"Indeed." Huang Zhi said, "They are all Taoist Golden Immortal cultivators from the three major continents. There are twenty of them in total, and they are all here to take the test."
"Oh, thank you, Great Spiritual Officer, for telling me." Dan Qingzi bowed in thanks.
Huang Zhi waved his hand, and then Dan Qingzi found a place and sat down cross-legged in front of the jade table.
At this time, he looked at the dozen or so fellow Taoists not far away, and they were also looking at Dan Qingzi and bowing to him.
Upon seeing this, Danqingzi also hurriedly bowed his head in return, and then they all sat cross-legged in the hall, quietly waiting for the test to begin.
Inside the Wuying Palace, Fang Jian was looking at the list of Taoist monks who were taking the Immortal Official Assessment.
"These lists are all taken from the Ministry of Thunder, which personally identifies the Taoist monks with outstanding merits and virtues." Qu Daoping, the young director of Taixuandu Province, said to Fang Jian.
Fang Jian asked, "Is everyone here?"
Qu Daoping said, "We still need three more people."
"What's going on with these three people?" Fang Jian asked.
Qu Daoping smiled and said, "Two of them are out looking for elixirs, which are quite difficult to find. Another one is in seclusion. The immortal official who went to announce the decree has already asked his boy to wake him up, but I don't know if he was successful."
Fang Jian said, "Pass on my decree and tell the two immortal officials ahead that if they find any cultivators out searching for elixirs, tell them to come and take the test immediately. Regardless of whether they pass or fail, the elixirs they seek will be granted by Heaven. As for the cultivator in seclusion, if they truly cannot be awakened, forget it and don't force it."
Upon hearing this, Qu Daoping immediately bowed and said, "I will obey the order of the law."
Another hour passed, and the two cultivators who had gone out to look for medicine finally arrived at Taixuandu Province, but the cultivator who had been in seclusion was not awakened, so Fang Jian asked the immortal official who had gone to announce the decree to withdraw.
Therefore, there were a total of nineteen Taoist monks participating in the assessment. Fang Jian was fully responsible for the assessment, and even the test questions were set by Fang Jian.
Dan Qingzi sat in the hall for an hour. As the melodious sound of jade chimes resounded throughout the hall, Dan Qingzi turned his head and saw a young immortal official with a tall and majestic figure, wearing a Lingxiao jade robe and a Yuqing lotus crown on his head. He walked into the hall surrounded by a group of first-rank immortal officials and went straight to the top of the hall.
When the young immortal official turned around, Qu Daoping immediately announced, "In compliance with the decree of the Great Emperor of the Upper Palace of Gou Chen, the Great Emperor of Qing Hua of the Eastern Pole, and the Great Emperor of Zhao Dao He Zhen Dong Ling, those with outstanding merits and outstanding achievements in the Daoist sect are to be selected to serve as first-rank immortal officials in the Heavenly Court. The assessment of these immortal officials will be the sole responsibility of the True Man of Hong Qing, Fang Jian, as ordered."
First-rank immortal official!
All the Taoist monks present were stunned. They originally thought that the assessment was to select ordinary immortal officials, but they didn't expect that the one who came up would be a first-rank immortal official.
Danqingzi was also greatly surprised. As a first-rank immortal official, regardless of power or authority, he could be said to be in a "high position" because the next step would be to go to the Cave God Hall to practice, and then he would be able to hear the Taishang Laojun preach.
The Supreme Lord! That's the faith of Taoist disciples, not to mention the many renowned Taoist True Lords and Great Virtues within the Cave God Hall. Putting aside the authority and status, just for this point alone, they must take on the role of a First-Rank Immortal Official!
After Qu Daoping's announcement, Dan Qingzi and the others immediately stood up and bowed to the young immortal official at the top, saying, "Greetings to Immortal Hongqing."
Fang Jian returned the greeting with a bow, then said to the crowd, "Fellow Daoists, please take a seat."
Dan Qingzi and others thanked him again and then sat down cross-legged.
Then Fang Jian said, "The imperial edict has clearly stated the reason for summoning all of you fellow Taoists here, so I won't waste any more words here."
After saying that, Fang Jian raised his hand and said, "Hand out the papers."
The next moment, the first-rank immortal officials of Wuying Palace personally handed out the jade scroll filled with test questions. When Danqingzi received the jade scroll, he couldn't help but be shocked. This jade scroll was not simple. Just holding it in his hand, he could feel the surging magic power on it. Presumably, the person who edited this test paper must have spent a lot of effort.
But when Dan Qingzi unfolded the jade scroll and looked at the test questions on it, he was stunned.
What kind of exam question is this? Shouldn't it be about one's cultivation, magical power, and the level of one's knowledge of the classics?
Dan Qingzi turned his head and looked around, and found that his fellow Taoists were as surprised as he was. Dan Qingzi retracted his gaze and looked back at the test paper. Suddenly, his thoughts became hazy, and he seemed to have returned to the time when he was still in the human world and had not yet practiced Taoism, and had participated in the imperial examinations.
So, the end of cultivation is an exam?
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