Fairy Sword, Gu Ao's words stirred Ling Tian's heart. Thinking about it, he realized they were right. Back when he was in the You Hun Realm and the Beast Soul Realm, he hadn't had many scruples in the God Realm. Now, however, he had plenty—or rather, far too many distracting thoughts. That wasn't good for a cultivator. After all, the path of cultivation was one of defying Heaven, and it demanded the courage and resolve to press forward without hesitation.
As Fairy Sword and the others had said, failure itself wasn't frightening; what was frightening was lacking the courage to face it. And having too many scruples was like shackling himself with invisible chains. That was a major taboo for cultivators, and it gave him much to reflect on.
"Senior Feng Lingzi and the others asked me to take over as Fengyun Pavilion's master at this time. They probably didn't just want to entrust the pavilion to me. More importantly, they want me to face powerful experts and find the courage to fight them. That will let me feel the pressure and understand the spirit of a cultivator who presses forward without hesitation." Ling Tian murmured. Now that he understood this, he also saw the good intentions behind Feng Lingzi and the others' decision. He smiled and nodded. "All right. In that case, go ahead. A sparring match will do you good."
"Even if you didn't agree, we'd still have fought," Fairy Sword said with a teasing smile.
Though they had made up their minds, Wu Ling was still sparring with other cultivators, and many more were waiting in line. Fairy Sword, Gu Ao, and the others would have to wait a while longer.
Leaving Ling Tian's situation aside, let's turn back time to when Feng Lingzi and the others