The examination process was as follows: analysis of understanding of the sword path, analysis of techniques, andreabat. Participants must show a worthyresult,otherwise they will not receive the coveted red hanfu.


    Including Xie Qing, there were twenty-one participants. Five girls and sixteen boys.Their average age and level wereas follows:30 years old and Core Formation 2nd stage.


    Soonecan only light a candle for the unlucky guys who hoped to shine at the exam. In the presence of Xie Qing, they paled and faded into the background.


    Among the participants was also the young master Lian Jingyuan.His face looked distorted as if he had eaten a bag of lemons.Every timeXie Qing identally looked in his direction, Lian Jingyuan looked away in panic.


    "It seems that the exam this year has be much more... uh... unusual," someonemented in the crowd: "I''m not even sure if it''s fair."


    "Young master Xie Qing is at the Soul Nascent stage, which is one realm higher... the other participants have no chance to shine," another voice sighed.


    "He''s not a young masteranymore,but a young head.Thiswas recently announced. People with big pockets are now flocking to the Xie family," someone corrected another person''s mistake.


    "Eeeh... these guys are unlucky..."


    Among the spectators were both main courtyard disciples and elders. And most of them were not in a very positive mood.


    You can shout about dark horses and the like all you want, but unfortunately, thereality is much harsher.It should be saidthat theaforementioned LianJingyuan''s cultivation level was at the Core Formation - 2nd stage.


    Thiswas considered notbadfor an inner courtyard disciple and themaincourtyardas well. However...


    "Of course, there''s no chance. He''s a cultivator at the Soul Nascent stage! It''s not fair!" many objected.


    There was an age limit for the exam, and ifyou were older than forty-five, you were not allowed to apply.The only option was to be an elder.


    "Even more insulting isthe factthat he''s younger than us!" many cried.


    Neen years old. Many at this age had not even reached Qi Condensation, let alone Soul Nascent.


    Even the well-known SwordPrincess,and the Sword Empressherselfwere powerless against this young talent.


    Fortunately, the exam did not include fights between participants - fights were with other main courtyard disciples, whowere selectedording to thelevel of the examinee.


    "Alright! Pleasee up one by one to this sphere.It will help us understandwhatyour understanding of the sword pathis!" said the voice of one of the elder examiners.


    There was nothing to do. The order had alreadybeen agreedupon, and since Xie Qing waste, he wasst in line.


    The first, ironically, was our dear young master Lian Jingyuan.Although he had been previously humiliated by Xie Qing,inpubliche represented the Lian family andthereforehadto show his aura.


    "Hm!"


    He proudly snorted and hunched over slightly, feeling the indifferent gaze of one bored guy, but managed to maintain an indifferent expressionon his face.


    He approached the elder who stood behind a round table on which stood a semi-transparent sphere with golden patterns on it.


    Thiswas aspecialformation that, through a cultivator''s Qi, could analyze the level of understanding of the sword path.


    Understandingofthe sword was always associated with how many techniques you knew and how well you understood them. Themoreunderstanding, the stronger the Sword Aura.


    And so...


    "Hm!" Lian Jingyuan snorted,cing his hand onthe sphere.


    "And so..."


    The elder narrowed his eyes, taking out a monocle on whichspecialcharmswere traced. The sphere at that moment shoneanda small circle of green color appeared inside the sphere.


    "Not bad at all... very good... Lian Jingyuan, you have not disgraced the Lian family. Your level of understanding isnephrite!" the elderconcluded, noddingsatisfactorily.


    "Nothing unusual," Lian Jingyuan nodded. Although he sounded indifferent, there was a satisfied smile on his face.


    The rank of understandingwas dividedinto the following levels - from the lowest to the highest:


    Copper -> Iron -> Nephrite -> Gold -> Jadeite -> Jasper


    It may seem thatNephriteupies aratherlow ce, but it was already a good result even for amaincourtyard disciple.


    "Hm, as expected from the offspring of the Lian family. With their wealth, it''s not that difficult to raise such talent."


    "Here, the physique factor also worked.This Lian Jingyuan has one of the sword physiques - the Five des Body, which, although considered weak,butfor swordsmen it is ideal."


    "Well, it seemsthat theexam will not be so boring."


    The next participant was a cultivator at the second stage of Core Formation. He looked nervous andwithobviousfearced his hand on the sphere.


    As before, the sphere lit upanda silver-colored ball appeared in the central area. The elder shook his head.


