My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 306 The Unified Examination System Collapses, Li Wei Has a Bad Feeling

Unified Examination for the Nascent Soul Advancement Permit.

This is a unified examination specially set up by the Immortal Sphere for Golden Core peak cultivators to advance to Nascent Soul, and it is also one of the very few official channels in the Immortal Sphere that can obtain a Nascent Soul advancement license.

Given the Heavenly Court's tendency to suppress the cultivation levels of all beings, it's generally not advisable to allow people to advance or level up at will.

However, the unified examination for the Nascent Soul Advancement Permit is generously held four times a year, giving you hope of obtaining the permit every quarter!

However, only heaven knows how terrifying the elimination rate is behind such generosity.

In any case, the immortal abode that organizes the exam will not announce the specific number of applicants and the number of those who pass, so everyone can only estimate how many people can form a Nascent Soul each year and then arrive at a rough probability.

The elimination rate is 99.9925%!

In other words, out of 100000 peak Golden Core cultivators, at most only 75 people can obtain the Nascent Soul Formation permit, and even if you add up all four quarters of the year, the maximum number is only 300.

Moreover, this data is only an estimate, so it is relatively conservative. The actual official elimination rate is likely to be even higher!

It should be noted that cultivators who can reach the peak of the Golden Core stage have already gone through two rounds of competition and obtained two rounds of advancement permission.

Therefore, they are either super-powerful cultivators backed by powerful families, or top-tier poor people with extraordinary talent, hard work, and luck.

But regardless of the type of person, it means they possess unimaginable strength, and to accurately measure and verify their performance, a large number of tests must be conducted.

Therefore, the annual unified examination for the Nascent Soul License will last for a whole month, with a total of 31 subjects. From various tricky immortal knowledge to mastering the laws on the spot, and then to demonstrating combat secrets and drug-taking techniques, it requires testing the cultivator's abilities in all aspects.

The series of exams are like shackles, binding everyone, waiting to see who can break free from the mire.

Therefore, the unified examination for the Nascent Soul Advancement Permit is jokingly referred to as the "31 Shares"!
The vast majority of Golden Core cultivators in the world, kept up by the hope of the four annual exams, will not rely on their cultivation to cause trouble, thus becoming stable and controllable, spending their lives scheming within the 31 channels.

The Heavenly Court only needs to issue a few licenses sporadically and establish an examination credit system to check whether candidates have committed crimes, then it can control the vast majority of unstable elements.

Every year, the number of test takers exceeds one million, which brings massive revenue to the cities that hold the unified exams. Not to mention accommodation and food, there are 31 registration fees for the 31 exams alone, and each subject is extremely expensive. It adds up to about 3 million yuan in cash.

Therefore, every unified examination for the Nascent Soul advancement license generates trillions of dollars in wealth, making the Heavenly Court extremely rich.

However, this unified exam seems to be a little different.

Li Wei opened the official recruitment website of the Central State Education Bureau, logged in with his personal information, and was quickly redirected to the recruitment page. He then immediately saw an urgent notice from the Central State Immortal Mansion.

[Due to the recent turmoil in the Three Realms, the Immortal Abode has decided to expand the issuance of Nascent Soul Licenses. This unified examination will greatly increase the success rate, so please register enthusiastically!]

"It seems that the appearance of the Blissful Demon Land has indeed put a lot of pressure on the Heavenly Court. The lower realm has begun to gradually open up the channels for cultivators to advance."

In fact, it wasn't just the Nascent Soul stage; the expansion of the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core advancement permits was even larger. During this period, cultivators across the five states received more advancement opportunities than before.

So, as the saying goes, pressure is the source of motivation.

The decaying immortal abode, under pressure from external forces, finally had to be changed, so many people are probably actually grateful to the Blissful Demon Land now.

However, the expansion of the enrollment scale has led to particularly fierce competition this year. Even though the Department of Education has specially expanded the network of rules used in the registration system, it is still unable to withstand the influx of candidates.

For seven consecutive days, the registration system was stuck. Li Wei finally had to use the Heavenly Dao 0.91 system to register. When it came to paying the fee, there were even more troubles. The Department of Education even temporarily restarted a payment system. It looked like a makeshift operation.

Li Wei frowned, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong with the Education Selection Department this time? So many problems have arisen during the registration phase? If this continues after entering the examination hall, won't it be a major disaster?"

Thinking about the bad luck he was associated with, Li Wei suddenly felt uneasy: "Could it be that I've affected this exam as well?"

at the same time.

Huang Tianyi, the director of the Selection and Teaching Department of Zhongzhou Immortal Mansion, rushed to the examination supervision group responsible for maintaining the unified examination system and berated the supervisor who was maintaining the system.

"Wasn't this year's unified examination system already perfected in the early stages? How could this kind of problem still occur?"

Because the unified examination for the Nascent Soul Advancement Permit is held four times a year, the entire Education Selection Department is already very familiar with it. So after maintaining the system, they stopped paying attention to it and instead focused more on falsifying past years' data to prevent Li Wei from checking.

But unexpectedly, the place where the problem shouldn't have occurred was the one that had the worst chance of having one.

