"Hundredfold!" Fang Yun answered without hesitation.
The old man wore black, his body withered and gaunt, his face expressionless. Hearing Fang Yun say "hundredfold," he merely gave a faint "Oh," then slowly explained, "Do you understand the rules of Valley of Adversity?"
"I do," Fang Yun answered politely.
"Since you have entered the Valley of Shun, you should emulate the ancient sage Shun and till the fields. Onefold adversity merely means planting and harvesting one mu of land. Hundredfold adversity does not simply mean cultivating a hundred mu; the trials you endure will also be a hundred times greater than those of the first level, while the hardships will exceed those of onefold adversity by ten thousand times. Only a Great Scholar can bear hundredfold adversity."
"My time is tight. Besides, there is no punishment for failing Valley of Adversity," Fang Yun said.
The old man pointed at the mountain peak to the right. The mountain had originally been shrouded in mist, but now the mist dispersed, revealing a row of names from top to bottom. Each name had a number before it, ranging from one to one hundred.
Those names were almost all renowned figures of Saint Origin Continent.
"Though failure carries no punishment, success brings rewards. At tenfold, fiftyfold, and hundredfold, one receives a Sage Page each. The rankings on that mountain are the rankings of all those throughout history who entered Valley of Adversity during their time as Hanlin Academicians. The more levels one succeeds in, the higher one ranks. If you directly choose hundredfold Valley of Adversity this time, you will certainly fail. After failing, not only will you receive no Sage Page, you will not even be able to enter the Hanlin Academician rankings."
Fang Yun smiled. "I came to Valley of Adversity neither for