Yu Zhengxing gave a calculating smile, knowing the youngster could never escape his pit. But what was a pit to a mediocre man might be a ladder to heaven for an exceptional one. Who could say for certain?
That was how he treated disciples he thought highly of. Whether it was a pit or a ladder, they had to try it themselves. They were not to blame him if they were buried or fell, nor did they need to thank him if they achieved something.
How many talented Sword Cultivators had this approach to training buried? But he did not care. He had always believed that true gold did not fear the furnace. If it was burned away, it was not true gold.
"You've probably heard that a low-intensity dispute broke out recently between the Qin and Yue kingdoms in the Northwest. Well, a small-scale war, with considerable losses. A year has passed, and with the various powers in the Northwest urging restraint and the continent's mainstream Daoist sects mediating, the dispute is now nearing its end. It's hard to say what the future holds, but judging by the current situation, it shouldn't escalate further.
"They finally decided to settle the contest with a great gamble. That's why I'm sending you."
Yu Zhengxing dug away vigorously while Hou Niao listened quietly. "To explain the cause of this conflict between Qin and Yue, a supreme treasure of the five elements was discovered in the Flowing Sand River. But the Flowing Sand River forms the border between the two kingdoms. Ownership of a treasure in the river was uncertain, and that gave rise to friction.
"To prevent a large-scale confrontation between their traditions, even though Golden Core cultivators and even Infant Transformation Ancestors from both sides arrived, the two kingdoms ultimately compromised