Especially those with top-tier strength.
"That's right. You've grown up, and now you can stand on your own. You're qualified to contend with those super-strong experts. But this world is complicated. Even when you're on the verge of becoming an immortal, things don't always go according to plan."
"So you still have to tread carefully. There are far too many powerful figures between heaven and earth, far more than we've seen."
"Is that so?" Yun Shu shook his head lightly. "I feel the same way."
"But that doesn't stop us from continuing to cultivate, does it?" Yun Shu shook his head lightly. "Everything outside is unknown, and there's still much to investigate. But for now, everything remains under control. If things truly get out of hand, then we'll each have to rely on our own abilities."
"The Myriad Sword Pavilion's previous mountain lockdown was already the bare minimum of operation. Now we've merely returned to a normal course."
"There's nothing in particular worth paying attention to."
The Patriarch pondered for a moment. "Very well. I trust you're cautious enough. It's just that you've experienced so much and met so many people lately. You've even encountered several Human Immortals. It feels as though things are gradually becoming strange."
Yun Shu only smiled and didn't reply.
He knew what was strange about it: the Patriarch might have known all those people well. Perhaps some of them had even been his enemies back then. But clearly, none of that mattered much to Yun Shu now.
When he saw those people, he couldn't even connect them to the Myriad Sword Pavilion's destruction back then.
But in the Patriarch's eyes, it was different.
Perhaps he simply saw further into the future.
Yun Shu didn't dwell on it, but one thing the Patriarch kept reminding him