Kua Fu noticed the strange look in Wei Yuan's eyes.

The white-haired swordsman raised his right hand, forming a sword-finger, and sent out a beam of sword-light, examining the massive fierce tiger god before him, as if considering the most convenient angle to strike. His left hand casually pulled out his phone, which showed no signal, and opened the video recording function. As for the consequences, the enmity between them was already outrageously deep.

Wei Yuan had almost vanished into smoke in Lu Wu’s hands, and Dayu had personally injured Lu Wu, wounding countless other gods.

Wolong versus Lu Wu; when they meet, their eyes can only turn red.

Moreover, now that he knew the true trial was fulfilling Lu Wu's request...

Wei Yuan had already resigned himself to giving up.

There were countless possibilities in the world, but Lu Wu allowing Wei Yuan to become the Kunlun Mountain God?

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible!

That was even less likely than Yu the Great crawling out of the ground.

This was a trial ground similar to a dream, and he couldn't harm Lu Wu. Wei Yuan was just thinking of launching a socially awkward intimidation tactic, but as soon as he got within three steps of Lu Wu, the originally slumbering god silently opened his eyes.

Those shallow golden pupils stared coldly at Wei Yuan.

Wei Yuan's pupils constricted, and he took a half step back, his palm slightly raised, fingers partially clenched.

A flowing light circulated, faintly tending to transform into a sharp sword.

Sword qi, sword intent, sword force soared to the sky.

For a moment, tension filled the air, the atmosphere subtly turning frigid.

Kua Fu’s heart leaped into his throat.

Then, Lu Wu didn't seem to recognize the white-haired swordsman before him. He only ascertained that someone was present, and his voice was deep and majestic as he slowly said, "It is rare that there are still participants. Since you can come here, it proves that you have passed the first two trials. Mortal, you are qualified to accept the third trial of Kunlun."

"Only by first completing my test will you be qualified to accept the trials of Kai Ming and the Queen Mother."

The third trial was to gain the approval of the three Kunlun Gods.

Only by simultaneously gaining the approval of Lu Wu, the Kai Ming Beast, and the Queen Mother of the West, could one inherit the position of Kunlun Mountain God of the human realm.

Lu Wu Shen remained in the form of a nine-tailed fierce tiger, golden pupils devoid of any emotional fluctuations.

Wei Yuan heard a voice from within his Lucid Dream:

"...His true spirit hasn't awakened yet due to extreme exhaustion, and is still dreaming."

"This one before us should only be a method arranged by Lu Wu under special circumstances."

"However, it's truly strange. I've never seen Lu Wu so exhausted that he needed to use such methods."

Similar to the Queen Mother of the West's avatar.

But completely without the ability to think?

Wei Yuan pondered, a slight relief in his heart.

If it were the real Lu Wu, then he would most likely have to fight Lu Wu in this dream.

Or rather, get beaten up by Lu Wu.

But if it was only a divided spirit left as a method...

Then Wei Yuan suddenly saw the possibility of passing this trial of Lu Wu.

Lu Wu Shen slowly rose, and Wei Yuan, as a participant in the trial, stood before him. Lu Wu spoke in a deep voice, explaining the rules of the trial. In reality, there was no need to explain in too much detail, because a stone tablet had already appeared before Wei Yuan.

The rules were recorded on the stone tablet in the language of the Age of Gods:

Wei Yuan slowly read aloud:

"The examinee may ask Lu Wu Shen any three questions."

"And Lu Wu will give an absolute answer."

"However, the examinee must then determine whether Lu Wu's answer is true or false."

"Those who answer all correctly will directly pass this assessment."

"And if the examinee makes a wrong judgment, they will be punished." In other words, it was similar to a best-of-three match. The winner would pass and be qualified to see the Kai Ming Beast, while the loser would engage in a passionate fist-to-fist brawl with Lu Wu here, or rather, the participant would become a toy for Lu Wu's divided spirit.

