As he spoke, the village elder showed a sigh of regret, and Li Sisui couldn't help but ask curiously:

What strange event has occurred?

"We insignificant people had no idea what exactly happened. It was our elders who told us and instructed us to settle down in a corner and guard the ruins, which is how Hidden Dragon Village came to be today!"

Seeing that Li Sisui was still about to ask questions, the village elder quickly said:

"That's all for today. Starting tomorrow, you shall meditate and cultivate according to my method. Do not slack off. Cultivation is a matter of defying fate and destiny; life and death are unpredictable, and success or failure depends on your own will. Remember this."

Listening to the village elder's earnest words, Li Sisui also put away his previous excitement. Judging from the village elder's words, cultivation was not as good as he had imagined. Defying fate and changing destiny might just cost him his life.

I've come here in a daze, aimlessly wandering in this unfamiliar world. If I don't cultivate, I can only live out my days quietly in this small village and grow old.

But since I was able to travel through time, it might be an opportunity. So why not seize the moment and face whatever comes, whether it's life or death, success or failure?

With this in mind, Li Sisui was filled with confidence again and made up his mind to embark on the path of cultivation. Now that he had no worries, his life, death, success or failure depended entirely on himself!

The village elder had vanished sometime during the night, leaving only Li Sisui in the house. Li Sisui felt a sense of rebirth, perhaps finding direction for the first time in this unfamiliar world, no longer needing to blindly drift through life. Li Sisui rose and walked towards the blacksmith's shop, completely unaware that a pair of eyes were silently watching him from behind. The village elder watched Li Sisui walk away, muttering to himself:

"Kid, don't blame us for being ruthless; it's all up to fate now."

Having said that, he turned and disappeared.

Since his conversation with the village elder that day, Li Sisui has never seen the village elder again. Others, such as Old Liu and Old Zhang, have also become mysterious, as if something is about to happen.

Despite this, Li Sisui had already made up his mind to embark on the path of cultivation. However, just as he was single-mindedly making up his mind to cultivate, he suddenly became confused again. He felt that something was wrong. Why did he have to cultivate again?

Why use the word "again"?