Chapter 3260

As he spoke, Zhou Cang took the lead and stepped into the assessment area to provide his information.

Chen Ge and Sima Rui looked at each other, and in the end, they followed him inside.

After the three of them entered, they saw a very large stone platform. Beside the platform, there was a queue, and many people were looking at a large, colorful stone on top of the platform. On the large stone, there were over a dozen flower patterns, with every kind of flower imaginable.

Standing beside this large stone was a timid young man. Under the guidance of a cultivator of indeterminate age standing nearby, he opened his hand and pressed it onto a plum blossom pattern on the large stone.

Instantly, a golden light surged forth. The cultivator beside him took a look and said expressionlessly, "Metal element, third stage. Not bad. Pending."

Upon hearing this, the timid young man lowered his head slightly and stepped down from the platform.

Zhou Cang, with Wu Feng and Sima Rui queuing behind him, whispered to them, "This stone is called the Spirit-Awakening Stone. It is a stone that can reveal our innate talents. When the time comes, you just need to press your palm onto a flower pattern, and that will be it."

"Does it matter which pattern I choose?"

Wu Feng asked in a low voice; there were over a dozen patterns here.

Sima Rui also looked at Zhou Cang curiously.

Zhou Cang smiled and said, "Of course you can't just press any. Each pattern has different requirements. The lowest is the plum blossom pattern. According to last year's regulations, you need at least the fourth stage of Five Elements power to pass immediately. Third stage can only be pending, waiting for later; if they don't recruit enough people, you'll be admitted as a reserve. Of course, those who come in as reserves have almost no resources provided to them; it's almost as if you have to rely entirely on yourself."

Wu Feng and Sima Rui suddenly realized this, and they could understand why the young man from earlier seemed so dejected after hearing "pending."

As time gradually passed, everyone ahead of them participated in the trial. However, the results after the trial were very poor. Out of over a hundred people, only three or five had fourth or fifth-level Five Elements power and were accepted on the spot by the cultivator; many were left pending.

The cultivator's expression grew increasingly displeased, and his tone became worse and worse. If it weren't for the fact that people kept coming and no one had come to replace him, he probably would have run away long ago.

Wu Feng, however, did not care. To be honest, Wu Feng was very confident in his own talent.

Zhou Cang was the first of the three to go up. The cultivator clearly recognized Zhou Cang; upon seeing him, he revealed a long-lost smile. After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zhou Cang, he signaled for Zhou Cang to press the peach blossom pattern.

On this large stone, the patterns were arranged by rank. The plum blossom pattern was at the very bottom, and previously, everyone had pressed the plum blossom pattern for the sake of safety.

The peach blossom pattern, however, was at the very top and shone with a rainbow-like light.

Zhou Cang reached out and pressed onto the peach blossom pattern. His face was expressionless, but there was a hint of nervousness in his eyes.

However, very quickly, Zhou Cang relaxed and revealed his signature smile.

From the peach blossom pattern came a booming red light. Those rays of light surrounded Zhou Cang, transforming into individual peach blossoms that shot into Zhou Cang's body.

And that cultivator also said joyfully, "This is ninety-nine stages of Wood element power! That's great. You will definitely become a Saint in the future."