"Okay, father." Xie Cheng nodded, but he was a little confused.

The official examination is a major event in Jinyang Prefecture every five years. Three months in advance, the county in the county under the rule of the Prefecture will recommend suitable talents and go to the Prefecture City to participate in the official examination.

In Jinyang Mansion, more than a thousand people would attend almost every time, but in the end, only three people could get official positions and obtain the power of the divine court of the corresponding grade, reaching the sky in one step, and being extraordinary.

——The official positions of the Tang Dynasty were not only officials in the human world, but also gods of the Divine Court, and they could receive the power of the Divine Court.

As long as the official rank is high enough, even an ordinary person can instantly become a strong man at the peak of his aura.

Therefore, the competition for the official exams in each session is extremely fierce.

There are also cases where big figures from the city come to the county town to select talents in person, but it usually only happens that stunning talents appear in a certain place.

Such talents who are selected in advance will directly enter the last round of the official examination.

The last time such a thing happened in Jinyang Mansion was fifty years ago. The genius is now a strong man at the peak of his aura.

There seems to be no such person in Shanyang County.

And according to my father's opinion, the big man came to Shanyang County just to select talents from the Xie family.

This is even more strange.

The Xie family is considered a prominent family in Shanyang County, but it is nothing in the entire Jinyang Prefecture. At most, it is just a family-born Yanshu, and it is not as powerful as it is.

Although Yan Shu is magical, in the eyes of real strong men, it is just a plaything from heretics. The real powerful one is still the one who is really powerful. The Xie family does not even have a strong man in the Qidao, and can only be regarded as a small family in Jinyang Mansion.

A big man who is not worthy of the arrival of the city himself.

"If you know, be prepared. I know you don't like being disturbed, so I won't go in." Xie Yuanfeng said something outside the door and left in a hurry, as if there was something urgent.

"It's weird." Xie Cheng frowned. He instinctively felt that Xie Yuanfeng's actions were not right. "However, even if it's weird, with my current strength, I can't do anything."

Xie Yuanfeng is a powerful man in the Taoist realm and has many powerful armored guards. He is one of the best masters in Shanyang County.

Even if there is any problem, Xie Cheng's cultivation level that he has not even completed Yi Jin and Marrow Cleansing will not be able to help at all.

"Maybe it's my illusion." Xie Cheng shook his head, no longer thought about it, and focused his attention on the official examination five days later. Then he looked at the amber statue in his hand and murmured: "The official examination will be selected in five days. It's best to take this opportunity to go to Jinyang City."

The origin of this statue is likely to be related to the earth, and he does not want to give up on investigation.

There are likely clues in Jinyang City.

Thinking of this, Xie Cheng put the amber in his hand on the table first, walked to the bookshelf next to him to take a thick yellowed booklet.

"Collection of Tasks for Previous Official Examinations in Tianyun".

Tianyun is the year name of the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, which records the last round of tasks of the previous official examinations during the Tianyun period.

This thing was only placed in the bookshelf of Xie Cheng's room yesterday.

Xie Cheng is only sixteen years old now. Originally, Xie Yuanfeng planned to let him go to Jinyang Prefecture City to take the official exam three years later.

Now that I have met a big shot in the city who has selected people in advance, I have to prepare in advance.

The way to select talents in advance is usually to directly select them through the official examination.

However, the official exam is not an exam in the usual sense.

Instead, we use the power of the Tang Dynasty to communicate with the lower world, allowing the examiners to come to different worlds to complete the tasks, and finally evaluate the results based on the completion degree of the tasks.

"The official examination task of Tianyun fifth year: coming to the 'Alien Demon World' to kill alien demons, the number of which is the best."

"Ten-year official examination mission of Tianyun: Coming to the 'Ghost World' to destroy the Ghost Tomb, the faster one is the best."

"The official examination task of the 15th year of Tianyun: coming to the 'Nine Kings World' to help the king unify the world, and the winner will be the best."

...

"Shi" is the name of the Tang Dynasty for many lower realms. It is said that the Tang Dynasty has explored countless "Shi" now, and people go to different lower realms to explore and obtain resources and treasures at every moment.

Looking at the content of each task, Xie Cheng felt like he was reading infinite stream novels himself.

"How is the Tang Dynasty Divine Court? Is this the main god of the kind version?" Xie Cheng sighed in his heart, closed the book, and pondered: "From the content of these tasks, if you want to complete it, your own strength cannot be too poor.

Whether it is killing alien demons, destroying ghost tombs, or choosing one of the nine kings to help them with the world in troubled times, you may need to have a level of divine power cultivation.

Now that I have not even reached the peak of the state of refining the form, my father asked me to prepare. Is there something wrong with it?"

In one path of cultivation, there are three levels of physical, qi and spirit.

Among them, "body" is divided into three levels: shape refining, divine power, and Tao body.

There are three steps in the refining state: building the foundation for a hundred days, washing the muscles and marrow, and reincarnation.

A hundred-day foundation building is a practice that lays the foundation, and it usually takes only half a year to complete.

It takes a long time to accumulate and polish the marrow cleansing, and reincarnation is a test of qualifications and skills.

If you can cross it, you can open the human body secret treasure and obtain extraordinary "divine power".

