Giant Moving Mountains

Hanyu had been secretly delighted. This trial was all but in the bag.

After following Zhishou's method and doing everything by the book, he could see the water level steadily dropping.

He had only just started to feel pleased when, heaven help him, he hadn't let success go to his head at all—and yet disaster still came looking for him.

The already-raging flood suddenly swelled several times over. Worst of all, the current near its source became terrifyingly powerful.

Could this possibly be a normal flood?

If that damned Earth Spirit wasn't behind this, he'd cut himself right there.

"Isn't this a little unfair?"

A strange look crossed Wood Spirit's deer face. Could a good-natured spirit like Earth Spirit really have it in him to raise the difficulty halfway through?

"You have to let him pass either way. Why go out of your way to make things difficult? That kid's seriously uncanny. Be careful you don't end up making something even stranger happen."

Fire Spirit cawed its advice.

Earth Spirit's fish tail swished nimbly, and its voice came from within the bubbles.

"No way. The first trial tested his character as a cultivator, and he passed through sheer dumb luck."

"The second trial is meant to teach him salvation and compassion. And he's cheating at this one too? It's enough to make a fish furious!"

Fire Spirit and Wood Spirit exchanged glances, both feeling a little perplexed. You insisted on preaching all that grand philosophy, he didn't listen, and now you're the one getting angry.

"Don't tell me you're going to give him another grand lecture at the last moment?"

Fire Spirit suddenly asked.

"The Way of Earth encompasses all things. Naturally, it must be virtuous enough to bear them all."

Earth Spirit snorted and answered offhandedly.

Then there was