Word was widely spread about the runic power that belonged to Gorden. Years ago he left it on the Casting Path. And the pressure brought by the runic power would increase as one walked ahead along the path.
Rumor had it Gorden would grant an opportunity if the candidates could successfully pass the last stage.
Unfortunately, no one was able to reach that far yet and prove the tale to be true.
Not even the three geniuses from the Casting Center were lucky. They all had tried to walk through the whole Casting Path and failed. Kylie and Finley had managed to reach the eighth stage while Meade had gone further and got himself into the ninth. That was the utmost point anybody had proceeded. To this day, no living soul achieved the tenth and last stage.
People were starting to doubt that it was even impossible to walk through the Casting Path, since the three geniuses couldn't make it. Except for Gorden himself and Todd, what the opportunity was about still remained a whole mystery to everyone else.
Gorden designed the trial to be divided in two parts. The first five stages were supposed to test the candidates by their casting skills while the remaining five filtered the warriors by their casting talent and their comprehension to the runic power.
It wasn't worthwhile to go through the Casting Path anytime soon when a warrior didn't succeed in all stages. He wouldn't make it unless his comprehension to the runic power increased considerably. If it wasn't the case, the result would come unaltered.
In the past few years, the three geniuses of the Casting Center and those from the spiritual-emperor forces had tried to cross the Casting Path several times. Yet the results of their attempts saw no progress. As soon as they had reached a certain stage, they got stuck on it, according to Gorden.
This had been noted as a clear indicator that it wasn't an easy task for a creature to improve his talent.
'What is this opportunity on the Casting Path? Would it be worth it for me to attend the trial?' Ricky pondered.
It was no secret he was an arrogant warrior. He wasn't worried whether he would make it or not on the Casting Path. Instead, his thoughts were gravitating towards how much the opportunity was preceding and powerful enough to tempt him.
Was he being too confident? Or was he just talking nonsense? No one was sure.
Meanwhile, lots of people had gathered along the two sides of the Casting Path. Some of them were disciples of the Casting Center, although they weren't present to compete. Their job was to keep the order in case of anything unexpected.
"Hey, guys. Do you think there will be anyone reaching the seventh stage?" somebody in the crowd chattered.
"I'd bet on Linda Yue from the Moon Pavilion Sect and Tony Wei from the Wei Clan to make it. They are probably the most talented geniuses from forces under a spiritual-emperor force. If they aren't fit, I'm afraid no one is," a second warrior commented.
"That makes sense. If they are as resourceful as those from the spiritual-emperor forces, I don't think their casting abilities are weaker than theirs," another warrior pointed out.
The crowd kept busy on their whispering and gossiping. It escalated to a point which was hard to discern what they were even talking about. However, when three specific warriors cut through the people, they attracted not only all the eyes to themselves but the focus of the chatter as well.
"Look. They are Harrison, who is the fifth chief, and two elders! I didn't expect Harrison to oversee the initial selection competition in person." They were immediately recognized by an over excited warrior that didn't hesitate to let out their identities.
"This is a selection competition held by the Casting Center and its purpose is to choose the most talented among thousands of candidates. Harrison always oversees the selection competitions in person to prevent some candidates from cheating."
Ricky also turned to look at the imposing old man in the middle. 'Is he the fifth chief of the Casting Center? Judging from his momentum, he is a casting master of Demi-sage Level. And he is also a demi-spiritual emperor, ' he stated silently.
"May I have your attention, please? I won't waste your time as I declare that the selection competition begins now. I'm sure you are all well aware of the rules. Only those who pass the prime five stages of the Casting Path are qualified to participate in the following competitions and have a chance to win the reward to become the members of the Casting Center," Harrison firmly announced as soon as he arrived.
The Casting Center was the leader of all the Casting Guilds in the entire extension of the Eastern Land. A casting master with an identity jade tablet was deemed to become its member.
In order to be suitable for the position, it was necessary to be a casting master of Spirit Level and then pass all the tests held by the Casting Center.
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