I, the mortal, come from the great world of Xuanhuang

After Fang Yu left, Zhang Ruochen immediately asked the big black cat beside him. The cat had heard everything clearly and was shocked. It hadn't expected Fang Yu to know so much. Even though its memories hadn't fully returned, it only had a vague understanding of these things, or had completely forgotten them, or perhaps its memories had been sealed. In short, it didn't know much. But Fang Yu knew so much and dared to say it. This was far beyond its expectations. It hadn't anticipated that someone would tell Zhang Ruochen this. It was completely unexpected and had disrupted their previous plans.

They could no longer imagine what Zhang Ruochen would do knowing all this, and although Zhang Ruochen's expression did not change, the big black cat knew very well that something was definitely going on.

"What he just said is all nonsense. Don't take it to heart. Just do what you want. If you want revenge, then take revenge. If you want to do something, then do it. I will do my best to help you. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Right now, the big black cat could only comfort Zhang Ruochen in this way, because it knew that there was no other choice. If it didn't comfort Zhang Ruochen, the consequences would be unpredictable, especially since it couldn't explain to that old bald monk. Although that old bald monk had ruined it, it also knew very well what that old bald monk was going to do.

“I believe everything he says, but he definitely has his own agenda. Although he says his hope lies in me and that he wants me to become stronger, I always feel that he just wants to use you as a pawn. Although I know his purpose, I can't change anything because I can't sense it. If I really do what he says, I might become stronger, but I don't want to be controlled by anyone, whether it's you or him. I don't want to be controlled.”

"So you have two choices now. The first choice is to tell the truth and tell me everything you know. The second choice is to leave and stop staying by my side."

Zhang Ruochen's words startled the big black cat. It didn't know whether Zhang Ruochen was telling the truth or lying, so it asked Zhang Ruochen, "Do you know that if I leave, the Qiankun Diagram will also leave with me? Where will you go to cultivate then? You should know that once the Qiankun Diagram grows, it can grow into a world, which is the best place for cultivation, much better than your spacetime crystal."

Now that things had come to this, the big black cat had no choice but to tell the truth. It knew that if it didn't, it would be too late. If Zhang Ruochen really wanted it to leave, it would likely have no choice but to leave, and even if it begged and pleaded, it wouldn't make a difference. So, it had no other option but to say it.

“Even without the scroll, I can still become a top expert in this Kunlun Realm, so whether it exists or not is not important to me. Go back to where you came from. You don’t need to stay by my side. I know you have your own way. You don’t need to stay with me.”

Zhang Ruochen's words panicked the big black cat. It was completely panicked. The reason it stayed here was to help Zhang Ruochen become stronger and cultivate faster. If it left like this, it would be a troublesome thing for it to recover in the future. It didn't trust anyone else at all, and it couldn't trust anyone else to do anything to it. The only person it could trust was Zhang Ruochen, who was also the person chosen by the old bald monk.

"No, no, if I leave, it will take you even longer to get revenge. By then, you might not even be able to save your own life, let alone get revenge. So I can't leave, I absolutely can't leave you. Don't listen to that person's nonsense. Who he is is still unknown. He's just saying this on purpose to hinder your growth, right? So you absolutely can't believe a single word he says. I believe that monk definitely has a plan, definitely a plan."

The big black cat was panicked, even a little scared, because it knew it absolutely could not leave like this, because if it did, the consequences would be unpredictable.

This consequence was beyond its capacity to bear, it could not afford to bear it, and it could not bear the consequences. So it could only say this. Zhang Ruochen did not believe its words. Instead, he took out the painting and was about to throw it away, no longer caring about it. It was unclear whether he was just putting on an act or really didn't want it anymore. But this scene startled Xiao Hei.

"No, no, no!"

Just then, a beam of Buddhist light appeared. Each beam of Buddhist light that appeared was a beam of Buddhist light that came from the ancient times, the primordial times, the distant past, and the Middle Ages. As soon as this beam of Buddhist light appeared, it directly imprisoned Zhang Ruochen. After the imprisonment, a phantom figure appeared in front of Zhang Ruochen.

This illusory figure, bathed in Buddhist light, exuded an aura of compassion, like a highly enlightened monk. Indeed, it was a highly enlightened monk. Although the appearance of this illusory figure was unclear, and it was impossible to tell who it was, both the black cat and Zhang Ruochen could understand who the owner of this Buddhist light was. There was absolutely no one else but the Venerable Monk Sumeru.

"Everything he said is indeed true, but don't believe it. Although it's true, things are far more complicated than he described. You don't need to believe it; just follow your own path." This was a sentence left behind by the Buddha's light. After saying this, the Buddha's light disappeared completely, vanishing without a trace, as if it had never existed. Zhang Ruochen stopped moving and looked at the scroll in his hand before finally putting it away.

