37: Doesn't this mean picking it up for nothing?

People like this are just too wicked!

Pretending they didn't do well on the test.

Saying against their own conscience that they definitely won't pass or something.

And the result?

Passing with a high score!

Ptui!

How shameless!

"Tang Shan, assessment score of 500, pass."

"Wang Lin, assessment score of 498, pass."

"Han Tang, assessment score of 497, pass."

"Xiao Huohuo, assessment score of 488, pass."

Hearing their names, several people quickly lowered their heads like ostriches.

They couldn't help it; they were afraid of getting beaten up!

Just moments ago, they were the ones crying out the loudest!

But soon, they were stunned and looked up at Liu Jian.

"The aforementioned Disciples have all achieved good results in this assessment, which can be considered reaching the threshold of an Alchemist. You may continue with the second stage of training."

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

As expected... Mo Fan didn't pass.

He was the only honest person present, wasn't he?

When he said he didn't pass, he really didn't pass.

Unlike them.

Full of nonsense.

Claiming they failed on their lips, but in the end, every one of them got high scores. It was enough to make someone die of anger!

"Brother Mo, my condolences..."

"Sigh, I hope your choice was the right one."

"Don't lose heart, Mo Fan. You're smarter than us. Whether it's Alchemy or martial arts, you'll make something of yourself."

"Mo Fan, follow the flow and remain mortal, go against it and become an immortal. You'll definitely achieve great things in the future!"

Mo Fan: "..."

After comforting Mo Fan for a while, several people looked toward Xu Jing and the others.

"Junior Sister Xu, your martial talent isn't bad. It's fine that you didn't pass this time. Focus on your martial Cultivation from now on. Maybe in another six months or a year, you'll be promoted to an Outer Sect Disciple."

Xu Jing lowered her head and said nothing.

The crowd looked toward Lin Yiyi again, wanting to speak but hesitating, and ultimately said nothing.

After all, Lin Yiyi had only transferred over a few days ago and didn't like communicating with others. They didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

So, the few of them turned and looked at Wang Jia and Zhong Ting:

"Junior Sister Wang, Junior Sister Zhong, a temporary failure is nothing. Life is just like this, full of ups and downs-s-s-s-s-s—"

Before they could finish, Liu Jian's voice rang out again.

"I will now announce the Disciples who achieved outstanding results in this assessment."

Xiao Huohuo: "?"

Han Tang: "??"

Wang Lin: "???"

Tang Shan: "!"

Chu Feng: "!!"

Luo Shanfeng: "!!!"

Several people were completely dumbfounded, their faces full of embarrassment, wishing they could find a hole in the ground to jump into.

"Damn! So we were just the green leaves! The main event is at the end!"

Looking at everyone's reaction, Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"Xu Jing, 625 points, outstanding performance, achieving the third-place result in this test."

Everyone: "???"

Over six hundred points?!

So Xu Jing, who had always kept a low profile, was actually this excellent?

Holy crap! This is too freaking ridiculous!

Over a hundred points higher than them!

And this was only third place!

What kind of monsters are the two behind her?

Regarding this result, not only them, but even Liu Jian found it somewhat hard to believe.

He hadn't expected Xu Jing to be able to score such a high mark.

Xu Jing's presence was extremely low.

Over the course of a month, the number of times she was called upon to answer questions didn't exceed five.

Others were the type who were called out several times a day.

Liu Jian hadn't even remembered Xu Jing's name.

If it weren't for Xu Jing going to and from work with Mo Fan every day,

He wouldn't even have noticed such a person existed.

"I didn't expect the small Menial Service Yard to actually hide crouching tigers and hidden dragons—"

Composing himself, Liu Jian continued: "Lin Yiyi, 688 points, outstanding performance, achieving the second-place result in this test."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was petrified on the spot.

"688 points?! Holy crap! Is she even human?!"

"The full score is only 710! She actually got 688?! My god!!"

"Too freaking terrifying! I thought that with Mo Fan not participating in the competition, my score of 512 was already enough to dominate the Jianghu! I didn't expect—"

"It's too hard, it's too hard for me!"

Everyone was shocked by Lin Yiyi's score.

"How can the gap between people be this big?"

"Who says it isn't? I feel like the gap between people is even bigger than the gap between humans and dogs..."

"To be honest, indeed..."

To the side, Lin Yiyi watched all this with a smile, feeling delighted in her heart.

Good, everything is proceeding according to plan!

But this guy Mo Fan... such a good talent for the Dao of Alchemy, it's a pity.

Lin Yiyi shook her head and let out a slight sigh.

However, very soon, she was stunned as she realized something.

