66: Chapter 66: Spiritual Roots

Wang Bin was immersed in his beautiful dream of Dragon Clan Bloodline when he was suddenly pulled back to reality by Chu Tianqing's clear and pleasant laughter.

He glared at Chu Tianqing with some annoyance, yet the joy in his eyes was like a clear spring under the warm spring sun, impossible to conceal.

He constantly reminded himself to remain low-key and not to get carried away by this unexpected discovery.

But just then, a terrifying thought arose in his mind like a dark cloud.

Wait! They discovered his Dragon Clan Bloodline; could they be planning to extract his Dragon blood?

As soon as he thought of this, a hint of fear involuntarily appeared in his eyes as he looked at Chu Wu.

Although he tried his best to hide his inner panic, his lack of acting skill and Heart-Nature made his disguise full of flaws.

Chu Tianqing saw Wang Bin's expression and laughed even more cheerfully, her appearance and movements becoming increasingly delicate and lovely.

But in Wang Bin's eyes, everything had completely changed.

He only felt that Chu Tianqing's face was full of joy, her excitement overflowing, and he couldn't help but secretly wonder, was extracting the Dragon blood from his body for her to use?

Once this thought emerged, it spread wildly in his heart like weeds, making him more and more afraid the more he thought about it.

He secretly regretted that he had clearly used his wisdom to create a compressor capable of producing Spirit Liquid on his own, and even without the Chu Family's help, advancing to Golden Core should not have been a problem.

He didn't expect that he would be so muddle-headed as to actively deliver himself to their doorstep, falling into such a passive situation.

"Alright, Qingmu (Little Friend), stop overthinking.

Everything you are thinking now, we have all experienced in the past; you are completely overthinking it."

Seeing Wang Bin's terrified appearance, Chu Wu knew that he must be making all sorts of terrible conjectures, so he explained,

"Most people actually carry some very faint traces of other Bloodlines, such as Dragon and Phoenix, more or less.

However, only when the concentration of a certain Bloodline reaches half a percent can it be considered a half-special Physique.

Your Dragon Clan Bloodline, which is so faint it's almost negligible, is nothing to worry about."

"Ah? Most people have various Bloodlines, and the Dragon Clan Bloodline must reach half a percent to be considered a half-special Physique!

I..."

Upon hearing this news, Wang Bin felt as if he had instantly fallen from the clouds to the bottom of a valley; the blow was simply too heavy.

The previous moment he was overjoyed, thinking he was the Son of Destiny, and was even on the verge of falling into the vortex of persecution paranoia, but the next second he was mercilessly knocked back to his original form.

After a long while, he finally managed to accept the fact of his mediocrity and asked with a crestfallen face:

"Senior, what does 'Medium Grade Spiritual Root, 30%' mean? Can you explain it to me?"

"Hmm, human Spiritual Roots are innate.

Of course, there are some special methods that can implant Spiritual Roots, but most of the Spiritual Roots implanted in this way are Medium Grade or Low Grade.

Spiritual Root is an extremely important factor in measuring a Cultivator's Cultivation Aptitude and potential."

Ninth Grandpa saw Wang Bin's puzzled expression and patiently explained,

"Common Spiritual Root Attributes include the five basic Attributes of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, as well as special Attributes like Ice, Wind, Lightning, Dark, and Light.

Spiritual Roots of different Attributes have unique characteristics in Cultivation and Spell casting.

For example, Cultivators with Metal Spiritual Roots often have stronger offensive power, Cultivators with Wood Spiritual Roots find it easier to Breakthrough Realm Bottlenecks, and Cultivators with Water Spiritual Roots have a unique talent for water control Spells, and so on.

Single Spiritual Root, also known as Heavenly Spiritual Root, is a Spiritual Root of a single Attribute.

This type of Spiritual Root is extremely sensitive to Spiritual Qi of the corresponding Attribute, has extremely high efficiency in absorbing and transforming Spiritual Qi, and its Cultivation speed is like a galloping horse.

Breakthroughs in Realms such as Foundation Establishment and Core Formation are relatively easy, making it a top-tier Aptitude.

Dual Spiritual Roots and Three Spiritual Roots belong to True Spiritual Roots; their Cultivation speed is slightly inferior to Single Spiritual Roots, but still much better than multiple Spiritual Roots, and they are highly valued Aptitudes in Cultivation Schools, with cultivation value.

As for Four Spiritual Roots and Five Spiritual Roots, they are called False Spiritual Roots.

These Spiritual Roots have poor Spiritual Qi absorption effects, slow Cultivation speed, and the Spiritual Qi within their bodies is miscellaneous, making it difficult to achieve balance, and Foundation Establishment is extremely difficult.

However, if one can successfully form a Core and advance to Soul Transformation Stage, they will have a certain advantage when Breaking through Void Refining, because Breaking through Void Refining requires the Five Elements to merge into one.

Of course, this possibility is extremely low, and basically no one would be willing to expend effort to Cultivate a Cultivator with this Aptitude, unless it is the direct descendant of a major power's leader.

It is almost as difficult as ascending to heaven to Cultivate to the Soul Transformation Realm with a False Spiritual Root.

The quality of Spiritual Roots can be divided from low to high into Mortal Grade, Low Grade, Medium Grade, High Grade, and Perfect.

