"Not a good thing? What harm would it do?"
Jiang Yang asked in puzzlement.
"I wouldn't exactly call it harmful..."
Qing He thought for a moment, then explained:
"It isn't that I'm hoarding my knowledge. Those who follow different paths cannot devise plans together. I walk the path of cracking wood, which is vastly different from Yi Wood. Even if I gave him the method, he could only use it to corroborate his own understanding."
"If he were truly a fool, there would be no harm in letting him read it. But if his cultivation is profound and he actually comprehends something from it, I fear it might mislead him instead..."
"Oh..."
Jiang Yang understood. Qing He's path was suited only to herself. Others could study it for reference, but could not simply take it and use it.
Xuan Guang was certainly no fool. If Jiang Yang handed it straight to him, it really was hard to say whether he would be helping or harming him.
If the method of weak water bearing gold was unsuitable for a Wood Virtue cultivator like Xuan Guang, yet Qing He, who also belonged to Wood Virtue, said the same of her own method, perhaps there was no universally applicable method in this world at all.
"Then, by your reasoning, must this gold-seeking method be composed specifically for him?"
"Heh, even a True Lord couldn't tailor one to another person. That would require the cultivation of an Immortal Lord..."
Jiang Yang was momentarily speechless. The Lady above would not respond; where was he supposed to find an immortal?
"Of course, the real difficulties don't end there..."
"There are more?!"
Qing He smiled at his reaction. With her body of golden nature, she possessed an exceptionally lofty perspective, so she offered a few more words: