Cha Shiyin was not trying to elevate his status or use empty threats; he truly had no interest in helping the Imperial Family.
The natural order is indifferent, the natural order is impartial, the natural order is selfless.
The long passage of time had already eroded Cha Shiyin's 'benevolence' to the point of being nearly diluted. Even though he still saw himself as a human, he could no longer regard other Brilliant Ones as his kin.
In his eyes, apart from the oath made a millennium ago and that distant obsession, nothing in the world was worth his concern. The Brilliant Ones were no different from the Barbarian Race, even if his impression of the Brilliant Ones was slightly better. However, a thick barrier known as 'time' had already erected itself between him and all mortals. There was no one in this world who could understand him.
Time is the remedy that soothes all wounds, but it is also the poison that wears down all emotions.
