The Age of Immortal Cultivation: I Have Mountains and Seas to Accompany Me

Chapter 109 College Entrance Examination

What is certain is that when this fighting hall was built, there was absolutely no intention to allow monsters to enter for trials.

"Beautiful girl, I have a task for you..."

Ye Muxue repeated her idea and finally reminded it: "At least those kids call you 'Uncle Master'. If your cultivation level is surpassed by those kids, you will still have the nerve to pretend to be an elder!"

When the beautiful girl heard this, her ears drooped immediately.

"Don't make that expression."

Ye Muxue stroked her and said, "I saw a lot of spiritual plants and medicinal herbs in the valley just now. As long as you don't eat extinct species, you can eat them. If you haven't advanced to the eighth level of Qi Refining by the time I leave here, then you can stay here!"

As he spoke, Ye Muxue raised his hand and threw the beautiful girl to the ground.

But this time the beautiful girl didn't lose her temper... She turned over and squatted there, looking blankly ahead, without saying a word.

Are you depressed?
impossible?

"Sister, don't you have two tokens? Give me one." The beautiful girl looked up at her.

"for you."

Unconsciously, Ye Muxue had already treated the beautiful girl as a family member, a treatment that even his apprentice did not receive.

"Do you want a formal name?" Ye Muxue asked for some unknown reason.

The beautiful girl immediately became alert: "Tell me first."

"Mu Yue. What do you think?"

"Muyue? Ye Muyue...Ye Muxue..."

There seemed to be a gleam in the beautiful girl's eyes: "These two names sound like sisters, I like them!"

Ye Muxue's lips curled up slightly: "Muyue, you must keep this token well!"

As she spoke, she handed the token she had obtained in her previous life to the beautiful girl… no, now it was Ye Muyue.

"Hehe...Muyue, now my name is Ye Muyue!"

Ye Muyue put away the token, skipped away, and was in a very happy mood.

Ye Muxue didn't ask her where she was going. A race like the Moonlight Rabbit... should belong to the more noble bloodline among the monsters. If they practiced seriously, they would be faster than her.

She came to the Sword Hall, waved the token, and the door opened immediately. After she walked in, the door was restored.

Ye Muxue looked up...what she saw were rows of sword racks, and then rows of bookshelves.

Ye Muxue was a little dazed. She had only looked at the Kung Fu Hall before and had not been to the Sword Hall. She thought that this place was full of sword skills secrets.

The lowest of these swords are magic weapons, and the highest are spiritual treasures. They are all protected by restrictions, so they can be placed for thousands of years without the need for maintenance... Yes, weapons also need maintenance, but the maintenance methods of different weapons are different. As long as the spiritual veins of the secret realm are not exhausted, the restrictions will always be there.

The four swords in the front are of the best quality and are spiritual weapons; the ones in the second and third rows are all high-level magic weapons, and the ones in the fourth, fifth, and sixth rows are all mid-level magic weapons... There are no low-level ones, probably all given to the disciples.

Ye Muxue had just practiced the "Division Art", so she chose two swords when she saw this... one with fire attribute, and one with earth attribute. Although dividing her mind to three different things would inevitably lead to the consumption of her true energy and spiritual awareness, it might also make it possible to destroy the enemy faster. Besides, she had the purple spirit ring and spirit wine to replenish her true energy, so there should be no problem.

After putting the two swords into the ring, Ye Muxue came to the bookshelf where she could practice sword skills… There were not many jade slips on the shelf, but there were many books, all of which were thin volumes.

She picked up a book first... On the cover was written "Insights on the Sword Technique of the Rising Tide of the Blue Sea", by Master Fu Chen.

Ye Muxue flipped through it and found that the booklet recorded the experience of this Master Fu Chen in practicing the "Blue Sea Tide Sword Technique"... It was very specific and went from the simplest to the most complex; she picked up another book, which also contained the experience of practicing this sword technique, but it was written by another person, and it also analyzed this sword technique from the simplest to the most complex.

Although other people's experiences may not be suitable for you, they still play a very important role in understanding this set of sword techniques. Moreover, if these books are all annotations and explanations about this set of sword techniques, practicing this set of sword techniques will be twice as effective with half the effort.

Ye Muxue finally picked up the jade slip next to her.

In fact, Ye Muxue was not very clear about how to classify swordsmanship and skills. They can be roughly divided into ordinary level, spiritual sword, fairy level, and god level. Each level is further divided into heaven level and high, medium, and low-level swordsmanship.

As for the differences between them... probably some people can practice high-level swordsmanship, but their cultivation level is not high enough, so they cannot exert their full power; secondly, if their cultivation level is not high enough, they cannot practice high-level swordsmanship... and so on. However, some swordsmanship has growth potential, such as Ye Muxue's Five Elements Swordsmanship.

