Gou Zai Qingluo Cave Heaven Cultivation

What is the most wonderful thing in the world?

Nothing beats the remarkable success of our family's secret-recipe fish food as soon as it hit the market.

There's no need to worry about sales channels or customers; a steady stream of spirit stones will flow into your pocket.

People are happy when they are happy.

The Zhou family courtyard.

In the courtyard, Zhou Changgeng was pounding medicinal mud, Chen and others were skillfully rolling the mixed bait into even small balls, and Zhao Yuanqiu was deftly spreading the fish food on bamboo trays to dry.

Everyone had a clear division of labor, chatted and laughed, and even the air was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Meanwhile, the Zhou clan school also ushered in the day of the announcement of the results.

It didn't rain today, but the air still carried the unique humidity of a water town.

A large crowd gathered in front of the white jade screen wall outside the Qingjin Hall.

Many students were looking at the list, and various voices mingled together, creating a buzzing sound.

Some were rubbing their hands nervously, some were praying with their hands clasped together, and some were letting out a big sigh of relief.

Zhou Baoqing, dressed in a blue robe, did not rush forward like the others, but leaned against an old pine tree not far from the screen wall.

"Brother Bao, aren't you going to check the rankings?"

Zhou Baoqing wasn't in a hurry and said leisurely, "There are so many people, it's the same whether we watch later or not. The rankings are already determined, so squeezing to the front won't make a difference."

"I'm really fed up with you! You're not worried, but I am! I'm going to go check!"

Zhou Changping uttered a sentence, and like a fathead fish, he struggled to squeeze a path through the crowd.

"Excuse me, excuse me! Oops, who stepped on my foot!"

After finally squeezing to the front row, he swallowed hard and started looking down the list from top to bottom.

At a glance, I saw the name at the top of the list: Su Wan.

"Tsk, this girl is as steady as ever."

Zhou Changping muttered to himself.

In the clan school, Su Wan's excellence is widely recognized. She is not only a mid-grade spiritual root, but also a well-known top scholar, so it seems only natural that she occupies the top spot.

Zhou Changping blinked, his gaze shifting slightly downwards by an inch.

His eyes lit up.

Right below Su Wan's name, in the very next position, were three large, all-too-familiar characters: Zhou Baoqing!

"Hehe, I knew Brother Bao was going to make a name for himself this time!"

Not only him, but the students around him also exclaimed in surprise.

"I didn't expect Zhou Baoqing to actually make it into the top two?"

"Does falling down really improve my grades? Where did I fall? I'll go try it!"

"Didn't he come in last place in the previous two assessments? How could he improve so quickly? Could it be that the teacher wrote the wrong list?"

Hearing this, Zhou Changping was displeased and retorted with a glare, "What do you know? My father said that Brother Bao's enlightenment is called a spiritual awakening, like the story of his sudden enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, don't you understand?"

As he bragged about his mysterious claims, the students around him looked at each other in bewilderment.

Could it be that Zhou Baoqing has truly had an epiphany?

They would try anything that had trees or rocks!

After a heated debate with the group of scholars, Zhou Changping saw that those who had previously disbelieved Bao Ge were now as quiet as chickens. He then snorted with satisfaction and turned his attention back to the list.

No matter how well Bao Ge does on the exam, it's still Bao Ge's property. Whether you can keep your job and avoid getting a spanking depends on your own performance.

He continued searching down the list with trepidation.

As he glanced at the names that were "top-tier" or "above average," his heart pounded faster and faster.

Finally, in the lower half of the list, he found the name "Zhou Changping".

His trembling gaze followed the name, and there it was: "Zhongping"!

"I passed! Hahaha! This young master passed!"

Zhou Changping's anxiety finally subsided.

This means he won't have to eat his dad's stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork anymore!

He could even demand a reward from his father with a perfectly justifiable reason!

Overjoyed, Zhou Changping squeezed through the crowd and ran straight toward the ancient pine tree in the distance.

