Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 151 College Entrance Examination Reform

Wang Kui has been very irritable lately.

The previous year's gifted student, on whom he had placed high hopes, failed the final college entrance examination and did not receive a good evaluation. He only scored 99 out of 100, which prevented him from receiving the school's blessing award.

This year's college entrance examination has once again been plagued by bad news of reforms.

Fortunately, there was a promising talent in this cohort whom he had even higher hopes for.

Wang Kui's gaze swept almost imperceptibly over Chen Beiwu, a look of amazement in his eyes.

In Yuankong County, a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining age at nineteen is truly one of a kind.

Unfortunately, this year's college entrance examination reform has made it significantly more difficult than in previous years, and it remains to be seen whether Chen Beiwu will be able to successfully pass the exam and enter the Seventh and Ninth Imperial Clan.

"Please be quiet. The college entrance examination is about to begin. I have two pieces of news to announce, one good and one bad."

At this point, Wang Kui paused slightly, his tone becoming serious: "The good news is that this year, the Immortal Alliance is reforming its college entrance examination, adding a retest between the preliminary and final exams."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu's eyes showed surprise.

He was already used to the minor rule changes that occurred every hundred years during the Immortal Alliance College Entrance Examination.

I didn't expect such a major overhaul this year.

"Is the addition of a second round of the Immortal Alliance College Entrance Examination to more accurately select cultivation geniuses?" Chen Beiwu asked.

“That’s right.” Wang Kui nodded: “Because the final exam of the Immortal Alliance College Entrance Examination is too difficult, candidates below the prefecture level are prone to fail the exam instantly and receive a grade C rating, making it difficult to distinguish the specific differences between grade C candidates.”

"So strictly speaking, the establishment of this year's college entrance examination retest actually gave ordinary geniuses an extra opportunity."

A cultivator who achieves a Grade B rating in the second round of examinations, even if they only achieve a Grade C rating in the final round, still has a chance to enter the Seven-Nine Upper Sect.

Upon hearing this, the students in the classroom became excited.

"Quiet." Wang Kui unleashed his Foundation Establishment aura, slamming his ruler heavily on the podium.

"Look at your pathetic state!"

Wang Kui looked around and said with exasperation, "That's the Immortal Alliance College Entrance Examination. Even if the retest is slightly less difficult than the final test, it's not an exam you can pass by luck."

"If you don't work hard in your training, even if you are given another chance, you will only prove that you are indeed useless."

"Teacher Wang, what's the other bad news?" Xu Lingling suddenly raised her right hand.

After her spiritual root transformed into the Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root, her cultivation level, just as her father had predicted, surpassed her best friend Xu Ziqing, becoming one of only three Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators in the class.

However, because she didn't have a contracted spirit beast, she still couldn't defeat Xu Ziqing.

So she was very curious about what bad news the homeroom teacher had mentioned, and whether it would affect her best friend's college entrance exam evaluation.

"The bad news is simple: if you want to participate in the re-examination for this year's college entrance examination, you must sign a life-or-death contract in advance."

Wang Kui's words shocked everyone present.

Many students looked incredulous, and some even couldn't help but question it.

"What? Teacher Wang, are you kidding me?"

"How could the Immortal Alliance's college entrance examination possibly require signing a life-or-death contract?"

"That's right, the Immortal Alliance has never had such a precedent before!"

"..."

Wang Kui remained silent until all the students had stopped talking and vented their fears, then he revealed a disdainful smile and mocked:
"What's the point of cultivating immortality if you're afraid of death?"

"If you don't even have the courage to face life and death, you'll most likely never achieve Foundation Establishment."

"Of course, if you're really scared, you can give up the college entrance exam and go home to raise pigs." "I don't blame you, after all, you are the worst class of students I've ever taught."

Listening to the homeroom teacher's tired and tired sarcasm, Chen Beiwu smiled speechlessly and looked at Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling.

As expected, both women had an undisguised tension in their eyes.

"Can I participate in the final exam without signing a life-or-death contract?" Chen Beiwu asked calmly, though he held no hope.

The students in the classroom also realized what was happening and looked at Wang Kui expectantly.

"Unfortunately, no. Candidates who do not sign the 'life-or-death contract' are essentially forfeiting their chances of passing the final college entrance examination."

Upon hearing this answer, several of the more timid female students in the class turned pale and burst into silent tears, clearly having suffered a mental breakdown.

"You have two weeks to consider. Candidates who do not sign the life-or-death contract during this period will be considered to have given up and can only participate in the preliminary examination and enroll in a junior college."

After delivering the announcement, Wang Kui turned and left the classroom.

Although he didn't understand why this year's college entrance examination reform in the Immortal Alliance was so radical, there was nothing he could do.

A grain of sand from the Immortal Alliance era, falling on each person, becomes a mountain.

As an ordinary teacher, all he could do was obey the arrangements of the Immortal Alliance.

"Could Teacher Wang be joking?" Xu Lingling turned to look at Chen Beiwu.

"You can check the official website of the Immortal Alliance," Chen Beiwu reminded him. "The news about this year's college entrance examination system reform has already topped the trending searches on the Immortal Alliance's official website, causing a huge reaction on Tianyuan Star and attracting countless cultivators to discuss it. It can't be fake."

Xu Ziqing took out her phone and glanced at it, a wry smile on her face: "The homeroom teacher really knows how to keep things in suspense. What do you mean by two pieces of news, one good and one bad? They're clearly both bad news."

Signing a life-or-death contract means that there may be a life-threatening situation during this year's college entrance examination retest; the slightest carelessness could lead to death.

"Lingling, what are you planning to do?" Xu Ziqing asked her best friend.

Xu Lingling looked at the message that popped up on her phone screen with a helpless expression: "I think I'll have to give up this year's college entrance exam and take the special recruitment route of the sect."

Xu Ziqing was not surprised.

Uncle Xu was not an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, but a high-ranking official in the World Affairs Hall, one of the three major institutions of the Immortal Alliance, and he also had connections in higher positions.

If Uncle Xu is willing to pay a high price, he can let Lingling participate in the Thirteen Immortal Sect's assessment through the sect's special recruitment route.

"And you?" Xu Lingling asked with a worried look.

"What can I do? At worst, I'll just die." Xu Ziqing casually signed the life-and-death contract on her phone screen, leaving behind traces of her magical power and divine consciousness.

Although she also had a father who was a Golden Core cultivator, her circumstances were completely different from Lingling's.

Uncle Xu had only one daughter, Lingling, whom he cherished dearly.

Xu Ziqing's good father has hundreds of children. Whether he remembers her name or not is another matter, let alone going to great lengths to help her.

"How about I ask my father for help?" Xu Lingling said in a low voice.

“There’s no need. Our homeroom teacher is right about one thing: ‘What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you’re afraid of dying?’” Xu Ziqing shook her head and looked at Chen Beiwu.

"Yes, even breaking through from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment carries the risk of death."

Chen Beiwu had already signed the life-and-death contract and comforted him, saying, "With our strength, if we are careful, we can easily pass the re-examination and get into the Seventy-Nine Upper Sects. We don't even have no chance against the Thirteen Immortal Sects."

“That’s right. This year’s college entrance examination reform is both an opportunity and a challenge for us.” Xu Ziqing nodded in agreement.

This year, more second-generation cultivators chose to give up the college entrance examination, which increased her slim hope of being admitted to one of the Thirteen Immortal Sects.

(End of this chapter)