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After arranging accommodation, Mo Hua, accompanied by Mo Shan, strolled around the outer mountain of Cang Yun Sect.

When he first started strolling, he felt that Cang Yun Sect was very large and had many things inside. But after strolling a few circles, he lost his freshness. Each mountain, each body of water, each building, and each platform felt very similar, and there was nothing more to see.

Mo Hua then returned to his room and peacefully reviewed array methods.

But the first-grade ordinary array methods were too simple, and there was nothing much to review.

Mo Hua could only draw the Reverse Spirit Array a few times, and then reviewed the core of the Five Elements Demon-Slaying Great Array a bit.

When it was meal time, he went to Cang Yun Sect to enjoy a free meal.

The Array Master assessment was overseen by the Tian Shu Pavilion of the Dao Court and hosted by Cang Yun Sect.

Cang Yun Sect highly valued it and dared not show any negligence.

Otherwise, they would both offend the Dao Court, which could easily lead to questioning and accountability from the Dao Court Department, and also offend the array masters who came to participate in the assessment, causing the sect’s reputation among array masters to worsen.

Those who could participate in the grading assessment were all “quasi-first-grade” array masters, so Cang Yun Sect dared not slight them.

Therefore, regardless of food or lodging, everything was meticulously arranged. The living spaces were spacious, and the food was also very abundant.

Mo Hua ate many spirit meats he had never eaten before.

The quality of spirit meat was indeed more delicate, without a trace of fishiness, and dense with spiritual energy. After eating and refining, the spiritual power in the spirit sea also increased slightly.

However, the taste was only ordinary. Because of the rich spiritual energy, it was a bit like “eating spirit stones,” and the taste was far less delicious than his mother’s cooking.

However, Mo Hua was not a picky eater.

Moreover, just for the preciousness of these spirit meats, he would eat more.

Mo Hua lived well and ate well. The disciples of Cang Yun Sect were all respectful and polite, and he didn’t encounter any trouble.

Two days passed like this, and then it was the formal grading assessment.

The examination location was set at Wen Xian Hall on the main peak of Cang Yun Sect.

The hall was spacious and towering, solemn and majestic. Dozens of desks were placed inside.

The desks were made of red wood. The desktop was broad, carved with cloud beast patterns, and had a heavy texture with a faint luster. They looked very precious at first glance.

Array methods were laid around the desks to isolate divine sense, sound, and sight.

If an array master had any improper actions, it would trigger the array method warning, and they would be expelled from the examination hall and their grading qualification would be canceled.

Mo Hua showed his jade plaque to the examiner, entered Wen Xian Hall, found his own desk, and sat down quietly. He felt the solemn and respectful atmosphere and was a little nervous.

He looked around and suddenly was no longer nervous.

Mister Zhuang was right. Most of the people taking the exam with him were white-haired or graying old array masters and some middle-aged cultivators with partially white hair.

Mo Hua silently said in his heart:

“These uncles and grandfathers have learned a lifetime, tested a lifetime, and they can still fail. My age is still young, even if I don’t pass the test this time, it doesn’t count as anything…”

Thinking this way, Mo Hua completely relaxed.

Then he discovered that everyone seemed to be secretly looking at him.

The first was the examiner at the door.

He had half-white hair, a serious expression, and a rigid face.

He wore a white Daoist robe with a seven-star pattern embroidered on his chest.

The seven stars formed the shape of the Big Dipper. The other six stars were dim, only the first star of the North Dipper, which was the Tian Shu star, was bright, emitting faint starlight.

This meant that he was a cultivator from the Tian Shu Pavilion, part of the Central Seven Stars Pavilion of the Dao Court.

He was also the chief examiner for the array law grading.

When Mo Hua handed him the jade plaque, he could clearly see the surprise on his face.

He looked at the jade plaque, then stared at Mo Hua for a long time before slowly nodding and letting Mo Hua enter the examination hall.

Mo Hua entered Wen Xian Hall.

Subsequently, he discovered that everyone was looking at him, either openly or secretly.

