This was the first time the Five Element Sect do a mass recruitment. Normally, the quota for their recruit were just 50 person, 100 at the best if there is many geniuses. They certainly didn't have a history of recruiting 300 disciples at one go. Afterall, they may be a big sect but their resources is still limited. If the demand of the resources overran the supply, then problem would definitely arise.

Why this youths wanted to enter their sect? For resources, of course.

Talent is the most important for cultivators. If someone wasn't talented enough, then they'll probably won't reach the greater heights even with the help of resources and natural treasures.

The second most important for cultivators too were resources. Pills, weapons, techniques... Those were the things cultivators needed. Pills hasten and aid their cultivation, weapon and techniques were needed for their self protection.

Without this resources, no matter how talented they were, their advancement would slow down and be left behind, become mediocre and stepping stone for others. And for those genius with their 'genius' pride, they definitely want to be the one to step the others than to be stepping stone for the others.

As for Elder Three, he can't help but sigh. Those examined youths were definitely a good seeds but... they weren't enough. They'll probably become a problem for the sect than to help them to their current predicament.

Unfortunately, the sect can't just stop the recruitment halfway or their reputation would definitely go down the drain. And for sect like them, reputation were very important or they'll face various consequences like geniuses would definitely not enter their sect. Should that happen, then their sect would definitely cease to exist.

However, when Elder Three saw what transpired in Cole's turn, he got happy. First and foremost, he was the one who personally checked those Stones before they were used in the test to avoid disaster such what happened. So he knew that the reason the stone didn't glow immediately wasn't because it was defective but the kid definitely got a secret!

And since he was an elder of the sect, he got plenty of experience and the moment the stone didn't glow immediately, he instantly got a suspicion; and that is the kid had a high probability that he's a dual affinited cultivator.

Dual affinities!

It was already remarkable that the kid achieved Fourth-Level of Mana Gathering Stage with his current age, however, he's definitely a genius of a genius if he's truly a dual affinity person.

It was known that ranking up of dual affinity cultivator were much harder since they had to practice two elements. For instance, this other examinee had an average strength of Sixth-Level Mana Gathering Stage but their age were already at twenties and they all are single affinity. However, this kid were at Fourth-Level Mana Gathering Stage at his age of 16.

What about his other affinity? What's it level? What if the time he used to strengthening his other affinity were used at his Wind Energy? What level could it be?

Elder Three look at Cole as if he saw a treasure at the pile of trash.

And while Elder Three were checking Cole, Ricky, whom the elder doesn't have much hope for, touch the Strength Testing Stone and shone brightly!

This...

Elder Three look at the stone like a dumb. Even his mouth were agaped in shock. Fortunately, he was quite far from the crowd or his image would definitely be ruin.

Of course, this wasn't the first time the stone shine this bright, however, the shocking thing wasn't just his level, his age too! He's so young!

Mimicking what the others do before him, Ricky also touch the Boneage Testing Stone without the instruction of the examiner. And like the Strength Testing Stone, the Boneage Testing Stone also shone a yellow color but this time, the glow wasn't much brighter.

However, this also created an uproar!

Base on the glow of the Boneage Testing Stone, he's age are between 9 to 10 bone years... Although they expected this result as there is a very high chance that he was not faking his height-as bone shrinking maybe rare, however, it still exist.

So young! How talented was he?

After the people recovered from their shock, they started to think some ideas and most of them were getting on the kid's good side.

For instance, the examiner look at Ricky with energetic and wide smile. Before, the examiner had a poker face becuase of his boring job but the moment Ricky's result was out, his attitude turn 360°. This kid is a genius. His future is definitely bright. Better create some connection now before his position got better and higher than mine.

The girls started their moves while the boys look at him with jealousy.

Unfortunately for them, Ricky only smile at them but his focus were at his big brother. They didn't matter to the kid's mind.

Several hours later, the second part of the disciples recruitment test were finally finished. At that time, Elder Three emerge again. He position his self on a high platform and before he started his speech, he inspect the crowd. Of course, what he was looking for were his two prospect. He found them but he also, just, gave them a glance. He don't want to bring trouble to his two prospect, as well as himself, by showing favoritism.

