Awakening to the Era

On the way back to the Potion Trading Center building, Chu Fei remained silent and contemplative.

Once they returned to the living room, Ren Qingyun could no longer hold back. "What are you thinking about?"

Chu Fei said, "I'm wondering whether the times create heroes, or heroes create the times.

"This recent string of events has made me think about a great many things.

"Ever since the Dragon People incident erupted, I've felt the power of an era.

"History rolls ever onward, day and night without pause.

"And amid this torrent of the times, individuals emerge one after another, enriching the era with their own distinctive marks.

"It was also in this era that the Dragon People surged ahead in triumph while we suffered defeat after defeat.

"Before the torrent of the times, an individual can only drift with the current.

"But today, after I revealed the matter of 'eating Eerie Spirits,' I suddenly felt as though I had shifted the direction of the times.

"One can imagine that after these people obtain the method of eating Eerie Spirits, they will inevitably begin hunting them actively instead of fearing them as they did before.

"Eating Eerie Spirits can also advance one's Cultivation Level. Once one's Cultivation Level improves, one can strike back against the Dragon People.

"From that perspective, it seems heroes shape the times."

After hearing him, Ren Qingyun smiled. "Your thoughts aren't uncommon. Too many people have thought that way. But I believe the relationship between heroes and the times is this:

"Heroes belong to their era, and the era belongs to its heroes!

"They are two sides of the same whole, mutually advancing one another. Without heroes, the torrent of the times cannot be formed; without an era, heroes have nowhere to display their abilities.

"Thinking about