On the Avenue.

Chapter 298 The Theory of the Integration of Spells and Magic (I want to make progress, please give me a monthly ticket!)
The second session of the written examination was still held in the original hall. The examiners, Fuxi and Bi'an were still invigilators. There were fifteen desks and fifteen cushions. The examinees were still Chen Shi, Gongzi and Zhang You.

The topics of this examination were the theory of combining civil and military affairs, the theory of great unification, etc.

Chen Shi chose the theory of the unity of talismans and magic and wrote down his name and place of origin. The clerk pondered for a moment and then picked up the pen to write the theory for him.

Zhang You also selected a topic and handed it to the clerk beside him. He looked at Chen Shi and Gongzi in front of him, smiled, and said, "Have you heard? A big thing happened in the inner city of Xijing last night. Even my uncle was alarmed and went to Qianyang Street in person."

The young master's body trembled slightly and he sat there motionless.

Chen Shi's heart was slightly moved. Qianyang Street? It seemed that the street in front of Chen's house was Qianyang Street.

"What happened last night?" he inquired.

Zhang You smiled and said, "Some people heard foxes barking and sheep bleating in the streets. There was also a light explosion in the city, which illuminated Xijing for a moment, which was quite amazing. I also heard that during the morning court session, some senior officials were sick and did not come to the court, so there were many rumors."

The young master said calmly: "What rumors?"

Zhang You smiled and said, "I heard that someone fought a lot in the inner city last night, trying to do something big, but unfortunately they were not as skilled as others. I also heard that someone was very insidious and had been hiding his strength until last night, scaring many people."

The young master's eyes twitched.

Zhang You is the core member of the Zhang family. He has tried to win over this person many times, but strangely enough, Zhang You has always kept a distance from him. Although he is polite, he has never shown loyalty to him like other children from aristocratic families.

What Zhang You said, he woke up after practicing all night and heard people talking about it inside Fuzheng Pavilion.

"I don't know what Fuzheng Pavilion did last night."

The young master suddenly said, "If I knew about this, I would definitely stop them. I will take the exam with my own ability and there is no need to use such despicable means."

There was a hint of anger in his voice, and it sounded like he was explaining something to Chen Shi.

His own men had no confidence in him, and they attacked Chen's mansion at night on their own initiative, but were defeated again. Even the Zhonglang Fan Peng died in Chen's mansion. What they did that night was a lot of noise but little results, and they were laughed at by others, which made him feel ashamed.

Chen Shi glanced at him. He knew nothing about what the young master and Zhang You were talking about. When he got up in the morning, his house was clean and the streets were clean, just like usual.

He looked at the clerk in front of him who was writing furiously and asked loudly: "Examiner, can I write this essay myself?"

The examiners looked gloomy: "No noise allowed!"

Chen Shi was very angry.

The purpose of his choosing the theory of the unity of talismans and magic was to create some difficulties for the petty officials.

He has studied the most about talismans and magic, and his family has a deep understanding of the subject, so his starting point is higher than others. Moreover, it is very difficult for others to combine talismans and magic. If you want to make achievements in this area, in addition to having talent, you need to spend decades of hard work.

He even wanted the clerk to give up and write the essay himself. Otherwise, what was the fun of this essay test?
However, the clerk in front of him seemed to be very confident in his own attainments. He wrote as if inspired by God, and quickly finished writing. He then pressed the test paper under a paperweight to dry.

Chen Shi read it word by word and could not help being moved. He looked up at the clerk who was writing for him. He saw that the clerk was no more than 30 years old, probably less than 40 years old. The clothes he was wearing were not official uniforms but clerk uniforms. He should be the clerk in the Ministry of Rites who was responsible for writing.

"My dear brother, you have achieved great accomplishments in the integration of talismans and magic! You have basically mastered the talismans and magic, and you can be called a master!"

