The fifth promotion exam

Since the departure of Aurora's grandson, Beiming has only rested for a few days and has been fine, and since then he has practiced unremittingly with Baili Xue and others. Soon two or three years passed, and the abilities of several people were steadily improving. On this day, a few of them went to the academy to practice as usual, but because the solar terms were not good recently, and the waves aroused old diseases, so he only went home to recuperate for the time being. On this day, Jie Zitui went ahead of schedule because of something. When everyone saw that it was still early, they didn't go back, and practiced for another half a day. Because of the boredom of cultivation, they competed with each other.

Here, Baili Xue took advantage of Beiming's inattention, and secretly used an ice spell to turn the water in his kettle into ice when Beiming drank water. Beiming's spout almost stuck to the spout. Beiming said: "You use the hidden technique taught to you by Grandpa Bailixi, and I'm not welcome." Then he used the Thunder Fist to fight with Baili Xue.

There Bin Hao was practicing swordsmanship alone, and Shi Zhao set up a Qimen Dunjia formation next to him, and Bin Hao accidentally entered the formation and couldn't get out. Shi Zhao took out a few yellow paper hinged villains from his arms, recited a few words silently, threw the paper figures into the array, and suddenly turned into several phantoms wearing armor and holding spears, and fought with Bin Hao. Beiming knew that this was the "Summoning General Flying Talisman" that Shi Zhao was good at, and he couldn't help but be amazed while watching it. Bin Hao also guessed that this was a ghost made by Shi Zhao, but fortunately, Jie Zitui had talked about it in class, and finally broke Shi Zhao's spell.

In the end, although several people suffered a little, they were not happy. After a while, everyone was tired, so they sat down under the tree in the academy to rest. In the sky, a few white clouds were drifting slowly, and the sunlight penetrated the leaves to form countless points of light.

Bin Hao suddenly said: "Next month is the qualification exam for Qingjin Hermits, and we are old enough to qualify for the exam this year, but I don't know how to take the test." ”

Bai Li Xue held a Lingxiao flower in her hand, and said casually: "I heard my grandfather say this, the exam is a group of several people, and each group draws lots to receive the task according to the five people of chivalry, concealment, strategy, art, and square, and those who complete the task may be promoted to the Qingjin hermit." ”

Beiming nodded and said, "No wonder the teachers in the academy only teach five students each, it turned out to be for this." ”

Shi Zhao smiled: "I'm afraid it's not all because of the exam, everyone's hobbies and qualifications are different, and it is also appropriate to teach students according to their aptitude." In this way, the Five Elements Formation we have learned can also be used. ”

Bin Hao was in a rare mood to joke about Shi Zhao, and said, "Shi Zhao's words are good. For example, he doesn't like to read and write the most, and it is too difficult for him to become a well-educated strategist. It's appropriate for him to draw a talisman and hinge a paper figure or something. Shi Zhao knew that Bin Hao was mean to him just now, so he also sneered at him: "That's right, it's just that Bin Daxia had a hard time with a few paper people just now." ”

Bin Hao was about to have a seizure, and Bai Lixue hurriedly persuaded: "You two should stop." Listen to me get down to business. ”

Beiming hurriedly said: "What is the serious matter?" As soon as the words fell, Beiming suddenly felt that his hat flew up and landed on the ground. Beiming hurriedly got up to pick it up, but as soon as he leaned over, his hat flew elsewhere, and so on three or four times. Beiming couldn't help but be stunned. Seeing this, Baili Xue hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Ge Shuhan, I haven't come out yet, I already knew it was you." Before he could finish speaking, a chubby boy laughed and came out from behind a tree not far away. Walking over while laughing, Beiming saw that it was Ge Shuhan teasing him, and said, "What is this, it's not big, it's not small, it's not a child, it's so naughty." ”

Ge Shuhan said with a smile: "I heard that you have learned the skills of Lei Yinguo, why can't you see through this trick?" Bei Ming sneered: "Who knows what weird things you have come up with all day long, and you will do these foreign affairs all day long." ”

It turns out that this brother Shuhan is a student of Lu Qiu, and he usually likes to invent something for the whole person. Seeing that Beiming was a little annoyed, he hurriedly smiled: "This is the transparent silk thread I invented, which is not only almost invisible in the sun, but also stretches and contracts freely." ”

When Beiming heard this, he was busy looking closely, and his hermit hat fruit was hooked by a very delicate hook, and a thin thread like a hair was tied on the hook, which was crystal clear, and he didn't know what it was made of, and the end of the thin thread was in Ge Shuhan's hand. People asked, "What is this?"

