To cultivators, every danger was an opportunity. The greater the danger, the more likely it would help them break through the realm. Master Huang Yang had received enlightenment as he pendulated between life and death when he met with the Horse Gang in the Western Wilderness. The Abbey Dean entered the legendary State of Pureness in Chang'an before thousands of blades. These were all proof to that statement.
Ning Que was naturally taking a risk in leaving Chang'an. But he had to come, and he had also wanted to master the 'people' talisman through this journey.
The colors of the lake and nature, the different types of people in the ship cabin, thinking without eating or sleeping had given him some vague insights, but he was not able to put it into his cultivation.