Mission: Seduce the Master! - Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Exam (Part 1)
The examination process was as follows: analysis of understanding of the sword path, analysis of techniques, and real combat. Participants must show a worthy result, otherwise they will not receive the coveted red hanfu.

Including Xie Qing, there were twenty-one participants. Five girls and sixteen boys. Their average age and level were as follows: 30 years old and Core Formation 2nd stage.

So one can only light a candle for the unlucky guys who hoped to shine at the exam. In the presence of Xie Qing, they paled and faded into the background.

Among the participants was also the young master Lian Jingyuan. His face looked distorted as if he had eaten a bag of lemons. Every time Xie Qing accidentally looked in his direction, Lian Jingyuan looked away in panic.

“It seems that the exam this year has become much more… uh… unusual,” someone commented in the crowd: “I’m not even sure if it’s fair.”

“Young master Xie Qing is at the Soul Nascent stage, which is one realm higher… the other participants have no chance to shine,” another voice sighed.

“He’s not a young master anymore, but a young head. This was recently announced. People with big pockets are now flocking to the Xie family,” someone corrected another person’s mistake.

“Eeeh… these guys are unlucky…”

Among the spectators were both main courtyard disciples and elders. And most of them were not in a very positive mood.

You can shout about dark horses and the like all you want, but unfortunately, the reality is much harsher. It should be said that the aforementioned Lian Jingyuan’s cultivation level was at the Core Formation – 2nd stage.

This was considered not bad for an inner courtyard disciple and the main courtyard as well. However…

“Of course, there’s no chance. He’s a cultivator at the Soul Nascent stage! It’s not fair!” many objected.

There was an age limit for the exam, and if you were older than forty-five, you were not allowed to apply. The only option was to become an elder.

“Even more insulting is the fact that he’s younger than us!” many cried.

Nineteen years old. Many at this age had not even reached Qi Condensation, let alone Soul Nascent.

Even the well-known Sword Princess, and the Sword Empress herself were powerless against this young talent.

Fortunately, the exam did not include fights between participants – fights were with other main courtyard disciples, who were selected according to the level of the examinee.

“Alright! Please come up one by one to this sphere. It will help us understand what your understanding of the sword path is!” said the voice of one of the elder examiners.

There was nothing to do. The order had already been agreed upon, and since Xie Qing was late, he was last in line.

The first, ironically, was our dear young master Lian Jingyuan. Although he had been previously humiliated by Xie Qing, in public he represented the Lian family and therefore had to show his aura.

“Hm!”

He proudly snorted and hunched over slightly, feeling the indifferent gaze of one bored guy, but managed to maintain an indifferent expression on his face.

He approached the elder who stood behind a round table on which stood a semi-transparent sphere with golden patterns on it.

This was a special formation that, through a cultivator’s Qi, could analyze the level of understanding of the sword path.

Understanding of the sword was always associated with how many techniques you knew and how well you understood them. The more understanding, the stronger the Sword Aura.

And so…

“Hm!” Lian Jingyuan snorted, placing his hand on the sphere.

“And so…”

The elder narrowed his eyes, taking out a monocle on which special charms were traced. The sphere at that moment shone and a small circle of green color appeared inside the sphere.

“Not bad at all… very good… Lian Jingyuan, you have not disgraced the Lian family. Your level of understanding is nephrite!” the elder concluded, nodding satisfactorily.

“Nothing unusual,” Lian Jingyuan nodded. Although he sounded indifferent, there was a satisfied smile on his face.

The rank of understanding was divided into the following levels – from the lowest to the highest:

Copper -> Iron -> Nephrite -> Gold -> Jadeite -> Jasper

It may seem that Nephrite occupies a rather low place, but it was already a good result even for a main courtyard disciple.

“Hm, as expected from the offspring of the Lian family. With their wealth, it’s not that difficult to raise such talent.”

“Here, the physique factor also worked. This Lian Jingyuan has one of the sword physiques – the Five Blades Body, which, although considered weak, but for swordsmen it is ideal.”

“Well, it seems that the exam will not be so boring.”

The next participant was a cultivator at the second stage of Core Formation. He looked nervous and with obvious fear placed his hand on the sphere.

As before, the sphere lit up and a silver-colored ball appeared in the central area. The elder shook his head.

