Doing things like this is truly terrifying and hateful. When you end up getting nothing, that's precisely what you wanted most. No matter what happens, everything ultimately boils down to a crucial point. If you think too highly of yourself, telling others will only make them see you as a fool. It's better not to have such thoughts; that's the right way to be.
After all, harming others' interests is highly immoral and dangerous. It's very likely that you'll be harmed by others in return, and you might not gain anything at all.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng understood this very clearly, but he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.
Such a person is truly quite pathetic. If he could do anything and know everything, then he would be a true powerhouse.
A true powerhouse is simply like this, very straightforward. Yet, some people genuinely cannot achieve this because, deep down, they harbor something inescapable. When this something becomes a fatal factor, that person finally realizes the truth.
Ye Tiancheng walked over, smiled at the person, and said,
"If you truly want to simplify matters this much, I advise you to give up that idea. This world is inherently complex. Like me, I have many powerful enemies. If you follow me, you will encounter immense trouble, possibly even death. You've managed to survive once; can't you cherish this opportunity properly?"
Ye Tiancheng glanced at Bai Jingjing, finding him utterly ridiculous. If he were Bai Jingjing, he would never choose such a foolish course of action. Therefore, he strongly disapproved of this approach. Today, hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, he fell into deep contemplation, unsure of the ultimate meaning of his actions. Sometimes, perhaps such meaning doesn't need to exist at all...
Therefore, there's no need to explain it too clearly.
"What you're saying, I experienced over a thousand years ago. What's so bad about dying again? Life, for me, is not a source of joy but an endless stream of suffering and death. If one day I can transcend this pain and death, I will live even more joyfully."
He said this to Ye Tiancheng with a calm and detached demeanor, clearly no longer caring about such things. For Bai Jingjing, what he desired had already materialized in his mind. It was something he had dreamed of obtaining, something that had never vanished from his thoughts, whether in the past or the future. Why was he so fixated on pursuing something so ethereal, invisible to the naked eye?
It's because he desperately wanted to obtain those things. If he could get them, he wouldn't hesitate even if it meant eternal damnation for Yang Hui. When a person does too many bad deeds, no matter what, they don't want to do good. This is a common trait for everyone, and it's quite tragic because, in the end, they become nothing.
Like a complete fool being ridiculed, and then told they are incompetent. Everyone wants to become stronger, to surpass their own existence. That's why Bai Jingjing, no matter what, had to become stronger. He didn't want to be a laughingstock, which is why he became so powerful and incredibly ferocious. The reason everyone becomes so ferocious and powerful is their unwillingness to admit defeat.
Seeing Bai Jingjing say such things, Ye Tiancheng said nothing more, as further discussion would be pointless. Why had Bai Jingjing become so powerful and intense? It was because he had something he pursued in his heart; he simply wished to become more so.
Looking back at the past, many things have become ephemeral. Looking back again, many things seem incredibly pathetic and laughable.
Regardless of whether these things disappear like the wind in the end, he ultimately felt they had little to do with him. After all, these things would vanish with the wind.
As these disappearing things gradually appeared in people's minds, everyone gradually understood that many things unrelated to them would appear before them. With the passage of time, he finally figured out why these things kept impacting his inner self.
To the point where he would gradually become a ridiculous person. No matter what, as long as he could become better and stronger, everything would be easily resolved. If he couldn't achieve this, being eliminated was his own fault.
Who told him he wasn't strong enough? This world always bullies the weak. No one speaks for the weak, nor pities them. It doesn't sympathize with the weak now; it only admires the strong. This is a world where black and white are reversed, a world devoid of hope, filled only with infinite darkness...
Honestly, Ye Tiancheng was quite disappointed with this world. That's why he wanted to change it, to one day become a being of great power, ascend to the highest heavens, and directly behead the Jade Emperor. If the Jade Emperor died, his status could change. Only then could he ascend to his position and instill his values and concepts in everyone.
If he couldn't become such a person, being eliminated by others would be his own doing. Who told him he had such ambitious desires? Those with ambition die on the path toward their ambitions; dying is also their fate. For a person to fulfill what is destined in their fate, they must pay a greater price. This greater price begins to form the moment you step onto this irreversible path.
So, don't blame heaven or earth; instead, gain a clear understanding of yourself. This is the path you chose, and from now on, everything will be dealt with by you alone; it has nothing to do with anyone else.
Ye Tiancheng understood this very clearly. He had never blamed anyone because he chose this path, and he should bear the suffering and dangers. If one day he died without a burial place, it would also be his own fault, having nothing to do with anyone else. Thinking of this, he felt at ease, with no dust in his heart, no regret, and even less anger.
"Perhaps this line of thinking will ease your inner torment, but by doing so, you will ruin many, many people. Do you know that even a slight change can alter the world entirely? Every person, every object, every blade of grass, every grain of sand exists in this world according to certain destinies. If you forcefully try to change this world, it will become terrifying, more so than the Asura realm."
At this moment, a voice spoke in his ear. This person was Bai Jingjing. He hadn't expected Bai Jingjing to see through his inner thoughts. Speaking of this, he was reminded of a woman, a woman who had once shown him immense kindness—Su Muxian.
Thinking of her, he wondered how she was doing. Why did he suddenly think of Su Muxian? Even he didn't know why. It was as if he suddenly remembered her in his heart.
This feeling was very strange, an unprecedented sensation, an unheard-of experience, an unknown discovery. Why do people constantly change, constantly seek, and constantly give up, never seeming to find satisfaction? It's as if living in this world is a constant struggle, never finding peace. If true peace were possible, it would only come on the day of death, when everything is completely relinquished.
Thinking of this, Ye Tiancheng couldn't help but mock himself. Perhaps he felt utterly tragic, completely unaware that everything has a causal connection. The evil seeds sown must be reaped, and the good seeds sown must receive their blessings.
"Therefore, in this world, there is no hatred without reason, nor kindness without cause. All reasons stem from what you have sown. You must swallow the bitter fruit you have planted. If you truly have such courage, I don't object to you acting according to your thoughts. Perhaps by then, you will truly obtain what you desire and become immeasurably powerful."
The ones who were constantly instigating Ye Tiancheng were, of course, Shen Shi and Da Qing She. This is because Da Qing She and Shen Shi were very dissatisfied with the Jade Emperor, who constantly accused Ye Tiancheng of doing bad deeds by his side.
Perhaps only those with dark hearts ponder such trivial matters, but Ye Tiancheng didn't care about such evil things. He had completely understood.
The people before him offered him no substantial help. Therefore, to move forward, he had to rely on his own abilities. If he couldn't rely on his own abilities, no matter how powerful he became, it would be futile. Some people might even consider him utter trash. Thus, Ye Tiancheng believed that the only way to control these demon race individuals was to be even more ruthless towards them. Ye Tiancheng didn't consider the fate of these demon race people.
In Ye Tiancheng's eyes, these demon race people were merely objects for him to exploit. As long as he could exploit them, regardless of their state of mind or condition, it had nothing to do with him. He only wanted to obtain greater benefits. In the face of profit, he had no mercy.
Ye Tiancheng's thinking was truly too dangerous. He hadn't yet possessed the ability to kill the Jade Emperor, and at that realm, he was already speaking such words. If one day he couldn't reach that state or achieve that effect, he would surely be ridiculed for eternity, perhaps even nailed to the pillar of shame, becoming a laughingstock for future generations.