The fourth examination of the imperial examination system is the county examination, which is held every six years in Xishan. The cultivation level must be at the fourth level of the warrior realm and below, and the age of the participants is under seventy years old.
Elite children with foreign surnames and elite children with Yang surnames in the seven counties under the jurisdiction of the Yang family participated in the selection, and a total of thirty true descendants of the Yang family were selected.
In this way, the number of true disciples of the entire Yang family will be maintained at a minimum of ninety. Of course, some geniuses will suddenly emerge.
The position of true disciple needs to be fought for by everyone, and Yang's identity can no longer bring any advantages.
As for these elite disciples, when they are over forty-two years old, they have not advanced to become true disciples.
Regardless of whether they have a foreign surname or a Yang surname, although they can retain their status as an elite member of the Yang family, the family's subsidies are also cancelled, and they can only receive tasks in exchange for training resources.
However, as long as they are under seventy years old, they can take part in the county examination. If they are among the top thirty, they can also enjoy the treatment of a true descendant of the Yang family.
In addition to randomly choosing a natal spiritual technique, you can also enjoy the martial arts retreat twice a month, and you will also receive family subsidies such as spiritual objects, jade coins, etc. every month.
However, all the elite disciples are newly selected this time, so we have reached this stage.
There are only a few dozens of people participating in the seven counties, most of whom have just advanced to the third level of the martial arts realm and are approaching the age limit of seventy. Most of them are the children of the Yang family.
The most conspicuous among them is Yang Xingjing, the eldest son of the Xing generation, the eldest son of the Yang Sheng clan, the eldest grandson of Yang Hongyang, and the father of Yang Chengyi.
However, as he eliminated many members of the third level martial arts clan and successfully obtained the status of a true disciple, he gradually felt the pressure.
"Uncle Sheng Yan!"
This time the person facing him was a monk at the fourth level of the martial arts realm, named Yang Shengyan.
This is the lineage of the original fifth family of the Yang family. Compared with the other four families, the fifth family originally had fewer offspring.
Moreover, Yuzong, the last of the five ancestors of the Yang family who was in the martial arts realm, was from Wufang, so his family background was not thin at all.
After the first micro-earth line in Xishan was formed and fed back, Yang Huaichang of the fifth house successfully advanced to the warrior realm, and became the fourth generation direct descendant of the family.
As his grandson, the sixth generation Yang Shengyan naturally became his direct lineage after detecting the immortal spirit orifice.
In this way, with sufficient resources, his cultivation level has also improved rapidly, all the way to the fourth level of the warrior realm.
Yang Shengyan also smiled bitterly when he saw that his opponent was Yang Xingjing. If he met others, he would still have confidence.
But when I met these seven generations of gate chiefs, I was afraid that my county examination would be over.
Just look at the three Yang Shengdao brothers and you will know that they have actually crossed a great realm. With their cultivation in the mortal realm, they have defeated many warrior realm monks in their family one after another, and have joined the ranks of the elite disciples of the Yang family.
Although Yang Xingjing is not as good as the three of them, he is not far behind. After all, his father and ancestors are both real people, and he is the great-great-grandson of the current patriarch Yang Chengzhao.
This is because he didn't know that Yang Xingjing's great-grandfather Yang Huaili just faked his death and entered Xijun, which can be said to be a real person in his lineage.
"Nephew Xingjing, this is a big family competition. Even though I am older and have a little more cultivation, I will not let you offend me. Be careful!"
"My nephew, wake up. Naturally, we are our direct uncles and nephews and will not hurt our feelings because of the competition!"
Although Yang Xingjing was only at the third level of the martial arts realm, he first helped his grandfather Yang Hongyang handle many affairs.
He also followed his father, Yang Sheng, out of Zhenhuang and Yao County for many years, and he has become very decent in speaking and doing things.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, they acted at the same time as if they had a clear understanding of each other. It was obvious that neither of them dared to be careless.
Yang Xingjing's seventh-generation direct descendant must be extraordinary. Yang Shengyan is also the most promising person in Wufang today. It can be imagined that the resources and spiritual objects are not much inferior.
For a time, the fight between the two attracted many members of the Yang family to watch.
"drink!"
