Don't try to cultivate immortality; mortals live longer than immortals.

Everyone should have faith in the speed of the cultivation world!

The exam covered eight subjects, so it took 24 hours to take, but the teachers only had 10 minutes to grade the papers at most.

The whole process is extremely simple. The teacher uses their spiritual sense to cover the test paper and makes it easy to see whether the questions are right or wrong. As for grading, the teachers use various methods to correct the questions.

Some displayed their magical forms with three heads and six arms, while others directly had their avatars help them. Even more exaggerated was a sword cultivator who could usually transform swords into threads and control a hundred flying swords. Now, he used this skill to grade papers. With his divine sense divided, 100 pens flew up and down, and the grading and scoring were so fast that it was dazzling.

The results were quickly released.

This year, the school had 18 classes of new students, with about 30 students in each class, totaling more than 500 students. The pass rate reached 7%.

Duan Xuan's grades were mediocre, hovering in the upper-middle range. He wasn't surprised by this. Ling Yun had said long ago that since it was cheating, it wasn't good to be too high-profile or show off.

Although getting first place is easy, it can easily arouse jealousy. As for the cultivation qualification certificate, once you get it, there's no need to strive for first place.

When the results were released, the students immediately split into two groups: those who passed beamed with joy and discussed where to celebrate.

As for the students who failed their courses, they all looked gloomy and worried. Thinking about the terrible food they would eat three meals a day in the future, some of them had already vomited.

"Ranzi, how were your results? You seem so confident, did you get first place?"

Duan Xuan had already learned about his friend's achievements from Ling Yun, and was now preparing to deliver a fatal blow.

We're best buddies, how else can we prove our friendship if we don't kick each other when we're down?

"Ah Xuan, stop talking."

Zhou Ran's face turned deathly pale.

Right now, I'm flipping through that test paper covered in bright red corrections.

His expression was extremely unpleasant.

His grades in math, physics, chemistry, and even the most difficult subjects like the foundation of cultivation were actually quite good. Especially in math, which was often criticized, his classmates generally felt that the difficulty level was absurd this time. However, out of a total score of 150, this guy actually got 135, which was quite impressive.

The problem lies in humanities subjects. True/False/Multiple choice questions are manageable, but those that require organizing language, such as reading comprehension and essay writing in Chinese...

Don't forget that this guy has a goofy personality, and with his recent free-spirited behavior, he easily gets carried away when answering questions.

He had a wild imagination and felt that his writing was quite good, but the problem was, could his silly thinking even be remotely related to the standard answer?

So, this guy got a zero on his essay, which was worth 50 points.

Reading comprehension is similar.

Similar questions can be found in history and geography.

In short, because of this, Zhou Ran's total score dropped drastically, and he was just one point short of passing, thus missing out on the cultivation qualification certificate.

What's even more frustrating is...

His silly thought process dragged down his score in humanities subjects, but he did quite well in the remaining subjects, barely passing.

The problem is, this guy's handwriting is terrible.

To call it scribbles is an understatement.

If it weren't for the teacher's exceptionally powerful spiritual sense, which allowed them to deduce the correct character from the erratic strokes, an ordinary mortal would have no idea what the teacher had written.

As a result, one point was deducted from the score for neatness.

This is already considered showing mercy.

But that one point was all it took for him to fall from the barely passing mark to another group, thus missing out on the chance to obtain the cultivation qualification certificate.

A difference of just one point can make a world of difference in one's situation.

"Really? This kid is amazing."

After listening to Lingyun recount the events in his mind, Duan Xuan didn't know how to react to his friend's behavior.

It's one thing to be silly on ordinary days, but when it comes to exams, you don't know how to restrain yourself. You can't just write whatever you want in an essay, and you don't even want to get points for reading comprehension.

They really got carried away and didn't care about anything. No pain, no gain. At least write your handwriting properly! Well, now only this terrible cooking will teach you a lesson.

What truly surprised Duan Xuan was that the exam produced an unbelievably high score. Jiang Yaoguang achieved a terrifying score of 749, just one point away from a perfect score, and undisputedly took first place in the grade.

"this……"

Everyone was stunned.

Academic geniuses are not uncommon, but this level of academic prodigy is beyond people's cognitive logic.

There's only one word left: awesome!

"Ah Xuan, we know this girl."

Zhou Ran's thought process was indeed different from ordinary people. In just a few short minutes, she had already recovered from her annoyance: "She seems to be the one we met at the school gate..."

"Indeed, this woman is remarkable."

A glint of light flashed in Duan Xuan's eyes.

Just now, Lingyun warned him in his mind: "Host, this woman should not be underestimated; she seems to have a powerful background..."

Lingyun was fully aware of Jiang Yaoguang's background, but she couldn't tell Duan Xuanming, otherwise her identity as the AI ​​of Shuiyun Star might be exposed.

It's enough to stop there, just enough to give the host an extra layer of defense.

……

Time flies like water.

For the next few days, Duan Xuan could only hear Zhou Ran's desperate complaints.

"Ah Xuan, I'm going to die."

"This shady restaurant is not a place for humans to run."

"Can you imagine? I actually ate snail rice noodles with chocolate sauce for lunch today! The taste was just... indescribable..."

……

Duan Xuan sighed. Even if they were close friends, it wouldn't be good to kick someone when they're down in this situation, so he patted the other person on the shoulder.

As for comforting?

What could he say?

They couldn't very well tell the other party that after passing the cultivation qualification certification exam, they had been living a very comfortable life these past few days, drinking wine and nourishing themselves with spiritual food.

Even the games I play are completely different from before.

More realistic, more enjoyable, and the deliciousness of the spirit food is beyond words, making the previous food seem like pig feed in comparison.

Isn't saying this intentionally rubbing salt into the other person's wound?

Therefore, Duan Xuan could only remain silent.

For those students who failed their courses, this period was indeed quite miserable. They lived a life worse than death, especially at mealtimes. It was considered brave for their legs to tremble, and some cowards even wet their pants in fear.

Is it okay if we don't go?

If it doesn't taste good, then we'll just go hungry!

Think beautiful!

Those of you who were admitted to the highest institution of learning on Shuiyun Star will become the backbone of the cultivation world in the future. How could we let you go hungry?

Although the food may taste terrible, it is definitely nutritious.

Don't want to go?

Then we'll have someone specially invite you!

So the school sent out steel golems. These poor freshmen hadn't even truly embarked on the path of cultivation yet, and naturally had no power to resist the steel golems' escort.

Many people were forced to go there.

Then one puppet held them down in chairs, while another puppet held a tray, scooped up a little of each type of buffet food, stirred it with chopsticks, and spooned it into their mouths.