Hou Niao finally understood his situation, but even he himself wasn't sure what good understanding all this did for him?
Apart from destroying confidence, what other path was there?
In every realm, there are things one must do. Why must cultivation be taken step by step? Why does the Cultivation World treat so-called geniuses with such cautious conservatism?
Why does the Daoist Sect always follow procedures to the letter? Why does the Buddhist Sect always adhere strictly to rules? It is for this reason.
Children should play with toys. If they insist on doing adult things, the outcome is predictable.
These taboos are the summary of countless lessons learned from countless failures of innumerable predecessors in the Cultivation World. They have formed the present framework of the cultivation system, ensuring that the vast majority of cultivators will advance step by step within a breakable framework, instead of ambitiously trying to bite off more than they can chew.
