But they were quickly discovered by the examiner.
The examiner’s face was stony as he silently repeated the name on the jade slip:
"Tongxian City, Mo Hua!"
The moment Mo Hua walked in the door, he had caught his attention.
What kind of child in his early teens comes to participate in the Formation Master grading?
What kind of backdoor had been taken, and what sort of connections had been made?
He originally thought the child was recommended by some noble clan or sect.
That he would order the local Taoist Court to revoke their recommendation privileges for fifty years.
But he never imagined that the child was actually recommended by the Taoist Court itself!
To bribe the Taoist Court, it must have cost a fortune, sparing no expense?
During the grading assessments, backdoor dealings are unavoidable, and in most cases, the Taoist Court turns a blind eye to it.
But don’t take it too far!
Letting a child take the grading, do they think everyone else is blind?
The grading of a First Grade Formation Master is an extremely serious matter; now it’s being treated like child’s play by these people, it’s utterly preposterous!
The examiner was furious inside.
He didn’t call them out on the spot to avoid affecting the examinations of other formation masters.
Moreover, he gave them the benefit of the doubt, thinking that perhaps this child really did have some innate talent for formations, genuinely qualified for the grading, so he intentionally or unintentionally watched over Mo Hua as he completed the test.
The examiner’s platform at Wenxian Palace was elevated, providing a view from above that overlooked everything.
That naturally included Mo Hua’s actions.
The child started off answering the theoretical questions with earnest.
But not long after, whether finished or not knowing what to write, he tossed the theory questions aside and started drawing the formation methods.
Initially, his drawing of the formation was also serious, each stroke meticulous.
But as he continued, his true colors emerged.
He only glanced at the formation diagram before tossing it aside, his hand moving like a dragon or snake, drawing as he pleased, as if he was casually doodling.
The formation papers were quickly exhausted...
Having wasted all the formation paper, he then laid on the desk, bored, his small hands tracing something unknowingly.
As he traced and traced, he actually...
Actually!
He fell asleep!
The examiner’s eyelids twitched in anger.
It was completely outrageous!
To show such contempt for the Taoist Court, formations, the examination hall, even neglecting him as the examiner!
The examiner looked again at Mo Hua, about to grow enraged, but seeing his peaceful sleep and his innocent demeanor, his heart softened, and he couldn’t help but sigh:
"What does a child know?"
Afterward, his gaze grew cold.
This matter was definitely orchestrated by the clan or sect behind this little cultivator, bribing the Taoist Court, letting this junior formation master who hadn’t studied formations for long come and participate in the First Grade Formation Master’s grading assessment.
This child might have come here in a daze, not knowing how to answer the questions or how to draw the formations, not knowing what else to do, so he just laid down and fell asleep.
The examiner heaved a sigh, thinking to himself:
"Let him sleep for now, we’ll look into this matter later..."
Therefore, in the First Grade Formation Master’s grading assessment, after Mo Hua had finished his test, he lay on the table, sleeping soundly from start to finish...