"My future… looks very empty to me," Pearl said after a long silence. She did not usually show a defeated or exhausted expression in front of others. Only River, who was the one she relied on the most, and Cliff, who had been a teacher and guiding hand throughout her life could see this side of her.
Although she could see that Cliff still kept a distance from the both of them, that did not change that he had been silently helping them for most of their lives!
"What about your past?" Cliff asked, seeing that she was feeling dejected. Something like this was actually quite dangerous. Immortals did not easily develop mental issues, but once they did they were harder to relieve than issues for mortals. Yet if these issues were not addressed, they would sooner or later develop into a Heart Demon.
Truly the cultivation path for ordinary humans was quite difficult, and filled with unexpected pitfalls. Not everyone had the temperament and capacity to walk through it.