He was indeed putting on an act, but there was also some truth to it, because if Xiao Hei or the monk hadn't appeared, he might have actually thrown the scroll away.

The appearance of the Buddha's light relieved the big black cat. It hadn't expected that the old monk would actually come out. This was completely unexpected.

"Now you believe what I'm saying, right? Now you just need to follow the steps one by one. Don't believe a single word he says. Even if what he says is true, don't believe it. Things are far more complicated than he makes them out to be. Don't worry, there's definitely something special about it. There's definitely something he hasn't explained clearly, or he might not even know it himself, only what he sees on the surface. So you absolutely must not believe what he says, you absolutely cannot believe it. If you do, you're completely finished."

The big black cat was very anxious. Although it had received help from the Buddha's light, it knew that some things needed to be explained clearly.

"Alright, you can continue to stay by my side, but remember you must never do anything against my orders. Otherwise, I can throw you aside at any time. Although you are a treasure, I will not care about you either."

Zhang Ruochen seemed to have found some leverage and immediately began to threaten him. After all, he wasn't stupid; it would be foolish not to use leverage. His words greatly displeased the big black cat. It was clearly an old man, someone who could help Zhang Ruochen, yet it was being threatened by him. This made it very unhappy and upset, but it had no choice but to accept it. If it wanted to restore everything to what it once was, this was the only way.

With the appearance of the Buddha's light, some of its memories were restored, allowing it to understand more.

Just then, the Buddha's light appeared in another room. The owner of this room was Fang Yu. Fang Yu was not surprised by the appearance of the Buddha's light. On the contrary, compared with the Buddha's shadow before, the Buddha's shadow was clearer now.

"I never imagined you were in such a hurry. I never imagined you could travel from the past to the future. But the future has clearly been severed, so how were you able to arrive? How did you do it? I really don't understand. Why would you place your hopes on a child, a child who hasn't even grown up yet? Even if he's the savior in the future, the future is too unpredictable now, especially with the emergence of someone like me. Can't you place your hopes on me? I'm clearly more outstanding and more powerful than him. I'm clearly the greatest hope, so why do you insist on placing all your hopes on a mere child? I really don't understand this." I don't understand, so I want to ask you why you're doing this. If you give me a reasonable explanation, I might be able to help him. If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, then I can't help you. In that case, I can only fight for what I want myself. I don't know what the consequences will be, I don't even know myself. I only know that the future can change in countless ways, but I'm walking my own path now, and that path can save the whole world. So I hope you can place your hopes on me, not on a child. Do you understand?

"You can strive for what you want, but his future is not something you can control. I hope you understand that."

The monk's words were domineering, completely inconsistent with his compassionate nature. However, this wasn't surprising to Fang Yu, as the monk had always been a domineering and philandering man. Many of his actions were wrong, but no one could do anything about it due to his special status. Under such circumstances, who could possibly restrain him? Therefore, the monk's actions were quite normal. Fang Yu was genuinely surprised and taken aback by the monk's arrival, but surprise and astonishment were insignificant; they weren't particularly important to him.

What he cared about was what benefits the monk's arrival could bring him, but now it seemed to be just a warning, which made him somewhat dissatisfied.

"If you've only come to warn me, then you've come to the wrong place. I won't be warned by anyone, not even you. I know you can travel between the future and the past, but that's not important. It's completely unimportant. What's important is not something you can bring about. There are many things you can't bring about, many things you can't reach. You need to know that. You need to know that some things aren't as simple as you say, as you imagine. I know you're admirable, but you've also made many mistakes. I think you should be very clear about that. Both you and your father have made many, many mistakes, mistakes that make me very dissatisfied. If it weren't for your family..." The mistakes you made might have led to a world that isn't what it is today, right? So, the price your family has to pay for the world's current state is the greatest, and the responsibility you bear is the most. However, you also bore some responsibility. For example, you protected the world with your life, even if only for 100,000 years. But that's almost enough for the creatures of this world. After all, for 100,000 years, a full 100,000 years, no one invaded this world. That deserves praise. While it can't be said that no one invaded at all, it's still commendable. At least the world wasn't destroyed because of your family's ideals, and it wasn't without its price; it was simply not destroyed.”

"So I hope you understand that you shouldn't try to stop me at this time, because it's pointless, absolutely pointless. Of course, most importantly, you know very well that you can't stop me. No one can stop me from doing what I'm about to do. Even if your father came, he couldn't stop me. Your father isn't much of a threat to me. Besides, he can't even come. He's probably already dead, dead like you. It's unlikely, but it's possible, isn't it? Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! Ten thousand years! Do you know how this world has been for ten thousand years? You don't know, and you don't want to know, because all of this was caused by your family. All of this was caused by your family, and everyone has to pay the price for your family's stupidity." (End of Chapter)