Aside from his formidable martial arts cultivation, the Korin Hermit also knew many strange and unusual abilities, such as Mind Reading.
However, that ability was useless against Yinsen. He might appear to be an ordinary person on the surface, but his soul and Spiritual Core were anything but ordinary. The Korin Hermit's power could at most breach the outer layer; it could not truly penetrate within, so naturally, he could not read Yinsen's thoughts.
Because the gap in their power levels was simply too vast, the Korin Hermit had no way of determining why this was happening. He merely sensed some strange force obstructing his ability.
"You came to challenge Korin Tower for the Sacred Water, didn't you?"
Over the years, countless Martial Artists had climbed Korin Tower with the goal of obtaining the Sacred Water. The Korin Hermit assumed these few would be no different.
"No, we came to receive the Korin Hermit's guidance."
Yinsen's answer immediately caught the Korin Hermit by surprise.
"Oh? You don't want the Sacred Water?"
"I think cultivation earned through one's own training is more reliable."
Yinsen knew that stuff was just ordinary water. The so-called great power gained by climbing Korin Tower was actually the result of overcoming two challenges: climbing the tower and snatching the Sacred Water from the Korin Hermit. Anyone who succeeded would naturally be much stronger than before, thus achieving the goal of becoming stronger.
By setting up such a challenge, the Korin Hermit was essentially selecting and nurturing outstanding Martial Artists while helping them understand certain truths.
Still, this was the first time he had encountered someone like Yinsen, someone who refused to follow the usual script.
"Then what did you come to Korin Tower for...?"
"I hope the Korin Hermit can offer me some guidance." Yinsen spoke