I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

"The sect disciples have entered the school?"

Lin Ye thought he had misheard.

Cheng Fang sent over the video of the scene.

That's right.

north.

Qinghe County No.1 Middle School.

Six ancient cultivators stood on the playground.

The white-haired old man at the front was holding a blue stone that was half a person's height.

The students lined up in two rows.

Go and touch them one by one.

The stone is shiny.

The old man next to him wrote down the names.

Those that were particularly bright were immediately taken to another side by themselves.

In the background, there's even a physical education teacher holding a megaphone to maintain order.

At first glance, it looks particularly harmonious.

The issue is--

The local education authorities had no idea about this.

The principal only knew that "someone from above came to test for special physical conditions."

As for which one.

No one asked clearly.

"What's the name of your sect?"

"Xuanyue Sect".

Cheng Fangdao.

"We just completed our return to the border last night."

"They said that the entire county of Qinghe is located within the old territory of Xuanyue."

"So children in the county were originally within their apprenticeship pool."

Lin Ye's head was throbbing from listening.

"Who put it in there?"

"A vice principal."

Why?

"He said the other party had a pass stamped by the local temporary liaison group."

"Is the document genuine?"

"real."

"content?"

"Contact and communication with local residents is permitted."

Lin Ye: "..."

Contact and communication.

They interpreted it directly as entering a school to select apprentices.

The understanding of ancient and modern characters has finally begun to lead to murder.

The car is ready.

When Lin Ye got into the car, Ji Nanxing followed.

"What are you going to do?"

"Spirit-testing stone".

"Do you know him?"

"I don't know him."

Ji Nanxing said.

"So we need to watch."

Xie Hongyi also came up.

Lin Ye looked at her.

"And you?"

"I know the Xuan Yue Sect."

"How was your relationship before?"

"I've fought with them."

"..."

well.

A researcher of stones.

One knows the other.

They're all quite useful.

When the chartered plane landed, more than a hundred people had already been tested on the school playground.

The news has already been spread.

Parents crowded outside the school gate.

Someone was so anxious that they started banging on the door.

"Why won't you test my child?"

Some people are even more anxious.

"Who gave you permission to touch my daughter?"

Police have maintained order on two levels.

The students themselves are the ones who suffer the most.

Some people were incredibly excited.

Someone is secretly live-streaming.

Several students who had just been diagnosed with "spiritual roots" were completely overjoyed.

A boy stood among his classmates; the spirit-testing stone had just lit up three inches.

The Xuan Yue Sect disciple said directly:

"You may enter the outer gate."

The way his classmates looked at him immediately changed.

He was originally just an average student with average grades in the class.

Five minutes later.

He suddenly became a "promising cultivator".

My phone is buzzing with messages.

A relative asked.

A question was asked in the parents' group.

Some training institutions even somehow got hold of the information and contacted his mother directly.

We can provide introductory planning for ancient Chinese restoration.

Lin Ye saw this.

His face turned black.

Capital truly never sleeps.

In the center of the playground.

The white-haired old man continued.

"Next."

A girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old stepped forward.

I just placed my hand on the spirit-testing stone.

Suddenly, the stone flashed with a bluish light.

He is better than everyone before him.

Several disciples of the Xuan Yue Sect looked up at the same time.

The old man's expression changed instantly.

"A spiritual light five feet high."

"Superior quality".

A gasp rippled through the crowd.

The girl herself was stunned.

The old man asked directly:

"Would you be willing to join the Xuan Yue Sect?"

The girl hadn't reacted yet.

A scream suddenly came from outside the school gate.

"I disagree!"

A woman forced her way through the police cordon.

"She's only a high school freshman!"

"Who gave you permission to take the test?"

The girl's face turned pale instantly.

"mom……"

The old man from Xuan Yue Sect frowned.

"This woman has exceptional talent."

"Those who join my sect may hope to establish their foundation."

Women don't care about whether or not they build a foundation.

He pulled his daughter behind him.

"She'll have to choose her major again next year!"

The old man clearly didn't understand.

"What subject?"

Lin Ye walked onto the playground.

"Stop testing for now."

Old man, look over here.

Who are you?

"Seven places, forests and fields."

Xie Hongyi also came out from behind.

The old man from Xuan Yue Sect paused when he saw her.

"Hidden Peak Mountain?"

"Xie Hongyi".

