Chapter 11: Literary Examination (Ask for Collection!)
The next day, all the 187 people who participated in the assessment of the Dao Gong Division arrived.
Zhu Jianming, the main seal official of the Dao Gong Division, and Zhuge Qiu, the deputy seal officer, appeared in front of everyone surrounded by eight purple-clothed envoys and sixteen Tsing Yi envoys.
Gu Changqing met the deputy seal official Zhuge Qiu for the first time.
Zhuge Qiu is a seven-grade Taoist priest, about thirty years old.
Gu Changqing had seen Zhuge Qiu's seven-grade spell "Yuan Shen Out of the Body" in Hujiagou, and had heard his voice, and when he saw his true face at this time, he couldn't help but feel that this person was heroic, standing with Zhu Jianming, like a pair of jade.
A ring had already been set up in front of the Dao Gong Si Yamen, and the ring was large enough to accommodate two hundred people at the same time.
After Zhu Jianming and Zhuge Qiu took their seats at the top, it didn't take long for the banner of Emei to appear.
Emei's banner is a white crane, which is exactly the same as the mark on the robe of the Dao Gong Division's officials.
Zhu Jianming and Zhuge Qiu immediately greeted the people of Emei.
This time, the Emei faction came down the mountain to score the assessment of the Dao Gong Division, and it was the twenty-fourth generation disciple, headed by Xia Qianjin.
Nowadays, the highest generation in Emei is the twenty-second generation, and it is also the only twenty-second generation disciple in Emei, the Master of Lingzhi.
The twenty-third generation of disciples, in addition to the first generation of disciples in Emei, there are only three apprentices accepted by the Master of Lingzhi, namely Hu Shuntang, Lin Yueyao and Ren Yi.
It is worth mentioning that among the people in Emei, Gu Changqing met Lin Yueyao.
Her outfit has not changed, she still wears a ponytail, and her two faces are flushed, like a porcelain doll.
Even though she looks immature, the Emei disciples around her are respectful to her, and even Xia Qianjin, who is the leader, is very polite to her.
After Zhu Jianming led the people of the Dao Gong Division to meet with the Emei disciples, he began to set up an altar to worship heaven and earth.
The first sacrifice to heaven and earth, the heart of the Dao.
Sacrifice three clears again, cause and effect.
After the sacrifice of the six royals, Shuo Yin and Yang.
Finally, bow down to the emperor to the north.
The people who participated in the assessment also burned incense and prayed.
After the etiquette is over, the assessment officially kicks off.
Zhuge Qiu stood on top of the ring and said: "In the third year of Ming orthodoxy, on the second day of October, the first part of the Emei County Dao Gong Division assessment officially began. ”
"Candidates are invited to come to the stage!"
In an instant, one hundred and seventy-eight cultivators who had participated in the Nine Rank Daoist Priest Assessment rushed into the ring, and the black pressure was overwhelming.
Zhuge Qiu had already returned to the top at this time, and a purple-clothed envoy took out a sealed scroll.
This scroll is a literary examination paper issued by the Provincial Department of the State Government, and it contains the exam questions of the three spiritual runes and the three spells.
Zhuge Qiu picked up the scroll and said, "Please open the seal and announce the exam questions." ”
Zhu Jianming got up and took the scroll, opened it in public, and read it aloud: "Three Talismans: Pure Heart and Few Desires Talisman, Happy and Thoughtless Talisman, and Stunned Talisman; ”
"Candidates draw the talisman first, and the time is half an hour. ”
When the candidates heard these six questions, they couldn't help but be a little stunned, and some of them had already begun to talk to each other.
Gu Changqing was no exception, he said to Ren Yi beside him: "Why is this exam question so strange?"
In fact, it's no wonder that the candidates are surprised, but these six questions are really strange.
Let's talk about these three spirit runes first, the pure heart and few desires talisman, the happy and unthinking talisman, and the stunned talisman are all state talismans, and they are extremely rare state talismans.
There are three types of runes: attack, functional, and status.
Attack talisman refers to the spell in the spirit rune that has the effect of attacking, such as the fire exorcism talisman that Gu Changqing used before, which can drive flames to attack.
Functional talisman refers to the charm in the spirit rune that has a functional effect, such as the ghost collection talisman used by Gu Changqing before, which can incorporate the soul into the spirit rune.
The state talisman refers to the talisman in the spirit talisman that has the effect of state, such as the Heavenly Dao Qing Shen talisman copied by Gu Changqing, which can drive away evil spirits and relieve pain.
The questions in the Dao Zheng Si Wen Examination are randomly selected from the "Daozang Talisman Collection" and the "Shangqing Dao Sutra".
There are tens of thousands of talismans recorded in the Daozang Talisman Collection, and there are thousands of basic talismans, most of which are state talismans.
However, status symbols such as those in these three questions are particularly rare.
The effect of the three spirit runes is the same as the name, which can make people enter these three states of mind in a short time.
To tell the truth, many monks will not study these three spiritual runes, and these three spiritual runes are like chicken ribs for monks in terms of practical application and theoretical value.
The county-level Dao Gong Division is assessed, and the questions of the literary examination are arranged in advance by the Dao Gong Division at the higher level.
The candidates originally thought that the questions in the literary exam would be more complicated, but no one expected that the sword would go off the rails and produce three unpopular spirit runes in a row.
It's the same with the three spells.
The types of spells are also the same as the types of runes, which are divided into attacks, functions, and statuses.
These three spells are also extremely rare status spells.
These three spirit runes and three spells are not complicated at all, but the question is that how many cultivators have really studied such unpopular spirit runes and spells?
Spirit runes, like spells, are not simply made and released by knowing the techniques of spells and spells, and they need to be mastered through repeated practice.
At this time, it was difficult for all the candidates.
Although some of them are well-read and knowledgeable, and remember the techniques and techniques of these spirit runes and spells, they have never really made these spirit runes.
Some of them didn't even look at these runes and spells.
Although Gu Changqing had made a lot of spirit runes and practiced a lot of spells during this time, he had only taken a cursory look at these three spirit runes and spells, and he really didn't expect that these were the ones that were tested today.
Ren Yi looked at Gu Changqing and said with a smile: "We have no way to guess why the people above have such exam questions, so we can only follow them." ”
Gu Changqing said, "Brother Ren, have you practiced these spirit runes and spells?"
"That's natural, I've practiced all the spirit runes and spells in the Daozang Talisman Collection and the Shangqing Dao Sutra. ”
Gu Changqing was a little helpless.
In just two months, you have not only cultivated nearly six thousand mana, but also practiced so many spirit runes and spells, are you a devil?
Shaking his head, Gu Changqing set his eyes on the small wooden table in front of him.
Pens, inkstones, cinnabar, and yellow paper have long been prepared.
He picked up the pen and tried to remember the spell technique of the three spirit runes in his mind.
But after just a few quick glances, he can't remember the technique at all now.
He held the pen and didn't know what to do for a moment.
There was only half an hour to go, so what should he do?
He turned his head to look at Ren Yi and saw that she was concentrating on sketching, meticulous.
He looked at the other candidates, and almost half of them were like him, holding the pen and not daring to put it down.
Suddenly, he felt a hostile gaze.
Looking up, not far away, Wan Ren looked at him with a mocking look.
And Gu Changqing saw that on the small wooden table of the Wan Dynasty, a spirit rune had been drawn.
The roots of Gu Changqing's teeth are itchy.
When the book is used, it is less hated!
I only blame myself for being too careless, and it is irreparable when it comes to the end.
Do you just give up?
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded in his ears.