Wang Mingren remained silent. He knew himself well. All along, he had placed too much emphasis on socializing. He did have a heart set on the Dao, but his Dao leaned toward social connections, which had much to do with the environment in which he had grown up.
Xu Zihua feared death, which was why he had slackened in his cultivation.
"Master, do you think I should attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?"
After a long silence, Wang Mingren asked in all seriousness.
Xu Zihua drained the wine in his cup. After pondering for a moment, he said, "To be honest, I do not advise you to attempt the Nascent Soul Realm. Spiritual treasures are not omnipotent. A cultivator with a steadfast Dao heart has a great chance of advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm even without treasures like Three-Yuan Spirit Stabilizing Incense. But for a cultivator whose Dao heart is unsteady, no matter how many spiritual treasures you give him, the odds of failure remain high. In the end, spiritual treasures only serve an auxiliary role. To forge iron, one must be hard oneself."
If possessing spiritual treasures were enough to enter the Nascent Soul Realm, those forces with inheritances stretching back tens of thousands of years would have long since piled up hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators.
Taiyi Immortal Sect's present standing had much to do with its founding patriarch, the Four Seasons Sword Master.
Cultivators capable of forming a Nascent Soul were exceptional in opportunity, Dao heart, and perseverance alike. The Core Formation Stage could be built up with vast amounts of Cultivation Resources, but the Nascent Soul Realm could not.
Wang Mingren frowned deeply. He had no confidence in his heart either, which was why he had sought Xu Zihua's counsel.
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