The two cultivation techniques Chen Lin examined were the Heavenly Thunder Wood-Transforming Art and the Taiqing Naive Art.
He did not meet the cultivation requirements for any of the others.
The advantage of the Heavenly Thunder Wood-Transforming Art was that anyone with a wood spiritual root could practice it, yet cultivating it would grant thunder power. It was essentially like gaining an extra attribute out of thin air, allowing him to learn all kinds of lightning-attribute spells.
Moreover, the mana produced by this technique was domineering and extremely powerful, and it also offered some benefit toward Core Formation.
The drawback was that he needed thunder power to cultivate it, meaning he would have to wait for thunderstorms. Although the technique mentioned that materials containing the lightning attribute could also assist his cultivation, such materials were exceedingly rare.
Cultivation was not like crafting an item. It was a process that stretched over countless days and years. If he used lightning-attribute materials to support it, the amount consumed would probably be astronomical.
The other technique, the Taiqing Naive Art, was a balanced and harmonious Daoist cultivation technique that anyone with spiritual roots of the five elements could practice.
Its advantages were abundant mana, a low risk of developing inner demons, and a nourishing effect on the body that promoted health and longevity. Most importantly, it provided a considerable boost toward Core Formation.
Chen Lin was quite satisfied with this technique, but it had one fatal flaw: slow cultivation!
Furthermore, practicing it required a tranquil, detached mindset, and he would have to climb a mountaintop every day to absorb the dawn vitality at sunrise. That did not suit his current circumstances either.
With demons running rampant and no guarantee he would survive from morning to night, where would he find the time to