Now Xie Cheng is the first to enter the level of easy muscles and marrow cleaning. He is healthy, has a wide body, has light movements, and is quick to do.

If you were on Earth, you might be able to become a city-level Sanda champion, but you can't even be a rookie here.

With such strength, he is simply going to deliver food. Even if the early selection is easier than the last round of official exams, he may not be able to complete it.

"Nothing really happened, right?" Xie Cheng was a little worried. Something was abnormal, and most of them had problems. "Let's go and ask."

With a firm thought, Xie Cheng put down the booklet in his hand, hid the amber under the bed, and walked out of the room.

Since Xie Yuanfeng did not say it clearly before, he stated that he did not want Xie Cheng to know, so he could only choose to ask others.

After walking around the lake and rockery in Xiefu Manor and walking through a long corridor, Xie Cheng came to the teaching ground.

I saw a middle-aged man with a back and a bear waist and an eight-foot-long body training some servants to punch and kick.

"Uncle Wang, are you free now?" Xie Cheng took the initiative to walk to the middle-aged man and asked.

The middle-aged man was named Wang Chong, who was the only two powerful Taoist realm powerhouse in the Xie Mansion except for the head of the family Xie Yuanfeng. He was a friend of life and death with Xie Yuanfeng.

Because his family was in trouble and had no family, he lived in Xie's house to teach martial arts.

However, his status is very high, and it can be said that it is second only to the head of the family. If something happens in the family, he should know something.

"Three Young Master, why are you here?" Wang Chong was a little surprised. Xie Cheng would not come to the training ground until the afternoon.

"Uncle Wang, I want you to ask something." Xie Cheng whispered.

Wang Chong's expression froze slightly when he heard this. He turned his mind, sighed, pulled Xie Cheng to a remote corner, lowered his voice and said, "Honor of the family asked you to prepare for the official exam?"

"That's right." Xie Cheng nodded and said, "Uncle Wang, you know that this time, is there any problem with the people from Jinyang Mansion City coming to select in advance?"

"It is indeed a big shot in the city who is here to select talents in advance." Wang Chong was silent for a moment and said, "But it is not just for the selection of talents. You should know the situation of the official examination. This time you and the eldest son and the second lady will participate and complete a task together."

Xie Cheng's heart moved and frowned and said, "The real purpose of the people in Jinyang Mansion City is actually a task, and the official exam is just to cover up the eyes and ears?"

Wang Chong nodded solemnly and said, "The third young master is smart."

"What if the mission is not completed?"

"If it is not completed, the Xie family may have a catastrophe."

...

Wang Chong watched Xie Cheng leave the teaching ground, then sighed slightly, and said, "Head of the family, why should you do this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a piece of air rippled like the water surface, and then a handsome middle-aged man wearing a green robe, a jade crown and a long beard appeared out of thin air.

Void Spirit Divine Power-Invisible.

This person is the head of the Xie family, Xie Yuanfeng.

In fact, he was already here as early as Xie Cheng arrived. Wang Chong would tell Xie Cheng the truth, which was also instructed by him.

"After suffering from a life-and-death disaster, Zicheng's mind has become much more keen." Xie Yuanfeng smiled and said, "I didn't want him to know about this, so as not to affect his performance during the mission. But since he noticed it himself, if he didn't explain it, it might make him feel sick, but it would be bad."

"Master, how sure are you this time?" Wang Chong said seriously: "The eldest son and the second lady have both been transformed and have reached the peak of the shape refining realm. If they are equipped with the bursting armor 'Red Flame', they may be able to break through the defense of the 'Tangjia Castle'."

"I am still confident in the strength of Ziming and Tong'er. If nothing unexpected happens, they should be able to break through the 'Tangjia Castle' and get the taboo 'Phoenix Tail Destroy Mountain'."

Xie Yuanfeng looked at the direction where Xie Cheng was and said, "The only flaw is Zicheng. He is still young and has weak cultivation. Give him the 'Cang Lei' Yanjia."

"Cang Lei! That Yan Jia can burst out three times as much as the peak of the Taoist realm!" Wang Chong exclaimed, then breathed a breath of turbid air, and said angrily: "Sun Lian is really too bullying. He takes care of the past relationship at all. He actually wants all three of your children to participate in the mission."

"Hey, he is the current master of Jinyang Palace, a strong Qidao person, what are we? He needs Fengwei Daoshan to deal with the Zhengang Realm powerhouse of the Iron Sword Sect, and we can only cooperate."

Xie Yuanfeng shook his head and said, "This is to force me to do my best to help them complete the task. The situation is stronger than others. What if it does?"

"Oh, I hope there will be no damage." Wang Chong said with a sigh. He watched Xie Cheng and others grow up, and they had a good relationship and didn't want to see something happen to them.

...

Xie Cheng returned to his room and quickly took out a secret book of blue leather and yellow paper from the bookshelf.

"Iron Ox Power".

Although the name is vulgar, this is a very good form of refining.

It is said that when practicing to the peak, you can open the secret treasure of the human body and obtain the "Nine Ox Divine Power". It is even said that you can practice "Taurus Spirit Body" and break through to the realm of Taoism.

In some third-rate small sects, it can even be regarded as the fundamental skill of inheritance and foothold.

However, Xie Cheng chose this technique not for the Taurus Spirit Body.
To be continued...