Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family

Chapter 637: Chapter 481: Great Terror

"Interesting, truly interesting."

"What’s interesting."

"Of course, it’s the ancestors’ attitude. I told them before, they need to open their eyes and see the world."

"Huh?"

"Hey, you kid... the world has changed, it’s no longer the one they lived in. If it weren’t like this, I wouldn’t have allowed your mother to leave the Snowfield Plateau back then, and there wouldn’t be a little rascal like you!"

"Take it easy with your words, old lady. Let me tell you, I have quite a big reputation outside now. You know the term ’Demon Venerable’? It’s the fiercest among demons, the kind that kills without blinking."

"Then wouldn’t your eyes get dry?"

Chen Zhixing: "???"

Looking at the mischievous face of the contemporary Snow Demon King, who had not a single bit of dignity, Chen Zhixing was really left with a belly full of pride with nowhere to express it.

He told the old lady he killed without blinking, yet the old lady asked if his eyes get dry, completely unafraid.

Seeing Chen Zhixing’s expression, the old lady also smiled gently, and with a comforting hand on his shoulder, she told him:

"Don’t think about identities like Demon or Demon King. Those things mean nothing to you. You are simply you, not any Demon Venerable or Demon. Those are identities others impose on you to make it easier for them to understand, define, and influence you. Don’t be affected by these labels, or you’ll fall into their trap."

Chen Zhixing was taken aback upon hearing this, and then he reflected thoughtfully: "Are you saying that these external labels are how they manipulate my behavior?"

"More or less. They suppress you, belittle you, manipulate you, isolate you, confining your actions within their definition. Under external interference, you’ll just resign to accepting this imposed identity. In the end, you become a villainous demon, and they can rally everyone against you. When that time comes, even those who want to help you will refrain due to your identity. Yes, the same old trick."

That’s why they say with age comes wisdom.

In high-level games, someone like the contemporary Snow Demon King has truly seen all sorts of tricks. Even a few casual words from Chen Zhixing could let her pinpoint the problem and offer sufficient advice.

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Zhixing suddenly chuckled.

The first Snow Demon King curiously asked: "What are you laughing at?"

"I’m laughing at the thought, what if I want to be this Demon Venerable?"

"Be the Demon Venerable?"

"Old lady, you said they want to isolate me, belittle me, suppress me, and even control me. But if I’m a demon, how can they control me?"

"Child, your thinking is wrong. There are times when you need the help of others."

"If help is needed, then just ask for it."

"But you’re already a demon, who would help you then?"

"Who said demons have no help? With enough benefits, there’s no shortage of willing hands."

"Benefits...you can share benefits with others, but who would willingly share benefits with you? Child, you’re at a disadvantage this way."

"Old lady, your thinking is wrong."

"..."

"All my benefits are within my plans. If benefits appear outside my plans, then they are not benefits to me but unforeseen events. In my current situation, unforeseen events are what I despise the most."

As he spoke to the end, Chen Zhixing’s eyes grew increasingly bright, and at that moment, he firmly solidified his thoughts.

"Only the benefits within my plans are true benefits. Anything outside of it is an uncertainty. On the already cramped chessboard where I’ve consumed a large portion of benefits, there is no need for unforeseen events. Because for me now, unforeseen events mean troubles, change, and uncontrolled things. These uncontrolled things are what I should be most wary of... Compared to them, the disdain and isolation from the world are merely a breeze in spring, a buzz in the summer, the fragrance of flowers and fruits in autumn, the falling snowflakes in winter... Things that aren’t necessary to pay mind to."

The Snow Demon King was a bit stunned by Chen Zhixing’s words.

She felt that what Chen Zhixing said made sense, yet something was off, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.

Chen Zhixing didn’t let her keep pondering.

"Old lady, live your life in peace. As your grandson, I’ve grown up already; no need for you to worry about me anymore. You don’t have to put your thoughts onto my heart, living your own life well is far better than anything else."

After saying this, Chen Zhixing inexplicably smiled slightly.

At that moment.

His realm naturally broke through to the Fifth Order, with a palpable sense of enlightenment in the Great Tao.

Indeed, now he was in the Longevity Realm, the Master of One Tao from the Star Monarch line; there was no one above his head capable of shielding him from the wind and rain. At this point, he had grown to the stage where it was time to shield those life forms who depended on him from pain and hardship.

A small realization was nothing substantial.

The reason for breaking through the Fifth Order was simply a matter of accumulation reaching a tipping point, allowing him to break through naturally with the opportunity.