Before learning the truth, I'd always wanted to find the answers.
But after learning the whole truth,
a hollow emptiness washed over Lu Cang.
At last, he knew everything. And yet, somehow, it didn't seem as important as he'd imagined...
As pure information, it might have been extremely valuable. But if this was the ultimate answer to his own origins, Lu Cang felt... it was all a little underwhelming.
The Foul Source Nest, every branch and leaf of the Tree of Wisdom, Perga's conspiracy, Earth's cultivation—
it all sounded like countless schemes woven together.
But the feeling it left in Lu Cang's heart could be summed up in one word...
"Empty."
The whole mystery had been solved, leaving nothing behind.
There were no more loose ends or unanswered questions. He couldn't say whether that was good or bad. It was simply a pure, complete emptiness.
His remaining life had one less thing worth striving for.
"Oh, I see."
Now that he knew the truth, there were actually plenty of things left to do.
For instance, he needed to be wary of the Foul Source Nest and pay attention to the pollution within him.
Come to think of it, Lu Cang hadn't paid much attention to his own pollution lately... He'd thought that, under the influence of imagination shaping reality, the pollution might gradually clear itself.
Now, though, it seemed things probably weren't so simple.
"Now that I know the answers, I should be able to leave, right?" Lu Cang asked evenly.
If he wanted to leave,
he could be gone in an instant.
But since the other party had given him the answers, turning around and vanishing without a word would be a little too ungrateful.
At least saying goodbye would show some respect for what they'd done.
"Not everyone