He felt incredibly grounded whenever he thought about his own practice, as if that feeling alone was a platform. This was actually a very serious pathological state, yet he was completely oblivious to it. He kept practicing relentlessly, driven by the thought of becoming a formidable person who could instill fear in everyone. Only when he put this idea into action did he feel that his days were not wasted.
This mindset was indeed correct, or could be considered a familial connection, and not a mistaken approach or method. But they had completely forgotten their true origins in their eagerness to learn more. They overlooked the fact that no matter how high one's Cultivation was, facing a true power user was a daunting task. Being able to preserve one's life without sorrow was already quite an accomplishment—if one did not intend to defeat the opponent, it was simply an impossibility.
