Chapter 8 The Future of the World

The Civil and Military Examination is a common saying passed down by people orally, and its real name is the Xiayuan Conference.

There are three most important festivals in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Shangyuan Festival held once a year, the Zhongyuan Ceremony held every three years, and the Xiayuan Conference held every five years.

Shangyuan Festival is a traditional festival of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is a festival for setting off lanterns, guessing crossword puzzles, and family reunion. It is also the day when the three thousand smaller realms from the lower realm ascend to the human realm.

The Zhongyuan Grand Ceremony is the day when the gate to the underworld opens every three years. Some creatures go to the underworld by chance. The heaven and the human world are one-way streets, but the underworld and the human world intersect every three years.

During the Zhongyuan Ceremony, Fengdu, the underworld city in the human world, opens the gate to the underworld for a month. During this month, relatives separated by two worlds can reunite during the Zhongyuan Ceremony.

The Xiayuan Conference is the most important event for selecting talents in the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is also commonly known as the Civil and Military Examination.

Coincidentally, the year after the Xiayuan Conference is the triennial Zhongyuan Ceremony.

When Lin Ran came to this world, the Shangyuan Festival had just passed. Among the three most important festivals of this great week, the first thing Lin Ran ushered in was the Xiayuan Conference at the end.

Just as the Xiayuan Conference was about to begin, geniuses and guardians from all over the human world arrived in the imperial city one after another. In the imperial city, which was already a mixed bag of fish and dragons, the turbidity of the pool water became even higher.

The person in charge of the Xiayuan Conference was King Qin, one of the four kings. Duke Yansheng and Duke Anguo were in charge of the left, and were in charge of the literary and military examinations respectively.

Over the years, the Xiayuan Conference has been in charge of the three kings in turn, Duke Yansheng and Duke Anguo assisting the left. That being said, in fact, the three kings basically did not interfere in the Xiayuan Conference and left it to Duke Yansheng and Anguo for discussion.

Logically speaking, the current Xiayuan Conference should be in charge of the newly promoted prince Tianwu, but obviously, this name has become a taboo in the court. Even Emperor Zhou didn't know how to face this prince with a powerful background.

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The best way to deal with a madman is to go along with him and ignore him as much as possible.

After the outbreak of King Tianwu in the last morning, all civil and military officials with ancient Taoist backgrounds knew the true background of King Tianwu.

Personally passed down by the Emperor of Heaven!

An identity that makes people’s hearts tremble just by hearing it.

If the Xiayuan Conference is handed over to King Tianwu, who does whatever he wants and does whatever he wants, who knows what strange scenes will happen.

The most important thing is that King Tianwu is unique in terms of strength alone, which is very annoying.

Tianwu Prince's Mansion, back garden.

Lin Ran drinks tea every day, but the immortal soul is shrouded in the entire imperial city. The Sixth Division Daxiu hidden in the imperial city can naturally feel the power of Lin Ran's immortal soul that he doesn't even bother to cover up.

Each of them would at most curse inwardly, and then just stay there quietly.

King Tianwu is very fair, he discriminates against everyone equally.

It’s just… outrageous!

Even if Lin Ran was so unscrupulous, the creatures below the Sixth Division were still unaware. Except for the hidden Sixth Division Daxiu, no one was aware that there was such a person observing the entire city.

"Winter." Lin Ran put down the tea cup and said softly.

A cool breeze blew by, and the graceful figure of Winter appeared in front of Lin Ran.

"Your Majesty, you are looking for me." Dong Dong licked the spice on his mouth and said with red lips.

"What did you eat secretly again?" Lin Ran asked helplessly, staring at Winter's "flaming red lips".

"Hmm... the spicy rabbit head that Lao Luo just made is worthy of being a big demon's rabbit head. It's so delicious!" Dong Dong's face was filled with unfinished expression.

Lin Ran: "..."

"Okay, let's go do some errands first and then eat when we get back."

"You say."

"Sneak into the Wei Wuhou Mansion, find a young man named Wei Yi, and use the spirit-testing stone tablet to test his immortal talent. Be careful not to expose it," Lin Ran warned.

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Although Dong Dong is not very reliable, he is proficient in her rules of water. The two hidden people in Wei Wuhou Mansion are at the same level as her. As long as Dong Dong is careful, they will not be discovered.

As for Wei Wuhou, the Xiayuan Conference will be held soon. He is busy with the literary examination and will not go back in a short time.

"Okay." Dong Dong nodded, and was about to leave when Lin Ran stopped him.

"First go to the Qijue Immortal Palace. It's best to make some noise so that others think you are in the Qijue Immortal Palace. Then go to Wei Wuhou Mansion." Lin Ran said.

"Oh, okay." Dong Dong nodded, "Is there anything else?"

