The scholar's face was serious and sincere as he said, "I used to think that as long as one does not enter the mundane world, that constitutes not entering the mundane world in the way of the Sword Dao. After last time, I've truly come to understand—"
"The so-called not entering the mundane world means that you've been in the mundane world and then withdrawn, treating the mundane world henceforth as if it is invisible."
"That is the true meaning of not entering the mundane world."
"If you haven't been in the mundane world, how can you claim not to have entered it?"
"If you haven't tasted the flavor of a beauty, how can you claim not to love them, convincing yourself with the mere words 'beauties are but skeletons'? That sort of detachment is nothing but self-deception."
