Ye Han flew toward Heavenly Billows, his expression somewhat downcast. On the journey here, he and Fairy Ningyu had laughed, chatted, and teased each other. Those had been some of the rare moments of ease and contentment he had enjoyed over the years...
Part of it was simply being with Fairy Ningyu. Her gentle, unworldly disposition and flawless, peerless beauty always helped him relax.
He had to admit that even after years of cultivation, cultivators did not grow numb to beauty or lose their appreciation for it. In fact, retaining that appreciation helped keep their minds clear and perceptive.
If a cultivator lost interest in everything and became as numb as a wooden puppet, their cultivation would stagnate as a result.
Cultivators possessed long lives, but those vast lifespans were not meant merely for enjoying longevity.
Rather, within their finite lifespans, they sought to explore more of the truths of the Heaven and Earth Laws and the essence of divine abilities and wondrous arts, comprehend more laws, cultivate stronger divine abilities, refine more powerful treasures, and explore still more mysterious places and existences. These were the pursuits that filled a cultivator's long life...
If a cultivator had no interest in any of these things, their cultivation would surely stagnate, with little prospect of progress.
Ye Han had not cultivated inside that mountain for very long. In less than a month, he had prepared to leave Golden Soil and return to Heavenly Billows.
He had already passed through two cultivator cities in Golden Soil. Besides gathering news there, he had mainly purchased various Heavenly Treasures found only in Golden Soil and sold off some treasures and Heavenly Treasures he no longer needed...
As Ye Han had expected, thanks to the plans of Blackwater Old Devil, Sword Twenty-Nine, and the others, the