No Love

Jiuzhou Spiritual Realm, in front of Xingting Mansion.

In front of the Xingting Mansion is a hundred-mile-long street paved with bluestone.

The roof is inlaid with golden bricks and glazed tiles, and the gatehouse is carved with exquisite auspicious carvings.

There were ninety-nine and eighty-one golden copper nails as big as bowls nailed on the vermilion door.

The two guards on duty stood straight, one holding a stick. The red paint on both ends of the stick had long since worn off.

The two stood there, quietly looking at the densely packed crowd on the Hundred Miles Long Street.

Bei Xuan, who was on duty, was guiding the candidates to a three-foot high platform beside the east wall.

The platform is made of bluestone, three feet high, six feet wide and nine feet long. The four statues on the platform are:

The Azure Dragon in the east, the White Tiger in the west, the Vermillion Bird in the south, and the Black Tortoise in the north, the center is the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams positioning array. The Tai Chi diagram in the center of the array is where the examinees need to stand.

There are piles of scrolls against the west wall. The colors of the scrolls are divided into seven levels: red, orange, red, green, cyan, blue, and purple.

Among them, red scrolls are the most numerous.

The moment the examiner's star letter lit up the Dragon and Tiger List of Heaven and Earth, those purple scrolls turned into crystal lights and dissipated in the sky and earth.

Beichen Jun, who was originally curious about what great deeds the examiner had done, understood the moment he saw the purple scroll disappear that the examiner had worked on the Tianji scroll.

The secret cannot be revealed. No one should know this.

Originally, Beichen, as the person in charge, did not need to appear on the first day of the promotion examination.

However, I am really curious about who this examiner is, who saw the scroll disappear before meeting him in person.

So, early in the morning he stood in front of the scroll by the west wall, quietly watching everyone who came to calculate their merits and sins.

Bei Xuan kept repeating his propaganda over and over again, taking his place on the merit and demerit platform:

"Everyone, today is the first day of the promotion exam, and it is also the preliminary exam. Everyone, listen to me: because everyone is of different races, the positions on the stage where you will be praised for your merits and demerits are also different."

"Human cultivators will ascend the stage from the Azure Dragon, demon cultivators will ascend the stage from the White Tiger, spiritual cultivators will ascend the stage from the Vermillion Bird, and ghost cultivators will ascend the stage from the Black Tortoise."

"Everyone, please remember not to get the stage in the wrong direction."

"After all, the rules for testing merit and sin that you activate will change depending on where you are on stage."

"To give a simple example, demon cultivators cannot go on stage in the direction of the Azure Dragon, because the Azure Dragon direction is for slaying demons and eliminating evil."

"Ghost cultivators cannot go on stage in the direction of Suzaku. Suzaku... Oh, sorry, I said too much. I forgot that I am the examiner, not your master."

Bei Xuan glanced at Bei Chen Jun as he was talking. Bei Chen Jun just looked at him with a smile, and he instantly understood that he had said too much.

This is because, every time among the crowd of people taking the exam, there will always be those fearless and evil practitioners who come in under false names.

If a few of them were not executed by the Merit and Demerit Platform, they would bring harm to more people who practice cultivation.

After all, human cultivators have certain special treatment here. So from the surface, every time there is a promotion exam, human cultivators are the most numerous in the entire cultivation world.

Bei Xuan finished speaking and stepped aside to watch quietly.

Some people in the crowd began to discuss quietly:

"This is the merit and demerit platform in front of the Xingting Mansion. Who is so reckless as to come here and challenge the rules of heaven? Are you not afraid of being struck by lightning?"

"Haha, it's not surprising to see something unusual. Not only do they exist, but there are quite a few of them."

"You'll know in a moment, just wait and see."

You Fan Xiu was the first to step forward, and a red scroll on the west flew up with a red light and was opened in full view of everyone. The names on it were shining in rows, but the names did not fade away.

Everyone looked at the man with sympathy. So many people had worked together to sign the task card, and it was really beyond your ability for you to come here alone to calculate the merits and demerits.

As expected, the red scroll only lost a corner, then it rolled up again and fell back to its original position.

Bei Xuan walked over with a smile and bowed to the man, "Congratulations, please move to the settlement counter in front. I will settle your merits there."

The man felt relieved, thanked him, and walked towards the west.

Beichen Jun smiled, and one of the guards ran in and soon brought out a money box. He stood respectfully beside Beichen Jun.

The man came over, first looked at Beichen Jun nervously, then bowed, and a row of small words appeared above his head:

Anyone who practices Yang Daqi, practices diligently, is respectful and polite, loves life, helps the old and the young, will be rewarded according to the law.

However, because he worked hard to cultivate and pursue the right result, he neglected his wife and children in the mortal world. Yang Daqi, your wife and children are innocent. You have never loved them. This is against human nature.

Therefore, Yang Daqi had to properly take care of the lives of his wife and children before he could receive the reward.

In summary, Yang Daqi himself was awarded 32 coins of one cent, his wife was awarded 3 coins of one cent, and his son was awarded 20 coins of one cent.

The actual amount distributed to Yang Daqi was nine one-cent coins.

Yang Daqi knelt down, with his palms facing up, and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

Beichen took out nine small coins from the money box and placed them in his hand.

The red scroll suddenly flew out again and opened. Beichen nodded, reached out to take the scroll, and said in a dignified yet gentle voice:

"Yang Daqi, come here and sign your name."

Yang Daqi kowtowed and replied: "Yes, sir."

He raised his head, stood up, looked at Beichen Jun, and then looked at his hands.

Beichen Jun smiled and said, "A signature of love."

