I Set Civil Service Exam Questions for the Cultivation World for Fun

Jiang Qingqian, a civil service exam candidate who died after studying too many aptitude test questions, had devoted herself to getting a government job. Instead, she transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the useless junior sister of the Talisman Sect.

After arriving, Jiang Qingqian discovered that she really didn't know the first thing about ancient talismans.

But writing aptitude test questions on talisman paper seemed to work!

When the senior brother who'd mocked her for being useless came after her, Jiang Qingqian flourished her brush across a Binding Yellow Talisman:

[The spiritual herbs in the back mountain grow every day and can feed 12 cows for 20 days. If the sect leader buys four more cows, how many days will the herbs last?]

The aptitude test math problem turned into a Binding Cage Talisman, trapping the senior brother at the table. He could only get out by answering correctly.

Senior Brother: "?"

When the sects held a martial arts competition and a sword cultivator charged at Jiang Qingqian on the stage,

she flourished her brush across an Attack Yellow Talisman:

[Lacking a necessary process for trial and error, the Sword Sect harbors a sense of ____ toward reform and innovation. Their attitude of "seeking no credit, only avoiding blame" has led to a general lack of motivation for reform and innovation. Fill in the blank.]

The sword cultivator froze for a moment, then was struck by the yellow talisman, now transformed into a test question. Dizzy and disoriented, they lost the ability to fight.

The Sword Sect: "?"

Jiang Qingqian smiled. "Come on, let's not fight. We should study hard and try to pass the civil service exam as soon as possible."

Disciples from both inside and outside the Talisman Sect were stunned.

The senior brother trembled as he held a copy of 5,000 Must-Do Aptitude Test Questions. The Buddhist cultivator held a notebook of incorrect answers and looked glum. The sword cultivator stared silently at their failing score on the placement test...

The Talisman Sect disciples rushed to imitate her, and all kinds of talismans bearing real exam questions became widespread.

Cries of despair could be heard all over the cultivation world. "I can't do this question! I can't do it, it's too hard!"

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The aloof grandmaster of the Talisman Sect, who had been in seclusion for years, finally woke up.

He emerged from his cave to see real exam-question talismans fluttering all over the sky, and almost failed to recognize the name of the Talisman Sect.

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Pre-release registration opened on March 10, 2025. This is the v2 version of the 2023 grading-homework joke.

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