There are many different paths and paths of cultivation and different ways. Long before creating the universe, it was said there was only black space where it was okay to be.
Star? There wasn't even air then, just a vast and dark space, empty, with no chemical elements in it.
Knowing external knowledge was indeed fundamental, to the point that one was regarded as a genius in many people's eyes. It was a pity that they were unaware that their intelligence was a speck of dust. No, it couldn't even be seen when one looked at how vast this world was.
Genius? Intelligent? Clever? If there are all kinds of words, why are there unsolvable mysteries? Why are there questions that can never be answered?
Because basically, there is no word genius or smart in this world. There is only luck and hard work that will never betray the results.