A so-called human-shaped cat toy.

Wei Yuan looked at the words on the stone tablet, and the clear rules of this test.

He was somewhat puzzled in his heart.

At least he could see one thing.

In the trial left by Lu Wu, the participant's strength was not the primary standard.

‘Not taking the strong as gods.’

This seemed to be the standard of the Kunlun pantheon.

Lu Wu himself was in charge of the nine departments of the Kunlun pantheon, equivalent to the enforcing celestial god of many Mountain and Sea gods of the Kunlun pantheon. Since he had already written down the rules, then he would absolutely not violate his own rules. Then this also meant that the rules were not as simple as they seemed.

After all, all living beings would have their own doubts.

And now there were three opportunities to ask such doubts to a powerful god.

But the frustrating thing was that you couldn't be sure whether Lu Wu's answer was true or false.

One could imagine that Lu Wu would definitely give an answer that matched a certain guess of the questioner, and then ask you in reverse, asking you whether you thought Lu Wu's statement was true or false. This was testing the examinee's judgment and thinking abilities.

Of course, you could also ask some simple questions, such as what one plus one equals.

But Wei Yuan was sure that Lu Wu would give a rather complex but reasonable answer.

On logical problems such as mathematics and numerology.

If they were those once-in-a-thousand-year geniuses, that would be fine.

But for ordinary people to judge whether the logic of the gods was correct with the thinking of mortals...

Then they would basically be annihilated, leaving not even dregs behind.

In other words, facing Lu Wu's trial, there were basically only two choices.

Ask a question you don't know the answer to.

Judge whether Lu Wu's statement is true or false.

Ask a question you know the answer to.

Challenge the logic of the gods with the thinking of mortals.

And once you became uneasy and unable to make a decision, then it would mean that you were wasting your energy here for nothing. After time passed, you would naturally fail. Wei Yuan fell into thought.

And in his Lucid Dream, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady pondered:

"What will he ask?"

"What would you ask?"

Kua Fu thought for a while and replied, "If it were me, I might ask Lu Wu what I ate this morning. That way I would definitely know the answer. Although I wouldn't be able to learn anything else from Lu Wu Shen, at least I could guarantee that I would pass this assessment. It seems that people call this 'not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.'"

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady shook her head and said, "Then Lu Wu would tell you where the things you ate came from. For example, if you ate rice, he would tell you how many grains there were, how much water they absorbed, and then ask you if what he said was right or wrong. Of course, this is just an example. The real situation would only be worse."

"The simpler the question, the easier it is for loopholes to appear."

"Lu Wu is the Celestial God in charge of the rules, and this is just a divided spirit, without thought or emotion."

"How you treat Him, He will respond to you."

"If you plan to play these little tricks, He will retaliate with the same detailed questions. If you ask broadly, He will not use similar methods, but will give answers in the same general direction. Do not try to challenge the basic logic of the Ruler of the Nine Heavens."

"If you scheme against Him, He will only scheme even more ruthlessly."

"The more basic the question, the greater the divergence in cognition between gods and humans."

"Do you remember?"

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's voice was calm.

"I remember."

Kua Fu nodded, then suddenly froze.

Wait a minute…

Why did he have the feeling that he was being tutored?

Kua Fu pondered, and suddenly remembered something.

That's right, he had heard that the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady was the teacher of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. Could it be that this Mysterious Lady still missed Xuanyuan to this day? Kua Fu was about to open his mouth when Zhu Jiuyin's expression remained unchanged, and he gently pressed his palm against his lips, coughing softly. Kua Fu's movements froze.

The image of Wei Yuan's bruised and swollen face flashed before his eyes.

This kindhearted ancient legend calmly swallowed the words, his face serene.

He raised his teacup to Zhu Jiuyin.

‘Thank you for saving my life.’

Zhu Jiuyin's expression was indifferent, and he nodded slightly.

‘You're welcome.’

