For a set of spiritual roots to be normal is fine, but for the five element attributes to all be at the same level is difficult.
Imagine, not even one of them is at the higher or lower level than the others, more so at just the right level at the normal level, what is the probability for that to happen? It can be said to be even abysmally lower than the appearance of a pure supreme quality spiritual roots!
Right, from five levels of spiritual roots quality, lesser, inferior, normal, superior, and supreme, the normal quality is often called by the cultivators as just right! Just fight there to not be called inferior. Just right there to not be called superior. Just right there to able to enter any sect.
The most ordinary and not stand out quality, everyone feels in peace having it, not feeling disappointment nor having too much expectation. Everyone will forget that they have it, not even bother to feel grateful that they have it. This is what a normal quality is. But everyone will feel unsettled and regret that they do not treasure what they regarded as normal once they lose it.
But every elder in Wu clan felt headache over the normal not so normal five elements spiritual roots Wu Feng has. With five elements spiritual roots at the same quality, in theory they can be used to cultivate any cultivation technique, to dominate every element without any weakness!
Even though they were only at normal level, they did not have the shortcomings of the lower quality levels. With time, a cultivator with normal level spiritual roots can achieve the peak albeit slower and with more difficulty.
But that was just in theory. No one with high cultivation levels has a set of same grade five elements spiritual roots, at least in known records. They were too rare no one has enough knowledge and experience with them.
Many people have five spiritual roots, but not in the same quality grade. There is always one or two that dominate the others. Along with their cultivation, the dominating spiritual roots will affect the others.
Take for example an Earth superior five elements spiritual roots. The Earth element will nurture Wood elements and Metal elements. The Water and Fire elements will be suppressed until they were converted into Earth elements that have traces of Wood and Metal elements.
If it was Earth and Wood superior five elements spiritual roots, the same scenario will apply. Only the Earth and Wood will dominate others. Even though Wood element nurtured Fire element, Fire element will still be suppressed by Earth and Metal element.
For the same grade five elements roots, which is called with a special name, True Five Elements Special Roots, the difficulty in cultivation become higher.
It was easy to cultivate in Qi Condensation realm because only qi accumulations in dantian are needed at this point. But in the foundation establishment and above it will be difficult.
The cultivator needs to cultivate five different cultivation arts and the five elements qi cultivated have to be kept at the same grade of power. If not, the cultivator will receive backlash when attempting a breakthrough to the next cultivation stage caused by qi imbalance, causing qi deviation, or even worse, the imbalanced qi will clash with each other in the meridians causing severe wounds.
This means, cultivating with True Five Elements Spiritual Roots needed more time and resource investments. Only great clans or sects can pursue the temptation of attempting to nurture a potentially unmatched cultivator that has the power to lord over every element.
This is the main reason for Wu Clan to send Wu Feng to Pilgrim Mountain Sect. They hope that the greatest sect in Jing province would nurture him with their resources and knowledge. Certainly, surely not because he causes headaches for many people back home.
The Wu kids stood in front of the altar. Wu Fei Yan placed her hands on top of the Root Examination Crystal. The Root Examination Screen immediately glowed red.
"Pure high quality fire spiritual roots!" A Pilgrim Mountain disciple that stood beside the altar wrote the result on a scroll he held. He also recorded it on a jade slip with his divine sense.
Wu Fei Yan stepped back with a self satisfied smile. She winked to Wu Feng. Wu Feng rolled his eyes and let his tongue out in response.
This time Wu Mei takes her turn. Dual Earth and Wood high quality spiritual roots.
Then Wu Leng Jing calmly takes the examination. His was Dual Earth and Fire high quality spiritual roots. Despite his calm demeanor, his spiritual roots have the most explosive power amongst them, besides Wu Feng.
People said that calm people are the most frightening when they are angry. There is some truth for that statement when it was to describe Wu Leng Jing's spiritual roots.
When Wu Yong took his examinations, the crowds were given a surprise.
The Pilgrim Mountain Sect Master and elders revealed a pleased expression. His spiritual roots were a mutated spiritual roots, high quality Lightning spiritual roots with only Fire, Water, and Earth glowed on the screen. The rest of the columns glowed with a golden color that flickered from time to time.
What is lightning? Cultivators have pondered over the topic time after time. Some said it was the power of Heaven, some said it was the power of Earth, some said it was the power produced from the condensation of water qi on the clouds.
