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Ninth level of Qi Refinement!
This cultivation level could have competed for the top scholar position in the immortal examinations, not just in Western Sichuan province, but in the entire Qin state in previous years.
Lin Mo suddenly realized something was amiss. With this level of cultivation, it should have been impossible to fail the Academy of Dao's recommendation review.
There could only be one answer—
Chu Wange had refused the recommendation and told them defiantly: "I'll take the exam myself!"
Of course, this was just Lin Mo's imagination. The actual reason was still unknown.
Geniuses always think differently from ordinary people. Perhaps Chu Wange wanted to rely on her own abilities to claim the top scholar position in this year's immortal examination?
Forget it, this free ride seems impossible to take. Better rely on myself.
In the world of cultivation, geniuses are everywhere, and protagonists are as common as dogs, but I have my own cheat code!
Lin Mo shook his head and was about to look away when his eyes suddenly caught Chu Wange's second mock exam scores:
[Candidate Name]: Chu Wange
[Literary Test Score]: 108 points (out of 1000)
[Immortal Test Score]: 980 points (out of 1000)
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Hiss~!
Lin Mo's pupils dilated slightly.
Both the Immortal Test score and the Literary Test score were shocking enough.
Not to mention that the Immortal Test score of 980 had already surpassed last year's top scholar in Western Sichuan province, how could one score so low on the Literary Test?
108 points...
In Old Li's words, throwing rice on the keyboard and letting a chicken peck at it would score higher than this!
So I'm high score, low ability, and you're low score, high ability, huh?
Lin Mo mocked inwardly.
The Literary Test in Qin State was unified across the state, but the content and main subjects differed from Lin Mo's previous life.
The main subjects were Astronomy and Geography, with optional subjects including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, and Literature.
Astronomy and Geography were worth 400 points each, and students could choose two optional subjects worth 100 points each.
The average Literary Test score for South Mountain No. 4 High School seniors was around 500 points. Even ordinary students could easily score three to four hundred points with minimal study.
For Lin Mo, most subjects weren't difficult, just a matter of relearning. Getting full marks wasn't a problem.
Geography wasn't too challenging either. Although the Nine Regions of the Earth Element were vast and diverse, the high school knowledge points weren't too extreme. Rote memorization plus understanding made it easy to score high.
The difficulty lay in Astronomy, which required mastery of complex knowledge points such as celestial bodies, meteorology, star patterns, lunar calendars, and calculations.
This was also the key subject for score differentiation.
Being able to score more than half the points in Astronomy already qualified one as a top student.
Consistently scoring over 300 points was considered genius level.
Yours truly belongs to the latter category...
Lin Mo suddenly felt a sense of superiority.
With his scores, if he gave up on the immortal examination, he could enter a top university in Qin State, similar to Tsinghua or Peking University in his previous life.
Unfortunately, this was a world of cultivation, where cultivators were the elite.
Choosing to attend a regular university would essentially cut off the path of cultivation.
Chu Wange's starting point was the endpoint for ordinary people.
The ninth level of Qi Refinement was basically the limit for independent cultivators.
The reason was simple: only the Academy of Dao possessed the Foundation Establishment methods.
No matter how rich or powerful others were, without the Academy's permission, they couldn't practice Foundation Establishment methods.
Privately teaching Foundation Establishment methods was a violation and would result in divine punishment from the Heavenly Dao System.
Although I don't know what this Heavenly Dao System is... Lin Mo shrugged. When he turned his head to look at Chu Wange again, he realized she had already left at some point.
Moving so fast!?
Lin Mo glanced at the time and saw it was almost 6:30 PM. He jumped up from his chair.
The cafeteria food is almost gone!
He hurriedly filled out today's check-in record and ran quickly towards the cafeteria.
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Evening self-study time.
Lin Mo, who had eaten only to 30% fullness, rubbed his stomach as he walked into Old Li's office. He immediately heard a familiar voice.
"Teacher Li, you don't need to persuade me!"
The forceful rebuttal echoed loudly in the classroom. Lin Mo looked towards the source of the sound...
What a coincidence, he saw the "protagonist" again.
Ye Chen stood in front of Old Li's desk, raising his head stubbornly, seemingly arguing about something.
"Tsk tsk~!"
Before Lin Mo could continue watching, he heard two sly dog-like sounds from the side. He turned his head to look.
Sure enough, it was Zhang Dahai, that unfilial son, along with a few other unfortunate souls who had scrambled for red envelopes in the group chat this morning.
They were all squeezed around a tea table, copying cultivation method essentials.
Lin Mo chuckled and took two quick steps to squeeze in with them.
He raised an eyebrow and asked in a low voice:
"Rich dog, why are you here too? Are you really that desperate for one cent?"
Zhang Dahai wiggled his eyebrows and said softly, "Even one cent is money."
I don't know, but you clearly know you're fighting for just one cent, right?
Well, well, truly worthy of being called a rich dog!
Lin Mo mocked inwardly, then quickly shifted his gaze to Ye Chen and Old Li. The atmosphere over there was clearly off.
Sure enough, after listening for a moment, he understood. They were discussing the arena match he had personally witnessed earlier.
He heard Old Li say earnestly:
"The original intention of setting up the arena was for students to exchange cultivation techniques, not to show off their strength through violence!"
Ye Chen snorted coldly: "It was just giving him a lesson, how serious could it be?"
Old Li frowned and said, "The other student's parents just called. They said it might affect his immortal examination. You don't consider such injuries serious?"
"So what?" Ye Chen said in a deep voice. "Teacher Li, we cultivators are meant to struggle against heaven and compete with others! In the future, whether facing cultivators of other races or in secret realms, won't we face life and death situations!?"
"The arena battles are naturally the same!"
Upon hearing this, not only did Old Li frown, but even Lin Mo on the side furrowed his brows.
Brother, are you alright?
How can you compare fighting alien cultivators to battling classmates at school? These two things aren't comparable at all.
Old Li indeed sighed and said:
"You! You're far too competitive. Cultivation isn't just about the body, but also the mind!"
"When sparring with classmates, you must be mindful of limits and consequences. No matter what, you must take some responsibility for today's incident."
Finally, Old Li lowered his voice and said quietly:
"Moreover, Little Zhu's father is a logistics manager at the Academy of Dao, and you haven't passed the immortal examination yet!"
This was meant as a kind reminder, but when Ye Chen heard it, his expression changed. He even laughed coldly:
"It's just a mere first-rank manager, what does that amount to! Even if the old man comes after beating the young one, I'm not afraid. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't bully the young..."
"Pfft!"
Lin Mo couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
"Hahaha!!"
Zhang Dahai and the others who were copying texts nearby also couldn't resist. They covered their mouths and giggled.
Hearing the laughter, Ye Chen turned his head and glared fiercely at Lin Mo.
It's not just me, bro. I'm not the only one laughing, why are you only glaring at me?
Lin Mo covered his mouth, trying hard to control his facial muscles.
Besides, I'm trained. Unless it's extremely funny, I generally don't laugh.
Feeling the pressure of Ye Chen's sixth level of Qi Refinement, he silently glanced at the [Luck Value: 1] lying in his status panel, then raised an eyebrow and glared back:
You think you're the only "protagonist" here?