Lonely Immortal

But the result of the test is the innate Dao soul, but Zhang Zhiwen can be 100% sure that this is impossible. Could it be that the innate beast soul was detected? But this jade can't tell whether it is a Dao soul or a beast soul?

This may be the only place that can be explained, otherwise it can't be explained at all. If this is the case, can we directly use the beast soul instead of the Dao soul for testing in the future? And once the beast soul is detected instead of the Dao soul, then Zhang Zhiwen doesn't have to worry about the risk of the Dao soul realm being exposed.

In this way, this is still a good thing. Zhang Zhiwen is relieved. Now that the innate beast soul has been tested, others think he is an innate Dao soul, so he can become an inner hall disciple.

Zhang Zhiwen didn't expect that this matter would have such a different change. He originally planned to spend his days in the outer hall after testing the acquired Dao soul. Now it seems that the time has come. Zhang Zhiwen can also participate in the provincial and county examinations. Once he passes the provincial and county examinations, he has a chance to become an official immortal.

However, Zhang Zhiwen was not too happy. The long-term difficulties made him keep his face from showing joy at any time. So, after his results came out, he waited for the test to end, and then the second batch of innate Dao soul cultivators who came out of the test would go to report together.

Then time passed bit by bit, and the Dao soul test of more than 100,000 cultivators finally ended. In the end, there were more than 100 innate Dao soul cultivators. However, just when Zhang Zhiwen and others were about to report together, the county government issued a notice.

"What? We have to wait until the next round to participate in the provincial and county examinations?"

"Why?"

"Why? They just passed the test earlier than us. How can they participate in the provincial and county examinations? Why do we have to wait until next year?"

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The county government's notice actually asked the dozens of innate Dao soul cultivators who came later to wait until next year to participate in the provincial and county examinations. This year, the positions were full, and the first dozens of cultivators could participate. This seemed to be no big deal, and it would take at most one year to wait, but in fact, the difference was huge.

You know, there are only so many positions in the county government, so the first batch of township members must have a great advantage and are likely to get positions. If it is delayed for a year, it is likely that it will be difficult to get these positions because the positions are full and there is only one position for each person.

This is why these innate Dao soul cultivators here are so dissatisfied. They have finally upgraded their Dao souls to the innate realm, but now they have to wait for a year. Moreover, this is just a matter of test batches. Everyone took the test at the same time. Why can those cultivators who got the results first participate, but they can't?

This is indeed unfair, but the county government has issued a notice, which is unquestionable. If there are any doubts, they can report to the government office. The problem is that the government office will not pay attention to such things. In the eyes of the government office, it is just waiting for one more year, not that they cannot participate in the township and county examinations.

Zhang Zhiwen actually didn't care. He had no intention of participating in the provincial and county examinations. However, the other innate Dao soul cultivators here didn't think so, especially Chen Huanzhi. He had finally advanced to become an ancient Dao soul cultivator. When he was about to be proud of himself, such a thing happened in the county government office.

But obviously, careful people will find that this matter must be related to Chen Huanzhi. There must be someone who doesn't want him to advance and participate in the provincial and county examinations. This is a disguised way to suppress him. It seems that the power of the clan has not completely disappeared. At least the power of the blood disciples of the Chen family is still very strong and can directly intervene in such things.

"What if I must participate?"

As the cultivator with the strongest Dao soul among this group of cultivators, Chen Huanzhi naturally stood up and spoke. When he came out, other cultivators immediately felt that they had a backer. No matter whether he was a bastard or his status was not as good as that of the direct disciples, he was still the son of the county lord.

"Master Chen, this matter was decided by the deputy county lord and cannot be changed. You see..." The captain of the law enforcement team did not dare to provoke Chen Huanzhi. He certainly knew that this was a struggle within the direct line of the Chen family, so how could he dare to interfere?

But he did not dare to disobey the order of the deputy county lord, and this deputy county lord was naturally the original chief guard, who seemed to be deliberately targeting Chen Huanzhi.

"Humph, what power does he have to stop us from participating in the provincial and county examinations?"

