But when he studied the topic carefully, he suddenly understood why Luo Jiujiang was feeling sad just now.
Among the thirty questions, twenty of them require you to choose the one you think is correct from four choices.
The remaining ten questions require simple explanations.
However, none of these thirty questions involves knowledge of spiritual practice.
The first multiple-choice question that caught his eye gave Yu Tingzhang a slap in the face.
'Question: There are eighteen spiders, dragonflies, and cicadas with a total of one hundred and eighteen legs and twenty pairs of wings. Please tell me how many of each of the three insects there are?'
Answer: (A) Five spiders, seven dragonflies, and six cicadas
(B) Seven spiders, six dragonflies, and five cicadas
(C) Six spiders, five dragonflies, and seven cicadas
(D) Seven spiders, six dragonflies, and five cicadas
‘???’
At this moment, Yu Tingzhang, who was originally somewhat confident in himself, couldn't help but want to pull his hair out.
'Is this something a practitioner should understand? How the hell am I supposed to know how many of these three damn bugs there are?'
He slightly tilted his head towards the neighboring Luo Jiujiang.
'brush!'
The compass on the top of the metal pillar standing next to it suddenly began to rotate, and three pointers of different colors began to rotate accordingly.
Yu Tingzhang could see clearly that the three pointers were pointing to different scales, but the target was clearly him.
'NND, what kind of unscrupulous and smoking guy created such a weird magic weapon!'
Yu Tingzhang couldn't help but curse in his heart.
At this moment, the voice of the Nanzong Jindan master above his head suddenly came to his ears.
"Since everyone doesn't know enough about the magic weapons around them, let's forget this is the first time. If the 'Dharma Eye Compass' lights up, don't blame me for being rude."
After a brief pause, the Jindan Master continued:
"In addition, I have good news for everyone. The questions in each person's test paper are different from those of the person next to them, so please don't waste your time."
Yu Tingzhang is secretly resentful, so you can explain it, but the smile and gloating in these words have different meanings.
Also, is this good news?
'The spider has eight legs, the dragonfly has a few legs, probably six, and the cicada seems to have six legs too...
Hey, no, the dragonfly also has two pairs of wings, and the spider has...
Bah, spiders have no wings, cicadas have a pair of wings.
But...but, how many of these bugs are there?’
At this moment, there were a lot of spiders, dragonflies and cicadas spinning around in Yu Tingzhang's mind.
Even though he turned over and over and counted with his fingers for a long time, he still couldn't figure out how many spiders there were.
Yu Tingzhang covered his head in despair and thought for a while, then reached out angrily, took out a pen and dipped in ink from the slip, and checked the answer to the first option (A).
Then he continued to look down fearfully. If they were all similar questions, he would have been ready to give up.
‘Five practitioners got three treasures in a secret realm, but because there were five people who could not distribute them, the five people asked a question. Which three of them won would get the treasures respectively.
To catch beans in a bag containing a hundred beans, it is stipulated that each person catches at least one, and the person who catches the most and the person with the least loses the chance to obtain the treasure. Communication is not allowed between the five people, but when catching
When the beans are cooked, you can see the number of beans left.
Question: Five people are sorted from 1 to 5, which three will get the treasure?’
Answer: (A) one, two, three
(B) Two, three, four
(C) three, four, five
(D) one, three, five
‘Buzz——!’
Yu Tingzhang's hair stood up, and he felt like vomiting blood.
'This...what kind of beast asked this question!'
'How the hell do I know which three guys can get the treasure!'
This time, Yu Tingzhang gave up thinking and simply looked at other topics first.
After a quick inspection, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, not all of these questions can be answered only by practitioners who are good at magic. There are also some questions that test the understanding of human nature.
For example, the first of ten essay questions looks like this.
‘A couple of Taoist monks gave birth to a child, but the child was born with blood dryness.
Dr. Zhu Youke told the Taoist couple that if normal conditions continued, the child would not live to adulthood.
But if someone with the same bloodline as the Taoist couple performs bloodline infusion, half of the child's condition can be cured.
The only people who can share the same blood between two people are their children.
So the two asked if having another child would save the eldest son's life.
Dr. Zhu Youke told them clearly that if another child is infused with his blood, some of the eldest son's illnesses can indeed be cured.
As a result, the eldest son's lifespan can be extended to half that of a normal person, while the other child can only have half a normal lifespan.
After some discussion, the two decided to have another child, using the blood of the younger son to extend the life of the eldest son.
But as the younger son grew older, he finally discovered the secret when he was sixteen years old.
So he wrote a letter in blood accusing his parents and brother of intentional murder!
Question: If you were to try the case, how would the case be decided?
Viewpoint 1: Some people believe that the body, hair, and skin are shaped by parents, and parents’ orders cannot be violated.
Point 2: Life is unique and independent. You can only decide your own life, and others have no right to interfere.