"Wait! Only the second place has been announced! There's still the first place that hasn't been announced!"

"Could it be..."

A bold thought surfaced in her mind.

But soon, she shook her head again.

"Impossible, impossible. The test questions weren't simple, and the volume was so large. Even I took an hour and a half to finish, and I still got a few questions wrong—"

Not only Lin Yiyi, but others also realized.

"Is there still a first place that hasn't been announced?"

"Damn! Is this a mistake?! Second place is already 688! Is there someone who can be higher than this?!"

"No way? Wouldn't that be heading towards 700 points?!"

"Hiss! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! It should only be one or two points more than Lin Yiyi!"

"Exactly! Such difficult questions! Such a terrifying volume! I don't believe anyone can reach seven hundred points!"

"So, is the first place in the assessment Wang Jia or Zhong Ting?"

"I can't tell. They're usually too low-key. They even intentionally stutter and give wrong answers when answering questions..."

"Damn! These two girls are too sneaky!"

The crowd began to complain.

Wang Jia and Zhong Ting looked bewildered.

Could they really be first?

Could luck be so good that even if more than half the questions were guessed blindly, they could still get them right?

This was too eerie, wasn't it?

Just then, Wang Jia seemed to think of something and said weakly: "No, isn't there another possibility? Could the first place be Mo Fan?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately gave her a disdainful glare and said crossly:

"Heh! You're still hiding your strength at a time like this?! Brother Fan stopped answering questions in less than half an hour. How the hell could he get a full score?!"

"Damn! Since you say so, the first place must be you! Wang Jia, you damn peerless Genius!"

Wang Jia: "?"

Where am I?

Who am I?

What am I supposed to do?

After guessing wildly for a while, everyone looked at Liu Jian with longing faces.

Seeing this, Liu Jian nodded with satisfaction.

This was exactly the effect he wanted.

Simply announcing the rankings.

Without any suspense, what was the point of reading names in a formulaic way?

Hooking their curiosity, watching their rich expressions, and listening to their outlandish guesses was where the fun was!

"Ahem—"

Coughing twice, Liu Jian announced the final ranking:

"Mo Fan, 710 points, outstanding performance, achieving the 1st place result in this test."

Everyone: "???"

"Is there something wrong with my ears?"

"Mo Fan? How could it be Mo Fan?"

"That's impossible, right?!"

"This isn't scientific! Mo Fan only spent half an hour answering!"

"I misheard! I must have misheard!"

"I worked too late with my hands last night, it affected my spirit, I'm having hallucinations!"

"Brother Fan! I still think it's such a pity for you this time! Look, even the final name was misheard as yours!"

Mo Fan: "???"

Are these people toxic?

Meanwhile, Liu Jian continued: "Congratulations to Mo Fan for winning first place in this assessment. He is also the only person to get a full score in the assessment test in all these years."

Everyone: "???!"

"It's really Mo Fan?!"

"Holy crap! How is this possible?!"

"Not only did he finish 24 pages of questions in half an hour, but he actually got a full score!"

"Holy crap! So when he said he finished the questions yesterday, it was true!"

"Abominable, how abominable! This guy really isn't human! He even pretended he didn't do well and didn't want to follow the path of Alchemy! It turns out it was to paralyze us! Too abominable!"

"Mo Fan, you really aren't human! What happened to 'follow the flow and remain mortal, go against it and become an immortal'? I was freaking moved by you! In the end, you freaking lied to me!"

Mo Fan: "?"

"Damn! When did I ever say those things?! It was all your own wild imaginations, okay?!"

Mo Fan wanted to cry but had no tears.

These people... are toxic!

"Hmph, we don't care, you must treat us this time!"

"Right, right, right! I want to eat a big meal!"

"Ah, right, right, right! I want to order two!"

Everyone: "?"

Mo Fan: "..."

Liu Jian watched the crowd's incredibly exaggerated expressions with a look of enjoyment and continued:

"To encourage those who follow, the outstanding performers in this assessment will receive extra rewards.

"First place will receive six bottles of condensing spirit pills or six Spirit Stones.

"Second place will receive three bottles of condensing spirit pills or three Spirit Stones.

"Third place will receive two bottles of condensing spirit pills or two Spirit Stones.

"Alright, Xu Jing, Lin Yiyi, Mo Fan, come up and receive your rewards!"

Everyone: "???"

"These rewards are way too generous!"

"Damn! I'm so jealous..."

"So jealous +1"

"+2!"

"+10010!"

Hearing this, Mo Fan also looked delighted.

"There's even a Spirit Stone reward? Isn't this like picking up something for free?!

"Not bad at all! I can add another six attribute points! I'm not far from the next point allocation!"