"My master never intended to tell you. There is nothing more to say about it now. Go do whatever you need to do," Patriarch Bodhi said with his eyes closed.
Uchiha Shin studied his master. He truly did not know what his master wanted.
In this struggle among the great powers of the Three Realms, all sides had suffered considerable losses. If Patriarch Bodhi had swiftly raised his strength this time, he would undoubtedly have become the strongest person in the Three Realms, with the greatest influence over them.
Yet Patriarch Bodhi had not done so, which left Uchiha Shin somewhat helpless.
Uchiha Shin voiced this doubt.
Patriarch Bodhi said, "Isn't it better that I did not do so? If I fought to the death like Taishang Laojun and the others, only to end up with greatly diminished strength, what would be the point?"
After hearing this, Uchiha Shin was slightly stunned again. His master's words made sense.
Precisely because he had not fought, he had not suffered such damage.
If his master had fought as Taishang Laojun and the others had, he might have ended up with greatly diminished strength as well.
It seemed his master was wise enough to appear foolish. Though it looked as though he had refrained from fighting and missed this excellent opportunity, it was actually great wisdom.
His master understood the future situation and knew that this attempt would not succeed.
But many people might have foreseen this as well, yet they had been unwilling to give up. Even if there had only been the slightest chance, they would have been willing to try; even without an opportunity, they would have forced one into existence.
For someone like his master to restrain the desires in his heart and resist such benefits was truly not