June 7th, morning.
The Xinyue Immortal Alliance headquarters welcomed its largest gathering yet. Ten immortal academies and ten thousand examinees had gathered at the headquarters' gates. These ten thousand were the finest new disciples selected from across the Divine Land this year.
The finest ten thousand among the tens of millions who sought immortality each year.
Yet at this moment, these heaven-blessed prodigies, who should have been towering with pride, inexplicably carried an air of tragic heroism.
Because they were about to face the first trial on their path to immortality, as well as the harshest and most significant trial of all—the Immortal Alliance's unified Divine Land entrance examination for ordinary sects!
Wang Qi stood on tiptoe and looked toward the headquarters plaza, packed shoulder to shoulder with people, then could not help laughing. The scene somewhat resembled the college entrance examinations he had taken in his previous life.
He pressed one hand against the listless Wu Fan before him and yawned. "Say, kid... why are you acting exactly like you did during the monthly exam half a year ago? After all this time, you should have built up at least a little resistance, right?"
Wu Fan's voice trembled. "W-Wang Qi... of course you don't care! No, that's not right. This exam clearly means something different to you. You should be taking it more seriously than the rest of us!"
Wang Qi dusted off his robes and answered casually, "Top students should face every exam with calm clouds and gentle winds."
"If you fail, you're finished! Even if you want to show how extraordinary you are, shouldn't you at least look a little nervous?" Wu Fan pointed at Wu Shiqin in the distance. "Look at her. She's only a little worse than you."
Wang Qi followed his finger and found