Capítulo 1817: Chapter 1818: Man Triumphs Over Heaven

The unexpected person, or rather the one Su Chengyu least expected anything from in his heart, was the girl renamed Mao.

Among everyone, her talent was the worst. With such aptitude, not to mention achieving enlightenment in the short term, even over ten or eight years, Su Chengyu had no absolute confidence.

Yet, it was precisely this kind of person who chose the path that Su Chengyu himself held little hope for.

“Alright.”

Words spoken must be acted upon. Although the result wasn’t what Su Chengyu most wanted to see, and he had the means to change the result at will, he didn’t intend to renege on his promise.

He first set Mao aside, then respectively planted the seeds of enlightenment from the Quanzhen Introduction Heart Method, Qingcheng Sect’s General Outline, and two cultivation methods obtained in the Kunwu Realm, Taiyin Lower Pure Decision, and Tianyi Zhengfa, in accordance with each of the four’s suitability. He then assigned their tasks and sent them home.

Among them, the three girls didn’t ask much, and left directly after following Su Chengyu’s instructions. Only the young boy Yin hesitated somewhat at the cave entrance, evidently unwilling to leave just like that.

“Speak your mind. I may not necessarily answer, but if you don’t ask, you might never know the answer in this lifetime.”

Su Chengyu’s words made Yin finally resolute, stepping forward to say, “Sir, once we’ve completed the task you set, can we step onto that so-called path of cultivation?”

“Not necessarily. Perhaps during the process of solving, you may already step onto the path of cultivation, or perhaps solving it won’t even matter. But this direction is certainly the closest route to the goal.”

Using tasks to achieve enlightenment is the most widely used method even among the four major Taoist sects.

Planting a seed according to each person’s disposition and the cultivation system inside them, and assigning them a series of tasks like “fetching water with a bamboo basket” and “turning iron into a needle” to make the seed sprout and bear fruit.

Of course, during the process of working on the tasks, numerous restrictions might be imposed.

For instance, Su Chengyu, once practiced Mute Zen for eighteen years, sought thorough understanding of the world.

If he hadn’t seen through the world at that moment and been utterly disappointed in it, in that nearly hopeless scenario, he wouldn’t have broken through and rebuilt his mind state and wouldn’t have come step by step to where he is today.

It seems that if none of those things had happened initially, Su Chengyu’s Mute Zen might have resolved itself after a few years, but for Su Chengyu himself, he might have lived life quite ordinarily.

“Understood, I certainly won’t let you down, sir.”

The young boy Yin nodded, then left the cave without hesitation. Watching his departing figure, Su Chengyu had a feeling.

His enlightenment might happen even faster than he expected.

“Sir, how long will it take for Yin to achieve enlightenment?”

Once Yin’s figure disappeared outside the cave, the girl Mao, left aside by Su Chengyu, couldn’t help but ask.

Su Chengyu nodded calmly: “Don’t worry about envy. Among you all, Yin’s talent is the best. The path he is cultivating is also the one I’m most familiar with, so he will naturally be the fastest, barring any unexpected circumstances.”

It was for this reason that the cultivation method Su Chengyu prepared for Yin was precisely the Qingcheng Sect’s General Outline.

As a Qingcheng disciple, although Su Chengyu didn’t use the Qingcheng Sect’s cultivation methods as his foundational technique, after he entered, Cang Qing True Master entrusted him with the most foundational and core cultivation skills of the Qingcheng Dao Tong.

The significance of this speaks for itself, but unfortunately, among the three people Su Chengyu taught earlier, Yu Yanshu, Bai Huang, or the Little Fox, none could simultaneously cultivate this skill.

Instead, Su Chengyu himself probably understood the fundamental cultivation logic of this Qingcheng foundational work.

At present, entrusting it to Yin, Su Chengyu also placed his hopes in him.

Mao, after hearing Su Chengyu’s words, bit her lower lip, and her worry and anxiety were apparent on her face.

“What are you worried about? Since you’ve chosen to gamble, stop thinking about comparing yourself to them. Haven’t you already prepared to gain nothing?”

“I understand, I just… I just…”

Su Chengyu observed the girl’s hesitance and knew well what she was thinking.

Like the tribal elder who sent the girl here, she also wanted to take a gamble.

“Do you feel that your aptitude is very poor and fear that you can’t catch up with them by following the same path, so you ventured on the second path?”

The girl immediately looked up, her youthful face showing surprise, but ultimately she nodded her head.

“Sir, you saw through it?”

“All of you, including you and those currently laying the martial arts foundation, I can roughly guess what’s on your minds.”

The tribal people, although somewhat enlightened and their thoughts progressing at a pace far beyond Su Chengyu’s expectations, have experienced too little after all.

Deep in their hearts, the most fundamental human desires had already emerged, and they had the idea of expressing those desires.

But these people still couldn’t perfectly hide them, so a lot of their actions had no concealment in front of Su Chengyu.

“Although your suspicions and worries are groundless, unfortunately I can’t offer you any comfort. Unluckily, just as you thought, your aptitude is indeed the worst among everyone here.”

One sentence made Mao’s eyes instantly lose their shine, lowering her head in discouragement.

“The Martial Way requires a foundation of physique. Though you’re young, your bone structure is indeed ordinary, making it nearly impossible to enter the Martial Way. And for cultivation enlightenment, describing your aptitude as poor is no exaggeration.”

Mao’s aptitude, in the Lin Jiang area, an arbitrarily chosen person would likely have better talent than her.

Although in this land that hasn’t experienced the End of Dharma Tribulation, the difficulty of enlightenment and cultivation is significantly eased, Su Chengyu still didn’t expect much from her.

“Your choice, for me, is definitely a big challenge. To specifically lead someone of your aptitude onto the path of cultivation is undoubtedly the hardest task among you twelve. But… it’s also your optimal solution.”

Mao, who had just been in dismay, suddenly lifted her head due to Su Chengyu’s words, looking at the face that they hadn’t been able to discern since entering the cave.

“Sir?”

“I can’t guarantee how far you can go once you’ve embarked, but if you can’t take to the path of cultivation under my customized planning, then the chance of you embarking on cultivation by choosing the first path is also nonexistent.”

The girl who had been tense since Yin left finally relaxed a bit upon hearing this.

“I understand now, sir. But I have one last question.”

“I mentioned I might not answer.”

“Sir, if I embark on cultivation, is it possible for me to surpass them?”

“Possible?”

“Yes, possible.”

Su Chengyu smiled, looking at the determined eyes of the girl before him, and said.

“Everything you wish for can ultimately only be obtained by yourself. Even if I said you are destined to stop at some point, where you actually stop will ultimately be determined by you. So before I teach you, I’ll leave you with one saying.”

“Man will conquer the heavens.”

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