Rhodes smiled at Lei Ding and the others. Seeing that none of them looked particularly well, he understood that going a long time without improving would inevitably lead to impatience and frustration.
And impatience and frustration had a particularly strong effect on a person's judgment and temperament. Someone who might otherwise have continued gaining insights could, with even such a slight interference, end up stuck at fusing five Profound Mysteries for the rest of their life.
Rhodes walked slowly over to Azure Dragon Leiding, reached out with his right hand, and patted his shoulder. "Right now, you may be lamenting how long you've gone without improving. But after another few million years, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, when you look back, these little matters won't amount to anything. Keep an even frame of mind."
After speaking, Rhodes looked at the other three and said, "The same goes for you. If you have time to spare, go refine Divine Spark essence. That takes far more time than cultivating Profound Mysteries, but at least you can feel tangible progress every time you finish absorbing it. Come on, don't overthink it. We can talk as we walk and discuss the rest once Hathaway and Pash come out of seclusion." With that, he headed toward the little garden, and Lei Ding and the others followed behind him.
They sat down deep in the garden, and Lei Ding took out several jars of fine wine. He knew that his eldest and second brothers had no other hobbies, but loved fine wine, especially all sorts of different wines. After filling his eldest brother's cup, he poured himself one as well.
"Ah, this wine is good. Prepare some more for me later. Ah, truly excellent." Rhodes slowly savored the wine Lei Ding had poured