Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 143 College Entrance Examination Evaluation

Having arranged a time with Teacher Zhao, Chen Beiwu strode towards the senior high school building, attracting the attention of the surrounding students.

"Is he the legendary senior Chen Beiwu?" the skinny girl asked curiously.

"Yes." After saying that, the tall girl grabbed her companion: "Wait, what are you doing?"

"I just asked my senior for his chat information, why are you making such a fuss?" The girl looked speechless.

"Don't drag me down with you if you want to die. Take a good look at your senior's left and right sides," the tall girl whispered.

The petite girl looked up and noticed that two beautiful female seniors had suddenly appeared on either side of Chen Beiwu.

She has delicate features, long eyelashes, and wears a frost-colored cross-collar ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) that hugs her petite figure, giving her a fresh and natural sweet feeling.

Another woman wore a crimson high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) that accentuated her curvaceous figure. The gentle and graceful way the skirt swayed with her waist and hips as she walked was so captivating that even she couldn't help but stare in amazement.

"Now you see the difference, right?" The tall girl said with envy in her eyes.

The skinny girl swallowed hard, then stubbornly said, "Maybe my senior likes my type."

"I told you, stop watching those domineering True Venerables falling in love with me, a Qi Refining Mortal Cultivator," the girl complained.

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"How does it feel to be admired by a junior?" Xu Ziqing asked with a light laugh.

After advancing to the eighth level of Qi Refining, her senses surged, and the whispers of the surrounding students naturally did not escape her ears.

"You'll get used to it," Chen Beiwu said calmly.

"That's strange. It's only been half a year, but your personality seems to have changed."

Xu Lingling asked doubtfully, "If it were before, you would have pretended to be modest and praised yourself a couple of times."

Chen Beiwu coughed twice and glanced at Xu Lingling. "The strange one is you. How come your cultivation level has dropped to the fourth level of Qi Refining recently?"

The latter shook his head, feigning mystery, and said, "Hehe, I won't tell you."

Chen Beiwu did not press the matter further.

The Immortal Alliance has a wide variety of cultivation techniques, some quite bizarre and varied.

As a Golden Core cultivator, Xu Lingling must have practiced some extremely demanding special cultivation technique, which is why her cultivation level dropped from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the fourth level.

Seeing that Chen Beiwu really didn't ask, Xu Lingling was slightly taken aback.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, her best friend Xu Ziqing spoke up: "Lingling, have you been practicing the Yang-Nourishing Technique, which can enhance your fire-attribute spiritual root?"

"That's right. I spent a year in seclusion and finally cultivated the Yang-Nourishing Technique to the minor completion level, transforming my spiritual root into a Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root." Xu Lingling said proudly, head held high.

After being pinned down by Chen Beiwu and Xu Ziqing for so many years, she can finally hold her head high for once.

Chen Beiwu asked with great interest, "Is the Yang-Nourishing Method the same as the Tai Xuan Shou Yi, where one can improve the purity of one's spiritual root upon entering the practice?"

Xu Lingling's expression stiffened slightly, and she felt a little guilty: "It's not that exaggerated. The Yang-Nourishing Technique requires a minor level of mastery to improve the purity of the fire-attribute spiritual root."

In fact, if it weren't for her father's strong support, she would still be stuck at the fifth level of Qi Refining, let alone having mastered the Yang-Nourishing Technique to a minor level.

Just then, two banners hanging in the corridor of the teaching building caught Chen Beiwu's attention.

"Years of hard study have finally brought my dream to fruition; with lofty aspirations, I will embark on a grand journey!"

"Warmest congratulations to our student Lin Yi on being admitted to Yunhe Shangzong!"

Following Chen Beiwu's gaze, Xu Ziqing smiled:
"This year, only Senior Lin Yi was admitted to the Seven Nine Upper Sect. Most of the other senior students were admitted to the Nine Nine Orthodox Sect." Yuan Kong County is small and remote, with limited cultivation education resources, and cannot be compared with Yunlong Prefecture City at all.

Every five or six years, Shouhe No. 2 Middle School can only produce one student who is admitted to the 79th Imperial Academy, so naturally, they have to celebrate it in a big way.

