Compared to the all-encompassing environment for growth that the Haotian Pagoda had once provided, firm fighting spirit and solid foundations could only determine the lower limit of a powerhouse's growth.
They could not fully awaken the unique, convention-shattering potential hidden deep within each individual's bloodline, talent core, and even totemic origin.
This was especially true of Totemic Power, a racial power source utterly distinct from the bloodlines and innate talents of all other races, created by Xu Kun himself. Its potential for development ran far deeper than what the current Totem Wielders had fully grasped.
If he were nurturing only one or two top talents, then with a race lord as seemingly "omnipotent" as Xu Kun, he could naturally attend to every detail:
Need divine weapons? He could forge them himself.
Craving top-grade pills? He could refine them himself.
All manner of high-level skills, powerful combat techniques, forbidden secret arts, ancient formations... he could readily produce them all and tailor them to the individual.
But what if the targets expanded to thousands of uniquely gifted geniuses?
Could one person nurture the elite of an entire race?
Even with abilities that reached the heavens, Xu Kun did not possess such vast reserves of mental energy and time.
Moreover, most of what he could provide were "external things"—powerful equipment, enhancement pills, and secret manuals for study.
Those things were certainly important, but they could not replace the enlightenment born from the depths of one's soul, the potential that erupted in desperate situations, or the personal path discovered through solitary exploration. Those were the true inner treasures that could benefit a powerhouse for life and support them on their way to the true pinnacle.
Therefore, whether for the long-term paths of these individuals regarded as the future backbone of the Huang Race, or