Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 722: Chapter 0722: Mysterious Scroll (Please Subscribe)

Within the Imperial Examination Hall.

After the candidates made their appearance, the stressful examination grading process began.

The papers of thousands of candidates were not graded by one person but by a series of examination administrators from various rooms.

After their review, those candidates disqualified were eliminated, and the others were further examined by higher-ranking officials.

After these two stages, the final papers recommended to the chief examiner were the cream of the crop.

In every study room, there was a mountain-like pile of examination papers.

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“This one can’t make it. How dare he take the examination with his incomprehensible composition?”

“This one… even has typographic errors… Wait, it’s from the Royal Family. Let’s lower the standards for this one…”

An examiner scrutinized the paper attentively.

The world, unlike ancient times, contained mysterious power and naturally, families who had built their reputation based on this power couldn’t be ignored by the Imperial Court, so compromises had to be made.

At least half of the candidates every year were these ‘scions of aristocratic families’.

As for the remaining half, they were judged purely on their literary talent, hence truly talented individuals had a chance.

At that moment, he got hold of a paper, his face brightened: “These words…excellent! They are excellent! Round as beads, smooth as jade, without considering anything else, this style of handwriting itself is enough to be selected.”

When he read the essay, he was taken aback: “It is phrased succinctly and captures the essence of the literature. Excellent! Truly Excellent!”

When he found such paper, there was no need to say more. He directly selected it to be given to the higher-ranking examiner.

When the senior examiner read it, he too was amazed, “This article is worthy of celebration!”

He ordered someone to present it to the chief examiner, Linfeng Immortal.

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Inside the Chief Examiner’s Room.

Linfeng Immortal sat leisurely in his Daoist robe.

There were very few papers that passed through several stages to reach him, and given an Immortal’s ability to read ten lines in a glance, this was essentially nothing.

Moreover, deep down, he didn’t attach importance to this literary examination.

No matter how splendid an essay can be, does it contain any Strength?

Therefore, even if someone was playing tricks in the examination hall, such as that youngster from the Lv Family, he’d let it be.

Only the following trial of aptitude and character was the real test.

Suddenly, his face flushed abnormally. He coughed lightly and looked at his right hand.

Upon his skin, numerous tiny dark red granules appeared. Their density was terrifying.

Linfeng Immortal’s expression remained unchanged. He pulled out a vermilion pill from his bosom and swallowed it.

After a short while, the granules disappeared, revealing his smooth skin. It seemed as if everything that had just happened was nothing more than an illusion.

“Shuangxuan…you, who obstructed my way, wait till I Ascend. Then we will settle our scores!”

Linfeng Immortal snorted lightly and took out an odd black crystal.

Within the semi-transparent crystal, there was a strange talisman sealed, seemingly made of flesh and blood. Numerous twisted muscles formed some sort of symbol on its surface, giving it a distressed look.

If there wasn’t this outer layer of crystal seal, the talisman could certainly break free, leaking Breath.

“Immortal Realm Symbol Summoning…struggling to get this while being injured by Shuangxuan in the past, it’s well worth it…”

With a wave of his hand, Linfeng Immortal put away the Symbol Summoning into his sleeve.

Not long after, there came a knock at the door: “Immortal…another paper has been recommended.”

“Come in.”

He spoke indifferently.

An examiner immediately brought a paper in, placed it respectfully on the desk, bowed, and then left.

Linfeng Immortal glanced at it, slightly moved: “The handwriting is not bad…”

He started carefully examining the paper.

The candle-flame flickered in the surrounding darkness. In the flickering light, the strokes of characters on the paper seemed to glimmer in varying degrees.

“Hmm, pretty good, pretty good.”

Linfeng Immortal didn’t notice, he smiled and said: ” Standard and exemplary in every way.”

The quality of the essay was truly good, causing him to be slightly intoxicated.

Suddenly, Linfeng Immortal felt something wasn’t right.

The characters on the paper, strokes suddenly joined together, leading his eyes around as if they were a dancing dragon or snake.

Each horizontal and vertical stroke, each hook and dot, seemed to completely lose their structure and meaning, becoming doodles that a child randomly drew.

No!

It wasn’t that the words lost their meaning, but he himself was affected and forgot the meaning of the words.

It was like transitioning from a highly learned scholar to an illiterate man in an instant!

“How audacious! Who dares to harm me!”

Although Linfeng Immortal was a Weird Immortal, just with the shock, he reacted swiftly, attempting to resist.

But just then, a pair of hands like jade stretched out from the examination paper!

Slap!

They grabbed Linfeng Immortal’s shoulders and pulled him into the paper without any warning!

Linfeng Immortal was caught off guard and before he could react, he was dragged into the paper and disappeared without a trace!

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“What is this…”

Linfeng Immortal looked around.

This was a small space, surrounded by characters that formed a cage-like structure.

Opposite him was a young man with a handsome face that felt strangely familiar, staring at him calmly.

“Xu Changqing…”

As a Weird Immortal, his memory was incredibly sharp. The moment he tried to recollect, he remembered.

Linfeng Immortal was shocked: “You… you didn’t die? You’ve even become a Weird Immortal, how is that possible?”

“In the remains of Xing Tian, thanks to your grace, I dare not to forget. Today, I have come to consult you again!”

Xu Changqing spoke politely, his back clothes burst open, and eight black tentacles spread out.

“Even if you have cultivated into an Immortal, I am still your senior, and today I am going to teach you a lesson!”

Linfeng Immortal sneered; his body exploded to reveal layers of fine, black scales on the surface of his body. The hairs spread out in all directions, prying into the surrounding Void.

‘Something is wrong…’

Xu Changqing’s expression became slightly serious: ‘His breath is somewhat weak…’

“It seems…you have suffered injuries before, and have not fully recovered yet. Little Qingzi, your fortune has arrived.”

In Xu Changqing’s sea of consciousness, Su Lu chuckled.

Just at that moment, strings of black hair drilled from the void behind Xu Changqing, stands erect like quills made of steel, piercing towards his vital spots.

Slap!

Xu Changqing’s hair also exploded, entangling his black hair with steel bars.

At the same time, he manipulated the tentacles behind him, as if two green and black pythons surged towards the monster on the opposite side. The surface of the mysterious Rune shone brightly.

“Joy!”

The monster, which Linfeng Immortal had turned into, chuckled and threw out a character.

In that instant…

Xu Changqing recalled his carefree childhood when he used to play with his friends, the pure joy of those times – as if the one standing on the opposite side was an old friend he hadn’t seen in years. His tentacles’ power weakened significantly and Linfeng Immortal easily dodged.

“Xu Changqing… I will kill you, your family, your friends!”

Linfeng Immortal roared, triggering Xu Changqing’s deep-seated anger, making him almost lose his sanity.

“Tsk, tsk…so this is the reality of the situation.”

Just then, Su Lu’s voice sounded in Xu Changqing’s mind.