Chapter 423 The Success of Modern Examination-Oriented Education

The desert has always been sparsely populated, but this year it has reached its peak.

When Lin Du arrived at the venue, he saw many familiar faces in the Zhongzhou seats.

Almost all members of the Lian Heng faction were present, and after Lin Du appeared, their eyes fell on her.

Sect Leader Yu Heng had never expected that, in less than twenty years, Lin Du's cultivation had reached the point where he could compete with her on an equal footing. The only difference was that she was on the judges' panel while Lin Du was still a young contestant.

After Lin Du registered and passed the test to see if she was the evil demon in disguise as Jian Ming Jing, she calmly entered the venue. Han Yueling acted as her fur collar and whispered, "How long do we have to wait? Can we have something to eat?"

"No." Lin Du said that a group of people can get together to be conspicuous, but one person cannot. As the only descendant of the Supreme Sect, he still has to maintain the dignity of the sect.

Chu Guanmeng looked at the empty spaces around her and asked, "Are you unpopular?"

Lin Du sat in the vacuum zone, "Do you know what the flower of the high ridge is?"

Chu Guanmeng nodded, "Flowers on the top of the mountains are usually delicious."

Lin Du was silent. Forget it. What’s the point of talking to a thing that’s not even human?

But after a moment, the bell rang, and people from all directions of the entire Dongming Realm entered at the same time.

There are tens of thousands of people who have registered this time, men and women, old and young, spiritual practitioners from Yunmolo, Zhongzhou, and the demon world, all gathered together. At first glance, there are densely packed heads of different colors, some with furry heads and ears standing up, and some with shiny heads, which are particularly conspicuous among the fur.

The first one is a written test.

Lin Du took the number plate given to him after registering and sat down in his seat. Only then did he suddenly realize that he had not experienced such a big exam for a long time.

The Spirit World Array Mage Alliance was reading out the examination rules above. Lin Du held the pen, the examination spirit in his bones burning.

But the person above shook his spiritual power, and the formation on the examination tables of everyone present was opened, revealing a huge examination paper and a stack of draft papers.

Lin Du took a quick look and found it not difficult, 30% basic questions and answers, 30% array calculations, and 40% designing an array based on the questions.

She wrote very quickly, almost without any draft, and quickly calculated and constructed in her mind, and finished it soon.

As a candidate who had gone through the college entrance examination, he had to follow the steps carefully and wrote down the one, two, three, four and calculation process in a clear and logical manner. Then he stood up and handed in the paper calmly.

After Lin Du handed in her papers, she realized that she had not handed them in too early, as several people had already done so.

Lin Du took a quick glance and looked over. Meng Ling was among them. Seeing her, he nodded and walked over. "Master Lin Du, long time no see."

"Friend Meng." Lin Du smiled.

The whispers of people reached the ears of Lin Du and Meng Ling. They both turned their heads and looked at the group of people.

"I don't know where this Taoist friend learned his teacher. You were the first one to answer the question. The examiner graded it on the spot and asked you to explain it. There is such a genius as you in the world. You are even more powerful than the only disciple of the leader of the formation."

"That's right. Lin Du also submitted his paper after this person. This person was the number one genius in Zhongzhou, but now, more than ten years have passed, he has fallen behind."

"Don't even mention Lin Du, even the chief disciple of Heng Sect is a step behind."

There was a young man among them, who had an immortal appearance, wearing silver clothes and a jade belt. He agreed with a smile, kept speaking politely, and there was an imperceptible pride between his eyebrows.

"Do you know him?" Lin Du couldn't sense the other person's aura and seemed to be thinking about something.

Anyone who can pass the Mirror's inspection is definitely not a demon cultivator, but this person's aura is extremely restrained, which is also extremely rare.

Meng Ling shook his head, "I haven't heard of him. I don't think he is a disciple of some formation master in Zhongzhou."

He had been studying with a master of formation techniques these years and had never seen this person.

"He's not from the demon tribe either." Another person popped up. "Although our demon tribe has a vast territory and few people, he's so humble that it's obvious he's not from our tribe."

Lin Du turned around and took a look at the girl. She looked familiar, as if he had fought her before.

"Hehe, Master Lin, you know what, the formation you set up in our demon world back then was really amazing. I tore down the entire demon world, and the only thing I didn't tear down was yours." The girl bowed strangely to Lin Du, "I am Xing Liu."

