Sky-Pillaring Terrace was an open stretch of level ground before Eaglefall Peak in the Peaceful Realm. Other than traveling the Earth Continent, Zhang Yu's incarnation spent most of his time here expounding the Dao.
Many came and went to hear his teachings, and they all treated him with great respect. Yet over so many years, across the whole Earth Continent, very few had truly entered the Dao and achieved anything in cultivation.
This was because the Peaceful Realm had a peculiar trait. Perhaps because its spiritual opportunities were gentle and even, humans and other kinds had never experienced any major conflict since ancient times. Each dwelled in a place of peace and security. The living beings of this realm were exceptionally pure of heart, without any desire to contend. They studied the Dao only to prolong their lives and remain free of all illness.
But if they were asked to live on wind and dew and endure decades of bitter cultivation, they were unwilling. They would rather slowly grow old, happily watch their children and grandchildren gather around their knees, then pass away peacefully after a hundred years.
Thus, these people cultivated the Dao with remarkable nonchalance. If they succeeded, they succeeded; if not, they went off to do something else and immediately cast it from their minds. They had no such obsession in their hearts.
Besides humans, other kinds often came to hear the Dao as well. The humans found this nothing strange. As time passed, many rare birds and exotic beasts gathered at the foot of the mountain. Once these beasts began producing offspring, they would migrate elsewhere.
Over countless years, generation after generation of living beings on the Earth Continent had multiplied, and most were descendants of those exotic beasts. Thus, the place where Zhang Yu expounded