The Great Sage of Humanity
Chapter 13, What Happened?

...“By the way, how's your talent?” Lu Ye turned his head and asked....

Judging from Yu Xiao Tiea's expression, he knew that his talent must be good, but he still wanted to make comparisons. He wanted to find out how bad his talent was that made Third Brother change his attitude so drastically.

Yu Xiao Tiea was already holding onto his jade tablet, but upon hearing his question, he subconsciously hid it. It was not that he wanted to hide something from her, but that he did not want to hurt her feelings.

Lu Ye teased her by saying, “Did you underestimate me? Didn't you know that humans will bounce back stronger after we are injured?”

The helpless Yu Xiao Tiea asked, “Brother Lu, do you really want to see him?”

Lu Ye replied with a smile, “Because my results have been revealed, things will not get any worse.”

After thinking about it, Yu Xiao Tiea said, “You were right. You are a big hearted person.” Admiration was written all over his face.

Since Lu Ye said so, there was no reason for him to refuse his request. The information on the jade tablet was not confidential. Then, he stretched out his hand and handed the jade tablet to her.

Lu Ye picked it up and saw the side facing him carved with his name. Then, he turned it around and saw the word ‘Kayu’ engraved on it. It seems that his main attribute is Wood. Under his attribute, there was a number.

"Thirty-eight?" Lu Ye was stunned because this was different from what he had imagined. Then, he asked, “Miss Yu, why thirty-eight? Shouldn't the highest number be eight?”

He clearly remembered that there were only eight saplings around the disc, so why were there thirty-eight, who were beyond reasonable limits?

“Highest number is sixty-four.” Yu Xiao Tiea was confused by what he said. Then, he made a calculation with his hand and muttered, “Eight young trees multiplied by eight leaves. That's sixty-four. Theoretically, the most talented person would get sixty-four leaves.”

Lu Ye looked at him as the light in his eyes went out.

The flabbergasted Yu Xiao Tiea called out to him. “Brother Lu, are you okay?”

He had just said that men would bounce back stronger after they were injured, so why was he so injured after he showed his jade tablet? Yu Xiao Tiea blamed himself and thought that he should not let him see his tablet. "Be strong, Brother Lu."

“Give me time to calm down.” Lu Ye waved his hand and looked at the sky with a listless gaze.

Finally, he realized that the number one behind his jade tablet was not a young tree but a leaf. During the talent test, each sapling could grow eight leaves. Because there are eight saplings, the maximum obtained is sixty-four leaves.

The number thirty-eight was engraved on the jade tablet of Yu Xiao Tiea, which meant that during the talent test, he managed to make the treefather grow thirty-eight leaves. On the other hand, the result is one leaf, not a sapling.

At that moment, Lu Ye felt extremely hurt. He had tried his best to lower his expectations, but in the end, he realized that his lowest expectations were not even the bottom ones. One in eight and one in sixty-four are very different stories.

"Sister Lu ..." Yu Xiao Tiea looked at him anxiously as he could feel that he was overwhelmed by a gloomy atmosphere. He no longer looked as energetic as before. “Although talent is important, it is not everything. Brother Lu, I have heard that the Heavenly Road rewards those who work hard.”.

“I guess you've never heard the saying that the Heavenly Road does not side with anything in this world because it lets nature take its course.”.

"What?" Yu Xiao Tiea felt that something was wrong.

“Tell me what the basis of the talent test is,” asked Lu Ye.

Even though he had undergone the test inside the tent, he did not know how the test was done as his eyes remained closed during the entire process.

Instead of directly explaining to her, Yu Xiao Tiea instead looked at her seriously.

Noticing the worry behind his gaze, Lu Ye said with a smile, “I'm fine.”

After sighing, Yu Xiao Tiea replied, “Because you want to know, I will tell you what I understand about this exam.”

Then, he went on to tell her the theory and the test process.

After hearing his explanation, Lu Ye asked, “Does that mean that Spiritual Qi is hard to flow into my body? Is that why my talent is considered low? He couldn't help but remember how he felt back then. External Spiritual Qi penetrated his body but could not get out, which caused him pain.

Yu Xiao Tiea nodded. "That's right."

"So that's it." Lu Ye finally understood what had happened, but soon something started to bother him. “But what can he say? How could they determine if one's talent was high or low based on this kind of superficial factor? Don't misunderstand me. I have no doubt that my talent is low. I just want to know the reason behind it.”

Seeing how he was trying to convince her that she was fine, Yu Xiao Tiea was torn between tears and laughter. Then, he explained patiently, “Sister Lu, do you know how a cultivator can become stronger?”

Lu Ye replied, "Consume Spirit Pills, absorb Spiritual Qi, strain vitality into Qi, and utilize Spirit Stones?"

"That's right." Yu Xiao Tiea nodded. “However, the main way is still to absorb Spiritual Qi and utilize Spirit Stones. The other two methods are just extras. If it is difficult to direct the external Spiritual Qi into your body, then your training will become less efficient, and your talent will be considered inferior. With the same time and resources, an extremely talented cultivator would unlock more Spiritual Points and reach higher levels in the future. Since you have been enlightened, I'm sure you realize how difficult it is to cultivate.”

Lu Ye reminisced about his days in the dark mine. He would consume Blood Qi Pills every day and refine vitality into Qi. When he felt himself getting stronger by the day, he did not consider it difficult. Instead, he was happy.

Yu Xiao Tiea said that a cultivator mainly relied on the absorption of Spiritual Qi and made use of Spirit Stones, whereas taking pills and refining vitality into Qi was just an additional method. It seems he did it the wrong way.

Feeling something was wrong, he asked, “Miss Yu, how long will it take you to fill your first Spiritual Points after you open them?”

If there was a direct comparison, he could judge how efficient he was at cultivating. He still could not believe that his talent was so bad.

“I need about twenty days,” replied Yu Xiao Tiea. He did not ask how long it would take Lu Ye to achieve that because he was worried that this question would hurt his feelings again.

Given his talent, even if he got the help of pills, it might take several months for him to fill his first Spiritual Points. Since Lu Ye had saved her earlier, she was still grateful to him. At that moment, he found her pitiful.

Sure enough, Lu Ye looked surprised upon hearing what he said, then he muttered, “About twenty days?”

Yu Xiao Tiea quickly said, “Brother Lu, our situation is different. Previously, I was taken away by Evil Moon Valley disciples. I guess he wanted to utilize me to develop evil techniques, which is why he helped me enlighten and even gave me some Spirit Recovery Pills. That is the reason I can fill my Spirit Point in about twenty days.”

[He actually took some pills to shorten the time?] On the other hand, Lu Ye had only consumed a few cheap Blood Qi Pills, but it only took over ten days to fill his first Spiritual Points, which was faster than what he had achieved. [What's going on?]