“Your rating is iron. Although it is not a very good indicator for a main courtyard disciple, but you are young and you have a lot of time ahead.”

“Th-thank you…”

Although the elder’s words were not filled with contempt, the disciple blushed with shame and his eyes filled with tears.

Some mocked him, but many understood this young man. Not everyone had the means to buy sword techniques, which were very expensive due to their rarity.

The next participant was at the third level of Core Formation. He looked much more confident than his predecessor.

And his rating was…

“Iron”.

“K-how?”

The cultivator fell to his knees in shock. Although the result was already not bad, his expectations were much higher.

In the crowd, laughter rang out. If the majority did not laugh at the previous cultivator, because everyone saw his nervousness and inexperience.

Then the arrogance of this guy annoyed me. And when he failed with a crash, many satisfied their sadistic inclinations.

“Boring…” thought Xie Qing, barely restraining the desire to yawn.

The following participants showed a level from Iron to Nephrite, no one stood out further.

These were already good results. Strictly speaking, such disciples could not be considered geniuses, but their base was already strong.

And so. The moment came that most if not all, had been waiting for. A noise rose among the tribune.

“This is the young head Xie Qing! I have heard a lot about his talent and strength, so I am eagerly waiting for the results!”

“But it seems to me that he is just lucky. Who knows, maybe his understanding is not as good as his cultivation?”

“Do you mean that since he cultivates quickly, there is not enough time for understanding?”

“Yes! It’s obvious! It’s impossible to do two different things at the same time! It’s irrational!”

“But it seems to me that everything will be fine with him. He is quite normal” a deep bass male voice was heard. He looked quite ordinary and was dressed in strange clothes.

“And who are you?” the audience asked.

“Never mind. I also need to relax from time to time,” the man yawned.

“Get lost!”

Since the evil people made me return, I will continue the story.

Xie Qing was under the gaze of everyone – both participants and the audience. And when he placed his hand on the sphere…

“Young head Xie Qing! Yep! Yep! Yep!”

“Invincible young head!”

“Yep! Yep! Yep!”.

The young man shuddered and looked with obvious incomprehension at the left part of the tribune, and his eyebrows rose.

“What the?”

More than a hundred girls – disciples and elders – jumped up and began to cheer. Only pompoms and a cheerleader uniform were missing to make it more realistic.

“This bastard…”

“How insulting! So many girls are cheering for him!”

“Hey, my mom is there!”

“Ch-what… Wan Yan, my fiancee, what are you doing there?”

“Hm? Why is my mother there too?!”

Absurd! Complete absurdity! Xie Qing lost the power of speech. Although he was used to the fact that there were so many gazes on him, and especially it was noisy among the girls, but for this…

And, wait a minute… moms? MILFS?!

“Alright, I’ll just wave my hand,” thought Xie Qing.

He relaxed his face, then gently smiled, waving his hand. His charm pierced the heavens and pierced the hearts of innocent and not-so-innocent girls.

And then…

“Kyayaya!”

Many covered their ears, and some particularly sensitive ones had blood coming from their ears. The arena even shook!

Lian Lin lost the power of speech and turned to Lian Xin to comment on this situation, but did not find her!

“Where did she go?” Lian Lin wondered and, looking around, lost the power of speech: “She’s with those girls! Lian Xin…”

The spectators lost the power of speech. The female half of the hall was excited, and those who had not joined in earlier repeated after them.

In general, it was very noisy.

“This is an exam… an important exam…” cried the elder examiner.

***

I think even in the most dangerous situation, it would not be as noisy as it is now. Even Xie Qing, who was shameless, lost the power of speech and froze in place.

“What an exaggerated reaction,” Xie Qing lost the power of speech and sighed: “Maybe I shouldn’t have waved my hand?”

Fortunately, after ten minutes, the noise stopped thanks to the diligent work of the elder Daoist comrades, who barely convinced their colleagues and even lovers to stop this farce.

And so, when everyone calmed down, Xie Qing placed his hand on the sphere.

A bright light appeared, which blinded the examiner and Xie Qing himself, while covering the view of the sphere as a whole.

And so, when everyone was already eagerly waiting for the results, a loud cry was heard.

“Jadeite!”