The old man had clearly heard of the name.

His expression softened a little.

"Our sect only selects disciples from the old frontier."

"No one was forced."

Lin Ye nodded.

"So for now, we'll just address the process."

He pointed to the students around him.

"These are minors."

"Your school entrance test was conducted without the parents' unanimous authorization."

The old man frowned.

"It's just testing one's spiritual roots."

"In your time, that was perhaps the case."

Lin Ye picked up the notebook next to him.

"Name."

"age."

"The spiritual root bears fruit."

"Who is suitable for cultivation?"

"This is already personal information."

"And you'll start taking on apprentices right after the test."

What if the parents disagree?

The old man paused for a moment.

"The child is willing."

"You'd let someone drop out of school at sixteen?"

The mother next to him nodded frantically.

"that is!"

The girl quietly tugged at her sleeve.

"Mom, I didn't say I wanted a refund..."

"Shut up!"

The atmosphere on set was already very tense.

This sentence actually made it a bit comical.

Lin Ye didn't let the topic veer off course.

"Adults can be recruited openly."

"Minors cannot do this."

The old man from Xuan Yue Sect frowned.

"Are you trying to stop my sect from accepting disciples?"

"no."

Lin Ye pointed to the hundreds of parents outside the school gate.

"If you continue testing like this today, thousands of parents will be blocking your gate tonight."

The old man looked back.

He understood what he was saying.

Very realistic.

Ji Nanxing had already walked to the spirit-testing stone.

She ignored the argument between the two sides.

Put on gloves.

"May I touch it?"

The old man looked at her.

"Are you a cultivator?"

"no."

"Then why did you touch it?"

"Let's see what criteria it uses to judge superior and inferior."

The old man's brow furrowed even deeper.

Ji Nanxing has already set up the testing equipment.

The aura response data left by the girl is still there.

She scanned it once.

Then they had another student who had already been tested put their hand back on.

Ten minutes later.

Ji Nanxing suddenly asked:

"When you call this 'superior,' are you testing one's spiritual root or their current affinity with spiritual energy?"

The old man was taken aback.

"Naturally, it is a spiritual root."

"Sure?"

Ji Nanxing submitted the two sets of data.

"The same person."

"After running 1,000 meters, the brightness decreased by 19% when measured again."

"Rest for fifteen minutes, then ascend."

"If it's a fixed spiritual root, why would it be affected by its state?"

The disciples of Xuan Yue Sect were all stunned.

The old man's expression changed as well.

Xie Hongyi walked over and glanced at the spirit-testing stone.

"Did your Xuan Yue Sect select disciples based solely on this in the past?"

"There's a second try."

"That's right."

Ji Nanxing looked up.

"It is not a final judgment of one's spiritual roots."

"This is just the initial screening."

The scene fell silent.

Those labels just now, "superior", "outer door", and "unqualified", are gone.

Suddenly, everything was filled with question marks.

The students were the most nervous.

"So, if my light wasn't on just now, does that mean I'm not qualified?"

Can I get tested again?

"Teacher, I just finished running!"

The playground instantly descended into chaos.

The old man from Xuan Yue Sect looked grim.

It's not because I was proven wrong.

But he also realized it.

If modern people could measure the error in testing spirit stones.

They've been using the same apprentice selection method for two thousand years.

There may still be room for optimization.

Ji Nanxing put the equipment away.

Give me three days.

The old man stared at her.

"What are you doing?"

"Measure out the error range of your first test."

"Let me tell you again, who is most likely to be overlooked."

This time.

The old man did not refuse.

Lin Ye stood to the side, watching this scene unfold.

Ancient sects come to the school to snatch up geniuses.

As a result, they failed to poach the talent.

They themselves used a selection method that had been in place for thousands of years.

It was first dismantled by modern people.

Half an hour later.

A new temporary notice has been issued.

No sect or cultivation organization may enter primary or secondary schools without permission to conduct recruitment, aptitude tests, or disciple-acceptance activities.

[Minors participating in cultivation tests must obtain informed consent from their guardians.]

Test results must not be used as a basis for school class placement, admission to higher grades, or daily evaluation.

The last message has just been sent.

Lin Ye knew why it needed to be added.

People online have already started asking:

Will points for spiritual roots be added to the college entrance examination in the future?

The next ten minutes.

It has received over a million likes.

Educational anxiety in the new era.

It's officially here.