Great Dao Ji

Xiao Feng was slightly stunned, not knowing why the leader was concerned about the palace examination.

He bowed slightly after thinking:

"Yes."

"Very good, very good."

Tianyi Zhenren nodded slightly, without saying much, waved his hand, and let Xiao Feng, who was full of thoughts, leave.

"Tianyi has been difficult to ask since ancient times, and the person who can say such a thing"

Tianyi Zhenren murmured to himself after picking up the kettle again:

"I am really curious about what you want to do"

Crackle~

The sound of festive firecrackers rang out everywhere in Qingdu City.

This is the day when the results of the imperial examination are announced. Qingdu City is full of joy. Whenever someone wins, there must be cheers and people come to congratulate.

Of course, there are also envious and jealous eyes.

Listening to the faint sound of firecrackers, Sa Wuling was also a little nervous, because his family knew his own business.

He could only be considered literate at best, and had absolutely nothing to do with being well-educated. In just seven days, it was naturally difficult to make him confident.

Those who dared to scream in Qingdu City for the imperial examination were not good-for-nothings.

After all, each prefecture had its own imperial examination and prefectural examination. After passing the prefectural examination, theoretically, one could become an official.

Ordinary people had no intention of traveling across mountains and rivers to Qingdu to participate in the imperial examination.

Those who could come were those who had confidence in themselves.

Seeing a hint of nervousness in Sa Wuling's heart, Yan Xiake tightened his cloak and comforted him:

"You should have no problem taking the imperial examination."

Is the imperial examination difficult?

Of course it is difficult!

But there is a saying that those who are difficult will not be able to do it, and those who are able to do it will not be difficult.

In the eyes of Yan Xiake, who once won the championship in just over an hour, the imperial examination was nothing more than a few things. Apart from many confusions, the core inside was just a few points.

Loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, current affairs, policy essays, and pleasing the emperor.

These points are naturally no problem for him. It is impossible for Sa Wuling to take the lead, but it is not a big problem to pass the imperial examination.

After all, the cultivators are clear-minded, learn quickly and use them well.

Although seven days are not enough for him to become a great writer, it is not a big problem to copy others.

"I hope so."

Sa Wuling is not so optimistic. He is an expert in performing rituals and funerals, but he is really uncertain about the imperial examination.

Crackling~

Suddenly, outside the inn, gongs and drums were beaten, firecrackers exploded, and a burst of cheers and celebrations came.

Someone sang loudly, from far to near:

"Congratulations to Sa Wuling, Master Sa passed the imperial examination and ranked 376th!"

"Congratulations to Master Sa, who passed the imperial examination and ranked 376th!"

"Pass the imperial examination and ranked 376th!"

The person who sang loudly shouted, which could be heard from afar.

Hearing this, there was an uproar inside and outside the inn, and many people immediately gathered around, wanting to see the new master.

"I passed!"

Sa Wuling was relieved immediately.

The Daqing exam only ranked the candidates, and the real top three would be after the palace exam.

However, the exam was held every nine years, and there were only 400 candidates each time. 376 was already a very dangerous ranking.

Fortunately, there was a chance to participate in the palace exam.

"Go, take the big silver money you prepared."

Yan Xiake was also relieved. Although he said it tough, he was not completely sure in his heart.

Fortunately, this level was passed.

"Ahem!"

Sa Wuling coughed lightly, controlled his posture, and walked out leisurely, pretending to be calm and expected.

Let everyone admire him secretly.

There are many ways to get promoted in the world, and there are many people who have risen from the ashes in all walks of life.

But no way to get promoted is more enviable than the imperial examination.

In the morning, you are a farmer, and in the evening, you are in the palace of the emperor. For thousands of years, the imperial examination has been the aspiration of the people.

Although Sa Wuling had some experience, he felt the envy and jealousy of countless people around him, and he felt a little unnatural.

The officials wearing black clothes and beating gongs and drums came forward to congratulate him. After Sa Wuling threw down the silver, his smile became more intense.

Bowed and said:

"Congratulations to Master Sa on passing the exam. In the evening, officials from the Ministry of Rites will come to teach you about entering the palace. Tomorrow is the day of the palace examination. You must not lose your composure when you meet the emperor."

This is the charm of silver.

If there were no rewards, most of these officials would not bother to say these words.

"Thank you for your reminder."

Sa Wuling followed suit and presented another bag of silver.

Several officials took it with a smile and bowed to say goodbye.

"Huh!"

Sa Wuling took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

After the test, it's time to see the real thing.

In the inn, listening to the noise fading away, Yan Xiake's mind also settled down. He looked out the window at the City God Temple and muttered to himself:

"Old City God, bless me to get rid of this big demon"

Hoo~~

The north wind was howling, the snow was flying, the sky and the earth were white, everything was silent, and there were no pedestrians walking.

West Mountain.

About 120 miles west of Qingdu, there is a large area of ​​mountains and rivers covered with silver. It is called West Mountain, but it is actually the royal hunting ground.

There are many wild animals kept in the pen for royal hunting. If ordinary people go in, they will die.