Ge Shuhan smiled: "Well, because it's my latest invention, I haven't thought of a name yet." Ge Shuhan was talking about it when he suddenly heard someone calling him behind him.

Everyone looked back, and it turned out to be Murong Xin and Lei Ze, who were both students of Teacher Lu Qiu along with Brother Shuhan. When Baili Xue saw the two of them coming, they both greeted each other. Mo Rongxin said to Ge Shuhan again: "You don't go to practice the hidden arts, what are you doing here?" If Teacher Luqiu tells us to step up the practice, will you forget?"

Ge Shuhan smiled: "Where did I forget, but the practice is boring, come out and scatter." Shi Zhao also said: "I haven't seen your teacher Luqiu in the past few days, and he must not be in the academy often." ”

Mo Rongxin said: "Where does he come often, it's good to be full for three days out of ten days." Seeing the exam day by day is almost a day. He only said that we should cultivate well, and he didn't care about it. ”

Bai Lixue smiled when she heard this: "It turns out that you have also heard about the Qingjin exam. ”

Lei Ze said on the side: "Who in the whole academy doesn't know. I just don't know if I can pass it. ”

Beiming said: "If you become a Qingjin hermit, you can freely enter and leave the Xuanyin Country." The price of the whole day is called a little hermit, but it looks like a child. It's good to pass the test quickly. ”

Mo Rongxin said: "You are originally a child, and it is too easy according to what you say, you can be like Xiaoxue anywhere, the exam is notoriously good, I often say that she has 'test-taking skills', so it's hard for us to say." ”

Baili Xue knew that Murong Xin was always unwilling to fall behind because of the exam, and after hearing this, she knew that Murong Xin had a heart problem again, so she hurriedly smiled: "I just took advantage of the exam by luck, where can I do it every time." ”

Lei Ze hurriedly looked around, and asked, "Why don't you see the waves?"

Shi Zhao said: "Naturally, I am sick again." I just said that if he is missing in the exam, it will not be good. ”

"What about Canglang's disease? Not old and not small, why not be cured at one time, it is not a matter of such a difference. Murong Xin asked.

Bai Li Xue sighed: "Speaking of which, his illness is not a day or two, and it is not so easy to treat. I also went to see him a while ago, and it happened that Mr. Hua Ju was there, saying that Canglang's disease can only be treated by treating the symptoms but not the root cause. As he was talking, Ge Shuhan hurriedly said: "Oh, why is it at this time, Teacher Luqiu thinks it is necessary to come back, let's go back quickly." Otherwise, it's another good fight. Murong Xin was also busy: "But it's late." The three of them said goodbye to Baili Xue and hurriedly went.

When Bin Hao saw them going, he said to Baili Xue: "What serious did you just say, but you said half of it, what is it?"

Baili Xue said: "Isn't it just Canglang's disease, if he doesn't come during the exam, then we will be short." So I'm a little worried. Bin Hao said: "This is also worrying, how about visiting him together at night?"

A few people were talking, and suddenly Jie Zitui sent someone to find them, saying that they had something important to say, and the four of them heard it and hurriedly walked with the man to Situ Division.

I saw Jie Zitui sitting at the table, and when he saw them coming, he asked them to sit down first. Bai Lixue smiled: "I don't know what's the matter with the teacher, he is so urgent?" Jie Zi pushed: "There are still people who haven't come, wait a while, and I won't tell you." As he spoke, the waves also came from outside. Beiming and the others saw that it was him, and they hurriedly surrounded him, you greeted me one by one, and Canglang was naturally very happy to see that they were all there, because he smiled and said: "I'm also very good now, I was thinking about going to the academy tomorrow to find you, but I didn't expect to see you here." ”

Jie Zi tweeted: "Everyone is together." I asked you to come for nothing else, it was a matter of the Qingjin Hermit Qualification Examination. I'm sure you've heard of it somewhat. ”

Bai Lixue said with a smile: "I heard them mention a sentence and a half, and I can't believe it." ”

Jie Zitui brought a book on the table and said, "This is the exam manual, everything about the exam is in it." The exam is scheduled to begin in the middle of next month and will last for 15 days. Beiming, Bailixue, Binhao, Shizhao, Canglang, the five of you are together, and everyone will work together to complete the exam task. ”

