60: Chapter 60 Guidance

Facing the enthusiasm of this group from the Foundation Establishment Realm, Lin Shen did not feel much excitement or pride in his heart.

Because he knew it clearly in his heart.

These people were only showing such enthusiasm because of his background and future potential.

If he were to suffer a setback one day, the attitude of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators before him would change drastically, and they might even kick him while he was down.

The skill of changing faces was something almost everyone in this vast cultivation world knew how to do.

If one truly wanted to gain the respect and awe of others, it could only be achieved by having formidable personal strength, and by reaching a level of strength that others could only look up to in awe.

Amidst the clinking of cups among the crowd, the banquet quickly came to an end.

After offering their blessings, the numerous guests did not linger long within the Qin Family and departed separately.

In an instant, more than half of the high-level Cultivators in the entire Qingfeng County suddenly vanished, and the streets were no longer as bustling as before.

As for Lin Shen, he stayed behind.

Accompanied by an Elder of the Qin Family, he walked all the way to the study where Qin Yuanming was located.

"Greetings, Master Qin!"

Pushing the door open and looking at Qin Yuanming, who was dressed in a bright red robe and sitting upright in the study chair, Lin Shen respectfully cupped his hands in salute.

Coming to see Qin Yuanming this time was naturally to receive the rewards given by the Qin Family and the Opportunity for guidance from Qin Yuanming.

"You are here!"

Watching Lin Shen walk in cautiously, a trace of kind smile appeared at the mouth of Qin Yuanming as he said, "I have said before, if you have any doubts regarding your cultivation, feel free to ask me. However, this is a one-time Opportunity. Have you thought about what you want to ask?"

"This Junior has already thought it through!"

Lin Shen nodded, slightly raised his eyes to look at Qin Yuanming, and said, "This Junior wants Master Qin to give me some guidance on some problems that arise when I circulate my Qi, as well as how to more completely fuse the thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi with that Sword Qi."

What Lin Shen cultivated was the Sanyuan Qi-Guiding Technique.

Regarding this aspect, although Mo Shenggu had given him a lot of guidance before, Lin Shen always felt something was a bit off.

When he cultivated the Sanyuan Qi-Guiding Technique, the further he progressed, as his own thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi grew more formidable, the circulation of his Qi actually became less smooth than before, causing his cultivation speed to drop significantly.

Similarly, if this problem was not resolved, the time consumed when perfecting his Foundation and enhancing his Foundation would inevitably increase drastically.

The Qin Yuanming before him was a Golden Core Realm expert who had broken through not long ago, and his understanding and guidance in this aspect were definitely much more detailed than that of Mo Shenggu.

And then there was that thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi. Today, when he executed the Awakening of Insects Sword, he always felt that something was lacking; he had not completely fused that terrifying thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi with the Thundering Sword Qi, and a tiny flaw was still exposed between them.

Without this tiny flaw, if his thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi and Thundering Sword Qi could be completely fused together, the power erupted by the Awakening of Insects Sword would be at least fifty percent stronger.

Hearing the inquiry made by Lin Shen, Qin Yuanming nodded, a contemplative look appearing in his eyes.

After quite a long while, he finally spoke: "Cross your legs and sit here, circulate the Cultivation Technique you Cultivate for me to see, and let me figure out where exactly the problem lies!"

He did not know what kind of thunder-attribute Cultivation Technique Lin Shen cultivated, so he could only observe first, and through the trajectory of his Qi circulation, he could distinguish where the problem was.

"Yes, Master Qin!"

Lin Shen nodded.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground without the slightest hesitation, he operated the Sanyuan Qi-Guiding Technique within his body, and a terrifying power of thunder burst forth.

In about the time it took to burn two or three incense sticks.

Lin Shen circulated the Sanyuan Qi-Guiding Technique for one full cycle, and only then did Qin Yuanming nod slightly.

"That is enough, I already understand where your problem lies."

The voice of Qin Yuanming rang out.

Looking at Lin Shen sitting cross-legged on the ground, he spoke with a contemplative look in his eyes: "You should be cultivating a three-attribute Cultivation Technique, right?"

"Master Qin is perceptive!"

Lin Shen stood up from the ground, nodded and said: "What this Junior Cultivates is indeed a three-attribute Cultivation Technique, which happens to match the Spiritual Root of this Junior!"

"Then that is not strange..."

Hearing the answer of Lin Shen, Qin Yuanming smiled and said: "You are a three-attribute Spiritual Root. Originally, matching the Spiritual Root within your body, the Cultivation Technique you Cultivate should complement each other.

However, you pursued extremes too much, directly placing your thunder-attribute Spiritual Root in the dominant position, thereby forgetting your other two Spiritual Roots.

Although this can greatly increase your strength and make your cultivation speed faster, once you Cultivate to the Late Stage, various drawbacks will gradually appear."

The words of Qin Yuanming hit the nail on the head.

He pointed out that when Lin Shen cultivated the Sanyuan Qi-Guiding Technique, he chased too excessively after the overbearing nature of the thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi, thereby forgetting that his water Spiritual Root and wood Spiritual Root were precisely the elements that complemented each other within the Sanyuan Qi-Guiding Technique.

Without the nourishment of the water Spiritual Root and wood Spiritual Root, no matter how overbearing the thunder-attribute Spiritual Root was cultivated, it ultimately could not last long.

Moreover, once the amount accumulated by the thunder-attribute Spiritual Root was too massive, the remaining water Spiritual Root and wood Spiritual Root on the side would instead become obstacles.

Unless you are a thunder-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root, otherwise during your cultivation, if you want to truly achieve Foundation Perfection, you cannot bypass the cultivation of these water Spiritual Root and wood Spiritual Root.

And this is why single-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Roots progress much faster in cultivation than Cultivators with multiple attributes of Spiritual Roots.

Because they do not need to be distracted by the growth of other Spiritual Roots, they only need to specialize in a single item.

Hearing the words of Qin Yuanming, Lin Shen on the side suddenly raised his head, and instantly had a flash of understanding.

He nodded and said: "With a single word from Master Qin, the mind of this Junior is suddenly enlightened. Do you mean that I should Cultivate the attributes of the three Spiritual Roots to a balanced state, avoiding any single Spiritual Root being too overbearing and causing the other two Spiritual Roots to lose balance?"

"Not bad, you are a teachable child!"

Qin Yuanming nodded approvingly and said: "I am also a three-Spiritual Root Cultivator, and I have walked this same path all the way. According to your Qi circulation trajectory, you should be a thunder, water, and wood three-Spiritual Root. This kind of Spiritual Root has superior Aptitude and happens to complement each other. Your optimal choice now is to Cultivate the three Spiritual Roots to a balanced state. Under the condition of complementing each other, the power of the thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi you burst out will be even greater than cultivating the thunder-attribute Spiritual Root alone. However, the only downside is that it will take much more time."

This was heartfelt guidance from Qin Yuanming.

Solely relying on the Aptitude of the Spiritual Roots complementing each other, the Aptitude of Lin Shen was even slightly stronger than his.

In the future, if there was an Opportunity, Foundation Establishment would be a certainty, and breaking through to the Golden Core would also be completely effortless.

Of course, there were also some Cultivators whose Spiritual Roots conflicted with each other, such as water, fire, and earth.

Cultivators of this category had a relatively difficult time during their cultivation. The three elements could simply not complement each other and would only conflict with each other. In the future, when breaking through to Foundation Establishment or Golden Core, it would only become even more difficult.

Cultivators with these three-attribute Spiritual Roots were basically ranked at the bottom. If they wanted to break through to the Golden Core in the future, unless they had a heaven-defying Opportunity.