"I don't quite understand."
"Why can't you intervene in the road ahead?" Chen Changan asked curiously.
"For one thing, we have to devote all our attention to fighting the enemy."
"While we pave the way for you, they'll do everything they can to stop you."
"We can't give them that opportunity."
"And there's another reason: you need to face everything that comes next on your own."
"Uncle, I know your body is formidable, and your cultivation has now reached the peak of the Undefeated Realm. But I still have to warn you: in the worlds you've experienced, you've certainly been a prodigy."
"That's only because of what the people there know. They've never seen what a true prodigy is."
"You've kept improving your cultivation and strength, Uncle, so why was Ren Xuan still angry?"
"The real reason is that Ren Xuan has seen true prodigies and knows exactly what they're like."
"You could have been like them, Uncle—even surpassed them. But you... haven't lived up to everyone's expectations."
"All right, I won't say any more. I have to go back and help the others."
"The next time we meet should be when you break through to the Ruler Realm."
"Until then, we'll give it everything we have and hold on until the day you arrive."
Chen Changan frowned at Chen Ao's words and quickly asked, "Are you saying the talent and strength I've shown so far only count as adequate? Barely adequate?"
"Compared to the real geniuses, I'm not even in the same league?"
"I wouldn't put it that way. You're certainly much stronger than ordinary people, but you can't be called a prodigy."
"You have advantages others can only look upon from afar, Uncle. If you make good use of them, you'll surely surpass those people."
Chen Ao's words