Mortal Grade Spiritual Roots may be considered Geniuses among Mortals, but if one embarks on the path of Cultivation, there is basically no hope of achieving high accomplishments;

Low Grade Spiritual Roots belong to the category of Cultivators with poorer Aptitude, and the accomplishments they can achieve are relatively limited;

Medium Grade Spiritual Roots are stronger than Low Grade Spiritual Roots; if one works hard and has profound fortune, there is still hope of transcending the mundane;

High Grade Spiritual Roots belong to the Genius category; Supreme Grade Spiritual Roots are Geniuses among Geniuses, and Cultivation can be said to advance a thousand li in a day.

Mutated Spiritual Roots are formed by the mixing, mutation, and sublimation of two or more Spiritual Roots, for example, Earth and Water Spiritual Roots can mutate into Lightning Spiritual Roots, and Metal and Water Spiritual Roots can mutate into Ice Spiritual Roots, etc.

The effects of Mutated Spiritual Roots are strange and varied; their Cultivation speed is no less than that of Single Attribute Spiritual Root Cultivators, but there may be a Core Formation Bottleneck.

The conditions for the Formation of Mutated Spiritual Roots are extremely harsh, and they also have special requirements for Cultivation Techniques, and they are very difficult to discover.

In the Cultivation World, there should actually be some Mutated Spiritual Root Cultivators, but because there are no detailed detection methods like our Chu Family's, most of them have been buried.

Just the Spirit Testing Pillar in the hall is worth a fortune, enough to equal a fourth-tier flying ship.

Each activation of the testing Formation also requires the consumption of ten High-Grade Spirit Stones.

Furthermore, it requires someone with rich experience in this area to accurately test.

Even when our Chu Family's juniors test their Aptitude, they first use a Spirit Testing Plate for preliminary testing, and only those with good potential come here for more precise testing.

After testing, Cultivators can gain a deeper understanding of their physical condition, thereby selecting suitable Cultivation Techniques based on their own situation, which will significantly speed up their Cultivation."

Ninth Grandpa paused slightly and continued:

"As for why Spiritual Roots have so many intricacies and their role is so important, it's actually easy to explain.

The Spiritual Qi in the Cultivation World contains various Attributes, such as Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, and so on.

If you are a Single Spiritual Root, then you will absorb Spiritual Qi very quickly; for example, your Wood Attribute Spiritual Root can only absorb Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi, and Spiritual Qi of other Attributes cannot be absorbed at all.

If it is a perfect Wood Attribute Spiritual Root, its conversion rate can reach one hundred percent, which means that however much Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi you absorb, you can refine that much Wood Attribute Spiritual Power.

If it is a High Grade Spiritual Root, it can only convert seventy percent of the absorbed Spiritual Qi; of course, even so, its Cultivation speed is still relatively fast.

If it is a Dual Spiritual Root, such as Fire and Wood Spiritual Root, if you Cultivate a Fire-Wood Cultivation Technique, you need to absorb two types of Spiritual Qi simultaneously and also maintain a balance between the two types of Spiritual Qi.

The time and effort spent on this are at least several times more than for a Single Spiritual Root.

Just like your situation, you have Fire, Wood, and Metal Three Spiritual Roots, and you are Cultivating a Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique.

Every time you absorb Spiritual Qi, you not only have to control your Fire and Metal Spiritual Roots from absorbing Spiritual Qi.

At the same time, you also have to control the Wood Attribute Spiritual Root to precisely absorb only Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi from the many Attributes of Spiritual Qi, and then refine it.

And your Wood Attribute Spiritual Root is only of Medium Grade quality, capable of converting only thirty-five percent of the Spiritual Qi.

As a result, the other hard-absorbed Spiritual Qi is wasted.

Both absorbing and refining Spiritual Qi require a lot of time, perseverance, and Divine Sense.

Now you should understand why major Schools and Masters prefer Disciples with good Aptitude, right?

If the Spiritual Root is slightly worse, everyone might be able to bear the consumption of more Cultivation resources, but for the same Realm, the time spent is several or even dozens of times that of others.

And every Cultivator is racing against time; you should know that Qi Training Stage Cultivators only have a lifespan of a hundred years, so Cultivators with too poor Spiritual Roots have no Cultivation value at all.

Of course, this is not absolute; Cultivators with poor Aptitude also have a chance to achieve certain accomplishments if they are diligent enough.

Of course, there are also some methods that can accelerate Cultivation, especially before the Nascent Soul Stage, such as Spirit Liquid.

Even if you have Five Spiritual Roots, directly absorbing Spirit Liquid can eliminate the process of absorbing Spiritual Qi, allowing you to directly absorb the required Attribute Spiritual Power from the Spirit Liquid.

Speaking of which, the effect of Single Attribute Spirit Liquid is even better.

For example, with pure Wood Attribute Spirit Liquid, you just need to control your other Spiritual Roots from absorbing, and let the Wood Attribute Spiritual Root absorb these Spiritual Powers and convert them into your own Spiritual Power, so Single Attribute Spirit Liquid is more precious and rare.

The value of Single Attribute Spirit Stones is also ten or even more times higher than ordinary Spirit Stones."]}