Chen Shi couldn't help but ask, "I have seen many talisman masters, but few can surpass you in talisman skills. Why are you only a clerk in the Ministry of Rites?"

The clerk looked gloomy and whispered, "I have a poor family background."

Chen Shi was silent for a moment, then asked, "What is your cultivation level?"

The clerk raised his head and glanced at the examiner quietly, then lowered his voice and said, "I am already in the Void Refining Realm, and it is difficult for me to make any further progress."

Chen Shi thought of what Tian Yue'e and the others had said, and said, "The Refining Void Realm is the limit of what you can achieve. To go further, you need someone to help you. However, with your attainments in the magic of talismans, you have already achieved the transformation of magic talismans, and the talismans are born from the mind. The next step is to make the magic be born from the mind. You have reached this stage, and you no longer need anyone to help you. Looking at the entire Xijing, how many people can achieve this?"

He was full of emotions.

It is a great irony that such a master among talisman masters can only work as a clerk in the Ministry of Rites, specifically helping powerful people like him to cheat.

The clerk holding the pen dared not speak.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "However, you still made a few mistakes."

The clerk looked up in surprise and stared at Chen Shi.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Your understanding of the unity of talismans and magic is biased towards the direction of technique, which is more like magic. If you master the talismans, you can understand the corresponding skills. You are lacking in this aspect. In this topic, you show that your understanding of the law is flawed. Here."

He pointed to a piece of writing and said, "You said that the art of talismans comes from nature. The law you mentioned here refers to the art, not the method. You are looking for the art through talismans, not the law."

The clerk tilted his head and pondered carefully. He found that his argument was indeed flawed. He was moved and leaned forward and asked, "May I ask for your advice?"

These days Chen Shi has also been learning what Creator Xiaowu said about comprehending the principles of the realm of ghosts and gods from talismans. Although he has not gained much, he still has some understanding of the techniques from comprehending the talismans. He immediately told him what he had gained during this period.

"I have been studying the Supreme Eight Trigrams Body Protection Talisman these days, using it to reverse deduce the spells, and then using the spells to reverse deduce the Eight Trigrams Body Protection Talisman. I have made some progress."

Chen Shi raised his right hand, and his qi and blood began to flow. Suddenly, all kinds of bright hexagrams appeared around him. Soon the Eight Trigrams became three-dimensional, and the various lines became unpredictable. The lines changed and evolved into celestial and terrestrial images such as heaven, earth, wind, fire, thunder and lake.

Chen Shi pinched a hexagram with his right hand, and the eight hexagrams around him all changed to Gen, and he said, "This is the art."

The clerk holding the pen nodded slightly.

Chen Shi changed his seals and soon performed the eight basic spells of the Eight Trigrams Body Protection Talisman. He said, "From talismans to spells, I can already be called a master. From the Eight Trigrams to the Sixty-Four Trigrams, I use myself as a furnace to evolve the sixty-four trigrams, encompassing thousands of changes. I can be called a master."

On a whim, he stood up and practiced and explained in the examination room, deducing the eight trigrams into sixty-four trigrams.

The clerk holding the pen nodded repeatedly.

The unity of talismans and methods that he discussed in his thesis has been deduced to this point!
Zhang You and Gongzi also turned sideways and looked over here.

Surprisingly, the examiners did not stop Chen Shi. They were obviously attracted by Chen Shi's theory of the unity of talismans and magic.

At this time, Chen Shi used himself as a furnace, and the Qi and blood in his body changed with the hexagrams. He deduced and displayed the process of cultivation in which he regarded himself as heaven and earth and used the laws of nature bit by bit!

"The appearance of the sky and the earth are all my appearances. My physical body is the Eight Trigrams furnace. I use it to refine the golden elixir, cultivate the Nascent Soul, transform the Primordial Spirit, merge the body to kill the Three Corpses, and refine the Spirit to return to the Void. That's not a problem!"

