Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

As for the Thunderclap Spell, although it is also a lightning-based spell, it is a fairly basic spell and much simpler than the Palm Lightning Spell.

The Palm Lightning technique requires instantaneous release and the palm must be used to determine the direction of release, making it quite dangerous.

The Thunderclap Spell doesn't require as much thought. As long as you follow the established method of circulating your Qi and add the corresponding incantation, you can successfully release it. Compared to the Palm Thunder Spell, it is almost effortless.

Jin Changgeng's test is on his control over magic, and Lu Qian happens to have a lot of experience in using the Palm Thunder.

If the Thunderclap Spell is not controlled properly, it simply cannot be controlled, and there will be no consequences.

If you don't control the Palm Lightning well, your own palm will be the first to suffer. Lu Qian has no choice but to pay attention. After a lot of practice, he has mastered the Palm Lightning. He believes that applying this experience to the Thunderclap Spell should not be a big problem.

If no one had been paying attention to this place before, now everyone in the vicinity was looking this way, which put some pressure on Lu Qian.

Fortunately, no one mocked him. After all, Lu Qian had just arrived and had not yet had any conflicts of interest with the people here. Moreover, the relationships between cultivators were not very close, so there were no strong personal emotions. At most, the others just looked at him with disdain and prepared to watch his performance. Almost no one thought that Lu Qian could do it all at once.

Most people learn magic by prioritizing spells that match their own spiritual attribute, as this makes it easier.

Choosing spells that are the opposite of one's spiritual root attribute, such as a water spiritual root learning fire attribute spells, is certainly possible, but it is more difficult and will be affected by the spiritual root attribute. Generally speaking, it is a choice that is not worth the effort.

Those who do not have a lightning spiritual root and want to learn lightning magic not only face interference from their spiritual root attributes, but lightning magic itself is also a difficult-to-control and highly dangerous spell. Therefore, only those with a lightning spiritual root usually choose to specialize in lightning magic, and only those with a lightning spiritual root can achieve twice the result with half the effort in learning lightning magic.

Lu Qian clearly doesn't have a lightning spiritual root, his cultivation is only at the early stage of Qi Refining, and it's his first time learning the Thunderclap Spell. How could he immediately demonstrate extraordinary control over it? It's almost impossible.

In reality, no one could be certain that this was Lu Qian's first time learning the Thunderclap Spell, but that wasn't really important. Almost everyone at Zhou Tian Academy had been learning the Thunderclap Spell for several years, and very few people could actually do it, so how long it took to learn it didn't prove anything.

However, unlike most people who were skeptical, Lei Yunxing said with great confidence, "You should be able to do it! I can smell the scent of lightning emanating from you!"

These words caused a stir of surprise among the others, but most people remained indifferent, as it might just be Lei Yunxing cheering Lu Qian on, and didn't necessarily mean anything.

However, those familiar with Lei Yunxing know that he rarely lies. Since he believes Lu Qian can do it, then he actually thinks so, and it's not just polite talk.

Lu Qian smiled slightly at Lei Yunxing, knowing that his cultivation of Palm Lightning had left some marks on his body. Others might not be able to notice them, but for Lei Yunxing, who had a lightning spiritual root, it was not difficult to see them.

Therefore, Lei Yunxing was able to make this judgment, while others could only guess based on common sense and felt that Lu Qian could not possibly do it.

Lu Qian didn't keep them in suspense any longer. He pointed forward, and a tiny, almost invisible bolt of lightning struck the flower, then nothing happened.

"Is its power too weak?"

"Perhaps his cultivation level is too low!"

"Regardless, as long as the flowerpot wasn't smashed, it should be considered acceptable, right?"

The once quiet crowd suddenly became noisy, as if a switch had been flipped. Even these aloof geniuses could no longer maintain their previous composure and began to whisper among themselves.

Previously, these people did not regard Lu Qian as an equal; they all viewed him with scrutiny, and therefore did not bother to mock him, just as people do not pay attention to ants passing by their feet.

At this point, Lu Qian had accomplished what they could not. No matter how they viewed Lu Qian, it was difficult for them to ignore him; they had to keep him in mind.

Jin Changgeng smiled, his gaze softening slightly as he looked at Lu Qian. "You did well, but why didn't you break the flower?"

Many people have noticed Jin Changgeng's statement that he did not break the flower, rather than that he could not break the flower. These subtle differences indicate that Lu Qian did it deliberately, which is undoubtedly a level more difficult than breaking the flower.

Lu Qian quickly replied, "It's just practicing a spell; there's no need to cut the flower in half. Just hit the stamen."

He felt he could do it, so he showed off a little, not aiming to make a name for himself, but at least not to make people think he was nothing special.

"Very good, excellent!"

Jin Changgeng no longer concealed his admiration, praising, "Compared to cultivation geniuses, what my Canglan Holy Land lacks most are combat geniuses! Because there are simply too many cultivation geniuses, disciples with excellent spiritual roots are a dime a dozen, and after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it's hard to say what role spiritual roots can play anymore."

"But the talent for combat is very rare. Sometimes, those who possess this talent have such poor spiritual roots, and even with abundant resources, they can't improve it. You're different, very different!"

Lu Qian understood what the other party meant. On the one hand, he had performed exceptionally well, and on the other hand, his spiritual root talent was not so bad. The combination of these two factors made him quite good.

For a holy land, if it fully supports a person, as long as their aptitude is decent, pushing them to the Nascent Soul stage is not a problem. However, if their spiritual roots are too poor, then it is really impossible. Even if it is possible, it will require a huge amount of resources. Three spiritual roots are just at the passing grade, so it can be considered barely meeting the requirements.

If the goal is to reach the Nascent Soul stage, the difference between Heavenly Spiritual Root and Three Spiritual Root is not that significant, because the chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is neither too high nor too low. As long as there are enough resources, one can reach the Nascent Soul stage. At this point, the importance of combat talent becomes apparent.

It goes without saying which is more important: a high-level cultivator who can fight or a high-level cultivator who is simply skilled in cultivation.

However, Lu Qian was not complacent. He understood that Jin Changgeng was just talking casually, and if he wanted to get better treatment, he would have to show better performance himself.

Moreover, the current performance of these talented disciples is not good, which is actually the result of not practicing hard. When they truly grow up, they may not be much worse than Lu Qian.

However, Lu Qian possesses a mental world, where he can train at any time. No matter how hard these geniuses practice, it is difficult for them to compare with him.

The Canglan Holy Land has the Myriad Laws Battle Tower and attaches great importance to it. If Lu Qian diligently trains his combat skills and can pass the third level of the Myriad Laws Battle Tower, the Holy Land will naturally value him and provide him with sufficient resources.

If it were the Canghai Sect, this path wouldn't work. Not all sects are holy lands. For sects like the Canghai Sect, the most important task is to cultivate enough Nascent Soul cultivators to ensure the sect doesn't decline. Therefore, spiritual root talent is the most important factor.

The Canglan Holy Land is rich in both resources and disciples with outstanding spiritual roots, which is why it values ​​combat talent and uses the Myriad Laws Battle Tower to hone the disciples' combat abilities.