Chapter 92

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Chapter 92: Cheating in Front of Everyone

During the three-day big test, except for the first day and a half when he defeated a spirit beast, he spent the rest of the time with Yi Qianmo, which made Guan Shanqing very nervous.

Now, on the leaderboard, Wu Qing was in first place by a wide margin, and though Xu Zhou was in second place, he was still far behind and seemed unreachable.

As for those in third to tenth place, the gaps weren’t too large, but even in tenth place, there were still over four hundred points.

He knew very well that the points he earned from defeating the spirit beast didn’t even reach four hundred.

Not far away, Xu Zhou saw Guan Shanqing’s anxious expression and looked like he was enjoying a joke.

"Go ahead, I promise you will get into Tianyuan Academy."

Yi Qianmo pat Guan Shanqing’s shoulder.

Guan Shanqing smiled wryly but knew that Yi Qianmo’s words were just comforting. The rules of Tianyuan Academy were clear: besides the big exam, there was only the Tianyuan Decree.

The Tianyuan Decree allowed one to enter the inner mansion for training. Even if Yi Qianmo offered it to him, he could not accept it. After all, Yi Qianmo had already helped him so much, and he still had self-awareness.

When he stepped forward and presented his materials, he found that his points were insufficient and he ranked twelfth.

"Is there anything else?"

The examiner asked.

He recognized Guan Shanqing; after all, not many people could display golden spirit light.

Guan Shanqing looked helpless, while Xu Zhou smiled more widely. As long as Guan Shanqing could not enter Tianyuan Academy, the storage bag in his hands would eventually belong to him.

Just as Guan Shanqing shook his head, Yi Qianmo stepped forward and said, "Oh, my dear brother, you forgot that you still have a part of the spirit beasts stored with me."

Before Guan Shanqing could react, Yi Qianmo took out the materials from the spirit beasts he had slain. It wasn’t much, only ten in total, adding up to four hundred and twenty points.

"How can this be!"

Looking at the materials on the table, Guan Shanqing felt both excited and shook his head.

"It doesn’t matter how it happened; you killed it, and that is what matters. I will not take credit for your materials!"

Yi Qianmo smiled and said, "You should think about yourself, but you also need to think about your family."

Guan Shanqing looked at him, speechless with excitement. This man, who grew up by the sea and had faced many storms, felt tears welling up in his eyes again.

Not far away, the proud Xu Zhou’s smile suddenly disappeared. Not only him, but most people present felt the same way, and they all knew this was definitely not the spirit beast killed by Guan Shanqing.

"Cheating, this is cheating!"

Xu Zhou stepped forward and shouted loudly.

"Sir Judge, this Su Muzhi and Guan Shanqing are openly cheating and disregarding the rules of Tianyuan Academy. They should have their scores canceled!" Li Feng quickly added.

The examiner also had a troubled expression, thinking to himself, if you want to help others, why didn’t you do it earlier? Why only now, in front of so many people, during the time of testing? If I just let him pass, what face would Tianyuan Academy have left?

"Did you really kill this?"

The examiner’s face was cold. Although he was asking, he did not want to offend Yi Qianmo and Guan Shanqing, as these two powerful figures had shown great abilities—one had detected the golden aura, and the other had defeated a ninth-level Qi Refining Stage opponent in a flash; both were not to be taken lightly.

Not to mention, the two major factions in the academy were now waiting to recruit them.

Guan Shanqing looked worried, clearly not good at lying; at that moment, he felt a bit uncomfortable because he did not expect Xu Zhou and Li Feng to come forward.

At that moment, he remembered Yi Qianmo’s words.

"No!"

Guan Shanqing lowered his head, his face red.

Yi Qianmo felt a bit helpless. The reason he brought this up now was not to show off. He originally thought Guan Shanqing could enter Tianyuan Academy based on his own results, but he did not expect that among these students, there were so many hidden talents.

The examiner sighed and was about to speak when Yi Qianmo interrupted, saying, "May I ask, dear examiner, which rule of the big test says we cannot help each other?"

