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

"What exactly did he mean by that? I feel like he was trying to make me let go of some things and see the truth clearly, but what is the truth? Could it be that he's saying Chi Yao isn't my enemy?"

This was something Zhang Ruochen seemed to understand, yet he also felt it was impossible. After all, he had witnessed it with his own eyes; the memory was etched into his mind like a stone carving. He could even recall that scene every time he tried to sleep, making it impossible for him to sleep peacefully, forcing him to choose cultivation instead. One can imagine the psychological trauma it left him with. It was precisely for this reason that he couldn't believe Fang Yu's words, yet he always felt there was nothing wrong with what Fang Yu said. He felt as if Fang Yu was telling him something, but he was too embarrassed to ask, as if he was wary of something. This very reason left him confused, unsure whether he should believe it or not, whether he should know or not. In short, he was now caught in a dilemma.

"Regardless of what he says, what you should do now is focus on cultivating and strengthening yourself. Don't worry about anything else. After all, only when you are strong enough can you get everything you want to know and ask him what really happened. If you have enough strength to control his life and death, do you think he wouldn't tell you what you want to know? What you need to do now is to become strong enough. As long as you are strong enough, regardless of whether Chi Yao is your enemy or not, you will be able to find out the truth. If you don't have enough strength, there's no point in wallowing in self-pity. Only with enough strength can you find out what you want to know and the truth of what happened. If you're not strong enough, you're just an ant, with no power to resist or negotiate with him. You'll only be able to find out what he wants to know through his charity. If he's in a good mood, he might tell you a little bit. If he's in a bad mood, it's impossible for you to find out anything. You might even get beaten up. In that case, you won't only find out nothing but also be humiliated. Is that really what you want?"

Zhang Ruochen was surprised by what the big black cat said, because he hadn't expected it to say such a thing. He immediately realized what was happening and said:
"You know a lot of things, don't you? You just can't tell me right now, so you're using these words to provoke me. You know a lot of things, don't you? If you do, then tell me now."

After speaking, Zhang Ruochen stared at the big black cat with an expectant look, but the big black cat chose to close its eyes and rest, avoiding Zhang Ruochen's gaze, and continued:

"As you said, I do know many things, many things I truly do know, but I cannot tell you now, because telling you would not benefit you in the slightest. Telling you would only cause you endless harm and negative impact. As I said, what you need to do now is to increase your strength and change everything around you. Only with sufficient strength can you know everything you want to know and change everything you want to change. If you are not strong enough, then doing these things is simply courting death. So, you should focus on cultivation now; don't ask or concern yourself with anything else. If you insist on doing so, it's no different from courting death, do you understand? What you need to do now is seize the time to cultivate diligently and increase your strength. Everything else is up to you." There's absolutely no connection. Just remember that. The rest is not something you should know or ask right now. He's telling you all this because he has ulterior motives. Just as I'm saying, he's completely trying to disrupt your cultivation rhythm. He seems to be doing it for your own good, but in reality, he wants to disrupt your current pace, prevent you from cultivating normally, deprive you of opportunities to become stronger, prevent you from learning about your past, and make everything you have now vanish. His purpose is definitely not pure; he absolutely wants to interfere with you. Otherwise, why would he be so kind as to tell you so much? Therefore, he is definitely up to no good, and you shouldn't believe a single word he says. Believing him would make you a true fool. So, what you need to do now is... Seize every moment, every opportunity, and every ability to become stronger. Don't worry about or ask about anything else; it has nothing to do with you. As for the things you want to know, you'll naturally know when you're strong enough. You can't know them now, do you understand? If you knew now, it would only cause you endless harm, absolutely no benefit, do you understand? I shouldn't have told you these things in the first place, but because of him, I have to tell you. It's because he has ill intentions and wants to interfere with and influence everything you do. Just know that you shouldn't believe a single word he says. Believing him is the real trap. If you believe what he says, then what should you do now? Find the truth. And in the process of finding the truth, don't you need to... Do you need sufficient strength? If you're not strong enough, then your search for the truth is just a voluntary suicide mission. Is that really what you want? Do you really want to willingly die? I think you probably don't want to willingly die. Since you don't want to willingly die, then don't ask what the truth is. You're not qualified to know the truth yet. What you need to do now is seize the time, grasp every opportunity, and become stronger. Don't think about anything else, don't do anything else, because those things have absolutely nothing to do with you. Those things will only have endless negative impacts on you, hindering your cultivation progress. That's why I said he definitely has ill intentions; he definitely doesn't have any good intentions, he definitely wants to disrupt everything you're in now, so that you can't become stronger and thus take revenge.”