Yang Xingjing stepped on his feet, and a khaki spiritual light attacked Yang Shengyan. It was the Yang family's signature spiritual technique, the Earth-Splitting Spiritual Technique.
"Condensation!"
A phantom of a rock appeared in front of Yang Shengyan, and at the same time, his body seemed to be covered with a layer of dark armor, the defensive spiritual technique Rock Armor Spiritual Technique.
boom!
The two spiritual arts collided, and smoke and dust suddenly rose from the field.
Yang Shengyan has cultivated to the late martial arts realm, so naturally he is not a rookie in the greenhouse.
While blocking Yang Xingjing's attack, he held a long sword in his hand and used the Mountain Splitting Technique, slashing at him with a streak of yellow sword light.
An earthen wall came out of thin air. Although the yellow sword light broke through the wall, its power was greatly reduced. A small yellow magic weapon shield appeared, and it was easily blocked.
The two of them are indeed the direct descendants of the Yang family, and one is at the third level of the martial arts realm, and the other is at the fourth level of the pure Qi realm.
As soon as the fight began, all kinds of spiritual arts and magical weapons were unleashed, much to the delight of the many tribesmen watching the battle.
Needless to say, there was no need to mention the two village and town examinations ahead. Except for Yang Shengdao and a few others, most of the martial arts monks watching were close family members.
As for the third county test, although it is a competition between warriors, most of them have advanced to the martial arts stage and have no spiritual skills or weapons, so it is not as enjoyable as watching the scene now.
What's more, this fourth trial was hosted by a real person from the family.
Yang Hongyang, who returned from traveling to Leizhou, has taken over many of the family's affairs again, and he is the examiner of the Yang family's county examination.
At this time, seeing his grandson's cultivation at the third level of the martial arts realm not falling behind against Yang Shengyan, he couldn't help but nod slightly.
Yang Xingjing and Yang Shengyan, one is a direct descendant of the seventh generation of the Yang family, and the other is a genius of the fifth generation. It can be said that when they meet their opponents, they will meet good talents.
Not only did the Yang family members below enjoy watching it, but many elders of the Yang family also nodded frequently. These are the seeds of the family's real world.
"Eldest brother, with Sheng Yan here, I will have no worries about inheriting the title for eight generations!"
Yang Huaiduan from the second room looked at Yang Shengyan in the field and couldn't help but feel envious.
"What did the second brother say? Your great-grandsons are not bad either. Now the family has made more and more appointments. If you choose one and cultivate it well, you will be able to preserve the lineage and retain the direct lineage!"
Yang Huaichang also knew that there were no outstanding people in his second brother's lineage, Hong and Sheng generations. In the 120th year of the Gregorian calendar, he heard that the family wanted to raise the standard for direct lineage.
After relying on a lot of favors and selling a lot of old faces, on the eve of the adjustment, he forced his youngest son to advance to the late martial arts realm, preserving his direct lineage to the seventh generation.
"Hey, if you are at the fifth level of the martial arts realm, that's it. I still have some confidence. The Hongsheng generation will not succeed, but the great-grandson Xing generation does have some potential.
But I see that the standards for the direct descendants of the family are getting higher and higher. Now the family's real level is no less than ten. If this is raised again, I don't know what to do.
I and other old guys have only lived for a short period of time now. If the descendants cannot enter the genealogy of Chengtian, how can I have the face to meet my father and ancestors, to meet the Yanzong and the Qingzong."
Yang Huaiduan's tone was full of worry.
"Hey, let me tell you, brother, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. It is enough if you can protect your children for seven generations.
Our clan has been very lenient to us, but if future generations still fail to live up to our expectations and lose our lineage, then we are also not living up to our expectations.
When you get underground tomorrow, Grandpa Er, I will be there to help you negotiate!"
"Well, having said that, parents must have far-reaching plans for their children. Now, if we don't take advantage of the fact that we still have some status and affection to plan for the future generations, how can we compare with the eyes!"
Yang Huaidian felt relieved when he heard Yang Huaichang's comforting words, but he had no choice but to sigh.
Yang Huaichang also smiled bitterly when he heard this. This was Yan'er's wish. If not, he would have suffered back pain even if he was sitting in a different place and talking!