After staying in Wujiyuan for two days and finishing the affairs, Zhao Ran left Wujiyuan without stopping and rushed to Huayun Pavilion.
After entering the Huayun Pavilion, Zhao Ran went to the back mountain first, where he still viewed the world from the tower, the same star observatory, and the same teacher Jiang Tenghe who seemed to be always watching the stars.
Looking at Zhao Ran, who was panting and sweating profusely, Jiang Tenghe asked: "How many steps did you climb this time?"
"One hundred and one level."
Jiang Tenghe nodded: "The first time, you were still in the Taoist realm and reached the sixty-seventh level; the second time you came to the stage, you had already entered the yellow crown and reached the ninety-second level; the third time, you reached the ninety-second level.
I’ve reached level ninety-six; I finally passed 100 this time. I’m making rapid progress.”
Zhao Ran was slightly excited despite being exhausted: "Teacher, is there anything special about being over 100? What are the benefits?"
Jiang Tenghe said: "It doesn't matter if you can't pass 100, it doesn't matter, it's just easier to remember."
Zhao Ran: "..."
Jiang Tenghe asked again: "Why did you come back to the mountain this time?"
Zhao Ran said: "That's what the teacher said, the Long'an Prefecture's non-commercial cultivator competition. The disciple plans to start in the near future and select three non-commercial cultivators to report to the Elder Hall for conferring nuns. I don't know what else the teacher needs.
Admonished?"
What he meant was to ask Jiang Tenghe if there was anyone he needed to take care of, and tell his disciples quickly so that I could open the back door for you.
Jiang Tenghe shook his head: "There is nothing to advise, you can just do it yourself."
Zhao Ran was speechless again. If I come back this time, will it be a wasted trip?
"Then...if the teacher thinks of something that needs to be done by the disciples, just send him the Flying Talisman, okay?"
"Um...well...indeed not!"
Returning to Lingjian Pavilion, he happened to meet the senior brother Wei Zhizhen who had trained in the sword pavilion. Zhao Ran hurriedly stepped forward and said hello: "I've met senior brother!"
"Junior brother is back? Your second brother and third brother are practicing in the sword pavilion. I'm afraid I have to wait a little longer."
Zhao Ran felt good about it, so he simply avoided seeing it and saved twenty taels of silver. He said: "Junior brother, I want to go down the mountain to preside over this year's ceremony for the monks in Long'an Mansion. There are many things going on, and I have to go down the mountain soon. I'm afraid
I can’t see the two senior brothers anymore. A few days ago, I went to the Yuhuang Pavilion in Qingcheng Mountain and brought back some Fengxiang Three Tea Cake from there for several senior brothers to try."
Wei Zhizhen nodded and said: "Junior brother is interested." He took the bamboo basket and asked: "Junior brother, are you going down the mountain now?"
Zhao Ran said: "That's right. I am in charge of the casual cultivating ceremony of Long'an Mansion this time. I wonder if senior brother has anything to give you?"
Wei Zhizhen thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No. Junior brother, I'm so good at doing it, and the teacher and I are both at ease when you do things."
Zhao Ran said that he was very lucky to find a master who was very talented. When he was doing things, he had no pressure at all.
Zhao Ran came to the boundary of the mountain gate, whistled, and saw the donkey running out of the forest reluctantly, turning back three times while running. Zhao Ran looked into the forest and vaguely saw a few donkeys.
The silhouette of a horse.
Mr. Donkey ran up to Zhao Ran and snorted several times in dissatisfaction. Zhao Ran grabbed his ears and said, "Brother Donkey, what can I say to you? You really don't forget to show mercy wherever you go."
Ah! There are so many wives, concubines, and children in Junshan Temple, there is almost no place to live, and you are still hooking up everywhere, ah? Still hooking up everywhere? You should have a rest!"
Cruelly interrupting Mr. Donkey's happy life, Zhao Ran rushed back to Junshan without stopping.
After returning to Junshan, Zhao Ran couldn't help but sneak back to his prison cell and take a nap for a while - he was really tired. The physical fatigue was negligible, but the key was the mental fatigue.
In just one month, Zhao Ran went to Taihua Mountain to preside over the arbitration tribunal to mediate the demon cultivator war, then rushed to Qingcheng Mountain to meet Dongfang Li and Cai Yunshen, then rushed back to Wuji Academy to handle official business, and then continued to Huayun Academy to meet the teacher
Please give me some advice...
