Hearing this, Uchiha Shin was taken aback. It did make some sense.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi had indeed been highly confident and bold back then. He dared to do many things others did not, dared to forge new paths, and dared to make enemies of the powerful.
That was why the Ancient Heavenly Court and the Ancestral Witches had fought until both sides suffered grievous losses.
"Do you have any other candidates?" Shopkeeper Yang asked.
Uchiha Shin shook his head. "Not for now."
Shopkeeper Yang smiled faintly and continued onward.
Uchiha Shin followed him. "Shopkeeper Yang, how are you able to see things so clearly?"
"I have lived for countless years and weathered many storms," Shopkeeper Yang said. "And now that I am in business, I have to deal with all kinds of people. Naturally, I can see things clearly and thoroughly."
"Although the people you just mentioned are all great figures of the Three Realms, they are still human in the end. As long as they possess humanity, I can see through them."
Uchiha Shin smiled. Shopkeeper Yang's words made a great deal of sense.
"Then tell me, what kind of person am I?" Uchiha Shin asked with a smile, somewhat curious.
Shopkeeper Yang looked at Uchiha Shin. "You are different."
Uchiha Shin: "..."
"Isn't that nonsense? Every living thing in the Three Realms is different."
"That is not what I mean by different," Shopkeeper Yang said. "You are strange. Your understanding and thoughts differ from those of this world. You make people curious, but also wary."
"For someone like you, there will only be two possible outcomes in the future."
"What two outcomes?" Uchiha Shin asked.
"Either you achieve great success in cultivation, or you perish."
Uchiha Shin froze. "There is nothing besides those two? Can't I just be