"Finally completed."

In the distant Li Family Village, Yu Laosi wiped the sweat from his forehead; at this moment, he was almost exhausted to the point of collapsing to the ground.

But all of this was worth it.

With the fall of the final shovel, the long-awaited water finally overflowed from the river into the canal, and the fields rented by his family, including the leveled mountain ruins, finally all turned into irrigated land.

Though it wasn’t the best, it was still irrigated land, a symbol of abundant harvest and his hope for the future.

"A bit more, a bit more."

Sitting on the ground, Yu Laosi looked at the water already overflowing into the canal, just hoping for more and more river water.

However, the river water ultimately stopped there.

The river water indeed entered the canal, but it stopped midway, refusing to go any further.

"This..."

Yu Laosi was in a panic, sweating profusely.

But the river water in the canal ultimately did not conform to his will.

He was somewhat aware that even though the mountain had been flattened and turned into fields, it was still at a slightly higher elevation compared to the nearby river—it’s known that water flows to lower places. Even if he dug a canal, how could the river water, already at a low point, flow uphill?

He still harbored some hope, thinking perhaps the river water wasn’t as low as imagined? Maybe, with just a bit of a chance, the water could be drawn over properly.

But reality proved, his concerns were valid.

"Is there really no other way?"

Yu Laosi was still not willing to give up.

In the past, faced with such a situation, he might have just accepted it, as there was nothing he could do—even if he was unwilling, he still couldn’t do it. But recently he had personally witnessed someone achieving what seemed impossible, and the fields carved out from the mountain were proof of that capability.

There must be a way; there always is.

If mountains can be moved, then why can’t water be made to flow uphill?

"If that Warrior were here, there would definitely be a way."

Yu Laosi couldn’t help but think of that warrior named Du Chengfeng.

What would Du Chengfeng do if he was here?

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"If we compare Evil Qi to water, it’s well known that water flows to lower places."

Inspired, Du Chengfeng was trying to explain his idea to Liu Bolun, which was his way of organizing his thoughts.

If this line of thinking could convince someone else, then at least in theory, it was feasible. If it could pass theoretically, then implementation would minimize mistakes—but clearly, Liu Bolun didn’t quite understand his ideas, and the more he listened seriously, the more confused he became.

"Is something wrong with your brain?"

Liu Bolun looked serious.

"Got hit in the head during the last fight?"

"I... never mind."

Seeing that he couldn’t persuade him, Du Chengfeng could only give up explaining.

Practice is the only standard for testing truth. In the face of Liu Bolun’s doubts, he could only prove it with actual results.

Actually, there were some differences between Evil Qi and water, the most notable being that external Evil Qi wasn’t affected by gravity. Water doesn’t travel far before hitting the ground, but external Evil Qi only loses impact due to insufficient control—but this meant it was a more useful force than water.

Just like what Du Chengfeng was doing now.

"Hey!"

With a low shout, Du Chengfeng’s entire body instantly tensed up.

This couldn’t help but draw Liu Bolun’s attention.

"What’s wrong?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Liu Bolun sized up Du Chengfeng.

"Your expression... are you holding something back?"

"Don’t be anxious; I’m holding back something big... hey, where are you going?"

Seeing Liu Bolun turn away, Du Chengfeng suddenly grew anxious.

"It’s not what you think; come back, I’ll show you something amazing."

"What amazing thing?"

Liu Bolun reluctantly turned back, only to hear a loud explosion.

Immediately, Du Chengfeng’s figure disappeared from his sight.

"Hmm?"

Liu Bolun hurriedly began scanning around; he hadn’t seen which way Du Chengfeng went.

Or was it...

"Look up!"

In mid-air, Du Chengfeng couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

"Didn’t expect that, did you?"

"You..."

Liu Bolun was stunned; he really hadn’t expected this.

But he quickly realized that the principle behind Du Chengfeng’s feat wasn’t that complex.

It’s widely known that with external Evil Qi, one can amplify their moves with it and even launch powerful Evil Qi attacks, with flying sword and knife energies as examples—what Du Chengfeng was currently doing was simply altering what would have been a horizontal Evil Qi attack into striking the ground.

Just like using hands on the ground to lift oneself, using Evil Qi to strike the ground naturally lets you ascend.

This wasn’t technically difficult; most people didn’t do it simply because they never thought of it. But if someone did try, not just Du Chengfeng, but any capable of emitting Evil Qi could likely pull it off.

This left Liu Bolun feeling disoriented.

The seemingly impossible flying and escaping, turned out to be so simple, that practically anyone with external Evil Qi could soar into the sky.

This is simply...

"This isn’t something everybody can do."

Flying in the air, Du Chengfeng shook his head.

"Didn’t you notice just now?"

"...Notice what?"

Liu Bolun was taken aback.

He was knowledgeable, but not a true warrior; he could chat, but discerning techniques for using Evil Qi was a lot for someone who’d never killed.

The main point was he didn’t see anything different—wasn’t it just simple Evil Qi release?

"It’s different, completely different."

Du Chengfeng thought for a moment and decided to demonstrate.

He then pointed to the ground not far away.

"And then?"

Liu Bolun became even more puzzled.

"What are you holding back?"

"Have you tried compressing water together?"

Du Chengfeng’s expression became more rigid.

"Just like that, compress that liquid-like thing together, and compress, and compress again until it can’t be compressed anymore..."

Bang!

Accompanied by a sharp explosion, a hole suddenly blasted onto the ground.

Then, under Du Chengfeng’s finger, a deep furrow was plowed across the ground.