Facing Liu Yidao's question, Chen Xiao thought for a moment before saying, "Of course there's a difference."
"Since there's already a difference, isn't that a terrifying thing?"
"I think the greatest difference between who you are now and who you were before isn't your cultivation, but your thoughts."
"Your thoughts now may not be completely different from before, but they've changed by seventy or eighty percent at least."
"From another perspective, haven't you already killed your former self?"
Hearing this, Jun Lin, who stood nearby, spoke up. "Liu Yidao, that's sophistry."
"All living beings spend their entire lives growing. Casting aside mistaken thoughts—isn't that a good thing?"
"Following your sophistry, couldn't our actions also be called a complete transformation from the bones up?"
Glancing at the eloquent Jun Lin, Liu Yidao said, "Crown Prince, you think this way because the paths you've taken so far have all been right."
"But have you ever considered that if one day you chose the wrong path, would you still think Mortal World Trial was easy?"
"What are you saying? Why would I choose the wrong path?"
"Why wouldn't you choose the wrong path?"
Liu Yidao stared intently at Jun Lin. "There are few fools in this world, and cultivators capable of Mortal World Heart Refinement are even less likely to be fools."
"No one would knowingly continue down a path when they knew the road ahead was wrong."
"The truth is that those mistaken paths are often far more deceptive."
"They may even make you believe that your former path was wrong, and that your current path is the correct one."
"May I ask, Crown Prince, if one day you threw yourself into the embrace of the Forbidden Ground, would you think your choice was wrong?"
"Of course it would be wrong!"
"Then