"How difficult was this year's college entrance examination?" Chen Beiwu asked, addressing his most pressing question.

“It’s a bit more difficult than last year.” Xu Ziqing smiled gently: “This year’s core college entrance examination questions are neither magical battles nor virtual reality cooperative combat, but rather survival tests in the Dharma-ending Age.”

"What is that?" Xu Lingling asked, her eyes filled with confusion.

Chen Beiwu also stopped in his tracks.

"In the Dharma-ending Age, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has vanished, and insects and beasts run rampant. Candidates who enter the Dharma-ending Planet wearing the Divine Void Realm must, under the condition that their divine sense is limited and they are unable to recover their magical power, command their fellow beasts to kill insects and beasts and survive safely for one month."

At this point, Xu Ziqing paused slightly, "During the assessment, Senior Lin Yi used the Flower Spirit Butterfly to kill a Bloodthirsty Worm with combat power comparable to the limit of Qi Refining, despite his cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining. That's why he was valued and admitted by the admissions teachers of Yunhe Shangzong."

"Senior Lin Yi is actually this strong!" Xu Lingling exclaimed in surprise.

The difference between the eighth level of Qi Refining and the limit of Qi Refining may seem to be only two minor realms, but in reality, it is not.

A single insect-beast at the Qi Refining Limit can easily crush three Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators, or even ten Qi Refining Level 8 cultivators.

“There must be other factors involved, otherwise Lin Yi’s college entrance examination evaluation would not have been B-level,” Xu Ziqing said bluntly.

The unified entrance examination for ordinary higher cultivation schools, known as the Immortal Alliance Unified College Entrance Examination, is open to qualified high school graduates from the entire Tianyuan Star.

Therefore, although the core test questions for the unified college entrance examination of the Immortal Alliance are different every year, the evaluation criteria for candidates are largely the same.

High school graduates whose scores meet the admission standards and receive a Grade A rating are generally admitted to the Thirteen Immortal Sects.

Candidates who receive a Grade B evaluation can generally be admitted to the 79th Upper Sect.

Candidates who receive a Grade C rating can generally be admitted to 99 Zhengzong.

Candidates who cannot even obtain a Grade C evaluation can only enter vocational colleges.

It is no exaggeration to say that the results of the Immortal Alliance's unified college entrance examination are highly valuable, almost representing a cultivator's aptitude, potential, and future. They are recognized by 99% of the immortal cultivation sects on Tianyuan Star, with the exception of the five lofty grotto heavens.

Every year, there are high-achieving students who overestimate their abilities and apply to the Five Great Grotto-Heavens, only to find that they don't even qualify for the Five Great Grotto-Heavens to conduct their immortal examinations.

Over time, the five great grotto-heavens established a rule: "Those who are not ranked in the top two of the Immortal Alliance's college entrance examination are not eligible to apply for the Immortal Examination!"

Thinking of this, Xu Ziqing looked at Chen Beiwu and asked, "Beiwu, which sect do you plan to apply to?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Lingling's ears twitched slightly. Her gaze seemed to be looking out into the corridor, but in reality, she was focused.

"It should be the Azure Cloud Immortal Sect, or the Taiyin Grotto Heaven," Chen Beiwu pondered.

"???"

Xu Lingling and Xu Ziqing exchanged a glance and decisively ignored Chen Beiwu's second half of his arrogant statement.

The Five Great Grotto-Heavens are not cultivation sects that anyone can easily enter through examinations.

There's even a saying circulating in the Fallen Dragon Palace: "If you still need to take the Immortal Alliance College Entrance Examination, it means you're not the kind of prodigy the Five Great Grotto Heavens need!"

“The Azure Cloud Immortal Sect excels in formations and water magic, which is indeed very suitable for you,” Xu Ziqing agreed.

“Ziqing and I plan to take the entrance exam for the Tianyan Immortal Sect. The Tianyan Immortal Sect is located in Tianyan Prefecture, not far from Shengyuan Prefecture. We can set off together to take the Immortal Alliance College Entrance Examination,” Xu Lingling suggested.

(End of this chapter)