Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

Lu Qian asked almost impatiently, "If it can purify spiritual roots, can it be upgraded to heavenly spiritual roots?"

"It's theoretically possible, but the resources required would be enormous."

Chu Liu looked at Lu Qian as if he were an idiot. "A Heavenly Spiritual Root can only cultivate smoothly up to the Golden Core stage. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage will be quite difficult. To transform someone into a Heavenly Spiritual Root, the resources required could probably cultivate dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators. Who would be willing to do that?"

"Dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators?"

Lu Qian was secretly surprised. He knew that the Canghai Sect had a few Nascent Soul cultivators, but they were all sect elders. It would be impossible to cultivate dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators, even if the entire Canghai Sect were sold off. Therefore, upgrading the spiritual root to the Heavenly Spiritual Root was just a hypothetical idea.

"Actually, improving one's spiritual root through cultivation techniques is not a rare thing, and there's a reason why the sect hasn't publicized it much."

Chu Liu explained seriously, "This kind of cultivation method has almost no effect on two spiritual roots, and it is not very effective on three spiritual roots either. Many three spiritual roots are suitable for cultivating some special cultivation methods. If you insist on using cultivation methods to turn yourself into a two spiritual root, not only will it consume a lot of time and resources, but the benefits will not be very great."

To put it simply, it's not worth it, especially for the entire sect. It's not worth it at all. Having two spiritual roots only gives you a slight advantage over having three spiritual roots in the early stages, which is a safety net. Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, this advantage becomes less significant.

"However, besides purifying one's spiritual root, there is another way: to enhance a certain aspect of one's spiritual root. This can transform oneself into a pseudo-earth spiritual root, which will not only increase cultivation speed but also enhance the power of spells related to the earth spiritual root attribute."

"Earth spiritual roots are different from the conventional two or three spiritual roots. Some earth spiritual roots have all five spiritual roots, but one aspect is particularly outstanding. For example, earth fire spiritual roots can cultivate fire attribute techniques very quickly and release fire attribute spells with great power. They are a weaker version of heaven spiritual roots, but they are not as pure as heaven spiritual roots."

Lu Qian nodded repeatedly. Heavenly spiritual roots are the talents of those who specialize in one area, while earthly spiritual roots are talents who specialize in one area but not in another. Two- or three-spiritual roots can only be considered as intelligent people among ordinary people. As for four- or five-spiritual roots, they are dull-witted or even disabled.

Seeing that Lu Qian seemed to be making some moves, Chu Liu poured cold water on him, saying, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, the difficulty of cultivating these techniques is one aspect, but the biggest problem is that they all generally require a lot of time and a lot of willingness."

"If it were that easy to improve one's spiritual roots, everyone would want to cultivate. In reality, very few people do that."

The path of cultivation requires striving to be the first at every step. If you are a little slower in this or that, by the time you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you will have passed the required age, and the chance of successfully breaking through will be very small.

After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one's lifespan increases, but further cultivation will face many problems because the body has already changed. Cultivating techniques that improve one's spiritual root may not be as effective.

Moreover, the time required for Foundation Establishment is not unlimited; one must also be busy with Core Formation.

In short, one is born with spiritual roots, and to change them is to defy the heavens. It is not absolutely impossible, but it is extremely difficult, and there is almost no easy way to do so.

After much thought, Lu Qian quickly regained his composure. "I possess the three spiritual roots of wood, fire, and earth. What cultivation techniques are suitable for me?"

"Of course..."

Just as Chu Liu was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed. He coughed twice before saying, "Cultivation is a very personal matter. Actually, I'm just making a recommendation; I can't guarantee it will suit you."

Seeing his sudden strange expression, Lu Qian wondered to himself, "Could it be that this kind of thing can't be said directly? Perhaps there are some special rules?" "If it's inconvenient for you to say, Senior Brother, just give me a direction, and I can go to the Scripture Pavilion to find it myself."

"No, it's not that bad. I hadn't thought of it yet, but now it's suddenly occurred to me."

Seeing that Lu Qian wanted to leave, Chu Liu quickly spoke up to stop him. Then he said, "Junior brother, you are good at deduce spells. Why don't you learn the sword formation method? Although this method is difficult to learn, its power is extremely great. After you learn it, it will be common to fight against opponents of higher levels. It is not impossible for Qi Refining to defeat Foundation Establishment cultivators, or Foundation Establishment cultivators to defeat Golden Core cultivators."

Lu Qian listened, stunned for a long time, and asked in confusion, "Senior Brother Chu, I wanted you to recommend a body-refining technique. Of course, one that can cultivate a special physique or enhance spiritual roots would also be fine. But what about this sword formation technique?"

