Chapter 733 - 676: Yu Gong and Zhi Sou

Han Yu subconsciously lowered his hand, feeling utterly dejected.

Can’t they just put eighty thousand Yama Hall cultivators in the trial field?

That way, I wouldn’t hesitate to dig up the mountain.

Any moment of hesitation is disrespectful to myself.

Yu Gong’s recent words pierced the very struggling thoughts in his heart.

Cultivators can destroy heaven and earth, move mountains and fill seas at will, how could such a thing concern them?

The innocent getting caught up in it can’t really be blamed on him.

Besides, this place has only about a hundred people, while in the Central Continent, he could save hundreds or thousands of times that number.

It’s just that he still couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Not for any other reason, simply because he couldn’t do it with a clear conscience.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, he was lost in thought, not knowing how long had passed, as the trial field seemed to be void of night and day.

When Yu Gong came again, he was obviously much more amiable than before.

"The Taixing Mountains represent the two great mountains weighing on the hearts of earth divine power cultivators."

Ignoring life or valuing life based on merit is a major taboo for earth attributes.

To achieve a breakthrough in earth attributes, empathy and acceptance of all things are indispensable.

"In this sense, it’s really challenging for a cultivator."

Han Yu frowned, miserable beyond measure.

Yu Gong chuckled, "That’s why it’s the hardest for Earth Divine Power Users to break through, especially since earth divine power is so unique."

Han Yu’s face turned dark; if that’s the case, his earth divine power inherited from Tu Xingsun, that sneaky Evil Sect guy, how could he expect a breakthrough in this lifetime?

As for earth divine power being unique?

He had never heard of such a saying, as all the Five Elements Divine Techniques have their own strengths, except for earth, which he considered highly mediocre.

Yu Gong smiled broadly, "Precisely because it needs to embrace everything, it must remain moderate and impartial. In the Five Elements sequence, earth is central, occupying the ultimate position!"

Han Yu was a bit stunned, he always thought earth divine power was the plainest.

Yu Gong shook his head slightly, providing him with a straightforward answer.

He pointed his hand upward, and Han Yu looked up following the direction, seeing the vast and boundless sky.

The sky!

Yu Gong lowered his hand, gently stomped his foot, and pointed to the ground.

The earth!

The sky encompasses the universe, the earth embraces all things.

Is the Earth Divine Power from such a grand origin?

Han Yu finally realized.

"Not too dumb after all."

Yu Gong nodded in satisfaction and then looked at him with a teasing smile.

"Now, do you think this kind of trial is reasonable?"

"Reasonable, quite reasonable."

Han Yu nodded; if this divine power was so impressive, such an inhumane trial would indeed be quite reasonable.

But...

"I still find it very unfriendly to me."

Han Yu still couldn’t accept such a mind-trapping trial.

"It’s actually quite friendly already."

Yu Gong’s expression was strange, his smile chilling.

Then, he said something that made Han Yu’s scalp tingle.

"If you had really dug up the mountain just now, in this trial, I would’ve played you to death."

Damn!

Han Yu broke out in a cold sweat, so this was what he was waiting for!

Either not letting you dig or suddenly giving you the power to dig the mountain, and when you really do, he’ll get you.

"Why don’t you just play me to death right now?"

Han Yu was really at his wit’s end, couldn’t go left, couldn’t go right, what would really work?

"Is there an exact criterion for this trial at all, what counts as passing?"

It’s almost driving someone mad.

Yu Gong chuckled, "Digging the mountain counts as passing."

Han Yu’s face fell, after all this, still digging?

"As for how to dig to pass, you’ll have to figure it out yourself."

After Yu Gong finished speaking, he shouldered his hoe and prepared to head up the mountain again...

Han Yu’s face turned dark, well, now that the cards were on the table, and yet he’s still playing with me?

Who just went up the mountain in the blink of an eye, who gave him the ability to use divine power.

With those skills, how can he even fill the damn mountain.

This time, Yu Gong didn’t seem to intend to follow Han Yu anymore.

And Han Yu paused for a moment of contemplation, the condition for passing is to dig the mountain, but excavating now would definitely cause Yu Gong to do him in.

There must be some conditions to meet, and only by meeting them can he truly dig the mountain.

What else could there be, except to ask the villagers?

But he felt like he had already asked everything last time.

Han Yu couldn’t think of anything else he could ask, and just when his head was splitting in pain, a sudden flash of insight hit him.

It seemed like there was something he hadn’t asked...

Once again entering this small village, Han Yu’s eyes flickered slightly as he observed everyone with great attention.

In the absence of Han Yu, these people seemed no different from ordinary folks at all.

The interactions and exchanges between the people, and even the expressions of each person were very vivid.

Now Han Yu was no longer sure whether these people were real or illusions.

As he walked over, that familiar scene unfolded again, as all the originally lively villagers turned their heads to look over.

As if following some kind of rule, fulfilling some kind of mission, their eyes fixed, following his every little step.

"Hello, do you know Zhisou?"

This was the question Han Yu missed, ever since Yu Gong brought up the reason for filling the mountain.

But what about Zhisou?

What does Zhisou represent?

It was still the sturdy woman, whose expression was full of admiration when she talked about Zhisou.

"Zhisou is the person with the most wisdom and life experience in the village, also passed down through the village."

Opposite Yu Gong, Zhisou was similarly passed down through this village.

The only difference is that Zhisou has a good reputation in this village.

"It is said that Zhisou is the smartest person, who had once devised a method to prevent floods for the village, but it wasn’t adopted later."

"Actually, if it had been adopted, there would have been no need to keep filling those two mountains all the time."

"It once seemed that the method was proposed by Zhisou to Yu Gong, but Yu Gong did not adopt it."

Han Yu pondered, the implication being that originally Yu Gong and Zhisou were two individuals, who had differing views on the floods outside the small village.

Ultimately, it was Yu Gong who implemented his own method—filling the mountain.

At this point, Yu Gong arrived as expected, apparently because the question about Zhisou allowed this trial to continue.

This time, Yu Gong didn’t waste any words; with a stomp of his foot, the world around them fell silent, leaving only Han Yu and him standing face to face.

The scene shifted back to the mountain, only this time they were on another peak.

Looking at the roaring river, Yu Gong spoke again, "Do you know what idea Zhisou proposed back then?"

Han Yu shook his head dumbly.

Yu Gong pointed to one side of the mountain, speaking slowly.

"Zhisou said, rather than surrounding the village with tall mountains, why not find a way to redirect the floodwaters."

There’s nothing wrong with that!

Han Yu couldn’t find a single flaw, instead of continuously filling mountains, why not go for a once-and-for-all solution.

"So that generation of Yu Gong agreed!"

The words of the current Yu Gong left Han Yu a bit dumbfounded, this clearly didn’t match what the villagers had said!

Weren’t they saying Yu Gong stuck to his guns and was solely focused on filling the mountain?