Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 711: Traveling (I)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

The news of the Wu couple's death had Tang Jie griefstricken for many days.

It was a grief that came from his fondness for the old couple and shame for his conduct, and it was also a form of reflection upon his life.

In the past, Tang Jie had worked hard to advance, never fearing any challenge.

This meant that he was always putting himself in risky situations, and always reaping huge rewards for them.

But this time, he suddenly realized that the result of going too fast was to miss out on many scenic points on his journey, and to miss out on many important people and events.

The Wu couple was the most important stop he had missed on his journey of life, and the moment he missed this stop, there was no going back.

So, then, how many more stops was he going to miss in the future?

Tang Jie didn't know, but he had realized that perhaps it was time to stop his frantic pace, to slow down and appreciate the scenery, to learn a more natural progression.

Tang Jie recalled a story he had once read about a monk sweeping the floor, and he muttered, "When cultivating martial arts, one cannot forget to study the principles of Buddha."

(TN: From what I can tell, the "monk sweeping the floor" is a reference to the "sweeper monk" from the Jin Yong novel "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", a nameless monk who sweeps the floors of the Shaolin Monastery's library.)

Of course, Tang Jie wasn't actually referring to Buddhist precepts, but to the truth of the world.

The truth was the Great Dao of the world, and also the rules governing human relationships.

One had to both study the Heavenly Dao and understand human relations, so one could not focus on the martial and disdain the civil.

Upon understanding this, Tang Jie felt his mind broaden.

Starting from that day, Tang Jie no longer focused his cultivation on breakthroughs and progress. Other than his daily cultivation, Tang Jie would take walks in his free time, experiencing human life in all its forms. Tang Jie had done this b

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