The swordsmanship is good, but Ye Muxue can’t use it. It’s better to bite off more than you can chew, so continue reading... "Thunder and Fire Swordsmanship", "Three Purities Swordsmanship", "Infinite Sword Sutra", "Dripping Water Swordsmanship", "Covering Rain Swordsmanship"... This seems to be the swordsmanship used by the Taoist who fought against Ye Muxue.

"Liuyun Sword Technique", finally found!
This set of sword techniques was carved on the stone wall in the cave and could not be copied, so there was no sword technique here. Later generations even seemed to have intentionally left no sword technique secrets, only some cultivation experience... There were a total of eighteen books, and Ye Muxue collected them all. She thought they were made of paper at first, but when she looked at them just now, she realized they were made of leather... She didn't know what kind of leather it was, but the tanning technology was very special. Even if it was stored outside, it could be preserved for hundreds of years.

Later, she discovered several more sword techniques, all of which were quite good, but unfortunately, she could not use the immortal-level "Taixu Sword Sutra" - only the master's token could take it out.

To her surprise, there are three more sword formation inheritances… the Yin-Yang Sword Formation, the Big Dipper Sword, and the Geye Thousand Formation.

Liang Yi Sword Formation: It requires two people to perform, and different sword techniques can be performed. The key lies in the combination of two flying swords into a formation, and the effects and even power of different formations are different.

Big Dipper Sword: First you have to practice the Shooting Star Sword Qi, and then combine it into a formation according to the Big Dipper method. One person can form a formation.

Thousand Leaves Sword Formation: This formation is extremely powerful, and it can be practiced to an immortal-level sword formation. Nine is the base number... that is, you need at least nine swords. You can practice the sword formation by drawing formation patterns on the swords. After refining it, if you want to further enhance the power of the sword formation, you can continue to practice flying swords... eighteen, twenty-seven, thirty-six, and up to hundreds of flying swords can be controlled, but forget it without an immortal-level spiritual awareness.

Ye Muxue collected the Liangyi Sword Formation and Beidou Sword, along with their cultivation experience... not much, a total of eight books. She planned to comprehend the swordsmanship in this place, and push her cultivation to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining before leaving the mountain.

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Kaoshantun.

In October, when the fields needed to be harvested, Secretary Yan Tieleng patiently persuaded the villagers of Kaoshantun so that the educated youth could go to the fields in the morning and review their lessons in the afternoon.

While other educated youths were still running around looking for materials for the college entrance examination, two or three educated youths from Kaoshan Village were studying for the college entrance examination with a set of materials under lamplight. Yan Tieleng ordered the villagers not to disturb the educated youths while they were reviewing, and even sent someone to prepare three meals a day for them. Although there was nothing good, at least they had meat to eat and were full every time. Moreover, Yan Tieleng promised that on the day of the exam, all the horse-drawn carriages in the team would be harnessed to take the educated youths to the exam site.

This deeply moved the educated youths. Wang Liyun vowed that except giving herself to them, any other way of repaying them would be acceptable.

If there was a horse-drawn carriage in the village... although it was not as good as a tractor, at least they wouldn't have to get up early in the morning and rush to the examination hall.

Although they didn't have to get up early, the educated youth were all very excited. They were all energetic and didn't look tired at all... Yes, the oldest educated youth here had been working in the countryside for seven or eight years, and some had even married and had children.

The ambitions of the past have all been silenced and turned into the daily necessities of life, but when the news of the college entrance examination came, those who wanted to take root in this black land all supported it!
At daybreak, Wang Liyun opened the door... "Whoosh", the north wind carrying snowflakes hit her face, cool and biting, and she subconsciously closed the door again.

"Boss, with such a strong wind, we will be frozen into popsicles in the carriage. How can we take the exam?"

Wang Liyun looked at Zhao Mengran with a sad face.

"Why are you looking at me? If you have the ability to make the heavens obey, the wind will stop blowing and the snow will stop." Zhao Mengran also opened the door and looked over: "Fortunately, the village sent a car. If we had to walk, we don't know how long it would take us to get there."

The examination venue is in the county town, and it takes more than two hours to walk back and forth. In weather like this, it will take even longer and it will be colder.

They couldn't compare with the villages with tractors, and could only ride in horse-drawn carriages. Some villages didn't tolerate the educated youth's problems at all, and didn't send any vehicles, leaving them to go on their own. That was miserable.

"Don't you have hot water ready? Fill a hot water bag and put it in your arms, mainly to warm your hands, so that you won't be able to hold a pen when the time comes." Zhao Mengran reminded.

