But while experience is easily gained, the state of mind is difficult to comprehend.
As the painting continued, Li Hao no longer felt the initial inspiration. He knew he needed a catalyst, something mere repetition in painting could not provide, requiring changes and unexpected encounters to achieve.
Li Hao stopped painting, rose from the mat, and began wandering around the surroundings.
Elder Wang noticed Li Hao moving around and gestured for him to come over, explaining some places that were accessible and others that were not.
The places where one can linger here are quite limited. The distant Sky-reaching Giant Hall cannot be climbed until one passes certain tests, and the steps outside the Heavenly Calamity Hall can only be tread upon by those in the True Immortal Realm; otherwise, one would be instantly crushed by the divine might of the Emperor Hall, with the Saint Path extinguished.
