Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 134: The Trial Of Comprehension

"A desire, something so simple, yet also complicated," Su Ying muttered to herself as she faced her deepest desire, which was to get stronger.

Was she wrong about having such a desire? Of course not!

However, this didn't mean she should do anything for it. Moreover, the reason for her desires should never be related to pride, greed, arrogance, or any other evil intentions.

It was no wonder many young disciples behind were failing this trial, as most of them were getting strong for pride, arrogance, greed, lust, and so on.

Although everyone has such desires, one should not let them control oneself.

Like how Lan Ming had desired to be the partner of the most handsome person in the world. Did she do this just because of lust or vanity?

Of course not!

Desire, after all, is rarely so simple.

Lan Ming, in her heart, did not desire Ye Chen just for his appearance.

She desired to stand beside someone who was greater, someone who embodied strength, calm, confidence, and wisdom— the things she admired.

But where did she see all those in Ye Chen?

The day Ye Chen appeared in the sect with his immortal aura. Her intuition told her he was not simple and when she made her grandfather spit out everything that happened in the main hall, she further became sure she was falling deeply for him.

Although Ye Chen's appearance played the main role in her decision, she was not blind and did not love him just because of lust. If not, she wouldn't be asking her grandfather about him and would not be waiting to see how he handles Hu Ming in the treasure pavilion.

Nevertheless, there were impure desires that also led to this decision. However, she was aware of those desires and did not let them consume her, just like how Ye Chen's greatest desire was lust, but he did not fall for it.

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As the trial of desire continued, some of the disciples gained inspiration.

Well, most of them gained from the fatty Li Zhenyuan's mouth, who kept shouting—

"To desire beauty is not always lust. To seek greatness is not always arrogance. To long for companionship is not always weakness."

"To crave food is not always gluttony. Occasionally it is the hunger for comfort, for memory, or for survival. A taste that reminds you you're still alive!"

Well, most of the disciples ignored his last few sentences.

Meanwhile, his fellow Buddhist disciples looked down on him. Why? Because he was a Buddhist, he shouldn't need such words to overcome his desires.

However, Fatty wasn't concerned about their looks and kept chanting the mantra.

But despite his words ringing in everyone's ears, many were failing the trial of desire.

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As Ye Chen continued ascending, he faced various illusions— from tigers to fish, grass to trees, soil to volcanoes, rare herbs to unique treasures, mortals to cultivators, heroes to saints, and so on.

However, he still couldn't understand what kind of trial he was facing. Maybe it was to let them understand what the true cycle of nature was or let them know everything has a deep purpose or maybe just to let them have some inspiration and knowledge.

No matter how much Ye Chen thought he couldn't figure out the real motive of the trial, just like this, he climbed all of the steps, finally standing on the six thousandth step.

There was nothing surprising as Ye Chen once again faced an illusion; however, rather than about any living being, the illusion was about the world plane, which got birthed from the dust, gave birth to life, and faced countless tribulations before finally getting destroyed by the war of cultivators, and then once again the same cycle continued.

After a while the illusion about the world plane came to an end and a piece of paper with a few words written in bold appeared in front of Ye Chen.

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{What is your identity and purpose?}

{Answer carefully, because if you fail, you will be returned back to the five thousandth step. Which meant you had to start the trial of identity and purpose from the beginning. Also, the question you are now facing will also change on the second try.}

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Reading this, Ye Chen was stunned a little; nevertheless, he understood to clear the trial, he had to give a right answer.

It's just there were some problems. The trial, after all, displayed to him many things through which he understood many entities have definite purposes that they do not know of and many that they do know of.

So, which one was the trial, I wanted to know?

After pondering for a few seconds, Ye Chen decided to answer with his own identity and purpose with an eager look.

"I'm Ye Chen. A part-time demon and a full-time villain if there are protagonists. My purpose? To live with fairies, beat the good guys, slap arrogant young masters, conquer the world, and look cool while walking away from explosions—preferably in slow motion. Ah, also, to reach the peak of cultivation, I almost forgot that, hehe~."

Ye Chen wrote the answer he liked with a look of satisfaction. There was not even an ounce of worry on his face, as if the failure was his father and he could let him go whenever he wanted.

Swoosh!

After he was done writing, the piece of paper disappeared.

Then there was a strange silence for a few breaths before the illusion shattered.

"Looks like the trial liked my identity and purpose," Ye Chen muttered to himself as he stayed on the six thousandth step. Clearly, he had passed the trial of identity and purpose.

The whole trial was nothing but a brainwashing program that will show what their purpose should be. However, was this the reason they cultivated? Clearly not! So if anyone failed to answer their true identity and purpose, they would certainly fail this trial.

Of course, this was a lot harder to do because they were brainwashed. As for Ye Chen? He had a ridiculously powerful soul so how could he be brainwashed easily? Hence, he didn't have any problem with writing whatever he wanted.

Furthermore, he didn't fear the failure so it was once again easy for him, unlike others who might hesitate for a long time.

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After passing the trial of identity and purpose, Ye Chen did not immediately ascend further and instead looked behind him.

Li Mei and others had almost cleared the trial of desire and were about to face the trial of time.

Behind them were the crown prince and others with some black horses.

Almost no one was eliminated from the group who were at the top, especially the people beside Ye Chen.

This made many disciples recall the results from Mystic Pond. Li Mei was, after all, someone who reached the nine hundred meters even more than the crown prince. They all couldn't help but think she must have some ridiculous talent, like a dual mutated spiritual root. Su Ying also fell in this category.

As for special physique? No one had seen their true power, so they were just wildly guessing.

Ye Chen could see this, but he didn't care. There were many who would doubt in the future and as long as one didn't have proof, he did not have to worry too much. It's just that he and others might have to avoid going out of the south province unless they became strong.

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After seeing that everyone was fine, Ye Chen didn't waste time and climbed the six thousand and first step.

Swoosh!

In that instant, the next thousand steps lit up; however, there was no illusion like in previous trials but a fleeting memory about martial arts, which stayed inside his head for a few seconds.

When he climbed the next step, the memory appeared once again for a short time before fading as if there were no such martial art.

"This should be the trial of comprehension and the only way to overcome this trial is to master this martial art," Ye Chen instantly figured out the motive.

If it were anyone else, they would also do the same. However, the question was, can they master the martial art? The time on each step they can stay is only a few breaths, not to mention memorizing the martial art was difficult as a cultivation technique, as they must know every correct acupuncture point and how the Qi should flow.

If they make one wrong mistake, then they might injure themselves and even be doomed if it's a serious one.

Unless someone has a ridiculously high comprehension, this trial was impossible to overcome.

Ye Chen clearly didn't have any problem with this even without his divine ability of heavenly comprehension, so he didn't waste time and climbed further.

With each step, the martial art got clearer and clearer.

There was nothing special about it, as everything he learned until now was basic breathing, basic postures, and basic Qi circulation.

Nevertheless, Ye Chen's expression was serious as he understood how wrong he was with this trial's motive. Well, it was not even the trial of comprehension but rather the trial of insight!

This was a lot different, as comprehension meant how fast you can understand something logically, while insight meant a profound realization that was beyond logic.

It can be wrong or right; however, once someone gained a true insight, they can be heaven-defying. For example, the legendary phoenix, which had gained a terrifying insight into the Fire and is able to be reborn from its ashes!