MTL - Asking About Longevity-Chapter 658 Year-end assessment (thank you, the leader of Wind Chocolate)

Chapter 658 Year-end Assessment (Thank you to the leader of Wind Chocolate~)

Every year before the sect’s practice ends, there is a year-end assessment.

 Assess the disciples’ performance in various subjects.

 It can be regarded as a test for the disciples, and it also affects the reputation of the disciples in the sect and the degree of attention they receive from the sect.

 When the disciple went home during the annual vacation, he had an explanation to the elders in the family.

Whether you spend this year smiling or crying depends on the assessment at the end of the year.

 The process of the year-end assessment is similar to the usual assessment, except that it is more formal, the process is more complicated, and the significance is more significant.

 At the same time, the penalties for cheating will also be more severe.

 After the assessment, Mo Hua got his “transcript” three days later.

　　Normally, one, six, and three.

 Of course, this cannot be said explicitly.

 “There’s nothing you can do about it…”

 The formation is undoubtedly "A".

 Three years, from the early stage of foundation building to the middle stage of foundation building.

"If I stay for a few more terms, the sect will have no choice but to persuade me to leave..."

“Otherwise, after three years, you will still be at the early stage of foundation building and you will have to ‘repeat the grade’…”

If I can't rise, I won't be persuaded to leave...

 Another three years, from the middle stage of foundation building to the late stage of foundation building?

The practicing elder said again:

“I don’t have so high demands on you, just do what you can. Forget about the basic foundation, but if you practice, you still have to work harder, at least the level must keep up..."

 Don’t be too showy.

 Because the highest level can only be A.

  It means just qualified.

Mr. Xun is standing behind you. Who in the entire Taixu Sect has the courage to touch Mr. Xun’s brow and persuade you to retreat...

 No one would dare to advise you...

 Ink painting is a bit confusing.

The practicing elder seemed to understand Mo Hua’s idea and said gently:

 “The foundation of practice, the speed of practice, the blood and spiritual power, the potential of practice...”

The elder who taught the practice, Yu Hua Zhenren, and the inner sect elder, I don’t know if he was looking at Mr. Xun’s face, so he privately told Mo Hua:

 Hand ink painting is very diligent, and the speed of practice is average.

Even if you stay for fifty or hundreds of years, Taixu Sect will not be able to support you...

 At the moment of ink painting, I don’t know whether I should be disappointed or moved...

 He even wanted to create another rating for Mo Hua on the "A" level, but after thinking about it, he restrained this impulse.

"Within three years, if you can be promoted to the middle stage of foundation building, then go up, if you can't stay any longer..."

Mr. Xun sighed in his heart.

 “I can only give you a ‘C’…”

It's just that the spiritual foundation is poor, and the "Tao foundation" for cultivating the body or spiritual power has not been built. The foundation is poor, so the cultivation performance shown is somewhat inferior.

Mo Hua was startled, "Repeat a grade?"

"Elder, isn't it difficult to practice? Isn't three years enough to build a medium-level foundation?" Mo Hua asked.

Mo Hua was startled, "Will you still persuade me to quit?"

 The formations written in his pen, stroke by stroke, are even more flawless.

The practicing elder paused and said tactfully: "...there is huge room for improvement..."

“The difficulty of building a foundation lies in how to consolidate the foundation, lay your own path, and then go further on top of it..."

"Hmm." The elder said, "Stay for one term, join your junior brothers and sisters in the next term, and study for another three years."



"The difficulty of refining qi lies in how to consolidate the foundation, cultivate the essence, polish the realm, and lay the foundation of the Tao..."

"Do not worry…"

Ink painting sixteen -patterned consciousness, the foundation of the formation is extremely deep, answering some two products, and even the array answer sheet that cannot be available in the second items, without the power of blowing ash.

The practicing elder thought for a moment, then comforted Mo Hua and said:

"Foundation-building practice is actually not that difficult. As long as you follow the teachings of the elders, be meticulous, and practice seriously, you will achieve a breakthrough and you will not be discouraged..."

 Except for the "A" of formation, all other subjects are "C" without exception.

 The six "C" include cultivation, weapon refining, elixir refining, talisman refining, Taoism and all kinds of cultivation skills.

 Should it be low-key or more low-key?

“Cultivation in a pure state, both of these are actually not difficult…”

 “The difficult thing is after the golden elixir…”

 The practicing elder sighed.

“Golden elixir is a major threshold for the Tao. It has great requirements on spiritual roots, blood and vitality foundation, spiritual power and Dao foundation, cultivation understanding, and opportunities to cultivate the Tao…”

“Golden elixir can’t be made just by practicing hard and piling up some spiritual stones…”

“There are many monks who are stuck in elixir formation, some are a few years quickly, some are a few decades slowly, and some are stuck for hundreds of years…”

“Even if there are children from aristocratic families with outstanding talents, there are still many people who have never reached the threshold of the golden elixir in their lives…”

Mo Hua feels awe-inspiring in his heart.