Chen Huanzhi did not take the so-called deputy county lord seriously. He was an ancient Dao soul, and the other party was just an ancient Dao soul. With time, he would definitely be no weaker than the other party in cultivation. Moreover, he was only in the late Jindan stage of cultivation now, and he had already reached the ancient Dao soul realm. If he stepped into the Yuanying cultivation realm, his Dao soul would definitely be improved a lot, perhaps to the ancient middle-grade Dao soul or even the ancient high-grade Dao soul!

If that's the case, he is also a rare genius, at least not rare in the state. The deputy county lord has been famous for a long time and has entered the Nascent Soul stage for a long time. He just happened to touch the edge of the ancient low-grade Dao soul. Naturally, he would not take the other party seriously.

"Well, Master Chen, this matter was decided by the deputy county lord, and Master Chen is under his jurisdiction no matter what. The other disciples in the county yamen must obey the orders of the deputy county lord, otherwise it will be a crime of treason."

The captain of the law enforcement team had no choice but to tell Chen Huanzhi these very rigid rules. To put it bluntly, no one dared to resist these rules.

"Humph, do you mean that we have to obey his orders no matter what?"

Chen Huanzhi was extremely dissatisfied. He had been oppressed since he was a child. Now he was oppressed again just when he was about to raise his head. He said resolutely on the spot, "Okay, in this case, then I, Chen Huanzhi, will leave the county government. I will participate in the provincial and county examinations alone. What can you do to me?"

After Chen Huanzhi said this, he angrily left.

No one expected that this guy would really break off with the Chen County Government, but this matter was extremely risky. He could now participate in the provincial and county examinations, but if he failed, he would have no identity, and he would be considered a defected monk!

But this guy seemed to be desperate. He felt that with his ability, he could pass the provincial and county examinations, and at least the provincial examination.

Seeing him like this, the other cultivators were at a loss. Chen Huanzhi had the money to do this, but they didn't. The cultivators who participated in the provincial examination were all innate Dao soul cultivators. They were all equally matched, and no one dared to say that they would definitely win over anyone. Naturally, they didn't dare to do anything reckless, otherwise, if they failed in the provincial examination, they would become homeless dogs, and then they would be directly accused of desertion.

Zhang Zhiwen didn't care. Anyway, they fought their battles, and he just watched the show. After listening to these things, he left directly, and the others didn't expect Zhang Zhiwen to leave without saying a word. They were also very surprised, but everyone looked at each other and didn't have the courage of Chen Huanzhi. They didn't dare to leave the outer hall of the county government. They didn't have Zhang Zhiwen's free and easy attitude. They were entangled.

But no matter how much he struggled, it would be useless. What was supposed to come would always come. Since the deputy county lord had made the decision, there was basically no room for maneuver. At least the means against Chen Huanzhi were so direct, so they were naturally unlucky.

So, Zhang Zhiwen returned to his own yard. He was actually in a much more relaxed mood. Now he just needed to improve the beast soul well. When the beast soul could not be improved again, he would find a way to get the recipe of the earth soul pill again, and then improve his cultivation from the middle stage of the golden elixir to the late stage of the golden elixir.

The recipe of the earth soul pill was probably obtained by some dishonest means. Anyway, it was done once, and it was done twice. Besides, he had no psychological burden. There were a lot of messy rules in this immortal dynasty. If he wanted to get the recipe through normal channels, it would be almost a daydream. In this case, he would definitely use Tiandaoxing to steal it directly.

In this way, Zhang Zhiwen stayed in his own courtyard, meditating when he needed to, and improving his beast soul when he needed to. Improving beast souls requires a large number of beast soul stones, so he tried to get some Dao soul stones. The outer hall had nothing else, but what else did the cultivators lack? A large number of cultivators came in and out, and they would come here every day to report, and they would carry Dao soul stones with them.

He didn't have to worry about anything anyway, as long as he guarded the outer hall, stealing some Dao soul stones every day was enough. As for the law enforcement team coming to investigate, let them investigate, anyway, they couldn't find Zhang Zhiwen's head at all. Once this Tiandaoxing was used, it would be almost impossible to be discovered.

It seemed that the days to come would be comfortable, and Zhang Zhiwen rarely had such an opportunity. However, just when Zhang Zhiwen thought he would stay in the outer hall for the rest of his life, the notice came again.

