In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 367 In order to pass the Celestial Official Examination, Su Youlin actually did this?

Su Yuan pondered for ten hours on how to answer these three difficult questions, but still had no clue whatsoever.

Even though he had secretly interrogated Su Youlin's soul again and again, the guy still couldn't give a decent answer.

As for Zhu Qingqing and Feng Wuyai, needless to say, these two old men from 100,000 years ago were completely out of touch with the thinking of the Celestial Officials' Examination and couldn't even understand the questions.

Indeed, compared to personal wisdom, the power of money and authority is more useful.

Su Yuan pretended to look at the written test questions for a while, then pretended to be thinking about the questions and closed his eyes to rest.

The written exam lasts only one and a half hours, or three hours.

Three hours may sound like a long time, but for students struggling with difficult questions on the exam, it will pass in the blink of an eye.

Soon, a full hour had passed.

Most test takers had already filled their exam papers with dense writing, but they were still unsure whether their answers were right or wrong.

At that moment, the male examiner sitting on the far right of the examiner's seat stood up and surveyed the thousand candidates present along the aisle.

As he passed a candidate, the latter took out a heavy money bag from his pocket and placed it on the table.

The male examiner subtly concealed the money pouch with his sleeve. As the sleeve swept across the candidate's desk, not only did the money pouch disappear, but the exam paper on the desk was also replaced.

The answers to the three major questions were written in neat handwriting.

Although this scene was concealed, it could not be hidden from Su Yuan and some candidates who knew the 'passing rules'.

Many people looked at the candidate with envy.

I got the answers to all three questions right away. Did I pay the full 18,000 spirit coins in one go?
He must be a wealthy second-generation immortal, with unlimited potential for officialdom!
And such incidents are not isolated cases.

When the examiners passed by, a very small number of candidates also handed over spirit coins.

Some got the answer to one question, while others got the answer to two questions, giving them a head start in the celestial examination.

After walking around the area, there was only 15 minutes left before the written exam ended.

The moment the male examiner sat back down, Huai Lingwei stood up and walked coldly toward the examination room.

This scene immediately piqued the curiosity of the other four examiners.

According to the prior agreement, the written test was to be conducted by that male examiner. What was she doing there?
Then, they saw Huai Lingwei walk straight to a handsome young man with cold eyes, take his blank test paper, and replace it with a test paper filled with answers.

From the examiners' perspective, they could clearly see that the answers on this exam paper were their designated 'best' answers, which were meant for the top-tier second-generation immortals to use for cheating.

Huai Lingwei presented such an answer here, could it be...?

The purple-robed official and the other three scarlet-robed examiners immediately checked the candidate information at hand and quickly located Su Youlin's file by the candidate's appearance and student ID number.

Upon seeing Su Youlin's specific information, the four of them couldn't help but show some surprise.

Just then, Huai Lingwei returned after exchanging the test papers.

The high-ranking official in purple robes hesitated for a moment, then asked:
"Lingwei, is there anything special about this candidate named Su Youlin? Could it be that his path to officialdom isn't as narrow as it seems?"

Thinking about what happened last night, Huai Lingwei's hard-won calmed-down mood was suddenly shaken.

She desperately wanted to reveal that she had been threatened and that someone had planted an evil seed in her dantian, but reason told her that she must never say such a thing.

However, if he doesn't reveal anything, Su Yuan might not pass the next stage of the interview.

She thought for a moment, then said vaguely:

"If this child passes this year's Celestial Official Examination with a high score, we will all benefit in the future."

After a pause, worried that the examiners might not have understood her meaning, Huai Lingwei hinted again:

"At my level, that's all I can reveal. Saying any more would be dangerous."

After listening to Huai Lingwei's words, which seemed to say something but also seemed to say nothing, the three examiners in scarlet robes exchanged glances, all seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

Although the purple-robed official's expression did not change much, his gaze became deep and unfathomable.

The final fifteen minutes passed quickly. "Time's up."

The purple-robed examiner slightly raised his hand, and all the candidates stopped writing.

Thousands of exam papers took flight, transforming into a long dragon that flew to the examiners, who reviewed them one by one at an extremely fast pace.

Soon, a virtual list of successful candidates appeared before them.

On the list of successful candidates, the written test rankings and the corresponding names and student IDs appeared in order from bottom to top, starting directly from the 200th place.

This means that candidates ranked 200th or lower will be eliminated.

Amidst the wailing of those who failed to reach the shore, the name of the first place appeared at the very top of the honor roll.

[First Place in Written Exam: Su Youlin (Student ID 199)]

The notification sound from the dog system rang in Su Yuan's ears.

[In a fair and impartial assessment, you shamelessly bribed the examiners to obtain first place!]

[Number of rule violations increased by 1]

Su Yuan rolled her eyes.

This damn system calls this fair and just?
When the examiner was changing the exam papers, he clearly stopped acting altogether, didn't you see it at all?
And what's with that tone of yours, pointing fingers at me from a moral high ground?

Didn't you post this task? You're confused about your own position again, aren't you?

At the same time that Su Yuan was internally complaining, after seeing Su Youlin's name and student ID, almost everyone in the exam room turned their attention to the position corresponding to the student ID, and then their expressions changed.

When the second-generation immortals saw that the young man in the seat was a completely unfamiliar face, they couldn't help but show a puzzled look.

In their simple value system, those who can surpass them in the written test rankings must have paid more money or wielded more power.

But this kid was dressed like a native of the Cold Plum World, and didn't look like a top-tier second-generation immortal at all.

The other ascendants in the Cold Plum World were no longer surprised, but shocked.

No, you're a demonic cultivator from a commoner background, you're considered poor even among us second-class citizens, so why did you get the highest score?

Even if you secretly bribed the examiner, it's still wrong. Someone paid you 18,000 spirit coins, so why is your score still lower?
Have you unlocked the hidden achievement?
Amidst the confusion, the information broker, who had chatted with Su Yuan quite a bit, approached Su Yuan with an overly familiar expression.

Because of the regulations for the Celestial Official Examination, this person had removed his hood, revealing a chubby, fair face and a pair of tiny, beady eyes.

He asked Su Yuan with great curiosity:
"Brother Su, I used all my connections and gathered information from various sources to only get fifth place. How did you manage to get first place?"

Su Yuan subconsciously glanced at the fifth name on the list of successful candidates; the surname was Ying and the given name was Ding.

"Winning ingots" is indeed a clever name with a double entendre.

"So it's Brother Ying."

Su Yuan replied casually:

"I didn't actually do anything special. I just paid special attention to Fairy Huai last night and won her favor."

The chubby, fair-skinned boy with beady green eyes was taken aback.
"Has he gained the favor of Fairy Huai?"

This guy is definitely not short of spirit coins. Money alone won't do any good. How did you manage to win his favor?
Ying really wanted to ask that question, but he was worried that if he spoke too frankly with someone he didn't know well, he might offend them.

However, after taking a look at Su Youlin's handsome appearance, Ying Ding suddenly had a guess.

Could it be that this kid has some extraordinary talent?
Not simple! Not simple at all! Someone you should rely on to get close to!

Immediately, he said with a smile:

"It's not something an ordinary person can do to establish a friendly relationship with Fairy Huai."

"Brother Su, your future career path may be smooth sailing."

(End of this chapter)