"You still haven't realized why you just failed, have you?"

Shi Heng stared at Han Hong, his eyes filled with deep disappointment.

Actually, Han Hong used to be quite impressive before.

His talent and status in the Feng Shui Path were both remarkable.

But ever since he fixated on surpassing me and got defeated by me, he fell into an extreme state. The more he wanted to surpass me, the more he wanted to prove himself, the deeper he fell into this extreme mindset.

Shi Heng always ignored Han Hong, partly hoping Han Hong would quickly drop this rivalry and focus on studying feng shui.

Yet unexpectedly, even now, Han Hong still hasn't realized why he keeps failing.

This made Shi Heng not just disappointed in Han Hong.

At the same time, Shi Heng knew that if he didn't make Han Hong realize why he failed, getting him to agree to the bet would be nearly impossible.

"Why?"

Han Hong looked at Shi Heng, his expression twisted.

Deep inside, Han Hong felt deeply unbalanced.

He felt everything was targeting him.

But he didn't realize what mistakes he made.

"You've never looked for the problem within yourself. When your own strength is weak, you blame others. When your apprentice fails, when you lose a bet, you feel everyone is against you."

Shi Heng's eyes reflected some pity as he looked at Han Hong.

He felt Han Hong was pitiful.

Pathetic!

Han Hong wasn't living for himself; he was living more for others.

Han Hong only thought about defeating Shi Heng.

Even his studies of feng shui and cultivation, everything was an effort to defeat Shi Heng.

But he neglected his likes, his growth, his status.

In this process, he forgot even his initial motivation, and even himself.

Han Hong reversed the essence of everything.

Seeing Shi Heng's pitiful gaze, Han Hong clenched his fists tighter. Just as he was about to speak angrily, Shi Heng's voice rang out again:

"Han Hong, with your ability, did you really not see that Wang Ye could defeat Qiu Te?"

"Think carefully. Although Wang Ye's moves were different in crucial parts than before, from your feng shui knowledge, did Wang Ye have his own reasoning?"

"At that time, just a little analysis would have revealed the key points."

"But you always looked at Wang Ye with a biased perspective, always thinking he was inferior to Qiu Te, without ever truly analyzing the purpose behind Wang Ye's methods."

Shi Heng's words left Han Hong looking somewhat confused.

In both the Feng Shui Path and the way of cultivation, the Dao has countless principles. Cultivators are always seeking their own paths.

When one's heart in seeking the Dao becomes confused, the person starts to doubt themselves, potentially leading to the collapse of their cultivation.

Han Hong's eyes grew more confused, becoming somewhat cloudy.

His aura began to destabilize.

"Han Hong!"

At the moment when Han Hong's gaze became the cloudiest, Shi Heng shouted sternly.

The loud sound jolted Han Hong's mind.

Shi Heng stared at Han Hong, speaking each word deliberately:

"Think! Why do you want to become stronger? When you look at others, how should you see them? You need to use truth, not your biased heart!"

Han Hong grew more bewildered, his eyes increasingly cloudy.

The onlookers around looked at Han Hong with some sympathy in their eyes.

They knew Han Hong was now trapped in self-doubt and self-denial.

If Han Hong couldn't overcome his inner turmoil, he would lose all his cultivation and become a mere cripple.

Shi Heng remained silent.

If Han Hong could get through this, Shi Heng might view him more favorably.

But if even his reminders couldn't help Han Hong, it meant Han Hong wasn't fit to seek the path at all, just a piece of trash.

Wang Ye watched Han Hong seriously.

Questioning one's Dao heart was like descending into madness, and one's cultivation would be ruined.

This was Wang Ye's first time witnessing such a thing.

Though he was just a bystander and had always felt great aversion and disdain towards Han Hong,

But at this moment,

Wang Ye couldn't help but feel worried inside.

Beside him,

Shi Heng patted Wang Ye's shoulder gently.

Shi Heng knew that although Wang Ye had many thoughts, some experiences were new to him, so his emotions might be unstable.

The pat on the shoulder helped Wang Ye relax a lot.

In his heart, some thoughts became more resolute.

Strengthen one's belief!

Previously, while Wang Ye constantly worked to enhance his power, he didn't pay much attention to concepts like belief and self. He considered them abstract and unimportant.

Now, witnessing Han Hong's collapse due to his crumbling faith and Dao heart, he realized their significance.

"Actually, this might be a good thing for him."

In the Sea of Consciousness, Shi Heng's voice resonated.

"All these years, he's been on the wrong path."

"I am just correcting his path."

"Previously, his goals were wrong, and much of his talent was wasted! But once his path is corrected, he can ascend to new heights."

Shi Heng's transmission made Wang Ye look at him with some puzzlement.

Though Shi Heng appeared as a gentle gentleman, Wang Ye knew him well.

Like himself,

He appeared scholarly and amiable, but in reality, was ruthless and full of hatred.

Now, Shi Heng was actually guiding Han Hong?

Shi Heng, perhaps seeing Wang Ye's thoughts, continued via Divine Sense transmission:

"Sometimes, pulling someone back from a lost path can be more useful than killing them."

He then added, "Of course, I'm not asking you to be a saint."

"You need to balance what's significant yourself."

"Got it."

Wang Ye replied via transmission.

Shi Heng, though suspecting Wang Ye, thought he, after all, was still young.

In these matters, he might not fully understand yet.

But Wang Ye, who could defend Earth Star alongside Long Qingtian and Xu Heng, and grow to this level in such a short time,

Knew very well when to be gentle and when to be firm.

But now, Wang Ye, being relatively weak, had only one approach.

If he could fight and kill, he'd do so directly.

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