Do You Want to Become a God?

Old Man Withered Tree couldn't understand. He didn't know whether the problem was him or the young master.

Was the Ice Phoenix egg really only good for frying? Did it have no other value?

Old Man Withered Tree could only smile wryly. Was this a generation gap?

In the end, he had no choice. But Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling remained calm. Had all these people's brains frozen solid?

"I can only switch things up. I hope there'll be something the young master likes."

After thinking about Lu Shui's past behavior, Old Man Withered Tree decided to add some special effects next time.

On the third day, Lu Shui and the others saw a beam of golden light. It was vast and brilliant, and within it, Lu Shui spotted a Sword Embryo.

A Growth Type Magic Treasure. Whoever obtained it might become a powerful Sword Cultivator.

It even offered an Innate Advantage.

But Lu Shui ignored it. He had no need to cultivate the sword.

It wasn't that he couldn't. He simply wasn't interested.

Seeing that Lu Shui paid it no mind, there was nothing Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling could do, no matter how much they cared.

To be honest, Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling were quite tempted.

Only after the Sword Embryo had drifted away did Lu Shui look at his book and say,

"Don't pay it too much attention. It's only a Sword Embryo. You don't have the potential to become Sword Cultivators."

Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling: "..."

On the fourth day, even more things appeared, with even more dazzling effects. But Lu Shui still ignored them, and so did Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling.

Just as Lu Shui lowered his head to continue reading, he suddenly heard the faint sound of flowing water.

Lu Shui looked up again. He glanced at Wind Frost River and saw that nothing had changed.

It wasn't my imagination. Thinking this, Lu Shui pressed a finger just below his earlobe and activated Heaven and Earth Power.

Soon, he heard it again: the sound of water flowing beneath Wind Frost River.

Something new had appeared below, and it wasn't one of the creatures in Wind Frost River. But Lu Shui didn't know what specifically it was.

It wasn't there before, but now it is. Was it triggered by a chain reaction from the things thrown in earlier? Lu Shui felt puzzled.

But this thing would definitely affect him on the final day. That couldn't be good.

It seemed he would have to be careful. If it tried to cause trouble, he could only suppress it by force.

If he couldn't suppress it, he'd run out early.

As long as he ran fast enough, the fortuitous encounter couldn't catch up to him.

After that, Lu Shui paid it no more attention and continued reading the Heaven and Earth Array Patterns.

On the morning of the fifth day,

Lu Shui would be able to complete his five days of punishment perfectly as long as he made it to the afternoon.

He sat in place without moving, his body still icy cold.

It wasn't that he hadn't been injured; he simply hadn't paid it any mind.

It was normal for a Second Tier body to be hurt by the cold. Naturally, he hadn't bothered to reverse the injury. It would benefit his physical strength, too.

But although Lu Shui was close to leaving, he didn't let his guard down. He could feel that the thing inside was about to come out.

Just then, mist suddenly began to rise over Wind Frost River.

Lu Shui didn't look at the mist. He kept his eyes fixed on Wind Frost River.

Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling were rather surprised. Before, it had always been beams of light that appeared. They hadn't expected mist this time.

They had never heard of mist rising over Wind Frost River, either.

Not long after the mist appeared, fog began billowing up from the river as well. In just a few breaths, their vision was severely impaired; they couldn't see their own hands in front of them.

Lu Shui stared ahead and thought,

It's here.

Behind them, Old Man Withered Tree was surprised, too.

"The mist works this well here? Never mind, let's keep going."

As he spoke, he put a lotus flower into the water. This was his final trump card.

The Twelve-Leaf Green Lotus.

After sending off the Twelve-Leaf Green Lotus, Old Man Withered Tree sat and waited. The mist was too thick; he could no longer see what was happening on Lu Shui's side.

But he couldn't clear the mist. That would ruin the special effects. He'd just have to see what happened.

At least he had sent the Twelve-Leaf Green Lotus over. He could still hear what was going on.

Lu Shui stared ahead. A figure appeared in the mist before him—or rather, it was a gigantic face formed by mist.

He could only make out its outline, and it looked rather fierce.

Then the face began to laugh.

"Human, you can see me and hear me speak?"

Lu Shui only watched it, saying nothing.

He sized it up. It didn't seem to have much power; perhaps this was the most it could manage. It couldn't possibly attack anyone.

