Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

The previous moment, Han Yu swore and vowed that he would never do something as stupid as digging a mountain with his bare hands. Yet in less than no time, he was doing it gleefully.

Not only was he doing it, but he was doing it with unbearable frustration.

Who the hell digs a few scoops of dirt with bare hands at the foot of a mountain and gets beaten to death?

He encountered just that.

It was one thing not being allowed to steal a hoe, but killing someone just for digging a few scoops of dirt?

After dying so many times, Han Yu finally figured out that to pass this challenge, this hurdle named Yu Gong, also known as the Wise Old Man, was unavoidable.

"Reborn once more, I must trample my enemies underfoot."

This time, when Han Yu was reborn again at the foot of the mountain, he couldn’t help but roar loudly, filled with ambition.

But no sooner had he shouted a couple of times than an untimely voice appeared once more.

"Who are you going to trample?"

The old man once again appeared out of nowhere with a hoe in hand, this time also carrying a dustpan.

It seemed like this guy was either going to fill the mountain or was on his way to fill the mountain.

Han Yu’s high-spirited demeanor instantly deflated, and he grinned awkwardly, shrinking back his head.

The old man gave him a suspicious glance, shook his head, and was about to head up the mountain with the hoe over his shoulder.

Han Yu quickly stepped aside, lowering his head and being deferential to clear the way for the old man.

"It’s fine who you trample, just don’t trample my flowers and grass."

The old man still spoke to him with a tone full of warnings.

As long as Han Yu did not court death by doing anything related to digging the mountain, the old man remained just a normal old man.

Watching the old man swagger up the mountain, Han Yu sighed inwardly.

This was too damn frustrating. If only someone would open up his own body again, whoever flinches is the coward.

As the old man’s figure disappeared on the mountain path, Han Yu suddenly had a thought. Should he maybe take advantage of the old man’s absence to raid his home?

That small village appearing in the trial definitely had a secret.

Useless people and things definitely wouldn’t appear here.

With this thought, Han Yu felt that there was a huge possibility.

Maybe the key to breaking through was right there.

With these thoughts, Han Yu boldly walked into the village this time.

Perhaps because of the sneaky acts he committed last time, he always had the feeling that the villagers looked at him with peculiar gazes.

Strange, could these fake people really hold grudges?

That would be something even a sage couldn’t manage. Sure, the old man could shout and kill one moment, but once he died and came back to life, he would become kind and benevolent, extremely persuasive.

But soon Han Yu was relieved; it wasn’t quite like the villagers were holding a grudge, more like they had something to say.

With this idea in mind, he really went to give it a try.

A group of people kept their eyes on him all the time, wherever he walked, their gazes followed.

He casually picked someone, a burly woman, who seemed to have some potential for idle gossip found in street corners.

Having chosen her, Han Yu tried asking a few questions.

"Sister, what’s your surname?"

"Have you eaten?"

"How many people are in your family?"

Without exception, for all these questions, the woman remained silent, as if she didn’t understand, or perhaps her existence wasn’t meant to answer these questions.

If it was for a specific question or a particular person, then Han Yu wouldn’t need to try one by one.

Besides that uncanny old man, what else here could be more problematic?

"Do you know Yu Gong?"

Han Yu was about to say the old man, but instantly realized the scope was too broad, so he quickly corrected himself.

As expected, once the inquired target was clear and correct, the woman’s expression suddenly became lively.

"Are you talking about Yu Gong! Yes, everyone in the village knows him."

Then the woman began to talk nonstop, in such a way that it couldn’t be stopped if she wanted to.

Especially when Han Yu didn’t want to listen, but wherever he took a step back, the woman was afraid he wouldn’t hear, so she stepped forward intentionally.

In the woman’s narratives, the image of the old man gradually became vivid.

Yu Gong’s story began.

Yu Gong actually wasn’t the original name of the old man but a title passed down through generations, belonging only to the most respected person in the village.

Mountain filling was also a tradition handed down through the ages in this village.

But from the woman’s oral description, it seemed that the villagers were already fed up with the mountain-filling issue.

After all, doing the same thing day after day, without seeing a result, how could one not grow tired?

Han Yu wanted to ask further, but the woman just kept repeating the same sentences over and over.

Alright, so the woman’s role was to tell the test taker that the villagers don’t like mountain-filling.

Then Han Yu subsequently sought out other people one after another.

The answers he received varied.

"Actually, it’s just Yu Gong who persists now."

"We only go up the mountain occasionally to accompany him."

"Both involve digging the ground, I’d rather plant some crops; I don’t want to fill those two mountains."

So, the villagers don’t like the thankless task Yu Gong is doing?

Han Yu suddenly got excited, and ideas flooded his mind.

Then with a wave of his arm, "Why don’t we work together to kill him!"

Yes, Han Yu guessed that this trial required him to borrow the villagers’ strength to kill Yu Gong, allowing him to heartily dig out the two mountains in the end.

The villagers were silent, staring blankly at him.

That’s when Han Yu realized he was wrong, not only wrong but also at the wrong timing.

He felt a chill run down his spine, not needing to turn around to know that damn Yu Gong had appeared out of nowhere again.

A flying hoe struck him on the back of his head, and Han Yu fell to the ground, unable to get up once more.

When he was reborn, he found himself back at the same spot.

Yu Gong was still waiting in place for him, but this time without the usual dialogue; instead, the other party gazed at him calmly.

"Have you ever been to the mountain top?"

Yu Gong suddenly spoke, and Han Yu was visibly startled; this conversation was clearly different.

Most likely because of his previous contact with the villagers.

Seeing that Han Yu was still unresponsive, Yu Gong asked again.

Mountaintop? Han Yu naturally hadn’t been there; he was here to dig the mountain, not climb it. Who in their right mind would go up for a view?

"Go and take a look."

Yu Gong’s words held a tone of irrefutability, as if Han Yu’s refusal was not an option.

And just as his words fell, without waiting for Han Yu to act, the surrounding scenes changed continuously. When he opened his eyes again, he was already at the summit.

The two large mountains were adjacent and connected; standing on this side, the view on the other side was equally clear.

But that wasn’t the point; the point was the view on the other side of the mountains.

Han Yu was dumbfounded, completely dumbfounded.

The ceaselessly flowing river was continuously eroding the area beyond the mountains, the water rushing swiftly; the sound of water gurgling was constant and unyielding.

"The water level here has risen again."

Yu Gong suddenly pointed to the river, and Han Yu followed his gaze, noticing at the same time that the river’s height was actually halfway up the mountain.

"The water level here isn’t constant; it’s gradually rising. If the mountains cannot be continuously made higher, there will come a day when the river will overflow here, submerging everything below."

Damn!

So, it’s not just that someone would stop him from digging the mountains; even without obstruction, the consequences of digging the mountains would be equally severe.

"If the beings below aren’t illusions, will you still dig the mountains?"

Yu Gong’s expression was intriguing, and even Han Yu was left stunned.

"Do you know where this is?"

He opened his mouth wide in astonishment.

"This is a place to test you."

Yu Gong watched him with a playful look.

That utterly confounded Han Yu; meeting a character in a trial who could communicate was indeed a first.

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