Yup!

Wang Liyun hurried back to get the thermos and hot water bottle. Upon hearing this, the other female educated youth also immediately turned back to fill their hot water bottles... Fortunately, almost every educated youth had a thermos and they had filled it with hot water last night, otherwise it would be too late to boil water now.

"Hurry up! Don't keep the carriage waiting too long!"

Zhao Mengran washed her face in a few seconds, picked up her bag and rushed out.

"Wait for me!"

Wang Liyun picked up her bag and ran two steps, then turned around and took out three warm sticky rice dumplings from the cupboard, wrapped them in a towel, stuffed them into her bag and chased after him.

The female educated youth also came out and ran towards the entrance of the village. In order to support the educated youth, the village harnessed three horse-drawn carriages. The male educated youth were already on board. Zeng Tiejun stretched his neck to look and saw Zhao Mengran and the others coming. He waved and shouted, "Zhao Mengran! Wang Liyun! Come here."

Zhao Mengran and Wang Liyun hurried over and climbed onto the carriage with the help of Zeng Tiejun... The male educated youth behaved very manly. They sat on the sides of the three carriages, surrounded the female educated youth in the middle, and tried their best to block the wind for them. The carriages were covered with wolfskin mattresses laid out by the villagers, and there were six quilts on the carriages, which were contributed by the families of the branch secretary and the village chief.

After Wang Liyun got on the carriage, she stretched her legs into the quilt... It was so warm that some sentimental female educated youth shed tears. Yan Tieleng also stuffed a few military water bottles filled with sugar ginger water into each carriage. When the carriage started to move, Yan Tieleng and several village cadres saw them off at the entrance of the village: "Don't forget to drink a few more sips of ginger water, otherwise you won't be able to hold the pen during the exam!" The snow in the Northeast is often knee-deep. Fortunately, the snow had just fallen, and the carriage ran as fast as possible. The educated youth waved to the village cadres and the villagers who came, and rushed to the examination room with the good wishes of the villagers of Kaoshantun.

"Tieleng, do you think these city kids can get into college?"

The one who was older and more senior called out Yan Tieleng's name directly.

Yan Tieleng did not take it as an offense, scratched his head and said: "These educated youth are not good at work, so they can probably only take the exam. If they really fail, then they will be nothing, right?"

"That makes sense... Speaking of which, the educated youth have been busy reviewing these past few months, and my family has never lost any bacon." said an old lady.

"Well, Aunt Liu, everyone knows that the bacon in your house is prepared for the educated youth. They didn't steal it, so you're worried, right?" a villager revealed.

"Hey! They are all good kids. They were forced to go to the countryside." Aunt Liu sighed.

"Okay, everyone goes back."

Yan Tieleng shook off the snowflakes on his body, said goodbye and went home. The other villagers also dispersed.

Zhao Mengran and her team were the examination team that took the most effective heating measures. When they walked into the examination room, they were warm all over, and the ginger soup provided the final bit of heat.

Looking at the educated youth from other educated youth sites... they were all shivering when they entered the classroom, like quails in the cold wind.

Zhao Mengran calmly took out her stationery, placed it on the table, then closed her eyes and dozed off, waiting for the exam to begin... She cherished this opportunity very much. Before the exam, she was worried about gains and losses, but the moment she sat in the examination room, her heart settled.

The exam bell rang, and the invigilator began to distribute the test papers. While distributing them, he earnestly instructed the candidates to read the questions carefully, not to rush to answer the questions, and not to miss writing their names... Zhao Mengran started answering the questions as soon as he got the test paper, and did not even notice that the invigilator had been standing next to him for more than 10 minutes.

The invigilator noticed from the beginning that the candidate's mental state was not normal. Seeing her start answering questions with a pen, the teacher wanted to remind her. However, when he saw the content of her answers, he found that this candidate did not answer casually. Although he could not answer some questions, as far as the questions he knew were concerned, the other person's answers were more comprehensive than his.

After finishing the morning exams, Zhao Mengran, Wang Liyun and Zeng Tiejun ordered a big bowl of mutton soup at a state-owned restaurant in the county town... The surface of the milky white mutton soup was covered with green chopped green onions and coriander soup, and underneath was thick mutton offal, which was full of flavor.

“I wish us a successful start and immediate success!”

The three of them clinked their bowls together, and when it was time to drink, Wang Liyun said with a bitter face: "Can we not drink it? It's just too much!"

Zhao Mengran and Zeng Tiejun almost burst out laughing!

By the time the last exam was over, everyone felt like they were stretched thin. Everyone...even Zhao Mengran and others who had prepared well, were anxiously waiting for the results.