In front of the Wanxiang Palace, Daoist Master Zhenye said loudly to many Yuanying Zhenjuns: "This Dao test is divided into three levels. The first level is to enter the Wanxiang Palace, where you will get the test questions and answer them. After solving the questions, you will find your way into the Abyss Sea. You will be ranked according to the order of entering the Abyss Sea. If you answer the questions incorrectly, your ranking will be cancelled.

"The second stage is to kill the phantom demons in the Abyssal Sea. The duration is fifteen days and the ranking is based on the level of the phantom demons killed."

Gao Xian felt a little complicated. Fan Qingyuan did not lie to him. It was just that the details of the test were changed, combining problem solving with solving the Vientiane maze.

The purpose of doing this is obviously to take care of the Xuanming Sect practitioners. Problem solving is very subjective and it is entirely up to the examiner to decide. If they say you solved it wrong, then you are wrong and your score will be cancelled in the first round.

Combining problem solving with solving the maze actually increases the weight of problem solving. This is not a good thing for him. I just hope Fan Qingyuan can be more powerful and not let him waste so many spiritual stones!

Gao Xian looked at Fang Shang Zhenye. This Taoist was not tall, with ordinary features. The gorgeous purple Taoist robe was a little too big for him, making his short stature even more prominent.

Judging from his appearance alone, Zhenye looks like an ordinary old man. He does not have the majesty of a Taoist master nor the bearing of a magic array master.

Gao Xian had actually heard of Zhen Ye a long time ago. The magic circle that Yuan Wuxian had set up in Taiming Lingjing was dismantled by Zhen Ye. Lu Xuanji was said to have a close relationship with Zhen Ye.

Before taking the Taoist exam, Gao Xian greeted Lu Xuanji and asked her to help find someone to take care of him.

If Lu Xuanji wanted to invest in him, he would have to pay some costs. The Great Five Elements Divine Light was extremely important to him, so he would naturally use all the means and connections he could. Lu Xuanji replied to him, saying that he had asked Zhenye Daojun to intercede for him, and Zhenye Daojun would definitely take care of him in this Taoist exam.

Gao Xian believed that Lu Xuanji would not lie to him. Only if he was powerful would he be useful to Lu Xuanji. If he could not become a god, this woman would have worked in vain.

However, it is hard to say whether this Taoist Master Zhenye will give face to Lu Xuanji.

Zhenye noticed Gao Xian's gaze, and he looked at Gao Xian deeply. When their eyes met, Gao Xian smiled and lowered his head slightly, his attitude was humble and generous.

The old man had to admit that Gao Xian's appearance and demeanor were indeed extraordinary, and he had a very attractive and powerful charm. In his long life of more than 5,000 years, such an outstanding person was extremely rare. No wonder Lu Xuanji asked him for help for this person.

Zhenye actually prefers low-key and steady cultivators, and somewhat dislikes brilliant geniuses like Gao Xian. However, since Lu Xuanji has spoken, he has to give Lu Xuanji some face.

He would not deliberately take care of Gao Xian, but he would not embarrass Gao Xian either. Whether he could get first place depended on whether Gao Xian had the ability to do so.

Zhenye didn't say anything to Gao Xian, and he didn't need Gao Xian to appreciate his favor. This favor was with Lu Xuanji.

He turned his eyes and swept across the group of Yuanying Zhenjun below. There were a total of ninety-seven Yuanyings participating in this Taoist exam, and thirty-six of them were disciples of Xuanming Sect.

The other sixty-one Yuanying Zhenjun came from thirty-six counties. Normally, each county had two quotas, making up exactly one hundred and eight.

In fact, a sect like Wanfeng Sect, which has no inheritance relationship with Xuanming Sect, would never allow a genius from the sect to participate in the Dao test, because the Dao test would ask the Heavenly Venerable to grant the divine scroll and record the name on the Heavenly Ranking.

