As Shattered Moon, Falling Frost landed lightly, Xu Changqing returned home once more.
The scene of Li Lingbi's breakthrough remained vivid in his mind.
He was both excited and somewhat worried.
He was only one minor realm away from the Golden Core Realm. Once he reached perfection, he would inevitably have to seek a method for breaking through.
When Li Lingbi, who possessed Triple Spirit Roots, broke through, the Turbid Lightning had split into three bolts.
By that logic, Five-Element Spirit Roots would face at least five bolts.
Moreover, that was not the key point.
The key was that for Dual Spiritual Roots, the lightning's might doubled; for Triple Spirit Roots, it doubled twice; for Quadruple Spirit Roots, it doubled four times; and for Five-Element Spirit Roots, it would increase by at least eightfold.
In other words, if Xu Changqing wished to break through to the Golden Core Realm, the difficulty and risks in every aspect would be beyond estimation. He had to make thorough preparations.
The only fortunate thing was that he had ample time left.
He did not have to be like other Qi Refining Realm cultivators, worrying every day that his lifespan would reach its end.
Xu Changqing pondered, "From now on, I will only do two things.
"One is to enrich myself and raise my overall strength.
"The other is to gather information from Li Lingbi about how those with Five-Element Spirit Roots break through to the Golden Core Realm."
Over the following days, Xu Changqing's life became very regular.
He occasionally went to the Outer Spirit Fields to inspect and review matters.
Most of the time, he stayed at home planting, cultivating, and studying cultivation methods and spells.
Through his unremitting efforts, he finally gained an initial grasp of the Puppet Technique runes.