(Thanks to Ximen and Qiufeng for the chapter recommendations, especially Qiufeng's poisoned praise. I'll have to digest that...)
Then again, the path of cultivation was strewn with thorns and traps at every step. If Tang Changsheng had truly formed his Yin Spirit before the Trial and missed his chance to obtain the Heavenly Secrets Seed, he would have ended up no better than those unlucky souls Du Chao and Liu Ye.
Reaching the Yang God Realm after that would have been harder than climbing to heaven!
Every choice on the path of cultivation held a trap.
Fortunately, he had Lu Yuanzhen, a Yang Spirit True Person, behind him, guiding him step by step. That was why he had avoided the wrong turns and made it this far.
This world can only be my backyard. If I want to cultivate, I still can't do without the Eastern Glory World!
Dharma, Companions, Wealth, and Land were the four essentials of cultivation. Often, Companions and Land came down to the environment around a cultivator.
Just as a place with a thriving academic atmosphere readily produced great scholars and talented people, this world was barren—a desert for cultivation. Whether he wanted to go farther on his path or pursue anything else, Tang Changsheng had to return to the Eastern Glory World!
"Once I've settled matters in Great Chu, I should return to the Eastern Glory World and continue cultivating. I may treat this world as my backyard, but the power of a Yin Spirit is still far too weak..."
Tang Changsheng sighed softly. Subduing Youxu True Person with ease had not gone to his head.
On the contrary, it had made him keenly aware of his shortcomings. If he had reached the Earth Immortal realm, this world truly would have been his backyard—his immortal