At this time, when the sky was about to get light, the West Mountain was in full swing.

All over the mountains, a black mass of people were busy, and under the heat, it seemed that even the snow in the sky was melted.

This is the place where the Wanfa Conference was held. There are more than 100,000 craftsmen and migrant workers working day and night.

The altars are almost finished.

If someone looks from a high place, they can see that the altars here are expanding from the inside out, like a blooming lotus.

At the core, there is an altar that is twenty feet high.

Snap~~

The long whip hits the air, making a crisp sound.

A man dressed as a supervisor stood on a huge rock and shouted loudly:

"Don't think about being lazy! If the construction period is delayed, everyone will be punished, and don't even think about getting a penny!"

The cold wind was howling, but the man was wearing a tight suit, and the black hair exposed on his chest fluttered in the cold wind.

Obviously he has a strong foundation in martial arts.

And there are no less than three hundred supervisors like him in this huge forest, all standing and shouting loudly.

In the snow, craftsmen and migrant workers were struggling to lift stones or knock and carve altars, listening to the shouts everywhere, their faces numb.

Plop~

At a certain moment, an older craftsman fell to the ground in the snow, and the stone he was carrying hit the ground heavily, splashing snowflakes.

The people around did not react much when they saw this scene. Some avoided it, some stepped on it and walked over, and no one dared to stop.

"Fuck! Another one died!"

A supervisor shouted and stepped over:

"You made me collect your body!"

He cursed and shouted bad luck, picked up the slightly stiff body of the craftsman and walked to a large pit that had been dug in the distance, and threw it into it.

The pit was quite large and deep inside, but it was half full at this time, and there were hundreds or thousands of corpses in it.

What was laid underneath was branches and hay, waiting to be burned after the construction was completed.

Where corpses piled up, there must be plague. They supervised all year round, and such things were no longer surprising, and they also had a set of methods to deal with them.

"Hmm?!"

He was about to leave when he inadvertently glanced and saw a shadow in the snow in the distance.

He rubbed his eyes and saw clearly that it seemed that someone was coming here.

And the person seemed to be very fast. At first glance, it was just a blurry shadow, but at the second glance, he could already see the outline.

When he rubbed his eyes, he could see clearly.

It was a Taoist in white, stepping over.

The Taoist's white clothes covered his body and the sky and earth. His figure was calm and floating between steps. Each step took dozens of feet, as if shrinking the earth into an inch.

"Someone, someone is coming!"

The supervisor's pupils shrank and he shouted immediately.

He had followed the Tianyi Sect for a long time, and of course he had seen Taoists before. It was obvious that he was not an ordinary person to step dozens of feet like this.

His shout spread.

In the Wanfa Altar, a young Taoist who was practicing with his eyes closed had opened his eyes.

As he took a step forward, a sword light appeared, carrying his footsteps and soaring into the air.

The Taoist looked carefully and let out a long whistle:

"Who is coming? This is the important place of Tianyi Sect. No one is allowed to enter! If you are coming to participate in the Wanfa Conference, you must wait until the day of the conference to come here!"

Huhu~

Before the shouting sound faded, one Taoist after another also rose to the sky from stepping on the sword light, with a strong breath and a strong warning.

When they didn't know the intention of the person, they were unwilling to take action.

Because at this time, Qingdu City was full of people, and there were many masters. As the host, they had to be more cautious.

Although Tianyi Sect was strong, it did not dare to offend the world of cultivation.

The long whistle of the young Taoist was like thunder coming out of the mountains, and the snow in the sky was shattered at once. The huge sound waves echoed between the mountains for a long time, and could be heard for dozens of miles.

But the Taoist in white who was walking towards him seemed to be unaware and continued to walk slowly.

Before the voice had completely fallen, he had already arrived in front of the "Pit of Ten Thousand People".

At this time, he slowly stopped.

Woo~

The north wind whistled in, and there seemed to be a series of cold winds in the Pit of Ten Thousand People.

Faintly, it seemed that one could hear the wailing in it.

The corpses were piled up in all directions, all the same stiffness, the same paleness, and at a glance, they could give ordinary people nightmares.

"The Ten Thousand Laws Assembly"

An Qisheng whispered to himself.

'Woo'

On his shoulder, the little yellow dog seemed to feel something, and its tail stood up, baring its teeth and growling.

In the sky, the Taoists looked at each other, and then the young Taoist bowed and said:

"I am Jia Zheng, a disciple of Tianyi Sect. May I ask who you are? What sect or school do you belong to?"

An Qisheng ignored the inquiry and looked at Qingdu City a hundred miles away. He seemed to see something and whispered to himself:

"It seems that the time is almost up"

Before the Taoists in the sky could ask again, they saw the Taoist in white suddenly disappeared.

"What?"

The Taoists' faces changed, and they looked around and saw that in the middle of the thousands of altars, on the altar that was a hundred feet high, the Taoist in white had been sitting cross-legged at some point.

When everyone was furious.

An Qisheng looked down at the mountains and said lightly:

"I'm here, where are you?"