They watched him enter the door, walk through the aisle, walk to his desk, and then boldly sit down.

In an instant, sounds of inhaling cold air rang out.

It seemed that upon realizing that this little kid of over ten years old had actually come for grading, all the array masters’ expressions were momentarily dazed.

This was the first-grade array master grading assessment…

First-grade array master!

The crowd looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Even Mo Hua, who had seen scenes of large arrays collapsing, felt a little awkward and embarrassed under everyone’s shocked, envious, or suspicious gazes at this time.

Fortunately, half an hour later, everyone had arrived and the exam was about to begin, so no one was secretly looking at Mo Hua anymore.

Mo Hua also lightly breathed a sigh of relief.

Moments later, the sound of the Cang Yun Sect bell rang out.

Everyone was solemn.

The examiner looked around and said solemnly:

“Dao Court Tian Shu Pavilion, second-grade Hei Shan border, Cang Yun Sect Wen Xian Hall, first-grade array master grading assessment, now officially begins!”

After speaking, he raised a gold and jade inlaid iron box and said solemnly:

“Now I will unlock the seal of the exam questions’ array method in front of all of you.”

The examiner turned several small array disks, placing them on the gold and jade embedded in the iron box. Then a light flashed, the array method unlocked, and all the gold and jade embedded in the box fell off.

This was a one-time array method. Once opened, the gold and jade would fall off and could not be restored, preventing someone from opening it beforehand and stealing the exam questions.

The examiner opened the iron box to show the crowd.

Inside the iron box were dozens of jade slips. Among the jade slips were the exam questions for the grading assessment.

The examiner ordered people to distribute the jade slips. At the same time, Dao Court limited array pens, array papers, spirit inks, inkstones, etc., were also distributed.

This process was meticulous and cumbersome to prevent array masters from cheating.

After that, the grading exam formally began.

Mo Hua looked at the jade slip.

The questions on the jade slip were divided into two parts. One part was array theory, which tested array method theory, including array method types, array method origins, array Dao history, mutual generation and restraint of array patterns, etc.

Mo Hua was not too skilled in these, but compared to disciples from aristocratic families like Bai Zi Xi who had deep family learning, he followed Mister Zhuang to learn array methods and was familiar with these basic first-grade array theories through observation and practice.

The second part was array methods, which tested the actual engraving of array methods.

Mo Hua looked at the array methods in the exam and completely relaxed.

First-grade Melting Fire Array, first-grade Golden Light Array, first-grade Water Prison Array…

All were five elements array methods, and they were all ones that Mo Hua had drawn countless times.

The Five Elements Demon-Slaying Great Array encompassed most of the trapping and killing, as well as building array methods of the five elements class.

Mo Hua mainly built the Five Elements Demon-Slaying Great Array, and he even drew the core of the great array. Not to mention these simple single arrays used to fill it.

But Mo Hua remembered his father’s teachings: even a lion uses its full strength to fight a rabbit.

The simpler it was, the less careless he could be.

Mo Hua first answered the array theory questions, then began to seriously draw the array methods.

But no matter how serious he was, these were just ordinary first-grade nine-pattern array methods, which were really not difficult at all.

Mo Hua was still careful at first, drawing stroke by stroke.

As he drew, habit took over. His pen moved like a dragon and snake, quickly finishing in no time. He didn’t take long to finish drawing all the array methods.

Then Mo Hua was stunned:

“It seems I’m finished with the exam…”

He looked up and around. Although there were array methods isolating them, he couldn’t see clearly.

But vaguely, he could still see that most array masters had just finished answering the array theory and then, with serious expressions as if facing a formidable enemy, began to truly pick up their pens to draw array methods.

But Mo Hua had already finished drawing everything, and he had nothing more to draw…

He checked once and found there was nothing good to check.

First-grade array methods alone, one could see through them with a glance. What was there to check?

Mo Hua thought about drawing some other array methods to pass the time, but there were no extra array papers.

