Published: March 8, 2025
Chapter 39: I Have My Own Path! [Fourth Update!]
“She is merely the daughter of a tea plantation owner. Although her life could be considered extremely affluent, it cannot be compared to our Chu Family. Moreover, she is not from a martial arts family, just an ordinary woman... So, at that time, my father became furious and forcefully ordered me to sever ties with her and arranged a marriage for me.”
The old man smiled proudly: “At that time, I was the direct first heir of the family, but I only said one thing: If you dare, I will die!”
“My father was so enraged that he left in a huff, and then I demoted myself and made way for my second brother. Seeing my determination, my father had no choice but to accept.”
The old man smiled calmly.
Chu Yang clicked his tongue. Although the old man spoke nonchalantly now, Chu Yang could fully imagine the turmoil of that time!
“Then I immersed myself in happiness... Besides practicing martial arts, I spent time with her, occasionally taking her out into the martial arts world to relax... and then I made three brothers.”
“We searched for treasures together, fought together, laughed in the martial arts world, galloping with swords, from youth to old age...”
The old man smiled calmly: “Thus, my cultivation level steadily improved, and whenever I did anything, my heart was always at peace.”
“I had no time for indifference, nor the opportunity to cultivate the way of indifference.” The old man smiled faintly: “But it was not until much later that I realized my method of cultivation had strayed from traditional martial arts, or rather, had gone against all martial arts.”
“So, for fifteen years, my cultivation level made no progress! I was constantly troubled, wondering if I should change?”
The old man chuckled, his eyes filled with memories: “It was then that I first met Ning Tianya. At that time, I did not know his identity and thought he was just an herbalist elder.”
“He saw me sitting on the mountain peak and asked me what was wrong. At that time, I had no one to confide in, and thinking he was just an ordinary old man, I poured out my troubles.”
The old man laughed lightly: “After listening, Ning Tianya said: Did you kill what you should have killed?”
“At that time, I replied: If it should be killed, why not kill!”
“He said: Since you can kill, are you indifferent or affectionate? I said: If I don’t kill the bad guys, should I let them harm the good people? He laughed and said: This is the way of affection!”
Chu Yang was lost in thought. Upon hearing this, he suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.
“Long after he left, I still hadn’t reacted. It wasn’t until three years later that I realized that in this world, there is really no distinction between the way of affection and the way of indifference; it all depends on why you cultivate, why you kill, and after killing, whether your heart is at peace, happy, or violent.”
“The so-called way of indifference is killing for the sake of killing. If there’s a disagreement, one draws their sword. Over time, this naturally tempers a heart to be as cold as ice, considering everything based on life and death, prioritizing strength, and respecting the strong! Over time, one becomes arrogant and insane, with everything centering around oneself, losing their true nature and true intentions.”
“And the way of affection can also kill, can also plunder, but the starting point is different. If no one offends me, I won’t offend anyone; if someone offends me, killing them is without guilt! Thus, it is also self-centered, but this self includes many others.”
“From here, the distinction between the way of affection and the way of indifference began. Once differentiated, differences arose.”
“The arrogance and bloodthirstiness of the way of indifference is the inner demon, but there is a great benefit to it: it severs all attachments, focusing solely on oneself reaching the peak. Therefore, the cultivation of the way of indifference is relatively fast! But it has its limits. Although I, with my current cultivation level, do not yet know where this limit lies, I can feel that such ruthless indifference will definitely not lead to endless development in the future! Because that does not conform to heaven’s way…”