 It’s so difficult to form an elixir...

“So, even in a fifth-grade family, Golden Core cultivators can be regarded as the absolute backbone of the force…”

Seeing the worried look on Mo Hua’s face, the cultivating elder comforted him and said:

 “But don’t think so much…”

“Whether it’s difficult or simple, you have to practice step by step, there’s no need to rush...”

“If you follow the path wholeheartedly and have no distractions, you may be able to overcome the overt and covert obstacles in one go with your momentum...”

“If you worry too much and worry about gains and losses, you will stumble everywhere, lose your determination to forge ahead, and be stuck at the threshold of the golden elixir for a long time..."

 “Don’t worry about difficulties that won’t help you…”

Mo Hua’s eyes lit up, he cupped his hands and said:

 “Thank you, elder, for your teachings. Disciple, please remember this!”

 The practicing elder nodded with satisfaction.

Mo Hua thought about it for a while, then whispered:

“Elder, the vast majority of monks in this world should just practice qi...”

The practicing elder was startled, and his eyes were somewhat meaningful.

"good."

 “Then they…”

“If they are stuck in practicing qi all their life, then most of their problems are not in their qualifications. The bottleneck of their practice is only one word..."

The practicing elder said calmly: "Poor."

Mo Hua felt a little uncomfortable.

The practicing elder looked at the ink painting with deep eyes, and there was a trace of surprise in his expression that he himself was not aware of.

 Finally, he calmed down his emotions, nodded slightly and said:

“Don’t think so much, you are just building the foundation and practicing well...”

“If you practice slowly and miss a grade, although you won’t be persuaded to quit, you will still feel a little embarrassed in terms of face...”

Mo Hua nodded, then he was startled and felt a chill in his heart.

By the way, the elder reminded himself...

 I am now the "little senior brother" among the same sect.

If you miss the grade, you will have to take care of these current disciples and call them "senior brother" and "senior sister"!

 Each time, there is a gap of two juniors!

no!

 Absolutely not!

 The ink painting has a serious face.

 You must speed up your practice. If nothing else, you must not repeat a grade!

 Otherwise, I would not have the majesty of a “little senior brother”!

The practicing elder was startled. For some reason, the kid Mo Hua suddenly became more motivated...

But this is also a good thing.

 He said no more.

"only…"

The practicing elder silently looked at the ink painting again and sighed in his heart.

 It is difficult to form an elixir...

The spiritual roots are indeed very different. I don’t know if I will be able to cross that threshold when the time comes...

 …

These ink paintings are not yet clear.

 Besides practicing, he was only "C" in refining elixirs, refining weapons and talismans.

There is nothing much to say about these, they are stable performances.

 From the elders who taught him, to his fellow disciples, and even Mo Hua himself, no one was surprised.

On the other hand, Elder Yi, who teaches Taoism, is relatively familiar with Mo Hua. When chatting, he said:

“I can only give you ‘C’…”

 “I want to give you something better, but I can’t…”

"it's okay no problem."

Mo Hua comforted Elder Yi.

 The rating of Taoism is divided into three categories: spells, martial arts and swordsmanship.

 Disciples within the sect only need to be good at one discipline.

After all, those who can truly cultivate both spirit and body, as well as swordsmanship, are rare even in the Qianxue Prefecture where geniuses gather, and they cannot be used as the standard for ordinary monks.

Especially for monks who are below the "standard" like ink painting.

Elder Yi still felt a little regretful and sighed:

“You have perfected your spells and used them very well, and your thinking in fighting spells is far better than that of ordinary monks…”

 “But these things are not subject to rigid assessment...”

“Spell assessment, the simplest and most intuitive, and the most important thing is the level of your spell and the number of days of spiritual power you cast..."

 “So you are at a disadvantage...”

"You don't know any powerful spells..."

As soon as he said this, Elder Yi was suddenly stunned.

He thought again of that day when Mo Hua blew up the magic puppet in the Taoist room into ashes and seriously injured himself. That unknown, terrifyingly powerful fire spell...

 Elder Yi frowned, thought for a moment, and then shook his head.

This kind of thing doesn’t count...

 It is not a stable spell in itself, it just happened to be tinkered with...

 Can't be used for assessment either.

 The risk of losing control is so high that it cannot be used casually.

 This kid, Mo Hua, shouldn’t dare to continue using it... right?

Elder Yi looked at the ink painting with smart eyes and an alert face, and suddenly felt a little uncertain.

 “Ink painting…”

Elder Yi hesitated for a long time, then secretly said:

"Don't use that spell again..."

