Yugeng understood what Sheng Yuhong meant and said calmly,
"Yuhong, you are my eldest disciple and the sect's senior brother. Your cultivation speed is not slow; you simply cannot keep up with Ranxi. Your paths of cultivation are different, so there is no need to compare them.
"She walks a perilous road strewn with thorns. Every increase in her cultivation came at the cost of nine deaths and one life. You, on the other hand, advance steadily, one step at a time. Your cultivation is solid, and your state of mind is stable. This is your path of cultivation.
"There is no distinction between good and bad here. You need not be overly fixated on increasing your cultivation speed. The essence of a Sword Cultivator lies in the word 'enlightenment.' Blindly seeking speed will throw your sword heart into disorder. Do you understand?"
Sheng Yuhong's expression changed, and he immediately cupped his hands. "Master's teachings are correct. This disciple will remember them."
Afterward, Sheng Yuhong went to find Zhou Lingchuan. He wanted to say a few words to his junior brother before entering seclusion.
At that moment, Zhou Lingchuan was personally handling the Jade Token for Wei Yunqing's death seclusion, though the atmosphere at the scene was somewhat strange.
This was because Wei Yunqing, who was about to enter death seclusion, seemed rather unwilling. She had wanted to resist, but fell silent beneath the look cast her way by Venerable Ran Rui (Zhang Lingrui).
Ran Yang (Lin Keyang) beside her said calmly,
"Junior Nephew Yunqing, in order to survive this time, you took two pills in succession that forcibly raised your cultivation. Ranxi is very worried about you. She fears that your cultivation is unstable and that evil cultivators will target you once you leave the sect, so she instructed