Viewpoint 3: Since giving up half of your life span can extend your brother's life, you should give up yourself and maintain brotherhood.
Viewpoint 4: Since the eldest son is destined not to survive, he should not leave his parents and younger son to suffer emotional breakdown by waiting for death. He should commit suicide to bring harmony to the whole family.’
At this time, there were only countless question marks in Yu Tingzhang's mind.
He feels that all four views have some truth, but they all seem to have shortcomings.
‘Your parents gave birth to you, raised you, and gave everything for you. It stands to reason that parents’ orders cannot be violated.
But is it right or wrong to use the life of one child to extend the life of another?'
"I could have lived to be a hundred years old, but now I have to die at the age of fifty. Is this fair to me?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Using half the life span of my brother to extend my own life has caused my parents to suffer lifelong emotional suffering, and my brother can only live half his life. Is this huge sacrifice worth it?"
Is it worth it? I won't be able to escape the condemnation of my conscience for the rest of my life.'
From the perspective of a bystander, one can easily judge the life and death of others.
But if this kind of thing really happens to me, can I really make decisions at will?
Yu Tingzhang put himself in different roles and found that he was unable to make any choice or make a decision that satisfied him.
'How should we judge this?'
Suddenly, he understood the meaning of this trial.
Human nature is the most complex, and there are no right or wrong multiple-choice questions to see clearly a person's heart.
What kind of disciple does the Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect want? Perhaps we can get some clues from these questions.
But the problems that he can see can also be seen by other testers.
If this is the case, does it also mean that the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Nan Sect’ also understands this truth, but deliberately uses it to test people’s hearts.
You think I am on the second floor and you are on the third floor. In fact, I am on the fourth floor and you are on the first floor. But this is just what you think and what I think.
When the infinite infinite loop turns around, what is the actual situation? Maybe even the person who asked the question doesn't know the answer.
Various thoughts were swirling around in Yu Tingzhang's mind like a mess.
After thinking dizzy for a long time, Yu Tingzhang decided not to speculate on the idea of "Innate One Qi Southern Sect".
Since the question is about your true feelings, you should answer it according to your own mind.
After thinking everything through, even Yu Tingzhang didn't notice that his mood had greatly improved at this moment.
Heaven follows the earth, the earth follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature!
This is not an empty talk, but should run through the beliefs and concepts of life.
As his mind calmed down, Yu Tingzhang's heart became clear. He picked up his pen and wrote word by word according to his own thoughts.
'It is my opinion that this case should be analyzed from three aspects: human relations, morality, and the rule of law...'
While many test takers are working hard to answer the questions, there are always some who are lucky.
The 'Dharma Eye Compass' flashed with dark golden light from time to time, and the pointers shot out light to lock on each trialist.
Subsequently, the disciples of the Southern Sect used "forbidden shackles" to lock these cheaters and take them away from the hall.
During this period, Yu Tingzhang turned his ears to nothing and focused on answering questions one after another.
An hour passed quickly.
Before Yu Tingzhang could completely answer the question, he suddenly heard a long and loud sound in his ears.
"Ding--!"
The clear voice directly awakened Yu Tingzhang from the state of selflessness.
After he shuddered slightly, he raised his head and looked around blankly.
Just listen to the Nanzong Jindan Zhenren hanging in the air again and saying:
"The time has expired. All test takers have left their seats. Those who are still in the hall after three minutes will have their test results invalidated."
As soon as this statement came out, countless test takers who had not finished answering the questions couldn't help but scream loudly.
"This time is too short, how can anyone finish the questions?"
"That's right, and the questions are so tricky, even a disciple of the 'Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect' might not be able to do it, right?"
"Can you give me ten more minutes, no, just five minutes...!"
"..."
Complaints, prayers, and doubts are endless.
The disciples of the ‘Xiantian Yiqi Southern Sect’ standing aside were also secretly ashamed.
They have all seen this question, but to be honest, few of them can give a satisfactory answer.
At this time, hearing the complaints from many trialists, the disciples of the Southern Sect could only secretly sigh that they were lucky enough to be born within the sect's territory.
Yu Tingzhang did not hesitate and immediately put away his pen and stood up.
In this case, no one will be lenient.
There are only a few thousand people conducting trials here, which means that there are many other places conducting the same trials.
He didn't believe that only a few thousand of the hundreds of thousands of trialists could pass the sixth level of the Academy.
Turning to look at the frowning Luo Jiujiang, Yu Tingzhang smiled slightly.
"Brother Luo, how did you do in the exam?"
Luo Jiujiang sighed and said:
"The questions at the back are too difficult. It's hard to decide. The math questions at the front are more interesting.
Let me tell you, regarding the first question, I came up with at least three different solutions..."
