"Junior Brother Liu, you and your son have finally met each other, so don't worry about us," Wei Tao said.
"Thank you, Brother Wei."
"It doesn't matter."
Wei Tao walked forward, and the city lord He Wei and Yan Ting followed beside him.
"County Magistrate Luo, you take care of the junior brothers and sisters behind us. Take them to Hexianju first and provide them with good food and drink."
"If there is any purchase, you can pay for it first. When the matter is over, you won't owe a penny."
The voice of the city lord He Wei reached the ears of County Magistrate Luo from afar.
Magistrate Luo, with a big belly, looked at the young people of all ages on the flying boat and felt a little overwhelmed for a moment.
Although these people are young, only in their teens, they are all "immortal masters". A mortal like him cannot afford to offend them. If he fails to handle one of them well, he will lose his official position.
But he couldn't afford to offend the city lord He Wei.
County Magistrate Luo quickly changed his expression, smiled, and shouted to the young people above: "Dear immortal masters, I am Luo Bufan, the county magistrate here."
"You must be tired from the journey. I have already ordered people to prepare at Hexian Residence to welcome you all."
The young people on the flying boat looked at each other, and then looked at the dozens of people below who were bowing their heads respectfully.
Suddenly, they realized that they were no longer servants that anyone in the sect could command, but immortal masters who were high above them.
An inexplicable seed took root in their hearts.
It turns out that this is a fairy!
Standing high above, overlooking all living beings, that is - an immortal!
Chapter 5 My Ruyan has the potential to be an emperor (k, monthly ticket requested)
Soon, the list of ascension to immortality was posted, and the whole county became lively in an instant.
"It turns out that the soldiers were patrolling because the Immortal Master had come."
"I don't know what the Immortal Master looks like. Does he have three heads and six arms?"
"Hey, are you qualified to criticize the Immortal Master? Be careful and you will lose your head."
Big and small, young and old, all crowded in front of the list, wanting to take a glimpse of the so-called list of ascension to immortality.
There were soldiers beating drums and gongs on the streets. The county town, which had been solemn and lifeless in recent days, seemed to have come alive at this moment, showing indescribable vitality.
At this moment, Xia Fan was squeezed in front of the Ascension List, reading it carefully, while thinking in his heart.
"Immortals? It turns out there are really immortals in the world. I always thought they were just legends."
"Did the old man know this a long time ago, so he brought me here in advance?"
"Well, the old man must have known it a long time ago."
Xia Fan learned from the conversation of some old men nearby that the Ascension Ceremony is held every twenty years.
He is only sixteen years old, so it is normal that he has never heard of it.
"No one among the old people usually talks about ascending to the immortal realm. I think they are afraid of disturbing the immortals. No wonder I have never heard of these things since I was a child. I thought they were just legends."
In fact, because immortals are not common, many elderly people are very secretive about this, for fear that speaking carelessly will cause dissatisfaction to the immortals.
Moreover, only those who have experienced the Ascension Ceremony know that to pass the selection, one has to rely entirely on talent and luck, and this kind of thing cannot be prepared for.
In addition, due to government restrictions and the desire for social stability, the younger generation has mostly only heard what their elders said at home, and in their hearts they probably just treat it as a story.
Xia Fan was thinking in his heart, but his eyes were carefully looking at the list of ascension to immortality.
"There is a fighting arena in the center of the city. Anyone who is interested can go and have a try."
"Step onto the stage, touch the immortal stone, and you will know the destiny."
"The test is free for those under 20 years old. For those 20 years old and above, the fee will be increased by one tael of silver for every five years of age."
Xia Fan muttered to himself and found it quite interesting.
What does it mean to touch the fairy stone and know the fate by yourself?
Is this the so-called Ascension Ceremony? It feels a bit simple.
Also, people under the age of 20 can take the test for free, but those over 20 will be charged. So how do we determine their real age?
Xia Fan couldn't figure it out. He looked at the endless stream of people walking towards the city center. Without any hesitation, he hurried to a restaurant nearby.
"Grandpa, I've looked at the Ascension List. It says that the test location is in the city center." Xia Fan said.
Tang Ansheng, who was drinking tea, heard his words and nodded silently.
"This is quite efficient. The test site has already been prepared even though the notice was only posted this morning."
Tang Ansheng was sure that the testing site in the city center was not available yesterday.
"If this happened in the main world, it would take more than ten days to complete the process. It would be impossible to complete it at all."
Tang Ansheng patted Xia Fan on the shoulder and said, "Let's go to the city center."
Xia Fan looked hesitant, then asked, "Grandpa, do you want me to test it?"
"Of course." Tang Ansheng nodded. "Whether it's an immortal or an immortal master, they are all different if they have the word immortal in their name. Look at the county magistrate, he is always so slow in doing things."
"Now that it involves the word 'immortal', the efficiency has instantly increased."
Although Xia Fan didn't understand the word "efficiency", he understood its meaning after combining Tang Ansheng's two sentences.
So he said, "Humph, the county magistrate is like a toad - he only moves when you poke him."
"Besides, aren't you worried about Ergouzi's matter? If you can pass the selection of the Ascension Ceremony, this will no longer be a problem." In order to let Xia Fan go to the selection safely, Tang Ansheng also started to deceive him.
