After the divorce, I returned to my village and became a legendary healer.

"The Bureau of Heresy Investigation is the predecessor of the Imperial Observatory, and the remnant of those who closed the gates of heaven and earth."

"To ordinary living beings, they are righteous and guardians."

"But you can imagine what they represent to cultivators in the world."

"Mountain gods, river gods, and water gods are remnants of that era. They not only suppress taboos and secrets from ancient times to the present, but also represent the order of the human world."

"Now that they have fallen one after another, I don't need to say what that means, do I?" Jiang Yinxue said softly to Chen Shi'an.

"So, these cultivators want to reopen the gates of heaven and earth?" Chen Shi'an asked!

"Indeed, but unfortunately, even if it reopens, it may not be able to regain its vitality. The human world was once ravaged by the descendants of immortals and demons from the underworld."

"The reopening of the gates of heaven and earth means that the first thing living beings on earth will have to face is those guys."

"If they hadn't wreaked havoc on the world, I'm afraid the severing of the connection between heaven and earth wouldn't have happened back then, at the junction of the gate between heaven and earth and the human world."

"It seals those things away."

Jiang Yinxue looked at Chen Shi'an and said softly!

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi'an nodded slightly. He roughly understood what Jiang Yinxue meant. It was as if there were two cups of wine in front of you, one of which was poisoned and the other was also poisoned.

One cup is a slow death, the other might offer a glimmer of hope, but the chances are slim.

However, in this day and age, everything has reached a critical point.

Ordinary cultivators may not have such deep ambitions, but those martial saints and immortals who truly wreak havoc on the world will not be willing to perish.

Even if there's only a sliver of hope, they're willing to give it their all.

The final era is coming; if they don't fight now, they won't even have the chance to fight anymore.

"So, he tells you that one day you must choose carefully. You are also a cultivator, meant to protect humanity. In this degenerate age, will you struggle and pursue a higher realm?"

"It's all up to you," Jiang Yinxue said softly, looking at Chen Shi'an.

"What do you think I should choose?" Chen Shi'an asked, looking at Jiang Yinxue.

"You can decide for yourself. I won't interfere with your choice. Of course, I will support you no matter what you choose," Jiang Yinxue said softly, looking at Chen Shi'an.

"Heh." Chen Shi'an chuckled.

Now, some people may be enemies, or they may be friends.

Ultimately, it depends on Chen Shi'an's own choice.

"I'm just an ordinary person," Chen Shi'an chuckled softly.

Jiang Yinxue gave Chen Shi'an a deep look, said nothing, and turned to leave.

After Jiang Yinxue left, only Chen Shi'an remained in the clinic. Chen Shi'an leaned back in his chair, looking at the sky outside the door. Indeed, some things are better left unsaid.

Perhaps, if the Yangtze River never floods again, Jiang Yinxue will never tell him the answer.

Actually, not knowing isn't necessarily a bad thing; knowing might just make you feel melancholy.

Besides, does it really matter what choice he makes?

In this grand game of the world, countless crocodiles lie hidden, yet to surface.

Chen Shi'an is not qualified to turn the tide!

If things really come to that, can he stop it?

Even a martial saint among mortals probably couldn't control the future situation!

Chen Shi'an shook his head and smiled helplessly. For a nobody like him who hadn't even reached the Martial Saint realm, thinking about those things seemed a bit too far-fetched.

A day passed in the blink of an eye, and Chen Shi'an had finally processed the shocking news that Jiang Yinxue had brought him.

Chen Shi'an continued doing what he was doing as before, seemingly unaffected.

"Sister, what do you think he will choose?" Standing in the courtyard, Si Qing looked at Jiang Yinxue and asked softly!

"I don't know, you never know about him," Jiang Yinxue gently shook her head.

"I think he might side with the Bureau of Heresy Investigation," Si Qing said with a smile.

"How so?" Jiang Yinxue asked, her brows furrowed.

"He never considered himself a spiritual practitioner; on the contrary, he preferred this mundane life, which can be seen from the fact that he rarely associated with spiritual practitioners."

"Of course, it's also possible that he'll remain neutral, stay out of it, and let the situation develop as it may. I'm afraid he won't pay attention to anyone unless it gets interfered with," Si Qing said softly.

"When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken."

"Some things, if you don't face them now, you'll have to face them eventually. And right now, at this very moment, he's already standing here." Jiang Yinxue gently shook her head.

While Jiang Yinxue and Si Qing were talking, Chen Shi'an was also asking Hua Yueying a question.

"If one day we could break the cycle of Dharma decline, but the human world would have to pay a huge price, what would you do?" Chen Shi'an asked Hua Yueying.

Hua Yueying nestled in Chen Shi'an's arms, smiled faintly, and said, "Of course I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you want."

"Besides, I'm just a nobody, I don't have the power to make a final decision, so does it matter what I do?" Hua Yueying asked Chen Shi'an.

"That seems to be true." Chen Shi'an nodded.

It seems there's really no need to worry about those things.

From ancient times to the present day, how many powerful figures have been hidden in this world? Who knows?

Even the Bureau of Heresy Investigation, which monitors the entire world, can't figure this out. There's really no need to be pretentious now.

Moreover, there's the hurdle of dealing with the descendants of immortals and demons who once wreaked havoc on the human world; who knows how many more lives will be lost then.

The future is long.

Let's just wait and see.

Even if it erupts now, there are tall guys to hold it off.

It wasn't his turn, Chen Shi'an, to charge into battle.

"What will you choose then?" Jiang Yinxue asked Si Qing in the courtyard.

"I want revenge. The eight ancient clans were destroyed by those guys." Si Qing's voice was icy.

Of the eight ancient clans, only she remains, along with an ancient corpse that has lost its memory.

"Actually, there's no need to think so much. Some things may have been predetermined. In the end, the situation might be completely out of control."

"Many things are just in our imagination before they happen," Si Qing said with a smile and a relaxed expression.

"That makes sense," Jiang Yinxue nodded.

"It is said that the eight ancient clans had a special method for finding people and things?" Jiang Yinxue looked at Si Qing.

"Not bad." Si Qing nodded.

"Help me find where Hou Qing is," Jiang Yinxue said indifferently.

"Hmm?" Si Qing frowned.

"There are some things that should be retrieved," Jiang Yinxue said indifferently.

"If you want to stand up for him, then stand up for him, but you're making excuses." Si Qing rolled her eyes.

"Are you going to look for it or not?" Jiang Yinxue asked!

"I'll find it for you, okay?!" Si Qing said, both amused and exasperated.