I opened the envelope, and inside the envelope was a very brief notification letter, which read: "After being recognized by the Taoist Association, Zhang Shiyi is qualified to participate in the Taoist assessment. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" is stamped underneath. There is also an admission ticket, which is similar to the general admission ticket, but there is an extra column written about his own teacher. Putting away the admission ticket, I didn't speak.

Grandpa Chen sat on the chair next to me, took a sip of tea and said, "Your master mentioned it to me before this business trip, and he submitted your information to the association for approval. Originally, I thought you should not pass the review, so I didn't tell you the last time you came, but I was also shocked when I received the list yesterday. ”

I said suspiciously, "Grandpa Chen..."

Grandpa Chen put down the teacup and said, "Eleven, you also know that our Taoist Association is composed of multiple sects, and our Zhengyi is only one of the larger sects. Although the sects are different, there is also a set of standards for the definition of cultivation. ”

Zhang Shiyi nodded, and did not plan Chen Yiyang's words. Chen Yiyang continued: "Those who have just started and don't know anything are Taoist students. If you have learned the basic cultivation method, you are a Taoist. Those who have a certain degree of cultivation and have basically mastered the primary Taoist arts, and can deal with ordinary ghosts on their own are Taoist priests. The cultivation is slightly successful, and the person who refines the channel technique is a Taoist master, and he can only accept apprentices when he reaches the level of a Taoist master. Further up, it is the Dao Zun who has cultivated to the great achievement and profound Taoism, and above the Dao Zun, it is the pinnacle of our Taoist cultivation, the Heavenly Master. However, there are more than ten Heavenly Masters in the country. ”

I also probably know what Grandpa Chen said, but I don't know why Grandpa Chen told him this.

Seeing the confusion on my face, Grandpa Chen smiled and said, "My old man cultivated for more than fifty years before becoming a Taoist master, and he was only qualified to take the advanced Taoist priest exam at the age of twenty-five, and he took the exam twice before he succeeded. I didn't expect you to be under seventeen years old to qualify. ”

I still asked Grandpa Chen with a puzzled face: "This Taoist priest promotion assessment is so difficult?" ”

Grandpa Chen shook his head and said: "The so-called difficulty depends on personal talent, my talent can only be regarded as average, a better one, you can become a Taoist priest in your early twenties, and individual geniuses are excellent, eighteen or nineteen years old." But you, as far as I know, can become a Taoist priest before the age of seventeen, and you can count it with both hands, but after the reform and opening up, there is only one, and that is your master, who passed the exam once when he was seventeen years old. ”

I smiled and thought to myself, Brother Jiu often said that he was born with a Taoist body, he was endowed with a genius, and there was no higher cultivation than his peers in the world. ”

Grandpa Chen smiled and said, "Now it seems that his record is about to be broken by you, it is really better than blue." However, Eleven, this Taoist exam is not simple, and you have to be careful everywhere when you go to take the exam. ”

I thought for a while and asked, "Grandpa Chen, what exactly is this Taoist exam?" ”

Grandpa Chen said: "The first two levels are to test the drawing talisman and the concentration of yang energy in the body. It's not difficult to pass these two levels, it's just the final subject that is difficult, and every year is different, depending on your luck. Anyway, it's nothing more than dealing with ghosts, zombies, and monsters. There will be a Taoist master who will protect you in secret, and there will be no danger to your life, but as soon as the Taoist master who protects you makes a move, you will fail this exam. ”

I nodded and said, "Well, don't worry, Grandpa Chen." Since Master thinks that I am qualified enough to take the exam, then I will try my best to pass the exam. ”

Grandpa Chen smiled and said, "Well, I also believe that you can pass the assessment, and the exam time is January 1st ~ 7th." When the time comes, you come to the orphanage two days in advance, and I will arrange for you to set off with the other two people who are going to take the exam, so prepare well during this time. ”

I chatted with Grandpa Chen for a while, and Grandpa Chen said that there were still some things to deal with in a while. I got up and said goodbye, and went to Da Niu and the others.

After a while, they came to the place where the candy was distributed just now, Shi Xiaohui and Shen Xue were playing games with the children on the side, and Da Niu and Erhu were sitting there chatting.

When Da Niu saw me coming, he asked, "Senior brother, what is Grandpa Chen looking for you?" Talked for so long? ”

Zhang Shiyi smiled and said, "I'm going to take the Taoist exam in a while." ”

Da Niu was stunned and said: "What, this is not scientific, I and Erhu are still Taoist disciples, senior brother, why did you upgrade to a Taoist priest." ”

Erhu pursed his lips and said, "Come on, Da Niu, based on your qualifications, when the senior brother is promoted to a Taoist master, it will be good if you can become a Taoist." ”

I smiled and said, "You two put more attention on cultivation, and in a few years you will be able to upgrade to a Taoist priest." ”

Da Niu smiled and said, "It's okay, senior brother, you can be powerful, and I and Erhu will be your thugs." ”

The following time, I began to prepare for the Dao exam. According to Grandpa Chen, the props for the last exam are provided by the association, so there is no need to prepare props in advance. Now all I have to do is to get started with the cultivation of the Seven Star Sword Technique. The Seven Star Sword Technique is divided into seven stages, and the number of copper coin swords that can be controlled in each stage will increase. In order to cooperate with this trick, Gong Shibo also deliberately collected the five emperors' coins and made seven copper coin swords. (The so-called Five Emperor Coins are the copper coins applicable to the five emperors of the Qing Dynasty: Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, and Jiaqing. Of course, you can't take Gong Qing to get seven seven-star swords during the exam, but the copper coin sword is provided. While learning the Seven Star Sword Technique, I also began to try to continue drawing the Earth Escape Talisman. After a battle to the death, Zhang Shiyi deeply felt the usefulness of the middle-level talismans, and carefully screened the two talismans that Zhang Shiyi locked, the Earth Escape Talisman and the Invisibility Talisman. Zhang Shiyi's goal is to increase the success rate of these two talismans to about one percent, that is, to be able to draw one in about an hour.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it has reached the appointed time. After more than half a month of practice, I can already skillfully control a copper coin sword. After Gong Shibo found out, he was surprised to say that he had painted for five years to practice this seven-star sword technique, and according to Zhang Shiyi's speed, it would only take two years at most to be able to practice, and he couldn't help but be relieved that his stunt finally had a successor.

As for the Earth Escape Charm and the Stealth Talisman, after I spent thousands of rune papers and a dozen brushes, the success rate was also maintained at about five percent. On top of that, since I deplete my body almost every day, the amount of Yang energy in my body has nearly doubled compared to a month ago. I am very satisfied with that. Although this method consumes a lot of money, it is still worth it, so in the later stage, Zhang Shiyi also began to urge Da Niu Erhu to start cultivating according to his own method.