He continued.
'Also, I believe that if a person is destined to be at the top and they have the grit and will to sacrifice to reach their goal, there is a very high possibility that they might be able to achieve it. Because even though their starting point may be low, at some point, more than opportunity and background in cultivation, what matters most is the person himself, his will, and his mindset.'
'Also, if they don't have talent? Then, with the right time and opportunity, their talent can be changed. And if they don't have a powerful background? Then they can join a faction if they can prove they are worthy of investment. And if they don't have resources? Then with the right amount of time and hard work, they can have those as well.'
He continued to think.
'Look at those Great Emperors throughout history. They surpassed everyone in their generation to shoulder Heaven's Will. Who among them hadn't suffered hardships, persevered through pain and difficulties, withstood loneliness, and suffered from the sadness of losing their loved ones? Who among them hadn't traversed a myriad of tribulations and seen the ups and downs of the world?'
'But even after everything, did they stop? No! Did they give up in the face of difficulties? No! Did they stop because of pain? No! The answer has always been no. No matter what happened in their lives, they always kept going and never stopped. They always kept moving forward and pushing themselves to achieve their goals.'
Xiao thought calmly.
'While talent, background, resources, connections, and opportunities matter, they are not everything. What matters the most is a person's will, courage, determination, and what they are willing to sacrifice. Also, they need a purpose, motivation, or dream that will constantly push them forward to achieve their goals.'
Xiao let out a lonely sigh.
'Cultivation is a brutal, violent, terrifying, addictive, and lonely process. Without a proper purpose to drive a person forward, a cultivator would go mad sooner or later. So before cultivating, we must first understand and discover ourselves. Why do we even want to cultivate in the first place? What is the purpose for which we are willing to sacrifice anything and withstand everything?'
He continued.
'If a person knows this before starting their cultivation journey, and then does whatever it takes to achieve that purpose, they will reach very great heights in cultivation. Of course, that is if they don't encounter any unfortunate disasters or offend the wrong person.'
Xiao smiled slightly.
'Thankfully, I have a clear goal and purpose for my cultivation path. Otherwise, even if I were talented and reached a very high level of cultivation in the future, it would be more or less pointless, as I would be like a lone boat lost at sea without a proper direction. That would have been truly pitiful. But thankfully, I am not.'
He was really glad that he had found his sense of purpose before embarking on the long and arduous journey of cultivation. Because before beginning his cultivation journey, where he would have to face many trials and tribulations, he first had to understand what he truly wanted and why he was willing to go through all kinds of suffering for it.
As there is a saying that before obtaining something, we must first understand why we wanted it in the first place.
So from that perspective, Xiao's situation was not bad either.
'Well, even though I have somewhat huge expectations from my family and all, my situation is very ideal. I won't have to worry about power struggles and politics that much. If I can prove to the Royal Family that I am a worthy heir, then they will take care of everything, be it resources, opportunities, and other things that are important for cultivation, etc.'
Xiao laughed lightly.
'I only have to focus on my cultivation, and everything else will be taken care of. Really, are these the benefits of a strong background? Damn, I really like it. Well, even though I will have a mountainous weight of expectations on my back, compared to the endless benefits I will gain from the advantage of my background, this is simply nothing. It's such a small thing that it's not even worth mentioning. How embarrassing!'
He thought.
'I think I understand now. The main reason my body is this strong, athletic, and powerful just after a day of transmigration is because of the spiritual food and the mysterious illness of the Xiao of this world being gone. This is the main reason. I don't see any other valid and logical reason for this.'
Xiao pondered quietly.
'As for the spiritual food, from childhood until now, from what I have seen in his memories, Aunt Yao Ning and his sisters were simply too pampering! They spoiled him too much, and at the same time, they fed him many extremely rare, valuable, and delicious spiritual dishes of the Royal Family, along with many other delicious and wondrous cuisines as well.'
He thought with envy.
'Dammit, what a lucky bastard! Even my grandmother didn't pamper me this much when I was younger. And ever since the Xiao of this world fell sick, my Aunt and sisters had been worried. At the same time, they began taking great care of him, and their level of spoiling and pampering reached a completely different level that could only be described with a single word madness! Complete madness.'
Xiao wouldn't be surprised if one day he suddenly asked them to destroy this world, kill everyone, and make some extremely overbearing and unreasonable demands, and his Aunt and sisters actually fulfilled those demands without even blinking an eye.
'Truly a lucky bastard! To actually have a mother like Aunt and sisters who would do everything just to see him smile. Dammit, I really envy his luck. Wait, this sounds wrong. He's was simply me, but born into the cultivation world, so it's actually wrong to say it like that. Uh, yes! I really envy his luck.'
Then he thought of something else as he was almost drooling just thinking about it.
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