"He seems to be doing this for your own good, but in reality, he has absolutely no good intentions and wants to ruin everything you have now. Since that's the case, from now on, don't believe a single word he says. Absolutely not. If you believe him, it won't do you any good. Do you understand? Do you understand what I'm saying? You absolutely cannot believe anything he says, not a single word, because it will only do you harm, not a single benefit."

The big black cat spoke earnestly, saying everything it could, but Zhang Ruochen had heard all of this before, so he couldn't believe it at all. Yet he had no choice but to believe it, because he felt that the big black cat was left to him by the holy monk, and the holy monk couldn't possibly deceive him.

Yet he always felt that Fang Yu hadn't deceived him. Torn by this conflicting emotion, he ultimately chose to remain silent, neither agreeing to the big black cat's request nor opposing it.

"Alright, alright, think it over carefully. In short, don't believe a single word he says, never believe him, because he is absolutely up to no good. He has no good intentions whatsoever in trying to change everything about you. But if everything about you is changed, then the entire Kunlun Realm will have no hope left. Therefore, he is absolutely a scourge to the Kunlun Realm and cannot be trusted at all. You must exclude him from all influence. No matter what he says, you absolutely cannot hesitate at all, and you absolutely cannot believe a single word he says, because he is up to no good. He has no good intentions whatsoever."

"It's clear that he wants to change everything, but that's precisely why we absolutely cannot trust him."

"If you believe him, there will be absolutely no hope of finding out the truth again. Therefore, I hope you absolutely cannot believe him. Do you understand? If you don't understand, then there's really no way."

The big black cat was truly earnest in his advice. "I know what you're saying, but I still want to know for sure. I can't feel at ease if I don't get the answers. Although I know he might not tell me the truth, I feel he has no reason to lie to me. I just don't think he has any reason to lie to me, so I want to ask him again."

Zhang Ruochen naturally believed the black cat, but it was precisely because of this belief that he decided to ask Fang Yu what he had been saying. Could it be that Chi Yao really hadn't killed him, or something else? He felt that Fang Yu was hiding something from him because he had no other choice; if he had a way, he definitely wouldn't have kept it from him. Ultimately, he chose to believe Fang Yu.

It was precisely because he saw sincerity in Fang Yu's eyes and heart that he chose to believe Fang Yu, to believe everything Fang Yu had done, and to believe that Fang Yu had not deceived him. Therefore, he decided to go directly to Fang Yu and ask him what had really happened.

So without any hesitation or further words, he set off for Fang Yu's location.

Fang Yu was well aware of Zhang Ruochen's arrival and had anticipated it, so he was not surprised at all.

"I know exactly what you want to ask, but I can't explain it clearly. You just need to know that there's much more to do than you imagine. Do you understand what I'm saying? If not, then there's nothing I can do. To be honest, I'm also helpless about what you can do right now. After all, all you can do now is cultivate diligently and focus on your cultivation. Don't ask or say anything else. Just like that big black cat said, all you need to do now is cultivate, cultivate, and cultivate some more. Don't worry about anything else. Really, worrying about anything now won't do you any good. Just focus on your cultivation. Don't worry about or ask anything else; it won't benefit you at all. Just focus on your cultivation."

"If you want to know everything, then you should cultivate diligently and not think about anything else. If you don't cultivate properly and instead get caught up in this kind of thing, it won't do you any good. To be honest, really, if you insist on getting caught up in the truth, then you'd better not get caught up in it, because it won't do you any good."

"Because the truth really doesn't matter. To be honest, the truth really doesn't matter. If you want to know the truth, the first thing you need is enough strength. If you don't have enough strength, but still want the truth, then you're just courting death. It won't do you any good. Do you understand? I think I've made myself clear enough. If you want to know the truth, the prerequisite is that you have enough strength. If you don't have enough strength, then you are really courting death. I'm not saying anything bad, but stating a fact."

"If you don't believe me, then there's nothing I can do. I've already made myself perfectly clear. Whether you believe me or not, it's not really important to me. Just like your big black cat said, there's only one thing I can say and do, and that's cultivation. Don't worry about anything else, and don't ask about it. It won't do you any good, understand? If you insist on asking, then you're really courting death. These aren't things you should be asking right now. If you ask now, it only proves one thing: you're incredibly stupid, stupid beyond imagination. If you had even a shred of common sense, you wouldn't be asking so many questions. Honestly, really."

"Actually, I expected you to come, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly. That's something I didn't anticipate. But since you're here, it would seem a bit heartless of me not to tell you. However, telling you would make me feel uneasy. Because these are things I shouldn't tell you, really, these are things I shouldn't be able to tell you. Telling you wouldn't do you any good. But I have to tell you, otherwise I won't be able to live with myself. Because you're here, I have to tell you."

"Do you understand what I've said?" (End of Chapter)