Is this me cultivating immortality? It’s such a tiring life!
The new Junshan Temple is wider, and Zhao Ran's prison cell is much more comfortable than before. Looking at the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard, Zhao Ran regained his energy, got up and went to the study, and began to plan for the three-year retreat of Long'an Mansion.
A once-in-a-lifetime award ceremony program.
The real conferment must take place in Huode Xingjun Hall of Huayun Pavilion, so this conferment ceremony is actually a selection ceremony, or it might as well be called a recruitment ceremony, which is to select the three selected candidates from among the many casual cultivators.
Zhao Ran has learned that in previous years, the ceremonies for awarding ceremonials and examinations in Long'an Mansion and surrounding prefectures, as well as in various pavilions throughout Sichuan Province, were mainly based on competitions, and they were drawn by lots regardless of cultivation level.
No matter what realm you are, you all get mixed together, everyone draws lots, and there is a fight between the two people who are caught together, and the winner continues to draw lots and continue to compete.
If you want to say that I am a Taoist priest and you are a Taoist priest, it is not fair for us to compete. Then they also said that I, a Taoist priest, am not even in the queue, but you, a Taoist priest, run in front of me and receive the punishment. How is this fair?
Therefore, the recipients who win the final competition are usually casual cultivators in the Huangguan realm, Mage realm, Taoist realm, and Taoist realm monks who basically have no chance.
Now it's Zhao Ran's turn, how should he choose? If he still uses this method of fighting, it will be difficult for him to be sure whether he can complete the entrustment of Dongfang Li. Who knows if Bai Geng, the Zhuxuan layman in Jiangyou County, can do it? In the fighting method
Are you a weakling? If you are slapped down by someone as soon as you come on stage, how can you choose?
Therefore, Zhao Ran's selection method must change.
The first thing is to complete the matters assigned by Dongfang Li and get Zhuxuan layman Bai Geng into the three-person quota.
Secondly, it is to ensure fairness and justice - at least on the surface, it is fair and just. No one can find fault, go too far, and cause public outrage. Zhao Ran will definitely not do it, and there is no need to dig a hole for himself.
Finally, the three selected people must have a certain skill and be able to explain it from a certain perspective. Whether it is to Huayun Pavilion Elder Hall or to a group of casual cultivators, the reasons they give must be very hard to explain to others.
Can't refute.
After much deliberation, Zhao Ran couldn't think of any innovative method, so he had to grit his teeth and plagiarize shamefully. He decided that this ceremony of the Ceremony Ceremony Competition would take two steps, one being a written examination and the other being an interview.
A contest of fighting skills? It's too rough and can easily damage the harmony between colleagues. We want a civil fight, not a physical fight!
So Zhao Ran worked hard all night, racking his brains (actually still plagiarizing) and coming up with four sets of questions. Each set has a total of twenty-five questions, divided into Paper A, Paper B, Paper C and Paper D.
Zhao Ran's idea is that when the time comes, questions will be drawn on the spot and whichever set will be chosen will be answered. Is this fair?
So how to conduct an interview? Of course, it is a live demonstration of Taoism and magical powers, and the judges will give scores. In this way, all the casual cultivators participating in the competition can show their talents, and it is easy to find a good reason for them to be punished.
Where do the judges come from? This is simple. When the time comes, just invite the three Taoists from Dufu, Baoningfu, and Tongchuan Prefecture to form a judging panel. Is this fair?
The score of the written test accounts for 80%, and the score of the interview accounts for 20%. The reason why there is such a disparity is that Bai Geng is afraid that his score will not be good during the interview, so he can only rely on the written test to improve his score.
By the way, there is no fighting, just intelligence. What if Bai Geng is lacking in IQ? Simple, add a sentence in the recruitment announcement: Only monks above the Huangguan level can participate in this competition.
Participate in the selection. Directly drive away the Taoist Realm and Taoist Realm monks, eliminating a large number of invisible competitors that may be a threat to Bai Geng.
What should Taoist and Taoist monks do if they are dissatisfied? Who is dissatisfied? The senior monks who gave birth to elixirs, or even golden elixirs, do not give you the nun, but instead give you the nun to a junior boy. What kind of truth is this? If you want to give the nun, just do it.
Pay close attention to your practice and come back after you have the elixir of pregnancy!