Chapter 1905: Chapter 1905: Wyatt Barnes’ Turn
Wyatt Barnes was cautious not to hold any fantasies, not because he had a tendency for self-abuse, but because he believed that his achievements today were mostly due to the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda.
The third layer of the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda had a time flow so slow compared to outside, reaching a staggering ’Five to One’!
This alone allowed his cultivation speed to be five times faster than those with similar talent!
With a deep breath, he came back to his senses and focused his gaze on the four individuals undergoing the test, watching as they placed their hands on the Spirit Pearl floating before Black Tortoise Altar Elder Silver Flame.
After about ten breaths of time, the Spirit Pearl responded to the four people’s hand placement.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The three people’s Spirit Pearl emitted a yellow glimmer.
Swoosh!
The last person’s Spirit Pearl emitted an orange glimmer.
"It truly is magical."
Wyatt was somewhat amazed, not expecting that a little Spirit Pearl could test a person’s level of talent roots.
Moreover, he sensed the complex formations hidden within that Spirit Pearl.
The Spirit Pearl seemed unremarkable, but its internal formations were ingeniously crafted.
"Name?"
Subsequently, the four Copper Flame Elders of the Black Tortoise Altar began recording the names of the individuals undergoing talent tests and their results from this talent assessment round.
"Your talent roots are merely orange... Without ’Heavenly Saint Realm’ and above cultivation, you won’t pass the subsequent strength assessment targeting you."
One of the Copper Flame Elders said calmly to the elderly man with orange talent roots.
"Orange roots..."
The elderly man’s face showed bitterness, evidently just realizing his talent roots were orange.
"Orange roots... Without a great opportunity, one can’t break through to the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’!"
Meanwhile, many waiting people shook their heads.
Under the watchful eyes, the elderly man, with his orange talent roots realized before the Copper Flame Elders, respectfully bowed and withdrew.
His departing figure appeared desolate and lonely from afar.
"I hope my roots aren’t ’orange roots’..."
Many murmured quietly, their faces anxious, fearing their talent roots too were merely orange.
The lower the talent roots, before reaching a certain stage, the difference between individuals is minimal, making it hard to guess one’s roots from displayed talents.
For example, those with orange and yellow roots have similar cultivation speeds before stepping into ’Human Saint Realm’.
Only after ’Human Saint Realm’, the gap widens increasingly.
Lastly, those with yellow roots can easily break through to ’Earth Saint Realm’ and have a great chance to impact ’Heavenly Saint Realm’.
Whereas, those with orange roots, many find ’Human Saint Realm’ as their limit, having some chance of breaking into ’Earth Saint Realm’, but it’s impossible for ’Heavenly Saint Realm’.
"Your talent roots are yellow. If your cultivation hasn’t reached ’Earth Saint Realm’, I advise against participating in the next strength assessment... Of course, you can try, but be prepared for injuries."
Similar advice was given by another Copper Flame Elder to three individuals with yellow roots.
Three nodded, with two staying and one leaving.
The person leaving claimed his cultivation was just late ’Human Saint Realm’, making passing a strength assessment targeting yellow roots unlikely.
He was here gambling, hoping his talent roots might be ’green roots’!
If his talent roots were ’green’, the difficulty of his strength assessment would significantly reduce, enough for even someone in early ’Human Saint Realm’ to pass.
The Fire Worship Sect’s Four Symbols Altar recruitment follows the principle "higher talent, simpler assessment".
Those with green talent roots only need to enter ’Human Saint Realm’ to smoothly pass the comprehensive test and become Fire Worship Sect disciples.
This is because those bearing green talent roots will certainly enter ’Heavenly Saint Realm’, and likely reach ’Saint Immortal Realm’.
Such talented individuals will surely grow to become the backbone of the Fire Worship Sect!
As for those with even higher ’blue roots’, they might even skip strength assessments, directly becoming Fire Worship Sect disciples, possibly catching the eye of ’Golden Flame Elders’ to be taken as disciples.
An iron rule circulates in Martial Dao Sacred Land’s Upper Domain:
Anyone with blue talent roots will certainly smoothly step into ’Saint Immortal Realm’ if they don’t die young!
After the first round of four, another four moved up.
Four per round participated in the talent test, each testing their talent roots.
Later, some were revealed as having just ’orange roots’, departing in dejection.
Most were ’yellow roots’, with the majority staying to continue participating in the upcoming strength assessments... A small number sensed their lack of strength and withdrew early.
Gradually, as time passed, before the talent assessment concluded, over a hundred individuals had left on their own.
The number of people remaining is less than a thousand.
"Green spiritual root!"