But some ancient wise sages said by the power of yin and yang, the natural lightning was produced when the yin energy on a part of Earth reached its peak and the yang energy on a part of Heaven reached its peak. The yin energy will jump to Heaven because it was its nature. The phenomenon will be called Earthly lightning. When the opposite happened, yin energy from Heaven jumped to the Earth, it will be called Heavenly lightning.
As for why yin energy will jump to the yang energy but why woman did not jump to man, water did not jump to fire, no one can explain.
But it was also true that cold wind blew to the hot place, darkness always tries to devour light, and moon revolved around sun. After all, for the last fact, all cultivators at Nascent Soul realm had made a trip to outer space at the first moment after their breakthrough to quench their curiosity. All of them have proved it. Along time the activity has become a tradition to celebrate their advancement to the Nascent Soul realm.
In Wu Yong's case, Water and Fire element were representing yin and yang, while Earth element is the medium upon which lightning is generated.
Now is Wu Feng's turn. He stepped forward then casually placed his hand on top of the Root Examination Stone.
One by one the rows glowed from the bottom until they stopped at the third level. Gasps and sounds of deep breaths inhaled can be heard everywhere. The Pilgrim Sect Master and elders were frowning with a thoughtful look.
At the distance, Wu Hao, Xu Yue, and Wu Clan elders scrutinized the expressions of the Pilgrim Sect Master and elders. Wu Hao clasped his hand on top of his wife's hand to give her some calm.
"Unbelievable. This trip is really worth it. To encounter True Five Elements Spiritual Roots is a miracle."
"Is that the True Five Elements Spiritual Roots recorded in legend?"
"True Five Elements Spiritual Roots!"
The crowds made a commotion. This time the commotion is not below when Song Shui Lian was revealed to has Supreme Water Spiritual Roots. Even the disciples in the task of recording results have their jaws dropped. They have already forgotten their tasks.
"Hmm... True Five Elements Spiritual Roots. How long has it been since we had such a disciple?" The Pilgrim Mountain Sect Master muttered in a low voice.
"Cough. Never, Sect Master." From beside him, an elder answered.
The Sect Master rubbed his long beard.
"Aiyaa, quite a headache. Let's just see if he can pass the other trials. We can think about it slowly later."
All of the elders present voiced their agreement. It really was a pleasant and unpleasant problem packed in one. The potential and opportunity are very tempting. But the risk is also as big as the potential. All of the vast resources spent on nurturing such a disciple will go in a puff if they failed.
After all, cultivation is not like pouring water on a water vat. They can not just pour knowledge and resources to Wu Feng and expect successful results. All of it still depended on Wu Feng himself.
Others can give him everything he needs and show him the way. But whether he can walk the way himself and persevere in it no one can know in advance. Also every cultivator has to find their own path. Everyone knew the general path, but each personal path is different. And the journey in this personal path is difficult.
No one can guide them besides themselves. As for a path of a cultivator with True Five Elements Spiritual Roots? Unprecedentedly difficult!
That is why there is a saying, "Three Thousand Dao leads to the same destination."
The destination is the same, but along the way everyone will found that the path others took is not suitable for them. A cultivation method is suitable for some, but not suitable for others. They will find that they have different comprehension of the same subject. Only at the estuary, at the mouth of The River of Great Dao, will they find that their destination is the same.
Along the arduous and lonely path of Dao, from the forgotten ancient era, how many can persevere and achieve the Dao? Every cultivator is like a pilgrim on their own path. A lonely journey without end in sight.
"What a pity." Someone's sigh can be heard.
"Yeah, it is a difficult spiritual roots. I heard that no one with that roots can cultivate to a high cultivation realm." Another person nodded in agreement.
"Right. The prospect is great, but the difficulties are too high." Another one joined in.
"Ahem. Do not listen to them, Wu Feng." Wu Leng Jing comforted Wu Feng whose face started to darken. He wanted to add some encouragement, but he did not know what to say.
"Right, it is just a little difficult, that is all." Wu Fei Yan also comforted him. She teased him before, but she did not really mean it. She only paid back a little of all his teasings.
The others started to offer words of comfort too. Actually Wu Feng is not bothered with his spiritual roots, because he already knew in advance. The Wu kids also knew, but they still felt the pressure of being the center of attention by a huge crowd that makes them a little uncomfortable.
At this moment, Wu Feng caught sight of Song Shui Lian. He saw her looking at him with pity on her eyes. He felt his chest burned.
Wu Feng pleads silently to himself. "I will persevere in the path of Dao. I will achieve the Dao. I will become the strongest with my True Five Elements Spiritual Roots!"
He said in a low voice, barely heard by people around him. "My spiritual roots are unmatched under Heaven!"