671: Bottleneck_3 671: Bottleneck_3 His Spiritual Power, if measured by such rules, forget reaching eighty Cycles, even sixty Cycles would be difficult, let alone achieving the “perfection” of ninety or a hundred Cycles…
He simply cannot afford to cultivate it.
It’s just too expensive…
Even if he sold himself… No, even if he sold himself from this life to the next hundred and eight generations, he still couldn’t afford it.
Mo Hua sighed, feeling somewhat disheartened.
But with a shift in his thoughts, he remembered that he is on the path of “Divine Sense Proving the Dao”.
His Daoist Foundation doesn’t rely on flesh and Spiritual Power; his strength doesn’t heavily depend on precious Spiritual Artifacts, so he doesn’t need to be so “involved”.
Otherwise, even if he twisted himself into a pretzel, he couldn’t surpass them…
Mo Hua inexplicably felt happier again.
But he was still a bit puzzled, so he quietly asked:
“Is there really a point in spending such a huge cost to cultivate just one or two more Cycles of Spiritual Power?”
“How could there be no point?” Cheng Mo sighed, “Having one more Cycle of Spiritual Power means you are stronger than others.”
“Being a bit stronger is still being stronger.”
“And, don’t belittle this bit; if your Cultivation Technique is slightly inferior, your Taoist Skill is slightly inferior, your Spiritual Artifact is slightly inferior… everything adds up to a big difference…”
“This is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, the gap only widens further later on…”
“And there’s more…” Hao Xuan hurriedly explained to Mo Hua, “When the Sect recruits disciples, and some Feather Transformation or Heaven Void masters take apprentices, they actually pay a lot of attention to the count of Spiritual Power Cycles.”
“Spiritual Roots indicate potential, but potential is just potential.”
“If you don’t have resources and can’t cultivate enough Cycles of Spiritual Power, it means you are wasting your potential.”
“So, the better your Spiritual Roots and Cultivation Techniques, and the more Cycles of Spiritual Power you cultivate, the brighter your future will be.”
“These three factors are indispensable.”
“This applies to family alliances through marriage as well.”
“Even if you are useless, stupid, and only know how to cultivate, but if your Spiritual Root is of Superior-Grade, and your Cultivation Technique is top-notch, cultivating over ninety-five Cycles of Spiritual Power, the family will still value you.”
Mo Hua didn’t understand, “If you only know how to cultivate, what use does the family have for you?”
Hao Xuan blurted out, “For breeding…”
Situ Jian slapped him on the back to remind him not to speak recklessly.
In pain, Hao Xuan grimaced and then sheepishly said, “No, not that, I mean… through marriage alliances…”
“Marriage alliances?” Mo Hua was stunned.
“Yes.” Hao Xuan nodded, “My mother secretly told me, the larger the family, the more ruthless and pragmatic they are in their dealings.”
“Even if you are useless, as long as you have good aptitude and a high count of Spiritual Power Cycles, the ancestor won’t mind, and will even choose a beneficial marriage for you, all to produce offspring with even better aptitude.”
Hao Xuan sighed, “It’s like when humans breed pigs, choosing good piglets to pair up…”
Situ Jian glared at him again.
Hao Xuan immediately covered his mouth, thinking:
That was close, almost misspoke again…
Beside him, Yi Li also sighed,
“Sometimes I also feel, the highly cultivated ancestors don’t regard the family’s disciples as ‘people’…”
Hao Xuan wondered aloud, “But aren’t the ancestors of your Yi family alright? I haven’t heard anything about forced marriages…”
Yi Li muttered, “I wasn’t talking about my ancestors…”
…
Listening to the conversation, Mo Hua frowned.
Seeing this, Yang Qianjun thought deeply and then said, “Of course, these customs are strict in Qian State…”
He knew that Mo Hua’s Spiritual Root quality was not good, and his count of Spiritual Power Cycles was also quite… poor, afraid that Mo Hua would feel sad, he consoled:
“But our Yang Family is less strict about these requirements…”
“Our Yang Family, originating from the Taoist soldiers Court, although also values aptitude, places more importance on military merits. Whoever performs great feats gets the family’s attention.”
“On the contrary, if someone has only talent but dares not to fight on the battlefield, they are still looked down upon.”
Yang Qianjun looked at Mo Hua and warmly invited, “Mo Hua, next time you have a holiday, why don’t you visit the Yang Family?”
Mo Hua was stunned.
For a moment, he felt as if Yang Jiyong and Yang Jishan were both embodied in Yang Qianjun.
Their Yang family’s bloodline seemed to be inscribed with the words “Recruit people to join us.”
Cheng Mo was unhappy, “Yang Qianjun, don’t spout nonsense, there’s no family that doesn’t value Spiritual Root quality.”
Yang Qianjun corrected, “It’s not about not valuing, it’s about not being so picky…”