Chapter 814 - The Greatest Fear (1/2)

“I already told you that you must rely on your true power. How could you cheat again? Taking shortcuts is a big no-no!” Sir System witnessed the entire situation and was exclaimed in anger.

Fang Ning heard its tone, which meant that he would not master his true power without dying for a hundred more rounds.

He ignored the System’s remarks, pressed his palms together and cried, “System, you’re taking things way too seriously!”

“What do you mean? You very clearly used a stone slab that is tied to a soul and cheated blatantly. How is that still reasonable?” Sir System was very unhappy.

“Hehe,” Fang Ning said wisely, “a philosopher once said that a man’s road to success is paved when he knows how to adapt to his surroundings. This is my true power…”

“…” Sir System was speechless. It could ignore the Host’s excuses, but the philosopher’s words were probably true.

That sentence was not something made up by the Host, but it could be searched. It was mentioned in the book “Encouraging Learning” by the ancient philosopher Xunzi and not one word of it was faked.

“Dammit, since this is a quote by a philosopher, I’ll count it as you have beaten the level; However, don’t be too cocky, for the real test will be coming soon!” Sir System announced sternly.

Fang Ning replied dismissively. “Fine, fine, it’s always easier for you to make a big deal out of this test. You still have to concoct an actual level before I can complete everything.”

“Don’t you look down on me!” Sir System scolded.

Fang Ning listened and weighed the circumstances. This third-rate crap had been playing tricks on him of late. He had better not come up with any strange ideas.

He quickly went over his thoughts and made a mental Excel list of all the things that he was afraid of.

In the end, he realized that he was fearful of a lot of things and had a hard time sorting them out.

Evidently, to be a true powerhouse, he still had a long way to go.

He had seen the cultivation info curated by Anderson. Many of the powerhouses from the Upper Realm had to go through a long and arduous journey of conquering themselves before becoming who they were today.

Each time they reached a new level in their cultivation process, it meant that they had to overcome some mental obstacle. If they lacked the required mental resilience, they were incapable of controlling greater forces.

This was not some concept made up out of thin air.

To put it simply, if someone had control over the button to launch a nuclear weapon and he wanted someone to join him in death, who could stop him?

On Earth, the solution was simple. By using a matching set of catapult mechanisms, one could prevent many unnecessary deaths.

The Heavenly Axiom of the Upper Realm shared a similar concept.

The Heavenly Axiom stated that if one did not have the required mental resilience, it was difficult for him to control stronger forces. This was to prevent him from causing too much damage to the Heavens and Earth before his death.

Those deities dared to murder humans, but they never dared to use their own powers to annihilate the world.

You could be evil, and you could be kind, but a threshold had to be obeyed, and that was to maintain the balance of Heaven and Earth and follow the ways of the world.

That was the reason. If he had such intentions and went ahead with them, he would go into deviatory psychosis and fail to reach enlightenment.

Individuals who followed the Path of Devils often wanted to exploit the loopholes of the Heavenly Axiom and avoid such restrictions. As such, those who did this ended up as devils and lost their ability to think rationally, bringing destruction to the world. Even if they had amassed immense power, it would be of no use to them as they would not be able to enjoy the benefits of their power.

Gambling, lust, greed, pugnacity… All of these negative traits had to be overcome in order to achieve enlightenment.

Or else, one would enter deviatory psychosis, and a lifetime of cultivation would be in vain. Worse, he might end up getting paralyzed and disabled, which was a fate worse than death. This sort of thing would be considered a miracle if it did not happen for millions of times each year.

As for Fang Ning himself, he had the System to control him, so he did not have to overcome such problems in terms of mental resilience. He stood at the top of the Maxim and never faced any issues with deviatory psychosis, making cultivation a breeze.

As Fang Ning pondered, his surroundings began to change.

There was a tranquil valley overgrowing with orchids.

A wooden house stood in the middle of the valley. There were steep hills and cliffs around the valley, making them almost impossible to climb.

Right now, Fang Ning was in front of the wooden house.

“Tell me, what’s this test about?”