Beiming said: "In this way, the result is difficult to determine. Jie Zi tweeted: "It also depends on your exam performance." I just received a notice that I was going to have a meeting with Guoyin. You should also take advantage of these few days to prepare for the exam. Beiming agreed, knowing that Jie Zi was busy, so they all got up and said goodbye. Everyone couldn't wait to go back to the academy, hurriedly found a secluded place, took out the exam manual and studied it carefully, read it, and it was basically the same as what Baili Xue said before. Canglang smiled: "Then it seems that the key to the exam is what the task is." ”

Baili Xue said: "According to the above, the exam tasks are drawn immediately on the day of the exam, and the tasks are different every year, and I am afraid that even the teachers of the academy do not know what they are." ”

Shi Zhao said: "Now there is less than a month before the exam, let's practice our skills more, sharpen the gun in battle, and it's not fast to be happy." ”

Bin Hao also said: "You see Murong Xin and they have practiced the formation today, it is estimated that they want to improve the overall combat strength of the five people." ”

Shi Zhao hurriedly said, "This reminds me. In the strategy class, Mr. Jie Zitui talked about a lot of formations in the art of war, but they were used to command thousands of troops, and the five of us couldn't use them. In addition to the Five Elements Formation we learned before, I also know a Yangyang Bagua Formation here, which happens to be five people, and they are the beginning and end of each other, and the changes are endless. It can be used in terms of one to ten. ”

Baili Xue said: "This relationship is good, it's better for us to start practicing now, and then we will have a better chance of winning the exam." All four of them said yes, and they did not go home. Let's go to the green maple forest together.

Let's say that Beiming and they stepped up their preparations for the exam, and all the students in the entire academy were also busy for a while. Each group is looking forward to passing the promotion exam. That Murong Xin was even more so, thinking that she would prove herself through this exam, and made up her mind not to be under the snow. Because I heard that Beiming and the others said that they wanted to practice the five-person formation, they were even more useless. She frowned and said to Ge Shuhan, "What do you think of their formation?"

Ge Shuhan smiled: "It's just some pediatric skills, take care of them." ”

Murong Xin listened and said, "That being said, you should also go and see how it is." Tell me, by now, Lei Ze, Ji Chang and Wei Qi are all fine, and they can't come at this time. ”

Ge Shuhan said: "Wei Qi's four-hoofed snow horse is sick, I'm afraid he won't come today." Ji Chang and Lei Ze must have arrived soon. As he was talking, he heard a whistle, and an arrow flew from a distance, on which Ji Chang stepped lightly with his foot, which turned out to be the ability to fly with arrows, and he was still carrying a bow and arrow holster. Behind him, a diamond python was chasing after him, and when he got closer, he saw a young man lying on the back of the python, it was none other than Lei Ze. When the two of them approached Murong Xin and Ge Shuhan, Ji Chang jumped lightly on the flying arrow and put the arrow into the quiver. Geshuhan said to Razor, who was still riding on the back of the python, "Hide this monster quickly, what do you want to summon it for?"

It turned out that this python was Lei Ze's summoned beast, and the giant python seemed to be able to understand human speech, and its bean-green eyes flashed with a faint cold light, and it spat out a long red letter at Ge Shuhan. Seeing this, Ge Shuhan hurriedly took a few steps back. Lei Ze laughed a few times, knowing that Brother Shuhan was the most timid, he hid the python.

"Why are you only here now?" Murong Xin complained.

Lei Ze scratched his head and said, "For a reason, I should have arrived early, and I asked Teacher Luqiu to call me halfway." ”

Ge Shuhan said: "It's not because you two are lazy that you were called to criticize it." ”

"you, everywhere is like you. Not only did he not criticize, but he gave a good thing. Ji Chang said and took out a scroll: "This set of Xuanwu formations is newly given by the teacher, saying that it is specifically for the exam, otherwise it will not be given now." ”

Murong Xin said happily: "The teacher has this good thing, why don't you say it earlier, let's practice." ”

Ge Shuhan hurriedly reminded: "Wei Qi hasn't come yet, how can he practice." ”

Lei Ze said: "There is no limit to the number of people in this Xuanwu formation, so what's the matter if we practice it first?"

