Noah felt no sadness in that realization.
He had never given much importance to life in both his lives, but that didn't make him unable to care for other people.
Even a monster could love, even he could feel affection.
Lily, William, June, Ivor, and Nina had managed to claim a bit of space in a mind filled only with thoughts that concerned the cultivation field.
'What importance can love have if you don't have the power to hold it?'
Noah asked himself.
Lily had died when Noah was just a helpless rank 1 cultivator, and she had lived most of her last years in a violent man's grasp only to protect him.
William had been able to help Noah only from the shadows, and he had to point him toward the academy to fuel his dreams.
Noah had to leave June due to his peculiar situation.
He liked to be around her, but the leash of the Royals was becoming too tight, he had to leave the academy and her to improve freely.
The situation with Ivor was a bit different.