    "Your rating is iron.Although it is not averygood indicator for a main courtyard disciple,butyou are youngandyouhave a lot of time ahead."


    "Th-thank you..."


    Althoughthe elder''s words were not filledwith contempt, the disciple blushed with shameandhis eyes filled with tears.


    Some mocked him, but many understood this young man. Not everyone had the means to buy sword techniques, which were very expensive due to their rarity.


    The next participant was at the third level of Core Formation. He looked much more confident than his predecessor.


    And his rating was...


    "Iron".


    "K-how?"


    The cultivator fell to his knees in shock. Although the result was already not bad, his expectations were much higher.


    In the crowd,ughter rang out. Ifthe majority did notugh at the previouscultivator,because everyone saw his nervousness and inexperience.


    Thenthearrogance of this guy annoyed me. And when he failed with a crash, many satisfied their sadistic inclinations.


    "Boring..." thought Xie Qing, barely restraining the desire to yawn.


    The following participants showed a level from Iron to Nephrite, noone stood out further.


    These were alreadygoodresults. Strictly speaking, such disciples could not be considered geniuses, but their base was already strong.


    And so. The moment came that most if not all, had been waiting for. A noise rose among the tribune.


    "This is the young headXieQing!I have hearda lotabout his talent and strength, so Iam eagerly waiting forthe results!"


    "But it seems to me that he is just lucky. Who knows, maybe his understanding is not as good as his cultivation?"


    "Do you mean that since he cultivates quickly, there isnot enoughtime for understanding?"


    "Yes! It''s obvious! It''s impossible to do two different things at the same time! It''s irrational!"


    "But it seems to me that everything will be fine with him. He is quitenormal"a deep bass male voice was heard. He lookedquiteordinary andwas dressedin strange clothes.


    "And who are you?" the audience asked.


    "Never mind. I also need to rxfrom time to time," the man yawned.


    "Get lost!"


    Since the evil people made me return, I will continue the story.


    Xie Qing was under the gaze of everyone - both participants and the audience. And when he ced his hand on the sphere...


    "Young head Xie Qing! Yep! Yep! Yep!"


    "Invincible young head!"


    "Yep! Yep! Yep!".


    The young man shuddered and looked withobviousiprehension at the left part of the tribune, and his eyebrows rose.


    "What the?"


    More than a hundred girls - disciples and elders - jumped up and began to cheer. Only pompoms and a cheerleader uniform were missing to make it more realistic.


    "This bastard..."


    "How insulting! So many girls are cheering for him!"


    "Hey, my mom is there!"


    "Ch-what... Wan Yan, my fiancee, what are you doing there?"


    "Hm? Why is my mother there too?!"


    Absurd! Complete absurdity! Xie Qing lost the power of speech. Although he was used to the fact that there were so many gazes on him,andespecially itwas noisyamong the girls, but for this...


    And, wait a minute...moms? MILFS?!


    "Alright, I''ll just wave my hand," thought Xie Qing.


    He rxed his face, then gently smiled, waving his hand. His charm pierced the heavens andpiercedthe hearts of innocent and not-so-innocent girls.


    And then...


    "Kyayaya!"


    Many covered their ears, and someparticrly sensitiveones had blooding from their ears. The arena even shook!


    Lian Lin lost the power of speech and turned to Lian Xin toment on this situation, but did not find her!


    "Where did she go?" Lian Lin wondered and, looking around, lost the power of speech: "She''s with those girls! Lian Xin..."


    The spectators lost the power of speech. The female half of the hall was excited, and those who had not joined in earlier repeated after them.


    In general, itwas very noisy.


    "This isan exam...an important exam..." cried theelderexaminer.


    ***


    I thinkeven in the most dangerous situation, it would not be as noisy as it is now. Even Xie Qing, who was shameless, lost the power of speech and froze in ce.


    "What an exaggerated reaction," Xie Qing lost the power of speech and sighed: "Maybe I shouldn''t have waved my hand?"


    Fortunately, after ten minutes, the noise stopped thanks to the diligent work of the elder Daoistrades, who barely convinced their colleagues andevenlovers to stop this farce.


    Andso,when everyone calmed down, Xie Qing ced his hand on the sphere.


    A bright light appeared, which blinded the examiner and Xie Qinghimself,while covering theview of the sphere as a whole.


    And so, when everyone was already eagerly waiting for the results,a loud cry was heard.


    "Jadeite!"