"Go and do it."

Dong Dong nodded and touched his lips with his fingers. The flaming red lips caused by the chili peppers immediately returned to their original appearance.

It turned into a breeze and left with the wind.

"Martial Arts Heavenly Eye, and... the origin of reincarnation." Lin Ran thought silently in his heart, "Is this a destined encounter?"

He picked up the Jieyuan tea on the table and took a sip.

The show is about to begin.

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Imperial City, Chengmen Street.

"It's so expensive! The entrance fee actually costs one spirit gold!" Yang Nan said to Chen Jian next to him with a face full of pain.

Chen Jian, who wrapped the spurge in black cloth and carried it on his back, was looking at the prosperity of the imperial city and couldn't help but laugh when he heard Yang Nan's words.

"There is a lot of spiritual gold in the storage bag of the Blood Hand Demon Dao, which is enough for us."

"That's painfully expensive! We've passed through so many cities, and the most expensive city entry fee is only thirty spiritual silvers. This imperial city is better, it's seventy spiritual silvers more expensive!"

Chen Jian smiled and shook his head. After spending time together, he found that Brother Yang was good at everything, but he was too petty.

But it's normal. After all, although the village is full of demon kings, life is still very difficult. Yang Nan has been living there since he lost his memory and has developed the habit of saving.

"Okay, let's go to the Immortal Palace quickly." Chen Jian changed the subject.

Normal Taoism recruits disciples on a regular basis, but Qijue Immortal Palace has just been established. If it still recruits disciples in this traditional way, wouldn't it be slowing down its own development?

Therefore, the recruitment of disciples of Qijue Immortal Palace is carried out every day. As long as you successfully pass the nine entrance examinations, you can become a disciple of Qijue Immortal Palace.

"Okay." Yang Nan was also a little nervous at this time, and he didn't know if he could pass the ninth entry test.

I heard that there are hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people taking the Qijue Immortal Palace exam every day, but only a handful of people actually pass the nine entrance exams.

Yang Nan believed that he had some talent in the immortal way, and it only took less than three months to go from practicing as a mortal to completing the foundation building, which was very fast.

But Qijue Immortal Palace is, after all, an Taoist tradition founded by a true immortal cultivator. Can his talent really be appreciated?

Yang Nan, who was worried, came to Qijue Immortal Palace with Chen Jian.

Before reaching the entrance of Qijue Immortal Palace, I could already see the crowds of people.

"Why are there so many people?" Yang Nan said in surprise. At a rough look, there were at least a thousand people.

He didn't dare to use his spiritual sense to detect the number of people. With his limited cultivation, he used his spiritual sense to detect others because he was afraid that he didn't die quickly enough.

Everyone here exudes a sense of threat that puts Yang Nan on his back. What does this mean?

Everyone here can easily kill him.

"The civil and military examinations are about to begin. Prodigies from all over the country have come to the Imperial City. They have come to try their immortal talents." The girl next to Yang Nan answered naturally.

Chen Jian and Yang Nan looked at the girl.

"Miaoyinfang Mengyao." The girl saluted the two of them.

"Zhenbeiguan, Chenjian."

"Uh... Wang Nanguan, Yang Nan." Yang Nan thought for a while and finally named the place closest to the village.

"Young martial saint, I have admired your name for a long time." Mengyao said with a smile.

"It's just Liao Zan, the common man." Chen Jian looked as usual.

"Is Mr. Chen also here to test his immortal talent?" Mengyao asked.

"Accompany your friends here." Chen Jian's tone was distant.

Mengyao looked at Yang Nan aside, this young man with perfect foundation...

Yang Nan smiled awkwardly. His foundation-building skills were indeed a bit frightening among all the martial arts sects and Juren.

Immortal Dao has just been reopened, and there are very few people practicing Immortal Dao in the world. Therefore, there are very few Immortal Dao monks among this group of people. But no matter how few, there is no one like Yang Nan who can build the foundation.

"Huh?" Chen Jian and Yang Nan felt something at the same time and raised their heads to look at the sky.

Mengyao realized something belatedly and slowly raised her head.

The cool wind blew by, taking away the heat generated by the crowd. The next moment, a figure appeared on the platform of Qijue Immortal Palace.

"Who are you? Why don't you line up!" Youxian saw someone boarding the Immortal Platform before the assessment started. He immediately became anxious and said.

But as soon as these words were spoken, the people around him forced their bodies backwards, vacating the space around the speaker.

The girl on the Immortal Platform turned around after hearing this, and a peerless face caught the eyes of everyone below. Some young men who were inexperienced in the world looked at the girl with infatuated eyes.

"Liu Tianqing, can I shoot him to death?" the girl said.

The voice was beautiful and sweet, but the words he spoke sent chills down the spine.
To be continued...