Lin Du sighed, "Really?"

"Not really. I also took one down. The ground happened to crack, and the fixing point of the array stone was cracked, so I took it down." Xingliu was born with big eyes and a small face. He was born with a smile, and it was a smart smile.

As the two men and the demon were talking, the young man over there also looked over.

It turned out that Lin Du's paper score had been released, and like that young man, he was also ranked A1, but his ranking was the highest.

The two A-level students who handed in their papers earlier than Lin Du were both suppressed below.

Meng Ling had no objection, but the young man frowned slightly, as if puzzled. "This cultivator, you came out later than me, and you got A-A, your name is below mine. I thought that since we both got A-A, we should be ranked first according to the order of submission. But why did this person surpass you and me?"

After hearing this title, Lin Du's eyebrows moved slightly.

Meng Ling smiled, "We are both A-level, but there are differences in quality. Perhaps Master Lin Du's answer is better. Is there anything surprising about this?"

The young monk resumed his previous calm smile, "Really? They said you were the first disciple of the president of the Formation Masters' Association, and a recognized genius in formation. I didn't expect you to lose by one level?"

Xing Liu was puzzled. "A-level students can go to the next round. This ranking will not affect the subsequent rankings. What's there to worry about?"

Lin Du smiled and glanced at her. "Maybe it's because for some people, being first is very important?"

The young monk laughed back, looking gentle and friendly, "I'm not concerned about who's superior or inferior, I'm just curious, in a big meeting like the Dongming Realm, do they actually care about names and who's superior or inferior?"

"Originally, this test paper is very simple and has little screening effect. If many people get A or above, then the order will be important when the time comes to select the best candidates?" As the young man spoke, his eyes lightly fell on Lin Du, and he looked away in an instant.

He is a person with a very young age, but his cultivation is truly outstanding among this group of people. No wonder he is so famous.

The monks looked up at the sky. Do geniuses like to overestimate ordinary people? Didn’t they see so many people scratching their ears and rubbing their cheeks and sweating profusely?

The bell rang, indicating the end of the exam. Some people who had not yet finished their papers sighed in regret. On the ranking list in the sky, Lin Du was still hanging high at the first place.

The examiner had already noticed the movements of these people, and directly took out the papers of the people listed in A and posted them on the bulletin board for display.

Lin Du's paper was at the top. When everyone gathered around, they discovered that the number of words on Lin Du's paper was much more than that of others.

The young man did not come forward, but just observed from a distance with his spiritual sense.

The handwriting was extremely neat, not particularly elegant, but the font size was square and there was almost no personal characteristics. He quickly skimmed through it and found that Lin Du's paper not only had a precise calculation process, but also an analysis step.

I'm afraid no formation book can write as clearly as she does.

Some people sighed in disappointment, "It's actually like this! If you think about it this way, I can do it too!"

But what was even more touching was yet to come. The last question on the test required designing a formation diagram. Lin Du wrote down a total of three methods, listing three levels based on people's spiritual power, consciousness, and wealth. However, all of them were able to successfully complete the task.

The young man kept smiling, "So that's how it is. It turns out that the details are the key."

The demon cultivator Xing Liu noticed something different, "How come you also understand the demon race's formation structure?"

"I've read more books." Lin Du said, "Although your formation is generally recognized as crude in the spirit world, it is also the closest to nature and the most convenient to some extent."

Everyone was speechless. Lin Du straightened his back quietly. What is this called? The success of modern exam-oriented education.

The reputation of the leading disciple of the Formation Dao having a weak foundation and only being good at strange and bizarre techniques was self-defeating.

Chu Guanmeng climbed onto Lin Du's shoulders again, "That man's bones are so light."

Lin Du understood this kind of dream talk very well, "There is no dust now, but he has to tread on the same land with us."

"Can you win?" Chu Guanmeng looked at the man's paper. "This formation structure is very excellent and simple. It is more in line with the rhythm of heaven and earth than yours."

Compared with Lin Du, this paper that was ranked second was like a serious genius, who hit the nail on the head and did not bother to say more.

"I don't know." Lin Du glanced over the paper and wrote down what was on it.

Chu Guanmeng grimaced and covered his eyes.

"But I will try not to embarrass myself." Lin Du turned his head lightly, his eyes deep, "We in the Dongming Realm are not that bad."