He only just created the last Hallow, the Pillars only just got rebuilt, and he wasn't the one guarding them before, so he actually never really did the job that he gave to SW now. Like, he did have more information, but not more experience.
Oh, right. Of course. *facepalms some more* (Why is this part of the story so slippery???) (No, I know why. ;D)
ETA: Oh, wait, I know why I thought he'd experienced it! From the pre-sex conversation:
But I can’t bear you going back to how he was. Kunlun-jun bore the weight of ten thousand mountains and rivers on his shoulders, and more—the natural order of things, the Great Seal, the Reincarnation Cycle… There’s no room to breathe.
no subject
Oh, right. Of course. *facepalms some more* (Why is this part of the story so slippery???) (No, I know why. ;D)
ETA: Oh, wait, I know why I thought he'd experienced it! From the pre-sex conversation:
But I can’t bear you going back to how he was. Kunlun-jun bore the weight of ten thousand mountains and rivers on his shoulders, and more—the natural order of things, the Great Seal, the Reincarnation Cycle… There’s no room to breathe.
...