Su Mu hadn't finished speaking, Wen Yan caught the keyword.
Advancement.
A ladder of progress is the pursuit that all creatures hold, not limited to the intelligent ones.
Even the insects under the plants go through generations of iterations, searching for the path of evolution, the route better suited to the environment, which is a form of advancement.
As for intelligent creatures, they seek opportunities for advancement within a generation, or a foreseeable future, where advancement is possible.
The direction of progress may differ in kind, but progress itself is the eternal pursuit.
There is a good thing to desire; he actually fears that the Demon doesn't want anything at all and after fleeing, will directly hide for a century or two.
"Go on, what else?"
"He once suffered great losses at the hands of the Three Mountains and Five Ridges, and now he keeps circling around them.
