When they learned that Ling Tian had fused five Nascent Souls at once, everyone, including Elder Ling, was stunned. They finally understood why Ling Tian had found it so difficult to break through to the Body Integration Realm. Looking at his awkward expression, they truly didn't know what to say.
"Tian'er, you're far too ambitious. Why did you cultivate so many clones at once?" Elder Ling seemed to recall something and muttered to himself, "The Buddhist Cultivation Method requires you to cultivate both your body and spiritual energy, so your progress was already much slower than other people's. Now you're cultivating so many clones at the same time, too. No wonder your cultivation has been so slow."
Nearby, Huangfu Qiye felt as if he wanted the ground to swallow him up when he heard Ling Tian's cultivation called "slow."
"Ling Tian, did you create four clones to gather the Five Elements Golden Core?" Zi Tianfei's beautiful eyes fluttered as she looked thoughtful. Though she phrased it as a question, her tone was quite certain. "That must be it. Could your clones cultivate, too?"
"Your clones can cultivate?!" Huangfu Qiye stared at Ling Tian in shock and murmured, "Don't tell me you're going to nod."
To his surprise, Ling Tian really did nod at Huangfu Qiye. Once he had his confirmation, Huangfu Qiye's eyes widened, and for a long while he couldn't utter a word.
Elder Ling wasn't too shocked to hear that Ling Tian's clones could cultivate, since he knew Ling Tian had cultivated his heart. But when he heard that Ling Tian had gathered the Five Elements Golden Core, his eyes flashed. He was so excited that he could barely contain himself. "Tian'er, is what Fei'er said true? Do you really have five Golden Cores?!"
"Yes, Elder Ling." Ling