Faced with Chen Changsheng's words, Bai Ze did not know what to say for a moment.
After thinking for a long time, Bai Ze said, "Why did he hide for so long?"
"With his abilities, there was no need for him to hide so miserably, was there?"
"It was very necessary!"
Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and said, "If you want to succeed, you must endure what ordinary people cannot."
"The Lower Realm back then was filled with Heaven's Prides. Above, Wu Li and Fu Yao watched like tigers eyeing their prey; below, Chen Shisan and Tian Xuan chased desperately after them."
"In those circumstances, if he had not withdrawn from that struggle, he would likely have ended up dead and gone."
"After all, he was not confident he could defeat people like Wu Li and Fu Yao."
"Since that was the case, the best approach was to avoid that Golden Age."
Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, Bai Ze said in confusion, "But shouldn't Heaven's Prides charge forward without fear?"
"Wouldn't retreating again and again like this damage his Dao heart?"
"It wouldn't." Chen Changsheng shook his head. "Zhang Bairen retreated behind the scenes not because he feared people like Wu Li."
"The real reason was that he sensed there was no road ahead in the Chang Sheng Epoch."
"The old guard of the Three Thousand Zhou was immensely powerful, while those who controlled the Uncanny hid in the shadows."
"Top Forbidden Grounds stood everywhere, and beyond the epoch, the Four Brahma Three Realms were launching frenzied attacks."
"Given the circumstances then, whoever stood at the crest of the era had to step forward and solve these problems."
"If Fu Yao and I had not existed, it would have been manageable. But with us around, Zhang Bairen would not only have