Yun Xiumian's words sent a chill through Chen Lin's heart.
He had never expected this to affect his Ascension to the Nascent Soul Realm. He would have to treat it with caution.
But he immediately asked in confusion, "I don't know much about forming a Nascent Soul, but I've already switched to a Lightning Attribute Cultivation Technique. Surely I won't need five-element spiritual roots to form one?"
Under normal circumstances, cultivators only used the spiritual root corresponding to their cultivation technique. Their other spiritual roots only affected spell cultivation and had nothing to do with realm breakthroughs. Otherwise, how could cultivators with a single spiritual root achieve Ascension? Why would they be so sought after, their roots hailed as heavenly spiritual roots?
The Five Elements Spirit-Nurturing Technique the Silver Fairy had given him did require all five elemental spiritual roots, but what it needed was the qi of the five elements, rather than the spiritual roots themselves. He did not know whether this would affect it.
Chen Lin hesitated for a moment and did not mention the matter.
The Five Elements Spirit-Nurturing Technique was the Silver Fairy's secret legacy. He could not tell others about it without her permission, so he would ask her directly about this later and verify whether Yun Xiumian's explanation was correct.
Yun Xiumian, however, freely shared everything she knew. She answered, "Forming a Nascent Soul is a process of qualitative transformation. Your aptitude was low to begin with, and your lightning spiritual root is an acquired spiritual root, making it inferior to an innate one. Without some other means of assistance, you can basically forget about it."
Chen Lin's expression darkened at her words. This female ghost was definitely holding a grudge. She was doing this on purpose.
Yun Xiumian smiled. "There are only a