Everyone was silent.
The examiner looked around and said solemnly:
"The Heaven Shu Pavilion of the Taoist Court, Second Grade Black Mountain State Boundary, Wenxian Palace of the Azure Cloud Sect, first-grade Formation Master Grading Examination, now officially begins!"
After speaking, he raised an iron box with gold and jade inlay and said solemnly:
"Now, in front of all of you, I will unlock the seal on the examination questions."
The examiner manipulated several small Array Plates, which caused the gold and jade embedded on the iron box to flash, and once the Formation was unlocked, the inlaid gold and jade all fell off.
This was a one-time Formation that, once activated, couldn’t be restored by the gold and jade falling off, to prevent anyone from opening it beforehand and stealing the questions.
The examiner opened the iron box for all to see.
Inside the iron box were dozens of Jade Slips, which contained the examination questions for the grading test.
The examiner ordered the Jade Slips to be distributed, along with the designated Formation Pens, Formation Paper, Spiritual Ink, and inkstones from the Taoist Court.
This meticulous and complex process was to eliminate the possibility of cheating by Formation Masters.
Afterwards, the grading examination officially began.
Mo Hua checked the Jade Slip.
The questions on the Jade Slip were divided into two parts: the first part was on formation theory, testing knowledge of Formation Method types, origins of Formations, history of the Formation Path, interactions of Formation Patterns, and so forth.
These were not Mo Hua’s strongest points, but that was only compared to someone like Bai Zixi, who came from a Noble Clan with deep learning. Having learned Formation Methods with Mr. Zhuang by observation and practice, she was actually quite familiar with these basic theories of first-grade Formations.
The second part dealt with Formation Methods, focusing on the practical drawing of Formations.
Mo Hua glanced at the exam’s Formations and once again relaxed completely.
Melting Fire Formation of the first grade, Golden Light Formation of the first grade, Water Prison Formation of the first grade...
All were Five-elements Formation Methods, and all were ones that Mo Hua had drawn countless times.
The Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation encompassed most of the Five-elements major trapping and Architectural Formations.
Having primarily constructed the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation, even creating the Formation Pivot of the Great Formation, needless to say, these simple Single Formations were no challenge for her.
But Mo Hua remembered his father’s teachings, that even when hunting a rabbit, a lion should use all its strength.
The simpler it was, the more one could not be careless.
Mo Hua first finished answering the questions on theory of formations, and then began seriously drawing the formation method.
However serious he was, it was only an ordinary First Grade Nine Pattern Formation, which really wasn’t difficult at all.
Initially, Mo Hua took great care, diligently drawing line by line.
As he continued to draw, habit took over, his brushstrokes swift and powerful. With a few quick strokes, he had finished all the formation method drawings in no time.
Then Mo Hua was stunned:
"It seems like I have finished the exam..."
He looked up and glanced around. Although formations obstructed the view, making it unclear,
he could still vaguely see that most formation masters had just finished answering the theoretical questions and were now, with solemn expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy, starting to seriously draw the formation methods.
But Mo Hua had already finished drawing, he had nothing left to draw...
He checked everything once and found nothing to check.
It was just a First-grade formation method, visible at a glance, what was there to check?
Mo Hua thought about drawing some other formation methods for fun to pass the time, but he had no extra formation paper left.
All of a sudden, he realized he had nothing to do...
Should he turn in his test early?
Mo Hua thought about it and then shook his head.
That would be too ostentatious, and it would also show a lack of respect for the "Formation Master Grading assessment."
The mariest beam rots first.
For him to come and grade at this age was already high-profile enough, it was better to keep a low profile at this time.
"I’ll wait until everyone submits their tests, then I will follow along and submit mine..."
Mo Hua made up his mind.
Afterwards, he sat there for a while longer but still felt extremely bored.
The examination for formation masters gave a whole day’s time, he used to think that this was a good, ample amount of time, but now he felt it was a bit too ample...
He couldn’t possibly just sit here doing nothing all day, could he?
Bored out of his mind and lacking both ink and paper, Mo Hua could only lay his head on the table and trace formation patterns on the smooth surface to pass the time.
But it was really too boring...
Mo Hua’s small face rested on the table, and as he drew, his eyelids started to fight each other, and soon, he fell asleep...
His snores were light and soft.