also generous enough this time, and also gave each new rune master ten yellow rune papers. Zhong Lin and the Plum Blossom Sparrow and the Mountain Eagle have another identity from this moment, that is, "Fu Seal Master".

"Plum Sparrow, do you feel any better? How do I feel the same as before the seal!" Shan Ying asked the Plum Sparrow beside him.

"I don't feel anything, maybe the two of us are fake Fu Seal masters, it's okay, let's go back and learn again, it's like learning to drive, we call it getting a certificate first and then practicing the car......" The plum blossom finch giggled after speaking.

In fact, they don't know that although the ritual is very simple, each of them is already different from before! In the words of the Zhengyi Sect, after receiving the seal, they have already received the "gods", and only when they receive the Dharma seal can they become famous in the heavens and have the position of Taoist priest. A Taoist priest who has the rank of Taoist priest can only attain the "gods" and be blessed by the gods when he casts a charm, otherwise even if he draws a charm, it will be invalid.

After the Taoist priest receives the seal, the person who receives the seal has a talisman to assist the person who receives the seal to kill the demon and eliminate the evil when he casts the charm and presides over the Jiao Festival. Pull out the living beings and relieve the distressed. If you are not appointed by the seal, you have no right to send gods to serve ghosts.

In addition, after receiving the seal, the certificate of the ministry issued to them was used to prove that they had obtained the Dharma position, the divine realm recorded in their name, so that they could reach the gods. It is referred to as "Job".

To put it simply, after receiving the seal, they will begin to draw the talisman with mana, of course, the strength of the mana is closely related to their future cultivation, as the so-called "master leads the door, practice in the individual", the higher the cultivation, the higher the mana of the drawn talisman seal, on the contrary, if the cultivation is not enough, then even if the seal is useless, it is no different from the "road killer" who got the certificate......

For Zhong Lin, he can feel the difference before and after receiving the seal, it is a power that cannot be seen or touched, which cannot be described in words. And this kind of power he once saw in the codex left by Zhang Zhong described in detail, it is said that it is written that that kind of power is not only closely related to cultivation, but also related to merit, the more good deeds and good deeds are done, the more merit will be accumulated, and the stronger that kind of power will be! This is also the "righteous path" that the Iron Shoulder Gate has always adhered to.

In short, Zhong Lin knew in his heart at this moment that from the moment he completed the seal, he no longer needed to bite his fingers and draw talismans with his own blood, but he could also draw talismans with cinnabar like other talisman masters.

After the seal ceremony ended, Feng Zhenren walked to the seal awarding platform again and looked at the newly promoted Fu Seal Master who was still excited in the audience and said: "As I said just now, the reason why an assessment item has been added today is because there are more people participating in the assessment today. Another reason is that a new reform will be carried out from this year, which can also be said to be a surprise, that is, the newly promoted Fu Seal Master can participate in the Fu Seal Master Grading Competition after receiving the seal, and the best performer will have the opportunity to become the disciple of our Zixia Palace Viewer. ”

After Feng Zhenren's words were finished, everyone in the audience, especially the disciples in the inner courtyard, exploded all of a sudden, which showed that they had just learned the news.

In fact, Zhong Lin and the others didn't understand the meaning of Feng Zhenren's words, but for every inner court disciple, it was really great news.

First of all, in the past, if a new Fu Seal Master wanted to participate in the grading competition of Fu Seal Master, he had to wait until one year after receiving the seal, that is, when he received the seal ceremony in the second year. And according to what Feng Zhenren just said, it will mean that they can take the placement exam a year in advance, which means that they have the opportunity to get more runes and learn more advanced talismans a year in advance. Even if the grading is not successful, at least it can be regarded as having participated in the competition, and the competition for the coming year is also an accumulation of experience.

In addition, what excites them even more is the opportunity to become a disciple of the Meditation Lord. All the inner court disciples know very well that if they become the disciples of the Guan Lord, they are very likely to become candidates for the next Guan Lord. This is because only the disciples who have become the in-house disciples of the Guanzhu are qualified to become candidates for the next contemplation, and so far, the in-house disciples of the Guanzhu have only four people: "qin", "chess", "calligraphy", and "painting"! This news made the Taoist priests who participated in the ceremony of receiving the seal in the past envious, jealous and hateful!