He is only at the second level of Qi Refining. No matter how powerful the sword formation is, it is obviously beyond his ability to unleash its power, so what use would it be?

"Hmm, you want to learn the art of body refinement..."

Just as Chu Liu was about to say something, his expression changed again. He seemed to have just opened his eyes wide and said somewhat hesitantly, "For body refining methods, I recommend the Zhou Tian Star Aperture. After mastering this method, one can draw the power of the stars into the body, resulting in boundless power. The cultivation speed is not affected by spiritual roots and is not slow at all."

"Furthermore, each aperture can house a spirit, and a spirit can comprehend all techniques. Therefore, after cultivation, one can also develop a body capable of all techniques, making one's combat prowess unparalleled among peers. With the assistance of numerous star gods, one's comprehension can also reach the heavens. Any technique can be learned and mastered in a short time..."

Under Lu Qian's gaze, which seemed to regard him as an idiot, Chu Liu's voice gradually faded, revealing an awkward smile. "Of course, the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao (Heavenly Star Aperture) is still in the theoretical stage. After all, this is Wanfa Peak, you know, many cultivation techniques will be derived here, and the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao is one of them..."

"If I can perfect the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao (a martial arts technique), will that be considered a new task?"

Lu Qian didn't care about these things. He just needed to try it out in his inner world to see if he could cultivate. If there was a reward, he might be more motivated.

"Of course, it's considered a task, and your contribution will be calculated."

Chu Liu quickly replied, "As long as you make any progress, you can come and tell me, and I'll reward you with contribution points. If you can complete the cultivation of all the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao techniques in the Qi Refining stage, my Wanfa Peak will guarantee your Foundation Establishment! And whatever your requirements are, we can discuss them!"

"The treatment has suddenly become so good?" Now, Lu Qian was a little suspicious. Could it be just empty promises again? He didn't like empty promises.

"Because the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao technique is quite difficult, the rewards will naturally be greater."

Chu Liu practically forced two jade slips on Lu Qian, saying, "The other one is the Twelve Yuan Chen Sword Formation. Try cultivating it as a reward for you in advance."

Lu Qian was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Such a powerful sword formation technique, and it's just a bonus?"

Chu Liu hurriedly said, "The Zhou Tian Star Aperture is one thing, but since the cultivation method hasn't been derived yet, there's no need to keep it so secret. However, the Twelve Yuan Chen Sword Formation must never be passed on. This is a closely guarded secret of my Wanfa Peak, and only the Sword Pavilion has a few copies. If you spread it out, we'll be in big trouble!"

Lu Qian could only nod solemnly and leave, completely bewildered. He didn't understand why Chu Liu was so easily startled today, but he still didn't choose to ask any more questions.

Maybe Chu Liu is just in a bad mood today, who can say for sure?

After Lu Qian left, a white-haired, white-browed man walked in from outside the door. His face was indifferent; it was Chu Qinggang.

"Master, why did you suddenly come down from the mountain, and even taught me those things..."

Chu Liu immediately complained, his face full of dissatisfaction, "I made him lose face in front of Junior Brother Lu. If he doesn't achieve anything, he'll blame me."

"You think everyone is like you?"

Chu Qinggang rolled his eyes at Chu Liu, "He might be able to get the basics right; he's a genius."

"Even your master says he's a genius?"

Chu Liu was taken aback. He knew that his master was highly regarded in the sect as a genius, a potential Nascent Soul cultivator, and even the Canglan Holy Land was impressed and wanted to make an exception to recruit him, but he was rejected.

In the eyes of the Canglan Holy Land, Chu Qinggang, despite only having dual spiritual roots, has even more potential than a heavenly spiritual root. Now, Chu Qinggang actually says that Lu Qian is a genius.

"Could he really be a monster?"

Chu Liu couldn't help but mutter something under his breath.

"If you hear anything about him, be sure to let me know immediately!"

Chu Qing had just said something casually when he drifted away.

"You actually used an array to secretly observe Lu Qian, and even came all the way down the mountain. Am I no longer your most beloved disciple?"

As Chu Qing walked away, Chu Liu began to complain again, but then he thought of something else. "Master's judgment has always been excellent. The fact that he values ​​Lu Qian so much means that Lu Qian has a promising future. I have to get on his good side and pay more attention to his affairs."

Originally, Chu Liu only regarded Lu Qian as an ordinary genius, looking down on him. Now he decided to look up to Lu Qian and follow Lu Qian's lead in the future.