Mortals get a golden finger for immortal cultivation every year

"Actually, I've told you about this before, and not only me, but your mother has also told you. You should be well aware of these things. The reason I'm telling you again is to tell you not to have any hope for the Heavenly Court. I admit there are many good people in the Heavenly Court, but they aren't exactly good people either. They're helping the Kunlun Realm for their own interests. As for what those interests are, you'll find out later. In short, they're not good people. If you threaten their interests, they'll kill you immediately, even if they had a significant relationship with that old bald monk. Perhaps one day in the future they'll help you, or even do everything in their power to help you, at any cost." But ultimately, it's all about profit. The revival of the Kunlun Realm, its return to its peak, is a good thing for them. In fact, it's an extremely good thing, something the old bald monk told them. That's why they trust him so much; he was once close to becoming the number one expert in both Heaven and Hell. This was thanks to my help. Originally, he was at most in the top twenty, but with my help, he almost became number one. Unfortunately, he was still one step short of our Zhang family ancestor. Our Zhang family ancestor did so many things, turning our Zhang family into this state; he really deserves a beating. In short, I'm telling you again about this: don't have any hope for the Heavenly Realm.”

"Of course, don't have any hope for the Hell Realm either; it's just a place to stay. If you want to develop feelings in the Hell Realm, that's fine, but you have to be prepared to accept the consequences of being betrayed by those feelings. The Hell Realm is even more cold-blooded and ruthless. The Heavenly Realm still has some warmth, but if you want to find warmth in the Hell Realm, that's just a joke. Of course, it's not impossible, but it depends on whether you have the ability. As for what that ability is, that depends on whether you can obtain it yourself. But since you are the successor of that old bald monk, I believe you can do it. If you can't, that old bald monk wouldn't have chosen you, and those guys certainly wouldn't have chosen you either. As for me, I chose myself, and those old bastards chose me too."

"They value the treasures I possess even more, and the divine powers I wield, because each of them can grant someone the power to defy fate. However, the price to pay for them is immense. Although I am as weak as you are now, even the gods dare not attack me, because they know that if they do, they might force out everything from my past life. At that time, although my current reincarnation will be disrupted, their fate will not be good either, because I will then tear down the entire Heavenly Court. Although I am not the number one in the Heavenly Court..." "You're a master, but I can utterly destroy the Heavenly Court. I'm capable of that, so you don't need to doubt me. However, if I do that, my current reincarnation will be completely over, and the events and outcomes to come will be delayed by another hundred thousand years, or even a million years. At that point, our sins will be immense, sins that no one can bear, including neither you nor I. Therefore, don't place any hope in either side, including me. Your only hope is yourself."

"You only need to believe in yourself. As for others, don't believe anyone, including me. So whether you believe what I'm saying or not is up to you. I know you have a sense of justice in your heart, and I admire your character. Otherwise, I wouldn't have kept you around until now. I've kept you around not only because you're my brother, because we share the same bloodline, but also because you're the disciple of that old bald monk. But none of that really matters. The most important thing is that I admire your character, because you are righteous. Of course, this righteousness might only be seen as righteous by people on our side. But it's not the same in the Heavenly Realm."

"I think you're quite clear about the grudges between the Heavenly Realm and our Kunlun Realm. Ten thousand years ago, our Kunlun Realm became what it is today, and the Heavenly Realm deserves the most credit. They are the culprits, not the Hell Realm. Therefore, they will definitely try every means to kill you, the descendant of this old bald monk. So, if you encounter people from the Heavenly Realm, don't have any doubts or trust. They will definitely kill you, and they will stop at nothing to kill you. They will not have any kindness towards you. They just want to find a way to kill you. Besides the Heavenly Realm, all forces related to the Heavenly Realm want to kill you, such as the Soul Realm. They also want to kill you to curry favor with the Heavenly Realm."

"What I'm telling you now is to make you understand that the only person you can trust is yourself; you don't need to trust anyone else. Alright, I've said what I needed to say, and I've also told you what I shouldn't have. Whether you believe it or not is up to you. It has nothing to do with me anymore; I'm just telling you all this out of a brother's responsibility. Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to you. Next, we need to deal with this Holy War of Merit. Remember the treasure left behind by the old bald monk in the Ancestral Spirit Realm? This treasure is even more important than a divine artifact. With this treasure, I can guarantee your cultivation speed will advance by leaps and bounds, because this treasure has an extremely powerful effect: it can maximize the speed of time, making one day equal to one year. What does this mean? I think you should understand better than I do. What you lack most right now is time, and this is what the old bald monk left you. If you can obtain it, it will definitely be something that allows you to grow rapidly." "A treasure. The god Hunter of the Ancestral Spirit Realm became a god mainly because of that one treasure. Unfortunately, even so, he didn't comprehend the true meaning left behind by that treasure. Of course, if he had comprehended it, he would have died even faster. Although he died, he left that thing behind, but whether you can obtain it depends on your luck. Because I'm not the only one who knows this; many other gods know about it too. So they've all sent people to search for it. Therefore, this Merit Holy War is far more severe than previous ones. Although you didn't participate in the previous Merit Holy Wars, I can guarantee that this one will be far more brutal. So no matter what, you must be extra careful to obtain the treasure left behind by that old bald monk. If you can obtain it, the time you lack most in the future will no longer be a problem. As for whether you can master it, whether you can completely control it, that depends on your own luck and ability. I hope you can truly master it."