Accepting the divine scroll and being recorded on the Heavenly Ranking would allow Yuanying Zhenjun to gain powerful magical powers. However, this also meant joining the Xuanming Sect.

For the sects that have no inheritance relationship with Xuanming Sect, this move is difficult to accept. Changsheng Sect originated from Xuanming Sect and is considered a branch of Xuanming Sect.

Even though Lu Xuanji was a disciple of the Xuanming Sect, she had a strong sense of belonging to the Xuanming Sect. However, few people in the Xuanming Sect regarded Lu Xuanji as their own.

Morality is profound and peaceful, and truth is constant and great purity is maintained. This is the ranking of the Xuanming Sect's seniority.

Lu Xuanji's name was taboo, and she was of the same generation as Xuanyang Daozun. If they were to recognize her as their own, not only would the Daojuns of the Divine Realm not be willing, even Xuanyang Daozun would not be willing.

Zhenye and Lu Xuanji have a good relationship because this woman is indeed capable and has helped him a lot in several things, so naturally he has to return the favor.

As for the Yuanying Zhenjun who participated in the Dao Examination this time, Zhenye actually admired Qingle the most. For example, Taiyuan and Taicheng both had character flaws. Taining was the most talented and smart, but she was too smart and liked to predict fate and sense the secrets of heaven. I was afraid that her fate could not withstand these calculations.

There were also several powerful figures from other sects this time. Shui Qinghong, who was as beautiful as a woman, and Wan Qingxia, whose clothes were as gorgeous as the clouds, both had yin spirits as condensed as jade. Ding Zangzhen and Bai Feihong were obviously one level lower.

In the past three thousand years, this year's examination has the most geniuses taking part.

Zhenye had seen all the Yuanyings and had already made an assessment of them in his mind. In his opinion, the top three must be among Gao Xian, Qing Le, Tai Ning, Shui Qing Hong, and Wan Qing Xia. But who will win the Dao Champion? !

Many Yuanying Zhenjuns did not dare to look Zhenye in the eye. They all lowered their heads obediently and behaved very humbly under his gaze.

After all, he is the chief examiner. It would be fine if you don't please him, but if you offend him, you will be in trouble.

Zhenye paused for a moment before continuing, "The top eight will be selected after the first two rounds. These eight people will compete in pairs on the Tianwu Stage to determine the top three."

He asked in a deep voice: "Do you understand the rules of the Dao exam?"

"Understood." Everyone nodded in agreement.

Zhenye added: "Private fighting, interfering with others, and cheating are strictly prohibited during the Dao exam. Violators will be immediately disqualified from the Dao exam."

After saying this, Zhenye made a seal with his hand and pointed at the gate of Wanxiang Palace. Countless runes flashed on the two thick vermilion doors and they slowly opened.

"You can go in." Zhenye waved his sleeves, indicating that everyone could enter the Wanxiang Palace.

While everyone was hesitating, Gao Xian came to the gate first without any hesitation. He also politely bowed to Zhenye, and then entered the Wanxiang Palace first.

Qingqing followed Gao Xian closely, but as soon as she entered the Wanxiang Palace, fog filled the air in front of her eyes and she lost track of Gao Xian in an instant.

Qingqing was not alarmed when she heard what Uncle Qingle said about the situation in Wanxiang Palace.

The interior of the Vientiane Palace is very complicated, with numerous magic arrays dividing the space into pieces, which are then joined together to form a closed and complex space maze.

If you want to pass through the maze, you must not act recklessly. The easiest way is to find the center of the magic circle changes. By cracking the magic circle changes, you can easily break the space maze.

If you don't understand the magic circle, it will be difficult to break it.

Qingqing certainly didn't understand magic arrays. She had been practicing swordsmanship for more than 200 years, and was not proficient in refining weapons or alchemy. She knew nothing about the most complicated magic arrays.

Fortunately, her father told her a trick, which was to rely on the subtle sense between them and just follow her father.

