Chapter 5873

The young enforcer re-examined Jared, the smirk on his face replaced by cautious respect. “Very well, sir. Since you insist, step onto the trial platform. Three assessments await you-a cultivation reading, an attack trial, and a defense trial. Follow me.”

Jared dipped his chin and walked beside the enforcer toward the designated testing area.

The first trial was a test of cultivation.

On the stone platform lay a Spirit-Measuring Crystal. To pass the trial, one merely had to rest a hand upon its cool, translucent surface and pour in a thread of celestial energy. The crystal would answer-its shifting colors revealing both the depth and purity of that energy.

Many cultivators tried to fool such tests. Some suppressed their true cultivation level behind layered veils. Others swallowed pills that puffed up their aura for a single deceptive hour.

If the examiners judged only by the aura each candidate released, mistakes were inevitable.

Yet before the Spirit-Measuring Crystal, no trickery could stand.