Four more people stepped up for a talent examination. When a faint green light appeared on the Spirit Pearl touched by one individual’s hand, it immediately drew the attention of everyone around.
This was a middle-aged man with a scholarly appearance, possessing a refined and pleasant face. When he saw that his talent test result was a "green spiritual root," he couldn’t help but be stunned.
Soon after, he snapped out of it, a look of ecstasy spreading across his face.
"It’s actually a green spiritual root!"
"Nearly four hundred people have participated in the talent assessment, and finally, someone with a ’green spiritual root’ has appeared... With a green spiritual root, as long as he possesses a cultivation above the Human Saint Realm, the subsequent strength assessment will simply be a mere formality for him."
"A green spiritual root... I hope my spiritual root is also green. Otherwise, with my cultivation at the peak of the Human Saint Realm, trying to pass the assessment to become a disciple of the Fire Worship Sect would be very, very difficult."
...
The crowd whispered among themselves, and many looked at the middle-aged man with envy, jealousy, and even some hatred in their eyes.
"What is your level of cultivation?"
Elder Bronze Flame looked at the middle-aged man with the scholarly appearance and asked with a smile.
Even Elder Bronze Flame’s own talent spiritual root was merely a green spiritual root.
As long as the middle-aged man in front of him joined the Fire Worship Sect, he was bound to become an Elder Bronze Flame like himself sooner or later. Therefore, he treated the man as an equal.
"Early Earth Saint Realm."
The middle-aged man came back to his senses and replied with a smile.
"Turns out it’s the early Earth Saint Realm!"
"With such cultivation and talent, his entry into the Fire Worship Sect as a disciple is almost certain! If he can progress to the Heavenly Saint Realm, with his talent, he might even earn a pass to enter the sacred land of the Fire Worship Sect."
"For him, today’s assessment is merely a formality... Moreover, given his talent, there’s a good chance that several Elders Silver Flame would be interested in taking him as a personal disciple."
...
Many eyes were fixed on the middle-aged man, filled with envy and jealousy.
"Nearly four hundred people have been tested, and only one person with a ’green spiritual root’ has emerged... It seems that my talent spiritual root is likely only a ’yellow spiritual root’! I just hope it’s not an ’orange spiritual root’."
Looking at the distant middle-aged man, Wyatt Barnes also showed a hint of envy in his eyes, thinking to himself.
Back when he was still on the mortal continent, the Cloud Skies Continent, his talents were transformed into the most powerful talents in the Cloud Skies Continent due to taking a millennium stone ginseng.
But that was only the most potent talent on the mortal continent!
The strongest talent of the mortal continent doesn’t count for much in the Martial Dao Sacred Land.
Perhaps the presence of the middle-aged man in scholarly attire brought luck to the subsequent individuals. After a few more rounds, another person was found to possess a ’green spiritual root.’
"The second person with a green spiritual root talent!"
Everyone, including Wyatt Barnes, focused their attention on the person who tested as having a green spiritual root.
This was an ordinary-looking young man, the type who would be lost in a crowd, and he was also somewhat unaware of his ’green spiritual root,’ standing there dazed for quite some time.
It wasn’t until Elder Bronze Flame in front of him reminded him that he realized, exclaiming in excitement.
Compared to the middle-aged scholar-like man earlier, he was much less composed.
However, nobody thought his lack of composure was inappropriate. On the contrary, they found it quite normal... If it had been them, they might have reacted even more wildly.
"Lance Jones, congratulations!"
Soon, the companions of the young man who was found to have a green spiritual root congratulated him.
At the same time, he didn’t forget to proudly tell those around him, "This green spiritual root genius is my brother! I originally thought he only had mid-stage Human Saint Realm cultivation and couldn’t pass the assessment... But I never expected his talent spiritual root to be a green spiritual root!"
Mid-stage Human Saint Realm, green spiritual root...
One hundred percent chance of entering the Fire Worship Sect as a disciple!
Now, those nearby understood why the young man was so excited...
If his talent spiritual root wasn’t a green spiritual root, today would have been a wasted effort, but now that he’s been found to have a green spiritual root, he’s successfully turned the tables!
"I really hope I am as lucky as he is..."
Quite a few people present, with only Human Saint Realm cultivation, secretly prayed.
As time passed, more people were tested to have ’green spiritual roots,’ while many others left on their own.
Soon, it was Wyatt Barnes’s turn.
When Wyatt Barnes and three others stepped out into the air to stand in front of the four Elders Bronze Flame, the previously noisy environment turned silent in an instant.
Everyone’s gaze, in unison, landed on Wyatt Barnes.
The life-and-death battle yesterday left a lasting impression of Wyatt Barnes on them!