3: Theory of Spiritual Roots

Lin Feng fumbled for a while before understanding how to operate the simple panel in front of him.

He learned that the panel was controlled by Mental Energy and could be manipulated by thought.

Looking at the three options on the panel, Lin Feng focused his attention on option three and silently willed, 'Option three.'

At this moment, the panel changed, and a new one appeared.

Character: Lin Feng

Qi Refining Stage One

Grey entries One: Early Misfortune (Early Misfortune, but after experiencing misfortune, there will be an Opportunity; parental loss.) Note: Cannot evolve.

Green entries One: Diligence Can Compensate for Lack of Aptitude (Daily Cultivate for eight hours, effect doubles; for every additional four hours, it doubles again.) Note: Can evolve once.

Looking at the simple panel, Lin Feng decided to try Cultivating to compare and see if this new entries was as described.

On the first day, he tried Cultivating, which shortened to about three hours, or six hours.

The next day, he increased his Cultivation time to more than four hours.

After this comparison, Lin Feng discovered that his Cultivation gains would suddenly double when reaching a certain time point.

Moreover, after exceeding that point, the speed at which Spiritual Qi converted into magic power also doubled.

This meant that after four hours, his Cultivation stabilized at twice the usual speed.

Through the comparison, Lin Feng knew that this panel was effective, and not just effective.

When the System was activated, there was a prompt that he would gain new entries upon a Realm Breakthrough.

Didn't that mean that in the future, as long as he Broke through, he could acquire new entries?

The more beneficial entries he obtained, the faster his Cultivation speed would be, and the higher his Aptitude!

Lin Feng, who had obtained the entries System, was incredibly excited.

He spent an entire day in his small room in a state of excitement before finally calming down.

A Transmigrator's essential Golden Finger—Lin Feng also possessed one.

With this Golden Finger, as long as Lin Feng wasn't reckless in the future, Immortal Ascension and becoming an Ancestor would be highly probable.

Thinking of this, he felt as if bathed in a spring breeze.

In the days that followed, Lin Feng was always radiant and in high spirits.

The Disciples of the Hall of Skill Transmission didn't know what was going on with Lin Feng; they just felt he had been inexplicably overexcited recently.

Lin Feng gave everyone a strange feeling, so they were unwilling to interact with him.

Now, because Lin Feng had taken over Wang Sitong's Utility Disciple duties for a year, handling the cleaning work in the Hall of Skill Transmission, only Lin Feng and Li Yunfei remained.

After five months of getting along, Lin Feng and Li Yunfei had also become familiar with each other.

Li Yunfei was a bit aloof, but he was a good person, cold on the outside but warm-hearted.

Although he usually maintained a haughty, unapproachable demeanor, if Lin Feng had any questions and asked Li Yunfei for guidance, he was willing to inform Lin Feng.

Thus, the two slowly became friends.

Having just stepped into the Cultivation World, Lin Feng was still quite unfamiliar with some basic knowledge of the Cultivation World, and often sought guidance from Li Yunfei.

Over time, the two gradually became familiar, and Lin Feng slowly came to understand Li Yunfei's background.

Li Yunfei hailed from a small Cultivator Family within the territory controlled by Cloud-Soaring Pavilion, but he was not of the direct lineage.

His parents had risked their lives for the Family, and were ultimately killed by rogue Cultivators while transporting goods for the Family.

Without his parents, Li Yunfei was destitute and neglected in the Li Family, which shaped his current personality.

If it weren't for the opportune moment when he learned that Cloud-Soaring Pavilion was recruiting Disciples, he would not have resolutely left his Family to participate in Cloud-Soaring Pavilion's entrance test.

He entered Cloud-Soaring Pavilion with a True Spiritual Root and outstanding results.

Otherwise, he would still be a fallen young master in the Li Family, often scorned by others.

This experience led Li Yunfei to dislike socializing, always giving people a cold impression.

Although Li Yunfei didn't explicitly mention the injustices he suffered within his Family, Lin Feng could sense his dissatisfaction with them.

He rarely spoke of his Family matters and maintained a certain distance from others.

Lin Feng did not offer comfort for Li Yunfei's plight, because although Lin Feng had a warm Family before, it no longer existed.

Both had unfortunate experiences, and both being without parents slowly forged their friendship.

One day, after Lin Feng and Li Yunfei finished tidying the Hall of Skill Transmission, Lin Feng curiously asked, “Senior Brother Li, if a Utility Disciple doesn't Cultivate to Qi Refining Stage 3 within five years, will the Sect truly send them down the mountain?”

Li Yunfei was momentarily at a loss for how to respond to Lin Feng's sudden question, knowing that Lin Feng's Aptitude was indeed too poor.

The usually stern Li Yunfei, for once, showed a rare faint smile as he comforted Lin Feng: “Junior Brother, don't worry. With Martial Uncle Ye's help, you still have five years, which is a long time.

Don't dwell on these things; focusing on Cultivate is the right path!”

Lin Feng knew this was Li Yunfei comforting him.

It was almost impossible for someone with a miscellaneous Spiritual Root to Cultivate to Qi Refining Stage 3 in five years.

