As he walked through the Eternal Nation, Xiao Yun found it exceedingly monotonous and dull.
Born immortal, the cultivators here lacked the fighting spirit to climb ever upward. Moreover, immortal powerhouses faced no threat of death, so naturally they did not work nearly as hard.
Only a small number were truly willing to strive. They were geniuses among geniuses, because they believed they had hope of advancing to Eternity.
As for those with poor talent, they could not be bothered to cultivate diligently. The chances of advancing to Eternity were too slim anyway, so what was the point of working so hard?
No wonder Pan City Lord introduced endless darkness into the Chaos Realm. Without the threat of life and death, cultivators grow lazy once they reach the immortal realm.
Xiao Yun thought to himself.
In truth, if not for the threat of the Chaos Realm restarting back then, he would not have been so desperate either.
Between life and death lay great terror, but also great opportunities.
Without the threat of death, one also lost such great opportunities.
The Eternal Nation had existed for countless ages, and the cultivators here did not die. By all reason, Eternities should have been everywhere by now. Yet in reality, there were not many Eternities in the Eternal Nation. The proven-Dao Eternities and pseudo-Eternities combined numbered fewer than a thousand.
This showed that even with endless lifespans, one still could not advance to the Eternal realm without sufficient talent.
"Those who truly possess a fighting spirit will voluntarily go to the cities near the Eternal Great Wall to hunt True Beasts. Most cultivators who remain in the Eternal Nation have no great aspirations."
Before long, Xiao Yun arrived at Hegemon City.
Hegemon City was enormous and bustling, with countless cultivators coming and going.