Chapter 42 [Host Mission Failed]
Since he made a bet with Saint Maiden Jingxin, Jiang Li didn't plan to just get by. He didn't want to bully a group of fellow students under the age of 25 to get first place, but he wanted to surpass Saint Maiden Jingxin to win first place!
In order to avoid a battle without preparation, Jiang Li first looked at the reference books for the entrance exam.
However, the result left him speechless.
He remembered that when he entered school five hundred years ago, the reference books were all some widely circulated books in Kyushu, such as "Introduction to Monks", "Prospects for Cultivation", "On the Customs and Folkways of Kyushu", etc.
Now it is "General Outline of Cultivation (by Jiang Li)", "Three Thousand Questions on Cultivation (by Jiang Li)", "Cultivating Immortality is Cultivating the Heart (by Jiang Li)", "General Outline of Cultivation (Annotated Edition)"
"Of the ten reference books, eight were written by me, and the remaining two were annotations about my books?!"
"Those who know me think I'm an honorary graduate of the college, while those who don't think I'm the teacher who wrote the test papers." Jiang Li complained.
After he entered the Mahayana stage, his understanding of cultivation became increasingly profound, so he compiled some of his insights into a book for the general public of cultivators to study.
However, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with the academy's approach. Anyone who has cultivated to the fusion stage has a systematic understanding of cultivation. For example, the Holy Maiden of Pure Heart, her understanding of cultivation has surpassed that of the dean of the academy.
Without theoretical support and only a partial understanding of the cultivation methods, it is impossible to cultivate to the fusion stage, let alone the tribulation stage and the Mahayana stage. Their understanding of cultivation is close to the truth.
It is not surprising that the academy chose the book written by Jiang Li, who is in the Mahayana stage.
Of course, cultivation is cultivation. If you want Jiang Li to write about how to make pills and weapons, I’m sorry, I can’t write a book because I can’t read.
"How can we lose?" Jiang Li was already thinking about what conditions to propose to the Holy Maiden Jingxin.
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On the day of the exam, Jiang Li came to the examination room full of confidence. The moment he saw the test paper, he felt that he had succeeded.
For example, this question asks, "What is the definition of cultivation in the "General Outline of Cultivation"?" "The beginning of "Jiang Renhuang Essays (Excerpt)" says, 'It rained heavily for several days, and today it finally cleared up.' Why did the author write this? What does this sentence express?"
The definition of cultivation? This was too simple for Jiang Li. He picked up his pen and wrote that cultivation refers to the process by which living beings absorb spiritual energy, nourish themselves, and gradually become stronger.
"Is the weather sunny today?" Jiang Li muttered, thinking back to the situation at the time. It was the rainy season, and there was heavy rain. There was no sun for several days in a row. Finally one day the weather cleared up. Jiang Li felt that the weather was good, so he wrote down his thoughts.
In addition, the test paper asked, if a sixth-level Qi training cultivator with gold spiritual roots met an eighth-level Qi training cultivator with water, fire, and wood spiritual roots in the woods, how the former could defeat the latter.
It also gave the time, weather conditions, density of spiritual energy, etc. It also noted that both monks were standard monks, meaning they had no special bloodlines or physiques, nor any special skills.
This kind of question that tests practical ability was also easy for Jiang Li. He easily wrote out several methods of defeating the strong with the weak.
"Yeah, perfect!" Jiang Li was very satisfied with his answers and he was the first to hand in his paper.
When the vice president in charge of supervising the exam heard that someone had handed in the paper early, he took a look at Jiang Li's paper and smiled.
"This year, a good seedling has arrived. He has an active mind and is not bound by books. He is also very bold in battle and knows how to use the enemy's psychology. He is also very straightforward in reading comprehension. Great!"
The vice-president said "good" three times in a row, and it was obvious that he was very satisfied with this student Kong Li.
"Well, someone else has handed in their paper so soon. Jiang Jingxin was already a celebrity before she entered the school."
"Not bad, she has a solid foundation of knowledge. This year there were quite a few weird questions that came from the gaps in the reference books, and she was able to remember them. That's pretty good, pretty good."
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"How did you do in the exam?" After Jiang Li left the examination room, Saint Maiden Jingxin also came out. Jiang Li joked when he saw this.
The Holy Maiden of Pure Heart smiled faintly, revealing two dimples, which was very adorable. The teachers passing by were distracted and bumped into the wall.
Fortunately, the teacher is stronger than the wall, but unfortunately, the wall is not the teacher.
"I have already thought of what I want you to do." The smile of the Holy Maiden Jingxin revealed a sense of confidence, and Jiang Li also laughed.
"I've already thought of what I want you to do."
"Wait and see?"
“We’ll see.”
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On the day when the test results were announced, a friendly system notification sounded.
【Host mission failed】
"???"
Jiang Li stood in front of the candidate ranking list in a daze, and had to squat to see his name.
Kong Li, the last one.
The Holy Maiden of Pure Heart stands out among the crowd. Her noble temperament makes countless people feel ashamed of themselves and take the initiative to keep a certain distance from her.
She also saw her name.
Jiang Jingxin, first.
The Holy Maiden Jingxin covered her mouth lightly, which others saw as a sign of surprise, but she was actually seeing Jiang Li's ranking and trying hard not to laugh out loud.
No, my stomach hurts.
I am a fusion cultivator, so I need strong concentration.
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The Emperor of Man can get the last place in the test on his own books. No, I can’t bear it anymore.
Hahahaha, so funny.
After some inner struggle, the Holy Maiden of Pure Heart finally stopped herself from laughing.
"Laugh if you want to."
Jiang Li had an expressionless face as he looked at the Holy Maiden Jingxin who was gloating over someone else's misfortune.
"I'm not laughing... hahahahaha, you also have this day."
"Something must have gone wrong." Jiang Li analyzed the reason rationally, "Let's go and settle accounts with the dean... ask if the judgment was wrong."
The dean of the college is named Li, and he is responsible for judging the papers for this year's exam.
Dean Li stood on a high stand, looking around to see if there were any good seedlings this year.
Speaking of which, the student named Jiang Jingxin is very good and can be his student.
"Dean, someone is looking for you."
"who?"
"It was this year's No. 1 Jiang Jingxin and No. 1 Kong Li. They said you made a mistake."
Dean Li snorted heavily, somewhat unhappy.
It's ridiculous that he would make mistakes. He had impressions of Jiang Jingxin and Kong Li. Jiang Jingxin's test paper was perfect, while Kong Li's was a mess.
"Let them come up, in front of everyone, and let them tell me where I went wrong?"
If only the last-ranked one goes to see Dean Li, then Dean Li will definitely ignore him. But if the last-ranked one and the first-ranked one go to see Dean Li together, then he will have to treat them well.
It was a good opportunity to speak publicly about this matter in the stands and establish my authoritative image among the students who had not yet enrolled.
"You must be Jiang Jingxin, right? Yes, you are pretty, your handwriting is delicate, and you wrote the test paper very well." Dean Li treated Saint Jingxin kindly and spoke loudly on purpose to draw the attention of the students below. As for Kong Li, who was ranked last, he didn't see it.
"That's Jiang Jingxin? She's so beautiful."
"Yes, yes. Even a girl like me would be moved when seeing this."
"Who is that person next to her? He doesn't look very happy."
“I don’t know him.”
"Dean Li, my name is Kong Li, and I think your paper may have been graded incorrectly."
Jiang Li took the initiative to speak.
He also knew Dean Li. Every time he came to the college to give a lecture, it was Dean Li who received him and was very respectful to him.
(End of this chapter)