A faint red light appeared on the surface of the stone tablet, but it only flashed by and then returned to its dark color without any other movement.
Huo Zheng's face darkened. Unconvinced, he injected his divine sense again. This time, he even used 30% of his spiritual power, but the stone tablet only flashed with a trace of red light and then did not react.
"How could this happen?" Huo Zheng clenched his fists, his eyes filled with astonishment.
His spiritual power far exceeded that of other cultivators of the same level, yet he could only elicit such a small reaction from the stone tablet.
Luo Yun stepped forward. Unlike Huo Zheng, she did not forcefully inject her divine sense. Instead, she integrated the essence of her Ice Spirit Body into her divine sense, transforming it into a fine icy blue thread that slowly reached towards the stone tablet.
A faint layer of icy mist rose from the surface of the stone tablet, slightly more noticeable than the red light of the fire, but it only lasted for a moment before completely dissipating.
"This stone tablet seems to be filtering some kind of 'trait' rather than simply the strength of one's spiritual sense."
Luo Yun Chu withdrew her divine sense and spoke softly, a hint of contemplation in her eyes.
Lu Zhizhou then stepped forward, his body shimmering with starlight, his divine sense transforming into countless tiny star points, like a sky full of stars, evenly covering the surface of the stone tablet.
This time, a faint starlight appeared on the surface of the stone tablet, with starlight slowly flowing across it.
The reaction was stronger than the previous two, but it still did not meet the standard of "passing". After the starlight flickered for a moment, it gradually dimmed.
"Even the Star Luo Sect's 'Star Evolution Divine Sense' can only go this far." Lu Zhizhou frowned, his curiosity about this test growing stronger.
Seeing this, Shen Jing quickly nudged the old monster Xuan Tie beside him: "Old monster, you give it a try!"
Xuan Tie Laoguai stepped forward, his early-stage Dao Realm divine sense pressing down on the stone tablet like a thick dark cloud.
A dark halo emanated from the surface of the stone tablet, a halo even more solid than the starlight of Lu Zhizhou.
However, it only lasted for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn before disappearing completely.
The Old Monster Xuan Tie withdrew his divine sense, his expression grave: "This stone tablet is very strange; it's 'absorbing' the source within my divine sense."
"If the source cannot resonate with the stone tablet, the reaction cannot be triggered."
Everyone then realized that it wasn't about having the strongest spiritual sense, but about resonating with the stone tablet.
While they may understand, no one knows how to resonate with it.
Some cultivators tried to integrate their own cultivation techniques into their divine sense, while others infused their bloodline power, but the stone tablet either showed no reaction whatsoever.
It either only flashes a faint light, never quite reaching the "pass" standard.
Several weaker cultivators, after trying several times without success, could only sigh helplessly and turn to walk out of the village.
They knew they were truly not meant to be in Falling Star Village.
Shen Jinhao felt a little nervous watching everyone try.
He took a deep breath, integrated the essence of his "Shen Family Heart Method" into his divine sense, and slowly reached out towards the stone tablet.
A faint golden light shone on the surface of the stone tablet, flickering a few times before gradually fading.
Is it going to disappear?
Shen Jinhao felt a surge of anxiety and was about to exert even more effort when he felt a gentle force coming from beside him.
It was Lin Zhou's consciousness that, like a gentle breeze, quietly merged into his consciousness.
This wisp of divine consciousness, though seemingly weak, carried an indescribable primal power.
As it probed into the stone tablet along with Shen Jinhao's divine sense, the pale golden light instantly brightened.
It slowly flowed across the surface of the stone tablet, eventually transforming into a faint rune that floated above the tablet.
"It's done!" Shen Jinhao was overjoyed and quickly withdrew his divine sense, looking at Lin Zhou with gratitude.
Lin Zhou simply nodded and didn't say anything more.
He stepped forward, without injecting any source energy, but simply gently probing the stone tablet with a wisp of his purest divine consciousness.
There were no earth-shattering phenomena, nor dazzling lights.
The surface of the stone tablet was only covered by a layer of warm white light, which flowed over the entire tablet like water.
Then, countless fine runes emerged from the stone tablet, slowly rotating around it like stars.
It eventually transformed into a curtain of light, enveloping Lin Zhou as if "welcoming" him through.
The gray-robed elder, whose eyes had been slightly closed, slowly opened them upon seeing this scene, a barely perceptible hint of surprise flashing in them.
He had guarded the stone tablet for many years and had never seen anyone make it resonate so strongly.
Moreover, the opponent used the purest divine sense, without any primordial power mixed in.
"This fellow Daoist is quite interesting," the gray-robed elder thought to himself, but he still said nothing, simply waiting quietly for the remaining people to complete the test.
Among the crowd, Lu Zhizhou, Luo Yun Chu, and Huo Zheng all showed a hint of surprise in their eyes when they saw Lin Zhou's performance.
This cultivator, who was previously mocked by Shen Jing for being "weak," actually possesses such profound spiritual attainments.
They exchanged a glance, both seeing wariness in each other's eyes.
It seems that this trip to Luoxing Village has brought another adversary to watch out for, in addition to the three major powers and the Shen family.
The light curtain in front of the stone tablet gradually dissipated, and Lin Zhou retreated to Shen Jinhao's side, his expression still calm, as if he was not the one who had just caused the stone tablet to display thousands of runes.
But the way the cultivators present looked at him had already changed.
What began as initial disdain and neglect has transformed into vigilance and investigation.
Huo Zheng, in particular, clenched his fists, a subtle heat emanating from his body. He clearly hadn't expected this cultivator, whom Shen Jing had mocked as "weak," to react so unexpectedly.
Such terrifying mastery of divine sense! The starlight at Lu Zhizhou's fingertips slowly flowed...
His gaze lingered on Lin Zhou for a long time, and he secretly added him to his list of "people who need to pay close attention".
Shen Jing's face turned ashen, and the folding fan in his hand creaked loudly as he gripped it tightly.
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