Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 2032: Chapter 2032: Eighty-Seven Points?

”The Disciple Selection Meeting at Half-Mountain Residence is not a complicated process; it is divided into two parts with five checkpoints. The first part selects the top three, and the second part chooses the one person we want from Half-Mountain Residence!”

Ge Ping briefly introduced: ”The reason it’s divided into two parts is that the first part is hosted by us, the senior and junior disciples, while the second part is co-hosted by the Manor Master and the seniors. The place you are standing at now is the second checkpoint of the first part.”

”The second checkpoint? Hasn’t the competition just started?” many people asked in confusion.

”Foolish, the registration earlier was the first checkpoint,” someone in the know said dismissively.

Ge Ping nodded upon hearing this and said: ”That’s correct, registration is the first screening step, where a comprehensive score is given based on your age, cultivation, and talent. Being here indicates that your comprehensive score is above sixty.”

”Only sixty?” many were surprised; they had thought they were several notches above those who weren’t selected, yet unexpectedly, they only scored above sixty.

”Don’t underestimate that sixty!”

Ge Ping explained: ”According to Half-Mountain Residence’s scoring standards, those who score sixty are already one-in-a-thousand talents. If you score eighty, you are one-in-ten-thousand super genius. If you score ninety, I congratulate you, for your talent is top-notch in the entire Immortal Realm!”

”What about one hundred?” Cao Renshuang couldn’t help but ask expectantly.

”One hundred?” Ge Ping chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, ”Sorry, since the founding of Half-Mountain Residence two thousand years ago, we’ve never encountered anyone who scored one hundred! Even the youngest Heavenly Saint among the Temple’s three Saints only scored ninety-eight!”

”What? Even the Heavenly Saint only scored ninety-eight?”

”Impossible, the Heavenly Saint defeated the previous generation’s Heavenly Saint at less than forty years of age and became the strongest in the world. Does this mean there’s someone with talents and abilities that surpass him?”

”Half-Mountain Residence’s standard is clearly deceiving; it’s clearly trying to deliberately depreciate the Heavenly Saint’s ability by lowering his score by two points, isn’t it?”

Concerning the Heavenly Saint, many people forgot the might of Half-Mountain Residence and voiced their unjustness for the Heavenly Saint.

”Heavenly Saint? Temple? What’s that?” Ye Haochuan didn’t join in the discussion, as he was still bewildered.

”Wow, you don’t know that? I really wonder if you’re from outer space!”

Cao Renshuang smiled wryly and explained: ”The Temple is the supreme commanding institution of this world; all County Marquis and Prefecture Masters are appointed and governed by the Temple.”

”Wow, it’s so powerful?” Ye Haochuan couldn’t help being surprised, asking, ”But why haven’t I ever seen anyone from the Temple?”

According to Cao Renshuang, the Temple is equivalent to the imperial organization of ancient Huaxia.

However, Ye Haochuan had never heard about the Temple in his interactions with people before; he heard more about the County Marquis Mansion, which made Ye Haochuan feel as if each county was an independent kingdom.

”The Temple is high above, and it only leads Prefecture Masters and County Marquises of such ranks, common folks can’t reach it, so naturally we don’t talk about it.” Cao Renshuang explained.

Ye Haochuan only then understood that though the Temple is a ruler of the world, it’s clearly different from the royal authority of the Lower Realm.

It’s not a centralized power; rather, it’s like the most primitive feudal system where lands are bestowed to relatives, and they never interfere with the matters of the land.

”Is the Temple not afraid that Prefecture Masters and County Marquises below might raise armies for themselves and oppose them?” Ye Haochuan asked in confusion.

The biggest drawback of the feudal system is that it tends to cause weight imbalance from bottom to top, threatening the rule of royal authority. This is also why ancient Huaxia gradually replaced it with centralized authority.

”You’re overthinking. The power of the Temple is unimaginable for ordinary people. Just the Three Saints — each of them is invincible, with such individuals present, no one would dare to be foolish enough to oppose the Temple!” Cao Renshuang replied confidently.

Upon hearing this, Ye Haochuan suddenly realized, unexpectedly participating in a Disciple Selection Meeting at Half-Mountain Residence allowed him to gain so much knowledge.

On stage, Ge Ping saw the commotion below, his brows slightly furrowed, clearly displeased, he snorted lightly: ”Half-Mountain Residence never seeks to attract attention, nor does it deliberately belittle others!”

”In this world, there are no perfect people, and naturally, there won’t be in cultivation either. The ninety-eight of Heavenly Saint, though not perfect, is an unattainable height, more than enough to qualify him as the greatest genius the Temple has seen in a thousand years!”

Ge Ping’s voice was serious, and everyone hearing this shut their mouths sullenly.

”I wonder how many points I got in the first checkpoint?” Ju Yuqu, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked.

This was his first spoken sentence since he had set out, and it instantly attracted everyone’s attention.

Ge Ping didn’t stall, taking out a piece of paper and looking at it, he said: ”Ju Yuqu achieved the highest score in the first checkpoint, ninety-three!”

Boom~

As soon as the words fell, the crowd below erupted again. With the previous explanation, everyone knew what ninety-three represented.

”Indeed, Young Master Ju is truly a rare talent in the entire Immortal Realm!”

”Yes, yes, only a few points from Heavenly Saint himself!”

”Indeed, Young Master Ju might one day become one of the Three Saints...”

Amidst everyone’s praises, Ju Yuqu’s face showed no hint of joy; instead, he frowned slightly, seemingly displeased.

Upon seeing this, everyone dared not further provoke Ju Yuqu. Instead, the fox-faced lady happened to glance at Ye Haochuan and suddenly smiled, saying: ”What do you guys think, who will have the lowest score?”

Everyone was already displeased with Ye Haochuan and wouldn’t miss this chance to hit him, laughingly said: ”Isn’t it obvious? Being twenty-four or twenty-five and still not stepping out from the dust, it’s anyone’s guess what luck got him selected; I’d say he barely made sixty!”

”I say, he’s definitely below sixty. Senior Brother Guan Shan must have pitied him to give him a chance to enter, haha...”

Ye Haochuan did not get angry; instead, he smiled at Ge Ping and said: ”My name is Ye Haochuan, could Senior Brother Ge reveal my score?”

Ye Haochuan spoke politely, so Ge Ping did not refuse. Looking at the records in his hand, he replied: ”Ye Haochuan, eighty-seven points!”

”What? How is this possible?... He’s clearly still not out from the dust, how can he have such a high score?” Ge Ping’s words immediately brought about skepticism from everyone.

Indeed, even Ge Ping was surprised, seeing Ye Haochuan was the one with the lowest cultivation here, seemingly unworthy of such a score.

He found Guan Shan’s comments on Ye Haochuan, read them carefully, and suddenly realized.

”Hidden Divine Physique, huh?” Ge Ping muttered to himself, his eyes could not help but look Ye Haochuan up and down.