At the end of the test, the 500 plus examinee of the second part of test were reduced to, more or less, 400 people. 100 people were eliminated. Most of those people are the 'liars' who wanted to pass with their 'luck'. Sadly, luck wasn't with them this day.

"I congratulate you all for passing the second part of the Five Element Sect's disciple recruitment test. You all were now getting close to become a official disciple of the sect!" Elder Three started. "You just have to pass the final hurdle and that is the third and last part of the test, the Combat Battle Test."

"The test will start tomorrow morning. Rest well people tonight and return to your peak state as we'll have a busy day tomorrow."

After Elder Three finished his speech, he once again left.

As for the hopeful youths, they didn't leave. They all just disperse within the premise of the mountain. They find a good spot, eat their dry rations and then meditate. Like what Elder Three said, if they want their odds to be high to win then they have to be at their peak state.

Fortunately, being awake for few days without sleep were not a problem for a cultivator. So they'll just spend the night cultivating.

As for Cole's group, they enter the forest and they teleport to the lake where he found the Magic Spirit Carp.

They could just mimic the others, find a spot and meditate for a night. However, maybe he was from Earth, he still had this habit of eating hot, newly cooked dish. Dry rations may be convenient for some certain scenario but if he could, he want to eat fresh foods. The dry rations were his last option.

Nick, Ben and Ken all find it wrong. They them selves as long as they could minimize their intake of foods, which Cole find strange.

One of the basic necessities of humans to live is to eat. In fact, he believe that those humans who doesn't eat anything for a week don't look like a human to him at all. They might as well transform themselves to plant and be done with it.

But this mentality may a bit bias since he's an Earthling.

However, if Cole found it strange that the three try not to eat, then the three found it strange that Cole and Ricky eat a meal three times a day. But they convinced themselves that he just do that because of his origin, which they thought, an ordinary mortal.

One of the main goal of a cultivator were to 'cleanse' themselves. For instance, a Body Tempering Stage wasn't just to temper the body but it was, infact, the first step of cleansing oneself.

For a normal cultivator at Body Tempering Stage, their practice usually start by meditation. They then absorb the Energy of Heaven and Earth in their body, they will then guide that energy to run throughout their whole body while also strengthening it. After the energy runs throughout the whole body, they would then expel the energy they can't absorb. However, that energy enter their body without a usual color but the moment it was expelled from the cultivators body after the cycle, the energy had a tinged of black. That black was actually the impurities that was expelled along with a breath.

It was even normal for a cultivator to wake-up from their meditation with black filth in their body. In fact, the moment this happen, the cultivator won't be disguted. On the contrary, they will be delighted.

This is also the reason why cultivators life-span are long, they could clean themselves unlike normal humans who can't and accumulate impurities in their body which eventually shorten their life.

However, no matter how many a cultivator expelled impurities from their body, no one could claim that they were clean and pure. It was because impurities were everywhere. Even the air they breath contains impurities. That was why normal cultivators minimize their intake of foods because unlike air, they could control it.

Due to this, there's this particular pill a 'rich' cultivator consumed as their food instead which was called the Fasting Pills. It contains the nutrients the food have, maybe more. Plus, it contains less impurities than normal food has.

Cole just shake his head and didn't say anything loud to avoid conflict with their mentality. Just like dry rations, Fasting Pills were convenient but maybe because he's an Earthling, he always thought that food should be enjoyed rather than being a ritual.

So Cole cook their dinner and eat but the three are already starting their meditation after consuming their Fasting Pills. Cole offer them food but they just humbly declined.

After Cole and Ricky ate their dinner, they just then take a bath in the lake which the other three found it strange yet again.

Cole didn't bother explaining that this one become his habit from his previous life.

Cole didn't know this but his activity disturbed the meditating three because instead of meditation to return to their peak state or create an improvement just a little bit, yet they do everything but that... they then remember that Cole was a beast tamer, a cultivator who uses beast as their weapon in the battle...

Was it really that awesome being a beast tamer?

Nick, Ben and Ken re-evaluate the path they should take... Leading their mind disturbed, making them unable to concentrate in their, which leads to various consequences.