"Uh-huh!"

Mo Hua nodded.

The spell I used last time will never be used again.

 But I have improved a new version, and I will just use the new one in the future.   …

In addition, there is also a course that gets a "C", which is to practice Taoism and various arts.

 The formation of alchemy talismans is also counted as one of the "hundred arts of cultivating Taoism".

 However, because of its large scale, long-term inheritance, deep foundation, and many people practicing it, it is regarded as a "distinguished school" of Taoism and has a special status. It must be divided into categories and separate courses should be set up.

 In addition to the alchemy talismans, there are also many monastic skills.

These skills are either branch categories derived from the array talismans, or they are monastic skills that are related to the life, production, and fighting of monks, but their status is not obvious.

 For example, spiritual plants, meals, blood collection, mining, piano skills, spiritual dance, chess skills, architecture, etc...

Although everyone says on the surface that all practitioners of Taoism and various arts are treated equally and all categories are equal.

 But in fact, once things are related to people, they will naturally be divided into three, six, and nine grades.

Those who look elegant, such as piano skills, chess skills, and spiritual dances, are likely to be favored by others.

 Some people who work hard, such as spiritual planters, mining, construction, etc., are not very popular with others.

The sect doesn’t force it.

 As long as the disciples are interested in each category, they can learn it and at least understand some theoretical things.

 But when it comes to assessment, the focus is still on harp skills, spiritual dance, and chess skills, which are the monastic skills that disciples of aristocratic families will use in the future.

 The more familiar ink paintings, such as spiritual planting, mining, construction, etc., are not counted as assessment results for the sect.

 Especially meals.

The mother-in-law in the ink painting is Liu Ruhua, and her cooking skills are excellent.

 Ink painting is “heredited” by blood.

 While traveling, he was responsible for the three meals a day for the master, the puppet master, and the younger brothers and sisters.

If it really comes down to food, with his skills, he can hang up the entire class of disciples and beat them!

 It’s a pity that meals are not taken into account either…

 Those who are good at ink painting will not be tested.

 The tests were all about things he was not good at.

  There is one exception, that is "chess skills".

 This is something Mo Hua once thought he was good at...

 Because whether he was in Tongxian City or on his travels, whenever Mo Hua had something to do, he would often play chess with Grandpa Puppet.

Mo Hua feels that Grandpa Puppet is an expert and his chess skills must be very superb.

 But he and Grandpa Puppet can be evenly matched in chess skills, and the next game will be 50-50.

That means that your chess skills must not be bad!

 But when it came time for the assessment, he was dumbfounded...

The chess skills assessed by the sect are too utilitarian and too deliberate. They are step-by-step and calculated, and there is no fun at all...

 He played 18 games and won two games...

 Mo Hua then realized that there was a possibility...

 Either the sect’s chess skills have gone wrong.

 Either...

He and Grandpa Puppet are both bad chess players...

 The ink painting was a bit hit.

I am good at it myself, but I didn’t expect that Grandpa Puppet’s chess skills would be less popular because of me...

Mo Hua sighed deeply.

 The sect is pragmatic but not pragmatic.

 In other words, it’s not just the Taixu Sect, it’s probably the same for the entire Qianxue Prefecture.

Therefore, in the course of cultivating Taoism and Hundred Arts, ink painting is just passable, so I got a "C" grade...

 …

This "report card" of grades 1A, 6C, etc. is to be taken back to show to parents.

Other disciples also got one, six, and three, and they all looked sad and did not dare to take it home.

 Ink painting is not bad.

 He sent his transcript back to Lizhou, along with a letter from home, roughly as follows:

Mom and Dad:

I tried my best to learn, but there were too many geniuses in the sect, so I couldn’t compete with them, so I was defeated and got six "C"...

Pity…

 Fortunately, my formation is still very powerful!

Even at Taixu Gate, one of the eight gates in Qianxue State, my formation is not much worse than other geniuses...

Mr. Xun also praised me very much.

 …

In addition, I am quite familiar with the Taixu Sect...

 The relationship with Daotingsi has also been opened up!

You don’t have to worry.

 The Chinese New Year is coming soon, parents, you guys eat something good!

 Wait for my golden elixir and I will go home!

 Ink painting.

Mo Hua sent the transcript and letter back together.

 It’s a long way from the state.

 Enter Lizhou, Tongxian City is also very remote.

I just don’t know when this letter from home will be sent and when I will receive a reply...

 …

 After the year-end assessment, there is one month of annual leave.

 Disciples within the sect can go home or stay in the sect.

 The ink paintings remained in the sect.

 It was too far away from the state and he couldn't go home. He could only think about his parents, Elder Yu and other neighbors, friends, and friends in Tongxian City...

guess what they are doing now.

