For Great Powers, time seemed to shrink. This seclusion of Li Shiming's passed in the blink of an eye, and thirty years were gone.
Before him, the Sword Intent Rule Rune on the Blessed Land Core gave off a dazzling light, while the light of the Gold Element Rule Rune was far dimmer than that of the Sword Intent Rule Rune.
It was not that his comprehension of the Gold Element Rule Rune was inferior to his comprehension of the Sword Intent Rule Rune, but because of the Five Elements Qi Absorption Array, his five elements were in a state of automatic balance.
After the Gold Element Rule Rune grew stronger, it would automatically balance itself out toward the other four rule runes among the five elements.
But his comprehension of the other four rule runes had not truly improved, so the Gold Element Rule Rune remained in a weakened state.
That left him helpless as well. He had not expected that improving only one rule rune among the five elements would produce this effect.
He shook his head helplessly. If he wanted to truly increase his strength, he needed all five elements to advance together.
This was probably the consequence of his greed for too much. If he had specialized in a single rule, perhaps his realm would have made tremendous progress long ago.
However, he did not regret it. He had seen those Great Powers who specialized in a single rule.
It was not that those Great Powers did not want to master more rules, but that their talent made them unable to master more rules.
Every kind of rule rune within Li Shiming's Blessed Land Core was extremely useful, and each could greatly increase his strength.
The Five Elements Rule Rune was the foundation, the root of