Su Mo stood up and left after saying that and went to the disciple's cultivation room.
At this moment, Lin Ping was circulating his mana according to the cultivation method he had read. He was currently approaching the Qi Refinement Realm.
Sensing that someone was coming, Lin Ping immediately stopped his mana circulation.
"Master, you're here!" Lin Ping hurriedly stood up and bowed when Su Mo came over.
"Yes, it is me. How has your cultivation been? Is there anything you need help with?" Su Mo asked.
"No, it's just that my cultivation process is a little slow. I've only just reached the threshold of the Qi Refinement Realm," Lin Ping replied.
"Oh? So you've developed the sense of Qi so quickly?" Su Mo asked in surprise.
Su Mo knew what was going on with Lin Ping's lack of cultivation skills. After all, he was very perceptive. However, it would require years to develop a sense of Qi, and Su Mo didn't expect Lin Ping to develop this so quickly.
"I developed my sense of Qi with your help on the day I came here. However, I can only store a small amount of spiritual energy in my body, and I haven't been able to produce proper mana," Lin Ping answered honestly.
"Yes, that's normal. There's something wrong with your cultivation technique, and you need a lot of spiritual energy to produce proper mana. Your body is weak initially, so you can't withstand that much spiritual energy yet. It's normal for you to be slow in entering the Qi Refinement Realm," Su Mo explained.
"I understand, Master," Lin Ping immediately replied.
"Well, don't just focus on cultivating. Combat training is also essential. If you have nothing to do, go to the herb garden or the demonic beast pen and have a sparring session with the workers," Su Mo said.
"Understood, Master."
Lin Ping knew that Su Mo was helping to hone his foundation.
"By the way, you mentioned that I helped you with your sense of Qi. When did that happen?" Su Mo suddenly recalled and asked.
"It happened when you were in seclusion, and gold dust fell from the sky. At that time, I vaguely sensed the spiritual Qi. Then, you caused a stream of spiritual energy to appear, which allowed me to sense the spiritual Qi at a close distance," Lin Ping explained.
"Ah, that's right. All right, continue to train hard. I have some business to attend to."
Su Mo planned to leave, seeing that Lin Ping had nothing to do.
"Master, actually, I have a question. Are you really not a God?" Lin Ping asked in puzzlement.
"Of course not. Don't overthink it. You can do it too once you've reached a certain level." Su Mo then left as he didn't want to speak of this anymore.
Su Mo wanted to wait for Lin Ping's cultivation level to improve so that he could figure it out on his own. But Su Mo didn't know whether or not Lin Ping could achieve the same level as himself.
Hearing this, Lin Ping could only sit back and continue his cultivation.
Su Mo glanced at Lin Ping, who had returned to his cultivation state, and left slowly.
'This disciple's cultivation room has a Low-grade Spirit Gathering Formation. It's about 80% as effective as my cultivation room. Which is fine, I guess…' Su Mo thought of this as he had an idea.
"Lin Ping, stop cultivating and come with me," Su Mo said as he grabbed Lin Ping.
Although Lin Ping didn't know what had gotten into his master, he believed that his master wouldn't harm him, so he allowed Su Mo to grab him and leave, bringing him to the village's gate.
Su Mo was not being abrupt. He just suddenly had an idea, so he quickly grabbed Lin Ping.
Su Mo brought Lin Ping with him and glanced at the introduction of the Seven-colored Stone tablet. Only then did he realize that he had obtained an extraordinary artifact. The stone tablet was an Innate Supreme treasure.
It was extremely sturdy, its weight was astonishing, and it had a strange effect. It could be used to test an individual's cultivation talent.
This stone tablet was initially a dark, ordinary piece of stone. But when one was to place their hand on it, the stone tablet would emit light to test a person's bone structure.
If the stone tablet did not emit any light, it meant that the person who touched it did not possess any cultivation talent. The highest achievement in any lifetime was one of three realms: Qi Refinement Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm, and Golden Core Realm.
The Seven-colored Stone Tablet could emit seven different colors of light, hence the name.
Red — Golden Core Realm.
Orange — Nascent Soul Realm.
Yellow — Soul Formation Realm.
Green — Virtual Entity Realm.
Blue — Mahayana Realm.
Indigo — Tribulation Realm.
Violet — Mahayana Realm.
If all seven lights appeared, it meant that one had the talent to become an immortal. However, there was another situation where the seven colors would fuse to form a white light.
In the introduction given by the system, there was only one sentence: Heavenly Emperor's son, defying the Heavens and conquering immortals.
After Su Mo finished reading the introduction, he planned to place this thing at the village's entrance. In the future, when Su Mo would recruit disciples on a large scale, he could use this stone tablet to check their aptitude.
Su Mo then called Lin Ping over to test him.
Su Mo took out the Seven-colored Stone Tablet from the system's dimension and placed it at the village's entrance. The colossal stone tablet looked like a miniature mountain, yet exceptionally smooth and flat.
Lin Ping was shocked when he saw the stone tablet that suddenly appeared but quickly calmed down.
"Put your hand on it," Su Mo said.
Lin Ping put his hand on the stone tablet obediently, and in an instant, the stone tablet began to emit blue light.
"The Mahayana Realm, huh? It is as I expected," Su Mo said with satisfaction.
"Master, what does this mean?" Lin Ping asked curiously.
"This is used to test one's cultivation talent."
Then, Su Mo explained the function of the stone tablet to Lin Ping.
"Master, why don't you test yourself?" Lin Ping said after listening to Su Mo's explanation.
"Yeah, I should test my talent too." Su Mo suddenly felt enlightened.
Ever since Su Mo successfully formed his golden core, he had always been curious about his talent. Su Mo could finally test his talent now that he had this artifact.
Su Mo walked toward the stone tablet and placed his palm on it. Then he felt a mysterious force sweep over his body and went numb.
The stone tablet did not change at all.
'Is the system taunting me? Is everything I've accomplished a complete waste of time? What if the stone tablet needs time to react?' Su Mo thought to himself.
But the stone tablet still did not react.
Su Mo gradually lost his patience. It was more of an embarrassment, showing that he didn't have any cultivation talent in front of his disciple.
The Seven-colored Stone Tablet indicated that Lin Ping could ascend into the Mahayana Realm but indicated that Su Mo had no cultivation talent. How would Su Mo explain this to Lin Ping?
"Master, is your cultivation talent too high for this stone tablet to test?" Lin Ping asked from the sidelines.
"It seems like that is the case," Su Mo answered awkwardly.
"Forget it. I think the stone tablet has a defect," Su Mo pretended to be discouraged and said.
Then he pulled his hand back.