In that case, as long as he ignored it, this fortuitous encounter would naturally fizzle out.

Seeing Lu Shui remain silent, the face couldn't quite figure him out. Could he see it or not?

After a pause, the face formed by mist continued,

"Human, do you have a wish?"

This time Lu Shui spoke, using Heaven and Earth Power as a medium. Only the face could hear him.

"Can you grant my wish?"

He did have a difficult problem.

The face gave a textbook-perfect smile. Its slightly upturned lips took up half its face.

It was delighted. It wasn't afraid of people making wishes; it was afraid no one would.

"Yes. Then tell me your wish, and I will grant it."

Lu Shui thought for a moment, carefully going over that difficult problem before speaking.

"It's like this. I remember going out for a stroll a long time ago, and a child about my age asked me a question. I want to make a wish to find out the answer.

"Here's the question.

"Prove: A regular tetrahedron has five distinct spheres, each tangent to one of its six edges or their extensions. Conversely, if a tetrahedron has five such spheres, it must be a regular tetrahedron!"

The face: "????"

After hearing what Lu Shui said, the face formed by mist was utterly bewildered.

What was that supposed to mean?

Where was this?

Who was I?

Then it spoke in a bewitching voice:

"Human, all things in the mortal world are too illusory. You shouldn't sink into the answers to trivial questions. You should yearn for what lies above, for what lies beyond the mortal world.

"For example, shed your mortal body and step into the Divine Palace.

"Then you'll understand all the answers in the mortal world.

"Now, tell me.

"Do you want to become a God?"

Lu Shui: "..."

In the end, he ignored the face formed by mist and continued flipping through the Heaven and Earth Array Patterns.

Become a God?

Was it crazy?

He had cultivated for so long in his previous life and had never heard of a Path to Godhood.

Though he had met some lunatics who called themselves gods.

Even if there really were a Path to Godhood, he wasn't interested.

But was a God sealed beneath Wind Frost River?

In his previous life, he had examined almost all the Lu Family Records, but hadn't seen anything about this.

Lu Shui's calm expression darkened the face. Its voice boomed,

"Human, are you insulting me?"

Being ignored was an insult—an unspoken one.

Such an insult enraged God.

After the face spoke, the water before the Fishing Platform suddenly began to boil.

Insulting God came at a price.

Lu Shui was a little surprised. He hadn't expected this God to be so desperate.

Soon, it wasn't just the river water that was boiling. Even the mist here began to roil.

Lu Shui reached out and lightly pressed forward. In the next instant, the mist surging toward him split apart and streamed away in other directions.

The roiling mist naturally alerted Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling behind him. They looked ahead, but couldn't see anything.

The mist was too thick and moving too fast.

Just as they were about to ask what was happening, they suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure. They couldn't move, let alone speak.

"Human, I have one strike that can annihilate living beings.

"Do you dare take it?"

Only Lu Shui could hear the voice, which seethed with hostility.

It was as if the face meant to wipe away its humiliation.

Lu Shui looked at the face formed by mist and furrowed his brow. He stood up, and Heaven and Earth Power surged around him. The two sides began an invisible contest of strength.

"I don't want to make a move, but I want even less to let you make one," Lu Shui said calmly.

He was confident he could suppress the other party right there.

At that moment, their combined might spread outward. It wasn't just Zhen Wu and Zhen Ling behind them—even Old Man Withered Tree farther inside was startled.

"What's happening?"

But he didn't dare act rashly.

The face before Lu Shui looked as if it could collapse at any moment. In the next instant, they seemed ready to clash for real.

Just then, a green lotus drifted over.

Its sudden arrival drew their attention for a moment.

That fleeting moment gave the face time. It used the opening to wrap the Twelve-Leaf Green Lotus in mist, then said grimly to Lu Shui,

"Human, since you dare, then..."

The face's voice carried a cruel laugh. Lu Shui had already decided how to suppress it without a sound.

He absolutely wouldn't let it stir up a storm.

Then the face continued,

"Then I'll leave right now."

As it spoke, it took the Twelve-Leaf Green Lotus and instantly plunged back to the bottom of Wind Frost River.

The abrupt move left Lu Shui stunned. He couldn't quite understand the other party's reaction.

What kind of God was this?