No hope for eternal life

Afterwards, Gao Xuan didn't say anything more. He flicked the storage ring on his finger, and a small ferry more than ten meters long suddenly appeared, stretching across the front of everyone.

"Everyone get on board, it's time to set off." Commander Gao Xuan said.

As everyone had boarded the boat, Gao Xuan began to maneuver the ferry into the air, and its speed was no less than that of the ferry spaceship.

"It will take about eight hours to fly." Mu Changsheng estimated the time in his mind, and then continued to make good use of the time to practice.

The rest of the martial arts test takers were also concentrating on their training and not disturbing each other. They all hoped to get a good ranking in the county examination, preferably to be in the top ten and go to the capital to take part in the palace examination.

……

Late that night, the speed of the ferry began to slowly decrease, and the people who were practicing opened their eyes. They knew that Nansha City was approaching.

Afterwards, as expected, everyone saw the outline of Nansha City in the distance gradually appear before their eyes.

However, the ferry did not stop, but flew directly into the sky above Nansha City. Only this kind of government-owned ferry can fly freely over Nansha City. Otherwise, they have to land obediently and queue up to enter the city.

The ferry slowly landed in a huge courtyard after reaching the center of Nansha City.

After everyone got off the boat, Gao Xuan put the ferry back into his storage ring.

On the other side, a monk dressed in official attire saw the ferry and hurried over. He saluted Gao Xuan and said, "Excuse me, are you from Qihua County?"

"Yes." Gao Xuan answered affirmatively.

Upon hearing this, the official monk took out a token, handed it to Gao Xuan and said, "You will be staying in the third courtyard."

"Got it." Gao Xuan took the token and said casually. The martial arts test was held every three years and he was already familiar with it.

Just as Gao Xuan was about to lead everyone to the third courtyard, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the sky: "Hahaha, Lao Gao, you miss me so much."

Mu Changsheng and others couldn't help but look up at the sky when they heard the words, and found that the sound came from a small ferry, exactly the same as the ferry they took when they came here. Obviously, the people on that ferry were also monks who came from a certain county to take part in the county examination.

The ferry slowly descended, and a group of strong and vigorous men jumped out of the ferry with their heads held high. The last one to walk out was a man with a burly figure and an amazing aura. I guess he was the leader, a certain county lady.

The official monk who had just received Gao Xuan also hurriedly received the burly county lady, bowed and said: "Excuse me, are you from Guiyang County?"

"That's right." The burly Guiyang County Lady answered in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"You will be staying in the first courtyard." The official monk also handed over a token.

Hearing that Guiyang County was the first academy, Gao Xuan raised his eyebrows and said indifferently: "Lei Feng, it seems that the quality of the cultivators in your class is quite good."

Gao Xuan knew that this courtyard ranking was an approximate ranking based on the overall strength of the martial arts test practitioners in each county. Although it might not be completely accurate, it was still very valuable for reference.

Upon hearing this, Guiyang County Lord Lei Feng laughed again and said, "It's okay, I heard that among the top three foundation-building masters in Qihua County, the first one is in the late foundation-building stage, and the third one is in the middle foundation-building stage. They almost broke the record, that's incredible."

Afterwards, Lei Feng glanced at Mu Changsheng and the others. With his powerful Nascent Soul Realm spiritual consciousness, he could easily see through everyone's cultivation. Finally, he locked his eyes on Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun, and said in a slightly surprised tone: "Oh, they have already broken through. If this kid named Mu Changsheng wins the first place in the county exam in the late stage of foundation building, it will break the record again. Lao Gao, are you interested in making another bet with me on this matter? I bet that he can't get the first place in the county exam, and you bet that he can. I bet 10,000 medium-grade spirit stones, and the odds are 10 to 1. What do you think?"

Mu Changsheng felt ashamed when he heard this. Although he was confident, he was not blind, so he wanted to persuade Gao Xuan not to gamble.

"Humph." Gao Xuan snorted coldly. He was tricked by Lei Feng in the last martial arts test, so he would not be tricked again this time. He said calmly, "If you want to gamble, I'll accompany you, but I should have the final say on how to gamble."

"Haha, I'm waiting for you. Think carefully about how to bet with me." Lei Feng smiled proudly, and then left with all the martial arts test participants from Guiyang County.

"Let's go." Gao Xuan also took Mu Changsheng and others to the courtyard where they were staying.

The token swept across the gate of the courtyard, and the gate slowly opened, revealing its spacious true appearance. This was the courtyard built by Nansha City to entertain candidates taking martial arts tests from various counties. Naturally, it was not stingy and was large enough to accommodate Mu Changsheng and twenty other people.

"The Jindan realm will stay in the east courtyard, and the foundation building realm will stay in the west courtyard. Each person will have a room." Gao Xuan instructed one by one, "The county exam will officially begin at noon the day after tomorrow. You must gather here at least half an hour in advance. I will then take you to the competition venue."

"Yes." Mu Changsheng and others obeyed the order.

Gao Xuan continued, "During this period of time, you can also go out for a walk. There must be information about the monks from various counties who are coming to participate in the exam for sale in the city. You can go and buy some to get to know your opponents in advance."

After saying that, Gao Xuan left on his own.

Mu Changsheng and others were all moved when they heard this. It was indeed necessary to know the intelligence of the cultivators in various counties in advance. As the saying goes, it is better to be prepared.

"Brother Mu, how about we go and take a look together?" Bai Xuanyu took the initiative to invite Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun.

"Okay." Mu Changsheng agreed immediately.

Mu Xun said to Bai Xuanyu with a straight face: "My last name is Mu, but there is no water in the word Mu."

Hearing this, Bai Xuanyu waved his fan and smiled, "I know, I know, it's just a joke."

"That's right, can't you even tell it's a joke?" Mu Changsheng patted Mu Xun's shoulder and said jokingly.

While Mu Changsheng and the other two were talking, the others had already left, mostly to go out to buy intelligence. Only Song Zhi remained with Mu Changsheng and the other two.

Song Zhi took the initiative to approach Mu Changsheng and the other two, and said with a smile: "I wonder if I would be lucky enough to travel with you three gentlemen?"

"Of course." Mu Changsheng said hurriedly. Song Zhi had taken the initiative to admit defeat on the stage, which made him have a very good impression of Song Zhi.

"It is a wonderful thing to have a beautiful woman by your side." Bai Xuanyu agreed, waving his folding fan.

As for Mu Xun, seeing that Mu Changsheng and Bai Xuanyu had already agreed, it was naturally difficult to refuse and he nodded slightly.

Afterwards, the four of them went out together and walked into the downtown area of ​​Nansha City.

On the way, Bai Xuanyu took the initiative to mention the ranking of the courtyards: "Do you know why the courtyards we live in are ranked first and third?"