Chapter 215

Hu Yueshan, hearing this, Liu Xing sneered and said, "That's right. Hu Laoyou are not concerned about the outcome of this competition because you have never believed that you will definitely be the winner and have never predicted that you will reach that level."
"In other words, for this small competition, Hu, you lack confidence in yourself."
"With my cultivation at the ninth level of Qi Refining, even if I signed up for this small competition, I would still be at the very bottom." Being familiar with each other for quite some time, Hu Yueshan naturally didn't think that Liu Hang's words were meant to belittle himself. Hearing this, he chuckled nonchalantly and said, "All this talk about confidence or lack thereof is nonsense. This is called self-awareness."
"In fact, people are all the same. Sometimes, the higher they climb and the more they desire, the more they think they can get, the less they can tolerate failure." The tall male cultivator beside Hu Yue Shan sighed softly, evidently understanding Liu Xing's meaning.
The more you expect to gain, the less you can afford to fail...
Gu Banxia's body suddenly trembled, her gaze fixed on the direction where Hu Hong disappeared, an unknown panic uncontrollably swept over her.
Hu Hong, with a cultivation base at the eleventh level of Qi Refinement, is in danger of losing his Foundation Establishment because of the outcome of a single competition.
And what about myself?
Even someone as confident as Hu Hong never expected to earn a top twenty spot and win a Foundation Training Pill in this small competition. His original goal was simply to secure a place on the Hundred Ranking Board.
What about yourself?
Gu Banxia remembered more than a year ago, the mood she had when she was ready to participate in this small competition. It seemed that she had never thought that she would not be able to enter the top twenty and never thought that she would not be able to get the Foundation Building Pill.
Even when Yanqing Dao later spoke up and allowed himself to enter the top ten of the competition, although he said it was impossible, he couldn't help but hope to strive for it.
Even at this moment, Gu Banxia began to doubt whether deep down, in these six months, she also secretly hoped to turn this impossible into possible.
However, what if I fail? What if I don't make it to the top ten, or even the top twenty? Maybe I could end up like Brother Hu Hong, unable to pass even the preliminary round. How would I handle that...
Just like Hu Yueshan，do you really think that you can easily forget about this failure by cursing for three days without giving it much thought?
Gu Banxia unconsciously shook her head, and for the first time, a sense of confusion flashed in her eyes, casting doubt on her own understanding of herself.
Gu Banxia is very certain that she cannot achieve Hu Yueshan's generosity, just like what Old Liu said, she can easily pick it up but may not be able to let it go.
How to truly have a firm Dao heart?
They say that monks' cultivation should strive with the heavens and contend with the earth, maintaining an enterprising spirit at all times and in all places, like rowing against the current; failure to advance means regression.
But can cultivating the Dao with such determination really make the mind unwavering?
If it was that simple, why did Hu Hong nearly collapse when he lost the fight against it?
"Look, which one on the third platform is Liu Tianqing." Xu Banxia was lost in thought when someone suddenly pulled her, and when she came to her senses, she realized that everyone's gaze had already shifted to the third platform.
The first round of the fight on the third stage had already declared a winner, and a new round of battle was about to begin. However, what caught the attention and surprised everyone was the appearance of an unexpected elite disciple on the third stage.