Yu Tingzhang's face darkened and he said angrily:
"Luo, if you don't mention those nasty bugs and beans, we can still be friends, otherwise..."
Luo Jiujiang was stunned. Looking at Yu Tingzhang, whose face turned black and whose teeth were gritted, he suddenly understood.
I couldn’t help but laugh ‘haha’ and said:
"Brother Yu, you...you can't even do such a simple question, right?"
Yu Tingzhang glanced at him sideways, pursed his lips and said:
"Look at the faces of other fellow Taoists. You are talking to me."
Luo Jiujiang turned his head and looked around, and saw that most people were looking at him with an expression of "Why don't you die?"
"Hahaha...haha..."
His laughter could no longer be sustained. He swallowed and whispered guiltily:
"Brother Yu, the looks in their eyes are so scary. Could it be that they can't answer those simple arithmetic problems?"
Yu Tingzhang snorted slightly.
"What do you think?"
Luo Jiujiang looked around uneasily, and the more he looked, the more hairy he became, and whispered:
"I think we should leave here quickly, I'm worried..."
Before he could finish his words, everyone suddenly felt a huge shock under their feet, like an earthquake.
Yu Tingzhang was horrified and quickly grabbed the stunned Luo Jiujiang and fled outside.
He had a strong sense of danger, and at this moment he suddenly felt that the threat of death was looming over him.
But before he could run a few steps away, there was another extremely violent shock under his feet.
This time, all the testers in the hall were almost knocked to the ground by the shock.
At this moment, he heard an unfamiliar angry voice resounding through the sky like muffled thunder, which shocked his ears.
"Who is destroying the leyline? Stand up!"
At the same time, countless cracks appeared on the top of the hall like glass, and then completely disintegrated.
"Boom--!"
Countless broken bricks and tiles, beams and columns fell from the sky and landed in the hall with great force.
"ah!"
"Someone help me, I'm trapped by a boulder!"
"Run quickly, the hall is about to collapse!"
"..."
Countless commotions and shouts came one after another, and the entire trial hall became a mess.
Yu Tingzhang stood up from the ground unsteadily, his ears constantly buzzing, his eyes looked around, but there were double images everywhere.
The hall was now in a mess, with many Nan Sect disciples flying around in panic in the air.
There were ruins and broken walls everywhere, and smoke and dust were rising, making everything in sight blurry.
You could only vaguely see countless people fleeing in all directions. There were dead bodies and bloodstains everywhere. The seriously injured practitioners who were not dead were crushed under huge rocks and beams, howling miserably.
Feeling that everything in front of him turned red, Yu Tingzhang touched his face blankly, only to find that his forehead had been injured, but at this moment he didn't even feel the pain.
'What...what the hell is going on?'
Suddenly, a burst of hearty laughter came from all directions, and the huge sound even caused an echo.
"Hahaha...hahaha!
Zhenjun Ruyi, do you still remember what happened when we had a couple with each other for more than two hundred years?"
"Hahaha! How arrogant you were back then, using the reputation of the two hundred and twenty-nine Yuanshen True Lords like us to build up your invincible reputation and eternal glory.
Today, we and two hundred and twenty-nine fellow Taoists want to learn the skills of fellow Taoists again."
The man spoke loudly and laughed repeatedly.
"However, today I will attack your sect first, and see how many of you can be saved?
Fellow Taoists, let this person see our methods of destroying the world.
Do it!"
The next second...
Yu Tingzhang suddenly seemed to have a big sun exploding in front of his eyes.
Endless white light filled everything in front of him, and at the same time, boundless heat was transmitted to his body.
At this moment, Yu Tingzhang felt as if he was constantly melting.
"You dare!"
A roar resounded throughout the world.
Then Yu Tingzhang saw an infinite purple vortex suddenly appear in the sky spinning.
An extremely powerful pulling force sucked up everything on the earth and threw it towards the huge whirlpool that enveloped the sky.
Yu Tingzhang was no exception, flying into the air uncontrollably along with countless other boulders, trees, and creatures.
No matter how much he resisted, it was to no avail.
I accidentally raised my eyes and saw an extremely pure purple light sweeping across somewhere in the sky.
Yu Tingzhang instantly felt a bone-chilling chill that made his hair stand on end.
I saw that wherever the purple light swept across, countless people and objects disappeared without a trace.
A blank space suddenly appeared in the sky.
Yu Tingzhang remembered clearly that this was where Master Jindan and hundreds of disciples of the Southern Sect gathered in the trial hall.
Boundless fear erupted from the bottom of my heart.
'It turns out that Nanzong can't even protect his own disciples at this moment, what about himself and others?'
While he was thinking, he heard the voice of the man called Ruyi Zhenjun.
"I'll see you off for a while. Whether you live or die depends solely on God's will!"
Subsequently, Yu Tingzhang and countless others were drawn into the huge purple vortex in the sky.