The registration system has crashed multiple times, which has raised questions from many peak Golden Core cultivators. The phone lines of the Selection Office have been ringing off the hook in a short time, and even some high-ranking immortals and gods have sent messages to question it.

If this isn't handled properly, the Department of Education's elective program might have to take the blame this time.

The supervisor in charge of the system's operations was also at a loss: "Sir, our system has a maximum capacity of ten million people, and we've added twenty times the redundant external array computing equipment. Even if a hundred million candidates flood in at the same time, registration should proceed smoothly." "But now, the entire examination system is completely overloaded!!"

Huang Tianyi frowned deeply as he listened, and his mouth went dry as he asked, "Is there some kind of external force invading the registration system?"

"That's the strangest thing. Our multiple antivirus systems didn't detect anything unusual, and the system's computing devices weren't being used by external forces. If we really have to say something, it's more likely that our equipment is too old."

The hardware used by the Selective Education Department for its current legal system was purchased when His Majesty Emperor Haotian first took office and established the Selective Education Department.

If you calculate the time, these devices are over a thousand years old. Even with the blessing of immortal power, the hardware in all aspects is indeed a bit outdated.

Huang Tianyi breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still couldn't help asking again to confirm, "Is it really system aging?"

The inspector of the Examination Supervision Department waved his hand, saying, "Sir, I can't guarantee that. I'm just a Nascent Soul cultivator. How could I possibly have grasped all the mysteries of the Law System?"

"So if you are really worried, we can stop this exam and then ask the true god to descend to the mortal realm to inspect it!"

Although there are many people who practice the sacred path of education, there are relatively few who are at a high level, and even fewer who can master the system of elective religious laws and regulations. Therefore, asking the true god to descend to the mortal world is indeed the only way.

Huang Tianyi hesitated. If asking a true god to descend to the mortal realm would reveal something, that would be fine. But if nothing was found, wouldn't he be the one to take the blame?
The key point is that the recruitment system used by the Selection and Recruitment Department is the Educational Sacred Way Law System, which can silently infiltrate it without being detected by the antivirus law. This is something that only the Sacred Way True God can do.

All known sacred deities of education originate from the Heavenly Court, and only the Heavenly Court, which controls the Three Realms and Five Continents and is capable of educating all beings, has the power to establish sacred positions for education.

Among other evil sects, even the Great Sage Mara, who most loved spreading educational classics, did not hold the divine position of the Holy Path of Education, so there's no need to mention the others.

Are there any true gods in evil sects or heretical groups who teach education?

Never before!

Then what are you afraid of?
Surely the true gods of the Heavenly Court's Selection Division wouldn't infiltrate their own law system to disrupt this unified examination?

Don't they want a share of the money?

In Huang Tianyi's view, those who want to cause trouble are incapable of doing so, while those who are capable of causing trouble are already beneficiaries and would never actually cause trouble. Therefore, this system crash is highly likely to be without issue.

So he ordered, "Then restart the system and restore registration as soon as possible. Of course, remember to make a meeting record later, saying that our entire department discussed and agreed to it, and all inspectors and above must sign it!"

Although he thought there was no problem, he still kept a backup plan, making other responsible persons and leaders take the blame as well.

Individuals can be held accountable for their own decisions, but this isn't necessarily true for collective decisions.

The inspector from the Examination Supervision Department rolled his eyes helplessly: "Sigh, the gods in heaven collect so many registration fees every year, they should at least upgrade our equipment..."

The reboot was completed quickly, and the frozen system returned to normal, even becoming slightly more usable than before.

The inspector of the Examination Supervision Section laughed and said, "Director, the number of people who have registered this time has exceeded 300 million and is still rising! It seems that our method of issuing more advanced licenses is really effective."

"The five continents are full of hidden talents, and the number of people qualified to take the exam is countless. This is just our Central Continent, and there are already so many people taking the exam! No wonder the Heavenly Court is worried about this. After all, if these people are not bound by the exam, they will be restless."

As Huang Tianyi spoke, he suddenly remembered something: "Speaking of which, Li Wei should also be eligible for the exam. Do you think he's on the list for this exam?"

The examination inspector checked and found it to be true: "Li Wei has already completed the registration and paid the fee!"

Huang Tianyi immediately threw his head back and laughed. It was truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to me effortlessly."

He was just wondering how to win over Li Wei when this guy showed up on his own!

When it came to the exam, the Education Department had plenty of ways to deal with Li Wei. For example, they could let him pass the exam first, then accuse him of cheating and publicize it widely.

Every year, millions of Golden Core cultivators in Zhongzhou fail the Nascent Soul exam. When they find out about this, won't they be outraged and tear Li Wei apart?

If public opinion surges and they guide the narrative, then even the Supreme Emperor of Heaven would have no choice but to transfer Li Wei away in order to quell public discontent.

In this way, they perfectly completed the task assigned by the god.

Just as Huang Tianyi was thinking this, he suddenly received an official letter.

[Lee Wei, the Inspector General of the Ministry of Education, will arrive at the Department of Education in 10 minutes to investigate the system crash of the Unified Examination. Your cooperation is requested!]

Huang Tianyi immediately sneered: "Good heavens, I haven't even come looking for you yet, and you've already arrived. It seems you're here with ill intentions this time!"

(End of this chapter)