But this is not pure deception. After all, if you really pass the selection of the Ascension Ceremony, let alone killing a few gangsters, even if you slap the county magistrate, the county magistrate will not dare to do anything to you.
Because in a sense, the moment you pass the screening, you are no longer a mortal, but a reserve immortal, with a completely different identity and status.
"But old man, can I pass the screening?" Xia Fan asked.
Not to mention the so-called immortal talent, even his aptitude for practicing martial arts is very poor. How could he possibly get lucky and pass the immortal ascension ceremony?
However, facing his hesitation, Tang Ansheng gave a very affirmative answer: "Don't worry, I can definitely do it."
"Ah, really?"
Xia Fan was surprised and said, "But old man, I just heard that no one from our village passed the last Immortal Ascension Ceremony, not to mention the last session, there were no people in the previous sessions."
"Even in the entire Liu Town and all the surrounding villages, there were only two winners last time."
In response to his words, Tang Ansheng said: "Who is standing in front of you?"
"My...my grandfather."
"anything else?"
Xia Fan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said quickly: "Champion Marquis!"
"By the way, remember, your grandfather is the Marquis of Champion." After saying that, without waiting for Xia Fan to respond, Tang Ansheng strode towards the city center.
Xia Fan stood there in a daze for a while, still unable to figure out the connection between the title of Champion and the qualifications to pass the Ascension Ceremony.
"Hey, old man, walk slower and wait for me."
When Tang Ansheng and his companions arrived at the city center, they found that the place was already surrounded by three layers of people inside and outside, making it impossible to get in or out.
Tang Ansheng took a look and saw a stone more than one meter tall placed in the center of the huge arena. People kept walking up and reaching out to touch the stone, but nothing happened.
The boy in a robe at the side shook his head and waved to the next person. Then the person who seemed to be the recorder in the audience sighed and then made a stroke on the notebook with a brush.
The person on the ring seemed to know that he had not passed. He let out a long sigh and walked down the ring from the other side.
Although there were a lot of people, there was no overly noisy sound and a depressing atmosphere permeated the place.
Those who failed also walked down the stage voluntarily. There was no throwing tantrums or rolling around, because those who dared to throw tantrums or roll around were caught by the officers and soldiers who were maintaining order below the stage and thrown into jail.
"Those under 20, line up here!" a Taoist child shouted.
"Those who are twenty and above, if you want to take the test, please line up here and pay silver." A Taoist child also shouted from the other side.
There was a newcomer in the audience who seemed confused and asked in a low voice: "Brother, how do they know our age?"
"New here, right?"
"Yeah." Xia Fan nodded.
"Hey, this is the method of the Immortal Master. Let me tell you, there were a few people who were obviously over 20 years old before, but they still lied and said they were under 20 years old, wanting to be tested for free."
"Guess what?"
Xia Fan cooperated and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Suddenly, a bright light flashed on the stage, and all the liars were thrown off the stage and captured by the soldiers."
"I'm telling you, the Immortal Master's methods are unpredictable, so we'd better just watch carefully."
"Oh, I see. Thanks, bro."
Xia Fan thanked him, then walked to Tang Ansheng and asked in a low voice: "Old man, what should we do now?"
"What can you do? Just go and queue up." Tang Ansheng said casually.
"Oh." Xia Fan replied, and at the same time asked, "What about you, old man?"
"Don't worry about me, just go get in line first."
"Oh fine."
Xia Fan walked towards the team of people under 20 years old. He was only 16 years old, so naturally he was within the age limit.
When we arrived at the other side of the team, government officials came over to ask questions.
"Name, age, where are you from?"
"Xia Fan, sixteen, from Shijia Village." Xia Fan answered honestly.
"Well, go get in line there."
After the official registered his name and age, an officer came out and pulled him to the back of the queue.
Xia Fan looked back and saw another new person coming and asked the same question.
But not everyone is so simple. When a burly man with a big waist and untidy beard came here, the person who was interrogating him asked him several times.
Finally, after constant warnings and questioning, he let the other party go.
"It seems that if your appearance and figure are suitable for those under 20 years old, you can pass the first screening quickly."
"If you look old, even if you are under 20 years old, you will be questioned and warned many times by the government officials."
Come to think of it, government officials probably don't have the means to identify one's real age. Only immortals have that ability.
"In order to prevent the immortals from being disturbed, the government has taken great pains."
Xia Fan felt the power of the immortals before he even embarked on the path to immortality.
He looked to the other side, feeling worried, "I don't know where the old man went. It would be good if I didn't pass the screening, but it would be troublesome if I did."
"I heard from them that if you pass the selection and become an immortal master, you must leave the mundane world and go to another world to practice. It will take who knows how many years before you come back."
"By then, how will the old man live alone?"
However, having said that, Xia Fan is still a teenager after all, and deep in his heart he still has a desire to cultivate immortality.
He has been in Liuzhen, in Shijia Village, this small world for more than ten years. He doesn't know what the world outside is like, but he wants to know.
"Ha, what am I thinking? With my qualifications, I'm afraid I have nothing."
Xia Fan was thinking about it, when he suddenly saw an acquaintance stepping onto the stage.
"Isn't this the dean's daughter, Miss Liu Ruyan? I wonder if she can pass the Ascension Ceremony."
On the stage, the Taoist boy looked at the names on the list, paused slightly, and then shouted in a louder tone than before:
"Ms. Liu Ruyan, please come forward."
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