"Brother Bao! Brother Bao! You're simply a god descended to earth!"

Zhou Baoqing smiled slightly as he watched Zhou Changping rush towards him, straightened up, and patted the pine needles off his long robe.

"You look so happy, did you pass the exam?"

"Of course, don't you know whose brother I am?"

Zhou Changping, hands on his hips, smugly declared, "Do you even know what your score was? Second place!"

Hearing this result, Zhou Baoqing, though having expected it, couldn't help but smile.

As his good friend recounted his experience, he learned the detailed breakdown of his results.

In terms of theoretical scores, which only require memorization and recitation, such as those for identifying medicines, talisman scriptures, and ancient immortal records, all were "top-notch".

Only in the subject of "formation," which requires extremely high deductive reasoning and flexible calculation, did he fall slightly short, only achieving a "medium to high" grade.

However, even Su Wan, who topped the list, only received an "above average" rating for her talisman skills.

The two students' scores on the exam were neck and neck, with neither able to gain the upper hand.

The reason why there were different rankings on the final list was not because of the absolute difference in the test scores, but because of the previous historical issues that dragged down the overall rankings.

His truancy, absenteeism, and slacking off resulted in a serious deficiency in his practical credits.

Despite frantically catching up over the last two weeks, I only barely reached the passing grade.

Therefore, based on the overall evaluation, he came in second place.

That's not bad.

While he was talking to Zhou Changping, a petite figure moved over.

Liu Xiaorui, dressed in a light pink ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with rosy cheeks, looked up at Zhou Baoqing with her watery almond-shaped eyes.

"I...I got a 'top' on the formation test this time, and passed the overall grade. It's all thanks to the 'Five Elements Water Generation Formation' you explained to me during lunch break. If it weren't for you, I definitely wouldn't have passed."

As she spoke, she quickly pulled a package wrapped in oil paper from her sleeve. "This is homemade rice candy. Here... here, have a sweet treat..."

Last time it was spirit rice cakes, this time it's rice candy. It really thinks it's a little squirrel, another round of feeding?

Zhou Baoqing thought for a moment and accepted it readily; otherwise, given the girl's personality, she would most likely have hidden under the covers and cried secretly.

Besides, one should expect something in return for doing good deeds; otherwise, who would be willing to do good people and good things?

Li Hou also came over, thankfully relieved to have escaped death, and said, "I barely made it across the line this time too, thank you so much, Brother Baoqing!"

Zhou Baoqing was very happy that all the members of his "tutoring group" passed the exam.

At this moment, Zhou Changping waved his hand and suggested, "How about I treat everyone to a celebratory banquet at Zuixianlou Restaurant to thank Brother Bao for his guidance!"

"Isn't this too extravagant?" Zhou Baoqing asked.

The delicacies at Zuixianlou are not cheap.

"I have my dad, what's there to be afraid of?" Zhou Changping said nonchalantly.

Zhou Baoqing then agreed.

Seeing him leave, Liu Xiaorui blushed and shyly nodded in agreement.

Li Hou's eyes lit up. "Can I bring one more person with me?"

Zhou Changping generously said, "You want to bring Wang Gou'er, right? That's fine, but don't let him spoil everyone's fun!"

He passed the exam and felt relieved. Moreover, Wang Gou'er's score was not as high as his, so he looked at Wang Gou'er as if he were a defeated dog and was naturally very magnanimous.

"A victory celebration party? Invite me in too!"

Su Wan also walked over, looking at Zhou Baoqing with sparkling eyes, "Perfect timing, we can discuss that last talisman deduction problem together!"

"Huh? The exams are already over, and you're still coming?!"

Seeing that Su Wan had seen a ghost, Zhou Baoqing begged for mercy repeatedly, which made everyone burst into laughter.

After the rain, the sunlight filtered through the branches of the old pine tree, shining warmly on the smiling faces of the young boys and girls.

The path of cultivation is long and arduous, but having such a group of pure-hearted classmates as companions makes it quite interesting.