Zhao Shuang patted his younger brother's shoulder, sighed, and said something that made Zhang Ruoji fall silent. At the same time, he was extremely excited and was suppressing his excitement.

He naturally believed what Zhao Shuang said, but precisely because of it, he didn't show any joy. He simply said to Zhao Shuang:

"Thank you for informing me, brother. I will do my utmost to obtain that treasure and will certainly not disappoint you."

"Will I be disappointed? This has nothing to do with you. Whether you get it or not, it's none of my business. If you get it, I can use it; if you don't, it doesn't matter. Whoever gets it, I'll ask them for it. It's not important to me. Whether a being from the Heavenly Realm or the Hell Realm gets it, I can get it. There's no problem with that. The reason I want you to get it is because this was left to you by the old bald monk. If you don't get it, it will be a huge disappointment for the old bald monk. You need to know how important this is. If other beings get it, it will be a disaster, and it will have a huge impact on you. Because what you lack most right now is time. Nothing is more important than time, especially for you. Whether you want to defeat the Empress or do anything else, what you need is time. Only with enough time can you truly grow, become stronger, and become a Holy King, a Great Sage, a God. And all of this requires sufficient time." Regarding resources, you don't need to worry about them. As long as you are strong enough, you will be able to obtain them. As long as you can demonstrate sufficient value, both the Moon Goddess and those connected to the old bald monk will provide them to you. However, even with sufficient resources, you will need sufficient time to refine them. Because no matter how many resources you have, if you don't have enough time, they are just a pile of waste to you. So do you understand this principle? What you need most right now is time; nothing is more important than time. Therefore, you must obtain them. If you don't, your value will drop to its lowest point. At that time, if you want to obtain resources, the price you need to pay and the effort you need to put in will be ten times, a hundred times, or even a thousand times or ten thousand times greater than it is now. Those guys in the Heavenly Court will absolutely not give you any useful resources anymore. Even if they do, it will come at an extremely heavy price, a price that will greatly extend your cultivation time and the time it takes for you to become stronger. And your desire to defeat the Empress, defeat the Empress, and pursue the truth you want to know will become an unattainable goal.

"Most importantly, I'm sorry, but you are the successor of the Old Bald Donkey. Do you know how valuable this identity is to you? Although it brings you endless danger, it also brings endless benefits. You need to find these yourself. If you want to obtain them, you need to put in enough effort, and I hope you can do that. Of course, I have enough confidence in you; I believe you can do it, otherwise the Old Bald Donkey wouldn't have chosen you. It's because the Old Bald Donkey chose you that he passed on his Time-Space Divine Martial Mark. However, this thing is a hindrance to everyone. A constraint. You must know that in the past, the people of this world, whether in the Heavenly Court or the Hell Realm, did not need this thing to cultivate. It's just that because of a certain guy, they must have this thing to cultivate, and this has become a constraint on this world." A tool. An extremely terrifying tool, which can only be rid of by reaching a certain level, but very few can reach that level, extremely few indeed. Therefore, I hope you at least reach that level, to rid yourself of everything brought about by your Time-Space Divine Martial Mark. Only then will you be able to truly gain freedom. So, Ninth Brother, do you understand everything I'm telling you now? If you don't understand, then don't understand. You can seal this memory away, you can forget it, none of that matters. In short, this Time-Space Divine Martial Mark is not a good thing for you. To be precise, it's a good thing for you now, but not for you in the future. Therefore, when the time comes, I hope you can discard it. At that time, you will gain true freedom, true freedom, freedom from all constraints. That is true freedom.”

Zhang Ruoji was completely confused by Zhao Shuang's words, but even so, he chose to believe her.

Although Zhao Shuang had just told him that he didn't need to believe him, he still chose to believe his older brother this time.

He knew that if he didn't have enough confidence in himself, he would never have said so much to him.

"What does my brother plan to do next? Is there anything I can do to help him?"

"You don't need to worry about that. The reason I'm telling you all this is so that if I ever leave, disappear, or die, then the rest will be up to you to handle. Because I seem to sense an extremely powerful force preparing to eliminate me. That force is so terrifying that even at my peak, I would have found it difficult to withstand. But what exactly is this force? I haven't figured it out yet." (End of Chapter)