"Ye Kang, what kind of martial artist do you want to become?"
Suddenly, the pensive Ke Yuanzhou raised his head and asked with some curiosity.
Ye Kang thought for a moment, then answered seriously, "Strong enough that no one can threaten me or the people I want to protect."
Ke Yuanzhou smiled, but sorrow deepened in his eyes.
"I used to think the same way. It's a pity that there's always someone stronger. Even when I thought I'd become strong enough, I could only watch the Sacred Sect fall. 'Strong'—it sounds so simple, but achieving it is harder than plucking a star."
Ye Kang nodded. He didn't deny it.
Even a genius like Ke Yuanzhou hadn't reached the realm he'd envisioned.
But there was one crucial difference between them: Ye Kang had a system. That was his greatest source of confidence.
After a moment of silence, Ye Kang said, "By the way, I've always wanted to ask: why did the Sacred Sect draw the attacks of all the Nine Provinces?"
Ke Yuanzhou wasn't surprised by the question, and his expression barely changed. He replied calmly, "Because they were afraid. Afraid their stable existence in a corner of the world would be disrupted, afraid to face a harsher world. The Luofu Sacred Sect wasn't afraid. Not only that, we were already on the path to breaking that peace. So they joined forces and destroyed us, all so they could keep dreaming."
"Existing in a corner of the world?"
"You should understand. After all, you came to the Nine Provinces from an even more desolate world. The Nine Provinces are no different from the Luofu Remnant Realm you were born in. In the face of a greater world, the Nine Provinces are just a barren corner."
Sure enough, Ye Kang understood at