Cultivation Online

"Leaving it for the future? You know it's going to be very difficult for you to return once you ascend, right? Especially the higher you go, the more resources it'll require for you to come back to the Lower Heavens," Song Ling'er said to him.

"I know, but it's not impossible."

Song Ling'er stared at him in silence for a moment before speaking, "Did something happen? There's something different about you."

"Huh? How can you tell?"

"A woman's intuition, I guess," she casually shrugged.

Yuan then sighed, "Something did happen, but it's all in the past now, and dwelling on it won't do me any good."

"While it's definitely not worth dwelling on some things, some definitely are worth it, as it could be what pushes you further past your limit. If you want to talk to me about it, I am all ears."

Yuan pondered for a moment before asking, "Senior Song… Do you know anyone close to you that have passed away? Sorry if it's a sensitive question."

Song Ling'er looked at him with raised eyebrows, "Death? This is the cultivation world, where death is probably one of if not the most common thing regardless of which realm you're in. I don't think there is anyone around my age that hasn't experienced the death of a friend or a loved one."

"In fact, I have lost many friends to magical beasts and even more to other cultivators. I thought it was something more serious, but I guess this is your first time experiencing something like this, which is pretty normal."

Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, this is the first time someone close to me has passed away, and she was even killed right before my eyes. How did you deal with the loss of a friend?"

and said in a low voice, "You can never completely deal with the loss of a friend or family member— at least I don't think so, since they will always remain in your memories. The best thing one

died because I was too weak to protect them. And as cold-hearted as this may sound, it's because of their death that pushed me to where I am

so that it doesn't happen

but as a cultivator— especially as a

you for the

when he noticed something in the distance— two large statues standing beside each other

a closer look at those statues?" Yuan

"Of course."

focused on the female statue to his left first,

the Zither Goddess."

because she is the Zither

Zither Goddess used to be a disciple of our Heavenly Melody Academy. Unfortunately, she didn't stay for long because she easily surpassed everyone within

was she

girl who would spend the majority of her time alone in this exact spot playing the zither. If she's not here, then she would be

why she would spend so much time here? I don't see anything special here." Yuan looked around, but he could only

Ling'er then pointed to the statue standing right beside the

because of this statue. She would spend most of her time

his focus onto the second statue, which

each other?" Yuan couldn't