Murong Xin listened and hurriedly said: "That is the case, time waits for no one, it's too late to tell him when Wei Qi comes tomorrow, now let's hurry up and practice." "Everyone discussed it properly and practiced endlessly. In a moment, a strong hidden force spread out from where they were, and only a flock of sparrows were startled from the woods and flew towards the river bank in the distance.

Since the news of the Qingjin exam was revealed, the atmosphere of Xuanyin Academy had changed, and the cultivation motivation of all the students seemed to have been suddenly activated. It's not that they suddenly love to learn, but the title of Qingjin Hermit is too tempting for them. Once you become a Qingjin Hermit, not only will the Xuanyin Council regularly distribute hermit gold coins every month, but more importantly, you will be able to start enjoying the various cultivation resources provided by the academy, and you will have the opportunity to become a Zijin Hermit or even the title of Xuanjin Hermit.

Of course, don't say that the Xuanjin Hermit, that is, the title of the Zijin Hermit is still too far away for ordinary people, the Xuanyin Academy is the largest junior hermit college in the Xuanyin Country, with nearly a thousand students, and these students can become Qingjin Hermit will not exceed one-tenth, and the person who becomes a Zijin hermit can be described as one in a hundred, and when it comes to Xuanjin Hermit, it is one in a million. There are only a handful of Xuanjin hermits in the entire Xuanyin Country.

Therefore, as a junior hermit student, if you can get the title of Qingjin hermit, it can be said that it really opens the door to hermit cultivation. Whether it is for an individual or a family, it is definitely something to boast about.

It is said that time is like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, a month is almost up. During this period, the students of the entire college turned over almost all the teaching halls. Although there are also those who are naughty and fun-loving, but because this exam is not trivial, nearly 100 groups in the whole academy are secretly competing and actively preparing.

Beiming and the others saw that the academy and the nearby teaching and learning venues were overcrowded, and they were not very secretive. So every day, several people made an appointment to go to the green maple forest three miles south of the city to practice the five techniques of chivalry, concealment, strategy, art, and square. Therefore, it is also quiet. It's just that the formation provided by Nashi Zhao is not yet proficient.

Time flies, a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and this day is the date of the lottery for the examination task, and all the students of the academy have come to the Xuanwu Square in the Thistle City. This Xuanwu Square is the largest open space in the city, just south of the palace, where the annual promotion exams are announced.

On the north side of the square, there are three lofts with a large wooden structure, towering into the sky. The largest attic is the most majestic, and it is the famous Xuanwu Tower. Now, on the huge Xuanwu Tower, the principal of the academy, Daiyin Yishen, and the Xuanyin Monarch were smiling and looking at the students gathered below. And Jie Zitui, Lu Qiu, Hua Ju and other academy teachers and members of Situ, Sikou, Sikong, Sima and other departments also accompanied upstairs. In front of them, there stood a bronze cannon that was already a little blackened, but it didn't know what it was for.

Bei Ming and the others had never seen such a formation, and everyone couldn't help but be excited. The whole square was full of people. At this time, Principal Yi Shen of the Academy in the stands stood up and walked to the front, looked down, and coughed lightly. The square fell silent for a moment. I saw Principal Yi Shen smile and said in the method of thousands of miles of sound transmission: "All the hermits of Xuanyin Academy, today is the day when you advance to the Youth Examination, this is an important turning point in your glorious hermit career. As we all know, the hermits of our Xuanyin Kingdom are divided into three levels: Qingjin, Zijin, and Xuanjin, which represent not only the high ability of the hermit, but more importantly, the inner spirit of the hermit. That is the spiritual realm of justice, perseverance, mutual assistance, and the unity of nature and man. I hope you will be successful in embodying these spirits in your exams. After a while, your exam assignment will be dispersed through this basalt bronze cannon in front of me, and the moment the cannon is fired is when the exam officially begins. I would like to remind you that each group will only be given one task. No matter how difficult it is, it cannot be replaced, and I think you should have read these in detail in the exam manual. Well, it's almost noon, and I'm announcing that the cannon will be fired now, and someone will be invited to fire the cannon. ”

As he spoke, Principal Yi Shen turned around and sat back, only to see someone come up to the stage and light a cannon. Everyone looked at each other, and suddenly an old man in a white robe flew from the sky above the square, his white hair was sprinkled, and in a blink of an eye, he had gently landed on the Xuanwu Tower.

Baili Xue couldn't see Fang, and when he saw this person, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Grandpa?!"

Beiming and the others were also taken aback when they heard it. Who's coming?