In that instant, Taoist breath surged like dragons writhing, as steam and dense fog erupted in boiling fury—the universe went into reverse! Suns and moons sped across the sky! Time turned backward!
When everything came to a standstill, Li Fan found himself sitting in a study, at the head of which sat a Taoist priest robed in white and black, surrounded by a group of youths similarly attired, in white garments, with round topknots on their heads. Everyone was hunched over their desks, frantically scribbling... taking an exam.
Li Fan glanced down at the exam paper, which tested knowledge of the human meridian charts, Taoist scriptures, and the basics of alchemy and talismans. At first glance, he had answered half of the questions incorrectly, and the handwriting was as ugly as chicken scratch.
Li Fan struggled to make out the name on the exam paper, but it was too illegible... just awful.
"You're actually a disciple of my Emei!"