He suddenly realized that he had nothing to do…

Should he or should he not hand in his paper early?

Mo Hua thought about it, then shook his head.

That would be too showy, and also not very respectful to the “first-grade array master grading assessment.”

The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

Coming for grading at this age was already high-profile enough. It was better to be low-profile at this time.

“When everyone hands in their papers, I’ll follow suit…”

Mo Hua made up his mind.

After that, he sat upright for a while again, but still felt very bored.

The Array Master assessment was given a whole day. He had felt that this time was very good and ample earlier, but now he felt that it was a bit too ample…

He couldn’t possibly just sit here doing nothing for a whole day.

Mo Hua was idle and bored, but had no ink or paper. He could only lie on the desk and draw some array patterns on the smooth desktop with his fingers to relieve boredom.

But it was really too boring…

Mo Hua’s small face was pressed against the desktop. As he drew, his upper and lower eyelids fought, and he quickly fell asleep…

His snoring was very light and soft.

But soon he was discovered by the examiner.

The examiner’s face sank like water. He silently recited the name on the jade plaque in his heart:

“Tong Xian City, Mo Hua!”

When Mo Hua entered the door, he had already paid attention.

Which ten-something-year-old child would come to participate in the array master grading?

How big of a backdoor had he used?

And what kind of connections had he used?

He had originally thought that this child was recommended by some family or sect.

At that time, he would order the local Dao Court Department to cancel their recommended qualifications for fifty years.

But he never expected that this child was actually recommended by the Dao Court Department themselves!

To bribe the Dao Court Department, how much money must have been spent? Were they really willing?

Secret transactions in grading assessments were unavoidable. In most situations, the Dao Court turned a blind eye and let it be.

But you shouldn’t overdo it!

Letting a small child come for grading, did they treat others as blind?

The grading of a first-grade array master was an extremely serious matter, but now it was actually being treated as child’s play by these people. It was truly outrageous!

The examiner was angry in his heart.

He didn’t question him on the spot for fear of affecting other array masters’ assessment.

Moreover, he still had a slim hope, thinking that this child might actually have some array method talent and truly have the qualifications to participate in grading. So he intentionally or unintentionally watched Mo Hua answer the paper from above.

The supervisory position of the examiner in Wen Xian Hall was a high platform. Standing on it, one’s line of sight could reach everywhere.

Naturally, this also included Mo Hua’s various behaviors.

This child was serious at first when writing the array theory.

But not long after, he didn’t know if he had finished answering or didn’t know how to write, so he threw the array theory aside and began to draw array methods.

When he first started drawing array methods, he was still serious, drawing stroke by stroke, all meticulously.

But as he drew, his true form was revealed.

He only glanced at the array diagram before completely discarding it. His pen moved like a dragon and snake, drawing casually, as if he were doodling.

Several array papers were quickly used up…

After he wasted the array papers, he was bored again and began to lie on the desk, his small hands scratching something on the desk.

As he scratched, he actually…

Actually!

Actually fell asleep!

The examiner’s eyelids twitched wildly, and his face was ashen.

Truly outrageous!

He looked down on the Dao Court, looked down on array methods, looked down on the examination hall, and even more so didn’t put him, the examiner, in his eyes!

The examiner looked at Mo Hua again and was about to get angry, but saw him sleeping soundly with an innocent expression. His heart softened again, and he involuntarily sighed:

“He’s just a small child, what could he know?”

Subsequently, his gaze turned cold.

This matter must be a scheme by the family or sect behind this small cultivator, bribing the Dao Court Department and letting this small array master who hadn’t learned array methods for long come to participate in the first-grade array master grading assessment.

This child probably came here muddled, couldn’t answer the questions, couldn’t draw the array methods, didn’t know what to do, and could only lie down and sleep.

The examiner sighed and silently said in his heart:

“Let him sleep first. This matter will be investigated later…”

Therefore, during the first-grade array master grading assessment, after Mo Hua finished answering his paper, he just lay on the desktop, safely and steadily, and slept from beginning to end…

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