"This is the Visualization Diagram Master left behind."
There was a trace of regret in Jiang Li's voice. "Unfortunately, you broke through first, and your Three Origins spiritual intent is already fixed. For a martial artist's spiritual intent, its 'source' matters above all. Once formed, it is like a river beginning its course. A hundred streams may converge to swell its flow, but changing its fundamental source becomes all but impossible. You have already embarked upon the path of commanding the Three Origins, with wind, Yun, and frost generating one another in a flowing cycle. Returning to the original state of pure yi-wood Shennong qi will be difficult indeed... I must say, this is both a fortunate opportunity for you and a cause for regret."
Lu Changfeng gazed at the scroll, sensing the tremendous vitality within it resonating with the Shennong qi in his body. A flicker of regret did indeed pass through his heart.
Had he used this diagram as the source for forming his spiritual intent, perhaps his Dao Path would have unfolded into an entirely different vista.
Still, every gain came with a loss, and every loss with a gain.
Hadn't basing his cultivation on Threefold Origin-Returning Qi also netted him a master for practically nothing?
He had no interest in bullying people with someone else's power, but if that backing could make others recognize the difficulty and retreat, that was a pretty good bargain.
Besides, a pure blend of medicine and martial arts was ultimately rooted in medicine, and some combat strength would inevitably be sacrificed. In times like these, healing the sick and saving lives came second to keeping himself alive. It suited him better to make martial arts his foundation and cultivate the Way of Medicine alongside it.
"In that case, I should return