Chen Shi stopped the movement, and the various hexagrams around him kept changing. He put them into the Eight Trigrams Furnace in his body and refined them in the furnace. He said, "I think this is the hidden skill in the Supreme Eight Trigrams Body Protection Scroll!"

The clerk was stunned and stood up excitedly, saying repeatedly: "It is true! So this is the integration of talismans and magic!"

He was inexplicably excited and bowed to Chen Shi to the ground. Suddenly, he felt that this was not solemn enough, so he bowed down hurriedly and kowtowed, saying, "I am grateful for your teaching!"

He originally thought that Chen Shi was just like everyone else, just a dandy kid from a wealthy family, so he needed to take the exam for him.

I didn't expect that his attainments in talismans were much higher than his! Chen Shi helped him up, and the clerk holding the pen was still too excited to control himself, saying: "I thought I had already cultivated my talisman skills to the extreme, but I didn't expect to receive guidance from a noble person!"

Zhang You and Gongzi both raised their eyebrows but said nothing.

If they had heard about this in the past, they would have thought that this clerk was bribed by Chen Shi to build momentum for himself and win the support of the people. Because both Zhang You and the young master had done this kind of thing.

Especially the young master, he has mastered it to perfection.

But this time they saw it with their own eyes.

Chen Shi, indeed, used his talent to impress the highly skilled clerk in front of him, and he also reversed the martial arts techniques from the talismans and demonstrated them perfectly in front of them!

This kind of talent made both of them feel heavy in their hearts.

At this time, only half an hour had passed since the exam started.

Suddenly, the clerk's body shook slightly, and his three-meter-tall soul emerged involuntarily. Auspicious aura and rosy light appeared in his body, connecting with the soul.

His soul merged with his physical body, and in an instant his body grew to three meters tall. He had to keep his head down in the hall to avoid bumping into the ceiling.

The clerk was stunned, and quickly dispersed and kowtowed to Chen Shi: "Student Cheng Qi, thank you for your guidance, Master!"

When Chen Shi was explaining the Eight Trigrams Self-Defense Technique, his mind was opened, and he realized the method of refining the void and merging the body. As a result, he broke through to the fusion realm in the examination room!
He originally thought that he had no hope of advancing to the next level in this life, but he did not expect that he would have such a fortuitous encounter while taking the exam for someone else. Therefore, he no longer called Chen Shi a noble man, but called him his mentor.

Chen Shi highly respected his knowledge and said with a smile: "Brother Cheng, you don't have to be polite. You are very knowledgeable and I admire you very much."

The young man frowned slightly, looked at the answer sheet in front of him, and met the expectant gaze of the clerk who was taking the exam for him.

His expression did not change.

He chose the theory of grand unification, and his writing was very good. He could not find any fault with it and could not give any comments.

Zhang You smiled and ignored the expectant gaze of his clerk and did not try to give any instructions.

He knew that his level was not good enough, and forcing others to teach him would only make him look bad. He thought, "Sure enough, the decision to ask someone to take the exam for me was a wise one. Asking someone to take the exam for me will limit Chen Shi's performance, so that he can only get full marks, and we won't be embarrassed."

An hour later, the examiner came to collect the papers.

Although Chen Shi was unable to write the essay himself, he felt extremely satisfied.

Guiding a minor official who had been in trouble for a long time, allowing him to comprehend the mystery of talismans and successfully break through his inherent realm, was a piece of cake for him, but for Cheng Qi, it changed his life's destiny!
When Chen Shi walked out of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Tang, Granny Sha and others came forward and were about to ask him how he did in the exam. At this time, an official from the Ministry of Rites came up to Chen Shi and bowed, saying, "I am Cheng Qi, your student, and I would like to thank you, sir. From now on, if you have any instructions, just let me know. Cheng Qi will do my best to help you!"

Chen Shi hurriedly supported him and said with a smile: "Master Cheng, you have already thanked me in the examination room, why do you need to do it again? Hurry up and get up."

