"No, you only choose to follow the paths paved by those before you when there is a road ahead, and you won't choose to blaze a new trail on your own if given a choice."
"That's because they were successful."
"Hmm, that's why the Human Race has developed to its current state."
"Are you saying you've seen many other civilizations?"
"Yes."
"Tell me about them."
"Alright, I once encountered a civilization of peculiar celestial beings. They had no gender, born naturally from the heavens and earth. From birth, they never walked the paths of others. Once they progressed a certain distance on their path of cultivation and saw others of their kind on it, they would decisively change direction, pioneering other unknown paths... They were a brilliant and powerful life form, achieving greater feats than humans."
"What happens when those ahead die?"
"When they find out someone has died, the successors continue their path."
"Even if it's a dead end?"
