A day as my teacher, a lifetime as my father.
Due to the culture of the Master Teacher Continent, he had a very firm view of what the relationship between a teacher and his students should be. This was especially so after the time he had spent with Zhao Ya and the others.
Even though they were not related by blood, they were already closer than kin.
Thinking about his students filled him with many different emotions, such as the worry for their safety, the sorrow of their parting, the delight at their achievements, the expectations for their future… These feelings filled his chest, and just like hard liquor, they were slowly maturing in his heart.
Even though he had the ingredients in place, creating and mastering a feasible cultivation technique was not something that could be done on the spur of a moment. So, instead of rushing right into it, he chose to broaden his understanding of the Firmament first.