Qingqing and Gaoxian can sense each other through the Qinghua Yuling Seal. This seal is also the fundamental seal in her soul. As her cultivation level increases, the power of this seal also increases.

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Although the magic formation of Wanxiang Palace was exquisite, it could not truly isolate her and Gao Xian from each other.

Qingqing waited for a while, and after confirming Gao Xian's position, she kept moving forward. She did not take detours when encountering obstacles, but relied on the magical transformation of the unity of body and sword to forcefully penetrate the obstacles in front of her.

Whether it was real matter or the magic barrier transformed by the magic array, it was difficult to block the sword light transformed by the combination of body and sword. Qingqing held the fifth-level Shenxiao Tianfeng Sword in her hand, which was extremely sharp.

In this way, Qingqing passed through more than ten barriers with the sword light and came to a spacious hall.

Gao Xian, in white clothes as white as snow, stood in the center of the hall, holding a jade slip in his hand and concentrating on thinking. Seeing Qingqing coming, Gao Xian pointed to the jade slips floating in the center of the hall and said, "Choose one at random and use your spiritual consciousness to write the answer on the jade slip.

"Just write what is written in the Xuanming Sutra. Don't make up your own story."

Gao Xian reminded him that solving the questions was to test the practitioner's attainments in the Xuanming Sutra. For Yuanying Zhenjun, reciting the Xuanming Sutra was a piece of cake.

If you want to excel in solving problems, you must come up with some new ideas and unique insights.

Gao Xian, however, felt that this was unnecessary. He only needed to pass the test in a standard manner. He did not need to excel. This kind of subjective test question was entirely up to the examiner's preference. The more you played, the more likely you were to run into problems.

The question in his hand is "Seize the truth of heaven and earth, and you can live forever."

According to the Xuanming Sutra, we should still teach that all things have the same origin, and heaven and earth have the same principles. To seize the truth of heaven and earth, we must return to heaven and earth for benefit. That is, we cannot eat for free, we must follow the rules of heaven and earth, and do things that are beneficial to all living beings in heaven and earth...

Gao Xian wrote down the standard answers, confirmed that there were no omissions, and put the jade slip back on the table.

Until he finished writing, no other cultivators could enter the hall. The Vientiane Palace space array was quite complex and delicate, and it was not so easy to crack.

He was able to quickly reach the central hall because he had a flower-viewing mirror that could see through all kinds of magic array barriers. He could also activate the Tai Chi Mysterious Light Formless Divine Cloth to easily penetrate the barriers.

For him, this level was actually the easiest. He was not afraid of others knowing about the Tai Chi Mysterious Light Formless Divine Cloth.

Even a powerful god-transforming expert couldn't easily see through the foundation of this secret technique. He was also quite restrained and didn't act too exaggerated.

What Gao Xian didn't know was that several Taoist masters who had reached the state of being gods were all paying attention to him at this moment.

Zhenye, Zhenyi, and Zhenming, the three Dao Lords of the Transformation of Gods, were somewhat surprised at Gao Xian's method of breaking the formation. In their opinion, Gao Xian's secret technique of breaking the formation was very, very clever. Moreover, he could always find the weakest point of the formation barrier, as if he had obtained the diagram of the formation of the Wanxiang Palace beforehand.

Shinichi and Shinmei both looked at Shinye, who curled his lips and said, "I'm not partial."

The old man said disdainfully, "In order to make it easier for them to break the formation, the Wanxiang Palace illusion formation is maintained at the fourth level. I see that Gao Xian is proficient in pupil techniques and can see through illusions. He also has the secret technique of penetrating magic formations, so he can easily break the formation."

Shinichi pondered for a moment and said, "This man is indeed somewhat extraordinary. Is he trustworthy?"

"He was born in a small sect, and his origins are clear. That small sect has been destroyed, and Gao Xian is just a guest in Wanfeng Sect."

Zhenye thought of Lu Xuanji's request, and decided to say a few good words for Gao Xian: "Our sect can use this man..." (End of this chapter)