No hope for eternal life

At the gate of the county examination reception hall, Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun returned and found that there were quite a few people gathered at the gate, as if they were watching something.

Seeing this, Mu Changsheng and Mu Xun also walked forward and discovered that the ranking rewards for this county examination were posted at the door, which attracted the crowd to watch.

Mu Changsheng and the other two were equally curious about this, so they joined in the fun and quickly looked over:

"The fifty-first to the hundredth place in the foundation-building county exam will be rewarded with five hundred middle-grade spirit stones."

"The 26th to 50th place in the Foundation Establishment Realm County Examination will be rewarded with 1,000 mid-grade spirit stones and a 7th-turn golden elixir."

"The eleventh to twenty-fifth place in the Foundation Establishment Realm County Examination will be rewarded with two thousand mid-grade spirit stones and a seventh-level golden elixir."

"The fourth to tenth place winners of the Foundation Establishment Realm County Examination will be rewarded with three thousand mid-grade spirit stones and a seventh-level golden elixir."

"The second and third place winners of the Foundation Establishment Realm County Examination will be rewarded with 5,000 mid-grade spirit stones and an eighth-turn golden elixir, the title of Viscount, and the opportunity to enter the county government's treasury to select a treasure."

"The first place in the foundation-building state county examination will be rewarded with eight thousand middle-grade spirit stones and an eighth-turn golden elixir, the title of Viscount, and the opportunity to enter the county government's treasury to select a treasure."

After reading the notice, Mu Xun said with some regret: "What a pity, the reward for the first place in the county exam is only an eighth-level golden elixir."

Like Mu Changsheng, Mu Xun was only interested in the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill. As for other spirit stones and titles, he had no interest in them at all.

"This is also a good thing." Mu Changsheng patted Mu Xun on the shoulder and explained: "Now the county exam rewards are all eight-turn golden elixirs. When it comes to the palace exam, there will definitely be nine-turn golden elixirs as palace exam rewards. After all, for foundation-building cultivators, there is almost no better reward than the nine-turn golden elixir."

Mu Xun's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this. He was confused because of his concern before, but after Mu Changsheng's reminder, he instantly understood the reason. He knew that Mu Changsheng was right. When the palace examination came, he would definitely get the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill as a reward.

Mu Changsheng continued, "Don't underestimate the reward of the top three entering the county government treasury to select treasures. Many precious items are monopolized by the court, and it is difficult to buy them on the market no matter how many spirit stones you spend. If you make good use of this opportunity, it will be a great help."

"For example?" Mu Xun asked.

Mu Changsheng already had a goal in mind, and immediately gave his answer: "For example, the Soul-Shedding Fruit can directly improve the realm of a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage without damaging the cultivator's foundation. I can use it to directly break through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage. Even if you cannot break through to the Golden Core Stage, you can still improve some of your cultivation. Then when you take part in the palace examination, won't you have a better chance of success?"

"But, will there be Sheling Fruit in the county examination treasury?" Mu Xun asked with a slight frown. He knew that the Sheling Fruit was something that really made him excited, but he was afraid that he didn't have it.

Mu Changsheng laughed and said, "Never mind. It's at least something to look forward to." Mu Changsheng had secretly set the top three in the county examination as his goal, because only the top three in the county examination could enter the county government treasury to choose treasures.

"That's right." Mu Xun also smiled. No matter what, he had to get the chance to enter the county government's treasury before he could talk about anything else.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng and the other returned to the third courtyard, found an empty room each, and began their daily practice. Mu Changsheng continued to practice his magic power while taking a medicinal bath as usual.

On the day the county examination began, Mu Changsheng ended his training early, walked out of the room, and waited for County Lord Gao Xuan to pick them up to take part in the county examination.

Mu Changsheng originally thought that he had come out early enough, but he did not expect that Bai Xuanyu had arrived earlier than him and was already standing in the courtyard waiting.

Mu Changsheng walked over and said jokingly, "Brother Bai came out so early, but he has already comprehended the artistic conception."

Mu Changsheng discovered that Bai Xuanyu always came earlier than himself, which made him have a better impression of Bai Xuanyu. Just like what he once liked to say, God rewards hard work.

"Brother Mu, please stop making fun of me." Bai Xuanyu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "If I really had a breakthrough, I should still be consolidating my practice in my room right now."

"Don't be discouraged." Mu Changsheng said with a smile: "This county exam should be the same as the county exam. It will take several days to finish. Brother Bai may suddenly understand it during the county exam."

"Then I'll take advantage of Brother Mu's good words." Bai Xuanyu said with a smile.

At this time, there was no one around, so Mu Changsheng and the other person continued chatting.

Bai Xuanyu said sincerely: "When I first heard Brother Mu's name, I felt that it was a very good name. Why doesn't everyone in the world aspire to live forever?"

"It's hard to achieve immortality." Mu Changsheng shook his head gently: "Even if a powerful cultivator lives for ten thousand or even tens of thousands of years, compared to the long history of the Nine Realms, what does it count for?"

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng raised his head, gazed at the starry sky, and murmured: "Although my parents named me Changsheng, I dare not really ask for immortality. I only hope to practice for a lifetime and live this life without regrets."

"What a life without regrets." Bai Xuanyu exclaimed in admiration.

As time passed, all the twenty martial arts cultivators who were at the foundation-building and golden elixir stages in Qihua County had arrived, waiting for the arrival of County Lord Gao Xuan.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo." The familiar ferry flew over quickly and landed in the courtyard. The person at the helm of the boat was Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan didn't need to say anything more, Mu Changsheng and others boarded the boat one by one.

Afterwards, the ferry took off smoothly and soon flew out of Nansha City. The venue of the county examination was outside Nansha City. Mu Changsheng had already learned this from the intelligence booklet he had purchased before.

"Wow!" Suddenly, the spaceship, which was originally flying steadily, suddenly slowed down. Mu Changsheng and others on the ship were caught off guard and almost fell down.

At this time, County Lord Gao Xuan, who was at the front of the ferry, had a solemn look on his face, because someone was blocking the way of his ferry, which was why he suddenly slowed down.

"Who is so bold as to block the way for Qihua County to take part in the county examination?" Gao Xuan's voice was like a loud bell, and at the same time, the sound was transmitted in the direction of the county examination venue. This is also a special method of transmitting sound, which is used to ask for help.

Gao Xuan judged that since the other party dared to block the way, he must be very capable. To be on the safe side, he decided to call for help first.

Mu Changsheng and others on the boat also heard Gao Xuan's words. When they heard that someone dared to block the way, they were all shocked and hurriedly looked towards the front of the spaceship.

I saw a man in black, with his arms folded across his chest, his face blurred and difficult to see clearly, standing proudly in the air, blocking the spaceship without any hesitation.

Seeing this scene, a strange light flashed in Song Zhi's eyes and she felt slightly relieved. Fortunately, the other party really listened to her advice.

Soon, the man in black responded to Gao Xuan's call. He laughed coldly and said, "Among the five countries in the southeast of Tianshuang Realm, your Shenfeng country is the most aggressive in calling for war and killing our demon clan. Today is the day for you to pay for your karma."

"The demon race!" Gao Xuan was shocked and finally understood the other party's identity. Then he felt a chill in his heart. Although the demon race was extremely weak, they had fought with the human race for countless years. There was definitely no shortage of strong people among them, especially those demon cultivators who dared to show up. They were all fearless desperados.