Hearing this, True Person Mu Xuan smiled and teased, "You're a clever lad, aren't you? Quite good at taking shortcuts."
Lin Ke scratched his head. "With a senior's experience to guide me, it's better than crossing the river alone by feeling for stones."
By "taking shortcuts," True Person Mu Xuan was naturally not disparaging Lin Ke or accusing him of being lazy and slippery.
He meant it as praise for Lin Ke's eagerness to seek knowledge and learn.
The Golden Wing Sect had no shortage of geniuses.
But gifted geniuses were prone to becoming stubborn and self-willed, gradually losing their desire to learn amid other people's praise and flattery.
There had been no shortage of such cases since the Golden Wing Sect's founding.
Thus, he was quite pleased with Lin Ke's thirst for knowledge.
True Person Mu Xuan nodded. "Since you've asked, let me explain."
He stroked his chin and first asked Lin Ke, "Are you considering forming your cores through the Yin-Yang Dual Core Method?"
To attain a Golden Core, one generally only needed to condense a single void core to qualify as a Golden Core cultivator.
Yet solitary yin could not give birth, and solitary yang could not grow.
The power of a single Golden Core was insubstantial, dooming its owner to a limited future. This approach was only suitable for cultivators who lacked talent but still wished to take that step.
Aside from this approach, there was also the Yin-Yang Dual Core Method.
Unlike the ordinary method of core formation, it required condensing two void cores within the Embracing Origin Palace inside the body.
One Golden Core was yang, condensed from spirit power.
The other Golden Core was yin, gathered from mental power.
Only with yin and yang complementing one another could the power within the body