Lin Feng asked this merely to inquire about the difference in Spiritual Root Aptitude.

After all, Li Yunfei had been Cultivating in the Sect for nearly five years and was about to Cultivate to Qi Refining Stage Four, becoming a Middle Stage Qi Refining Disciple.

He knew much more about the Cultivation World than Lin Feng.

Lin Feng seized the Opportunity, looking at Li Yunfei with a humble expression as he asked, “Senior Brother, I came to the Sect a few years later than you and Senior Brother Wang.

I don't understand many things about the Cultivation World.

Do you know the difference between Aptitude and the quality of Spiritual Roots?

Could you explain it to me, Junior Brother, so I can understand and avoid being overly ambitious?”

Li Yunfei glanced at Lin Feng in surprise, a thought stirring in his mind.

Since both had completed their tasks for the day, he pondered for a moment before informing Lin Feng: “Junior Brother, I don't know much either.

I've only heard some things about the differences in Spiritual Roots and Aptitude from the Sect's Seniors.

Don't take it too much to heart after listening, Junior Brother, as success ultimately depends on one's efforts.”

With that, he began to explain the differences in Spiritual Roots and Cultivation talent to Lin Feng, who listened attentively to Li Yunfei's explanation.

In the Cultivation World, Spiritual Roots are generally divided into six types.

The most powerful Spiritual Root is the Heavenly Spiritual Root, so named because it is too strong, known as the darling of the heavens.

It possesses only one attribute of Spiritual Root, and its Cultivation speed is extremely fast.

Cultivators of this type Cultivate four times faster than those with Earthly Spiritual Roots and twice as fast as those with unique Spiritual Roots.

They will not encounter any Bottlenecks in their Cultivation below the Nascent Soul Realm.

Unique Spiritual Roots are also extremely rare in the Cultivation World.

Some special Spiritual Roots are even rarer than Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

There are various theories about the origin of unique Spiritual Roots; some say they are mutations of Five Elements Spiritual Roots, others say they are Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Opinions vary, but no matter what, they are extremely rare Genius Spiritual Roots.

These Spiritual Roots include the more common Ice, Lightning, and Wind attributes, as well as some rumored to be extremely rare special Spiritual Roots like Light, Dark, Poison, and Blood, and even the legendary Space and Yin and Yang Spiritual Roots.

Spiritual Roots in the world are diverse and varied.

Besides unique Spiritual Roots, there are Earthly Spiritual Roots, which possess two attributes.

Their talent is also extremely powerful.

Earthly Spiritual Root Cultivators also Cultivate extremely fast, their Cultivation speed being twice that of True Spiritual Roots.

This type of Spiritual Root will not encounter any Bottlenecks before Core Formation.

If Heavenly Spiritual Roots are the darlings of the heavens, then Earthly Spiritual Roots are the darlings of the earth.

Speaking of True Spiritual Roots, Li Yunfei unconsciously raised his head and introduced them with a touch of pride:

A True Spiritual Root is one that possesses three attributes.

Although its Cultivation Aptitude is not considered outstanding in the Cultivation World, True spiritual root cultivators, if they Cultivate diligently, have a high probability of becoming Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Foundation Establishment cultivators have a Lifespan of two hundred years, breaking the limits of human longevity, and can be said to be true cultivators.

Hence the name True Spiritual Root, their Cultivation speed is twice that of pseudo-Spiritual Roots.

As for pseudo-Spiritual Roots, like Wang Sitong, they possess four Spiritual Root attributes.

These are no longer considered good Spiritual Roots in the Cultivation World.

Most cultivators also have miscellaneous Spiritual Roots and pseudo-Spiritual Roots.

The reason they are called pseudo-Spiritual Roots is that although their Cultivation Aptitude is not good, if they encounter an Opportunity and put in their own effort, they can still reach the Foundation Establishment Realm.

However, the probability of Cultivators with this type of Spiritual Root successfully achieving Foundation Establishment is too low, so compared to True Spiritual Roots, they are called pseudo-Spiritual Roots.

The Cultivation speed of pseudo-Spiritual Roots is twice that of miscellaneous Spiritual Roots.

When speaking of miscellaneous Spiritual Roots, Li Yunfei did not forget to comfort Lin Feng.

He walked over to Lin Feng, patted his shoulder, and informed him that because miscellaneous Spiritual Root attributes are mixed and impure, although they are the worst Spiritual Roots in the Cultivation World, their Cultivation speed is too slow, making it difficult to Cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Realm in one's lifetime.

However, compared to Mortals, they can still be said to have not lived in vain, as they at least entered the Cultivation World and understood another side of the world.

So, compared to ordinary Mortals, they are still quite good.

Li Yunfei probably realized that his previous explanation might have hurt Lin Feng, so he comforted him, saying, “Junior Brother, you don't need to worry.

Although there are differences in Spiritual Roots, there are countless talented individuals and many Heaven And Earth Treasures in the world.

It is rumored that even miscellaneous Spiritual Root Cultivators have broken through the shackles of heaven and earth, achieving extraordinary feats.

Therefore, we Cultivators should strive for self-improvement, contend with heaven and earth, and seize a sliver of Opportunity to achieve the Dao.”