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady didn't notice the subtle exchange between the two behind her. After thinking for a while, she looked at Xing Tian, who had rarely come out for a breath of fresh air, and casually asked, "Then what about you? Xing Tian?"

"Me?"

"This is simple."

Xing Tian laughed heartily, "I'll ask him."

"If my axe can chop off his head."

"And see how he answers."

Kua Fu: "…………"

Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady: "…………"

Zhu Jiuyin: "…………"

In the dream, only Xing Tian's hearty and harmless laughter echoed for a time.

This question…

If Lu Wu says you will chop me, then Xing Tian will say that you are wrong.

If Lu Wu doesn't want to be axed by Xing Tian, he can only grudgingly agree.

So, in the end, there will only be two endings.

Either Xing Tian passes.

Or Xing Tian transforms into a god of war, grinning and picking up his axe to fight Lu Wu, and then passes.

The concentration of civil officials… has exploded.

Kua Fu's mouth twitched.

No, this is the model of civil officials.

Unparalleled throughout the ages.

While a group of people were watching in the real dream, Wei Yuan thought for a long time, and finally stretched out a finger, asking simply and neatly, "What is the great calamity of the human world?"

Kua Fu was stunned and said, "He would actually choose to ask this question?"

"I thought he would choose other methods, or like His Majesty Xing Tian."

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady was also slightly puzzled.

Zhu Jiuyin's eyes were ancient, and after a moment of silence, his tone was calm, and he said:

"It's very simple."

"He doesn't have Xing Tian's strength, nor does he have enough wisdom to clash with Lu Wu."

"Since no matter what question he asks, there is a possibility of guessing correctly and a possibility of guessing wrong."

"Then it's better to use Lu Wu's answer to infer information first."

"Whether he wins or not is another matter."

"Take advantage first."

Kua Fu said, "God Zhu Jiuyin, you really understand him."

Zhu Jiuyin didn't say anything.

He just remembered the situation in the Chang'an tavern that year, when Wei Yuan turned and left, and he shook out his money bag, which was full of stones. He felt a faint stomachache.

And Lu Wu slowly opened his mouth to answer, saying:

"The Great Calamity of the Millennium…"

"The Water God Gonggong, the Lord of the Stars, the Twelve Yuanchen, and even the gods of the Great Wilderness have attacked the human world one after another, wanting to bring the human world back to the realms of the Mountains and Seas, so as to promote the integrity of the Great Wilderness of the Mountains and Seas, so that Houtu will be revived, and her strength will return to the head of the four gods, and then make the Great Wilderness God system superior to the Kunlun God system, with its power suppressing for 300 million years."

"And in this process, the human world will collapse and the earth will sink, and the rivers will be turned upside down."

"Humans will be ruled by gods, and civilization will collapse."

"In the end, casualties will be heavy, and of the living beings on earth, only one in ten will survive."

"This is the calamity."

Lu Wu Shen's voice was calm, revealing a series of terrifying futures.

The heavens collapse and the earth cracks, and the age of gods changes. In this process, human civilization would be so easily crushed, everything cold and quiet, but inexplicably carrying a kind of taken-for-granted. Finally, Lu Wu's golden pupils stared at Wei Yuan, and slowly asked:

"Do you think what I said is right or wrong?"

Wei Yuan's heart was surging.

The Twelve Yuanchen, and the purpose of the celestial god who was in charge of the sun, moon, and stars, to make the human world return.

Was to awaken Houtu, and to make Houtu return to the head of the four gods of earth, water, wind, and fire.

He inexplicably felt that the authenticity of this purpose was extremely high.

It could even be said that this was the true purpose of the Twelve Yuanchen.

Other kinds of information were also the same as what he knew.

Wei Yuan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and cautiously said:

"What you said is correct."

Lu Wu Shen's golden pupils stared at him.

After a long time, his tone was indifferent:

"However, that is not the case."

ps: Today's second update... 3,400 words.

Lying down, going to sleep.