Cheating on the Exam

In any case, Li Bieli has now become a celebrity in Dubian Town.

Almost overnight, all the practitioners in Dubian Town knew that a young man was kneeling in front of the Divine Bookstore, seeking a quick way to cultivate.

This really gave Ma Feifei a headache.

So much so that during today's exam, Ma Feifei was somewhat absent-minded, not even realizing when she had walked onto the platform.

Looking at the three thousand students sitting upright below, Ma Feifei forced himself to stay alert, took out three thousand exam papers from his spatial bag, and with a wave of his hand, the three thousand exam papers flew down and landed on their desks.

"No whispering or peeking at other people's answers during the exam. Anyone who violates this rule will be punished by copying the Analects ten times," Ma Feifei said sternly.

"Yes!" The three thousand students nodded.

Ma Feifei was satisfied and said, "The exam will last three hours. Everyone can begin now."

After speaking, Ma Feifei sat down, looked at the three thousand students below, and remained silent.

Three thousand students received their exam papers and began working on the questions.

Zhang Yunji spread out the exam paper, picked up the brush resting on the brush holder, dipped it in ink, and prepared to answer the questions.

First, Zhang Yunji glanced through the entire exam paper. There weren't many questions, only fifty in total.

The fifty questions are divided into four categories.

The first category is fill-in-the-blank questions, totaling twenty; the second category is multiple-choice questions, totaling sixteen; the third category is analytical questions, totaling thirteen; and the fourth category is essay questions, with only one question: Write down your feelings about studying the Analects over the past month.

After reviewing the general content of the entire exam paper, Zhang Yunji began to answer the questions.

Fill in the blanks, first question: Confucius said: (...), It is like the North Star, which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.

The parts in parentheses are what Zhang Yunji needs to fill in.

But...

Zhang Yunji realized that he didn't even know what to fill in the blank.

Have you learned this sentence? You definitely have. At least Zhang Yunji has a vague impression of it and has copied it down many times. Zhang Yunji thinks that if this sentence were not filled in at the beginning but at the end, he could recite it several times and might be able to remember it.

However, this blank space is really awkward; it abruptly ends the sentence at the very beginning.

"Confucius said... Confucius said..." Zhang Yunji frowned, repeatedly saying the words "Confucius said," as if trying to recall the following sentences by starting with "Confucius said."

But it was all for naught; Zhang Yunji was completely stumped by the first question.

He glanced around discreetly and noticed that all the other students were engrossed in their work, except for him, who hadn't even started writing yet.

Zhang Yunji was getting anxious...

Liu Ying was diligently working on her homework when she suddenly heard a slight noise. Turning her head in confusion, she discovered that the sound was coming from her older brother.

Liu Ying didn't dare to speak. She secretly glanced at the platform and saw that Ma Feifei was currently reading a copy of the Analects, which completely blocked her view from Liu Ying angle. Liu Ying then turned her head and looked at Zhang Yunji with a puzzled expression.

Zhang Yunji pointed to the exam paper, then held up one finger and made a face.

After pondering for a while, Liu Ying finally understood Zhang Yunji's meaning and quickly shook her head.

Zhang Yunji wore a pained expression, his eyes filled with pleading.

Seeing this, Liu Ying felt a pang of sympathy, bit her lower lip, and quietly held up her test paper sideways.

The two were only about ten meters apart, making it incredibly easy to read the words on the exam paper.

Confucius said, "(Governing with virtue) is like the North Star, which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it."

Ziyou asked about filial piety. Confucius said, "Nowadays, people think that being filial means simply providing for one's parents. Even dogs and horses are provided for; but without respect, how is it different?"

In this way, Zhang Yunji didn't even think about it anymore, and copied wherever Liu Ying wrote.

Most importantly, Ma Feifei didn't seem to realize he was cheating and was still engrossed in reading the Analects of the Analects.

After about three hours, Ma Feifei finally sat up, looked at the three thousand students below, and asked, "Has everyone finished writing?"

"Teacher, we've finished writing," the three thousand students said in unison.

Ma Feifei nodded, waved his hand, and all the test papers flew towards him.

Just as all the exam papers were collected, a loud 'boom' echoed across the Green Grassland.

This time, everyone realized the meaning behind the sound and turned to stare at the Confucius statue.

'Call out'

'Call out'

The statue's eyes began to shoot out pure white light, which shone on the three thousand students.

'Call out'

The first strike hit a cultivator at the Spirit Ancestor Sect level, who then jumped five times.

"I broke through! I broke through!" Like a fool, he first blankly felt the surging Spiritual Power within his body, and then started jumping around with a red face.

The second strike hit a cultivator at the Spirit King realm, who also jumped twice.

"I've broken through too!!" This cultivator appeared more composed, though his face showed excitement; he didn't jump for joy.

The third strike hit a cultivator at the Spirit Venerable realm, causing him to jump a short distance.

The fourth one...

Almost all of the three thousand students received affirmation from Confucius and gained the power to increase their spiritual cultivation.

However, Ma Feifei also noticed that three of them did not receive this ray of light that increased their cultivation.

They are Gongsun Qiong, Zhang Yunji, and Liu Ying.

"It seems that taking shortcuts won't be accepted," Ma Feifei thought to himself, stroking his chin as he looked at Zhang Yunji.

Inside the Divine Bookstore, what could possibly escape Ma Feifei's eyes? Even if he were dozing off at the table, every move below was under his control. How could he not know that Zhang Yunji was secretly copying Liu Ying's answers?

Moreover, Ma Feifei was almost certain that Liu Ying should have been able to gain the power to increase her cultivation, but because her act of protecting and providing the answers to Zhang Yunji for copying was inconsistent with Confucius's philosophy, she did not gain this power.

As for Gongsun Qiong, she herself cannot cultivate, so even if this power were given to her, it would have no effect.

However, the fact that nearly three thousand people all received a cultivation boost at once genuinely surprised Ma Feifei. Right now, they were only reading the white paper version of the * the Analects *; if Epic-grade- quality version of the * the Analects * were released later, just how much would their cultivation increase?

Especially in terms of numbers, three thousand people suddenly received a boost in their cultivation! If word got out, it would probably shock the entire Azure Dragon Continent.

"Why does everyone else have it, but I don't?" Zhang Yunji, who had been waiting for a long time, asked in confusion when he found that the statue was no longer emitting light.

"I don't have any either!"