 Are you busy, shopping around, watching animal fights, and eating delicious food?

Tongxian City is decorated with lights and colorful, bustling with activity, and there are bright fireworks at night...

 “I don’t know if they miss me...”

Mo Hua sighed.

 …

The next day, Yu'er was also going home. Before leaving, his little hands tightly held Mo Hua's sleeves and looked at Mo Hua with tears in his eyes.

When Wen Renwei saw it, he said:

“Mr. Mo, why don’t we go to Shangguan’s house to celebrate the New Year together?”

Mo Hua thought for a while and shook his head, "I won't go to Shangguan's house..."

The Shangguan family is extremely powerful and must have many rules and strict management.

 He was not familiar with it and felt uncomfortable going there.

Moreover, there must be some ancestors in the Shangguan family who have become mature.

Mo Hua subconsciously did not want to deal with such "ancestors" to avoid being targeted.

"How about going to Gu's family?" Wen Renwei asked again.

Mo Hua was startled.

 Gu family…

　　Seems okay.

Uncle Gu was there several times he had been, and Mr. Xun also said that the Gu family was regarded as the "Qingliu" of Daoting.

 It’s just that I’m still a little hesitant about ink painting.

 He wanted to study the forbidden fireball technique alone during the Chinese New Year.

Yu'er tugged at the corner of Mo Hua's clothes again, her eyes full of reluctance.

Mo Hua's heart softened and he sighed: "Okay."

Yu'er immediately smiled.

So Xiao Yu'er took Mo Hua's hand and jumped happily all the way to Gu's house.

Wen Renwan was also very happy when he saw the ink paintings.

By the way, I also asked about the examination of the Mo Painting Sect.

After learning about the ink painting "One A and Six C", Wen Renwan was a little surprised.

 He thought that Mo Hua's "good at formations" was just a joke, but he didn't expect that he was really good at formations...

 In the Taixu Gate, one of the eight gates, even the formation can get an "A" grade, which is really amazing.

 Wen Renwan was happy for the ink painting.

As for the six "C"s after "Ya", Wen Renwan subconsciously ignored them.

　No one is perfect.

 The conditions for ink painting are different, so we can’t be so demanding.

"Treat this place as your own home, don't be formal." Wen Renwan said gently to Mo Hua.

 “Thank you, Aunt Wan.” Mo Hua smiled.

 Gu Changhuai on the side was a little helpless.

 This is the Gu family...

 Unfortunately, in front of Wen Renwan, he had no right to speak at all.

 After that, Mo Hua temporarily stayed at Gu's house and played with Yu'er for a few days.

Yu'er will not stay in the Gu family forever. He is the legitimate son of the Shangguan family and has a special status. Some of his itineraries have already been arranged, whether he wants it or not.

 According to the arrangement, Yu'er will play at Gu's house for a few days, then go back to Shangguan's house to celebrate the New Year before the New Year, and then go to Wen Ren's house to pay New Year's greetings.

 Let’s look back at home before the end of the annual vacation. After two days of rest, we will return to Taixumen.

It was impossible for Mo Hua to follow Yu'er everywhere. He could only play with Yu'er at Gu's house for a few days a year ago.

After playing for a few days, Yu'er said goodbye to Mo Hua and returned to Shangguan's house with strict rules and regulations.

 After that, Mo Hua walked around Qingzhou City for a while, taking a look at the customs and customs in the city, and then prepared to say goodbye and return to the sect.

 You must tell the Gu family about returning to the clan.

Mo Hua went to find Gu Changhuai.

Gu Changhuai was neither surprised nor tempted.

Mo Hua has too many evil ideas, and he can't control them, and he doesn't bother to do them.

"There is something..." Gu Changhuai said, "The Devil's Cave has been destroyed and the Fire Buddha has died. The Dao Tingsi will distribute the merits and I will convert some to you..."

“But for this kind of thing, there are a lot of procedures and the process is slow, so you have to wait a little longer..."

Mo Hua's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly, "Yeah!"

 Meritors are a good thing!

 Slow down, just slow down, as long as you can get it.

 Uncle Gu is quite true to his word...

There was nothing to talk about after that. Gu Changhuai's temperament was also cold, so Mo Hua was ready to leave.

Just before I got up, someone came outside the door.

She is an older woman with a rosy complexion and a happy face. She seems to be an elder of the Gu family.

As soon as Mr. Gu entered the door, he smiled and said to Gu Changhuai:

“Chang Huai, it’s rare for you to come back, so I’ll arrange a marriage for you…”

Gu Changhuai’s face darkened.

Mo Hua, who had just stood up, blinked and sat down silently again. He also quietly stretched out his little hand, took a piece of melon from the fruit plate on the table next to him, put it in his mouth and took a bite.

 (End of this chapter)