Du Yanran possessed water, wood, and fire spiritual roots. Since water nourishes wood and wood feeds fire, they formed a mutually reinforcing minor cycle. In her past life, after Du Yanran obtained the Spirit-Washing Fruit from simple circumstances, the root washed away was her water spiritual root.
The wood spiritual root governs vitality, grants an affinity for plants, and provides defense. The fire spiritual root governs offense and is used in alchemy and artifact crafting. Only because of this had Du Yanran thrived so successfully; the cultivation speed of dual spiritual roots was naturally much simpler and faster than that of five spiritual roots. Once she reached the cultivation world where spiritual energy was abundant, she quickly left Jian Jian far behind.
Although Jian Jian had never been discouraged, always marching forward step-by-step to solidify her foundation, her cultivation speed was indeed not fast due to lacking a matching cultivation method.
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