Hearing this, the examiner was stunned and suddenly remembered that there was no rule for this big test. He said, "But by directly giving him the spirit beast materials, you are showing great disrespect for the rules of Tianyuan Academy!"

"You really have some nerve to ignore the rules of Tianyuan Academy!"

Xu Zhou said loudly.

He thought the people present would respond to him, but he realized that apart from Li Feng, no one else followed along.

Instead, when they looked at him, their eyes showed clear disdain.

In the eyes of the other test takers, Yi Qianmo, although openly "cheating," did not forcibly take anyone else’s materials. In fact, he helped them get back what belonged to them.

On the other hand, Xu Zhou seemed somewhat shameless, especially since Guan Shanqing had let him off the hook, but he was the first to jump out and correct Guan Shanqing, clearly acting like an ungrateful wolf.

Not only them, even Su Yucheng and Su Muyu frowned. They didn’t know the backstory between the two sides, but they wanted to recruit Yi Qianmo.

Xu Zhou stood on their side, clearly one of them. Now, by stepping out, isn’t he casting a shadow over their future plans?

On the other side, Minister Professor Yu showed a smile. Because of the earlier events, he didn’t have much chance of winning.

Yi Qianmo glanced at Xu Zhou, paid him no mind, and directly addressed the examiner, "The rules of Tianyuan Academy are the rules of Tianyuan Academy, and the rules of the big exam are the rules of the big exam. We can’t say there are no rules and then set rules ourselves, right?"

The examiner was suddenly speechless.

Yi Qianmo continued, "Moreover, Guan Shanqing and I teamed up, and we agreed that the spirit beast we hunt is to be split equally. Now I’m willing to give him my share. What’s wrong with that? Unless the exam rules clearly say that teaming up is not allowed, then we could be considered cheating."

As he spoke, Yi Qianmo patted Guan Shanqing’s shoulder and whispered, "Without you, I might have died in the lake, so you also deserve a part of this material."

Guan Shanqing looked at him excitedly, not knowing what to say.

"He’s right. This big exam has no rules and didn’t say we can’t team up." At that moment, Minister Professor Yu stepped forward and said, "Grand Princess, what do you think?"

"I have no objections."

Su Muyu felt a bit helpless; she was ready to speak first but was interrupted.

"Your Highness…" Xu Zhou couldn’t believe it.

"Shut up!" Su Yucheng said sternly.

Xu Zhou immediately stepped aside but looked very displeased; with Minister Professor Yu and Su Muyu speaking, the examiner finally relaxed a little.

After counting, it was calculated that with Yi Qianmo’s ten spirit beasts, Guan Shanqing scored eight hundred twenty points, jumping to second place, ahead of Xu Zhou’s seven hundred ninety points.

After this experience, everyone looked at Yi Qianmo with even more respect, because he took out the materials effortlessly, which means he also had a storage bag.

Having a storage bag must mean he has an extraordinary background.

The remaining cultivators were not so lucky; when it was finally Yi Qianmo’s turn, everyone was very eager, but they also knew that with Guan Shanqing’s ten spirit beasts, even if Yi Qianmo was strong, he could only hope to enter the top ten.

But this did not stop the two major factions present from wanting to recruit him.

Only Guan Shanqing hung his head low, full of worry, because like him, Yi Qianmo had only a day and a half for hunting, and the rest of the time was spent running for their lives.

Before this, Yi Qianmo had already slayed ten spirit beasts, which was truly terrifying. Now, having given them all to him, where was the chance to enter Tianyuan Academy?

Yi Qianmo walked up to the examiner and took out a handful of golden fur from the Sword Pill, placing it on the table, and said, "Let’s count the points."

The examiner was taken aback for a moment, looking at the handful of fur, unable to identify it, while the other candidates were speechless, wondering what kind of strange thing this was. Why would he bring out a handful of fur?

Could you turn it into a monkey too?

"Su Muzhi, you have such boldness to tease the examiner; you clearly don’t take Tianyuan Academy seriously!"

Xu Zhou’s voice came through.

Among everyone present, only Guan Shanqing knew what this thing was, but he did not expect Yi Qianmo to dare to take it out.