Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 223 - 183: Written Test, College Entrance Examination

June 7th, morning.

The Immortal Alliance Main Temple welcomed its largest assembly. Ten Immortal Institutes, ten thousand candidates, all gathered at the temple's entrance. These ten thousand were the finest new disciples selected from all of Shenzhou this year.

From among the tens of millions of Seekers of Immortality each year, they were the top ten thousand who had succeeded.

However, at this moment, these geniuses, who should have been above all others, unexpectedly showed a sense of tragic determination.

Because they were about to face the first and most severe, most meaningful trial on their path to seeking immortality: the Immortal Alliance's standardized entry examination for ordinary sects across Shenzhou!

Wang Qi stood on tiptoe to look over the crowded square at the temple's entrance, and couldn't help but laugh. This scene somewhat resembled the college entrance examination he had taken in his previous life.

He placed one hand on Wu Fan, who seemed a bit dispirited beside him, and yawned, "I say, you kid... why are you in the same state as half a year ago during the monthly test? Haven't you developed some resistance by now?"

Wu Fan spoke with a bit of a tremble, "Wang Wangqi... of course you don't care! No, that's not right; this exam is obviously more important to you than us, you should be taking it more seriously!"

Wang Qi casually dusted off his clothes and answered, "A scholastic genius should face every exam with an air of indifference."

"If you fail, you're done for! Even if you want to show how extraordinary you are, you should at least feel a bit nervous, right?" Wu Fan pointed at Wu Shiqin nearby, "Just look at her, she's only a little worse off than you."

Wang Qi followed his gaze and saw Wu Shiqin standing motionless while playing with the Immortal Alliance Main Temple's defenses, her eyes filled with a fighting spirit, seeming extremely excited.

Is she having another bout of her combat addiction?

Wang Qi shook his head, then looked around. Further away, he saw Mao Zimiao. Just as expected, this foolish cat was still desperately reviewing her texts.

And among the other new disciples around, some had bloodshot eyes, utterly hyper, while others were dispirited, as if they had just gone through an all-nighter of cramming, or were timid and unprepared.

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Wang Qi sighed, "I just don't get you all. It's just an exam; is it worth all this?"

An exam is nothing more than solving problems.

And among the topics covered in the unified trials, was there a single question that they had not encountered before in their practice?

"You all... just need to tackle a few big problems!"

In the distance, Ai Changyuan was also resting with his eyes closed. Using the strength of the apple, he weakened gravity's effect on himself and then leveraged the buoyancy of the air to float two feet above the ground, sleeping comfortably. Lu Qianqian stood beside him, looking at him thoughtfully.

Changyuan really does make one feel at ease. The girl thought so.

Meanwhile, in another corner of the square, Bao Xiaoya regulated her breath in rhythm with a breathing technique. She had to use this method to calm herself.

In terms of theoretical knowledge, she was actually on the same level as Ai Changyuan. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't care about this written test. But yesterday's incident had forced her to take it seriously.

You have brought shame to the Bo Family. The young man had made it clear to her.

I am… a member of the Bo Family, descendant of a family that produced eleven individuals of the Carefree realm and countless Grandmasters...

So, this disgrace must be washed away by my own hands!

Further away, Fa Xiong, Sun Sheng, and other geniuses from different Immortal Institutes were also preparing for this major trial in their own ways!

When the bell at Xin Mountain Peak rang nine times, a dazzling brilliance rose from the Immortal Alliance Main Temple into the heavens. In a place out of the disciples' sight, the largest Sub-Device of the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror, the Xinyue Mirror, was emitting endless precious light. All candidates who carried the Immortal Registration Token, identified as new disciples of the Immortal Institutes, were pulled into the same Illusion in an instant.

Looking around at the purely ink-painted world, Wang Qi patted his forehead, feeling a bit dizzy, "Those artists of the Immortal Alliance, can't they use a 3D background that follows the principles of perspective? Backgrounds that don't obey the laws of optics might look beautiful on a flat surface, but when made three-dimensional, they just make people dizzy!"

"Set the Heavenly Transformation Formula in the range of the Tiger and Rabbit... tsk, tsk, starting off with this kind of foundational math and reasoning problem, it's really enough."

Wang Qi's tendency towards mathematics was revealed in the previous monthly tests, so the problems in front of him were also more math-oriented. Each candidate faced different problems, but the calculating power of the Ten Thousand Immortals True Mirror was so strong that it could create individualized tests for each candidate. Every problem in the Immortal Alliance's question bank had an exact difficulty coefficient, so the difficulty of every test was essentially the same.

"Of the following four motions, the one with constant acceleration is: A, the motion of a pendulum; B, circular motion; C, projectile motion; D, uniform rate of curve motion — The first question is always a giveaway." Ai Changyuan, expressionless, picked an answer, then moved on to the next question.

"When light hits a Medium from a vacuum at an angle of fifty-eight degrees, and the reflected light is linearly polarized, then the refractive index of this material is... This problem isn't too difficult! Ai Changyuan... Wang Qi... Bao Xiaoya, I definitely won't be inferior to any of you!" Hu Jianhao, still struggling, gritted his teeth as he solved the problems.

At the same time, different scenes were unfolding in different areas of the square. Some were crying, some were laughing.

This was the epitome of the road to Seeking Dao. There were countless people stepping forward on this grand path, but not everyone could keep up with the pace of the times; only a few could avoid falling out of line, becoming disconnected from the era, slowly turning into what they had once despised, the complacent Ancient Method Practitioners. The majority of those walking the path were merely maintaining it, making the road more appealing, more comfortable to walk on, and then crossed this trail more surely.

But the few who were at the forefront, breaking new ground, were always in the minority.

Three Two Hours later, Fa Xiong was the first to exit the environment, becoming this year's first candidate to hand in his paper. He looked around, sneered silently, and went off toward Xinyue Immortal City to drink.

Four Two Hours later, several candidates handed in their papers early in succession. The expressions of these students as they left the Illusion were mostly those of regret for not reviewing more.

Five Two Hours later, Wang Qi, Ai Changyuan, Bao Xiaoya, Wu Shiqin, and other top students also handed in their papers one after another.

Bao Xiaoya and Wang Qi almost stepped out of the Illusion one after the other. After leaving the Illusion, Wang Qi immediately took out a book from his Storage Bag and began to read as if no one else was around, heading to his residence while reading.

Mao Zimiao came out a bit earlier than Wang Qi. She approached him and asked, "Xiao Qi, why are you reading a book right after coming out, meow? The Martial Arts Examination is tomorrow; you should be resting up."

"It's fine, I haven't had such a pure session of mathematical reasoning in almost a month. I feel like what I really need to relax is my body."

Listening to this exchange, Bao Xiaoya walked up to Bao Xiaofeng and said, "Brother, spar with me today."