"Another exam?" Upon entering the Qi Mountain Gate, Xu Kun asked around about the ruins of Jixia Academy and learned that he still had to pass an exam to enroll.
What kind of damn exam was that?
The receptionist chuckled sheepishly. "Sorry for the trouble, Kun God. It's not that we don't want to make an exception for you, but to enter Jixia Academy, you must pass the exam and obtain a qualification certificate."
"In the past, our Qi Mountain Gate had some qualification certificates left behind by our predecessors. But over the past six months, the human race has flourished, and many people have come to Upside-Down Mountain to visit Jixia Academy. The certificates in stock have all been used up, so from now on, anyone who wishes to enter Jixia Academy can only take the exam themselves."
Xu Kun paused. "So you're saying the entrance exam is meant to obtain a qualification certificate?"
The receptionist nodded. "Of course. Without a qualification certificate, the gates of Jixia Academy will not open for you."
"Is there any other way to obtain a qualification certificate besides the entrance exam?"
"Yes. Qufu Academy, which Confucius left behind on the Tenth Floor..." As he spoke, the receptionist seemed to realize something. His eyes widened as he looked at Xu Kun. "Right! Kun God, you're Confucius's direct disciple, and Qufu Academy has now been transferred into your name. Then those qualification certificates..."
Xu Kun smiled faintly and took out his two qualification certificates.
The receptionist accepted them with both hands, examined them for a moment, then respectfully returned them to Xu Kun.
"I was being presumptuous. How could someone like Kun God possibly need to take an entrance exam alongside ordinary people like us? You were obviously admitted directly."
Xu Kun put away the