After lunch, there was a spiritual aptitude test.
At this time the rain stopped.
Water droplets fell intermittently from the eaves, gathering into small puddles on the bumpy ground, reflecting the gray sky.
The whole courtyard is filled with the fragrance of earth.
As the qualification test was about to begin, Gu Xu was still in a calm mood.
Because he knows that his cultivation talent is very strong - after all, he has paid for it with his life span.
As for how strong he was specifically, and how it compared with other geniuses from the Da Qi Dynasty, he didn't know.
But he would know the answer soon.
I saw two followers brought by Chu Fengge, the exorcist doctor, panting as they moved a heavy black stone and placed it in the center of the yard.
This stone is half a person tall and looks smooth and round.
"This is the Tianyan Stone," Shi Xiaohan stood next to Gu Xu and introduced to him. "It is a special magic weapon refined from black jade by the monks of the Exorcist Department. It has the power to deduce the secrets of heaven. As long as you put your hand on it, On this stone, if you inject true energy into it, it will produce visions."
What vision? The third stage of fighting spirit?
Gu Xu secretly complained.
"The visions produced by the Tianyan Stone are divided into grades," Shi Xiaohan paused for a moment, and then introduced, "The lowest grade is nine, and the highest grade is one. The higher the monk's cultivation potential, the higher the grade that produces the vision. High, there are the sun, moon, stars, rivers, lakes and seas, as well as flowers, plants, trees, birds, beasts, insects, fish, etc.”
"Xiaohan, have you tested your aptitude with Tianyan Stone before?" Gu Xu asked curiously.
Shi Xiaohan clasped his hands on his chest, with a hint of pride on his face: "Of course I have tested it. I tested the fourth-grade abnormality 'Lonely Bird and Falling Clouds', and my relatives and friends said that I was an unprecedented genius in the entire family. , we will definitely accomplish great things in the future.”
"When Shi Nuxia became a second-level monk at the age of seventeen, how could she not be a genius?" Gu Xu habitually said what she liked to hear, "It seems that Tian Yanshi is quite discerning."
"Your results will definitely not be worse than mine," Shi Xiaohan also began to habitually brag to each other in business, "Maybe you can detect a rare third-grade anomaly.
"Have you heard of Su Xiao from Jiange? He is now regarded as an ancestor by the entire Jiange because he detected the third-grade phenomenon 'Ten Thousand Swords of Frost'.
"There is also Mr. Chu, the examiner from the capital. He also won the favor of Chief Luo of the Exorcist Department because he detected the third-grade phenomenon 'Ten Miles of Spring Breeze'..."
It seems that Chu Fengge does have the capital to be narcissistic.
Hearing this, Gu Xu silently thought to himself.
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At this moment, the inner courtyard of the Yamen was already crowded with people watching the excitement.
Today's assessment is undoubtedly a major event that has not been seen in Yishui County for many years.
The monks from the Exorcism Department and even the mortal government servants temporarily put down their work and came to watch.
"Compared with Brother Gu and this middle-aged uncle from Qingzhou Prefecture, who do you think is more powerful?"
"Brother Gu is the best in the world," Wang Yang took the lead in shouting, "I will not accept refutation."
"Gu Xu, you have to bring honor to our Yishui!" Someone climbed onto the window sill and shouted at Gu Xu, "I don't want a foreigner to be my immediate boss!"
Gu Xu smiled and said nothing.
After a while, officials from the capital knocked on the wooden wall a few times to signal everyone present to keep quiet and announced that the qualification test had officially begun.
"Then...brother Gu, I'll go over first?" Ma Qin asked Gu Xu in a low voice.
Early death and early rebirth. This was Ma Qin's inner thought at this time.
As long as he ran away fast enough after the test, he wouldn't be hit by the pervert Gu Xu.
"No problem." Gu Xu agreed readily.
Immediately, Ma Qin took a deep breath, strode forward, put his hand on the "Tianyan Stone", and poured real energy into it.
Then he closed his eyes and whispered over and over again: "Supreme Haotian, Emperor Ziwei, please protect me..."
Because he was so nervous, he didn't even dare to open his eyes to see the results.
After a few seconds, the silent "Tianyan Stone" finally changed.
On the dark surface of the "Tian Yan Stone", dots of milky white light suddenly appeared, which were bright and unobtrusive, like hundreds of thousands of fireflies dancing gracefully on a summer night.
"The seventh-grade vision, 'Fireflies flowing on a starry night'." The capital official announced in a cold tone.
This result was not beyond Machin's expectation.
Because he knows that he is just an ordinary person, not one of those peerless geniuses with amazing qualifications.
Otherwise, he would not have been practicing for nearly twenty years and still be an ordinary second-level monk.
So he sighed softly, turned around and walked into the crowd.
The whispers from the crowd lingered in his ears:
"This person from Qingzhou Prefecture is nothing more than this..."
"I think it's okay to fuck me..."
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In the Daqi Dynasty, the ninth grade was the lowest qualification and had almost no value in cultivation.
The seventh and eighth grades belong to the ordinary level.
The fifth and sixth grades are the upper-middle level. If you practice diligently, you may have the opportunity to become a capable minister and general in your own right.
The third and fourth grades are relatively rare, and are often regarded as core heirs by large sects and families, and resources are devoted to their cultivation.
The second grade can be said to be a genius that is rare to see in a century. As long as he doesn't die midway, he can basically grow into the top master of the Daqi Dynasty.
As for the first grade, it only exists in legends.
"Gu Xu, it's your turn."
After Ma Qin left the yard, Shi Xiaohan pulled Gu Xu's sleeve and whispered.
Gu Xu nodded and stepped forward under the gaze of everyone.
Then he stretched out his hand and touched the dark "Heavenly Stone".
Slippery, cool, without any warmth.
"I don't know if the talent I gained with my life span is worth the price." He thought as he poured real energy into the stone.
The temperature on the surface of Tianyan Stone began to rise sharply.
Shi Xiaohan looked at him intently and held his breath unconsciously.
Wang Yang stood on tiptoes in the crowd, jumping up from time to time just to see more clearly.
Chen Jisheng stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, his pupils reflecting Gu Xu's every move, but his face remained expressionless as always.
Today is supposed to be a rainy day.
The sky was gray and the yard was foggy.
The whole world looks like a plain black and white ink painting.
However, the moment Gu Xu touched the "Tian Yan Stone", the black and white picture was suddenly dyed with bright and vivid colors.
The withered branches sprouted new green, the accumulated water on the ground glowed brightly, and even the sparrows perched on the eaves seemed to have changed into clean and beautiful feathers, chirping happily.
In the spring of Budeze, all things will be radiant.
People subconsciously squinted their eyes, almost thinking that the chilling autumn and winter seasons had long passed, and the brightest spring days had arrived.
And the handsome young man in a green shirt stood calmly where the light shone brightest.
The golden sunshine surrounded him, surrounded him, and protected him, making him look like a god in charge of light.
Seeing such a scene, Wang Yang stood there stunned, wanting to write a poem to express his excitement. However, due to his lack of literary talent, what he finally blurted out was: "Brother Gu is so handsome."
On the other side, Shi Xiaohan put his hands on his hips and looked around at the stunned crowd with a little pride on his face, thinking: Hey, I already knew that Gu Xu was very powerful.
Chen Jisheng had a complicated smile on his face, with both relief and pity in his eyes.
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Note:
"The spring brings brilliance to all things." - Han Dynasty Yuefu's "Long Song Xing"
