Zhang Lingjun noticed the worry in Ye Han's expression and understood what was on his mind.
His expression shifted slightly as he said to Ye Han, "Junior Brother Ye, the Cultivation World has never lacked exceptionally gifted Cultivators with outstanding backgrounds! But what matters most in the Cultivation World is opportunity. No matter how gifted you are or how good your background is, without the right opportunity, you might meet an early end."
After a pause, Zhang Lingjun looked at Ye Han with burning eyes and said, "So, Junior Brother Ye, the greater the danger, the greater the opportunity! You must seize it."
"My aptitude and spirit root aren't very good, just like yours. When I first joined the sect, I suffered every humiliation from disciples with better talent and backgrounds. After all these years, those gifted, well-born disciples who humiliated me are all gone. Even those who are still around have cultivation far below mine."
Zhang Lingjun knew Ye Han feared he might never return from the Darkness Forbidden Ground, so he shared his own experience. "I simply seized a few more opportunities than they did."
Hearing Zhang Lingjun's words, Ye Han felt his heart ease. Indeed, he had been nothing more than a cowherd from Green Ox Village. If he had given up looking for the cow after losing it back then, he would never have found the Purple Cauldron, nor would he have found the Azure Mystic Token and become a Cultivator.
There were plenty of choices that could keep him safer, but the greater the danger, the greater the opportunity. Cultivators were truly full of contradictions.
On one hand, they cultivated in pursuit of immortality. On the other, they had to keep risking their lives to seek Heavenly Treasures and cultivation resources to sustain that pursuit.