The notice said that all the innate Dao soul cultivators could participate in the provincial and county examinations this time, which made Zhang Zhiwen really laugh and cry. What on earth was the deputy county master doing? Sometimes it was not possible, but sometimes it was possible, but he soon figured it out. It must have a lot to do with Chen Huanzhi.

The deputy county lord must be the confidant of a direct young master. This kind of thing is not uncommon. Now that Chen Huanzhi has left the Chen County Office, he naturally has no need to restrict other cultivators from participating in the provincial and county examinations.

Otherwise, it would not be worth it to offend too many people. In this way, the deputy county lord naturally opened the door and allowed all innate Dao soul cultivators to participate in the provincial and county examinations.

But Zhang Zhiwen didn't really want to participate. He still planned to stay in the outer hall. It was so comfortable to spend his days in the outer hall. There was no danger, and he didn't have to worry about anything. Moreover, his cultivation could be improved slowly. Why would he compete with others for the quota for the provincial and county examinations?

So, he would not participate. He would pretend that he had not heard about it. Anyway, the deputy county lord didn't mean that everyone had to participate. If she said that they could participate, then they could participate if they wanted to, and they wouldn't go if they didn't want to.

Of course, other monks must be excited to hear this news, but that is their business, and it has nothing to do with Zhang Zhiwen anyway.

So, Zhang Zhiwen continued to stay in the outer hall, stealing the Dao Soul Stones of one or two monks every day. These monks naturally found out that the Dao Soul Stones were stolen, so they naturally reported to the law enforcement team. The law enforcement team sent people to investigate, and investigated all around the outer hall affairs hall, and also sent more people to prevent thefts from happening.

"Damn, Dao Soul Stones are always lost these days. How can we deal with it if it goes on like this?"

"I don't know who is so bold that he dares to do such a despicable thing in the county government!"

"Hey, just be careful anyway, this kind of thing has happened before!"

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These outer hall monks were still somewhat concerned about the thefts that had occurred in the past few days, but Zhang Zhiwen did not steal many Dao Soul Stones. He only stole Dao Soul Stones from a few monks every day, and did not take more, and even left some for the other party.

For example, at this moment, Zhang Zhiwen targeted a monk who was coming to report. He used a Heavenly Dao Xing and disappeared directly on the spot. When he appeared in the yard again, he had already obtained a Dao Soul Stone. Although this Dao Soul Stone was a post-heavenly quality, it was better than nothing.

As for the monk he stole from, he did not notice it at all. He had more than ten Dao Soul Stones, and Zhang Zhiwen only took one. He even suspected that he had miscalculated. Previously, some monks in the outer hall discussed this matter, which was not a large-scale matter. The law enforcement team came to go through the motions, and they left in a few days.

Obviously, Zhang Zhiwen can survive in the outer hall, and he can survive well. The outer hall only needs to hand in three post-world-grade Dao soul stones every year, which is enough. Then Zhang Zhiwen can easily complete this task.

Days passed one by one, and the provincial and county examinations seemed to have begun. Zhang Zhiwen didn't care about this at all, but other monks in the outer hall were very concerned about this. They wanted to know the situation of the inner hall monks' provincial examinations. On the one hand, they could know how to participate in the future, and on the other hand, they could know some things in advance to prepare. Sooner or later, they would be promoted to the inner hall.

"Hey, this time in the provincial examination, Master Chen is still the best."

"That's right, it is said that the eldest master can't beat him."

"The eldest master is just a congenital middle-grade Dao soul, while Master Chen is an ancient Dao soul, how can they be the same."

"No wonder he had the courage to run away from home. He can now come back again with the results of the provincial examination, and even suppress other direct descendants!"

"There is nothing much to say about this matter, but the content of the provincial examination is quite strange. In the spiritual medicine assessment, some congenital Dao soul cultivators were still a little careless and actually performed very poorly."

"What is there to say about this assessment? The stronger the Dao soul, the better the test results will be. But now I heard that the eldest master is anxious and he wants to find some people to deal with Master Chen!"

"Oh? How to find people? The congenital Dao soul cultivators all went to participate in the provincial examination, and those who did not reach the congenital Dao soul could not participate in the provincial examination. What else can he do?"

"Hey, you don't know this, right? Someone didn't participate this time. It seems that the eldest master wants to find this guy and let him come out to participate!"