"Feng Zhenren, do our outer court disciples also have this opportunity?"

It was Zizhu Daoren who spoke, he was one of the few outer court disciples who participated in the seal ceremony, and judging from his previous performance, he was also the strongest among all the outer court disciples.

"Of course, not only the outer disciples, as far as I know, there are also a layman and two believers who passed the assessment today and finally became a new Fu Seal Master, as long as you are willing, you can change to my Zixia Palace's disciples, and you have a chance to become the disciple of the Guan Lord!" Feng Zhenren said, his eyes caught Zhong Lin, Shanying, and Plum Blossom Sparrow standing together, and nodded to them with a smile.

"Hey, an outer disciple actually wants to become a disciple of the Guan Lord, I really don't know how many catties and taels he has!" a disciple of the inner courtyard muttered quietly.

"That's it, a group of rookies! If it weren't for that stupid layman shouting like that, it is estimated that today's outer disciples would probably be wiped out, just participating in the seal ceremony, is it possible to really think that their crows have turned into phoenixes...... another inner disciple said arrogantly.

"Senior brother, why do you bother with these outer disciples? That will only lower your own value. A Kun Dao whispered, and then said to Zhong Lin and the others: "It's already lucky to be able to succeed in the seal, congratulations! But don't expect too much, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!"

"A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and since it's a fair competition, then our outer disciples also have a chance to advance!" said an outer disciple.

"That's right, the inner disciples are amazing?!Who knows if they know the exam questions beforehand?! Otherwise, why didn't a single one move at the beginning, and even then didn't a few still be eliminated?" said a tall and thin outer disciple with his back to the inner disciple, and his words were for the inner disciple that anyone could hear.

"Fellow Daoist, don't worry about this, it's just a mule or a horse pulling out to slip away, I see, this Zhong Jushi next to me will not be worse than any of their inner disciples!" Zizhu Daoist said lightly, but his eyes were full of admiration.

"Yes, those inner disciples finally told the truth, that is, we really rely on this Zhong Jushi, otherwise I don't know how many people are left, anyway, I was panicked at the beginning! If it wasn't for Zhong Jushi's shouting, I would have run out a long time ago. As he spoke, the thin and tall outer disciple walked towards Zhong Lin, stretched out his hand and said, "Thank you, Zhong Jushi, I'm Li Changsheng of Baiyun Temple, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

"You're welcome, a gesture, a gesture. Zhong Lin hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook hands with Li Changsheng.

"Hello, I'm He Anzai from Heguan. ”

"Hello, I'm Zhang Zisheng from Biyun Pavilion. ”

"Hello, I'm ......"

Twelve people, except for Zizhu Daoren, Mountain Eagle, and Plum Blossom Sparrow, came over to shake hands with Zhong Lin and express their gratitude.

"Zhong Jushi, you must vent your anger for us, their inner disciples are too arrogant, we all support you!" Li Changsheng said as he didn't forget to glare at the inner disciples.

"Hmph, you're just looking forward to a guy who stupidly adds a few competitors to himself......"

"That's it, the grasshopper shakes the tree, it's ridiculous!"

The two inner disciples sang and said in harmony.

"You're going too far......" Zizhu Daoren, who had always been steady, said a little angrily.

The mountain eagle and the plum blossom finch on the side had already clenched their fists, and it seemed that they couldn't help it......

The tension in the audience, Feng Zhenren on the stage saw it clearly, in order to avoid conflicts, I saw him cough lightly, and then said: "Don't worry, everyone, please follow me to Buyuntai, and the grading of Fu Seal Master will start immediately." ”

Buyuntai is a huge platform located in the courtyard on the third floor, which is usually the place where large-scale activities are held in Zixia Palace, and can also be used as a martial arts training ground. I don't know what kind of challenges this group of "rookies" in the mouth of the inner disciples will encounter......