Cheng Qi stood up and said solemnly: "I thank you for your guidance in the examination room just now, and this time I thank you for helping me break through!"

Chen Tang was extremely shocked to see that Cheng Qi, a minor official from the Ministry of Rites, was so respectful to Chen Shi that he treated him like a student!
It's really weird!

However, the cultivation level of this minor official in the Ministry of Rites is too high. He is actually already a great master in the fusion realm!
There were many petty officials in Xijing who had no official positions, like a swarm of fish crossing the river. For example, many officials in the Ministry of Revenue were only minor officials of the ninth rank, and their cultivation level was at the level of Lianxu.

But it is too outrageous that someone in the Fusion Realm is still a minor official without an official position!
At this time, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites walked by and said expressionlessly: "Cheng Qi, you have disrupted the law and order in the imperial examination and have been dismissed from your post by the Ministry of Rites. Come to the government office this afternoon and pack up your things!"

Cheng Qi looked pale and panicked, and felt dizzy.

The Left Vice Minister of Rites has already left.

Cheng Qi steadied himself, feeling distraught. He had been working in Beijing for more than ten years. His family and fellow villagers all knew that he was an official in Xijing. Although it was not clear how high his position was, it must be very important to be an official in Xijing. His family members felt honored when they mentioned him.

If I get fired this time, I won't have the pride I want when I go back.

And what can he do after he returns?
Go back and bully men and women to become a local bully? He will definitely offend the local dignitaries, be regarded as a traitor and sent to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and become the leader of the banner.

Go back to teach and become a private school teacher? Others will definitely point fingers at me behind my back, saying that I committed a crime in Xijing and ended up in the countryside.

Go back and be a talisman master? That would be a good way to make a living.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Master Cheng, there is always a way out. Why don't you go to Hongshan Hall and be a teacher or a master of incense? The monthly salary is higher than your salary in the Ministry of Rites. I will also be a teacher in Hongshan Hall. These people are all guest officials."

He was talking about Granny Sha, Qing Yang and others.

Feng Tianhuan, the eunuch, sat in a wheelchair and said with a smile, "You can also go to my East Factory and be a eunuch. If you don't mind, Cheng Xiaoyou can call me your foster father."

Cheng Qi frowned and decided to join Hongshan Hall.

Eunuch Feng was quite regretful and said, "We in the East Factory need talents like you. It would be great to be a eunuch. It would relieve you of all your worries."

At this time, Zhang You walked out of the Ministry of Rites, and when he saw Eunuch Feng, he hurried forward to greet him.

Eunuch Feng looked him up and down in surprise, and said repeatedly, "Good! Good! Is your father all right?"

"My father is in good health and has always been concerned about Uncle Feng's legs." Zhang You said.

They exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then Zhang You said goodbye and left.

Eunuch Feng watched him walk away and said to everyone, "The Zhang family has another talented person. This Zhang You is from the lineage of the Zhang family's patriarch and is being trained as the next generation patriarch. If Master Chen encounters him in the martial arts exam, he must be careful. Your father almost tied with such a person back then."

Chen Shi was extremely surprised. He looked at Chen Tang and whispered, "Chen Tang, which patriarch of the Thirteenth Family did you tie with?"

Before Chen Tang could answer, Eunuch Feng said with a smile, "The current head of the Yan family is Yan Hanqing. Old Yan is probably already in the Mahayana realm, right? Even if he's not Mahayana, he's not far off. If we fight again, Chen Tang, can you win?"

Chen Tang shook his head and said modestly: "How can I guarantee victory? At most it will be a draw."

Chen Shi whispered, "Chen Tang, when you duelled with Yan Hanqing, were you both at the same realm, or was he one realm lower than you?"

"In the same realm." Chen Tang said.

Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly: "That's okay."

Chen Tang's face darkened and he scolded, "How come you're fine? There's still a gap between us in realm!"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Isn't it enough to level the realm? I must get first place in this examination!"

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