Yang Daqi hurriedly pressed his hand on the scroll. His handprint was clearly imprinted on it.

The spiritual light that just appeared in the sky slowly condensed into a copper-colored round token and slowly fell into the palm of his hand.

Yang Daqi was stunned: "..." What does this mean?

Beichen Jun smiled, and his dignified yet gentle voice sounded again: "Congratulations, you have successfully entered the promotion exam. This is the promotion token."

"I passed?"

Yang Daqi was overjoyed. But he did not lose his composure, "Thank you, Lord God."

Beichen Jun continued, "Don't be too happy too soon, Yang Daqi. You have only obtained the preliminary test token for the promotion test, and you have not officially succeeded in the promotion. Therefore, you must continue to work hard and continue to do your work. In addition, Qianwai, don't forget: the time for the promotion test. Okay, welcome to come again next time."

Yang Daqi knelt down, kowtowed three times, and then ran away, shouting, "I passed the exam..."

Looking at the figure gradually moving away, the crowd cast complicated glances at him, including envy, jealousy, and disdain.

The next few people did not have such good results. Some of them took the opportunity to make money after achieving enlightenment.

Some of them, relying on their own spiritual power, play tricks on ordinary people to disperse disasters and ward off misfortunes;

Some also rely on their own practice to do things that violate human laws with different opposite sexes.

Some people even abandon their wives and children for fun after becoming famous.

Some people are willing to reveal secrets in order to make money...

Finally it was Qiao Bo's turn.

He and his weasel, one went to the human cultivation position, and the other went to the demon cultivation position, and the test results were not ideal. Not only did he not get any merit money, but he also owed a debt to his past life.

Qiao Bo looked depressed, and the weasel came down and cursed at her.

The man and the beast left amid the mocking eyes of the crowd.

A young ordinary cultivator walked onto the stage for merits and demerits. He had just gained his footing, and before the formal examination began, a burst of lightning burst out from the Azure Dragon statue!

Boom...purple lightning struck the young man!

The young man raised a faint smile and mobilized spiritual power in the palms of his hands. A dark golden barrier suddenly appeared around him.

The purple sky thunder was fully covered on the dark golden barrier. Such a huge lightning only caused a puff of purple smoke on the dark golden barrier!

呖，

The Southern Vermillion Bird spit out flames from its mouth, and then sprayed them onto the barrier set up by that person!

The blazing flames seemed to be attached to the barrier, the golden color slowly disappeared, and after a moment, bursts of black smoke rose from the barrier!

That’s not all, the Bagua Formation let out a low roar!

The Tai Chi diagram formed a wind vortex, and the Bagua formation opened its mechanism with a swish.

The young man on the merit and demerit stage shed his youthful appearance and revealed his true form—a humanoid hairy monster more than ten feet tall!

As the monster appeared, nine layers of barriers appeared on the stage to prevent it from breaking through the formation and escaping!

Beichen Jun stared at the merit and demerit table with a serious expression. If he was not mistaken, this thing was not a modern monster. Judging from its body shape, it looked very much like the pictographic man from the Hunyuan period - commonly known as a wild man.

Bei Xuan clenched the list in his hand even more tightly. This is too scary! You didn't come to challenge the exam earlier or later, but only waited until I was on duty to invigilate the exam. How much hatred do you have against me?

The two guards on duty at the door had already entered combat mode:

Even if you pass the merit and demerit stage, don't expect me to pass this level!

You monster, if you let this pass, so many lives will be destroyed in your hands!

The quiet crowd suddenly became turbulent:

"Ah! It's a monster."

"No, it's an evil cultivator. It succeeded in taking over another's body! The monster also has its own chance to perform on stage today."

"Is there really an evil cultivator? How bold! He actually dared to challenge the Merit and Demerit Platform. He doesn't take the people of Xingting Mansion seriously!"

"You know what? It's nothing."

At this time, someone pretended to be mysterious and said,

"Evil cultivators are everyone's public enemy. The four divine beasts can tell at a glance. That's not scary. What's scary is that someone openly used his power in the final promotion exam to replace the names on the roster with the names of people who have never participated in the promotion exam. That's scary."

The person closest to him whispered, "Isn't this the fairest exam? How could anyone do such a thing? And how did you know?"

"Shh, keep your voice down."

The man lowered his voice nervously, and in a flash, he hurried away, "I... I'm in the wrong line."

The man left nervously. This man was left with a solemn look. He was not an ordinary participant, but a guard sent by Lieyan to protect his master. Is it a promotion exam? It would be better if you pass, but there is no loss if you fail.

He is still a Yulin Guard.

However, the information that the reference participant accidentally revealed made him feel very uneasy.

No, I have to find a way to inform the Grand Commandant. If he can manipulate the Heaven and Earth Stars Dragon and Tiger List, what fairness and justice is there in this world?

A moment later, the skin of the pictographic man from the Hunyuan period was also burned. Under the double blow of fire and lightning, its original form was revealed - a monster that looked like a donkey but was not a donkey, with long gray-green hair all over its body. It roared and slowly turned into ashes in front of everyone's horrified eyes.

The thunder disappeared and the Azure Dragon statue fell silent.

The flames also disappeared, and after a cry of the Vermilion Bird, everything became quiet.

At this moment, a deep green light suddenly burst out from the ashes and disappeared in a flash!

Bei Xuan: “!!!” You can escape like this? It’s incredible!

"..."

Beichen Jun's eyes were filled with anger, but the possessor had already escaped! He could only give up. He had the guts to challenge the heavenly rules here. Was there really no one guiding the evil spirit behind him?